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- R.I.P. Donna Summer--Queen Of Disco
- Tia Mowry Still Says Decision To Leave "The Game" Was MUTUAL
- Lil' Kim REVEALS Origin Of Nicki Minaj Beef, Says Nicki Is OVERRATED, CATTY And They'll NEVER Be Friends
- ERRAND GIRLS: Halle & Nahla Rack Up At CVS--Until Nahla Spots The Paps!
- Kim & Kanye Get COUPLED UP In London Ahead Of O2 Watch The Throne Concerts
- 50 Cent Hospitalized--Talks Surgery & Stomach Virus
- BIKINI BABE: Angela Simmons Flaunts It On Miami Beach
- CANNES CANNES: Jada & Willow Smith Jet To The South of France
- VIDEO FAB: Nicki Minaj GETS KISSY With NAS In "Right By My Side" Vid Ft. Chris Brown
- R.I.P. Chuck Brown--Godfather Of Go-Go
- BIRTHDAY PIC: Karrueche Throws The CAKE In Chris' Face
- "GMA" BEAUTIES: Gabrielle Union Makes YBF Folks Aware Of Skin Disease + Tyra Banks Condemns Anoerexic Models
| R.I.P. Donna Summer--Queen Of Disco Posted: 17 May 2012 10:07 AM PDT In unfortunate news, America's disco queen, Donna Summer, died today after a battle with cancer. She was 63. Details inside... "Last Dance" singer Donna Summer--who gained prominence in the 70's disco era--died this morning after battling cancer. The 5 time Grammy Award winning Boston native was known for helping ushering in the disco era and offering up a different sound for the times. Born LaDonna Adrian Gaines, the legendary singer reportedly died today in Florida according to TMZ. She was married to singer Bruce Sudano with 2 kids (model/actress Brooklyn Sudano and singer Amanda Sudano-Ramirez) and was a grandmother to four. Other hits she's known for: "Hot Stuff," "Love To Love You Baby," and "She Works Hard For The Money." R.I.P. Mrs. Summer.
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| Tia Mowry Still Says Decision To Leave "The Game" Was MUTUAL Posted: 17 May 2012 09:26 AM PDT Tia Mowry hit up VH1's "Big Morning Buzz Live" this AM and spoke on her departure from BET's hit show "The Game." Check it inside... Get More: Big Morning Buzz Live
After dishing about her new book Oh, Baby!, her 11-month-old son Cree and his first words and cuteness, Tia reaffirmed her reasoning for leaving her show "The Game." She maintains it was a mutual decision between her and the network, and she wants to focus on her other current projects. It was definitely a mutual decision. It was time for me to move on to other things like writing this book, and I just finished doing a movie on ABC Family, and then I'm working on the show with my sister, "Tia & Tamera", which premieres June 11th." Still sounds shady. Especially given how sudden it was, and not to mention Doug Banks radio personality DeDe McGuire's tweet the other day that said Tia told her she was fired: Wow!!! For all those that watch "The Game" on BET Tia Mowry just told me she was informed an hour ago that she was FIRED from the show! Hmmm.... By the way, based on this past Tuesday's episode, it looks like "Melanie Davis" wasn't returning anyway... The Randomness: 1. Get ready kids. "Boondocks" is returning to Adult Swim for season 4! STORY  |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 08:13 AM PDT Lil' Kim stopped by The Breakfast Club this morning where she dished on the how the Nicki Minaj beef got kicked off and the venom with which she spoke showed she's STILL very angry. She said Nicki is overrated, catty, did a lot of dirt behind the scenes and they'll NEVER make amends. Deets inside....
Lil' Kim stopped by The Breakfast Club this morning where she dished on the career and the MANY trials and tribulations she's experienced as an artist. She revealed that she is still upset that Junior Mafia left her hanging during her trial with the feds and they are not cool. She also talked about her legal warfare with Trackmasters which kept her out of the recording studio for years and her beef with Nicki Minaj. She revealed that she was VERY close to Baby and Slim of Cash Money and they were forming a few businesses together. She feels that they introduced her to Nicki Minaj just so the hip hop community would think she had endorsed Nicki and given her approval. She says things went left after a track they recorded together got shelved along with all the promises of a video and a big marketing push. After that, she said Nicki got VERY catty when they were around each other and then that's when she started dissing her in records. Here are the highlights:
On making up with Junior Mafia: "Why would I become cool with somebody who has no loyalty, no love and no consistency." On Scott Storch: He has so many bad people around him. But he's a nice person. On beefing with Nicki: "Every single record she's made was coming at me. She was coming at me in the Puffy record and in the Jay and Kayne record. On why she & Nicki can't work together: "She wanted to be the only female out there. So when Baby said we not f*ckin' with this chick cause you can't stand next to her, she loved it! She didn't want to stand next to me." Lil' Kim added that in the music industry men pit women against each other and Kim said, "You have to be smart enough to say yo, I don't know what they talking about but you my b*tch. On what she thinks Nicki should have done differently: "Don't come at me indirectly in records.....don't do that. At the end of the day, she should have just said 'I don't care, you my b*tch, I want to do other stuff with you'." On Nicki as an artist: "I'm not saying she's a horrible artist, but she's overrated." On homage: Kim said she NEVER felt like Nicki paid homage to her. "When somebody says I love you BUT I hate you.....that's not homage." On if she and Nicki will ever make amends: "It will never happen." On where the Nicki beef goes from here: "You will see....everything done in the dark comes to the light." On Azealia Banks dissing her on Twitter: "Listen, I think its in chicks' contracts that when you come out you gotta go at Lil' Kim." She added she doesn't know who she is and they have never spoken.
