*Writer Allison Samuels has waded into the murky waters of Steve Harvey’s love life with a new column questioning his self-appointed role as “relationship expert.”
Here’s an excerpt from her Feb. 16 post, titled “Steve Harvey’s Bad Romance”:
Annie Martin is still too peeved to rationally discuss comic Steve Harvey. Like many African American women, Martin had thought of Harvey as the ultimate relationship expert—until she saw his ex-wife’s YouTube rant last month, accusing him of being a two-timer and worse. For more than 10 years, Martin, a 43-year-old nurse’s assistant from Baltimore, had faithfully supported her favorite entertainer—listening to his nationally syndicated radio show, watching his stint on “Family Feud,” tuning in whenever he appeared on TBN religious network. Martin always believed the comedian was just a “down home brother” with enough common sense and old-school wisdom to share with the masses. And when the 54-year old radio host decided to pen his own book in 2009, detailing his insights into the black male psyche and relationships, she ran to the bookstore. “I just knew he’d be able to tell me what I needed to do to find a black man. No one else was stepping up to try,” Martin says.
