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  • Meagan Good: ‘Deception’ Actress On Changes for 2015

    Meagan Good, known for her role in NBC’s Deception, is a Christian, and part of living her faith includes some big changes for 2015. One of those changes involves not being taken advantage of, following some unfortunate incidents in her past.

    Good explained during a recent interview with the Christian Post that she received a revelation of sorts a while back, and during that revelation realized she was treating people as though she owed them something.

    “..I thought this ‘makes me a good person’… a person that goes above and beyond for human beings in general -in unconditional, love non-judgmental love & genuineness…,” Good wrote in an Instagram message to fans. “The revelation I got is: people will take advantage of you …and exploit your heart, your intentions and your spirit if you allow it..”

    A photo posted by @msgood on

    Good said she prayed for wisdom, clarity and discernment before coming to the conclusion that there are some people she can only love from a distance, albeit unconditionally.

    “… I have learned that there is a balance .. and in this new season of my life there is a purge..
    What I allowed in 2014 -the people who treated me like it was my ‘responsibility’ to support their life and desires in every way, I will not allow in 2015…,” Good wrote. “I don’t have to be the biggest saint of them all all … All I have to do is be obedient …and hear from the Father & respond accordingly….”

    She shared a vow in front of countless fans, seeming determined to not be taken advantage of again.

    “From here on out, that is my vow … mistakes I’ll make in between–but I better understand the goal & the destination… I will not allow myself to be used up so -that I can be “full” when God calls on me to be used,” Good wrote. “#WeAreNoOnesSavior.”

    Meagan Good doesn’t simply talk about her faith. She lives it.

    “My love for God makes everything possible,” she said during a recent interview. “My life keeps getting fuller, and I love giving back. I’m filled with joy, the kind you can only get from knowing the Lord.”

    The kind of faith Meagan Good has will no doubt allow her to make the changes she wants to see in herself for 2015–and to not allow others to take advantage of her any longer.

  • Gabrielle Union Pens Emotionally Raw Open Letter Fighting Against Nude Photo Leak

    Gabrielle Union is still reeling after nude photos of the Being Mary Jane actress were stolen from the iCloud and leaked through social media in September.

    Union is so upset over the incident that she penned an open letter to Cosmopolitan magazine, in which she compares the experience to being raped.

    Union was very frank in her letter and described her disgust over the theft of her private photos and how it nearly ruined the her wedding and honeymoon with NBA great Dwyane Wade.

    “My honeymoon was plagued by thoughts of when I would get hit. It was always in the back of my mind: Will today be the day my life gets ruined? I thought about my family and everyone the scandal would affect — my mom, who teaches classes about Catholicism to kids, and the three boys I had become a stepmother to when I married Dwyane. My husband, meanwhile, would always have to wonder who had seen intimate photos of me that only he was supposed to see,” wrote Union.

    Union lamented the fact that, even though she and her new husband had deleted some of the photos, they were still recovered from the iCloud.

    “I wondered how a photo that was shot and deleted three years ago could be found. Sure enough, later that night, more pictures started popping up, one after another. All of them had been shot and deleted years ago. Yet there they were, online for the world to see. I felt extreme anxiety, a complete loss of control. I suddenly understood that deleting things means nothing. You think it’s gone? It’s not. What is the point of even including a delete function on a phone if it doesn’t really delete? I had deleted the photos from my phone, but apparently they had remained on some server somewhere, unbeknownst to me, where hackers could find them,” she wrote.

    “I called my reps and attorneys, pleading, ‘Get the photos taken down.’ They said it takes time — the shots were spreading fast, to some 50 sites within the first few hours. Nude pictures of other celebrities were appearing in this second wave too, including Rihanna and a new round of Jennifer Lawrence shots. I thought, this is a targeted attack, a hate crime against women. Photos of my friend Meagan Good showed up as well, and that really hurt — she’s like my little sister. We had become close while filming Deliver Us From Eva. She’s married to a pastor. I wanted to protect her from the inevitable character assassination. She was the target of a crime and did not deserve to be attacked,” wrote Union.

    Union wrote that something like this is a life-changing event, much like her experience of being raped in college.

    “I am adjusting to my new reality. Everything feels tainted. On Instagram, people tell me they’ve seen me naked. Walking into my favorite pizza place, I wonder who has seen the photos and what they are thinking. It’s part of daily life now. Some people have told me, ‘On the bright side, you look amazing in the photos.’ I know they mean well, but this is a criminal act, a gross violation. It reminds me of the time someone asked me if my rapist was ‘cute.’ That kind of misguided thinking lessens the severity of the crime and the horror of the experience.”

    Union offered hope and encouragement to others who feel betrayed and hurt, no matter the circumstances.

