The Young, Black, and Fabulous

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• STUNNER: Tyra Banks Rocks HARPER'S BAZAAR SINGAPORE January 2013 Issue
• SNEAK PEEK: Ambassador Rihanna Invites Tourists And Travelers To Beautiful Barbados
• DADDY & ME: Diddy & His Kids Go YACHTING In St. Barts
• Kimora Lee Simmons Flaunts Her Lemons On The Beach In St. Barths
• Pilar Sanders OPENS UP About ABUSE Allegations, Pre-Nups And Getting ARRESTED + Azealia Banks CLAIMS Manager/Boyfriend Dave Holmes ASSAULTED Her
• ROUND UP: Celebs GET FESTIVE For Christmas--The Bryants, The Combs Clan, The Beatz Duo, Luda, Kevin Hart & Their Chicks, Kim & Kanye And More
• COUPLES REPORT: Janet Jackson ENGAGED To Wissam Al Mana + Nene Leakes REUNITES With Gregg
• Kandi, Toya, Rasheeda AND Evelyn Show Off Their ROCKING Bodies In The Bahamas
• "Django Unchained" CASHES OUT With $15.5M In Box Office Sales, LANDS At #2
• PICS: Nick & Mariah Get VERY MERRY With Roc & Roe For The Holidays

STUNNER: Tyra Banks Rocks HARPER'S BAZAAR SINGAPORE January 2013 Issue Posted: 27 Dec 2012 09:04 AM PST Tyra Banks is back in her element covering tons of high brow magazines...and looking gorgeous while doing so.  The model turned business mogul is currently rocking the January 2013 cover of Harper's Bazaar Singapore.  And we've got her edgy looks, and what she says about becoming a mom, inside... Covering the upcoming issue of Harper Bazaar Singapore in the popular trend of futuristic makeup, Tyra was giving face and smizing it up for the pages of the issue, which is on stands now. Inside the mag, she's rocking everyone's fave designers from Chanel to Armani to Donna Karen. The "Top Model" mogul also told the mag that she craves becoming a mom: “I want to have kids and I think it needs to happen very soon. I feel like I was born to be the experiment of the definition of beauty and to be a mother. It’s something I have do. I won’t be happy if I’m not a mother.” We hear ya girl.  Tyra has started casting for her new season of "America's Next Top Model," which will be the first season men will compete. Pics via Styleblazer.com/Harper's Bazaar Singapore Facebook Page

SNEAK PEEK: Ambassador Rihanna Invites Tourists And Travelers To Beautiful Barbados Posted: 27 Dec 2012 08:27 AM PST Rihanna posted a sneak peek at her new campaign to promote tourism and travel to Barbados. See a pic from her photoshoot inside and find out what's she's been up to for the holidays.... "Rude Boy" singer Rihanna, who signed on with the Barbados Tourism Authority to become the island's tourism ambassador, has released a sneak peek at her upcoming campaign. With the tagline "Tourist Or Traveler?", the island native rocks her short cutoff shorts and leads a horse to water as she invites visitors to induldge in her homeland's beauty. Though she was spotted at the Lakers game in LA on Christmas Day with Chris Brown, Rih Rih managed to spend a few days beforehand basking in the Barbados sun, smoking a few trees and drinking some beer.  Also, she made a huge donation to a local hospital in the name of her grandmother.  Does Rihanna's sneak peek make you want to book a flight?

DADDY & ME: Diddy & His Kids Go YACHTING In St. Barts Posted: 27 Dec 2012 07:51 AM PST Diddy was spotted vacationing with his kids in St. Barts for the holidays.  See pics of the twins and the Combs family inside..... Diddy, who's vacationing in St. Barts for the holidays, was seen boarding a luxury yacht named Oasis with his son Christian and twin daughters D'Lila Star and Jessie James Combs yesterday.     On Twitter, the mogul celebrated a successful season of Ciroc sales by thanking the many stores that carry the vodka.  "Thank you @TotalWine @CostcoTweets @SamsClub @Safeway @KrogerCo @Walgreens @CVS_Extra @abcwinecountry @Walmart @Target for carrying @Ciroc!! " While aboard the Oasis, Diddy was spotted with Guy Oseary (Madonna's manager), where he was heard telling his guests: I’m very proud about the upbringing, and God has blessed me with three of the most beautiful women to raise my kids. And I am – and one day if it’s right, I will get married, but I think it’s more about me being honest with myself, and me loving my children and me being there for my children.'   Sweet! The Randomness: 1.  President Obama cut's Hawaiian vacation short to deal with fiscal cliff.  Story.  Photos via FameFlynet

