Wednesday, December 26, 2007

'THE THINGS CELEBS SAY': MICHAEL JORDAN ON WHY HE WON'T ENDORSE CONDOMS.

'I love cigars...but I wouldn't endorse 'em. And condoms. Everybody gotta use them. But they too small! They gotta get some bigger ones!'

--Michael Jordan on what products he would and would not endorse (during an interview by comedian Chris Rock). From Vibe magazine's 'Mike Checka February 1997 cover story.

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WILL WEDDING BELLS SOON RING FOR TIFFANY 'NEW YORK' POLLARD & 'I LOVE NEW YORK 2' WINNER TAILOR MADE?

Well, as of now, unlike anticipated airing of the third installment of Flavor Flav's Flavor of Love, it looks like there won't be a need for a third season of Tiffany Pollard's I Love New York. You'll find out what I'm talking about after you read the following article.

**WARNING** I Love New York 2 Reunion Show spoilers ahead!

Tiffany “New York” Pollard — the outspoken star of VH1’s hit reality show I Love New York 2 — is going to become a Mrs. after all, PEOPLE has learned. Pollard, 25, weeded through 20 eligible bachelors in season 2 of her dating reality show before she finally found a keeper. Her Mr. Right? “Tailor Made” (real name George Weisgerber), a 32-year-old retail planner from Queens, New York. Weisgerber proposed on the Dec. 17 finale, but Pollard turned him down, saying she wanted to wait 24 months before making any decisions about marriage. “I respected that,” Tailor Made told PEOPLE. “I cherish her. She’s what I need.” On season 2’s reunion show that airs Jan. 6, he proposes to her again and, this time, “she says yes,” a source told PEOPLE exclusively. “They are madly in love. They are a great couple.”

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Weisgerber, who was separated while taping the show and is currently finalizing his divorce, admits he “always had a crush” on Pollard, and thought it fate when casting for season two began. “She needs a guy who will treat her right and respects her and values her for who she is, he told PEOPLE recently. “Our personalities complete each other. I cherish her and want to cater to her every need. But I’m not a doormat. We have a good balance.”

Pollard originally competed for rapper Flavor Flav’s affection on his hit VH1 show, Flavor of Love. When he chose a woman named “Deelishis” over her, she looked for love her own show, I Love New York. In the freshman season, Pollard chose “Tango,” who, after a few months, called off their engagement, and a sequel was born.

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OMARION STOKES THE CHRIS STOKES VS. RAZ-B DRAMA BY RELEASING STATEMENT CALLING RAZ-B A LIAR.

Didn't I say in an earlier post that this 'Chris Stokes is an alleged Chester Molester' saga was far from over? Below you all will find an offiicial statement from former B2K member Omarion Grandberry regarding the accusations against Chris Stokes--a man he considers his friend, mentor and father figure--which were made by another former B2K, Demario "Raz B" Thorton and his brother Ricardo Thorton.

"I want to be on the record as saying that "Raz B" Thorton and Ricardo Thorton are lying regarding Chris Stokes. Chris is a father figure to myself, and many others in the industry. He's guided us, helped raised us and is nothing more than an inspiration and someone I respect and look up to. I have spent countless hours, days, weeks and months with the man since the age of 5 and have never once seen him behave inappropriately. He's married to my aunt and I know this man very well. I stand behind him with no question whatsoever," said Omarion. "I have grown up around Chris and this is crazy to me. These people have damaged me, and my reputation and I won't stand silent and will do all within my means to speak the truth about this matter," said Omarion.

SOURCE: prnewswire.com

And it don't stop. Now all we have to do now is wait for Marques Houston to release his official statement.
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KOBE BRYANT'S FORMER BODYGUARD ACCUSES HIM OF SOLICITING MURDER IN NEW ONLINE BOOK

There is never a dull moment in Kobe Bryant's world. And anyone who thought they knew the real Kobe Bryant had better look again. According to the Baltimore-Sun, the latest distraction he might have to deal with is a scurrilous online book published by someone who claims to have worked as a bodyguard for the Los Angeles Lakers star. Patrick Graber was charged in September 2003 with soliciting the murder of the woman who accused Bryant of rape in Colorado the same year. That charge was later dropped in exchange for a no-contest plea to grand theft, for which Graber, of El Segundo, Calif., was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $191,000 in restitution.

