Regina King Talks “This Christmas,” The Boondocks, and Sierra Leone
Regina King is featured in the latest Newsweek, among other things, she talks about her part in “This Christmas,” which opened in theaters today.
Regina’s character, Lisa, is married to a guy that wants her share of the family’s money and his share of side pie. Lisa does all she can to make the marriage work, like slicing his dinner up just right when they’re at the table, but it’s a hopeless situation.
Offscreen, Regina King would not be cutting anyone’s meat into bite-sized pieces, but she used the personal experiences from her recent divorce from Ian Alexander to relate to Lisa’s circumstances. She talks about it in “A Woman for All Seasons”.
Uh, you’ll have to click over. I popped the quote in and it was a little too weighty for the moment - maybe if this was a Moms United blog or The Divorced Mothers forums. I’m more interested in this clip from The Craig Ferguson Show.
Last month, Regina King was on the show to talk about the upcoming Boondocks season. The conversation bounces all over the place, so not only do you get that she lives in “the black Beverly Hills,” she talks about a recent trip to Sierra Leone and being the voice of both Huey and Riley. Yeah, she does those voices. <
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I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHY WHEN BLACK ACTRESSES START MAKING MONEY IS THE FIRST THING THAT GOES IS THEIR CURRENT BOYFRIEND OF HUSBAND? CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER THAT. EVERYONE LIKES TO SAY THAT BLACK MEN LEAVE BLACK WOMEN WHEN THEY GET MONEY BUT LOOK AT THIS AND OTHER SITUATIONS.
Not true Stedman is sticking by his woman I don’t blame him she got loot and he aint tripping.
JIZZLE, I THINK THAT YOU MISSED MY POINT I AM NOT SAYING THAT THE MEN LEAVE, I AM SAYING THAT THESE BLACK ACTRESSES DO NOT WANT THEM ANYMORE. IF I WAS STEDMAN I TOO WOULD HAVE STAYED AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. IT’S THE WOMEN GETTING RID OFTHE MEN NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. AT LEAST THESE WOMEN SHOULD TELL THEM WHEN I START MAKING MONEY YOU WILL NOT BE PART OF MY LIFE INSTEAD OF JUST DROPPING THESE MEN.
Not true! Regina King has been in the game for a long time and has been making money since she was a teen (remember 227). So when he met her, she was already paid! They are still running 227 re-runs and everytime that show comes on, she gets a check!
IS TRUE, EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THERE WAS NO MONEY IN ACTING BACK IN THEM 227 DAYS. THESE SITUATIONS HAPPEN AND EVERYBODY LIKES TO BLAME THE BLACK MAN BUT OVER AND OVER IT IS THESE BLACK WOMEN THAT ARE LEAVING US ONCE THEY GET THE MONEY. IF YOU SO CALLED LOVE SOMEONE, MAN OR WOMAN MONEY SHOULDN’T MATTER BUT GABRIELLE UNION AND REGINA KING DISPROVE THAT THEORY. BY THE WAY EVEN WITH HER RERUNS OF 227 THERE IS NO REAL MONEY. SHE IS A TALLENT BUT THIS IS WHAT THEY DO. LIKE IT OR NOT. SO LETS BLAME THE REAL CULPRIT AND STOP SAYING THAT WHEN MEN GET MONEY WE RUN TO WHITE WOMEN. WOMEN LEAVE TOO. THANK YOU!!!
I’m not sure what your real argument is chief, but the problem you’re talking about spans all races and both sexes. Its more of whats become acceptable in culture than it is a black woman vs. black men thing. People just don’t commit like they used too. As sad as it is, thats how it is.
