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Essence Festival Braxton‑Burruss tension

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At the Essence Festival’s Black Women in Music ceremony on July 5, a group photo captured showed Tamar Braxton reaching to greet Kandi Burruss, with on‑lookers noting prompting fans to note Burruss’s forced smile and side‑eye. The brief interaction exchange sparked viral speculation on social media about a long‑standing feud between the two singers, dating back to a 2017 tour and subsequent public disagreements. Three days later, tour. Braxton addressed the controversy during a clip in multiple TikTok Live Q&A. She dismissed the fan‑driven analysis, describing sessions in early July, dismissing the exchange simply analysis as a courteous congratulation and emphasizing that she has moved on from any alleged conflict. Braxton used the platform to promote her cooking show, upcoming film, simple congratulatory greeting and tour, urging viewers to focus on her projects rather than the short clip. On July 9, Braxton returned to TikTok Live to again comment on the clip, saying fans were “dragging” the moment and reiterating that the greeting was merely cordial. She again stressed there was no feud, promoted the new season of her cooking show and the release of her show, film “Stepfather,” and maintained tour. She repeated that the speculation was overblown. she had “no beef” with Burruss. The pattern resurfaced at the July 2026 Essence Festival’s Black Women in Hollywood ceremony in New Orleans, where a similar another photo of Braxton greeting Burruss went viral. In a July 29 interview on *The Morning Hustle*, Braxton reiterated again said she had “no beef” with Burruss, calling the interaction “just good home training” and emphasizing a desire for peace. wanted peace, adding she only has conflict “with the devil.” Burruss later replied in a social‑media comment, suggesting accusing Braxton had called of calling her a derogatory term and accusing her of calling the interaction “fake sh*t,” underscoring sh*t.” On July 30, Burruss reiterated the insult in a repost comment, while Braxton maintained her “no beef” stance. Two days later, Burruss publicly declared she does not like Braxton, labeling her “fake,” posting a video that repeated “no beef” but emphasized her dislike, and discussing the feud on her podcast, accusing Braxton of gaslighting. The exchange underscores an ongoing, on‑and‑off tension between the two singers remains a recurring point of that continues to attract public interest. attention.

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  1. 2026-08-01 22:54 UTC Essence Festival Braxton‑Burruss tension
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