4/8/13

The Daily Buzz For April 9



will.i.am Unveils ‘#willpower’ Album Cover
The April 23rd release of will.i.am‘s new album ‘#willpower’ is drawing nearer, hence in a bid to whip up buzz the hitmaker has unwrapped the set’s official cover.

Lead by the Britney Spears assisted ‘Scream & Shout’ as well as the Justin Bieber featured ‘#thatPOWER’, the successor to 2007′s ‘Songs About Girls’ will also host guests Nicole Scherzinger, Hit-Boy, Waka Flocka Flame, Lil Wayne, Diddy, Chris Brown, Miley Cyrus, Skylar Grey, Juicy J, Eva Simons, apl.de.ap, Baby Kaely and 2NE1.

Excited?




Chris Bosh's HOME BURGLARIZED During 29th BIRTHDAY PARTY, ROBBED Of OVER $475,000 In VALUABLES
Gotta watch who you let around your ish.  Because this sounds like an inside job.

Miami Heat baller Chris Bosh got spicy and celebrated his 29th birthday at Bamboo Miami with wife Adrienne Bosh and some of their closest friends.  Dude was on flex-status that night...neck cocked and all..
Though the birthday party went off without a hitch, Chris and Adrienne returned home to find they had been robbed!  Hmmm..convenient timing wouldn't you say...as somone likely knew they wouldn't be home during that window of time.

TMZ reports that Chris and Adrienne discovered that their bedroom closet had been ransacked while their children, two babysitters, and another teenager were inside the home!   The robbers stole many items includes watches, purses and rings. Luckily, the baller's 2012 championship ring was not taken. 

The items stolen amounted to nearly half a million dollars (see attached police report for full calculations of what was taken):

-- 12 watches (worth $300,000k)
-- 2 rings ($4,000)
-- several purses ($155,000)
-- $20,000 in cash

The police report states there was no sign of forced entry and two doors in the home were unlocked.  "We are leaning on the side of this being an inside job,” said Miami Beach Police spokesman Bobby Hernandez.  

We're sure the burglary left the couple a little shaken, but it did look like they really enjoyed their evening (outside of the home invasion).

Earlier at the party.....
Kendrick Lamar hit the stage to perform for the guests. 
He posed with Chris after his birthday set.
Savannah Brinson and LeBron James struck a festive pose.  Loves these two.
Dwyane Wade was there to support his teammate and wish him a happy birthday.
Juwan Howard and his lovely wife Jenine got into the spirit of things as well.
Guests at the Remy Martin-sponsored party also dined on three Divine Delicacies Custom Cakes. One cake was a 3-D replica of the elaborate birthday invitation, the second was an elegant, Moroccan-inspired, 5-tiered red cake with gold details and trim and the third was a Moroccan Elephant Cake with 3 cake pillows and Chris Bosh on top of the elephant. There were also individual henna cakes for guests to take home.
DAMN!


Oprah And Tyler Perry Bring Madea & Miss Sophia Together
What do we have here? Oprah Winfrey’s ‘Miss Sophia’ (of ‘The Color Purple’) and Tyler Perry’s ‘Madea’ (‘Madea’s Family Reunion, ‘Madea Goes to Jail’, etc.) have linked up and we’re not sure why.

We do know that the two are working together at OWN, so our guess is, this is a promo for their upcoming collab.



RHOA’s NeNe Leakes Chastises Kenya Moore
And in reality TV news, if you watched the Real Housewives of Atlanta finale, then you’re well aware that the climax of the episode was Kenya Moore kicking Porsha Stewart out of her party–literally.

While we don’t take sides around these parts, NeNe certainly has. Obviously, NeNe jumped to Porsha’s defense at the party, but weeks after the season has wrapped up, she’s still siding with her, while maintaining her friendship with Kenya. In a personal blog post, NeNe explains:

As far as Kenya throwing Porsha out of the party, one word — ridiculous! It felt like I was watching Season 1 of our show when Sheree wouldn’t let me in her party! Kenya, did you watch all of our previous seasons? Let’s talk about Kenya’s Hollywood Party. So Miss Kenya asked all of the ladies to come as iconic Hollywood actors. It was strange to me in the beginning to be told what character I needed to come as, and just like Porsha, I had a feeling that she was throwing shade when she chose the characters. I consider myself to be a pretty smart girl, so I said to myself, Grace Jones is fierce and fabulous! If there is any shade being thrown by giving me this character, I’m going to flip this and completely transform into Grace Jones! I researched her and became her that night, which is what a real actress would do. I’ve been in lots of situations over the years, and I must say, I’ve learned from each and every one. So during Kenya’s moment of flipping out, I wanted to drop some knowledge on her about her behavior that night, because I know she values my opinion, and the party ended peacefully.
Since NeNe is friends with both Porsha AND Kenya, was it right or wrong for her to take sides?



