Monday, February 23, 2009

Neither Taraji Nor Viola

won the Oscar for best supporting actress last night, but at least Viola's latest movie, Madea Goes To Jail, pulled in big bucks over the weekend.

They Say

Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley are expecting baby number 6

Madea Goes To Jail

topped the box office this weekend raking in over $41 million dollars.

First Photos

Rihanna was seen in LA publicly for the first time [since 'the incident'] on her 21rst birthday last Friday.

The Barber On Suge's Latest Beatdown

Friday, February 20, 2009

Rihanna Releases A Statement

"At the request of the authorities, Rihanna is not commenting about the incident involving Chris Brown. She wants to assure her fans that she remains strong, is doing well, and deeply appreciates the outpouring of support she has received during this difficult time."

Kanye's New Girlfriend Got A Girlfriend

Kanye West has been squirring around model Amber Rose for a few weeks and recently pictures of Amber and her girlfriend Tiffany surfaced. Will it be a deal breaker for Kanye [or Tiffany, for that matter] or the more the merrier?

One Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

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Tameka Leaves Brazil


The Man Suing Brandy Rejects Settlement

Marouane Hdidou, whose wife was killed in a car accident that involved singer Brandy, has rejected a 1.2 million dollar settlement offer. Brandy's insurance company would have paid $1 million dollars and Brandy agreed to pay $200,000.00 personally even though she was found not liable for accident. After the man rejected the settlement, his lawyers withdrew from the case.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Usher Didn't Know

Reports claim Usher didn't even know his wife was going to Brazil to have liposcution. It's also being reported that she lied to doctors about the birth of her last child claiming she'd given birth 4 months ago when her son is only two months old. We knew something was fishy when pictures of Usher leaving Brazil one day before his wife was released from the hospital after an eleven day stay surfaced. Wouldn't a more loving and concerned husband have waited and flown back with his wife? I'm just saying.

LisaRaye's Estranged Husband

is resigning as Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands. In the midst of his corruption trial Premier Michael Misick has released this statement, “In recent months, there has been much discontent among some ministers and Progressive National Party elected members… It now appears to me that the divide within the party is too deep. I have decided that I will not seek the leadership of my party on 28th February 2009. This is a decision that I have not arrived at lightly. I would further like to announce that effective 31st March, I will resign as Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, allowing the new leader of the PNP to be sworn in as Premier. The period February 28th 2009 to March 31st 2009 will allow for an orderly transition,”

Russell Simmons'

new clothing line, American Classics, will be sold at 350 Walmart stores. The line, including knit and woven shirts, sweater vests, jeans, casual sports shoes and more, will sell for between $9.99 and $29 with most of the items being priced at less than $15.

More From Jayson and Tonya

Jayson Williams' wife is not done with him. The other day Tonya revealed in her divorce petition that Jay cheated on her, emotionally abused her and that he uses cocaine. Today more of their dirty laundry has been hung out to dry. In newly released documents Tonya claims that Jayson once threatened to kill her and their two daughters and then burn their house down. Tonya also accuses Jayson of punching out a car window while his kids sat inside the vehicle, and that he hurt himself after stumbling drunk into their daughters' room to argue with her. Tonya also claims Jay is lousy father who never took their daughters on vacation even as he took multiple trips with friends.