Yves Saint Laurent was BURGLARIZED for over 100.000 worth of goods!
Thieves stole about $100,000 worth of purses, shoes and accessories from the Saint Laurent store located on Chicago's Gold Coast.
Thieves used a baseball bat to smash through the front window of the high-end boutique located in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel at Walton and Rush around 3 a.m. Friday. The window was shattered, and thieves grabbed expensive handbags, shoes, clothing and accessories.
"I'm surprised they got away with so much merchandise, actually," Liz Kuehl said.Neighbors say the St. Laurent YSL store was also hit when it first moved to this location in December 2013. Police confirmed a burglary on the block at 4:30 a.m. on December 12, but YSL workers refused to comment.
"It's a beautiful area, beautiful street. With the recession and everything getting better, you're seeing all these restaurants and boutiques open," Lindsay Lazar said. "To wake up and walk by this and see glass shattered, especially being the second time, it's obviously upsetting. You don't want to have to see people put bars in their windows to not get broken into but I guess that might be the case here."
The store's window is already boarded up and painted black, and after a lot of cleaning and restocking, YSL is once again open for business.
In 2012, another high-end Gold Coast store, Jimmy Choo, was also burglarized. Yes that DC Awards Ball is next Saturday. Here comes someone for the labels category! LOL!!!
The R&B Diva LilMo was the victim of a home robbery, burglar cleared out her home studio
It feels like 2001 all over again with LilMo making headlines. Shortly after reports of the “R&B Divas” star kicking her husband to the curb, the singer claims she was robbed.
The “Ls Up” singer has moved on from husband Phillip Bryant and has a new man, boxer Karl Dargan. Man troubles are the least of her concerns right now considering someone broke into her Los Angeles home.
LilMo, 35, posted pictures online with the caption, “I've been ROBBED. Aw man. Came home from LA and somebody got me. Pray for me and my kids. Having security walk through now to see what else is missing.”
According to LilMo, the burglar cleared out her home studio, which had to have some expensive sound equipment.
Click here to Follow me on Twitter! It’s The Television Critics Association's NBC Universal 2012 Summer
Press Tour and The Celebs are out in Full Force!
Celebs hit up the Television Critics Association's NBC
Universal 2012 Summer Press Tour in Los Angeles. And I've got pics of all the
celebs making an appearance on the NBC network this fall
Ms. Marcille looked her casually fabulous self as she hit the
carpet in this white ruched jumper and blue Dolce Vita sandals. The model will
appear on Oxygen network's "Girlfriend Confidential" reality show kicking off
September 3rd.
Fab chick Laila Ali kept it casual in jeans and a green linen
blazer. And the mom of 2 was glowing and looking fab on the
carpet:
The former pro-boxer will be starring in "Stars Earn
Stripes"--a reality game show that pairs 8 celebs with real life uniformed law
enforcement officers. And the celebs must earn their badge of honor by going
through training and real life exercises with combat missions and
such.
Terry Crews will star alongside Laila.
NeNe Leakes is loving L.A. these days it seems. Wonder how
much longer she's going to be a Real Housewife of Atlanta:
The reality star is making the REAL acting jump on a new
sitcom this fall on NBC called "The New Normal." After sharpening her acting
chops on a few episodes of "Glee,: she's ready for a full time role. Even
though it looks like she's playing a character much like herself.
Tempestt Bledsoe is making a tv comeback in an upcoming NBC
show called "Guys With Kids." She's looking great these days! Her husband on
the show will be actor Anthony Anderson.
Jaime Lynn Sigler also stars in the comedy which is centered
around Anthony's character, who has a wife and four kids, and how he balances
his career, parental duties and personal life.
Looks like and exciting fall is coming!
Rick Ross Tour Bus Burglarized In Detroit
Police are still reportedly looking for the burglar or
burglars who left Rick Ross’ tour bus in ruins. TMZ says Rozay’s camp filed a
police report Saturday morning in Detroit. They claim the bandit made off with
thousands of dollars worth of jewelry, clothes and other personal property.
Sources say there was apparently no one in the massive vehicle
at the time of the break-in, as Ross and his crew were staying at a nearby
hotel. So far, police say there are no suspects.
Eddie Griffin Being Sued by Lesbian who Threw drink at Him *A woman in the audience of funny man Eddie Griffin basically
attacked him after he cracked a few jokes about lesbians. A drink was thrown and
the comedian responded with an “air-hump,” she contends Now the woman, Fiona
Walsh who is a lesbian, is claiming sexual assault. As we reported, the whole
event went down at Tommy T’s Comedy Club in Pleasanton, Calif. last week. All
was going well and folks were cracking up until he decided to single Fiona and
her partner out because of their sexual orientation.
