Hairdo from the Cynthia McKinney School of Beauty.
Posted on 04/09/2006 11:38:04 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
(April 7) -- Mablean Ephriam, who until recently presided over the syndicated television show 'Divorce Court," says that she was given her walking papers from the show, in part because FOX would not cut her slack when it came to styling her hair. "...When will FOX and the rest of America accept our cultural differences as African Americans and embrace us with all of our different hairstyles, hair textures, hair color..." she said in a "press conference statement."
FOX gave Mablean the boot after seven years because they say Mablean was asking for a lot more money than the network was willing to shell out. TMZ is told two million a year was not enough for Mablean, so FOX said farewell.
Mablean's statement veers away from salary and onto hairier issues. She says "the most unacceptable demand to me was when FOX said, 'There will be no changes in the current hairstyle to avoid time consuming issues regarding her hair." She believes FOX's position could violate Federal law, calling it "a racial and ethnic issue."
Mablean rhetorically asks why he hair was suddenly an issue: "Because of my ethnicity - African American, Black, Negro, whatever term you prefer to use."'
Mablean adds that she wore a wig last season after losing a substantial amount of hair because of a chemical process gone bad. She feels that FOX wanted her to continue wearing a wig to save time in taping the show.
The former TV judge said there was another issue -- she did not want to tape as many as eight cases a day because "divorce is a very emotional issue." She was also upset that FOX would no longer pay for the show's holiday luncheon .
Finally, Mablean suggests FOX went after her personal assistant Princess and her daughter Darlene Allen (who ran the wardrobe department) by also firing them.
Mablean is being replaced by Lynn Toler, an ex-Ohio judge. Toler is also African American.
Hairdo from the Cynthia McKinney School of Beauty.
Excuse me?
This woman turned down $2 million a year just to sit on a bench for a half hour and tell off squabbling couples? Is she fricking insane?
< Gotta say, I wouldn't want to have to wear a wig everyday either just cause someone didn't want to take the time necessary to fix her hair. >
For somewhat less than 2 mil a year, I would.
More ado about a hairdo.....Mon Dieu!
Is this what the civil rights movement has come to? "They didn't like my hairdo!!" Waawaawaa. I don't like my hairdo most days either, but I don't pitch a fit about it.
I would do it for a beer.
"...African Americans..."
You're not; you're an American, who is black and was born here. Drop that hyphenated crap, as it's not true.
Turning every salary/working conditions case into a chance to play the "race card" is a sure-fire way to bring more black folks into the workplace in a way that ensures everyone's respect and dignity. /sarcasm
Someone needs to remind Her Honor that TV judgeships aren't life tenure positions.
I can't believe an intelligent educated woman would go as low as to use excuses like her hair and her race for her tv demise.
Sounds to me like she was turning into little miss prissy pants. That's what greed and a huge ego can do for ya, Shugah!
Bye now, Miss Mablean!
.."so?.I'm constantly told I'm horney, and that ain't no bull. Maybe Mablean (dam thats hard to say)..just maybily they don't want ya anymore"
LOL! I would to... well, maybe a six pack.
Hair today... gone tomorrow.
For $2 mil a year, I would appear on national TV in a neon-pink mohawk hairdo
While wearing a diaper
Yeah, he's a little hottie! how come you never see them whining? Actually I liked Mablean too but it seems she just got a little too big for her britches. I'd love to do her job for half of what she gets!
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