In his new shocking and absolutely graphic exposé, Bryant’s former bodyguard and Swiss national Lt Patrick Graber is sending shockwaves through the sports world. Dead Women Tell No Tales is Graber’s unvarnished account of his time with Bryant, first as a discreet bodyguard, then as the fall guy who was accused - then cleared - of planning the murder of the witness in Bryant’s rape case. Part memoir detailing his days spent in service guarding the president of an African nation, part graphic repository of his time with Kobe, Dead Women Tell No Tales is an absolute page-turner. It gives insight into the basketball superstar's most intimate surroundings, replete with sex, lies, and drugs, clearly showing how Bryant’s immoral behavior inevitably culminated in a felony charge that could have sent him behind bars for life.


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Those who are in the know praise Dead Women Tell No Tales and Lt. Patrick Graber:

“Wow, does Graber sure have an axe to grind here....But giving my opinion, I’ve always thought Kobe was a punk, and everything that is coming out in this book supports that sentiment.”
-- Larry Brown, Fox Sports Radio in Los Angeles and larrybrownsports.com

"Lt. Patrick Graber has displayed a standard of professionalism, integrity, and devotion to our country that few have equaled and none have excelled...His honor, his loyalty, and his sense of fair play...have made him an ally whom the SPDF could rely on. He is an unusually fine man."
-- Col. Claude Vidot, Seychelles Peoples Defense Forces, Seychelles, 2000

"The account of Kobe participating in orgies and the description of the surroundings is accurate. I attended few of those parties myself..."
-- Jondell R. Montgomery, Long Beach, 2006

Bryant, who might consider legal action against Graber, declined to comment on the book beyond saying that he doesn't even know who Graber is and that the man never worked for him. Bryant's spokeswoman, Catherine Sebring, said, "We have no comment."

Dead Women Tell no Tales is available through Kobe-Rape.com, AtlasBooks.com, Barnes & Noble, Borders, and any fine bookseller.

SOURCE: http://baltimoresun.com

SOURCE: www.vicipublishers.com.

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MICHAEL'S UPPER LIP COLLAPSES AFTER SON SOCKS HIM IN THE FACE; SINGER ALLEGEDLY FORCED TO UNDERGO EMERGENCY SURGERY.

Michael's facial features freak me the fuck out each and everytime I see him. His face looks tighter than a girdle on a Baptist minister's wife at an all-you-can-eat pancake buffet breakfast. It also reminds me how much I miss the old (brown skinned before the Bad era) Michael. *sighing*

Michael Jackson reportedly underwent emergency surgery after his young son accidentally punched him in the face. The world renown singer - who has undergone multiple cosmetic surgeries on his face in the past - was recently photographed in a Barnes and Noble bookstore in wearing numerous bandages above and below his mouth. But sources tell Finditt.com the singer's son, Prince Michael II, caused the injury: "He was whacked in the face accidentally by his younger son Prince Michael II while playing around and part of Jackson's upper lip 'burst and collapsed.' That mishap led a hysterical Jacko to make a beeline for the plastic surgeon for a bit of quickie repair work."

Reports that Prince Michael II then went for a knife, wailing "And this is for You Rock My World" are as yet unconfirmed. A spokesman for Jackson could not explain the singer’s bizarre appearance while late-night shopping with his three kids, but denied he’d had surgery.

Somehow I believe this story. Michael's nose looks like it would cave in and fall off his face if he blows his nose the wrong, bless his heart. Below are 2 more photos of Michael all bandaged up on his recent outing.



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IN TODAY'S 'THIS HEFFAH, HERE!' EDITION: WOMAN SENTENCED TO 5 DAYS IN JAIL FOR SNAPPING PICS OF R. KELLY IN COURTROOM.

When Jean Johnson, 49, showed up for her court date on a charge of violating her probation, she did not expect to see her favorite singer, R. Kelly, sitting across the aisle in the courtroom. The star-struck Chicago woman whipped out her Samsung phone and discreetly snapped four grainy shots of Kelly while the two were sitting in the courtroom's gallery. But her fun was not to last: The photos landed the grandmother in Cook County Jail over the weekend for violating a courtroom camera ban. "I feel stupid," she said. "I just got carried away. I'm a big fan of R. Kelly. I wanted it so that every time my phone rang, I could open it up and he'd be right there."

Johnson was released from jail on Monday—but without her cell phone—after she pleaded guilty Monday to contempt of court. Judge Vincent Gaughan sentenced Johnson to five days in jail. But he credited her with the time she already had spent there after she was taken into custody Thursday. The judge also ordered that Johnson's cell phone be destroyed. "I apologize to the court," Johnson told the judge. "I didn't respect the rules." Johnson, a mother of three, was in the courtroom Thursday to answer to a probation violation stemming from a drug-possession charge. In September, she completed 24 months of probation but was held in violation because she hadn't yet paid $200 of $900 in probation fees. Gaughan terminated Johnson's probation after she gave the judge her word that she had sent the check. The judge said it was "unfortunate" and "a shame" that the contempt charge arose at the end of her probation.


