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Monday, April 06, 2009
Bone Thugs Reunion On Hold While Flesh Battles Gun and Drug Charges
The highly anticipated Bones Thugs and Harmony reunion will have to wait until group member Flesh and Bone straightens out his latest spate of legal problems. Flesh, who just recently completed a 10 year prison sentence after he was convicted of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and of being an ex-convict in possession of a gun after he pulled a AK-47 from a baby's crib and pointed it at an acquaintance in December 2000, was pulled over April 2 for whatever reason and cops found weed and a gun in his car. Flesh was arrested and held without bail and is expected in court today.A rep for Bone Thugs-n-Harmony has released the following statement: "At this time all the facts have not been revealed publicly, however I can assure you 100% that Mr. Howse has not walked backwards! We live in a great American country where one is innocent until proven guilty."
They Say
Ciara and 50 Cent were seen checking into one of the penthouse suites at the AKA Times Square Hotel & Residences on West 44th Street recently.
Judge KOs Vick's Bankruptcy Exit Stratgy
A judge has rejected suspended Falcons quarterback Michael Vick’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy, but he is giving Vick another chance as he nears the end of his prison sentence on federal dogfighting charges. Judge Frank J. Santoro called Vick’s plan unworkable Friday, saying it would leave the suspended NFL star with up to a $9 million “hole” on top of the payments he would have to make to his creditors. As of December, Vick had $16 million in assets and $20.4 million in debts, court records show.
The judge added that some of Vick’s plans to make money once he gets out of prison are speculative — including a $600,000 proposal for him to star in a documentary. And Santoro suggested that Vick should consider selling more of his assets, including one of the two houses he wants to keep for himself and his mother in Virginia.
Denzel Washington
donated $50,000.00 to the Roswell, NM Boys and Girls Club after he heard it was in danger of closing.
Naomi Campbell Says
“You know, the American president may be black, but as black woman, I am still an exception in this business. I always have to work harder to be treated equally…In the past, there were more opportunities for black models but the trend towards blond women has again become extreme. In magazines, on the catwalk, I see blond, blue-eyed models everywhere.”
Chris Brown
is expected to plead 'not guilty' at his arraignment hearing today on two felony accounts- assault and making criminal threats- stemming from his alleged beating of ex-?girlfriend Rihanna. Ri Ri is at home in the Barbados and will not attend the hearing.
Erykah and Common
shared the stage again recently and Erykah mentioned on her Twitter Page that if felt...awkward. The pair dated from 2000 until 2002.
Two Weeks Ago
[before he was kicked off the team for shooting himself in the leg with an unlicensed gun] former NY Giant Plaxico Burress got pulled over on I-595 in Broward county and cursed out the deputy sheriff who stopped him. Plaxo was pulled over because he'd crossed several lanes of traffic, cutting off several cars, to get on I-595's westbound ramp. According to the deputy, when he approached Plax's car 'Ol Plaxy wouldn't open the car door and when the sheriff opened it himself Plax roared, "Fuck you! You can't open my fucking door!" the deputy also says dirty mouth Plax answered every question with a, "Fuck You" and threatened him with the tried and true old celebrity ruse, "You're going to be in a lot of trouble. I know the sheriff personally. You're going to hear about this by the end of your shift!" This incident was Plax's fifth moving violation in the past month. And for the record, the sheriff denies ever having meet Plax. He was issued a $150.00 ticket.
From E. Badu's Twitter Page
fatbellybella ❤seven was just recognized to represent his school and state of texas at the junior national young leaders confrence to be held 2009 in DC!!fatbellybella he was selected based on academic achievements and demonstration of leadership potential . 3000 and i are super proud ! (scream!!!)
Sunday, April 05, 2009
Kanye Strokes Beyonce's Ego
And speaking egos, according to one of Kanye's current fling's messy girlfriends, Amber Rose might be getting tired of dealing Kanye's. According to the snitch, who spilled her guts on the Baller Alert message boards: "A friend of mine in Philly is friends with Miss Amber and claims that Amber is tired of Kanye. She says that Kanye calls her looking for Amber when he can't reach her himself. My friend says that Amber says there is no more chase...Kanye tells Amber how many girls would die to be in her place and tells her to do this and that... She also say Kanye wakes Amber up and says, "I'm ready to have sex..."
T-Boz Comments On The State of Girl Groups and The Kelly Rowland Situation
T-Boz spoke to Black Voices' Jawn Murray about her stint on Celebrity Apprentice and managed to throw a little shade in the interview.
JM: When you hear stories about what's going on with Destiny's Child and Kelly Rowland having to fire Matthew Knowles to finally get attention, what are your thoughts?
T: They get mad when I say this, but I don't give a damn. It was all about Beyonce anyway. She was my favorite, too, but come on. Her parents are over everything. Who do you think they were going for? It's always Beyonce. It was supposed to be exactly the way it is now, Bey is on top. I love Beyonce, and I am a fan of hers. She was my favorite in the group even before they were Destiny's Child and they were the Baby Dolls. She was so cute and pretty. I like all of them, and I wish Kelly the best. When you're in a girl group, you have differences, and you have to learn how to respectfully agree to disagree. There are a lot of things that happen behind the scenes that people don't know about. Some girl groups have girls trying to steal other girls' boyfriends and that's the ultimate no-no. You have situations like the Kelly thing and Beyonce's parents. You can say that I'm out for everybody, but if Lisa was to bring somebody in that's her boyfriend, then I'm gonna feel like you got Lisa's back more than mine, and that's gonna be a no-no. I just think that brings a conflict of interest in the beginning. That would have been a hard group for me to be in, because I would have been like your mommy and daddy are running things and they're gonna have you at heart the most. That's just how I feel.
JM: There are currently no girl groups in the music business. They all seem to break up. Why do you think it's like that?
T: I feel like girls are anal, bitchy and bitter. They're jealous, envious and compete with each other even though they say they don't. It always brings issues. They can't differentiate that this is business, and we don't have to be best friends. We just have to work together. People have a hard time living with that, because it becomes fake and you have to keep up this whole façade, and you just can't deal with it and break
up. At the end of the day, it's about making money and having a career. Nobody said
you have to go home and hug every day. Some girls can't deal with that, and I've always had girl problems. Girls and me just don't mix. They've always been jealous, tried to take my boyfriends and lie on me. I get it because I've always had that happen to me. That's why I would never do a girl group again. I'm happy to have been with the two I was with, but I would never bring another girl in and start a new group. You don't have to worry about that with me.
Read the entire interview here.
