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Natalie Cole Takes Chemo In Her Dressing Room

What a trooper. Instead of canceling her tour after being diagnosed with Hepatitis C and needing aggressive chemotherapy, Natalie Cole took her treatments backstage before her shows. Nat says, “Whatever horror stories you have heard about chemo is true. It is absolutely one of the most debilitating and difficult experiences that could ever happen to a human being. Trying to perform was a real challenge. Just picture an IV hanging from a wardrobe rack in my dressing room in Japan as I tried to prepare for two shows in a night."

Have You Ever Seen

those t-shirts that say, 'So and so went to someplace and all I got was this lousy t-shirt'? That's how I felt when I read Idris Elba's interview on Rolling Out's web page. I went there for Idris and all he talked about was Beyonce. Go here if you give a click.

Lucky Dogg

Stalking charges against Nate Dogg have been dropped because the victim, his estranged wife, never contacted the DA. Click here to read all about how Nate, who is confined to a wheelchair after suffering a stroke, got arrested last year after he ran his wife off the road and broke into an ex-girl friend's house and assaulted her boyfriend.

Look For

new shows from Monica, Terry Crews and Monique to show up on BET. Monica's show, 'Monica: Standing Up' will follow her bid to break back into the music business, Terry Crews' show, 'Crews Control, will follow Terry and his wife and five kids around while Monique's show, 'Breaking Up With Monique' is the only program not following the reality show format, instead Monique will be hosting a late night talk show.

Do You Accept?

Case Says Mary J Blige Kicked His Ass

Jawn Murray from AOL BlackVoices dug up R&B singer Case and they talked about some stuff. Where Case has been, what he did after he shot himself in the throat and accusations that he beat up Mary J. Blige. About the Chris Browning of MJB, Case had this to say, "Me and Mary J. Blige did actually date. We lived together for awhile. A couple of people told me that Mary said I used to beat her up and another girl said it was K-Ci [Hailey of the group Jodeci]. If anything, she was the one throwing shit at me. I still got a scar!"

Click here to read the whole interview.

A.I. Banned From Detroit Casinos

The NBA is looking into a disturbance at Greektown that involved one of Iverson's body guards. Iverson may have been trying to act as a peacemaker but his body guard was involved in some kind of tussle. Iverson, though, has been banned mostly for his boorish behavior. He is a bad loser, and he loses a lot, often throwing his chips or cards at the dealer. He has been warned about improper behavior at the tables repeatedly. He is often loud and disruptive, according to witnesses, rude to dealers, other players and the wait staff.Earlier this season, Iverson caused a disturbance at a casino outside of Minneapolis. He's also earned a bad reputation at Atlantic City.

Michael Jackson Auction Halted

Score one for Michael Jackson. Auctioneers had already set up over 1000 items to be sold and had opened the auction space to the public, only to cancel hours before it was to begin. The auctioneers would not discuss the details, but did admit that both parties are VERY happy with the new developments.

Has It Grown On You Yet?

Nas and Kelis

might let you help them name their baby. Nas told MTV, "Yeah, we are deciding between a few baby names. It's kind of hard. I've been thinking about kind of putting something online - 'Choose his name'. You get a couple stacks for that. We take care of you for that. You win something real. But we're thinking now."

Don't You Hate When That Happens

Rihanna has a Sanskrit tattoo on her hip that's supposed to say "forgiveness, honesty, suppression and control" - but Sanskrit expert Mark Fielden says it's "incorrectly written".

T.I.'s Snitching Bodyguard Gets 1 Year

When T.I. got busted on gun charges last year, it was because his bodyguard, Corey Williams, agreed to wear a wire in an ATF sting after Corey was busted trying to buy an registered machine gun for the rapper, who as a felon cannot purchase firearms. Corey, who has already started his jail term, was recently sentenced to 1 year and 1 day on conspiracy charges.

Jaime Apologizes To Miley

Jaime Foxx and friends went in on Miley Cyrus on his Sirius Fox Hole radio show and caused such a shit storm he had to go on Jay Leno to Apologize.

Here's the apology: "I so apologize to [Miley], and this is sincere. I am a comedian, and you guys know that whatever I say, I don't mean any of it. And sometimes, as comedians, as we do, we go a little bit too far. I have a radio show...We're really the black Howard Stern. We go at everybody. There was a situation with Miley Cyrus, and I just want to say, I apologize for what I said. I didn't mean it maliciously. You know I'm a comedian. You know my heart. Miley, I apologize, so I'll call you. I got a daughter too, so I completely understand."

Actors Say The Darndest Things

Q: What drives you, as an actor, to be as intense as you are?

TH: I ride life like it’s a beautiful go-cart. Me and my friends, we’ll get out there and make a go-cart. You spend so much time finding pieces to make the go-cart, and sometimes it don’t work. But then, all of a sudden, you’ve got a go-cart that’s working. And right when you start riding down the hill, your mother calls you and tells you that you gotta come in. The little boy has to stop, right then and there. So, he comes in and he’s angry and sullen in the face. I’m having such a great time in my life right now. I’m making go-carts, you know? And then, when they call me and make me come to work, I walk in there, I slam doors and I do all those things that a little bad kid would do.

Read the entire interview here

First Rule In Lie Telling

Keep your lies straight! Last Saturday Chris Brown was photographed coming out of a tattoo parlor with some girl, whom everyone assumed to be his rebound chick. Then Chris' people were like, 'Yes Chris was at a parlor but not with no girl'. They claimed the girl photographed following Chris out of the tattoo parlor was with someone else in Chris' camp and even went so far as to say that Chris didn't even know the girl's name. Then word leaks [read: his publicist leaked] that the girl was CB's ex from back home. Meanwhile the girl, who turned out to be Natalie Mejia from the Pussy Cat Dolls Presents: Girlicious, blabbed to the Radar.com, “It’s true we did visit a tattoo parlor together but I can’t say if we got anything done because that is personal”, as well as adding that “things are going well between us but I really do not want to comment much more than that right now”. Lastly, she says that Chris “has treated me like a gentleman at all times actually and there are no complaints”.