EXCLUSIVE: Fantasia Fallout - Oprah Wants Ditched Wife Paula Cook On Her Talk Show
Posted on Aug 23, 2010 @ 12:15PM
Oprah Winfrey has reached out to Paula Cook to talk about how American Idol star Fantasia Barrino stole her husband, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
Paula - whose husband Antwaun Cook allegedly left her and their two sons for the Grammy nominated singer - is still considering Oprah’s offer and has also been approached by Oscar winner Mo’Nique to appear on her talk show too.
And while Fantasia has now opened-up about her botched recent suicide attempt, Cook has taken a leave of absence from her teaching job while she considers her options.
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A source told RadarOnline.com: “Paula has been approached by Oprah’s people to go on her chat show. She still hasn’t decided what she will do though, and she was also approached by Mo’Nique too.
“There was also the chance for her to appear on a new reality show about spurned women, and she’s considering another option to write a book about the whole Fantasia saga.
“At the moment she is weighing up all these offers and is just taking time out to look after her sons.
“She has been allowing Antwaun to spend time with the boys although she is becoming more resigned to the fact that their marriage is definitely over now.
“Despite anything that Fantasia may say about Antwaun being separated from his wife when she started dating him, Paula firmly believes that she knowingly got involved with a married man.”
Barrino - whose new album Back To Me is out Tuesday, August 24 - opened-up to People about her recent suicide attempt.
“I didn't have any fight in me. I didn't care about anything. I just wanted out,” Barrino, 26, reveals.
“At that moment, I wanted out. I wanted it to be over with -- all of it, all of that [expletive].”
In the new interview, Barrino goes in-depth about her actual attempts at self-destruction.
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She reveals: “I just sat in the closet and looked at the mirror and took all the pills in the bottle,”
“I wanted to go to sleep and just be at peace. I knew exactly what I was doing. You can't accidentally take a whole bottle of pills."
Barrino said she tried to kill herself because she “was tired of people doing me wrong, constantly, over and over again, dealing with my family -- my father, dealing with men and their [expletive] -- I was tired -- my head was hurting me. I was over it.”
She also talks about her relationship with Cook, and the misconceptions she had going into it.
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"When I met him, he was separated ... [he] wasn't living in his home,” she said. “He didn't want to be back with his wife -- that is what I was told. I remember waking up in the hospital [and thinking to myself], 'It didn't work, I'm still here in this hellhole. Still here with all this drama going on.”
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Paula and Fantasia need to sit down like real women and talk about the situation. But I guess there know real women in this world now a days.
Posted Fri, 08/27/2010 - 5:21pm
There are three sides to every story. His side, Her side an the Truth. Paula trying to file a case against Fantasia is uncalled for. It wasn't Fantasia who decided to cheat on Paula.
Posted Fri, 08/27/2010 - 5:19pm
People need to realize man are going to be man. If a man is married and decide to cheat on his wife then he was never true to her. I think she should had left that alone when she found out that he was married.
Posted Fri, 08/27/2010 - 5:15pm
the guy is a DOG I am shocked that these 2 beautiful seemingly intelligent talented women EVEN WANT HIM!
Posted Tue, 08/24/2010 - 10:54am
I feel sorry for Paula. And the boys. Hope some good can come to them from this bad business.
Posted Mon, 08/23/2010 - 6:58pm
GREAT!! I want her to be on Oprah. Oprah gave Fantasia a lead role on Broadway and Fantasia called in sick more than anyone in the play. Fantasia just would not work the schedule required by Broadway. LAZY???!!! I think so.
Posted Mon, 08/23/2010 - 5:33pm
AND, honey, if you do Oprah, go get yourself a long weave, a professional makeup artist, fake lashes and show him whose sorry! Fantasia is NOT attractive and she's a needy mess! Do it up right, girl!! Be strong!
Posted Mon, 08/23/2010 - 2:13pm
Do Oprah! If he left you for her, be GLAD he is GONE! A woman can't take away your man. He made a choice and you're lucky to be rid of him. Don't blame the other woman. Rejection is God's protection. Live your life! Fantasia is a mess!
Posted Mon, 08/23/2010 - 2:11pm
This is very sad...I'm glad to see the posts are what most of us must be thinking. I'm disappointed that Fantasia didn't even think enough of her own daughter to try to live. That is very selfish.
Posted Mon, 08/23/2010 - 1:30pm
Fantasia doesn't seem to understand that she has the control. She can get rid of these men with problems by making the choice to stay away from them. When you are separated, you are still married. She thinks it's two different things.
Posted Mon, 08/23/2010 - 1:01pm