Friday, June 20, 2008

NICK AND MARIAH REGISTER FOR WEDDING GIFTS.


Just because newlyweds Mariah and Nick Cannon happen to be millionaires, doesn't mean their gauche selves won't accept--or register--for wedding gifts. According to numerous reports, the new couple has registered at upscale New York City department store Bergdorf Goodman. The pair wed at Carey's home in the Bahamas in April (08) and they're only just getting round to thinking about presents which fans and friends can buy them after the whirlwind wedding. The 40-item wish list includes a 19th-century Moser vase, a Buccellati sterling silver picture frame and 24 Christofle Aria place settings, which sell for more than $2,100 each. According to In Touch magazine, the newlyweds are planning a lavish party to celebrate their wedding later this summer (2008). They play too damn much for me.

In related news, Mrs. Carey-Cannon has launched her second fragrance Luscious Pink by Mariah Carey, the follow-up to M by Mariah Carey. The fragrance is scheduled to arrive in stores in September (2008). The new scent will feature the bouquet of the Tahitian tiareflower and hints of lily of the valley, pink peony and white musk. Carey says, "Launching my first perfume was such an amazing experience that it has inspired me to expand my fragrance collection."

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50 CENT EX-GIRLFRIEND/BABY MAMA SERVES THE RAPPER WITH A RESTRAINING ORDER.


Rap superstar 50 Cent has to stay away from the mother of his 11-year-old son after a temporary restraining order was granted by a judge on Friday (8.20.2008). Shaniqua Tompkins made the appeal, claiming she had been the recipient of numerous threats and was convinced they were made by the rapper's camp. And now the rapper - real name Curtis Jackson - is not permitted to be on any premises at the same time as Tompkins, although no distance is specified. Jackson has also been asked to forfeit any guns and other firearms in his possession (Hold up! If I'm not mistaken, as a convicted felon, 50 Cent isn't supposed to have any firearms in his possession....period!)and the order also states that any pick-up and drop-off of their son Marquise must be "at curbside". According to website TMZ.com, Tompkins' lawyer Paul Catsandonis, says that his client will be fighting for a permanent restraining order against the rapper next month (Jul08). Jackson and Tompkins have been locked in a bitter court battle for months, after he tried to evict them from the Long Island, New York mansion he owns. The property went up in flames last month (May08) in what police have called a "highly suspicious" inferno and Tompkins later allegedly accused the rapper of being behind the blaze. Jackson has since filed a defamation lawsuit against Tomkins .

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BRANDY PUTS FINAL TOUCHES ON NEW ALBUM DUE FOR RELEASE IN NOVEMBER.


R&B songstress Brandy Norwood is currently putting the final touches on her upcoming album (due this November) with super producer Polow Da Don – most recently known for his work with Usher, Nelly, and Fergie. Executively produced by Bryan Michael Cox, the as yet untitled Epic/Sony Music set is confirmed to spawn additional productions from Nate "Danja" Hills, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Dernst "D'Mile" Emile, The Underdogs: Harvey Mason Jr. & Damon Thomas, and Kerry "Krucial" Keys, as well as songwriting contributions from The Writing Camp: Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Victoria "Lady V" Horn, Erika "E-Nuri" Nuri & David "DQ" Quninones, Kara DioGuardi , The Clutch: Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel Lewis, Keri Hilson & Patrick "J.Que" Smith, Torica, and Cristyle "The Ink" Johnson.
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Monday, June 16, 2008

*UPDATED* KANYE, LUDACRIS, USHER AND 50 CENT CONGRATULATE LIL WAYNE'S HISTORY MAKING RECORD SALES.

Rapper Lil Wayne has cemented his status as America's biggest name in hip-hop by scoring the biggest album sales week in over three years. The miniture, tattooed hitmaker has stunned chart watchers by debuting his new album Tha Carter III at the top of the new Billboard 200 chart with over one million first week sales. It's the first time any artist has scored a sales week of over a million copies of an album since 50 Cent debuted big with The Massacre in 2005. And now some of hip-hop's biggest artists who used to just talk about Lil Wayne's songs are now talking about his numbers too. Lil Wayne's peers are publicly recognizing how great a feat it was for the New Orleans native to move over a million units of his Tha Carter III in the first week.

