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- Fantasia SPARKLES For Jazz In The Gardens Press Conference
- French Montana GETS SUED By Manager Deb Antney + Waka Flocka & Gucci Mane BEEFIN'
- VISITING HOURS: Drake Visits Lil Wayne At The Hospital, Ron "Slim" Williams Talks Wayne's Hospital Release
- Justin Timberlake & Jimmy Fallon Bust Out The "History of Rap 4"
- T.I., Toya Wright, Reginae Carter & More BLAST TMZ About "False Story"....Confirm Lil Wayne Is FINE
- *UPDATED* PUBLICIST Confirms Seizure, But Says Lil Wayne Is RECOVERING....Report Still Alleges He's On Life Support (Plus Lil Wayne Tweets Update)
- BREAKING! Report Claims Lil Wayne Is BEING READ HIS RITES In CRITICAL CONDITION At Hospital After MORE SEIZURES...But Mack Maine Says "He's Alive & Well"
- SPOTTED: Tia & Tamera Mowry Bring Their Babies To Grab Munchies At Menchies
- Oprah Winfrey Does The HARLEM SHAKE With OWN Staff, Says Terrence Howard MISBEHAVED During Their LOVE SCENE!
- Willow Smith Shuts Down Cyber Thugs With DELETE Campaign + Jada Pinkett Smith Gets To Work With Queen Latifah
- SHOE LOVER: Alicia Keys LAUNCHES The Freestyle Hi Wedge A.Keys Sneaker With Hubby Swizz Beatz
- Morris Chestnut Dishes On "Best Man Holiday".... And Gets A Sweet Tooth For Halle Berry
- NSFW: If These "XXX" NAKED Pics Of Method Man Are Real....
| Fantasia SPARKLES For Jazz In The Gardens Press Conference Posted: 16 Mar 2013 08:45 AM PDT Fantasia is getting back to business after her big beef with JET magazine and a few other public wars with folks. The singer lit up the Jazz In The Gardens and Women's Impact Conference in Hollywood, Florida last night. We've got the pics inside...
Yesterday, at the 8th Annual Jazz in the Gardens Press Conference at Pangea at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel, Fantasia popped up in her sequin black dress as she spoke about performing at the festival kicking off today in Hollywood, FL.
She chatted up Mayor Oliver G. Gilbert III and host of the weekend, radio personality Michael Baisden. Charlie Murphy was also there. Glad to see her getting back to what she does best. And over at the Women's Impact conference portion of Jazz In The Gardens, singer Latocha Scott was at Shula's Hotel & Golf Club to promote her new role on "R&B Divas":
And Lisa Wu, former RHOA star, showed up as well. Wonder how she feels about the ladies on RHOA now? Pics: WEN The Randomness: 1. Rapper Tyga's white Lambo IMPOUNDED last night after he was caught with no license and no registration. STORY
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| French Montana GETS SUED By Manager Deb Antney + Waka Flocka & Gucci Mane BEEFIN' Posted: 16 Mar 2013 07:40 AM PDT Save the drama for ya mama! And in French Montana's case....for your friend's mama. Because his manager--who's also Waka Flocka's mom--Deb Antney, is suing the "Pop That" rapper for over $50K. Find out why inside, and the latest update on why Waka and his bestie Gucci Mane are beefin' over Twitter.... Deb Antney has served her own client French Montana with legal papers, which he received while walking into an ATL concert venue last night. She claims the Moroccan rapper went behind her back to book gigs, and shorted her out of her 20% commission. Deb claims she and French entered into an exclusive contract in November of 2010, which gives her a 20% commission of all paid acts & gigs. She has reason to believe that French brokered some concert deals in secret, and therefore, according to TMZ, she's owed $50,000. So she's suing for her ends. Especially since French went on record in interviews confirming she was his manger and calling her the "best" at it. Folks always seem to be in some drama with Deb--whether they're her clients or not. Remember her beef with Nicki Minaj when the rapstress nixed her as her manager? Chick doesn't take kindly to being pushed out or let go.
