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Fantasia’s soaking up all the free publicity she can get right now after the little O.D. situation. She took a moment to sit down with VIBE to tell them that she feels the only reason she is getting so much negative press is because of the color of her skin… It had nothing to do with her trying to kill herself!!!

Prior to her suicide attempt Fantasia Barrino naturally faced a barrage of negative press surrounding her affair with Antwaun Cook and the lawsuit his wife Paula filed against the former American Idol.

But does she think her African and more ethnic features had anything to do with the excessive and sometimes mean-spirited tone of the coverage she received about her personal life? Say, versus the media’s nearly mute opinions of the controversial love lives and choices of other female entertainers like Britney Spears, LeAnn Rimes or Alicia Keys?

“Yes, I do. I really feel like it does. I was on Nancy Grace, CNN, every gospel station and in every magazine and every newspaper,” she told VIBE about the scandal before her O.D. “It was on. You would have thought I was the President or something.”

Fantasia says she even believes she’s been blackballed out of red carpet coverage spreads in many popular magazines because of her looks. “They never put me in those magazines [featuring] the red carpet. Everybody there has long hair and everybody is bright-skinned, and I was like, ‘But wait a minute. They never gave me that.’ That bothered me,’” says the singer whose new album, Back To Me is in stores now. “And then I tried hard to find people to dress me and they still would not put me there [in those magazines].”

So, is Fantasia trying to say that Alicia Keys wasn’t talked about as bad??? Alicia Keys and Gabrielle Union got it all… right next to their names lies the word “Homewrecker” but we guess the difference between them and Fantasia is that they didn’t tattoo their “DIRT” on their and then try to cover it up and they didn’t try to off themselves…

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Oprah may have given Fantasia a great opportunity with “The Color Purple” but their relationship seems to be coming secondary to the potentially huge ratings she’ll see if she’s able to persuade Paula Cook, the estranged wife of ‘Tasia’s now ex-boyfriend Antwaun Cook, to come on the show. Continue »

Fantasia is on the road to recovering from her recent suicide attempt and is already talking to the media about what drove her to swallow the bottle of pills. And yes, she spills the beans on her relationship with Antwaun Cook too! Continue »

Fantasia’s married soon-to-be divorced boo Antwaun Cook is doing what he probably should have done, weeks ago — before she swallowed all them pills. He’s speaking up to defend his sidepiece friend. Continue »

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All Paula Cook wanted was to have a happy life with husband Antwaun and their children – but her husband’s alleged affair with Fantasia Barrino ruined all that, Continue »

Fantasia’s attempt to commit suicide may have been a publicity stunt but her PR team is using the best of it to pump out new music before her album drops. Fantasia’s new jawn “Thrill is Gone” ft. Cee-lo is all about the heartache and pain. The recent pics of Tasia and married on the way to divorce Antwaun Cook… it looks like the “Thrill Is Gone”!!! Continue »

When I heard that the singer Fantasia attempted suicide this week, I was saddened and alarmed. Suicide is the last thing I’d expect from a woman who seemed to empower others with her seemingly endless supply of positive energy. Fantasia is a star in more ways than one. Continue »

Fantasia met with her married lover Antwaun Cook less than 24 hours after being released from the Charlotte, NC hospital that treated her for an overdose earlier this week. Continue »

Just days after Fantasia tried taking her own life by ingesting aspirin and sleeping pills the singer is back home with her 9-year-old daughter. Continue »

Poor Thang! Fantasia had to be hospitalized last night after what is being called a “medication overdose.” WOW! Continue »

Fantasia has finally released her new video “Bittersweet” featuring Washington Redskin’s Devin Thomas. Fantasia and Devin damn near did the do in this video. After her crazy reality show, this is a nice way for Fantasia to come back.

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Fantasia shot the video for her new jawn “Bittersweet”. It appears that Fantasia was enjoying herself some Washington Redskins Devin Thomas, who plays her love interest. Wonder if Fantasia let him…

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Fantasia is slowly creeping her way back the music scene. Most of the time when a celebrity has a reality show, it helps their career but that doesn’t seem to be working for Tasia. She just released this new jawn “Overload” and there really isn’t anything special about it.

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Fantasia doesn’t have a name for her newest album yet, but she’s slowly preparing to release it this summer. BOSSIP just got a sneak peek of what her promo pictures — shot by Derek Blanks — will look like (see above) and we announced her first single “Bittersweet” earlier this week. Pop the hood for her release date and don’t forget to leave your suggestion for the album name! Continue »