NEW PICS: KEYSHIA COLE'S PLATINUM PARTY AT DREAMZ NIGHTCLUB IN ATLANTA.

Singer Keyshia Cole performed live in front of hundreds of fans who attended her platinum party Valentine's Day night at Dreamz nightclub in Atlanta. Keyshia's mother, Frankie and Keyshia's sister, Neffie attended the party as well. Whether they exuded their ghetto-etiquette skills is unknown! Anywhoo, other performers of the night included rapper, Plies, Peach Candy and Big Boi.

The pictures below (provided by SandraRose.com arrived at her party styling and profiling in her brand new $250,000 Ferrari. Must be nice.

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BUDDAH ON HIS 'SISTERLY' LOVE FOR NEW YORK, BEATING UP TAILOR 'COCAINE SHAKE' MADE IN MIAMI & PUNK'S HOMOSEXUALITY.

I Love New York 2 runner-up, Budda is reveals more details about what really went down on the set of the VH1 hit reality show. In a recent interview, the tank-top clad finalist talked about the 'sisterly' love he had/has for Tiffany 'New York' Pollard, his reasons for believing that fellow contestant Punk is gay, why he never slept with New York, Tailor Made's 'cocaine shake' and the New Year's Eve weekend in Miami when he had to put the smack down on Tailor Made once again for getting slick at the mouth. I swear that dude stay getting his ass beat! Peep the excerpts below.



BUDDAH ON HIS 'SISTERLY' LOVE FOR NEW YORK: I had love for her as a sister, maybe the kind of Godly type of love, like how I love my dawg, but towards the end I finally got to the point where I fell in love with her. In my definition, being in love is being able to tolerate someone at their worst. I felt like I was willing to do it, jumping through all sorts of flames with her in order to get us where we needed to be as a couple. I feel like the best man for her at this point in her life, based on the woman that she is, was Tailor. Even if she chose me I would've told her she made the wrong choice.

BUDDAH ON IF HE EVER SLEPT WITH NEW YORK: No, not at all. She wanted it from day one, but if we did that it would've been an unfair advantage.

BUDDAH ON PUTTING THE SMACK DOWN ON TAILOR MADE IN FRONT OF NEW YORK IN MIAMI: New York and Tailor Made are both crazy stupid. We were in a club and he was acting up so I had to slam dude by his neck. I was chilling and I saw people making way, like Moses and the Red Sea. She comes over and gives me a hug. Her man (Tailor) comes over all drunk and coked up. He grabs her like, 'What are you doing?' And, then he goes and pushes me. So like .02 seconds later he's on the floor and New York was apologizing to me.

AFTER THE JUMP, FIND OUT WHY BUDDAH BELIEVES PUNK IS GAY & MORE.

BUDDAH ON THE CONTESTANTS WHO WERE ACTING STRAIGHT....BUT WERE ACTUALLY GAY, SPECIFICALLY PUNK: I didn't realize until after the show when we stared hanging out that he was gay. We were in Los Angeles hanging out at the clubs, and I stared to notice he was a little too happy having dudes on him. Off camera people had suspicions mainly about him and Pretty.

BUDDAH ON HIS INFAMOUS ONE-SIDED FIGHT WITH TAILOR MADE & HIS OPINION OF HIM: Well, after the fight, when I came back, he was walking around the house on eggshells. The guy is very paranoid. He's got what we call the 'cocaine shake.' He don't look people in the eyes. He was always nervous, scared for his life. It's rare that you run into a guy who is so forthright with his emotions. The average man would pull back on his emotions because of ego, but it's like he has no ego. I told him to be at ease 'cause he's not worthy of me beating on him. That's why in that situation I smacked him like a bitch and yoked him like a dog.

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CELEBS WITH NASTY MANNERS: BOBBY FARTS IN CASTMATE'S FACE; KELLY ROWLAND FUNKS UP FIRST CLASS.

