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4/28/16

The Daily Buzz For April 29



Naomi Campbell PUNISHES Three Covers of  VOGUE Brasil
Naomi Campbell still prove she can still punish a magazine cover!
The slayer of runway is proving WHY she’s still one of the baddest models in the game. And at 45-years-old, she’s still giving these young models a run for their money.

For her latest magazine feature, the British beauty slays THREE new VOGUE Brasil covers. In one cover, Naomi serves up retro vibes rocking Valentino threads and sandals (we need!) as she poses it up in the streets of Rio de Janeiro.
On the other two covers, Naomi, is striking serving all kinds of FAB!
10’s across the board!



#RHOA: NeNe Leakes, Kim Fields, Teresa Giudice & Other Bravo Stars Set To Appear At Women’s Expo
If you want to see a lot of your favorite Real Housewives in one place and live in the Atlanta area, then you should attend the Ultimate Women’s Expo. There is something for everyone at this event with keynote speakers, beauty makeovers, motivational talks, book signings, sewing classes, alcohol tastings, and more. Plus, there will be a lot of your favorite reality stars in attendance and Eventbrite is listing the ticket price at a just $5. A major steal compared to what Kim Zolciak was planning to charge!

If you are a Bravoholic, then this is definitely the event for you because there are plenty of Real Housewives and other reality stars for you to interact with, learn from, and even shop with. Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes will be speaking and have a pop-up shop for the fans to buy her message tshirts. The Real Housewives of New Jersey queen Teresa Giudice will be signing copies of her new book Turning the Tables: From Housewife To Inmate & Back Again and hopefully that means she will be posing for photos with her fans.
If you are already missing Kim Fields on RHOA, you can listen to her speak at the event. If you are an avid viewer of Real Housewives of Atlanta, you know about all of the drama behind the launch of Cynthia Bailey Eyewear. From her dramatic launch party to the competition between Kenya Moore and Kim Fields to direct the commercial, there is a lot more to the story than just sunglasses. So if you want to commemorate that drama, you can purchase some Cynthia Bailey Eyewear at the expo.
Aside from the Real Housewives, there are other big Bravo names who will be present at the Ultimate Women’s Expo. Tabitha Takes Over star Tabitha Coffey will be signing copies of her book Own It! Be The Boss Of Your Life- At Home And In The Work Place. Married to Medicine star Dr. Heavenly Kimes will also have a book signing for her book called The Business of Love.

NeNe Leakes has been speaking at the event for years and is very proud to be a part of it, as evidenced by her glowing Instagram post.



#EMPIRE: Six Times Empire's Lucious Lyon Reminded Us He's Basically the Devil This Season
(H/T TV Guide) We're still in the second season of Empire, which returned in March after a lengthy break, but a lot has happened in these four episodes: Camilla (Naomi Campbell) and Mimi (Marisa Tomei) are gone, Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) is playing peacemaker and Lucious (Terrence Howard) is back to being ruthless in his attempt to gain back control of his record label. In last week's episode, Empire showed us that it's doubling down on family drama--and making Lucious the evil epicenter of it all. His shady factor has been ramped up like, 1,000 percent in the past four episodes--so much so that he may be on his way to becoming one of the most compelling villains on TV today. Here, six moments in this season's second half that lead us to believe he may be Lucifer himself.

1. That time Lucious handed Hakeem (Bryshere Gray) a gun and was like, "If you don't shoot me now, I'll kill you later." It was so gangster, and the ultimate test. Do you think he even had bullets in that gun?

2. When Andre (Trai Byers) finally learned that his mental health issues have a familial precedent--Lucious' mom, to be precise--and he's understandably furious nobody told him. Lucious says, "I was embarrassed by her, the same way I'm embarrassed by you." Damn homie.

3. That time Lucious realized he could use Andre to turn him against his brothers by honing in on the exact thing that would make Andre bend: a visit to the grave of his not-really-dead grandmother. There's a reason they're wearing winter gear in this scene: that ish was cold.

