NEW PICS: ALONZO MOURNING'S 'ZO'S SUMMER GROOVE BEACH BALL' EVENT IN MIAMI.

First things first. Can anyone tell me why it looks as if DeRay's gums are eating his teeth? Let me know.....

....Moving on, celebrities gathered at Hotel Intercontinental in Miami, Floria over the weekend for Miami Heat player Alonzo Mourning's annual 'Zo's Summer Groove Beach Ball.' Celebs in attendance included: Dwayne Wade and his mama, Gabrielle Union (why didn't someone tell her how ashy her back was?), Lauren London, Michael Strahn with his girlfriend (and Eddie Murphy's ex-wife) Nicole Mitchell Murphy, (retired) Judge Glenda Hatchett, Tim Hardaway, James Lesure, Queen Latifah and many more.

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NEW CANDID PICS: STAR JONES REYNOLDS & DON CORNELIUS LEAVING MR. CHOW IN LOS ANGELES.

Well, isn't this a sight to behold? Don Cornelius, the creator of syndicated television show Soul Train was spotted looking as if he was two seconds away from falling over while leaving Mr. Chow restaurant in Los Angeles with a female 'companion' last night. Also spotted leaving the eatery was recently divorced Star Jones Reynolds. Right on her heels was her male 'companion.' Boy, does she like them sweet and beige or what?

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IN TODAYS 'THIS N!GGAH, HERE' NEWS: THE GAME SAYS HE WANTS TO WORK WITH JAY-Z....EVEN AFTER SLIGHTLY DISSING HIM ON RECORD.

I swear the things some rappers do and/or say for a little attention is utterly ridiculous. The Game has been "subliminally" insulting JAY-Z on his records - in a bizarre bid to get the hip-hop mogul to work with him. The Compton, Cali. native took shots at Jay-Z via his music on tracks like It's Okay (One Blood), after hearing a freestyle the 99 Problems star made that The Game thought was aimed at him. It turned out to be a misunderstanding, but The Game says he's glad it happened because Jay-Z has now acknowledged his presence in the rap game. And he hopes their lyrical exchange will lead to them hooking up in the studio. He says, "Even though me and (Jay-Z) don't talk or do songs, he knows. He listens. He heard the You're 38, and you're still rappin', ugh' (from It's Okay (One Blood)). He came back on Kingdom Come and I was like, 'Yeah! Jay listens to my s**t! (When Jay said) 'I used to think that rapping at 38 was ill / Till last year I grossed about 38 mill.' I was like, 'I know who he is talkin' to. I know he listens. I know his antenna's up.' Maybe one day he'll do a song with me, and then I'll stop shooting subliminals."

This n!ggah here.

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MOVIE TRAILER: TYLER PERRY'S 'THE FAMILY THAT PREYS' STARRING ALFRE WOODARD, SANAA LATHAN, ROCKMOND DUNBAR, TARAJI HENSON, ROBIN GIVENS....

Academy Award®-winner Kathy Bates and Academy Award®-nominee Alfre Woodard star as the matriarchs of two very different families being torn apart by greed and scandal in the contemporary drama Tyler Perry's The Family that Preys. The sixth feature film by Perry chronicles the inner workings of two families—one upper-crust and the other working class—that become inextricably linked by scandal. Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright (Kathy Bates) and her dear friend Alice Pratt (Alfre Woodard), a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout many years. Suddenly, their lives become mired in turmoil as their adult children’s extramarital affairs, unethical business practices and a dark paternity secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Alice’s self-centered newlywed daughter Andrea (Sanaa Lathan) is betraying her trusting husband Chris (Rockmond Dunbar) by engaging in a torrid affair with her boss and mother’s best friend’s son William (Cole Hauser). While cheating on his wife Jillian (Kadee Strickland) with a string of ongoing dalliances with his mistress Andrea, William’s true focus is to replace the COO of his mother’s lucrative construction corporation. Meanwhile, Alice’s other daughter Pam (Taraji Henson), a kind but no nonsense woman married to a hard working construction worker (Tyler Perry), tries to steer the family in a more positive direction.

