The difference between Fantasia and Kelly?  It’s HOW they approach conflict.  Kelly is usually firm but classy.  Fantasia throws a hissy fit.  That’s why some find it hard to see Fantasia’s side.

Fantasia either needs to listen to her people or, if they’re the problem, HIRE better people who will work for and express her wishes in a firm but PROFESSIONAL way. She should study the careers of people she admires and find out how they handle their business. Like…Beyonce for instance.

So do you think the way Fantasia approaches things is OK?  Are you saying there is nothing Fantasia needs to do to handle her business better?  Her PR better?  You’re assuming that if Fantasia was white, everyone would be A-OK with everything she’s done?

ETA: And just becaue Kelly is white, doesn’t mean everyone thinks she can do no wrong. There have been plenty on here who think she’s behaving like an ungrateful brat. And back in 2007 during the height of her Clive troubles, she was regularly ripped to shreds.

Fantasia has never crossed over to Pop, but she has been consistently successful in the Urban/Urban AC world. She has never been off the radar in that world.

That said, I like the pic Jet chose better than the newer ones posted above. I think Fantasia should have gone to Jet behind the scenes and voiced her displeasure rather than blast them publicly on Instagram. I get where she’s coming from but I think she could have handled it better.

I might have problems with Tasia’s behavior sometimes, I can say without a doubt I am a big fan of her music. Bought her last album and will buy her next one. She’s certainly my favorite singer among the females who have been on Idol. Her albums are mature, emotion driven and not afraid to show the warts. Anyone who listen to urban stations can tell you that Jennifer, Fantasia and Ruben’s music is played often.

Except that the photo is clearly from a late 2004 photo shoot at the earliest, so she’s not “proven right,” she’s proven to have stretched the truth. As she tends to do. And here you are, repeating her version of it.

If she’s going to go around demanding public apologies for something she deems is “FALSE FALSE FALSE,” I expect her to be accurate herself, and she’s not. “Close to a ten years old”? “Around ten years old?” One could argue
whether that’s even accurate or still a stretch, but at least it’s debatable. Just flat-out “ten years old”? That is simply untrue.

Unless she had professional headshots taken before she was even on Idol and her stories of how down on her luck and poverty stricken she was are all nonsense?

I’m not sure Fantasia is showing signs of having long term staying power.  Her first album after Idol (Free Yourself) went Platinum.  Her second (Fantasia) went Gold.  But her third (Back to Me) hasn’t earned any RIAA designation.

Both Fantasia’s second and third albums sold over 500,000 copies.  There are not a lot of female or male  R&B singers, who aren’t getting their music played on pop stations, or mixing hip/hop into their music, who are going to sell more than that.  In fact, Fantasia has been one of the top female artist in her genre.  Most of her singles have peaked in the top 5 on the Urban AC charts.  

The first album benefited from Fantasia being on AI, and selling to AI fans.  Just like with every other idol alum, the first album was going to be purchased by people who like Fantasia, but may not like her genre of music, so she was going to see some sales erosion.  But, her list of hits, top five songs, and Grammy nominations speak volumes about her longevity.  

I see why she might be disappointed but demanding an apology is a little nutty. What magazine is really going to accept random photos from your rep? Seems unheard of as they will want to own the pictures, right? Or have taken them themselves for the specific shoot?