Nia Long Covers Essence August
2012
Joined by her handsome
sons, Nia Long garnered herself a little added exposure by covering the August
2012 issue of Essence magazine.
The 41-year-old actress looked as happy as ever as she hammed it up alongside 19-month-old Massai Zhivago and and 9-month-old Kez Sundayin while telling the publication that she "has never felt more fulfilled" than she does in the present.
The 41-year-old actress looked as happy as ever as she hammed it up alongside 19-month-old Massai Zhivago and and 9-month-old Kez Sundayin while telling the publication that she "has never felt more fulfilled" than she does in the present.
Highlights from Miss
Long's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to pay a visit to
Essence!
On being in the best shape of her life:
“I’m in my forties, post baby and I’m thinner than I’ve been in years. The last step will be letting my hair go natural. That’s when you’ll know I’m free…”
On being in the best shape of her life:
“I’m in my forties, post baby and I’m thinner than I’ve been in years. The last step will be letting my hair go natural. That’s when you’ll know I’m free…”
On if a husband is in
her future plans:
“Marriage is not a priority for me. I’m not saying I’ll never do it; It’s just not where we are as a family,”
“Marriage is not a priority for me. I’m not saying I’ll never do it; It’s just not where we are as a family,”
On her maturation since
having children:
“I’m a lot calmer. Less clingy and demanding. When Ime has to be gone for long stretches at a time, as he had to the first few months after Kez was born, I took it as an opportunity to nest. It had been a minute since I had an infant and I had to get back into the rhythm of being a new mom. I really enjoyed having the space to do that at my own pace. Motherhood is not easy, but it’s natural. I worked hard to have the career I wanted, but I’ve also been deliberate about my personal life. None of this is a mistake.”
“I’m a lot calmer. Less clingy and demanding. When Ime has to be gone for long stretches at a time, as he had to the first few months after Kez was born, I took it as an opportunity to nest. It had been a minute since I had an infant and I had to get back into the rhythm of being a new mom. I really enjoyed having the space to do that at my own pace. Motherhood is not easy, but it’s natural. I worked hard to have the career I wanted, but I’ve also been deliberate about my personal life. None of this is a mistake.”
FAB!
Author Terrance Dean Pens Heartfelt Open Letter To Frank
Ocean
Most recently, ODD
Future singer, Frank Ocean, did the unthinkable. In an open letter on his Tumblr
page Frank Ocean came out of the closet and revealed the details about his first
love which happened to be for another man. “4 summers ago, I met somebody,” he
wrote. “I was 19 years old. He was too. We spent that summer, and the summer
after, together. By the time I realized I was in love, it was malignant. It was
hopeless. There was no escaping, no negotiating with the feeling. No choice. It
was my first love, it changed my life.”
You can read his compelling letter on his website,
You can read his compelling letter on his website,
Read Below:
An open
letter to Frank Ocean:Over the course of
the past few days I read on the blogs, and saw a few tweets chattering about an
R&B artist coming out. Your name surfaced, along with an interview you did
overseas, and then you wrote on Tumblr about a relationship you had four years
ago with a young man. You shared how it changed your life, and how that young
man was your first love.
Initially, when I first heard the news about an R&B artist coming out I wasn’t moved. I actually thought it was a hoax created by someone. As we all know how well internet gossip fuels outings, pre-mature deaths, and other lies about celebrities. So, I dismissed it. I was waiting for you, or your publicist, to issue their pre-made ready-to-go written statement For Artists Who Are Considered Gay When The Rainbow Is Not Enuff: “I am not gay. I am a heterosexual man, and I love women.” However, that didn’t happen. You actually responded to your legion of fans, and the world, by announcing your love and declaration affirming yourself in a new era Hip Hop world that is drifting toward a new normal that is no longer filled with the hetero masculine machismo that despises homosexuality.
Initially, when I first heard the news about an R&B artist coming out I wasn’t moved. I actually thought it was a hoax created by someone. As we all know how well internet gossip fuels outings, pre-mature deaths, and other lies about celebrities. So, I dismissed it. I was waiting for you, or your publicist, to issue their pre-made ready-to-go written statement For Artists Who Are Considered Gay When The Rainbow Is Not Enuff: “I am not gay. I am a heterosexual man, and I love women.” However, that didn’t happen. You actually responded to your legion of fans, and the world, by announcing your love and declaration affirming yourself in a new era Hip Hop world that is drifting toward a new normal that is no longer filled with the hetero masculine machismo that despises homosexuality.