While paternity secrets, marital infidelity, greed and unsavory business dealings threaten to derail both families, Charlotte and Alice decide to take a breather from it all by making a cross-country road trip in which they rediscover themselves and possibly find a way to save their families from ruin. Tyler Perry's The Family that Preys opens nationwide in theaters on September 12, 2008 and is also Perry's first film with a prominent storyline involving white characters.

WATCH THE FILM'S FULL TRAILER BELOW. AND TRY NOT TO LAUGH TOO HARD AT TYLER'S HAIR PIECE!

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RUSSELL SIMMONS' FORMER GIRLFRIEND CLEARS UP RUMORS ON THEIR BREAK-UP.

Russell Simmons' former girlfriend has blasted reports the hip-hop mogul's controlling ways led to their split - calling him her "best friend". Former Star Search model Porschla Coleman came to Simmons' defense last Friday (7.11.2008), hitting back at claims his demanding personality put a strain on their relationship. She tells the New York Daily News, "I am not prepared to go into detail, but Russell is my best friend. There is no anger on either of our parts. It was a mutual decision. We just decided to be friends, and we're both very happy." Coleman adds Simmons has even helped her redecorate her new apartment, now that she is moving out of the pair's shared home. She says, "It's around the corner, and he helped me pick it (the furniture) out." The couple began dating in 2007 but split last month (June 2008) after Russell's former wife, Kimora Lee Simmons was granted sole custody and the legal authority to make all decisions in relation to their kids' health, education and welfare. In addition, the model will also receive the $480,000-a-year in child support as per her request. Simmons is expected to continue paying the sum until 2019 for Ming Lee, 6, and 2022 for Aoki, 4.

Another insider said Russell has made his moves, too, and is "back to playing the field."
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NEW PERFORMANCE PICS: JAY-Z & RIHANNA PERFORM TOGETHER AT THISDAY'S MUSIC & FASHION FESTIVAL IN NIGERIA.

Well, fans attending Thisday's Music and Fashion festival were on their best behavior after Jay-Z and Rihanna hit the stage last Friday night. As the opening act, Rihanna began her set by treating the fans to a short rendition of her first hit, Pon de Replay, before dancing her way into Turn Me On Boy and Shut Up and Drive. When it looked as if the Barbados singer was wrapping up her show, Jay-Z appeared from backstage and joined her before performing Rih-Rih's biggest hit to date and obviously a crowd favorite, Umbrella. Jay-Z then stayed on stage solo - performing his hit single Show Me What You Got before offering up a one-sided rendition he and Beyonce’s duet, Crazy in Love.

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NEW PEFORMANCE PICS: FIGHT BREAKS OUT AT USHER'S CONCERT IN NIGERIA.

Over the weekend Usher performed in concert at Thisday's 3rd 'Africa Rising' Festival in Abuja, Nigeria. But before the artist could complete his set fight broke out in the crowd. According to reports, the singer was performing at around 1 a.m. when the drunken brawl took place in front of the stage. Security guards attempted to break up the scuffle as members of the crowd were shoved towards the platform and one man was removed from the venue, The Dome. It is currently unclear whether the unnamed male was arrested, as one source claimed, or was simply forbidden from re-entering the concert. Nobody was seriously injured. Although no reason was given as to what provoked the fight, I'm willing to bet if Usher gave the audience the same awful-ass, piss-poor, lip-syncing performance reminiscent of his 2008 BET awards show opening, then hell, I'd probably want to fight somebody too...maybe even his ass. Below are pics from his performance.

In other Usher news, he has been tapped to 'boost' Barack Obama's presidential campaign, by performing at the Democratic Convention next month (August 2008). Usher's manager Benny Medina says Usher has been approached about appearing at the event in Denver, Colorado in August. Medina tells the New York Daily News, "There've been offers to do things in and around the convention and we are just looking to see which one will be the most productive. He is obviously a huge Barack supporter."

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