5/30/12

The Daily Roundup for May 30


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Is Mary J Blige Running a Shady Charity?
Never mind what's in the new chicken wrap. TD Bank wants to know what happened to the money they loaned Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute's Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now..According to reports TD Bank loaned Steve and Mary's charity $250,000 back in June 2011 and so far they've only gotten $400 back. The balance of the loan was due in December 2011 and after repeated attempts to collect TD Bank filed a lawsuit.
But that's not the only shady business going on with Steve and Mary's charity. Turns out they never filed a tax return for 2010 and they're being sued by musicians from a 2011 gala who claim they were never paid for their services.
Well Miss Mary called into the Angie Martinez Show to explained what happened,
“I just found out that when you don’t hire the right people and have them in the right places, doing the right things, and they don’t have the same motives that you do, your business suffers. And there’s a business to giving as well. So you have to have the right people to make sure everybody’s straight.”
“I’m an artist and my goal was to do something great. I dreamed about helping save the lives of women. This is something I always wanted to do, but I only wanted to do it if I had the right team of people who can do the part that I can’t do. I don’t know about the business side of this thing. All I know is giving—giving my time, giving my lyrics, giving my life.”“Just know this, Mary J. Blige always bears the brunt of everybody’s horrible mistakes. Mary J. Blige always bears the brunt of people’s incompetence. If it’s my responsibility, that’s fine. I’m a soldier, I’m strong and I can take anything.”
That's Right Get it straight Girl!

SPLITVILLE: ‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ Star Phaedra Parks & Hubby Apollo Calling It Quits?
Real Housewives Of Atlanta star Phaedra Parks is rumoured to be calling it quits with her hubby Apollo Nida. According to sources , Apollo has moved out of their marital home and gotten an apartment of his own in Atlanta. Well we know from NeNe that fake divorces make for a great story line.

Chroniclers, what do you think of this??


Kelly Rowland Steals Show At Glamour Awards
Shrugging rumours of a return to the X Factor UK panel, Kelly Rowland flaunted her own show-stopping capabilities at the Glamour Awards in London. ‘Also guested by Jessie J, Will.I.Am, and more, the Berkeley Square Gardens-hosted event lit up London in honor of some of the entertainment industry’s most successful women.
It also saw Rowland walk away with the ‘TV Personality of the Year’ award.
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Posing for the adorning paparazzi,the ‘Motivation’ songstress turned heads in a stunning black number.
Rowland is expected to return to the US to continue work on her fourth studio album.


Broken Bromance?
Were 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather fighting with each other in Vegas last night...?
They were according to a couple witnesses.

SHADE…LUVS IT!


Is Jennifer Williams Leaving Basketball Wives?
Jennifer Williams is indeed leaving Basketball Wives, Jennifer who posted an open letter on her blog confirming her relationship with nemesis Evelyn Lozada is over and calling out former friends Shaunie O’Neal and Tami Roman along the way.
Check out what Jennifer had to say:
It has been an epic season of Basketball Wives full of ups and downs, backstabbing, fallouts amongst friends, and assault and battery along with some tears. More than enough drama for me. I can definitely say with pure pleasure I am happy to see this season come to an end.
…..
In relation to the Basketball Wives cast, I feel some of the ladies who claimed to be my friend and claimed to be neutral made snide and slick remarks along with snickering about me. This proved to me that they indeed were not at all neutral. This season for me seemed no matter what I did it wasn’t going to be right, so I stopped trying. Tahiti was the last straw for me, we were half way around the world and I didn’t go there to argue or fight. I just wanted peace, but soon realized that wasn’t going to happen unless I was secluded from those that were determined to argue and fight. Arguing with former friends, slinging dirt back and forth was something I could have done in Miami not there. And what ever happened to the “G Code”? Whether the validity of things being said about me was true or false, as a friend there are certain things I would NEVER do. If you tell me something in confidence friend or foe, whether I don’t speak to you 20 years from now I will respect that and you will never have to worry about me repeating a word. The funny thing about arguing is choosing your words wisely because you can never take them back especially with millions of viewers watching. Although I have been through a number of emotions regarding my friendship with Evelyn dissolving, I have not and will not participate in the mud slinging. Over 10 years we have shared good times, bad times, marriages, engagements, break ups, moving, vacations, holidays together, wins, loses and much more. As we all have witnessed before, unfortunately our relationship has not survived the pressures and effects of a reality show and all that comes with it. As difficult and hurtful as it may be, I will continue to be resolute with my decision to respect what our friendship was and not where is has gone.