You see, in 2008, my
book was released, Hiding In Hip Hop: On The Down Low in the Entertainment
Industry From Music to Hollywood. It’s my memoir detailing my life of working in
the entertainment industry, and being privy to many friendships with a number of
closeted celebrities, as well as a few relationships I shared with most of them.
So, the news of an R&B artist coming out and admitting his true sexuality
was not a shock to me. I actually have been awaiting the day, counting down the
hours and minutes as to when one of my friends, or past lovers, would be brave
enough to come forward and make a public announcement (My inhale continues to
expand). But, it wasn’t one of them. No. It was someone younger. Much braver. An
artist who isn’t hindered by the old relics of Hip Hop, or the entertainment
school of, “Don’t you come out or it will ruin your career,” and the record
label politics. It was YOU. Someone who recognizes their own uniqueness and the
power they have to change a world with their honesty and truth. It was you Frank
Ocean. A trailblazer. A journeyman. A true lyricist. An artist. A pioneer. A
hero.
So, I want to thank
you, Mr. Frank Ocean, for your courageousness. It takes a brave soul to come
forth in truth, and in love, despite what the rest of the world is doing or
feeling as “flavor of the week,” as legendary soul singer, Maze, recently said
in a speech at the 2012 BET Awards.
The mirror image you’re
reflecting to the world gives us a new vision to aspire to. Your grace and
ability to stand in your truth, and BE who you are called to BE, give others the
courage and strength to be unafraid and be FREE. Thank you for not playing
small, or even allowing yourself to be small. You’re too BIG, and nothing can
contain your SPIRIT for it is your CALLing to give us this moment. Right here.
Right now. There are many young people, even mature people, who are struggling
with their sexual identity, and are afraid to step out of the shadows for fear
of being judged, criticized, or ridiculed. Every day the fear grips and chokes
them, just as it once did to you. So, please know that they are watching,
reading, and listening to you, and the declaration you’re making. A black man in
Hip Hop, who looks like them, speaks like them, and realized his dreams despite
of the backlash or BS others tend to hold on to because of their own prejudices
against same gender loving people. You boldly refuse to be bound by others, and
in that declaration you are giving others hope and courage to be their authentic
selves. Being black and gay so many times we hear, “No,” and “You can’t,” or,
“It’s impossible.” Yet, your music and voice is heard around the world on radio
channels, you’ve performed in stadiums before hundreds and thousands of people,
and club DJs bang your songs while men and women, straight, gay, and bi, bop
their heads and two-step to YOUR GROOVE. Yes, that is
POWER-FULL!
What many people don’t
understand is that coming out is a process. Though it is a process that is
formed in our BEings, and shaped into our purpose, however, it takes KNOWing
SELF, and BEcoming TRUTH-FULL within one’s self in order to be able to share it
with others. No one can make you do it before your time. It is not up to them.
It’s up to the CREATOR, and HIS will, and the moment HE knows YOU are ready to
be responsible of the task and gift to give to the world. This is YOUR
time.
Your gift has, and, is
being revealed right before our eyes, and we are bearing witness to it. Every
time you’ve opened your mouth we’ve heard it in your songs. Your melodic,
smooth, and hypnotic voice lingering gingerly with the beats blending perfectly
to tell us about love, happiness, hopefulness, and starting again. Thank you for
the gift of your voice, and for understanding how to use
it.
I also want to thank
you for being open, vulnerable, and FRANK regarding your first love with another
man. What a powerful testament in bearing your soul, and being emotional, open,
and so revealing for the entire world to see, especially your emotions, and
feelings for another man. Your letter was truly heartfelt. Thank you for your
honesty.
Yes, we all know about
first loves. The ones we’d walk to the earth’s end for. The ones whose voice,
smell, and touch gives us a reason to live and look forward to until the next
moment we see them again. It’s hard loving someone so much and they don’t even
know the depth of your love, and how you’ll give your heart to them, and even
lay down and die for them. It’s hard because as you’ve stated so eloquently in
your letter that when you were finally able to say the words letting that young
man know how you felt about him, and his response was a pat on the back and him
saying how he could not return the love, I knew that moment. I knew that
experience. I could relate, as well as many of your fans who have experienced
love and love lost. We’ve all been there sharing our hearts, words, thoughts,
yet, the other person responds with a non-empathetic response. They don’t get
it. They don’t understand that it took so much courage, and us fighting through
our fears to be vulnerable and in a space where we once were afraid to go.
