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- PERFORMANCE FAB: Tamar Braxton PERFORMS "Love And War" On "GMA" + Alicia Keys LIGHTS UP The Stage On "Late Night"
- President Obama NAMED "TIME" Magazine's "Person Of The Year" + Oprah Winfrey COVERS "The Hollywood Reporter" RULE BREAKER Issue
- Rihanna SHINES Like A DIAMOND On "The Voice," Gets GIFTED A New PORSCHE From ROC NATION And TWEETS About Being SINGLE
- SPOTTED: Amber Rose & Wiz Khalifa ATTENDING Their "Pre-Baby" CLASS
- ANOTHER ONE: Torrei Hart Releases A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL "Basketball Wives LA" Spoof!
- EXCLUSIVE: Cynthia Bailey Works With Island Models In Anguilla During Vacay With The "Housewives" + More "Wedding" Details!
- Alicia Keys SHOWS OFF New 'Do And Rocks "Brand New Me" On "The View"
- Chris And Adrienne Bosh DONATE Tons Of Gifts To The Kids + NY Giant Mathias Kiwanuka & Wife Tessa HOST St. Barth's SHOPPING Event
- Ice-T & Coco Austin Make First POST-SCANDAL Appearance + Coco STRIPS DOWN For "Peep Show"
- NEW MUSIC: Kendrick Lamar & Dido--"Let Us Move On"
- FASHION FAB: Rick Ross' RUMORED Girlfriend Shateria Moragne-el LAUNCHES "Frontrow Couture" Clothing Line
- NERDY IS THE NEW SEXY: Elle Varner MAKES IT POP On VIBE VIXEN'S January 2013 Issue
- Rihanna Cops A $12 Million Bachelorette Pad?! + Lil Wayne PAYS UP His $7 Million In Taxes
| Posted: 19 Dec 2012 09:16 AM PST Tamar Braxton performed her chart-topping single "Love and War" on GMA this morning. Watch her performance inside and see Alicia Keys on "Late Night With David Letterman."
Tamar Braxton appeared on GMA this morning where she was photographed backstage with her glam squad, Terrell Mullin and Diandre Tristan. After she got glammed up, her husband Vincent Herbert, escorted her to the stage where she enchanted the audience with a performance of the LaShawn Daniels-penned track "Love and War."
Watch Tamar's performance here:
Also on television.... Alicia Keys stopped by "Late Night With David Letterman" where she performed her new single "Brand New Me." During their chat, she talked about raising her son Egypt and how his name was inspired by a trip to the country. She said that seeing the temples and tombs reminded her about the possiblities of humanity and that she could create anything. She also talked about the holiday season saying, "I'm trying to figure out the whole Santa thing actually, like how do parents do that? Because I was considering leaving it alone." The "Girl On FIre" singer also said she's going to take Egypt on tour with her in March and when asked if she'd ever let him get tattoos like his dad Swizz Beatz, she said, "...that's going to be a tough convo to have." Watch "Brand New Me" here:
The Randomness: 1. Witnesses say that Lil' Wayne was involved in a backstage brawl during Power 106′s “Cali Christmas Show” this weekend. Story.  |
| Posted: 19 Dec 2012 07:20 AM PST President Obama closes out 2012 on the cover of TIME Magazine as their "Person of the Year." See the cover inside and find out why The HOLLYWOOD REPORTER calls Oprah Winfrey a "Rule Breaker." On the cover of TIME Magazine, President Obama posed for his first official portrait since his re-election. The picture was captured by legendary photographer Nadav Kander, who is known for his "painterly touch." The famed photographer spoke about the portrait saying, “When photographing such a high profile individual, it’s a huge challenge to not let their high profile take over the process. I wanted to make a meaningful photograph that reflected pause in a person’s life and reflect his humanity.” And TIME's managing editor Rick Stengel spoke about choosing the POTUS as "Person Of The Year" saying, “We are in the midst of historic cultural and demographic changes, and Obama is both the symbol and in some ways the architect of this new America.”