Fiona claims Griffin pointed to her and said, “You’re a
LESBIAN. All you need is a good man … I’ll volunteer my services. You won’t be
needing any strap-on’s or vibrators with me.”
But he took it a step further
and brought his crotch too close. “He started to pump his hips into my
face,” she said. “I felt sexually assaulted and I wanted him to stop — then I
threw the drink at him to defend myself.”
She then says Griffin hopped off stage and got onto the table
and started acting crazy. “Before I could get away from him he poured a
water bottle on my head and threw it at me.” Since Griffin reacted so
“interestingly,” she’s seeking an apology and compensation for public
humiliation. She filed a lawsuit.
Jackson Brothers Threaten Publicist Over Unity Tour Press
Release
*As infighting among the Jacksons take center stage, now comes
word a couple of the brothers are upset over a recent press release put out by a
former friend and publicist.
Despite promoting the Jackson brothers’ Unity 2012 tour, the
release openly questioned whether the outing would be a success as well as
whether the group could incite the same frenzy they experienced in past decades.
According to Arthur Phoenix, simply known as “Phoenix,” the view expressed was
not a personal attack on his clients, but strictly a professional
opinion.
“I looked at the Jacksons from being absent from the music
industry for so many years. I did not see or feel that they were capable of
doing what they can do like they used to. I did not see the Jacksons being on
top like the Jackson Five or the Jacksons used to be,” the PR consultant and
author explained to the website EURweb. Phoenix’s view of the Jacksons resulted
in a heated phone conversation from two furious members of the celebrated
clan.
“When the press release was out in the public I received a
phone call and that call was from the Jacksons. The one who took the initiative
to call me first when I answered the phone was Tito Jackson,” he revealed. “Tito
Jackson called me up because he was upset about the press release and he was
angry that I put the press release out. He started to use profanity and bad
words over the phone while I was conversing with him. During the time that we
were speaking, Jermaine was yelling in the background and he wanted to get on
the phone and talk with me. He handed the phone to Jermaine and Jermaine got on
the phone and his words to me was ‘You are not a Black man.’” “And I said,
‘The last time I looked in the mirror I was a Black man. What do you mean by
that?’ His words after that was ‘This is why all niggas are f*cked up because
how can you do this to us if you claim to be our friend and someone like family
to us? This is why Black people can’t stick together because they’re so busy
taking one another down’” he continued. “I had no intention ever to take them
down or hurt them. My job was speaking about my opinion on a professional level
and a professional level only.
Phoenix’s fallout with the Jacksons comes amid reports of a
family feud involving a missing Katherine Jackson, damaging tweets from Paris
Jackson, a battle with the executors of Michael Jackson’s estate over what some
in the family say is a fake will and, most recently, a video obtained by TMZ.com
showing Janet Jackson confronting her niece Paris Monday (July 23) outside the
Jackson family compound in Calabasas, CA.
Regarding the Unity tour press
release, Phoenix noted that Jermaine Jackson’s reaction transitioned in to a
physical threat during their phone conversation.
“He explained that from what I had said in the press release,
he got angry because I refused to be defeated on what he was telling me about
Black people,” he recalled.” He got angry and said ‘Don’t let me see you on the
street because when I do it’s gonna be over. It’s over for you if I see you on
the street. It’s gonna be me and you on the street and I’m gonna kick your
ass.’” While he understands how upset the Jacksons are, Phoenix – who was
also Tito’s manger at one point – wondered why he was singled out among other
media outlets and believes all the drama stems from one motivating
source. “It’s geared towards money,” he said, adding that the family’s is
“grasping at straws” with no legal leg to stand on regarding their battle with
the attorneys handling Michael’s estate. I say that the Jacksons are,
financially, in distress based upon all the lawsuits over the years that the
Jackson members had to incur with lawyers suing them over concerts that they
never kept they word on, other contractual agreements involving the five
members, eight members, nine members from when Michael was living. Yeah, there
are some financial hardships going on right now.”
Mimi Faust EXPOSES Stevie J. And Joseline Hernadez's FAKE
ENGAGEMENT?!
Though "L&HHATL" star Joseline Hernandez is now sporting a
ring and playing coy about her alleged engagement, co-star (and
Stevie's baby moms) Mimi Faust recently revealed that the "couple" isn't getting
married! Deets inside.....
Mimi Faust called into TT Torrez's iPower 92 radio show
recently where she dished on her baby daddy and his side piece. Is Joseline
even a SIDE piece anymore? This triangle is beyond confusing and disturbing.
Mimi revealed that she learns more and more about baby daddy Stevie J on
Monday nights at the same time the fans do. She added that she met Joseline
right before taping and had no knowledge about the extent of her relationship
with Stevie J. In fact, she said that still to this day, "He tells me that's
just his artist. We getting money." Figures. So if Joseline's just his
artist, how did she end up pregnant with Stevie's baby? Mimi said Stevie
explained, "It happened. I'm sorry."
