The Daily Roundup for Feb 9

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SHE’S BACK!!! Beyonce steps out in RED post Baby for her Husband’s Carnegie Hall Performance!

Hiding a post-pregnancy body beneath your husband's clothes is not an option for celebrity mothers.
And Beyoncé has surrendered the comfort of Jay-Z's baggy T-shirts for a simply striking red dress to showcase her enviable figure without a hint of an unwanted lump or bump.

The Crazy In Love star, who gave birth to the couple's first child Blue Ivy Carter last month on January 7, embraced her voluptuous silhouette and smiled proudly as she paraded her curves.

Beyoncé made her first public appearance to celebrate Jay-Z's two anticipated shows at Carnegie Hall to benefit United Way of New York City and The Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation.
The mother-of-one opted for an elegant Alice Temperly frock, teamed with Ofira & Lorraine Schwartz jewels, a quirky Alexander McQueen clutch bag and a pair of sparkly Christian Louboutin heels.

Her straightened hair, which was perfectly groomed and primped but without being overstyled with products, hung loosely over her shoulders as a pair of large gold hoop earrings peeped through.
She walked with a confident stride and a sexy swagger, proving she hasn't lost any of her girl power since becoming a mother.

A host of famous faces showed their support, with models Jessica White who opts for a bizarre lace jumpsuit and Brookyln Decker turning up, alongside the legendary Liza Minnelli in an oversized Cruella De Vil-inspired winter coat. Looking like she just came from her cosmetic surgeon

The rapper took to the stage in a bow tie and dinner jacket, flanked by a 36-piece orchestra.
Not only did he deliver with songs Public Service Announcement, Thank You and Most Kingz, he was also joined by Alicia Keys for a rendition of their epic track Empire State of Mind.

The Fallin' beauty focused on her vocals instead of her looks by slipping into an androgynous suit and scraping her hair back into a bun, adding a splash of femininity with large drop earrings.

Celebrity guest rapper Nas also took to the stage with the new father to perform N.Y. State of Mind, before launching into his own hit If I Ruled the World.
Both musicians seemed to ignore the fact they were indoors after sunset, both donning their obligatory celebrity shades.

Jay-Z, 42, couldn't resist a gushy dedication to his daughter, telling the audience: 'Put a hand in the air for Blue,' before belting out Glory, which he wrote especially for the one-month-old.

For his encore, Jay-Z ditched the suited and booted look for hip-hop attire, including a black T-shirt and gold chain, signing off with Dead Presidents and Money Ain't A Thang in the audience box.
He also told the sea of admirers he had 'a beautiful time', praising the crowd for looking 'exquisite'.

CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2012!
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

On May 17, 1954 the United States Supreme Court handed down its ruling in the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. The Court's unanimous decision overturned provisions of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision, which had allowed for "separate but equal" public facilities, including public schools in the United States. Declaring that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal," the Brown v. Board decision helped break the back of state-sponsored segregation, and provided a spark to the American civil rights movement….

KNOW YOUR BLACK HISTORY!

NeNe Leakes’ Son ‘Bryson’ Hospitalized

Nene Leakes oldest son Bryson has been hospitalized after a bad fight in an Atlanta bar. We got a tip, that the fight was allegedly about female.

Words were exchanged and the two young men came to blows, resulting in Bryson being escorted to the hospital with shattered jaw, but he was still tweeting from the hospital.

LaLa Launches Motives Cosmetics Line At Market America World Conference

LaLa Anthony is officially open for business. Her MOTIVES For LaLa cosmetics line launched at The 2012 Market America World Conference at the American Airlines Arena in Miami.

In a multi-print silk & Ankara mix skirt by Jewel By Lisa, black tank, and pale pink cropped blazer, LaLa hit up her friend Loren Ridinger's massive conference to kick off this year's products for the company. And since LaLa's new mineral based makeup line is part of the Market America family, she took the stage to formally launch her product.