Former Destiny's Child member, Kelly Rowland upset fellow passengers on a recent flight after filling the first-class cabin with a smelly Subway sandwich laden with the stench of onions. The gold-status solo singer received angry looks of disgust from fellow flyers as she munched her way through a "honky" sandwich - but escaped further trouble by pretending she was unwell. The 26-year-old says, "I was in first class and the other passengers were not happy with the smell! I looked around and could see a lot of disgusted faces. I put everything on it, and the onions made it really honky!" Although none of her fellow passengers scolded the singer, Rowland already had her excuse readied in case someone did shout at her. "If I think I'm going to get into trouble I always say that I'm sick. They think you are too feeble for them to be angry with you."


Singer Bobby 'Ashy Monkeyknucles' Brown has been left with another career hangover after getting drunk and farting in Carnie Wilson's face on his latest reality TV show, Gone Country. But he'll be keen to forget the show's latest episode, after boasting about his love for alcohol, offending Wilson and then passing out in a stupor while his castmates shoveled horse dung on a ranch. Brown was so drunk he had to "sleep off" his over-indulgence while his castmates went to watch Cowboy Troy perform. As Wilson attempted to mother Brown on the cast tour bus, the boozy singer farted in her face as she attempted to take off his Adidas trainers, according to RollingStone.com. Wilson says, "His butt was about like one and a half feet from my mouth, and it was like a snappy wet river!

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NEW PICS: JAMIE FOXX ON THE SET OF HIS NEW MOVIE/BIOPIC, 'THE SOLOIST.'

In 2005, Jamie Foxx became the first African-American actor to ever receive two Academy Award nods in one year for best actor (Ray) and best supporting actor (Collateral). The actor eventually took the home the gold for his riveting portrayal of Ray Charles. Next year, Foxx is hoping to make history again by becoming the first Black actor to win two best actor awards for his performance in the upcoming biopic, The Soloist. The Soloist, which also stars Robert Downey Jr., is a true story about musical prodigy Nathaniel Ayers who developed schizophrenia in his second year at Juilliard. Ayers ends up homeless on the streets of downtown Los Angeles, where he plays his cello and violin. Steve Lopez (played by Downey), a Los Angeles Times columnist, writes about Ayers and the two strike up a friendship.

According to Variety.com, Foxx, a classically trained pianist, is being taught stringed instruments by a cellist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, an entity that figures in the plot of the film. “Man, yeah, I’m getting into it,” Foxx said of the intense lessons he recently undertook to become an expert on the long-bowed member of the violin family. “I’m getting it down; it’s a trip when you hear the instrument starting to talk to you. It’s nice.” The film, which has no release date as of yet, will be distributed by DreamWorks Pictures.

In the below candid pics of Foxx on The Soloist set, the actor is donned in several layers of jackets, an outer layer of graffiti-stained Day-Glo vest and the hairdo reminiscent of the late Frederick Douglas.

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JANET ON THREESOMES ('IT'S COOL') , MARRIAGE ALLERGIES & WHY SHE ISN'T MATURE ENOUGH TO BECOME A MOTHER.

Janet Jackson is in no rush to wed longterm boyfriend of 6 years, Jermaine Dupri, because she thinks she is "allergic to marriage". The sexy singer admits she has been put off the idea after two failed unions - her first marriage to James DeBarge broke down in 1985 after one year, and the second, to Rene Elizondo, ended in divorce in 1999 after 13 years together. But the 41-year-old beauty, who has been dogged by engagement rumors in recent months, insists she isn't ruling out a wedding to music mogul Dupri completely. She says, "If it's (meant) to happen, it'll happen. I like where we are, and I'm happy where I am. I've done it twice before. I'm afraid I might be a jinx. I might be allergic to marriage." And although Jackson may feel she's allergic to marriage, there's one thing the first-time NAACP Image Award winner isn't afraid to admitting is cool. Threesomes. Since her new album Discipline is about the experience of having sex with multiple partners, when Janet was asked if she was into threesomes she replied, "I think whatever you're into, as long as you both are into it, it's cool."

In related news, the star, who has been the subject of a never-ending rumor suggesting she gave birth to a daughter with her first husband, De Barge, says she's fed up with family and friends' attempts to persuade her to have a baby - because she isn't ready to become a mother. Jackson claims she eventually wants to start a family with Dupri, but isn't convinced she is mature enough to raise a child. She says, "I just have to hurry up. I get so much pressure from people I don't even know and I think, 'My God, am I missing my moment?' Even my mother mentioned something to me the other day. But now you can have your eggs frozen and there are all sorts of things you can do. I've still got time so I think I'm okay. I've got to get a little more kid out of me first before I move on and be childish with my child."

