The Young, Black, and Fabulous

Chris Brown Talks About Sharting Embarrassment On MTV's "When I Was 17"
Raven Symone Talks Weight Loss, Dating And Having A "Hot Toddy" On "Wendy"
RUMOR CONTROL: Mariah Carey Accused Of Drinking And Drug Use While In The Hospital
Emily B. SPLITS From Fabolous+Pics From "Love & Hip Hop" Reunion Taping
LL Cool J's Wife Simone I. Smith Debuts Her Jewelry Collection With Nicole Ari Parker, Kelly Rowland, Kim Porter, & More

Chris Brown Talks About Sharting Embarrassment On MTV's "When I Was 17"

Posted: 13 May 2011 04:26 PM PDT

Leave it to Chris Brown to reveal a funny yet gross and embarrassing story from his 17-year-old life. It was 5 years ago, and the imagery is still vivid I'm sure.

Check out the sneak peek of Chris Brown on MTV's "When I Was 17" inside....

The episode airs tomorrow at 11AM EST on MTV.

Raven Symone Talks Weight Loss, Dating And Having A "Hot Toddy" On "Wendy"

Posted: 13 May 2011 02:50 PM PDT

Raven Symone stopped by the "Wendy" show today to talk about her weight loss, her new sitcom and dating. Find out what she said below......

Raven Symone stopped by Wendy Williams' show today to talk about a number of things going on in her life. First, she talked to Wendy about her weight loss saying she was a stress eater. She revealed that while she was taping "That's So Raven" she was under a lot of stress because so many people's paychecks depended on her. Now, she works out and does portion control to keep stress to a minimum.

She dished a funny story about the Kentucky Derby. She says she was getting dressed and heard Usher's song "Hot Toddy" on the radio and her inner-drag queen came out. That's why her makeup ended up so bold and dramatic.

And she even gave the audience tips on how to flirt with a guy and then walk away. Just to leave him begging for more. She also talked about "The State Of Georgia"--her new show on ABC Family. She stars as a struggling actress who moves to NYC.

Peep the interview above. Loves her.

RUMOR CONTROL: Mariah Carey Accused Of Drinking And Drug Use While In The Hospital

Posted: 13 May 2011 01:12 PM PDT

Mariah Carey was accused of drinking and doing drugs while in the hospital recently. So was it the stress of motherhood getting to her? No.....it was likely a set-up by a tabloid. Deets inside....

During an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan, Nick Cannon shared that his wife, Mariah Carey, had been having trouble breastfeeding so a nurse suggested she drink a beer to speed up the process (this is a very common suggestion).

Drinking the beer helped Mariah start producing milk, but also produced a visit from the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services.

Nick said,

"Child protective services were called with allegations that, you know, there was some drinking and drugs and all that going on while in the hospital, which again makes no sense to me. Like, how would a hospital even allow that?"

So what led to the visit? Nick continued,

"I guess someone maybe overheard that (suggestion), and this is a good way to make a quick buck, or call the tabloids. It's kind of sad that people think that we'll make money off of these newborns."

SMH...it is sad. Let Mimi raise her babies in peace. She hasn't even left the hospital yet and already the tabloids are stalking her.

SIDEBAR: Nick Cannon also said that Mariah wanted a few live performance tunes from her Fantasy album played as the babies were born. As kooky as this sounds, it's classic Mimi and totally cute.

Watch Nick discuss the allegations here:

Emily B. SPLITS From Fabolous+Pics From "Love & Hip Hop" Reunion Taping

Posted: 13 May 2011 10:45 AM PDT

The ladies of "Love & Hip Hop" had their reunion show taping this week in NYC. And with Hot 97 radio personality Angie Martinez playing host, lots of interesting things were revealed.

We've got a sneak peek at the ladies' taping, and Emily B. revelaing she and Fabolous have SPLIT, when you read on...

Somaya Reece, Emily B., Chrissy Lampkin, and Olivia all hit the couch for the reunion show of VH1's "Love & Hip Hop" this week. Not going to lie, I surprisingly could stomach this whole season. So I'm looking forward to the reunion.

With that said, the main ish that made me want to throw my laptop at my flat screen every week was Emily B. and Fabolous' relationship. Or lack thereof. Emily seemed to be a bit naive and a bit self-underestimating. And his actions--like telling her she doesn't need to ever be seen on red carpets with him, or she doesn't need to be in clubs since that's not what "mothers" do, and so forth--that she actually co-signed on were shocking. It was painfully obvious to everyone else BUT Emily that Fab had no intentions of marrying her or having anything more. I wanted to FedEx her a copy of "He's Just Not That Into You" SO MANY TIMES.

But it seems like she's smartened up. Because according to our homie Joi-Marie, Ms. Emily, who shares with Fab a baby boy named Johan, said at the taping that she and Fab are DUNZO.

"I'm not going to continue to recognize someone who doesn't recognize me."

Fabolous said in a recent interview

"We're not married. We have a relationship and a continuous bond that we're gonna have with our son. It's a situation where we try to supply the best life for our son. ...even if relationship-wise we're not compatible."

Well there you have it.

More pics from the reunion show taping thanks to photographer Rowena Husbands:

Olivia looks gorge. Loves the hair and makeup.

Great color for Chrissy. Outfit is cute too.

Yassss. Mama Jones looks ready to pop off. Loves it.

Get it Nancy!

So Somaya's still trying I see. At least she stepped her shoe game up....a bit.

Jimmy Jones hit the couch with Chrissy and the ladies too. Maybe he'll actually be clear this time about whether he is really going to marry Chrissy after her proposal.

Executive Producer of the reality show, Mona Scott, was on hand. Nice look for Emily too.

And Ashanti's lil sis Shi Shi was randomly in the place too.

I'll be watching....

Photo credit: Rowena Husbands/blinkofaneyephotographyonline.com

LL Cool J's Wife Simone I. Smith Debuts Her Jewelry Collection With Nicole Ari Parker, Kelly Rowland, Kim Porter, & More

Posted: 13 May 2011 09:01 AM PDT

Yesterday, Simone I. Smith, the wife of LL Cool J, hosted a trunk show at Bloomingdale's in Century City, CA. I wonder if she's setting the stage for a "Real Rap Wives" show. See pics of Nicole Ari Parker, Regina King, Kelly Rowland and more at the show.

Simone I. Smith is stepping out of her husband's shadow and launching her own line of jewelry which she debuted last night at Bloomingdale's in Cali.

Simone and her childhood sweetheart, LL, posed on the carpet.

Nicole Ari Parker looked fabulous in her white shorts, tee, and blazer.

Kelly Rowland also came out to participate int he launch.

Regina King came out to check out the collection in a cute orange summer dress.

Mr. Mahogany himself, Billy Dee Williams was there.

The line consists of gold and silver oversized hoops, cuffs, and necklaces. As a cancer survivor, Simone chose to donate a portion of the line's proceeds towards the American Cancer Society.