Friday, October 5, 2012

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous

Diddy GETS ARTISTIC......With A PAIR Of NAKED Models!

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:32 AM PDT

Mega mogul Diddy recently tweeted an interesting photo of himself flanked by two nude models. See the "self-portrait" inside.....

With the caption, "I'm an artist. In every sense of the word. Lol," Diddy posted an interesting photo recently which shows him flanked by two naked studio assistants as he poses in front of a self-portrait.

No word yet on whether this is a part of an upcoming campaign but it surely gives new meaning to the term "self-confidence."

 

BONUS: 

Diddy and Bad Boy are getting back into the remix game with the mogul teaming up with French Montana to bless a new remix to Miguel's "Adorn." While sampling Junior Mafia's "Get Money" Diddy says, "This is the remix. I ain’t say that in a minute."

Check out the DJ Tedsmooth-produced track above.

BUMPIN' AROUND: Amber Rose Goes Baby Gift Shopping In West Hollywood

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 09:50 AM PDT

A glowing Amber Rose was spotted shopping for baby items in West Hollywood recently in a flirty blue dress, her Chanel bag and her fave Chanel sandals. See the photos and find out what she was up to.....

Wiz Khalifa's fiancee Amber Rose was spotted picking out items for her gift registry at Bel Bambini in West Hollywood, CA yesterday.

Later, she headed to Target to do some shopping.

Amber revealed recently that she's in her 20th week of pregnancy and recently battled a bad bout of morning sickness.  She still looks cute though...
 

Photos via FAME/ London Entertainment / Splash News

Star Jones POPS BACK At Anderson Cooper's Verbal Smack Down Over "Coming Out" For Ratings

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 09:19 AM PDT

Star Jones, the woman who basically used a majority of one season of "The View" to pimp free ish for her wedding to Al Reynolds (we won't even address the irony of who she married), has accused CNN anchor & talk show host Anderson Cooper of coming out just for ratings.  And after his verbal smack down of a response yesterday Star is still talking.

 

Deets inside...

 

To bring you up to speed, Anderson Cooper snapped back at Star Jones yesterday on his "Anderson Live" show for hypocritically accusing him of being a publicity whore.  If you already didn't love the silver fox...you will now.

 

Here's the clip and what Anderson said:

That's why it so annoyed me because of all the ways to boost ratings, like if I was wanting to boost ratings I would have waited to announce it on a very special episode, that would have been promo'd for weeks and weeks and there would have been commercials, 'Anderson's huge announcement,' and you would have a cut away of the audience but instead I was in Africa on assignment for 60 Minutes, I sent an email to a friend of mine who put it on a website. I gave no interviews about it, I never talked about it.

...........

I wasn't even on the air for days afterward and so suddenly Star Jones, who as memory serves, in terms of boosting ratings, I seem to recall her hocking her wedding every single day to get free products when she was on The View and I seem to recall her lying about her gastric bypass surgery and making everybody else lie about it as well. So for her to suddenly emerge out of the shadows and suddenly attack me for this, I couldn't believe it. And my mom was like, 'Who is Star Jones?' Anyway, so I can't even believe I am bringing this up because I don't even want to give Star Jones the attention. I never planned on talking about this but we invited Star Jones to come on this show and she turned us down.

Star, who possibly tweeted this response based on feeling embarrased for getting read by Anderson Cooper, said this afterwards:

I was wrong. @andersoncooper didn't come out as a ratings ploy. He used ME talking about him coming out @todayshow as a ratings ploy. #mybad

Sounds a bit arrogant and doesn't make much sense.  We doubt Anderson would have ever brought up your name had you not said anything in the first place.  So using your name for ratings is just silly.  And he does have a right to defend an accusation...especially on his own show.  We always had our side eye place on Star Jones, and now it's widened a bit.

Thoughts?

SPOTTED: Lauryn Hill Greets Her Fans In Marseille, France

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 08:46 AM PDT

Lauryn Hill was spotted posing for photos and signing autographs for fans in Marseille, France yesterday. Find out why Lauryn was in town inside....

Rap legend Lauryn Hill, who was looking like her usual laid back and gorgeous self, was in Marseille, France yesterday to perform with rapper Nas. The two are rekindling their ROCK THE BELLS concert performances from this year. 

Lauryn later greeted fans and posed for a few photos. Nas and Lauryn have also announced a joint tour which starts Oct. 29 in Dallas.

We're glad L Boogie is able to leave the country for work with all these pending tax evasion charges.  She gets sentenced next month.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Sheree Whitfield Responds To Being Mistaken For Deceased Drag Queen, Sahara Davenport

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 08:20 AM PDT

Sheree Whitfield has again been mistaken for a drag queen.  But this time, it was a news outlet that made the mistake.  Check out what Sheree had to say about being mistaken for a deceased drag queen...

