NEW PICS: WORLD PREMIERE OF 'MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA.'

The worldwide premiere of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa took place last night in Westwood, California. Celebrities in attendance included Will & Jada Pinkett Smith with their youngest son Jaden and daughter Willow; Chris Rock along with his wife Malaak and their two daughters; Cedric the Entertainer and his family; Toni Braxton with her husband Kerry and their two sons Diezel & Denim; Sherry Shepard and her family and more.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa which stars the voices of Pinkett Smith, Rock, Cedric the Entertainer, Ben Stiller and David Schwimmer, hits theaters November 7th.

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TONI BRAXTON ON HER OUST FROM 'DANCING WITH THE STARS' & COPING WITH HER SON'S AUTISM.

I know I'm not the only one who was sad to see Toni Braxton eliminated from this season's Dancing with the Stars...especially when we have to be subjected to the geriatric-foolery that is Cloris Leachman! Anywho, Toni recently said that her departure from DWTS was bittersweet and that she truly considers her run a complete success because she overcame her heart condition to master the demanding ballroom routines each week. "My goal was reached," Braxton, who has coronary microvascular angina, told The Associated Press after being voted off Tuesday night. "I wanted to do better. I wanted to breathe better. And I was definitely breathing better. I've come a long way from Week One to Week Now." Braxton and her professional partner, Alec Mazo, received a score of 22 out of 30 from the show's judges during Monday's performance after a respectable West Coast swing routine. The Unbreak My Heart crooner was booted after that score was combined with viewer votes.

In related news, the singer says she has finally 'come to terms' with her youngest son, 5-year-old Diezel's autism after years of feeling nothing but confusion and guilt following his diagnosis. "You tend to blame yourself," the singer admits in the Oct. 27 issue of People, adding that she tortured herself with the question: "Is there something I did wrong?" Braxton says it took some time and a lot of patience to accept her son's condition. "A lot of times, parents are in denial because they want to think their child is perfect." With the help of an applied behavioral analysis (ABA) specialist who works with Diezel both at home and at school, Toni's family appears to have brighter days ahead. "A friend of mine told me, 'Toni, all these autistic kids in the world now, they are God's new angels, and they are here to show us life differently.' I've been embracing that. He's a wonderful kid."

Toni attends the 2008 Spirit of Life Award dinner honoring Doug Morris in Santa Monica, California.

Toni and Kim Kan't-Dance-shian at the Grand Opening of XIV Restaurant in West Hollywood, California.

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PICS: PEPA & RICK ROSS @ FLO RIDA'S B-DAY BASH; TONI BRAXTON @ MR. CHOW; SALT & PEPA

Rick Ross, DJ Khaled and Pepa from Salt 'n Pepa helped Miami rapper Flo Rida celebrate his 29th birthday last weekend at the Cameo Theater Nightclub in South Beach. Check out more pics from Flo Rida b-bash over at CelebrityBlackMan.blogspot.com.

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Pepa was also spotted with her rapping partner Salt (real name Cheryl James) at the grand opening of Cabana One Pool Club And Lounge At The Mayfair Hotel And Spa in Miami, Florida last week.

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Dancing with the Stars favorite, well at least my favorite, Toni Braxton was spotted by the paparazzi as she and her husband Kerry left Mr. Chow restaurant after celebrating her 41st birthday.

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KIM KARDASHIAN FAN ON KIM'S TUESDAY NIGHT PERFORMANCE ON 'D.W.T.S.': 'YOU MADE ALL US BIG BOOTY WOMEN LOOK BAD TODAY!'

After watching Kim's performance last night on Dancing with the Stars, I am convinced that she just doesn't have any rhythm. I've seen corpses move better than her. If you seen her sex tape, you'd know what I'm talking about. Therefore, don't be surprised if she gets eliminated this week. That poor partner of hers....dude has had to literally carry her ass during this competition....and it's only the first week! Now, I knew she'd eventually work her ass into one of her routines (although she almost didn't considering she and her partner were in the bottom two)....I just didn't think it would be so ill to watch. The entire time she danced all I could say was, 'NO MA'AM!' ten times in a row! Talking about she shy! Girl, bye! She wasn't shy went she looked dead into the camera and boinked Ray J. in that porn video, she wasn't shy when she showed off all her goodies in that full pictorial in Playboy magazine, she wasn't/isn't shy when she's striking a pose for the paparazzi candidly or on the red carpet. Kim, just gon 'head and accept Reggie's marriage proposal and start planning what's sure to be a much publicized wedding, because we know you wouldn't have it any other way, and commence to living your life as a NFL wife. But I have to give her kudos for admitting that she doesn't know hot to shake her butt...that's if she was being sincere about it. Anyhoo, to say she has become the epitome of a woman who has a big ass and doesn't know what to do with it would be an understatement. Even her fans are calling her out. Check out a blog post I snatched from her official website posted by An Athletes Wife who offers to give Kim pointers on how to make her booty clap plus bedroom tips with Reggie:

OMG!!! Letting all ya'll know now.. I'm not hating.. Girl you made all us big booty women look bad today... I'm 5'0 and my ass is just as big, When I first started developing I was looking in the mirror learning how to shake my ass and loosening it up that was bout 17. For you to have that ass, it should shake way more than that unless you gotta muscle booty and if you needed dimples removed you ain't got no muscle booty. If you need some help,I can give you some ass clapping lessons personally and dang watch The Last Dance wit J.Lo and Richard Gere. But I can't show you how to make your ass clap through typing but these next few tips in the bedroom can help.