    “Here’s the way I choose to look at it: Bad things happen to people every day. It’s what we do with them that counts. If someone betrays your trust, such as a former boyfriend who posts photos of you online, you might feel like you’re alone on an island. You’re not. Talk to people who care for you. Just keep going. Whatever your dreams were before, they still remain. You might feel like nothing will ever be the same. And that’s true — nothing will be the same. Take that and change things,” encouraged Union.

    You can read Union’s entire letter here.

  • Meagan Good Talks Nude Photo Leak

    Meagan Good Talks Nude Photo Leak

    Meagan Good is just one of the many victims of the celebrity nude photo leak and while many of the victims have chosen to stay quiet about the subject, Good recently talked about it.

    “I’m definitely in shock,” Good wrote on an Instagram post. “Saddened for everyone who is experiencing this. But I choose not to give the persons responsible my power.”

    “At the end of the day — we all know these pictures were for my husband,” Good continued. “And at the end of the day evidently we all know how I feel about my titties. That’s all I’ve got folks. Oh yeah and for everyone who’s reposting the leaked nudes? You should be ashamed of yourself… you have a blessed day now.”

    Good didn’t try to deny that the photos were of her, she simply defended her right to have them. She said that taking nude photos isn’t something she does often, and that she isn’t embarrassed by them.

    She said that they captured a special moment between her and her husband and although she may not have planned for the entire world to see them, she isn’t going to let it ruin her life or get her down.

    “It was the day after I got married on my honeymoon,” Good said of the photos. “We were being silly. Have you never heard of someone flashing their husband to by cheeky? I’m not ashamed,” she added. “We are allowed to have fun and be silly too. Oddly enough, we are human beings. I know that’s hard to believe. Any who, people are going to have their opinions, and God knows our hearts.”

    Several other celebrities were also victims of the hack and photo leak. All of them have dealt with the situation differently, but none seem to be as laid back about it as Good.

  • Meagan Good Opens Up About Nude Photo Leak

    Meagan Good is one of many celebrities that recently had their private nude photos leaked, and she is not staying quiet about it.

    Good recently took to her personal Instagram account to call out the people who leaked the photos and those who continue to share them on social media.

    “I’m definitely in shock,” the Don Jon actress wrote. “Saddened for everyone who is experiencing this. But I choose not to give the persons responsible my power.”

    “At the end of the day — we all know these pictures were for my husband,” Good continued. “And at the end of the day evidently we all know how I feel about my titties. That’s all I’ve got folks. Oh yeah and for everyone who’s reposting the leaked nudes? You should be ashamed of yourself… you have a blessed day now.”

    Good has been married to DeVon Franklin, a movie producer and preacher, since 2012 and insisted the pictures that were leaked were simply innocent fun.

    “It was the day after I got married on my honeymoon,” Good said. “We were being silly. Have you never heard of someone flashing their husband to by cheeky? I’m not ashamed,” she added. “We are allowed to have fun and be silly too. Oddly enough, we are human beings. I know that’s hard to believe. Any who, people are going to have their opinions, and God knows our hearts.”

    Good is not the only one who had her privacy violated. Jennifer Lawrence, Kim Kardashian, Kate Upton, and Vanessa Hudgens are among the women who also had their photos leaked.

  • Meagan Good’s Nude Photos Have Been Leaked, Gives Scathing Response To Hackers

    Actor Meagan Good was one of the female celebrities victimized by the second wave of leaked nude photos, but she is not taking the controversy sitting down. The Anchorman 2 star confirmed that the photos of her were authentic but also took the time to respond scathingly to the perpetrators of the hacking.

    An Instagram photo she posted on Sunday, September 21 showed her statement about the hacking of celebrity accounts and posting of stolen photos. She said that she was “shocked” and “saddened” for everyone who had to go through the ordeal. Good also said that she was not going to give the “person responsible” her power, adding that at the end of the day, the pictures were meant for her husband, DeVon Franklin, who is Senior Vice President for Production at Columbia Pictures.

    “Oh, yeah — and for everyone who’s reposting the leaked nudes? You should be ashamed of yourself,” she wrote. Good’s photo has garnered more than 23,000 likes on Instagram.

    Good’s co-star on the film Think Like A Man, Gabrielle Union, was also among the women whose nude photos were circulated in the second wave. Union reportedly confirmed that the photos were of her but clarified that she had sent them to her husband privately.

    “I can’t help but to be reminded that since the dawn of time women and children, specifically women of color, have been victimized, and the power over their own bodies taken from them,” Union said in a joint statement with her husband, basketball player Dwayne Wade. “These atrocities against women and children continue worldwide.”

    Besides Good and Union, female celebrities included in the most recent wave of leaked nude photos were Vanessa Hudgens, Kim Kardashian, Hayden Panettiere, Amber Heard and Rihanna. Weeks before, the first wave of leaked photos included those purported to be of Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, among many others.

