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Things got ugly when Brandy showed up with two of her friends (one a Scientologist, one not) to bible study at First A.M.E. (FAME) in Los Angeles last week.gossip via Jawn Murray on the Tom Joyner Morning Show
Rapper DMX announces the launch of DMX and DMX Signature collections, which will include designer apparel, headwear, outerwear, footwear and accessories for Fall 2007.
DMX, the quintessential rapper with the complexities of a poet, creates collections that have the same hard-edge danger hybridized with a finely crafted clothing and accessories collection that has the quality of couture but keeps it "real" by staying true to timeless style that speaks of lifestyle not trend.
Initial product offerings for the launch will be available at various online retail sites, DMX concerts, and limited better specialty stores. It's no surprise that DMX has decided to get into the fashion business, his creativity and direct sense for what he likes is both unpretentious and cutting-edge. For years, DMX's choice of clothing has always bordered on the rough edge of hip hop mixed with the practicality of the no nonsense, no frills clothing that active and rugged men want. His penchant for secret pockets and durable gear reflect his over-the-edge lifestyle. Dangerous grounds warrant reliable clothing that doesn't compromise the overall look. (Press Release)
FASHION TIPS FOR REAL MEN
Comfort is never an option / / Real men wear whatever the Warden allows them to / / Real men don't love pastels and sugary colours.
Tyra Banks is wasting no tears over ex-boyfriend, Madea's Family Reunion producer and star Tyler Perry. In fact, a source tells Star that the supermodel/mogul has been busy playing footsie with rapper Chingy! The pair first met on an episode of Tyra Banks' talk show last year when Chingy revealed to Tyra that he had a thing for fine women's feet. Tyra immediately tore off her shoes and plopped her tootsies right down on Chingy's lap -- embarrassing the poor rapper! (It seems that Tyra had neglected to have a recent pedicure.)
Hoping for a second chance with the handsome St. Louis native, Tyra recently invited Chingy back to her show to tape not one but two episodes for November sweeps -- and this time, Tyra made sure to have her toes done! "On the first episode, Tyra tried to kiss Chingy, and he seemed to be taken aback by her forwardness," an audience member tells Star, "But the next day, Tyra teased Chingy, saying, 'I have a fresh pedi!" Chingy immediately rubbed and kissed Tyra's bare feet and then said, "I know I was a little taken back the other day, but now I'm ready for a real kiss!' and the two locked lips! You could see the sparks fly!" (source)
Iman & husband David Bowie; Catherine Zeta Jones & Queen Latifah; Rosario Dawson; Queen Latifah; Rosario Dawson & Iman
Labels: Wonk Wonk (What It Do)
"Kanye's ex on why she's more than that." Oh, really? I wonder if that article is about what new and exciting things Brooke has been doing with her Myspace profile template since Kanye announced his engagement.click for full cover
shout out to Patryk from Ultimate Kelis for the scan
Congratulations are apparently in order for New Edition singer Johnny Gill. The 40-year-old entertainer is the proud parent of a baby boy, who is now apparently five months old. The boy, Gill's first child, lives in his hometown of Washington, D.C. (Yes, he was the subject of my Sept. 4 Can't Say Names. The singer still has a long way to go to catch up with his best bud, actor Eddie Murphy, who is expecting child number six with former "Spice Girl" singer, Melanie Brown (also known as Scary Spice). (BV Buzz)
That's funny, I never realized Amerie even had a swagger to begin with. Subliminal shots aren't just for rappers looking to stir up controversy any more. On the track "Because I Love It" from her new mixtape, Amerie takes aim at an unknown subject saying the following:download the track at Love Amerie
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She didn't sing, but Whitney Houston's presence alone made her shine among a room full of glittering stars at Saturday's 17th Carousel of Hope Ball.
It was the singer's first step back into the spotlight since seeking treatment for substance abuse and leaving longtime husband Bobby Brown.
"I feel great," said a blond Houston, wearing diamonds and black Armani. Sounding more calm and focused than she has in years, Houston clearly was touched by the outpouring of love.
"She's looking at the light, instead of darkness," said Houston's pal and the evening's honoree, Quincy Jones, who has known the singer since she was 16.
Houston was escorted to the event by music producer Clive Davis, the night's other honoree. He noted, "She's been through emotional trauma, and everybody's rooting for her. We're going to make a killer album." (source)
Here are three new pictures from a photoshoot for Hollywood Life. Yeah I know, another damn magazine! I'm not sure how recent they are but they are new to me! Thanks Jennifer for sending them in.pictures via Janet Planet
Carey was to perform Saturday at an outdoor space near Hong Kong's Central financial district. Promoter Concerts Asia said it had only sold 4,000 tickets, despite a "substantial" advertising campaign.
"We have decided to cancel the event effective immediately due to both the poor response of public ticket sales and also due to specific last-minute demands which we find wholly unreasonable and not with the best interests of Hong Kong, us and also the fans," said a statement posted Thursday on the promoter's Web site.
