Bentley with Kirk McKnight. I thought the attorney guy was your man, I had no idea you were dating Kirk.”
“We’re just friends,” I said, turning around looking for him but he was already surrounded by a group of fans wanting autographs.
“This is every publicist dream. The media would eat this up. Do you know how much publicity you would get dating Kirk McKnight. This is perfect!”
“Listen, he is just my friend. Michael is my man. Got it?”
“Tish, over here,” Kennedy waved at some woman totally ignoring what I said. “Tish this is Blair, the actress I was telling you about.”
“Yeah, I just saw you get out the car with Kirk McKnight. Are you two dating?”
“N…”
“Yes, they are,” Kennedy answered cutting me off. I could not believe she told a bold face lie in front of me after I had just told her we were only friends.
“Wow, this is great. Maybe we can find a way to get Kirk to do a cameo in the video. No, Skee would never go for it; he wants to be the only star. But that’s okay we’ll get them to take some pictures together. Kennedy, booking her was genius,” the woman commented after it seemed for a second she was having a conversation with herself.
“I told you to trust me.”
“Hold on one sec, Blair. Let me go speak to someone quickly and then I’ll get you to hair and makeup.”
“She’ll be right here waiting for you, Tish. Take your time.”
“Why did you lie to her about Kirk.”
“Umm…is that all you have to say to me? What happened to thank you so fuckin’ much Kennedy for getting me a dream gig?”
“You’re right…thank you but…”
“No buts….K! You said you wanted to be a star. You’ve been frolicking around New York for how long and accomplished what? You think I got you the leading lady spot in a Skee Patron video by telling Tish the only stage you’ve been on is some hole in the wall in Brooklyn? No. I lied and I will continue to lie if it means getting my client the best gigs possible. If you don’t believe in lying then you’re in the wrong business. Magic doesn’t happen by telling the truth.”
“I get it.”
“I hope so because when I took this project on my only intention was to make you a star. I’m trying to take you to the big leagues one gig at a time and it starts right here,” Kennedy stated crisply, as she pointed her finger down towards the sidewalk cement. “I know you’re a kept woman, but unless you plan on making that a full time career, no more waking up in the middle of the afternoon until your name can open up a movie. When I call, you should be up and ready, not sleeping your day away. We’re in a business where opportunities only knock once. So I advise you to get your priorities straight because I’m in it to win.”
“So am I.”
“Then you better start acting like it,” Kennedy said, bluntly before turning in her boots and walking away,
As I stood alone on the street I watched Kirk who was laughing signing autographs as fans continued to come up to him. Then I thought about Michael whose confidence was unshakable because he was the most sought after entertainment lawyer from the east to the west coast. Then there was me, always the underachiever. I didn’t want to wake up twenty years from now and realize I wasted my life chasing behind men that had it all and I had absolutely nothing. So whatever Kennedy needed me to do, I would make it happen because there was no denying I wanted to be a Baller Bitch.
Baller Bitches
Part 2
Coming May 2012
Boss Bitch
Aaliyah
They say killers are born. I believe killers are made. In life when the people you love and trust turn on you they murder your goodness. They destroy whatever innocence God gave you when you were birthed into this world. I know because I was becoming that person. After sitting in jail for over eight months, with each passing day my soul was leaving my body and I was becoming an empty vessel.
“Aaliyah, I need you to
“We’re just friends,” I said, turning around looking for him but he was already surrounded by a group of fans wanting autographs.
“This is every publicist dream. The media would eat this up. Do you know how much publicity you would get dating Kirk McKnight. This is perfect!”
“Listen, he is just my friend. Michael is my man. Got it?”
“Tish, over here,” Kennedy waved at some woman totally ignoring what I said. “Tish this is Blair, the actress I was telling you about.”
“Yeah, I just saw you get out the car with Kirk McKnight. Are you two dating?”
“N…”
“Yes, they are,” Kennedy answered cutting me off. I could not believe she told a bold face lie in front of me after I had just told her we were only friends.
“Wow, this is great. Maybe we can find a way to get Kirk to do a cameo in the video. No, Skee would never go for it; he wants to be the only star. But that’s okay we’ll get them to take some pictures together. Kennedy, booking her was genius,” the woman commented after it seemed for a second she was having a conversation with herself.
“I told you to trust me.”
“Hold on one sec, Blair. Let me go speak to someone quickly and then I’ll get you to hair and makeup.”
“She’ll be right here waiting for you, Tish. Take your time.”
“Why did you lie to her about Kirk.”
“Umm…is that all you have to say to me? What happened to thank you so fuckin’ much Kennedy for getting me a dream gig?”
“You’re right…thank you but…”
“No buts….K! You said you wanted to be a star. You’ve been frolicking around New York for how long and accomplished what? You think I got you the leading lady spot in a Skee Patron video by telling Tish the only stage you’ve been on is some hole in the wall in Brooklyn? No. I lied and I will continue to lie if it means getting my client the best gigs possible. If you don’t believe in lying then you’re in the wrong business. Magic doesn’t happen by telling the truth.”
“I get it.”
“I hope so because when I took this project on my only intention was to make you a star. I’m trying to take you to the big leagues one gig at a time and it starts right here,” Kennedy stated crisply, as she pointed her finger down towards the sidewalk cement. “I know you’re a kept woman, but unless you plan on making that a full time career, no more waking up in the middle of the afternoon until your name can open up a movie. When I call, you should be up and ready, not sleeping your day away. We’re in a business where opportunities only knock once. So I advise you to get your priorities straight because I’m in it to win.”
“So am I.”
“Then you better start acting like it,” Kennedy said, bluntly before turning in her boots and walking away,
As I stood alone on the street I watched Kirk who was laughing signing autographs as fans continued to come up to him. Then I thought about Michael whose confidence was unshakable because he was the most sought after entertainment lawyer from the east to the west coast. Then there was me, always the underachiever. I didn’t want to wake up twenty years from now and realize I wasted my life chasing behind men that had it all and I had absolutely nothing. So whatever Kennedy needed me to do, I would make it happen because there was no denying I wanted to be a Baller Bitch.
Baller Bitches
Part 2
Coming May 2012
Boss Bitch
Aaliyah
They say killers are born. I believe killers are made. In life when the people you love and trust turn on you they murder your goodness. They destroy whatever innocence God gave you when you were birthed into this world. I know because I was becoming that person. After sitting in jail for over eight months, with each passing day my soul was leaving my body and I was becoming an empty vessel.
“Aaliyah, I need you to
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