'LAUGH OUT LOUD MONDAY' CLIP FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10, 2008.

Everybody can't be like Beyonce.

LMAO and FTFO (falling the f**k out)!!! He know he more than wrong for not tucking and taping his dang-a-lang up the crack of his ass before putting that leotard on!! Just wrong!! LMAO!! Don't nobody want to see his ding-a-ling print like that! And let me find out this birl (boy who wants to be a girl) was holding on to his wig so it wouldn't fall off!!I'm about to have a conniption down here in Tallahassee!!! BTW, is he listening to the same music we're listening too because I swear to God he ass was off-beat something proper-like.
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DOES JENNIFER HUDSON BLAME HERSELF FOR THE DEATH OF HER FAMILY MEMBERS?

Is Jennifer Hudson blaming herself and beating herself up for the gruesome murders of her mother, brother and seven-year old nephew in their family home last month? I hope not...but on the other hand I can understand why she would. Until she comes out and speak for herself, we can only speculate what the singer-turned-actress may be feeling at this time in her life. What a coincidence. Me and my big sis were just talking about this a few hours ago. Anyway, sources have claimed in one published report that Jennifer feels if she had been more firm in convincing her family to move out of their family home on the Southside of Chicago to live near her in Los Angeles they would still be alive today. "Jennifer grew up on Chicago's South Side, and knew all about the violence. She was able to get out, and wanted to take her mama with her, but Darnell said no," says family friend Sharita Dickey. Hudson's second cousin, adds, "Jennifer is hurting and asking why this happened. She's asking why she didn't do more to persuade Darnell to move away. It was Darnell's decision to stay here in Chicago. This was her home and her family were here," says Reverend Krista Alston.

Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, and brother, Jason, were found shot dead at their home on October 24th. Julian King, her seven-year-old nephew, was also killed - his body was found in an abandoned car three days later. Police are currently questioning William Balfour, the estranged husband of Hudson's sister Julia, over the slayings, but authorities have not filed any charges against him.

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*UPDATE* NO REALITY SHOW FOR CHILLI. SINGER SAYS REPORTS ARE 'ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE.'

I have never been as happy to report a story rebuttal on this blog as I am right about now. On Monday, I posted a press release from VH1 announcing that Chilli of TLC would star in her own dating reality show. (see post here). Some of yall's comments were mean and vicious as hell! To each his own though. You all can breathe a sigh of relief. As it turns out, Chilli isn't looking for love after all. At least not on reality television. Chilli's camp released a statement on Wednesday to Entertainment Weekly denouncing the report. "Unfortunately, we weren't involved with the casting company that started this rumor. Chilli is currently in talks with several networks on developing a series of lifestyle-oriented shows. We have not discussed her actually starring in a particular show. The casting company has misrepresented the theme." A VH1 insider adds: "Sounds like they're still shopping the show." Translation: Sounds like wishful thinking. Chilli also vehemently denied this rumor on Ryan Cameron's Afternoon radio show on Atlanta's V103 radio station, claiming it was 'absolutely not true.' Her PR person also mentioned that if Chilli were ever to do a reality show, it would be based on 'all aspects of life including her role as a Mom, businesswoman and celebrity."

As for Chilli's much-anticipated solo project? Well, it isn't happening anytime this year as expected. Nor has another release date been set."Her solo album project has been moved back. We should have a second single out before the first of the year."
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REMEMBER TO PICK UP YOUR COPY OF SISTER SOULJAH'S 'MIDNIGHT: A GANGSTER LOVE STORY' TODAY!

Alright you fellow Sister Souljah readers! Today is the day. And I'm not just talking about our historical election. I went to the election polls early just so that I'd have ample time to head over to Barnes & Noble this afternoon. In case some of yall forgot, today, November 4th, is the release date of Sister Souljah's most-anticipated sequel of the decade, Midnight: A Gangster's Love Story. It seems like it was just yesterday we were posting back and forth about how anxious we were to read this follow-up to Soujah's The Coldest Winter Ever. I'm hoping Midnight will be as much of a page-turner as its predecessor. Unfortunately though, the folks over a Publishers Weekly don't think so. You all can peep their review below, but any avid book reader never decides to purchase or not buy a book on the strength of other folks reviews, opinions, etc. Well, at least I don't.