And when asked if Stevie J. and Joseline were getting married,
a very animated Mimi said, "Oh God come on....stop it!"
Weirdly, when asked if she would ever go back to Stevie J.,
she didn't give an answer.
Our sympathy can only go so far....
Mimi addresses the engagement at (15:44):
And
speaking of the ring, Joseline gave a recent interview where she dodged the
question of engagement. Being very mysterious, she said fans should keep
watching "...so they can see what's going on. You keep watching...you'll find
out."
Joseline talks about the ring at (2:05):
These
lying ass heffas!
James Brown's Daughter Arrested For Hit and Run
James Brown's daughter Venisha Brown has been arrested in
Augusta Ga for hit and run in a stolen vehicle... According to reports
Venisha stole a van from a church ministry and after a church employee saw the
van on the street and tried to take it back, Venisha dragged the employee with
the van until she let go.
Venisha was later arrested and charged with felony theft by
taking.
Beyonce’s Stylist Ty Hunter, Talks: Bey’s BET Dress, Coordinating
With Jay-Z
The brains behind some of Beyonce’s most admirable red carpet
looks, Ty Hunter, dishes on dressing Bey for over 15 years. Peep a few
excerpts.
On what it’s like working for Beyonce:
“I’ve been working with her now for about 16 years…it’s just
family, like playing dress up with your sister at this point. We have meetings,
if she has a vision it’s up to us to bring it to life.”
On if he ever gets an opportunity to style Jay-Z:
“He has an amazing stylist June Ambrose, my girl. She takes
care of that.”
On if he and June Ambrose ever coordinate what they pull for
Jay-Z and Beyonce:
“Yeah like all the time…I’m like ‘June, what is he wearing?’
and she’s like ‘what is she wearing?’…it’s been years of that.”
On Beyonce’s BET Awards dress:
“Stephone Roland, he’s an amazing designer….day of the show we
had a fitting, it just worked out so right. That’s the first dress I wanted her
to wear in the first place. It was a show stopper; I was really excited for the
choice that was made.”
On if their daughter, Blue Ivy, has style:
“I don’t talk about Baby Blue…but she does have style. That’s
my baby.”
Personally some her ish I can deal with and some of this looks
Horrific!
The Bosh’s Spotted in Europe on Vacay
Chris Bosh injury isn’t stopping him, looks like him and the
fam boarded the private jet for a European family vacay in Venice,
Italy.
Looks how cute Baby Jackson is.
I did notice that Chris’ daughter was absent, he previously
asked a judge to grant him permission to take her to Europe to watch him play
in the Olympics. The request was denied because his baby mama Allison Matthis
said it would be too dangerous due to terrorist threats..alrighty
then!!!
Vanessa Lachey Excitedly Shows Off Big, Bare Baby Bump
Showing off her growing family, Vanessa Minnillo Lachey
happily shared a photo of her baby bump The 31-year-old beauty tweeted a
photo with her bare belly and hubby Nick Lachey adding the caption,“My
Happiness... My Family! Ahhh, My Boys! (Wookie included) ;-)” The darling
couple is expecting they baby boy in the late summer or early fall and recently
told People that they’ve chosen a name.
“We’ve been yelling it around the house. Nick and I love it,”
Vanessa said. “We’re going to tell him first, and then introduce him to the
world after he knows his name.”
Baseball Wives Reality Star Says She's Homeless
Baseball Wives reality star Anna Benson says estranged husband
Kris Benson has left her and their children homeless.
The woman who said she would sleep with the entire New York
Mets baseball team if her husband, then-Mets pitcher Kris Benson, ever cheated
on her, now says cheating is exactly what he ended up doing.
Anna Benson,
star of VH1’s “Baseball Wives” and mother to Kris Benson’s three children, was
served with divorce papers in March after she said she discovered evidence he
was having an affair. “I’m very sad about this,” Benson told FOX411
exclusively. “Kris was my whole life. And he left me for someone else and he
just abandoned us. I’m scared and I just don’t know what I’m going to do or how
I’m going to take care of these kids.” Kris Benson told FOX411 in an email:
“As much as I'd love to comment about these accusations, I think it's best for
myself and my children that I let things be handled legally, not through the
media.”
Anna claims that when she was recovering from foot surgery early this
year, her husband became involved in an affair with one of her best
friends. “This is the second time he’s done this to me,” fumed Benson about
her husband, who now works at New York-based Monarch Wealth & Business
Management. “I introduced her to Kris because she’s going through a divorce and
I wanted to help her by getting someone trustworthy – who I thought would be
Kris – to manage her money.” According to Benson, her husband managed more
than her friend’s money. “The two of them instantly started having an
affair,” said Benson. “It started with sexy text messages and that kind of
stuff. [My friend and I] were very close. Her mother was my nanny during
‘Baseball Wives’ – that’s how close we were.” Benson said she discovered
evidence of her husband’s alleged affair through a popular social media
site.
