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- VIDEO: President Obama Speaks At Nelson Mandela's National Memorial Service In South Africa
- Gabrielle Union: "Shows Like 'Being Mary Jane' Are NECESSARY For Black & Latina Women"
- Eddie Murphy's Kids Do Family Photoshoot, Eddie Releases "Promise (You Won't Break My Heart)" Video
- REMEMBER HIM? Star Jones' Ex Husband Al Reynolds Pledges To Help NAACP After Winning $160 Million Case!
- Big Sean & Naya Rivera + Amber Riley GET GLAM For TREVORLive LA!
- "I'M KANYE MUTHA F'IN WEST!": Kanye Kicks "Heckler" Out Of His San Antonio Concert
- Former Dirty Money Chick Kalenna & Husband Tony Are Newest "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" Cast Members? + Scrappy To Help Family Of Woman Fatally Shot Outside His Concert
- Kandi Burruss Breaks Down In Tears On "WWHL" After FOOLISH Mama Joyce SHOE FIGHT On "RHOA", Fantasia Hits Up The Show
VIDEO: President Obama Speaks At Nelson Mandela's National Memorial Service In South Africa Posted: 10 Dec 2013 07:33 AM PST President Barack Obama made the trip to South Africa to appear at the National Memorial for Nelson Mandela. Check out his speech for Madiba inside...
Along with First Lady Michelle Obama, The Bushes and The Clintons, President Obama hopped on Air Force 1 last night to make a moving speech at Mandela's National Memorial service in South Africa today. Citizens and leaders from around the world gathered outside of Johannesburg at FNB Stadium, also known as Soccer City to remember the greatness of South Africa's first black President. Obama spoke about how Mandela makes him wants to be a better man saying:
Check out the video below. Kirk Franklin performs at the 15 minute mark. And President Obama makes his entrance at the 20 minute mark. The full transcript of our President's speech is below:
Photos: @NBCLA |
Gabrielle Union: "Shows Like 'Being Mary Jane' Are NECESSARY For Black & Latina Women" Posted: 10 Dec 2013 05:10 AM PST Gabrielle Union brought her "Being Mary Jane" fabness to Miami Beach this past weekend for a press junket at the Architectural Digest OASIS event during Art Basel. We've got the cute looks she rocked, plus what she told us about why shows like hers are absolutely needed for Black and Latina women.... This past weekend at the The James Royal Palm Hotel in Miami, TheYBF.com chopped it up with fab chick Gabrielle Union about her new show "Being Mary Jane". And if you caught the original TV movie premiere this past summer, you're twiddling your thumbs just like us, anxiously waiting for the January 2014 series premiere. In a little black dress with shoulder cut outs and multi-colored strappy heels, Gabby Union kept it effortlessly cute as she promoted her upcoming BET show "Being Mary Jane" over the weekend. The 41-year-old actress dished to us, TheYBF.com, about what her dynamic character that we can all relate to is all about:
So which similarities could someone like Gabby -- who seemingly has the perfectly charmed life with a huge career and baller boyfriend to boot -- have to her character? She revealed to us:
And yes, Gabby says dramas like "Being Mary Jane" (she's also a big fan of her friend Kerry Washington's "Scandal") are necessary to balance out all those catty black & latina-focused reality shows.
After the press junket, Gabby changed it up for thr reception into this little sky blue number that we're loving. And she posed it up with Tracy Mourning, BET's Stephen Hill and more. "Being Mary Jane" returns to BET for a full season on January 7th at 10p EST. We're so there!
Photos: Wireimage/Gabby's IG, Miami Correspondent: Adrienne Fleming |
Eddie Murphy's Kids Do Family Photoshoot, Eddie Releases "Promise (You Won't Break My Heart)" Video Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:48 PM PST All (well, most) of Eddie Murphy's umpteen kids decided to do a family photoshoot amongst themselves. We're not sure if little Angel Iris was invited...but she wasn't there.