However, for some ODD reason you felt the strength and courage to reveal all
because you wanted to be free, floating, and living in that forever euphoric
space that they made you feel whenever they were around. But, they tell you that
they cannot love you the way you love them. They can’t be or give you what you
want them to be. Your world stops. The sky falls. The earth sinks. The air goes
stale, and you can’t breathe. The life has been sucked out of you and you know
there will be no more tomorrows because there will be no more
anything.
Yet, you’ve found the
strength from a loving and nurturing support system of friends, loved ones, and
family who healed you through. They lifted you, inspired you, and encouraged
you. And, in the power of your BEing you were able to rise, lift the earth, and
connect us to you with your symphonic music and tantalizing lyrics. Simply
because you acknowledged your greater SELF which you stated at the end of your
letter, “I don’t have any secrets I need kept anymore…I feel like a free man.”
POWER-FULL!
Just as singer, Adele,
wailed with an open wounded heart on her 21 album, singing about a rejected
love, and Mary J. Blige, cried out with a soulful blues of an unrequited love on
her, My Life album, their vulnerability connected them with their fans. Just as
you have done with your letter. And, yes, there are many artists who have made
songs about former lovers, ill-fated relationships, and love lost, but Mary J.
Blige and Adele touched the souls of folks like an old Negro spiritual. And, in
that connectedness their truths catapulted them to superstardom. My hope and
prayer for you is that your new album, Channel Orange, in which reviewers say
that many of the songs are an ode to a love lost with another man, will have the
same effect as 21 and My Life did on the lives of music fans around the world,
and it catapult you into the superstar stratosphere where you
belong.
Thank you, Frank Ocean,
for inviting us into your space, and giving us the opportunity to know you
emotionally, spiritually, and humanly.
Warmly,
Terrance Dean
Whitney Houston Reigns Supreme On Billboard Mid Year Chart
Following her moving
tribute at last Sunday’s ‘BET Awards‘, this week has given Whitney Houston fans
even more reason to smile.
This week, Billboard released their annual ‘Mid Year Chart’, tallying the highest selling LPs of the year thus far. A list, which sees Whitney come out on top yet again.
With 818,000 units sold this year, Houston is the highest selling act on the R&B/Hip Hop tally, surpassing Rap Queen Nicki Minaj‘s sophomore LP which came in at #2 with 557,000 copies sold in the US since April.
Set to move over 1 million copies this year, Whitney’s favorable spot is also likely to land her a spot on the top ten of Billboard’s Year End Chart, making the collection one of the highest selling LPs of the year.
This week, Billboard released their annual ‘Mid Year Chart’, tallying the highest selling LPs of the year thus far. A list, which sees Whitney come out on top yet again.
With 818,000 units sold this year, Houston is the highest selling act on the R&B/Hip Hop tally, surpassing Rap Queen Nicki Minaj‘s sophomore LP which came in at #2 with 557,000 copies sold in the US since April.
Set to move over 1 million copies this year, Whitney’s favorable spot is also likely to land her a spot on the top ten of Billboard’s Year End Chart, making the collection one of the highest selling LPs of the year.
This, after her
daughter Bobbi Kristina began work on a Reality Television series, documenting
her life since Houston’s passing in February of this year.
Katy Perry's Fashionably Fabulous Vogue Italia Feature
With her new movie
"Katy Perry: Part of Me" in theaters Katy Perry scored herself a feature in the
July 2012 issue of Vogue Italia magazine.
The 27-year-old "Firework" singer brought her unique look to the Francesco Carrozini shot spread lining the pages while talking about her movie, her tastes and her style.
The 27-year-old "Firework" singer brought her unique look to the Francesco Carrozini shot spread lining the pages while talking about her movie, her tastes and her style.
Highlights from Miss
Perry's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to pay a visit to Vogue
Italia!
On showing
her behind-the-scenes self in "Katy Perry: Part of Me":
"I am not afraid to show the real me, the de-glamorized version, because I am not always the Katy Perry who is a bit cartoon-like that everyone relates to. That's me on stage. But I like to show the entire spectrum of my personality. There are so many different Katy Perrys enclosed within one body, unfortunately."
"I am not afraid to show the real me, the de-glamorized version, because I am not always the Katy Perry who is a bit cartoon-like that everyone relates to. That's me on stage. But I like to show the entire spectrum of my personality. There are so many different Katy Perrys enclosed within one body, unfortunately."
On her
tastes being "eclectic":
"I like small boutiques, handmade garments, ornamental details. It all depends on how I am when I wake up. But, by and large, I like anything that is fun. One of my favorite American designers is Jeremy Scott: I adore him because he doesn't play along, and I do the same."