Kimora Lee Simmons Flaunts Her Lemons On The Beach In St. Barths Posted: 27 Dec 2012 06:39 AM PST Oh, hello lemon queen.  Kimora Lee Simmons is taking her recent break in stride.  And turning lemons into lemonade.  She's been spending the Holidays with her ex-husband Russell, his girlfriend, her and Russ' daughters and her son.  And chick looks better than ever.  Pics of KiKi's latest St. Barths romp on the beach inside...   Kimora's got a lot to smile about these days.  Three gorgeous kiddies, a bangin' bikini bod at 37 and a new reality show to boot.  So the fashion loving former model threw on her lemon covered bikini to hit the beaches in the french Caribbean yesterday.  Something she's been doing every day on her vacay: She dipped in and out of the ocean on Wednesday as she flew solo, after hitting the tropical beach with her daughters Aoki & Ming on Christmas day.   Ahhh...the life.   By the way, you can check out a sneak peek above of Kimora's upcoming new show, "House of Fab."  It premieres January 23rd on STYLE. Pics: Pacific Coast News

Pilar Sanders OPENS UP About ABUSE Allegations, Pre-Nups And Getting ARRESTED + Azealia Banks CLAIMS Manager/Boyfriend Dave Holmes ASSAULTED Her Posted: 26 Dec 2012 04:43 PM PST Pilar Sanders is opening up about the chaotic year she's had trying to divorce former NFL-star Deion Sanders including an arrest, losing custody of her sons and a substantial decrease in her income.  Find out what she said inside and get the deets on Azealia Banks "alleged" assault.... Pilar Sanders talked to Cherry On Top recently about the hectic year she's had going through a very nasty divorce with Deion Sanders.  We told you previously that she'd lost temporary custody of her sons and seems to be losing the battle of public opinion.  She sat down to give her side of the story..... ON CHILD SUPPORT: "I was never, ever, ever once paid child support, at all. Never once. And I’ve seen his statement saying 'and I have the canceled checks to prove it,' but he never showed it, now did he? He never showed you one of his canceled checks of child support that he’s paid, did he? Absolutely not, and he won’t because he hasn’t." ON ABUSE ALLEGATIONS: "Most recently, every picture on the web would show that my arm was broken and he busted my thumb in attempts to knock me out, kill me, yeah. And maybe, perhaps, people will believe it more so now, that, unfortunately they were seeing this season. The very drastic increase of athletes, football players who snap, and unfortunately, take their lives and other people’s lives with them. It’s not that far off, it’s not uncommon among athletes. It’s very, very, very not uncommon when you speak with other NFL wives, football wives, athletes’ wives." ON THE FIGHT AND HER ARREST BEING "PLANNED": "We’re still in the middle of it. Wrongfully labeled as attacking him mind you. Collin County, our county’s law states that if anyone is called to a home on domestic violence, that automatically, no matter who calls, the man is taken out of the house, period. No questions, no whatever, the man is just taken out of that house. Now if there’s a sign of blood or a sign of injury on anyone, including the woman, then the man is taken and removed from the home for 24 hours. This is a county and state law. When the police arrived to my home, they saw blood all over me, all over our floor, they saw blood and matter, just meat hanging from my hand. They removed me, they forced myself and my friend out of the home. That was wrong right there. So on so many counts, the police didn’t follow what they were suppose to do, but it was all planned. They had been there earlier that day, talked about it. I mean there is a tape where you can hear Deion telling the police these things." ON ACCUSATIONS THAT SHE AND A FRIEND "JUMPED DEION": You know what, I’m 129 pounds, okay. He has been trained all his life to play baseball and to attack people. Football, you’re running, you’re grabbing; it’s a very violent sport. What kind of sense would it make for me at 5’9″, 129 pounds to attack someone his size? That just doesn’t make sense. And for what? No, not at all." ON BUILDING THE DEION SANDERS BRAND: "Exactly, and he became who he is not by his own merit, he became who he is by the grace of God and by the grace of God putting me with him because let me tell you sweetheart, out of the 14 years that mama’s been home, I haven’t been sitting around eating bon bons, I’ve been building our family brand. I’ve been building up Deion Sanders because why not? He’s my husband. You’re the brand we can market the most and market right now. So once you think you got your feet down and your ears dry, you want to go act a fool. Okay, go ahead, but you know, you’ve got to answer to somebody." ON THE PRENUP NOT BEING VALID AND SOMEONE FORGING HER SIGNATURE ON IT: "You hit the nail right on the head. You certainly do, and if you don’t initial it, usually it’s just not initialed. But in cases where you have people who operate with power and money, and who are used to getting what they want, however they want, and it will be done however they want it to be done, if you don’t take the steps to initial, I guess they’re just going to do it for you, and that’s what happened in my case, without my knowledge."   And over on the music side.....   Azealia Banks used Twitter to lash out at Dave Holmes, her boyfriend/manager and accused him of assault. In a tweet that was quickly deleted, the outspoken rapper said, "ColdPlay’s manager Dave Holmes is a piece of sh--. Second time he has put his f----- hands on me," Though that tweet was later deleted, she followed it up with a few subliminal messages about betrayal...... As Azealia is expected to release her first full length album next year, it will be interesting to see if Dave stays along for the ride as Azealia is accustomed to management mix-ups.  If not, perhaps the assualt will find it's way into some of her music.

