NEW PICS: TI A MOWRY, CHRISTINA MILIAN, ROSHUMBA @ KEISHA WHITAKER'S 'KISSABLE COUTOURE' LAUNCH.

A handful celebs were on hand at Apothia at Fred Segal's in West Hollywood to help Forest Whitaker's wife Keisha, as she celebrated her partnership with make-up artist AJ Crimson in creating their new luxury cosmetics line Kissable Couture. Celebs in attendance included: Christina Milian (of course), Tia Mowry, Laurence Fishburne's wife, Gina Torres, Shondrella Avery, model Roshumba Williams and Access Hollywood co-host Shaun Robinson.

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BEYONCE'S TOO-SEXY BILLBOARD IN SIN CITY HAS RESIDENTS VEXED + IS BEY AIMING FOR A RIHANNA-INSPIRED ALBUM?

An advertisement featuring a bikini-clad Beyonce Knowles has angered locals in Las Vegas, after they complained the billboard was "obscene". The R&B beauty appears on an advert for the city's KWNZ radio station, but residents in Sin City are petitioning to have the raunchy image taken down. Resident Pamela Keeney says, "It's obscene. I have my two little grandkids coming over here, and they don't need to be seeing that. You can change the channel on the TV but you can't change that." Ward Ryan, another resident, has collected 100 signatures on a petition protesting the billboards, saying he was upset that Clear Channel installed it without permission.

But KWNZ has stood by the billboard and has received the backing of city spokesman Chris Good. Scott Seidenstricker, manager of KWNZ, says, "The billboards were taken from publicity shots and this is the way those people perform. So to show them in a jogging suit probably wouldn't be the right thing." Good adds, "It complies with all the locational criteria that are set out in our (advertising) code (of conduct)."

In related news, Knowles has enlisted the help of dance duo The Freemasons to help her create a pop album similar to R&B rival Rihanna's. The British music producers say Knowles is desperate to trade her heavy R&B sound in favor of a more dancefloor-friendly pop production. Freemasons star James Wiltshire says, "The album is going to be huge. It will rival anything the likes of Britney and Rihanna have done recently. Beyonce and her team can see where mistakes were made on the last album. It was very American, very R&B and stripped back. They want to go for a more international sound this time. She wants to hit as many audiences as possible." Wiltshire, together with partner Russell Small, helped Beyonce's tracks Beautiful Liar and Deja Vu reach number one in the United Kingdom.

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T.I. HAS SOME 'THANGS' TO GET OFF THAT BONEY, BEIGE BOARD HE CALLS A CHEST; RAPPER PROUDLY CLAIMS, 'IT'S NOT OVER....THE KING AIN'T DEAD!'

T.I. has spoken publicly for the first time since his arrest last month on charges of trying to purchase machine guns and silencers. In a grainy video posted Monday on his social networking site, StreetCred.com, the rapper proclaims his innocence, plugs his upcoming album, Paper Trail, and promises his fans that "the King ain't dead." Wearing a light-colored robe and a black stocking cap, Tip (identified onscreen as "Hip-Hop Icon") kicks off the nearly three-minute clip by strolling to a couch in the living room of his Atlanta-area mansion and directly addressing the camera about what he's been up to since a judge granted his request two weeks ago for home confinement as he awaits trial on the gun charges.

"I know a lot of people are concerned, given the current situation, and I want to say thank you for all the prayers and support coming from all my fans and my supporters," T.I., 27, says in the video. "It's a very trying time right now, but I want to let everybody know that I plead not guilty, and I gotta stress my innocence to everyone out there who's listening. I look forward to being exonerated on all charges. And I say that with the utmost sincerity. I can't stress that enough to ya, ya dig." He also gives a special shout out to the judge for "even allowing me the privilege of being on house arrest and being here instead of, you know, the clear alternative." He also warns fans not to believe everything they read about the case. "Don't even believe everythang you see on the news," he says. "Don't believe everythang you read in the papers, ya dig that?"

Uh, can I say something right quick? Thank you kindly:

Dear T.I./TIP/Clifford Harris:

First of all, Dude?! I mean, really...if I read the word 'dig' one more time...Besides, you ain't got to convince us. What you need to be working on is coming up with a bonafied testimony that will convince the judge/jury who may already have every intention in the judicial world and beyond to send your bony, beige, petite ass back to the concrete jungle!

Ya dig?!

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With his future uncertain, given the possibility of a prison sentence--10 years if convicted--T.I. says he can't wait to get back out into the public and promises fans that he's making good use of his time. "The good thing is, man, you know, I got a lot time on my hands...Man, we gonna get through this," he says. "To whom much is given, even more is required. ... God will never take you to what he can't take you through. ... So, I'm just listening to what God got to say right now. And that's what I'm doing, I'm being still. ... I'm being quiet, and I'm being still."

Waving an unlit cigar and promising more messages on the site, the rapper signs off saying, "...my main message is it's not over ... and the King ain't dead!"

To read the entire transcript, click here.

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PICS: SOME OF HOLLYWOOD'S HOTTEST HONEYS HANGING OUT IN HOLLYWOOD: RAVEN, GABRIELLE, MYA & CHRISTINA

Former Disney Channel actress Raven Symone was spotted at the 2007 annual CosmoGIRL! Born to Lead awards in New York City, looking beautiful as usual. Expect to hear a new album (Raven's fourth studio album to be exact) from Raven in 2008. Raven has also just wrapped her new movie, College Roadtrip, which also stars Martin Lawrence. (Search RealGossip 101's blog archives for more info *wink*).

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Awww, here's Christina Milian...nothing much going on with her...just showing her pretty face at another red carpet event. Oh, wait, she's supposed to be co-starring in a new sitcom with Mario Lopez (the Puerto Rican Saved by the Bell dude) which will is scheduled to air on the CW in January....that's if the writer's strike is over by then.

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...Nothing going on with her either. While she waits for her record company to dole out a release date for her 2-year-old new album...Ms. Mya can also be seen strolling the red carpets to numerous Hollywood events.

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Here's someone we can talk about! Gabrielle Union attended Tao's 2-year anniversary in Las Vegas recently. The star who has been rumored to have dated and/or hooked up with such celebs as Derek Jeter, Hill Harper (Gabrielle says she had to make sure Hill's lady knew there that nothing was going on), Dwayne Wade, Jamie Foxx (damn Gabby!) and Ludacris (well, not exactly...but keep reading to find out!) says she is still single...meaning she has no boyfriend...at all. Gabrielle told S2S publisher, Jamie Foster Brown, 'It's so funny, especially considering I sit at home alone many nights. I wish I had a good guy to go out with.' However, Gabrielle did admit to having a 'very close relationship' with rapper/actor Ludcris and says he's amused by the rumors. Mmmmm-hmmm.

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