Concerts Asia declined further comment, and contact information for Carey wasn't immediately available. Hits by the 36-year-old Grammy-winning singer include "We Belong Together." (source)
Anyway, Lauryn Hill gave a special performance for the Conde Nast Media Group to celebrate the New Starwood Prefererd Guest Card from American Express. There was a lot of raw emotion going on.
Ciara; Danielle Evans; LeToya Luckett; Angela & Vanessa Simmons; Lyfe
Ciara; Tocarra; Missy Elliott; LeToya & Missy E.; Busta Rhymes & Ciara
Jermaine Dupri -- superproducer, rapper, and the boyfriend of Janet Jackson -- has confirmed to The Associated Press that he has quit as a top executive at Jackson's label, Virgin Records, amid disappointing sales of Jackson's new album.
"Since there are so many rumors running rampant about my position at Virgin Records, I feel that it is necessary to set the record straight," Dupri said Wednesday in a statement released to the AP. "I was not forced out of the company, I made a decision that it was in my best interest to leave."
Dupri became head of urban music at Virgin, a unit of EMI Group PLC, just last year. His abrupt departure comes after the underwhelming performance of Jackson's latest release, "20 Y.O." Dupri was an executive producer of the record and helped determine its creative vision, along with Jackson and her longtime producers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
Jackson's album failed to debut at the top of the charts last month, then steadily fell. It has sold 443,000 copies since its release Sept. 26, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Jackson's 2001 album, "All for You," debuted at No. 1 with more than 605,000 copies sold in a single week. (source)
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Flavor Flav & Omarosa ; Richard Rubin; Alexis Arquette; Ant; Schatar "Hottie" Taylor; Ron Jeremy
Kevin Federline is becoming something of a renaissance man: Dancer, rapper, model, baggy pants aficionado, and now he's adding actor to his repertoire with a role in an upcoming film. The rapper, best known for his role as "husband" in the soap opera life of Britney Spears, will appear in rapper/actor Sticky Fingaz' Caught on Tape, a film about a boy who secretly videotapes his mother's boyfriend plotting a crime. Cedric the Entertainer, Vivica A. Fox, and Bokeem Woodbine are also set to star in the flick.
Time out. Bokeem Woodbine, Cedric The Entertainer and Vivica A. Fox being directed by Sticky Fingaz? Talk about the blind leading the blind. I'm too through. - - Fresh
"Caught On Tape is a hardcore musical, lot of violence, lot of sex, lot of action, lot of drama, lot of sentiment and romance as well," Sticky told the U.K.'s Sun. "It's the first time this has ever been done. Kev Fed is going to be in it, it's his acting debut. He's really cool, he's dope." Don't peg Sticky K-Fed's No. 1 fan yet, though. The director recalled almost being run off the road by paparazzi trying to take pictures of Federline. "I'm like, 'Dude, hey, I'm the talent,'" Sticky said (Are you sure about that?). "He's just married to somebody." (source)
During her hearing, the 28-year-old singer asked that the guilty plea she entered in August be withdrawn. "I feel I am innocent. I feel I was coerced. I want to take back my guilty plea," she said. But the request was denied by Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Melissa Jackson.
Brown, whose real name is Inga Marchand, must submit a sample of her DNA and undergo periodic drug testing, and was ordered to stay away from the manicurists for the next five years. She had been facing up to a year in jail if she failed to show up to court Tuesday. On Monday, the judge was angered when Brown failed to appear, claiming she was recovering from a tooth extraction. . .
"This was self defense. This was a scuffle over payment of a $20 manicure and she panicked," said Rothman, one of several lawyers to represent the singer. "She had bad advice two months ago" when she pleaded guilty. His request was also denied.
Outside court, Brown said that she would still beat the charges.
"I'm a fighter," she said." I have an impressible spirit and an abiding faith in God. I believe that I will walk free." (source)
My Model Looks Better Than Your Model features three contestants who are assigned a weekly fashion theme, which they need to execute on professional models with their personal style and taste, as well as help from fashion industry best in clothes, makeup artists., and hairstylists.
They also get the opportunity to direct a fashion photo shoto with professional photographer Garfield Hall. The final product is analyzed by a team of knowledgeable judges, who determine who's got the winning sense of style and who gets the grand prize.
Judges include noted photographer Ezequiel De La Rosa, Trace Fashion Editor Daphane Devallie, Former Vibe Fashion Editor-at-Large Beverly Smith, Stylists Alexander Allen, Phillip Bloch and Misa Hylton-Brimm, former Beauty Editor for Suede and Honey Mia Stokes, and best-selling author Lloyd Boston. (source)
Los Angeles Times' Hollywood insider Tom O'Neil claims "the original Dreamgirl" could create the kind of negative publicity that turns Oscar voters off if she "publicly disapproves" of the film, in which Knowles plays her.
