The Daily Roundup for April 24

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Nicki Minaj Does It BARBIE Style In London! While her CD nose dives down the charts!

Nicki Minaj is running around in full Barbie costume. Nicki vamped things up for her fans in the UK at her ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ album signing, which was held at HMV. The “Stupid Hoe” rapper was rocking a pink and black corset with a tutu that had “Barbie” printed on it, paired with troll printed stockings and a pair of sky high pink boots..

Meanwhile; Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded suffered a 70% drop in record sales in its second week out, landing Nicki in the #3 spot, while Monica's New Life debuted at #5...

What's Hood Nic?

OOOH LALA Taraji P. Henson Bares It All For ‘Allure’ Magazine

In last year’s PETA campaign, Taraji P. Henson told us she’d rather go naked than wear fur, and now she’s proving it again in Allure magazine’s annual “The Naked Truth” issue.
Henson, who has dazzled viewers on both the big and small screen says she has no problem with nudity. She regularly lounges around her New York City apartment with its floor-to-ceiling windows naked, and looks for every opportunity to allow her skin to breathe.

“My friends won’t be surprised by this shoot. Whenever we go to the beach, I’m like, ‘Is this a nude beach? Can I take my top off?’” she told Allure

Would you ever strip down and pose in the nude?

Ciara struggles to get into her GIANT Batmobile-style car

Being a high profile R&B sensation can be hard at times, especially when your faced with the constant flashing lights of the paparazzi.
Ciara was spotted whilst she was out in West Hollywood and in a bid to avoid having her picture taken she opted to get into her 4x4 via the passengers seat.
The Love Sex and Magic star ended up looking very odd as she tried to get into her blacked out vehicle.

The 26-year-old was dressed very casual as she ran her errands and looked less than pleased when she was spotted by the paparazzi.
She wears short shorts! Ciara shows off her legs in a pair of revealing denim hot pants 

R&B singer Ciara spices up her look with brighter two-toned tresses

Ciara wore a tight red T-shirt, a pair of black slim fit jeans and colour co-ordinated her with a pair of red Ugg boots.

She was also make up free and accessorised with a grey beanie hat and a black handbag.
Although the Like A Boy singer found it a bit of a tight squeeze to get into her car, she was obviously more than happy with the car as she recently spoke out about her "new baby" on Twitter.

Yesterday she uploaded a picture of the car, which looks like something Bruce Wayne would drive, on the micro-blogging site via Instragram.
Her tweet read, 'They Sent Me a Pic of my NEW BABY After It Was Finished. BLACK KEVLAR PAINT! What Should I Name Her C Squad?'

Madonna Dishes All on 30 Rock

Queen of Pop Madonna may be used to making headlines and history, but the last few weeks has seen her doing so for all the wrong reasons. As fans may recall, despite notching her 5th consecutive #1 album (8th overall) with ‘MDNA’, the album plummeted down charts in historic fashion – giving her the largest drop in Billboard history. Coupled with photographs circulating in press of her eldest daughter Lourdes puffing cigarettes, it’s safe to say it just hasn’t been the best times for ol’ Madge.

With reports surfacing today indicating Madge’s visit on the show boosted its ratings over 40%, see what all the fuss was about here:

Hard at work at her sure-to-be stellar tour, the Grammy-winning diva sat down with Rock Center’s Brian Williams to dish on the aforementioned topics and more in a very candid interview. The uncharacteristically relaxed diva also talked about the challenges she’s faced selling records.

PUSS & BOOTS: Loud Slingback Platform Sandals From TopShop

Metallic shoes making rounds, which I believe is one hot trend to rock! If you adore platform shoes, I suggest you try these! 

Very fun and eccentric! Would be great with a color blocking piece. Go over to www.topshop.com LOUD Slingback Platform Sandals Price: $170.00 Color: SILVER Item code: 32L27BSLV

Roberto Cavalli HATES you American Deisgners…..and Anna Wintour Too!

In a video interview aired on D, the weekly style magazine from Italian newspaper La Repubblica, the flamboyant Italian designer unleashed a tirade of abuse against the U.S. industry.
‘Just look at American fashion,' he said, 'which is almost fashion. It's terrible and you almost can't look at it.’ Roberto Cavalli (pictured with his wife above) is certainly not a fan of American fashion

But there was more to come: 'It has been driven by a great journalist, Anna Wintour, who wants all women to be like her and to dress the way she does.
Lots of conditioner, clean nails and cucumber juice: Liv Tyler reveals her beauty secrets and gives her granny most of the credit

So it looks as if Karl Lagerfeld isn’t the only one with foot in mouth disease then. 

