The Young, Black, and Fabulous

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• Halle Berry And Gabriel Aubry Reach An AGREEMENT, Halle PAYING For Gabe's MEDICAL And LEGAL Bills
• FAMILY AFFAIR: Toya Wright Launches GARB SHOETIQUE In ATL With Reginae & Hubby Memphitz
• SAY BYE BYE: Allen Iverson's Atlanta Home Up For FORECLOSURE AUCTION
• NEW GIG: Ashanti LANDS Leading ROLE On Lifetime's "Army Wives"
• Ciara Flaunts Her Killer Legs At BILLBOARD Women In Music Luncheon 2012
• SPARKLE THIS: Tika Sumpter Dishes On Her INTIMATE TSA Pat Down On "106 & Park," Reveals Rare WHITNEY Moment
• Kerry Washington GETS SEXY For UPTOWN Mag--Dishes On SCANDALOUS New Movie & Quitting The Industry
• HOLIDAY FAB: Jennifer Hudson, David Otunga & David Jr. PICK OUT Their CHRISTMAS TREE
• LADIES' NIGHT: Sanaa Lathan, Garcelle Beauvais, Jurnee Smollett & More Get INSTYLE At Award Season Kick Off Celebration!
• Russell Simmons Puts Miss Universe Leila Lopes On BLAST, Calls Her A PUBLICITY WHORE

Halle Berry And Gabriel Aubry Reach An AGREEMENT, Halle PAYING For Gabe's MEDICAL And LEGAL Bills Posted: 01 Dec 2012 08:29 AM PST Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry seems to be moving forward for Nahla's sake as deets from their "amicable settlement" in court have leaked.  Find out what they worked out inside..... The fallout from the Thanksgiving Day brawl between Halle Berry's fiance Olivier Martinez and Gabriel Aubry has been settled as deets from the former couple's agreement have been leaked.   A source told Radar that Gabe will not press charges against Olivier.  "Gabe has agreed to drop legal proceedings for the temporary restraining order against Olivier to be made permanent. Gabe suffered horrific injuries from the fight, but as part of the settlement he reached with Halle on Thursday he agreed to drop the bid for the permanent restraining order. Gabe feels that there are enough layers of protection in the settlement agreement that will protect him and Nahla in the future."   Also, Gabe doesn't have to worry about running into Oliver during drop offs anymore as that issue has also been taken care of.  Olivier won't be around. It's also been reported that Halle and Oliver will pay for Gabriel's medical and legal bills.  The source said, 'Without admitting ANY guilt, Olivier agreed to pay for Gabe's medical bills because he suffered the brunt of the injuries from the fight.'   It seems as if Halle and Gabe are moving in a positive direction.  Her protective order against Gabe expired on Thursday, and he was reunited with Nahla on Friday.  Whew.

FAMILY AFFAIR: Toya Wright Launches GARB SHOETIQUE In ATL With Reginae & Hubby Memphitz Posted: 01 Dec 2012 08:13 AM PST "A Family Affair" star Toya Wright just expanded her business from New Orleans to her current home of Georgia.  Check out her brand new GARB Shoetique opening last night alongside her daughter & hubby inside... Last night in Smyrna, GA in the WestVillage area (with the afterparty at Cream Ultra lounge) Toya Wright teamed up with her best friend Danielle Cardiche-Johnson to open their brand new store called GARB Shoetique.  It's an extension of Toya's clothing boutique back in New Orleans, GARB. The twosome opened up shop, close to her girl Kandi Burruss' boutique, and had all their friends and fam out to celebrate.  Memphitz & 14-year-old Reginae were there to support of course.  Just a day after Reginae's big skate party.   Toya rocked a cute shirt from her boutique and a pair of heel-less wedges from her Shoetique.  And snapped a pic with her partner Dani.   These two look pretty much like twins these days.   Toya's brother Rudy came out to support his sis. And so did her girls Sheneka Adams (turquoise blouse), Ebony Steele from the "Rickey Smiley Morning Show," celeb makeup artist Jennifer Pearson and more.   Kandi was there with her man Todd. Congrats to Toya and Danielle!  Check out video of the two cutting their ribbon below:     Photog: Jerome Pearson, Videographer: Paras Griffin

SAY BYE BYE: Allen Iverson's Atlanta Home Up For FORECLOSURE AUCTION Posted: 01 Dec 2012 07:21 AM PST Allen Iverson's Atlanta home is about to be put on the auction block, thanks to foreclosure.  Check the pics inside for what $4.5 mill will get you.... Back in 2010, a jobless Allen Iverson decided to purchase this massive $4.5 million home in Atlanta.  And according to bank records, he defaulted on the loan.  Shocker. The bank foreclosed on the crib and is prepping to sell it at auction on December 4th....the house and everything inside (horrible decor included) . If A.I. comes up with the cash before 12/4, he could save the home.  But seeing that he's dealing with a messy divorce and money probs (like owing a Georgia jewelry dealer almost a million dollars), it may be a little difficult. Meanwhile here's what Allen's $4.5 millie bought him: Get your coins ready....

