Back when Lady Colin Campbell was working on and then promoting her book about the Duchess of Sussex, I tried to give her as little air as possible. Campbell was on British television constantly, and her nasty quotes filled Daily Mail, Daily Express and Daily Mirror articles for months. She was just one of many royal commentators who got paid to spew bile about Meghan. In recent months, Campbell broke the story about Archie’s birth certificate, only Campbell got it wrong by assuming that Meghan chose to change Archie’s birth certificate. As it turned out, the racist royal mystery was even worse than anyone could have imagined, and the Palace had Meghan’s name removed from her child’s birth certificate.
Then, this week, Campbell was once again back on her bullsh-t, claiming that Princess Anne was the one who sort of said something to Harry about his children’s skin color. This scored Campbell widespread coverage in the American, Australian and British media. She was invited to appear on an Aussie chat show and Campbell was just as disgusting as you would expect. Some assorted quotes:
On Princess Anne being the one to say something about the baby’s skin color: In a morning show interview on Friday, she claimed Princess Anne ‘wasn’t alluding to the colour of this child’ but rather Meghan’s ‘unsuitable’ character’ and alleged ‘constant use of the race card’.
It’s all in Meghan’s head: ‘Meghan weaponises colour with everything,’ Lady Campbell told the Today programme. ‘You see, as long as she plays the colour card, she gets a free pass to behave as badly and as freely as she would like. She has no boundaries and as long as she plays the colour card, it is open season.’ Lady Campbell said that Meghan’s colour ‘was the one thing that she had going in her favour. Had Meghan been white, there is no way that marriage would have proceeded, because Meghan’s past was rather too chequered, and Meghan’s personality was very abrasive. The one thing that Meghan had going in her favour was that she was mixed race.’
Whether Meghan was attacked in the press: ‘Meghan was attacked the way everybody else is attacked who is in the public eye in Britain. Meghan had a very easy ride of it, but Meghan is a born complainer, and a drama queen.’
Whether Princess Anne had spoken to Harry & Meghan: ‘My understanding is that nobody in the Royal Family is very pleased with the fact that any time they say anything to Harry, it ends up on American television via one of Oprah’s friends. So, you know, put your self in the shoes of the Royal Family. Any family does not want its dirty linen washed in public. Nor do they want to be unfairly accused of prejudices that they do not have because an ambitious girl has married into the family.’
“Plays the colour card.” My God. I’m horrified but I also feel like… here you go, this is absolutely a perfect example of the kind of sh-t that Harry and Meghan dealt with for years. Campbell’s whole thing is that she says these ridiculous and offensive things to get attention, but is what she saying truly that different than what Piers Morgan has said? Or Camilla Tominey? Or Rebecca English? They’ve spent years harassing and abusing Meghan and then claiming the abuse was all in her head, that SHE is the one weaponizing her race, that perhaps she’s the real racist, because she’s pointing out how racist they are.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Ah, I see “Lady” C C U Next Tuesday is not going away quietly.
The gaslighting is strong with this one. I hope KP is paying her well for this nonsense.
Says the person who weaponises her ‘title’ and tenuous connections to those who are connected to the RF. This reality TV loving, shameless, grifting gossip monger is no lady!
Why TF does anyone call her by her ex’s title? She’s Georgia Ziadie.
I feel bad for Colin Campbell. It must suck to have an exwife (from a very short marriage 45 YEARS AGO) whose only claim to fame is HIS name, all these decades later.
She is shamelessly trying to plug her books to those who don’t like Meghan.
Omg, I just made the mistake of looking this ugly racist binch on Twitter, and the first comments on her last post are all about how “Meg had the hots for William and most definitely made a pass for him”. And that Meghan has a disorder where everything is about sex and her wanting to be sexualized by every man she meets, including Wills, and how this must’ve been so upsetting for Kate and Charlotte. Like, I shit you not, THESE are the types of “humans” who hang out around this monster’s water cooler. I am genuinely grossed out and shocked.
@KCO: It’s gross, isn’t it? But not really shocking or new. The stereotype is meant to kill two birds with one stone. It’s all just an easy way for the abusers and their enablers to discredit her, and if someone calls them on it, it’s also a way to make themselves look innocent by insisting that they’re just rising above Political Correctness to share warning signs. This person would probably swear that she’s not a relic, she’s a realist!
