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Who is La La Anthony?

La La Anthony is a close friend of Kim Kardashian

LA LA Anthony rose to fame in the early 2000s thanks to her work as an MTV VJ on Total Request Live.

Since then, she has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry and on social media.

La La Anthony at the BMF Season 3 Tastemaker Screening in New York City on February 26, 2024
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La La Anthony at the BMF Season 3 Tastemaker Screening in New York City on February 26, 2024Credit: Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for STARZ - Getty

Who is La La Anthony?

Alani Nicole Anthony, also known as La La, is a television personality and actress.

She was born on June 25, 1982, in Brooklyn, New York.

She is known for hosting the MTV show Total Request Live (TRL) back in the early 2000s and was also seen on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, as she is one of Kim Kardashian's close friends.

La La has starred in over 40 TV and film productions, including Think Like a Man, Unforgettable, Power, You People, and BMF.

When she's not on set, she can often be found posting about her life on Instagram to over 14 million fans on her page, .

As the reported, La La will host Vogue's livestream of The Met Gala Red Carpet on May 6, 2024, in New York City alongside Gwendoline Christie and Ashley Graham.

What is La La Anthony's net worth?

La La has accumulated a hefty fortune due to her successful career.

According to , she has a net worth of $30 million.

This estimate comes from her television success as well as other business ventures.

Is La La Anthony married?

While La La might be busy with her career, that did not stop her from starting a family, though she is no longer married.

In 2007, she welcomed her son Kiyan Carmelo Anthony with her ex-husband, former basketball star Carmelo Anthony.

The pair tied the knot in 2010 but divorced in 2021 due to irreconcilable differences.

"When it's good, it’s good. And when it’s bad, it's bad," La La recalled of the split, via .

La La Anthony exiting the Today show in New York City on January 18, 2024
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La La Anthony exiting the Today show in New York City on January 18, 2024Credit: Photo by Jason Howard/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty Images - Getty

"Because when it's bad, then everybody got something to say about it... I went into it because this is somebody I loved. I was leading with love. I wasn't leading with anything else."

She later said that filing for divorce from her NBA superstar husband was "an incredibly hard decision."

"Walking away on your own and trying to rebuild a life by yourself… I was with him when he was 19 years old, like that's all I've known," she continued.

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"To step away from that and try to build my own life and still keep my sanity and keep things normal for my son who only knew his mom and his dad together -- that wasn't the easier decision, but I had to make a decision for myself. So now it's like, wow, if I could do that, I could do anything."

Since La La's split, she has kept details of her dating life out of the spotlight.

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