He says, "A longtime friend and colleague (of Ross) tells me that Miss Ross hates Dreamgirls because she feels like she's been ripped off, like its creators changed just enough key elements of her story so they didn't have to pay her royalties and then refused to give her any input on how her story would be told."
The singer's biographer J Randy Taraborrelli is, however, convinced Ross will not blast the film.
He says, "I think that Diana has decided that there's not much she can do about this and she wisely knows that there wasn't much (R+B legend) Billie Holliday's estate could do about her when she did (1972 biopic) Lady Sings The Blues." (source)
Labels: Destroyed, Tales From The Wig Crypt
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Veteran actor Wesley Snipes has been indicted by the US government and charged with filing illegal tax claims of more than $11 million. He's been in Africa doing a film for the last three months, and some think he may considering staying there to escape possible jail time.
But things could get a lot worse for him in Africa.
He may not be able to escape Madonna and Angelina Jolie when they try to adopt him. (source)
Teddy Riley's marriage to aspiring singer Melinda Santiago is just about over. The 39-year-old singer/producer of Blackstreet and Guy filed for divorce from Santiago after being married apparently less than two months.
The couple met on MySpace-yes I did a 'Can't Say Names' about him a couple of months ago-and after a brief courtship got hitched.
Santiago previously dated singer Usher-she was also signed to his production company-and had a short fling with Tyrese, who according to the New York Daily News ended a sexual encounter with the singer after realizing Usher's name was tattooed on her hip. (source)
Brandy & Tichina Arnold at Prive in MiamiSonia, come get your child.
A stereotype that Knight hopes to change, however, is that all black men in the fashion world have to be gay. Obviously frustrated by all of the Internet chatter surrounding his sexuality, Knight dismissed the matter when it came up during our interview. "It's been said. You know what it is. Everybody knows what it is, so there's no need to even go there. I'm trying to establish myself as a designer. I'm not trying to establish my personal life and who I am and all that kind of stuff to people. My family knows, my friends know and whoever I am dating knows," he said.
In an online interview with Andy Cohen, Bravo's Vice President of Production and Programming, for his blog, Andy's Blog, Knight was straightforward about the gay issue. When Cohen inquired about the interest in Knight's sexuality, he vented: "It's stupid and rude, and I don't get why it makes a difference either way. The 'hood side of me wants to say, 'Why-are you trying to screw me, is that why you're asking?' But that's what I want to say. But, yes I am straight, and no I am not dating anybody. Wow, I can't believe we are really discussing this!" Two weeks ago there was a report in Star magazine reporting that Knight was dating R&B singer Brandy. Knight is coy about the rumored romance. "Headlines are headlines. I don't care about that. I want to dress Brandy, that's what I want to happen. So Brandy, if you are ever reading this, I want to dress you. She needs to be wearing some Michael Knight," he exclaimed.
So you want to dress Brandy. Understood! But are you also undressing Brandy?
"I want her to wear one of my outfits, that's what I am saying. I want her to wear one of my garments," he shot back.
So you're not going to confirm or deny this report?
"I don't care about the dating stuff. I'm really on the rise of my career. That's what I am focused on! That's what I am looking for in the headlines: 'Brandy wears Michael Knight on the red carpet of something.' That's my focus," he said, indicating he was ready to move on. (continue)
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Lil' Kim; Terrence Duckette & Jasmine Guy; First Lady LisaRaye Misick; Shaun Robinson
It was unclear whether Lil' Wayne or a member of his entourage flung the bills into the crowd, said university Police Chief Adrian Wiggins. The artist will not be invited back to the campus, university officials said.
"It was as dangerous a thing to do as standing in a crowded movie theater and shouting, Fire, " said Clinton Coleman, a Morgan State spokesman.
Coleman said the majority of the cash consisted of $1 bills, but there were some $5, $10 and $20 bills.
Two women, both age 20, suffered leg injuries and were taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital. A third was injured but refused medical treatment. The concert Thursday night at the university's Hill Field House, which holds about 4,000 people, also featured Busta Rhymes and was sold out. (source)
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For the past two-plus years, Samtubia Edwards,21, an aspiring director from the Bronx, and his younger brother Samgoma,14, have been making a series of music videso for Jay-Z songs that Jay himself never filmed visuals for. The Young Hov series, which include videos for "PSA," "Lucifer" and Memphis Bleek's "Dear Summer," started around the time of the Roc don's retirement,when a then 11-year-old Samgoma began to develop a noticeable resemblance to a teenage Jigga.
Dwayne Wade & Jacki-O; Gary Payton & Antoine Walker; Jim Jonsin & Pitbull;Udonis Haslem & Dwyane Wade; Jacki-O
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Ciara with her dad, Carlton Harris; Ciara's grandparents, Gladys Head & Eddie Head; Jackie Harris, Carlton Harris, Gladys Head, and Eddie Head
The former football great, who was acquitted in criminal court 11 years ago of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, reportedly has been paid a whopping $3.5 million to write about the double murder that shocked and riveted the nation in 1994, according to a detailed report in the new National Enquirer.