1)Ride Reggie more be on top that helps you move your hips.

2) when he hitting from the back throw it at him. Taking control in the bedroom can definitely get you some rhythm and stamina cause you have to have your own flow and he has to respond to you. If you don't ride it correctly or throw it back you get no response. Don't just sit there and let him dominate NO MORE!!!

Since you bout to get married when football season over with probably get out of the spotlight cause the first question is...How does it feels to be voted off so early and you did all that campaigning!?! I voted for you but you got the 8th vote and I voted 8 times!! Love you!! But when you go to the club instead of posing like you can dance for the pic, shake that monkey!!

Watch the video below to witness the tragedy that is Kim Kardashian.

By the way, YAY FOR TEAM TONI!!
& TEAM WARREN!!
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TONI BRAXTON SAYS HER HEART PROBLEMS WON'T HINDER HER COMPETING IN THIS SEASON OF 'DANCING WITH THE STARS.'

Singer Toni Braxton, who has just been cast to compete in ABC's seventh season of Dancing with the Stars, says she is determined to overcome the fears and anxiety that go along with her illness. “To be honest, I am a little nervous. Just because when I perform, the adrenaline gets pumping. I am a little nervous how my heart is going to feel,” Braxton said on Access Hollywood . And second, am I going to remember my steps because I am so worried about my heart?” Braxton was diagnosed with the heart disease pericarditis five years ago, and had a health scare last April that forced her Las Vegas show "Revealed" to close early. Participating in Dancing with the Stars, she believes, will help her to conquer the apprehension of performing everyday activities – such as climbing stairs – without worrying that she'll experience tightness in her chest. Still, she intends to remain cautious.

“I am not thinking about my blood pressure although my doctor has been on me to check it during rehearsals, so I have to stop and check it,” she added. As far as the competition goes, Toni said she’s not looking for any sympathy votes. “I’m competing with myself because I don’t want to be the victim because people will be like, ‘Toni has heart disease, oh she is a victim,’” she added.

The seventh-season opener will air on Monday, September 22 at 8:00 p.m. when each of the 13 celebrities will perform one of two routines they've prepared.
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KIM KARDASHIAN, TONI BRAXTON, WARREN SAPP TAPPED TO COMPETE ON NEW SEASON OF 'DANCING WITH THE STARS.'

Celebrity contestants for season 7 of Dancing with the Stars has been announced. The show, which premieres on September 22 will include NFL champ Warren Sapp, R&B singer Toni Braxton, Cloris Leachman, Kim Kardashian, Ted McGinley, Brooke Burns and two Olympic athletes: Misty May-Treanor and Maurice Greene. Rounding out the cast are chef Rocco DiSpirito, comedian Jeffery Ross and Cody Linley of Hannah Montana...making him the youngest celebrity ever to compete on the series. At 82 years old, Leachman is the oldest celebrity to dance on the competitive reality show. The names were announced Monday on ABC News' Good Morning America.

Kardashian, who co-stars with her family on the E! reality series Keeping Up With the Kardashians, checked into a New York City hospital Sunday after cutting her foot on a glass table in her hotel room. "I cut my foot pretty bad. ... It looked like a murder scene with all the blood everywhere...I will be able to dance. I went to the hospital. I'll be fine," she said

Oh, happy, happy. Joy, joy.
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KEEP TINY TONI (BRAXTON) IN YOUR PRAYERS; SINGER HOSPITALIZED AFTER SUFFERING CHEST PAINS IN VEGAS.

Six-time Grammy winner Toni Braxton was admitted to a Las Vegas hospital for chest pains Monday night, media reports said. The 40-year-old singer, in Vegas headlining a five-nights-a-week show at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, is currently listed in good condition and is expected to be released soon. The cause of the chest pain was not immediately known. But Braxton has a heart condition called pericarditis, which she found out about after she gave birth to her second son. She has since been named a spokeswoman for the American Heart Association since her disclosure. The Flamingo Hotel and Casino was offering refunds to the canceled Tuesday show. No immediate decision was made whether Braxton's Wednesday show would be canceled, hotel spokeswoman Deanna Pettit said.

Braxton's act, Toni Braxton: Revealed, also has shows scheduled Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the vintage 720-seat Flamingo Showroom. Her two-year run at the Flamingo began in August 2006.
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NEW CELEB CANDIDS: TONI BRAXTON, MIKE TYSON & TRACEY EDMONDS IN LOS ANGELES.

Toni Braxton was lensed out and about in Los Angeles earlier this week.

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A couple of paparazzi hounds almost received the Mike Tyson Bust Your Ass treatment while they snapped pics of the former heavyweight boxer while he lunched with not one, but two different ladies at an outside cafe in Los Angeles.

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Tracey Edmonds was spotted leaving The Ivy on Robertson Boulevard in Los Angeles today. I can't help but to wonder if Babyface is basking in the fact that he has the last laugh because we all know he's too much of a gentleman to actually laugh in her face. Bless his Whip Appeal heart. Lord knows Tracey has made a complete and utter fool out of herself the very moment she began dating Eddie 'I don't want to have anything to do with a child who is biologically mine' Murphy. Therefore I feel no sympathy for her whatsoever. None.

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