“Real Housewives” guest star in real trouble
A reality show personality who bills herself as a “trendsetter, entrepreneur, and shoe consultant to the stars” is facing some legal drama following a fracas at a New York nightclub.
Rashidah Ali, who has appeared on “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” has been accused of assaulting bouncer Joseph Wright. The New York Daily News has posted a gruesome photo of the damage to Wright’s face.
His lawyer was quick with a camera-ready quote, telling the Daily News, “We think Ali should be on “The Real Housewives of Rikers Island.”
The lawyer, Paul Edelstein, said his client is suing Ali for $10 million. Here is a link to the story that details the allegations against Ali.
The Daily News said Ali did not respond to their calls seeking comment. The AJC has also contacted Ali seeking comment; we will post her response if we hear back. She hasn’t made any mention of the allegations on her Twitter account, instead posting lighthearted comments like, “Good Morning Tweeties!”
Ali appeared on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” when her boutique, B Chic Shoetique on Piedmont Road, put on a trunk show for the ladies at the Loews Hotel during an episode that aired last year. Of course, that was also the episode where NeNe Leakes and Dwight Eubanks got into a big spat, so you might not recall the shoes as much as the scrapping from that episode.
- Jennifer Brett/The Buzz/jbrett@ajc.com
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53 comments Add your comment
Peach
February 9th, 2011
12:20 pm
Whoa, what did she claw him with??
ThankGoodness
February 9th, 2011
12:22 pm
AJC WHY DO YOU OPEN COMMENTS TO SOME STORIES BUT NOT OTHERS? Tired of RHOA getting a comments section to dog this show or african americans out….
lisasue
February 9th, 2011
12:31 pm
ThankGoodness…they open comments to stories that will generate feedback (regardless whether its good or bad). The more hits they get the better. If it’s not an incendiary or divisive story there’s no money it.
WaltDaHawk
February 9th, 2011
12:40 pm
Man, this chick is headed straight for “da pokey”. She IS NOT a reality show star. If in wasn’t for the RHOA episode where Nene and Dwight got into it, I wouldn’t even remember this chick. Some people will do anything for a little lime light. So sad. I’m in the wind.
Jennifer Brett
February 9th, 2011
12:41 pm
Dear ThankGoodness,
There is open commenting on all blogs. Here is a link to all the different blogs, covering more than 50 topics including sports, fashion, education, parenting, politics, dating, dining, finance, job hunting, bargain hunting, health, music, TV/radio and American Idol. http://blogs.ajc.com/#accessAtlanta
Jennifer
Andie
February 9th, 2011
12:45 pm
Who is she?
Verse
February 9th, 2011
12:46 pm
I don’t know why they bother opening comments up at all… every time they do it comes back to race anyways…. we could be talking about a snow storm in Austria… and it will come back to black people need to do this or white folks need to do that….
Verse
February 9th, 2011
12:47 pm
…with that said… prepare for the onslaught of negativity by not returning back to this page until this article has ran its course and is no long visible on the main AJC page.
Seriously
February 9th, 2011
12:48 pm
Who knew there was such a thing as a celebrity shoe consultant?
Ms J
February 9th, 2011
12:50 pm
That picture is awful. She needs to do some time for real!
Go Figure
February 9th, 2011
12:51 pm
Typical–
Check name
February 9th, 2011
12:52 pm
lol @ ajc.. they write terrible articles so they resort to blogs that will create problems.
These writers are a joke. Cant believe some of you get paid to write this garbage. Do some research on important topics
Daniel
February 9th, 2011
12:53 pm
Where I come from, jail would be the SAFEST place for her after that mess!
Mr. Ed
February 9th, 2011
12:59 pm
What color do call that shade of blue painted on her nails? What a horrible shade. It reminds me of something a “working girl” would wear to attract attention to herself.
It's Wednesday
February 9th, 2011
1:01 pm
(O.O) @ the damage! That pic is nothing to play with. He’s scarred for life. I don’t even know who this chic is, but my guess is she better hire private 24hr security and watch her back regardless of court activity. She just looks like trouble and drama.
@Seriously “Celebrity shoe consultant” = Charging fools thousands for Al Bundy’s gig.
Big C
February 9th, 2011
1:02 pm
@Check Name. Why are you reading the article? Then again, why are you commenting? Mrs. Brett has done her job, if you’ve done these two things. Think about it!