AFTER THE JUMP, FIND OUT WHY JANET HAS MADE A VOW TO STOP DISCUSSING HER BROTHER, MICHAEL IN ANY FUTURE INTERVIEWS.

Janet has vowed to stop talking about her brother Michael - because she is fed up with answering questions about his headline-grabbing lifestyle. The youngest child of Katherine and Joe Jackson's clan was just a toddler when her brother found fame with The Jackson Five refuses to discuss her infamous sibling in a desperate bid to establish herself as an artist independent to the Thriller hitmaker. She says, "I'm just done talking about my brother. I'm not going to answer questions for him. I've done it all my career."

However, before Janet made her vow, she cast doubt on her Michael's participation in a planned Jackson 5 comeback tour, because she doesn't know if he's ready to go back to singing in a group. Elder brother Jermaine Jackson has voiced plans for the ABC hitmakers to embark on a reunion tour later this year (2008), complete with the Thriller superstar - but Janet isn't convinced. She says, "I know it's been kind of tough for Mike. Maybe he just wants to continue to be a solo artist and if that's what he wants, you have to respect his wishes. But what an impact it (a reunion) would have on the world. (I'd) be the first in line to buy a ticket."

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UPDATE: R. KELLY RESPONDS TO THE 'INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP' HE HAD WITH HIS PUBLICIST'S STEPDAUGHTER

Last month, I added more sordid details surrounding the drama regarding R. Kelly sexing his former publicist, Regina Daniel's daughter, Maxine, 21. About seven months ago, Daniels (as well as her husband, George) severed her business and personal ties as Kelly's longtime publicist. At the time, the Daniels' claim Kelly 'crossed a certain line with me and my wife that you shouldn't cross. I respect his talent. You can't deny he's a talented person. But beyond that, everything else is just gone." It was later learned that the Daniels were allegedly the last ones to know that Kelly had been involved in a sexual relationship with Maxine since last June.

Now, Kelly (via his spokesman) has snapped back at these accusations and issued the following statement to TMZ.com:

"It's hard to take seriously the moral outrage expressed by George and Regina Daniels over R. Kelly's relationship with Mr. Daniels' adult daughter, Maxine. The fact is that they had no problem with the relationship -- indeed, they encouraged it -- while Ms. Daniels was on Mr. Kelly's payroll. It was Regina Daniels, then working as a publicist for Mr. Kelly, who persuaded him to attend her step-daughter's 21st birthday party. And it was Regina Daniels who shortly thereafter gave her step-daughter Mr. Kelly's private phone number, with the admonition: 'Don't tell your father.'It was only after Ms. Daniels resigned her position to avoid being fired for incompetence that her stepdaughter's relationship suddenly became an issue for her and her husband."

Ain't that a hole in the boat?

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NEW PICS: NELLY CELEBRATES 5th ANNIVERSARY OF APPLE BOTTOMS DESIGNS.

Rapper-turned-entrepreneur Nelly celebrated the 5th anniversary of his successful Apple Bottoms Designs at the annual MAGIC Fashion Trade Show at TAO in Las Vegas Wednesday night (February 13, 2008).

Launched in 2003, Apple Bottoms is a clothing line that caters to females of all shapes and sizes who are trendy and fashion forward. It's their mission to celebrate and liberate the natural curves of a woman's body. This unique brand is the mastermind of multi-platinum recording artist/superstar Nelly. He describes the intent behind the design by saying, "The clothes should fit a woman, not the woman fit the clothes." Nelly is personally involved in the design process to make sure that the fashions deliver the magic to reveal the beauty of the woman who wears them. The Apple Bottoms line include a variety of clothing styles that include mini skirts, jackets, sweat suits and an array of tops that are flexible and offer the customer a variety of choices.

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MAG SCANS/EXCERPTS: NICOLE ARI PARKER IN HEART & SOUL MAGAZINE.

