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Danity Kane @ Press Play Listening Session
This is a warning shot.
Wendy Williams; Dame Dash & Rachel Roy; Lance "Un" Rivera & Wendy Williams; Stuart Little
Irv Gotti; Vanessa Carlton; and Mr. Wendell; Swizz Beats Chris Gotti, Irv Gotti, and Ja Rule; Fat Joe & Ja Rule; Seven & Cindy Blackman
Reports of Whitney and Bobby's divorce shocked the entire entertainment industry. While many suspected trouble in the marriage, few believed that the couple would actually call it quits. But Atlanta Gossip, (AG) has learned that Whitney may have moved on from the relationship a long time ago. We've discovered that for months now, the golden-voiced diva has been cozying up with a popular Atlanta minister, Bishop Eddie L. Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia.
In an exclusive interview, we spoke with a woman who claims that Whitney and the nationally renowned minister have been carrying on a "close private relationship." The source told Atlanta Gossip that the two met while Whitney was battling her drug addiction. According to the source, the minister served as a spiritual counselor to Houston. She explained, "at first [the minister] was just helping Whitney with her addiction, then the next thing you know they're going on weekend 'retreats' together."
But there's a big problem with Whitney's new "relationship" - the pastor is currently married with children. Our tipster, who is also a close friend of the minister's wife, told us, "what Whitney is doing is just plain wrong, that man has a family." And she offers a stern warning, "I'm not accusing anyone of anything yet, but [the minister's wife] is not just going to sit back and let Whitney steal her man ... if stuff needs to get ugly, it will." Developing . . .
Labels: All Types of Wrong
w/ Roberto Cavalli & Nicky Hilton
Pastor Marty Baker preaches that the Bible is the eternal and inviolate word of God. On other church matters, he's willing to change with the times.
Jeans are welcome at Stevens Creek Community Church, the 1,100-member evangelical congregation Baker founded 19 years ago. Sermons are available as podcasts, and the electric house band has been known to cover Aerosmith's "Dream On." A recent men's fellowship breakfast was devoted to discussing the spiritual wages of lunching at Hooters.
It is a bid for relevance in a nation charmed by pop culture and consumerism, and it is not an uncommon one. But Baker has waded further into the 21st century than most fishers of American souls, as evidenced one Wednesday night when churchgoer Josh Marshall stepped up to a curious machine in the church lobby.
It was one of Stevens Creek's three "Giving Kiosks": a sleek black pedestal topped with a computer screen, numeric keypad and magnetic-strip reader. Prompted by the on-screen instructions, Marshall performed a ritual more common in quickie marts than a house of God: He pulled out a bank card, swiped it and punched in some numbers.
The machine spat out a receipt. Marshall's $400 donation was routed to church coffers before he had found his seat for evening worship.
"I paid for gas today with a card, and got lunch with one," said Marshall, 30. "This is really no different." (continue)
Elizabeth Banks, Terrell Owens, and Sanaa Lathan at an after-party for the 2006 ESPY Awards
"Yes, I am dating and I'm having fun," she says with a smile, while sending an e-mail on her BlackBerry. "I met someone recently [who] I kind of like, but it's too soon to tell. You know how that is!"
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Since there are so many songs dedicated to random shit, why not have one for the jump off chicks on Myspace? I've already booked studio time this weekend to record a song about different styles of maxi pads, or as my Granny would say sanitary napkins. You like the flexi-wings? Yup! You like the overnights? Yup! You like the scented ones? Yup! You like four wall protection? Yup!
All I need is a "tight beat" and I'll guaran-damn-tee you I would have the 106 & Park generation leaning and snapping their fingers. Thanks Shonna for the video!
One more thing, why does this nigga have a shirt with "Rat Poison" written across it? Is that's what's poppin' in the streets (apparently along with fanny packs) now?
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Mo'nique ; Michelle; Melrose; Megg; CariDee; Eugena
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Flamboyant (here we go again - - Fresh) Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens denied a police report that he attempted suicide, saying he became groggy after mixing painkillers with supplements. As if to prove he's doing fine, Owens went from the hospital to catching passes from quarterback Drew Bledsoe within two hours, then proclaimed himself "very capable of going out there and playing on Sunday" - despite whatever happened Tuesday night and a broken right hand.
Owens said Wednesday the confusion likely stemmed from an empty bottle of pain medication found by his publicist, who was with him at the time and called 911. He said the rest of the pills were in a drawer.