Kay
February 9th, 2011
1:11 pm
excellent observation…other news stories rarely have an immediate link to a blog. The AJC is horrible and I hate even reading it for free online.
Ben Dover
February 9th, 2011
1:12 pm
Jennifer, any relation to Brett Michaels?
Doug
February 9th, 2011
1:12 pm
A very attractive woman, probably going to a maximum security jail for FELONY assault. If she ain’t scared, she really should be. I use to work in one of those places. God help her.
BOYWONDER
February 9th, 2011
1:22 pm
Another poser, wanna-be titan of industry.
Atlanta seems to be chock full of “those people”.
Peach
February 9th, 2011
1:39 pm
BOYWONDER, no reason for the racist comments. We got your point with the first comment.
ThankGoodness
February 9th, 2011
1:55 pm
@Jennifer Brett…i would like you to click on ANY OTHER STORY on page one of ajc.com and tell me which one is open for comments….PLEASE DO SOME RESEARCH BEFORE YOU GIVE A DISMISSIVE GENERIC ANSWER. This is consistently done about RHOA stories and stories about M. Vick.
This is not a “blog” topic, it is a story on the access atlanta section
Sassy Atl
February 9th, 2011
1:56 pm
A pack of morons lol This is so much comedy and shouldnt be considered real journalism? Or should it? Yes- RHOA is always a buzz topic because the show is about Atlanta housewives and I might be going out on a limb by adding that this is an Atlanta based newspaper lol. Evidently this article is a segment designed to get feedback about how stupid and gainfully aware regarding insignificant matters people are. I mean why else would people use this as a forum for hate and to spew out senseless chatter? Tsk tsk – to be continued I’m sure.
Shelley Ann
February 9th, 2011
1:59 pm
BOYWONDER, it’s sad that you feel it necessary to take time out of your day to make a comment on here that is so sarcastic and full of hate. It’s not funny and you should be ashamed.
Jennifer Brett
February 9th, 2011
2:00 pm
Dear ThankGoodness,
The Buzz is a blog. It is listed in the directory of all blogs on ajc.com. Here’s the link:
http://blogs.ajc.com/#accessAtlanta
Jennifer
Sassy Atl
February 9th, 2011
2:00 pm
@ Thank Goodness~ I agree with you 100%!
Jennifer Brett
February 9th, 2011
2:02 pm
Dear Ben,
I’m afraid not. Shucks.
Jennifer
Real Talk
February 9th, 2011
2:03 pm
The nails are called Zebra Fighting Nails. A very hard plastic grind down to cut like a razor. A very dangerous weapon(s). She could do serious time for this.
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L
February 9th, 2011
2:16 pm
OMG!!! I saw the damage she did to his face and it couldnot have been done with her fingernails… he has a lasceration from his scalp to his jaw bone. he will clearly need surgeries to repair the damage and if she did do this she shoudl be prosecuted to the full EXTENT OF THE LAW!!!!
ThankGoodness
February 9th, 2011
2:18 pm
@Jennifer, then why are we all able to access this article WITHOUT using the link to the blogs that you provided? Click on the the other “buzz” articles and tell me which OTHER one allows comments….dont worry, i’ll wait
Jennifer Brett
February 9th, 2011
2:26 pm
Which blog are you having trouble accessing?
Whatever
February 9th, 2011
2:38 pm
@ ThankGoodness, what are you talking about? All of the other posts have a comment thread underneath. Calm down before typing. Have a great day.
SMH
February 9th, 2011
2:42 pm
“ThankGoodness”, I thought I was the only one that felt as you do. It does seem as if there is a blog link available nearly every time a story features an African-American, while White role models like Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, and Christina Aguilera (who recently flubbed “The Star Spangled Banner”) don’t get a blog link with their stories. Because of this type of disparity and the allowed racist comments made by people who don’t have the courage to spew their idiocy in places like Bankhead, I cancelled my AJC subscription over 3 years ago. I do buy the Sunday paper for $1 on Saturdays to get the coupons.
SMH
February 9th, 2011
2:46 pm
I apologize. There was a blog article that MENTIONED Ms. Aguilera’s performance. It wasn’t a headline, though.
