And they're off! Just one episode into season four of
Real Housewives of Atlanta, and NeNe Leakes is
already picking a fight with co-star Sheree Whitfield. Although the origins of the blow-up are less than
clear, Sheree accused NeNe of trying to take money out of her pocket and NeNe's response was, "I'm
rich, bitch."
"Sheree don't know what the hell she's talking about because I'm not that girl. I think she knows that,"
NeNe
told TVGuide.com in response to Sheree's accusation that NeNe is letting fame go to her head.
"I
prefer money over fame. I'm very private. She wouldn't know if fame had gone to my head or to my ass.
I'm never around her. I only see her when we shoot. I know she's gotta say what she's gotta say because
nobody's talking about her. They generally talk about me. You make sure that everyone knows that
Sheree is boring. Nobody talks about her. Bo-ring."
NeNe is notorious for her feuds with fellow co-stars. And though she's apologized for the infamous "bus
fight" last season with Kim Zolciak that nearly became violent, the two are still not on speaking
terms. Rumors are swirling around the Internet, saying the two refused to film together all season. But
NeNe says she's learned from her confrontations with Kim.
"I've learned that when someone says or does something you don't like you're supposed to address it
right then and there. You don't just let it go," she said in the interview.
She does maintain the only other housewife she has a close relationship on the show is Cynthia Bailey
and her husband Peter. With all of NeNe's disdain for her fellow cast members, things should play out
interestingly (to say the least), especially with the ladies' trip to Africa.
Gina Pusateri
Contributing Writer
(Image courtesy of Bravo)