2011 American Music Awards Nominees:
Full List
We’re just over a month away from the 2011 American
Music Awards, and the illustrious nominees were announced.
Nicki Minaj and Pitbullwere in the house at the JW
Marriott Los Angeles at LA Live to read the list of potential winners to be
voted on by the public.
Topping the list of nominees were big names in music such as Adele (leading the pack with 4), as well as Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Kanye West and Beyonce while Katy Perry and Pitbull have been confirmed as performers.
Topping the list of nominees were big names in music such as Adele (leading the pack with 4), as well as Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Kanye West and Beyonce while Katy Perry and Pitbull have been confirmed as performers.
Our favorite musicians will compete in categories of
Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative, Adult Contemporary,
Latin, Contemporary Inspirational, and Soundtracks when the American Music
Awards take place on November 20th at 8:00pm ET on ABC.
The complete list of nominees is as
follows:
Best Pop/Rock Male:
Best Pop/Rock Male:
Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Pitbull
Bruno Mars
Pitbull
Best Pop/Rock
Female:
Adele
Katy Perry
Lady GaGa
Katy Perry
Lady GaGa
Best Pop/Rock
Group:
LMFAO
Maroon 5
One Republic
Maroon 5
One Republic
Pop Rock
Album:
Adele- 21
Rihanna – Loud
Lady Gaga – Born This Way
Rihanna – Loud
Lady Gaga – Born This Way
Rap Hip
Hop:
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Rap Hip Hop
Album:
Lil Wayne- ‘Carter 4′
The Throne-’Watch The Throne’
Nicki Minaj- ‘Pink Friday’
The Throne-’Watch The Throne’
Nicki Minaj- ‘Pink Friday’
Soul/R&B
Male:
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher
Trey Songz
Usher
Soul/R&B
Female:
Rihanna
Beyonce
Kelly Rowland
Beyonce
Kelly Rowland
Soul/R&B
Album:
Chris Brown ‘FAME’
Rihanna -’Loud’
Beyonce ‘-4′
Rihanna -’Loud’
Beyonce ‘-4′
Latin:
Pitbull
Jennifer Lopez
Enrigue Iglesias
Jennifer Lopez
Enrigue Iglesias
Best New
Artist:
Miguel
Wiz Khalifa
The Band Perry
Marsha Ambrosius
Foster The People
Hot Chelle Rae
LMFAO
Thompson Square
Wiz Khalifa
The Band Perry
Marsha Ambrosius
Foster The People
Hot Chelle Rae
LMFAO
Thompson Square
Artist of The
Year:
Adele
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Lil Wayne
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Lil Wayne
Taylor Swift
Michael Jackson ‘Immortal’ Album Due in
November
Michael Jackson’s music lives on. On November 21, Epic
Records in conjunction with the Estate of Michael Jackson, will release
Immortal, which serves as the soundtrack to Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson
The Immortal World Tour.
Described as a musical tapestry for the tour, Immortal will be available in single and deluxe double disc versions. The North American leg of the musical kicked off last night in Montreal and will travel to Las Vegas for an extended stay in December.
Described as a musical tapestry for the tour, Immortal will be available in single and deluxe double disc versions. The North American leg of the musical kicked off last night in Montreal and will travel to Las Vegas for an extended stay in December.
Under the guidance of musical designer Kevin Antunes
(Justin Timberlake, Rihanna), Immortal will include reimagined versions of
Jackson’s hits, mashups, and newly discovered outtakes fans have never heard
before including an alternate version of the Jackson 5’s “ABC” and “They Don’t
Really Care About Us” featuring a choir.
Last year, Epic Records released the posthumous album
Michael containing previously unreleased music from the King of Pop.
Immortal Deluxe Album
Tracklisting
1. Working Day and Night (Immortal
Version)
2. The Immortal Intro (Immortal Version)
3. Childhood (Immortal Version)
4. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Immortal Version)
5. Shake Your Body Down To The Ground (Immortal Version)
6. Dancing Machine/Blame It On The Boogie (Immortal Version)
7. Ben (Immortal Version)
8. This Place Hotel/Smooth Criminal/Dangerous (Immortal Version)
9. The Mime Segment: I Like The Way/Speed Demon/Another Part Of Me (Immortal Version)
10. J5 Medley: I Want You Back/ABC/The Love You Save (Immortal Version)
11. Human Nature/Speechless (Immortal Version)
12. Is It Scary/Thriller/Ghost/Somebody’s Watching Me/Threatened (Immortal Version)
13. You Are Not Alone/I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (Immortal Version)
14. Beat It/Jam/State Of Shock (Immortal Version)
15. Earth Song/Planet Earth (Immortal Version)
16. Scream/Little Susie (Immortal Version)
17. Gone Too Soon (Immortal Version)
18. They Don’t Care About Us (Immortal Version)
19. I’ll Be There (Immortal Version)
20. Immortal Megamix: Can You Feel It/Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough/Billie Jean/Black Or White (Immortal Version)
21. Man In The Mirror (Immortal Version)
22. Remember The Time/Bad (Immortal Version)
2. The Immortal Intro (Immortal Version)
3. Childhood (Immortal Version)
4. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Immortal Version)
5. Shake Your Body Down To The Ground (Immortal Version)
6. Dancing Machine/Blame It On The Boogie (Immortal Version)
7. Ben (Immortal Version)
8. This Place Hotel/Smooth Criminal/Dangerous (Immortal Version)
9. The Mime Segment: I Like The Way/Speed Demon/Another Part Of Me (Immortal Version)
10. J5 Medley: I Want You Back/ABC/The Love You Save (Immortal Version)
11. Human Nature/Speechless (Immortal Version)
12. Is It Scary/Thriller/Ghost/Somebody’s Watching Me/Threatened (Immortal Version)
13. You Are Not Alone/I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (Immortal Version)
14. Beat It/Jam/State Of Shock (Immortal Version)
15. Earth Song/Planet Earth (Immortal Version)
16. Scream/Little Susie (Immortal Version)
17. Gone Too Soon (Immortal Version)
18. They Don’t Care About Us (Immortal Version)
19. I’ll Be There (Immortal Version)
20. Immortal Megamix: Can You Feel It/Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough/Billie Jean/Black Or White (Immortal Version)
21. Man In The Mirror (Immortal Version)
22. Remember The Time/Bad (Immortal Version)
YOU KNEW IT WAS COMING; Norwood Young HOSTING An Estate Sale BEFORE The Bank Forecloses- Allegedly!