He may have called plus-size warbler Adele, 'fat' but thus far, he’s has never dared to criticise the great Anna Wintour.
Anna Wintour: fashion forward or fashion faux pas But Cavalli was on a roll: 'I see young people coming out of design schools and they are too minimalist. Probably because their professors are minimalist, because they in turn have professors who follow styles of designs that are too industrial and commercial.'
He did have some positive advice for aspiring designers though.
'I can only say try to be different and try to create artistic styles. Then the clothes can be transformed, changed and modified to take into account wearability and the possibility of actually being worn.'

When it comes to his own designs, Cavalli is certainly different...Cavalli takes his own advice extremely seriously...
The designer is no stranger to controversy . In fact it was only last month that he made some less than flattering comments to Italy’s La Repubblica newspaper about Giorgio Armani’s new hotel in Milan.
'Between Armani and me there is an abyss. Have you seen that new hotel? It looks like a psychiatric hospital.' Look below

Giorgio Armani maintained a dignified silence. Will La Wintour remain similarly tight-lipped?

DMX BREAKS DOWN About Traumatic Abuse From His Mother & Feeling Unloved

DMX had a breakdown on VH1's series "Couples Therapy" last night about the child abuse he suffered at the hands of his mother. He is also clearly fighting some inner battles as he continues a relationship with his girlfriend while in the couples therapy house with his wife, Tashera Simmons

DMX continues to toss out the skeletons in his closet as he broke down during a revealing episode of "Couples Therapy" where he spoke about the child abuse and traumatic beatings he got from his mom......Oh?

TD JAKES’ “WOMAN THOU ART LOOSED: ON THE 7TH DAY” FARES WELL OPENING WEEKEND

T D Jakes’ Woman Thou Art Loosed: On The 7th Day was a surprise hit among specialty releases over the weekend, averaging a solid $6,376 in 102 locations, and managing a higher per theater average than any other movie among the top 15 grossers. As previously reported, the faith-based psychological thriller stars Blair Underwood and Sharon Leal as a married couple in New Orleans whose perfect lives unravel when their 6-year-old daughter is kidnapped. 

The abductor is a religious serial killer who symbolically murders his victims on the seventh day of captivity. As the couple races against the clock to find their child, they start to uncover devastating secrets about each other that threaten to destroy their relationship.

According to the weekend box office numbers, the game plan to expand the audience worked, so go out and support this film

Well Well, Alicia Keys reveal MORE!

Alicia Keys talks about the gravity of making difficult life decisions in her most open interview since getting married to Swizz Beatz in 2010...

Alicia tells Vibe,

“You have to find what’s right for you, and it might not be what everybody else says is right for you. You can spend your whole life going along with what other people say, excusing it and excusing it and finding a way to pretend. But then you come to a place where you see things as they really are. To know, Hey, this thing has changed. It’s time to do it different.”

Wonder what this means?????

Tribeca Film Festival Jury Lunch Draws Out the Stars

The week-long cinematic celebration just got underway, and participants of the annual event attended the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival Jury Lunch held at NYC's trendy Tribeca Grill Loft.
Bringing together the best and brightest of the artistic community, festival co-founder Robert De Niro welcomed fellow stars including "Twilight" hunk Kellan Lutz, "I, Robot" stunner Bridget Moynahan and breakout "Descendants" actress Shailene Woodley to the swanky midday affair.

Also on-hand was white hot beauty Camilla Belle, who could be seen snapping pics in a chic cocktail dress while newly-blonde Olivia Wilde opted for an all black ensemble as she posed nearby.

Rounding out the list of notable honorees was long-time documentary maker Michael Moore, as well as "Joy Ride" darling Leelee Sobieski, both of whom could be seen mingling amongst the other guests.

As for the film festival itself, Tribeca will be movin' and shakin' with celebs of the motion picture world from now until April 29th.

Royce Reed Just take the bitter with sweet and MOVE ON!!!

Ev's co-star Royce Reed penned an open letter, via her VH1 blog, to both her fans AND to Christina Nero, the baby mama of her boyfriend Dezmon Briscoe ,who posted the cheat-worthy sexy texts he sent her. Not to mention the other chick who exposed Dez's cheating messages to her as well. 

She blogged about the situation and still seems to lay blame on Christina:

Do I think Dezmon loves me? Yes! Do I think what he did was wrong? Absolutely. Are we done…forever? Honestly, I don’t know. Readers can say I’m dumb if I go back, but with relationships come mistakes. I was lied to and lesson learned…I entertained it on Twitter. I let the drama get to me despite being told to ignore it. That was my immaturity in this experience coming out. I admit that. Yes, I’m embarrassed, humiliated and broken. But I’m strong. Regardless of what happens I will be okay. Do I love him? Yes. Is that enough to stay? At this point, no. I entertained the mother of his son because I trusted what I was told and I stood by him as I should have. Was I the fool? Yep! Do some find it funny that I have egg on my face? Sadly yes, but that means they are lacking happiness and love in their own lives hence them basking in another person’s hurt. Ignorance is bliss but it’s also dangerous.