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Johnson, dressed in a blue Department of Corrections uniform, thanked the judge, wished him a merry Christmas and promised, "It will never happen again."

After her release, the nursing aide said she didn't know about the ban on cameras in court. There is a sign announcing the ban in the lobby of the Cook County Circuit Court, but she said she was running late and didn't see it. She said she hadn't planned to sell the photos but simply wanted to show friends. "If I would have known, I wouldn't have taken the pictures," she said. "I was just so excited to see him. I'm his biggest fan."

SOURCE: CHICAGO-TRIBUNE

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WILL SMITH IS PISSED OFF TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PISSTIVITY AFTER HIS HITLER STATEMENT WAS TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT.

It's the Holidays and Will Smith is in a grumpy mood and not too thrilled with celebrity gossip website articles that he says misinterpreted his recent remark in a Scottish newspaper about Adolf Hitler. Saturday, The Daily Record quoted Smith as saying: "Even Hitler didn't wake up going, 'let me do the most evil thing I can do today.' I think he woke up in the morning and using a twisted, backwards logic, he set out to do what he thought was 'good.'" The quote was preceded by the writer's observation: "Remarkably, Will believes everyone is basically good." Over the weekend, dozens of celebrity gossip sites posted articles, he says, that twisted his comment around to have the reader believe that he said Hitler was a "good" person.

"It is an awful and disgusting lie," Smith said in a statement Monday. "It speaks to the dangerous power of an ignorant person with a pen. I am incensed and infuriated to have to respond to such ludicrous misinterpretation. Adolf Hitler was a vile, heinous vicious killer responsible for one of the greatest acts of evil committed on this planet."


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Needless to say, the Jewish Defense league (JDL) pounced all over the statement: "(He) spit on the memory of every person murdered by the Nazis. His disgusting words stick a knife in the backs of every veteran who fought (and sometimes died) to save the world from the intentions of Adolf Hitler." As if that wasn't bad enough, the JDL is also calling on Barack Obama to repudiate Smith's comments, and wants theaters to pull Smith's new flick I Am Legend from their screens.

Lord have mercy.

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BEYONCE'S ON UNWANTED MEDIA ATTENTION; STAR SAYS, 'SOMETIMES I WANT TO CRY...SOMETIMES I WANNA CURSE PEOPLE OUT.

Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Beyonce Knowles sometimes becomes so upset by unwanted media speculation about her private life she wants to "kill somebody". The R&B goddess admits she has learned to live with being a paparazzi target. Earlier this year, Knowles told Vibe magazine, "Everybody messes with celebrities. At a point, you just have to decide if you really want it. If you do, you have to have a tough skin. And after you get a certain amount of success, you have no choice. Either you're gonna turn to other things to take away the pain you feel, or you have to deal with it and move on.

"If it's something about my sister or my nephew or it's something evil, then yes, I'm upset. I wanna kill somebody. If it's a rumor that's vindictive, or something harmful, or something everybody's believing that is completely not true, then it's frustrating because there's nothing you can do about it. If someone misquotes you, or says some complete lie, and then they go back and retract that, people still don't believe you didn't say it. So sometimes it hurts. Sometimes I wanna cry. Sometimes I wanna scream. Sometimes I wanna curse people out."

Well, maybe if she gave her hired candid pic-taking photogs some time off, she wouldn't have to worry about her private life being intruded upon while she and her Boo are 'just yachting off the island hopping off Amalfi coast' and whatnot.
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Tuesday, December 25, 2007

CAST MEMBERS OF 'THIS CHRISTMAS' & 'PERFECT HOLIDAY' DESCRIBE THEIR 'PERFECT CHRISTMAS.'

Ever wanted to know (or may be just wondered) which celebrities, who seem to have it all, describe as their perfect Christmas and how they intend to make it happen? Well, while searching the Internet I came across a list of cast members--from This Christmas and [that God-awful] Perfect Holiday; 2 holiday movies (released nearly back-to-back) each featuring a black ensemble cast--and in the list below, they each revealed what a perfect holiday season means to them. Some answers may surprise you while others may make you want to say 'Ah, bah, humbug!' and 'Say WHAT?!!'

Now, I'm no celebrity by any means, and no, even though Christmas is literally right around the corner, no one has thought of me enough to ask me what would make my holiday season complete; therefore and thus and such, consider my answer as my Christmas gift to you all. That's the only thing I can afford to give yall right about now! *clearing throat* As far as I'm concerned, the answer's quite simple: A perfect holiday season isn't a perfect holiday season unless you're spending it by surrounding yourself with the ones you love and cherish the most. And that's real talk too! LOL! Peep the list below and find out what Lauren London, Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba, Chris Brown and others had to say.

