NEW MAG SCANS: ALICIA KEYS IN GIANT MAGAZINE (DECEMBER '07/JANUARY '08 ISSUE)

ALICIA ON HOW SHE STAYS UNDER THE PAPARAZZI'S RADAR: "I guess the way I roll is really low key. I guess it is pretty amazing. I was looking at a magazine earlier and thinking, 'How is it that two people are on a boat in the middle of the ocean and there's a picture of them there?' Like, seriously, how does somebody know you're gonna be on a boat in the middle of the ocean? That's crazy!"

ALICIA ON BEING BRAVE & FORTHRIGHT IN HER REAL-LIFE RELATIONSHIPS: "I tend to be a bit secretive. I'll wait and see what someone else feels or says, especially when I'm in a relationship 'cause I can usually read people. It's my nature to let them show me who they are first before I show them who I am. But once I'm in love with somebody, I'm the best girlfriend you could ever have."

ALICIA ON HER RUMORED RELATIONSHIP WITH KERRY 'KRUCIAL KEYS' BROTHERS: "That's what they've been saying for a little while now, but I don't usually address that question. Oprah told me never to tell--and I can't disobey Oprah!...I definitely found my partner. I know he is somebody who will always be special to me and that we're always going to be in each other's lives."

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MAG SCANS: DEELISHIS IN SMOOTH MAGAZINE'S HOLIDAY ISSUE

A expertly photoshopped, honey-blonde-haired, keloid and cellulite-free version of Flavor of Love 2 winner, Deelishis (real name London Charles) graces the cover of Smooth magazine's 2007 Holiday Special Edition (on stands now). I posted a few mag excerpts below. However, one particular excerpt caught my eye and I damn near lost it once I finished reading it. I told yall before that it takes a lot to leave me speechless. Consider this one of those times.

SMOOTH MAGAZINE: Do you consider yourself a celebrity?
DEELISHIS: Yeah, most definitely! You ask people from Canada to Detroit to Bumf-ck, Georgia, and they all know who Deelishis is. To have random people come up to you and say they love you and ask for autographs, I can’t help but feel like a celebrity. I embrace it because it’s the smart thing to do. I can make more things happen with my celebrity status.

SMOOTH MAGAZINE: But there must also be some negatives to fame.
DEELISHIS: That’s very true. Your life is now out there to be picked apart, judged, and fabricated. People will make up stuff just to have something to talk about. Everyone has the right to an opinion. It’s just the lies that I can’t stand. I just heard the other day that I’m stripping now! Let me tell you something: I don’t even have the courage to strip. And if I tried to, I would be very bad at it!

PARDON ME WHILE I PROCEED TO F.T.F.O. (FALL THE F*CK OUT!), PLEASE AND THANK YOU KINDLY!

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Below you'll find several more mind-reeling excerpts from her interview. And let me warn you all right now that she had no problem expressing her sexual self in this candid interview. Ol (nasty) girl dished on a multitude of personal and intimate confessions. Everything from being a squirter, to licking a man's ass (a.k.a. tossing his salad) to her feelings for Flav as well as the impending launch of her burgeoning music and acting career (she makes her film debut as Funkmaster Flex's baby's mama in Wendy Williams new biopic Queen of Media).

SMOOTH MAGAZINE: What does it take to please you in the bedroom?
DEELISHIS: A man has to be a good kisser. Wherever you are kissing me on my body, you gotta do it with some sincerity. You definitely have to taste the appetizer before you have the main course. So I’m looking for you to go down before anything else happens.

SMOOTH MAGAZINE: Is that a rule?
DEELISHIS:Hell yes! I need a man who’s on some grown sh*t if he’s going to have sex with me. I don’t want a man who’s afraid to let me touch his ass. A lot of guys get real homophobic if women go anywhere near their asses. Don’t let society tell you what’s taboo. If I toss your salad, that doesn’t mean you’re gay. That’s a heterosexual act. Men and women have been doing that to each other for years. I just need a man who’s going to be grown about it.

SMOOTH MAGAZINE: What’s the craziest thing you’ve done in the bedroom?
DEELISHIS: I licked a man’s ass. He was pretending that he wasn’t going to like it, but he did. He kinda made a funny noise when i did it, too.

SMOOTH MAGAZINE: Are there any special talents you have in the bedroom?
DEELISHIS: Oh yes! I’m a squirter, which makes sex that much better. When I first get with a person, I don’t tell him about it. I like it to be a surprise.

SMOOTH MAGAZINE: What’s your favorite position?
DEELISHIS: I have two. I like to be on my back because I like it when the man is in charge, but only when I’ve decided it’s okay for him to be in charge. When I want to be in charge, I like to be on top. I like to see the look in his eyes when he’s about to explode. That’s when I like to put all my weight down on him. Then I ask him to bite my nipples really hard when he’s reached his peak. It’s a feeling of dominance that I love.

