MJB Does Good Deeds
Posted by Bossip Staff
Mary J. Blige is not stingy with her paper:
Last week, Blige was at the Diane von Furstenberg store in the Meatpacking District when she overheard a girl having a problem at the register. A spy said, “The girl had a dress on hold that she loved, and the bill was $900. She thought it was only $500, and she couldn’t afford it.” Blige told the saleswoman, “Go get the girl. I want to pay for the balance on the dress.” The customer at first declined Blige’s offer but relented after the singer said, “I know what it’s like to want something and not be able to have it. I insist.” The customer wanted to send her a check for the balance, but Blige said, “Just enjoy it. I’m blessed, so let me do this.”
That’s the stuff we like to hear. Kudos to Mary..
Check out pics of Mary, hubby Kendu Isaacs and his kids during their recent visit to the Ye Waverly Inn in NYC.
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Helping someone buy a $900 dollar dress. Please she could have help someone who really needed it.
That’s my girl…
Damn Mary can you come to NYC when I’m shopping, and foot the bill..that’s what’s up……
Both good deeds. Good to hear.
I agree with Give me a break, I thought I was gonn read how she helped some orphans out of a burning building or got in a hot soup line and served food to the homeless, but a 900.00 dress?? WTF, I woulda told her ***** to meet me at Target, you can get 50 dresses for that price, ***** a whole damn wardrobe…lmao @ this b.s. story.
As for Kelly…good for you!
good enough for me
she’s looks beautiful!!!
Give me a break……you are SO RIGHT!!! I’m sorry but that was NOT a good deed. She can holla at me, i’ll show her something, I’m still trying to get a dress outta target! lol…
what a croc ***** of a story!!! she should have took that money and bought her ***** a black weave. sick of that nasty ugly blond *****.
High 5 to Nina Knows for the insightful observation: “she should have took that money and bought her ***** a black weave”
please this bish could have gave me 900 worth of damn gas now that is a good deed
That is wonderful!It is great to see both of them doing something to help others.
lmao. just lmao.
She wouldn’t want to buy me ***** else once I tacked on the gucci heels I’d eyed.
kidding.
She gives to charities as well though.
I must play devil’s advocate.
Mary can do whatever she wants with her money, but I do agree that I wouldn’t give someone an extra $400 for a DRESS that they obviously couldn’t afford.
Do you know how many times I’ve walked into a store and saw something I really liked, but looked at the price tag and said “No way. This is WAY overpriced for a garment”? That lady should have done the same thing instead of helping Diane von Furstenberg become wealthier while she’s borrowing from her mortgage or rent to purchase a dress.
That’s just down right ridiculous.
Yes, Mary, you ARE blessed, but my way of helping people like that customer is telling her where they could get a similar dress for MUCH less.
Rosemary…
“please this bish could have gave me 900 worth of damn gas now that is a good deed.”
THAT’S WHAT I’M SAYING!!!
IT’S NOT ENOUGH THAT SHE HELPED SOMEBODY. PEOPLE ALWAYS HAVE TO COMPLAIN. MARY IS INVOLVED WITH SEVERAL CAUSES. THIS IS MAKING NEWS PROBABLY BECAUSE THE SELLS CLERK AND THE GIRL TOLD PEOPLE. THAT GIRL WAS PROBABLY EXCITED AS HELL TO LET PEOPLE SHE IS KIND. GET OOF HER. SHE SAW THE CHANCE TO HELP AND SHE DID. DAMN.
i got a phone bill that 60 dollars,…i kno u culd spare some change 4 that.
Kudos to Mary J, she’s really kind. We all can help, at least with 1 dollar.
Go ahead Mary! It doesent matter if that dress was $9.00 or $900.00 that girl had saved her money to try and get it. We all have saved money to buy something expensive that we really want. People dont hate on that girl or Mary.
That girl had no business spending on stuff she couldn’t afford. But good Mary for her generosity.
And I’m even more impressed by Kelly.
