Morning Glory: Lais Ribeiro
Rapper Kanye West stopped by the Victoria’s Secret photo shoot and snapped a photo with Victoria Secret Flavor of the month model Lais Ribeiro.
MORE pics of Lais after the break!
In Case You Missed It: Basketball Wives Go To Italy (and Cut Up)
In episode 8 of VH1′s scripted series BBQ Wives (Thanks Eb!), the ladies’ trip to Italy explodes as Tami’s feud with Meeka reaches its’ boiling point. The episode aired last night on VH1. This is the episode that spawned Meeka’s frivolous civil lawsuit against Tami Roman. Last night was also the taping of the BBQ Wives Reunion show.
Gif spotted over at RWS
Morning Glory: Ashanti
Singer Ashanti recently tweeted her plans to release her fifth studio album on her own label (Written Entertainment). Her last album, 2008′s The Declaration, spawned the singles “The Way That I Love You”, “Good Good” and “Body On Me” featuring Nelly and Akon. The Declaration sold 89K n the first week and has yet to go gold.
Yesterday, Ashanti, 30, released her album artwork for the as yet untitled project. Ashanti luxuriates on a beach wearing a parachute dress and her weave upswept in a dookie braid bun. She looks beautiful. Ashanti is doing a great job keeping herself relevant.
MORE Ashanti Morning Glory pics after the break! (Some pics may not be safe for work!)
When Twitter Goes Horribly Wrong: Keri Hilson cracks tasteless Amy Winehouse joke
Singer/songwriter Keri Hilson offended and upset her 1.4 million Twitter.com followers yesterday when she displayed amazing insensitivity about the passing of British chanteuse Amy Winehouse.
On July 23 — the day Winehouse died of a drug overdose — Hilson tweeted:
Shocked Winehouse fans took offense at the words “self destructive state.” Even though it was true, they thought it was too soon.
Then last night, the singer tweeted a pic of herself posing with a drag queen along with the caption:
*gasp* Amy Winehouse resurrected to party w/ me!!!
Young mother dismembered by her ex-boyfriend and his wife
Grant Ruffin Hayes and his wife Amanda Perry Hayes were arrested Monday and charged with the grisly murder of Hayes’ ex-girlfriend.
The partial remains of Laura Ackerson, 27, were found in a creek near Richmond, Texas, outside Houston. Police believe Grant Hayes, 32, and Amanda Hayes, 39, murdered Ackerson in Wake County on July 13, then drove her body to Texas where they hacked her to pieces and disposed of her remains in a creek.
Hayes was the father of Ackerson’s two sons, Grant, 3, and 1-year-old Gentle. The children were the subjects of a tense custody battle dating back to 2010 when a judge granted Mr. Hayes temporary custody of the boys. Ackerson had the boys on the weekends.
The judge found Ackerson to be an unfit mother because she was unemployed and still lived with Mr. Hayes’ parents. She was scheduled to attend a hearing on August 15, at which time she planned to ask for joint custody of her sons.
Roger Friedman: ‘The Help’ is Astonishingly Good
The new Disney/Touchstone Pictures movie ‘The Help’ was screened in Atlanta a few weeks ago. The movie, which hits theaters August 10th, is getting rave reviews for its talented cast who handle the movie’s sensitive subject with poise and grace.
‘The Help,’ adapted from the book of the same name, is about an author who writes a book from the perspective of Black maids in the deep South.
“Get ready for ‘The Help’ to hit the box office like a tornado,” writes Roger Friedman of ShowBiz411.
Celebrity Seed: Angelina Jolie-Pitt
Hollywood’s hottest mommy, Angelina Jolie-Pitt, was seen leaving the London Aquarium with her large brood, daughters Zahara, 6, Shiloh, 5, and twins Vivienne and Knox Jolie-Pitt, 2. Zahara is quite a pretty young lady. We just wish she would smile more.
Photos: Splash News Online and Bauer Griffin