SMOOTH MAGAZINE: Tell us about your music.
DEELISHIS: I'm trying to take this opportunity to do all the things that I've always wanted to pursue. I've always wanted to sing, and now I've got this single out called Rump Shaker It's a hot and up-tempo joint. We did a music video for it, too. Everyone can check it out on my Myspace page. There's a lot of rump-shaking in it, so I hope everyone is ready for it. Put the kids to bed before you see the video. The whole idea of Rump Shaker was to have fun. It was something to throw back to the fans for the sake of my being known for my derriere. I've had that thing on my backside for 27 years now, so let's enjoy it! The album is titled Simply Deelishis, and it's going to be the most delightful desert you've had in a long time.

SMOOTH MAGAZINE: Tell us about the movie you did.
DEELISHIS: It's called Queen of Media. It's a movie based on Wendy Williams' life. People love to hate Wendy, but this film gives you some insight into what her life is really like. Robin Givens played Wendy, and I played Funkmaster Flex's baby-mama. But it wasn't the typical baby-mama role. It was touching and honest.

DEELISHIS ON LIFE WITHOUT FLAVOR FLAV: I found out on the day of the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav that they were going to do a Flavor of Love 3. I understood that the show was Flav's mealticket. He was more famous than ever before because of the show, and you can't have Flavor of Love 3 when you're still dating the girl from Flavor of Love 2. So he had a choice to make, but I think it was a choice that was more for him and not for us. I love Flav, but the respect I had for him has changed. It didn't have to go down like that. I would have respected him more if he would have come to me and told me exactly why we couldn't be together. This is the same man who told me he loved me when the cameras were off! Plus, his baby-mama approached me at the roast. I thought we were going to come to blows. But it's all good. I wish him the best. I really do. But there will be no friendship between us.

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TOP 10 BLACK WOMEN (W/ONE EXCLUDED) WE LOVE TO HATE.

There are women we love, there are women we hate, and then there are these ten women: celebrities we know and love, and sometimes love to hate. Donna Summer sang, "love to love you baby," but there is just something about these women that makes us do the opposite. From Oprah to Tyra to Kim Kardashian, what is it about these black female celebrities that makes us love to hate them?

Kimora Lee Simmons annoys the world with her braying loud voice and her over-the-top sense of fashion. Not to mention, she stole that hottie Djimon Hounsou right from under the noses of women everywhere. Despite her antics on hit TV series Life in the Fab Lane Kimora Lee Simmons is a fashionista with a cause. Her jewelry line is producing the Green Bracelet, shown here, with part of its proceeds going to help African initiatives. Gotta love that.



Kim Kardashian came into prominence with the release of a sex tape with Brandy's little brother Ray Jay, making her yet another Hollywood princess to come to prominence for dubious activities. We hate her for getting so much play for so little talent. To everyone's surprise Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kim's new show, is a huge hit. It takes a lot of courage to really bare all -- about your life, not your body that is. We love her for finding a way to turn scandal into triumph.




Tiffany "New York" Pollard has brought black female buffoonery to new levels on her reality series I Love New York on VH1. She even makes transvestites cringe at her over-inflated breasts. We love New York for stretching 15 minutes of fame into two seasons. If self-marketing is the art form of the 21st century, New York deserves a Pulitzer Prize in a specially-created category.




We hate Tyra Banks because she thinks being a black supermodel is a humanitarian cause. She has compared herself to black leaders who have promoted equality, because she was the first solo black model on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Tyra, get a clue and respect your ancestors. While she may not be the Rosa Parks of the 21st century, Ms. Banks is a bankable star, who has been able to parlay that Sports Illustrated cover into two hit television shows. She is an inspiration to young women everywhere, so even if she needs a history lesson we salute her.



We hate Star Jones for denying that she had gastric bypass surgery for four years. She lied to the public. And we knew anyway. Despite our resentment, we love Star for finally coming out as it were. By admitting to having had gastric bypass surgery, it will help others to more easily make this choice for their health. For this we are grateful.

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Karrine Steffans is something that everybody in the hip-hop industry hates -- a snitch. In her best-selling book Confessions of a Video Vixen, Steffans rats out all the famous men she has been with. As a veteran in the field of "thug" entertainers, she should know better. Even if "snitches get stitches," this snitch has parlayed being a video ho into fame and fortune. Rather than just being kicked to the curb like so many, Steffans used her brain to make something out of her experiences, thus beating many players at their game.

We hate Robin Givens for her gold digging ways. It was clear to everybody but Mike that she was into him for the money. It's hard to like somebody who would use somebody for his wealth. We love Robin for working hard in her maturity to make the best of what life she has left. After leaving a marriage to Mike Tyson that included abuse, Givens has penned a memoir and will soon return to the big screen as the star of a Wendy Williams biopic. There is nothing like a survivor, and for that we love her.