COLUMBUS SHORT (This Christmas) "A perfect Christmas is one where I'm breathing."

IDRIS ELBA (This Christmas) - "A perfect Christmas is being able to buy my daughter a wicked present and sitting on a beach in Jamaica with my family."

SHARON LEAL (This Christmas) - "What makes it perfect is getting everybody you love and care about together. I'm married with a six-year-old, so it's about family."

GABRIELLE UNION (Perfect Holiday) - "I'm going to South Africa with a travel show and a bunch of girlfriends."

MORRIS CHESTNUT (Perfect Holiday) - "I want people to enjoy the holidays. So many people in my family don't enjoy the holidays. That's what I want."

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LORETTA DEVINE (This Christmas) - "When I think of Christmas, I think about when I was doing Dreamgirls on Broadway and I'd go home to Houston and be Santa Claus to all my nieces and nephews. I was the big kahuna. That was great for me."

l REGINA KING (This Christmas) - "It's about family for me. I remember when I was nine-years-old, I got a Barbie Camper. That was a perfect Christmas. This year it would be not to have the threat of global warming."

DELROY LINDO (This Christmas) - "I'd say the coming together of people makes it perfect. I have a six-year-old son and the most important thing to convey to him has to do with the fact that it's about Christmas and coming together to share."

CHRIS BROWN (This Christmas)- "A perfect Christmas is relaxation and going home to chill."

MEKHI PHIFER (This Christmas) - "I get to go home and see everybody in New York."

LAUREN LONDON (This Christmas) - "I remember when I was about 11-years-old, we were all happy. I think my presents came from the 99 cents store. We didn't really get much that year."

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TONI BRAXTON PEFORMS HOLIDAY VERSION OF HER VEGAS SHOW.

Six time Grammy Award-winner, Toni Braxton peforms a holiday version of her Vegas show 'Toni Braxton: Revealed' at the Flamingo in Las Vegas on December 23, 2007.





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Monday, December 24, 2007

NEW CANDIDSl MARIAH CAREY IN ASPEN, COLORADO (DEC. 23)

Singer/actress Mariah Carey and her little doggy were spotted leaving her parents jewelry store in Aspen, Colorado on Sunday night (December 23). Peep the pics below.




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NEW VIDEO: CIARA'S 'THAT'S RIGHT' FEATURING LIL JON

Ciara's new video That's Right featuring Lil Jon and a cameo appearance by Monica hit the net recently. I caught a small case of deja vu while watching this new video. It reminded me a lot of Ciara's very first video Goodies back in 2004: similar dance moves and a cameo appearance from Monica as well. Check it out below.


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JAY-Z RETIRES HIS POSITION AS PRESIDENT OF DEF JAM RECORDS; THEN AGAIN HE RETIRED FROM RAP AND CAME BACK! SO....

...And here I was thinking today was gonna be a slow news day!

Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter said Monday that he will leave his post as president of Universal Music Group’s Def Jam Records label after his contract expires this year. The rapper, who was named Def Jam president three years ago, said in a statement that it is “time for me to take on new challenges.” He will continue to release his own music through his record label, Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam after his contract expires Dec. 31. Antonio “L.A.” Reid, chairman and CEO of Island Def Jam Music Group, said the label regrets Carter’s decision to move on. “While he will continue to be one of our signature artists, he will nonetheless be missed in this executive capacity,” Reid said in a statement.

Carter took over Def Jam in December 2004 in an incentive-laden deal that was reportedly valued at up to $10 million. His appointment followed the exit of Lyor Cohen, who departed to be chief executive of Warner Music Group. As Def Jam’s president, Carter signed a number of acts including Ne-Yo and Rihanna, one of the record label’s biggest sellers this year with her hit Umbrella.

Carter co-founded Roc-A-Fella records with Damon Dash in 1995. The label has since become wholly owned by Def Jam, home to Kanye West, among others. Carter has sold tens of millions of records during his career, powered by hits such as Big Pimpin’ and Give It To Me.

He famously said a few years ago that he was retiring from recording music, but returned last year with the album Kingdom Come. Most recently, he recorded an album inspired by the Denzel Washington film, American Gangster.

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FORMER B2K MEMBER & HIS LITTLE BROTHER EXPOSES MUSIC PRODUCER, CHRIS STOKES ALLEGED CHESTER MOLESTER PAST; STOKES RESPONDS.

