B.A.P.S.’ star Natalie Desselle Reid dies at 53 | Afro

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B.A.P.S.’ star Natalie Desselle Reid dies at 53 | Afro

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. Associated Press Natalie Desselle Reid, who starred alongside Halle Berry in the 1997 film “B.A.P.S.” and on the sitcom “Eve,” has died. She was 53. Reid’s death on Dec. 7 was confirmed by Je’Caryous Johnson, the CEO of Je’Caryous Entertainment, which was planning a stage adaptation of “B.A.P.S.” A rep for […]

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