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| ERRAND GIRLS: Halle & Nahla Rack Up At CVS--Until Nahla Spots The Paps! Posted: 17 May 2012 06:58 AM PDT Mama Bear Halle Berry hit up a CVS drugstore in West Hollywood yesterday with daughter Nahla. Peep the mommy-and-me pics, until Nahla rightfully snitches on the paps... Even big Hollywood stars need to grab snacks, meds & feminine products from the local drugstore every now and then. So it's no surprise the down tot earth mom Halle Berry was spotted at a CVS in West Hollywood yesterday grabbing some necessities with her too cute 4-year-old Nahla: Halle rocked her engagement ring from Olivier Martinez as well. And then Nahla spotted those pesky cameras and started to cry...and y'all now Halle doesn't play that ish. Speaking of Halle popping off on the paps, she recently chatted with EXTRA about THESE PICS which surfaced last week of her screaming match with a snapper outside of Nahla's school. She told host Mario Lopez:
And we don't blame her! Check out her full chat below:
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| Kim & Kanye Get COUPLED UP In London Ahead Of O2 Watch The Throne Concerts Posted: 16 May 2012 08:27 PM PDT Kanye & Jay-Z kick off their 5-night set of O2 Arena concerts in London this Friday. And you already know Kim K. hopped on a plane earlier today to meet Mr. West across the pond.
Pics inside... In his usual leather pants, Kanye was spotted holding hands with his boo Kim today in Londontown. He and the other half of the Throne--Jay-Z--will kick off their 5-night stint at O2 arena this Friday. As for that Beyonce photo op Kim is reportedly just itching to get to boost her reality show promo (and image)....wait for it....wait for it... Pics: Pacific Coast News  |
| 50 Cent Hospitalized--Talks Surgery & Stomach Virus Posted: 16 May 2012 08:00 PM PDT 50 Cent has been tweeting pics of himself in the hospital this evening--and he's not only upset about having to apparently get surgery, but also about the stuffed animals DJ Drama sent over.
Deets inside... Folks around the net doubted the realness of these hospital beds when Curtis first tweeted them, especially since he made sure to throw in promo for his new mixtape saying: “I’m in the hospital but my gangsta grillz LOST TAPE is done so it will be out on time...Do not do a @djdrama gangsta grillz this is all I get. Ain’t this a b*tch. I give 15 tracks you give me this.” But apparently, his hospital stint is very real: 50 tweeted: "I don’t want to go into surgery @FloydMayweather call my phone why your phone off." Dan...checking Floyd like that's his chick or something. *eyebrows raised* Speaking of his chick, his boo Daphne Joy tweeted that she's "standing by loved ones" tonight. Oh how sweet. And for WTF is going on with Fif...Drama told XXL tonight it's a stomach virus of sorts:
Surgery for a stomach virus? Hmm. Get well soon Fif. Pics: 50 Cent's Twitter  |
| BIKINI BABE: Angela Simmons Flaunts It On Miami Beach Posted: 16 May 2012 06:38 PM PDT TV personality Angela Simmons works hard for her body...and it's obviously paying off. The constant workouts she likes to tweet about to her fans definitely aren't in vain. Check out pics of the socialite business woman chillin' in her bikini on Miami Beach inside...