Actress and married mother of two, Nicole Ari Parker covers the February/March 2008 issue of Heart & Soul magazine. Parker dished on her health and fitness regimen, her recent movie projects, her beautiful babies and of course that handsome, hunk-of-a-hubby of hers, Boris Kodjoe. The last time we saw Parker grace the big-screen was back in 2005 when she starred in King's Ransom. Three years, one marriage and 2 babies later, she graces the big-screen again in the new side-splitting comedy, Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins, which she stars alongside Martin Lawrence. Despite advancements for women in Hollywood, few actresses get the opportunity to make a stellar comeback after starting a family. Parker's acting career easily could have easily fallen off the radar when she and Soul Food co-star Boris Kodjoe celebrated the birth of daughter, Sophie, in 2005, just three months before they tied the knot. Then came son, Nicholas, in 2006. "There were people saying, 'Why would you pull yourself out of the game, get married and have kids at the height of everything?' Because I met Boris and realized what kind of partner he would be, I knew I wasn't alone. We were in this together. The minute you say 'I do' and mean it, your heart just opens. The minute you have a baby, the extra love you need is downloaded. You have space for all these people and the power and energy to do it. That also goes with weight loss,' Paker says.

PARKER ON HER HEALTH & FITNESS REGIMEN: Parker says she gained 70 pounds during her pregnancy with her son, and loosing the weight was a challenge greater than she imagined. She says she drew on her inner strength to get through those 'lazy days' when she didn't care to exercise. She also read Jackie Keller's book, Body After the Baby: A Simple, Healthy Way to Loose Your Baby Weight Fast. And she focused on 'goal-less' exercise, a concept she says should be as mindless as 'washing your butt. We have it programed we're supposed to exercise to loose 10 pounds for a reunion or a wedding or when we meet a new guy. We have to erase those tapes. If you incorporate exercise into your day, like you do taking a shower, you wake up two months later and you're the bomb.' Parker now weighs between 122-125 pounds. "I've lost 65 pounds and no one can believe it because they know me as a slim person. Boris thinks I'm too skinny. I'm going to have to round back out because I don't believe too skinny is cute. I think we need to have a little flesh on us as women."

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AFTER THE JUMP, FIND OUT HOW PARKER JUGGLES MOTHERHOOD, HER ACTING CAREER AND HER MARRIAGE TO BORIS KODJOE + MORE PICS.

PARKER ON HER LIFE WITH BORIS: "My husband is German and African, and sometimes the African king comes out. He's totally the king of his castle. When he says it's time for bed now, he wants everyone in the house to go to bed, and I'm like, 'I'm grown! It's not necessarily a pet peeve, but it did take some getting used to. People think we've been together for a really long time, but we've only been married two and a half years. It's still fresh and new. We're still learning how to be married." As for how Boris feels about his wife, the actor chimes from their home in Atlanta, 'What do I love about my wife? Oh, my God. Do you have two weeks. I love that she finds happiness in everything. I love that about her. She finds the positive in everything."

PARKER ON JUGGLING MOTHERHOOD, MARRIAGE AND HER CAREER: When she felt overwhelmed with everything, she turned to a higher power. "God has a funny way of doing things. there are days I'm just tired. That's when I pray to God, 'God, you know what I'm trying to do. Help me find 10 minutes." Parker also says having a hired professional to help with house cleaning and caring for her children gave her time for herself. Just a few days a week, she says, can give a new mother a chance to breathe. "It sounds like a luxury, but a new mom need help. When your baby is born and you have another little one, you can not take a shower. A woman needs to find her equilibrium. It's a time when you're just giving and giving. If you have a little help, it changes everything."

It sounds cliche, but Parker says her life has changed dramatically since having children. Life is less about trivial things and more about important lessons on love and happiness. "My children just backspaced and deleted a whole lot of nonsense for me. I've thought about how I'll tell them about love. Right now, I just talk to them about vegetables!"

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PRINT ADS: LISARAYE McCOY-MISICK FOR DR. BOOGIE'S HAIR CLIP-ON PIECES, CASSIE & LAUREN LONDON FOR SEAN JOHN.

I scanned a couple of print ads featuring singer/model Cassie and actress Lauren London in Diddy's Sean John campaign ads as well as an ad of Kimora Lee Simmons'Baby Phat campaign. Check them out below.