But Simpson is not actually confessing to the murder — rather, he's writing a "hypothetical" book — which the Enquirer reports is tentatively being called "If I Did It."
The early part of the book tells how Simpson fell in love with Nicole and how the marriage collapsed, reports the tab. He goes on, according to the article, to describe in gruesome detail the killing of his ex-wife and Goldman; he stipulates that the murder scenes are "hypothetical." But, notes the tab, the descriptions are "so detailed and so chillingly realistic" that readers are left with little doubt as to what really happened. (source)
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Diddy has confessed to being obsessed with group sex in champagne-filled baths when he was a bachelor.
The rapper, whose long-term girlfriend Kim Porter is pregnant with twin girls, indulged in all his most wild fantasies when he was single, and admits his fetish for food-based sex and multiple partners spiralled out of control.
He said in an interview with Vibe magazine: "I'm nasty. In the mid-'90s I was buck-f***ing wild - beyond menage a trois. It's crazy, you're twenty-something and renting the presidential suite at the Hotel Nikko in Beverly Hills. You got the bathtub filled with champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries. Then sex became dangerous."
Diddy, real name Sean Combs, insists he has now turned his back on his wild ways and it is now love of his life Kim who is reaping the benefits of his earlier sexual experiences.
He added: "All that energy you were spreading becomes a one-on-one thing. My girl right now is very happy. As meticulous as I am with my work, I'm even more meticulous with my lovemaking. I like to do it for a long time. Sometimes I'm making love and she's like, 'You gonna save some for the honeymoon?'" (source)
Evan Ross; Keesha Sharp; Golden Brookes;Leonard E.Burnett Jr and Tracee Ellis Ross; Tia Mowry; Omarosa
America's Next Top Model was a mess last night. I'm very salty that AJ was kicked off the show. I don't even really want to discuss the rest of those broads any further so I won't. Check out the portfolio pictures over at the CW site.
Oh, and Eugena actually looks like Ne-Yo in this picture.
Vivica A. Fox & Michael Misick; Jasmine Guy & Donnie McClurkin
Rock said Tuesday she planned to sue the Lebanon, Tennessee-based company. A Cracker Barrel spokeswoman said the restaurant chain was investigating and taking the complaint "very seriously."
Cracker Barrel has in the past faced numerous lawsuits and a federal inquiry over complaints of refusing to serve black customers, discriminating against minority workers and firing gay employees. The company has taken steps to rebuild its folksy image and reach out to minorities.
Rock, who is from Georgetown, said she and her 21-year-old daughter were the only blacks at the chain's Murrells Inlet restaurant in April. She said when she asked the manager about the delay she was told they could have a free meal.
"He never called over the waitresses and asked, 'Why did these people sit here for a half hour without service?' " she said. "The only thing he said was we could have a free meal and neither of us wanted to eat." Cracker Barrel spokeswoman Julie Davis said the company doesn't "tolerate any form of discrimination."(source)
Al Sharpton is putting off his press and curl appointment today to travel to South Carolina to announce that Sharpton's Action Network will finance the planned lawsuit.
Tune into BET tonight at 9:00 pm est for Beef: The Series to see episode three, which highlights the "Queen of the South" battle between Trina, Jacki-O, and Khia, culminating at the first annual Ozone Awards in Orlando, FL.
"Gangsta Rap," Ice-T's first studio album in seven years, shows him lying on his back in bed with his ravishing wife's ample posterior in full view and one of her legs coyly draped over his private parts.
But while the cover just barely steers clear of being pornographic, it's way too suggestive for most retailers, according to Melee Recordings, which is releasing the record on Halloween. "We're getting lots of flak about it. What we're going to have to do is place stickers over parts of the photo to avoid any problems," one rep said.
Not that Ice-T, who stars on "Law & Order" and has appeared in "New Jack City" and "Frankenpenis," is concerned about the uproar. He told Page Six last night, "What can I say, I have been doing these kinds of things for years." Then, in a swaggering boast about his legendary sexual prowess, Ice-T added, "You should see the picture when Coco's leg is not there." (source)
A source tells TMZ that Melanie Brown is four months pregnant with Eddie Murphy's baby. On Saturday during a shopping trip at Le Bra Lingerie boutique in West Hollywood Brown admitted the pregnancy had her feeling tired. [1] She also added that she was concerned she may be carrying twins since they run in Murphy's family.
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So when he set out to interview Banks, the talks were spread out over three weeks, giving him a good peek inside the world of the woman who hosts a daytime talk show, models and is the producer and host of "America's Next Top Model."
"You can't learn as much if you just sit with them in one setting," he said of the series of specials his company produces for E! "It was interesting, from my perspective, to see how she executes her day."