Even though this has been a trying season, I hope at some point my cast mates can get along and be civil with one another. I will always appreciate Basketball Wives Season 4 and this time in my life for the abundant lessons learned and personal growth I was forced to face. We all have our own individual imperfections, but I also believe we all have a good heart. As women of color it is important we uplift and support one another. I wish all my cast mates continued success and best wishes with their future endeavors.
Well according to a good source – “Jennifer is not saying goodbye to the Basketball Wives series. Her blog was meant to clarify where she stands in regards to the drama that took place during the season finale in Tahiti, not as a goodbye letter.”


Mariah still being shady to Allison: Mariah Carey's Sister Begs to See the Twins
Mariah Carey's sister has cleaned up her act and is begging the superstar for a reconciliation.
Alison Carey, who worked as a prostitute to help clothe and feed the singer before she made it big, begged Mariah to get in touch so she can finally meet her daughter Monroe and son Moroccan Scott.
The twins turned one last month but their auntie — who looked the spitting image of her “baby sister” — has never had contact with them.
The sisters used to be close but had a huge falling out in 1994. Mariah and their mother Patricia fought Alison for custody of her seven-year-old son Michael, claiming he was at risk in the care of his drug-addict mother.
Alison, who is HIV positive, admits she has worked as a prostitute on the streets of New York for many years — and adds that she used money from punters to pay for her sister’s food and rent when their family was struggling.
Now she insists she has got her life back on track, has been clean and sober for four months and has just started a job as a housekeeper.
Last night she begged Mariah, 42: “Please just call me.”

Mother-of-four Alison, 50, said: “I want to reach out to my sister and tell her how much I miss her and how proud I am that we are family.
“We may be apart now, and it has been many years since we last spoke. But to me, despite all the bad times and the arguments, she will always be my baby sister.
“I still remember when she was a little girl — just as beautiful as she is now.
“It has been incredible watching Mariah grow and blossom into a successful, independent woman with the world at her feet.
“I cannot put into words how moved I was to see pictures of my niece and nephew for the first time.
I saw photographs of them on the television just after they were born and I saw more when they turned one recently.
“They are absolutely adorable. And when I look into their eyes I see my sister’s eyes shining right back at me — the eyes I used to stare into when I would hold her as a baby.

“I am sure Mariah is going to be a fantastic mother and her husband Nick Cannon, who I’ve heard nothing but good things about, will be a great father.
“I just wish Mariah would let me be her sister again and a proper auntie to her children.
“I know we have had so many problems over the years, but I want to reach out to her in the hope that we can make peace and mend the wounds that have torn our family apart.”
Mariah, now 42, Alison and their brother Morgan, 51, had a tough childhood growing up in a stormy, dysfunctional household in the predominantly white suburb of Huntington, New York, where they suffered racial abuse because of their mixed ethnicity.
The star’s maternal grandparents moved to America from Ireland. When Patricia started dating their father Alfred Roy, who was of African-American and Venezuelan descent, her family disowned her.

Mariah’s parents divorced when she was three. The future pop star went to stay with her mother — a vocal coach and occasional opera singer — while Alison lived with their father, an aeronautical engineer.
Times were tough for both girls but Alison says her father was a great man who loved her. According to Alison, Mariah suffered emotional turmoil while she was growing up too. She said: “It still hurts me to think about how much pain Mariah was in.
“Things were not always as stable at home as they should have been.
“Mariah would sometimes be left on her own for hours when she was just a little girl. It sends shivers of regret down my spine to think how much chaos there was.”
Alison — who inherited her mother’s voice and had her own ambitions to be a star — says the pain of her childhood pushed her into prostitution as a teenager. For Mariah, her ordeal made her determined to make it big in showbiz.

Alison says: “When Mariah did not have food, it was me who came and filled up her fridge. When she did not have clean clothes, I would pay for her laundry.
“Mariah and our mother were so broke once they got kicked out of their apartment. I paid for a new place. I also rented the vintage Rolls-Royce that took Mariah to her first audition aged 16 or 17.”
Mariah and her sister’s first major falling out in 1994 came just as the star released what went on to be the best selling Christmas album ever, Merry Christmas.
As Patricia fought Alison for custody of her son Michael, Alison went on national television and alleged her mum had kidnapped him.
She begged Mariah to take her side but she refused. Mariah’s friends say she has done everything she can over the years to get Alison clean and off the game, but eventually gave up. Her sister counters that Mariah has battled her own demons too.
She said: “I still worry about Mariah, to be honest. After her breakdown in 2001 she had a big falling out with our mother.