"I like small boutiques, handmade garments, ornamental details. It all depends on how I am when I wake up. But, by and large, I like anything that is fun. One of my favorite American designers is Jeremy Scott: I adore him because he doesn't play along, and I do the same."
On where
she gets her look:
"I say this even if I may sound egocentric: they are my ideas. But, obviously, I am helped by a stylist, my fired Wujek."
"I say this even if I may sound egocentric: they are my ideas. But, obviously, I am helped by a stylist, my fired Wujek."
TOMKAT Have reached a SETTLEMENT in a DIVORCE CASE DRAMA!
Their reps, Nanci Ryder and Amanda Lundberg, released a statement Monday (via People):
"We are committed to working together as parents to accomplish what is in our daughter Suri's best interests. We want to keep matters affecting our family private and express our respect for each other's commitment to each of our respective beliefs and support each other's roles as parents."
Their reps confirm that the couple has reached a settlement in the divorce, although no details were immediately available. Sources told People that Suri will likely live with Holmes in New York, and Cruise will get visitation rights.
"This case has been settled and the agreement has been signed," Holmes' lawyer, Jonathan Wolfe, told TMZ Monday. "We are thrilled for Katie and her family and are excited to watch as she embarks on the next chapter of her life."
Holmes cited "irreconcilable differences" in her June 29 divorce filing and asked for sole custody of Suri, which led many people to believe her split from Cruise was anything but amicable.
"This is a personal and private matter for Katie and her family," Wolfe told Peopleat the time. "Katie's primary concern remains, as it always has been, her daughter's best interest."
Cruise responded shortly after the news broke, with his rep stating, “Kate has filed for divorce and Tom is deeply saddened and is concentrating on his three children. Please allow them their privacy.”
Holmes, who married Cruise in 2006, reportedly had a pre-nuptial agreement with the actor, entitling the actress to $3 million for every year she was married to Cruise, as well as their Montecito, Calif., home.
Other reports have suggested that Holmes will walk away from her marriage with little more than what she had when she said "I do."
Tyler, Diana is just NOT that into you!
It’s no secret that
Tyler Perry is desperate to get Diana Ross to star in one of his films, but
there’s only one problem.
Rumor has it, Diana Ross HATES Tyler Perry and conciders his money making “Madea” machine and other films to be too “lowbrow.”
Rumor has it, Diana Ross HATES Tyler Perry and conciders his money making “Madea” machine and other films to be too “lowbrow.”
Ross feels his main
character ‘Madea’ have no substance.”
The National Enquirer reports that Diana Ross hates Tyler Perry – she considers his “Madea” money making machine “lowbrow” and WORSE!
The National Enquirer reports that Diana Ross hates Tyler Perry – she considers his “Madea” money making machine “lowbrow” and WORSE!
The 68-year-old Motown icon has flatly refused repeated requests to co-star with the “House of Payne” creator because she regards his body of work as too lowbrow, say insiders.
“Diana feels Tyler’s
movies, TV shows and especially his main character ‘Madea’ have no substance,”
an insider told The ENQUIRER.
The acclaimed actor/director/ producer has been trying to work with his idol Diana for years, “but she refuses to even discuss the prospect with him,” according to the insider. The 42-year-old creative genius is devastated by Diana’s slap in the face and told a reporter: “She’s the only person that I have dreamed of working with that will not return my phone calls.”
Tyler found out that the former lead singer of The Supremes thinks his plays, movies and TV shows exploit African-American stereotypes, said the source.
“Diana is all about her entertainment legacy,” the insider explained.
“The last thing she wants is to co-star in a cheesy comedy starring a black man in a fat suit playing a half-cocked, angry old woman waving a gun.
The acclaimed actor/director/ producer has been trying to work with his idol Diana for years, “but she refuses to even discuss the prospect with him,” according to the insider. The 42-year-old creative genius is devastated by Diana’s slap in the face and told a reporter: “She’s the only person that I have dreamed of working with that will not return my phone calls.”
Tyler found out that the former lead singer of The Supremes thinks his plays, movies and TV shows exploit African-American stereotypes, said the source.
“Diana is all about her entertainment legacy,” the insider explained.
“The last thing she wants is to co-star in a cheesy comedy starring a black man in a fat suit playing a half-cocked, angry old woman waving a gun.
