Another Reason To Stop Reading Those Bootleg Blogs
My girl over at Project Scoop found this pic of Ciara and T-Boz together at… well, I’ll let Scoop Lady tell it:
I usually don’t indulge in the negro blogs nonsense as they post anything in their email to fill up time. But a recent post on “one of them” about how Ciara disrespected TLC at the Justin concert comes to mind when I see this pic…. AT THE VERY CONCERT. Not to mention Tboz twiting about how UNTRUE that story was. SMDH Read More…
Celebrate Monica’s Birthday Tonight!
After a brief hiatus from the music industry, Monica is back in the spotlight with an intimate, provocative docu-drama that takes a look at her day-to-day world in the new original BET series. To celebrate the many sides of Monica, BET Networks, Upscale Magazine and Hennessy Black have joined together to present a three part celebration to kick of Friday, October 23, 2009 for her birthday and conclude Sunday, October 25th for a series preview/ cover affair.
In the “Still Standing” series, Monica will open her heart and life to viewers every week and take them on her personal journey of survival and enlightenment. Viewers will have the chance to experience the many facets of Monica’s life as she balances family, deals with her own body and health challenges, creates her fifth album and tackles the hardest job of all -
being a full-time mother of two young sons.
“It was very scary stepping into the type of situation that would expose me and my life,” said Monica. “But I think that there are so many kids now that are aspiring to do exactly what I’ve done and I felt like that was worth me putting myself on the line so they would really understand what it’s like to try and juggle both a music career and personal life.”
Join Monica and her celebrity friends as they celebrate her birthday on Friday, October 23, 2009 on the heated top deck of Luckie Food Lounge from 10:00pm – 2:00am. Monica’s celebrity friends help her cut the cake and toast to another year of success.
Don’t miss the series premiere. Tune in Tuesday, Oct. 27.
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Michael Lohan Proves He’s the Better Man By Apologizing To NeNe
Lindsay Lohan’s embattled father Michael Lohan apologized to NeNe Leakes for calling her a “fat ass” after NeNe called him a toxic parent on Wednesday’s edition of “The Insider”.
Lohan said: “Do something worthwhile and promote Nutri-System… Give your chair a break and move your fat a** outta there!”
But after a moment of quiet reflection, Lohan gave this statement to The Insider:
“I apologize to the producers of ["The Insider"], the viewers and even Miss Leakes for coming back at her, for her attack on me, in the inappropriate manner I did. I do however wish I had known she was on the panel because then I would have known what I was in for and I would have handled things differently.
“To begin with, she may have children, but none in a crisis situation. Second, for her to call me a broke ass when I am not, but she had a house in foreclosure and 2 cars repoed [sic], I would have addressed that as well.
“This show was about helping my daughter and owning up to my part of her life and why I have taken these measures. Not a personal attack on Lindsay or me. I am sorry for my conduct and I hope Ms. Leakes is for hers.”
I like how he said, “and even Miss Leakes.”
Tyler Perry Queens Out On 60 Minutes
Director/playwright Tyler Perry let his Madea side show on this upcoming Sunday’s edition of CBS 60 Minutes.
Tyler was reacting to director Spike Lee’s criticism of his coonish characters, who Lee calls “racial stereotypes.” Tyler counters that his characters are “bait – disarming, charming make you laugh, bait.”
Tyler argues that he uses his disarming bait to draw in whites who normally don’t know that these types of black people exist. At least I think that’s what he meant.
Tyler goes on to say, “I can slap Madea in something and talk about God, love, Faith, forgiveness, family,” all the qualitiess that Tyler feels whites should love about us, but they don’t know about unless he uses coons or some other stereotype to draw them in.
Sort of like what Chris Rock did with his documentary “Good Hair” to get white people into the theaters. By the way, “Good Hair” bombed at the box office.
Then Tyler loses track of the point he’s trying to make (maybe because it sounds so ludicrous?) so he goes on the attack, “That pisses me off!” he snaps. He tries to take another stab at making sense out of his response to what he knows is valid criticism.
