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• MAGAZINE FAB: Naomi Campbell GOES BLEACH BLONDE For The COVER Of "VOGUE Brazil"
• Lauryn Hill Pens Another "OPEN LETTER" About Record Deal & Tax Woes, Drake Makes SURPRISE Appearance On "American Idol" + Snoop Lion & Cori B. PERFORM "No Guns"
• TV FAB: Fantasia & Anthony Mackie DRINK IT UP On Bravo's "WWHL"
• PARTY LIFE: Ciara, Rocsi & Omarion TOAST IT UP With SKYY Vodka + Mashonda, Yandy & Estelle Celebrate JONES Magazine
• WNBA STAR Skylar Diggins SIGNS With Roc Nation Sports + Nicki Minaj CAST "The Other Woman" Flick
• Lauren London SITS PRETTY For JET Mag, Rails Folks For Constantly Asking About Her Relationship With Lil Wayne's Other Children's Mothers
• BEHIND THE SCENES: Cassie Reveals To FOREVER 21 Her Style Icon & Why She's Keeping The Half SHAVEN Look
• The Carters Take Paris! Blue Ivy Goes UNCOVERED & Lunches With Mama Beyonce & Papa Hov

MAGAZINE FAB: Naomi Campbell GOES BLEACH BLONDE For The COVER Of "VOGUE Brazil" Posted: 26 Apr 2013 09:51 AM PDT Naomi Campell covers the May 2013 issue of Vogue Brazil were she daringly goes blonde!  See the photo inside....   For the May 2013 issue of Vogue Brazil, 42-year-old supermodel Naomi Campbell goes bleach blonde for the daring cover.  Wearing a black one-piece bathing suit with cutouts, "The Face" star shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon with her fab body and perfect poses. Reports from around the world suggest she'll spend over a million dollars for her upcoming 43rd birthday party in Ibiza next month with the Black Eyed Peas and David Guetta set to perform.  And whom will they be performing for?  So far, Kate Moss, Diddy, Leonardo DiCaprio, Demi Moore and Lenny Kravitz are all on the list of invited guests. You'll recall that Naomi's boyfriend Vlad Doronin pulls out all the stops for her birthday every year with multiple parties in exotic locales...so we shall see...

Lauryn Hill Pens Another "OPEN LETTER" About Record Deal & Tax Woes, Drake Makes SURPRISE Appearance On "American Idol" + Snoop Lion & Cori B. PERFORM "No Guns" Posted: 26 Apr 2013 08:42 AM PDT Lauryn Hill has offered up an "open letter" to explain why she didn't pay her taxes and reveal her plans for new musiuc.  Read the letter inside and see Drake on "American Idol" and Snoop Lion on "The Late Show".   We told you previously that Lauryn Hill has been given some extra time to pay off her massive tax bill and that she'll be releasing new music.  Now, Lauryn has taken to her Tumblr page to bring fans up to speed on why she hasn't paid off her taxes and why you shouldn't believe that her new record deal was worth a reported $1 million. During her verbose rant, she lays out a politically astute explanation about not making music (the conflict between art & commerce) and for not paying her taxes (the record company made the bulk of the money and left her in financial need).  This chick has more excuses than a lil bit. One thing's for sure, her letter shows she still has what it takes to pack a punch with her words.  We just hope the new music and her singing voice as still up to par. Here's the letter: It has been reported that I signed a new record deal, and that I did this to pay taxes. Yes, I have recently entered into an agreement with Sony Worldwide Entertainment, to launch a new label, on which my new music will be released. And yes, I am working on new music. I’ve remained silent, after an extensive healing process. This has been a 10+ year battle, for a long time played out behind closed doors, but now in front of the public eye. This is an old conflict between art and commerce… free minds, and minds that are perhaps overly tethered to structure. This is about inequity, and the resulting disenfranchisement caused by it. I’ve been fighting for existential and economic freedom, which means the freedom to create and live without someone threatening, controlling, and/or manipulating the art and the artist, by tying the purse strings. It took years for me to get out of the ‘parasitic’ dynamic of my youth, and into a deal that better reflects my true contribution as an artist, and (purportedly) gives me the control necessary to create a paradigm suitable for my needs. I have been working towards this for a long time, not just because of my current legal situation, but because I am an artist, I love to create, and I need the proper platform to do so. The nature of my new business venture, as well as the dollar amount reported, was inaccurate, only a portion of the overall deal. Keep in mind, my past recordings have sold over 50,000,000 units worldwide, earning the label a tremendous amount of money (a fraction of which actually came to me). Only a completely complicated set of traps, manipulations, and inequitable business arrangements could put someone who has accomplished the things that I have, financially in need of anything. I am one artist who finds value in openly discussing the dynamics within this industry that force artists to compromise or distort themselves and what they do, rather than allowing them to make the music that people need. There are volumes that could (and will) be said. MLH Girl...pay those taxes...   And on "American Idol": Drake made a surprise appearance on "American Idol" last night to offer some words of encouragement to one of his biggest fans, finalist Candace Glover.  In response to Candance's performance of his "Find Your Love" song, he told her, "You have an angelic voice. I almost wish you were there in the studio creating it with me. I feel like we could have brought it to life together."   The appearance was hooked up by Drake's labelmate, "Idol" judge Nicki Minaj.  Drizzy later tweeted, @NICKIMINAJ is an incredible person for setting that up. Love you always. Thank you!” And on "The Late Show":   Snoop Lion hit the stage with his daughter Cori B. to perform their anti-gun violence track "No Guns Allowed" on "The Late Show with David Letterman." The song appears on Snoop's Reincarnated disc.  How cute is this father-daughter duo?!

