THIS IS THE CHRONICLES OF EFREM: The Daily Buzz For Jan 11

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Marlon Wayans’ ‘A Haunted House’ Premier With Kevin Hart, Shawn Wayans, Laz Alonso & More

In L.A., various celebrities descended on the Arclight Hollywood to celebrate the premiere of star/writer Marlon Wayans’ upcoming film A Haunted House. Attending stars from the film included Essence Atkins, Affion Crockett, Nick Swardson, David Koechner and Alanna Ubach.

Shawn Wayans, Kevin Hart, Laz Alonso, Tommy Davidson and Alfonso Ribeiro also hit the red carpet in support of the film.

The movie is out TODAY!!!

Tina Turner has been taken for a Financial Ride from One of her OWN!

Tina Turner may want to reconsider the trust she may still have in record exec-turned-suspected conman Jay Warsinske. That’s because insiders say the Activate Entertainment/Records founder is guilty of stealing money from the legendary singer! A scam that had been overlooked until being exposed now.

Sources exclusively leaked Jay was collecting $5,000 each month from Turner – who still lives in Europe – in return for his housing of her two sons at his San Fernando Valley home. The problem is, insiders say that’s not only $2,000 more than Ike Jr. and Ronnie Turner’s rental agreement – the noted conman also painted a picture of Tina Turner’s sons living a drug-free luxury life at the residence, which sources say couldn’t have been further from the truth.

Despite what Tina Turner may have believed, her sons were really living in average-to-lowly living conditions and, what the legendary songstress may have thought to be an on premises state-of-the-art recording studio, was really nothing more than a computer-generated program in the garage. The worst part of it all is sources say Warsinske’s promise to keep her boys away drugs was far from being met.

Here’s the Tea:

“Tina was sending money back to the States every month for Jr. and Ronnie and Jay was stealing it. Plus, he had them like slaves making music in his garage. Jay had Ike and Ronnie recording music all day in his garage studio. Then, he’d take their music and place other rappers on it…take it overseas and sell it.

Tina thought her sons were in a fancy spot, but they were really staying at Jay’s bullshit house out there in the Valley. Nobody knew that they were being taken advantage of.”

That’s sad!

The Kardashian British Invasion Falls Flat

The Kardashian Clothing line launch in London has turned out to be a kolossal failure.

Only two months have passed since Kim, Khloe and Kourtney launched the British version of their Kardashian Kollection for a popular chain of London clothing stores – and the trashy threads are already in the discount bin!

Sources say that the prices on nearly every item being sold at the popular U.K. retailer Dorothy Perkins have been slashed, with some garments already labeled at 50 percent off!

“It’s very embarrassing for the Kardashian girls,” one source told The Enquirer. “All of the clothes are just sitting on the racks, taking up space. No one is buying them, and it’s such a pitful sight. The store just wants to clear them all out so they can be replaced with items that actually sell.”

Chief Keef’s Step Brother Gunned Down In Chicago

This is really sad, and pathetic with what is going on in Chicago, Chief Keef’s stepbrother, an aspiring rapper from the suburbs, took a fatal bullet to the back of the head on the Far South Side, becoming yet another casualty of Chicago’s shooting epidemic. Sounds like there’s a bunch of crabs running around in chicago.

Ulysses “Chris” Gissendanner III, a 19-year old graduate of Oak Park-River Forest High, became at least the fourth aspiring teen rapper to get shot and killed in Chicago since September. Gissendanner modeled his hip-hop alter ego, “YPN Boomtown,” after Chief Keef, the Englewood teen rap sensation he was related to by marriage. Gissendanner’s stepfather, Alfonso Cozart, says he is the father of Chief Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart. The family connection isn’t believed to have anything to do with Gissendanner’s slaying, though, authorities think otherwise! Read the rest here.

Maybe all these young boys need to focus on something else other than being rappers? Dreams of becoming pro athletes, doctors and lawyers just don’t exist anymore? I wonder if it was retaliation ? You can’t help but wonder that. I know Chicago is out of control and you can’t really say, “what are the odds if it was a random crime,” because in fact it could have been random. But if I was Chief Keef, I’d be thinking things are hitting a little too close to home. And that’s what these knuckleheads do…they just keep retaliating against one another (or your family) until there’s nobody left.

MAG FABULOSITY! Porsha Stewart Covers DENIM Magazine + Dawn Richard Rocks GOLDENHEART Promo Shoot

"Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Porsha Stewart glammed herself up even more than her daily usual to grace the cover of DENIM magazine. Check it out inside, plus Dawn Richard's newest pics from her GOLDENHEART photoshoot...

She may not be the smartest crayon in the box, but you gotta love Porsha's love for glam. The newest "ATL Housewife" is rocking the cover of DENIM magazine in a yellow embroidered peplum pencil skirt.

Porsha posted to her website a behind the scenes look from the shoot with J. Bolin & Will Sterling in her Reco Chapple dress.

In other photoshoot news, Dawn Richard released a few new promo shots for her upcoming GoldenHeart album.

The glossy black & white photos show her warrior goddess side as she's "armored up" for her highly anticipated solo album, Goldenheart, in stores January 15th. And we love her freshness she brings to the R&B game.

The shoot, photographed by celebrity photographer Dimitry Loiseau, has a modern day Joan of Arc theme. She does an Avante guard battle in mixing an androgynous style. She rocked couture looks from Malgorzata Dudek, Laureluxe Metal shoulders, an Una Burke leather bodysuit and Jeffrey Campbell heels courtesy of her stylist Ja'Niya Walker, and some items from her own personal wardrobe.

