Saturday, July 23, 2011
In the new issue of black Christian women's magazine Precious Times, The View's Sherri Shepherd reveals that her life was once so rough she didn't care if she died."My sister was heavy into drugs, and we would have to go and get her from crack houses," Shepherd, 41, says.
At the time, the stand-up comic — then a Jehovah's Witness – was "in a very physically abusive relationship," she said. "I was sleeping with a lot of guys and had more abortions than I would like to count."
She said her self-esteem became so low, "I felt if someone killed me, it wouldn't even make a difference."
But after converting to Christianity, she said, "God showed me that it would make a difference."
(Shepherd has also said she relied on her faith to get through her split with husband Jeff Tarpley, father of their 3-year-old son. During their seven-year marriage, Tarpley cheated on her and got another woman pregnant.)
Still, Shepherd admitted it is tough talking religion on the popular ABC chat-fest. (She received criticism after she once remarked that ancient Greeks persecuted Christians, even though Christ hadn't been born yet.)
"Oh, sometimes I say, 'Lord, Juanita Bynum or Joyce Meyer would be so good at this table. They could lay hands on Barbara Walters and get her saved,'" she said."I ask the Lord, 'Why am I here?'" Shepherd added. "I have to trust God when He says, 'Because I said so.'"
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HOUSE OF GLITZ: Sounds like she has been through a lot.
Friday, February 18, 2011
UPDATE: Actress Sherri Shepard, who plays Tracy's wife on 30 Rock and who also happens to live below her TV husband in real life talked to sources about having to vacate her apartment this morning before heading to work on The View.
Meanwhile, in a statement, Tracy tells OK! about the incident:
"A fire broke out in my Manhattan apartment this morning, apparently starting with a lamp attached to my fish tank. The sprinklers promptly activated and the NYFD[sic] came by to make sure it was contained.Fortunately, the fire did not spread and no one in the building was injured – even the fish are okay. My thanks to the New York Fire Department for their quick action.
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HOUSE OF GLITZ P.S.: Sounds Fishy too me...What was he really heating up in that Fish Tank??
