The Young, Black, and Fabulous

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• He Put A RING On It: "Single Ladies" Star Denise Vasi WEDS Director Anthony Mandler In Santa Ynez, CA
• RAPPER'S DELIGHT: Kanye West & The Game Are "Keeping Up With The Kardashians"
• BEACHY KEEN: Kelly Rowland FLEXS Her ABS During Beach Workout
• PRE-WEDDING PICS: Pharrell Williams & Helen Lasichanh POSE For WEDDING PHOTOS In Tartan-Themed OUTFITS Aboard A Yacht in Miami, FL
• We STILL "Rock With U": Happy 33rd Birthday Ashanti
• JUST MARRIED! Pharrell Weds His Longtime Lady Helen Lasichanh
• Jennifer Hudson Hits the Red Carpet With SWEATY Armpits! + Mariah Carey POSTS Letter To "Lambs" About Her Injury And Upcoming Album
• PARTY FAB: Nas HOSTS Ludacris, Jeezy & Drake At PRIVE In Atlanta

He Put A RING On It: "Single Ladies" Star Denise Vasi WEDS Director Anthony Mandler In Santa Ynez, CA Posted: 13 Oct 2013 08:57 AM PDT "Single Ladies" star Denise Vasi wed director Anthony Mandler in  Santa Ynez, CA this weekend. See pics from the wedding and welcome dinner inside... Bombshell cover girl Denise Vasi may have a hard time finding Mr. Right on the hit VH1 series "Single Ladies", but in real life, her man put a ring on it this weekend! Yesterday, Denise wed director Anthony Mandler with a lavish ceremony at a beautiful vineyard in Santa Ynez, CA.  Anthony is a very accomplished video director and filmmaker who counts Rihanna's "Diamonds" and Jay-Z's "Holy Grail" among his many credits. During the reception, guests partied along to the sounds of DJ D Nice. Several pics from the wedding (atop) as well as the welcome dinner (above) were posted on the Instagram accounts of Denise and her friends. Denise posted, "Welcome Dinner" festivities #vasimandlermerge" We see that good looks run in the Vasi family as she also posed with her younger siblings.  "Me & the baby bros #vasimandlermerge"   "Single Ladies", starring LisaRaye McCoy, Charity Shea and Denise Vasi, is due to return Fall 2013 on VH1.   Photos via Denise Vasi Instagram/DJ D Nice Instagram

RAPPER'S DELIGHT: Kanye West & The Game Are "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" Posted: 13 Oct 2013 08:07 AM PDT Rappers Kanye West and The Game were spotted out with Kim and Khloe over the weekend.  Find out where they went and what they did on a special rapper's edition of "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" inside..... Kanye West has been spending a lot of time with his baby momma Kim and daughter North West (being pushed along in an Orbit Baby G2 Travel System) before he heads out on the Yeezus tour on October 19th.   On Friday, the couple was spotted at a 6:30am class at Barry's Bootcamp in Sherman Oaks, Calfornia.  Last night, the family had dinner at Hakkasan Restaurant in Beverly Hills.  There's no word about what they ordered for dinner but we think anyone who attends a boot camp deserves a cheat night!   In other Kardashian spottings...... Khloe Kardashian was seen at The Supreme Team LA's Friday Night Rox party with rapper The Game. You'll recall that we've seen Khloe out with The Game on several occasions (in Lamar's absence) but it's worthy noting that Khloe is STILL wearing (and intentionally flashing) her wedding ring.  We're not sure what she means by this "display" but we last saw Lamar and Khloe together before he headed off to NYC to talk with a few basketball teams.  We'll let you know if any team picks him up....   The Randomness: 1.  Kim Zolciak beats Kandi Burruss (who hired "RHOA" star Phaedra Parks as her lawyer) in "Tardy For The Party" lawsuit.  Story. Photos via Von Jackson/Getty/INF/Splash

