The ladies of “The Talk”
welcomed Eve as their new co-host this week, and the rapper already proved that
she is not afraid to be brutally honest!
When discussing Nicki Minaj’s
controversial Paper magazine cover — where Nicki is pictured having a ménage à
trois with different versions of herself — Eve made it clear she thought
the “Anaconda” rapper went too far.
“I worked
with Nicki, I got to know her on ‘Barbershop’… she’s a nice person, she’s an
amazing rapper, and as a lyricist I respect her… but as a woman, from my point
of view, personally, I would not be able to do that,” the 39-year-old
co-host said.
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Despite being a fan of Nicki’s
work, Eve shared her thoughts on how the photos could send the wrong message to
impressionable young girls.
“I think in
this climate, it’s not good. I think every artist has a right to express
themselves however they want to express themselves and I respect that as well.
For me personally, as I started coming up in the business, I started realizing
that young girls were looking up to me and younger people were looking up to
me, and that, not that you want to be a role model, but it becomes what you
become, it is what you are.”
“The
Talk” co-host doesn’t want any beef with her former co-star, however.
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“For the
Nicki fans, I love her, respect her. Go women in hip-hop,” she disclaimed.
It’s not my thing. I just don’t think it’s right. Personally. Period. That’s
it.”
Nicki set social
media abuzz when she first shared the very NSFW (warning: explicit images)
cover via her Instagram.
“Wanna
Minaj?” she captioned the racy photo.
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Kim Kardashian
stirred up a similar controversy when she appeared nude on the cover of Paper’s
2014 “#BreakTheInternet” issue. The reality star
bombshell showed she’s on Team Nicki when the 37-year-old reality star
liked Nicki’s photo and commented with a fire emoji.
Eve may not be a
fan of the spread, but at least Nicki has Kim in her corner!
— Kevin Zelman
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