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The Daily Roundup for Nov 23

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Have a Happy Birthday and May God Bless!

J.R. Martinez Wins ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season 13
After an emotional – and at times controversial — season, army veteran and former “All My Children” actor J.R. Martinez bested 11 celebrities to become the newest ballroom champion, alongside his partner and first-time mirrorball champ, professional dancer Karina Smirnoff.
“First and foremost, I want to thank everybody who voted for us for 10 weeks. Thank you America for believing in us,” J.R. said.
Turning to Karina, J.R. praised the woman who took him to the big win.
“You are amazing, and I’m so grateful that I was able to be part of your first mirrorball trophy,” he said as she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Rob Kardashian and Cheryl Burke landed in second place, while Ricki Lake and Derek Hough were shockingly eliminated in the first round on Tuesday night’s show, even after they won 30 additional judges’ points — and the leaderboard top spot — in the program’s first hour.
“I’ve loved basically every minute of this…. I’ve done something that I really didn’t think I could do and for someone who is a middle-aged mom, I hope I made my children proud, my fiance and my family,” Ricki, who lost more than 20 pounds while competing on the show, told show co-host Brooke Burke-Charvet.
With Ricki out, it was J.R. and Rob who were the two remaining celebs who danced an instant number with their partners for the final judges points.
Each actually earned perfect scores, but when combined with the viewers’ votes (which accounted for half of their final tally), J.R. landed on top.
It was an emotional win for the military veteran who, throughout the course of the season, shared his dramatic life story and his unbreakable spirit as he competed for the leaderboard top spot week after week, often battling it out with Ricki and Derek.
Going into the competition, the 28-year-old thought he was the least known of a pack of celebrities that included Lakers star Metta World Peace (formerly Ron Artest), former “The Hills” beauty Kristin Cavallari, style guru Carson Kressley, transgender activist Chaz Bono and returning talk show host Ricki.
But, as J.R.‘s dancing skills improved, his support network grew as fans tuned in to see his impressive ballroom feats.
And they also learned about his journey before “Dancing,” including how, at the tender age of 19, J.R. joined the military.
His life changed in 2003, when as a United States Army infantryman deployed in Iraq, the truck he was driving hit a land mine and the subsequent explosion resulted in burns over 40 percent of his body.
One place untouched by the explosion was where his watch covered his left wrist and he told Access Hollywood earlier in the season, as he rehearsed with Karina, that he got a tattoo of that watch to remind him of how he changed his life after the incident.
“It was April 5, 2003 at 2:30 in the afternoon that my life changed forever and it didn’t change in a tragic way, it changed in a beautiful way because I made a choice to change it… and go down that road that was open to me, and here I am today,” he said.
Now, today means a mirrorball win for J.R., adding to an incredible year that also includes being named one of People’s Sexiest Men of The Year.
And he couldn’t be happier.
Hoisting the mirrorball up at the conclusion of Tuesday’s show, J.R. was grinning from ear to ear.

How Does it feel to have D'Angelo back? He Announces 2012 Tour Dates 
Looks like it won't be long before we get some new music from D'Angelo after all....Earlier this month Questlove from The Roots put the word out that D'Angelo was almost finished with the 'James River' project, his first album in almost 11 years
Now, with the announcement of a limited tour, it's a sure sign that D'Angelo is ready to get back in the game.
D’Angelo will play at Le Zénith on January 29th in Paris, the Paradiso in Amsterdam on January 31rst and the 02 Academy Brixton in London on February 3rd. No US Dates have announced yet!