BEACHY KEEN: Kelly Rowland FLEXS Her ABS During Beach Workout Posted: 13 Oct 2013 07:09 AM PDT Ab-tastic tv personality Kelly Rowland was spotted jogging with her trainer yesterday.  See pics of Kelly training inside.... "X-Factor" judge Kelly Rowland was spotted on the beach in Miami, FL with her trainer yesterday. Kelly and her trainer had just completed a 5-mile run when the were spotted by the paparazzi. The "Street Life" singer, who has a new workout DVD with Jeanette Jenkins called  "Sexy Abs Cardio Sculpt" took out a few seconds from her training session for an impromptu photo shoot showing off her famous abs. Also, Kelly will be hitting the stage at the Howard Theater on Dec 1st.   BONUS:   Kelly, who spoke openly about being a victim of abuse in her song "Dirty Laundry", recently recorded a PSA for domestic violence month. Watch it above....   Photos via Pichichi / Splash News and KDNPIX

PRE-WEDDING PICS: Pharrell Williams & Helen Lasichanh POSE For WEDDING PHOTOS In Tartan-Themed OUTFITS Aboard A Yacht in Miami, FL Posted: 13 Oct 2013 06:29 AM PDT Saturday afternoon, producer Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh boarded a yacht and posed for tartan-themed family photos before their lavish wedding ceremony.  See photos inside.... Yesterday, Pharrell Williams married model, designer and mother of his child, Helen Lasichanh, in a star-studded wedding in Miami , FL. Prior to the wedding, which was held at the Kampong National Tropical Botanical Gardens in Coconut Grove, Pharrell and Helen posed for wedding photos while wearing tartan-styled outfits.  The photo shoot was held aboard a yacht called “Never Say Never”. Famed celebrity photographer Terry Richardson was spotted snapping pics of the wedding guests and the bride and groom.      The couple, whom are parents to 4-year-old-son Rocket, married latter that evening in a lavish ceremoony that included Usher and Busta Rhymes.   Photos via INF Photos

We STILL "Rock With U": Happy 33rd Birthday Ashanti Posted: 13 Oct 2013 05:49 AM PDT Singer/actress/author Ashanti celebrates her 33rd birthday today.  See some of our favorite Ashanti "looks" in the gallery and find out where she held her "most recent" birthday party...   Former "Army Wives" star Ashanti turns 33-years-old today. Ashanti celebrated her birthday with a new haircut, which she first debuted at her NYC birthday party a few days ago.   Last night, "The Woman You Love" songstress partied in Las Vegas with family and friends at 'Stereo Saturday' at Lavo Nightclub inside The Palazzo Resort Hotel and Casino. Her mom, Tina Douglas, was among the well-wishers. Ashanti and her Tina both wore tight dresses that showed off their cleavage and accentuated their long legs.  It's plain to see that she gets it from her mama!   Her next album, Braveheart, is now set for release in November 2013.   See some of our favorite Ashanti looks in the gallery.....     Photos via STARPICZ / Splash News     Photos via  New Beginnings...Happy 33rd Birthday Ashanti!

JUST MARRIED! Pharrell Weds His Longtime Lady Helen Lasichanh Posted: 12 Oct 2013 09:46 PM PDT Pharrell Williams is officially MARRIED.  Get the deets on Skateboard P joining the married with children club with his new wife Helen.... In a star studded ceremony in Miami Saturday night, superproducer/artist 40-year-old Pharrell (who is like the Benjamin Buttons of hip hop)  got hitched to model, designer and mother of his child, Helen Lasichanh. The "Get Lucky" singer spent the evening doing exactly that as his good friend Usher and and Busta Rhymes were there to partake in the nuptials. We're told the couple threw a garden party as well for their family and friends. A source told Us Weekly: "Usher and Busta Rhymes did a mini concert at the wedding.  It was so fun. The little concert was amazing. It [was] the most fun wedding I've ever been to."   Nice!  Another interesting tidbit.... Paparazzi sources tell us a Star Trek themed wedding party, hosted by the couple, also took place this weekend at The Kampong National Tropical Botanical Garden. Telescopes were provided at the waters' edge for guests to view the stars in the sky. And on hand to assist were party workers dressed in Star Trek and astronaut outfits! The couple, who share son Rocket, have managed to keep their business out of the media throughout their entire relationship.  But P had to gush a little when he was asked by Savannah Guthrie of "The Today Show" recently the best part about having someone special. "It's awesome.  I can't tell anyone what to do. I can't give anyone relationship advice. But the bestie thing is awesome. Every night is like a sleepover." Awwww.... Congrats to the newlyweds!   Photograph by Markus Haugg