Rick Ross
Cleared In Paternity Lawsuit
Rick Ross is in the
clear after a DNA test. TMZ says tests prove the Maybach Music boss is not the
father of a child at the center of a paternity lawsuit. A Georgia woman named
Tyrisha Childers filed legal papers against the rapper last year, claiming Ross
was the father of her three-year-old child. Childers said Ross owed child
support but test results now prove otherwise. TMZ says Childers has since
withdrawn her claim. Ross performed Sunday night at the 2012 BET Awards with his
Maybach Music Group. The group just released the album “Self Made Vol. 2.” Ross’
own album, “God Forgives, I Don’t” is due out on July 31st.
Holly Robinson Peete BLASTS 50 Cent Over Autism Remark
When is comes to
Autism, Holly Robinson Peete is not one to mess with and 50 Cent got his news on
Twitter when he made a tasteless joke which set it off.
50 Cent appeared to be joking, but his lack of humor when re-tweeted a comment and attached a joke 50 making fun of his twitter followers, saying he looked like he had autism. Welp that pissed off Holly and she went in on 50 Cent.
50 Cent appeared to be joking, but his lack of humor when re-tweeted a comment and attached a joke 50 making fun of his twitter followers, saying he looked like he had autism. Welp that pissed off Holly and she went in on 50 Cent.
The offensive Tweets the 50 Cent spit out are as follows:
“Yeah just saw your picture fool you look autistic RT @yung_raditz @50cent Release the album or get shot again.”
50
added:
“I don’t want no special ed kids on my time line follow some body else.”
“I don’t want no special ed kids on my time line follow some body else.”
Once Holly Robinson Peete caught wind of this she quickly open letter on her website, Holly Rod Foundation in responce to 50 Cent saying:
Dear 50
Cent,
My twitter timeline is
flooded with tweets and re-tweets about a response you posted to someone who
insulted you. When I read it my heart sank. I thought maybe your account had
been hacked. No such luck. Granted, his comment was completely out of line but
your retort: “i just saw your picture fool you look autistic”- was so so
disappointing. I mean, that’syour comeback?? And you didn’t stop there. You went
on to joke about not wanting “special ed kids” on your timeline. Seriously, THIS
is how you use your platform of 8 million plus followers??
I’ve met you in passing over the years and I know you are a bright, astute businessman and legitimate philanthropist so it is with a bit of sincere confusion that I ask you… Do you even know what autism is? And what exactly does “autistic” look like? Do you know how wildly prevalent autism is? 1 in 88 have it. That’s 1 in 54 boys. Families suffer a social stigma you will never know. It is a financial and emotional drain for millions, so our non-profit- HollyRod Foundation works hard to raise funds to help these families cope…
I hope you can see how what you might see as a benign insult-or not- was so randomly hurtful, immature and misinformed. Maybe you are naive or indifferent as to how many of your fans might be deeply and personally offended by your insult. At the very least-can you please delete it? If you’ve read your mentions today I am sure you have felt the wrath of autism parents. We are no joke. Neither is autism. We are not about to let you attempt to make “autistic” the new “R-word” under our watch.
I’ve met you in passing over the years and I know you are a bright, astute businessman and legitimate philanthropist so it is with a bit of sincere confusion that I ask you… Do you even know what autism is? And what exactly does “autistic” look like? Do you know how wildly prevalent autism is? 1 in 88 have it. That’s 1 in 54 boys. Families suffer a social stigma you will never know. It is a financial and emotional drain for millions, so our non-profit- HollyRod Foundation works hard to raise funds to help these families cope…
I hope you can see how what you might see as a benign insult-or not- was so randomly hurtful, immature and misinformed. Maybe you are naive or indifferent as to how many of your fans might be deeply and personally offended by your insult. At the very least-can you please delete it? If you’ve read your mentions today I am sure you have felt the wrath of autism parents. We are no joke. Neither is autism. We are not about to let you attempt to make “autistic” the new “R-word” under our watch.
Read the
full letter here
UPDATE: 50 Cent took
heed to Petes plea and removed all the offensive tweets earlier today. Holly can
scratch this up as a victory and thanks 50 Cent for his cooperation in removing
the tweet’s.
Robin Thicke Gropes Playboy Bunny?
Married singer Robin
Thicke is accused of making unwanted sexual advances to a former Playboy
model.
Former Playboy model
Amy Varela comes to RumorFix she says too expose Robin Thicke’s flirty
ways.
The Angelina Jolie look-a-like tells us that she met the R&B singer last Friday in Jacksonville, Florida at an event hosted by Mario Lopez at SUITE.
