Celebrity Seed: Usher, T.I.
Usher’s ex-wife Tameka Foster posted these adorable pics of their sons Naviyd Ely Raymond, 15 months, and Usher Raymond V, 2, on her Twitter page last night. Word is, Tameka had to move out of that mansion that she and Usher moved into after they married in 2007 (they divorced last year).
Tameka had hopes of keeping the plush pad but Ush stopped paying the bills and, well, her child support check only goes so far when she’s living way beyond her means already.
According to an insider who shall remain nameless, Tameka spends money recklessly and is often broke by the time the 1st rolls back around. She has even resorted to her old ways of buying brand name clothing from high end boutiques and then giving the clothes to an assistant to return to the boutique for a refund.
Thankfully, rapper T.I.’s baby mama, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, doesn’t have those kinds of problems. She’s still getting paid off her royalties for TLC’s “Scrubs” and other songs she’s written. Then there’s the generous monthly allowance she gets from her fiance T.I. which never runs out. Of course, her reality show paycheck from BET is one of the biggest in the industry right now. I’m told that Tiny does “very well” and her paychecks are well over $25,000 per episode compared to the chicks from Bravo’s Real Housewives of Atlanta who don’t get half that.
EDITED: To correct her age and school.
T.I.’s cutie pie 22-year-old niece Kamaya is on Twitter (her mom is T.I.’s sister, Precious, whom he rehired after firing her right before Christmas of ’08). Follow Kamaya at @HeyKAMAYA if you want to see the cutest pics of T.I. and Tameka’s kids, Clifford ‘King’ Joseph III and Major Philant. She posts pics of the kids almost daily.
People hate on Kamaya, who is a student at Florida Memorial University in Miami, because of who her uncle is. But she holds her own and goes in on those fools on Twitter — when she’s not hitting the books.
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And here’s a pic of T.I.’s sister Precious living large (as you can see, T.I. takes good care of his fam). I see Precious is driving again, too. But that’s a different story for another time.
Photos: Twitter.com and Xscapesightings
Family Member Shares BG Story Behind Guru’s Hospitalization & Coma *UPDATE*
This is very sad.
UPDATE:
Miss Info (Bless her heart) took the time to transcribe every word this young man says, for the benefit of those who can’t see the video:
Guru’s nephew, Justin Nicholas-Elam Ruff, makes an impassioned statement on behalf of his family. He claims that Guru’s producer/partner Solar has gained power of attorney for his uncle and is denying his family any access to him. He says that Guru actually fell ill in early February, and since then they have been shut out by Solar.
“..Solar has totally cut us off….the doctors and the staff at the hospital will not discuss any information with Guru’s family….in order for the family to change the situation, we have to hire a lawyer…unfortunately we don’t have a couple of weeks, my uncle Guru is in a serious….I know that Solar has been his right hand man, day in and day out, for the last 6 years, but does that not give him the right to make decidsion whether of not his own family gets to see Guru or learn about his status. The fact that he’s acting like this lets me know he does not have Guru’s best interest in mind. It is a control thing with Solar.
On Tues, I send Solar a text message [checking to see if I could get an update on Guru's status]. Solar sent me a response that said: “Trish [Guru's sister, ] started this!!! And guru would never have told her he was in the hospital, this is horrible what she did!! Now I need to care for Guru. Peace….”
This comes just hours after Team Solar released an odd statement on behalf of Guru: I’ll post the full statement ater the jump, but drives home the point that Solar is the only source for Guru information…read that full statement after the jump.
GURU ISSUES OFFICIAL STATEMENT ABOUT HEALTH STATUS
There are a lot of rumors and wrong information circulating around about Guru’s current situation and health status. Hit producer and Guru’s longtime partner Solar wants to make clear that only he has access to Guru and his doctors.“Guru is resting and doing well. The doctors say that he will fully recover from his illness. We thank everyone who send prayers our way and we appreciate the outpouring of love from around the world!”
Guru, the sole founder* of the world famous Hip-Hop group GangStarr, who is currently recovering from his surgery, issued an official statement about his health status and addressed people who are spreading wrong information.
“I am doing fine and I am recovering! I’m weak though. Solar is the only person who has the accurate info on my situation. Any info from anybody else is false! I appreciate your well wishes and all the love!” says the legendary MC.
Guru has suffered a heart attack over the weekend in New York City and Hip-Hop fans around the world have shown massive love and support to one of the greatest rappers of all time.