Who knew? Well, I didn't, which is why I'm asking yall! Only RealGossip 101 favorite, First Lady LisaRaye McCoy-Misick could go from posing on the beautiful and luxurious white sand beaches of Turks & Caicos Islands print ad campaigns in order to draw more visitors and tourists to the Caribbean's best-kept secret to promoting something much more dear and near to her heart...or should I say scalp? If you guessed wigs, weaves or clip-on hair pieces, you guessed right. Hairstylist to the stars, Dr. Boogie (who has appeared on reality show Shear Genius), has partnered up with The Player's Club actress to create Island Beauty, a line of 'elegant' clip-on hair pieces endorsed by The First Lady. Island Beauty is available exclusively at high-end hotels and resorts in the Islands.

However, the print ad you see above is a part of Dr. Boogie's newly launched signature line of hair products called Boogie Secrets Hairpieces. The hair line consists 'do-it-yourself" clip-on hair extensions, wigs, ponytails and buns and bangs combos and is available both online (at boogiesecrets.com and in high-end hair retailers. Aside from McCoy-Misick, who happens to be his number one client and boss, Dr. Boogie's other star clients include McCoy-Misick's BFF, Vivica A. Fox, Gabrielle Union, Taraji Henson, Tichina Arnold, Kym E. Whitley, Meagan Good, Kimora Lee Simmons, Fergie, Tocarra Jones and LisaRaye's mini-me, Raven-Symone.

And this post wouldn't be complete without my posting one of Dr. Boogie's 'Do-It-Yourself' youtube clips. You can peep that after the jump!

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RONALD 'MR. BIGS' ISLEY LOOSES HIS APPEAL TO EARLY PRISON RELEASE; SINGER'S WIFE GIVES UPDATE ON HIS PROGRESS.

Ronald 'Mr. Bigs' Isleys's bid to spring from the Big House will not happen. At least for now. An appellate court has upheld Isley's 37-month federal prison sentence for tax evasion. The three-judge panel rejected the 66-year-old R&B singer's argument that his sentence was unreasonable due to his age, poor health and lack of proof that the federal prison system can provide him adequate health care. In its ruling, the appellate court said the trial judge was correct in sentencing and "best balanced the need to sanction Mr. Isley's `pathological' tax evasion against the need to accommodate Mr. Isley's poor health."

Isley was sentenced in 2006 after being convicted of five counts of tax evasion and one count of willful failure to file a tax return. Prosecutors said Isley avoided paying taxes numerous times over a three-year period and declared bankruptcy after the IRS seized his yacht, cars and other property in 1997. He was discharged from bankruptcy four years later, but then did not file tax returns for the years 1997 to 2001 and in 2002 did not sign his return and failed to pay all taxes due. He is incarcerated at the Terre Haute Federal Corrections Institution in Indiana and his projected release date is in April 2010.

Isley suffered a minor stroke in July 2004, but got married one year later and continuously performed concerts at that time. He and his wife, Kandy Johnson, 35 years his junior share a toddler son. Johnson gave Sister 2 Sister magazine an update on her imprisoned legendary husband late last year.

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Johnson told S2S her husband is holding up well behind bars by eating right and has shed a few pound from exercising (there was a rumor the singer had developed kidney cancer) at the prison's track.

Johnson says, "It's a blessing where he's at because so many people look up to him and admire him. He is in there signing autographs and he's doing fine. He looks good. He does not look like he's under stress whatsoever. He's at peace. He knows that God has got His hands on him, and because of his faith in the Lord—that's what keeps Ronald going. He can see me and his son every weekend. I do miss him but I can go every weekend. He calls me every day and we talk two or three times a day. And because I can go see him every weekend, that helps us get through all of this. I go about seven hours a day.

Kandy also revealed that while her husband is locked up, she's attending to his business affairs until he's released. "And I'm involved in a cognac line that Ronald has coming up...is just in the beginning phases, and it's going to branch out this year. It's by Baron's Select. But it's a signature piece. It's a 35-year-old cognac. It's a high-end cognac and it comes in a nice bottle with Ronald's signature on the bottles."

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