As far as the logistics go…”At the end of the day” (Jen voice) he will not be with her. So the rant she went on and my responses change nothing for her life. Not only do I look like a fool in love, but she looks like a bitter, jealous and angry “Baby Momma.” That’s worse. Fact is, they were never an item. They were never a couple. But for just under a year, she has been angry that he has been with me. Her twitter name was @dezbriscoejrmom…That was her identity. If you go thru her page (she obviously wanted followers and a platform, so I’m giving it to her) you will see how angry she was that we were together. She spoke about the cruise we went on, him saying he loved me, wanted to marry me, etc. If she didn’t care, why talk about it? If you didn’t watch the show, why do you know every minute of our scenes as if you were commentating? I’m sure she wonders why she was never “the one” to marry but just “the one” to do before he met me. I can’t imagine what Dezmon is feeling right now because, again, I was with my son’s father for four years despite the drama we are going through. So I can’t imagine having a child by someone who never claimed me or never had me front and center at some point. My son puts a smile on my face everyday so no matter what happens I know as long as I’m a good mother that in itself completes me when he wipes my tears, I clean his boo boos, and I get that hug and kiss.

Here are her letters:

Open letter to Christina…

Christina,

Do you feel better about yourself? Denying a man his child through texts (why didn’t you post those?) because he is with someone else. Stating in direct message he will never see his son, or that I will never meet him, that you’re going to file for custody when you’ve had several court order that had to be given to you for you to “let” him see his child never looks good to a judge. Trust me! When you have proof on your side you have nothing to worry about. That’s why I can be worry free. You on the other hand, shouldn’t be. The position you just put yourself in, I hurt for you as a mother because you have pretty much signed away your son. I dread that court date for you. I tried to speak to you respectfully on DM and you just “didn’t get it.” I tried to HELP you. But your jealousy got the best of you. Now you’re asking for an apology? For what? For ruining a relationship you were jealous of because he didn’t want you? You still lost. I feel sorry for you.

To my readers,

Thank you for the outpouring of love. To the hecklers, what life have you lived to find this funny? It’s so sad that we now live in a world where love is frowned upon and marriage is no longer taken as a life long vow. We live in a world where it’s funny to see someone hurt and heartbroken. I’m a hopeless romantic and I’d rather be a fool that’s happily in love than a depressed soul that has no heart. Will Dezmon and I work things out? I don’t know. Up until 4 AM I’ve heard tears, apologies, and I’ve seen humility. Maybe this is a mistake that he needed to learn from. Maybe this is a mistake that caused him to really realize what he had. Yes, he sent them but no, it didn’t happen. I’d be dumb to base the status of my relationship based on my followers who have never seen us outside of a camera and TV show vs. what I’ve heard from HIM, his MOTHER, his AUNT, his FRIENDS, his TEAMMATES, and even MY MOTHER AND FATHER. You will see some emotional moments between my dad and I but for the first time ever, he believed this man loved me. Coming from someone married 41 plus years I believe that, and like he told me last night, forgiveness comes when proof of love is given by actions not just by words. Its up to me whether it actions are enough to walk thru the storm.

There you go! Open, honest, bare and undisguised! That means REAL! I’m Outtie!
So....after all of this she's still going to stay with him? Do you boo......

Tiger Woods has a COMPLETE Meltdown

Tiger Woods friends and family fear he's back on drugs.

TIGER WOODS is suffering frightening breakdowns – even turning on his own family – sparking fears that he’s back on drugs, say sources. Once considered the world’s best golfer, the fallen superstar,36, is struggling on the comeback trail, and he shocked fans with an embarrassing, foul-mouthed, club-kicking public meltdown at the recent Masters tournament. But The ENQUIRER learned what goes on behind the scenes is far worse, including pitiful crying jags and explosive temper tantrums. “Tiger is breaking down and crying,” revealed a close source. “Friends are very afraid that he’s suffering from depression again and back on antidepress ants.” 

After Tiger’s notorious sex scandal made worldwide headlines in late 2009, he was prescribed the antidepressant Zoloft and later Wellbutrin to pull him out of his downward spiral. Experts say anti-depressants like those drugs can have side effects that could affect both his golf game and his moods. Now he’s so close to the edge again that his ex-wife Elin Nordegren, 32, reached out to him even though she’s now dating New York marketing executive Jamie Dingham, say sources, but Tiger rebuffed her, barking: “I don’t need your help!” Tiger has become so irritable that during a recent visitation with his two kids, they complained to their mom they didn’t want to stay overnight with him, revealed the close source.

“The next day Elin confronted Tiger, asking, ‘What is WRONG with you?’ ” continued the source. “He snapped at her, ‘You never really loved me! When it mattered, you couldn’t forgive me. You turned your back on me. All you wanted was my fame and money.’ “Tiger feels Elin betrayed him by divorcing him and taking up with Jamie. He sees her only when he sees their kids, and that has been happening less and less. “It’s finally hit Tiger that he’s lost everything that really mattered to him!”

Jessica White’s Working on an Album

Jessica White is known for landing features in magazines like Sports Illustrated, walking runways for Oscar de la Renta and Marc Jacobs, and being the face of Maybelline Cosmetics’ campaigns, but singer—better yet, a poet? That’s one side of this model that we’ve ever seen but she’s about to show it to us all because she’s just revealed that’s she’s working on an album.
“I think the world is going to be really shocked,” Jessica told NY Mag. “I’m a lot more creative than people can imagine. This year, they’re gonna get a big huge handful of how creative I really am.”

Modeling and music don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand, but Jessica said in her world they do.
“I’m a poet first and foremost, before the modeling. I mean, modeling, it’s being an artist as well. It’s just being a silent artist. It takes a lot of self-control and a lot of discipline.”

Her sound, which she considers soulful pop, will be anything but silent, especially since she’s been recording with producer Ryan Leslie. He’s just one of many stars who will be associated with the project, but Jessica’s keeping most of those details a secret for now.

“I want everybody to be surprised. This is huge. I’m using a live band to record the whole entire album. And I’m producing a lot of it and writing my own material. So I think the world is going to be really shocked. We don’t know when it’s coming out. Right now I’m just creating.”

Kudos to her for launching a new venture, we’ll have to see what these two come up with in the studio.

P.S DITCH THE CIGGIES SWEETIE!

Is Oprah Getting Married to Save Her Network?

Insiders claim Oprah Winfrey is going to desperate measures to save the OWN network...

From The National Enquirer
In a desperate bid to save her floundering network, Oprah Winfrey is planning to stage an elaborate televised wedding to her longtime love Steadman Graham - and she's offered him a staggering $100 million "pre-nup" to go along with the scheme.
"You're the only one who can save the day," she pleaded with Stedman through tears recently, The Enquirer has learned. 

"Oprah's realized that the shows she's created are just not attracting interest - the fans want to see HER," said a TV industry insider. "

So she's devised a secret plan to save OWN by getting married to Stedman on live TV."

Mike Tyson reveals he got a prison official preggers?

Shamed boxer Mike Tyson has claimed he got a prison worker pregnant while serving a jail sentence.
The former world heavyweight champion also revealed the official in question never had the child, though he never divulged if this was because she had an abortion or miscarried.
The shocking revelation came during an interview with ESPN's Rick Reilly, who asked him what stories he had left out of his one man show Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth.
He said: 'I didn’t talk about getting a prison official pregnant.
'Oh yeah. In prison, stuff happens. But she had no baby.'

While he did not discuss when exactly the incident occurred, his longest stint behind bars was when he was convicted of raping 18-year-old beauty queen Desiree Washington in 1992.

Tyson was handed a 10 year sentence, six in jail and four on probation, though he was eventually released after serving just three.
He served his sentence at the Indiana Youth Center, which later was named the North Plainfield Correctional Facility.
The hard-hitting athlete regained his WBC heavyweight title soon after being released, scoring an easy victory over champion Frank Bruno in March 1996, and added the WBA strap months later.
However his comeback was short-lived as he was knocked out by unfancied former champion Evander Holyfield in November that year.

A road rage conviction in 1998 sent him to the Montgomery County Detention Center in Maryland for nine months.

Where it happened? Tyson served his longest prison stint at the Plainfield Correctional Facility after he was convicted of rape
The one-time boxing prodigy is was arrested 38 times by the time he was 13, and he ended up being put in the Tryon School for Boys in Johnstown, N.Y.
Tyson, 45, is the father of eight children, and has two with current wife Kiki.
The Hangover star also discussed his former drug use, telling all about the substances he used.
He said: 'I just liked morphine, but I had to take a lot of it because it didn’t stay in your system for a long time.
'And I’d have my cocaine, and I had my marijuana, and I had my Cialis and Viagra and my little friends all sitting there.'

AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
“Raggedy Ann”

When you’re feeling down, stare at a clown!…Unless you are deathly afraid of clowns, which I find weird and I’m surprised at the amount of people that are, so in that case you may want to avert your eyes.

HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!
EFREM