Celebs Out & About
Singer Toni Braxton posed with her adorable son Diesel during a break in filming her “We Volunteers” Public Service Announcement at the American Movie Company in NYC yesterday. We can clearly see where Diesel gets his fabulosity.
Singer Christina Milian and actress Meagan Good posed during the Ana M Grand Opening launch party which Christina hosted last night in LA.
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Attorney: “My Client Did Not Have Sex With Anybody”
Former Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL star linebacker Lawrence Taylor was arrested on Thursday, May 6, and charged with raping a 16-year-old girl inside a Holiday Inn motel room. This is not Taylor’s first run-in with the law. He has a history of drug and alcohol-related offenses, and he once referred to his mansion as a “crack house.”
But these new charges threaten to damage Taylor’s carefully cultivated public image — and his marriage to his 3rd wife.
Taylor, who has 3 grown children with an ex-wife, was released on $75,000 bond yesterday. His attorney was quick to say Taylor did not have sex with the runaway-turned prostitute. Arthur Aidala called Taylor a “loving family man.”
“My client did not have sex with anybody,” Aidala said. “Lawrence Taylor did not rape anybody.”
But police say Taylor paid the teen $300 in cash for her services. Normally a man doesn’t pay that much cash for services not rendered.
According to online reports, the teenager was a runaway. Her family reported her missing in March. She met up with 36-year-old parolee, Rasheed Davis, who was prowling a Bronx, NY bus stop. Davis offered her food and a warm bed to sleep in. After moving her in with him, Davis quickly pimped her out to clients for sexual favors.
Celebs Out & About: Trina and Kenyon
Rap Diva Trina wanted the world to know that her reunion with former boyfriend Kenyon Martin was not a ploy to help promote her new album. So she packed him off to Atlanta yesterday to sit by her side while she signed CDs at DTLR sporting goods store in Camp Creek (a suburb of Atlanta).
This is how closely Trina monitors Kenyon’s every move like a hawk! My spies tell me that while Trina was signing autographs, Kenyon received a call on his iPhone. She immediately jumped up and demanded to see his phone. Once she was satisfied that the call was innocent, she resumed signing CDs.
Sean Combs: ‘I Am Not Managing Nicki Minaj’
According to rap mogul and entrepreneur Sean “Puffy” Combs, he is not managing rapper/stripper Nicki Minaj. During a Ustream broadcast on Wednesday night (May 5), Combs told viewers to disregard rampant rumors that he is managing the Young Money artist.
“For the record, as I said before, don’t believe the rumors. I have not made no announcement yet, don’t believe no rumors about anything y’all hear. me and Nick, we just cool. I like her style. Rick Ross, he’s my brother. There’s no management announcements or none of that. So everybody, worry about what you’re worrying about. It’s all right for people to know each other and have an admiration towards each other and maybe pick each other’s brains for advice. I will be making an announcement in a couple of weeks on some things. But right now, everybody let’s chill out and be cool and stay focused on being positive…”
Mr. Combs is right kids. Why be negative when being positive is far more rewarding and productive?
Stylist Explains Kobe Bryant’s ‘Plantation Slave’ Photo Shoot
The stylist responsible for dressing NBA star Kobe Bryant in those dreadful, borderline racist L.A. Times photo shoot images has reacted to the widespread criticism of the photos.
It’s clear that the L.A. Times wanted exactly the type of response these pics elicited from the public or they wouldn’t have gone to the trouble of Photoshopping Kobe’s pictures beyond recognition.
The stylist, one James Valeri, gamely took the heat for the insulting, unflattering photos of Kobe. But in reality, these images are not the stylist’s fault. Whoever Photoshopped the pics are to blame, not the stylist.
When a loyal reader emailed the pics to me, I initially thought it was a prank. Kobe can’t be happy with the way these pictures turned out. I doubt he will sit for another photo shoot any time soon.
Here’s what Valeri had to say about the concept and the wardrobe choices:
On the project’s concept
The concept was about shooting everything in white. That was Ruven’s idea [photographer Ruven Afanador]. But I wanted to do something more modern and less conventional and less cliched. … It’s a more modern silhouette. It’s not like, ‘Let’s just put Kobe in a pair of pants and a shirt or in a suit.’ The clothing is all layered.On the negative reactions
The scarf picture and the hat picture were more to create an iconic image. When you do a portrait, you do think of the styling in how they’re going to be different and how they’re going to stand out. In 10 years time, or five years time, there has to be something particular or strange or different that will stand out. That image will stay in your mind. That’s how it’s going to become iconic. … A lot of people aren’t used to that, so when iconic pictures come out, they’re disturbing, insulting, fascinating, it has a strong feeling attached to it, good or bad. Read more…
Cops: Lawrence Taylor Arrested for Rape *UPDATED*
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Remember Lawrence Taylor who recently appeared on TV’s Dancing With the Stars? Well, according to TMZ.com, he was busted for rape last night.
LT, as his adoring fans once called him, used to be that man when he played in the NFL. There was no linebacker more formidable than him. His reputation on the field also made him a ladies man off the field.
It’s easy to get a rape charge if you don’t discriminate when sleeping with loose groupies and gold diggers.
Update:
According to TMZ.com, Lawrence Taylor was just arraigned in court and a judge set his bond at $75,000 for allegedly raping a 16-year-old prostitute. I can just hear his excuse now: “your honor, she looked 18.”
Taylor was formally arraigned on charges of 3rd degree rape (sex with a minor) and 3rd degree patronizing a prostitute.
Here are the facts:
– LT was “very cooperative” with police.
– Cops say LT had some alcohol inside his hotel room, but officials won’t specify what kind or how much. LT didn’t appear to be intoxicated when cops arrived to his room.
– Officers also claim LT did not attack his accuser, her black eye was caused before she arrived to his hotel room.
Sent From Monica’s iPad…
R&B Diva Monica is currently on a plane flying from the west coast to her next promo stop in Oklahoma where she’s performing at Langston University tonight!
Monica’s gold selling CD Still Standing is flying off the shelves, and Mo is in high demand right now.
But she knows how much you guys love her. So before she boarded her flight, Monica logged into the comments section to drop you a note to let you know how much she appreciates you!
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