Nice story Bossip…
Instead of always talkin’ ’bout the stupid stuff the celebrities “say & do” – y’all starting to share the nice & heart warming stories too… Good Job
I still hate you sloppy jealous fat b#tches though…
JUST PLAYING
Love ya!!!
You can’t be serious Bossip or Mary!!! She really thought she was changing the world didn’t she. LOL!! As strung out as she was she needs to open a rehab clinic and really help somebody.
o goodness
thank god for mary
i dont know what that woman would have done….
if mary wasnt there …she is the savior
THIS IS NEWS ….mary changing the world
*snickers*
god some people are really crazy and i don’t even know the word, at the time mary was not out to save the world that was a total impulsive situation, how we know that the girl wasn’t saving it for an event, or somthing, and it was on hold maybe the price went back up or anything the point was the girl was at the right place at the right time she recieved a blessing no matter what, mary was supposed to be thier at that time to help and she did it didn’t matter if the tab was 10.00, some people don’t give two *****s about the next person, so i am very proud of mary for doing that what’s 400.00 to mary ***** what’s 900 that’s nothing compared to mary’s money. she didn’t have to give her nothing i think its very wonderful that mary still has not forgotten where she came from, to still know how those feelings feel, that’s why i love mary, she’s real.
@keesha stupid comment
@ You not me
No ***** that’s a real comment!!! Most celebrities work with organizations and charities that deal with issues that have affected them in some way. She was a drugh addict and helping other drug addicts would be alot more effective than helping someone who can already afford to spend $500 on a *****in dress.
@ you not me
your comment is also stupid
she need to dontate that money to a real charity
to help needed people —- that woman didnt have to get a $900 dress she could have settle for a dress that she can afford ….
FYI: if she can afford a $500 dollars dress she dont need mary help…
also the caption say DOING A GOOD DEED, not saving the world, that was a good deed people, a good deed, that’s all, something she didn’t have to do.
@me myself, yea it was a stupid comment what does her long ago drug abuse have to do with this, and she does give to charities and has her own, so again that was stupid for her ,to not forget what it was like to not have something, or was it stupid for her to help someone on the dime, and we dont’ know what the cir*****stances for the dress was, how do you know that wasn’t a blessing for the woman sent her way, i wonder how happy the girl was, i wonder is the man stupid that helped me change my tire the other day cuz changing somebody’s tire aint ***** to the world, i mean some people are really off the wall with ignorance! that wasn’t planned it was a good deed which i see some don’t know the meaning of, total unexpected doing that doesn’t give her a name ,like some of the people give to charities just for hollywood purposes, how do we know these charities are legit, just thinking. but that girl got that dress for sure
That is why I buy everything that she does. She is just a girl from around the way who has made it big. Not trying to put on some Jackie O image.
@you not me
quit while you are ahead
cause your comment still dont make sense
plz read my comment again
did i mention her drug use …..
@ You not Me
The point is not only was Mary a drug addict but she was a battered woman. That money could have been put to better use. I think a good deed has to have a little more substance to be a good deed. That ***** was just a favor.
The Kelly and Mary stories should have been posted in reversed.
the story is funny but sad, helping that girl buy a 900 dollar dress. Both she and Mary are out of order! ! !
What the ***** is wrong with people?? Get off Mary bra-strap. Some of you are gettin as bad as the bossip staff with those corny ***** lines.. You do somethin good, you get knocked, you do somethin bad, you still get knocked…. If that was you in the store, you’d be just as happy…. Let her do what she wants, and focus on gettin your own ***** together…. Capische?
@ Papillion: did i call you a homo already?
This is one hell of a materialistic world. Tell me when Mary offers to fill up some tanks or buys groceries to help out a single mother or family. Not when some hoodrat, whom I sure doesn’t own a bit of property needs a dress to go the the club. She should’ve taken her ***** to H&M!