"I was non-responsive when she made that call," Owens said. "She made the call out of her judgment for my well-being." Appearing in a news conference at team headquarters a few hours after leaving a hospital for what a police report described as "a drug overdose," Owens wore workout gear and no bandage on his right hand. The star receiver smiled and seemed more amused than peeved at the latest ruckus surrounding him.
Owens, 32, blamed a combination of hydrocodone, a generic form of Vicodin, with all-natural supplements for making him ill. (AP)
Fantasia Barrino's life pre-American Idol may not have been a fairy tale, but according to her father, the book about her life includes some parts that are pure fiction.
The American Idol winner's dad, Joseph Barrino, sued publisher Simon & Schuster for $10 million Tuesday, alleging that the 2005 memoir Fantasia: Life Is Not a Fairytale contains "false, exaggerated, sensational, intentional and malicious untruths."
Joe Barrino, a truck driver and a musician himself, is claiming that, although his daughter is listed as the book's author, it was the singer's grandmother, pastor Addie Collins, who actually penned the story. The details that granny supposedly fudged include a description of Joe Barrino as being hostile to the music industry, a part where he asks his daughter for money, and the suggestion that his children's music careers were more important to him than their education. (Fantasia has three brothers and their parents, Joe and Diane, are still married.) . . .
"The unfortunate publication of Fantasia's life story by Simon & Schuster seeks to capitalize on her American Idol success through disparaging certain members of her family," Joe Barrino's attorney, Kendall Minter, said in a statement. "The lawsuit seeks to redress these wrongs and restore the integrity of the family members." (E! Online)
watch Fantasia explore her inner Shug Avery while singing "Pass Me Not"
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Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens attempted suicide by overdosing on pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after fire rescue personnel arrived, The Associated Press reported Wednesday citing a police report.
A Dallas police report released Wednesday morning said Owens told a friend "that he was depressed." The report was first released by WFAA-TV.
The friend, who is not identified in the report, "noticed that [his] prescription pain medication was empty and observed [Owens] putting two pills in his mouth," the police report said.
The friend attempted to pry them out with her fingers, then was told by Owens that before this incident he'd taken only five of the 40 pain pills in the bottle he'd emptied. Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time [he] stated, 'Yes.'"
KTVT-TV in Dallas reported that a woman named "Etheridge", likely his publicist Kim Etheridge, called police at 7:51 p.m. to report a suicide attempt. KTVT-TV reported that Owens ingested 35 pills.
Owens left the hospital early this morning, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. A hospital spokeswoman told The Associated Press early Wednesday there was no patient registered as Terrell Owens, although federal privacy laws allow people to block their name from being released. (ESPN)
A rapper's wife gave birth Thursday, but the scene quickly turned to tragedy after their newborn girl was pronounced dead.
Rev Run, a.k.a. Joseph Simmons, shocked fans last year when he announced that his wife Justine was pregnant on his MTV reality show "Rev's House."
Justine's pregnancy was the cliffhanger on the MTV show last season. It generated intense interest among viewers who have been anxiously following the pregnancy and awaiting the birth.
Simmons, a member of the legendary rap group Run DMC, was at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood New Jersey Tuesday for the birth of his child. Doctors delivered the baby via c-section, revealing a cruel twist of fate -- the baby girl was born with organs outside the body. The newborn died a short time later.
TMZ has learned that MTV cameras were inside the hospital at the time of the birth, though we do not know if they were in the delivery room. (source)
I'm talking about the dog of course. Right. Star has one hell of an ultimatum for the National Enquirer. Either admit that a story calling her marriage a "sham" is false or prepare to see her ass in court!
Bob Chapman, the high-powered attorney who represents Star and Al, tells TMZ that the Enquirer's story that Al is gay and the marriage is falling apart is not true. Chapman insists, "They are happily married," adding that Star is "emotional and stressed out" over the story.
The article in question, published in this week's issue dated October 2, 2006, features the headline "Star Jones' Husband Walks Out!" In a demand letter to the Enquirer, Chapman writes the article is "false and defamatory" and has "caused them massive damage." The letter also states, "You have also chosen to state that Mr. Reynolds is gay. While Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds believe that everyone should be free to make their own choice concerning sexual preference and that there is nothing wrong with being gay, you have nonetheless chosen to falsely state that Mr. Reynolds is gay." Chapman also states that the Enquirer has done "grave damage to their reputations, both publicly and privately." (continue)
Michelle Williams; Cheri Denis; Cosey Coleman; Lyfe; Larry Hughes; Cosey & Nitra Coleman; Governor
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Ashanti was spotted while shopping at Atrium in New York City last week. Maybe she was stroking Nelly's ego by purchasing some Vokal clothing for her Pops since no one else seems to wear that shit. Well, besides Sway.
