Thursday, December 6, 2007

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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CANDIDS: BOW WOW SHOWING OFF HIS BREAD IN BEVERLY HILLS.

Look at this lil pretty and petite dude. We know you have money, baby boo! No need to throw it in our faces! Photogs snapped the rapper as he showed off a plethora of hundred dollar bills after leaving a bank in Beverly Hills on Wednesday (Dec. 5th) afternoon.



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USHER'S BIG-ASS LIE ON WHY HE 'RESIGNED' HIS MOTHER AS HIS MANAGER.

NIGGER PLEASE! I find it quite strange that Usher is now claiming that the reason he 'resigned' his mother (although we all know he fired her...on Mother's Day!) was so she could dedicate her time to being a grandmother to her brand new grandson. If that's not straight up on the bullshit level, I don't know what is. Especially when you consider the fact that he said in an official statement, 'We are both very happy but are now working in different areas of the business.' Dude ain't mention anything about giving her the axe so that she...you know what? Forget it. LOL! If that's what makes him feel better about the way he treated his own mother, then so be it. In the meantime and in between time, again, NIGGER PLEASE!

R&B artist Usher "resigned" his mother as his manager - so she could dedicate her time to becoming a wife and grandmother to his baby boy. Reports suggested the Yeah! hitmaker severed business links with his mother when she made it clear she didn't approve of his wife-to-be Tameka Foster. But Usher insists he had very positive reasons for letting his mother, Jonetta Patton, go. He tells Essence magazine, "It kills me when I read what my fans think about my relationship (with my mother) because it's so wrong. I didn't fire my mother. I resigned her. Her jersey hangs forever. I could have a million managers. I will only have one mother....

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...Our professional relationship has been very rewarding, but our exchanges can be very hard and difficult. There are times when I don't need to sit and have a business conversation and have us end up bickering and fighting. She has lost years and time. She has a fiance now. I just want my mother to enjoy her life without having to keep a day-to-day eye on my career. I want her to be grandmama to my baby."

And Usher dismisses reports that he's estranged from his mum: "I'm going to need my mother to be there for me, to help me be strong."

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