"The pictures go hand in hand with the lyrics and music," says Dawn. "I want to get the hearts even more excited to hear the album."

Nice!

Oprah to Interview Cissy Houston on ‘Oprah’s Next

There seems to be no limits on who Oprah Winfrey can snag for ‘Oprah’s Next Chapter’. To date, a number of A-lister making headlines, have sat across from Oprah, delving into their personal lives (tears and all). And it appears she’s expanding her programming reach in 2013. Her new episodes will feature Cissy Houston (one year after the death of her late daughter, Whitney Houston), LL Cool J (at his Los Angeles home) and Drew Barrymore.

What’s more? If you’re a fan of Oprah’s Master Class, more popular celebs are taking center stage as an instructor. Folk like Alicia Keys, Lenny Kravitz, Berry Gordy, journalist Tom Brokaw and other fancy people have been confirmed.

Lil Wayne Wants Another Shot In Court At Quincy Jones III

Lil Wayne is not ready to pay just yet in the legal battle against Quincy Jones III that he lost. He is now taking steps to get another shot in court.

TMZ reports, back in November 2011 Wayne was ordered to pay Quincy $2,195,000 in a producer lawsuit. Wayne claimed that Quincy released a ‘scandalous’ documentary about in and used his music in the film without permission. Quincy claimed the legal suit took negatively against the films profit. The jury took Quincy’s side.

Lil Wayne has now filed documents to appeal the jury’s decision. He now has a month to file an actual appeal.

Is Jessie J Throwing Subliminal Shade at Rihanna?

UK pop sensation Jessie J may have been sending Rihanna a few subliminal shots, depending on how you may look at it.

Jessie J took to Twitter to show a little ”Shade” for certain Instagram behavior, writing, “I’m bored… Maybe I should get naked and smoke and take pictures of myself and post them on instagram? Or NOT… *rolls eyes*.” Do you think she was talking about Rih, Rih? I mean we all know she is the only real Celebrity that gets on IG and Twitter and post random pics like that. Or was she throwing shade?

DJ Envy & His Pregnant Wife On The Rocks....Or Is It A Reality Show Ploy?

Charlamane loves to give out Donkeys of the day to those celebs who deserve it, but when he put his own co-host in that pot of donkey water recently, things got a bit real.

Apparently, Envy's fallen off a bit, according to his co-hosts, on his job. He's not focusing properly, mispronouncing words, and supposedly making mixes that aren't that great. Again, this was all said by his own co-hosts so it could just be exaggerated jest. But Charlamagne and Angela said that Envy had red and watery eyes while being read his act this morn. So there must be more to his story on why he's not at his best as of late.

Envy then revealed:

"I been with my wife [Gia Casey--pictured above] for 18 years. And sometimes you don't treat the person you been with, well. You treat them like they're always there. And it's been a point where I treated my wife like ish. It's the small things you don't do anymore."

After coming back from a break, Envy explained further that he has not been spending proper quality time with his wife lately. And now that she's pregnant, it's even more important. Envy said he's been buying her gifts in place of putting in that time, and he's sorry for that.

So Envy proceeded to call his wife, on the air, to apologize. And tell her she's the Queen of his world.

Some folks are skeptical though, asking whether this was all just made up friction. Mainly because both Envy and his wife are rumored to be possible new cast members of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" or another reality show.

There were also cheating rumors in the past about the couple, seeing that Envy spends most nights of the week DJ'ing in strip clubs and parties all around the tri-state area. But this was not mentioned specifically on today's show. So was all of this just a front for reality tv?

Time will tell....

NeNe Leakes Reprimands Kenya Moore for Being Unethical, Faking Boyfriend for Cameras

Fresh off of her Christmas vacation, the Wendy Williams Show returned with Real Housewives of Atlanta’s NeNe and Greg Leakes. In addition to confirming that they were engaged and addressing spin-off rumors, NeNe was very vocal in giving her two cents about the fake relationship between her castmate Kenya Moore and Walter Jackson.

WATCH:

Uh Oh? Kenya girl you’re in trouble!

Is Coco Begging Ice T to Make a Porno Flick?

Ice T and his wife Coco are at odds over Coco's desire to release a porno starring the two of them.

“Coco has been begging Ice T to make a sex video with her,” tattled a close insider. “She thinks it’d be a hit and bring in a huge paycheck.”

But the Law and Order: SUV star, 54, calls her idea dirty and classless and is till reeling from the salacious photos of Coco, 33, cozying up to rival rapper Ap.9.

“Ice is rethinking their whole marriage,” admits the spy. “He doesn’t know if he can trust her – he’s very confused and hurt.”

Rapper Freddy E Commits Suicide Allegedly over his Ex-Girlfriend Honey Cocaine?

Suicide always leaves so many questions unanswered. Rapper Freddy E committed suicide ”supposedly” because he couldn’t handle the breakup of his girlfriend Honey Cocaine.

Frederick Eugene Buhl was an artist to YMCMB’s Tyga. Freddy was the star of his Youtube channel called Jerk TV where he posted a series of videos including skits and spoken word poems.

So sad!

Amber Rose’s Baby Shower

Amber Rose celebrated her baby shower today in LA with friends and family. The glowing soon to be mother looked fab in her multi color keyboard dress.