{"id":25121,"date":"2026-08-02T11:56:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T06:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25121"},"modified":"2026-08-02T11:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T06:56:28","slug":"kandi-burruss-finally-speaks-on-the-tamar-braxton-tension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25121","title":{"rendered":"Kandi Burruss Finally Speaks On The Tamar Braxton Tension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/4084656\/kandi-burruss-todd-tucker-prenup-divorce\/\" id=\"4084656\">Kandi Burruss<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/4601084\/tamar-braxton-says-fans-are-dragging-awkward-kandi-monica-exchange\/\" id=\"4601084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tamar Braxton<\/a> have never been shy about their history, and now Kandi is laying it all out. During Friday\u2019s episode of her \u201cSpeak On It\u201d podcast with co-host DJ A1, the <em>Real Housewives of Atlanta<\/em> alum addressed the viral moment from <em>ESSENCE<\/em> Festival head-on, making it clear she wasn\u2019t interested in pretending everything was fine.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"585\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Two images of a Black woman: one in a gray suit smiling, the other in a black outfit holding a microphone.\" class=\"wp-image-4610248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=80 1680w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 300w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=768%2C439&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 768w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C585&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 1024w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C878&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 1536w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=180%2C103&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 180w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=280%2C160&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 280w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=560%2C320&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 560w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=840%2C480&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 840w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=140%2C80&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 140w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=70%2C40&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 70w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 350w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 700w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=175%2C100&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 175w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=88%2C50&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 88w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=720%2C411&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 720w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=900%2C514&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 900w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C686&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 1200w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=450%2C257&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 450w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=600%2C343&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 600w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=250%2C143&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 250w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=257%2C147&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 257w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=245%2C140&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 245w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=151%2C86&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 151w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=144%2C82&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 144w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/08\/image-collage-1.jpg?resize=50%2C29&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Erika Goldring \/ Arturo Holmes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow, we gonna tiptoe around this or we gonna get straight to it? Talking about Tamar Braxton,\u201d Kandi said before diving in. She didn\u2019t hold back, admitting she genuinely dislikes Braxton and felt blindsided when the singer approached her at the festival\u2019s Black Women in Hollywood event, where Kandi was being honored. Kandi said she was sitting there watching Braxton act as though the two were on friendly terms, despite what she described as ongoing shade from Braxton online.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kandi also pushed back on claims that she snubbed Braxton by leaving her out of photos from the event, explaining that only award winners and presenters were included in that particular round of pictures, and Braxton was neither. That, she says, is why she was confused about why Braxton was even on stage to begin with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To add insult to injury, Kandi claims that Tamar reached out to her, accusing her now ex-husband of being in the LGBTQ+ community. She also suggested to the singer that she begin taking PrEP, which is a medication that prevents the transmission of HIV. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<h3 id=\"h-kandi-and-tamar-s-tension-didn-t-stop-at-essence\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kandi And Tamar\u2019s Tension Didn\u2019t Stop At <em>ESSENCE<\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/thejasminebrand.com\/2026\/07\/31\/kandi-burruss-addresses-awkward-tamar-braxton-essence-moment-says-singer-approached-her-knowing-we-dont-fck-w-each-other\/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TheJasmineBrand<\/a><\/em>, Kandi has said Braxton approached her at the festival \u201cknowing we don\u2019t f**k with each other,\u201d and Kandi expanded on that sentiment during the podcast, saying she felt Braxton was performing for the cameras rather than being genuine. She also described a second incident about three weeks later at a party in Atlanta, where she claims Braxton walked past her and muttered an insult under her breath before continuing on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kandi said security ended up hovering nearby after Braxton\u2019s date sat down next to her, and she suspects Braxton was trying to provoke a reaction she could later use to paint Kandi as the aggressor. Kandi feels this isn\u2019t a one-time thing either. She referenced a prior red carpet exchange from 2025 where a similar dynamic played out, along with alleged messages she says she never responded to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As <em><a href=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/4609154\/tamar-braxton-says-she-has-no-beef-with-kandi-burruss\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BOSSIP<\/a><\/em> previously reported, Braxton has publicly insisted she has \u201cno beef\u201d with Kandi, telling T<em>he Morning Hustle<\/em> she doesn\u2019t regret congratulating her and that she\u2019s simply choosing peace. But Kandi\u2019s version of events tells a different story, and she made clear during the podcast that she has no plans to extend any warmth toward Braxton going forward, saying she intends to keep her distance regardless of how many more run-ins happen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kandi\u2019s co-host and friends on the podcast largely backed her up, with several noting that she tends to give people more grace than she probably should, which made this level of frustration stand out. Kandi maintained throughout the conversation that she isn\u2019t interested in being labeled a \u201cmean girl,\u201d arguing that she\u2019s simply tired of being cast as the villain in a narrative she feels Braxton is actively shaping online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether this is truly the end of the road for Kandi and Tamar\u2019s public tension remains to be seen, especially with Kandi hinting she may have more to say, and possibly receipts to back it up, if the back-and-forth continues.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ione-ve-expanded\" class=\"ione-ve\">\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kandi Burruss and Tamar Braxton have never been shy about their history, and now Kandi is laying it all out. 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