>And Deena did none of the three things you listed. Curtis
>kicked her out of the group; it wasn't Deena's decision and
>she had qualms about it in the first place. Curtis eliminated
>her role in the forming of the group (he's the one who
>produced that promo reel), and Curtis cheated with Deena. Now,
>granted, Deena was a silent accomplice, but not an active
>participant.
>
>I was under the impression that any hard feelings between
>Deena and Effie were squashed during that late night phone
>call Deena made from the poolhouse phone (during the "Listen"
>montage). Exposing Curtis' payola schemes to kill Effie's
>record was how Deena redeemed herself.
>
>And the confrontation you were looking for - the "It's All
>Over" song doesn't qualify?

looking for a cat fight.

And on the "Curtis cheated with Deena", Deena was supposed to be her girl, so there's an element of double betrayal (from Curtis (her man) and Deena (her best friend)). And to add insult to injury, not only did she (Deena) cheat with her (Effie) man, they got married. They (Curtis and Deena) are off living the good life while she's back home as a single moms, strugglin' to raise a child on public assistance. Deena stole her dream and her man and she's left with nothing and that doesn't warrant a confrontation between the two?? That was just a little hard for me to believe.