“I’m not sure how close Mariah is to our mother any more, but she is still very defensive of her for some reason.”
Mariah vowed to reconcile with Alison at her father’s deathbed in 2002, as he lay dying from cancer.
But Alison said: “She has never met that promise. I last spoke to Mariah four years ago when she called me on New Year’s Eve. But since then I have not been able to speak to her.
“I reached out to Mariah last year when a doctor told me I had liver cancer and only four months left to live. A relative told me Mariah decided she wanted to reconcile and she would pay for my treatment. But I never heard from her.
“It turned out to be nothing more than a gallstone. But it would have been nice if my sister had been there for me.”

Fighting back tears, Alison added: “I’ve had my problems over the years but I want to tell Mariah I have been clean and sober for four months now and I am absolutely determined to keep my life on track.
“I really want our family to be together again, and watch my children playing with hers.
“If I had a message it would be, ‘Just call me’. ”


Buying articles of the stars Dead or Alive; Michael Jackson’s desperate letter to Lisa Marie goes on sale (and you can buy Whitney Houston’s passport too)
It has long been known Michael Jackson was leading a traumatic existence before his premature death.
But a newly letter to his former wife Lisa Marie Presley casts even more light on how he was struggling with the pressures of being one of the world's best known celebrities.
The fragile Prince of Pop revealed he had not slept for days and needed to 'take care of my health first' in the document, which has been put up for auction.
In a schoolchild-style scrawl, he wrote: 'I truly need this rest. I haven't slept literally in four days now.
'I need to be away from phones and business people. I must take care of my health first.'
He also told his the lover that he was 'crazy' for her, and signed off under his pet name Turd.
Readers are given a sense of the warmth between the pair during their marriage, which lasted from 1994to 1996, from the letter.
The highly personal message is predicted to fetch up to $1,200 when it goes under the hammer at the Julien's Auctions sale in Beverly Hills next month.
It is one of a host of fascinating items that are up for sale during the two day celebrity memorabilia extravaganza.
Another interesting piece on the list is one of Whitney Houston's old passports.
Given she died just three months ago, some will be wondering if it is too early for such personal items to be on sale.
But money talks in Hollywood, and the early days passport, which was valid from 1979 and expired in 1984, is sure to attract plenty of interest.
Given it is a high profile item, it was never likely to go cheap, and it is expected to make up to $6,000.

It will be a boon for fans of the star, as it is signed by the music idol on the biography page, as well as on the photograph.




It shows she was already well travelled at a young age, as it Includes stamps from Japan, Jamaica, St. Maarten, the Dominican Republic, Curacao, as well as visas from the land of the rising sun and Jamaica.

Keeping up the morbid atmosphere, the robe Amy Winehouse wore in the video of her hit Rehab is also for sale.
The Princesse Tam + Tam garment was handpicked by Winehouse and the director Phil Griffin for the film.
Due to its special one-of-a-kind nature, it is listed with a sale price of $16,000 at the high end, though it could potentially go for even more.
This is especially true given the great outpouring of grief that followed her death from alcohol poisoning last July.
Buyers will be trying to keep a Poker Face when the Lady Gaga lot goes under the hammer.
For the dress she wore for an appearance in Vogue is believed to be worth between $10,000 and $20,000, and frugal collectors will be hoping to have as low a winning bid as possible.
They may have more luck in buying a Vera Thordardottir dress she wore while performing at Elton John's White Tie and Tiara Ball in 2010.

The white outfit is expected to receive bids of up to $6,000.
Meanwhile a celebrity auction would not be the same if it did not have some Elvis memoribilia.

This one is no exception, and this time a brown Stetson hat he wore in 1969 film Charro, which custom fashioned by Nudie Cohn, is up for sale.


Ashanti Shows Off Some Skin While Performing New Track ‘She Can’t’
Ashanti loves showing some skin!

She made a splash this past weekend in a short revealing dress as she hosted ‘Liquid Sundays’ at Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Connecticut. She was spotted poolside, having a little fun in the sun, while channeling her inner ‘Princess Jasmine’ from Aladdin.
Ashanti also made her way down to DC over the holiday break to attend the 5000 Men Omega Party. While there, she showed off some skin in a mesh jumpsuit while performing a few songs from her upcoming album, ‘Braveheart’, including a new song titled, ‘She Can’t’.
Peep a few more photos and Ashanti’s performance below:

Well what do you think?


ITS OFFICIAL: "106 & Park" Hosts Terrence & Rocsi ANNOUNCE They Are Leaving
It's been 7 years. And the second set of hosts for BET's flagship show, "106 & Park," have officially chucked deuces. Rocsi Diaz & Terrence Jenkins confirmed the rumors that have been swirling--they're leaving. And the twosome made their formal and tearful announcement live on tonight's show. During an emotional announcement, Terrence told the audience:
We have decided together that we will soon be leaving '106 and Park' as your hosts. This by no stretch of the imagination was an easy decision. But it's the right one. It's come after a lot of prayer, a lot of thought, and a lot of consideration.

