Still Mad that ‘Too Dark’ Naturi Naughton Portrayed Her in 2009, Lil Kim Shades at VH1’s Hip Hop Honors

Again in 2009, Naturi Naughton gained rave critiques for her portayal of Lil Kim in rapper Biggie’s biopic Infamous. The movie acquired combined critiques, however Naturi’s portrayal of a troubled, love-sick however undeniably gifted younger Lil Kim cemented her as a severe actress to observe.

However there was one individual by no means happy with Naturi’s portrayal — Lil Kim herself. Though by no means talking the phrases on document, insiders say Lil Kim blasted Naturi for being “too darkish” to painting her.

The criticism prompted Biggie’s mom, Voletta Wallace, to reply;

“She felt the character we selected for her was too darkish… Have you learnt why the character was too darkish for her? As a result of she’s a white girl trapped in a black girl’s physique, and you may inform the world I mentioned it, as a result of these are Lil Kim’s phrases. She needs to be ashamed of herself.”

Lil Kim isn’t on document saying these phrases, so who is aware of. And to be honest, she wasn’t simply mad at Naturi’s coloration, however that she felt her life was inaccurately portrayed (though invited to, Kim didn’t seek the advice of on the movie.) However a part of the explanation Naturi was chosen is as a result of she could be very petite, like Kim. And regardless, this was 6 years in the past and Kim had presumably moved on.

Apparently not as a result of, in accordance with Naturi, Kim shaded her at Monday’s VH1 Hip Hop Honors, which celebrated legendary feminine emcees. Whereas selling the third season of her present Energy on The Wendy Williams Present, Naturi alluded to the incident whereas the cameras have been off, however remained tight-lipped as soon as they began rolling once more.

[Wendy] “Naturi performed Kim within the film and Kim didn’t like her enjoying her after which tried to maintain her away from her final evening on the VH1 factor.”

Later Wendy (being messy as regular…) introduced it up once more throughout a sport of Bitter Energy, the place company might both reply a ‘juicy’ query, or ‘pucker up’ and eat lemons.

[Wendy] “As I simply mentioned you performed Lil Kim within the film Infamous and she or he wasn’t a fan of your portrayal. Have you ever run into her because the film got here out. In case you don’t need to reply pucker up. Come on Naturi reply…”

[Naturi] “ what it’s not even value my power so let’s simply go forward… No phrases, no phrases.”

You may catch the dialogue beginning at 9:43.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=585&v=QqQeDVMrkDA

If that is true, it’s disheartening that Lil Kim holds such hostility in direction of Naturi. Lil Kim’s beef needs to be with the casting administrators, or her longtime buddy and collaborator Diddy, who produced the movie (and, sarcastically, gave her a heartfelt tribute on the VH1 Honors.) That she is *nonetheless* offended at Naturi — who has by no means spoken in poor health of her — in any case these years is baffling.