Congratulations to the President....
Also on magazine stands.... Oprah Winfrey covers The Hollywood Reporter's "Rule Breaker" issue where the magazine covers the dramatic turnabout that OWN has done in terms of ratings. Oprah commented on her change of fortune herself saying, “I’m not doing the hula yet …but compared to a year ago, it feels like a sigh of relief." She explains her initial lack of success with OWN saying, “Part of my own expectation was, ‘You’ve had 25 years of success; people will leverage that. But we didn’t account for people not having the channel, and not knowing how to find it, and the cable audience being different from broadcast.” Congrats to Oprah! We're happy people are finally tuning into OWN.
BONUS:
The POTUS just posted this adorable pic on his Facebook page where he gets caught in Spiderman's web in the White House.  |
| Posted: 19 Dec 2012 06:25 AM PST Rihanna shined like a diamond last night during her performance on the season finale of "The Voice." Watch the performance inside and find out what Roc Nation bought her for the holidays and what she thinks about being single..... Last night, Rihanna performed her global hit "Diamonds" on the season finale of "The Voice." While rocking a shiny Lanvin Spring 2013 jumpsuit, she kept the eager audience glued to her every world as she breezed through the hit. It was her first appearance on the program and the audience really got into her performance. Watch the performance here:
After her performance on "The Voice" RiRi headed off the her next gig but made sure to tweet her Navy before bed saying, "My bed #takeoff"
And Christmas came early for the bad girl as Roc Nation bought her a brand new customized Porsche with "Roc Nation" on the hood. She tweeted her excitement about the gift saying, "Ain't nobody phuckin wit my clique!! Thank you to my Roc brothers! I love you guys, y'all are crazy for getting me this bad ass ho." You'll recall that Roc Nation bought her a Jeep last year. She added, "All I see is signs, all I see is dolla $ign$"
And about her love life..... RiRi tweeted a postcard about being "single" and it appears to be a veiled message about her "friendship" with Chris Brown. We guess the rumors about them getting back together are just.....rumors.
The Randomness: 1. Michael Kors will be replaced by Zac Posen on "Project Runway." Story.  |
| SPOTTED: Amber Rose & Wiz Khalifa ATTENDING Their "Pre-Baby" CLASS Posted: 19 Dec 2012 05:35 AM PST Daddy-to-be Wiz Khalifa attended a pre-baby class yesterday with his fiancee Amber Rose. See their pics inside.... Amber Rose was seen arriving to a pre-baby class yesterday in Beverly Hills. She was escorted by her adoring fiance Wiz Khalifa. The couple, who are expecting the baby's arrival any day now, were later seen leaving the class and holding hands. Wiz said he and Amber plan to marry before the baby arrives and will throw a big wedding celebration after the baby comes.
And Amber's definitely excited about the arrival and about going back to her signature look. She tweeted, "Can't wait to get back to my Blonde ceaser after my Lil monkey boy is born I miss it :-("
Photos via FameFlynet Pictures  |
| ANOTHER ONE: Torrei Hart Releases A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL "Basketball Wives LA" Spoof! Posted: 18 Dec 2012 05:50 PM PST Torrei Hart brings us another hilarious "Basketball Wives LA" spoof, with special appearances by Bambi, Mama Dee, Matt Barnes and the real Brooke Bailey. Watch the hilarious holiday themed episode inside.....
