Monday, July 29, 2013

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous


Deion Sanders HOSTS Kordell Stewart, Towanda Braxton & MORE At The "Prime Time Black & Red Gala Celebration 2013" + BET'S Brings Back "COMIC VIEW"

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 08:34 AM PDT

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Over the weekend, Deion Sanders hosted his Prime Time Black & Red Gala Celebration 2013 with Kordell Stewart, Tawanda Braxton and others in attendance. See pics inside and find out about the upcoming season of "Comic View".

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Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion “Prime Time” Sanders took over the historic Georgia Freight Depot to host his "Prime Time Black & Red Gala Celebration 2013". The event took place during the 4th Annual Prime Time Youth Sports Weekend which celebrated Deion's youth sports initiatives in Atlanta.

The cast of "Married to Medicine" were among the local celebs who came out to support the event. 

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Radio personality Kendra G posed with Kordell Stewart.

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And in case you were wondering who this mystery woman is, we checked into it (you know our nosey asses did) and it turns out that she served as one of the show's red carpet escorts/hostesses, not his "date."

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Radio personality Ebony Steele posed with reality star Towanda Braxton and showed some serious leg.

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"Married to Medicine" star Quad Wedd Lunceford posed with her husband Dr. Gregory Lunceford in a Tadashi Shoji dress.

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"R&B Divas ATL" star Nicci Gilbert was also there in a graphic printed dress.

 

And coming to television also in the ATL......

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After a five year hiatus, BET is bringing back Comic View. Shooting is set to being next month in Atlnta, with funnywoman Sommore hosting (she also hosted back in 1994).  "Comic View" joins a host of other BET being produced in Atlanta, including the "The Game," "Sunday Best," "Let's Stay Together," and "Being Mary Jane".

Will you be watching?

Photos via Getty/CHRIS MITCHELL / CME3000

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Russell Simmons, Rick Ross, Maxwell, Nicole Murphy & Michael Strahan & More Get HAMPTONS FAB For ART FOR LIFE

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 07:52 AM PDT

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Danny and Russell Simmons' 14th Annual Art For Life Benefit went down this past Saturday at Fairview Farms in Bridgehampton.  And we've got the celeb pics and the millions of dollars raised inside....

Russell Simmons had his daughters, Aoki & Ming Lee, on hand to witness over $1.5 million being raised at the Art For Life Benefit this weekend. Ming is the spitting image of her mom Kimora.  These two gals are growing up to be fabulous young ladies. 

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Russell was spotted cuddling up to his model girlfriend...we're assuming this is the same one he's had for almost a year now.

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Star Jones was on hand for the Benefit and snapped a pic with Aoki.

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Special performances included Estelle, Rick Ross and Maxwell, as well as a special performance by Doug E. Fresh.  Super cute look for Estelle.
 

 

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Actor Anthony Anderson hosted the Rush Kids Auction, which raised $240,000.  Nice.

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This year's honorees included Samuel Englebardt and William D. Johnson of Demarest Films, writer Walter Mosley, Anne Pasternak of Creative Time and filmmaker Tyler Perry.

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DJ M.O.S was on the 1's and 2's.

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And Danny & his bro Russ posed it up with Russ' bestie Soledad O'Brian and Tangie Murray.

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And Nicole Murphy was looking flawless as usual as her fiance Michael Strahan's date for the night.  And she partied it up with her girl Tichina Arnold.

 

Check out video of the celebs talking about why Art For Life is so important in funding art programs for kids & schools, plus highlights from Rick Ross' performance:

 

Photo Credit: Carly Otness/BFA, Johnny Nunez
Video: Craig Grunemeyer

Beyonce Lunches With Jay-Z Before His "Legends Of The Summer" Rose Bowl Concert, Chills With Jessica Alba, Names Iggy Azalea Opener For Aussie Tour Dates

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 06:33 AM PDT

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This ever supportive couple rarely lets their own personal plans get in the way of supporting the other.  Right after Beyonce hopped off the stage in Charlotte, she headed to L.A. to support her hubby Jay-Z last night as he and Justin Timberlake brought their Legends of the Summer tour to the Rose Bowl.

 

Check out the twosome grabbing lunch and Bey chillin' with Jessica Alba inside.  Plus, she brings in rapper Iggy Azalea to her tour...

Mrs. Carter spent her day off on her tour jetting to Cali to spend time with her husband Mr. Carter.  The cute couple was spotted (above) grabbing lunch at Gjelina in Venice before he hit the stage with JT at the Rose Bowl.

 

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And Bey was spotted chillin' in the audience with actresses Jessica Alba & Kelly Sawyer.  Cute!

The "Grown Woman" chick rolls into D.C. tonight for a 2-night stint at the Verizon Center.

 

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By the way, Beyonce just announced that the opening act for her Aussie & New Zealand tour dates this fall will be Aussie rapper Iggy Azalea.  Yep, she's bringing her "Work" to the Mrs. Carter Show.   She said:

To answer a few ppls question: yes I will have new staging for #TheMrsCarterTour and new costumes! Pucci will be designing them!