4. That time he just popped up in Camilla's crib, right after she's murdered her wife...
...then drops the double whammy that he saw her commit murder and Hakeem only had sex with her to blackmail her, so, yeah, it's probably best you just go ahead and kill yourself.

And Camilla is all like, "You know, that's not a bad idea. Goodbye cruel world!"

5. Or that other time, when he elaborately sabotaged Hakeem by planting drugs on his group's tour and seized his little clothing line, then casually treated himself to an evening snack while Hakeem was all in his feelings over it...
...And offered her $10 million to give up her baby with Hakeem. When that doesn't work he threatened her, prompting her to respond:
That didn't scare him though, because he came back with, "A lot of women don't survive childbirth." Monster!

You know what Lucious, let's just let Cookie tell it.
Empire airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Fox.



New Music Video from Vivian Green – Grown Folks Music (Work)
Vivian Green is giving us the business in the music video for her latest single, “Grown Folks Music“. Directed by Derek Blanks, the visuals for the upbeat jam are ‘Vivid’ like the title of the feisty songstress’ latest album.
Vivian leads an energetic dance routine while surrounded by a crew of back-up dancers. As the ladies shake their thang, their wardrobe switches between four looks ranging from chic and sexy to casual and ethnic.

Vivian is a temptress as she sings, “So you betta put in that work baby / Make me never wanna get outta bed.” Produced entirely by Kwamé, Vivian describes her last album Vivid as “fresh and spirited, sassy and funny at times. It’s different from my other albums because of the energy; but very much still me.”
Check out “Grown Folks Music”
Vivian is currently on tour,Vivid is in stores now.



New Hip Hop Video: J Dilla feat. Nas – ‘The Sickness’
Long live Dilla. Following the release of his long lost vocal album The Diary, PayJay and Mass Appeal Records have debuted a video for “The Sickness,” J Dilla’s collaboration with Nas.
As Madlib’s head-knocking production bangs, Dilla and Esco appear in the Ruffmercy-directed visual. With artwork splashing across the screen, the two legends show why they’re so revered.

Originally meant to drop back in 2002, The Diary was shelved until this month. The project features additional appearances from Snoop Dogg, Kokane, and Bilal.

Watch “The Sickness” HERE
Ayeeeeeeeeee!




Official Whitney Houston Documentary In The Works

Fans who weren’t satisfied with Whitney Houston’s LIFETIME biopic will be happy to know a new documentary about the late singer’s life is in the works. And based on the folks behind the project, it appears it will be worth watching.
According to Deadline, Oscar winning director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) is teaming up with Oscar winning producer Simon Chinn (Searching for Sugar Man), producer Johnathan Chinn, and former “Oprah Winfrey Show” executive producer Lisa Erspamer for what is being billed as the official Whitney Houston documentary.
The film will take a revealing look at the life and genius of the global superstar that all we loved. Thankfully, Whitney’s estate has given Kevin Macdonald their blessing to the tell the true story about the iconic singer’s life. The new project will interview many close friends to Whitney, including Clive Davis, the person who discovered Whitney’s incredible talent.
The documentary will be introduced to buyers at Cannes Film Festival which is set to kick off next month with UK rights acquired by Altitude Film Distribution. The documentary will reportedly be released in the UK in 2017. No word on when it’s coming to the States.
There’s also a new documentary project being developed for Showtime that will follow Whitney’s complicated life and career.

Just do her JUSTICE!



OH? Derrick Rose Rape Accuser Does Not Want Identity Revealed in $21 Million Lawsuit
According to thejasminebrand. Derrick Rose’s rape accuser is pleading with the court not to reveal her identity in the $21 million dollar lawsuit she filed, claiming the NBA star and his team would ruin her in the press by labeling her a gold digger & “slut” and it would cause her even more emotional distress following the alleged sexual assault.
Rose was sued earlier this year by a woman – who filed the complaint under Jane Joe – accusing the NBA star and two of his friends of drugging her and then gang raping her inside her apartment.
The woman explained she dated Rose from 2011 to 2013 and during the time she said Rose attempted to pressure her into doing various sexual activities such as masturbating on camera, allowing him to have sex with her friends and demanding she participate in group sex.