Banks' day, he learned, always includes a 6 p.m. break for dinner. At times, Banks talks about how hard it is to find a man in her life.
"I don't have a boyfriend....I'm still waiting for them to call me back," Banks told Seacrest. "They don't know I'm looking at the phone all day going, 'You gonna call me?'"She also admitted some editions of her daytime show made her cringe, and discusses when she had her breasts examined on-air.
"After the [breast] show, I went home and cried. I felt really vulnerable," Banks said. "I was like, 'Did I do the right thing?'"
Seacrest said viewers will get a chance to see the person behind the Banks people see on TV. "I really think the idea was, for her and me," he said, "to roll up our sleeves and show her life in an unvarnished way."
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Movie actor Wesley Snipes was indicted Tuesday on eight counts of tax fraud accusing him of trying to cheat the government of $12 million in false refund claims.Snipes, 44, also failed to file tax returns for six years, according to an indictment unsealed in Tampa, Fla.
Federal prosecutors said that Snipes fraudulently claimed refunds totaling nearly $12 million in 1996 and 1997 on income taxes already paid. The indictment also charged him with failure to file returns between 1999 and 2004.
According to the indictment, Snipes had his taxes prepared by accountants with a history of filing false returns to reap payments for their clients. As part of the deal, the indictment alleges, the firm, American Rights Litigators, would receive 20 percent of refunds from clients.
Snipes faces a maximum of 16 years in prison.
Snipes, who had a home in Windermere, Fla., has not been arrested because authorities don't know where he is, the IRS said. In 2002, the Justice Department sued a Florida tax preparer who it said filed bogus tax refund claims, including a $7.3 million demand for Snipes. (source)
Diddy fans rejoice, Press Skip is finally in stores today. Last night Vibe magazine celebrated the release of the album with a Black Party. Mary J. Blige, Wendy Williams, Kanye West, Mario, and Magic Johnson all came out in support.click to enlarge
Diddy & Danyel Smith; Mario (wtf? put down the Ambi boy); Mary J. Blige & Kendu Issacs; Jessica White
Magic Johnson & Tommy Davidson; Kanye West; Bone Crusher; Q-Tip
A new multi-service Web site catering to the "urban audience" will soon be upon us offering young users a place to get their MySpace, YouTube and download on -- all in one environment. Crackspace.com, from media/label impresario Chuck Wilson, will launch on Nov. 1 with previously-unseen songs, remixes and videos from artists such as Ludacris, T.I., Diddy, Akon, Ghostface, Lloyd Banks, Hi-Tek, Jim Jones and Foxy Brown.
Additional site features include news, gossip, a YouTube-like video uploading and sharing component, a download store and a MySpace-inspired web community where users can upload and sell their own songs, videos, ringtones and wallpaper. Wilson, who created Crackspace through his newly-formed Triumph Media Holdings, says he saw a need for a social networking and music/video site that catered to the urban community.
"The market need for a technologically advanced urban Web site could not be more urgent," says Wilson, a screenwriter who counts among his credits "Soul Plane." "MySpace is great but it doesn't even come close to fully satisfying the hip-hop generation. CrackSpace was created by and for that generation. This is a place for anyone who loves the culture. We have to be very much in touch with the places where kids experience urban music and culture and really set the table for when the majority of sales are online. That's really what this is all about."
A booster tried to sell me a digital camera a couple of days ago, talking about the picture quality "is that crack." Having grown up in a neighborhood full of junkies I tend to shy away from purchasing anything that might have the word crack in the product specifics. Shit now that I think about it the price was a good deal. But that's not the point! People, just let it go.
Rapper Fabolous was shot early Tuesday as he stood at a Manhattan parking garage, spurring a sequence of events that left him both hospitalized in stable condition and under arrest, police said.
The rapper, whose legal name is John Jackson, was shot once in the thigh when a male with a gun approached him and three others and opened fire, police spokesman Sgt. Mike Wysokowski said.
The four jumped into a vehicle and fled, attracting the attention of police, who stopped them and discovered two guns in the vehicle, Wysokowski said. All four men were arrested, and charges were pending. (source)
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Killer Mike & Big Tuck; Chingo Bling; Erykah Badu; Rosci & Paull Wall; Raz B
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Rapper Flavor Flav may have dumped his sassy, out spoken date, New York, on last night's season finale of "Flavor of Love 2," but she'll be back soon - with her own VH1 show, "Flavorette."
New York, whose real name is Tiffany Patterson, 24, is in the final weeks of filming the over-the-top "Bachelorette"-style show in which 20 single guys try to win her heart.
"These guys are so dramatic," says Patterson. "They're worse than the women who were on season one and season two [of "Flavor of Love"]. This show is so chaotic, it's overboard, it's over-the-top, it's extreme and these guys know they're fighting for a wonderful woman so they've been at each other's throats and I'm flattered by it. I can't complain."