 

TV Guide posted the news a few days ago that "RuPaul's Drag Race" contestant Sahara Davenport (born Antoine Ashley) died from heart failure.  And instead of using an actual pic of Sahara, TV Guide accidentally used a pic of former "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Sheree.  WOMP.

Sheree later tweeted:

I am sorry to hear about the lost of Sahara Davenport My condolences go out to her Family. Pls remove my picture from your website @TVGuide

Even "Housewives" Exec Producer Andy Cohen chimed in on the mistake saying:

 

Welp, mistakes happen.  Even ironic ones.  R.I.P. Sahara.

Mariah Carey & Nicki Minaj's Competitor Cee-Lo Green CALLS Their BEEF Fake, And Mariah UPS Security During Photoshoot

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 07:39 AM PDT

"The Voice" judge and "American Idol" competitor Cee-Lo Green revealed that he thinks the Nicki Minaj/Mariah Carey fight is a Hollywood ratings ploy for entertainment. Watch what he says inside...

When "The Voice" judge Cee-Lo Green was stopped and asked what he thought about the buzz "American Idol" is getting over the Mariah/Nicki drama, he said it was all "entertaining."  And when asked if he thought the beef was legit he said, "This is Hollywood, CA. Hardly anything is legit."

Watch Cee-Lo's comments below:

 

 

Also.....

Sources say the ladies played nice yesterday for an "Idol" photo shoot in Baton Rouge, LA, and even took a few pics together.  However,  that hasn't stopped Mariah from beefing up her security after Nicki's alleged threats.  

Mimi's "enlarged" security details also has an umbrella holder to protect her from the Louisiana sun!  "Her Royal Highness" indeed......

 

Chris Brown Makes Intimate Docu-Video About His Love For Rihanna, Rih Says It's Only "Her & Her Baby's" Business

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 06:49 AM PDT

After Chris Brown made the PUBLIC statement that he broke up with his girlfriend Karrueche in order to continue his "friendship" with ex-girlfriend Rihanna, Chris & Rih seem to be going full force with their relationship again.

 

Check out Chris' new video he just filmed where he documents his love for both Rihanna & Kae and says he is "stressed" by this love triangle, plus Rihanna & Kae's sassy responses...

Breezy made a short video featuring himself smoking while bearing his soul about his love for two women and the stress it causes.  Clips of him and Rihanna kissing in the club earlier this week, him & Karrueche & him and his mom, are all sprinkled through the vid. 

And what he says is pretty...interesting.  Apparently, these are Breezy's confessions.

Rihanna's response?  She tweeted: "Ain't nobody bidness...but mine & my baby."

Oh? Well it would have stayed you all's business had Chris not put out a public statement and a public video telling the world how he feels.  But anywho...Karrueche had a response too.  And she's anything but pleased.

Wtf is going on? All I'm saying is.. You don't mess with people's genuine feelings. You just don't! Life moves on.. So let's all.

Chirs & Rih are being extremely open to the public all of a sudden about their "love."  More open, arguably, than they were back in 2008 when they were together the first time.  The two rarely even vocally admitted they were a couple back then.  Interesting, to say the least....

But the re-loaded twosome will have to put their reunion on hold for a bit. Chris was spotted arriving back in L.A. yesterday, while Rihanna just landed overseas in Baku, Azerbaijan to perform at the Women's World Cup: 

Pics via INF

 

GABBY SIDIBE: "I'm Confident With My Weight, But I Get Shaken In This Business"

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 05:46 PM PDT

It's rare that we hear Oscar nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe speaking so directly about her weight and image in Hollywood.  But at last weekend's 2012 Women In Entertainment (WIE) Symposium in New York, the feisty chick made it clear she's confident with her weight.  Even though the business shakes her up a bit.

 

Get her words inside...

"The Big C" star told an audience full of women that she made a conscious decision to be happy with herself.  And it's made her the confident fun-loving woman she is today.  And she likely would have never taken her break out role in Precious if she didn't have this confidence:

“I didn’t really get to grow up hearing that I was beautiful a lot, or that I was worth anything nor did I grow up seeing myself on TV. Then at some point when I was 21 or 22 I just decided that life wasn’t worth living if I wasn’t happy with myself so I just took all the steps that I could to figure out how to love myself and become confident. Truthfully speaking if I hadn’t found this person before that movie [Precious] I wouldn’t have even be in that movie."

The funny 29-year-old also gave a rare insight into her insecurities and what shakes her in this business.  And she told a story about seeing her face on a tabloid that said she weighed 250 pounds:

“People see me as a confident person but I get shaken a lot, especially being in this business. A few weeks ago I was on vacation and I went into a CVS [a pharmacy chain of shops in the US] and as I’m paying I see a picture of myself on the cover of a magazine and they’re guesstimating what my weight is? The headline was 'Gabourey Sidibe 250 pounds'." In that moment she had to deal with not only the cashier seeing the horrible and inaccurate article, but also everyone else in the shop and in other shops.