Telling the viewers about being surprised by how successful the show became, Rocsi said:
We had no idea--we can't even express how amazing these seven years have been and how life changing they've been. We appreciate you guys so much.
A final show date for the two hosts has not been announced, but Terrence did say they will have a huge farewell. Terrence has a budding movie career having just starred in this spring's blockbuster film Think Like A Man. And he also made a surprise guest hosting appearance on E! News last week. While the E! network said his was simply a one-off guest hosting gig, it's hard not to think it was also a trial run to see if Terrence and his personality could work for the E! audience and alongside host Giuliana Rancic. 

He did pretty well too.
Rocsi is hoping to get into more of the Hollywood movie life as well--both in front of the cameras and behind them (with her writing).
BET's President of Programming, Stephen Hill, sang the hosts praises today saying:
“Today, after seven exciting years, 106 & Park hosts Terrence J and Rocsi announced that they will be leaving the show. It is no secret that there are a number of opportunities coming their way and we’re fortunate that they’ve been with 106 & Park for so long. They will be staying on the show for a while, so that we can have a “victory lap” — a celebration of their years at the helm of 106 & Park — before their departure. Terrence J and Rocsi are destined for great success and we at BET Networks will always take pride in being their original home — and be a place where I hope they’ll always feel welcome.”

Well finding replacements will be interesting....


Boxer Paul Williams Paralyzed After Motorcycle Crash
ESPN reports boxer Paul Williams who live in ATL was paralyzed from the waist down after a motorcycle accident in Atlanta Sunday morning.
Williams’ trainer and manager, George Peterson, told ESPN that doctors say Williams will never walk or box again.
Williams was scheduled to face Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in a pay-per-view bout on September 17th.


The 30-year-old Williams is a former two-time welterweight champion.
He is 41-and-2 with 27 knockouts in his career.


Nicki Minaj Tour Dancers Arrested for Rape and Murder in Japan
Source report two men from the Nicki Minaj tour have been arrested for rape in Japan.
Let me first say Nicki had nothing to do with all the drama…
Nicola Furlong, a 21 year old Irish foreign exchange student, was murdered in an upscale hotel room in Tokyo in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Nicola along with another female friend attended the Nicki Minaj concert Wednesday night.
Details are difficult to confirm but this is how the story is shaping up for me. Nicola and her friend met James “King Tight” Blackston 23, a backup dancer, and Larry Perry, a 19 year old musician at the concert. It is looking likely, but as yet unconfirmed, that the two were working on the Nicki Minaj tour.
The girls were wasted. They had missed the last train out and decided to go to the hotel rooms of James and Larry. In the car on the way to the hotel, the girl that lived, claims she was sexually assaulted. Both men were arrested on the sexual assault charge. 

UPDATE: There are conflicting reports on who the 19 year old is.
Because in Japan you are a minor at 19 the police are not releasing the name. Most credible sources in the UK are reporting that it “Larry Perry”. Other sources have mentioned a young drummer who is on a tour unrelated to Nick Minaj. However that person is still tweeting and seems highly unlikely to be the correct 19 year old.
Here’s video of James “King Tight” Blackstone on the Japanese train harassing people.


Watch video:

At the hotel the foursome paired off into two different rooms. The girl who went to James’ room lived. The girl who went to Larry’s room appears to have been strangled to death around 3 a.m.
Other guests reported a loud disturbance. When security checked on the room they found Nicola strangled and Larry standing next to her. She was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Update: Reports are leaking that the deceased woman was sexually assaulted AFTER she was strangled.
Some international reports indicate that the Japanese often arrest on a lessor charge while building a case on the higher charge. It appears that one or both may be charged in the death soon.
James has done previous backup dancing for Chris Brown and J-Lo in the past. Not much information on “Larry Perry” yet and the Japanese are not even officially identifying him because he is 19. Blackston is 21. Both are in deep shit.



Bobbi Kris Boycotting Her Father's Wedding?
Is Bobbi Kristina refusing to attend her father's wedding to Alicia Etheridge in Hawaii next month..?
According to reports Krissy can't stand Alicia and flat out refuses to attend.
Insiders claim Bobbi Kris is still very angry over Bobby's behavior at her mother's funeral and says she will NEVER forgive him and doesn't care if she never sees him or her siblings again.
Bobby Brown stormed out of Whitney Houston's funeral after he and his children were asked to move several times before the service started.