Norwood Young, the eccentric brother of "BBW: LA" star
Tanya Young Williams is having an estate sale to signal the end of an
era.....but the "streets" are saying it really signals the end of his dying-
Sugar Daddy footing his bills. Get the deets on Norwood's alleged foreclosure
inside.....
Norwood Young, the Hollywood type who you see at all
the parties, yet you don't quite understand why he's there, is selling his
iconic Hancock Park, California mansion for $2.1 million dollars.
The home, also known as the House of Davids for its 19-replicas of "David" that line the driveway, features a pool (with Norwood's face painted at the bottom), a sauna and a steam room, tons of chandeliers, a home theater with a bar, and six bedrooms and six baths.
The home, also known as the House of Davids for its 19-replicas of "David" that line the driveway, features a pool (with Norwood's face painted at the bottom), a sauna and a steam room, tons of chandeliers, a home theater with a bar, and six bedrooms and six baths.
About the Davids, he says,
'"That statue represents myself and things that I've
had to defeat in my life. So it wasn't like I was just this wacky guy who wanted
20 penises on his lawn. That's not the way I roll. ... Unfortunately, the
neighbors and other people never took the time to wonder if there was a
reason."
But people DID take the time to wonder how a "singer" who has never had any notable dealings in the music industry can drive a Rolls Royce Phantom and floss around town like a music mogul.
And the answer depends on who you ask.
According to Norwood, he is hosting an "estate" sale to end an era and start his life over, but the word on the street is that he's been blackmailing a much older white man since the 1980s because of their sexual past.
According to Norwood, he is hosting an "estate" sale to end an era and start his life over, but the word on the street is that he's been blackmailing a much older white man since the 1980s because of their sexual past.
According to a source claiming intimate knowledge of
Norwood's affairs, Norwood's "sugar daddy" has put millions into an endowment
fund for Norwood since the 80s, with hopes that he would never expose their
past.
And it seems to have worked out nicely over the years, except now the man is on his death bed and Norwood has been cut off.
And it seems to have worked out nicely over the years, except now the man is on his death bed and Norwood has been cut off.
So......EVERYTHING MUST GO!
Allegedly, the home is in foreclosure but Norwood is
trying to sell it.
SMH......I guess he won't be able to afford any more
"work" to his face either.
Mary J. Blige’s Regal ‘My Life II’ Album Cover….
But a battle will ensue as Rihanna’s new CD will be
released the same day!
Mary J. Blige appears queenly regal on the HQ cover
for her hotly anticipated ‘My Life II’ LP. Apt as the Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul is
set to do battle with the Queen of the Singles Chart – Rihanna come the album’s
release on November 21st.
Indeed, ‘Life’ goes head-to-head with the nasal
sensation’s latest effort ‘Talk That Talk’ – a move many industry analysts
believe will deny RiRi the ever-elusive #1 debut for the 6th consecutive
time.
Still, in being the fair and unbias site we are, it’s
important to point out the relative success of Talk’s lead single ‘We Found
Love’ – success which has, thus far, escaped all of Blige’s releases this go
round. What’s more, the 23 year old’s effort is inevitably set to be backed by a
mammoth marketing push; one which Blige – at this point in her career – can’t
command.
Still, with the masses often needing to be force-fed
Fenty’s material before buying into it, and Mary J. being able to scan at least
300,000 first week with ease, it’s Ms.J’s battle to lose...Here The Tracklisting
MJB’s
Official Tracklisting!
Next Level
25/8
Feel Inside feat. NAS
Midnight Drive feat. Brook Lynn
Don’t Mind
No Condition
Loving A Woman feat. Beyonce’
Mr. Wrong
Empty Prayers
Why feat. Rick Ross
Masterpiece
Living Proof
Describe
You Know U Want This
Next Level
25/8
Feel Inside feat. NAS
Midnight Drive feat. Brook Lynn
Don’t Mind
No Condition
Loving A Woman feat. Beyonce’
Mr. Wrong
Empty Prayers
Why feat. Rick Ross
Masterpiece
Living Proof
Describe
You Know U Want This
Deluxe Includes 3 Extra
Tracks:
Journey Continues
Miss Me With That
Someone to Love Me (Naked) feat. Lil Wayne & Diddy
Journey Continues
Miss Me With That
Someone to Love Me (Naked) feat. Lil Wayne & Diddy
Cop's Book Says Sean Combs, Suge Knight Ordered Tupac and Biggie Killings
Top detective on rap murders says LAPD pulled the plug
despite confessions
A barrel-chested black man with a front tooth missing,
relaxed yet instinctively cautious, is seated across from four spellbound cops
in a glass-walled conference room at 8200 Wilshire Blvd.
This is not the first time a gangster has done
business at this Beverly Hills office building. It once served as the
bullet-riddled headquarters of the now-defunct Death Row Records, run by Bloods
with a strict policy of never talking to cops. But for Duane "Keffe D" Keith
Davis, a shot caller for the Southside Crips, it now happens to be his lawyer's
office. And on this surreal morning on Dec. 18, 2008, Keffe D is going to
snitch.
Keffe D tells the cops he was offered $1 million to kill Death Row rapper Tupac Shakur and Suge Knight, the label's former CEO. The informant tells his interrogators in plain language, albeit at a cool street clip, that Sean Combs — then known as Puff Daddy, the ringmaster of Bad Boy Entertainment, Death Row Records' bitter cross-country rival — commissioned Shakur's legendary murder in Vegas in September 1996. (Knight would survive that night's shooting with a bullet wound to the head.)
Six months later, Bad Boy Entertainment rap star
Christopher Wallace, best known as Biggie Smalls or Notorious B.I.G., was shot
to death in L.A. In the decade and a half since the two most famous homicides in
hip-hop history, police have made no arrests.