"Congrats to my homie, Wayne," Kanye West, who produced on the album, posted on his blog Tuesday. "I'm happy to know this guy! Bow in the presence of a true living legend in hip-hop. Lil Wayne the God!" On Thursday (June 19), while calling in to New York radio station Hot 97, 50 Cent — who was the last artist before Wayne to sell a million copies in first week of release with 2005's The Massacre — labeled Tha Carter III's debut "amazing." "I think I'm really confused," 50 added. "I think all I need to do is make good music and see what happens. Usher had a #1 record across the board, and he only sold over 400,000. Then Wayne comes and does those numbers. ... I don't understand what the connection is. What audience is going out to buy it?"

While in Atlanta, Ludacris told MTV News that Wayne's success was hard-earned. "Wayne's been in the game a long time. I've done records with him. Apart from everything else that's going on, it's well-deserved. Wayne, congratulations. You worked hard for that's sh--, and you deserve it." A Luda and Wayne collaboration was originally slated to be on Tha Carter III and may still find a home elsewhere. "I know he has a million songs, but we're still trying to find a placement for this song me and Lil Wayne did," Luda said.

When fans are truly digging their favorite artist latest album, come hell or high water, they will make a run to their local record store and purchase a copy. As the old saying goes, 'If they like it, they'll buy it.' Lil Wayne is solid proof of that. Despite a recent leak of his latest album, Tha Carter III, Cash Money Records rapper Lil Wayne is expected to sell one million copies of it in its first week. Billboard reports that the Cash Money/Universal release could reach the milestone by the time SoundScan closes out its tracking week on Sunday (June 15) night. The last album to sell one million copies in a week was G-Unit frontman 50 Cent’s sophomore project The Massacre, which sold 1.1 million units upon its March 2005 release. On Thursday (June 12), Tha Carter III boasted unweighted sales at 630,000, the largest number the SoundScan Friday Building chart has seen since it began in September. News of Tha Carter III reaching the one million mark comes as Lil Wayne enjoys the success of his number one single Lollipop and follow-ups A Milli and Got Money.

Although the album is proving to be a success, its status was doubtful after Lil Wayne angered mixtape DJs when he spoke out against them during a recent interview with The Foundation Magazine. Offended by the rapper's remarks, DJ Chuck T intentionally leaked the album and encouraged fans to download the album for free instead of buying it in stores. Lil Wayne and Universal declined to pursue the matter regarding Chuck T’s leaking the album and the rapper later clarified his remarks and apologized to the DJs during an appearance on DJ Drama’s Shade 45 Sirius satellite radio show.

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CANDIDS: QUEEN LATIFAH OUT & ABOUT IN WEST HOLLYWOOD.

On Sunday afternoon, rapper-turned-actress Queen Latifah was spotted heading to the Urth Cafe in West Hollywood to grab a coffee after a yoga workout sans her personal trainer/rumored girlfriend, Jeanette.

In related news, the rapper has recently become Jenny Craig's latest success story after reaching her target weight since signing on to become the weight loss maven's celebrity spokesperson earlier this year (Jan. 2008) Latifah, 38, reveals she has achieved her weightloss goal, stating, "My intention was to lose five to 10 percent of my bodyweight because it makes a difference with health related issues, and I achieved that goal in a couple of months. I'm excited about this weightloss. My jeans are looser, I feel more energetic (and) people dig it. They come up to me and say, `I'm glad you're talking about the health side of it.' People get that message, which is important too."

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NEW PICS: CHAKA KHAN DONS HER ROLLIE-POLLIE COSTUME AT RECENT CONCERT PERFORMANCE.

Below are pics of Chaka Khan performing live in concert at the Enmore Theater in Sydney, Australia on Saturday night. No lie. When I first saw these pics, the first thing I said was 'she looks like a damn overfed rollie-pollie with big ass hair!' Why Chaka, why? As a child me and my cousins loved playing with rollie-pollies. We never harmed them...just loved rolling them up and watching them unrolled themselves. Now, thanks to Ms. Khan, her wardrobe stylist and these pictures, all of my childhood dreams that revolved around the joy and laughter I felt whenever a rollie-pollie was around is now completely tainted and contaminated. Thanks a lot. One question, Ms. Khan: What the hell did a rollie-pollie ever do to you? Got me over here thinking it's the end of October instead of the middle of June!

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Sunday, June 15, 2008

KIM KARDASHIAN: 'IT MAY BE TIME TO ADDRESS RUMORS ABOUT REGGIE.' + CANDID: KIM & KOURTNEY BIKINI-CLAD ON A YACHT IN MONACO.


