Friday, June 3, 2011

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous


Jamie Foxx And Garcelle Beauvais Raise Money For Charity In Los Angeles + Serena Williams & Lil' Wayne At Finals Game 2

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 08:28 AM PDT

Last night, Jamie Foxx, Garcelle Beauvais and Boris Kodjoe attended a posh event for The Little Princess Foundation. See the pics inside and also see Serena Williams and Lil' Wayne sitting courtside in Miami for the NBA Finals.

Last night, Surreal4Real hosted a charity event benefiting The Little Princess Foundation & Haven Hills at Vibiana in Los Angeles, CA.  
 

Former tv co-stars Jamie Foxx and Garcelle Beauvais posed together at the event.

I love Garcelle's pairing of the pink heels with the royal blue dress.  Gorgeous look for her as usual.

Jamie kicked it with actor Cedric Sanders.

Jamie also posed with Warren Braithwaite.

Actress Malika Haqq looked hot in soft yellow on the red carpet.

Well isn't this a cute little ATL reunion.

Lovely mustard colored dress for Lauren London.

Later during the evening, Malika and Lauren posed with singer Shanice. Love that she came out of hiding.

Actress Joyful Drake was there too.

And the sexy Boris Kodjoe was also at the event looking pretty dapper.

 

And in Miami.......
 

Last night, the Dallas Mavericks stunned the Miami Heat by taking Game 2 of the NBA Finals, winning 95-93, and Serena Williams and Lil' Wayne were there to see it all.

Serena Williams was among the celebs sitting courtside last night at the Mavericks challenged the Heat last night.


 

Serena loves her cell cam.

Lil' Wayne was there.

 

And Gloria Estefan was also spotted courtside.

Photos via Yahoo Sports/WireImage/Allen Berezovsky

Jill Scott Announces Light Of The Sun Summer Tour

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 07:57 AM PDT


 

 

Jill Scott is embarking on a tour this summer to hype the release of her Light Of The Sun disc dropping on June 28.  Find out when Jilly from Philly will be in a town near you inside....

Jill's upcoming summer tour is being billed as a string of block parties and will feature special guests Anthony Hamilton, Mint Condition and Doug E. Fresh.

The tour begins July 28th in New York City and other dates are:

July 30: Detroit
July 31: Chicago
Aug. 3: Cleveland
Aug. 4: St. Louis
Aug. 6: Philadelphia
Aug. 7: Washington, DC
Aug. 10: Los Angeles
Aug. 14: Oakland
Aug. 17: Memphis
Aug. 19: Atlanta
Aug. 21: Virginia Beach
Aug. 23: Raleigh
Aug. 24: Charlotte
Aug. 27: Dallas
Aug. 28: Houston

She's also set to hit the main stage at Essence Music Fest in New Orleans on July 5th.  Gettin' my tix on lock NOW....

 

New "ATL Housewife" Marlo Hampton Responds To Arrests, Says She Had A "Hard-Knock" Childhood

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 06:14 AM PDT

 

The newest addition to the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" clan is speaking out before the season even gets started.  Marlo Hampton, who is dating and reportedly engaged to cast member NeNe's alleged ex boo, Charles Grant (pictured here), is addressing the reports of her past 7 arrests.  Read on...

After this ish broke these past couple days--revealed charges of weapon possessions and probation violations and assaults--Marlo sent out a statement to clear up things.  Kinda.

"It has come to my attention that some of my past indiscretions have come to light. Let me first state that I am not ashamed of my past as that has helped me become a better woman today. We all have a past and my hard-knock childhood in and out of the Foster Care system is a reflection on a bigger issue we are faced with here in America, a broken Foster Care system. My present charge in life is to live with God in my heart and help young women especially from the foster care system avoid the challenges I faced. I'm more then just what is being said of me and I have a story to tell." -- Marlo Hampton

Alrighty then.  I'm sure we'll get even more from Marlo when the season starts....