Then in August 2013, the woman claimed that Rose and his two friends, Ryan Allen and Randall Hampton, invited her to the NBA star’s L.A. mansion, where she claims someone slipped a drug into her drink, in an attempt to rape her.
She claimed that she escaped the home with a friend but later in the evening Rose and his friends broke into her home and gang raped her while she was knocked out. The woman filed suit and is demanding $21 million dollar in damages.

The NBA star fired back denying all allegations that he raped his ex-girlfriend and said she gave him and his friends consent to have sex.
Rose claimed that the woman was only upset with him due to her not being reimbursed for sex toys used during the night in question. He said that once he started ignoring her texts, she became even angrier with him. Rose demanded the entire suit be thrown out.

The lawsuit is currently in the discovery phase with both sides exchanging documents and taking depositions of the parties involved. Interesting to note , Rose recently demanded the accuser hand over all condoms she kept from the night in question — which she agreed to turn over since she kept the used condoms.
Then on April 26th, the accuser headed to court blasting the NBA star and his legal team for attacking her – the victim – and said their actions were unprofessional and unethical and should not be tolerated by the court.
She says the NBA star has chosen to attack her femininity, morals and character in order to perpetuate incorrect myths about sexual assault. The woman also says that Rose has failed to show why she should have to reveal her name in the lawsuit, something he asked the judge for in the case.

The woman states that if she is forced to reveal her identity then it could prevent other sexual crimes victims from coming forward.

She explains if the court ordered her to be identified it would only further shame, humiliate and embarrass her. Further, the accuser believes the NBA star’s legal team would only use her name being revealed to label her as a slut and gold digger in the press. The woman is demanding the court not order her to reveal her identity and to allow her to continue with the case using Jane Doe.

Thoughts?



DEA to Help Investigate Prince's Death as Officials Say Painkillers Were Found in His Possession
Prince was found with prescription painkillers in his possession when he died, according to a new report.
NBC reports that the county sheriff investigating his death is now asking the Drug Enforcement Administration to help with the investigation.
Federal law enforcement officials who spoke to NBC did not reveal what part the medications may have played in Prince's death. Officials say the DEA will help determine the origin of the medication and what prescriptions the singer had obtained.

Sources are confirming that Prince once had a history of using the prescription painkiller Percocet.
An autopsy of Prince's body was conducted just one day after he was found unresponsive in an elevator at his famed Paisley Park estate outside Minneapolis. While the medical examiner found "no obvious signs of trauma," toxicology reports may take weeks to complete.
Other sources claim he had also been struggling with an "ongoing illness" at the time of his shocking death – just under one week after his private plane made an emergency landing in Moline, Illinois so that he could be rushed – unresponsive – to the hospital to receive what several reports called a "save shot."
Meanwhile an addiction expert says that prescription painkiller Percocet can be addictive and deadly. 

Drugs like Percocet – which is a combination of acetaminophen and oxycodone – are addicting because they can cause "severe euphoria" by stimulating specific "opiate" receptors in the brain, At this point he’s now at PEACE and just let him REST IN PEACE!



Breakup 2 Makeup: Erica Mena And Shad Moss Are Back Together Again… Shad Moss Shades Angela Simmons And Keyshia Cole as Well…
The couple surely loves drama…They were once throwing SHADE at each other but now…ummmmm!
Shad shares a new picture of Erricaaa on social media.
Shad Moss even throws shade at Angela and Keyshia.
WOW!!!!!



Columbus Short Tests Positive For Cocaine While On Probation
Court records show that former “Scandal” actor Columbus Short has tested positive for cocaine and marijuana use and is facing a probation violation in a felony assault case.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Leslie E. Brown received details about the failed drug tests Thursday and ordered the actor to appear at a hearing May 9 to address them. Court officials were unable to provide a copy of Short’s probation report on Tuesday.