ROUND UP: Celebs GET FESTIVE For Christmas--The Bryants, The Combs Clan, The Beatz Duo, Luda, Kevin Hart & Their Chicks, Kim & Kanye And More Posted: 26 Dec 2012 03:36 PM PST Celebs have been posting up a storm how they spent their Christmas.  And we've got all the cute pics of them and their kiddies...and their significant others.  Peep our Christmas round up inside...   Diddy had a full Christmas with his twin daughters Jessie & D'Lila, plus daughter Chance Combs and son Christian.  Cute red and white coordination! Check out a cute video of Chance wishing everyone a Happy Holiday! Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa just joined Instagram.  And she's been posting the fam's Holiday festivities...including their matching Christmas morning gear.  Later on she trekked it to the Staples Center, furry Chanel bag in tow, to cheer on Kobe as the Lakers beat the Knicks. Ludacris & Kevin Hart took their girlfriends Eudoxie and Eniko to Thailand for Christmas.  Luda and Eudoxie jetted from their vacay in Hawaii straight tot he beautiful Asian Pacific Coast.  Must be nice! Upcoming "Love & Hip Hop" star Joe Budden hit the strip club with his girl on Christmas Eve.  He and Kailyn spent their classy evening grabbing boobs.   Oprah posted a cute Christmas morning pic with her fam--Stedman, Gayle and the kids. Tameka Raymond snapped a pic of her oldest son Usher V in his fresh Bred 11 sneakers.   Cassie kept it cute over the Holidays spending time with her fam and one of her youngest family members. The wives and girlfriends of the Miami Heat celebrated their fellas' win on Christmas night by partying it up at the club:    Gabby Union, Savannah Brinson and Adrienne Bosh all partied it up.  And Gabby seems to have copped a precious Christmas gift as well.  How cute!   Amber Rose tweeted a pic of her growing belly asking just how much bigger can she get.   Alicia Keys copped some new toys from her husband Swizz Beatz.  This hot car is just one of those. Chris Paul couldn't go home for the Holiday because he was battling the Nuggets at home in L.A.  So he brought his entire fam to the game instead.  Loves it!    The Simmons crew snapped a cutesy holiday pic--JoJo, Angela & Vanessa went to their moms' house to spend time with that side of the family. Kim & Kanye hit up the Clippers game with Khloe--as she cheered on hubby Lamar Odom. David Otunga snapped a pic of his and J-Hud's baby boy David, Jr.  He received his fave Christmas present--his dad as an action figure. Meagan Good and her new hubby Devon Franklin made a cute pic for their first Christmas together. Eddie Murphy's daughters snapped pics together.  Such pretty gals! Christina Milian was all about family while she helped the little ones build gingerbread houses. Mashonda got her best present ever--a professionally done piece of artwork featuring her son (with Swizz Beatz) Nasir. Draya showered her 10-year-old sons with tons of gifts this Holiday. Emily B., Chrissy, Mashonda and Adrienne Bailon all got together during the Holiday for some girl time. Beyonce snapped a cute pic at home on Christmas Eve.   Rock Ross loves the kids!  He spent his Christmas handing out gifts to kiddies who needed them. And Snoop Lion took a break from his Holiday weed to celebrate with his wife and Mike & Michelle Epps.  Fun times!   Pics: Twitter/Instagram   A Photo Round-Up of How YBF Celebrities Spent Christmas 2012!

COUPLES REPORT: Janet Jackson ENGAGED To Wissam Al Mana + Nene Leakes REUNITES With Gregg Posted: 26 Dec 2012 02:06 PM PST Pop icon Janet Jackson is set to marry her longterm boyfriend Wissam Al Mana in the spring. Get deets on their wedding inside and find out what Nene Leakes said about reuniting with her ex..... Entertainment legend Janet Jackson is set to marry her Qatari billionaire Wissam Al Mana in Qatar in the spring. A source told Us Weekly that the wedding "will cost millions" and "He is flying in all of Janet's friends and family on private jets." Though many of the over-the-top details are being kept secret, the source did reveal that Wissam "...wants to get a top chef to create a custom menu." So what does the ring look like? It's said to be huge and expensive. "She's afraid it will get lost, so she keeps it locked up!" Also, the couple reportedly wants children and adoption is definitely an option.   In other couples news..... According to In Touch magazine. Nene Leakes has reunited with ex-husband Gregg.  She told the mag, “I never really wanted to divorce him. We just go every day, one day at a time.” Though they were married for 14 years, it hasn't always been easy for the ex-couple.  “There was a time where we weren’t friends; thank God that’s over!” Now the pair, who still live separately, are on the road to something new.  Nene said, “I really feel we’re soul mates.”