Jessica White Reveals Abusive Childhood & Partners With Russell Simmons On Anti-Child Abuse Campaign

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 05:49 AM PDT

During a speech at her Angel Wings Foundation dinner last weekend, Jessica White revealed details about her abusive childhood and her plans to partner with Russell Simmons on an anti-child abuse campaign. Deets inside.....

While delivering a speech at her Angel Wings Foundation dinner at Georgica in East Hampton last weekend, model Jessica White revealed she was abused as a child.

Though the admission was hard, Jessica said,

"I wanted the world to know. It just came out, and I realized, standing there, that I was healed."

Saying that she has "the blood of a warrior," she also announced that she's creating an online campaign to help victims of child abuse with Russell Simmons and Gabrielle Union, as well as organizing an Angel Wings gala in November.  It's great to see Jessica putting this together and giving back.  I wonder if her past drug abuse was related to the child abuse she suffered?

 

The Randomness:

1.  Pink gave birth to a baby girl!  Story.

SIGHHHHHH: Meagan Good Goes Head-To-Toe Sheer To Hit The Club

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 04:15 AM PDT

It's one thing to wear the exact same outfit--or extremely similar one--every time you go to the club in order to save some change.  It's a whole other to wear the thinnest most sheer outfit to the club since it's likely the cheapest. 

 

Meagan Good rocked this 'fit for a night of partying this week in L.A.  Somebody didn't give her the memo stockings just won't work as pants.  Pics when you read on...

 

Um, I figured the sheer shirt was done on purpose, but as I continued to scroll....we see your panties boo.  At least she had enough sense to tie a sweater around her waist so we only saw some of her panty.  She's too pretty for this ish.

Girrrrrl......

SPOILER ALERT: Jada Pinkett Smith Gets Married Again...On HawthoRNe

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 06:13 PM PDT

 

Jada Pinkett Smith walked down the aisle again.....but this time on the small screen.  See pics of the wedding scene from Jada's hit "HawthoRNe" tv show inside....

 

On the third season premiere of TNT's "Hawthorne" on June 14, Jada Pinkett Smith’s “Christina Hawthorne” lead character navigates a love triangle between “Detective Nick Renata” (singer/actor Marc Anthony) and on-again/off-again flame Dr. Tom Wakefield (Michael Vartan – “Alias”)...all while she's pregnant.   Cast members Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher, Notorious) and Lauren Velez ("Dexter," "New York Undercover") round out the season 3 cast of the show.

It's just make believe but Jada is a beautiful bride either way.

 

Photos via TNT

 

 

Charlamagne Sounds Off About Mister Cee's Guilty Plea

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 04:51 PM PDT

 

After the crazy on-air feud between New York's Power 105 "The Breakfast Club" host Charlamagne Tha God and Hot 97's Mister Cee's homie DJ Funkmaster Flex, we figured Charlamagne would have something to say about Mister Cee's guilty plea he copped yesterday.

 

The folks over at BET chatted with the outspoken Charlamagne to see if this feud is going to go even harder now.  Read on for what he had to say...

Gyant over at BET spoke to the Power 105 host about how this guilty plea for lewd sexual act charges involving another man is going to change the game for one of hip hop's most influential DJ's:

“We live in an era where people are numb to everything,” Charlamagne says. “This is the same society that didn't care R. Kelly urinated on an underage girl. We are numb to everything in this society. Like seriously is being gay in 2011 a big deal? Nobody really cares.”

And Char's first thoughts when he heard about the guilty plea:

“Be free Mister Cee, be free. I wondered if this is the first step in him coming out of the closet.”

“It's not like he committed a crime, he just likes young boys." As a deejay Mister Cee could never lose credibility, he's incredible on the turntables. As a man, people might look at him like a liar or somebody who's been living a lie for a long time, but at the end of the day he's a great deejay and that's what he's known for and that's what I think people care about. I don't think people care about his personal life enough for him to lose credibility.”

Oh that Charlamagne.  He may rattle folks up on the daily but we agree with every word here.

By the way, since Mr. Cee copped a plea deal, his sentence may be up to 3 months in jail or 1 year of "counseling."

