Wednesday night, VH1, Monami Entertainment and Myx Fusions hosted a premiere party for the upcoming reality series “The Gossip Game.” The who’s who of NY urban media packed XL Nightclub in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen to catch a preview of the first episode and to congratulate their fellow colleagues and cast members Kim Osorio, Angela Yee, K. Foxx, JasFly, Sharon Carpenter, Ms. Drama and Vivian Billings. Executive producer Mona Scott-Young moderated the post-screening Q&A, while guests sipped Myx Fusions and Malibu Red. Additional attendees included Bun B, Dwight Freeney (NFL), Ebro Darden (Hot 97), Thea Mitchem (Power 105), Charlamagne tha God (Power 105), Peter Rosenberg (Hot 97), Mike Kyser (Atlantic Records), Tone Boots (District Media), Jay Griffin (District Media), Shelly Tatro (VH1), Nancy Ratner (VH1), Warren Cohen (VH1), Caralene Robinson (VH1), Yandy Smith, Jennifer Williams and more.
If the show trailers are any indication, the “Gossip Game” is going to be another Monami hit reality series. The recipe seems to be there — female, young, hip hop gossip insiders all competing for the same slice of the pie in the city where gossip never sleeps. This is going to be DRAMA, DRAMA and what – more DRAMA.
Bwoy, you know sey di people dem going to complain how dem a mek black ooman look bad! I’m not in that boat. You cannot “make” somebody look bad (albeit we know that its all about ratings at any expense!). If you produce a show about the gossip game, what would you expect?
It will be interesting to see if any of the drama will produce any backlash at the corporations that employ these ladies. Will their possible (probable?) bad behavior result in a company like a Global Grind wanting to separate their corporate identity from the personal brand of a Gossip diva? I think its very likely that somebody’s going to be out of a corporate job…and that somebody may be the next ratchet reality star!
“The Gossip Game” premieres Monday, April 1 at 9pm ET/PT on VH1. Visit the show online at http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_
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