The Young, Black, and Fabulous

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• Chris Brown & Rihanna ARRIVE In Abidjan, Rih Rih Rocks Her Own Breezy "Statement" Tee
• KING HIM: Happy 28th Birthday LeBron James!
• GETTING BETTER: Robin Roberts MAY RETURN To "GMA" In Summer 2013
• TAKE A LOOK: Brandy Flashes Her Engagement Ring In Hawaii
• Jamie Foxx Goes DOWN UNDER To The Petting Zoo In Australia, Brings His Youngest Daughter Along
• MUSIC FAB: Jaden Smith "Higher Up" Featuring Kid Cudi
• Sam Jackson DISCUSSES His CONTROVERSIAL Role In "Django Unchained"

Chris Brown & Rihanna ARRIVE In Abidjan, Rih Rih Rocks Her Own Breezy "Statement" Tee Posted: 30 Dec 2012 09:11 AM PST Chris Brown and Rihanna were spotted arriving on the Ivory Coast yesterday. Watch their arrival video inside and see Rihanna's "statement" tee....   On Christmas Day, Karreuche Tran posted a pic of herself wearing one of Chris Brown's Bathing Ape shirts in what folks assumed was a response to his public displays of affection with Rihanna.   And yesterday, Rihanna was spotted rocking a similar t-shirt when she and Chris arrived in Abidjan to continue Chris' tour. So we have to wonder if Rihanna was making her own statement?   Watch their arrival here:   BONUS: Karreuche instagrammed a pic hinting that her "The Kill" clothing line is on the way after the prevous delay. She said, "That's a cake on the right btw - thank you @divinedelicaciescakes for sending me these! You guys never disappoint!"

KING HIM: Happy 28th Birthday LeBron James! Posted: 30 Dec 2012 08:18 AM PST LeBron James has had his biggest year yet.  So celebrate with the "King" on his 28th birthday inside... This time last year, he popped the question to his now fiance' Savannah Brinson.  And she wished him a Happy Brithday in her own romantic way today tweeting: Happy Birthday Boo!! Love you so much words can't even begin to describe! Bron Bron has had a huge year in 2012.  From copping his first championship ring with his Miami Heat teammates to nabbing MVP, Sportsman of the Year, and even a gold medal with TEAM USA at the summer Olympics...it's been nonstop #1's for King James. And today, he turns 28 as a man who has it all:  A wife-to-be, their 2 kids, and all his endorsement money from Samsung, McDonalds, State Farm and more don't hurt either. Salute to King James on his big day.  HAPPY 28th BIRTHDAY!   28 Candles For King James!

GETTING BETTER: Robin Roberts MAY RETURN To "GMA" In Summer 2013 Posted: 30 Dec 2012 07:06 AM PST "GMA" anchor Robin Roberts is expected to return to the morning chat fest in 2013, after recently reaching her 100 day mark since her transplant.  Find out when fans will be sipping coffee with the news vet inside....   Fans who've been missing Robin Roberts' bright smile on "GMA" will be thrilled to know that the morning news anchor is expected to return to the desk in 2013.  While Robin's doctors are thrilled with the progress she's made since her bone marrow transplant earlier this year, they don't want the anchor to rush back to work too soon. Sources tell TMZ that Robin is planning a return around June 2013, and she'll likely continue her updates on her progress on both the show and it's website. Keep up the great work on your recovery Robin!

TAKE A LOOK: Brandy Flashes Her Engagement Ring In Hawaii Posted: 29 Dec 2012 03:05 PM PST We can finally get a good glimpse of Brandy's engagement ring from her new fiance' Ryan Press.  Check out what B Rocka just flashed for the Instagram camera inside... Both Brandy & Ryan posted the above pic on Instagram today saying, "#hawaii #love #forever" and looking cute as ever together.  After Brandy's rep confirmed this past week that Ryan indeed popped the question, the R&B singer's smile has been plastered on ever since.  And so has this pretty round cut diamond. The twosome have been chillin' on an engagement-moon of sorts for the holiday in Hawaii.  And they look to be at the Four Seasons Maui.   The bikini babe will be starring in Tyler Perry's upcoming film, Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor, due out March 29th.   Pics: Instagram