After such a big response to her first spoof, comedienne Torrei Hart, wife of comedian Kevin Hart, and her gang of friends are back for a second "BBW LA" spoof. In this installment, Malaysia (and her teeth) and Jackie Christie attempt their own spinoff with Torrei as their manager. However, their "meeting' is cut short when Bambi busts up on the scene and goes all "Compton" on Torrei. Kevin and Torrei's real life daughter, Heaven, comes to the rescue and lays hands on Bambi. Meanwhile, Brooke Bailey hires "LAHH ATL" star Momma Dee as her manager and is quickly put to "work" and given a motel room key and told she'll be getting "cash." Then Laura Govan strikes out on her own and produces a line of "PumKash" backpacks....before she realizes Momma Dee has a similar product line. Of course, there's some charity involved because once chicks knock each other's heads into the ground they always need to find Jesus by giving back. What the ladies try to build is an epic fail. Watch the funny as hell "BBW LA" Christmas special spoof here:  |
| Posted: 18 Dec 2012 03:37 PM PST Cynthia Bailey didn't just spend her recent vacay on the island of Anguilla drinking, watching Kenya & Porsha fight and getting her vows renewed. She also took some time to work with a modeling team on the island and giving them a few of her veteran pointers.
We've got exclusive behind the scenes pics and deets inside.... As the trio of Anguilla episodes of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," we've got a few pics and details Bravo may or may not show you from the ladies' trip. Since it doesn't include the drama and fights. Model Cynthia Bailey brought the skills she teaches at her Bailey Agency School of Fashion along with her on the trip. And she spent some time--in between rum punches and some QT with her hubby Peter--sharing her industry wisdom with a promising group of young girls from the Panache Modeling Team. Cynthia gave them stories from her experiences as a super-model and spoke to the girls about the important role of self-esteem and confidence. And snapped a few pics with the ladies. Sweet! And as for that beautiful wedding-redo surprise, we've got a few exclusive personal pics from the super sweet and romantic ceremony at Anguilla's Sandy Island that Peter surprised her with. After their fiasco of a wedding last year, he more than made it up to her. With real flowers this time from Black Orchid Florist.
Cynthia looked gorge and snapped a pic with the owner of Sandy Island, Ms. Simone Connor. Gotta love a successful black woman who owns the family-owned property that's catered to tons of celebs for decades--Michael Jordan, Demi Moore, Cindy Crawford, Bill Gates, Mariah Carey, Bob Johnson, Sofia Vergara and Denzel Washington have all stopped at Sandy Island for vacay and celebrations. And we've got a few more behind the scenes pics of Cynthia kickin' it with the island's Parliamentary Secretary Hon. Haydn Hughes (who Kenya was heavily flirting with on the show) and brand strategist Marvet Britto, who represents the entire island of Anguilla: Fab times! Check out Cynthia & Peter's sweet wedding re-do below:
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| Alicia Keys SHOWS OFF New 'Do And Rocks "Brand New Me" On "The View" Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:58 PM PST "Girl On Fire" Alicia Keys appeared on "The View" today where she displayed a new hairstyle and performed her latest single. Watch the performance inside.... Alicia Keys appeared on "The View" this morning, pictured in top image right before heading out, rocking a stylish new hairdo. Before she sat down with the co-hosts, she tweeted, "Backstage flow, getting ready to go on! Excited to hang out with the ladies this morning on #TheView!" During the interview, she respectfully addessed Barbara Walters as "Miss Barbara" and told co-hosts that at this point in her life, she feels very "free" musically and creatively. She says she's now more open to working with other artists and that includes her latest single, "Brand New Me" which was penned by British sensation Emeli Sande. She also said that she sings to her son Egypt a lot and now he's begun to sing back to her. She added that when they sing together, he sometimes stops her so he can sing his parts solo. Watch Alicia perform "Brand New Me" off her fast-selling album Girl On Fire disc here:
Watch the performance:
The Randomness: 1. Lil' Wayne will embark on a 2013 European Tour with Mac Miller and 2 Chainz. Story.  |
| Posted: 18 Dec 2012 12:45 PM PST Chris Bosh and his wife Adrienne kicked off the holiday season recently by bestowing numerous gifts on Miami youth. See the pics inside as well as NY Giant Mathias Kiwanuka and Tessa Kiwanuka's shopping event in NYC. ... Yesterday, Christmas came early for a few Miami youth who received gifts from Chris Bosh's foundation TEAM TOMORROW. Hosted at GAME TIME, they attended were treat to food and games co-sponsored by Burger King.