VH1 has not yet decided on an air date for the new show.
"I like it when the guys go at each other," she says. "I'm a prize, I'm so worth it - frankly, it turns me on."
She says the show is far along already and right now only three guys remain, and she's falling in love with one of them.
"There's one man in particular that I can definitely see myself living out the rest of my life with," she says. (source)
Tracee Ellis Ross, Cecily Tyson, and LaMichael
Stephanie Werner of VH-1, and Alan Rosen (owner of Junior's) and Remy Ma
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Jermaine Dupri; Chaka Kulu & Shareefa; Young Jeezy; Ludacris
The mother of rapper DMX's love child is suing the hip-hop wild man for $2 million, saying he defamed her by claiming she sexually assaulted him as he slept during their 2003 hotel one-nighter. In Sister 2 Sister magazine, DMX says Monique Wayne, who successfully sued him to establish paternity and win child support, "raped me . . . I would have been kind of heated about that [if I'd woken]. Like, yo . . . Get the [bleep] outta here." But Wayne says DMX knows their sex romp was consensual and she's suffered "severe emotional distress" as a result of his lies. DMX's rep had no comment. (source)
Michael Kyser & Tocarra; Jill Scott, Mos Def, & DMX; Mos Def & Russell Simmons
Chris Jones, Lil' Wayne, Solange, and Kelly Rowland
Please let this be a rebound. Please. I got love for Weezy F. Baby but if the two of them did decide to make things serious with Solange, I'm going to have to seriously consider putting him inside the same category of Nicholas Cage.
Check it, N.C. is a huge Elvis fan, way past the point of obession. Marrying Lisa Marie Presley was a big thing for a stan of his caliber. Lil' Wayne has often been referred to as being a Jay-Z mini me. Being in a relationship with Beyonce's wig carrier confirms him as a certified dickrider in some folk's eyes.
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Evan Ross @ The T.J. Martell Foundation 31st Annual Gala
I . . . just don't understand. He looks so cute in "ATL." Don't get me wrong, not in a is-you-hongray-can-I-give-you-a-treat type of way. But like your best friend's little brother. I get the impression that he has a pair of skinny jeans and chunky heels hidden somewhere in his closet. LaMichael needs to quit.
Labels: Norwegian Swagger
The models learn to strike an extreme pose from a contortionist and are put to the test in a high fashion challenge with an extravagant prize. At the photo shoot, the girls turn into circus freaks, but its household gossip that leaves one girl in tears. Special guests include Top Model judge Twiggy, designer Bao Tranchi, Stacey McKenzie, judge from "Canada's Next Top Model," photographer Mike Rosenthal and Atoosa Rubenstein, Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen magazine as guest judge.
Melrose; Megg; Amanda & Michelle; CariDee; Jaeda
Eugena; Anchal; AJ
Bobby Brown @ "Circle of Sisters" event in New York City
Mya & Patti LaBelle; Al Roker and Deborah Roberts; Mya; Geralyn Lucas & daughter Sky; Patti LaBelle
Mya talks to BET.COM about the life lessions she learned after her mother was dianosed with breast cancer
Back in 2002 Khia recorded a remake of her hit song "My Neck, My Back" for the New Jersey Nets titled "The Nets Are Back." Hilarity shortly ensued. I swear I can smell cognac and weed leaking through my speakers. Bravo to Khia for turning a song initially dedicated to cunnilingus into a team anthem. Phenomenal woman, ya'll.
L.A. Lakers are you ready for this / Jersey Nets are gonna dish and swish / L.A. Lakers are you ready for this / We got something for you to kiss / So do it, do it, do it, do it, do it now / They're too good / Take your titles like Robin Hood / Jersey is our hood / Keep them suckers in Hollywood / The Nets are back / They'll stop Kobe & stop Shaq / The Nets are back / Jason Kidd's an acrobat / The Nets are back / They'll stop Kobe & stop Shaq / The Nets are back / You can't stop the Nets attack/ The Nets are back / And their lucky socks are black
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Labels: Tales From The Wig Crypt
Angie is putting in way more work on stage than what she did at Fit Camp. Oh well, smile for the camera say cheese.Angie Stone performing at the Heineken Red Star Soul show in Chicago
Samantha Mumba; Lady V; Raz B; Sam Sarpong; Ray Charles Robinson Jr. and daughter
Nick Cannon & Mom; Nas; LisaRaye; Keisha Knight Pulliam; Quincy Jones; Chamillionaire
Omarion; Meagan Good; Joi Bryant; Kim Kardashian ; Kanye West
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Jermaine Dupri; Ludacris, Lil' Fate, and Shawnna; Yung Joc; Young Jeezy & his son; Rick Ross & Lil' Jon
Shawnna; LeToya Luckett; DJ DRAMA (you have to YELL when you say his name); Big Boi
Ciara; Ludacris; AirTight; Sammie; Sleepy Brown; Bone Crusher
Labels: Kitchen Azz Hair Records
This MadTv skit is a pretty good re-enactment of a regular day in the world of G-Unit. I have a strong feeling that Curtis is actually pretty damn Gangstalicious when nobody is looking. Good looking out Da Real.50 Cent & Lloyd Banks at Rotten Apple Album Release Party
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Mathew Knowles' 23-month-old grandson -- whose mother is Beyonce's younger sister, Solange -- is already a hip-hop fan.