TV FAB: Fantasia & Anthony Mackie DRINK IT UP On Bravo's "WWHL" Posted: 26 Apr 2013 07:10 AM PDT Last night's episode of "WWHL" was full of chocolate as host Andy Cohen partied with Fantasia, Anthony Mackie and "All My Children" star Darnell Williams.  See clips inside.... During a round of promos for Side Effects Of You, singer Fantasia stopped by Bravo's hit late-night chat fest "WWHL" with host Andy Cohen last night.  And the drinks were flowing. Fantasia was joined by "Pain & Gain" star Anthony Mackie and "All My Children" star Darnell Williams (the guy who won two-Daytime Emmys as "Jesse Hubbard").    As Fantasia promoted her lastest album, Anthony talked up his film Pain & Gain which opens in theaters today.  During a recent interview with Huffington Post, he revealed about the fitness regimine he went to star alongside the fab abs of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Mark Walberg: "Bodybuilding and weightlifting is more of a lifestyle more than anything else. So the diet part was easy, because it was just about staying focus and staying on your regime. It wasn’t like I had to eat anything or I couldn’t eat anything. It was all about putting together what nutrients I needed day-to-day to get enough of one thing or another in my body. So it was fairly easy for me. I ate a lot of lean protein like turkey and chicken. I got my carbs from sweet potatoes. So it became easier as time went on. But I tell you what, after three months of doing that I don’t want to see a piece of turkey or chicken for a long time." Read more of the interview here.   Watch Anthony Mackie discussing how he introduced funny actress Rebel Wilson to "dark chocolate": Watch Fantasia create her own "Super Girl Group" (Latoya London, Lil' Mo, Ledisi): Watch Fantasia spank Anthony in "Pain To Gain"     BONUS: Fantasia did an in-store promo for 'Side Effects of You' at J&R Music in NYC yesterday.  And looked cute in her leather skater dress, but not sure about the head scarf. Fanny also signed copies of the disc for fans and took questions from the audience.   The Randomness: 1.  Funnyman Kevin Hart charged with DUI, cops say blew DOUBLE the limit on the breathalyzer.  Story. 2.  Paramedics called to the set of "The First Family" after Jackee Harry suffers a fall. Story.     Photos via IG/Bravo/DJDM/WENN.com

