BBQ Wives: Royce and Meeka may not be coming back for season 4

Not that I care since I don’t watch this mess. But according to Rhymeswithsnitch, Meeka Claxton and Royce are too boring for season 4 of Basketball Wives.
Shaunie O’Neal spoke with Power 92 in Chicago and admitted that Meeka just didn’t work out and that Royce’s contract is up in the air. Shaunie also talked about the difference between the LA version of Basketball Wives vs the Miami version. Basically Shaunie describes the Miami cast as wives and long term girlfriends and the LA cast as mostly jump offs. Meow.
Anderson Cooper loses it over a poop joke on national tv


Whatever credibility Anderson Cooper had left as a serious anchor man went flying out the window last night when he dissolved into giggling hysterics over a poop joke.
This is as good a time as any to mention that Cooper, who uses the CNN platform to push the gay agenda, has never publicly come out of the closet. Yet he giggles like a little girl over a doo doo joke? Can anyone else see the irony in that?
Cooper usually stutters as he rushes through the serious news so he can get to his favorite segment: the Ridiculist. The subject of last night’s Ridiculist — a humorous look at today’s current events — was the French actor Gerard Depardieu, who urinated on the cabin floor of a commercial airliner before takeoff earlier this week.
Control lost control of his normally steely exterior when he read the line about how the cleaning crew “should thank their lucky stars this wasn’t De-part-two.”
Cooper laughed uncontrollably as he struggled to regain his composure. Through giggles, he apologized to his viewing audience, saying “Sorry. This has actually never happened to me.”
That part is easy to understand: it isn’t every day that an anchor loses it over doo doo jokes on the set of a national news program.
Amid reports of “Anderson Cooper 360″ declining ratings, we have to wonder if he has ruined the credibility of what once was a respectable news organization.
Celebs Out & About: Halle Berry, Akon, Solange Knowles
Here is a rare picture of Senegalese singer Akon with his beautiful wife (or one of his wives, if you believe the polygamy rumors). The couple were spotted riding Segway bikes with friends on Miami Beach yesterday. It’s good to see they’re still together. Some of you longtime loyal readers will remember Akon’s wife from years gone by when I had my popular gallery on Sandrarose.net. After I revealed her existence Exclusively in my old gallery in 2006, she had someone call me to request that I remove all of her pictures. Akon has always said he wanted to keep his wife (or wives) and all of his children out of the public eye. But that’s kind of hard to do when you’re a superstar. OK, I’m rambling.
Solange Knowles and her son Daniel Julez Smith, Jr. attend the INC International Concepts announcement at Open House Gallery. Solo’s “stylist” June Ambrose was looking ridiculous as usual. If you’re going to be a stylist your so-called “styles” should not be offensive to the eye. We’re overjoyed that Solo threw away that horrid afro wig she used to wear in favor of showcasing her own healthy, natural tresses.
Halle Berry’s explosive anger disorder was on display again yesterday when Halle Berry arrived to pick up her daughter Nahla from a private pre-school. Halle shamelessly yelled and cursed at the paparazzi who came too close for her liking. These explosive episodes are becoming all too frequent as it’s obvious that the paparazzi know what buttons to push to make her angry.
(Photo by FlynetPictures.com)
Photos: Getty Images (except where noted)
Teen beaten by 4 youths for his $900 Gucci backpack

The price of Gucci backpacks are about to skyrocket. According to the Atlanta Journal, a 13-year-old boy was beaten by as many as 6 youths who targeted him for his trendy Gucci backpack:
Four people accused of beating and robbing a teenager at a Forsyth County shopping center could be linked to other crimes in the area, police said Wednesday.
A 13-year-old boy required medical attention after being robbed of his Gucci backpack and beaten outside the theater Friday night at The Avenue Forsyth near Cumming. The teen sustained cuts and abrasions in the assault and was punched in the face, police said.
Roberto Emilio Basilio and Ayinde Kadeen Woodley, both 18, and Anthony Jason Riddle and Jose Luis Sotero, both 17, each face charges of theft by taking and robbery, both felonies, and battery, a misdemeanor, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators believe at least two others may also have been involved in the crime. Source
But why was a 13-year-old boy walking around the streets at night with a $900 backpack? Why weren’t his parents arrested along with the thugs?
This is what the corporate world thinks about black males

According to Miss Jia, a fierce debate is raging on Twitter.com over a marketing campaign by body care brand Nivea.
The ad, which is in national magazines, shows a clean shaven, nicely dressed young black male who is in the process of metaphorically launching his old, unkempt self. In his right hand he holds a head with an uncombed natural afro. The ad copy reads: ‘Look like you give a damn.’

Miss Jia reports that Twitter.com is in an uproar over the ads. But was Nivea wrong or are they just presenting us with the image that we present to the world? Would the ads cause the same uproar if the dude was dressed with his pants sagging off his butt?
Nivea is simply holding a mirror up and forcing us to look at ourselves as society sees us.
Celebs Out & About: Janet Jackson, Kelly Rowland, Young Jeezy, Evan Ross, Djimon Hounsou
Janet Jackson, 45, wore entirely too much makeup while performing live during her ‘Number Ones: Up Close and Personal’ tour at The Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan yesterday. The pancake foundation gave her a ghastly appearance which made her look like a clown. Shocked fans took to their Twitter pages to tweet about Janet’s makeup and her oversized butt pads.
Photo: Joe Gall/INFevents.com
Kelly Rowland, 30, knocked ‘em dead on the red carpet at the X Factor Press launch at 02 Arena in London today.
Zak Hussein/INFevents.com
Morning Wood: Seal
Singer Seal gets the distinction of being our Morning Wood today! Even with my decidedly lesbian eyes, I can see that Seal is one gorgeous specimen from the neck down! The women must envy supermodel Heidi Klum for snagging him. Seal took Heidi and their children on vacation to Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy earlier this week. If you’re driving while reading this post, please try not to run your car up a pole! (Pun intended).




