“She and Kris are both denying the affair, saying it was just
‘inappropriate talk,’” said Benson. “But I picked up his iPad and and I hit the
Facebook button and looked at his inbox messages, and there were all of these
sexy messages between them. And you just don’t talk with somebody like that that
you’re not having sex with.” Now separated, Benson claims that her husband
forced her to sell the family’s 8,000 sq. ft. home in Cumming, Georgia, and that
she and her children must vacate the property by August 6. “Kris told me that
he would help me get into another home,” said Benson. “But he tricked me. I
would have never sold my house without him telling me that he was going to help
me get into another house.” Benson says that she asked her husband to buy a
home in the $300,000 to $400,000 range – less than half of what she says is the
selling price of their former home. Instead, Benson claims, her husband
suggested that she and their children move into less posh
accommodations. “Kris said that we should move into a $56,000 house that he
bought as a flip in the ghetto,” declares Benson. “His attorneys have told my
attorneys that I can just move in with my mother. But this is not about me. I’ll
sleep on the floor in the dirt – I don’t care. This is about my children having
a roof over their heads. I have no income. I’m disabled. I have no way to earn a
living. What the hell does he expect? It’s not my mom’s responsibility to take
care of his kids.”
Kris Benson reportedly earned over $38 million during his
eleven-year career as a starting pitcher with Major League Baseball. Now, his
wife Anna – who signed a prenuptial agreement – claims that she receives $4,000
a month in child support, and has registered her children as “homeless” for the
fall semester at their local school. “I don’t have any documentation to
provide to the school in the form of a lease, or a home, or an address, or a
utility bill,” claimed Benson. “For me to be able to get them in the school
district that is appropriate, I have to register them as being homeless. I can’t
give my mom’s information, or they can’t go to that school.”
A Georgia-based
attorney tells FOX411 that if someone signs a prenuptial contract, they’re
unlikely to receive more financial support without a long, drawn-out legal
battle. “If there’s a prenup that says that she doesn’t get any property,
then she wouldn’t get anything, except for what she put in her name,” Mary A.
Stearns-Montgomery, founding partner of Atlanta’s Stearns-Montgomery &
Proctor explained. “There are plenty of millionaires who only pay $4,000 a month
in support.” For his part, Kris Benson added, “No one wins a ‘he said, she
said’ contest. I've built my reputation for years, being fair and reasonable,
and the people that know me and the situation will never waver no matter what is
said – true or false," he said. "As to specifics though, I'll refrain from
making any comments and take the high road.” Kris Benson’s attorney did not
respond to multiple requests for comment. But Anna Benson insisted that all
she wants is a home for her children. “My heart is broken, because I really
loved him,” said Benson. “But now, I just want to be a mother. I don’t need some
mansion – I don’t need any of that. I just want a place for my
kids.”
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART”
FILES “Feelin’ Ducky” Duck….duck…..nope. I’m not playing this game
anymore!
Pictures of Matthew and Camila McConaughey after their intimate wedding
They are renowned for
avoiding the traditional in favour of the more unique.But when it came to outfits for their wedding,
Matthew and Camila McConaughey went for a simple approach, as the first picture
from the pair's intimate wedding on the cover of America's People magazine has
revealed.
While Matthew, 42, looked
smart in a black tuxedo, Camila, 29, is seen wearing a long-sleeve white lace
dress, complete with a beaded headdress, drop silver earrings and matching
veil.The pair are seen gazing lovingly into each others' eyes in the
touching picture.
Talking about the pair's decision to wed, Matthew tells
People: 'We decided to embrace the ritual of marriage as an opportunity and
adventure we'll take together.'
The couple were watched by around 120 guests,
including famous faces such as Reese Witherspoon and Matthew's close friend
Woody Harrelson, as they tied the knot at their home in Austin, Texas on June
9th.
But the most special guests of all were undoubtedly the pair's two
children Levi, 3, and two-year-old Vida, who took pride of place as ring bearer
and flower girl respectively for the wedding.Camila added of her children's roles in the ceremony: 'Somehow they both
seem to understand what we are doing on a spiritual level.'The pair are said
to have shared whispered vows, uttering them into each other's ears, according
to Us Weekly.
A source told the publication: 'No one knew what they said.
Whatever they said was very emotional. [Camila] was tearing up.' The couple -
who had been together six years before getting engaged last Christmas - decided
against a traditional first dance and a cake - instead of opting for a selection
of desserts.They shared a long passionate kiss, before dancing the night
away into the early hours, the report continues.
