'The Parkers' star Countess Vaughn is disappointed that 'Celebrity Fit Club' judge Dr. Ian Smith made some disparaging remarks about her on the nationally syndicated 'The Tom Joyner Morning Show.'
During a Jan. 10 appearance on Joyner's morning drive show, Smith began by saying that Vaughn "thinks she's a princess" and called her a "problem." "She's got so much junk in the trunk, both literally and figuratively, that you wait, in the next few shows you're going to say to me, 'Dr. Ian was right,'" declared the doctor. (During the show, Vaughn confessed to getting butt implants.)
Smith also disclosed that he didn't know who Vaughn was before working with her on 'Fit Club.' "Believe it or not, I'm the only black man in America who has never seen 'The Parkers.' I didn't know who she was -- I'll be honest -- before she came on the show," he explained. The former medical correspondent for NBC News network familiarized himself with Vaughn, who has also starred on 'Moesha' and '227,' by watching reruns of 'The Parkers' on UPN. "[I] was like, 'Oh, that's who that is," Smith said.
The Idabel, Oklahoma native was taken aback by Smith's remarks. "He's an idiot," an irked Vaughn told BV Buzz. "He's a lady for that. He wasn't like that when he was in front of me. He was never nasty to me in person and I didn't have a problem with anyone on the show, well, except Jeff Conaway. But we all had problems with him. "
'Fit Club' contestant Tempestt Bledsoe also felt Smith's wrath. "She's very aloof. She's not interactive. I don't care if you're on 'The Cosby Show,' 'The Waltons' [or] 'Star Trek,' I don't care what it was...check the attitude at the door, and let's get down to business," Smith told Joyner.
Vaughn, who is in the middle of a messy divorce from her husband of three years, electrician Joseph James, believes there's an ulterior motive behind Smith's comments. "He doesn't like us because we didn't like his book. We both put down his book," she recalled. Smith's 'Fat Smash Diet' book was used as a guide for the stars to follow.
Though not able to disclose how much weight she lost, Vaughn admitted she's "still exercising" and in the best shape of her life. "He ain't stopping nothing," she said of Smith. "I'm putting him in God's hands." Vaughn will show off her new toned body soon, having recently completed a sexy photo shoot for King Magazine.
Ok, I can see him saying that stuff about Tempestt because on the show there are a lot of times showing her hardly trying at all. But he was wrong about Countess, especially knowing she was going through a difficult time in her life and that she has a medical condition that causes her weight to go up and down. But despite all of that, I'm glad she has kept it going!