Michelle Williams And Fantasia Team Up
Destiny’s Child diva Michelle Williams may be garnering praise for her role in FELA – The Musical, but the star continues to work diligently on her upcoming Gospel album. Now, in an exciting new development, Fantasia has revealed that she will featured on Michelle’s third gospel album. The track will be produced by Harmony Samuels (Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo’s Think Like a Man and Keyshia Cole’s Enough of No Love). Michelle’s album is due this summer and “will boast an inspirational, yet edgy sound,” Michelle said.  This should be a hot track! Hopefully, Fantasia’s label will let her record a Gospel album one day.



Diddy Announces New Business Venture: ‘I’m Opening Wrestle Mania!’

Diddy will not be outdone by the likes of Jay-Z’s hustle. As you know, for the past five years, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been increasing his business portfolio. The days of him producing and doing video cameos (well, maybe not videos) are long gone. Last week, Forbes listed him as having the #1 spot, labeling him hip-hop’s wealthiest artist, with an estimated net worth of $580 million. In addition to his deal with Diageo (via Ciroc), he’s putting his pinky toe into another arena–the wrestling industry. Details are scarce but compliments to his twitter announcement, we’ve got the scoop. He wrote:

 I’m home. Tired . I’m blessed . I’m opening wrestle mania. I’m excited . Let’s Go!
Stay tuned as more details are released.


La La Anthony Hits Puerto Rico For Motives Cosmetics Launch Event
LaLa Anthony took her Motives For La La cosmetics line to Puerto Rico for its official launch there.
She and her business partner and friend, Loren Ridinger, spoke to an intimate group about their award winning product line. Also giving those who are wanting to become entrepreneurs themselves, an opportunity to achieve their goals through their love of makeup.
More pics from the event below..
“Motives by lorenridinger & Motives for La La has officially launched in Puerto Rico today!” tweeted La La.
She also shared, via Twitter, that she stepped out to the event rockin’ a Camilla and Marc dress – which she wore with a pair of metallic pink Manolo Blahnik heels.


Rick Ross & Meek Mill Lyrics Lead To Police Bust Of 63 Harlem Gang Members
Rick Ross' lyrics don't just get him into trouble, 63 gang members in Harlem can thank The Bawse for being  busted by the NYPD. Authorities were led to the gangsters by way of social media posts that included lyrics from Ross and his MMG protegé, Meek Mill.

According to the indictment, released today, members of gangs, Air It Out, True Money, Whoaday, and the  True Money Bosses (aka  "Trillas"), basically incriminated themselves, using Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube to boast about their illegal activity. "God forgives I don't….somebody gotta' die," posted one accused member (and Ross fan) on Facebook. Another AIO member referenced Meek writing "I'm 2 Glocks strapped, rolling down 112th Madison, 116th is the New Iraq," putting a New York City spin on the lyric.

(Also, for those unfamiliar with slang, the ridiculous New York post outlined the story in the form of rap culture crash course.)
The gang members stand accused of numerous assaults, three murders, more than 30 shooting, plus gun possession, and trafficking. The eldest of the suspects is 25, while many of those indicted are younger than the age of 21. Charges range  from felony conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree, to fourth degree criminal weapon possession.
"Today's indictments chronicle a bloody gang war that claimed the lives of at least three teenagers, led to the shooting of dozens of individuals and put bounties on people's heads,"said Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. "Since October 2009, 68 shootings have occurred in the swatch of East Harlem that these gangs all call home. Forced to live among this senseless violence is the silent majority–innocent families who live in fear of getting shot while trying to go about their daily lives. Today's cases are a part of my Office's ongoing efforts, working with the NYPD, to strategically target areas that claim a highly disproportionate share of violence in Manhattan."

New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly credited the NYPD's "calculated attention" for the "successful interruption of violence street crew rivalries."

Starting in October 2009, members of AIO, TMG, and Whoaday are said to have committed six homicides, 46 non-fatal shootings, and 17 instances of shots being fired between 106th and 116th streets on Manhattan's East Side.
Kelly noted the 2009 shootings of two members of the True Money Gang as the cause of a "tit-for-tat" retaliation. Over the next three years, two more TMG members were killed and a minimum of 10  "retaliatory" shootings broke out on the Harlem streets. "Social media remains a double-edged sword in our crime fighting strategies," Kelly said. "It is used by crew members to brag about past crimes, taunt rivals, and incite violence. On the other hand, we use social media to document past crimes and intercept new ones being talked about openly by crew members on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.”