And that brings to Deb's son and client, Waka Flocka. As we know, Deb's been managing both Waka and Gucci Mane since their careers took off. They're like two peas in momager's pod. But no so fast. Last night, Waka went on Twitter to publicly diss his good friend Gucci over some Brick Squad label drama. And the reasons are unknown Gucci let the world know HE dropped Waka off the Brick Squad label saying, "Waka flacka flames officially dropped off brick squad 1017. Big Guwop say give me a offer fa this disloyal lil nigga." Waka responded with, “Somebody tell Gucci Mane 2 SUCK A D**K.” Then erased the tweet and said, "Can’t tweet beef #HucciKnowHowIrOck" Miss Info revealed that Gucci's manager said Gucci's Twitter was...you guessed it...HACKED. Sigh. Meanwhile, Waka released his mixtape DuFlocka Rant 2 just minutes after this whole Twitbeef went down. And Gucci dropped his Trap Back 2 mixtape at the same time. How convenient. But paired with Gucci threatening to change his name a few weeks ago (what celebs often do to get out of contracts), we have to wonder if he's plotting his escape from Deb Antney's management as well. We all know how she and her son like to pop off when folks try to do their own thing....
BONUS: Gucci is co-starring in the upcoming flick Spring Breakers. And he hit the carpet of last night's Hollywood premiere with his girlfriend Keyshia Kaoir (formerly Keyshia Dior). Check the video of their arrival:
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| Posted: 16 Mar 2013 06:49 AM PDT The YMCMB fam is flocking to Cedars-Sinai Hospital to visit their head honcho Lil Wayne. A somber Drizzy inside.... After reports hit the net last night that Wayne was in critical condition in the ICU after suffering more seizures, rapper Drake was seen leaving Cedars-Sinai Hospital around 8:50pm PT Friday night after visiting his good friend. As previously reported, the 30-year-old rapper was admitted to the hospital Friday afternoon after one of his bodyguards found him in his room, on the floor and unconscious. While Wayne's publicist confirmed another seizure occurred Friday, after he was just released on Wednesday for the same issue, TMZ reported further info that Wayne's prognosis was uncertain, that he's in an induced coma, and people were coming to say their goodbyes. Wayne's friends and family (and a tweet from Wayne's account) deny those stories and maintain he is recovering. Ronald “Slim” Williams, co-founder of Cash Money records, called in to Seattle's Eric Powers & Karen Wild radio show yesterday to Wayne is fine and may be released the next day (Saturday). He was at Lil Wayne's side in the hospital:
Interestingly, Lil Wayne's album I Am Not A Human Being 2 drops March 26th. Photo: Pacific Coast News  |
| Justin Timberlake & Jimmy Fallon Bust Out The "History of Rap 4" Posted: 16 Mar 2013 05:51 AM PDT Justin Timberlake spent a week as Jimmy Fallon's guest on "Late Night". And they busted out another rendition of their popular "History of Rap" mini-performance. Check out the fellas getting their rap medley on inside.... Jimmy & Justin have become known for their double team act of performing what they call the History of Rap. And this time, with The Roots backing them, they gave us Eminem, Salt-N-Pepa, Trinidad James, Hov, and more. Jimmy's Slick Rick & Busta are hilar. Check out the fellas' 4th History of Rap above.  |
| T.I., Toya Wright, Reginae Carter & More BLAST TMZ About "False Story"....Confirm Lil Wayne Is FINE Posted: 15 Mar 2013 08:17 PM PDT Lil Wayne's friends and fam are blasting TMZ's report after speaking directly to the YMCMB head honcho/crew. Find out why Toya Wright, T.I., Reginae Carter and more are calling B.S. on the site's story.... While TMZ reported Friday evening that Lil Wayne was in an induced coma and in critical condition, with family gathering around to say their goodbyes, Wayne's closest people are saying it's all B.S. And it's because they've spoken to Wayne himself or members of YMCMB. And if Wayne is speaking at all....he was also likely NOT in a coma just a few hours ago. Wayne's publicist has already confirmed the "No Worries" rapper did have another seizure, but the rest of the story from TMZ--regarding being on life support and in a coma--is being deemed FALSE by the rapper's closest friends and fam. T.I. tweeted: Just holla'd @my Lil bruh Tunechi...& he skraight! TMZ some fuck-niggaz for reporting that hoe-ass-shit!!! That man daughter is like mines. That shit surely got his mama hurtin,his kids hurtin,& he got true to da game patnas like me & Othas who ready to RIDE bout all da fuck shit. ... #nowthankitsagamenigga!!! Wayne's daughter Reginae posted the above pic of herself smiling on Instagram saying:
Her mother, Toya Wright, posted this message blasting the false reports: Roc Nation's Jay Sean tweeted: I jus spoke to some of the ymcmb fam- they say Wayne's gettin better- dont pay too much attention to the media hype! Mack Maine, one of Wayne's closest friends in Young Money who is at the hospital with him, continued his bashing of the site saying:
And Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex also says he spoke to Birdman, who re-confirms Weezy is awake and fine. Still, TMZ is sticking by their story and nothing (aside from their removal of the "last rites" tweet and update) has been changed. To have two stories so far apart--yet from all credible sources--is pretty odd. One explanation for the totally conflicting stories is that TMZ received info about Wayne being admitted today, and either exaggerated the story or was fed incorect details by "their source." Another explanation is that Young Money & friends are covering for the moment. But based off T.I. being ready to "Ride Out" on folks..... Either way it goes, we're following this story throughout the night. And we're wishing Wayne a full and speedy recovery.
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| Posted: 15 Mar 2013 06:24 PM PDT Young Money has released an official statement on Lil Wayne's health, plus conflicting reports still allege he is on life support.... Here is the official statement from Young Money's publicist on Lil Wayne's current condition: "We can confirm Lil Wayne did have a seizure and that he is recovering." As we previously reported, TMZ gave a detailed report about Wayne being read his last rites, being in an induced coma, and him being on breathing tubes and in critical condition after seizures today. Lil Wayne's Young Money crew--Birdman & Mack Maine--denied the breathing tubes and near death status. Mack also just tweeted "F*ck TMZ". TMZ now reports Wayne's mother Cita is on her way to L.A., and no medical decisions can be made without her--including any decisions to remove Wayne from life support (that the site still claims he is on). The site has also now removed the "last rites" update they previously posted. Lil Wayne's crew has not denied the syrup binge accusations. *UPDATE 9:55p ET* A tweet came from Lil Wayne's account:
Some are not convinced he actually tweeted it himself. And TMZ, who we all know gets pissy when they get called a liar, said the following:
One side of this situation will have some explaining to do when things settle. Regardless, we're hoping for a speedy recovery for Wayne.  |
| Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:53 PM PDT Rapper Lil' Wayne has reportedly been put into an induced coma in the ICU of Cedars-Sinai Hospital. And while one credible reports claims he's been convulsing uncontrollably and "is being read his rites," Wayne's crew is oddly tweeting that he is FINE. Details inside....
Lil' Wayne was reportedly admitted to the ICU of Cedars-Sinai hospital in L.A. following another round of seizures today. Wayne, who had already been hospitalized and released earlier this week, was rushed back to the hospital after one of his bodyguards allegedly found him unconscious. According to TMZ, Wayne was put in restraints to control his shaking, and when he did not stabilize, he was placed into an induced coma. The site reports he is now breathing through tubes. The site also reports that witnesses tell them a lot of tears are being shed at his bedside and members of his family and other prominent rap artists are at his bedside. A source told TMZ that the alleged cause of the mystery seizures were due to Wayne going on a Sizzurp binge after he got out of the hospital on Wednesday, and his stomach had to be pumped three times to get Codeine out of his system. Oddly enough, both Mack Maine and Birdman--close members of Weezy's crew--have been tweeting that this reports is untrue. At least in part. Mack Maine said just a few minutes ago about YMCMB's commander in chief:
Birdman said:
We're not sure WTF is going on exactly, but will be updating with this "statement" as soon as it's released.