PARTY LIFE: Ciara, Rocsi & Omarion TOAST IT UP With SKYY Vodka + Mashonda, Yandy & Estelle Celebrate JONES Magazine Posted: 25 Apr 2013 04:06 PM PDT Your fave party people were back at what they do best last night--partying it up on both coasts and looking pretty damn fabulous while doing so.  Check out Ciara & Rocsi pouring up the SKYY Vodka in Hollywood, plus Mashonda, Angela Simmons & Yandy Smith helping JONES magazine celebrate in NYC.... Sometimes you need a good sexy drink to up your own sexy factor while partying it up with your friends.  So Ciara brought her "Body Party" to Greystone Manor for the "House of Moscato event" in Los Angeles, all to help celebrate the launch of their newest infusions, SKYY Infusions Moscato Grape. "Entertainment Tonight" host Rocsi Diaz turned up in a sexy red dress as both she and Ciara had some fun with Spring Breakers star Vanessa Hudgens and the red carpet props.       Ciara looked amazing as usual in this little black long sleeved Helmut Lang dress and black Louboutin platform pumps. Rocsi had some fun on the carpet too and posed it up rocking this cute dress and Jimmy Choo sandals: Hot. Y'all know Omarion already loved this.     "Single Ladies" star (where the hell is that show anyway?) Denise Vasi made her way to the party. Ex Pussycat Doll Melody Thornton was there. And DJ Just Blaze and Theophilus London rocked the stage with a live performance.  Fun times!   And over in NYC, the 3rd Annual Jones Magazine 2013 Best in Beauty Issue Celebration Dinner went down at the über exclusive DUO Restaurant & Lounge.  And some of our fave fab chicks were on hand to celebrate: Angela Simmons looked stylish as usual in super cute lime green sandals as she posed it up with "LAHH" star Yandy Smith and former "LAHH" star Mashonda with the perfect makeup as usual.     The ladies all kicked it with Sidra Smith (Tasha Smith's twin sis), Raqui Thunda and a camo loving Estelle. Estelle was spotted looking cute as usual--since we've noticed her style game has stepped all the way up--as she had some fun with party promoter Legendary Damon. Hey Sidra! "Gossip Game" stars Angela Yee and Kim Osorio were there...    And beauty queen Kamie Crawford (Miss Teen USA 2010) was there snapping pics with publisher Londell McMillan.  So gorge. Fab times all around! Photo Credit: Michael Simon/Star Traks for SKYY Vodka, JONES for Jones Magazine

WNBA STAR Skylar Diggins SIGNS With Roc Nation Sports + Nicki Minaj CAST "The Other Woman" Flick Posted: 25 Apr 2013 02:22 PM PDT Skylar Diggins has announced her arrival at Roc Nation Sports.  Get the deets inside about Weezy's fave WNBA baller and find out about Nicki Minaj's new movie role....   Earlier today Roc Nation Sports announced the signing of WNBA star Skylar Diggins.  The Tulsa Shock baller was the number three overall pick in the first round of the 2013 WNBA Draft.  And she's been on the radar of Jay & his new Roc Naton Sports crew for a while. Skylar, who became the only player in Notre Dame history to be a four-time All-America selection rose to fame as both the "alleged" crush of Lil' Wayne and as a two-time recipient of the Nancy Lieberman Award, given annually to the nation's top point guard. Skylar tweeted her excitement after the announcement....   Skylar will earn her bachelor's degree in management-entrepreneurship from Notre Dame in May 2013.  And this is another big move for the Roc in just a matter of weeks.  Win-Win for everyone.   And on the big screen.... Nicki Minaj has just landed a role in the upcoming Cameron Diaz flick The Other Woman.  Nicki will be directed by Nick Cassavetes in the film, which centers on Cameron's character enacting revenge on her boyfriend after she learns that he's married.  But here's the kicker...she teams up with his wife to do the damage!  Sounds like Nicki's kind of movie right? Nicki will play Cameron's sassy, blunt & sometimes lethal assistant in the film which starts shooting in New York in May. Actors Leslie Mann, Kate Upton and Chicago Fire‘s Taylor Kinney also star.  Nice movie Nic!

