The shade starts now! 
Tamar Braxton has a ride or die best friend who is not holding back. Someone who appears to be the singer's former assistant and current close friend hopped on Twitter on Monday to spill all the tea — and we mean every last drop — about Tamar's abrupt departure from The Real.

According to this pal, who goes by the handle @mrLDavis, Braxton had no idea she was going to get the boot from the daytime talk show until the rumors broke over the weekend, and the "joint statement" put out by FOX was (as suspected) bulls**t:

Whew! Tamar may be out of a job, but she certainly has some loyal friends who have her back. 
ICYMI (although, how could you), catch up on the drama surrounding Tamar's departure from The Real with BET Breaks above.