And just how does she keep it moving when she feels down in this business?

“I have to keep going and living my life, so when things like that upset me I have to find things that build my confidence back up.  Because I don’t want to wait for work I want to make work."

By the way, she also revealed that she plans to start writing scripts and working behind the camera pretty soon.  We already love it.

Source

 

VIDEO FAB: Faith Evans' "Tears Of Joy"

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 05:26 PM PDT

Faith Evans just dropped her new video for her single "Tears Of Joy."  Check out the black and white love filled visuals inside...

From "R&B Divas" to a return to the music scene, Faith Evans is back with a visual for one of her signature heart felt ballads.   She's still got that voice.

The track, written by famed industry legends Chuck Harmony & Claude Kelly, appears on the R&B Divas compilation album in stores and on iTunes now.  Check it.

GOOD NEWS: Robin Roberts Says She's GREAT, May Return Home NEXT WEEK!

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 05:09 PM PDT

Praise Report!  "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts tweeted some great news about her health as she recovers from a recent bone marrow transplant.  Find out what Robin said inside.....

With a post called "Thankful  Thursday" Robin Roberts revealed on her GMA blog that her recovery from a bone marrow transplant is going well and her blood counts are looking great.  She added that her sister's cells feel right at home in her body.  Although she is still having a hard time eating (because of all the chemo), she remains prayerful, thankful and grateful.   She also posted the above pic of her and her "GMA" co-hosts Sam Champion & Josh Elliot.

Here's her post:

Today is what I like to call “Thankful Thursday, aka Friday Eve.” I have been in the hospital 25 days now. My bone marrow transplant took place exactly two weeks ago. The only numbers that matter are my blood counts and they are... GREAT! My sister Sally-Ann’s stem cells apparently feel right at home in my body -- an answer to so many prayers.

My doctors and rock star nurses are very pleased with my progress and I could not be more thankful for the excellent care I am receiving. I have had some extremely painful days and it’s still difficult for me to eat because of all the chemo. But something I read in Streams In The Desert stays with me: "I walked a mile with Pleasure, She chatted all the way; But left me none the wiser for all she had to say. I walked a mile with Sorrow, and ne'er a word said she; But, oh, the things I learned from her when sorrow walked with me."

I continue to learn so much on this journey, especially when it comes to true friendship and love. My friends near and far -- like Sam and Josh who came to visit yesterday -- have been lifting my spirits. My childhood pastor (who delivered Momma's eulogy) is coming from down South to see me tomorrow. I am hopeful that I MAY be well enough to continue my recovery at home next week and my sisters plan to come back to NYC for that milestone in my journey. I truly FEEL and thank you for your love, prayers and good wishes. And I return it to you tenfold. Light Love Power Presence. XO

Get well soon Robin!

 

HOT SHOT: Beyonce's NEW House of Deréon Ad

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:38 PM PDT

Beyonce just revealed her latest House of Dereon ad for her winter collection.  See the hot shot inside......

Music superstar Beyonce revealed her Winter 2012 House of Dereon ad, and she looks amazing.  In the photo, she's seen in a sexy black/red geometric dress that' actually looks wearable.

The photo was snapped by Jean-Baptiste Mondino, who handled this year's ad campaign. And on the House of Dereon website, the new collection is described saying,

“The inspiration is more focused around Beyoncé’s Glastonbury stage look. This delivery features sequined styles and an intensified color palette that uses strong shades of ruby and amethyst ground with black to create a bold, exciting fashion statement that evokes a luxe party theme and speaks to a rocker in all of us.”

Tina Knowles, who serves as creative director, added,

“I am so excited about this autumn and winter ad campaign. The images of Beyoncé are amazing and we had a lot of fun using the festival experience as our inspiration. Like music, fashion has a universal appeal and we look forward to hearing the consumer’s reaction to the new campaign and to the collection.”

 

Looking good Bey!

Melanie Fiona, Solange, Bridget Kelly And MORE PARTY IT UP For Miguel's "Kaleidoscope Dream" Album Release

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:04 PM PDT

Melanie Fiona, Solange, and Bridget Kelly were among the celebs spotted at Miguel's recent Kaleidoscope Dream record release party in Brooklyn. See the photos inside......

 

"Losing You" singer Solange and Roc Nation artist Bridget Kelly were among the celebs spotted at Miguel's album release party at Brooklyn Bowl.

Miguel partied with girlfriend Nazanin Mandi.  He recently hinted at wedding bells for the two.  

