Vivica Fox talks 50 Cent and the internet has OPINIONS!

conversations about stereotypes. And I am always down to have conversations about stereotypes when it comes to male and female because I mean, and it's not even like a feminist movement thing, because I don't consider myself a feminist. There's a lot of things with feminist movement ways that I don't agree with. However, I always like opportunities to call

out bullshit. So Vivica Fox was at a woman's expo in New Jersey and she was asked what would she said to her seventeen year old like, what is some advice for people that are young trying to get into this? And here is what she had to say, don't yes, Just so you know, it took me years to be able to laugh about.

all of the things. Right, But let us not forget miss Vivica A. Fox, the girl Vivica A like. Let us not forget who Vivica Fox was at the time when she was dating fifty cent and who she still is today. Right. So there's that conversation that people are having, and then there's the conversation of, well, what's wrong with her saying that she would have not have wanted to have dated a rapper or honestly, when you dig deeper into the conversation, just make it her dating life a

part of her career. I want to get into this conversation now. Some time ago, about a few years ago, back in twenty twenty three, I sat down with Vivica Fox. We were having a conversation about her NAACP Image Award nomination at the time for the Tunisia Welch Story, which is another version of a BMF story. You guys know, fifty Cent was doing the BMF series which was recently announced that you know, this would be their last season. It's canceled, it's not coming back. But yes, so Tanisia

watch story. Vivica A. Fox you know, was in the producer director's chair of that and they were nominated for Image Award. So we're talking, and what I realized in preparing for the conversation to sit down that I had with Vivica A. Fox was that I don't think a lot of people, especially if you're of a certain age and younger, really understand the way Vivca Fox was the girl.

I mean everywhere you looked, every big name projects of Hollywood, big studio films, everywhere you look, she was the girl. And not only talent wise and what she was booking, but I just mean beauty and you know, essence of like black woman in Hollywood and just the sex appeal and the power and all of the things. And I think a lot of that oozed into the roles that

she decided to take. But I also learned in this conversation with Vivica Fox that this very thing that people love to go back and forth with her about whether it's her right to talk about how her dating history affected in or did not her career, is rightfully hers to talk about and how it has actually affected. It's like people want to see the back and forth because

I guess it's entertaining. People want to criticize the back and forth, but I don't think people ever take the time to stop and think about, well, what she really affected by that relationship? Is that why this has become a permanent part in her story. Vivica Fox tells me in the sit down interview that we did that if she could take back a lot of things or just conversations, it would be the fact that people only knew her

for the girlfriend or the sexy roles. That's take Listen to this interview I did some time ago with Vivocal Fox.

how long, why did that happen? And what part did I play? So I had to go and reinvent myself. I had to go to the theater and start playing roles where my character got broken down in there. I wasn't miss fabulous one ill dressed up. My husband cheated on me. I did a play Cheaper to Keeper with Brian McKnight, and I went and I did theater for two years. And when I say theater, we were on the road doing plays. I was reintroducing my brand and myself as an actress to my audience.

But I think and you know, having the conversation I had with her and seeing the way that people reacted, you know, to her, even in her mentioning this conversation, I do remember there was a time where Vivica Fox, you know, and fifty were going back and for you know, that thing they were doing amongst their shows, and fifty sens girlfriend at the time, Cuban Link had got involved, and you know, she said some things that weren't too flattering of Vivica Fox, and the world quickly reminded Cuban

Link and everybody else that thought that, you know, those comments were cute. You cannot play with Hollywood royalty, black television, black movie, black it girl ryalty, which is what Vivica Fox is. So when I see people have conversations about the fact that she's expressing herself and what this relationship meant to her, didn't mean did to her, I'm like, y'all,

that is her business to be able to do. So you got people out here, and this is the thing too that bothers me, Like I feel like when it comes to women, when we have conversations about relationships in our you know, what we demand in relationships, not even what we demand, but like just what we want in relationships, what we don't want in relationships, how relationships have affected us, depending on the person and depending on how we talk about it, we're drags, Like we are not allowed to

be these like women needs these people, these beings that are just out here figuring things out dating, learning what we like, what we don't like. Like think about the fact that, like right now, as take any woman in Hollywood, any single woman in Hollywood right now. Let's take Tracy Ellis Ross for example. Tracy Alice Ross has talked a lot about you know, being single, you know, not having kids, in enjoying her life at this point without all of

the things in dating. Right She's also talked about deciding to keep her business to herself when it comes to dating.

