Popular R&B singer Keyshia Cole has finally broken her silence on where she is in life, including what’s going on between she and her “entertaining” family.
It’s been rumored — and confirmed in the court of public opinion — that she has fled Atlanta, with the dual purpose of distancing herself from her class-draining family and to shack up with her new athlete beau Daniel “Boobie” Gibson, making Cleveland her new home. She is also rumored to be with child.
Right! On all counts.
In a statement released through a publicist, Tresa Sanders, from her PR team, Cole confirmed the speculation. The statement, found on the blog site sandrarose.com, reads as follows:
“To all my friends and fans – It’s time that I clear the air. It’s not a secret that I haven’t been in contact with my mother Frankie, and my sisters Neffe and Elite and I never wanted to air out our differences to the public. While I won’t go into detail here I find it necessary to let you guys know I decided to stop communication with them because I was at a point in my life where I needed serenity and peace to move forward.
Please know I love my family very much but it was time to let it go. You guys are a witness to a lot of what was happening from watching on air and online. Now that I am becoming a mom my passion for having a loving and peaceful home for my child is my #1 priority. It’s very important to both Daniel and I. My plate is very full; I have a new baby coming, we are planning our wedding and I am working in the studio on a new album that I am close to completing. The stress that my family is giving me with their constant false reports is not healthy and it’s not what I need at this time in my life.
Please understand that there are only a few people that can officially confirm or deny anything that’s happening in my life and that’s me, Daniel, and my publicist, Tresa Sanders. And my girl Monica never lies.
Love Your Girl,
KC
The songbird has been gradually beefing up her image over the last several years; she pulled off a discreet dental makeover, started making more pop-friendly music and began presenting a more polished persona. Now, to now find herself on the verge of marriage (she didn’t directly address the engagement, but …) and a new baby, sans the toxic hangers-on, is quite impressive.
She’s nixed “The Keyshia Cole Show,” but could her next endeavor be “The Keyshia Cole Charm School?” I’m just saying …
–gerald radford
