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- DRAMA: Kandi Burruss & Lawrence Washington Rehash Their BEEF Over MONEY
- STILL BRINGING IT: Happy 40th Birthday Gabrielle Union!
- "L.A. Basketball Wives" Seem Unfazed After Four Get AXED From Show
- Chris Brown REVEALS The DEFINING MOMENT In His Life + Drake TELLS Graduates To "FOLLOW THROUGH"
- We're THINKING About You: HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY Frank Ocean!
- COSTUME ROUNDUP: Diddy & Cassie, Kanye & Kim, Trina Braxton And MORE ROCK OUT With Halloween Looks
| DRAMA: Kandi Burruss & Lawrence Washington Rehash Their BEEF Over MONEY Posted: 29 Oct 2012 08:30 AM PDT Oh the drama that never ends with those Housewives. Lawrence Washington--Kandi Burruss' former (it's safe to say) hairstylist & bestie--tried to throw Kandi under the bus during last night's airing of Bravo's "Hairstylists Tell All" special for the "Real Housewives of Atlanta". And it's all over money.
Deets inside... Lawrence Washington is still bitter about Kandi not giving him his money he believes he's owed for that single they worked on together called "Closet Freak." So during last night's Bravo special alongside Derek J, Lawrence said that he will never work with friends again, mainly because of how he believes Kandi stiffed him for the money he made on "Closet Freak." He said he still hasn't been paid for the single's sales. Kandi took it as a shot fired and gave him the real. She tweeted:
WOMP. Seems like Lawrence & Kim Zolciak are cut from the same delusional cloth about how this "business" works. Gotta love them anyway. By the way, Kandi hinted about a year ago that there were issues with her and Lawrence's working relationship, and now we know why. BONUS: Kandi seems to still be cool with Derek J though as she hit up ATL's Cirque Du Soleil's TOTEM premiere with him and more of her current & past "Real Housewives of Atlanta" co-stars this weekend like Marlo, Cynthia, Apollo & Phaedra. And her new boo Todd. Check out the pics HERE. "RHOA" premieres next week, November 4th.
The Randomness: 1. Toni Braxton is being accused of fraudulently giving $53,000 to her ex husband. STORY  |
| STILL BRINGING IT: Happy 40th Birthday Gabrielle Union! Posted: 29 Oct 2012 07:18 AM PDT Gorgeous actress Gabrielle Union turns the big 4-0 today. Revisit some of her best red carpet looks inside...
Gabrielle Union celebrates her 40th birthday today! And now that she's found love with NBA champion Dwyane Wade and landed her own BET series, "Being Mary Jane," her life is in full swing and her fans are enjoying the ride. Plus, chick is looking better than ever these days. The fab chick also continues to be an activist for the community--when it comes to educating people on skin disease, rape victims & politics, and reps for the working YBF crowd in Hollywood. BONUS: For Gabrielle's star-studded 40th birthday party in Miami over the weekend, Will Smith went back to his emcee days and ripped a freestyle for the birthday girl (with Doug E. Fresh providing the beats). He had a really clever line saying he would replacing the H and O in Hollywood with W and I to make it Willywood. He also rocked out with "Summertime" AND the theme from "Fresh Prince of Bel Air." After giving the duo a hug, Gabby tweeted, "I'm sittin here thinkin about last night & I'm just cheesin & shakin my head. Unreal & epic! Big S/O (shout out) 2 everyone who was a witness." Celebrate Gabby's picture perfect poses in the gallery...  |
| "L.A. Basketball Wives" Seem Unfazed After Four Get AXED From Show Posted: 29 Oct 2012 05:55 AM PDT When word hit the net yesterday that four out of the six stars of "Basketball Wives: LA" got their walking papers, none of the ladies seemed too fazed. Check out how they responded (or didn't respond) inside.... What happens when VH1 reality show chicks don't allow "all of their reality to be filmed"....i.e., they don't allow for the cameras to fully exploit them like their Miami counterparts do? VH1 gives them pink slips. According to reports, Laura Govan, her sister Gloria Govan (who is now getting the axe for the second time), Malyasia Pargo & newbie Brooke Bailey have all been fired from the show. All because--supposedly--they wouldn't allow VH1 to film "all" of their "reality." The final straw for VH1 is when Gloria jetted off to Vegas to get hitched to Matt Barnes, all without letting the cameras in on it. And she didn't let network know it was even happening. Well welcome to the club VH1. Womp. So...Jackie Christie and her frenemy Draya Michele will be the only 2 asked back. And what do the ladies think of this? They found out yesterday along with everybody else--and most refrained from speaking on it. And those who did--seemed pretty unfazed. Draya said while partying it up in L.A. for Halloween Sunday night...as a "bad bride": "Basketball wife my ass. Waaaaayyyy baaaaaaddddder!" Jackie Christie seem to not have a care in the world as she made her way to Shanice's show and Nick Cannon's party over the weekend, and said Sunday: "At movie with fam just had best dinner ever! :) hope your enjoying your day... Xo" Laura (who tweeted the above pic recently of her and fiance Gilbert Arenas) cryptically tweeted Sunday evening: "Basic chicks start rumors." Gloria & Malaysia have yet to comment on the situation...but are surely tweeting about everything else. And Brooke wrote a mysterious: Everybody relax ... LOL ... This was after her party walk-thru in Birmingham alongside MiMi Faust of "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" early Sunday. Chick jetted to Vegas later on for more partying and wasn't letting the news get her down. Gotta get those ends while ya can.... The Randomness: 1. Evelyn Lozada reportedly wants her No Contact order on ex-husband Chad Johnson dropped. STORY
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| Chris Brown REVEALS The DEFINING MOMENT In His Life + Drake TELLS Graduates To "FOLLOW THROUGH" Posted: 28 Oct 2012 03:07 PM PDT Pop stars Chris Brown and Drake both dished out words of encouragement, over the weekend, with Chris airing his inspirational comeback story "This Is How I Made It" and Drake's graduation speech. Watch both clips inside... International superstar Chris Brown opened up about his humble beginnings and meteoric rise to the top on MTV's inspirational series “This Is How I Made It" recently. Growing up in Tappahannock, Virginia, was difficult for his family as money was always an issue. He says he sometimes had to borrow shoes from cousins and friends. Though he was very active in sports, dancing and theater, he says music was the most important thing to him. He said he first performed in church at the age of 9 or 10 and he sang "His Eye Is On The Sparrow." He remembered that he began to cry and his mom said, "That's the holy ghost, baby." He joked that he had more church clothes than school clothes. While recounting his career highlights, he says his defining moment was his first MTV VMA performance where he paid tribute to Charlie Chaplin. He felt like he'd made it. And though he never addressed the Rihanna incident directly, he talked about going through some struggles and how public opinion about him drastically shifted. He talked about making it through those obstacles, "My legacy can hopefully show [people] that once you’re down, that don’t just mean you’re down forever."
