Actress LisaRaye McCoy says you want steely confidence to make it in Hollywood as a result of Tinseltown “will tear you down.”
McCoy — stars within the new Lifetime film “Greed: A Seven Lethal Sins Story” — thinks it’s confidence, not greed that you should make it to the highest.
“To not be confused together with your ego, being too massive — you’re in a enterprise the place you hear extra no than sure, and you continue to acquired to really feel such as you wish to return to a different audition,” she tells Web page Six.
“You can be advised that you weren’t proper, that you’re too quick, otherwise you weren’t sturdy sufficient for this character or your look wasn’t proper. So you bought to discover a approach to have the ability to transfer on and go on confidently.
“Hollywood will tear you down. It’s not for everyone that’s for positive.”
She additionally says that “there’s no loyalty” in Hollywood and you must be looking out for individuals making an attempt to earn cash by way of you.
McCoy explains, “There’s no person that’s serving to individuals only for the sake of claiming I’ll cross on a superb phrase for you. There’s a finders payment, accomplice’s payment, company payment.
“I’ve had a few people who I mentioned they wish to introduce me to a few writers or an lawyer. Folks which might be truly on the lookout for initiatives and since they know they will make the introduction they’ve added on a payment.”
As for private sins, the “Gamers Membership” actress admits to being responsible of some, “Fairly a couple of … lust as a result of I really like chocolate pores and skin on our chocolate good trying males.
“Gluttony in meals trigger I’m a fats woman in a thin ladies physique. Anger as a result of motherf–kers simply don’t wish to depart me alone typically. And satisfaction as a result of we have a tendency to spice up about our accomplishments and standing.”
She added that, in her thoughts, some of the lethal sins is “adultery,” which she provides is “a deal breaker” in the case of relationships.
She famously feuded with Nicole Murphy, who she claims slept together with her ex-husband, former chief minister of Turks and Caicos Michael Misick. McCoy and Misick have been married from 2006-2008.
Murphy, who was married to Eddie Murphy from 1993-2006, addressed McCoy’s claims during an appearance on “The Wendy Williams Show,” saying, “[Social media] mentioned I broke up somebody’s marriage, which is completely false. I by no means did that.”
However, “Nicole did a play on phrases,” McCoy advised us in 2019, “That was bulls–t what she mentioned. I by no means mentioned she broke up my marriage. I might not even give her that a lot credit score. I mentioned she slept with my husband. That’s what I mentioned and what I imply.”
“Greed: A Seven Lethal Sins Story” airs April 23 at 8 p.m. on Lifetime.
