Fredro Starr Exposes Arguments and ‘Friction’ Between Brandy and Countess Vaughn on the Set of ‘Moesha’

Within the mid-’90s, Brandy was sitting on high of the world as one of many fasting-rising stars in music and tv. Outdoors of her wildly profitable self-titled debut album, the younger performer was additionally the star of her personal UPN sitcom, “Moesha,” one of many handful of exhibits that launched the community that lasted for 11 years from 1995 to 2006. A part of Moesha’s success was the on-screen chemistry between Brandy and her co-star, Countess Vaughn.

Nevertheless, for years, individuals have speculated that the 2 didn’t get alongside off the set. In a brand new interview with The Artwork of Dialogue, rapper-turned-actor Fredo Starr shared that the rumors might have been true.

“Why did Moesha finish?” they requested Starr, who performed Quinton “Q” Brooks in 49 episodes between 1996 and 2000. The rapper was then requested to substantiate the longtime rumors that Brandy and Countess had beef through the present’s run.

“I imply there was positively friction… positively,” the Onyx member stated. “There was occasions on the set the place they’d an argument a few times. They bought over it, you realize.”

He additionally famous that Vaughn, in her function as Kim Parker on the present, had sufficient leverage to publicly problem Brandy at the moment. This was in contrast to others comparable to Sheryl Lee Ralph, who’ve overtly mentioned their challenges with Brandy whereas portraying Brandy’s mom on the present.

“I’m gonna preserve it actual, Countess Vaughn was humorous. She was hilarious, and so they wanted her on the present, so she had a proper to beef. She had a proper to talk her thoughts. She had a proper to,” Starr defined.  

He continued, “No matter occurred, I’m positive that she was annoyed sufficient to the place it exploded.”

Fredo Starr was solely on the present for 2 seasons, taking part in Moesha’s boyfriend Q, however he and the producers knew that Vaughn had the chops to be a principal on her personal.

“Countess was so dope and a lot of an incredible actress … they gave her personal present,” Starr continued. “They stated, ‘You recognize what, they’re not getting alongside. Let’s give her her personal present. She speaking like she may maintain it down,’ and he or she rocked for 5 years. She did 100 episodes. All she gotta do is test her mailbox.”

Starr added, “You recognize, typically beefing is sweet. They was in a position to get two exhibits out of it it.”

Because the interview continued, Starr got here to a revelation that the on-set beef may have presumably been an act between two gifted actresses who needed to take advantage of the collection into one other profitable spinoff.

“They’re actresses, proper? They might have been they might have been appearing. That might have been a complete act. and so they simply milked them,” stated Starr. “I didn’t even give it some thought. ‘The Parkers’ was the the subsequent transfer after ‘Moesha.’ The writers had one other job. The producers had one other job.”

“That rumor was true,” Starr concluded. “However like I stated, they’re actresses. They in all probability was appearing. Nice f—king job!”

The battle between the 2 ingenues has been spoken of steadily through the years and, in response to the celebrities, it did get nasty.

In 1998, a 12 months earlier than Vaughn left the present, Brandy informed Vibe journal, “I feel she’s very humorous, very gifted. I simply really feel like she needs to be within the place I’m in. Folks inform her, ‘You’re the explanation why the present’s profitable.’ And she or he’s informed me that earlier than. And she or he’s known as me a b—h to my face. She stated, ‘I’m the explanation why the present is profitable, b—.’ In entrance of lots of people.”

Brandy went on to say, “She wakes up and appears at herself within the mirror and he or she will get disgusted. I don’t.”

Folks have been fast to weigh in on the feedback part of the video publish.

“Brandy has had too many beefs for her to not be the issue. It’s been DECADES of beef,” one particular person wrote.

One other particular person wrote, “I keep in mind Brandy being on Tavis Smiley’s present and being requested in regards to the beef. She stated that the rumors have been true and it wasn’t a giant deal. They only didn’t get alongside. She additionally added that there’s individuals at our jobs we don’t look after as effectively, however nobody cares as a result of we aren’t celebrities.”

The 2 have since made up, publicly celebrating one another.

One particular person celebrated each women maturing, commenting, “They have been all so younger. It’s good to see the women transfer past teenage beef.”

Vaughn, who has an estimated web value of $1.5 million in response to Movie star Internet Price, is doing extra than simply getting up and accumulating checks within the mail. Over the previous few years, regardless of showing on a number of actuality exhibits, she has been battling a thyroid illness that has been inflicting issues in her life.

Additionally, her sitcom mom, Mo’Nique, has filed a lawsuit towards the manufacturing firm and showrunners of “The Parkers,” hoping to safe extra compensation for the work that she and Faughn did on the present to make it a success.