Wednesday, February 6, 2008

BRANDY'S MOM, SONJA NORWOOD SUES KIM K. & HER SIBLINGS FOR STEALING; KIM K. DENIES IT. SAYS SHE'LL SEE HER IN COURT.

Somebody lying. Brandy's mama, Sonja Norwood, is suing her son, Ray J. ex-girlfriend and soft-porn co-star, Kim 'I don't need any money for a sex porn tape because my rich daddy left me enough to last a lifetime' Kardashian for racking up over $100,000 on her Am ex card in 2006, 2007. Kim says she didn't do it. But I'll bet dollars to donuts that she's lying. Norwood's first choice was to avoid suing the Kardashians for alleged credit card abuse, but, she says, they gave her no other choice. "I did not want to commence litigation against the Kardashian family without conducting an exhaustive investigation into the charges and discussing all options, including criminal prosecution, with my family," Norwood said in a statement Tuesday.

"After Ray J and Brandy urged me not to file criminal charges because of their prior friendship, I decided to afford the Kardashians an opportunity to resolve this matter without a lawsuit," Norwood said. "When the fraudulent charges were brought to their attention, they apologized profusely, and advised us, through their attorneys, that they would pay the debt in full. However, they have since reneged on that promise."

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In the lawsuit, which names Kim Kardashian as well as siblings Khloe, Kourtney and Robert Jr., the R&B singer's mother claims she had only given authorization for one purchase in 2004 on the Norwood American Express card. Kim at the time was a stylist for Brandy, and Brandy's brother, Ray J, also appeared in the infamous sex tape with Kim. Norwood claims Kardashian made extra unauthorized purchases and passed on the credit card number to her siblings, who also made unauthorized purchases – including items bought at their two family-owned clothing stores, Dash and Smooch and "other stores that I have never visited to take advantage of me. I very much look forward to having the Kardashians account for their misconduct in a court of law," according to Norwood. The suit also claims in 2006, the Kardashian siblings amassed $62,793.83 in unauthorized charges. And, in 2007, they spent another $57,841.82 on the card, totaling $120,635.65.

Meanwhile, Kim Kardashian has come forward to deny Norwood's allegations, telling People magazine that she and her family members made all of their purchases with Mrs. Norwood's permission. "We have her signature on all items," Kardashian told the magazine. Her spokesperson says, "The charges against the Kardashians are meritless. Both Kim and Khloe were employed by the Norwoods and never used their credit cards without their express authorisation. The Kardashian family looks forward to proving the absurdity of these claims in a court of law."

Sonja Norwood's lawsuit seeks the return of the money plus 10 percent interest.

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DIDDY CHOOSES NAME FOR HIS NEWEST 'MAKING THE BAND' QUINTET.

Rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has finally chosen a band name for his newest edition to the fourth installment of his Making the Band series. During a visit to Philly's Power 99 radio station, the group – Brian Andrews, Mike McCluney, Robert Curry, Qwanell Mosley, and Willie Taylor –are now officially known as Day 26, a possible reference to the 26th day of August in 2007, when Diddy formally revealed the group members. Diddy has spent the past five months selecting a name for his new protegees. The group is currently at work on a debut album, which is being produced by Diddy's longtime collaborator Mario Winans.

Watch Day 26, Danity Kane and Donnie record their respective albums on Diddy's new season of Making the Band 4, which premiered last week and airs Mondays at 10 p.m. on MTV.

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MONTEL WILLIAMS ENDS HIS SYNDICATED TALK SHOW AFTER 17 YEARS ON AIR.

Montel Williams says 17 years is enough. The talk show host has announced that his syndicated Montel Williams Show will take its final bow at the end of this season. “I can’t say thank you enough to those who’ve welcomed me into their homes for the past seventeen years,” Williams says in a statement. “It has been both an honor and a joy.” Williams says the show has taken him around the world, including visits to the Middle East, a post-Katrina New Orleans and Ground Zero in New York City. He says: “[I] talked with over 30,000 guests and over a half million studio audience members."

CBS Television Distribution, the syndicated show's producer and distributor, is offering the compilation series Best of Montel for fall, which includes 52 weeks of highlight episodes from the show. "We have been honored to have Montel as a part of our family for the past 17 years, and we're very excited that Montel will live on through these 'best of' episodes," said John Nogawski, president and COO of CBS TV Distribution.

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'THE THING'S CELEBS SAY': BOBBY BROWN: 'I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS COUNTRY THING SERIOUS.'

"I'm moving to Nashville to finish up an album. I'm gonna take this country thing serious... I'm gonna do an R&B and country album because it's not that far away - the styles are not that different...I might as well go back to the grass roots."

Bobby Brown on recording a country album after signing on for reality show, Gone Country.

In related news, Brown and rocker Dee Snider have caused friction on the set of Gone Country - because they don't get along. The odd couple are roommates on the Big Brother-style country music show, and there's no love lost between them. Brown reveals, "I'm an alpha male and he thinks he's one...We roommate together and that's just sick." The My Prerogative hitmaker admits Twisted Sister frontman Snider is most annoying at bedtime: "Dee Snider needs his coffee plus he wants to sleep; how do you drink coffee and go straight to sleep?"

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