NEW GIG: Ashanti LANDS Leading ROLE On Lifetime's "Army Wives" Posted: 01 Dec 2012 06:28 AM PST "The Woman You Love" singer Ashanti has landed a new gig, in addition to her FUSE Tv show, in Hollywood on Lifetime's hit drama "Army Wives." Find out who she's playing inside..... Ashanti is making big moves in Hollywood having landed a series regular role on Lifetime's "Army Wives."  Ashanti, who's been taking on acting roles since her 2002 appearance on "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch," will play Latasha Durant on the Lifetime series. Her character is described as "an optimistic mother of three, a sexy, fun woman who knows how to keep a husband – and how to keep him in line" Ashanti isn't the only new addition to "Army Wives" as the series has also hired Torrey DeVitto and Elle McLemore as regulars. The show starts filming Season 7 in mid-December in Charleston, South Carolina.  Hmmm.  This is one of my fave shows and not sure how Ashanti's going to mesh with the rest of the very talented cast.  Apparently, a few of the roles are now going to recurring status with one of the lead roles, Kim Delaney, leaving the show entirely.  So now's Ashanti's chance to make a name for herself on tv....

Ciara Flaunts Her Killer Legs At BILLBOARD Women In Music Luncheon 2012 Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:37 PM PST Ciara knows how to flaunt her best assets for any event...and that would be her killer legs.  At today's Billboard Women In Music Luncheon at capitale in NYC, the singer made her way to the event in a hot leather mini dress and her usual sky high heels.   Pics inside... In a black two-sided leather/fabric mini dress and black suede Louboutins, Ciara and her shorter blonde waves made her way to Capitale in NYC today for BILLBOARD's Women In Music Luncheon honoring their Woman of the Year--Katy Perry.   Once inside, the hot-bodied 27-year-old rocked the red carpet for the cameras: And she posed it up with the woman of the hour saying, "Had A Great Time 2Day At Billboards Woman Of The Year Event.. @katyperry Is Truly 1 Awesome Lady! Ow!" Nice!  Ci's scheduled to release her One Woman Army album December 4th. Pics: INF/Getty

SPARKLE THIS: Tika Sumpter Dishes On Her INTIMATE TSA Pat Down On "106 & Park," Reveals Rare WHITNEY Moment Posted: 30 Nov 2012 01:09 PM PST     YBF chick Tika Sumpter stopped by "106 & Park" yesterday where she promoted the release of Sparkle on DVD and revealed her awkward and intimate TSA pat down experience.  Watch the interview inside.... Our fave doll baby Tika Sumpter dropped by "106 & Park" yesterday to chit chat with Paigion & Miss Mykie about the Sparkle on DVD and her upcoming show on BET with Gabrielle Union, "Being Mary Jane."  When it comes to her acting roles, Tika said she enjoys playing strong and independent women with a vulnerable side.  She thinks her character in Sparkle allowed her to showcase that.   While reflecting on the film and the cast, she said Whitney Houston was fun to work with and offered a lot of support to the cast.  "We all really geled and she just want us to stand on her shoulders and be great.  And shine bright...like a diamond."   Tika also spoke highly of her "Being Mary Jane" co-star Gabrielle Union saying viewers will get to see a very different, never-before-seen side of her in the role. And the 32-year-old also talked about getting "the full pat down" during an experience with TSA.  Although it was invasive, she said understood they were just doing their job. She joked,  "I'm not saying I didn't like it.  But take me out to dinner next time."   Watch Tika's inteview here: She's also set to star in Kevin Hart's upcoming new film as his fiancee, and Ice Cube's little sister. Photos via BET/John Ricard