Pics inside, plus Eddie's brand new music video... Eddie and Nicole Murphy's five kids -- Bria, Myles Mitchell, Shayne Audra, Zola Ivy and Bella Zahra -- took to a massive home to shoot some family pics over the weekend. It looks like Eddie's 23 and 24-year-old, Christian and Eric, from two outside relationships, were also there. And Eddie's girls are definitely gorgeous. They have their mom's model looks:
How cute of them to all get together around the Holidays. Meanwhile, their movie vet 52-year-old Pops is still trying to make music. Check out his latest video for his track set to his acoustic guitar, "Promise (You Won't Break My Heart)": By the way, it was just announced that a Beverly Hills Cop 4 movie is on the way. And Eddie is slated to be in it. The tv version was axed before it even could get picked up by a network, but it looks like the movie is still much in demand.
Photos: Bria & Shayne's IG |
Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:03 PM PST Remember Star Jones' ex-husband Al Reynolds? Yep, the one who had that huge sponsored wedding with Star during her days on "The View"? Well he's actually been doing more than just hitting red carpets and trying to stay in the limelight by befriending lots of reality stars.
We've learned he just helped a team win $160 million in court! And he wants to help the NAACP....
Al Reynolds was spotted in the US District Courtroom in Chicago recently as a judge signed off on a $160 million class action discrimination suit settlement. Al was a plaintiff and on the 6-person steering committee that went up against Bank of America/Merrill Lynch for alleged discriminatory acts. And the plaintiffs won BIG. Even though the money will be divided amongst all plaintiffs involved, we're told Al is walking away with enough "coin" to contribute to the efforts of the NAACP and SEIU...."to make sure labor based discriminatory acts never happens to anyone again." It's not clear if that means he received two dollars or two million dollars. But either way, Al is trying to contribute to something meaningful. The settlement occurred on September 6th, and it was signed and sealed on December 6th by Judge Gettleman. The steering committee has been participating in he case since 2006. We're also told by a source that he has signed on with MonaMi Productions to co-star with his BFF Jennifer Williams in an upcoming reality show. So maybe we'll see all his racial & social justice advocacy on yet another reality show....
Photo: Getty |
Big Sean & Naya Rivera + Amber Riley GET GLAM For TREVORLive LA! Posted: 09 Dec 2013 01:38 PM PST Newly engaged couple Big Sean & Naya Rivera made their way to the Hollywood Palladium last night for the big Trevor Project event. CHeck the pics inside, plus Naya's "Glee" co-star Amber Riley and more showing up to support... In a bronze & brown crushed velvet & mesh body hugging Donna Karan dress, "Glee" star Naya Rivera was on rapper Big Sean's arm as they had a cutesy date night at TrevorLIVE LA for The Trevor Project. She topped off her look with Neil Lane earrings and Stuart Weitzman ‘Nudist’ sandals: And Big Sean definitely cleans up well. The reiging "DWTS" champ Amber Riley performed solo, and also performed a "Smile" tribute alongside her "Glee" cast members for their co-star Jane Lynch.
Twin brothers Jason (atop) and Jarron Collins (directly above) made their way to the event. Paula Abdul was there in this interesting red mini dress.
And "Vampire Diaries" star Kat Graham posed it up with actress Nina Dubrev. The Trevor Project was founded in 1998 by the creators of the Academy Award®-winning short film TREVOR/ Now it is a leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24. Great cause for celebs to help out.
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"I'M KANYE MUTHA F'IN WEST!": Kanye Kicks "Heckler" Out Of His San Antonio Concert Posted: 09 Dec 2013 12:33 PM PST It's been a coupled days since we've had some Kanye news. So y'all already know something was bound to happen. Dude kicked out a female concert goer who he said was heckling him last night during a Yeezus tour stop. Peep the video inside... During his nightly rant over the "Runaway" song, Mr. West reminded San Antonio, Texas whose concert they were attending. Allegedly, a woman right by the stage kept chanting at Kanye to remove his Maison Martin Margiela mask (he wears one at ever concert). He stopped, pointed at her and motioned her to be taken out. That "Off with her head!" motion. Then he said:
Peep the video a nearby fan caught of the lady getting escorted out:
He mad.
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Video: RobertJCWilson's IG |
Posted: 09 Dec 2013 11:51 AM PST Remember Kalenna from the Dirty Money era? She was one third of the group alongside Diddy and Dawn Richard. We've learned she's taking her talents to VH1 to join your fave foolish hip hop reality show. Details inside, plus what "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" star Lil Scrappy is doing about the fatal shooting outside his concert this past weekend.... We've learned that former Dirty Money chick Kalenna is the newest addition to the next season of "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta". She and her husband Tony, pictured above hitting up Keri Hilson's birthday party this past weekend, will have their ow storyline when the show kicks off its new season. Details about their storyline are not yet known, but we do know Kalenna's been trying hard for a solo career. We shall see. But she's gone from catching the Last Train To Paris to...sharing screentime with "former" strippers. Hey, it works for some...