White rich “socalledlady” who explains to WOC when is appropriate to call something racism.
Race-plaining? Does such a word exist?
AHH it’s the CLASSIC BRITISH WAY of doing racism! It’s been a while since I’ve seen it! I’ve just been dealing with the overt American kind but here we are! It’s the, “oh no, no, this isn’t about race. Not at all. You’re just *unsuitable.* Didn’t you know? Yes, that’s how it is.”
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
She never will. She delights in rolling about in the muck.
She spent years trashing Diana. I’m sure she’s thrilled to finally have another Windsor bride to smear.
Are we a hundred percent sure that when she says “Anne” she doesn’t mean “me.”
And how about that? The garbage that Colin Campbell binned four decades ago can actually speak! Now, where’s the button to make her disappear?
The RF really needs to stop deputizing the deplorables to speak against Meghan. It just makes everyone except the most deluded q-anoners (oops I meant royalists) queasy. They are sinking their brand lower by the day.
I agree. Their surrogates are doing them no favors. Especially this one.
I’m actually confused as to why the BRF thought it was good to send her out. To make it seem like they’re not as racist is this woman!?
The optics are so odd. Having all these old white folk go out and just doesn’t make sense if you’re trying to say “my family is very much not racist”. I wonder who sent her out? BP, CH, or KP?
If she’s the best they can do they are effed.
@gruey im afraid that its working.
Just because the negativity is being spread widely doesn’t mean it’s working. On the contrary, it shows how desperate KP is and how powerful Meghan is if they have to unleash everything they have on her.
As far as I’m concerned, brands are queuing up to do deals with the Sussexes whereas the first in line could not even find a decent channel to plug his struggle documentary with Attenborough on.
Viewing figures also suggest that despite the rigged polls, people will watch whatever the Sussexes do. My point is I look at the long game. The likes of this social climber may bash Meghan till the cows come home but it only enhances the Sussexes brand.
@cecilia I’m not so sure. Ever few days I still come across Twitter threads talking about what trash the RF is with 100k or so likes that I’d never seen before. Kelly Ann Conway gave Trump another layer of slime and I feel like this does the same for the RF, despite their alternative facts. A lot of people are fucking disgusted by this and a lot of random people who never paid any attention to the RF are ready to ride for Meghan, or at least, to the extent that they are now paying attention, are grossed out by this stuff.
Every blue check that tweets hates the RF. It feels like every month or so there is a cascade of pent up horror at the RF that explodes on social media.
It’s working with the people who think just like her. Anyone who’s hated Meghan and thought she was “uppity” and “playing a victim” will keep buying this BS.
I wouldn’t say it’s working at all. I can’t think of a clearer way to say “Our time has passed and we are on our way out” than 100 year old white women with poorly applied blush speaking out on your behalf.
Fear not. What you guys are worried is working is actually preaching to the converted. The problem is they need to convert, not just grumble amongst septuagenarians.
When they can find 5 gen zers who aren’t the granddaughter of some duke and don’t look like Cinderella’s wicked stepsisters, then I might actually believe someone in KP’s pr department is using an actual brain. Until then, this shit really feels like the same person of garbage circling the drain.
@YUP,ME hmmm….I’m from where LCC is and I always considered her a POC. Who cares,but now….for me it makes her actions and words seem that much worse.
I actually hate that this got attention.
Where have these comment been on US TV? I’m sure LCC would have been dragged for comments like weaponising race unless this was on Fox. Remember the reporter who said Meghan was trailer trash-she was dragged by her edges. Not sure this rant was even on British TV. Australian tv doesn’t surprise me though & even the host was asking about LCC’s dislike of Meghan.
I’m not even sure this is from the firm. I can see this as LCC clout chasing of the Oprah interview to get more sales of her flop book. Considering the firm is trying to project they arent racist& discredit the interview I don’t think these comments are helpful to their image apart from as a signal to their white supremacist supporters. Suggesting Anne made the comments gives H&M’s take legitimacy.
As for LCC can you imagine this energy for Meghan (who she likened to Hitler before) having been on tv to defend Andrew over the Guiffre allegations? She’s a garbage person
Someone ought to remind NBC and CNN that this hideous person was defending a sex abuser and trashing his victim. Didn’t she call Virginia a prostitute?