Now that Whitney Houston has filed for divorce, R&B crooner Bobby Brown has to plan for a future without a rich wife.
I hear that the 37-year-old Brown -- who reportedly has been staying in L.A. with "Video Vixen" Karinne Steffans since separating from Houston -- would appear on the African-American-oriented cable channel TV One only in exchange for a car.
Producers of the TV One reality series "I Married a Baller" -- an inside look at the marriages of sports figures -- invited Brown last week to have an on-camera lunch with former Tennessee Titans player Eddie George and his wife, Brown's old friend Tamara (Taj) George of the R&B group SWV.
"When he asked for a car, we actually thought he meant for us to book him car service, and I told the producers to set it up," the show's executive producer, Datari Turner, told Daily News contributor Jawn Murray. "But then I was told that he actually wanted us to buy him a car!"
Brown's longtime friend and occasional rep, Ray Pouncey, told TV One that Brown was new to Los Angeles and didn't have wheels, so a car would be the ideal payment instead of an appearance fee. Brown apparently wanted Taj to formally present the vehicle to him on the show as a gift. (continue)
Andre Harrell being presented a birthday cake
Lil' Kim & Diddy; Tiny & T.I.; Cassie; Vanessa Manillo; Kevin Liles; Junior Reid; Michael Kyser & Rocsi
check out Sandra Rose's gallery to see pictures from Diddy's listening party in ATL
Tyra is looking for a SPECIAL audience for this one!! For an upcoming episode of the show, the producers are requesting only people comfortable sitting in just their UNDERWEAR sign up to be in this taping's audience.
Big, small, short, tall, as long as you dont mind stripping down to your skivies Tyra wants you there. Acceptable dress is bra and panties, boxers and a tanktop, or slips; but NO PAJAMAS this is an UNDERWEAR show.
Plan on arriving fully dressed and stripping down on set DURING THE SHOW!!! If you're a show-off this is your chance to shine. (source - - via Juicy News)
Regina Hall, LisaRaye & Sanaa Lathan; Nick Cannon; Neicy Nash; Karrine Steffans; LisaRaye & Michael Misick; Terry and Rebeca Crews ; Andre Farr & Nick Cannon; Danielle Farr
Rochelle Aytes; Tamala Jones; Andre Farr & Michael Misick; SUPERHEAD!; Maxi (of the Mary Jane Girls - - random right?); Bob Jones; Michael Misick & the 1st Lady
Okay folks, I know most of you were tuned in to Oprah for Janet's interview today. What did you really think
Kelis; Young Jeezy; The Chicken Noodle Soup People; Ashanti & Her sister; Gipp & Paul Wall; Papoose; T.I.
Nick Cannon,; Fabolous; Kelis & Nas; Nelly
A few weeks ago I took a trip down to Florida to catch T-Pain perform live. I know what you are already thinking and the shit wasn't by choice. The concert wasn't at a hole in the wall club, more like a dent in the sheetrock. Damn! I thought the audience would love him regardless though since he is from Tallahassee.
Wrong, wrong. This T-Pain we're talking about.
It was about 200 attendees at the most, and I'm being generous with the number. He performed his signature songs "I'm Sprung" and "I'm In Luv With A Stripper" while the crowd gazed in confusion.
Watching this video of him covering "I Don't Want To Be " on Yahoo literally brought me to tears. It's so wrong. It's like watching him perform all over again. Leave that white man's song alone please. Boy stop! Big thanks K for the laughs.
"I don't like kiddie music, my song is not bubblegum. You would think it was when you hear the hook but it changes to a real hip hop song.
My music adapts to everyone not just kids or grownups. I would hope they wouldn't put it in a category like that.
By the time I end my career I want to be one of the greatest. I feel like everybody is just doing the same thing right now and I'm trying to do something totally different. People think they can be just like Jay-Z but nobody wants another Jay-Z, they want something new." (source)
This dude cannot be serious. He must've smoked a whole pound of the sweetest kush that money could buy before conducting this interview. Presidential shit, Willie Nelson. I mean really. "Do Your Nut Sack Hang Low" hardly qualifies as something new. Niggas gonna be rhyming about how many hits their fucking site gets next.
The current state of music in hip-hop can be easily described by the late Christopher Wallace on the remix to "Flava In Ya Ear."
. . . Disappear, vamoose you're wack to me/ Take them rhymes back to the factory / I see / The gimmicks / the wack lyrics / The shit is depressing / Pathetic, please forget it . . .