Camila has taken Matthew's surname and has officially become Camila
McConaughey, the actor's representation told People.com.The publication also
reports that the couple kept the nuptials a secret from some guests up until the
very last minute.A sea of tents set out in the grounds of the property
provided accommodation for their guests.
The luxury temporary abodes, numbered 1-47,
were in four rows in the garden and were said to be kitted out with beds, cosy
white fur rugs on the floor, and outdoor seating with doormats at the
front.
Shortly after the wedding, Matthew was spotted leaving a gym in Austin
- distracting from his sweat-soaked workout gear with his new gold wedding
band.
Rodney King…Symbol of The 1991 L.A Riots DEAD @ 47
An autopsy was expected to determine the cause of death within two days; police found no alcohol or drug paraphernalia near the pool and said foul play wasn't suspected. King's next-door neighbor, Sandra Gardea, said that around 3 a.m., she heard music and someone "really crying, like really deep emotions. ... Like tired or sad, you know?" "I then heard someone say, 'OK, Please stop. Go inside the house.' ... We heard quiet for a few minutes Then after that we heard a splash in the back." King's death was a grim ending to a saga that began 21 years earlier when he fled from police after he was stopped for speeding. The 25-year-old, on parole from a robbery conviction had been drinking, which he later said led him to try to evade police. He was finally stopped by four Los Angeles police officers who struck him more than 50 times with their batons, kicked him and shot him with stun guns. He was left with 11 skull fractures, a broken eye socket and facial nerve damage. A man who had quietly stepped outside his home to observe the commotion videotaped most of it and turned a copy over to a TV station. It was played over and over for the following year, inflaming racial tensions across the country. It seemed that the videotape would be the key evidence to a guilty verdict against the officers, whose felony assault trial was moved to the predominantly white suburb of Simi Valley, Calif. Instead, on April 29, 1992, a jury with no black members acquitted three of the officers on state charges in the beating; a mistrial was declared for a fourth. Violence erupted immediately, starting in Los Angeles. They lasted for three days, killing 55 people, injuring more than 2,000 and setting swaths of Los Angeles aflame, causing $1 billion in damage. Police, seemingly caught off-guard, were quickly outnumbered by rioters and retreated. As the uprising spread to the city's Koreatown area, shop owners armed themselves and engaged in running gun battles with looters. King — who said in his memoir that FBI agents had urged him to keep a low profile if the officers were acquitted, expecting violence — appeared at a news conference on the third day, asking for an end to the uprising. "Can we all get along?" he asked — a question the city and nation have struggled to answer ever since.
"Through all that he had gone through with his beating and his personal demons he was never one to not call for reconciliation and for people to overcome and forgive," Rev. Al Sharpton said Sunday. "History will record that it was Rodney King's beating and his actions that made America deal with the excessive misconduct of law enforcement." Attorney Harland Braun, who represented one of the police officers, Briseno, in his federal trial, said King's case never would have gained the prominence it did without the videotape of his beating. "If there hadn't been a video there would have never been a case," Braun said. "In those days, you might have claimed excessive force but there would have been no way to prove it." The video also sparked an examination of Los Angeles police tactics under then-Police Chief Daryl Gates. "The Rodney King beating stands as a landmark in the recent history of law enforcement, comparable to the Scottsboro case in 1931 and the Serpico case in 1967," said a July 1991 report produced by an independent commission led by Warren Christopher, who later became Secretary of State. The report determined that despite many good officers, there were "a significant number of officers in the LAPD who repetitively use excessive force against the public." Despite that scrutiny, the department continued to face scandals and critics of its practices until the U.S. government intervened. The department operated under a decade-long consent decree with the U.S. Justice Department' civil rights division to implement reforms on how it uses force and handles complaints; the department also gained more civilian oversight. The decree wasn't formally lifted until 2009.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who knew King for years, said he was more of a victim than a hero, and that his death reminded the nation of how far it still needs to go. Gardea described King as a quiet neighbor until Sunday morning. Cory Hudson, King's cousin who lives nearby, said King enjoyed swimming and was known to get into the pool at night. "It's just sad. I feel bad for all the family members," Hudson said. "It's been rough. And he was just getting his life really together." Braun, the attorney saw King as "a sad figure swept up into something bigger than he was. "He wasn't a hero or a villain.".....R.I.P!
Raven Symone Hits Up Gay Pride Event In NYC
Oh hello there Raven. The cutie was spotted having some fun at an NYC LGBT Gay Pride event as the cast of Sister Act on Broadway performed. And the host was the Broadway production's Producer, Whoopi Goldberg.