Thirsty, no one is speaking to you. Bye!
Is that top picture from Madame Tussaud’s? /s
That would explain why her hair is literally the exact same color as her skin. They apparently haven’t put the wig on this figure yet!
She seriously looks like she’s wearing a bald cap. Is she so desperate for royal approval that she’s cosplaying as William?
What a racist b! KP can’t talk about Meghan so they’ve sent her out to speak for them.
Wow! She truly is a delusional, racist C. U. N. T. She never met Meghan a day in her life, but these asswipe TV shows bring her on and gives her free reigns to spout all her racist bull!!
Oh but she met Meghan’s nephew who hasn’t seen Meghan in 15 years! Isn’t that practically the same as meeting Meghan? And I’m pretty sure she spoke with Megan’s mail carrier in Canada or the guy who fixed the brakes on Meghan’s car that one time too!
I think someone said it best yesterday, if she is saying Anne…you can rule out Anne.
Although I guess the real problem for the royals is that you can really picture any senior family member saying this, except maybe Edward. That’s why the discrediting of the wedding story is so important. I suspect many senior royal reporters know already who said what about Archie and this is why you keep seeing stories crop up about stuff being debunked. When it’s finally revealed, and if it’s someone major like Charles or William, then they can cast doubt.
When white skin is the only card you have to play, as opposed to talent, skill or education, then I suppose you can project your shallowness and failings onto someone else and their skin.
I wish Anne would smack her down, but she won’t. As for Meghan, she’s moved beyond those people. She had her say and garbage people like Lady C & Piss Morgan don’t matter. They are white noise.
I think you missed the part where kaiser wrote that this made rounds on british, American and Australian tv. It seems like KP is doubling down on the character assassination. This is serious.
I didn’t miss anything. She is a vocal minority. I haven’t seen this on American TV and even if it were on American TV, so what? Lady C has no credibility in America. As far as I’ve seen, she has very little credibility anywhere. Meghan is fine. She’s protected here in the States by her husband and friends. People see what she went through and aren’t staying silent any longer.
I didn’t spot it on Aus TV aside from a 30 second mention on the 9 news, which didn’t even mention her.
She would have been on the Today show, which has been the mouthpiece for the RR for years. I think their ratings are pretty low, if that’s any consolation.
I’m hoping Anne gives her a total bollocking in private – we know Anne will cut a bitch in a nanosecond if she detects a whiff of BS.
@Jaded. I truly doubt LCC ever has access to Pr Anne in private. LCC is all talk and doubt she is really accepted by aristocracy. She trades on her ex husband’s title.
She is a vile, vile person. If the RF were PR smart they wouldn’t allow this person to be speaking on their defence with that sort of language. It just tells me that behind closed doors they use the same words or worse to talk about black and/or brown people.
I’m surprised the royals let this happen. Lady C in her biography of the QueenMother, said QM was illegitimate and the product of the cook and Strathmore’s liaison.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, don’t cha know, lol. Plus the royals are big time users of people as far as I can see. Its useful to them to tear down Meghan right now, even though Harry called them racist too. So Lady Colonoscopy comes in handy as a weapon. Besides, they fraternize with sex traffickers and despots so Colonoscopy is probably a saint in their eyes.
There is a lot of money to be made by being a vile person, as this old hag knows.
Well I can see why the Australian give her air, they have tons of racist who have been ganging up on Megs for years on their shows. I feel like American television unless it’s Fox News because nothing decent can come from fox however the rest should really investigate who they have on to talk and give their opinion. Also if white peoples don’t stop telling blacks and people of color when they are being racially abused, I might have to start slapping them.
CNN put Max Foster on the air. He did a segment with all the usual gotcha’s proving Meghan lied. I saw a CNN headline yesterday or the day before discrediting Meghan’s claim they got married before the official wedding. I don’t know the content, but the headline could have been lifted straight from a tabloid. Not sure what is up with them.
I wish Don lemon would cover this woman and her attacks on Meghan. Sick of these people getting time and an audience to continue to abuse Megs, especially in her own country. It’s bad enough it came from salty isle but in her land of birth , no this is so wrong.
You slap ’em with your right hand, and I, a yt, will slap ’em with my left. I’m angry at anyone that thinks dehumanizing a human is goals. I stand and fight for my world view: All are created equal. Any other way, is way, way beyond fuc*ed up. It’s sick and sickening.