Jennifer Brett
February 9th, 2011
2:48 pm
Dear SMH,
Here is the blog post about Christina Aguilera’s performance of the National Anthem (as well as the half-time show). It was posted on Monday. Here is the link:
http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2011/02/07/monday-morning-quarterback-super-bowl-entertainment/
Jennifer
Verse
February 9th, 2011
2:54 pm
@SMH… let’s not take it there…. do you really wanna go down that road? Racism is alive, and will be for a long long time, but who cares what does or doesn’t have a comment section? There are kids dying in the street and we care about some self-serving phony people on a scripted TV show and whether or not we can let a bunch of anonymous people read what we have to say about them… THIS IS INSANE!!!!
This stuff can hardly be considered News in the first place… it serves a distraction from the real front page stuff.
SMH
February 9th, 2011
3:00 pm
Thanks. That was the one I was referring to. However, why didn’t the headline read, “Christina Aguilera Flubs National Anthem”, like this one, which references “RHOA”? I didn’t even know who Ms. Ali is until the reference to “Real Housewives”. I still don’t remember her being on the show. Oh, yeah, nobody would have read the article if it didn’t have the “Real Housewives” reference. However, just about everybody and their grandma knows who Ms. Aguilera is, yet, the article is titled, “Monday Morning Quarterback: Super Bowl Entertainment”. Wow.
SMH
February 9th, 2011
3:06 pm
“Verse”, it’s already been taken there, and “it” has made “itself” at home. I care because I’m tired of racism being fostered in the media. I do agree with you, that this “stuff” is not really news. Also, I do care about the “kids dying the street”. That’s why I try to educate any child that I come into contact with about making smart life choices. Thanks.
Whatever
February 9th, 2011
3:20 pm
@SMH, if you cancelled 3 years ago, what are you doing here? This is not an article to click on for up to the minute world news. You chose to read it. “Stories” like this one will continue to make headlines as long as there is an interest. And clearly there is an interest. I am not disagreeing with you on any racial issues that may or may not exist. But the fact of the matter is that you chose to read this article. Kind of a pot and kettle thing I do believe.
ThankGoodness
February 9th, 2011
3:40 pm
@Whatever…3:37pm here are the topics on the buzz: …only one lets you comment….do some research before you embarass yourself and try to dismiss another person’s observation..YOU have a nice day…smarty
Student sues over Usher song
Lindsay Lohan charged in necklace theft
‘RHOA’ guest star accused of assault
Photos: NBA All-Star entertainers
Is porn ruining sex for men?
Ja Rule sentencing pushed to March
Justin
February 9th, 2011
3:40 pm
@SMH….I have been noticing this for years, and now I’m just glad to know that other readers have noticed how the AJC intentionally posts blogs about any African-American, whether it’s good or bad just to get the negative feed back from racists morons.
ThankGoodness
February 9th, 2011
3:42 pm
for the AJC ADMIN: open all “The Buzz” articles for comments or dont do any…we are noticing a pattern you might not be aware of…same thing with the M. Vick article and the “keys” to Houston the other day and that was in the “Main” section, not the Buzz
Derby
February 9th, 2011
3:53 pm
Why click on a article if all you are going to do is complain? The headline clearly states what the article is about……anywhoo, she messed him up really bad! She deserves every ounce of punishment coming to her. It could not have been that serious.
no surprise her
February 9th, 2011
4:16 pm
She might want to stick to selling her shoes and not using them as weapons.. damn.. that was a gross cut… wtf… so now she’s a RHOA representative because she appeared on one episode.. stop it.
light
February 9th, 2011
4:42 pm
Let God will be done thru this blog http://lightoftheearth.blogspot.com/
SMH
February 9th, 2011
4:55 pm
“ThankGoodness”, THANK YOU!!
“Whatever”, I would refer you to Cee-Lo’s most recent song, but I’m too much of a Christian. Sweetie, you clearly missed my point. It is also clear that you don’t understand the disparity that I pointed out. It’s always funny to me how the people that are unaffected are the ones who criticize the affected ones who speak up and out. By the way, since you want to know why I’m on here, I’m on here because I’m grown, nosy, and want to see if my theory has been disproven yet. Guess what? It hasn’t.
Groove
February 9th, 2011
5:06 pm
I see there is not a comment section for the thug Lindsay Lohan either
baby
February 9th, 2011
5:19 pm
Jennifer Brett- Not related to this but I saw a couple of people have posted something similar…
I personally would like to be able to comment on news stories as well as stories like this. We are constantly under bombardment from taxes, school issues, and nonsense regulations I hope this is something under consideration..
Jennifer Brett
February 9th, 2011
5:22 pm
Dear Baby
You make a good point … I’ll pass that along to the folks in charge.
Jennifer