Kierra Sheard Making Moves In Hollywood
With a new album coming out and her new reality show — Kierra Sheard is ready to take on Hollywood! Daughter of legendary Clark Sister member, Karen Clark Sheard and Bishop J. Drew Sheard — Kierra grew up in the spotlight. Now Kierra is venturing into the land of reality TV. “It’s very exciting. It’s going to be showing all of the dynamics of myself: my family, my mother, my brother”, said Kierra recently. She is also making big moves in music — by working with Babyface on her upcoming album. The music will appear on Kierra’s fifth studio album, slated for a release later this year.
Kierra posted this picture with Babyface: “Look at what doors God opens for us!!!! I’m crying,“ she said.


Back At It: Katt Williams Wants His "Crown" Back
Katt Williams is ready to make headlines for his work, not for fighting fans, leading police on a 4-wheeler chase, or skipping out on tour dates. In short, the comedian wants to reclaim his place in the comedy kingdom.

Williams is busy promoting his appearance in Scary Movie 5, and told AllHipHop.com that he's ready to get it together. “I want my crown back!”

The statement was made in reference to Mike Epps proclaiming that Kevin Hart wouldn't be successful had Williams stayed on the straight and narrow.
The Ohio native has no beef with Hart, but he had to agree with Epps' praise. "If I am the king, then my crown is not supposed to be able to be worn by anybody else.  So now, that doesn't mean that they not gonna try and put it on somebody's head and walk him around and tell you that he is the king.  But, the crown won't match and the crown is gonna be too heavy for baby boy.  So now all I say is, I want my crown back! The comedy Lord giveth and he taketh away."

On a more serious note, the father of seven promised to head back on tour, which he had to pull back from after faulty promoters (not the fact that he was getting arrested in just about every city he hit) were using his name to run scams. "I've been not doing any actual live performances because I got fake promoters out there so I was letting them finish spinning their wheels out there, but this is definitely the ‘Summer of Katt Williams,' I can promise that."
Good to see he's upbeat, Be sure to check Williams out in Scary Movie 5, it opens April 12.


Former RHOA Star Sheree Whitfield Admits She’s Broke, Shades Phaedra’s Spinoff
Remember when Sheree Whitfield sat with the cool kids? That was fun for a little while. Who didn’t like that “Who gon’ check me, boo” line?
While some “Real Housewives of Atlanta” fans might miss Sheree and her broke-fashion, baby daddy madness, you don’t miss her as much as she misses that RHOA paycheck.
RumorFix reached out to Sheree to get some messy quotes from the ex-housewife about her castmates Phaedra Parks and Kandi Buruss getting reality show spinoffs and ol’ girl freely admitted that she’s missing them Bravo dollars.

“No, I don’t,” Shere told RumorFix after she was asked if she missed being a part of the show. “I don’t miss the drama. I don’t miss that at all. It was a lot of pressure. I don’t miss the show — I miss the paycheck!”
See. Them Bravo dollars were funding that Chateau Sheree which has been under construction since Moses parted the Red Sea and still ain’t nowhere near finished.

But get this, even though Sheree’s not in such a lucrative place, she still found time to knock Miss Phaedra’s hustle. When asked for her thoughts about Phaedra’s spinoff show “Rich People Problems”, Ms. Whitfield said, “I wouldn’t go to her for legal advice, but I wish her the best.”

Well, truth be told, most women wouldn’t go to Sheree for fashion advice, but that didn’t stop ol’ girl from putting out that dreadful She by Sheree line.
Read more: Former RHOA Star Sheree Whitfield Admits She’s Broke, Shades Phaedra’s Spinoff.


Rapper Meek Mill Shares The Wealth, Gets Money Happy At Miami Strip Club
Must. Be. Nice. When you have money to blow, why not–right? MMG Rapper Meek Mill shut popular Miami strip club, King of Diamonds, down literally. Last week the Philly rapper was spotted tossing money, poppin’ bottles and hopping on the mic for exotic dancers, party-goers and onlookers (like myself who couldn’t fathom losing more than $100 anywhere).
Peep the pix and take out your calculators!









