Friday, May 18, 2012

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

Toya, Memphitz, Reginae, Da Brat & More Hit The "Battleship" ATL Screening

Posted: 18 May 2012 09:13 AM PDT

Last night at AMC Phipps Plaza in Atlanta, your fave southern celebs put on their club best to catch the screening of Battleship.  Check out Toya & fam, Marlo Hampton, Da Brat (sigh) and more inside...

 

It was family time at last night's Battleship screening for the Wrights.  Memphitz, Toya & youngin' Reginae hit up the red carpet screening. 

Sometimes it seems like Toya just got a bunch of new stuff earlier that day and threw it all together so she can wear it all at once.  Cute look, but would have loved a nude bag with this though.

Hew Memphitz...and your zebra shorts.

RHOA chick Marlo Hampton looked nice in an all white look.  Loving the pantsuit with a neon pop of color in her shoes.

Oh Kalenna.  The former Dirty Money chick felt bright and shiny today...in more ways than one.  Just so many things arguing for my visual attention here.  And I don't like that feeling.

Speaking of not liking something... hairstylist & reality tv personality Derek J busted up on the scene with sunny yellow skinny pants, an orange long sweater and matching heels and....whatevs.

Da Brat had a relapse of timing again as she rocked a look any 12-year-old boy would love.  Why Brat?  The backpack too?  WHY?

Battleship is in theaters today.

Photog: Paras Griffin

VIDEOS: Usher KICKS OFF The 2012 "TODAY" Summer Concert Series + Iggy Azalea "Strap-ons" At S.O.B.'s Concert

Posted: 18 May 2012 08:01 AM PDT

 

Usher performed on the "TODAY Show" this morning as a part of their 2012 Summer Concert Series. See the performance inside and a clip of Iggy Azalea discussing her "strap on" skills during a twerk contest at her S.O.B.'s concert.

Usher kicked off the TODAY Show's 2012 Summer Concert Series today at 30 Rock in NYC. Dressed in a t-shirt and jeans with a green jacket, he wowed the audience with 8 backup dancers as he performed "OMG", "Climax" And "Without You."

When asked about his Looking 4 Myself album (June 12), he said it was the result of a 3-year journey where he adopted the mantra "Evolve Don't Evaporate."

When Matt Lauer asked him what he is evolving into, he said he is still trying to figure it out.

And at the end of the interview, he gave an adorable shout out to his sons and said it's great raising them.

Watch Usher perform "OMG":

 

 

Watch "Climax" here:

Don't forget to watch Usher this Sunday at the 2012 Billboard Awards. 

 

And in NYC…

 

"Rapper" Iggy Azalea performed at S.O.B.'s last night where she was joined on stage by Power 105's Charlamagne and comedian Lil' Duval for a "Twerk" contest. At one point, you can hear Iggy joke that she'd use a strap-on on one of the female dancers.  Not surprised by that one.

By the way, she and mentor T.I. shot down rumors that she's signed to Interscope. She's still a free agent.

FRAGRANCE BOND: Kanye West & Kim Kardashian Make Their Rounds Across The Pond

Posted: 17 May 2012 06:03 PM PDT

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are across the pond in the UK hitting up events and prepping for the Watch The Throne 5-night O2 arena stint kicking off tomorrow night.  Check out their pics from the The FiFi UK Fragrance Awards inside...

Kanye West was spotted outside of his hotel in London earlier today.  Love a man in a tailored white jacket. Lookin' good 'Ye.
 

And then my fashion high was curbed.  He later returned to escort his navy maxi dress wearing girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, out for the evening.

The pair were attending The FiFi UK Fragrance Awards held at The Brewery in East London.

It's perfect timing for Kim and Kanye in London as he prepares for his O2 concerts and she launches her new fragrance all at the same time.  And of course....the cameras never stop rolling...

 

Photos via Gotcha Images / Splash News / PacificCoastNews / FameFlynet Pictures

BET: Pooch Hall Is Leaving "The Game" For Showtime Network Role, Hopes He & Tia Will Return For Guest Appearances

Posted: 17 May 2012 03:04 PM PDT

With Tia Mowry announcing this week she will not be returning for season 6 of "The Game," and reports saying Pooch Hall will not either, BET networks has issued a statement explaining the situation.  Deets inside..

BET, the home network of "The Game," said in a statement today that Pooch isn’t returning because of his “involvement on a new project.”   That new project is the Showtime pilot “Ray Donovan.”

The network went on to say it “is in the process of reworking the casting and storyline” and hopes Hall and Mowry “will make several guest appearances.”

Still calling B.S. on this ish.  Why?  Because Coby Bell--who plays the major role of Jason Pitts--has also played a mid-level role on USA network's "Burn Notice" for the past few years now.  All while still working on "The Game."  So it is possible.  Not to mention many of the non-lead actors like Meagan Good, Brandy and others have several different projects outside of the show. 

Everybody just needs to keep it 100 about what really went down.   And as for the show continuing without the main two characters--just not seeing it.

Oh wells.  It was fun while it lasted.

Deuces.

Kandi Burruss DISHES To Dr. Drew About Sex And "Bedroom Kandi" + Sheree Whitfield REVEALS Why She Left "RHOA"...And The STATUS Of Chateau Sheree

Posted: 17 May 2012 01:41 PM PDT

Kandi Burruss and her mama Joyce stopped by Dr. Drew's show to discuss her successful sex toy line. Watch their segment inside and see former "RHOA" star Sheree Whitfield clear up rumors about why she left the show and if Chateau Sheree is really NEVERland...