Publishers Weekly
Souljah's follow-up to her bestselling novel, The Coldest Winter Ever, is another gritty coming-of-age tale, picking up the story of Midnight (a character in Coldest Winter) as he tries desperately to navigate American culture, Brooklyn streets and the dicey business of growing up. The novel begins as seven-year-old Midnight and his pregnant mother, Umma, are forced to leave their privileged life in Sudan for a hardscrabble American existence. Midnight spends his formative years in Brooklyn guiding and translating for his loyal, loving and talented mother, helping her get a factory job while encouraging her to start a clothing line. Eventually, Midnight starts working at a Chinatown fish shop, finds love, joins a dangerous hustler's basketball league and tries to disentangle his ambivalent feelings toward romance, family and personal honor.

Souljah's sensitive treatment of her protagonist is honest and affecting, with some realistic moments of crisis. Unfortunately, a slack plot and slow pacing cause serious bloat, and Souljah's distinctive prose is woefully unpolished. Frustrations aside, Souljah has obvious talent and sincere motives, making her a street-lit sophomore worth watching.

I also came across another review written by an anonymous black dude from Michigan. I'm not going to tell you all what website the review was posted on because I'm still miffed that his simple ass wrote a review that contained more spoilers than anything else!! Anyhoo, there is an excerpt of the book available on amazon.com that I thought you all would enjoy reading. CLICK HERE TO READ IT.

Also, I found images from the book which I've posted below. We've already discussed our dislike of the cover art on this book, so some of these pics may not surprise you.

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CHILLI LOOKS FOR LOVE ON NEW REALITY SHOW; GUYS, R U THE MAN FOR CHILLI?

'FLAVOR OF CHILLI', 'R U THE MAN 4 CHILLI?' Which one sounds better?

About a year ago, I reported that there could possibly be a reality show in the works for Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas of TLC. (Read the last two paragraphs of that post HERE). Looks like I hit the nail on the head, huh? Needless to say, Chilli has been bitten by the reality show bug once again. While her fellow band mate T-Boz will be seen on Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice 2 in an effort to raise money for her favorite charities, Chilli will be starring in her own reality show in an effort to find a new love. So, fellas, if you live in the Atlanta area and you think you have what it takes to woo Chilli, here's your chance: The producers of American Idol and executive producer Chilli (The Grammy Award winning member of TLC) are currently searching for Atlanta’s hottest men to compete for a chance at sweeping the sexy artist off her feet.

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If you’re 21+ and live in the general Atlanta area, submit the following to tvcontestants@gmail.com:

1. Name, Age and Location
2. Phone #
3. Current Pictures
4. Explain why you think you’re man enough to impress Chilli

* Location: Atlanta
* Compensation: TBD
* Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
* Please, no phone calls about this job!
* Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

Good luck, guys. Good luck to her too! I choose to believe Chilli is doing this reality show to promote her upcoming solo project which is why I'd rather see her star in her own reality show along the lines of Salt-n-Pepa's show. Given VH1's notorious reputation with those Flavor/Rock of Love-type celeb-reality shows, I truly refuse to believe that she would agree to put herself out there to find her true love which is why I nearly fell out of my chair when I received the press release in my inbox! We've read and heard in a countless number of interviews--especially after her break-up with Usher over four years ago--the obstacles Chilli has endured in hoping to find what she considers to be the man with the 'complete package' for her. Since her much-publicized split with Usher, who's rumored to be separated from his pregnant wife, she's been allegedly romantically linked to NFL'er Ray Lewis, model Tyson Beckford, actor Hill Harper, CNN anchorman TJ Holmes and most recently big-mouth boxing champion Floyd Mayweather. Even today, the singer is constantly asked about her relationship status and yet she's made no qualms in letting it be known that she is indeed single and definitely on the market.