Now, in the pages of his potentially game-changing self-published book Murder Rap, set for release Oct. 4, former Los Angeles Police Department Detective Greg Kading reveals that LAPD has been sitting on extensive tapes and documents containing confessions from key players behind the alleged assassinations of Shakur and Smalls (Wallace). LAPD higher-ups pulled Kading off the double investigation right when he was poised to drive it home, he says. Then they shut it down completely. An LAPD spokesman insists in an email that the case is still "active/ongoing" but that no further information is available. If true, this means the LAPD has only in the past couple of months revived the probe.
Perhaps luckily for the rappers' families and fans still seeking closure, Kading made copies of nearly every investigative report and taped confession before he left LAPD. His explosive book details the behind-the-scenes failure by LAPD to bring Shakur's and Smalls' killers to justice.
In a taped confession fully reviewed by L.A. Weekly, Keffe D says, "[Combs] took me downstairs and he's like, 'Man, I want to get rid of them dudes.' ... I was like, 'We'll wipe their ass out, quick. It's nothing.' ... We wanted a million." In another stunning confession, detailed in LAPD documents reviewed by the Weekly, the mother of one of Knight's children, identified in Kading's book as "Theresa Swann," breaks down in tears, stating that the former Death Row boss gave her the money to pay Wardell "Poochie" Fouse — Knight's close associate and a fellow member of the Mob Piru Bloods — to kill Smalls.
Keffe D is up against a wall at tvhe time he fingers
Combs for Shakur's murder. The federal and local agents gathered around him at
the conference table, including Kading, have spent the last year cornering him
as the kingpin of a nationwide PCP ring, and Keffe D is looking at 25 years to
life if he doesn't reveal his secrets.
Sean Combs told the Weekly via email: "This story is pure fiction and completely ridiculous." Suge Knight could not be reached.
Sean Combs told the Weekly via email: "This story is pure fiction and completely ridiculous." Suge Knight could not be reached.
In his confession, Keffe D takes the officers on a trip back to the night Shakur died. Keffe D places himself in the passenger seat of the old white Cadillac that famously pulled up, full of Crips, on the right side of the BMW carrying Shakur and Knight toward a club just off the Vegas Strip.
Sitting in the backseat of the Cadillac, according to
Keffe D, was his own nephew, Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, who got his ass
kicked in the MGM Grand lobby earlier in the evening by Shakur's posse over a
piece of Death Row bling that Baby Lane supposedly had stolen.
Keffe D tells Kading on tape that his nephew "leaned over, and Orlando [Baby Lane] rolled down the window and popped him [Shakur]." Later, he adds, "If they would've drove on my side [of the car] I would've popped him."
Keffe D gave the FBI a different story in 1997, denying his nephew was involved. In his December 2008 confession, however, the tape indicates Keffe D will only be held immune from his admissions if none of his statements, including on Shakur's murder, are shown to be false.
Kading tells him on tape: "Everything in this report has to be right on, because if down the road it's determined that some of these details are incorrect, then everything's off the table." Keffe D responds, "Don't bullshit me, and I won't bullshit y'all."
Keffe D's and Theresa Swann's confessions were stunning but in no way sudden. They were the fruit of an intensive investigation by a special task force of LAPD officers plus agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation that had begun years earlier, in May 2006.
The team's official mission was solving Biggie Smalls'
murder, while Shakur's murder case was under the jurisdiction of Las Vegas
police. Smalls, a 400-pound Brooklyn native, was slain in a March 1997 drive-by
shooting while rolling out of a star-studded party at the Petersen Automotive
Museum in L.A.'s Miracle Mile.
At the time the multi-agency task force was formed by the LAPD, Smalls' mother, Voletta Wallace, was suing the City of Los Angeles for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars because she believed dirty cops had been involved in her son's murder.
At the time the multi-agency task force was formed by the LAPD, Smalls' mother, Voletta Wallace, was suing the City of Los Angeles for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars because she believed dirty cops had been involved in her son's murder.
"There was a real possibility that the suit would end
up being among the most expensive the department had ever had to pay out,"
Kading writes in Murder Rap. "So it came as no surprise that the brass wasted no
time in putting together a task force to finally solve the 9-year-old case, find
the killer, and hopefully exonerate the police in the
process."
But investigators on the special task force determined
early on that the two cases were as inseparable as the street-gang rivalries
that ran through them.
Sure enough, just five months after Keffe D alleged he'd watched his nephew, "Baby Lane" Anderson, kill Shakur on orders from Sean Combs, Kading's investigative team hit a second home run when one of Suge Knight's baby mommas fingered Knight as having handed her the money to pay for Smalls' murder.
Sure enough, just five months after Keffe D alleged he'd watched his nephew, "Baby Lane" Anderson, kill Shakur on orders from Sean Combs, Kading's investigative team hit a second home run when one of Suge Knight's baby mommas fingered Knight as having handed her the money to pay for Smalls' murder.
Kading describes the woman as a well-kept beauty in
her early 40s with a slim figure and trademark hoop earrings — although the
stress of being one of Knight's ladies-in-waiting, through the rise and fall of
his L.A. rap empire, had begun to take its toll, physically.
She's named "Theresa Swann" in Murder Rap for her own protection. L.A. Weekly has verified her identity as Knight's longtime lover and business associate but has chosen not to reveal her name. Kading planned to notify her last weekend that Murder Rap was going to print. He says federal agents are prepared to relocate her if necessary, to assure her safety in the wake of its publication.
Her confession is summarized in an official LAPD
report reviewed by L.A. Weekly:
"During one or more of [Swann's prison visits], Knight instructed [Swann] to help him coordinate the murder of Christopher Wallace. Knight directed [Swann] to contact 'Poochie' and advise him that Knight wanted Wallace murdered in exchange for an unspecified amount of money."
"During one or more of [Swann's prison visits], Knight instructed [Swann] to help him coordinate the murder of Christopher Wallace. Knight directed [Swann] to contact 'Poochie' and advise him that Knight wanted Wallace murdered in exchange for an unspecified amount of money."