This ought to be interesting....

 

Photos via @BeyonceLite/Kelly Sawyer's IG/Iggy's IG

 

STILL TOGETHER: MiMi Faust & Nikko Cuddle Up At Black Celebrity Giving Event

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 05:26 AM PDT

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MiMi Faust & her man Nikko are still together, and doing some good together.  Check out how they spent their charitable weekend together inside...

MiMi & Niko popped up at the Black Celebrity Giving (BCG) event in Atlanta on Saturday to help the non profit organization with their national Cause campaign that raises awareness for those in need in the Atlanta area.

Homeless teens and families were given the opportunity to partake in pop-up shopping boutiques to have a true "shopping experience," minus the price tags.  And MiMi, in neon Jimmy Choos, & Nikko were there to lend a hand as celebrity sales associates:

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We're only halfway surprised these two stayed together after al the "Love & Hip Hop: ATL" drama...

 

Photos: Chris Mitch/CME 3000

 

LOVE LOVE: Nicki Minaj (Flashing An Engagement Ring) & NeNe Leakes DINE OUT In Beverly Hills In LOVE Tees

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:17 AM PDT

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"Love" is in the air and on the bosoms of reality tv star Nene Leakes and rapper Nicki Minaj.  Find out where the ladies spread their "love" last night inside....

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Rapper Nicki Minaj was spotted leaving dinner at Crustacean in Beverly Hills yesterday rocking a "Love Dirty" shirt.

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The "High School" rapper kept puposely flashing a big rock on her left hand, which might lead some people to keep up the long time assumption that she's engaged.  And to SB.  She's been rocking a ring on this finger for over a year now.  And even though she acts all coy when asked about her & SB's relationship, she surely likes to flash that ring to get people to continue to ask her.  Go figure.

Coincidentally, DJ Khaled proposed to Nicki via a viral video on MTV a few days, and the ring he offered her looks quite "similar" to the ring she's wearing. 

Do we believe they're engaged to be married?  No.  We believe they're engaged...in a big publicity stunt to sell a few records. And we'll let you know how that goes.....

 

In case you missed it....watch DJ Khaled's proposal.....

Get More: DJ Khaled, Music News

 

Also in Beverly Hills......

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NeNe Leakes was seen leaving dinner at Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills last night.

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And like Nicki M, Nene was also seen rocking a "Love" tee.

Although Nene had love sprawled across her chest, she clearly had no "love" for a disgruntled wedding planner she threw shots at on Twitter. 

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In fact, Nene's $1.8 Million wedding could end up "costing" her a great deal more if a judge doesn't toss out a lawsuit filed by Tiffany Cook, who claims Nene never paid her for her services.  Weirdly, Nene acts as though she's never worked with Tiffany, only a planner named Tony.  But we hear Tiffany was the ORIGINAL planner, so apparently things got a little dicey during the planning process.

We'll see how the "love" plays out in court.


The Randomness:

1.  Beyonce's rep denies album delays.  STORY

Photos via Spalsh

 

June Ambrose, Nicole Murphy & More Hit SUPER SATURDAY In The Hamptons

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:10 AM PDT

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One of the most fun weekends in the Hamptons went down yesterday.  Check out the celebs buying up designer threads during QVC's Super Saturday event inside...

With the luxeness of the Hamptons as a backdrop, it's only right top designers put their clothes on sale for a day of charity.  With Kelly Ripa and Donna Karan hosting the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund's (OCRF) 16th annual Super Saturday (presented by QVC and InStyle), stylist June Ambrose was front and center with her cute kiddies.

The colorful maxi dress wearing June, her daughter Summer and son Chance posed it up with red carpet host Lisa Rinna.

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And she picked up some cute pant looks from Etro & Chloe--all at severely slashed prices.  Nice!

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Cute!

 

 

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Nicole Murphy looked fresh faced in a white flowy maxi dress.

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And she kicked it with her girl Tichina Arnold.

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Cute look Tichina.

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And Star Jones was there in a red printed jumper with her pup on her arm as a cute accessory.

 

Super Saturday is OCRF's fun-filled daylong fundraiser, complete with a one-of- a-kind designer garage sale, kids' carnival and activities, a luxury raffle and gourmet treats. It was once dubbed "the Rolls Royce of garage sales" and is the most anticipated element of Super Saturday is the fashion garage sale, which includes merchandise from over 200 prominent designers.   And for all you fashion heads--For the sixth consecutive year, Rachel Zoe curated a luxury designer booth, "Designers A to Zoe." Fab!

 

The Randomness:

1. Toni Braxton lost her right to 27 of her songs in her bankruptcy case. STORY

2.  Ashanti's Twitter Stalker is Indicted.  STORY

 

Photos: Getty/June's IG, Nicole's IG/Tichina's IG

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