For the first time though, I feel a teeny, tiny bit of hope. Hope that real world people can see and will stand up and be counted on the side of truth, honour and dignity.
It is but a miniscule pinprick of light; I hope it can be wider, brighter and louder and the walls can come tumbling down.
Funny, I’m in Australia and haven’t heard a thing except for a brief 30 second mention on the nightly news.
She was probably on the Today show on 9, which has been in some weird loop with the RR and the conservative goverment here (chairman is the former treasurer under the coaltion, and if you don’t think that influences their policy, you’re dreaming).
The way Harry is looking at Meghan in that first photo says it all – pure, committed, head over heels over head in love. This man’s been bit hard! His face is filled with admiration and adoration for this beautiful, accomplished and caring American woman he has declared his love for and his intention to marry. That look alone should have told us he would go to any lengths to protect and care for the family they would create together.
May God continue to bless them both in their union and let the racists’ rabble continue to roar into the wind.
So if Anne truly was referring to Meghan’s “unsuitable character”… does that mean she thought Archie would also be considered unsuitable somehow? How would that work? Or her “chequered” past, which I can only assume means being divorced… is Anne aware that she, two of her brothers, and one of her children are also divorced, all involving infidelity? Wtf kind of defense is this supposed to be??
“Chequered past” means she’s black. Somebody needs to slap this b*tch hard.
I know she means black, but she’s trying to say she doesn’t mean black, so what else is she possibly trying to call “chequered?” Being divorced? Being American? Having a job? Paying her own bills? Gasp! The unsuitably chequered peasant!
Right?! I mean Harry in his youth had a way more chequered past than Meghan!
@FancyPants for someone like Colin Campbell who allegedly grew up on some postcolonial plantation or something, it has got to be galling to see a black person have a seat at the table with their own plate. Especially when Campbell is not really a part of that circle and just a hanger on. It infuriates folks like her to see Meghan as a part of the coveted crowd and then to walk away from it? Campbell suffers from “It should have been me!” syndrome so yeah Meghan being black is more than enough to be considered “chequered”.
@MsIam – exactly. She grew up in Jamaica and her parents made a ton of money in “trade”. She has claimed that her father was a Russian count but nothing has ever been proven. Despite her claims that her parents were Jamaican aristocracy, she had to borrow $5000 from her grandmother to pay for the surgery to repair a deformation of her lady bits (NB: she was not born with male appendages, she had a fused labia and deformed clitoris) so why her parents decided to raise her as a boy is unfathomable, as is not paying for the surgery to repair the deformities at an earlier age. She married Lord Colin Ivar Campbell after knowing him for only 5 days, but when he discovered that her birth certificate had been changed from “boy” to “girl” he dumped her, thinking that she had actually been born a boy. In any event she’s a deceitful old hag who’s been dining off her title all her adult life but the BRF has kept her at arms’ length even though she thinks she’s an insider. The only thing she’s known for is her utterly anachronistic racist beliefs which belay her racist upbringing.
WHEN HAS MEGHAN BEHAVED BADLY!? Seriously, f–king when? When has she been anything less than class personified? She has been nothing but outwardly gracious and warm and almost overly-tolerant, even as the RF and sycophants like the aptly-named Lady C did their damnedest to drive her to suicide. Vile, hateful, jealous, thirsty old bitch.
She married the white prince instead of “properly” being his quiet sidepiece. Really though, I think it’s just that she exists.
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Omfg. How dense do you have to be to think this is the way to garner sympathy????
Lady Colonizer says what???
Who is this scumbag? Wait. Don’t tell me. It’s not important.
She looks scary.
LMAO she really trying this in American media? OK, thanks for lowering US opinion of the Royal Family even further. Of all the weeks to spout this crap…
Said the privileged racist white woman
We need to call her Lady Colon. Because she is a non stop conduit of racist shit.
+100000!
Learning that this woman is white Jamaican has bothered me so much. I learned about her heritage on a video of her talking about Meghan’s skin color. She made a racist Jamaican saying that people like her created “you can wash out the black, but only the Chinese stick” — which she made sure to say in her accent. Her laugh after saying such a vile thing really gave me the chills. You would think with her history, she would be more empathetic to Meghan’s plight. But she has such a rotten soul
The Ziadies are Lebanese traders originally. She’s from money but not from the English plantocracy which should be a good thing! Frankly I think she’s suffering from a big old chip on her shoulder and wants to use it to beat down other outsiders.