The team of feds and LAPD officers believed they were
on the brink of solving one of the most haunting cold cases in popular
history.
Both Baby Lane and Poochie — implicated as the triggermen by the team's sources for the murders of Shakur and Smalls — had been shot dead years ago, casualties of Crips-versus-Bloods battles set off by the celebrities' slayings. However, the rap moguls accused of hiring them were still very much alive.
Kading was certain that by tracking down a couple more Crips allegedly involved in Shakur's murder, and by wiretapping phone conversations between Knight and his lover Swann, the LAPD finally would have enough evidence to solve hip-hop's greatest murder mysteries.
Both Baby Lane and Poochie — implicated as the triggermen by the team's sources for the murders of Shakur and Smalls — had been shot dead years ago, casualties of Crips-versus-Bloods battles set off by the celebrities' slayings. However, the rap moguls accused of hiring them were still very much alive.
Kading was certain that by tracking down a couple more Crips allegedly involved in Shakur's murder, and by wiretapping phone conversations between Knight and his lover Swann, the LAPD finally would have enough evidence to solve hip-hop's greatest murder mysteries.
But what Kading says happened next — a series of
shocking moves within the LAPD's upper ranks — would lead him to question
whether his superiors wanted the rappers' murderers brought to justice.
In July 2009, under former LAPD Chief William Bratton, lead detective Kading was abruptly pulled from the task force. Without his years of nuanced insight into the vast array of characters involved, he says, the investigation began to peter out as he watched helplessly.
Nearly a year later, in April 2010, when Voletta Wallace withdrew her lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles, what remained of the task force was quickly dismantled by Robbery-Homicide Capt. Kevin McClure with the blessing of brand-new LAPD Chief Charlie Beck.
In July 2009, under former LAPD Chief William Bratton, lead detective Kading was abruptly pulled from the task force. Without his years of nuanced insight into the vast array of characters involved, he says, the investigation began to peter out as he watched helplessly.
Nearly a year later, in April 2010, when Voletta Wallace withdrew her lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles, what remained of the task force was quickly dismantled by Robbery-Homicide Capt. Kevin McClure with the blessing of brand-new LAPD Chief Charlie Beck.
Within weeks, despite 22 devoted years on the force,
in a move the fiercely independent Detective Harry Bosch might pull in a Michael
Connelly novel, Kading turned in his LAPD badge and walked out the
door.
Though Kading is well aware of the litigation to which he's exposing himself by implicating Combs and Knight — the wealthy Combs threatened to sue the Los Angeles Times over much less — Kading believes that "the story's bigger than the LAPD," and that if he doesn't share his findings with the public, "nobody's ever going to know what really happened."
Though Kading is well aware of the litigation to which he's exposing himself by implicating Combs and Knight — the wealthy Combs threatened to sue the Los Angeles Times over much less — Kading believes that "the story's bigger than the LAPD," and that if he doesn't share his findings with the public, "nobody's ever going to know what really happened."
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Top NFL star's girlfriend 'raped in London hotel room after drunken night out'
The girlfriend of a top NFL star claimed she was raped
in a London hotel room after she was plied with champagne and passed out, a
court heard.
The 21-year-old did not even know the attack had
happened until she found out she was pregnant with attacker Andrae Edward's
baby, it is alleged.
Police found bank worker Andrae, 22, had taken
pictures of her naked as she slept, the court was told - the student went on to
have an abortion.
The girl, whose boyfriend plays for an NFL team, said she woke up naked in her hotel room after a drunken night at a nightclub with Edwards and her three friends.
She said she could not remember what had happened and texted Andrae Edwards, to check nothing sexual had gone on between them as she felt sore and could smell his cologne on her.
He told her it hadn't but a month and a half later she realised she was pregnant and DNA testing revealed it was Edwards' baby.
Blackfriars Crown Court heard that when arrested, he was discovered to have taken pictures and video images of her lying passed out on the bed naked, showing she is asleep and not capable of consenting to sex that night.
The girl, whose boyfriend plays for an NFL team, said she woke up naked in her hotel room after a drunken night at a nightclub with Edwards and her three friends.
She said she could not remember what had happened and texted Andrae Edwards, to check nothing sexual had gone on between them as she felt sore and could smell his cologne on her.
He told her it hadn't but a month and a half later she realised she was pregnant and DNA testing revealed it was Edwards' baby.
Blackfriars Crown Court heard that when arrested, he was discovered to have taken pictures and video images of her lying passed out on the bed naked, showing she is asleep and not capable of consenting to sex that night.
Royal Bank of Scotland customer adviser Edwards is
facing one charge of rape.
He claims that they had consensual sex and that the girl initiated it despite having a steady boyfriend in America.
It was said that Edwards, who was with two male friends, spent hundreds of pounds plying the victim and her three friends with eight bottles of pink Moet & Chandon champagne at The Penthouse club in Piccadilly Circus on September 4 2010.
The court heard the 21-year-old woman was raped in her room at the Royal National Hotel in Russell Square London but only found out what had happened after she become pregnant
The two groups had met in a McDonald's in Leicester Square three days before and exchanged numbers.
Giving evidence via videolink from the U.S. one of the girl's friends, who was not drinking as she is Muslim, said she saw Edwards, 22, trying to kiss the victim and touch her breast and bottom when they were in the club but that her friend had tried to push him away.
He claims that they had consensual sex and that the girl initiated it despite having a steady boyfriend in America.
It was said that Edwards, who was with two male friends, spent hundreds of pounds plying the victim and her three friends with eight bottles of pink Moet & Chandon champagne at The Penthouse club in Piccadilly Circus on September 4 2010.
The court heard the 21-year-old woman was raped in her room at the Royal National Hotel in Russell Square London but only found out what had happened after she become pregnant
The two groups had met in a McDonald's in Leicester Square three days before and exchanged numbers.
Giving evidence via videolink from the U.S. one of the girl's friends, who was not drinking as she is Muslim, said she saw Edwards, 22, trying to kiss the victim and touch her breast and bottom when they were in the club but that her friend had tried to push him away.
