LisaRaye: “I Think I’ll Forever Be Diamond And That’s Ok For Me”

Ha! Your online taunts of “First Lady Diamond” do little to massage the ire of actress LisaRaye.

Classically trained in scallywag, the 45-year-old former wife of Turks and Caicos premier Michael Misick says that she isn’t ashamed of her humble Hollywood beginnings as an onscreen booty shake temptress in the 1998 film ‘Players Club.’

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“Well, I think that that was over 10 years ago. I think I’ll forever be Diamond, and that’s ok for me,” the ‘Single Ladies’ star explained to That Grape Juice TV in an exclusive interview. “That’s my beginning and I’m not ashamed of that. But, when people ask me if there’ll ever be a ‘Player’s Club 2′, it’s like . . . not with me in it.”

This is exactly what Nicki Minaj meant when she ranted about knowing your self-worth earlier this week.

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“If you watched the movie, you’d know I graduated,” she continued. “I think when you mature, you no longer want to do the same things you did 10 years or even 5 years ago. I’m trying to elevate and learn more about who I am so I can know where I’m going. So, that’s the journey that I’m on.”