This black female celebrity was rumored to have been an nymphomaniac in high school. For the last several years, she has been labeled a sex addict in the industry and she's known as the girl to go to when you need a "quick fix." Numerous men have her on redial and she soaks up the attention. She doesn't seem to have control over her urges or impulses. She also uses sex to calm her nerves and when she gets depressed, she uses sex as an "anti-depressant." Her reputation is so bad, she has never had a steady boyfriend, just brief flings. Her addiction has become so severe, when she gets lonely and starved for affection, it is not uncommon for her to have sex with a male aide. It's rumored that she averages 2-3 sexual encounters a day, sometimes with different men. (Panache Report)
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Both Clifford and Christina Milian celebrated their birthdays over the weekend. The Bankhead Ambassador is in NYC filming the movie "American Gangster" which stars Denzel Washington.
Lil' Kim; Angela Simmons, Common, Vanessa Simmons; Tiny; Nelly; Maino & Lil' Kim; DeRay Davis & Common; Miss Info; Kevin Liles
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She's known for the catchphrase "The cards never lie," and now Miss Cleo, the controversial former infomercial psychic, is finally telling some truths - - about herself.
From the late 1990s through 2002, the woman whose real name is Youree Dell Cleomili Harris was a late-night staple who, in a thick Jamaican accent, urged viewers to dial a charge-by-the-minute 900 number to have their fortunes read.
What those viewers didn't know, and what some members of her own family still don't know, is that Miss Cleo is a lesbian. Four years after the infomercials were pulled from the air under a cloud of various lawsuits and federal and state investigations, Harris says she has been inspired to come out publicly by a teenage godson.
"He and I started talking when he was concerned about coming out. He was 16. When he made the decision I told him I'd be there to support him 100%, and he embraced [coming out] wholeheartedly," Harris says. "It's a different vibe than when I was his age, being raised Catholic in an all-girls boarding school. But he was afraid of nothing, and I thought, I can't be a hypocrite. This boy is going to force me to put my money where my mouth is." (source)
Rap star Nelly got the name Moses tattooed on his right arm because he so closely identifies with the Biblical leader. Nelly, real name Cornell Haynes Jr., grew up on the rough streets of St. Louis, Missouri, and was able to rise above his troubled upbringing to become one of the most successful rappers of all time. . .
Nelly explains, "I've got the name Moses on my inner right arm. I can relate to this story, as far as leading people out. That's how my boys (the St. Lunatics) and I felt about the St. Louis music scene. (When we hit it big) we felt like we were leading some of the top musical talent out of there, on to broader horizons." (source - - via Vibe Confidential)
Forest Whitaker; Vanessa Williams; Furonda; Forest Whitaker & Kerry Washington; Atmosphere; Obba Babatunde; Kerry Washington; Stevie Wonder & Forest Whitaker
Nick & Kim @ The Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party
If you're a fan of the Pussy Cat Dolls then Elise Neal's new all girl singing/dancing troupe called Assorted Flavors may just arouse, ahem, your attention.
"I love producing, and I put these girls together and choreographed a lot of the numbers we do," says Neal. "I'm hoping this will lead to producing other stage shows as well as film. I just got asked to direct a video." Neal says she's lined up some impressive producers for the debut album on which Assorted Flavors is working. For instance, "I've got Mike City, who worked with Brandy, and Kwame, who has written for Will Smith and Lloyd Banks." She says the album will be a mix of "Hip-hop and R&B. Our sound is edgier than standard R&B groups and more street. And everybody can sing and everybody can dance."
get more information on the girls over at Brown Sista
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Rosie O'Donnell trained her gaydar on Oprah Winfrey and her BFF Gayle King on "The View," saying that the talk-show queen and her BFF Gayle King are, despite their protestations to the contrary and despite their not being full-blown lovers, "a tiny bit gay." As the denizens of "The View" mused about Oprah and Gayle's cross-country trip, as chronicled on Oprah's season premiere Monday, Rosie turned her attention to the pair. Her assessment? "You might be a little bit gay, you're just not doin' it," she said of O and G, explaining that an absence of sex wouldn't preclude the pair from sharing in a certain sapphic satisfaction. (source)
Corinne Bailey Rae; LeToya Luckett; Amerie; Rihanna
The Game & Jim Jones; Ludacris & Cipha Sounds; Chingy & Jibbs; 50 Cent & Hot Rod; Young Dro; Chingy & Young Buck; The Game & Cipha Sounds
On September 8, Whitney Houston, 43, filed for separation from husband Bobby Brown, 37, citing "irreconcilable differences" and taking the first step in ending a tumultuous 14-year marriage.
