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(Afro) — Ward 7 Councilwoman Yvette Alexander is on the attack—nothing to do with city business, but rather her Council peers’ appearance on Marion Barry’s “Mayor for Life” reality show.   According to Alexander, who has called the show “cheesy,” City Council members and staff need to stick to their duties serving the District and forget about visions of Hollywood stardom. Also, and considering possible legal ramifications, Alexander has been poised to fire a former Barry communications director that switched over to work for her. The way Alexander tells it, Andre Johnson lied to her about his involvement with show, which has yet to find a sponsoring network and has been described in online blogs as poorly done with substandard acting.

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