Ever since Taye Diggs pointed at “Black women” as the culprit behind the demise of his craptacular ABC series Daybreak, I haven’t particularly been a fan of the guy who once helped Stella get her groove back.
These days, Diggs is paying the “Rent” by using his famous face and well-defined abs to promote Amtrak’s National Train Day festivities. National Train Day spokesman might not be such a bad gig when you’re a 60-year-old F-Lister, but isn’t Taye a regular on Private Practice? Christ, he can’t need a paycheck that badly.
Taye says he just likes trains.
“Riding the train was my first real exposure to serious travel and the magical notions attached to train travel will stay with me forever. My wife [Broadway Actress Idina Menzel] and I have lived all of our adult lives in New York City so we have come to know riding the train as a relaxing and convenient travel option.”
According to a press release on the annual event: “Diggs will start the weekend’s festivities with a ceremony at New York’s Penn Station on Friday, May 7, where he will flip the switch that launches an edible “trainscape” made from elaborate confections and moving model trains. Afterward, Diggs will board Amtrak and travel to Washington, D.C. to host one of National Train Day’s signature celebrations at Union Station and enjoy the festivities with other train fans on Saturday, May 8…..”
(FYI: I have no problem with him marrying outside his race. I like all kinds of people — more power to him if his relationship is making him happy. However, you don’t get to pull the stereotypical “Angry Black Woman” Card because you starred on a show that sucked and Americans let you know it by refusing to tune in. Moving on…)