16 Facts About Kimberly Osorio

Kimberly Osorio was a cast member on the American reality TV series, "The Gossip Game" on VH1.

Kimberly Osorio was born in New York City to a Puerto Rican father and a mother of mixed racial background, African-American and Chinese American.

Kimberly Osorio was raised in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx where she identified with Hip Hop culture in its early years and often speaks about the influence that its had on her life.

Kimberly Osorio pursued a writing career after law school, going on to write primarily about hip hop music for music publications, such as Billboard, The Source, Vibe, OneWorld and XXL magazine.

In 2000, Kimberly Osorio began working at the Source magazine as the Associate Music Editor and after two years, was appointed to the position of Editor-In-Chief.

In March 2005, Kimberly Osorio filed a harassment complaint with the magazine's Human Resources department and was terminated shortly after.

Kimberly Osorio returned to The Source as Editor-in-Chief in 2012 to help restore the magazine's credibility and solidify the brand's place in the Hip Hop arena.

Kimberly Osorio left in 2013, to pursue a career full time in television.

Kimberly Osorio then became an editor-at-large at BET Interactive, an affiliate of Black Entertainment Television.

In September 2008, Kimberly Osorio released a book titled Straight From The Source: An Expose from the Former Editor in Chief of the Hip-Hop Bible detailing the events of her time at The Source.

Kimberly Osorio is an invited speaker at various universities across the country as well as industry conferences, sharing both her personal and professional experiences with the masses.

Kimberly Osorio has served as Principal For A Day at high schools and elementary schools in the Bronx through the PENCIL organization.

The jury rejected the case brought forth by Michelle Joyce, but Kimberly Osorio's case went ahead.

Kimberly Osorio's employers claimed it was because of poor performance, particularly her decisions on magazine covers and certain negative reviews of artists' CDs.

Kimberly Osorio outlined the environment which was present at the magazine: employees often watched pornographic movies, hung pictures of females in G-strings, smoked pot and called women bitches.

Kim Kimberly Osorio was a main cast member on the VH1 reality TV show, The Gossip Game.