NeNe Leakes

We have bad news for fans of The Real Housewives of Atlanta: the show is totally fake and scripted.

Oh, also: NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak, who went at it on this week's episode, are still angry at each other.

"I haven't spoken to Kim in six months now," Leakes told Zap2It. "I will never speak to her again and I will never have anything to do with her again ever, because I have come to a place in my life in my life where I am comfortable. I don't need drama. I don't need people in my life who don't lift my spirits."

NeNe admits that Kim can be a "great person to go out with," but continues to take exception to how Zolciak acts toward her assistant, Sweetie.

"Kim treats her like a slave. Anybody who'll let anybody talk to them, black, white, whatever color, talk to her like, 'Get your Black a** up,' or 'Get my cigarettes, "B***h,' you have to be a slave. Because there is nothing else in the world you can be to allow that. There's not enough money in the world to allow someone to speak to you that way."

The Bravo writers NeNe has spoken.

NeNe Leakes wants fans to pray for her as she struggles through her marriage to Gregg.

She also wants them to keep giving her attention and sympathy as she milks the couple's relationship for every last drop of publicity.

Following an episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta that saw NeNe meet with a divorce lawyer because she was angry at Gregg for going off on her in a radio interview, Leakes now tells Essence she and her husband are "still together."

"We are in the same house and we are still legally married. But that's not to say we won't be unmarried," she said. "One day is good, the next day is bad."

As viewers of this week's Real Housewives of Atlanta are aware, NeNe Leakes is facing serious marital difficulties with husband Gregg. That's what happens when your man is a backstabber, as detailed in this THG review.

Now, in a blog post titled "The Breaking Point," Leakes updates fans on the status of her relationship with Gregg. Spoiler alert: things aren't going well...

Gregg and I have held it together for years, but my breaking point has come. I’m one hell of a woman, and I am nobody’s fool. When the person you love and trust betrays you, it has got to be one of the worst feelings. Having that moment with Gregg was so much bigger than you saw. I was really hurting!

NeNe Leakes is a new woman. Literally.

The Real Housewife of Atlanta admitted this week that she sat through extensive plastic surgery operations in April, receiving a nose job, a breast implant reduction, a breast lift and lipo around her waist.

"I still wanted to look like NeNe, the black woman that I am, but a better version," Leakes said of the procedures, which still leaves her seven short of the number Heidi Montag has undergone.

Compare the old NeNe with the new NeNe below and chime in: Which do you prefer?

The Real Housewives of Atlanta returned last night with new cast members and one of the funniest, most ridiculous song performances you'll ever see.

As part of her initiation, we've forced a THG intern to cover the show in depth, as she goes over every nauseating detail of the episode below...

The producers should just have titled last night's installment ALL ABOUT KIM!  We saw Kim packing her many, many Louis Vuitton valises full of her many, many stripper heels and a few dozen of her ratty wigs.  We saw her driving in her rented bright yellow Lamborghini through the Palm Springs desert, with her assistant Sweetie, swerving through traffic like a deranged Barbie. 

Did you know the desert windmills produce all the snow on the mountaintops in California?  Me neither.  But apparently Sweetie thinks so. We see Kim prepping for her big gay stage debut at the White Party, choosing tutus and dust-rag dresses that wouldn't fit a 10-year-old much, less a 44 DDDD Amazon.

We see Kim fawning over the multitude of beautiful, buff go-go boys like a deranged madame choosing her wares for the season, as opposed to paying attention to her act.  Kandi then accuses Kim of not taking being a singer seriously.  Duh. Kim wants to come back as a gay man.  Sign her up!

The Real Housewives of Atlanta returns to Bravo tonight with two new cast members and one old nose job.

NeNe Leakes previewed both in a recent interview with TV Guide, going into detail about Phaedra Parks and Cynthia Bailey, among other topics:

On Parks: I knew Phaedra before...  We went to the same high school. I'm a little bit older. When we were in school - and I can say this because she told me this herself - she would say to me, "I've always looked up to you. I've always admired you." I was very popular in high school. Once she was on this show, though? She never really talked to me or spoke to me. It was strange. She had nothing at all to say to me. I felt like there was some type of jealousy there.

NeNe Leakes just wants to be a black woman, alright?!?

On her nose job: A lot of what you may have heard is just [rumor]. I speak very openly about it on our show, both what I have done and what I have not done. I tell it like it is. I don't have anything to hide. And for the record, I am not against plastic surgery. I believe that any woman that wants to do anything or fix anything that bothers her - if she's doing it for herself - I'm all for it.

NeNe Leakes is all about keeping it real.

She owns up to her stripping past. She lets the world in on her diet and training regimen.

But there's apparently one area of her life where NeNe is no more real than Kate Gosselin's love for her children: the reality star's nose.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta star stepped out this week at the Dancing Stars of Atlanta Benefit for Alzheimers, and it was evident to all in attendance that something was different than before. Compare, contrast and judge for yourself:

For once, drama involving someone on The Real Housewives of Atlanta is NOT being scripted.

Bryson Bryant, the oldest son of NeNe Leakes, was arrested on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge on March 7.

Bryant is well known to any long-time Bravo viewer. During the first season of the show, Leakes looked at colleges with him.

“Like any parent, I am disappointed with the actions and arrest of my son, Bryson,” NeNe said in the statement. “Certainly, my husband and I will deal with this family issue in a private manner. My son is not the first young adult to experiment with marijuana, and he certainly won’t be the last.

"Still, as parents, this is a chance for us to have an open dialogue with him about the dangers of any substance abuse. I realize as a parent that my job is never done. And as I’ve tweeted, tough love was in order. Still, I ask that you respect our privacy during this trying time.”

We'll be glad to, but will NeNe do the same? The Real Housewives of Atlanta was picked up for a third season today, after all.

Following rumors that she and frenemy Kim Zolciak might be fired from The Real Housewives of Atlanta, NeNe Leakes is finally addressing the chatter.

She told Sister2Sister Magazine that she hasn't heard anything negative about her status on the Bravo series and:

"This is all I can tell you. Every housewife has been invited back."

Reports have indicated that Leakes and Zolciak were demanding larger paychecks, along with many other "diva-esque requests." This is truly shocking for any regular viewer of the show... NOT!

Added NeNe:

"They try to lock you in for a number of years. We all signed up for a third season when we signed on from day one. If anybody has been fired, nobody knows anything about it. We know nothing about it. I don't know where the rumor came from."

Leakes also denied that Tameka Raymond, Usher's ex-wife, would be cast on the show.

Are you glad NeNe will be sticking around?

They've helped make The Real Housewives of Atlanta a hit for Bravo, but reports say Kim Zolciak and NeNe Leakes may not be invited back for a new season.

Producers are looking to replace the busty, loud-mouthed and constantly feuding stars, as "things with NeNe and Kim have been intense" on and off the set.

The frenemies are reportedly demanding bigger paychecks from Bravo for the upcoming season and producers are "fed up with their diva-esque requests."

A source says that Bravo realizes the risks of cutting Kim and NeNe loose, but "feels it is about the franchise as a whole and won’t let one person stop it.”

They're serious enough that they’re "taking meetings with notable, wealthy Atlanta women" about joining the show in Kim Zolciak and NeNe Leakes' place.

While Bravo had no comment on the reported cast shakeup, another source close to the matter said only that "no decisions on Season 3 have been made."