Kandi, Toya, Rasheeda AND Evelyn Show Off Their ROCKING Bodies In The Bahamas Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:03 PM PST Some of Atlanta's most popular reality stars flew off to the Bahamas for Christmas where they lounged on the beach and met up with fellow reality star Evelyn Lozada. See pics of Kandi, Toya, Rasheeda and more inside....   A few of the stars of "RHOA" and LAHH ATL" (and a "Basketball Wife") celebrated Christmas in the Bahamas this year. Kandi Burruss was joined by her boo Todd Tucker while Rasheeda was with husband Kirk Frost.  Phaedra Parks and Apollo and Toya Wright and Memphitz were also along for the trip.   The couples brought their little ones along for the vacation too.        Before linking back up with their young ones, Todd and Kandi joined Memphitz and Toya for a fun day in the sun at the adult pool. And Rasheeda showed off her ab-tastic bod while boo'd up with Kirk. Phaedra and Apollo showed a little love on the island too. Evelyn Lozada brought her entire family with her to the Bahamas and posed it up for Christmas.   Meanwhile, Evelyn's daughter Shaniece showed off her green nails and bikini bod for the cameras.       Fun times..... . Photos via Instagram/Twitter

"Django Unchained" CASHES OUT With $15.5M In Box Office Sales, LANDS At #2 Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:17 AM PST Santa Claus came right on time for filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and movie stars Jamie Foxx and Kerry Washington as their slavery/western flick Django Unchained hit the jackpot at the box office.  Find out how well the film performed inside.... In wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy and the nation's public outcry against violence and guns, Django Unchained managed to weather the storm and overperform at the box office on Christmas day, taking in $15.5 Million in sales. One person who won't be seeing the film is director Spike lee who told VIBE, “I can’t speak on it ’cause I’m not gonna see it. The only thing I can say is it’s disrespectful to my ancestors, to see that film." He went on to explain his feelings on Twitter saying, “American Slavery Was Not A Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western. It Was A Holocaust. My Ancestors Are Slaves. Stolen From Africa. I Will Honor Them.” Guess he's not a fan of Tarantino's out-of-the-ordinary visions he always has for his films. Despite protests from Spike and other critics, many of whom took issue with the liberal use of the "n-word" and what some thought was a mockery of slavery, the movie was expected to gross about $14M.  But it exceeded expectations and set a Christmas Day box office record for an R-rated movie. Here's how the rest of the box office performed: 1. Les Misérables (Working Title/Universal) NEW [Runs 2,808] Christmas Day $18.0M 2. Django Unchained (Sony/Weinstein) NEW [Runs 3,010] Christmas Day $15.5M 3. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (MGM/WB) Week 2 [Runs 4,100] Christmas Day $10.8M, Cume $167.9M 4. Parental Guidance (Chernin/Fox) NEW [Runs 3,358] Christmas Day $7.0M 5. Jack Reacher (Skydance/Paramount) Week 1 [Runs 3,352] Christmas Day $5.1M, Cume $22.9M 6. This Is 40 (Universal) Week 1 [Runs 2,913] Christmas Day $4.3M, Cume $17.3M 7. Lincoln (DreamWorks/Fox/Disney) Week 7 [Runs 1,966] Christmas Day $2.4M, Cume $120.3M 8. The Guilt Trip (Skydance.Paramount) Week 1 [Runs 2,431] Christmas Day $2.3M, Cume $10.9M 9. Monsters Inc 3D (Pixar/Disney) Week 1 [Runs 2,618] Christmas Day $1.2M, Cume $8.3M Congrats to Kerry & Jamie!

PICS: Nick & Mariah Get VERY MERRY With Roc & Roe For The Holidays Posted: 26 Dec 2012 08:53 AM PST It was an extra festive Christmas for the Cannons this week.  It's Mariah's favorite Holiday, so it's only right she brought the entire family to Aspen in a festive vacation home for the festivities.  Check out Nick, Mariah and Dem Babies having fun in the snow and with Santa inside..   Twins Monroe & Moroccan Cannon had the time of their lives with their famous parents during Christmas.  The fam posted pics of their 19-month olds snow sledding and papa Nick playing Santa.  And those cute kiddies ate it all up:     Adorbs!   Nick said Miss Monroe wanted to go back out for some snowboarding...check her stance by the door.   But they cuddled up inside with Nick turned Santa Claus:   Fab times! The Randomness: 1.  Jessica Simpson has CONFIRMED her second pregnancy via Twitter.  HERE Pics: DemBabies.com/Instagram

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