"When he hears a rap, he goes nuts, dancing and saying the lyrics," said Knowles, who manages his daughters and runs a record label, Music World Entertainment.
It's cute to watch, except for one problem. "As a grandfather, I'm very concerned about what my grandson is saying," Knowles said. With that in mind, the mogul created Kid's Rap Radio, a new album series featuring hip-hop singles remade with cleaned-up lyrics rapped by kids.
"Kidz Bop has had this concept for years and has used some Destiny's Child and Beyonce records, so it's always stayed on my mind," Knowles explained. "Now, having a grandson, I have an opportunity to make a mark. And if you look at the Kidz Bop compilations, none of them are hip-hop -- they're all either pop or R&B."
Kid's Rap Radio, Volumes 1 & 2, scheduled to be released together in double-disc form on November 21, will feature hits such as "Touch It," "Shake Ya Tailfeather" and "Right Thurr." (continue)
Beverly Poo @ The VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors
Trina held a photoshoot for her non-profit organization, Diamond Doll Foundation, in Miami on October 6, 2006. According to a bulletin from Trina's Myspace, 15-20 girls were selected throughout the South Florida area to be part of the photoshoot. After the photoshoot, Trina sat down and spoke with the young ladies for about an hour [1] about different things that she has experienced coming up in life and being in the industry. All girls will be involved in the foundation's events from fundraisers to food drives.
Dealing With Bullies: What's beef? / Beef is when a bitch titties looking like they sleep . . .
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The song wasn't actually supposed to drop until Wednesday Oct. 11 and the video would be debuted about 2 weeks later on one of the big networks, which shall remain nameless. On the 6th, about 2 pm in the afternoon, Def Jam began receiving calls that Jay-Z's song had been mysteriously leaked to radio and the internet.
By 2:15 pm, Roc-A-Fella's security forces had convened on the premises to locate the source of the leak. Furthermore, my intel reveals that they were also trying to discover if some higher-up had authorized such activity. Radio promo spots were included in the leak.
No culprits were discovered.
By 2:45 pm, employees of Def Jam are given the green-light to send the song out more and also call radio to play the song. In areas like New York and Philadelphia, "Show Me What You Got" is played on-air repeatedly, almost to the point of obsession.
A number of people at Def Jam had access to "Show Me What You Got" and security reportedly checked some ipods, mp3 capable phones and other such devices to no avail.
Right now, there is no culprit or suspect in the leak, but Def Jam has issued warning that the FBI could be called should other tracks leak in the manner "Show Me What You Got" was.
Singer Michelle Williams, 26, of Destiny's Child is dating Cleveland Browns cornerback Gary Baxter, 27. The two have been dating for several months and Williams is often spotted in the game box cheering on her beau and his team. Baxter has been sidelined this season after straining his pectoral muscle. Williams, fresh off an appearance on 'Celebrity Duets,' is currently in the studio readying her third solo album. This time, in lieu of singing gospel, Williams is recording an R&B album. (source)
The wig carriers can't seem to get enough of those athletes. Think about it. I thought being in love was suppose to give you a glow. Michelle has been radiating something other shit these last couple of months.
Halle Berry's next movie role will center on the true story of Tierney Cahill, a teacher from Reno, Nev. who accepted a challenge from her sixth grade class to run for Congress in 2000.
The actress will portray Cahill in the DreamWorks drama, titled "Class Act." The filmmakers have taken a rare turn in casting an African American actress to portray a woman who is white in real life. Sources close to the production tell Variety that it was more important to find the right actress for the role rather than the right white actress.
In 2000, Cahill decided to grant the wishes of her students and run for Congress on the condition that they would help with her campaign. The single mother ultimately lost her bid to an incumbent, but she ended up winning 35% of the popular vote. (source)
related article: Dr. Seuss is turning over
A longtime associate of R&B superstar R. Kelly filed a lawsuit Wednesday in which he claims he was beaten -- and left with permanent injuries -- at Kelly's Olympia Fields estate last February. Henry Love Vaughn is also suing for "breach of verbal contract." Vaughn says Kelly reneged on a promise to pay for Vaughn's collaboration in the creation of Kelly's song "Steppin' in the Name of Love."
Olympia Fields police say they have investigated Vaughn's assault complaint but do not intend to file charges. In a written statement released Wednesday, a Kelly spokesman described Vaughn as a "disgruntled former employee and hanger-on."