Although Amy didn’t recognize Robin, she was intrigued because several girls were taking pictures of him. She went up and introduced herself as a former Playboy cover girl and says they hit it off and he wanted to take a picture together.
Amy then tells us that Alan Thicke’s son said, “I really want to get drunk let’s go and get some bubbly.” That’s when things got touchy feely.
The Angelina Jolie look-a-like tells us that she met the R&B singer last Friday in Jacksonville, Florida at an event hosted by Mario Lopez at SUITE.
Although Amy didn’t recognize Robin, she was intrigued because several girls were taking pictures of him. She went up and introduced herself as a former Playboy cover girl and says they hit it off and he wanted to take a picture together.
Amy then tells us that Alan Thicke’s son said, “I really want to get drunk let’s go and get some bubbly.” That’s when things got touchy feely.
“We were dancing. He was dancing behind me, grabbing my butt, thigh and leg. He was groping a bit,” she tells the website RumorFix exclusively.
Thee owner of Manikin, a talent agency, says she wasn’t attracted to Robin, she was just having fun and networking.
The single mom says he had some classic lines like, “I’ll sing anything to you,” and “I would love to lay my head on your stomach and touch you all over.”
Amy says it wasn’t until the next day that she realized the Duets judge was married to actress Paula Patton and has a two-year-old son, Julian.
Although they didn’t take things beyond the dance floor, the brunette beauty says she came to the website RumorFix because, “That a very douchebag thing for Robin to do.”
Slources have reached out to Robin’s reps several times, but so far there is no comment
Rihanna SUES Accountants For Jacking Her For Millions
Rihanna's lawyers just
filed a major lawsuit in Manhattan.
Back in 2009 while Rihanna was trotting around the globe on her Last Girl On Earth tour, she hired New York accounting firm Berdon LLP to handle her money business. And now, she says they swindled her out of millions and are still costing her a serious amount of cash because they caused her to be audited.
Back in 2009 while Rihanna was trotting around the globe on her Last Girl On Earth tour, she hired New York accounting firm Berdon LLP to handle her money business. And now, she says they swindled her out of millions and are still costing her a serious amount of cash because they caused her to be audited.
E! Online reports that
in the court docs, Rihanna blames Berdon for not informing her that concert
costs were becoming overwhelming--and she was never advised to pull back on the
spending.
Why? Because some type
of way, the company allegedly made a way for them to receive 22% of her concert
profits. So they wanted the tour, which grossed $40 million, to continue. And
Rihanna, herself, only received 6%.
The "Birthday Cake" singer accused the company of becoming lazy with her tax paperwork from 2008-2010, which has now caused her to be audited by the IRS. She also accuses them of giving her bad advice, like purchasing that $6.9 mill home in L.A. that ended up being a money pit that she had to quickly sell.
"Despite having earned millions of dollars in revenues during Berdon's tenure Fenty learned that her net income after payment of expenses and exorbitant commissions to defendant was a fraction of that amount," the suit states.
The "Birthday Cake" singer accused the company of becoming lazy with her tax paperwork from 2008-2010, which has now caused her to be audited by the IRS. She also accuses them of giving her bad advice, like purchasing that $6.9 mill home in L.A. that ended up being a money pit that she had to quickly sell.
"Despite having earned millions of dollars in revenues during Berdon's tenure Fenty learned that her net income after payment of expenses and exorbitant commissions to defendant was a fraction of that amount," the suit states.
Ri Ri is suing for breach of contract and negligence. The upside? Her new accounting firm seems to be working out great since her profits are up by 40%.
Machine
Gun Kelly Says Black Women "Give The Best Head"?
Machine Gun Kelly done
f-cked up now, word to Bill Duke in Menace II Society. During the red carpet at
this past weekend's BET Awards, Baller Alert TV asked the Bad Boy rapper about
his reported love for Black women. After revealing that his own daughter is
Black, the rapper's answer quickly devolved into cringe-worthy awkward
struggle.
"Black girls give the best head," opined MGK. "A hundred percent,
yeah. Facts."
He continued, "Now this is what y'all do. Y'all either give the best head or you say you don't give head. White girls they just give head. I'm saying...it's not that you don't give the best head, it's just that most of y'all say, 'I don't do that, unless your my man.' Whereas you just need to show your skills, cause Black girls give the best head a hundred percent."
He continued, "Now this is what y'all do. Y'all either give the best head or you say you don't give head. White girls they just give head. I'm saying...it's not that you don't give the best head, it's just that most of y'all say, 'I don't do that, unless your my man.' Whereas you just need to show your skills, cause Black girls give the best head a hundred percent."