Why is it that white people like Brad and Angelina do more for our people than we do?
are you all f-n kidding me? You guys act like Mary said she was saving the world for doin this lil act of kindness. WHAT *****ES!! You are all some straight up *****es man NEVER satisfied…
I have been seeing posts of ppl yelling at bossip to post more nice stories of good things about black ppl then when we get one yall jump all over it talking about that aint *****…so what if Mary didnt “save a child from a burning building” its one little thing that she did do that that girl will remember forever. YALL ARE SO DAMN RUDE SMH
If you don’t like the comments keep it the ***** movin!!!
this is just a simple story that bossip just so happen to pick up….yall are so ignorant to think she doesnt do better things than that. SMH @ ignorant ***** rude ***** ppl
God Bless Those That Giveth….
Let the Church Say, Amen!
STFU Keesha you so annoying….if you dont like the story then dont post dumb ***** ***** damn SHUT UP every time I see you on here you always actin like ’some chick name keesha’ lol surprise us for once and step outside the predictable word choice and ignorant opinions…
I’m mad at the girl in the store trying to buy a dress she couldn’t afford. Get your ***** to Target.
@keesh see i knew it your ignorant cuz ain’t no *****es her but i understand, anyway like i said that was impulsive if you know the definition. a spare of the moment thing. now how in fact do you know that she gives to no charities and how can someone read that and only see negativity that shows where you are in life, but like i said before that’s why this world is so *****ed, people can’t even see no more only negative and find some wrong out of a good situation. fouthermore you can’t even get your point across without using fowl language so you wouldn’t understand. that was a blessing for the young woman, get it, and doing a good deed doesn’t have to equate to your definition, cuz the girl who was happy and to mary evidently it made her happy to help someone at the moment a real person, she does give to charities and you know charities are some of the biggest money scandal cover-ups not all but please believe.
People Mary has many organizations she is involved in, such as
1. AIDS!
2. South African Women for a better life:
3. Homeless People project etc, do your research b4 you go and talk *****! it’s her money she can do whatever she’d like with it! give it a damn break! if bossip had mentioned something about her and Kendu had an argument you would be on her side instantly because that’s how some of your mentalitity works, one-sided!
*Blesses…..my bad
He Blesses the giver.
May God continue to bless them!!! Kelly is so pretty!
@me myself, you confused baby i was talking to keesh who said that , i was saying that to her, so you need to quit while your still behind. you got in on something that was not even meant for you.
Love the fact that your name is “on dat piff & ciroc”. I’m trying to be down. LOL
@Cage: Get’m! you just can’t win in such a judgemental environment I swear…
Are some of you mad because it wasn’t you she did that for? Grow up people!
gosh girl go away
move on
wow!!!
@ Piff
1st Thanks so much for noticing me!
2nd Given your choice of screen name i’m not suprised that you use the word ***** so much yet your trying to say that my name is ghetto. ***** please!!! I’m college educated and I own my own business you ignorant piece of *****.
3rd I find it funny that your getting all mad and serious about other peoples comments concerning a *****in dress!!! What a loser. Cut back on the piff and ciroc!!! By the way get off my bra strap!!!
Some of you people are so simple. Mary is not the one bragging about this or trying to get recognition. She just so happened to be there and offered to help. If this mess is even true. How do you’ll know what she gives out to orginazations? You don’t so quit trying to judge. Being jealous is truly a sickness!! Green is not a good color on some of you’ll.
can i have 900 for my rent Mary?????
@goldyn5md
good one
i wonder if she would give it to you
LOL @ Keesha…whatever you see somebody else noticed your ignorance as well. Im very educated too….yes I smoke and yes I like ciroc its a simple screen name. I am in college right now so please leave that bull***** to yourself. All Im saying is that is straight up ignorant to trip the ***** out for one simple nice act of kindness..you’re the never ending, nagging, never satisfied ***** that everyone is always trying to talk about…lol leave it alone Im done….I just had to call you out about your ignorance
THANK YOU @ ALWAYS CL*****Y…..you’re soo right I wish more ppl thought that way!