Watch “This Is How I Made It” here:
In other inspirational news..... Drake, who recently got his high school diploma, shared a few words of encouragement with the graduating class of Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Toronto. He talked about "following through" on things you start.
He added that the "journey" is also a big part of the process.
He summed up the speech with a dedication to his mother saying, “This piece of paper I’d like to dedicate to my mother because she’s a retired teacher and always wanted me to graduate. I think I’ll sleep a little better tonight knowing that I found a way to follow through.” BONUS:
Nicki Minaj tweeted a teaser from her upcoming commercial saying, "This is actually NOT the PINK FRIDAY FRAGRANCE COMMERCIAL, u guys will see that in a week or 2, this is internet promo." Also, she's be appearing on the E! channel in a 3-part reality series starting Sunday, November 4, at 10:30 p.m. She said, “We watched the REUP DVD and the 1st episode of the E! series….u guys are going to go crazzzzyyyyy when you see it! NOV19TH DVD, NOV4TH E!
The Randomness: 1. Oklahoma City Thunder player, James Harden traded to the Houston Rockets. Story.  |
| We're THINKING About You: HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY Frank Ocean! Posted: 28 Oct 2012 09:21 AM PDT Frank Ocean celebrates his 25th birthday today. Check out some of his fashion statements inside... "Novacane" singer Frank Ocean celebrates his 25th birthday today. Combining his "coming out" with his shy personality, Frank has endeared himself to fans who appreciate his emotional lyrics. Although he can rant and overshare the thoughts in his head at times, he and his music seem to keep fans entertained. Check out Frank's swagger in the gallery...............  |
| COSTUME ROUNDUP: Diddy & Cassie, Kanye & Kim, Trina Braxton And MORE ROCK OUT With Halloween Looks Posted: 28 Oct 2012 09:06 AM PDT Many YBF celebs partied it up for Halloween in some interesting costumes. See Diddy and his boo Cassie partying at the Playboy Mansion and Kim Kardashian and Kanye West in NYC inside..... Celebs were out and about over the weekend getting into all kinds of Halloween mischief. Diddy partied alongside son Quincy when he wasn't doing his Prince impressions at the Playboy Mansion. His girlfriend Cassie tapped into her Egyptian sexy for the ocassion. It looks like he's recovering well from his accident. But why does Diddy's outfit look like it came from a party store at the mall? Quincy caught all the footage on his two cameras. Russell Simmons pay homage to the Run DMC days and dressed like his brother. He partied it up at the Playboy Mansion as well. Chris Brown was seen leaving the Playboy Mansion in his new Lambo.
And it looks like Draya Michele was unfazed by the recent "BBW LA" firings. She went dressed as a bride....on her honeymoon night. She posted to Instagram, "Basketball wife my ass. Waaaaayyyy baaaaaaddddder ! and "Married to none. Wanted by many."
Over in NYC: LaLa Anthony looked PURRfect in her costume. She posed with Kim Kardashian (as a mermaid) on the Midori Halloween party carpet in New York City. We haven't seen them hang out together in a while. The ladies shared a Midori cocktail....one of many companies Kim attached her name to....of course. Kim made her way through the party with her boyfriend Kanye West as he stood on the sidelines and took pics of her. The couple played on a "nautical theme" with Kayne dressing as a "Captain." The were spotted getting kissy. Was Victoria's Secret model Jessica White dressed as a Victoria's Secret model? Trina Braxton got her "Wonder Woman" on at designer Reco Chapelle's party in Atlanta. Big Boi and his wife Sherlita hosted their own party in Atlanta and went as Star Wars characters. Seal and his date (Heidi's not the only one who moves fast!) dressed as NBA players. When he was with Heidi Klum, they also dressed as a couple for her Halloween parties. Evan Ross partied with his girlfriend.
And Lil' Kim wore a sexy lingerie outfit while getting kissy with boyfriend Mr. Papers.
Photos via INFphoto.com/Andres Otero/WENN.com/Splash/PacificCoastNews.com
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