And I know a lot of women that do this, especially industry wise, or if they you know, their influencers they have a little buzz or whatever the case, they may be right because as a woman, you don't get the ability to data man experience that, learn from it, dislike it, talk about it, use it in any type of creative Taylor Swift is dragged every time she writes about an ex summer Walker gets dragged every time she talks or writes about an X And you know, and granted,

I'm not saying that every woman in every decision that they're making with the men that they're dating or great decisions. That is not the argument here. What I'm saying is is who are we to tell these women that they

can't make them decisions and can't do that. If Tracy allis dress today were to go out on a date in public and be seen with somebody, even if the date is just her actually getting to know somebody, she is now marked by that person that she was seen with, and literally it could have just been like a coffee date. But if you're a man and you're seen out and you're you know, dating a person or whatever, multiple different people, it just doesn't stick the same. And I think people

don't understand that period. I think if you're a woman who is not in a certain space, which is crazy to me because I feel like you don't got to be famous to understand that. As a woman, you know, your account is your count, what is what is thrown on your name and your reputation when it comes to dating. When it comes to men, when it comes to you know, all of that sticks way harder than it does any

man in any similar situation. But especially with women in the spotlight, I think we give them such a hard time about these decisions that they're making and their reactions to the decisions and how they handle them when it's like it could have really been in a situation that like really stop, you know, things in her trap as she said, she had to go back and rebuild her career after taking on certain roles and being the sexy girl and the girlfriend and you know, being spotted with

all of the guys. And that's just the thing. Why are y'all mad at Vivika Fox for expressing something she might have learned maybe she had to learn. Yo, you don't want the big name celebrity rapper. You don't because it overshadows your work. It overshadows you know, your own career, It overshadows all of the hard work you put into things. Like why is that an issue we only do it

with women? If a man were to come out and say, for instance, Nick Cannon is a perfect example, and Nick Cannon not everybody loves his commentary when he talks about Mariah Carey, I think every now and then he does get that, Oh, here you go again. But at the same time, Nick Cannon is allowed to have conversations about his experiences in dating Mariah Carey, who was a you know, super I mean, and the canon was Nick Cannon, but it's Mariah Carey at the time, right. He gets to

talk about that. He gets to talk about how it really messed with his ego. He gets to talk about the fact that he had to take a step back and really take a look in and say, hey, why did that bother me? Why was I so challenged in that relationship as a man? Like why did her status and the things that she's accomplished, you know make me feel lesser than or make me feel like I had to poke my chest out in certain situations and in

our relationship didn't work. We call these conversations healing, and you know, he's tapping in with himself and he's maturing it. But when a woman does it, Oh, laurd, here's she go again talking about that relationship. She can't get over that man, huh. And I'm here for the back and forth. You know, it's entertaining because you know, the minute fifty centers mentioned you know he is coming and we had similar,

you know, sentiments than like what I saw online. So fifty Cent posted a photo of himself with the red pill blue pill, and in the photo, the caption says, either way, I'm gonna have that ass in a matrix. You know, I love me some you girl, But damn, it's been twenty two years. Viveca. Question for the audience, question for the people in the room. Why can't women talk about what they've learned in relationships and it not

be well? Damn Still? Honestly, I feel like anytime a woman is talking about anything relationship wise, especially something that has turned her off, she doesn't like she has had to learn from her she's had to move on. We are either difficult, We're bitter, we're stuck on past situations, we want too much, our expectations are too high or just unrealistic, or we don't know how to like create a safe space for a man to be like vulnerable in all these things because we don't want to settle

for certain things. And maybe this is the woman in me speaking. Am I being biased? I want to hear

from the men as well. How do y'all feel? Do you feel like as a man, because I know sometimes men get called sassy, but most of the time it's the men with the podcast mikes, and let's be honest, a lot of them do be a little sasy, little seasoned, little sass owned, but men do y'all feel like you, guys are able to have open conversations about what you've learned, the relationships, how you've learned it, what you've liked, what you did not like, and how is it proceed because

I feel like when I'm watching men do it, both in a you know, very open big entertainment industry or just even on podcasts or online, women love hearing it involved the king. Yes, men love seeing men in spaces being able to express themselves because, according to you, guys, women don't allow you to space to But the minute we do it, I'm gonna getchewed up for this video. The minute we do with we are bitter. We can't

move on. Oh they love us, say we don't know our worth because we're you know, we don't want to be here. We're figuring it out there, like don't have dated around and I don't mean like you out here, just throwing it, throwing that in the circle for everybody. I mean, like you are honestly a single woman who has decided to be single until you figure out what it is that you want. So you're dating and experiencing different people. Then you fatherless, you a whole. You don't know.

It's just I don't understand, Like what are we supposed to do?