During what must be an incredibly hard and stressful period in life, keep sending your prayers, thoughts, and wishes to Guru and his loved ones.
*hmm…
One other thing, a few days ago I was asked by Solar’s team for a quote. I didn’t quite understand what they meant, but I was told that they were gathering wellwishes to add to their press release. While I have been very public with my hopes for Guru’s full recovery, I thought that was an odd request. So I declined and opted to wait for the prepared statement.
Trina Explains Rash On Her Arms
Nude images of rapper Trina that leaked online over the weekend continue to cause a stir online. The subject of most of the online chatter are the photos that show a rash on Trina’s arms. Many who haven’t heard or read the explanation of the rash on Trina’s arms continue to spread rumors that Trina has a sexually transmitted disease.
In order to dispel such rumors, Trina spoke with MTV News about the rash on her arms. She explained that her rash is a common skin condition called Urticaria, or hives.
After allergy tests came back negative, a doctor told Trina that her hives were most likely due to stress, a factor that makes hives more difficult to treat unless the patient eliminates the underlying cause of her stress (man problems or money problems).
Read more about emotionally induced hives in my Medical Minute post here.
Source: MTV
TwitPic Of The Day: Teeny
Don’t you love a man with extreme confidence?
Fantasia’s brother Teeny, star of her reality show, Twitpic’d these photos to his growing list of admiring followers on the social networking website, Twitter.com. Teeny recently took his reality show check and moved out of his sister’s pool house and into his own bachelor digs.
Apparently the ladies on Twitter just can’t get enough of Teeny. Probably because those ladies are in relationships with shiftless, lazy men that they are supporting because he’s “in between jobs right now.” So they can relate to Teeny’s situation.
Source: Crunk Juice
More Proof That Hip Hop’s A Bad Influence On Kids
Wildly popular teen idol Justin Bieber, who just turned 16 on March 1st, was spotted at LAX this morning with his jeans down around his thighs, exposing his boxer shorts. By the end of today, the pictures will be plastered all over the message boards and websites that his pre-teen fans frequent.
It’s bad enough when you see young thugs dressing this way. But it’s particularly distressing to see children emulating these idiots.
How is a child supposed to learn to conform to socially acceptable norms and behavior? He picks up clues from the adults around him. If a child sees his idol wearing his pants down around his ankles, he’s going to think this type of behavior is normal.
Grown men like Jay Z, who turns 42 this year and still wears his jeans around his thighs, say they aren’t role models for young adolescents. But the kids still look up to them. At what age does a man stop acting like a gorilla and pull his pants up? I guess it takes a real man to answer that question.
Photos: Splash News Online and INF Photo
Joe “Teeny” Barrino Responds…
Fantasia’s brother took to his Twitter page yesterday to respond to your accusations and insults. Click the image to enlarge:
Meanwhile, my loyal reader writes again to inform us that Sharrell Models was the agency that provided those LSLH chicks for Teeny’s enjoyment at a CIAA event last weekend:
The girls that were posing in the picture with Joe Barrino are popular models in Charlotte NC. They are a part of a group called Sharrell Models. “Sharrell Models” throws and host parties all the time and have been in videos for Lil Ru, Raekwon, 50cent, Waka Flacka, Lil Wayne etc… One of them has a child by a Charlotte Bobcat basketball player I will give you that info at a later time.
Of course, you know I pressed for more details on which of these ladies got knocked up by a Charlotte Bobcat, and they responded:
Within the next few weeks I will give you all the updates including pics of the girl and the player and baby, court docs etc…
So stay tuned…
Lil Wayne’s Sentencing Postponed Until Monday, Mar. 8
Rapper Lil Wayne probably can’t believe his good fortune. A basement fire shut down the Manhattan courthouse where he was to be sentenced yesterday. It was reported that the sentencing would take place today. But, now, according to TMZ.com:
Lil Wayne will not be going to jail today — dude’s check-in date was just pushed back again … for the 3rd time!!!
If you’ve been following the saga — Wayne was originally supposed to go to jail a few weeks ago … but the judge cut him a break so the rapper could swap out his diamond teeth for a less expensive set.
Then — he was supposed to check in yesterday, until a fire broke out in the courthouse and everyone was sent home.
Now, the judge has decided to once again push back Wayne’s court date so more repairs can be made to the courthouse.
According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office — Wayne will be back on Monday … unless some other crazy, unexpected thing delays the case again.
Some people have all the luck.
Photos: Splash News Online