@ Piff
I’m far from a nagging *****. You’re the ***** for getting al excited about my comments. Straight up **********ness!!! Holla at me WHEN you actually GRADUATE. On a serious tip, I applaud you for going to college even though your comments are ignorant as hell. I’m suprised, but good for you!!!
OH MY! I’m not feeling Mary’s outfit here. Her pants need to be a bit longer w/those heels.
brad and angelina arent the only people who help blacks…. oprah, jay z, beyonce,Bill Cosby, and a lot more have helped africans… brad and Angelina are one of the few whites who help… its great that mary was generous but i agree she could have helped a more deserving person… come on now a 900 dollar dress is a little way out unless you are beyonce1
I think it was nice of mary to want to help that young woman. So what if it was a dress, she was at a store…not a charity event. it’s Mary’s money to do what she pleases. give her a damn break. Mary is a good-hearted person.
Mary’s outfit is wack as hell
I love Mary but I think if the girl had the money to buy a $500.00 dress she wasn’t that broke that she couldn’t get the other $400.00. I know Mary makes alot of charity contributions and its her cash to do as she pleases, but on this one I wish she was helping someone with rent then buying a dress. Yet it was a nice thing to do regardless.
900.00 is not ***** for a star beyonce probably would ***** on that *****, that’s cheap for a dress being a star,so we can’t compare our mind to their mind on a money basis, god its not even worth it but one more thing it’s plenty kids over here and yet you go way to africa it’s plenty kids in the us that needed to be help ***** i was one of them when i was younger, that is just another hollywood fad, its good, but don’t down a woman for a spur of the moment thing, she can’t help it occured at the store, damn stop knocking this lady’s blessing , cuz helping with your rent ain’t helping the world either,but hey
If your net worth is $500 then you dont need a $900 DVF dress. Go to Forever 21 and buy the knock off joint. GTFOH
Forget the dress, where is a bottle of lotion for her stepsons legs?
Kudos to Mary!
How many celebrities would be that generous?
Mary is beautiful inside and outside!
Y’ALL HATING ON A ***** FOR DOING SOMETHING NICE. Y’ALL ARE SOME CRAB ***** *****ES.
The deed was okay…but that outfit Mary has on is not the business…she looks jacked from head to toe…and sunshades in the evening is not the business as well…guess you don’t want people seeing the windows of your soul huh Mary…is it that bad?
Poor Kizzy, she be tryin’…gots to give her credit…
I hope the broke chick in need wasn’t some white witch!! heck given the area {meat packing district} it probably was some already wealthy white woman who get’s things her way all day…when will black folks stop helping white women?
THATS Y SHE SO BLESSED!!
I just saw some black Chanel shades for $470, I got $13 you got the rest Mary?
Nevermind the aid…..did MJ look in the mirror before leaving home? OK, does she even own one? Somebody please google that & get back. lol
What are ya’ll *****f*ckas stupid? that was a complete set-up for publicity! remember a few years ago Oprah had a show about good wigs vs bad weaves, one girl in the audience couldnt afford the wig she liked, so Oprah bought that sh*t for her, No the girl is still fat and ugly with a bunch of kids, but at least her head looks presentable……….
Oprah didnt care about the other problems in her life because she was’nt white and 40.
Oh and do some research, i bet that dress was the same size as Mary!
SOme of you that post on here are truly clueless…
Before commenting on a post, check the source…BOSSIP does a good job of linking the source of the post for your review!
Had you checked the source for this post, you would know that this story is from Page Six of the NYPost. This is the kind of stories they do based on what they hear.
So why knock Mary when this was just a regular post in the news…they regularly supply celebrity outing news…it is not like she was trying to do a photo op for press
I just said beyonce for a name .. i know she has way more money than that plus i am just glad they are helping someone africa or who ever damn!
damn damn damn… its just a gossip board! not a declaration for a world war battle! aint none of this information putting any money in my pocket so its just opinions!
buying someone a dress is not charity nor something to pat yourself on the back over
i still love Mary
Real Love!!!