At around 3.30am the group, including two of Edward's
male friends got a cab back to the Royal National Hotel in Russell Square, where
the girls were staying.
Once inside the room two of the boys took the victim's
friends back to their room while Edwards stayed with her.
Prosecutor Alexia Power said the girl, now 22, was 'floppy and all over the place, her speech was slurred and she could hardly stand.'
Her sober friend undressed and put pyjamas on her and put her to bed while Edwards was out of the room before checking on the other girls and going to bed herself.
Prosecutor Alexia Power said the girl, now 22, was 'floppy and all over the place, her speech was slurred and she could hardly stand.'
Her sober friend undressed and put pyjamas on her and put her to bed while Edwards was out of the room before checking on the other girls and going to bed herself.
But jurors heard the next thing the victim remembered
was waking up naked the next morning.
Miss Powers told jurors: 'She was 21 years old and had
a steady boyfriend in America who was an American football player.
'The victim has no memory of what happened between herself and Mr Edwards in her hotel room in the early hours of that morning.
'She was drunk, incapable of consenting to any sexual activity and effectively in a drunken sleep.
'However one thing that is clear is that Mr Edwards had sex with her that night as she was to discover a month later that she was pregnant.
'The victim has no memory of what happened between herself and Mr Edwards in her hotel room in the early hours of that morning.
'She was drunk, incapable of consenting to any sexual activity and effectively in a drunken sleep.
'However one thing that is clear is that Mr Edwards had sex with her that night as she was to discover a month later that she was pregnant.
'She had a termination and DNA testing on the foetus
proved that Mr Edwards would have been the father.
'It is the prosecution's case that Mr Edwards took advantage of being left alone with her in that state by undressing her, having sexual intercourse with her without a condom and in addition taking photographs and short video clips on his phone on the bed with her legs apart.
'These images were retrieved by police and you will be able to judge from the footage if she looks asleep, or as Mr Edwards was later to claim, an active participant in sex.'
The court heard the girl, who studied in New York and was only supposed to be in the country for four months of an exchange programme, remained in contact with Edwards after the alleged attack as she thought nothing had happened.
But when she realised she was pregnant she reported
him to police and he was arrested on October 27 2010.
Edwards, of Islington, north London, told the police she was not really drunk but had been tipsy like him and that she had initiated sex and claimed he would have stopped if she'd have told him no.
Edwards, of Islington, north London, told the police she was not really drunk but had been tipsy like him and that she had initiated sex and claimed he would have stopped if she'd have told him no.
In a police interview, which was read out in court, he said he had brought champagne because 'I like to look after people I'm with.'
'I don't really go out much because of work
commitments, but when I do, I like to go out in style.'
Edwards said he was dancing with the girl and kissing her on the dancefloor, and then the group left for the hotel where the girls were staying.
He said he and the woman were walking down the street with their arms around each other.
Edwards said he was dancing with the girl and kissing her on the dancefloor, and then the group left for the hotel where the girls were staying.
He said he and the woman were walking down the street with their arms around each other.
Once in her room, 'she started kissing me and I kissed her back', he claimed.
He continued: 'Then both of us were happy, had sex.
She started pulling off my top, she was undressing me.
'We changed positions, she went on top. I ejaculated. She let me out the room. I assumed she went to sleep.'
They met up again after that, but then he got an angry call from one of her friends, he claimed.
'We changed positions, she went on top. I ejaculated. She let me out the room. I assumed she went to sleep.'
They met up again after that, but then he got an angry call from one of her friends, he claimed.
He said the woman herself then texted him to say she was pregnant.
He said: 'Then she texts me, she's pregnant,
'She's gone to the clinic and it's gonna cost £500 for an abortion. I need to pay for an abortion.
'I said: "How do I know I'm the only person you've had
sex with. I'm not paying for anything."
'Then she started calling me, two or three times after that.
'I just didn't pick up the phone. I didn't hear any more after that, so I just thought: "Oh well, that's it."'
Edwards denies rape. The trial continues.
'Then she started calling me, two or three times after that.
'I just didn't pick up the phone. I didn't hear any more after that, so I just thought: "Oh well, that's it."'
Edwards denies rape. The trial continues.
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN WRITES A NEW BOOK
Renowned shoe designer Christian Louboutin, has
written his first book, part autobiography part personal photo album. The tome
comprises of six chapters giving insights into Louboutin’s influences, best
loved styles and his career highlights. Christian has also recuited some of his
favorite models and friends to contribute, including Dita Von Teese, Kristen
Scott Thomas John Malkovich and David Lynch.
The first chapter documents Christian’s biography,
noting his early work for Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent; the second looks at the
various interiors of the label’s international stores; the third charts 20 years
of Louboutin design. The fourth features intimate photographs of the designer’s
Paris and Egypt homes, while the fifth explores his collaboration with
prestigious director David Lynch. The final of the six chapters is a complete
catalogue raisonne of his work, with photos of all 120 shoe designs. The book
comes out on October 25, 2011
THE NON-SINGER MAKES A SPECTACLE IN SWEDEN WITH HER CROTCH…MISS KERI BABY!
Miss ATLien frim Straight from the a got a hold of
these pics of Miss Keri baby:Keri Hilson left Paris Fashion week and headed
towards the hills of Sweden.
The “pretty girl” diva shared the photo above online,
proclaiming “sign behind me reads, “Antwerpen.” Hellooooo
Belgium!”
Keri performed at the Brewhouse Club last night
(October 3, 2011) during the first night of her ‘No Boys Allowed’ tour in Sweden
and she traded her “pretty girl” swag for a lil freaky girl get-up.
Dressed in a silver & black leather outfit, paired with fishnets and combat boots, MissKeriBaby shared quite a bit of herself with the Sweeds…
I wonder what they “witnessed” besides Keri’s crotch? Haven’t we seen that thang enough by now…
Dressed in a silver & black leather outfit, paired with fishnets and combat boots, MissKeriBaby shared quite a bit of herself with the Sweeds…
I wonder what they “witnessed” besides Keri’s crotch? Haven’t we seen that thang enough by now…
In my head Keri’s saying.. “hole-up… hole-up… hole-up…
hole-up!”