Jennifer Hudson Hits the Red Carpet With SWEATY Armpits! + Mariah Carey POSTS Letter To "Lambs" About Her Injury And Upcoming Album Posted: 12 Oct 2013 10:46 AM PDT Jennifer Hudson made a "sweaty" splash on the red carpet during the Chicago International Film Festival. See JHud's sweat stains inside and read Mariah Carey's latest letter to her lambily.... Yesterday, Jennifer Hudson appeared at the 2013 Chicago International Film Festival at AMC River East Theater for the premiere of her film "The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister And Pete". The Alicia Keys-produced film was shown during the the Black Perspectives Presentation and made as big of an impression on the audience as the Oscar-winner's sweat stained red-carpet stroll. Jen (shown above with the film's director George Tillman Jr) took an unforgettable walk down the red carpet with some VERY visible sweat stains under her arms. We're not sure if the bright lights of the red carpet caused Jen to break out in a sweat or if she simply forgot to wear deodorant, either way, the stains ruined the look of an otherwise attractive dress. In other festival news, George was honored with a Career Achievement award during the event.  His film credits include Soul Food, Barbershop and Beauty Shop.   In music news.... Mariah Carey posted a letter to her fans on Facebook where she talked about the months of therapy she's endured after injuring herself earlier this summer and her new album.  Here's the good news.....she says her upcoming cd is a "classic"!: Hiiii lambs!! I'm so happy to be able to catch up with everybody here on Facebook. The last three months of my life have not been easy. Getting through this injury has been the toughest experience of my life. It took me three months to get to this point but thank God I was able to recover and get my arm back. It's a huge deal, it should have taken eight months and even my doctors can't believe it. It's been a long journey, the physical therapists have been incredible and I am very grateful to all of them for helping me. When people expected me to go "Here I am, I'm back and everything's great!", it didn't happen because my hand was still in tremendous pain and it took this long for it to heal. I've been working day and night, and it took a lot of rest (though I did sneak in to the studio a couple o' times!) but I can finally say that I am on my way to a full recovery. There's a lot of excitement that I'm going to reveal to you very soon, and sooner than you know it, you're going to understand why but more than that, you're going to feel what I've been feeling for the past- not three months- but three years. This is, to me, one of the most important albums I've ever made in my life. If you're a lamb, a fan, or just a human being that needs to feel good, happy, sad, miserable, joyous... "I gotcha" (said like Roc- you haven't heard how he says it yet but you will soon, it's a complete+total classic!) LYM!!!! --MC We told you earlier that Mariah had announced a musical merger with Jermaine Dupri and we expect it will have a large impact on her upcoming The Art of Letting Go disc. We're not sure what they have in store...but we're excited about it.     Photos via Mariah Carey's Instagram/Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images North America

PARTY FAB: Nas HOSTS Ludacris, Jeezy & Drake At PRIVE In Atlanta Posted: 12 Oct 2013 09:31 AM PDT Nas hosted a party of PRIVE in Atlanta that brought out Jeezy, Ludacris and Drake.  See photos inside.... Rapper Nas hosted a party at PRIVE in Atlanta last night that brought out several high-profile celebs and tons of fans. In addition to re-launching Mass Appeal Magazine, Nas recently signed on with a new company called Proven, whom he's helping launch a mobile app for job seekers. "R.I.P." rapper Jeezy "killed the club" with his mink vest. He and Nas drank Hennessy (Nas is one of their spokesmen) and smoked fancy cigars. "Hold On We're Going Home" rapper Drake struck a few poses while inside the club. Ludacris was seen arriving with his longtime girlfriend Eudoxie. Once he got inside, Luda linked up with Drake and Nas.       Eudoxie was seen partying with Ne-Yo's ex-fiancee Monyetta Shaw.   Lifestyle expert Kenny Burns hopped on the mic and partied with the fellas too.       Photos via Prince Williams/ATLpics.net

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