Short pleaded no contest to felony assault in September and was sentenced to three years of supervised probation, two months of community labor and anger management counseling. He was charged after he delivered a running punch during a fight at a family gathering in March 2014. The blow knocked a man unconscious, gave him a concussion and fractured his eye socket.
The actor has completed anger management counseling, but has not yet completed the community labor terms of his sentence.

Short’s attorney Ludlow B. Creary II said the actor has previously publicly addressed his drug use and no further comment on it was necessary. Short told Access Hollywood in 2014 that his cocaine use and drinking had caused many of the problems that led to his departure from “Scandal.”
Creary said he hopes Short will “complete his probation, and get on with career.” He added that he believed Short’s legal problems are overblown.
“It’s our belief that Mr. Short is going to continue to make progress,” Creary said.
Short, 33, left “Scandal” after being charged in the assault case and a separate domestic-violence case involving his estranged wife.

The actor was ordered to pay the man he struck, Fenton Hyche III, more than $14,000 in restitution to cover medical bills and lost wages.



Bobbi Kristina Brown suffered miscarriages before her death? Says Nick!
The failed pregnancies of Whitney Houston's troubled daughter had an effect on her months before she was found unconscious in a bathtub in her Georgia home, Gordon told the Mail Online.

"We had a couple of miscarriages," he said. "We would have loved to have a kid but we weren't planning on it yet and she was just such a young fragile person it took a toll on her."
Gordon, 26, discovered the 22-year-old Brown — who suffered from depression before her death — unresponsive in her bathtub last January. She was rushed to the hospital and placed in a medically induced coma until she passed away on July 26.

In the new interview, Gordon said he feels guilty for not finding his longtime girlfriend fast enough to save her life, and blames himself for not getting Brown the rehabilitation she needed.
"I feel like I failed her. She didn't make it. I wish she got help," he said.
Gordon explained he had been out with several of his friends that day before getting into an argument with Brown, who thought he was out with other women.

By the time he arrived to their Alpharetta residence about 30 minutes outside of Atlanta, Brown was already "messed up," according to Gordon.
"I saw a couple of bottles of wine," he said. "I thought she had just been drinking, maybe smoked a little. She was upset, we got into a little argument and then we made up and went upstairs and lay on the bed for about 45 minutes and did what adults do."
Gordon doesn't remember exactly what happened afterward, but he said a cable worker came to the house around 10 a.m. When one of Gordon's friends and the cable employee knocked on the door, Krissy didn't answer. He soon discovered her body in the bathtub, Gordon said.
"I ran to my room and then I saw my girl on the floor," he continued. "It was so traumatizing. I dropped to my knees and kept giving her chest compressions and blowing into her mouth."
He experienced some hope after Brown coughed up water, but she didn't return to consciousness.
"I thought she was going to come round but that never happened."
Last month, a Georgia medical examiner said Brown died from a combination of drug and alcohol use and drowning. The manner of her death, however, is still "undetermined."
Brown's estate believes Gordon is responsible, and claims he drugged her with a "toxic cocktail" before leaving her for dead in a cold tub of water, according to a civil suit that was amended in August.

Gordon's attorneys, meanwhile, maintain he tried to save her.
Gordon will continue to speak about Brown's death in a two-part special on "Dr. Phil" airing Thursday and Friday. In a teaser for the episodes, he says he made the lives of his girlfriend and her late mother very "happy" before their deaths.

"Regardless of what everybody thinks, I made Krissy and Whitney's last few years on earth as happy as they would be," he says in the clip. "I gave them somebody to trust to, to talk to, to be there, someone genuine."



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AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘Maximum Coverage’
You see, the problem with stretching those yoga pants to their max is that you can see right on through them….every day of the month.



HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!
EFREM

12/15/14

The Daily Buzz For Dec 16



'SELMA' Cast SHOWS SOLIDARITY With Eric Garner And Ferguson at the NYC Premiere
The upcoming SELMA cast flocked to the NYC premiere. And before the night was over, they snapped a pic rocking “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirts with their hands in the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” position, standing with Eric Garner and the city of Ferguson..