Would be nice if he helped struggling kids in Philadelphia also! Jus sayin’


Zoe Saldana Gets Saucy For LATINA Mag's May 2013 Issue
Zoe Saldana is LATINA magazine's fresh new cover girl this month.  And she's looking fabulously colorful for the May 2013 cover.  Pics inside, plus she's got a lot to say about who she is, and why she wants...but doesn't NEED...a man...

In a totally styled out issue of LATINA magazine, Zoe's giving the summer some in a few eye popping bold looks we're pretty much drooling over.  She's known for bringing her A-fashion game to every red carpet, so this shoot was no different.

The 33-year-old upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness actress, pulling off a colorful Hugo Boss dress and pumps by Rupert Sanderson above, tells why it's not all rosey in her world as an actress.  She talked about her coor blind upbringing as a Domincan woman, learning how to not need a man, and those hateful criticsms about her taking on the role of Nina Simone for the legend's bipic.

On Whether the Nina Simone Controversy Affected Her: “Yes, of course. I’m not made of metal. Things will resonate in you and they will move you whether good or bad, but you can’t let that define who you are and you can’t let that dictate the path that you’re going to take in your life. The reality is that nobody knows the story as to why this collaboration came to be—nobody knows the full story—and at the end of the day all I’m going to say is that every person that is a part of this project came together for no other reason than the unconditional love for Nina Simone’s music, her persona, her life, what she did, what she left for us, what her music still continues to do not only to women, but to Americans, and African Americans, and also people of color, just everything. On all spectrums, Nina Simone’s story is worth telling and with the members that it came to be, like it’s just…you have to give it a chance...Watch it and then make up your mind. I’m happy that we all held together and we went for it. No regrets.”

On Her Color-Blind Upbringing: “I grew up in Queens and the Dominican Republic. It wasn’t easy, s*** was going on. But the kind of world that we had indoors, that my mom created for us, makes more sense to this day than what is out there. I would come home from school and go, ‘Mami, what am I? You know, cause I’m getting all kinds of things and people are mean.’ And Mami would look at me and go, ‘You’re Zoe.’ And I’d go, ‘I know, Mami, but what am I?’ and she would look at me and say, ‘You’re my daughter, your grandma’s granddaughter, you’re Zoe.’ My mom wouldn’t go, ‘tu eres una mujer de color and always remember it, this world is going to be rough.’ My mom never f****** told us that, why would she? Why would she stop my flight before I even take off?”

On Wanting (Not Needing) A Man: “I don’t want to need things. I need water, you know what I’m saying? I need to exercise, I need to eat. To be with a man, should be a want. I don’t need anybody. And the people that I do need are just family, tu entiendes? But a man is something that I want, I want be with a partner, because this partner is going to add or I’m going to add to this partner.”

On Overcoming heartbreak: I feel it. I allow myself to feel it. Of course everyone around me will notice how it made me feel, but I tend to recover very easily. When I lose, when my heart is broken, when I lose a competition, when I don’t get something, when something doesn’t go my way or I have a hearbreak or whatever, maybe it’s just the kind of person that I am, or maybe I haven’t really fallen in love yet, had that crash boom bam in my life yet, but I tend to recover, you know, healthy and smoothly. And I’ve been that way up until now. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Check out the rest of the outtakes below:
Dress by Longchamp and ring by DKNY
Shorts by Derek Lam, top by Giambattista Vallie, shoes by Louboutin, and earrings by Jennifer Meyer
Roland Mouret, earrings Jennifer Meyer, and DKNY ring

Gorgeous shoot.


Orlando Jones will be the new MADEA?
It’s strange bedfellows when you read Tyler Perry for playing this role. Now you’re going to be in this role! A brotha’s gotta eat…Right?
Orlando Jones will be taking over the role of Madea in Tyler Perry's next movie...
This is not a joke.

Former Mad TV star Orlando Jones is starring in Tyler Perry's Madea Christmas because Tyler is too busy with his new projects on Oprah's OWN Network.

Tyler explains,
"It is with mixed emotion that I announce that I will be unable to portray Madea in the next chapter in her journey. The character has been such a gift and it was my hope and intention to play this role again in the upcoming film. But, due to my commitments to the exciting new venture I am launching with OWN and Discovery Communications, I must now put all my energy into our new slate of shows that will launch on the network later this year."

Simply LOL! I told ya’ll keeps Blacks paid when Hollywood pays them dust!.


AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘Cheetah Rita’
Ohh, well that is just disturbing. All that brightness draws you in and then BLAM cheetah tail. I don’t like it. It’s like opening up an Easter egg and getting a cough drop. Bullshit is what it is.


HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!
EFREM

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