Raven Symone looked to be having some fun--despite the recent hoopla about her own sexual orientation--at NYC's LGBT event last night. The event was to honor several of the city's prominent figures in gay rights. And Raven took the mic in two cute looks for the occasion:
She's looking great these days. Do you Raven...
Bobby Brown's Sister Ready to Leak Information
In the days following Whitney Houston's death Bobby Brown's sister Leolah Brown swore she had information that would blow the Whitney Houston investigation wide open Well Leolah is still claiming to have that info but now she wants to get paid for it...
From Diary of a Hollywood Street King Here’s what Leolah Brown exclusively revealed to HSK: “Jacky, I have some information that will blow the roof off, but I need to get paid. If Pat and them can get paid from Star and Enquirer magazines, so should I. I can prove Whitney was murdered – I know what really happened. I’m not going to do the interview with you, because I need to get some money for my story. Put me in contact with Star and Enquirer, they pay. That’s the only way I’m talking.”
Well Miss Leolah what happened to all the love you felt for Nippy and wanting to see those who harmed her meet with justice? Yeah Gurl I thought so!
Sprint Has Announced That It Will Now Charge To Change Your Number
As of June 10, 2012, Sprint has announced that it will now charge its customers $15 to change their phone numbers either in person at Sprint stores or over the telephone on the Sprint Care customer service line. The third-largest mobile carrier in the United States is encouraging customers who want a new number to do so over the Internet, where the service will remain free. AT&T and T-Mobile both charge fees to change your phone numbers as well, leaving Verizon as the last major carrier to offer the service at no charge.
What do you think?
Adele Ties Record with Number One Position on Billboard Chart
She truly is a musical powerhouse, and she has the Billboard chart to prove it. Adele has once again pushed her way to the top of the charts and is sitting comfortably in the number one position this past week. The “Somebody Like You” songstress is celebrating her 68th week in the top 10 and according to statistics from NeilsonSoundScan, the singer has sold more than 75,000 copies of “21” this week bringing the total sales up to more than 9.3 million! Sales soared even higher for the 24-year-old performer after her NBC special, increasing the numbers by 30-percent. Adele has spent more than 60 weeks in the top three slots, which ties her with the “Saturday Night Fever” and “Purple Rain” soundtracks for 24 non-consecutive weeks in the number one position. The British beauty may face some tough competition in the upcoming week with releases from Usher, Waka Flocka, the sexy rocker Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and country-star Josh Turner.
Congratulations, Adele!
Robin Thicke Says No More Kids For Now
Robin Thicke and wife Paula Patton are putting plans to expand their family on hold for the moment. The R&B crooner and “Duets” judge coach tells “People” magazine he and Paula are just too busy with their careers to bring another child into the world. The couple already has one son, two-year-old Julian Fuego Thicke, and Robin says it’s difficult trying to balance work with spending time with his son.
He says it’s one of the sacrifices you have to make in this business but says he and Paula are in constant communication with each other to keep their marriage strong and their son happy. Thicke calls Patton an “incredible strong and brilliant woman,” adding that he hopes to be as “strong and brilliant” as she is.
Robin can be seen Thursday nights on ABC’s “Duets” alongside fellow judges John Legend, Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Nettles. He’ll also be performing at the Playboy Jazz Festival this Sunday at the Hollywood Bowl. Robin Thicke and his son Julian were spotted at The Grove in LA. The father-son duo spent some quality time together before Robin made an appearance on Extra TV.
Floyd Mayweather Complains of Jail Conditions, Stint May Damage His Physique
Although Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has done less than two weeks at this point, he’s already began to complain about it’s harmful affects. What’s the big deal? As you know, he’s been sentenced to three months (for domestic violence against his child’s mother), but according to doctors, being jailed could be highly detrimental to his career. In new legal documents, we’ve learned that he reportedly has to spend 23 hours of the day in isolation for his own safety and he is unable to train. In addition to not being able to train, his jail diet is harmful to keeping up with his boxer training regiment. A doctor notes that his jail stint could provide
“irreversible damage to Mr. Mayweather’s physique.” They have requested house arrest instead. What do we think of Floyd’s request?
Burglars Break-Into Kanye West’s LA Home
According to reports, Kanye West’s Los Angeles home was hit by burglars. TMZ reports: Someone in Kanye’s camp who was at Kanye’s home called the LAPD this morning to report the break-in. We do not know what, if anything, was taken but people at the scene tell us … there was evidence the thieves dropped some of Kanye’s possessions on the way out.. West is currently overseas wrapping up his European ‘Watch the Throne’ tour with fellow star Jay-Z and apparently witnesses told police that the thieves dropped some of his things on their way out.
In May, it was reported that the “Golddigger” singer put the same house on sale as a private listing close to the time that his girlfriend Kim Kardashian put her’s on the market, which sparked rumors that the two were moving in together.