Her girls Kim Kardashian and former "Real Housewives of Miami" star Larsa Pippen and her PR friend Jonathan Cheban all came out to support. Fat Joe, Angie Martinez, Scottie Pippen, and more were also there.

La took the stage with Loren to speak to the crowds. And also pushing their products at the big conference were Steve Stoute and many others.

She posed it up with Amanda Ridinger and Duane McLaughlin as well. Her homie Ciara wasn't there but she exchanged well wishes via twitter:

Wish u were here! RT @ciara: LaLa baby, I'm so proud of you friend. Keep working hard! Get it boo! CSquad, send @lala some Luurve!:) let's support women with ambition!

By the way, La's hubby and NY Knick star Carmelo Anthony was just named as a starter for the Eastern Conference team for the 2012 All Star game. Congrats!

Little Miss Paris Jackson has found LOVE?

Paris Jackson has been openly flirting with her boyfriend, rapper Romeo Hodges, over Twitter.
Michael Jackson's teenage daughter Paris appears to have found love with aspiring rapper Romeo Hodges if their Twitter.com correspondence is anything to go by.

After asking her followers to pray for Hodges following a car accident last month (Jan12), the couple's friendship seems to have blossomed into romance.

And when one mutual friend suggested "yah should just be girlfriend&boyfriend already" in a tweet earlier this week, Paris, 13, responded, "idk (I don't know) @romeohodges... are we?"

The young rapper added, "Let's hope it's a yes... my heart has the answer."

And, on Wednesday (01Feb12), Hodges gushed, "@ParisJackson Guess Who Loves You?"
Further fuelling speculation about the romance, Paris revealed she and Hodges have a special song they share and sent followers to the YouTube video of Christina Perri's Twilight love theme A Thousand Years on Thursday (02Feb12)...Isn’t Puppy Love cute?

Alicia Keys Writes Her Best Song Yet In The Tub!!

Alicia Keys tweeted this photo of herself in a tub working on her Ipad, captioned “Working on the best song I’ve ever written yet! ”
Well if I were surrounded by views like that, I bet I could top your song Alicia!!

Talk about Zen…

Trina Braxton Debuts New Single at Superbowl Party @ Bass Mint during Half-time

Trina Braxton was joined by her entire family at the Bass Mint, in Atlanta as everyone cheered on her magnificent SOLO Performance debuting her new single. (Keeping the title & release date under lock and key until the time is right).

Toni Braxton accompanied by Tamar,Traci,Momma Evelyn and her boo The Doctor, Toni’s ex husband Kerri, Gabe (Trina’s husband), Poppa Bear Braxton was even there, no wait! Andre(Towanda’s husband) was even there still on babysitting duty. One thing I heard everyone agree on is that “TRINA BRAXTON’S performance was EPIC! She had all the right moves, the FITS were HOT! Looked like some Versace a source said!

Go head then Mrs Trina Braxton (if you nasty!) Put yo drink up in the air!!!! If you didn’t come to party TB says “GO HOME!”

Naomi Campbell SPARKLES For "Harper’s Bazaar" March 2012 Issue

Naomi Campbell looks simply stunning in a new black-and-white photoshoot for the 2012 March issue of "Harper’s Bazaar."

She's still got it. Supermodel Naomi Campbell recently posed for Karim Sadli in the latest issue of "Harper's Bazaar" magazinne.
During the shoot titled “Naomi Knows It All,” Naomi rocks designs from Dolce & Gabbana, Giambattista Valli, Givenchy, Hakaan, Gucci.

She looks fab!

Roberta Flack Donates to Funeral of Teen Killed by NY Cops

A memorial for Ramarley Graham is seen on E. 229th St. in the Bronx, where the unarmed teenager was shot to death by a police officer inside his grandmother’s home.

*Roberta Flack has reached out to relatives of a slain New York City teen and offered to offset the costs of the boy’s funeral services following his sudden death last week.

Unarmed 18-year-old Ramarley Graham was shot dead by police in his Bronx apartment on Thursday. Officer Richard Haste and Sergeant Scott Morris have been placed on modified duty (stripped of their guns and badges) during the investigation into the shooting.
The boy’s story caught the attention of Flack, who met with Graham’s grieving family members over the weekend to offer her condolences and a $500 contribution towards a donation drive started by Al Sharpton.