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| SPOTTED: Tia & Tamera Mowry Bring Their Babies To Grab Munchies At Menchies Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:03 PM PDT Our fave twins were out and about yesterday afternoon grabbing frozen yogurt with their baby boys. Check out Tia & Tamera's super cute outing inside... As Tia Mowry Hardrict and Tamera Mowry Housley gear up for another season of their hit Style channel reality show "Tia & Tamera," the sisters were spotted hitting up Menchies frozen yogurt shop in L.A. and they brought tot Cree Cree and baby Aden along: Now that they're able to do double baby outings...how cute are they?
Baby Aden chilled out in his stroller while his big cousin Cree played with a puppy. Fab times. P.S. We wonder how Tia feels about this new line up at "The Game." Hmm..... Pics: FAME  |
| Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:31 PM PDT Oprah Winfrey and her staff her joined in the Harlem Shake craze. Watch the staff at OWN do the shake and see what Oprah said about making out with Terrence Howard on "The Butler" set and how he "misbehaved." Even Oprah Winfrey has joined in the viral dance craze "The Harlem Shake." A few employees from OWN turned one of their studios into the ultimate dancefloor where they turned it up....before Lady O magically appeared on the big sreen like the Wizardess of Oz!
And speaking of Lady O... She stopped by "The Steve Harvey Show" where she talked about her upcoming film The Butler and her steamy love scene with Terrence Howard. Terrence made headlines recently after he talked about his Oprah's love scene saying, "To be able to make out with Oprah and to have love scenes with her and those tig ol' bitties. She's such a lovely, voluptuous woman. She's very beautiful, and that was wonderful." And from the looks of it, Oprah was far from offended by the comments. She told Steve, "Well, I do have big breasteses." She said that initially the scene with Terrence was supposed to be "small" but because he "misbehaved" the scene got bigger and bigger. In case you missed it, watch Terrence talk about making out with Oprah Winfrey... "The Butler" is expected to hit the big screen October 18, 2013.  |
| Posted: 15 Mar 2013 01:23 PM PDT Pre-teen Willow Smith has had her fair share of social media meltdowns and drama. So it's only right she's one of the faces of SEVENTEEN Magazine's new Delete Digital Drama campaign. Check out what she's up to, plus her mom getting her producing on, inside... 12-year-old Willow Smith has signed on to help end cyberbullying for good. Fashion designer Nanette Lepore teamed up with Seventeen Magazine to design a multicolored DELETE tee that celeb supporters will be rocking. And they're on sale for the public as well. The campaign serves to empower young women to disengage from cyberbullying by deleting hurtful comments they see about themselves or others online. Other celeb faces supporting the cause--"Pretty Little Liars" stars Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell and Lucy Hale, as well as Kendall & Kylie Jenner and plenty more.
Meanwhile, Willow's mom Jada Pinkett Smith is getting to work. She posted the above pic today of her and her good friend Queen Latifah preparing for Queen's upcoming talk show. Jada is serving as an Executive Producer on the project as she said, "Wearing my Executive Producer hat, standing beside the next daytime talk show superstar. Starting September 16, 2013, you will be able to kick it with Queen Latifah everyday." Get ready for a fall premiere of Queen's show as she takes another stab at daytime TV.
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| SHOE LOVER: Alicia Keys LAUNCHES The Freestyle Hi Wedge A.Keys Sneaker With Hubby Swizz Beatz Posted: 15 Mar 2013 11:34 AM PDT Alicia Keys brought along her husband, Swizz Beatz, to help her launch the new Freestyle Hi Wedge A.Keys sneaker from Reebok in L.A. Find out more about the launch inside....
