Tamar Braxton Clears The Air On Traci Twitter Beef

Viola Davis Talks About Growing Up In Poverty

We all know Viola Davis as the no-nonsense lawyer Annalise Keating on “How To Get Away With Murder,” but the actress recently showed her vulnerable side as she talked about growing up in poverty. Viola has admitted before that she grew up poor, but she gave more detail about her upbringing during her acceptance speech at Variety’s “Power Of Women” luncheon. She, along with Resse Witherspoon and Jennifer Lopez, were honored for their humanitarian efforts.

“I was one of the 17 million kids in this country who didn’t know where the next meal was coming from and I did everything to get food,” Viola said. “I’ve stolen the food, I’ve jumped in huge garbage bins with maggots for food, I have befriended people in the neighborhood who I knew had mothers who cooked three meals a day for food and I sacrificed a childhood for food and grew up in immense shame.”

Viola works with “Hunger Is,” a campaign that builds awareness about hunger and poverty in the U.S. and said that she joined it to save herself. “I didn’t join the Hunger Is campaign to save the world. I didn’t,” she said. “I set out to save myself. You know, they say that you’re never too old to have a happy childhood and although my childhood was filled with many happy memories it was also spent in abject poverty.”

See Viola’s powerful speech above.

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Tamar Braxton Clears The Air On Shady Twitter Comments About Traci

After allegedly throwing subliminal shots at Traci Braxton on Twitter about Traci’s singing ability, Tamar Braxton wants to clear the air. The tweet that was sent from Tamar’s account — “Do the Grammy’s have a duet with auto tune category yet? Cause…” — was deleted, but Tamar took to Twitter again to tell her fans that she would never disrespect her sisters. She even retweeted a picture of her and Traci Braxton at an event over the weekend when the tweet was sent.

I want to apologize to my #tamartian friends for my actions on twitter in responding to negative comments! U can believe what u want I ❤️ &

— TAMAR BRAXTON (@TamarBraxtonHer) October 11, 2014

RESPECT my family & FRIENDS and I don’t think for a second that my sister is not TONI ThE BRAxTON I’ve said it on tv, radio to twitter thugs

— TAMAR BRAXTON (@TamarBraxtonHer) October 11, 2014

For YEARS!! However, I will NEVER give my hard work, time away from my son, my relationship with my #tamartianfriends to anyone other than

— TAMAR BRAXTON (@TamarBraxtonHer) October 11, 2014

To GOD! And neither should you! Not your mother father sister brother husband baby father aunt uncle or whomever! I will remain positive

— TAMAR BRAXTON (@TamarBraxtonHer) October 11, 2014

And give my #tamartianfriends the person that they know and NOT fly off the handle and respond to foolishness! Even if it is 100 percent

— TAMAR BRAXTON (@TamarBraxtonHer) October 11, 2014

Wrong!!… So with that being said, I NEVER called my sisters BITCHES or HOES! An HouR later TRiNA and I was at the club popping bottles

— TAMAR BRAXTON (@TamarBraxtonHer) October 11, 2014

But people like @iamzoe told my sisters I said that about them!! Who is Still working for them and in their life! But after this I have

— TAMAR BRAXTON (@TamarBraxtonHer) October 11, 2014

NOTHING 2say!!! So with THAT being said…. #atlTAMARTIANS come meet me at #FSO2014 & TURn UP and get your life #LetMeKnow if u will b there

— TAMAR BRAXTON (@TamarBraxtonHer) October 11, 2014

“@YourGirlDaysha: @TamarBraxtonHer *backs up your story* pic.twitter.com/oCfBcj8FnJ”same night ❤️

— TAMAR BRAXTON (@TamarBraxtonHer) October 11, 2014

Tamar says that Zo, Towanda and Toni’s assistant, told Traci that she tweeted the diss when she really didn’t. But, Zo threw all the shots at Tamar and her singing abilities as well.

“@iamZo: @TamarBraxtonHer so now it’s my fault..did I tell your sisters what you said or what you didn’t say I’m confused.”so he admits#liar

— TAMAR BRAXTON (@TamarBraxtonHer) October 11, 2014

We know who’s the real MVP when it comes to auto tune

— Z0Z0 (@iamZo) October 11, 2014

#LetMeKnow when you at least ship gold. Let alone sell.

— Z0Z0 (@iamZo) October 11, 2014

This just got really messy.