During the NYC premiere afterparty, the SELMA cast put on “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirts while standing in the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” pose, in support of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, two unarmed men whose lives were taken at the hand of police. Nice!

SELMA star and producer Oprah Winfrey was front-and-center at the Ziegfeld Theater with actor David Oyelowo and fab directress Ava DuVernay on the red carpet for the screening of the upcoming civil rights film, which chronicles the life of Civil Rights Movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
While on the carpet, Lady O opened up about the recent killings of black men by the hands of law enforcement. She told TheGrio,
“Even if we didn’t know about a Ferguson, or an Eric Garner or a Michael Brown … they were going on. The fact that they may have now become newsworthy or made national or international news doesn’t mean there haven’t been nameless Michael Browns or Eric Garners before. My feeling is everything is always happening exactly as it should and on time. There’s no coincidence that this is happening now, but because it’s happening now, people are paying more attention.”
She added, “Life is always there to teach, enlighten, and open you up to the greater possibilities of what can be done … if you’re willing to be awake and see it. What’s exciting to me is that people are awake. If it took Eric Garner and it took Michael Brown and other instances to do than, then … that’s where we are in our evolvement as human beings.”
Award-winning filmmaker and director of the film Ava DuVernay (who became the first black female director to be nominated by the Golden Globe Awards for Best Director) got gorge in a red gown. 

The fab directress dished on her history making nomination with The Daily Beast saying,
"I didn’t know that was the case with the Globes until afterwards. I thank the journalists that are in it now that decided to include me with such a wonderful list of directors, but yeah, the organization’s been around since 1943 so there’s a lack of progress there. It’s nice that they’re catching up to it, but I know that I’m not the first black woman deserving of this honor, so I stand with a lot of women behind me who helped this moment happen."

Common (who joined protestors in NYC recently) got dapper in an oxblood tailored suit. He plays civil rights activist James Bevel in the film.
Dear White People starlet Tessa Thompson kept it interesting for her look of the night. She stars as Diane Nash,  founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. 
British actor David Oyelowo brought his wife Jessica along for the premiere. The Butler star plays the reputable Martin Luther King Jr. in the upcoming film.
His role in SELMA is already garnering awards. He will be honored by the 26th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival as the breakthrough actor of 2014. The awards gala will go down on January 3rd.

The Purge actress Carmen Ejogo also hit the carpet, posing it up with her cast mate David. She will be starring as Martin Luther King’s wife/civil rights activist Coretta Scott King.
Nicey Nash kept it sexy in this all black sheer and sequined jumpsuit. She will play civil rights activist/author Richie Jean Jackson in the upcoming film.
“Instant Mom” actress Tia Mowry Hardrict got chic in white Stone Cold Fox tuxedo dress, Top Shop printed pumps and a Rockin' Reptile clutch.
New dad Tyler Perry came out to support.
Oprah's bestie Gayle King was all smiles on the carpet.
The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin was in an animalistic mood for the event.
MLK Jr’s son Martin Luther King III and his wife Arndrea Waters came out to see the biopic.
Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. was also in attendance. A brand new anthology series is coming to the FX Network. And Cuba has been cast to play O.J. Simpson in the first installment, "American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson”.
Actor/director Ruben Santiago-Hudson posed in the "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" pose in support of Ferguson.
Actor Stephan James stars as the youngest of the Big Six Civil Rights leaders, John Lewis.
Actor Andre Holland stars as human rights activist/politician Andrew Young.
Actress Lorraine Toussaint plays Amelia Boynton, leader of the American Civil Rights Movement in Selma.
Gospel and R&B singer Bebe Winans came out to support.
And “Orange is the New Black” Danielle Brooks posed it up before checking out the film.
NICE!