"I haven't commented on ridiculous rumors about my relationship because they simply don't affect my relationship. However, I see many of you keep asking and wondering, so I have decided to set the record straight. It may be time to address rumors about Reggie... There is a girl named Najmah Brown and speculation that she is Reggie's "side chick." This is totally false and Reggie does not know this person nor has he even met her. There were also rumors about some drama at a basketball game. Again, none of this is true. There were even pictures of a random girl that mediaFAKEout posted saying she was Reggie's "side chick," which, again, is not true. The girl felt so bad she was messaging me on MySpace about how furious she was that they stole her picture! You may have already noticed that there are never pictures of any of these alleged experiences.

For once in my life, I am in a committed, trusting relationship. Before Reggie, I always tended to date the wrong guy who just wasn't ready. If I would hear negative things about them my gut feeling inside was telling me it was true, but I believed the guy anyway. I have made so many poor choices and never knew when to let go, always was the girl to stay and try to trust again. But the reality is, a girl has a gift -- her intuition. So use it ladies and don't be that dumb girl who gets taken advantage of! I no longer have those problems and trust me, it feels sooo good! I think I finally got it right this time!

By the way, we just landed in Florence today. Reggie met me here. The city is so romantic! By the time we leave here, how much do you want to bet the engagement rumors will swirl!"


--Instead of staying true to her word by keeping her mouth closed about the details of her relationship to Reggie, Kim, has once again opened that hole between her nose and chin (via her official blog) to speak out on recent Internet rumors regarding Reggie's alleged jump-off Najmah Brown, a 22-year old television and film producer. I guess it would be too much like right for Kim to just shut the hell up once and for all, huh? Something is seriously wrong anytime a person goes out of their way to blog about their personal life by 'addressing rumors' involving their boyfriend...all while vacationing in Florence, Italy. No doubt about it: Kim's true feelings are showing.

And I ain't hating. I'm just stating.

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Below are pics of Kim and her sister Kourtney were seen clad in bikinis aboard a yacht in Monaco a couple of days ago.




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MICHAEL JACKSON VOTED 'WORST DAD' BY MAXIM.COM


Michael Jackson has just topped an Internet Father's Day list of bad dads. The pop superstar landed the number one spot on Maxim.com's cruel new poll - ahead of murderer Scott Peterson, who killed his wife and unborn baby. In naming Jackson the Worst Dad, Maxim editors write, "Dangling a baby out of a Berlin hotel window! We're not sure what's crazier: Michael's unique approach to parenting, or the fact that a woman was willing to carry the children of a twice-alleged child molester." D'OH!! But you have to be a hell of a bad dad to beat Scott Peterson. Yes, killing your wife while she's carrying your unborn child--a son to be exact--conducting a search when you know good and well chances are they would never be found then lying about it and swearing to this very day that it wasn't you...when the evidence clearly shows otherwise...all because you wanted to have your cake and eat it to without having to cough up a monthly alimony/child support check to do so will still land you in the second spot up under a man who dangled his child from a window. But then again, both of you are assholes for the stupid stunts you pulled.

The top five on the Maxim.com list is:
1. Michael Jackson
2. Scott Peterson
3. Marvin Gaye Sr.
4. Joe Simpson (Ashlee and Jessica's manager/father)
5. Kurt Cobain.

Where in the world is Papa Jo Jackson?!! How did he not make the list?
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SHANTE BROADUS, WIFE OF SNOOP DOGG, ARRESTED FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.


Now that's a mug shot! Looks like Snoop Dogg will be spending his father's day looking at his wife Shante and wondering, 'What the hell is wrong with this chick?' According to the Associate Press, police in Orange County arrested Shante for driving under the influence of alcohol. Fullerton police Lt. Craig Brower says officers stopped 32-year-old Shante Broadus of Sherman Oaks about 12:15 a.m. Saturday and took her to jail. She was cited and then released pending a court appearance. Brower says nobody else was in the car but he didn't have any other details.

Broadus and Snoop Dogg - whose real name is Calvin Broadus Jr. - were married in 1997 and have three children. A message left with Snoop Dogg's publicist was not immediately returned.

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PICS: CELEBRITY DADS WITH THEIR CHILDREN; HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Damon Dash parlays in the background while his son DJ Dash a.k.a Boogie spins the one and twos at the BPMW Agency table tennis party in New York City.