The power of the Internet is a force to be reckoned with, that's for sure! Over the past couple of hours, I've received at least 5 emails from readers asking me about former B2K member, Raz B.'s disturbing youtube videos where he accuses Chris Stokes of sexually molesting him, his baby brother Ricardo and possibly other young boys (including ex-members of B2K as well as Marques Houston). The story (as well as the videos which you can AFTER THE JUMP!) was first discussed last night on Lipstickalley.com. The same messageboard where the biggest and juiciest celebrity stories (as well as rumors) originate. To tell you the truth, I was so into the 20+ page thread after it was first posted, that I neglected to bring the news over here to share it with you all! That's my bad. It was that good!

A lot of unbelievable news has been revealed in the last 19 hours. So much so, it's gotten to the point where Chris Stokes has been forced to release a public statement denying every negative tale that has been made against his sexuality, sheisty business dealings and more. For years, there has been widespread speculations within the music industry and beyond regarding Stokes' alleged sick attraction to adolescent boys. However, in Stokes' defense, the music producer says Raz-B (real name Demario Thornton) concocted this false story after he stopped financially supporting the 22 year-old out of work former band-boy. One thing's for certain, two things for sure: we have not heard the last of this mindblowing situation. What a way to bring in 2008, huh? Read Stokes' statement below.

"The accusations that Demario 'Raz B' Thorton and Ricardo Thorton have made are vehemently false and hold no merit. I have recently stopped financially supporting both individuals along with assisting them with their criminal and legal matters, which leads me to believe they are resentful and looking to benefit financially from this. My family is my first priority and the reason why I have been so supportive of them. In bringing these false claims, they have not only slandered me, they have also put me in a position to ensure that the truth is known and I will take all legal routes to protect myself, my family and my four children."


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During the taped calls, Raz is heard saying that Stokes "touched" him when he was a child, then later Ricardo is on the phone with who they claim to be Stokes who says, "I don't do that anymore. That was me years ago. I just don't do that in my life anymore." Also during the call, Ricardo is heard mentioning a recent event, held by Stokes, where they were denied entrance. Stokes confirmed this, further explaining, this may have cause the public accusations brought on by the pair. "It's also quite ironic that these statements were made only two weeks after they were denied admittance by a venue for an event I hosted in Beverly Hills," Stokes said.

The Thorton brothers also say singer Marques Houston was also molested. Houston has yet to confirm or deny these accusations.

Ricardo sent a heavily detailed letter to IllSeed over at Allhiphop.com revealing the time(s) and place(s) of how everything went down. CLICK HERE TO READ


To view part 1 and part 2 of the infamous leaked youtube video, click below.


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LIL KIM'S EX-BOYFRIEND COULD FACE THE LETHAL NEEDLE IF CONVINCTED ON CONSPIRACY TO MURDER CHARGE.

Damion "World" Hardy, the 33-year-old ex-boyfriend of rapper Lil' Kim, faces death by lethal injection if found guilty of ordering the execution of a rival that also took the life of an innocent bystander. The alleged hit man, Eric (E-Bay) Moore, also faces the federal death penalty for the Aug. 10, 2000, slaying of Ivory Davis, who was shot twice as he sat in his car outside New York's Club NV at Hudson and Spring Sts, reports the New York Daily News. Davis, mortally wounded, drove off and fatally struck a pedestrian, Swedish filmmaker, Johan Camitz.

Hardy, the reputed leader of a murderous drug crew called Cash Money Brothers, served time for shooting at narcotics cops in Brooklyn and was a notorious presence at the Lafayette Gardens projects in Bedford Stuyvesant, where his crew controlled the drug trade, law enforcement officials said. In 2003, cops said he confronted rapper 50 Cent in a New Jersey hotel parking lot, sparking a shootout after the rapper dissed Lil' Kim on the radio. A lawyer for Hardy claims he has since undergone a religious conversion, legally changing his name to Isa Ibn Jibril. He is also mentally ill, the lawyer said. Last week, a federal judge ordered Hardy to undergo a psychiatric exam to determine if he is competent to stand trial on federal racketeering and murder charges.

"I am the Christ. I am the Messiah," Hardy ranted in court in 2004 after he was arrested at JFK Airport as he returned from a religious pilgrimage in the Middle East. "Do not be the one to go against the law," he went on. "Adhere to the law's command before I give you warning. A day that is drawing near. A day of grief and regrets. Boiling water will be poured over your heads."


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Hardy and Lil' Kim once lived together in her New Jersey mansion, reports the Daily News. He drove around in a Land Rover that she gave him and the couple was believed to be engaged, a law enforcement source said. Defense lawyer David Ruhnke refused to say if Lil' Kim would be asked to testify at the penalty phase of the trial if Hardy is convicted.

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