Sony Cancels Kevin Hart’s Press Junket For ‘Wedding Ringer’ After Email Leak
The fallout from Sony’s cyber hacking scandal continues. Sony has announced the cancellation of a major press junket for comedian Kevin Hart‘s new movie Wedding Ringer. It isn’t hard to figure out why the press junket was canceled. Last week, two of Sony’s top execs called Hart a greedy “whore” because he refused to promote one of his movies on Twitter.com.
According to Sandra Rose: In response to the “whore” comment, Hart wrote on Instagram.com: “I’m able to brush ignorance off of my shoulder and continue to move forward.”

For those who aren’t familiar with what a press junket is; it’s when a movie studio arranges for journalists and bloggers to meet and interview its biggest stars.

In the old days — when Hollywood was bursting at the seams with cash — publicists flew journalists to exotic locales to meet with the stars of a new film. No expense was spared to make sure journalists gave glowing reviews of movies. But that was in the old days — before the Internet and Napster forever changed the entertainment industry.
The press event was set to take place Sunday to promote the forthcoming Screen Gems film, but reporters were informed that it would be postponed until a later date. Screen Gems’ parent company is Sony Pictures Entertainment, which suffered a Nov. 24 breach by hacking group Guardians of Peace.

A reporter from the New York Daily News was informed that the junket was pushed in order to ensure that the focus would remain on the film.

Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

This is not the first time Hart’s name has come up in association with the hack. In a leaked email, Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper referred to the Ride Along star as a “whore” for wanting more money to promote one of his films to his Twitter followers.

One of the executives who insulted Hart, producer Scott Rudin, has since apologized. The other exec, Sony Studio co-Chairman Amy Pascal, remains defiant and is reportedly fighting to keep her cushy job.


More Sony Leaks: A Destiny’s Child Biopic Was In the Works?
Is there a Destiny’s Child biopic in the works ?, According to Sony’s leaked email there is… An email dated December 4, 2013, from Screen Gems honcho Clint Culpepper to Pascal and a team of Sony execs discusses how Beyoncé’s father, Matthew Knowles, went to him to try and set up a Destiny’s Child biopic.

“Matthew Knowles, Beyonce’s Father wants to make the film of Destiny’s Child and came to me first,” wrote Culpepper. “He’s going to Universal next. Do we think it would be a successful film? They’re on Sony label. I’m just not sure that it’s not too soon.” All the Sony execs return very enthusiastic responses, although there is a Destiny’s Child biopic currently slated for February 2015 on the Lifetime Network.. Lawd…. Mathew is clearly desperate for dough, and he will go to any length to get it….. Who will play Beyonce’ though?

Kanye is going to be in a new film next year, starring Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Just in time for the holidays.

Also, Hollywood Executive’s think that Jaden and Willow Smith are pretty crazy.. The hacker’s are saying that there’s more to come… I can only imagine……


TiTi Branch, Co-founder of Miss Jessie’s Hair Care Dead at 45 of apparent suicide
Titi Branch, the co-founder of Miss Jessie’s a leading company in the natural hair care industry is dead at 45, she died on Dec. 4. According to an obituary by  NV Magazine,  it was an apparent suicide. 

The Queens-native was a graduate of the University of Maryland with a degree in economics. She worked as a field producer for WABC-TV in New York City prior to Miss Jessie’s. Her entrepreneurial career started prior to delving into the hair care industry. Titi and her sister were taught by their father to be independent and their first business together was a Kool-Aid stand as kids. They also ran a a cleaning business after graduating college. Later Titi launched a booking agency for hair and celebrity photographers called Icon Creative Artists. This led to her reconnecting with her sister, a hairstylist, in business. After adding her to the firm’s client roster and the success that followed the next step was the creation of the salon, which opened originally in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn and the launch of Miss Jessie’s — the products are now on the shelves of Target, CVS, Ricky’s, Duane Reade, Walgreens, Walmart and various other national retailers.
Born June 10, 1969 Titi Cree Branch died on Dec. 4, 2014 in an apparent suicide due to asphyxia. She is survived by her parents, sister, nephew and many loving relatives. She also leaves behind Anthony Spadafora, her boyfriend and business partner in her last venture Maestro’s Classic, a line of beard care products