"Girl of Fire" singer Alicia Keys just launched more designs from her new shoe collection with Reebok geared towards girls on the run. She appeared at Nordstrom at The Grove where she joined Reebok in launching their new collection of Freestyle Hi Wedge A.Keys sneakers. To celebrate the launch, Alicia did a brief Q&A with Maria Menounos where she talked about the process of designing the shoes and her own style inspirations. She said,
For the design, Alicia took her favorite Classic silhouette to new heights by re-introducing the iconic Freestyle silhouette. She stayed true to the DNA of the Freestyle product, with characteristic double straps, 3 iconic collar puffs and Freestyle heel counters and anon-trend twist. And this is Alicia's second time teaming up with Reebok. The first Reebok Classic X Alicia Keys collection was released in September 2011. The Reebok Classic X Alicia Keys Spring/Summer 2013 collection will be introduced on April 1st with the Chi Street Pack. It features bright, sporty color blocking, candy pop color explosions of neon pink and bright yellow with a real sport luxe feel (shown above on Alicia). She's also dropping the Classic Iridescent Pack which draws inspiration from Alicia’s stage life and features a bold all over red Freestyle Hi Wedge, paying homage to one of the most sought after original Freestyles (shown above on Swizz). Additional styles feature tonal gloss python prints, neon color pops and iridescent accents. The Reebok Classic X Alicia Keys Spring/Summer 2013 collection will be available at Nordstrom and Reebok.com for $90. The Reebok family now has a long history of dealing with Swizz and Alicia as Mr. Beatz has been the focus of several high-profile collaborations with folks like Rick Ross, Shaq & Tyga. We guess the only thing that's left for this family to launch is a shoe and clothing line for their youngest son Egypt! Photos: Reebok  |
| Morris Chestnut Dishes On "Best Man Holiday".... And Gets A Sweet Tooth For Halle Berry Posted: 15 Mar 2013 10:49 AM PDT Morris Chestnut is talking more about the upcoming sequel, Best Man Holiday. Check out what he has to say, plus why he's got a major sweet tooth for his co-star Halle Berry.... While doing some promotion for his brand new movie The Call, the still sexy Morris Chestnut (pictured above with wife Pam at the L.A. premiere this month) is also giving some dish on his newest project. The Boyz N The Hood alum chatted upHuffPost Black Voicesand told just how difficult it was working with Halle Berry for The Call. And by difficult, we mean because she was painfully sweet the whole time. He said about whether he had to make any "special" preparations before shooting with her:
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Check out the rest of the interview over at Black Voices. The Call, also starring David Otunga, Michael Eklund, and Abigail Breslin, opens March 22nd. Will you be hitting the theaters?
Photo: Zimbio/Bauer  |
| NSFW: If These "XXX" NAKED Pics Of Method Man Are Real.... Posted: 15 Mar 2013 10:13 AM PDT
A couple of NSFW photos, reportedly of rapper Method Man, have been making the rounds. And all we can say is....we hope they're real. Since he's our long time crush and all. Check out what all the excitement is about inside.... In the age of thirsty jumpoffs, men need to keep in mind that the "d*ck" pics they send via text and email, may come back to haunt them. Or in the case of rapper Method Man, they may generate a new fan base. A trio of "XXX" photos (claimed to be Method Man) have been making the rounds. In the photos, the guy takes a few self-portraits of his piece, while standing in front of the bathroom mirror. No face included. In one of the photos, several arm tattoos are visble and they seemingly match up (aside from the flipped mirror image) with the well-known tatts of Wu-Tang Clan rapper. We can't say for certain if these pics are geninue, but we did enjoy this photographer's...."methods."
We can't post 'em here....but See the NSFW pics HERE.
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