And speaking of "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta", its current star Lil Scrappy is working to make things right after a fatal shooting outside his San Fransisco concert this past weekend. While giving a concert at a Vallejo park on Friday night, a gun battle went down in the area. One woman ended up injured and a 34-year-old woman was shot and killed. Vallejo police Lt. K. Bartlett said:
Scrappy is stepping up to help out the family of the slain woman. His label reps reportedly said to 4umf on behalf of Scrappy:
Meanwhile, Scrappy spent yesterday singing the praises of his newest chick Bambi. He posted the above pic saying:
Clearly a slight at Erica Dixon, his baby's mother and ex. And that's all we'll say about that...
Photo: Scrappy's IG/Dbtfilmz |
Posted: 09 Dec 2013 09:50 AM PST Sigh. Where do we begin? After Mama Joyce's foolywang behavior on last night's episode of "RHOA", Kandi Burruss went on "WWHL" to chop it up with Andy Cohen and Fantasia about where she and her mom stand now. MUCH to discuss.
Check out recaps inside....
So Kandi got all emotional when speaking about why she won't put her foot down when it comes to demanding rspect from her mother, Joyce. And apparently, she hasn't done so with her aunts either. They took over last night's episode like the Golden Girls division of the Crips & Bloods. Straight bullying and fighting...or at least attempting to. And then lying about it. (That recap is below.) When Kandi hit the "WWHL" club house last night, a caller asked her the obvious question we all know the answer to. A caller wanted to know if Kandi thought her mother was being so overly judgmental, rude and disrespectful with Todd because she's concerned about how much of Kandi's money SHE will now have access to, Kandi acted like she didn't understand the question. Of course. She went into defense mode and broke down in tears saying that she will always take care of her mom because her mom took care of her. She further revealed that even though her mother isn't speaking to her right now, she will still always take care of her monetarily. What Kandi doesn't get is, nobody has an issue with her taking care of her mother. But many have an issue with the way her mother treats her and her loved ones....ESPECIALLY when Kandi takes care of her. So until Kandi grows a pair and lays down the law in a respectful way--even if that means giving her mama an ultimatum--she will be single and friendless come 2015 and beyond. Check the video below: And if you're wondering if Mama Joyce has found a man of her on finally, Kandi talked about her mom's dating life. Apparently Joyce is "dating someone right now". Yeah, we're shocked as well. Check it: Kandi also revealed that comment that NeNe's friend Chuck said on last night's episode about Kandi being his "one hit wonder" when they dated....is so not true. And we'll find out more about it later...
Phaedra called in to the show last night to dispel rumors of her being a "head doctor" after NeNe threw her under the bus on last night's episode saying that's what she was known around school for: And pics from the club house fun are below: Kandi rocked an Alexander McQueen dress and Saint Laurent ankle strap pumps.
Fantasia kept it chic in a dress by T’Shanell Fashion and Louboutin pumps.
Kandi's also going to be starring in a new musical called NEWSical off-Broadway in Manhattan.
As for MaMa Joyce's foolywang behavior on last night's episode, not sure why we were shocked....but we were. For whatever reason, she & her sisters (Kandi's aunts) showed up to Kandi's first wedding dress fitting even though none of them support Kandi and Todd getting married. The first comments out Joyce's mouth were, "Well she aint gonna wear the dress anyway." Ugh. It's one thing to not support someone's marriage. It's totally your perogative. But why show up to a dress fitting purely to shower it with negativity? When Mama Joyce jumped up to go at Kandi's best friend who was there to SUPPORT (who she is randomly convinced is sleeping with Todd), things got ugly. She attempted to throw her curtain covered clog at her head, but was being held back....by Kandi's guy friend (and her own strength). The unnecessary actions worsened when Kandi came out and saw her mother going off, and believed the lies her aunts told that the best friend got up and jumped at THEM first. Watch the foolery unfold below: The only things we garnered from this: Kandi's mama and her rat pack are ratchet and really doing the most. And we now know where Kandi gets her unique way of speaking...
Photos: Bravo |
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