Dayum… did Keri learn ANYTHING during Paris Fashion
week? *sigh!
What do you think of Keri’s leather
wear?
Hip Hop's Side Piece Miss Draya….SPEAKS!
In a recent interview 'Basketball Wives LA' chew toy
Draya Michele opens up about her real friends, her fans and what she thinks
about her ex Chris Brown...
From Sister to Sister
From Sister to Sister
Tracy: On the show, we’ve seen that you do have
friends outside of the “Basketball Wives: LA” cast. What do they think of you on
the show and how you’re being treated?
Draya: First of all, my fans, the
audience that I have, is like a crazy-wild, energetic bunch. I have the most
die-hard friends. They are ready to fight. My friends are really upset about the
things they have been saying. They know my personality and they know I let a lot
of stuff slide and they’re like ‘why would you do
that?’
Tracy: You used to date Chris Brown. What do you think
of all the drama that’s been surrounding him from naked pictures to his alleged
tirade on “Good Morning America”?
Draya: He knows what he’s doing and
he is a very intelligent man. He bounces back from any mistake that he does. He
has the ability to do that. Every move he makes is strategically planned out. He
knows when to make the right decision and when not to. I give him a lot of
respect. I look up to him, and he’s really smart.
Well whaddya think??
And the “GROUPIES” Tell it. That Kanye has he “GOLDEN” Tongue
According to this groupie she told Balleralert.com the
following:
I met Kanye West at a private event
given by another celebrity. I can’t give much detail for fear that he will know
its me so I’ll just skip the details and get to the fucking. First of all his
dick is beautiful. The pictures that were leaked do him absolutely NO JUSTICE.
Kanye has a real nice cock for a man his size. We we’re pretty fucked up by the
time we got down to it so there was a lot of awkward fumbling. Once we were
undressed he pushed me down on the sofa and stuck his dick in my face. He’s very
aggressive and he knows what he wants. He didn’t have to say anything. I
complied. I started to suck his dick slowly and he told me to “speed that shit
up”. He likes his dick sucked hard and fast. Some extra saliva started to run
down my chin and he told me to “keep it neat”. He gets this crazy look in his
eyes when he gets turned on. Its erotic and maniacal.After a few minutes of head
he grabbed his dick and started to jack it. He pushed me back on the couch and
kneeled down on the floor to eat my pussy. This caught me by surprise because he
didn’t strike me as someone who would eat the pussy of a perfect stranger.
KANYE HAS A GOLDEN TONGUE. I
would rate him in the top 3 of the best head I have ever received. I still
masturbate to the memories of that session. He is an oral pro and knows exactly
what to do. He didn’t hesitate at all. He wrapped his lips around my clit and
sucked and licked until I was just about to come. When he saw that I was about
to climax he just stopped. He sat back and stared at my pussy like he was
waiting for it to speak or something. He looked at me with that crazy look and
said “I love pretty pussy”.He put on a condom and bent me over the couch. He
beat my pussy damn near to death. He has such a solid stroke. Every move was
very methodical and well-rehearsed. There wasn’t much sensuality; in fact it
was like fucking a robot. That didn’t take away from how good it felt though. He
just kept beating the same spot for a while and I was cumming all over him. Not
sure how long we were up there but it wasn’t long. I would have loved to keep
going but we had to get back to the party before people started to question out
whereabouts. When he came he kind of growled like an animal it was hot. We
didn’t say much. He smacked my ass and laughed, then got dressed. He went back
out first and I waited a few minutes. Overall I give Y an A-. He is very
disassociated which made things a little awkward at times but still amazing
pipe.
Would I do it again? Anytime…..I bet you would
gurl!
Oprah, Made 200 MIllion More Than Anyone Else On “Forbes’” Top Female Entertainers List
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is still the queen of
Hollywood. The television icon tops “Forbes’” new list of the highest-earning
women in entertainment. Oprah made 290-million dollars between May of 2010 and
May of 2011. Coming in at number two is pop megastar Lady Gaga, who pulled in
90-million dollars during the same 12-month span. Reality TV star Bethenny
Frankel makes a somewhat surprising appearance at number three with 55-million
dollars. Along with having her own show on Bravo, Frankel also sold her
Skinnygirl Margarita line for an estimated 100-million dollars. The top five is
rounded out with a four-way tie for fourth. Gisele Bundchen, Taylor Swift, Ellen
DeGeneres, and Judge Judy Sheindlin all occupy the spot with an income of
45-million dollars.
Here is the top ten on “Forbes’” highest-earning women
in entertainment list:
1. Oprah Winfrey (290-million
dollars)
2. Lady Gaga (90-million dollars)
3. Bethenny Frankel (55-million dollars)
4. Gisele Bundchen (45-million dollars)
4. Ellen DeGeneres (45-million dollars)
4. Taylor Swift (45-million dollars)
4. Judge Judy Sheindlin (45-million dollars)
8. Katy Perry (44-million dollars)
9. Beyonce (35-million dollars)
9. Danielle Steel (35-million dollars)
2. Lady Gaga (90-million dollars)
3. Bethenny Frankel (55-million dollars)
4. Gisele Bundchen (45-million dollars)
4. Ellen DeGeneres (45-million dollars)
4. Taylor Swift (45-million dollars)
4. Judge Judy Sheindlin (45-million dollars)
8. Katy Perry (44-million dollars)
9. Beyonce (35-million dollars)
9. Danielle Steel (35-million dollars)
Monica's new video for the song "Until It's Gone" Video is BLOODY DOWN!
Monica teamed up with veteran actors Malinda Williams
and Brian T. White for her "Until It's Gone" video shoot. See the pics of the
actors and their dramatics on the set inside....
Monica Brown recently tweeted photos from the Harlem,
New York set of her Diane Martel directed video "Until It's Gone" with actors
Malinda Williams and Brian T. White.