Darren Sharper Indicted In Three States but There’s a TWIST in New Orleans!
Former New Orleans Saint Darren Sharper was indicted on rape charges in New Orleans on Friday…

According to People Mag: The nine-count indictment from Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office alleges that Sharper, who retired from the NFL in 2011, sexually assaulted two women who were impaired at his New Orleans apartment in 2013. Bail on those charges has been set at $2.5 million. Also named in the indictment was Sharper's friend, Brandon Licciardi, 32, a deputy with the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office, who resigned Friday.
Each of the three federal counts carries a maximum 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
Sharper had been previously indicted on rape charges in California, where he is held without bond, and Arizona, where he has been charged with two counts of rape. 

But here’s a TWIST in this case….A former St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's deputy charged in the Darren Sharper rape case pleaded not guilty to federal drug and witness tampering charges in federal court in New Orleans on Monday (Dec. 15).
Brandon Licciardi appeared pained as he fidgeted in his seat in U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan's court, frowning as he stole occasional glances at his mother and girlfriend. His shoulders slumped as he stood before the judge, he softly said "not guilty" when Shushan asked him how he pleaded to each of the six counts against him.

Licciardi's bond hearing was set for 2 p.m. Thursday. Licciardi has been in police custody since Friday, when he was charged along with former Saints standout Sharper in both federal and Orleans Parish courts in connection with a pair of alleged rapes that took place in New Orleans in 2013.

Sharper has been jailed without bond in California since February, and faces charges in connection with the rapes of two women in Los Angeles in separate incidents from October 2013 and January 2014. The former Saint also has been indicted in Arizona, where he is accused of drugging three women and sexually assaulting two of them in Tempe on Nov. 21, 2013.

Both Sharper and Licciardi also were charged in Orleans Parish with assaulting two women on Feb. 2, 2013 in Sharper's downtown apartment.

In federal court, Licciardi and Sharper are charged with a single count of conspiring to distribute the prescription drugs Alprazolam, Diazepam and Zolpidem with the intent to commit rape, and with giving someone the drugs on two dates: Feb. 2, 2013, and Sept. 23, 2013, the indictment states. He also is charged with intimidating a witness and lying to Orleans Parish investigators.

Outside the federal courthouse Monday, Licciardi's lawyer Ralph Capitelli said the charges against his client -- in federal court, at least -- do not allege he raped anyone, and he said Licciardi did not drug women.
"He never did that, he never gave any woman any narcotic," Capitelli said. "I know that before I was hired he went in (to meet with investigators) two and three times."


SERIOUSLY? Beanie Sigel Sister-In-Law Named As Person Of Interest In Shooting
A person of interest has been named in the shooting of Beanie Sigel and unfortunately that person is too close to home. Sigel’s sister-in-law Kamilah Salahuddin has been named by Pleasantville police, according to NBC Philadelphia.
According to AllHipHop: It was reportedly her gray Honda Odyssey that was seen fleeing the scene after Sigel was shot in the stomach at his brother-in-law, Umar Salahuddin’s, Pleasantville, NJ home. Umar is Kamilah’s brother.

Another person of interest, Ricky Childress, jumped out of the van and ran from the police during the incident but was later caught, questioned and released. Police have been unable to reach Kamilah for questioning. Umar has not been cooperating with the police investigation.
“Right now, the detective doesn’t have much to go on,” Pleasantville Police Capt. Rocky Melendez told NBC. “The detectives have brought a lot of people in for questioning, but unfortunately no one’s talking.”

The former Roc-A-Fella emcee remains hospitalized in the intensive care unit.

DAMN I’m telling you it’s real out here.


Swizz Beatz HOSTS Baby Shower With Alicia Keys, CELEBRATES Kasseem Jr's 8th Birthday With Mashonda 
Over the weekend, Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys welcomed family and friends to a baby shower celebrating the forthcoming arrival of their second child.

