Thursday, May 5, 2011

Who is Linnethia Monique Johnson ?

Who is Linnethia Monique Johnson?  The entertainment and reality TV world knows her as , the breakout star and media darling.NeNe Leakes. Leakes is the brassy, no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is woman who is not afraid to speak he mind. Leakes is one of the cast members of The Real Housewives of Atlanta and was one of the cast members on the Celebrity Apprentice in 2011.

Born


NeNe Leakes was born December 13, 1967.in Queens, New York and raised in Athens, Georgia.

Guest panelists 

Leakes has served as one of the guest panelists for the syndicated entertainment newsmagazine "The Insider," produced and distributed by CBS Television Distribution. She also joined Ryan Seacrest and Guiliana Rancic for the E! Network's "Live from the Red Carpet" coverage at the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009. 


Twisted Hearts Foundation

She is the founder of the Twisted Hearts Foundation that addresses domestic violence against women.[8] She had a book published, Never Make the Same Mistakes Twice, in 2009.[9] It was ghostwritten by Denene Millner.She donates her time to various charities and is an advocate against domestic abuse. She has founded The Twisted Hearts Foundation, an advocacy project raising awareness about domestic violence against women.

Suspected of money laundering

Twisted Hearts Foundation was not a charity but a non-profit LLC, a failed organization suspected of money laundering. It was mailed a notice on 17 September, 2010 that it was involuntarily or administratively dissolved or its certificate of authority revoked by the Office of Secretary of state for failure to file its annual registration.[10]

Eviction notice


Leakes has left her rental home seen in the first season of the show in November 2008 after an eviction notice was filed by the landlords, Winwood Properties.[11] It was located in the Stonebrier at Sugarloaf gated community on Sugarloaf Parkway, which is approximately 40 minutes northeast of downtown Atlanta.[12] The notice, filed September 24 with the magistrate court of Gwinnett County, Georgia, said Leakes' husband owed them $6,240 in past due rent, and she has gone into involuntary bankruptcy.

Family

NeNe and  Gregg Leakes have two children, a 12 year old son named Brentt and a 21 year old son, Brice, from a previous relationship.[7] Gregg’s children include Damian and his twin brother Daryl 34-year-old , Katrina, 27; Dexter, 25; and Denton, 21. NeNe spoke about divorce on the show but claims the couple is separated now.

Disowned siblings

Damian Leakes, in a interview with RadarOnline, claimed Nene disowned him and his other siblings. Damian said that he thinks of NeNe as selfish and a center-of-attention freak. She wants all of the attention and this is before a camera ever got on her.”



Accolades 


Her accolades include:
  • Voted as one of Entertainment Weekly's Entertainers of the Year
  • Voted by People Magazine as Diva of the Season
  • Voted by Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch blog as one of fall's TV: 15 Stars to Watch (2008)
  • Winner of Bravo A-List Award for Reality's Guiltiest Pleasure (2009)
  • Winner of Bravo's A-list Award for Fan Favorite




























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