Vaughn, who says he has been like an uncle to Kelly and has notes from Kelly addressing him as "Uncle Henry Love," said he was invited over to watch the NBA
All-Star Game on Feb. 19.
Vaughn said he is not sure why -- perhaps because he criticized the way Kelly's 7-year-old daughter was dancing grown-up style on a pool table -- but Kelly associate John Levy started punching him, Vaughn said in an interview with the Sun-Times in April.
Vaughn said Levy and other crew members grabbed him and started hauling him to the front room to throw him out.
"R. Kelly sees me bleeding, grabs me, hits me upside the head and takes me into the basement," Vaughn said. "Then he drags me up the stairs and past security at the gate."
In his lawsuit, Vaughn also says that while in the basement, Kelly repeatedly struck him "about the face and body."
Vaughn has a police report, photos of a bloody lip, and paperwork from Advocate Christ Medical Center's emergency room to back up his story.
'Half-truths, distortions' Levy and others at the party told police that Vaughn, who has worked for Kelly over the years, was drunk and had to be subdued and that Kelly's children were upstairs asleep. Vaughn disputes being drunk. "His lawsuit is a pathetic collection of half-truths, distortions and outright lies," said Kelly spokesman Allan Mayer. (source)
Philadelphia, PA rapper Cassidy is in critical condition, after an accident in New Jersey left him and four passengers injured, with Cassidy suffering the severest of the injuries.
While details are sketchy, Cassidy was leaving New Jersey for a recording studio, when a UHaul truck swerved into oncoming traffic. The truck crashed into Cassidy's side of the SUV, critically injuring the rapper.
"He was the only one that suffered critical injuries," a representative for Cassidy's label Sony/BMG told said. "[He suffered] a fractured skull and broken bones on the left side of his face."
Four other passengers in the vehicle suffered minor injuries. More details will be reported as they become available. (source)
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In usual 50 Cent fashion, the rapper has once again decided to pick a fight. This week, 50 Cent has decided to go after Oprah again. In an exclusive interview while backstage at 106 & Park last Thursday, 50 said, "Oprah's great. I just think the only misconception is that she's a Black woman. They say Oprah Winfrey's a Black woman, but she's [been] catering to a demographic of a middle-aged White woman for so long that I believe she's a middle-aged White woman."
These comments stem from a beef that 50 Cent had with Oprah earlier this year after rumors began to circulate that the talk show host refused to have certain rappers on her show.
"Oprah will have a rapist on her show and have a discussion about why they do it, but won't have a rags to riches story on her show," 50 said. He went on to even throw rapper/producer Kanye West in the fire. "She'll have Kanye West on her show. I think middle America would rather have they kids be gay, than have them aggressive." (source)
Tamara Dobson, who played the kung fu fighting, platform shoe-sporting title character in the blaxploitation movie "Cleopatra Jones," has died. She was 59.
Dobson died Monday of complications from pneumonia and multiple sclerosis in Baltimore, according to her brother, Peter Dobson. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis six years ago.
A former beautician, the 6-foot-2 Dobson went on to work as a professional model before making her film debut in 1972's "Fuzz." But she was best known as Cleopatra Jones, a superagent with a supersize Afro and funky fur-trimmed leather jackets, in the 1973 film of the same name. (source)
If you look like this before you leave the house, stay home. Check out Cake and Ice Cream for more pictures of Trina at stankin' up the stage at Sting.click for full view
John Kerry & Lil' Kim; Darryl "DMC" McDaniels; Miri Ben-Ari; Lil' Kim; Freda Payne
Toni Braxton has blasted doctors who failed to diagnose her young son with autism because she's sure the three-year-old could have been helped if the neurological disorder had been spotted earlier.
The singer and husband Keri Lewis knew there was something wrong with their youngest child, Diezel, and insisted their family doctors investigate further.
Angry Braxton says, "They dismissed me. I don't know if it would have made a difference or not for him to be diagnosed earlier, but they had a 'wait and see' attitude. It makes me so angry because a mother knows when something is wrong with her child." (source) // via Da Real
Ludacris and his daughter Karma earlier this year, awww
In a week featuring debuts in the first four slots of The Billboard 200, Ludacris' "Release Therapy" bows at No. 1 with 309,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The DTP/Def Jam effort is the rapper's third chart-topper, following 2003's "Chicken 'N Beer" and 2004's "Red Light District." It is also his sixth No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums tally.
Janet Jackson's "20 Y.O." enters at No. 2 with 296,000, Jackson's eighth straight top three debut. However, it's her smallest debut sales week since "The Velvet Rope" started at No. 1 with 202,000 in 1997. (Billboard)
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Eric Benet; Katt Williams; Bootz & Bama (the fuck?) ; Omarosa; Kel Mitchell; Tony Rock
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Andre Leon Talley front row at the Vivienne Westwood runway show in Paris