She claims her father was a Russian count but there’s absolutely no proof. So on top of being a racist famewhore, she’s lying about her background. Vile old hag….
She’s a blatantly racist old white hag. The fact that she has fans who view her garbage, let alone agree with her take that Meghan “weaponizes colour”, all while she spews such clearly racist bullshit, speaks a lot about the folks who are fans of Lady C and who hate Meghan. Nothing will prove to me they’re not racist if they listen to this bitch and take her at her word regarding issues like racism.
If the RF is soooo upset that every time they talk to Harry it ends up in the press then wouldn’t you just leave him alone & keep his name out of your mouth?
Hey Lady C: shut up crusty racist elitist old bat.
KKKampbell says what?
I guess KP will do anything to deflect from the “Kate at the illegal rally” story. I see that is popping up on Yahoo news feed now. And I’m sure Lady Crypt Keeper will do anything to scrounge for money. I don’t think her last book was exactly a best seller.
Anyone else notice that the Cambridges are dragging out Z list, bottom of the barrel people and nobodies to defend them. Charles has gone quiet, Queen is telling them to shut up. No one else in the family seem to be defending them really and no real friends are going on the record for them. It’s mostly employees or people beholden to The Crown regurgitating poorly executed talking points.
It’s as if they have no real good will with anyone.
Another one of my brain farts: I read the headline and immediately thought of Meghan playing with Archie as he throws crayons on the floor and then covers their house walls with wobbly streaks of color. Crayons are indeed deadly weapons in the hands of any toddler. And then Meghan taking Archie for a bubble bath, with a multicolored army of rubber ducks.
See— I can be like QEII and bury my head in the sand too! I just do it on days when there’s a trial for a police officer killing a black man in full view of a crowd and a Republican Congressperson proudly follows the trail blazed by Newt Gringrich. Among other things.
I’m going to sit in my Friday corner now, fantasizing about multicolored weaponized waffles of deliciousness. Maybe Meghan makes crepes too.
Hahaha. When I read the headline my first thought was the great colors Meghan wears. Probably need more sleep. Seriously though, that picture of H & M in the rain with the umbrella and their color scheme is the bomb!
I read the VF article from July 2020 (I believe) about this person. Interesting. LCC wrote a memoir about surviving her narcissistic mother. Does this woman really not recognize NPD in herself?
This line alone says a lot about her personality:
“I don’t dine out on being his ex-wife,” she said. “He dines out on being my ex-husband.”
But, yea, the Royal Family doesn’t want Harry talking to the press about the Royal Family yet somehow it’s okay for this old bag of bones to talk to the press about the Royal Family.smh
Anyone think that lady colonizer looks like Voldemort in the picture? No, just me?
😂 yes! She’s the last remaining horcrux. It’s why she’s filled with hate and evil! Also, their agendas are very aligned if you think about it.
Wow she’s DUMB.
This LCC sources are either voices in her head or royal reporters too afraid to tigjt this things him/herself.
Anne don’t care enough to give advice to Harry about his private life.
WHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH? Surely the queen is telling the truth.
The Queen said twice that Prince Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved members of the family.
The Queen also said “I am particularly proud of how Meghan has so quickly become one of the Family. ” ( Queen’s Statement on 18 Jan 2019)
Now the Palace insiders quoted by Lady Campbell said that Meghan is “not suitable” to join the royal and ” it turned out to be true.”
“Cruella DeVil…Cruella DeVil…if she doesn’t scare you, no evil thing will…to see her is to take a sudden chill…Cruella, Cruella DeVillll.”
This B*tch is crazy with a capital C.
I hope they sue this woman. She is trashing Meghan and probably hurting her even more. I’d love to see a statement showing that “this is clearly the rhetoric in and out of the Royal Family = racism.” Cmon Meghan!
No white person ever has the right to accuse a racialized person of “playing the race card.” White ppl have no way of knowing what it’s like to not be white.