Let us break down just
some of the multiple levels of fail seen in the video below. The artist starts
off the answer be referring to his young daughter, who if you go by the one drop
rule is African-American, and hopefully one day blossom into a grown woman. The
same woman MGK refers to as giving the best head. Also, this is not the best
topic of conversation to be having off the top of your head, as a Caucasian man,
on a red carpet, at a BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION event. Lastly, when a woman
walks off for a feeling a ways about his suspect commentary, MGK goes on an
ugly, misogynistic tirade that makes you wonder what dude says when there aren't
any cameras around.
Well let me speak on
this Idiots tomfoolery fuckery, It was Shameful and the host should have checked
him gracefully instead of encouraging his pseudo ghetto tomfoolery. What he said
was NOT a compliment and she's sitting up there laughing all giddy....SMH. The
fact that he has a "black" daughter is a NMFF. To call the black lady who walked
away all those names were uncalled for. The host should have really checked him
or walked away (with the microphone in hand) and MADE A NON-VERBAL STATEMENT if
she was TOO MUCH OF A COWARD to make a verbal one! Personally I would have
slapped the shit out of him!
Please let me know what
you think of Machine Gun Kelly's "compliment" to Black women in the comments
here or via Facebook
Did Jesse
Jackson Jr. Have A Nervous Break-Down?
For those of you who
stay politically informed (I know, we should do a better job of this, here), you
may be already aware of this. Jesse Jackson’s son, Representative Jesse L.
Jackson Jr., (a Democrat from Illinois) has been on a leave of absence from
Congress since June. Initially, representatives said that it was some type of
medical condition, but according to his office, Jesse’s medical condition is
more serious than initially shared. According to a statement, he is
undergoing
“further evaluation and
treatment at an in-patient medical facility.”
The statement
continues,
“Recently, we have been made aware that he has grappled with certain physical and emotional ailments privately for a long period of time…According to the preliminary diagnosis from his doctors, Congressman Jackson will need to receive extended in-patient treatment as well as continuing medical treatment thereafter.”
There’s much speculation surrounding this and some say (again PURE speculation) that he is suffering from depression or a mental illness. Nonetheless, we hope that he fully recovers soon.
“Recently, we have been made aware that he has grappled with certain physical and emotional ailments privately for a long period of time…According to the preliminary diagnosis from his doctors, Congressman Jackson will need to receive extended in-patient treatment as well as continuing medical treatment thereafter.”
There’s much speculation surrounding this and some say (again PURE speculation) that he is suffering from depression or a mental illness. Nonetheless, we hope that he fully recovers soon.
Chris Brown CELEBRATING New CD "Fortune" Release With Karrueche Tran And Chanel Iman!
Chris Brown, shown
above with Chanel Iman, is celebrating the release and success of his new album
Fortune. He tweeted a cute pic of Chanel with him in the studio on Tuesday, the
day of the album release.
Breezy and girlfriend
Karrueche Tran were spotted leaving Hyde Nightclub in Hollywood to party and
celebrate.
And Kae repped for her
man posting Itunes links to his album and asking fans to support. And also
posted this pic of his Fortune celebration cake and tweeted, "Congrats Papi
Chulo":
Are you feeling his
newest LP?
Kris
Humphries' ex-girlfriend Myla Sinanaj 'pregnant with NBA star's baby?
Kris Humphries
ex-girlfriend is pregnant with his baby, it has been reported.
Myla Sinanaj is believed to have dated the NBA star following his split from wife of 72 days Kim Kardashian.
The brunette is allegedly three months along and has claimed she is certain that 27-year-old Kris is the father, according to TMZ.
The website claims that Myla is planning on keeping the baby, but reportedly does not want Kris to play a part in the child's life.
Myla Sinanaj is believed to have dated the NBA star following his split from wife of 72 days Kim Kardashian.
The brunette is allegedly three months along and has claimed she is certain that 27-year-old Kris is the father, according to TMZ.
The website claims that Myla is planning on keeping the baby, but reportedly does not want Kris to play a part in the child's life.
She allegedly feels Kris has betrayed her by speaking about their relationship in the past.
As Kim, 31, and Kris'
divorce disposition gets underway, reality star Kim could utilise the news of
Myla's pregnancy to her benefit in proceedings.
Kris has stated that he suffered emotionally following the break-up, but Myla's pregnancy serves to show that he in fact moved on quickly.