Brandon McInerney GUILTY of SECOND Degree Murder of Lawrence King
A white supremacist teenager pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder for killing a gay student during a computer lab class three years ago in a plea deal that will send him to prison for 21 years and avoid a retrial.
Brandon McInerney, 17, pleaded guilty to the murder charge, as well as one count each of voluntary manslaughter and use of a firearm, said Ventura County Chief Deputy District Attorney Mike Frawley.
McInerney is scheduled to be sentenced on December 19.
The case drew wide attention because of its shocking premise: McInerney, in a fit of homophobic rage, killed 15-year-old Larry King at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard because he was offended by King's dress and how the victim interacted with him.
Larry King's father, Greg King, told KABC-TV he understands why prosecutors agreed to the plea deal.
'I don't think that 21-year sentence is justice for my son, but I understand the reality that was facing the DA of trying to convict a defendant who was 14 ... when he committed the murder,' Greg King said.
Comic Ellen DeGeneres, a lesbian, weighed in on her talk show shortly after the shooting and said gays shouldn't be treated as second-class citizens.
McInerney was only 14 at the time of the February 2008 shooting.
Several jurors said after the teen's trial earlier this year that he should never have been tried as an adult.
A mistrial was declared in September when jurors couldn't reach a unanimous decision on the degree of guilt. The panel took a series of votes, the last one with seven jurors in favor of voluntary manslaughter and five supporting either first-degree or second-degree murder.
The trial had been moved from Ventura County to Los Angeles because of pretrial publicity.
Frawley said prosecutors agreed to the plea deal because of uncertainty about what might result from a second trial.
'We took that into account and looked at what it would take to protect the community,' Frawley said.
'The total time in custody for 25 years will do that.'
The murder conviction will be stayed, and the plea deal calls for McInerney to be given the harshest sentence under California law for voluntary manslaughter - 11 years - and use of a firearm - 10 years, Frawley said. McInerney is ineligible for time served or good behavior because he pleaded guilty to murder.

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After serving nearly four years since King's slaying, McInerney will be released just  shy of his 39th birthday.
Prosecutors had previously offered a plea deal that would have sent McInerney to prison for 25 years to life, but his attorneys passed.
A phone message left with defense attorney Robyn Bramson was not immediately returned.
Eliza Byard, executive director of the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, said in a statement the plea agreement ends a tragic chapter.
'Ventura County along with communities and school districts everywhere must come together to promote a culture of respect and nurture the true potential found in every individual regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression,' Byard said.
King was shot twice in the back of the head in front of stunned classmates. Authorities maintained the shooting was premeditated and deserving of a murder conviction.
During the trial, prosecutors noted at least six people heard McInerney make threats against King in the days before the shooting.
Prosecutors also contended McInerney embraced a white supremacist philosophy that sees homosexuality as an abomination.
Police found Nazi-inspired drawings and artifacts at his house, and a white supremacist expert testified at trial the hate-filled ideology was the reason for the killing.
Prosecutors, however, dropped a hate crime count against McInerney in preparing for a second trial.
Defense attorneys acknowledged McInerney was the shooter but explained he had reached an emotional breaking point after King made repeated, unwanted sexual advances.
They also argued their client came from a violent upbringing and juvenile court would have been the best venue to try him.

Now how much would you want to bet if this was reversed and The Killer was African American accused of shooting a young gay white teen. What do you think the FIRST verdict would have  been?

Grab your prayer cloths and Hymnals Gospel-Duo Mary Mary LAND Reality Show On WeTV!
Grammy Award winning gospel group Mary Mary have inked a deal to bring their reality show Mary Mary to WeTV. Erica and Tina Campbell, the sister act better known as Mary Mary are bring a new reality show to WeTV that will focus on their sisterhood, children, and careers.
Premiering on Thursday, March 29th at 9pm ET/PT with eight, hour-long episodes, the show will follow the sisters as they strive to have it all.
On the show, we will meet Erica’s husband, Warryn, who is the group’s producer and Tina’s husband, Teddy, who is the drummer in Jay Leno’s band. Outside of the recording studio, we will see Erica and Warryn are expecting their third child and Tina and Teddy raising a blended family of four.
There will also be appearances by the sisters' very large, extended family of seven siblings, and their parents, who have been married and divorced three times to each other, and now currently separated I can't wait to meet them!
Mary Mary is produced for WeTV by eOne Television, executive produced by Tara Long, John Morayniss, Eric Hoberman and Mitchell Solarek. Kate Farrell serves as the executive producer for WE TV.

DMX AND WIFE TO ENTERED TV MARRIAGE REHAB?


