Thursday, February 19, 2009

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.

Tracey Morgan's

NY apartment caught on fire yesterday. Tracy says, "A fire broke out in my Manhattan apartment this morning, apparently starting with a lamp attached to my fish tank. The sprinklers promptly activated and the NYFD came by to make sure it was contained.. Fortunately, the fire did not spread and no one in the building was injured -- even the fish are okay. My thanks to the New York Fire Department for their quick action."

Suge Knight

pleaded guilty to kicking his girlfriend's ass. As part of a deal in Las Vegas Justice Court, Suge pled guilty to misdemeanor domestic battery -- but had two felony drug possession charges and one felony coercion charge dismissed. The charges were dismissed because the lady who's ass got kicked did not show up to testify. Suge was fined $340, has to complete 48 hours of community service and attend domestic violence counseling.

Chris Rock's Brother

Tony Rock got arrested in LA for DUI. T-Rock got pulled over on the 101 for speeding and after failing field sobriety tests, was arrested taken to jail. Tone paid $5,000 bail and was released.

Kanye West

was voted 5th most stylish man in America by GQ Magazine. T.I. came in at number 7.

Luther Campbell

got arrested in Miami the other day, allegedly for failure to pay child support. According to reports, Uncle Luke would be released from prison after he paid the full amount due [over 10 Gs] to Shakera Morgan, the mother of one of his children. However, Luke says his support payments are current and that the real reason for his arrest is 10 grand in past due attorney fees. Luke was released 24 hours after being arrested and has vowed to leave Miami for good.

No Wonder

Terrence Howard defended Chris Brown after he was accused of beating the shish out of Rihanna. It's because he felt a kindred spirit. The Smoking Gun has outed Terrence's own domestic violence history. According to TSG Terrence, after telling his estranged wife over the phone, "Don't disrespect me by hanging up on me or I'll come over and hurt you" went over her house, kicked her door in and then repeatedly socked her in the face with closed fists.

Not Fair

It's not fair how bad Solange got mangled in the press after she passed out at LAX yesterday. I've been following Solange on Twitter for a while and she's been working her ass off doing shows from LA to New York and back, all the while fighting flu like symptoms. Though she'd been complaining of being sick for more than a week, she never once canceled a show and according to her tweets only rescheduled one interview. Anyway, Sol-Angel was on her way home on a NY to LA flight [that's six and half hours], after not having seen her son in over a week, and tweeted that she'd taken a NyQuil pill or two on the plane but still couldn't fall asleep. And it's true, her twits did get a bit loopy after that and then the next tweets were talking about, "Woke up to 8 random people over me, laid out on the floor in baggage claim!" She did not an OD on sizzup like it was reported all over the 'Net. The funniest part though was when she tweeted, "My mom is the best. LOL. She's like ain't nothing wrong with this girl, she need some water and rest... Pull up the car! LOL"
Did I just take up for Solange? I'm getting soft. Somebody kill me.

D Wade Suing Estranged Wife

Dwyane Wade is not playing with his soon to be ex-wife Siohvaughn. If you recall, a few weeks ago D Wade's wife claimed in her divorce petition that 'Wyane had given her a STD and demanded the names of his former lovers. She later withdrew that part of the petition, but the damage was already done. Now D Wade is suing her. Your boy is seeking $50,000 each in damages from Siohvaughn and two of her lawyers. In a statement released to the press D Wade says, "It has been difficult to see false allegations, rumors and gossip repeatedly discussed in public about my personal life. I had no other choice but to file this action in order to clear my name."

The Late Isaac Hayes' Home

has been foreclosed on and will be sold on the courthouse steps next month. His estate is in default on a $1.1 million loan on his 7,205-square-foot home. The house sits on 2.88 acres in the Bluffs of Riveredge subdivision, just east of Forest Hill-Irene Road in Cordova.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Reports Claim

Suge Knight suffered multiple bone fractures in his face as a result of the stomp-out he received at an NBA All-Star weekend after party.

Divas Get Sweaty Too

Diana Ross showed off her pit stains at Fashion Week in NYC over the weekend.

Marlon Jackson

is involved in a muti-billion dollar historical resort development project in Nigeria that will feature a memorial and museum about slavery, which would include a theme park with a slave ship replica, along with casinos, shops, a golf course and condominiums. Visitors will be able to visit a replica slave ship and walk the route their shackled ancestors walked before playing a round of golf or relaxing by a pool. The investment group behind the plan, called The Motherland Group, has said it hopes that the resort will help attract African-American tourists keen to trace their roots back to Nigeria. The resort will also house memorabilia from the glory years of the Jackson Five.

Nas Says

“Personally, life is good. I’m sure that y’all heard K is expecting. The internet seems to be more excited than I am. It’s crazy! I got too much to think about, and I didn’t wanna leave all my fans out the loop. But I wanted to let ya’ll know from me personally that I’m having my first SON!!!!!"

Rhonda Ross

daughter of Diana Ross and Berry Gordy, is expecting a baby