That is certainly the whitest thing I will read today
She was only attacked the way all public figures are? Even IF there were no racism involved, what makes it acceptable to spread lies and hate about anybody? And it isn’t how ALL are attacked anyway because it is the women who marry into the family who are the most viciously attacked while others get a pass for worse or the same things.
And Harry, I am sure, has had thousands of conversations with his family through the years. How many have ended up being repeated? One or two? And they weren’t repeated, they were paraphrased and referenced. For somebody who makes a living with words, she isn’t very aware of word meanings.
Amazing how black women haven’t managed to “weaponize” their skin color into more positions of wealth and power if they’re able to do it so effectively. 🙄 At least we don’t have to pretend anymore what these people really are on about.
Meghan clearly said the comment was about colour not culture. So clearly not Anne. They always appeared to get on well.
This old, shriveled vampire-looking bitch can go kick rocks with no shoes on, and be stricken with explosive diarrhea with no possible access to a bathroom. F*ck her, man. And can we please stop referring to her as “Lady C”? This old crone is NO lady.
Her ex husband calls her a monster and a crushing snob. She continues to earn money trading on the Lady Colin Campbell name even though she was married to him very briefly. She pretends to be a British aristocrat which she is clearly not. So who is the attention seeking unsuitable character here? Yet no one calls her out for the fakery. Allegedly.
Disappointed that CNN and NBC ran the Campbell crap, However CBS didn’t bother because they see her as the bottom feeder as she, like the Markles. CBS is going with the story how Commonwealth countries are now breaking with the Crown.
This women is trash!!!!!
Oh sit down Lady C. Meghan grew up in Hollywood, her father worked in the industry, she was in the industry for decades and not a peep about her being difficult or even rude at any time. Even her ex-husband hasn’t said a word, aside from the rumors of series a few years ago. Yet to hear the BRF and their minions tell it, Meghan arrived at the Palace in full diva mode and hasn’t stopped, despite no concrete examples of such behavior.
Color weaponized itself against Campbell’s lips.
I say this as someone with extremely light skin myself, who has never met anyone lighter pink than me irl: She looks like a vampire.
I don’t about England, but in my part of the world we call people like her white trash with money.
This b*tch used to trash Diana too back in the day and said that all her (Diana’s) complaints were lies. I can’t believe this broad is still alive.
‘You see, as long as she plays the colour card, she gets a free pass to behave as badly and as freely as she would like. She has no boundaries and as long as she plays the colour card, it is open season.’
She is really just such a wretched human being, I refuse to call her a lady.
Meghan has NEVER “played the race card”, in any way, shape, or form, whatever this lady thinks that would be. I feel like I need to use little words, in case she is reading any of this. You.Are.A.Bigot.
Meghan and Harry FINALLY pushed back, at all of the hate, and this crazy, salty, white biddy cannot stand that she is not remotely relevant, in any way. My eyeballs almost rolled completely out of my head.
this biihhh might be from Jamaica my fathers country … but she i
s straight colonizer stock. She can take several seats.
Jamaica NEVER claimed this bitch. She’s like Voldemort-no self respecting Jamaican speaks her name.
This vampire lady can go straight to hell
I know this is a gossip site but even so I don’t think Celebitchy should cover this woman and especially not tweet about her as it gives her her oxygen.
Many people don’t know who she is so this is educational. Those of us who know her story can refute her nonsense and enlighten others as to what a hypocritical old bag of wind she is.
This liar and hag-looking social climber Colin Campbell is very much like the rest of the carnival of experts headmaster PMorgan. They make money by hitching their wagon to Superstar Meghan. If not for Meghan, these clowns, royal rota included, will be dirt poor. They owe where they are now to Duchess M. See even if she’s gone, they know she’s the goose that lays the golden egg, so they keep attacking her for their monetary and racist agenda. But you cannot fool people anymore with your propaganda and lies. They see you and don’t believe a word you all say. They know you all are opportunists, hypocrites and bigots.
I had no idea who she was. Looked up her background. Her backstory of her upbringing and the quick marriage and cause for divorce is a made for tv movie. One would think that after all the fuss surrounding her first 21 years, one would be a kinder person…I see this isn’t the case…
Who is this ghost face fool and why do we care about what she has to say?
I am sorry
Please Celebitchy stop giving this washed out and hung up to dry punt airplay. Its feeding the beast. Let her fade into absolute obscurity