Though a source close to the couple says Houston and Brown have talked divorce "dozens of times," they never set the legal process in motion. Why the big step now?
Sources tell Us Houston came to the conclusion that her rocky marriage – complete with infidelity and dwindling finances - was finally over after a dramatic intervention led by Houston's music-biz mentor, Clive Davis (who was prompted to intervene at the behest of singer, Courtney Love who recommended that Houston work with her own addiction coach, Warren Boyd).
"Getting sober has given her the clarity to move on from him," a source close to Houston tells Us. Adds another source close to the couple, "After all these years, she cleaned up and got smart. She didn't need him and realized it.” (Reps for Houston and Brown had no comment.)
Meanwhile, Bobby has said that the divorce has made him sad. I know, I know. Yup, yeah me too.
Malinda Williams' personalities fall in the pussy family. Although she's generally playful -- a trait she refers to as being a kitten -- the New Jersey-bred actress turns tiger when pleasure takes a backstep to business. "The tiger gets me where I need to go," she says. "Sometimes she just shows her face to check people." In a business with limited roles for Black women, a shorty's gotta eat. And in addition to starting her Modern Goddess lingerie line, Malinda, 30, has been feasting on acting gigs. She landed a spot on NBC's mid-season ensemble drama Windfall (A Black woman wins the lottery. That's fiction at its best.) and a leading roll as Big Boi's superwife in the OutKast musical Idlewild. Gotta respect her growl.
KING You've been acting professionally since you were 11. Any casting- couch horror stories?
MALINDA WILLIAMS Now I'm a lot clearer on how I want to navigate this industry. It's like driving on a racetrack. If you let your eyes off the road for one second it can be disastrous. You have to keep your mind on the finish line, and that's where my mind is focused.
Red flag! That type of determination and drive in a woman is usually very intimidating to a man.
I've definitely noticed that. I'll see men across the room thinking, "She don't wanna talk to me." It's an unfortunate thing because to me confidence is one of the sexiest things a man can have. For women like me who have found and stepped into their power, it takes a super-confident dude to be by my side. (continue)
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DMX took a break from holding impromptu prayer circles meetings long enough to speak candidly about being raped by a Washington, D.C. woman. His rape subsequently resulted in him fathering a child with the same female.
"She raped me," the rapper told S2S editor Jamie Foster Brown. "I mean, you know, that might sound like some bullsh*t. No man has ever been... you know what I mean, like never? Is that the only thing in the world that's not possible?"
Mrs. Simmons recalled an earlier encounter with the woman. "Before the stuff hit the fan, she came up to us while we were in court and said 'I work for kids that are sickly,' said Tashera. "So he said 'Give her my number.' That's how it goes all the time. At first, I said OK. But, then I thought she looked deranged and obsessed with him."
While his wife "blocks out" the experience to cope, X gained a more valuable lesson: "Turn on the light before I go to sleep," he said. (source)
Christina Vidal has come on board the CW's comedy "Girlfriends" as a recurring, playing a tough celebrity fitness trainer. Vidal's credits include the features "See No Evil" and "Freaky Friday" and the series "10-8: Officers on Duty." She is repped by Paradigm and Bob McGowan at McGowan Management. (source)
Or maybe he is. This man's name may very well be Brian McKnight, but there is no way in hell he is the R&B singer. Case closed.
So many girls think that modeling is a party. It's not," says supermodel Tyra Banks, who stayed one step ahead of the cutthroat modeling industry by positioning herself to be finished with modeling before it was finished with her. In the BLACK ENTERPRISE (BE) September issue exclusive, "Models Inc.," writer Alisa Gumbs profiles former African American models who transitioned from runway divas to savvy businesswomen-from the legendary Barbara Smith of B. Smith Enterprises to the flamboyant Kimora Lee Simmons, president and creative director of Baby Phat.
The most well-known examples of models turned mogul are September issue cover subjects Iman and Tyra Banks. Iman sits atop a cosmetics empire that sells millions of dollars of products annually through mass-market retailers such as Walgreens, Wal-Mart, and Target. Banks is the creator, host and executive producer of the hit reality show America's Next Top Model and The Tyra Banks Show, a talk show that has scored high ratings with young female audiences, earning it a second season. "Few models ever make it big, and the majority of new businesses fail. But these women have managed to conquer two very difficult arenas-despite their double minority status and the perception that they are nothing more than pretty faces," says Gumbs. "BE celebrates their achievements and, at the same time, highlights some of the often overlooked pioneers of the trend."
