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Perri ‘Pebbles’ Reid, is not happy about her portrayal in the movie “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story” and instead of just ranting, she is suing Viacom for $40 million. Reid claims in Atlanta federal court that the 2013 VH1 movie portrays her “as a conniving and dishonest business woman who hoodwinked three innocent girls and exploited their…

By now, the world should be well aware of the “BeyHive” on Twitter, a well-armed batch of Beyoncé fans who prowl the social media platform ready to drag the first person who even appears to diss their beloved Queen Bey. So it was interesting when TLC’s Chilli co-signed a list by one of her fans…

Without actually trying to, and without ever mentioning Perri “Pebbles” Reid by name, Grammy-winning singer and songstress Kandi Burruss lent credence to Pebbles’ claims that she did not swindle TLC out of millions of dollars as poignantly portrayed in the VH1 “Behind the Music” special and, most recently, in the “CrazySexyCool” film. Burruss, now a…

Pebbles reignited the flames of hate between herself and TLC when she went on the “Wendy Williams” show to nurse her battered image back to health in the wake of the “CrazySexyCool” movie on VH1 that painted her as a ruthless pimp. During the exclusive interview, which was her first since the movie came out…

Twitter was quick to take note of Perri “Pebbles” Reid’s first public interview since “CrazySexyCool” exploded in her face at the end of October. The former TLC manager and 80s multiplatinum singer chose the “Wendy Williams Show” to finally air out her pent up feelings of angst and betrayal by the trio that she says…

There were several jaw-dropping moments when Perri “Pebbles” Reid went onto the “Wendy Williams Show” to try to clear up tattered image in the aftermath of the typhoon of negative publicity in the weeks after TLC’s “CrazySexyCool” aired on VH1. The biggest bomb was that Pebbles said on her show that it was TLC —…

Do we have a truce between the warring factions, Ashley Reid and TLC’s Chilli? Well, not exactly. Ashley Reid, the daughter of former multiplatinum singer and TLC manager, Perri “Pebbles” Reid, attempted to clarify — or backtrack, depending on your perspective — her previous inflammatory and shocking statements about being anxious to catch TLC’s Chilli…

Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas came back with both barrels blazing as it pertains to Pebbles’ daughter Ashley Reid and her threats to beat Chilli’s face “into the concrete.” There were claims that the TLC member had sex with her father, L.A. Reid, when he was still married to Pebbles back in the 1990s during TLC’s apex.…

Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas may be small, but she’s not scared. Pebbles realized this when Thomas helped produced the record-breaking VH1 biopic “CrazySexyCool” a couple of weeks ago. Now MediaTakeout is also on notice after being on the receiving end of the TLC veteran’s wrath after the entertainment blog mocked her 16-year-old son because of his…

The much-anticipated and controversial “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story,” which detailed the meteoric rise of the bestselling girl group of all time, became the highest-rated original movie in VH1 history. However, the portrayal of former multiplatinum singer Perri “Pebbles” Reid, who managed TLC in the early 90’s and helped steer them towards their record-breaking success, is…

Red carpet events mean come out dressed to impress. The “Crazy SexyCool: The TLC Story” viewing party in Atlanta was packed with TLC fans. Check out what they wore. –joi pearson @joiapearson Photos by Chris Mitchell – CME 3000

Celebs came out to support the “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story” Atlanta viewing party. Check out who attended and the fashions they chose to wear. –joi pearson @joiapearson Photos by Chris Mitchell – CME 3000

ATLANTA — The capacity crowd at Suite Lounge was amped up throughout the highly anticipated viewing party for the VH1 original movie “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story.” The TLC name lit up like Christmas lights on social media when the story of Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and the late Lisa “Left-Eye” Lopes beamed through…

Pebbles was buried under an avalanche of social media fan rage during, and in the immediate hours following, the airing of the VH1 original movie “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story,” which painted her as a ruthless, money-grubbing parasite who plundered the treasure chest of riches from the record-breaking girl group TLC during the early and mid-1990s.…

Many independent artists only dream of taking their careers to an international market, and Reigndrop Lopes is making her dreams come true. The first lady of “Hip Rock” and Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes’ sister, sits down with rolling out‘s music site, hiphopod.com, to share how she got into rock music, how her recent trip to…

Reigndrop Lopes, the late Lisa “Left-Eye” Lopes’ sister, sat down for an exclusive interview with rollingout to share her opinions on the creation of VH1’s TLC biopic. Though the network did contact the family to use Left-Eye‘s likeness, but being that the other members seem to be involved in the project, isn’t it only right…

The tragic deaths of some of entertainment’s most gifted young stars often serves as a reminder of the fragility of life. Though their time on Earth was short, their impact was a permanent and resounding one, like that of Tupac Shakur, above, who was gunned down in Las Vegas in 1996. No suspects were ever apprehended…

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The surviving members of the ’90s girls group sensation Blaque, Brandi Williams and Shamari Fears-Devoe, issued a statement on the shocking, premature death of fellow bandmate Natina Reed who passed away tragically on Friday evening. Reed, the talented fireplug protege of the late, legendary Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of TLC, was reportedly killed in a…