NeNe Leakes
Encyclopedia
NeNe Leakes is a socialite
and media personality
best known for The Real Housewives of Atlanta
. She was also a contestant in 2011 on The Celebrity Apprentice 4
. She will return for an upcoming fourth season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta
.
Leakes was featured on the eleventh season of Donald Trump
's NBC
series The Celebrity Apprentice
. Leakes walked off the show in the 10th episode. She raised no money for her selected charity, The Atlanta Mission in Support of My Sister's House, an overnight domestic abuse shelter for women and children.
NeNe was the founder of the Twisted Hearts Foundation, a non-profit LLC, which addressed domestic violence
against women. The foundation had its administration dissolved in September 2010 for failure to file its annual registration by the Georgia Secretary of State.
.
In the third season of Real Housewives, NeNe filed for divorce from Gregg Leakes; they are currently separated.
She left her rental home after being evicted by Winwood Properties on September 24, 2008. It was located in the Stonebrier at Sugarloaf gated community on Sugarloaf Parkway. The magistrate court of Gwinnett County, Georgia
reported Gregg owed $6,240 in past due rent, which eventually led to her going into involuntary bankruptcy.
Socialite
A socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events....
and media personality
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
best known for The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Atlanta is an American reality television series on the Bravo cable network that premiered in the fall of 2008. Following the format of its predecessors , in 2009 the Atlanta series was not only the highest rated show of the The Real Housewives of... franchise, it was the...
. She was also a contestant in 2011 on The Celebrity Apprentice 4
The Apprentice (U.S. season 11)
The Celebrity Apprentice 4 is the eleventh installment of the United States version of the reality television series, The Apprentice. On May 16, 2010, NBC announced that the show would be returning to its Celebrity Apprentice format after returning to its regular version for the tenth season of...
. She will return for an upcoming fourth season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Atlanta is an American reality television series on the Bravo cable network that premiered in the fall of 2008. Following the format of its predecessors , in 2009 the Atlanta series was not only the highest rated show of the The Real Housewives of... franchise, it was the...
.
Career
Leakes is a current cast member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She has been a member of the show since fall of 2008.Leakes was featured on the eleventh season of Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
's NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
series The Celebrity Apprentice
The Apprentice (U.S. season 11)
The Celebrity Apprentice 4 is the eleventh installment of the United States version of the reality television series, The Apprentice. On May 16, 2010, NBC announced that the show would be returning to its Celebrity Apprentice format after returning to its regular version for the tenth season of...
. Leakes walked off the show in the 10th episode. She raised no money for her selected charity, The Atlanta Mission in Support of My Sister's House, an overnight domestic abuse shelter for women and children.
NeNe was the founder of the Twisted Hearts Foundation, a non-profit LLC, which addressed domestic violence
Domestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
against women. The foundation had its administration dissolved in September 2010 for failure to file its annual registration by the Georgia Secretary of State.
Personal life
She was born in Queens, New York, but was raised in Athens, GeorgiaAthens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
.
In the third season of Real Housewives, NeNe filed for divorce from Gregg Leakes; they are currently separated.
She left her rental home after being evicted by Winwood Properties on September 24, 2008. It was located in the Stonebrier at Sugarloaf gated community on Sugarloaf Parkway. The magistrate court of Gwinnett County, Georgia
Gwinnett County, Georgia
, Gwinnett County had a population of 805,321. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 53.3% white , 23.6% black , 2.7% Korean, 2.6% Asian Indian, 2.0% Vietnamese, 3.3% other Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.8% some other race and 3.1% from two or more races...
reported Gregg owed $6,240 in past due rent, which eventually led to her going into involuntary bankruptcy.