 

"RHOA" star Kandi Burruss stopped by Dr. Drew's talkshow to dish on her successful sex toy line.  When asked why she created it, she said, 

“I have an online talk show.  We talk openly about sex and relationships. And from there, I got an idea of what people like over the last two years. I thought, ‘I want to have my own toys’. It’s an idea I thought would be fun and it has grown into something much bigger.”

Mama Joyce threw in her two cents saying the line is a great idea....especially for older women.  She cautioned that older women also have to protect themselves from STDs while maintaning a healthy sex life.  True...but awkward convo with moms right?

 

Also, today is Kandi's 36th birthday!  

 

Watch Kandi's segment below:

 

 

In other reality tv news.....

 

Sheree Whitfield has opened up to VIBE about why she left "RHOA" saying, “We don’t see the editing or what’s going on until the few days before everyone else and I saw how it affected my kids and their lives seeing their parents on TV, in court fighting. It’s just not good. So I felt like I needed to step back, because at the end of the day, I am more than just what you see on TV."  

While adding that Chateau Sheree is still being worked on (straight face), she said the fighting on tv with women she didn't like and the whole child-support issue was taking its toll.  

She added,  “Do I think African American women are portrayed in a negative light? Yes, I do. To me it’s not a race issue, it’s a gender issue.”

So what's next for Sheree? She's working with the “Lose 5 Million Pounds” campaign and has partnered with a fitness company.  Oh...

 

OH SNAP: LisaRaye McCoy FINALLY Reveals To JET Her Drama With Stacey Dash...And Why She DE-FRIENDED Duane Martin

Posted: 17 May 2012 12:26 PM PDT

And finally...LisaRaye McCoy gives up the goods on what really went down with her and Stacey Dash...and Stacey's sudden departure from their VH1 show "Single Ladies."  In an exclusive interview with JET magazine, the former Premier of Turks & Caicos' wife refuses to take the blame for Stacey leaving...but does admit a catfight or two ensued.  Plus, the opportunist Hollywood actor she dumped as a friend...

In next week's issue of JET magazine, the feisty LisaRaye McCoy reveals she doesn't have the "power" to get a co-star (namely Stacey Dash) axed form her "Single Ladies" show.  But if you read between the lines, it's pretty clear she indirectly may have had something to do with Stacey's departure.  Not to mention the many sources who saw their fights first hand on the set.

Now, LisaRaye finally gives up the details.  Here's the highlights:

On moving on without Stacey Dash who played her best friend on the show:

Believe me I wish things had worked out because I thought Stacey and I were great together.  She was my age and we were working it.  It was sex-symbol to sex-symbol.  But she didn't want to be there.  I was disappointed about that.  She had some issues.  I'm not sure exactly what those issues were.  In the end, she and VH1 made a decision.

On the catfights that really went down on set

Yes, there was a disagreement over a scene.  And it really wasn't with me.  It was with the director.  I think it was about 2 or 3AM and we'd been shooting all damn day.  Stacey tried to argue with the director about a line.  And I'm like: "Girl, if you don't say what the director wants you to say."  It wasn't that serious at first, but it went there.

It's a bunch of women on the set.  We might all be on our damn period at any given point.  I just wanted us to move forward.  Then the argument took on a life of its own.  The show decided to use it for publicity.  They just ran with it.

On which Hollywood friend she had to dump

Duane Martin.  I introduced him to my ex-husband [former Turks & Caicos Premier Michael Misick], he got buddy-buddy with him and then turned against me.   Just recently, this fool Duane up and sold a building he and I bought awhile ago in Los Angeles, without asking...I don't care if we're not friends, just don't try to f**k me in the interim.

When I heard about him in the middle of Will & Jada's divorce rumors, I tweeted: sounds familiar.  He really aint got enough business.

Ha!  And there's more where that came from.  Pick up JET to see what LisaRaye had to say about whether she's feeling her new co-star, Denise Vasi, and if she and Vivica Fox ever squashed their beef!

SNEAK PEEKS: Rihanna GOES TOPLESS For ESQUIRE UK + Behind-The-Scenes Of Nas' "Daughters" Video

Posted: 17 May 2012 10:38 AM PDT

 

Pop star Rihanna went topless--shocking--during her recent photoshoot with ESQUIRE UK Magazine. See a sneak peek at the photos inside and BTS video footage of Nas' "Daughters" video shoot....

Battleship star (opening tomorrow) Rihanna will appear in the July 2012 issue of ESQUIRE UK.....topless of course!  This comes after the singer was named Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive just last year.  The singer shot the pics this past February at a studio in Dalston, East London with photog Melissa Forde.  

The full shoot and interview will hit the stands on June 4th.  Also, Rihanna is up for 13 awards at the 2012 Billboard Awards airing Sunday May 20, 8/7c on ABC.

Also in music....

Nas has released more BTS footage of his "Daughters" video shoot. The Chris Robinson-directed video features Nas' daughter Destiny with whom he's had a strained relationship in the past, as the song describes.  Peep stylist June Ambrose dancing it up at the end.

 

Photos via Melissa Forde
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