Mary I’m waiting at the register, you got me? Hurry, I really need these shades.
Mary security is asking me to leave the store can you send Kendu with the money?
how bout giving the balance of the dress to the homeless guy outside the shopping building
Y’ALL KILL ME ON HERE. YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT HOW THE GOOD DEED WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH BUT WHATS STOPPING YOU FROM HELPING AFRICANS, FEEDING THE HUNGRY, BOARDING THE HOMELESS. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE RICH TO MAKE A DIFFERNCE GIVE WHAT YOU CAN BUT DON’T DOWN SOMEBODY ELSE. *****K, IF I HAD THE MONEY I WOULD BUY ALL YOU HOES A $500.00 DRESS. LET HER SHARE THE LOVE/MONEY ANYWAY SHE WANTS TO.
Her heart reminded her of what it was like not be able to afford whatever she had on layaway in Getty Square back in the day. (You feel me Yonkers!
It’s not about whether or not the woman could afford it; it was an opportunity presented to Mary to give – no matter the cir*****stance. She probably always had a heart to give – even when she didn’t have it like that.
This is why her blessing keep growing. This is just one of the “giving acts” we’ve heard about. I wonder how many of her home girls and their families she’s helped to get out of SloebaumSlow Bomb (again, you feel me Yonkers!)- and we never heard a word.
MJB – YOU GO GIRL! KEEP RIGHT ON GIVIN’!
LMAO @ Chanel Sandals!!!!!!!!
What a beautiful family. When you allow yourself to be happy and too open up and allow love in instead of just giving it out but a combo of giving it out and recieving it it’s a beautiful thing.
Whatever.
i know whatever!!!!
C’mon Mary!!!! That money could have been given to a single mother in the Bronx who can’t feed her kids!!!…what tha?!?!? Paying $400 on the balance of a $900 DVF dress for a woman who apparently couldn’t afford to be in there…I’m sure Ms. DVF thanks her…
What I would do with $900, fill up with gas, pay rent, buy groceries, pay balance on my tuition, but I say what Mary was trying to do like many others said it’s so many other dresses the girl could of opted to buy knowing that it wasn’t in her budget unless she had Mary money, which e didn’t so Mary can I get some *****istance.
I DONT THINK MARY WOKE UP THAT MORNING AND SAID , NOW WHO WILL I GIVE 300.00 TO TODAY? NO, IT JUST HAPPENED LIKE THAT, DAMN DON’T YALL GET IT OR JUST PLAIN ***** DUMB,ITS NOT THAT DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND THE DAMN GIRL WAS JUST AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE SAME TIME, DAMN I MEAN WHAT’S SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND IT WASN’T PLANNED SHE JUST HAPPENED TO BE THEIR AND I AGREE WITH TEDDY WHO HAVE YOU HELPED LATELY NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU MAKE,HAVE YOU HELPED THE HOMELESS, OR SOME?
DAMN THATS BEAUTIFUL, YEAH WE CAN ALL NAME ALOT OF OTHER THINGS TO DO WITH DAMN NEAR A THOUSAND DOLLARS, BUT MARY WAS BEING REALISTIC SOMETIMES WE JUST WANT A PRETTY DRESS AND CANT EVEN AFFORD THAT, LET ALONE PAY A BILL.SHE WASNT TRYING TO CHANGE THE WORLD JUST BRIGHTEN SOMEONES DAMN DAY AND THAT WAS THE GIRL SHE HAPPENED TO RUN INTO. GO MARY!!!
Mary those shoe is *****ing that outfit up!! wtf was u thinkin toots??