Ina cute watercolor teeny bikini today in Miami, Angela did her fave pastime--chilled on the beach. Checking to see who's checking for you on the net Angie? The 24-year-old kicked it with her stylist and friends: Cute coverup. Fab times. She later hit up last night's Miami Heat game and out clubbing with her girls. Pics via FAME/Flynet  |
| CANNES CANNES: Jada & Willow Smith Jet To The South of France Posted: 16 May 2012 06:13 PM PDT While poppa Will Smith is busy promoting MIB3 in London today, the Smith ladies have rolled into the south of France, causing quite a stir amongst the ritzy vacationers. Check the pics of the mom and daughter duo--and Willow's red hair--inside... While walking down the main boulevard in Cannes today, Jada Pinkett Smith and daughter Willow Smith were spotted taking in the great weather and sights. The Cannes Film Festival kicks off this week, and runs till May 27th, as Jada is there to premiere her new movie Madagascar 3. Both Willow and her mom rocked their fave look of short shorts with a tomboyesque edge. In case you missed it, check out Jada, Willow & grandma Adrienne's Red Table Talks full episode where the threesome discussed being a mother, a daughter, and all the things they've learned along the way. Pics: FAME/GSI The Randomness: 1. J.Lo is NOT returning to "American Idol" next season. STORY 2. Pastor Marvin Winans was attacked, stripped, carjacked & robbed at a gas station in Detroit today. STORY  |
| VIDEO FAB: Nicki Minaj GETS KISSY With NAS In "Right By My Side" Vid Ft. Chris Brown Posted: 16 May 2012 05:31 PM PDT Nicki Minaj just dropped the next video off her Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded album, "Right By My Side" ft. Chris Brown. Check out the Barb getting laced up & gifted up by Mr. Nasir Jones (who also spits a few bars on the "Champion" track off the rap chick's album). Oh, and their romantic kisses are indeed leaving us a little jelly...
In a cutesy video showing her on-screen love with Nas, Nicki shows her Barb-in-love side with her man who is always there for her....to give her gifts (of course) & attention. You know..the usual ish. Chris Brown also makes an appearance as he sings on the track: Check it out below:
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| R.I.P. Chuck Brown--Godfather Of Go-Go Posted: 16 May 2012 04:39 PM PDT After a long battle with a list of health issues, the Godfather of Go-Go music, Chuck Brown, died today at age 75. Details on the sad news inside... Chuck Brown is synonymous with Washington D.C.'s Go-Go sound as he's credited as being the creator of the original music using the beat. The repetitive funky percussion vibe can still be heard in current music like Ameriie's "1 Thing," Beyonce's "Crazy In Love," and more. As the heart and soul of the D.C. music scene, North Carolina native and D.C. raised Chuck has been blowing up the charts since the 70's and his song "Bustin' Loose." And in recent years has performed less frequently but ALWAYS blew up any concert where he made an appearance. Mr. Brown died today at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD, according to his manager, of complications from pneumonia & sepsis. Sad day for music. R.I.P. Chuck.
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| BIRTHDAY PIC: Karrueche Throws The CAKE In Chris' Face Posted: 16 May 2012 02:28 PM PDT Chris Brown posted an interesting pic of his girlfriend Karrueche Tran on her birthday. Check out the booty-licious ish inside.... Breezy posted the above pic as Kae celebrated her birthday yesterday (but it's actually on Thursday) at Hyde in L.A. And said, “Ass ass ass ass ass ass!!! Lol” His followers mostly responded with "What ass?" Teehee.... They both posted these from the party (and afterparty) as well while sweetly saying, "Happy Birthday Beautiful":
Kae tweeted that she had the time of her life last night. Well isn't that nice. And was this a lingerie party? Goodness. Pics via Chris' Twitter  |
| Posted: 16 May 2012 12:35 PM PDT Tyra Banks is taking on the fashion industry and condemning their use of anorexic & too thin models. After her open letter thanking VOGUE magazine for taking the leap into banning those unhealthy models from their magazine, she hit up the morning show circuit to give her supermodel take on it.
Check out her gorgeous pics & video inside, plus actress Gabrielle Union taking on the cause of Melanoma on "Today Show"... Tyra explained that after her own experience of being told she was "too fat" at a size 4 when she was a teen, she and her mom figured out a way to make her curves work for her. She's spoken out in an open letter at The Daily Beast saying, she praises VOGUE for taking a stance, and also calls for more to create a guild to protect models, as well as moms and society to create a world for young girls to flourish as they are. Part of her letter reads:
Check it out in full HERE. And pics of her leaving GMA studios looking effortlessly gorge: Flawsome. And also at ABC studios for "GMA" this morning, Think Like A Man actress Gabrielle Union rocked a red lace Shoshanna dress (with blue underlay) and Summersina Louboutin sandals for her appearance: The fab chick was on the show to promote skin disease prevention, detection & awareness alongside Dr. Doris Day. Gabby discussed that even YBF folks are susceptible to skin disease. She's a Neutrogena brand ambassador for a reason. Check out her segment below:
The Randomness: 1. A 67-year-old El Paso, Texas man DIED while getting a lap dance at the Red Parrot strip club! Story Pics via INF  |
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