Chris' wife Adrienne and daughter Trinity were both at the event to support Chris and the foundation. The star athlete created a pop up shop, where no kid left empty-handed after visting "Santa Bosh's Workshop." In the midst of all the gift giving, Chris took some time out to play games with the kids.
And on Madison Avenue in NYC... New York Giant baller Mathias Kiwanuka and his gorgeous new wife Tessa hosted the #GiftHerCalypso shopping event at Calypso St. Barth on Madison Avenue in NYC last night. The fab couple picked out some of their favorite items and helped guests find last minute gifts.
The store is home to some of Tessa's favorite things like Black Agate Bead Bracelets, Shiny Black Bracelets, and Marciella Chainmail Bags. So she picked a few out for her "curated" gift table. And during the event, Mathias laced his wife with a Jessica Barensfeld gold cuff from the Calypso St. Barth collection. Nice.  |
| Ice-T & Coco Austin Make First POST-SCANDAL Appearance + Coco STRIPS DOWN For "Peep Show" Posted: 18 Dec 2012 12:06 PM PST Ice-T and his wife Coco Austin have made their first public appearance together since questionable photos of Coco with another man surfaced online. Find out what "the other man" said about the pics inside and see pics of Coco in "Peepshow" inside.... Last week, actor Ice-T and his wife Coco Austin stepped out together for an art party at the Last Rite's Gallery in New York. It was the first public appearance of the couple since embarrassing photos of Coco posing for pics with rapper AP9 emerged. And Ice-T lost his ish on Twitter going in on his own wife. We told you previously that Coco was under the impression that AP9 was a "friend" of her husband when they posed for the flicks, and now comments by AP9 prove he is CLEARLY not a friend. When asked by TMZ about the rumor that he and Coco were sleeping together, instead of denying the rumor, the rapper said, "'That's a RUMOUR? Is that a rumour? No comment man." Messy. And when asked if he feared upseting Ice-T, he said, 'I'm from the hood ... I'm not worried about nothin'. Fortunately, we all know Coco poses for "outrageous" pics with fans and this dude is clearly trying to get his 15-minutes of fame...at Coco's expense. Folks say Ice-T was very upset by the photos but clearly he and Coco are putting the public embarrassment behind them and moving forward. And we NEVER believe Coco would step out on Ice anyway.
In other Coco news..... Coco's been in Vegas for several weeks doing shows and she and her lipo'd, pumped up and snatched bod performed in the 'Peepshow' stage show last night at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino:
She spoke about the role of Bo Peep saying, 'I am over my head with excitement. I didn’t know at first if I wanted to change my New York lifestyle to Vegas lifestyle, but I’m, like, what the heck, life is too short. This is actually what I have been building up to my entire life. I have been a dancer my whole childhood, and I’m also a performer, so I think this is the next stage in my life.' And after the show.... Coco celebrated her performance with friends, castmates and her bulldogs during the after party. With kisses again.
Photos via PacificCoastNews.com/Splash  |
| NEW MUSIC: Kendrick Lamar & Dido--"Let Us Move On" Posted: 18 Dec 2012 11:33 AM PST Kendrick Lamar is making all kinds of waves in the rap game. And now he's following in the footsteps of his Aftermath labelmate, Eminem, by doing a sing with singer Dido.