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Tito, yes Tito Jackson, is seen here with two of his three sons as they film footage for an upcoming reality show. Tito and his sons can be seen strolling through what looks like a desert while having what appears to be a father/son heart-to-heart talk...all while being followed by an annoying film crew.



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Will and wife Jada Pinkett Smith made it a family affair as they attended the premiere of Kit Kittredge: An American Girl last night in Los Angeles with their children: son, Trey (from Will's first marriage); son, Jaden; and daughter, Willow.



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Actor Blair Underwood is shown below with his wife Desiree (at Time for Heroes celebrity carnival to benefit The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatic Aids Foundation--first pic--and in the June 2008 issue of Essence magazine--second pic) Blair says he loves being a father to their three kids: sons Paris, 11, Blake, 7, and daughter Brielle, 9. Underwood revealed to Essence: “I was there with my wife Desiree when each of our children was born, and although I know it’s humanly impossible to be there every second of every day, it’s a joy to watch as their personalities blossom. The greatest reward is when the lessons, thoughts and ideas you’ve tried to teach them begin to connect. They’re constantly evolving, and I love every minute of being their father. Their grandmother, my mother, used to always say, ’Don’t let anybody shake your tree.’ When you know who you are, nobody can take you off your game, and I want to empower my kids with a sense of self so that they know who they are-in their heritage, their culture, as human beings and as children of God. It’s important to me that they carry themselves with boldness and humility. They are my legacy.”

Wesley Snipes is pictured in the third pic with three of his five children as he teaches them how to cross the street? The hell if I know. My head is hurting at the thought of breaking down the numbher of kids he has with the number of women...or something like that. I'll get to him later.


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R&B singer Keith Sweat is pictured below with his children - Keia, Justin, Keisha, and Jordan for the June 9th edition of Jet magazine. Keith, who has just released his newest CD Just Me, has primary custody of all of his children.


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Comedian/actor-radio host Steve Harvey is pictured with his blended family (from left to right) Jason, 16, Lori, 11, twins Brandi and Karli, 25, Steve 17, Wynton, 10, and Morgan, 21. Now, that's what you call a blended family!

“When my wife Marjorie and I got married, she had three children and I had four [the couple will celebrate their first anniversary this month]. The union of our family has been the greatest thing ever to happen to me. The kids all call me Dad. I tell my boys not to play rough with their younger sister. I try to teach them what I know already: "You’re never going to win an argument with a girl, so just let her have what she wants!” Being a parent has shown me that I’m a little bit softer than I thought I was. While my younger kids get away with far less than their older siblings because I’ve seen it all before, they all come talk to me because they know I won’t judge them.”

--Steve Harvey to Essence magazine (June 2008 issue) on how his newly blended family has been the greatest thing to ever happen to him.

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Old man Flavor Flav is pictured here with Liz, his baby mama/fiancee, and their son Karma, (which has to be Flav's seventh, eighth or ninth child) at an outdoor concert featuring rapper Flo Rida in Las Vegas last Sunday.


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Al B. Sure, former member of the mid to late 80s All-Beige Boys Club is pictured below with three of his four children, if I'm not mistaken, at two different events. Although Al and Quincy's brother Lil B. Sure were ghost at Quincy's 16th Stunting Like My Daddy (Diddy)-themed birthday party, Quincy made sure to be in attendance to watch his Pops celebrate his 40th birthday at R&B Live Hollywood earlier this month. The cutie you see pictured with Al is his daughter (who turns 16-years old next month) daughter Paige Hurd. If she looks familiar to you that's because she's also an actress best known for her role as Queen Latifah's daughter in Beauty Shop. She also plays the on-again/off-again love interest of Chris Rock's character in the CW's Everybody Hates Chris. The picture you see below is from MTV's Rock the Cradle where both Paige and Quincy attended to support their brother as he and his BFF, Landon Brown, were booted from the show.

And here's a little unknown fact some of you all didn't know: Al, who co-wrote Jodeci's early 90s hit-song Forever My Lady, says the inspiration for the song came from his girlfriend at the time: KIM PORTER, who was pregnant with their son Quincy, who was named after Al's mentor, Quincy Jones. Now, ain't that something? I read that in a January '08 issue of Jet magazine. Al also has a younger son named Devin (click here). Now, that I think about it, I'll have to do more research on Paige because he never mentioned the fact that he has a daughter.



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