If you are $300.00 short on anything other than a utility bill (or some other monthly bill) then you DON’T NEED THE *****!!!!!! I mean come on…even the chic getting the money knew she really didn’t need it….She prolly took the damn thing back the next day and got ALL the cash back…. I’m sure Mary was trying to be *****le and all but she could have walked into her local DSS office and gave that money to somebody who really needed it…..
This is basically a story about black spending. If she was trying to purchase a dress for $900 that she obviously could not afford, I will be willing to guess their is something in her household that is being neglected…………..kids, rent, gas, electric, etc….
So many people complaining about a kind deed. She could of minded her own business, paid for her clothes and walked out of the store with her fat bank account. Sometimes there are people at the grocery store $1.00 short and not one person will offer to help them, some of you on here included. Too self involved with your own problems to show any care or concern for another human being. It is call comp*****ion, or empathy for your fellow man. Some of you on here who have none. Shame on you all for criticizing a kind gesture.
….and is it just me or is Kelly Rowland just a wee bit over-dressed to be doing anybody any good?????
the point is, that Mary helped someone who WANTS something.
“I know what it’s like to want something and not be able to have it. I insist.”
Im sure she has charities, as all people who make millions do. She saw someone in a bind and she helped them out. If any of you people were in that situation you’d be happy as hell….
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Mary does charitable work, she doesn’t forget where she comes from. But one moment, when she helps a sister out that was probably feeling real salty at the register, it’s a problem?! People are never satisfied, MJB could have feed thousands of kids in Africa by now, but because she gives up $400 to help a woman buy an expensive dress, people all over her?! Go ahead Mary, damned if you do, damned if you don’t…because if someone had seen you there and not helped that girl, you still would’ve had people criticizing you for being cheap! And most importantly, that’s her damn money!!! Who are we to tell that woman what to do?!
I think it was nice of Mary to do that. It’s crazy how people shyt on anything that someone does to help someone else. It’s not like Mary doesn’t do anything to help the needy. She just happened to be in a store where a girl couldn’t afford the full price of the dress and picked up the tab. That is no reason to belitte her. That girl definitely had to know she needed a nice chunk of change if she was shopping in Diane von Furstenberg because her clothes are not cheap! And what Kelly is doing is definitely *****le.
The family looks nice. The kids, especially the boy, almost look like her. Kendu, be nice to my girl.
Mary is involved in a lot of other the deeds and charities also!! Go to her fan web-site. It is just that sh_t like this is the only thing that makes the news!!! Get over it
y’ALL **********A STOP DAMN HATIN AND BRINGIN UP bEYONCE NAME BECAUSE IT HAS NOTHIN TO DO WITH HER
AND Y’ALL NEED TO STOP HATIN ON KELLY ROWLAND SHE MORE FAMOUS THAN Y’ALL WILL EVER BE CAUSE Y’ALL WANT MARY TO LEND YO ***** SOME MONEY KELLY IS SO COOL SO STOP HATING ON HER
kelly rowland is a beautiful, humble, elegant lady…….. Her music is beautiful and underated.
Its a shame people dont appreciate you. but u know God’s Time is the best…………
PLEASE—-EVERYONE CAN ALWAY BE NEGATIVE—IT DOESN’T MATTER IF IT’S A BAG OF RICE OR A $900 DOLLAR DRESS—IT’S HER MONEY—SHE DIDN’T HAVE TO DO IT BUT SHE DID —SHE DIDN’T PUBLISH IT SOMEONE ELSE DID—ITS STILL SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEONE ELSE AND I GIVE HER PROPS FOR IT AND ANYONE ELSE THAT IS BLESSED AND REACHES OUT TO OTHERS—CELEBRITY OR NOT—WE SHOULD FIND GOOD IN PEOPLE AND STOP BEING HATERS AND NEGATIVE..I GUESS IT JUST EASIER TO BE MEAN AND NEGATIVE THEN TO TRY TO FIND THE GOOD IN PEOPLE AND BE UPLIFTING—-SO I SAY TO MARY J —-THANKS FOR HAVING YOUR SHARING SPIRIT—STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF