The Daily Roundup for April 3

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Charles Barkley rocks dress, wig & stilettos for Weight Watchers

Some people think a man in a dress will always be funny. Weight Watchers decided to go that route for their next campaign with Charles Barkley.

Lose like a man is the program.

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What Charles in a dress, wig and heels has to do with weight loss…I don’t know, maybe they saw the buzz this photo of Chuck got on Inside the NBA. It’s just random.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: SEASON PREMIERE OF MARY MARY REALITY SHOW

Sisters Tina and Erica Campbell are letting viewers inside of the their personal and professional lives like never before with Mary Mary. In the show’s series premiere, viewers saw the sisters bump heads, prepare for performances, interact with their husbands and raise their children.

Watch the season premiere :

Being an award winning musical sensation is a dream come true for Erica and Tina, but Mary Mary’s constant touring takes a toll on their lives when a performance keeps them away from home on Thanksgiving. The drama that is already shaping up is the tension between their manger, Mitchell and Goo, the group’s stylist and sister.

So Angela Stanton YOU LIED ON Phaedra Parks?

Angela Stanton, the bitter former “friend” of Phaedra Parks, has quite a bit of egg on her face since the electronic book regarding Park’s alleged criminal activities isn’t selling as she and VIBE planned.
I told y’all when that bogus book came out that I didn’t believe a word of it… and guess what? Neither does the rest of the world.

The electronic book to a drastic nosedive to #15030 on Amazon’s Kindle sellers list after word of mouth spread about the poorly written e-book’s contents and it looks like people have decided to save their ten bux.
Vibe, who happens to be the publisher of Stanton’s “memoirs,” is also covering their “A”zzes by issuing “clarification” on incorrect statements made by Stanton in that video taped infomercial that’s been circulating to garner sales for the book.

Details below…
In a statement released on their site, Vibe issued the following “clarification” statement regarding Staton’s book, Lies of a Real Housewife: Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil:

VIBE would like to state a clarification on the matter regarding the video interview released on VIBE.com on March 15th, 2012. In the first clip (of three), Ms. Stanton refers to an individual involved in the criminal scheme described in the book, as the brother of Apollo [Phaedra’s husband].
It appears as if Everett and Apollo are not related by blood and Ms. Stanton refers to Everett as Apollo’s “street brother” in her book.
The statements made in the video clips were made by Ms. Stanton in a figurative manner and not in literal terms.

I suspect that statement is just the first of many “clarifications” to come regarding Stanton’s book.

Tamara Tattles also details quite a few inconsistencies involving Stanton’s memoirs and notes that I’m not the only one Stanton has snubbed for an interview….

Meanwhile, Hiphopenquirer.com is reporting that Stanton backed out of their interview after she requested a list of questions up front.

This seems counter-productive to getting the truth out there, doesn’t it?
HHE also called the music executive that Stanton claims raped her in the book. He claims that Stanton has in fact tried to extort her in this way in the past for money. In the book Stanton says she was afraid to press charges, but now apparently she feels comfortable making a public accusation now. READ MORE
Fans are divided about Stanton’s statements and I’ve caught a ton of flack for standing my ground or being “biased” as y’all call it. But I agree with Stanton on at least one point…. the TRUTH will reveal itself eventually.

Are you really surprised that the “facts” aren’t as Stanton stated? I’m not…

Terrence Howard's Wife Threatening to Release Sex Tapes

Actor Terrence Howard is going through the bitterest of divorces right now [click here if you missed that] and it just got worse! Terrence Howard just filed a police report with LAPD claiming his estranged wife has been threatening to release sex tapes and other embarrassing information about him unless he coughs up big bucks...

From TMZ
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Howard and his lawyer went to the LAPD to file the crime report. Howard claims Michelle Ghent Howard is squarely demanding money from him, in return for not making a Terrence sex tape and other embarrassing things public.

The former couple is in an epically bitter divorce battle. Among many things, Terrence claims Michelle is a racist who threatened to have him killed ... by the Russians.
The LAPD had no official comment, but we're told cops are in possession of the audio tape and they are investigating the extortion claim.

T.I. & Tiny Party It Up With Iggy Azalea In ATL

T.I. & wife Tiny were spotted clubbing it up at The Gold Room in Atlanta. And the bleached blonde up and coming rapper T.I. is now touting, Iggy Azalea, was there too. Why the mean mug Tiny?

And if you're wondering how T.I. ever even teamed up with this chick, Iggy revealed today there wasn't a "discovery" situation. She brought him in on the deal. 

Before we get into anything else, can we please discuss Tiny rocking this unnecessary black coat inside the club? Rumors have been floating for a while now that she's indeed pregnant again. So are you covering a bump and drinking seltzer Mrs. Harris? Hmmm...

Anywho...it's been widely reported that T.I. put Iggy on and is one of "his" artists. But Iggy tweeted today that's not quite the truth. When one of her followers asked how did Tip go about signing her, she responded:
im signed to interscope and i brought him in to be a part of my deal. id been writing for other ppl on the label for a while. it was never really a 'discovery' type situation.

Interesting. The trio partied away the night with the rest of the Hustle Gang and groupies:

Iggy's performing at the XXL Freshman show in NYC on April 9th. She may look like the innocent cousin of Taylor Swift, but sounds anything but....

Nicki Minaj Gets PAINTED In "Roman Reloaded" Photoshoot

Nicki Minaj has released the highly colorful photos from her Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded shoot. See the pics inside and hear two new songs from Chris Brown, "See Though" and "Oh Yeah."

With her sophomore disc Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded dropping this week, Nicki Minaj has also released photos from the album's photoshoot were she gets painted in a multitude of colors.

This week, Nicki will be heavily promoting her new album with appearances on “106 & Park” and the “Today” show on Friday. She's even doing in-store signings in New York (4/3), Philadelphia (4/4), and Los Angeles (4/7).

OPRAH’S REVEALING BEHIND-THE-SCENE MOMENTS DURING THE BOBBI KRISTINA INTERVIEW

Oprah Winfrey is telling some revealing behind the scenes information about her interview with Bobbi Kristina Brown. If you thought something was a little off when Oprah Winfrey interviewed Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kris, you were right! According to Oprah Winfrey, the interview “almost didn’t happen” because Bobbi Kris couldn’t be found. “I was on the plane leaving New York, the producer says we can’t find Bobbi Kristina. We don’t know if she’s going to do an interview. And I said, by the time I land I’m hoping you would have found her,” Oprah said.

As seen on Oprah’s Next Chapter, Bobbi Kristina did eventually turn up at the Houston family home in Atlanta. But, they stood only because Bobbi Kris was not open to sitting down with her. “When I saw her, the reason I didn’t sit down [with Bobbi Kristina] is because I was told that she didn’t really want to sit down,” Oprah shared. “So I just used that moment.” Oprah’s interview with Bobbi Kristina drew 3.5 million viewers, setting a record for the OWN network and the series Oprah’s Next Chapter.

In other Bobbi Kris news: Bobbi Kris and her aunt Pat Houston has been spotted coming and going from Tyler Perry’s Atlanta Studios. Unofficially, there is word that Bobbi Kris has landed a recurring role on Tyler Perry’s For Better Or Worse series on TBS. The comedy, which stars Tasha Smith and Michael Jai White, has recently been renewed for a second season. The show features the characters Angela and Marcus from Why Did I Get Married? movie franchise. Angela owns a beauty salon on the series and Bobbi Kris is said to be featured in a recurring role as the daughter of one of the stylists in the her shop. We’ll keep you posted on this story….

It’s Over: Zoe Saldana & Bradley Cooper

After three months of being a couple, Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldanahave decided to end their relationship. They met while filming the upcoming movie Words together.
Saldana split with her fiancé Keith Britton and Cooper’s been linked to Renee Zellweger, Jennifer Lopez and Olivia Wilde.

Words is scheduled to release this fall.

Joe Budden Arrested Before Slaughterhouse Show In New York

Joe Budden runs afoul of the police due to a 2007 violation.
When a full house greeted Slaughterhouse at New York City's Best Buy Theater on Thursday (March 29) night, they couldn't help but notice that one of the quartet's members, Joe Budden, was missing.

After the group performed the songs "The Illest" and "Sound Off," the group announced that Budden had been arrested by the NYPD.
Budden was reportedly arrested for a warrant stemming from a 2007 traffic violation, reports MTV's RapFix.
In response to his absence, the crowd began to cheer, "Joey, Joey, Joey."

This B*TCH gave Birth to a Baby and the Father is 15 YEARS OLD?

Ladies & Gents; 33 year-old Janelle Denise Goforth of Stone Mountain, Georgia.
Goforth posed for the mugshot above after being charged with the statutory rape and molestation of a 15 year old boy. She was first caught with the teen April 2011 and had been warned that he was under the age of 16, the age of consent in Georgia.

But apparently she didn’t care.
Goforth was arrested last week after the boy’s aunt contacted police about the 33 year old mother of 6 giving birth to her SEVENTH child, the 15 year old boy’s son!

Tia Stephens, the teen’s aunt/guardian, said she discovered her nephew, a ninth-grader, trying to sneak Goforth out of the back door last April (2011).

When confronted, Goforth told Stephens that the teenager said he was 18 years old.
“I told her he was 15,” Stephens recalled. “She said she was 32.”
Stephens didn’t call the police at that time because she had only seen the woman leaving her home but she demanded that Goforth stay away from her nephew.

Goforth insisted she was in love with her nephew, Stephens said.
“‘He wants to be together with me,’” Stephens said the woman told her. “I said, ‘Something is really wrong with you.’”
She didn’t see Goforth again until January 2012, when Goforth’s mother gave her the “shocking” news that her daughter was in labor at DeKalb Medical Center and was about to deliver her teen nephew’s baby.
Goforth gave birth to a son (Anthony) January 9, 2012.

On Jan. 22, the teenager’s 16th birthday, Goforth brought the baby to his home and spent the day there. Stephens says that was the last time they have seen the child.
Janelle Goforth is now in jail on charges of statutory rape and child molestation but now a child is involved and decisions must be made.

“The baby looks just like my nephew,” Stephens said.
“But she’s still wrong. I want her to be treated as if she was a male and it was a 15-year-old girl. It’s no difference to me.”
Stephens said Goforth told her the baby is her seventh child, and that Goforth’s mother has custody of five of the children and the woman’s uncle has the sixth child.
Goforth has awarded guardianship of the teen’s baby to her uncle and his wife but Stephens is hoping to gain custody.

The teen’s aunt is upset about how long it took police to put Goforth in custody, noting that she reported the incident back in January.

Stephens said Tuesday she wants two things to happen: a DNA test to determine that the now 2 1/2-month-old child is actually her nephew’s son, and Goforth criminally prosecuted for allegedly sexually abusing the teenager.
The teen’s aunt has openly discussed her outrage about the case and blames gender bias as the reason authorities took so long to consider her claims that a 33-year-old woman had raped her 15-year-old nephew.
She notes that if the situation involved a 33 year old male defendant who was accused of impregnating a 15 year old, things would have been different and police wouldn’t have taken as long to proceed with the case.
If she’s guilty, I pray they give this broad the same life sentence that gave that 34 year old man who knocked up that 13 year old…..Hat Tip straight from the A!

ANDRÉ LEON TALLEY LANDS BRAVO REALITY SERIES

André Leon Talley, Vogue contributing editor, will be making his return to reality TV after leaving America’s Next Top Model. Tentatively titled Fashion Stories of NYC on Bravo — his role on the forthcoming Fashion Stories will be as a mentor of sorts, to “four up-and-coming fashion design teams as they produce the defining collection of their careers. André will usher the four teams in creating, showing and selling their collections. The mission to “create, show and sell” is clear for emerging designers striving to build a business in New York City, which remains the heart of the fashion industry.

Jaleel White Denies Abusing Baby Mama

Two years ago Jaleel White got caught up after his baby mama accused him of attacking her [click here if you missed that]. Jaleel claimed it was just his baby moms trying to strong arm him for more child support and after an investigation no charges were filed [click here if you missed that].
Welp, since Jaleel is on the current cycle of Dancing with the Stars his baby mama figured this was an opportune time to dredge that shit back up again and she just sold an interview that appears in this weeks Star Magazine detailing her 'abuse'.

Jaleel addresses the situation...
"The allegations made against me back in 2010 have suspiciously resurfaced in time to coincide with my new show on Syfy and Dancing With the Stars; Bridget Hardy has consistently shown a knack for timing throughout our child custody disputes."

"When you're doing well in life it's par for the course certain individuals will try and knock you down. When the individual is also the mother of your only child it is particularly hurtful. I have co-parented in peace and compliance with the law for over two years now."
"In the summer of 2010, my 11 month old daughter was taken to Seattle, Washington for what was supposed to have been a planned vacation and as Ms. Hardy declared herself in her recent exclusive interview, she told me emphatically, 'I'm done.' Our relationship came to an end.”

"Ms. Hardy has lived in the greater Los Angeles area for over eight years. My daughter was born in California and, thanks to our judicial process, my daughter remains a California resident. Up until now, we have had a workable joint custody arrangement.

"As much as I would love to go detail for detail refuting Ms. Hardy's claims about the specifics of what was our relationship, the family court judge made it very clear to me any public discussion of our case and ordeal would be held against me in a court of law. Ms. Hardy's attempts at greater sums of money above and beyond child support have continued now for two years. And I guess my most recent successes have been too much for her to stomach. I'm assuming I have not received her votes these past Monday nights. “
"My only hope is that when my daughter Googles her parents one day in her future, she sees that her father acted with class and dignity when pressed to the fire. Bridget Hardy is the mother of my only daughter in this world and without Ms. Hardy I would not have the treasure that is my daughter. God knows the truth, the authorities swift dismissal of her police report are 2 years in my past. I ask for your sensitivity during this time, I can assure all of my fans this is only residue from a child custody matter."

Jessica White Must Have Her Smokes

They say models substitute cigarettes for food in an effort to stay thin. Well Jessica White must have been really hungry the other night...

From Page Six
Jessica White would only take a ride that allowed her to smoke. The Maybelline model was spotted outside SoHo nightclub Greenhouse with friends at 2 a.m. yesterday. A spy said White, in sky-high Louboutins and cigarette in hand, was “yelling at friends about not taking the SUV waiting outside because she wanted to smoke.” White instead hailed a black Town Car and called to the driver, “I’ll pay more money, I just want to smoke!” before hopping inside.

New Couple Aert: Eva Longoria & Amaury Nolasco?

The Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria was spotted enjoying a friendly dinner with longtime pal Amaury Nolascoat Bagatelle in LA. According to Life & Style Weekly, Eva and Amaury dined together on March 22 at STK in LA.

A source says, “She was flirting. It looked like they were a couple.”
Amaury split with longtime GF Once Upon A Time star Jennifer Morrison in November.

Well Looky, Looky at this sparkler Halle has!

Olivier Martinez confirmed the news two weeks ago that he proposed to his girlfriend of nearly two years.
And now Halle Berry seemingly can't help but flaunt her stunning engagement ring.
The 45-year-old actress outrightly flashed the sparkler as she left a friend's house in Studio City today.
Ring-a-ding-ding: Halle Berry couldn't help but flaunt her engagement ring as she visited a friend in Studio City

Holding her left hand in the air, she appeared to make the point of showing the jewellery off for all to see.
Flaunting it: Holding her left hand in the air, she made the point of showing the jewellery off for all to see
Dressed in a pair of casual rolled-up jeans and a relaxed striped T-shirt, the Catwoman star also flashed her midsection as she knocked on her friend's gate.
For weeks rumours had been flying around that Halle and Olivier had gotten engaged after she was first seen wearing the emerald ring back in January.

And just two weeks ago the French actor confirmed that they are indeed planning to tie the knot.
Martinez was at the opening of his new restaurant Villa Azur in South Beach when he spoke of the happy news.
'Yes, of course it's true,' the 46-year-old told The Miami Herald proudly.
But Martinez also wanted to dispel a report from a jeweller who had been bragging he had designed the ring for the bride-to-be.
'There is a jeweller taking credit for doing the ring and it's a lie,' he said. 'They have nothing to do with this.'The sparkler was actually designed by Robert Mazlo who is a Parisian jeweller based in Saint-Germain-de-Pres.
Martinez said he was a 'real artist' who made jeweller for 'kings and queens for many centuries.'

TYSON BECKFORD FEATURE IN ES MAGAZINE

Tyson Beckford is feature in the latest issue of European magazine ES. For 17 years he has been considered as one of the world’s most beautiful people. He’s fronted myriad international fashion campaigns and is currently filming Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model with Elle Macpherson.

Tyson grew up in upstate New York. It’s hard to believe but back then Tyson, who has African-Jamaican and Chinese ancestry, was skinny with buckteeth. In his late teens a sudden growth spurt took him from 5ft 8in and 145lb to 6ft 1in and 185lb, and with his body sculpted by weights and athletics, he was soon picked up to be the face of a series of campaigns for Ralph Lauren.

Shaq says he and Hoopz are still together

Shaq clears up the rumor that he and girlfriend, Nicole “Hoopz” Alexander have split. During an interview with Sway in the morning, Shaq stated that he and Hoopz are “fine” and that when something happens, he knows how to reach out to everyone via Twitter and Facebook
I was going to be a little disappointed if the rumors were true. Not surprised.

AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
“I See You!”

This is the creepiest game of Peek-A-Boo I’ve ever played! I just came here to rent a movie! If I wanted chills down my spine I’d rent a horror flick….or touch one of your curlers.

PEACE!!!

EFREM