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Jeannie Mai Reveals Why She Skipped The NAACP Image Awards
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Mar. 31 2019, Published 12:59 p.m. ET
Jeannie Mai was noticeably missing from the 50th Annual NAACP Image Awards dinner and ceremony on Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30, respectively. The 40-year-old explained her absence amid The Real taking home a big prize at the major event. Read on for all the details.
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Jeannie's The Real cohosts Adrienne Bailon, Loni Love and Tamera Mowry attended both nights in style.
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Each of the women brought their handsome men as dates to the exciting celebration.
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It was a big night for them. The Real took home Outstanding Talk Series for the second year in a row.
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Jeannie congratulated them and the team behind the scenes at The Real on her Instagram Saturday, March 30. She also explained her absence within the same post.
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"I wasn't able to be there as I'm out of the country- but yall had it litttty ayyee!" she wrote. It was initially reported that a scheduling conflict prevented her from attending.
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