She tweeted @CEOTUFFLUV Thx 2
@MissyElliott@lamb & @jazminesullivan & Im Excited about Diane Martel
directing, haven't seen her since Angel Of Mine
vid
Then said, Love when we shoot videos more like movies
#UntilItsGone Diane Martel directing, SO honored 2 have Melinda Williams &
Brian White as cast.
Malinda tweeted: Wrapped a
long day on set #UntilitsGone video @MonicaBrown acting made me proud. Her
spirit made me even more proud!!! Thx
@actorbrianwhite.
And it looks like Melinda and Brian got "bloodied"
during the dramatic shoot.
We can't wait to see the finished product off of her
NEW LIFE disc in stores on Nov. 29.
Johnny Depp November 2011 Vanity Fair
Johnny Depp covers the November issue of Vanity Fair
magazine, which hits newsstands nationally on Wednesday, October
12.
Here’s a few highlights from his interview with the
mag:
On being Hollywood’s best paid actor: “Basically, if they’re going to pay me the stupid money right now,
I’m going to take it,” he says in Vanity Fair’s November issue. “I have to. I
mean, it’s not for me. Do you know what I mean? At this point, it’s for my kids.
It’s ridiculous, yeah, yeah. But ultimately is it for me? No. No. It’s for the
kids.”
On how much he hates photo shoots: “You just feel
like you’re being raped somehow. Raped. The whole thing. It feels like a kind of
weird—just weird, man…. Whenever you have a photo shoot or something like that,
it’s like—you just feel dumb. It’s just so stupid.”
He has since apologized for the rape
remarks!
Viola, Octavia and Emma HIT IT OUT FOR “THE HELP” Premiere in London!
Girl power: Davis (left) wore a sleek purple gown
with plunging neckline, while Spencer went for a pretty blue and purple floral
number...above
In her latest film The Help, Emma Stone's character
Skeeter is known for her frizzy hair and lack of fashion knowledge.
But the actress certainly didn't need any help when it came to getting ready for the movie's London premiere
The redheaded actress, 22, showed off her pins in a sexy slit polka-dot dress as she joined her co-stars Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis at a pre-screening party at the Washington Hotel before the premiere at the Curzon Mayfair.
The film - adapted from Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name - stars Stone as a young university graduate struggling to establish herself as a writer in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi, in the 1960s.
But the actress certainly didn't need any help when it came to getting ready for the movie's London premiere
The redheaded actress, 22, showed off her pins in a sexy slit polka-dot dress as she joined her co-stars Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis at a pre-screening party at the Washington Hotel before the premiere at the Curzon Mayfair.
The film - adapted from Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name - stars Stone as a young university graduate struggling to establish herself as a writer in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi, in the 1960s.
Devastated by the mysterious disappearance of her
African American maid Constance, Skeeter soon finds herself growing increasingly
uncomfortable by her white friends' treatment of their 'help'.
She forms a friendship with her friends' maids Aibileen (Davis) and Minny (Spencer) which will change their lives forever.
She forms a friendship with her friends' maids Aibileen (Davis) and Minny (Spencer) which will change their lives forever.
Speaking at last night's premiere at the Curzon
Mayfair, Stone admitted she was attracted to the role of Skeeter because it was
so much meatier than other roles in Hollywood for actresses of her
age.
video:
She said: 'I like any role
that feels human and alive and not just the girl or the comedic relief or
something boxed in and stereotyped.
'It was really great that I not just wanted to be part of the movie, but got to be a part of it.'
Stone admitted Skeeter's famously uncontrollable curls - which causes her mother much ire - was just a wig.
She explained: 'I put it on in the morning and I took it off at the end of the night.
'My hair is stick, stick straight and I look like a drowned rat in humidity, so I was actually really appreciative of those curls.'
'It was really great that I not just wanted to be part of the movie, but got to be a part of it.'
Stone admitted Skeeter's famously uncontrollable curls - which causes her mother much ire - was just a wig.
She explained: 'I put it on in the morning and I took it off at the end of the night.
'My hair is stick, stick straight and I look like a drowned rat in humidity, so I was actually really appreciative of those curls.'
The Help is released in the UK on October
28
Laser Cut-Out Ankle Boots” by Nicholas Kirkwood…
These are FIRE!!!
It absolutely dones NOT get much sexier than this! How
many ways can you play Dress up with these Nicholas Kirkwood “Laser Cut-Out
Ankle Boots?” The possibilities are endless…
Check them out!
Pencil Skirt?
Boot Cut Jeans?
Or even that lil’ naughty School Teacher costume you
have hanging up for Halloween??
We Like!
Check them out at www.HarveyNichols.com
Ashton BUSTED!! For real! And here are the PICS to prove it!
Pictures have emerged of Ashton Kutcher partying with
a group of blonde women on his sixth wedding anniversary.
In photographs sure to devastate his wife Demi Moore, 48, the 33-year-old actor is seen mingling with the San Diego party girls in his penthouse hotel suite on the night he is accused of having a fling with student Sara Leal.
The women were invited back to the Two And A Half Men star's room at the Hard Rock Hotel around 3am after being introduced to the actor by promoters at Fluxx nightclub earlier in the evening.
In pictures obtained by America's Star magazine, and affiliated website Radar Online, a relaxed Kutcher is seen sitting on a sideboard wearing a hat while surrounded by at least three women.
In photographs sure to devastate his wife Demi Moore, 48, the 33-year-old actor is seen mingling with the San Diego party girls in his penthouse hotel suite on the night he is accused of having a fling with student Sara Leal.
The women were invited back to the Two And A Half Men star's room at the Hard Rock Hotel around 3am after being introduced to the actor by promoters at Fluxx nightclub earlier in the evening.
In pictures obtained by America's Star magazine, and affiliated website Radar Online, a relaxed Kutcher is seen sitting on a sideboard wearing a hat while surrounded by at least three women.
The publication claims that after the party, which saw
party-goers strip off for a swim in the hot-tub, Kutcher took 23-year-old Leal
back to his bedroom.
'She's hovering around the 7
stone mark': Cheating rumours take their toll on Demi Moore as her weight
plummets
She is alleged to have later sent a text message to her friends, saying: 'I [bleeped] Ashton Kutcher Friday night, lol.'