Tia Mowry; Khamani Griffin; Golden Brooks; Tyler James Williams; Tyra Banks; Jay Alexander; Jackee Harry; Brittany Daniel and Tracee Ellis Ross
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Bad Boy Records founder, CEO and recording artist Diddy has unveiled plans for a sleepless, event-jammed, cross-country promotional tour heralding the impending arrival of his eagerly awaited new album, "PRESS PLAY," due in stores on October 17th. Beginning September 18th in Philadelphia, Diddy will barnstorm America, traveling to cities from coast-to-coast in an itinerary of marathon endurance.
Included in the non-stop schedule will be special "PRESS PLAY" listening parties hosted by multi-format radio stations in major markets. Throughout the month-long run, Diddy will also be honored by mayors and other local officials. In some cities, Diddy will be awarded the prestigious "Key to the City," while in others, a proclamation of "Diddy Day" will be announced to celebrate his visit.
In addition, the "Press Play" tour will include a series of "Diddy High" events, where he will visit high schools in a number of cities, including Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, Norfolk, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and others. In speaking with students, he will address such themes as "No Excuses," "How To Make It Happen," "Press Play On Your Life," and "Empowerment."
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Tsotsi
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MTV VJ LaLa Vazquez and her fiance, NBA star Carmelo Anthony, are expecting their first child together in March, Vazquez's rep, Jack Ketsoyan, confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.
This will be the first child for both. The couple, engaged since Christmas Day 2004, plan to wed after the baby's birth.
Vazquez, 27, is a VJ for MTV shows including TRL, Spring Breakdown and Direct Effect. Anthony, 22, a forward for the Denver Nuggets, won a bronze medal as a member of the U.S. Olympic basketball team in 1984. Now People know they need to fact check - - Fresh
"The couple is very excited and they can't wait until the arrival of their new baby," Ketsoyan tells PEOPLE. (source)
DJ Drama; Chingo Bling; Bryan Michael Cox; Remy Ma; Young Jeezy; Ludacris & Mom Roberta Shields ; Bobby Valentino; Killer Mike
Wendy Williams; Keyshia Cole; Wendy Williams & Michelle of Alize; Kindred; D-Nice & Michelle; Wendy W. & Keyshia Cole; Wendy W. & Kevin Hunter
Deborah C.; Deborah C. and Roberto Cavalli; Deborah C. and Cristiano Mancini
It Girl Public Relations and Star Ice President and CEO, Joey Sulfaro are introducing this Australian import to the US. LaToya Jackson has also become a part of this team as the beverage's official celebrity spokesperson."I have always wanted to be involved with a hot, new lifestyle product such as this", said Jackson. Star Ice, it is a delicious malt beverage imported from Australia and bottled in a slim line bottle with a champagne fizz imported from the mystical land down under- Australia. It is available in today's hottest flavors such as Green Apple, Raspberry, Passion Fruit and Cranberry. It has an everlasting taste full of flavor.
The Star Ice team has been very busy working on pre-publicity, photo-shoots, campaign jingles and shooting a commercial. LaToya has already been featured on Access Hollywood and Extra to promote the drink. (Eurweb)
Say it ain't so. I hear the entourage of a certain singer currently on tour is waiting for the artist's road show to end so that they can tell her that her man is cheating on her. Sources tattle that the belter's beau, who has contributed to her recent lifestyle change, has been keeping company with a couple of chicks on the side. Now her camp is afraid to break the news to the singer for fear she'll cancel the rest of her tour. After the tour wraps, the relationship could be 'a wrap' as well. (BV)
Serena Williams; Usher; Richie Rich of Heatherette
Latifah says when she was cast in Set If Off--arguably one of the standout performances of her career--playing Cleo, a rough and rugged lesbian who enjoys an on-screen girl-on girl kiss, she called her siblings to warn them that they might catch some jokes. "I told them they had to be strong because I really thought I could do something special with the role." Now, a decade later, she's still getting asked about how much she and Cleo have in common.
For her part, Latifah refuses to confirm or deny. She says she has plenty of gay friends, and to deny anything about her personal life would be an insult to them. Plus, she says, the whole thing is stupid. "If I'm not going to tell you what guy I'm dating, I sure wouldn't tell you I'm dating a girl."