She told reporters, “(The Grahams) are carrying on together as a group to express their outrage. They are carrying on together to get justice.”

According to the New York Post, a grand jury may be convened to consider criminal charges against the officers.
Activists planned a candlelight vigil in honor of the slain teen for Monday.

Graham was fatally shot once in the chest by police in the bathroom of his apartment Thursday after being chased there by cops. His grandmother Patricia Hartley, 58, was home and witnessed the shooting. The teen died at Montefiore Medical Center.

Whitney and Ray J On Again??

We don’t actually think these two were ever a couple, but I do get a kick out of seeing this odd pair out together! Whitney Houston and Ray J were spotted dining on Sunset Plaza on Friday and watch the rumors swirl about the bling that Whitney is rocking on her left hand!

Don’t believe the hype though, they both maintain that they are just good friends, I say more like friends with benefits, but I don’t believe that it’s any more than that…

Karl Lagerfeld says about Adele; 'She is a little too fat'…HUH?

He's the king of the catwalk and spends his living eyeing up glamorous ladies.
But even Karl Lagerfeld's latest comments are sure to rile Adele's legion of admiring fans.
The designer has dubbed the singer 'a little too fat' during a no holds barred interview.
But realising his comments may be controversial, the fashion guru quickly backtracked and insisted she has 'a beautiful face and a divine voice.' 

Speaking to Metro, the 78-year-old discussed what he thought about new singing sensation Lana Del Rey, before going on to spill all about his views on Adele.
'She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice.'

But although Karl prefers Adele's music, he is keen on Lana's looks.
He adds: 'Lana del Rey is not bad at all. She looks very much like a modern-time singer. In her photos she is beautiful. Is she a construct with all her implants? She’s not alone with implants.'
The Chanel honcho's comments will be met with controversy as Adele has often spoken freely about her fluctuating weight.

But the Chasing Pavements hitmaker is adamant she's happy to embrace her fuller figure no matter what the view of people like Karl.

She has said in the past: 'I enjoy being me; I always have done. I’ve seen people where it rules their lives, you know, who want to be thinner or have bigger boobs, and how it wears them down. And I just don’t want that in my life.’
'It’s just never been an issue – at least, I’ve never hung out with the sort of horrible people who make it an issue.

'I have insecurities of course, but I don’t hang out with anyone who points them out to me.’
The soul sensation has been sporting a smaller frame recently ahead of her upcoming Brits performance.
It is thought she may have dropped the weight as a result of her recent health battle which saw her have to cancel gigs while she underwent throat surgery.

The Avengers trailer is HOT!!

During the Superbowl we were treated to a teaser trailer for the upcoming Avengers movie, featuring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and Samuel L. Jackson. This is the second trailer for the much-anticipated superhero film, which is out on May 4th. The first trailer made the move look more like a clusterf*ck than a coordinated Justice League. (I’m aware that they’re different comics/superheroes.)

They seem to have nailed down the plot in order to come with this more cohesive trailer featuring more scenes of crap getting blown up. This trailer makes the film look more interesting than it did before, but it also has a unreal video game feel that seems all too familiar and overdone. How many movies have we seen with cars exploding and rolling down the street in a wave?

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Some thoughts:
They’re very cleverly focusing on all the key parts of the film: the special effects, the individual superheroes played by well known actors, their work as a team, and the pithy one-liners. My favorite part is at :50 when Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) is told by baddie Loki (Tom Hiddleston) that “We have an army” and he quips “We have a Hulk.” We then get to see Mark Ruffalo flying through the air as the most badass Hulk I’ve ever seen. Scarlet Johannson is sexy as Black Widow in that tight catsuit, but I like how they’re balancing out the talent in the film and not trying to push her as the star.