Today more pictures emerged of Leal from a wild Las Vegas trip earlier this year. Star also claims to have details from inside Ashton's party. The magazine reports guests told to leave their phones at the door.
She is alleged to have later sent a text message to her friends, saying: 'I [bleeped] Ashton Kutcher Friday night, lol.'
Today more pictures emerged of Leal from a wild Las Vegas trip earlier this year. Star also claims to have details from inside Ashton's party. The magazine reports guests told to leave their phones at the door.
Described as 'like a scene from the hangover',
music was blaring and the room was said to be littered
with glass and bottles of alcohol.
'When I walked in, there was a sea of busty blondes,' Kimberly Perry, who claims she attended the party, tells the magazine.
'When I walked in, there was a sea of busty blondes,' Kimberly Perry, who claims she attended the party, tells the magazine.
'And everyone was drinking,
even though they were pretty tipsy already.'
Ashton is said to have been drinking a magnum of champagne and at one point was walking around naked.
Megan McNutt, who also claims to have attended the party, added: 'If there's a hot tub involved, there's going to be some kind of action. It was pretty wild.'
During the night, she claims Ashton appeared intoxicated and was talking with his eyes closed, but she adds the actor and Sara 'definitely had sex.'The night began on September 23 and carried on into the early ours of the following day, which was Kutcher and Moore's sixth wedding anniversary.
Ashton is said to have been drinking a magnum of champagne and at one point was walking around naked.
Megan McNutt, who also claims to have attended the party, added: 'If there's a hot tub involved, there's going to be some kind of action. It was pretty wild.'
During the night, she claims Ashton appeared intoxicated and was talking with his eyes closed, but she adds the actor and Sara 'definitely had sex.'The night began on September 23 and carried on into the early ours of the following day, which was Kutcher and Moore's sixth wedding anniversary.
The Charlie's Angels actress was in New York that
weekend promoting Five, her new TV project with Jennifer Aniston.
If Kutcher and Moore's marriage does end in divorce, the couple could be battling it out in a bitter $290 million split.
If Kutcher and Moore's marriage does end in divorce, the couple could be battling it out in a bitter $290 million split.
Demi has three daughters Rumer, 23, Scout, 20, and
Tallulah, 17, from her marriage to Bruce Willis, which ended in 2000 after 13
years.
She has long hoped to have a child with Ashton, saying last year it would 'be another incredible part of our journey together.'
For more, visit Radar Online.
She has long hoped to have a child with Ashton, saying last year it would 'be another incredible part of our journey together.'
For more, visit Radar Online.
Jay-Z to Re-Release Decoded Book
Great news for all the Jay-Z fans of the world as the
rapper has revealed he will be re-releasing his New York Times Bestseller
‘Decoded’ with new features. The dad-to-be says this re-release will in stores
November 1 as a paperback edition with an all black cover.
In addition to the book now being in paperback he also
said there will be another chapter added so if you have the first book you might
wanna get you the second one as well. That Jay-Z know how to make him some more
money!!! There will be 7 additional illustrations added as well as three new
songs. Check out an excerpt below:
What still excites me about rap is that it’s an open
thread, a cipher that listeners find their own meanings in. The point of this
book is not to settle arguments or transform rap songs into neat stories with a
beginning, middle, and end. Rather, I’m trying to point readers to some ideas
and information, get them to see deeper into the music than they saw before and
learn more about worlds different from their own (or find new ways of looking at
the worlds they already know)—to find their own meanings and connect them back
to their own lives. I want readers to see the craft and learn the context—and I
want them to still be able to feel the magic, and enjoy the
show.
Are you going to be picking up the re-released
paperback edition of ‘Decoded’ on Novemeber 1st?
Beyonce Pops Up At The University of Houston To Support Honoree Mama Tina
Beyonce, her mother Tina Knowles, and cousin Angie all
traveled back to their hometown of Houston, TX for a great cause. Mama Tina was
being honored by the University of Houston Friends of Women’s Studies Living
Archives program (who honors local women) for all her fab
accomplishments.
It's no secret Beyonce and her mom are extremely
close. So Bey looked like the uber proud daughter, in her multicolored bump
gracing shift dress, as her mother received accolades from the MD Anderson
Library for her accomplishments as a mother and
businesswoman.
Houston Chronicle reporter Joy Sewing (above), wearing
a Miss Tina for Walmart purple wrap dress and Prada shoes, was on hand to
interview Miss Tina on stage during the event. Sewing
stated:
Miss Tina (as she prefers to be called) was a gracious
interview and made my job easy. She talked about her life growing up in
Galveston and her business as a hairstylist and then a costume designer and
stylist for Destiny’s Child. She spoke of her love for her late mother Agnez
Dereon and her dedication to her two daughters (Beyonce and Solange). Miss Tina
even teared up a bit. Beyonce, who sat near other family members, was just as
kind. Every time I glanced at B (that’s what they call her), she smiled at me.
In the back room, mannequins displayed some of Beyonce’s most recognizable
red-carpet gowns, which Miss Tina designed. Beyonce’s five Grammy awards from
2003 were also on display.
Sweet!
And
why is
Beyonce making this face?
Maybe because literally hundreds of students showed up
outside the library doors within 5 minutes of finding out she was inside. And
they screamed and chanted her name throughout the event. Sewing
reported:
Then the students came. Hundreds of them (who likely
got word that B was on campus via Twitter) piled into UH’s M.D. Anderson Library
and began chanting, “Beyonce! Beyonce!” It even interrupted the interview for a
few minutes. Beyonce, who is pregnant with her first child, was a bit bothered
by the chaos since it was her mother’s big day. But afterwards the singer,
wearing 5-inch heels, made a quick stop in the lobby to wave to the students:
“Wow, this is crazy how fast that happens,” she said to me. “Just one
tweet.”
Wow. Miss Tina's family was there to support as
well:
Congrats Mama Tina!
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
“We’re Gonna Shake Your Tambourine”
Hmmm, turns out she doesn’t wait until after midnight
to let it all hang out. Good to know.
HAVE A GREAT
DAY!
EFREM
EFREM
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