He accuses his critics (Hollywood) of not making enough movies with coonish characters who speak to us.
Got that?
Rihanna – Russian Roulette ft. Kardinal Offishall (Unofficial Remix)
An unofficial remix to Rihanna’s controversial new single “Russian Roulette” featuring a verse by Kardinal Offishall. Rumor has it that Rihanna’s next single off her upcoming album ‘Rated R’ is “The Wait Is Ova.”
Shawty Lo’s Ex Speaks Out
Last night I received a phone call from a local star who wanted to know if she could give my phone number to a celebrity makeup artist who said she knew me.
It took me a minute to recall who Jai Jai, of Dream Face, was. She reminded me that I met her at Lenox Square Mall last Christmas while she was shopped with her then friend, rapper Diamond, formerly of Crime Mob.
On Wednesday, another blog that specializes in tabloid style junk journalism posted revealing pictures of Jai Jai. An embarrassing move made even more humiliating by the fact that Jai Jai’s ex-boyfriend of 6 years, rapper Shawty Lo, was the original source of the photos which were taken off his Myspace page.
In captions under the photos, Shawty Lo gave the impression that the celebrity makeup artist was a random groupie emailing slutty pics of herself to the rapper. But there is always more to every story — and this story runs deep.
Jai Jai and rapper Shawty Lo in happier times
The story begins back in 2003 when the young stylist met the struggling rapper and the two fell in love. Jai Jai was there for Shawty Lo through the lean times, and provided a source of support on the outside while the rapper served a year in prison.
After they broke up, Jai Jai met local emerging rapper Oowee and had a baby by him. Tragically, the baby girl passed away and the young mother was forced to bury her only child. “Over the time I’ve actually developed from a teen into an adult and I’ve grown through many transitions and transformations,” Jai Jai said.
Rapper Shawty Lo helps Jai Jai blow out the candles on her birthday cake
During their on again, off again relationship, Shawty Lo met another woman who favored Jai Jai and started a family with her. But through it all. Shawty and Jai Jai remained close, exchanging phone calls and text messages. But recently, their relationship became strained due to the insecurity of his baby mama. Jai Jai and Shawty Lo’s baby mama finally came to blows inside an Atlanta nightclub last weekend.
Tamala Jones Regrets Getting Breast Implants
Black women today are more desperate than ever for love and acceptance. Our strong unnatural yearning to be more loved and desired than the next chick shows in the extraordinary steps we take to achieve unattainable beauty.
Cosmetic procedures are so affordable now that scheduling appointments for butt injections and breast implants have become as routine as seeing the dentist.
The reward in growing old gracefully comes with a sense of accomplishment and wise maturity. You are no longer concerned with what others think of you and you develop a comfortable self awareness that you never thought you possessed.
Instead of looking to others for love and approval, you learn to look within yourself and accept yourself for who you are.
In an interview with Heart & Soul magazine, actress Tamala Jones talks about her insight into the reality of our desperate search for artificial beauty through cosmetic means.
In a 2006 interview with Jawn Murray, the actress, who starred in films like ‘Daddy Day Camp,’ ‘The Wood’ and ‘Booty Call,’ talked in absolutely glowing terms about her new breast implants.
“OH MY GOD, I was going to lie at first and not say anything and act like, s–t, I’ve grown. But I was like, you know what, I was just on the red carpet with my girlfriend Jaime Pressly, and I was not plump like this. I might as well tell the truth. I’m very happy with them, and they don’t look fake to me and don’t feel fake to me… I can’t wait to get a movie part where I can show them to you guys. In the right part in the right movie, I am willing to show those babies so you guys can see,” the actress said then.
Now the 34-year-old single star wants to have her breast implants removed.
“That was a period where I didn’t quite fully love who I was. Now I appreciate the old Tamala a lot more, and [at some point] I’m going to have the breast implants removed,” she revealed.
Heart and Soul magazine is on newsstands now.
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