Check out "Let Us Move On" inside... British singer Dido Armstrong made whispery female voices paired with rap sings popular back in 1999 when she let Eminem use her song "Thank You" for one of his biggest hits, "Stan". Now, Em's labelmate and somewhat protege, Kendrick Lamar, is trying for the same magic. Dido is back and she's releasing her fourth studio album in March. And her lead single is featuring rap's current "IT" guy, Kendrick Lamar. Check out "Let Us Move On", produced by Dido herself and her brother Rollo Armstrong with Jeff Bhasker: You feelin' it?  |
| Posted: 18 Dec 2012 11:03 AM PST Shateria Moragne-el, the rumored girlfriend of Rick Ross, has launched the spring collection of her Frontrow Couture fashion label. See designs from her new line inside...... Shateria Moragne-el, who's been seen on the arm of rapper Rick Ross several times, has launched a clothing line called Frontrow Couture and has the rapper's full support. With an expected showing of her autumn/winter collection on February 12, 2012 in NYC, Shateria (whose last fashion show featured client Tamar Braxton) is putting her focus on making a name for herself nationally for her line described as "clothing is meant for fashion lovers and leaders – the confident, the gracious and the faithful" and for "consumers to be seen on the scene and never settle for anything less than the Front Row." But Shateriaand her diced pineapples still has her sights set on the rapper himself too, recently tweeting, Oh? See the collection here:
You feelin' these? Photos via Frontrow  |
| NERDY IS THE NEW SEXY: Elle Varner MAKES IT POP On VIBE VIXEN'S January 2013 Issue Posted: 18 Dec 2012 10:21 AM PST She came on the scene as a breath of fresh air....and we're still lovin' her steez. Elle Varner is the December 2012/January 2013 cover girl for Vibe Vixen. And vixen she is...in that cute nerdy innocent (but not really) way.
Check out her cover, her industry dating rules, and more inside.... The "I Don't Care" singer, who's rocking a pop of blue lipstick and a gold link chain necklace on the VIXEN cover, is well on her way to getting cozy on the R&B scene. For the cover shot, Elle keeps it sexy in a curve hugging dress by Confetti, a vintage Versace gold link chain, her own vintage glasses, and Joan Hornig ring and bracelet. We're pretty sure she won't be a 1 album wonder. So it's only right folks are still fascinated with her cutesy look with such a powerful voice. And she simply seems like a real chick who isn't selling us a fake version of themselves. Check out a few of the excerpts from her cover story, where we learn about her dream guy and just how "edgy" she would go:
Loves her. Check out her gallery over at VIBE VIXEN.  |
| Rihanna Cops A $12 Million Bachelorette Pad?! + Lil Wayne PAYS UP His $7 Million In Taxes Posted: 18 Dec 2012 10:07 AM PST Rihanna finally has a fabulous pad she can call her own. After a nightmare of a home purchase last year, she picked up a hot mansion in the Palisades. Deets inside, plus Lil Wayne saved his own Miami mansion from getting seized by the IRS... She had to sell her previous pad after having tons of issues with it, and now she's on to bigger and better. According to reports, the "Diamond" gal recently purchased a $12 mill sexy mansion in the Pacific Palisades--a swanky neighborhood of Los Angeles. The 24-year-old, pictured above in a new snap on Instagram, will have 11,000 sqft. to play around with. And a huge rooftop deck and zero-edge swimming pool area with a BBQ kitchen to use when hosting some bad ass parties. She's got 7 bedrooms to christen and nobody will get a peek as the newly constructed home is heavily surrounded by Oak and Sycamore trees. Oh, and we wonder if she'll be cooking up meals for Breezy in her 14ft-ceiling kitchen. Check out the pics HERE. Speaking of homes, Lil Wayne just saved his Miami mansion from getting seized by the IRS. He's been reported to owe $3.35 million in taxes for 2008 and $2.25 million for 2009, plus other unpaid taxes and late fees dating back in 2002. And the IRS placed liens on his 15,000 Miami home on La Gorce island to recoup their dollars. So now, the "Got Money" rapper has paid off the $7 mill+ he owed. And since he doesn't live there full time, he's been renting out the pad for the last 2 years. According to the Miami Herald, he's paid in full. He's got No Worries.  |
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