Despite having six kids with "other" women and a (former?) drug problem, Tashera Simmons is willing to give it another go with estranged husband DMX....on reality tv. Deets inside.....
Rapper DMX and estranged wife Tashera Simmons have agreed to appear on an upcoming VH1 reality show about their marriage, their kids and all of his trips in and out of jail.
The couple separated in July 2010 after 20 years together, but with four kids, they're not ready to call it quits.
A source said DMX feels that Tashera is “one of the only people [he] truly ever loved and has been down with him through thick and thin.”
The show is called "Relationship Rehab" and will address the six children DMX fathered during their marriage.
That's gonna be hot mess on a platter.

TRANS_DANGERED WOMAN IMPLANTS FOLKS WITH CEMENT?
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At least in Florida she did; A 'fake doctor' suspected of injecting a woman's bottom with cement, super glue and tyre sealant to give her a more 'shapely' rear has been arrested.
Transgendered woman Oneal Ron Morris, who by his own picture appears to have undergone the 'butt-boosting' procedure himself, is accused of administering the potentially lethal shots to at least one victim.
The 30-year-old, who police say is a man but appears to look like a woman, was detained in Florida yesterday for the alleged incident in May 2010. Miami Gardens Police Department Sgt William Bamford said Morris first met with the as-yet unidentified victim to discuss the procedure.
He said: 'They agreed on the price of $700, which was intended for cosmetic purposes.'
But instead, police say the victim was given a series of injections containing cement, mineral oil and Fix-A-Flat tyre inflator and sealant.
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The incision was sealed with super glue. Shortly after the surgery was carried out, she went on to suffer 'severe complications'.
Bamford told WPLG: 'A short time later, she develops very serious pains, abdomen, throughout her body. She knows something is wrong.'
He said the woman visited two local hospitals, before heading to Tampa General Hospital, where she received treatment. She had developed an infection of drug-resistant bug MRSA at the wound and also developed pneumonia, but refused to reveal how it had happened.
Doctors at the hospital, worried it was the work of an unlicensed practitioner, reported the case to the Florida Department of Health. But by the time they started to investigate, the victim had left the area.
Morris was eventually arrested in North Lauderdale in March 2011. He has been charged with practising medicine without a license and causing bodily harm.
The alleged incident is the latest in a long line of instances where women have suffered complications following illegal bottom enhancement procedures.
Dangerous: The cocktail injected into the woman's buttocks included cement
n February, 20-year-old British student Claudia Aderotimi, from London, died following a cosmetic buttocks injection administered in a Philadelphia hotel room.
In January, Whalesca Castillo, an unlicensed practitioner in New York City, was arrested for running an illegal business out of her home injecting women with liquid silicone in the buttocks and breasts.
And in 2010, a Miami woman, Ana Josefa Sevilla, was charged with a similar crime after one of her clients ended up in the emergency room with complications.
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Buttock enhancement surgery is becoming popular in the U.S., among women who aspire to the shapely curves of Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce and singer Nicki Minaj.
The illusion of a larger backside has become increasingly more fashionable among young women since the rise of the 'Hip Hop Honey' phenomenon.
But experts have said undergoing unlicensed procedures is ‘like playing Russian roulette.

Lil Wayne’s daughter Reginae Carter celebrates at her 13th Birthday Party
Reginae Carter, daughter of Toya Wright and Lil’ Wayne had one of the worlds biggest Cinderella-themed birthday parties.
The party was every little girl’s dream put together by Che fAshley and Toya Wright her Mom
Princess Reginae arrived in a horse drawn carriage to a castle. Lil’ Wayne and Toya are making it hard for any little boy that thinks he is going to date Reignae when she gets older!
Reginae is a daddy’s girl) as evident of the 2 buses full of loving friends and family brought from New Orleans to celebrate with her on special night. Guests danced the night away, enjoyed the airbrush t-shirt party keepsakes, cute snaps at the photobooth, and the candy room was off the chain.
Future Attorney, Baby Aiden was there with his parents Phaedra Parks and Apollo.
Kim Zolciak Biermann and her cute daughters were there too.
Rasheeda was in the building,with Kim.
T.I. and Tiny were there with their family to celebrate with her too!
Baby, Reginae’s godfather and his daughter was there to celebrate.
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Happy Birthday Boo…Wish my parents had coins like this when I was 13.

