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PICTURES, AND THAT BRINGS US TO
THE BIG REVEAL, NUMBER ONE ON
OUR COUNTDOWN, SOME REAL TROUBLE
FOR REAL HOUSE WIVES OF ATLANTA.
NOW FACING SERIOUS CHARGES, BANK
FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT.
POLICE SAY HE FLAT OUT STOLE THE
IDENTITIES AND PERSONAL
INFORMATION FROM HIS VICTIMS AND
USED IT TO RACK UP MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS.
RALPHY VERSA IS HERE WITH US
FROM HOLLYWOOD, ALONG WITH
REALITY STAR SELINA JOHNSON, A
CAST MEMBER ON DIVAS.
I SPOKE WITH HER ON SBT ABOUT
LIFE AFTER, AFTER HIS FIRST
PRISON STINT.
WATCH WHAT HE TOLD ME ABOUT
THAT.
>> IT CHANGED ME, GAVE ME A
SENSE OF AWARENESS, MORE SO A
SENSE OF RESPECT FOR OTHER
PEOPLE.
I WAS REALLY AN ALOOF PERSON,
AND DIDN'T HAVE MANY CARES OR A
FAMILY.
SO NOW, BEING HOME AND NOT
NECESSARILY TV SHOW, JUST A
FOUNDATION THAT HAS BEEN CREATED
WITH US JOINING TOGETHER.
WE HAVE TWO CHILDREN, ONE IS ON
THE WAY.
AND IT GIVES ME A SENSE OF THERE
IS SOMETHING TO LOOK BACK AND
LOOK FORWARD TO.
AND AT THE END OF THE D I HAVE
TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND
ACCOUNTABLE FOR EVERYTHING I DO.
>> WELL, HE WILL TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING
ON RIGHT NOW.
SELINA, YOU KNOW WHAT LIFE IS
LIKE AS A REALITY TV STAR, YOU
KNOW THE PRESSURES THAT APPLY.
DO YOU THINK POSSIBLY HE DID
THIS TO KEEP UP APPEARANCES ON
TV IN ORDER TO LOOK LIKE HE
COULD AFFORD TO LEAD SUCH A
LAVISH LIFE-STYLE, WE HAVE
CERTAINLY SEEN IT BEFORE.
>> WELL, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY
THAT MIGHT COME INTO PLAY.
I'M SORRY, I CAN'T GIVE HIM ANY
CREDIT OR PASSES.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HE IS THIS
STUPID.
IF YOU WENT TO JAIL ONCE FOR
DOING THIS, THAT IS VERY STUPID
TO DO IT AGAIN AND HAVING A
PLATFORM WHERE YOU CAN USE IT TO
DO LEGITIMATE THINGS AND
INCREASE YOUR REVENUE.
AND BY THE WAY, YOU DON'T NEED
TO KEEP UP WITH THE JONES FOR
TELEVISION, BECAUSE A LOT OF
THAT STUFF IS NOT REAL ANYWAY,
THIS IS JUST STUPIDITY.
>> AND RALPHY, YOU HAVE TO
WONDER WHAT IS GOING ON.
HE IS ON CAMERA ALL THE TIME.
HE WILL BE FOUND OUT, PEOPLE ARE
PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION WHEN
YOU'RE ON TV.
>> ABSOLUTELY, I'M HERE IN L.A.,
FOR OUR GRAMMY BROADCAST.
I WAS TALKING WITH OUR FRIENDS,
THEY SAID TO BE A TOURING
MUSICIAN YOU HAVE TO BE A LITTLE
CRAZY.
THE SAME COULD BE SAID FOR THE
REALITY STARS.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO ALLOW THE
CAMERAS TO EXPOSE YOUR LIFE THE
WAY THEY CAN AND THE WAY THEY DO
YOU HAVE TO BE A LITTLE CRAZY.
BUT A.J., WHAT WE'RE FINDING OUT
SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT
JUST A LITTLE CRAZY, BUT A LOT
CRAZY.
>> WELL, FORTUNATELY, YOUR GUEST
HOST, MAYBE A LITTLE --
>> JOINING THE HOUSE WIVES
REALITY SHOW IT WAS AFTER HIS
FIRST PRISON STINT.
AND I REMEMBER WONDERING WHEN I
SPOKE WITH HIM, WE TALKED ABOUT
IT.
IF IT WAS A BIG MISTAKE FOR HIM
TO EVEN DO A REALITY SHOW.
IT SEEMED LIKE A STRANGE
DECISION, BUT HE WAS INTO IT.
>> AND I AM STUNNED, YOU HAVE
TWO BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, A WIFE
WHO IS A LAWYER, DO YOU REALLY
NEED TO DO THIS?
I DON'T THINK THE REALITY TV
PUTS THAT MUCH PRESSURE ON YOU.
I LIVE IT.
IT IS VERY STRESSFUL.
BUT YOU DO HAVE A RIGHT TO
CONTROL, WHAT IS SEEN, WHO YOU