Kelis & Nas; Mario & Nas; Katt Williams & Kelis; Sincerly Ward, D-Nice, and Jessica White; Usher; Usher & Nas; Damon Peruzzi and Marsha of Floetry
Rosie Perez; Kelis & Tracy Morgan; Nick Cannon & Mario; Usher, Nas, and Chris Webber
Recent reports have suggested that Karrine Steffans, the self-proclaimed "Video Vixen," may have caused the impending divorce of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown. But a source with knowledge of the relationship tells TMZ that it's Brown who has sought out Steffans for moral and financial support: He stays at her L.A. home "frequently" and Karrine actually ponies up for Bobby's pre-paid cell phone.
As TMZ reported earlier, Houston's publicist Nancy Seltzer confirms the Grammy award-winning singer will file for divorce from husband Bobby Brown. . .
According to the TMZ source, there is in fact no romance between Brown and Steffans, and that outsiders are creating that illusion because of her past, in which she was known as "Supahead" by legions of R&B and hip-hop artists to whom she provided sexual services on the sets of their videos. She wrote a book about her experiences, "Confessions of a Video Vixen," which was a New York Times bestseller.
Steffans recently told the New York Daily News' Lloyd Grove that her relationship with Brown was "a really tricky situation" and called him her "dearest friend," but wouldn't admit to having a physical relationship. During the summer, at a concert Brown gave with fellow '80s artists Bell Biv Devoe and En Vogue at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, Steffans was backstage and in fact took Brown home in her car. Brown had told the audience that he and Whitney were on the rocks and that he needed a "tenderoni" to take home; it appears he found that "tenderoni" in the form of Steffans. Brown and Steffans' encounter that night was caught on tape by a show called "I Married A Baller" on the TV One network. (TMZ)
(cover cyber jacked from Nah Right)
They couldn't have picked a better cover than this? He looks like he just got a whiff of Mathew taking a dump in the bathroom after eating one of Mama Tina's special dirty rice, urgh, Creole dishes. Not a good look.
I have to give credit where credit is due. I would like to give a big, big shout out to Khia for scaring the flu out of me. Thanks for snatching my common cold back.
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Whitney Houston has filed for divorce from her husband Bobby Brown, her publicist told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Publicist Nancy Seltzer declined to reveal where or when Houston filed the divorce papers, and said the singer had no statement to make.
"I can just confirm that she has filed for divorce," Seltzer said.
Houston and Brown, who married in 1992, have had a sometimes tumultuous marriage, and rumors of their breakup have surfaced often over the years.
The couple have one child, 13-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina. (source)
Lord take me now!
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Video vixen Buffie The Body, known for her curvy backside, has just inked an endorsement deal with Azzure Denim, helping promote the jean line and appear in their new advertising campaign. Azzure, who provides quality denim clothing for men and women, is launching a movie-inspired ad campaign that will being appearing in magazines across the nation, with Buffie being on the campaign's featured models.
"I am excited about being a part of an Azzure campaign," said Buffie. "I love their clothes and the company. And once I saw the pictures, I loved them even more!"
One aspect of the campaign Buffie is most excited about is that it will focus on her other assets, and not just her butt, which she is most recognized for.
"The pictures focus on Buffie the person and not just Buffies butt, plus they're gorgeous," explained the video vixen. "This campaign will give people the opportunity to view me from a somewhat different perspective. It shows that I can sell ads with my clothes on as well as off." (source)
Lil' Kim; Kanye & Alexis; Lil' Kim & Dita Von Teese; Kanye & Jared Leto (WTF happened?) ; Lil' Kim & Marc Jacobs; 50 Cent
DMX - the oft-arrested hip-hop star - says real men don't wear sandals. And he blames Beyonce for Jay-Z's flip-flop fetish. "The flip-flops - he's just not the same," DMX complains in Vibe magazine. "It's Beyonce. He's a sucker for love. Thugs don't do flip-flops. Yo, no matter how much vacation I'm on - we been to St. Thomas, Bahamas, all the little islands - I don't wear no flip-flops. I'm never that comfortable, not even in my own house." (source)
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Kelly Rowland; Kanye West & Alexis; Kanye; Rachel Roy Robert Verdi; Kanye, Alexis, and Paris Hilton
Bossip has exclusively learned that Keisha Knight Pulliam formerly of the Cosby Show (Rudy) has a cocaine habit that goes back years. Multiple sources tell Bossip that Keisha ran in an elite circle of Morehouse and Spelman students in Atlanta who dabbled in cocaine while in college. The source who is a member of this circle says he witnessed Keisha do a line of coke at a party and that one of their friends from Florida dropped out of college and fell on hard times due to this cocaine culture within this elite group of primarily wealthy students. "Keisha still does coke and it is widely known by her friends, it's not a secret" says a source.