Going it alone: Myla is allegedly wanting to raise the child without her former flame's help
While Myla has apparently claimed she wants to raise the child alone, she has reportedly been having lots of contact with her former flame in recent weeks.
Kris has stated that he suffered emotionally following the break-up, but Myla's pregnancy serves to show that he in fact moved on quickly.
Going it alone: Myla is allegedly wanting to raise the child without her former flame's help
While Myla has apparently claimed she wants to raise the child alone, she has reportedly been having lots of contact with her former flame in recent weeks.
Kris and Kim's divorce is already getting messy and the athlete has been grilled by Kim's legal team as he pursues claims she defrauded him for publicity.
He is said to have denied allegations he confided in Myla following the breakdown of the former couple's marriage.
The source said Kris claimed he 'knew' the Kim had 'cheated' with on him with new boyfriend Kanye West when the rapper failed to make their wedding guest list.
According to TMZ, Kris also told Myla that Kim's mother instructed her to make the sex tape with her ex-boyfriend Ray J in 2007 that launched her to fame.
Yandy Smith And BABY'S DADDY Mandeecees Have A BABY SHOWER
We finally get to see
who Yandy's man is exactly. The fella's name is Mandeecees--and he and Yandy
have already named their baby boy (unless it's his last name). The party was a
blue and green "Welcome Baby Harris" shower at Tian restaurant in NYC
recently.
While hosting guests
like Missy Elliot, Kimbella, Juelz Santana and Maino, Yandy worked the room in
her white Tadashi Shoji dress Giuseppe Zanotti shoes.
Her "Love & Hip
Hop" co-star Kimbella's baby bump is now much more obvious (seemed to be non
existent for a minute) and Yandy's clients Missy and Juelz Santana were there
too.
She later tweeted and
thanked her 200+ guests saying,
One of the best days of
my life. Now I'm sharing it with you my loves.
Ms. Smith is due
sometime this month.
Star Jones
Turns "Satan's Sisters" BOOK Into TV MOVIE...With Wendy Williams
PRODUCING
As VH1 continues to add
steamy tv movies/shows to its lineup, we've found out that Star Jones' dishy
book "Satan's Sisters" is next up to bat. Star will be linking up with talkshow
diva Wendy Williams and legendary film and music executive Suzanne de Passe for
a made-for-tv movie about the book that is set to become a tv series.
The project will be produced under the “Wendy Williams Presents” banner and follow the lives of several female co-hosts on a popular talkshow similar to Star's ex job "The View." And with Star being besties with such fab actresses as Lela Rochon and Vanessa Bell Calloway, you know the casting will be well played.
The project will be produced under the “Wendy Williams Presents” banner and follow the lives of several female co-hosts on a popular talkshow similar to Star's ex job "The View." And with Star being besties with such fab actresses as Lela Rochon and Vanessa Bell Calloway, you know the casting will be well played.
By the way, Star's name
is also in the mix after comments she made about Anderson Cooper coming out of
the closet just for ratings. She said,
He's a daytime talk
show host and when the rating slip in daytime, the hosts tend to tell you lots
of things about them.'
She added, 'I remember Oprah said she smoked crack, Oprah said she was pregnant at 14 and considered suicide. There [are] times when you generate information for ratings.'
Hmm....Star may be right but she just totally called Anderson out for throwing up a Hail Mary to get ratings. Play nice Star SHADY BITCH!!
She added, 'I remember Oprah said she smoked crack, Oprah said she was pregnant at 14 and considered suicide. There [are] times when you generate information for ratings.'
Hmm....Star may be right but she just totally called Anderson out for throwing up a Hail Mary to get ratings. Play nice Star SHADY BITCH!!
Usher chilling with his 2 sons!
He is engaged in a
bitter custody dispute with ex-wife Tameka Foster.
But Usher put the former couple's legal battle behind him as he took their sons out for a day at the park.
But Usher put the former couple's legal battle behind him as he took their sons out for a day at the park.
The singer was spotted
smiling in Malibu as he enjoyed some quality time with his boys Usher Raymond V,
four, and three-year-old Naviyd Ely Raymond.
The family was also
seen enjoying a swing on the monkey bars, with Usher joining the youngsters as
he hung onto the rails.
His stepson is still Brain dead after a boating accident over the weekend!
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
“What Lies Beneath”
One of those stupid
“You mess with me, you mess with the whole trailer park” t-shirts would have
sufficed too. $20 says she has “The South Will Rise Again” above her
vagina.
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!
EFREM
Too funny.“The South Will Rise Again” above her vagina."
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