will debut on BET August 18.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
DMX Says
"I'm gonna start a TV show called Pain and Perseverance, it's about how I can reach people that the average person can't reach because I'm grounded. I'm going to give my first sermon in the church. That's going to be incredible for me and hopefully the congregation of that church."
T.I.
is scheduled to report to a federal prison in Forrest City, Arkansas on May 26 to start his one year and one day jail sentence.
The Cast From Precious in Cannes
Director Lee Daniels and Lenny Kravitz in France for the Cannes Film Festival showing of Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire. Precious won the Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Dramatic, the Audience Award presented by Honda: U.S. Dramatic, and the Special Jury Prize for Acting at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Click here for more pictures.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Bobbi Cussed Whitney Out
Patrons in an Atlanta area restaurant were shocked to overhear Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina loudly cussing each other out over dinner as Whitney continually refilled her wine glass from a bottle on the table.
Spotted at Egypt Said So
Willie D Arrested
Willie D, of the Houston rap group Geto Boys, got arrested for running an iPhone Scam on EBay. Will posed as an electronics salesman and once international buyers showed interest, he would direct them away from EBay to do business through email. After they sent the money, Willie never sent the stuff. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine, followed by up to five years of supervised release and restitution to the victims.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
They Say
Steve Harvey just missed out on getting the the Dr. Phil treatment.
After being invited on Oprah's show twice to talk about his best selling relationship book, everybody though Steve was under Oprah's wing and on his way to getting his own televised talk show. And he was, until Oprah found out about how Steve treats his ex-wife Mary. Click here, here, here and here to see what turned Oprah off.
Trend Setter
Chrisette Michelle sold 83,000 copies of her sophomore cd, placing her squarely at number one on the Billboard album chart. Sucks that 83,000 is the lowest sum to reach number one in SoundScan's history, though.
Snoop's Marijuana Script Saves The Day
One of Snoop's entourage got busted accepting a package of weed at the Norfolk Plaza Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia after cops were tipped off about a suspicious package. The box of weed came from Canada and after Weed Carrier Dude got arrested, Snoop stepped up with his marijuana prescription and told officers the box was for him and had just been mis-labeled. An investigation is ongoing.