Bossip has contacted members of this circle of Morehouse and Spelman students and Keisha's cocaine habit is said to be beyond "dabbling". (continue)
ARE YOU A 'PART TIME' LESBIAN?
Are you or someone you know a part-time lesbian?
Do you hook up with girls only when you are partying?
Do you want to have your first lesbian experience?
Did you experiment with girls for a while but now you're back to strictly dating guys?
Does your boyfriend/husband love or hate the fact that you hook up with girls sometimes?
Are you a lesbian who hates the idea of a 'part time' lesbian?
IF you or any of your friends want to weigh in on this topic the Tyra Banks talk show is looking for some strong opinionated/outgoing females. . . please send you name, age, brief story, recent photo, and your contact info. (via ONTD)
Thank you Tyra for raising the caliber of show topics in the daytime talk show world.
Lil' Kim & Kimora Lee Simmons; Brandy; 50 Cent; Amerie; Lil' Kim & Janice Combs; Lil' Kim & KLSBLACK STYLE NOW
Lil' Kim; Joy Bryant & Eva Pigford; John Demsey and Liya Kebede; Bre; Kevin Lyles; Spinderlla
Elton John & Rihanna; Jamie Foxx & Friend; Kanye West & Alexis (does she have a last name?)
Diddy's October cover shoot with Ocean Drive in Miami
Sean 'Diddy' Combs is planning to semi-retire when his girlfriend Kim Porter gives birth to their twins. The rap mogul is thrilled at the prospect of becoming a father again, claiming the news of the twins "blew my mind", and he can't wait to spend more time with his family.
Combs tells AllHipHop.com, "When you hear some news like that, it kinda blows your mind in a great way. From a far, you see other people talk about twins and it's hard to grasp the reality of that. On a short note, I was happy before, I am ecstatic now.
"I definitely think it's gonna slow me down a little bit more because I gotta do what I'm supposed to do. I gotta make sure the majority of my time is spent making sure my kids are straight. I ain't gonna slow down all the way, but I am going to slow down a little bit." (source)
Foxy Brown; Kimora Lee Simmons & Misa Hilton-Brim; KLS; BJ Coleman, KLS, and Tina Lee
I can't stop watching this! I didn't know Wayman from 'Low Down Dirty Shame' got a job as a weatherman. Wanna sausage? I love the raw emotion in his eyes. Somebody please give this man a Lady of Soul Award. Thanks Butta, Dex, and Diamond Diva for the forwards. Oh my God!
A date has finally been set for R. Kelly's child pornography trial. Opening arguments begin on Oct. 13, according to Metro Networks. As previously reported, Kelly faces charges of child pornography for allegedly videotaping himself having sex with an underage girl.
He has proclaimed his innocence since the investigation began years ago and denies that he is the man in the video. Don't set your TiVo's just yet for Court TV however. Sources from that network tell us that the trial's judge may prevent cameras from entering the courtroom because the case involves a minor. (source)
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You good Lisa Marie?
Kelis; Lil' Kim; Lisa Marie Presley & Christina Aguilera; Dita von Teese and Eve; Russell Simmons; Eve
Danity Kane
Danity Kane; Diddy; Dawn; D. Woods; Cassie; Yung Joc
EVE @ TRL
I would insert a joke about MAC being able to cover up all the ugly on Joker-like mugs but I don't want Mama Tina and her goon squad circling my block. But I digress.
100 percent of the sales of Viva Glam lipsticks and lip glosses are donated to HIV and AIDS programs, including treatment, education and daily necessities.
Eve; John Dempsey and Eve; Lisa Marie Presley, Eve and Dita Von Teese
J Records founder Clive Davis, the man responsible for signing a teenaged Whitney Houston to his former label Arista Records in 1983, tells MTV that he and the troubled singer are currently working on songs for a new comeback album.
Davis says they've already chosen six tunes that she'll record, yet warns against fans having unrealistic expectations about the album’s music production and lyrics, the latter of which will likely avoid mention of her recent challenges.
"Whitney doesn't write," Davis told MTV. "It's a gift -- you either got it or you don't. I've seen more artists lose a career over trying to do that. Ella Fitzgerald didn't write. Lena Horne didn't write. Whitney is Whitney, and there ain't nobody like her. It'll be Whitney. It won't be somebody reaching for a current trend, that's for sure." (source)
"It won't be somebody reaching for a current trend, that's for sure." Say that shit Clive! The day I hear Nippy sing over the instrumental for "Snap Ya Fingers" is the same day I turn in my Stan card.
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