Kanye has not made a statement about the recent crime, though there's already beefed up security surrounding his posh Tinseltown abode.
Raz B Denies Book Claims
A few weeks ago there were rumors that Raz B was releasing a tell all book outing Chris Brown, Bow Wow, Ray J, Marquis Houston and the rest of B2K .
Well Raz, who's still in China, says it's not true and he'll be releasing a statement soon...
Question; why is he still in China and doing what there?
Police hunt for prominent surgeon 'who shot dead former girlfriend at hospital where they worked!
Jacqueline Wisniewski, 33, killed at Erie County Medical Center where she was training to be a nurse Police were hunting for a prominent trauma surgeon in connection with the fatal shooting of a former girlfriend at the hospital where they both worked. Timothy V. Jorden Jr, a 49-year-old former Army medic and weapons expert, has eluded authorities since the shooting at the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, New York this morning. The victim Jacqueline Wisniewski, 33, worked as a receptionist at the hospital and was described as a 'one-time girlfriend'. She has a young son and was training to be a nurse.
Witnesses reported hearing four shots just after 8am. Ms Wisniewski was found dead in a covered passageway connecting the Kidney Center and another wing of the hospital, according to ABC. The shooting prompted a four-hour lockdown of the hospital, as SWAT teams and K-9 units swarmed the campus in an attempt to corner the killer. Police believe Jorden, who they have named as a 'person of interest', could be 'special weapons trained' from his time in the Army. Police have blocked a road leading to Jorden's home in an isolated area of private Lake View residences near the Lake Erie shore.
SWAT team members in camouflage arrived in unmarked SUVs and say he may be armed and dangerous. Officers had obtained a warrant and were using specialized robotic devices to search the home. While many have described him as a popular surgeon, sources told the Buffalo News that he has recently suffered some emotional problems, but did not go into further detail. A police helicopter and SWAT team members in camouflage surrounded his home on West Arnold Drive in Lakeview, blocking off access to the road. But at a news conference Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and Buffalo Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda said no residents, hospital staff or patients are in danger.
There have been conflicting reports about where exactly the shooting took place, with some saying it occurred in a covered walkway between buildings, while others said it took place in a stairwell.
Officials said as many as 400 patients and about half of the hospital's 2,000 employees were on the grounds at the time. 'The SWAT Team is in control of the situation,' Buffalo police spokesman Michael J. DeGeorge said during a news conference after the shooting. 'It is an active situation.' The hospital also diverted emergency room patients to Buffalo General Hospital but most of the campus re-opened at 2 p.m. 'Normally this is very safe,' hospital volunteer Lois Peterson told the Buffalo News. 'I've volunteered here for 42 years. But this is tragic.' Police described Jorden as a bald, black male, about 6ft 2 and 250 pounds, and showed his photograph at check points in the search for tips. Authorities also described the four vehicles - two GMC Sierra pickups, a Cadillac and a Chevrolet Cobalt - all registered in his name.
After completing high school, Jorden joined the Army and served with the Army's Special Forces, as a weapons expert then as a medic. He was on active duty in the Caribbean, Japan and Korea. Jorden has been licensed to practice medicine in New York since 2002 and treats patients at the medical center and other major hospitals in the area. 'I've wanted to be a doctor since early in my military career as a medic,' Jorden told the Buffalo News in a 1996 profile, which featured pictures of his wife and their son.
He received his certification from the American Board of Surgery in 2004. There are no legal actions against his license and he has no criminal background.
Meet Erica Dixon Of "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta," Get The Dish On Boyfriend Lil' Scrappy And BEEF With Diamond
Erica Dixon, the girlfriend and baby's mother of rapper Lil' Scappy, chatted exclusively about her new role on "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta." If you don't know who she is, don't worry, I didn't either. But since we love a good love triangle and some good drama, we were quick to get to know Ms. Erica. From her relationship with her rapper boyfriend to beef with his ex to her drug addict parents, we've got it all.
I told you earlier about the cast of VH1's "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" but most of you were left with big question marks when you read off the names of the stars. One such castmate is Erica Dixon, the girlfriend of Lil' Scrappy and mother of his 7-year-old daughter Emani. Though many people don't know who she is now, Erica promises to break-out from Scrappy's shadow and show the world "I am my own woman."
I just had to know how the two co-parent and if there is/was any tension between her and Scrappy's ex, ATL rapper Diamond (who was also rumored to originally be cast for the show).
Atlanta native Erica spoke exclusively with with my girls over at TheYBF about her role on "L&H: Atlanta" and why she decided to do the show. "I wanted people to know know who I am," she eagerly told us. "A lot of people associated Lil' Scrappy with Diamond and they assumed that my child was her child. So I just want to give people a little insight on who I am and what I have going on." Erica revealed that she met Lil' Scrappy in 2002 right after she graduated high school, and they began a relationship that has been "on and off" over the years. Now this may strike some as odd since the rapper is commonly associated with his ex-chick Diamond. So what's up with all the overlap?