Lauren London SITS PRETTY For JET Mag, Rails Folks For Constantly Asking About Her Relationship With Lil Wayne's Other Children's Mothers Posted: 25 Apr 2013 01:09 PM PDT Lauren London is back in the mix with her new leading role on BET's "The Game" and her seemingly positive relationships with her famous ex's other children & their moms.  Check out the fab chick's new cover, and why she's tired of the constant questions about her son's siblings... In a brand new photoshoot showing off that gorge face we've loved since the movie ATL and a plush white off the shoulder sweater, 28-year-old Lauren London is the latest face of JET® Magazine.  And in the upcoming issue, the single mom gets personal and keeps it all the way real as she gives the inside scoop on how she balances a hot career and co-parenting with her famous ex—Lil Wayne.  Chick also made sure to set the record straight on all the rumors surrounding her personal life and explains why she’ll never compromise herself (or her son) for fame. Here's a few excerpts from the issue that hits newsstands April 29th: On having a positive relationship with Lil Wayne's other children & their moms “People like to make it into this big thing, but it’s really not. There’s peace and love and my son knows his siblings. We all get along. We all clearly keep getting along. I’m tired of talking about it. What else do you want me to say?” On addressing the many rumors surrounding her: “I’m very blunt and honest. I have a very loyal heart. If I love you, I ride for you if I don’t f*** with you, I don’t f*** with you…If you want the truth, call me.” Also in this issue--a preview of the trendiest swimsuit styles for him and her, an extensive guide to the hottest summer tours of 2013, featuring Beyoncé and Boyz II Men, and Iron Man 3 star Don Cheadle dishes on his questionable dance skills.  Ha!

BEHIND THE SCENES: Cassie Reveals To FOREVER 21 Her Style Icon & Why She's Keeping The Half SHAVEN Look Posted: 25 Apr 2013 11:18 AM PDT Cassie chatted with FOREVER 21 behind the scenes of her recent ad campaign where she dished on her style icon, who she'd like to collaborate with and why she cut her hair to begn with.  And we probably won't see her going back any time soon See her "10 questions" inside..... While posing for the "FOREVER LA" Forever 21 campaign, RockAByeBaby artist Cassie answered 10 questions about a range of topics including what she loves about LA and what fashion means to her.  Oh, and that hair cut she's holding on to for dear life.  We've got a few below: What five words pop into my head when I think of LA Sunshine, palm trees, ocean, studio, and… Disneyland! What did you enjoy about the FOREVER LA Shoot I knew I was going to get partially in the water, but I didn’t know how much. I was actually submerged in it! What made me feel really good though was that everybody got in the water. Everybody was soaking wet head to toe. I felt like we all came together. What was your favorite outfit at the shoot I really liked the look where I was on the bike that reminded me of Mr. Cartoon and I had the lace veil. That was a really cool look! What was your most memorable F21 shopping trip I had the best Forever 21 shopping experience when I was in New York and me and my best friends went crazy. It’s a best friend store! I think we bought a lot of the same clothes: t-shirts and print leggings. Who are you Style influences The music industry has definitely influenced my style. I’ve taken more chances. Be it my hair or how baggy I want to wear my pants, I’m inspired by so many other artists and people. So when I see something I like, I like to try it in my own way. Who do you want to work with Collab I’m dying to do…I LOVE Lana Del Rey! I love the way she writes and her swag. Who is your Style icon Kate Moss. She’s just so effortless. Why did you shave your head I had long, big curly hair for so many years and I just wanted to try something different. I actually didn’t have the intentions of shaving so much hair but when I went there I wanted to go all the way and kind of land in punk. The next day I woke up and I was like “OMG, what did I do?!” but slowly over the next few weeks got more comfortable in it. Your hair doesn’t define you. Wear your hair how you feel.   Good lok for her. Photos via Forever 21

The Carters Take Paris! Blue Ivy Goes UNCOVERED & Lunches With Mama Beyonce & Papa Hov Posted: 25 Apr 2013 09:52 AM PDT B.I.C. is taking over Paris...one neon Adidas Kids' Big Trefoil sneaker at a time.  Baby Blue was spotted lunching in the fabulous city with the 'rents, Mr. & Mrs. Carter.  Check out the completely uncovered cutie inside... Now that Beyonce showed her baby girl's face in her HBO documentary "Life Is But A Dream," she's got no qualms about throwing away that ever present blankie and letting Blue Ivy be free! Beyonce is in Paris performing back-to-back sold out shows for her Mrs. Carter Tour, so it's only right her baby girl is right by her side, and so is papa Jay who offered up some kisses to his princess. The Carter fam was spotted out at lunch at Szptime restaurant in the gorgeous french city today, and clearly Bey and her wiggery were on "EF-it" casual mode. The mom of the 1 and a half year old cutie also debuted her brand new song "Grown Woman" on stage at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy last night. How cute is Mr. Carter as the ever-doting daddy?!  Loves it! Check out video of Blue walking around the restaurant and playing with her napkin: Bey plays Paris again tonight back at Bercy. Photos: INF/SPLASH

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