Kerry Washington GETS SEXY For UPTOWN Mag--Dishes On SCANDALOUS New Movie & Quitting The Industry Posted: 30 Nov 2012 11:56 AM PST It's safe to say this is the season of KERRY.  Ms. Washington has been exuding sex appeal and uber smarts on our tv's every Thursday....and now she's starring in the upcoming controversial film on slavery--Django Unchained.  Now, she's UPTOWN magazine's December/January 2013 cover girl....and TheYBF.com's got the exclusive FIRST LOOK at her sultry alternate cover.   Check it inside... Effortlessly sexy...and if we didn't love her so much, we'd hate her for it.  35-year-old Kerry Washington is covering the upcoming issue of UPTOWN magazine, and she's dishing on everything from her huge hit show "Scandal," to the stresses of the industry making her think about quitting, to her new movie Django Unchained with Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio.     The primary cover--like the alternate--shows Kerry flaunting her innocent sex appeal in Falke fishnet thigh highs, a black vintage sheer blouse, and perfectly tousled bed-hair with a few pieces of sparkling jewelry. And in her gorgeous slay-worthy spread, the George Washington University grad's showing skin with crop tops simple yet sexy looks.  Directly above, she's rocking a Theyskens’ Theory top, Elizabeth and James pants and suspenders, Jennifer Fisher cuff and ring and an Alexis Bittar cuff.  Check out a few highlights from her cover story below: On what drew her to Django and the controversy around the movie: “I’ve never seen slavery dealt with this way before in film. So often it’s a white character who’s the savior of black people.” “We should have a plethora of visions and interpretations of who we are as a nation.” But she admits, “This is not necessarily the film I would make about slavery.” On growing up in the Washington household and her multi-culti family: She still remembers the lively, sometimes heated, discussions on race and society around the dinner table. “My family’s very multiethnic,” she says. “When we get together for the holidays, it is the U.N., across the board.” On the culture shock when she was enrolled in an upper east side private school: Prior to Spence, Washington thought her working-middle-class family was balling. “We had a microwave and two cars. We had a dishwasher before anyone in the building,” she says. “And then you go to this other world, and it’s, ‘Oh, we’re taking a helicopter to your house in the Hamptons?’ For a lot of classmates, I knew the only other black women they’d known were their domestic help.” On leaving the entertainment business: “Sometimes I feel like I can’t do this anymore.” Almost once a year, her hair and makeup folks hear it: “I am done! I’m so done.” On why she’s no saint: “If you look at my body of work, I’ve always taken huge risks. I’ve played prostitutes, drug addicts, pimping lesbians. I do work I’m drawn to.”   Check out the full story and Kerry's fashion spread over at UPTOWN.  And check out the behind the scenes footage below:

HOLIDAY FAB: Jennifer Hudson, David Otunga & David Jr. PICK OUT Their CHRISTMAS TREE Posted: 30 Nov 2012 11:22 AM PST Jennifer Hudson and her fiance David Otunga took son David Jr. out with them to pick out their Christmas tree.  See the family picking and chopping their tree inside....   Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson shared a few adorable photos of her and her family driving to a Christmas Tree farm for the holiday season recently. She tweeted,  'Our Christmas story! Time to find our Christmas tree!'  And she documented every step: Jennifer, who has joined the cast of Black Nativity starring Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett, looks real comfortable holding that ax.  Who says girls can't do the heavy lifting?   Once they found the right one, everyone stood back while David chopped the tree and lil David helped.  He apparently planned to push the trolley back to the car with the tree on it.  We're sure he got some help with that.  Too cute! Photos via Instagram

LADIES' NIGHT: Sanaa Lathan, Garcelle Beauvais, Jurnee Smollett & More Get INSTYLE At Award Season Kick Off Celebration! Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:17 AM PST Fab chicks Sanaa Lathan, Garcelle Beauvais and more put on their sexy looks last night for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's and In Style's celebration of the 2013 Golden Globes Awards Season celebration.  Check out the Hollywood ladies inside... Actress Sanaa Lathan rocked a red hot dress and a cute bun as she hit up Cecconi's in West Hollywood last night for a big Awards Season kick off celebration: Effortlessly gorgeous.  Her show "Boss" on Showtime was just cancelled by the way. Actress Garcelle Beauvais sparkled it up and flaunted her new short bob. Love this look on her.  Short hair suits the mom of three well. Actress Jurnee Smollett got colorful for the occasion last night.  In a gold floral blouse and blue loose pants, she kept the look bright and shimmery.       And Jody Watley hit the event showing folks she's still got it.  the rocker of big curls hit the event in all black and a leather clutch.  And still looks like she's barely aged a bit.  By the way, she's 53.  Work. Pics: INF

Russell Simmons Puts Miss Universe Leila Lopes On BLAST, Calls Her A PUBLICITY WHORE Posted: 30 Nov 2012 09:30 AM PST Russell Simmons called out Miss Universe Leila Lopes for being a "publicity whore" after Page Six reported that he sent her flowers.  Find out why Russell got so steamed inside.... Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes was thrown a "Miss Universe Farewell" party at Empire Steak House in NYC this week which brought out fans, admirers and NY Giant star Osi Umenyiora.  Sources say the two were "together" all night and they think she brings him good luck. One person who didn't make the party was mogul Russell Simmons whom was rumored to date Leila last year.  Though he couldn't make the party, he did send her flowers. Very innocent right?  Well....when the New York Post mentioned the party on Page Six, they made sure to include that Leila was boo'd up with Osi AND they mentioned that Russell sent flowers.  The only way that "info" could have ended up on Page Six was if it was shared by someone from Leila's camp...or Leila herself. Russell got a little P.O.'d and called Leila out on Twitter and offered her some advice saying she should avoid "gossips" and not push her man's buttons.  Oh....   She may want to take his advice...words from a wise man who knows the business.  And who knows publicity whores too...

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