Miss Oprah may have the hearts of millions on one big leash, but she is still a human being who has exercised a lot of bad judgment in the last year. Maybe her ego is blinding her to the details of her businesses and initiatives. We love Oprah, despite recent slip-ups, for owning up to every mistake and doing everything she can to make amends. She is not perfect, but then again, neither are we.


Condi Rice is a woman who is easy to hate. As few blacks are big fans of the Republican party, seeing one of our own defect to the other side definitely raises both eyebrows. The word sell-out is coming to our lips. We love her for being the first black woman to become Secretary of State. She is also only the second woman to hold the position. Amazing. Gotta love it, regardless of your feelings about her politics.



We'll be the millionth person to say it. Sit down Bey(once). Having just released a performance DVD of the world tour that nobody wanted to see, and a branded cell phone, we are sure that Beyonce Knowles and clan are sitting around somewhere thinking of some to way to over-expose their eldest daughter Hate it or love it, B is still rocking it. In a recent Black Voices interview, even the legendary Patti LaBelle gave Beyonce props. B can sing, dance, act and promote the hell out of any product. We have to love a successful, beautiful black woman who keeps bringing it.

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IN TODAY'S 'THE STUPID SHIT CELEBS SAY': KARRINE STEFFANS ON HOW SHE'LL EXPLAIN HER EXPLICIT LIFESTYLE TO HER SON.

"When he ask, I'll answer honestly; that is the only way to handle it. If he asks, 'Mom--what happened to my dad?' [My answer?: 'Your father left you.'] 'Mom, how did you get to where you are?' [My answer?: 'Your mother had to strip and ho and do whatever she had to do to get you into this house. Then she went broke, and then she made an honest living.'] You just say what it is and your children will love and respect you for it. He is going to love me for being honest and doing whatever I have to do to make sure that he's being taken care of. I could be a crack whore on the corner and my son will still love me; that won't matter. And my life isn't shameful; my life is wonderful. Everything that I've done, there is nothing that is shameful, so why would I be upset? It's not a big deal.' Now, when he turns 13, well, that's another issue...

--Karrine 'Superhead' Steffans tells Today's Black Woman magazine (November/December 2007 issue) how she will 'explain' to her son the reasons why she made the choice to do the explicit and sheisty things (i.e., f*cking on film, sleeping with hordes of A, B, C and D-list celebs, abusing drugs and alcohol, lying, thieving, gold digging, etc.) that has made her who she is today.

FYI: The above photo is a throwback pic. Karrine's son, Naiim, is now 9-years-old.

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CHRIS BROWN TO PORTRAY B-BALL SUPERSTAR/HOOPS LEGEND IN NEW FILM 'PHENOM.'

Chris Brown has been cast as a basketball superstar in the upcoming Screen Gems film Phenom. The teen heart throb will play a high school hoops legend who goes pro after the media discovers he's the illegitimate son of the NBA's best player, reports Variety. The boy and his dad are on a collision course as their teams eventually face each other on the road to the playoffs. The movie will also feature Ugly Betty actress Vanessa Williams and Henry Simmons of the CBS drama Shark. Shooting is scheduled to begin early next year.

George Tillman Jr. will produce the project along with Robert Teitel and Will Packer. Filmmaker David Anspaugh, whose credits include the sports films Rudy and Hoosiers, will begin shooting the project early next year, after Brown completes a tour for his fall album release, Exclusive.

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MICHAEL JORDAN DONATES $5 MILLION TO AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN ALL-BOYS CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN CHICAGO.

Hales Franciscan High School on Chicago's South Side is $5 million richer thanks to a generous donation from former Bulls star and NBA legend Michael Jordan. The NBA veteran brought his checkbook and well wishes to a breakfast honoring the African-American all-boys Catholic school Monday at Chase Tower downtown, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. "Some of these guys may not be able to play the game of basketball professionally, but they're going to be successful," Jordan said at the gathering. "Success is not just being on TV doing commercials. It's being able to do what your dreams have always been. Once you set those dreams, whatever that may be, when you strive to reach those dreams, that to me is a successful person."

Jordan's $5 million pledge has been added to the $9 million raised so far toward their $15 million renovation project.

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NEW PICS: CELEBS AT @ CHRIS STOKES' CHRISTOPHER BRIAN RESORT COLLECTION LAUNCH.

Celebs came out to celebrate media mogul Chris Stokes' Kitson and Christopher Brian Resort Collection Launch Event at Kitson in Los Angeles on December 4, 2007. Celebs in attendance: Bow Wow, Omarion, Marques Houston, Shar Jackson, Jade (A.N.T.M.), Solange Knowles, LaLa, Teck Holmes, Shondrella Avery and Angela and Vanessa Simmons.

Here are several candid pics of Omarion leaving Chris Stokes' launch event with an unknown female companion.


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