anicevirgo 's review for:

I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir by Debra Lee

5.0

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I didn't know that much about Debra Lee other than her being head of BET for years and I'm so glad I gave her book a listen. SHE HAS LIVED! What a success story she has. I was surprised to hear that she gets anxiety public speaking. I never would've known the few times I've seen her on television. I was clutching my imaginary pearls at her talking about her affair with the Bob Johnson. He sounds like a maniac! I'm glad she spoke on how the lines were blurred because she was scared to tell him no a lot of times thinking she would lose her job. There are so many women who have been in her situation. She speaks of Bob lying about something serious (trying not to spoil) and all I could do was shake my head!

Hearing the backstage drama at BET was something. I remember there being an uproar in BET showing BET Uncut and someone saying something out of the way about Blue Ivy's hair. I enjoyed hearing her talk about her interaction with Aretha Franklin. She sounded like she didn't take any mess if she was calling Debra Lee up to tell her what she was gonna do.

At the end my heart broke for Debra Lee as she spoke about the loss of her son. While googling her name before starting the book I found out he had passed at the young age of 31. Hearing her try to keep her voice steady in the end as she talked about missing him was sad. He sounded like an amazing young man.

PLEASE give this a listen/read. You will not be sorry.