The Avengers could be a huge moneymaker for Disney and Marvel or it could be a spectacular flop. Rumor has it that it cost over $250 million to make. Look at what happened with Green Lantern. Warner Brothers really took a bath on that one. Superhero films are no longer the safest bet.

There’s news that Andrew Garfield as Spiderman is going to make a cameo as cross promotion for the new Spidey film, out this July. Can they make the movie work with this many stars? We’ll see.

Nicki Minaj DIFFICULT? Listen to her Outrageous Backstage Demands

I have heard from a lot of people Nicki Minaj is, is some times hard to work with and has an outrageous list of demands. After reading the February/March issue of Wonderland Magazine I can see her list of demands with my own eye’s. In the mag the 29-year-old rapper’s specific list of diva demands are revealed from her tour rider (a tour rider is things the artist request before coming to a performance). The TheJasmineBrand Reports Nicki’s rider includes: dried cranberries, raw almonds and 24 bottles of Dasani water — 12 at room temperature, 12 on ice. Really!!! But wait there’s more:

USweekly reports:

Minaj (real name: Onika Maraj) also requires Snapple, Red Bull, assorted fruit juices, Simply Lemonade, a fruit platter, a cheese platter, a deli tray, three packs of gum, salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, green olives, Wishbone Light Italian dressing, Bumble Bee tuna in water and wheat or low-fat crackers.

Nicki’s favorite food, however, is fried chicken. Minaj wants “lots of wings” in the three 12-piece buckets of “spicy” meat — “no thighs” allowed. Among the hip-hop star’s non-edible requests: two dozen pink or white roses, candles with the scent of baked goods, Halls Mentho-Lyptus Honey Lemon Throat Cough Drops, contact lenses solution with case, two space heaters and a cool mist humidifier.

New music from Nicki Minaj called “Marilyn Monroe”, the song which was not complete was leaked on the net, and sources say Nicki wasn’t very happy after finding out. The track will likely be featured on her forthcoming album ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ when it is released later in the year.

Justin Combs Makes UCLA OFFICIAL!

Diddy and Misa Hylton were proud parents this week as their son Justin Dior Combs signed his letter of intent to play football for UCLA on a full scholarship. Pics and deets inside...
Justin Dior Combs, the son of Diddy and Misa Hylton signed his UCLA letter of intent on Wednesday (National Signing Day) at his high school Iona Prep. And his grandma Janice was there to cheer him on as well.

The talented youngin' will attend the school on a full scholarship for football (worth about $54,000 a year).
And in accepting the full Division 1 scholarship to play at UCLA, he turned down offers from universities in Wyoming, Virginia and Illinois.

Speaking about UCLA, Justin said,

'It was love at first sight. When I stepped on the campus, I knew I was going to be a player there. I knew I just had to get there.'

And the soon-to-be-freshman cutie has been putting in a lot of practice to prep for his start on June 24, even working out with Jets star Darrelle Revis. He said, "It’s going to be surreal at first but then at the end of the day you’ve got to go to work and you’ve got to get what’s yours and show why you’ve been working hard."

Earlier in the day, his mom Misa tweeted, Today is going to be a great day!
Meanwhile, Diddy said, 'This is everything a father could want for his son, for him to excel at what he loves to do and is truly passionate about. Justin is a shining example of what hard work, determination and a strong mentality can achieve. I am honored to call him my son and am happy that he is fulfilling his dream."

Congrats to Justin and the family!

Does Birdman Owe Fiddy $5 Milli for Losing Super Bowl Bet?

*Rapper 50 Cent may have won $5 million dollars from Cash Money Records CEO Birdman.
While nothing has been confirmed, the two did go back and forth last week about the Super Bowl. Birdman said he had his money on the Patriots because he said his nephew played on the team.

A few weeks ago, 50 said that he would strip naked on Twitter if the Giants lost the Super Bowl. Thankfully, for all of us, the Giants won and we were all saved from the image.

If 50 really did beat Birdman, we all know where the budget of certain Cash Money rappers now went. Poor artists.

Check out the tweets below and let us know what you think:

Somebody better pay up!

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