Is Beyonce the "BEST" live performer since Michael Jackson?
This past weekend, Beyonce took to the stage with a vengeance to perform four sold out shows at the Revel grand opening in Atlantic City. And although it was Memorial Day weekend, tons of celebs flocked to AC to check out King Bey’s return to the stage since the birth of Baby Blue Ivy. Rap veteran and actress Queen Latifah caught the show on Memorial Day as well as Beyonce’s ‘Dreamgirls’ co-star Jennifer Hudson who tweeted, ‘Omg best memorial day ever! Glad I spent it at @Revelresorts at queen B concert ! Flawless!!‘

Other celebs spotted at the concert over the weekend included Kelly Rowland, Selita Ebanks, The Dream and First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Sasha and Malia. While Jay-z tweeted on opening night, ‘Beyonce Is The Best Performer in the world. Period.’, The Dream followed up Jay’s tweet on the following night with a comparison to Michael Jackson.
‘Beyonce Knowles may very well be the baddest MFkr to hit the stage live since MJ! Period! Point Blank‘.

HMMMMMMM PERSONALLY I totally DISAGREE!


Fantasia GOES LONG In Virginia & Covers Prince
Fanny performed this past Saturday at the Umoja Festival in Portsmouth, VA. Shirley Murdock stopped by and offered up some support. She tweeted about her and the "As We Lay" singer:
Me and Shirley Murdock after my show. God sent her right on time!!!!

Check out a shoeless Fanny belting out "Free Yourself" and Prince's "KISS" below:
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Well alright for the new glory Fanny!


Kristen Stewart & Charlize Theron Face Off For Interview
This weekend Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron battle it out on the big screen. To hold us over until “Snow White and the Huntsman” hits theaters, we have the film’s leading ladies facing off for Interview Magazine. Instead of battling with magic, swords and poisonous apples, the ladies fight with high fashion poses and fierce couture provided by Lanvin, Givenchy, Valentino and Nina Ricci to name a few. Photographer Mikael Jansson captures both these actresses in the best way possible.
Considering Charlize was a former fashion model, Kristen does a pretty decent job holding her own with the leggy blond. Wasn’t always a fan of Stewart, but I have to give the girl credit for ditching her former grungy look. The “Twilight” star serves up some serious cheekbones and GLAM-OR. Along with the pics, the two sit down and chat with film critic Elvis Mitchell.


Kenya Bell’s Estranged Hubby Wants Her To Support Him With Her ‘Basketball Wives’ Checks
‘Basketball Wives’ might have ruffled a lot of feathers recently but the stars of the show are profiting big time! Especially newcomer Kenya Bell, who just signed on this season and is reportedly making $300,000 from the show plus sales from a new single that she released on Itunes. Now, her estranged hubby Charlie Bell has his hand out and he wants his cut.
Last year, Charlie was dropped from the NBA and now Kenya is making three times the amount of money he’s bringing in as a baller over in Italy. The tables have definitely turned. Although he has at least a million in the bank, he recently filed for spousal support in hopes that Kenya will now have to pay him in the divorce settlement after years of him having to support her and the kids.

Kenya, on other hand, is denying that she makes that much from the show but she would definitely like a piece of that million he has sitting in the bank.
If Kenya is making $300,000 for her first season, we can only imagine how much table-jumping Evelyn and Tami Roman are getting per episode.
Ironically, if it wasn’t for her marriage to Charlie, Kenya wouldn’t be on the show. She peaked the interest of the producers last year after she was arrested for allegedly stabbing Charlie with a box cutter in Michigan.


Cynthia Nixon Is A Wedded Woman
With summer fast approaching, it is starting to become wedding season and it looks like a famous celebrity lesbian tied the knot over the Memorial Day weekend. On Sunday, it was confirmed that Sex and the City’s Cynthia Nixon was married to longtime partner Christine Marinoni in the state of New York at a private ceremony.
Cynthia wore a custom wedding gown by Carolina Herrera and from the pictures I have seen of the couple together, I assume that Christine wore a pretty fierce suit. The two began dating back in 2004 and were engaged in 2009. The two are also the proud parents of their son Max whom Christine gave birth to last year. Cynthia also has two children, Samantha and Charles, from her previous marriage to photographer, Danny Mozes. Congratulations to the newlyweds!


AND FINALLY FROM THE PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART FILES
“WIGGLE, WIGGLE, WIGGLE, WIGGLE, WIGGLE, YEAH!”
Hey cut her some slack, it’s tough packing all that sexiness into one outfit. It’s both a gift and a curse!


WELL THAT'S ALL FOLKS!!!
EFREM

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