Standing underneath a sign written in pink AND blue (they haven't revealed the baby's gender), Alicia, shown above with her son Egypt, welcomed guests to the baby shower in a long red dress and her hair in cornrows.
Swizz's dad was also on hand to celebrate with the couple.
And.....Swizz linked with ex-wife Mashonda for throw Kasseem Jr. a party for his 8th birthday at The VIP Room where they treated the kids to gift bags that included t-shirts and healthy snacks.
Kasseem Jr, (far left) posed with little brother Egypt and friends at his birthday bash. He posted a thank you note to his Mom AND his other mom Alicia saying, "I love my friends and family. I love my mommy and my other mommy. They are awesome!!"
Later, Swizz posted an adorable pic of Egypt posing on the streets of NYC.
Adorbs!


The Fabulous Naomi Campbell Poses In Fur Coats For Madame Figaro Magazine
In the latest edition of Madame Figaro, a French magazine supplement to the Saturday edition of the daily newspaper Le Figaro, a cropped coif Naomi Campbell models luxurious furs and jewelry.  ANd she does it flawlessly, of course.

In addition to slaying red carpets and traveling the world in style, Naomi still finds time to give back and use her star power to make a difference in the world. 
Most recently, Naomi opened a Fashion For Relief Pop-Up Shop to raise money that was donated to the DEC Ebola Crisis Appeal.  Gorgeous shots!


Wendy Williams Wants to Produce Cute, Non-Fighting Reality TV
Turns out, some of you aren’t the only ones over watching ratchet reality TV. As it turns out, talk show host Wendy Williams is prepping for more shows of her own, in the non-scripted realm. Under her own production company of course. In an interview with the LA Times she explains:

I would love to do reality TV. Not me personally but to produce. And not the fighting kind, the cute kind. [Some shows] started getting really embarrassing to watch as a brown woman.

She adds: I would love to be able to produce more made-for-TV movies. There’s no discounting the big screen. But me and my husband [Kevin Hunter, her manager and business partner] have developed some great relationships with various networks since having this talk show. We did a project for Oxygen [“Celebrities Undercover”]. We did a project for the TV Guide Network [“How You Doin’ Broadway?!”]. The talk show repeats on BET. I’m hosting the Soul Train Awards for Centric.
Wendy — whose show is in its sixth season opening with its highest ratings has been renewed through 2017


Fox Nation Refers to Jay Z As ‘Former Crack Dealer’, Twitter Reacts
A recent headline by Fox Nation, has a few questioning the outlet’s motive. Fox did a story about rapper/business mogul Jay Z (real name Shawn Carter) meeting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York. The title of the story was, Andrew Cuomo Meets With Former Crack Dealer Jay-Z to Discuss Police Policy.
Some suggest that the term former crack dealer is offensive, as Jay’s accomplishments outshine his previous years — he’s admittedly rapped about selling drugs in his youth. Check out some reactions to Fox’s headline.
BTW, the story begins: Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) did just that when he had a policy meeting on the subject of how cops enforce the laws with hip-hop mogul Jay Z — who earned most of his expertise in crime as a crack dealer. The rapper built his musical career on songs about his past criminal exploits slinging crack in Brooklyn’s Marcy housing project. One online report lists 187 references to crack or cocaine on his 12 solo albums, including last year’s chart-topping “Magna Carta Holy Grail.” In addition to his rap boasts about drug dealing, his criminal justice experience includes being charged with stabbing people and bashing them on their heads with bottles at his favorite city nightclubs.

Click here to read the full story. Nonetheless, according to the story, Cuomo and Jay discussed a review of the criminal justice system and they can work together to pass a reform package. P.S. Do you find the headline offensive or a painfully accurate description of Jay Z’s past? 


AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘GRANNY GOT GAME’
Who knew Granny was a belly-dancer? Once the dancing fever is in your veins it doesn’t leave my friends.


HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!!!
EFREM

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