UhOh….Is Demi Moore planning to “financially punish” Ashton Kutcher in the divorce?
There are twenty-million stories about Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher this weekend, and almost all of them are pretty tedious and boring. Here’s an honest question: do you think Demi Moore really cares about money? Yes, she’s very rich (her production company makes her a lot of money), but do you think that Demi cares enough about the money to really fight tooth and nail about it during her divorce? I don’t. Anyway, here are some highlights from various stories:
*Ashton is keeping up with his professional obligations – he was spotted at work on Two & a Half Men after the divorce announcement. Fans say Ashton was “fine” and “very professional” and “business as usual” on set. Also, “It was a great show. He was his usual self. He seemed in good spirits. He seemed totally normal.” Probably because he doesn’t give a crap?
*Both Demi and Ashton have big premieres coming up in the next few months. Ashton is expected to make the promotional rounds for New Year’s Eve in December, and Demi will be promoting LOL, the film she did with Miley Cyrus, next year. Oh, and Demi has a small film coming out in December too – Another Happy Day. A source says, “She’s moving full force ahead in terms of work.”
*Sources describe the last days of Ashton & Demi’s marriage as a lot of unhappiness and a lot of fighting. Counseling didn’t even help. Shocking.
*The Mail claims that Demi is going after Ashton’s fortune in the divorce. A source claims that she’s instructed her lawyers to “punish him financially.” The source continues: “With a pre-nuptial agreement, Ashton should be sitting pretty. These agreements are designed to protect one’s earnings during the marriage as well as one’s pre-nuptial assets. But Demi is furious, raging in fact – you only have to look at every photo you see of her to see the toll Ashton’s cheating has taken on her. She wants to punish him financially because of the way he has broken her heart. She is talking about going after a share of what he has earned since their marriage on the grounds that she contributed to much of what he has achieved. She is going to give him a bitter fight and, whether or not she wins, it will be an expensive lesson for him.”
*Demi feels like Ashton “violated her trust.” The marriage couldn’t even be fixed by a make-or-break trup to Parrot Cay in the Caribbean, where they stayed at Bruce Willis’s house: “She was a wreck. She believes strongly in marriage and she really didn’t want to spend her middle years alone. But in the end, she just couldn’t see any way of making things work. Bruce told her he is in her corner.”
*Demi and Ashton were all about the threesomes while married, according to sources: “They would have threesomes. Demi liked women and Ashton would bring another woman into their relationship for flings, but they both agreed to it. If he wanted to do anything as long as she knew about it she was fine. It was the sneaky ones when he got caught that infuriated Demi. Demi is attracted to women just as much as men, so she didn’t always get all she needed from Ashton. That’s why she didn’t mind having women in the relationship as long as she was involved.”
Do I believe that they had threesomes? Eh, sure. I don’t think it was a regular thing, though. My guess is that it was a last-ditch effort to save their marriage in the past few years, and that it was more for Ashton than for Demi and her “needs”. I’m not sure that I buy that Demi is all about having sex with ladies, either. I think her needs are about holding on to her youth and maintaining a certain image.

SPOTTED OUT..THE FELLAS!
LeBron James and his besties aren't letting the NBA lockout dampen their spirits.
He joined Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony on the sidelines the USC/Oregon game over the weekend.

Lady GaGa Denounces Adele Hating Fans from GaGa’s Rabid fan base!
Much to the dismay of certain rabid fans of Lady GaGa‘s fan base, the mind boggling success of Adele‘s ‘21‘ has in some instances overshadowed the impact GaGa’s latest LP ‘Born This Way‘ has made on the charts.
With over 12 million copies sold worldwide within the space of ten months, ‘21‘ has turned the Ms.Adkin’s into one of the highest selling artists in chart history.
This quite unfortunately has also placed her under attack from Ms. Germanotta’s fan base who have taken to message boards across the web to air out their hatred for both she and her commercial feats.
Now GaGa and her team have spoken out against these bullies.
A representative for the star told press:
Lady Gaga does not approve of bullying anyone for their physical appearance, it goes against everything she stands for. A tiny handful of fans may be letting her down.