MSMONI, MY ARGUMENT IS THAT OVER AND OVER WOMEN SAY THAT WHEN BLACK MEN GET MONEY WE TEND TO GO TO THE WHITE WOMAN WHEN OVER AND OVER THESE ACTRESSES WHEN THEY START MAKING THE BIG MONEY THEY TEND TO LEAVE THEIR HUSBANDS OR BOYFRIENDS AND THAT SEEMS TO GO UNDER THE RADAR. THEIR COMMON SAYING IS THAT NOW THEY DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR A MAN BUT WHEN THEY WERE STRUGGLING ACTRESSES THEY HAD ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD. THAT IS WHAT I AM SAYING. IF BLACK MEN NEED TO BE TALKED ABOUT WHEN THEY LEAVE THEN THESE WOMEN NEED TO BE TALKED ABOUT WHEN THEY DUMP THEIR MEN WHEN THEY GET MONEY.
Well Chief00 - A lot of the times, when these “black” women or any women, start making money they leave their husband because sometimes the husband can’t handle that fact that the woman is making as much, if not more money than them. Regina’s husband became abusive.
“Still, the credit is due to my mother, who made sure MY MONEY WAS PROTECTED and that everything was done in my best interest. She did things so well that I’m still in a place where I can be choosey about the roles I take. I owe it all to her.”
EXCUSES, EXCUSES WHY CAN’T WE JUST ADMIT IT? EVERYONE EXPECTS BLACK MEN TO TAKE CRITICIZM BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE BLACK WOMEN WE HEAR HE BECAME ABUSIVE. WHAT MAN IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD BE UPSET THAT SOMEONE LIKE REGINA KING MAKES MORE MONEY THAN HIM? THEY DO IT BECAUSE THAY ARE ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS!!!
Regina King was married for 10 years, with one child. I guarantee that the decision to end the relation was based on her having a lot of money. I guarantee you it was a very arduous decision that she and her ex husband made.
Chief 00, grow up, look deeper and STOP TYPING IN ALL CAPS.
TRUUF, I WILL TYPE ANY WAY THAT I WANT TO IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT YOU DON’T HAVE TO READ. GROW UP, HOW ABOUT SHUT UP, THAT IS WHAT YOU SHOULD DO. SHE WAS MARRIED FOR TEN YEARS AND SHE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS STARTED TO MAKE THE GOOD MONEY AND SHE GETS A DIVORCE. COINCIDENCE, I THINK NOT. DON’T FORGET DON’T LIKE…. DON’T READ.
chief i think women must leave you for some one who has a lot of money, but don’t worry may be someone will stay one day, keep ya head up man, don’t kill yoself
SORRY DMAC, NOBODY HAS LEFT ME FOR A PERSON WITH MORE MONEY. MY LIFE ISN’T BUILT AROUND HAVING A WOMAN. HAVING SAID THAT I HAVE BEEN WITH THE SAME WOMAN FOR 19 YEARS SO THAT DIDN’T HAPPEN TO ME. TOO SMART FOR THAT, WRONG PERSON. I JUST SEE THAT HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AND SOME GUYS ARE TOO STUPID TO SEE IT FOR THEMSELVES.
19 years, damn ain’t u too old to be on here
NO CHILD, A LOT OF YOU CHILDREN NEED DIRECTION THATS ALL!!! I’M TRYING TO STOP KIDS LIKE YOU FROM BECOMING DRUG DEALERS. LOL!!!
yo mama a drug dealer bitch, now watch he respond like a little ho, gotcha right where i want ya
SHE MIGHT BE, I DON’T EVEN KNOW HER. PROOF THAT YOU ARE A CHILD THOUGH. DON’T BE MAD. YOU NEED DIRECTION AND YOU ARE SHOWING IT. GROW UP AND GET OFF THE CRACK. STUPID!!!
Its funny, from that initial comment, that you have no idea. How can anyone assume that she did not “want” her husband any more? None of us were inside that relationship. Did it ever occur to you, that possibly he was an insecure man who could not handle the success of his woman and therefore the relationship did not work out? Either way, dont make blanket statements that you are unable to support.
all this became a misunderstanding all chief is saying is that when a men leaves a woman he has found someone else a white woman or something like that. they have been together for ten years suddenly she wants a divorce? we will never know the truth but am sure if it wasnt for money issues could have been resolved maybe all we can do is just speculate there is nothing we can say now that will change what has happened already p.s. u want us young people to not make these mistakes? start by looking closer to home