Celebs Out & About
NEW COUPLE ALERT?
Calm down ladies. I’m joking. Eric Benet is still available for you single ladies who are desperate for sex addicts. Thanks to Mr. PR, Sean Anderson for sending more pics from inside Tichina Arnold‘s party in LA Wednesday night. I incorrectly stated the party was to celebrate her birthday, but it wasn’t. The party was a celebration of her NAACP IMAGE Award nomination. Congrats to Tichina.
Also, yesterday, I heard from a couple of PR people who did not take kindly to what I wrote yesterday about lying publicists. Obviously I wasn’t referring to any of the publicists that I deal with on a professional basis, who are on top of their game and handle their business, like Nicole Garner, Cherry Banez, Tracy Nguyen, Tahira Joy, Katena Keno, JeNika Thomas, Patti Webster, Marvet Britto, Sydney Margetson, Angela Watts, Cannon Kent, Debra Antney, Jonnice Slaughter, Barry Florence, and others. But if you are a publicist and you took offense to what I wrote then you already know what time it is.
Photos by Angela Means
Tichina toasts her success with a bottle of expensive bubbly
Tichina poses with Sidra Smith, CEO of Gatepass Entertainment
Tichina poses with Wale Agbaje and her BFF Taraji P. Henson
Shout out to my man Sean Anderson (Mr. PR) with Exquisite Entertainment who’s out in LA doing the Damn Thang. check him out with Gina Rivera.
Tichina poses with good friends from left LisaRaye McCoy Misick, Taraji P. Henson, guest, and Wesley Snipes.
Photos by Angela Means
13 Years Old and Already a Dad
When you read Alfie’s story, your heart breaks for this kid. He’s only 13-years-old and the first time he has sex the girl comes up pregnant.
Now he has a baby daughter and he’s still a baby himself. His girlfriend Chantelle and the baby live at home with her dad, who is 43 and jobless, and her five brothers in HUD type housing in London. The family live on benefits (welfare).
Alfie iives with his mother, who is 43 and separated from Alfie’s dad. Alfie spends most of his nights over at Chantelle’s house. He brings his uniform so he can leave for school in the mornings from her house.
BOY dad Alfie Patten yesterday admitted he does not know how much nappies (diapers) cost — but said: “I think it’s a lot.”
Baby-faced Alfie, who is 13 but looks more like eight, became a father four days ago when his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman gave birth to 7lb 3oz Maisie Roxanne.
He told how he and Chantelle, 15, decided against an abortion after discovering she was pregnant. The shy lad, whose voice has not yet broken, said: “I thought it would be good to have a baby.
“I didn’t think about how we would afford it. I don’t really get pocket money. My dad sometimes gives me £10 ($20).”
Alfie, who is just 4ft tall, added: “When my mum found out, I thought I was going to get in trouble. We wanted to have the baby but were worried how people would react. “I didn’t know what it would be like to be a dad. I will be good, though, and care for it.” [LINK]
Celebs Out & About
Ashanti showed off her curves and her new Dorothy Hamill haircut tonight at NYC’s Bowery Hotel. Ashanti tries so hard doesn’t she?
Photo: Splash News Online
Taraji P. Henson literally glowed on the red carpet at the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards Pre-Show Gala held Wednesday night. I heard a rumor on the Wendy Williams Show that Taraji is dating Lakers player Lamar Odom. Even though Wendy is a very credible source, I still don’t believe that for one second. Every time we see Taraji out, she’s with her girl Sanaa or she’s alone. What straight man would allow a sexy woman like Taraji to step out night after night with another women or by herself?
Photo: Wireimage/Getty
Brandy celebrated her 30th birthday last night at Nobu in Beverly Hills on Wednesday (2/11).
Photo: INF DAILY
And Nadya Suleman was spotted shopping for sales bargains with one of her artificially inseminated offspring today in Whittier, CA.
Photos: INF DAILY
Where Did Bishop T.D. Jakes Go Wrong Raising His Son?
Our Prayers go out to Bishop T.D. Jakes whose son Jermaine Jakes has brought shame into their family.
The younger Jakes was arrested last month during an undercover sex sting in a Dallas, Texas park known as a spot where homosexuals solicit each other for sexual favors.
The arresting officer noted in his report that Jakes exposed himself and began masturbating in front of him.
The arrest took place just a few short blocks from The Potter’s House Church, where Bishop Jakes preaches his masterful sermons.
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Obama’s Stimulus = $13 A Week in Our Paychecks (Gee, thanks)
Now that Barack Obama has succeeded in getting his wasteful stimulus bill passed by both the House and Senate, analysts say the benefit to tax payers will amount to an extra $13 a week in your paychecks.
Meanwhile, Obama’s campaign contributors and ACORN co-conspirators will be living large off your money.
The $500-per-worker credit for lower- and middle-income taxpayers that Obama outlined during his presidential campaign was scaled back to $400 during bargaining by the Democratic-controlled Congress and White House. Couples would receive $800 instead of $1,000. Over two years, that move would pump about $25 billion less into the economy than had been previously planned.
Officials estimated it would mean about $13 a week more in people’s paychecks this year when withholding tables are adjusted in late spring. Next year, the measure could yield workers about $8 a week. Critics say that’s unlikely to do much to boost consumption. [LINK]
The worst part is, a large chunk of the stimulus bill won’t even take effect until at least 2011 — right around the time Obama starts campaigning for re-election.
Octopussy Getting Death Threats Now
If you thought things couldn’t get any crazier for the woman who turned herself into a walking incubator for 8 implanted embryos — think again.
According to her publicist, death threats caused Nadya Suleman and her 14 artificially inseminated kids to move out of the house they shared with her parents and into a rented home last week.
No word on if the death threats are from California residents who will be forced to foot the bill to feed and clothe Nadya’s 14 kids until they turn 18.
“Because of the death threats to Nadya and her family, as well as the death threats to me and my agency, we were in a secure location last week,” Killeen says on Thursday’s Dr. Phil show. “When the risk was determined, it was no longer a high threat, we were able to leave that location.” [LINK]