GaGa herself explained:I wouldn’t condone anything against Adele.
Anyone who would say anything negative about Adele, I wouldn’t support. I love her immensely. She’s very sweet. We’ve exchanged emails about our mutual love.
I wish her all the best for her recovery in her vocals, and I can’t wait to hear her new music. She’s an amazing success in the U.S. and in the U.K., and it’s wonderful to see such strong women thriving in pop music.

Kudos to GaGa for speaking out against what quite frankly is disgusting behavior.
Here’s to hoping her comments will reaffirm the fact that there is never an excuse to bully a person. Even if they are selling more copies in one year than your favorite act could sell in two.

Chris Brown and the wonderful world of Twitter!
Singer Chris Brown can’t seem to get along with Twitter these days as he continues to have words with followers who tweet things that Chris can’t seem to ignore. This is not the first time the singer has gone on a rampage over words being said over Twitter while most of his anger comes from tweets regarding his “incident” with ex-girlfriend Rihanna back in 2009. Check inside to see what the singer recently had to say about this ongoing issue via his twitter account.

“Don’t say s–t to anybody and everyone feels its cool to attack me. GROWN ADULTS!!!! That s–t happened three years ago,” Breezy tweeted. “TWITTER GETS WACK REAL FAST! I LOVE ALL THE POEPLE WHO SUPPORT MY MUSIC! i never said i was a LEGEND. people please grow up. Ive never dealt with so much negativity in my life! its to the point now that its just ridiculous! IM NOT A POLITICIAN! MY MUSIC DOESNT PROMOTE VIOLENCE nor will it ever! only thing it will increase is the pregnacy rate! I wake up thinking of living my life….. YOU wake up thinking of me! NOW I REALLY CANT WAIT FOR THE AMA’s! u dont have to respect me now… but u will.”

The 22 year old also added, “I know a lot of you wack a-s (OLD) celebrities probably wanna f–k my ex, but talking s–t on me wont get you far! and to be REALLY HONEST, ya’ll wonder why n—a spazzes all the time?”
And just as quick as he posted the comments he shortly added ”im off twitter today! peace!” and deleted his entire timeline on the account.
Did you feel that people are justified for giving Chris a hard time or are these haters that he should just ignore? Tell us what you think.

Folks come out for GQ Men of the Year party !
Jay-Z and his celebrity friends partied it up for the GQ Men of the Year party at Chateau Marmont in L.A.
Paula Patton looked gorge as usual in her little black dress and zebra clutch.
Ovahness for Ms Kerry Washington.
The red, silver, and black frock looked great on her.
Kerry kicked it with LaLa on the red carpet, who was there with her hubby Carmelo.

Mr. Brooks rocked a Klien Epstien and Parker suit.
Isaiah Mustafa, Annie I., and Mehcad Brooks all posed it up.
Hey Tyrese.
Jay and Justin Timberlake laughed it up.
And Jimmy Fallon was there to kick it too.
Jay's comedian friends Rashida Jones and Aziz Ansari hit up the party.
Jesse Williams of "Grey's Anatomy" was there.
And so was "The Talk" co-host Aisha Tyler.
Good times.

Justin Bieber Cee Lo Green and Jennifer Hudson Performing in Washington, D.C. for Christmas
A star studded celebration is planned for Christmas in Washington, D.C.
Justin Bieber, Cee Lo Green, Jennifer Hudson, Victoria Justice and The Band Perry are to perform during the "Christmas in Washington" concert, TNT said Tuesday.

Conan O'Brien is to serve as host of the program, which will air on the cable network Dec. 16, five days after it is taped at the National Building Museum in Washington.
"Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, 'Christmas in Washington' is a holiday tradition benefiting the Children's National Medical Center," TNT said in a news release.
The network notes the concert is attended each year by the president and first lady and other high-profile Washington officials and celebrities.

AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
“Check Me Out”
I’ve heard of people having their checkered past catch up to them, but DAMN I wouldn’t wish this on anyone!


MAY YOU AND YOURS HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING!!

EFREM

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