DJ Spinderella, from left, Cheryl James (Salt) and Sandra Denton (Pepa) attend a ceremony honoring Salt-N-Pepa with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) Iconic Queens Hip-Hop Group Salt-N-Pepa were honored with Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star this week, DJ Spinderella and. Read more »
Billboard, adding that she has yet to watch the movie.
On Jan. 22, one day ahead of its premiere, Roper expressed her grievances on Twitter. Sorry, but I gotta speak on this Lifetime special.., she began. Too often, Black women who have made meaningful contributions in their industry are left out of historical narratives. Back when Salt n Pepa was building our legacy, which is rooted in empowering women, I could not have dreamed that this same group would one day disempower me.
The star continued, Words cannot fully express my disappointment when I learned a decision was made to move forward with a Lifetime biopic that wrongfully excluded me from every aspect of development and production..all the while using my image throughout, given that I played an integral role in the group s story and success. She went on to congratulate all of the film s cast members.
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Sandra Denton spoke to Billboard in December about a reunion with DJ Spinderella, with James noting that “time heals all wounds.”
But the DJ said recently that “the relationship is over,” Roper told Billboard in a new interview, adding that the only way a reunion is possible is if James and Denton “offer an apology to me.”
“When you have a legacy, you want to make sure that would outweigh this stuff. So I’m not, you know, I’m not closed off to that, but I will be respected. I will be treated fairly. … I will never be in a group that does not want to be with me,” she explained.