Jamie Foxx Goes DOWN UNDER To The Petting Zoo In Australia, Brings His Youngest Daughter Along Posted: 29 Dec 2012 11:14 AM PST Django Unchained star Jamie Foxx took his youngest daughter on a trip to Australia for New Year's.  And the twosome was spotted with a few others (possibly the baby's mama) at a petting zoo in Sydney.  We've got the cute pics inside... After a busy year of promoting his box office hit Django Unchained, Jamie Foxx took an end of the year vacay to Australia on Thursday.  And even though it's summer time down under, the 45-year-old was spotted at a petting zoo in Sydney on Saturday, bundled up in a hat, scarf and sweater.  Trying to be in disguise much? He brought his youngest daughter along, but not his 19-year-old daughter Corinne who tweeted that she wished she was in Aussieland too: His little munchkin, in the teal shorts, looked happy as pie to petting all the cutesy creatures.  And there were also a few women in the group, one of them possibly his daughter's mother. Jamie got in his petting time too.  The actor also tweeted about partying it up at Marquee in Sydney with his homies, including Dallas Austin.  And his co-stars Jonah Hill & Leo DiCaprio are also yachting around Sydney right now.  So it looks like he may have a little reunion with the guys while there. He tweeted a pic of his jet and the Australian landscape saying, "Australia for New Year's!": Jamie Foxx on WhoSay

MUSIC FAB: Jaden Smith "Higher Up" Featuring Kid Cudi Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:37 AM PST Most folks didn't catch it till recently, but Jaden Smith snuck and dropped his newest collabo on Christmas Eve.  This one is with Kid Cudi and it's called "Higher Up."  Peep it inside... The track is originally a Kid Cudi song, released back in 2009.  So the new version of this track keeps Cudi's vocals and adds 14-year-old Jaden's verses.  And a few of his verses are talking about his dress-wearing fashion and a few apologies to his parents about being vocal about some things he saw that were hard to forget. “I’m different, dawg, I wear dresses/ I’m not upset you don’t mess with my style ’cause this stuff’s aggressive,” Jaden raps. Meanwhile, Jaden's starring in another film with his father, Will, called After Earth.  And is also working on his own clothing line, MSFT. Listen to "Higher Up" below:

Sam Jackson DISCUSSES His CONTROVERSIAL Role In "Django Unchained" Posted: 29 Dec 2012 09:53 AM PST   Samuel Jackson opened up recently about his controversial role in Django Unchained, revealing why he thinks he was ignored by the Golden Globes and his thoughts on winning an Oscar.  Find out what he said inside.... As folks like Spike Lee publically bash Django Unchained for its Hollywood depiction of slavery, Samuel Jackson defends both the film and its director in an interview with Deadline.com.  He also says why he thinks he's often overlooked at the Oscars and Golden Globes.  Here are the highlights: On his role as Stephen (a freed slave [according to what Leo DiCaprio's character intorduced him as in the movie] who oversees the plantation): "I mean Quentin writes interesting characters. I’ve been pretty despicable in most of his films. People loved Jules (Pulp Fiction) but he’s a murderer. People loved Ordell (Jackie Brown) but he’s a murderer. Stephen has an unusual take on slavery. He’s okay with it. “I hope he’s reviled, and people want to see him die. People enjoy him, but it’s strange. He’s a funny guy in a way, despicably funny. People laugh at Stephen and what he does, but you know they do want to see him dead.” On Quentin Tarantino turning slavery into a western: “I would say that Quentin’s way is the way to reach a larger audience, and slavery seems to be another backdrop. We seldom understand that when people were out there shooting Indians or whatever, on the other side of the Mississippi there were people getting beaten down. This is the first time those genres cross paths. When you take that and make it entertaining in a way, you express the brutality of what slavery really was, of how people were really property and the way people treated them." On why he didn't get a Golden Globe nomination for "Django Unchained": “I understand what the Golden Globes is. It’s the only show they (the Hollywood Foreign Press Association) have and is their biggest moneymaker so you have to pack the room with people that are going to make people tune into that show. With popular actors and the popular television shows, it’s whoever they think people want to see on the red carpet and hope that they win, not necessarily the quality of work you’ve done.” On how he feels about Oscars and Golden Globes: “I figured out early in the game that the best thing for me to do is just keep going to work. I don’t worry about picking a movie that says ‘oh my god, this has Oscar potential’. Other people think about that stuff, I don’t. I look at some actors and go ‘they only do those kinds of movies’. I do movies I want to see myself. "   We wonder if Samuel will pick up an Oscar nomination, as his role as a black slave master/overseer on a white man's plantation was one we rarely, if ever, have seen in a film.  And he did a damn good job, no matter how uncomfortable it made people.  Afterall, isn't that the job of an actor? P.S.  It seems like most people with harsh criticsms of what they think this movie is, did not see the movie at all.  At least not in full.  See the movie before pre-judging.  We think it was an interesting and intriguing perspective at the day to day life and mindsets during the slave era that in many ways, were historically true.  It was not a documentary from solely a historical perspective, and it was not intended to be.

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