  • Meagan Good Doesn’t Bleach Her Skin, So Quit Asking

    Meagan Good does not bleach her skin.

    No way. Not ever. Don’t even ask.

    Meagan Good has had to do what most people shouldn’t ever have to do. She has had to take to the internet to debunk rumors that she has altered herself, by weird chemical means, to appear to be something she isn’t.

    It’s weird that a strong, confident woman like Meagan Good would be accused of something so petty.

    However, that is just the world we live in.

    Good posted this baby photo on Instagram to prove to nay-sayers that she was born with light skin.

    The caption reluctantly explains that she hasn’t changed her skin. Meagan Good was just born with lighter skin.

    She says of the photo, “I can’t believe I’m actually going to address this nonsense lol … Buuuut I have young women who follow me – so I think its important to give clarity because I believe that black and every other color is beautiful .. This is for those who believe that I would actually bleach my face and entire body to try to be lighter skin.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tEEMiGHEG8

    Meagan Good continued, “My skin looks various different ways for various reasons – from lighting to makeup ..style of photography or something as simple as weather and what coast on working on at any given time…This is my complexion-the one I was born with… I tend to get lighter and darker depending upon how much sun I do or don’t get.”

    Of course. Don’t we all? Why do we do this to each other?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwqpSe2y1JM

    She goes on to say that, as she gets older, she is going to make more of an effort to protect her skin when going out in the sun, etc.

    Great advice from Meagan Good, but given under unfortunate circumstances.

    Image via YouTube

  • Meagan Good Just Can’t Get A Break

    Meagan Good Just Can’t Get A Break

    Meagan Good had to address rumors this past week that she was bleaching her skin to achieve a lighter complexion.

    She said, “I can’t believe I’m actually going to address this nonsense lol … Buuuut I have young women who follow me – so I think it’s important to give clarity because I believe that Black and every other color is beautiful,” Good said.

    “This is for those who believe that I would actually bleach my face and entire body to try to be lighter skin smh …. Umm No Ma’am. First off? I LOVE my complexion – no matter what side of the spectrum I’m at at any particular time… My skin looks various different ways for various reasons – from lighting to makeup ..style of photography or something as simple as weather and what coast I’m working on at any given time…”

    That’s true for most people. A lot of people vary a shade or two between winter and summer. I feel bad that she has been accused of trying to be something she’s not.

    Some people.

    Meagan Good continued,

    “This is my complexion-the one I was born with… I tend to get lighter and darker depending upon how much sun I do or don’t get. I looove the sun. I’m a Cali gal, but as I’ve gotten older and especially more recently, since I’ve gotten into my 30s, I tend not to be in the sun as much because it ages your skin terribly.”

    She added, “Simply put – i’m opting to preserve my skin by protecting it and only making exceptions for vacations…”

    Meagan Good is just getting over last month’s scandal over…Scandal. It was rumored that she was replacing Kerry Washington in her lead role, but it was quickly debunked.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHaYVsaPCtM

    The poor girl can’t get a break.

    Image via Instagram

  • Meagan Good on Skin Bleaching Rumors: ‘Umm No Ma’am.’

    Meagan Good took to Instagram in an effort to quickly dispel rumors that she bleaches her skin.

    The Think Like a Man Too star has been accused of bleaching her skin with lightening agents. The rumors seem to have disturbed the 33-year-old actress enough to send her to social media to set the record straight. Another motivating factor was her desire to be a positive role model for her band of young female followers on social media.

    Alongside a baby photo of herself, she wrote:

    “I can’t believe I’m actually going to address this nonsense lol … Buuuut I have young women who follow me – so I think its important to give clarity because I believe that black and every other color is beautiful.. This is for those who believe that I would actually bleach my face and entire body to try to be lighter skin smh …. Umm No Ma’am.

    “First off? I LOVE my complexion- no matter what side of the spectrum I’m at at any particular time… My skin looks various different ways for various reasons – from lighting to makeup..style of photography or something as simple as weather and what coast on working on at any given time… This is my complexion-the one I was born with… I tend to get lighter and darker depending upon how much sun I do or don’t get.”

    Good continued:

    “I looove the sun I’m a Cali gal, but as I’ve gotten older and especially more recently, since I’ve gotten into my 30s, I tend not to be in the sun as much because it ages your skin terribly. Simply put -i’m opting to preserve my skin by protecting it and only making exceptions for vacations… Also for the rest of the people who feel as though my blonde hair is yet another way to look more caucasian? “”GET. YO. LIFE. “”…. I went blonde for the same reason I went purple …and for the same reason I’ll probably go Green at some point..because I felt like it.