The Randomness:

1.  Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV album has been pushed back to Augist 29th. Story

Rihanna Snaps Back At "Man Down" Critics

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 01:06 PM PDT

 

 

We already told you that the Parents Television Council had attacked Rihanna over the suggested violence in the "Man Down" video and now she is speaking out asserting her artistic freedom and right to make political statements. Read what she said inside...

 

Rihanna responded to critics of her most recent video via twitter today where she asserted her right to be an artist and make political statements.  She also mentioned that one of the reasons children don't open up to their parents is because parents don't know how to tackle difficult subjects.

Hmmmm.....what do you think?  

Read Rihanna's tweets here:

 

Does Rihanna have a responsibility as a role model to play down controversial subjects or should she be free to make the kinds of statements she wants?  Interesting ish....

New "ATL Housewife" Marlo Hampton Brings Criminal Past...And Assorted Mugshots...To New Season!

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:27 PM PDT

In addition to the normal, everyday drama that each cast member of the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" brings to the table, the newest member, Marlo Hampton, seems to be dragging along a closet full of skeletons, mugshots and criminal charges with her.  Get the deets on the reality tv star's criminal past inside....

Before we even meet Marlo Hampton, the newest addition to RHOA, there's some foolery about her we need to know.  First, she has been linked to  (and reportedly engaged to) NeNe Leake's rumored NFLer jump-off Charles Grant. And secondly, if the mugshots are any indication, Marlo knows her way around the criminal justice system.  Hmmm.....paging Attorney Phaedra Parks!

So what's behind all the mugshots?  Thanks to the folks over at Straight From The A, we can run down the list:


05/26/99

Initial Arrest for Aggravated Battery w/Great Bodily Harm

 

09/28/99

Sentenced for Aggravated Battery w/Great Bodily Harm Charge

 

06/19/2000

Charge: Violation of Probation

 

02/14/01

Charge: Violation of Probation

 

09/09/02

Charge: Obtained Property for Worthless Check

 

12/3/2002

Charge: Felon in Possession of a Firearm/Violation of Probation

 

07/28/2003

Charge: Violation of Probation

So......she likes guns, writes bad checks, knows how to fight and can't keep an appointment with her probation officer?  She's going to be tons of fun this season.

And if the ladies gave Phaedra's husband Apollo a hard time last year....I can't wait to see how they take on Marlo.

See full mugshot pics here.

 

Photos via Talking With Tami
 

 

MAGAZINE FAB: Beyonce Covers The July 2011 Issue Of ESSENCE Magazine

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 08:09 AM PDT


Beyonce looks ready for the summer on the July 2011 cover of ESSENCE Magazine.  See the cover girl looking pretty in white inside...

 

In the July 2011 issue of ESSENCE Magazine, Beyonce penned her own cover story (her very first one) for the first time, where she discusses her fourth studio album 4, and the year that changed her life.  Hmm....I wonder what year that could be? 

Her story is titled Eat, Play, Love—and in her own words shares how a nine-month break and life’s simple pleasures reignited her creativity and renewed her soul.

Here's an excerpt from Beyonce's article:

“I had talked about taking a vacation before, but always ended up in the studio after two weeks, so no one believed me. This time, though, I was serious. I was going to give myself a year to do the things I never get to do. Simple things like play with my nephew, pick him up from school, visit museums, go to concerts, see some Broadway shows, learn to cook a meal and spend time with my husband…Yes, I needed some relaxation, but I wanted inspiration too, from regular, everyday things. They did not have to be over-the-top productions. I was looking for tiny moments that would speak to my heart and make me smile…”  - Beyoncé, ESSENCE/July 2011

On the cover, Bey toned down her usual high-fashion extra glammed up photoshoot persona for a casual chic look.  She's wearing a white cotton halter summer dress with brown threaded accents and straps.  And with casual jewelry and an updo, she looks to be chillin' in a grassy summer setting.  Nice.

Also, Beyonce is reportedly in London now perfecting her concert set as she will close the Glastonbury Festival on June 26th.

Good luck Bey!

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