2010 BET Awards: Chris Brown’s Redemption Song?
This morning, I awoke to find all the urban blogs raving about convicted woman beater, Chris Brown’s Michael Jackson tribute last night. Black folk are an oddly forgiving bunch when it comes to our criminals.
A grown man can urinate on a 13-year-old girl — or use a young woman’s face as a punching bag. But if he can sing or dance, he’s redeemed in our eyes! It’s a good thing black folks don’t control the criminal justice system or our celebrities would never be charged with any crimes!
Chris Brown’s performance was at once the most horrendous tribute I have ever seen on live television! Did he even practice his routine at all? He came out lip syncing to Michael Jackson’s vocals. Didn’t he have the time to re-record the lyrics?
And although Brown’s choreography was noteworthy, the fact is, any Michael Jackson impersonator from the youngest to the oldest would have put Brown’s dance routine to shame last night. I was not impressed.
Then, in what can only be described as one of the most shameless, calculated publicity stunts ever in BET’s history, Brown begins to perform Jackson’s classic, “Man in the Mirror,” only to break down in tears as if on cue!
Only the #teambreezy d*ckriders fell for his crocodile tears. Though, to be honest, I’ve never seen a man that despondent over the loss of his career and livelihood (that’s what he was really crying about). His Oscar winning performance begs the question: why didn’t he do this last year? Maybe he canceled last year’s MJ tribute because he couldn’t cry on cue?
New Couple Alert? – Monica and Maino
Ever since R&B Diva broke up with her baby daddy Rocko, her fans have been wondering who she’s kicking it with now. Monica might say she’s way too busy with her children and her career to find the time for a relationship. But Mo loves the idea of being in love. A little birdie told us that the new thug in her life is rapper Maino!
Mo’s rumored new beau is cast as her love interest in the music video for “Love All Over Me.” Mo tweeted this pic from the set today.
Ciara’s New Man Gets Around
When I saw the pics of pseudo-singer Ciara out & about with her new boy toy, I said to myself ‘Where have I seen this dude before?’. Now I know. Click the link to see the answer…
Vivica On 50 Cent’s Weight Loss: ‘He Looked Like a Crackhead’
In an exclusive interview with Zap2It blog, actress Vivica A. Fox said when she saw the dramatic weight loss photos of her former lover 50 cent, she thought to herself, ” ‘Ooh, he looks like a crackhead.’ [He did a] good job sacrificing.”
Vivica said she knew that Fiddy wasn’t sick or depressed — he was losing weight for a role in a movie in which he plays a football star who’s diagnosed with cancer, and she respects him for it. She said he told her about it after he cast her as his leading lady in his music video for “Do You Think About Me?”
“I was proud of him,” she says. “Because when we were filming the video he told me he was about to go into two, three films he had written and was going to be heavily involved with. I was glad to see him making that transition.”
Vivica was also relieved because being in Fiddy’s video meant that all the rumors about the two hating each other would be laid to rest.
Medical Minute: Patience Versus Immediate Gratification
The people in this line in NYC aren’t waiting to donate blood. Nor are they waiting in line for hours to volunteer to help others. They are waiting in the hot sun to purchase a cell phone.
Every person in this line knows that the phone they seek will be able very shortly in huge quantities. But, no, they have to have it right now.
The people in this line are typical of our impulsive, over-indulged, narcissistic society: they lack the patience or the maturity to simply wait until the supply of these phones meets the demand.
Patience versus instant gratification is a quality that many of us lack because we give in to our impulses to keep up with the Joneses.
When you react to life in this way, you allow circumstances to control you. If you choose to allow pressures to drive your decisions, then you do not act from your heart. You deny your true self, and sabotage your success. There are other ways to feel alive, other ways to feel good about life and satisfy the emptiness with true fulfillment. Self-sabotage is not the answer. Stop living under the control of your impulses, and determine to respond to life with strength and character. [link]
Celebs Out & About: Beyonce, Jay Z, Halle Berry, Kanye West, Solange
Aging rapper Jay Z and his wife Beyonce Knowles were seen leaving club Avenue in their Jeep 4×4 that Jeep probably begged them to drive to boost sales. The couple had just attended the 1 year Anniversary of the club in New York City.
Photo of the Day: Rihanna S*its On Lady Gaga
Someone sent in this pic of pop Diva Rihanna s*itting on Lady Gaga. My readers are very talented and have way too much time on their hands, lol.
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