    “Once again, I acknowledge I really shouldn’t have taken the time to respond to this foolishness, but I felt moved to say something for every little brown girl that follows my page …I’m proud to be me brown or tan, thick or thin, natural hair or weave or dyed purple or green. Godbless…”

    Image via Meagan Good, Instagram

  • Meagan Good Does Not Bleach Her Skin

    First there were rumors that Meagan Good (Anchorman 2, Think Like a Man) would replace Kerry Washington on the ABC hit drama, Scandal, when Washington refused to accept a pay decrease.

    The initial article, posted on Cream BMP Daily, turned out to be a hoax. But it seems as if Good cannot get away from the rumors.

    Recently there have been questions as to whether the 33-year old actress bleaches her skin. But Good was quick to set the record straight about the rumor.

    “I can’t believe I’m actually going to address this nonsense lol,” she wrote on Instagram, “Buuuut I have young women who follow me – so I think it’s important to give clarity because I believe that black and every other color is beautiful.”

    Good addressed those who would believe that she would actually do such a thing as bleaching her face and body to have lighter skin.

    “I LOVE my complexion – no matter what side of the spectrum I’m at at any particular time…My skin looks various different ways for various reasons – from lighting to makeup…style of photography or something as simple as weather and what coast on working on at any given time…This is my complexion – the one I was born with.”

    But the Saw 5 actress did point out that her skin, like many others, does tend to get lighter and darker depending on how much sun she gets.

    “I looove the sun I’m a Cali gal,” she wrote, “But as I’ve gotten older and especially more recently, since I’ve gotten into my 30s, I tend not to be in the sun as much because it ages your skin terribly.”

    As for her blonde hair, Good says, “GET. YO. LIFE.” She dyed her hair not to look more Caucasian but because she likes it.

    “I went blonde for the same reason I went purple …and for the same reason I’ll probably go Green at some point.”

    Good ended by saying that she shouldn’t have even taken the time to respond to the foolishness but she “felt moved to say something for every little brown girl that follows my page.”

    “I’m proud to be me brown or tan, thick or thin, natural hair or weave or dyed purple or green. Godbless.”

    Image via Instagram

  • Meagan Good Won’t Replace Kerry Washington on Scandal: It Was Just a Hoax

    Relax Scandal fans: Meagan Good won’t be replacing Kerry Washington on the hit ABC political drama after all.

    The website Cream BMP Daily caused a stir recently when it reported that Good (Anchorman 2, Think Like a Man) would replace Washington after the Scandal star refused to accept a pay decrease set forth to offset rising production costs.

    The website, whose About page says it’s “comprised of satire and parody of current news and urban culture,” included a fictitious quote from Scandal showrunner Shonda Rhimes:

    “Let’s be honest $300,000 per episode is not like we were putting her in the poor house.”

    Supposedly Rhimes said of Good: “Where Meagan lacks in acting she makes up in sex-appeal so we believe she’ll bring a larger male demographic to an already female driven show.”

    Scandal fans turned to social media to declare their outrage before learning the article was just a hoax.

    The series, which debuted in April 2012, boasts a strong following. Fans are currently awaiting the September 25 premiere of season four.

    Rhimes recently revealed that she knows when the series will end:

    “I’ve already decided when Scandal is ending. I think there’s only so much Scandal you can tell satisfactorily,” she said. “The Fitz-Liv thing can only be told so long and in such a way. It’s not a 10-season or eight-season show. I’ve already decided how long that is and what that’s going to be.”

    Rhimes, whose impressive resume includes Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice, has said fans will see even more of Washington in season four now that the show’s leading lady has given birth and they aren’t working around her pregnancy.

    “… now that we have the ability to use Kerry the way we need to use her, it means we get to bring everything back to our core in a way that we had in season two and one,” Rhimes said. “… we’re very excited to get back to Olivia-centric storytelling.”

    In more reliable and less satirical news, one cast member won’t be returning for season four.

    In April Columbus Short, who plays Harrison Wright on the show, announced his exit from the show:

    “At this time I must confirm my exit from a show I’ve called home for three years, with what is the most talented ensemble on television today. I would like to first thank Shonda Rhimes for the opportunity to work with such an amazing cast … Thank you … to ABC and Shondaland for allowing me to play such a pivotal role in the Scandal series. I have enjoyed every single minute of it. Everything must come to an end and unfortunately the time has come for Harrison Wright to exit the canvas. I wish nothing but the best for Shonda, Kerry and the rest of the cast …”

    According to Rhimes, Short’s “absence will be explained definitively. What you think happened to his character happened to his character.”

    And while Meagan Good won’t be joining the cast, we know of at least one person who will. Ellen Degeneres posted a tweet earlier today alluding to the fact that her wife Portia de Rossi (Arrested Development, Ally McBeal, Nip/Tuck) will guest star in the upcoming season:

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