Last Spring she received praise and criticism when she revealed in an interview with my fellow sister-in-blogging Necole Bitchie she still loves Usher. "I love him very much and I will always love him. I don’t know how you love someone that deeply and just stop loving them. I’m not in love with him anymore but I can’t say that I don’t love him anymore. And of course I do want him to be happy and all but me and him had what I never had in any of my other relationships, and that was chemistry," she said. In that same interview, she also revealed for the first time ever details on her relationship with Marlon Wayans and how she regrets letting him slip away. Many folks thought she was just being thirsty and couldn't let go of the fact that Usher is now married with children while she seemingly jumps in and out of relationships. Others, like myself, commended her for 'keeping it real' and thought there was nothing wrong about her have those types of feelings for her ex.

The following video is courtesy of Fly Guy of FLYGUYCHRONICLES.COM. Another shout out to my reader Tia for sending me the video!

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BLACKCELEBRITYMEN.BLOGSPOT.COM HAS BEEN UPDATED!

I have updated BlackCelebrityMen.blogspot.com. For those of you who don't know, I created that blog to feature some of today's and yesteryear's hottest (and some not so hot, depending on who you ask) and most talked about black celebrity men. Click on the links below to check out today's top stories.

• Actor Laz Alonso shares his 'Top 10 Traits of a Good Girlfriend' + Jewel magazine photoshoot
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• Photoshoot pictures and new album news on handsome actor/singer Terrell Carter (from Tyler Perry's films and stage plays)
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• Usher's new tour suffers low ticket sales; check out recent photoshoot of the singer
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• Rapper T.I. shows off his grown man swag in a new photoshoot for Smooth magazine; talks about Obama's swag too
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• Ralph, Johnny & Bobby branch out from New Edition to form new supergroup; kicks off tour
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• T-Pain's new wealth proves to be a pain in the ass; singer talks about losing his virginity at the age of 10
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• The Game's Marion 'Pooch Hall' hangs out with actor Jackie Long
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• Eddie Murphy appreciates his fans

Thanks again to all my readers, friends, family members and fellow bloggers who have continued to patiently support RealGossip 101 as well as BlackCelebrityMen. I truly appreciate it! Look forward to seeing much, much more on BCM soon!
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BEYONCE, JAY-Z, DIDDY & MARY J. BLIGE GREET EARLY VOTERS IN MIRAMAR, FLORIDA.

Hundreds of early voters at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center pepped up when Hip-Hop royalty appeared unexpectedly, urging voters to support Barack Obama for president. Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z and Beyonce, Diddy and Russell Simmons had voters screaming, reaching for cell phone cameras and forming a throng around the library on Sistrunk Boulevard when the stars arrived in a fleet of black SUVs to shake hands, take pictures and stump for Obama. The unannounced appearance was a scaled-down version of what was supposed to be a "Last Chance for Obama" rally at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale and in Miami Gardens today. The 15-minute appearance was more than enough time to boost the spirts of waiting voters, many of them residents of the northwest, predominantly black Fort Lauderdale neighborhood. And they were already Obama supporters, judging by their shirts.

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TOCCARA HONORED WITH KEY TO THE CITY; CHILLI SPOTTED AT ATLANTA HAWKS GAME.

Model Toccara Jones participated in the NAACP Hollywood to Middletown, Ohio celebrity basketball game at the Bennett Recreational Center at Miami University of Middletown on Friday, October 31, 2008.

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Tyra Banks awarded her with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the first Annual Fiercee Awards show for being the most famous and successful America's Next Top Model contestant ever. She made model history when she was chosen to become the first black plus-size model to ever appear in a 14-page spread in Vogue Italia magazine. Her face has graced countless numbers of magazine covers. So it probably came as no surprise when Toccara Jones was given the key to the city of her hometown Middletown, Ohio on Saturday, November 1st.

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On Saturday night, Chilli was spotted attending the Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks game at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

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I had these recent pics of Chilli at the announcement of the winner of TAG's National Make History Grants Program. Russell Simmons, Ne-Yo and MC Lyte also attended.

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