"We've been a relationship on and off for ten years. During that off period, he was with Diamond. That situation came along years down the line during the whole Crime Mob thing after he signed with Lil' Jon." Well that explains it.
Erica added that there was NEVER a love triangle. "When Scrappy was with Diamond, he was not with me." When asked if she ever has any contact with Diamond, Erica set the record straight: "She was in a relationship with him, not me....so we don't have a relationship. But with a situation like that you have your ups and downs....but this is about me right now. I don't want to dwell on her. Whatever relationship they had is in the past."
But with Atlanta's hip hop community being so small, one would imagine the couple must still have some type of dealings with Diamond. In fact, rumors have been swirling that Diamond quit the show when she found out that Erica and Lil' Scrappy's mother, Mama Dee, had signed on. We inquired about the rumor. And Erica stayed mum due to being barred from talking too much about the show. Heaven forbid anything is revealed before the show actually airs. Outside of the show, Erica says she is in the beginning stages of a couple of things: Developing an online clothing boutique and starting a non-profit organization that targets young girls.
"I had a hard childhood growing because I didn't have my mom around at all times," she explained.
Erica revealed that her mom was a drug addict and was in jail for her the first 6 years of her life. And because her father battled an alcohol addiction, she was raised by an aunt and uncle.
"But I've grown from that and I want youn girls to know that you can still grow up and be anything you want to be." She adds that she and her parents are in a much better space now and she has great relations with both of them.
With her own childhood being so rough, she makes it a point that Emani doesn't have those same issues. "We are great parents. I am a mother first and Scrappy is a great Dad. He is crazy about his little girl. He is very invloved in any and everything she had going on."
She added that Mama Dee even gets in on the action making Christmas cookies, carving pumpkins for Halloween and is a fun grandmother. Does Erica have any regrets about the show? She said, "I like the castmates and the show itself was a great opportunity."
Check out "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" on tonight Monday, June 18, 7PMc.
FIRST LOOK: Chad Ochocinco & Evelyn Lozada’s Wedding Invitations
So they really are gonna do it!
Well it looks the wedding is still on with Evelyn Lozada and Chad Ochocinco. They sent out invites for their July 4th wedding, and of course we here at Gumbumper.com got a hold of one. If you notice on the invite, the details of the wedding location are not pictured. Also Ochocinco’s name change BACK to his original last name…Johnson, he’s intent to change his name back to Johnson, because he didn’t want his new bride to take on a “made-up” last name.
Who will be watching the entire wedding on VH1′s upcoming reality special “Eve and Ocho.”?
2012 BET Awards Show Lineup & Confirmed Artist
BET is setting the stage for the upcoming BET Awards. Organizers have announced Usher, 2 Chainz and Big Sean to their list of performers for the July 1st ceremony. They join previously announced performers Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj.
The announcement of Usher’s inclusion in the lineup came the same day as the release of his new album “Looking 4 Myself.” His return to the BET Awards stage will mark Usher’s first performance on the show since 2010. Kanye West leads the field of nominees heading into the ceremony with seven nominations. Jay-Z and Beyonce are close behind with six and five nods respectively. Samuel L.Jackson has been tapped to host the event at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. BET will air the ceremony live on Sunday, July 1st, starting at 8:00 pm Eastern.
This year so far I was told all these artist have confirmed : Nicki , Chris Brown , Big Sean , 2 Chainz , other names I am hearing are, Beyonce Jay-Z , Kanye West, John Legend, CeLo , Puffy , Gladys Knight , Jennifer Hudson, Brandy , Wendy Williams , Will Smith , Jade , Willow , Love and Hip Hop Cast ATL , More names to be added..
Will you be watching? Usually its boring to me but who knows???
Kimora and Dijmon Come for Kola??
Dijmon Hounsou and Kimora Lee Simmons just served Kola Boof with a lawsuit. Kola however, doesn't seem to care...
DAMN THIS IS REALLY BECOMING A CIRCUS! But carry on chulren!
Yo Shawn Carter…w’sup with those pants?
Look, there is absolutely no judgement around these parts ok well a little. But when I saw Jay-Z arrive (via a helicopter) in Manchester,I peeped his attire. Casually dressed in Timb’s, scarf and a gray hoodie, internally we’re debating on if those black denims are FITTED or SKINNY Jeans. My vote is ‘fitted’, but who knows?
NO Ma’am fitted…Take them off NOW!
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES “Lookie Lookie I See Your Cookie”
I spy with my little eye….oh wait nevermind, I didn’t need to spy that at all. It’s pretty much right out there in the open