Samantha Ronson kept the hot beats coming.

Melanie Fiona represented for Bob Marley while Miguel paid homage to Grace Jones with their tees.

And Bridget and Melanie both went with a camouflage theme for their outfits--BK in a camo jacket & Mel in camo pants.

BONUS: Check out Miguel's brand new video for "Thrill".  It's a black & white montage of parties. and it also features his girlfriend.  He said about the visual:

“I wanted to capture that unmistakable, unavoidable, unapologetic energy behind epic nights. This video is a wild montage of my favorite moments within a single day of celebration. Real memories created amongst real friends and real family.”

Have you copped Miguel's album yet?

Karrueche's Camp Says She Believes Chris & Rihanna Were SEXIN' For WEEKS

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 02:29 PM PDT

The love triangle of the year implodes even further.  Chris Brown's now ex-girlfriend, Karrueche Tran, allegedly told her friends she believes Chris was cheating and bangin' Rihanna for WEEKS. 

 

Deets on heartbroken Karrueche's betrayal, plus news on Rihanna's new album...

Karrueche's not speaking herself.  But her friends surely are.

In the last 24 hours, we've seen Karrueche jet out of NYC, leaving Chris & Rihanna there to canoodle at Jay-Z's concert as much as their heart desired.  And we learned, from Breezy himself, that he indeed broke up with Karrueche in order to pursue a "friendship" with Rihanna.

Now, Kae is calling bullsh*t on it all.  Her camp says she believes that Chris has been visiting and partying with Rihanna behind her back for weeks, and she's been suspicious of his actions for a while.  She feels utterly betrayed because, unlike everyone else watching this ish go down, she thought her relationship with Chris was in tip top shape.  TMZ reports:

We spoke to multiple sources connected to Karrueche Tran ... who tell us KT feels betrayed by Chris because he had promised her that she was the only woman in his life ... especially when she probed him about his feelings toward Rihanna.

We're told Karrueche had suspected something was up between the two of them for weeks because Chris was acting differently -- going to clubs alone, acting distant and ramping up his public appearances with Rihanna.

Sources say Karrueche told friends she truly loved Chris ... and felt that the relationship was great until Rihanna let Brown back into her life.

No shocked faces over here.
 

 

BONUS: Meanwhile, this convenient wave of publicity will likely be put to good use by Rih Rih's team. Or will it?

Earlier today, Hits Daily Double revealed their weekly upcoming releases chart.  And they listed a new album from Rihanna, called Seven, set to drop on November 19th.  That's the same day as AC/DC and Keyshia Cole.

Mysteriously, the whole Rihanna portion was deleted about an hour later.  Looks like her fans will have to wait and see what the final album title and release date will be...

But seven albums in seven years?  Quantity over quality has always been the industry's way....

The CAST Of "STEEL MAGNOLIAS" Stops By "106 & Park"

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:53 PM PDT

Queen Latifah, Jill Scott, Adepero Oduye and Condola Rashad stopped by "106 & Park" yesterday to promote the upcoming premiere of Steel Magnolias on LIFETIME. Watch the segment and see pics inside....

Producer/Co-star Queen Latifah and the cast of Steel Magnolias dropped in on 106 & Park yesterday to promote the premiere of the LIFETIME remake.  The eagerly anticipated film airs on Sunday, Oct. 7 at 9 p.m.

During the segment, the ladies sat down and had a little "Chick Chat" where they discussed the film and chatted about hair and relationship issues.

Latifah had a great chat with Paigion, one of the new hosts.

And later, she and Jill posed with one of the shows other new hosts, Bow Wow!

Watch a clip from the appearance here:

 

 

Photos via John Ricard/BET

CANDIDS: T.I. & Nelly's GUYS NIGHT With Dinner At Mastro's

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:06 PM PDT

Rappers T.I. & Nelly have a budding friendship.  Nelly spent all weekend in Atlanta partying it up with T.I.P. for his birthday festivities and the BET Hip Hop Awards.  Then, they were spotted out to dinner in L.A. last night having some chill time.

 

Pics inside...

Well isn't this a yummy sight...

Sexy rappers Nelly & T.I.P. spent some time away from the studio and from promoting their shows to grab dinner at Mastro's in Beverly Hills last night.  T.I. repped for his Akoo clothing line and kept it casual in jeans, a tee and sandals.  And Nelly made sweatpants look ridiculously sexy...as usual:

Yes please.

But apparently, it wasn't just a guys night.  Tiny made her way out to dinner to kick it with the fellas too.  Y'all know chick doesn't stay too far from her hubby for long.

Nelly is currently a judge on the CW show "The Next," whose season finale is tonight.  And T.I. & Tiny are in the middle of their new season of "A Family Hustle" on VH1.

Pics: SPLASH
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