Reality TV star and sometime singer Tamar Braxton dined with sister Toni Braxton and mother Evelyn Braxton at Tosconova Italian restaurant. They were filming scenes for Tamar's reality TV show, Tamar & Vince.
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Monthly Archives: April 2014
Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston stands to earn tens of millions of dollars if he is drafted by an NFL team. But the 20-year-old Florida State University football and baseball star was issued a citation by police for stealing crab legs worth $32 from a Tallahassee Publix.
Winston was suspended from the FSU baseball team following his latest brush with the law.
16 days have passed since hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped at gunpoint by militants who oppose western education for girls.
The militants of the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram arrived at the boarding school in the dead of night. They exchanged gunfire with armed security guards outside the school before storming the school and rounding up the girls.
The frightened schoolgirls were herded onto waiting buses and motor scooters by the gunmen who assured them, “Don’t worry. Nothing will happen to you."
Rapper Lil Kim recently went undercover disguised as an Indian woman to see what her hardcore fans really thought about her.
The Queen Bee wore heavy makeup and traditional garb for an episode of Oxygen’s “Celebrities Undercover, which aired Tuesday.
Magic Johnson's son Earvin Johnson III, who is openly gay, has inked a new deal with E! to return to the network’s reality TV series Rich Kids Of Beverly Hills next season.
Johnson, who is affectionately called EJ, had a bit role on the show that follows the lives of wealthy spawn living in Beverly Hills, including billionaire offspring Dorothy Wang and lifestyle blogger Morgan Stewart.
Seminole County police say a man walked into a luxury auto dealership there and tried to purchase a $263,000 Bentley using a fake check.
Michael Munson, 32, was arrested and charged with using a fake cashier's check to buy the expensive car at Fields Motorcars in Longwood, the AJC.com reports.
Socialite Naya Rivera was seen purchasing java at the Coffee Bean in Larchmont Village on Tuesday. Naya was recently dumped by her ex-boyfriend, rapper Big Sean, who sent her packing because she had a nasty attitude. Then just yesterday the sometime actress was booted from the final episode of the hit TV show Glee. According to the NY Daily News, the producers had enough of Naya's nasty attitude. See, it pays to be nice to people. Your LSLH image will only get you so far.
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Socialite Kim Kardashian and tennis star Serena Williams were spotted heading out to lunch together at L'Avenue in Paris, France on Tuesday. According to the LA Times, Kim and her baby daddy, music producer Kanye West are planning to tie the knot sometime this week in Los Angeles. The newspaper points out the wedding will be a civil ceremony only. The couple have already obtained a marriage license -- called a confidential license, according to gossip tabloid TMZ.
In George Orwell's classic novel 1984, citizens lived under constant threat of a totalitarian government that sought to control their thoughts -- even in the privacy of their own homes.
In his strongly worded piece for ESPN.com, sports writer Jason Whitlock examines the events that led to the downfall of billionaire Donald Sterling, the LA Clippers' octogenarian owner who became a victim of an invasion of privacy by a media conglomerate that threatens freedom of speech and the right to privacy.
Singer Rita Ora attracted a large crowd of onlookers as she exited her hotel on a rainy day in New York City today. Rita has yet to score a hit record on this side of the pond. Imagine the heights Rita Ora will soar to if and when she drops a hit record stateside. Rihanna who?
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Commissioner Silver showed great leadership in banning LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) April 29, 2014
The reaction to LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling's lifetime ban from the NBA was swift. NAB Commissioner Adam Silver, left, made the announcement earlier today during a live press conference.
In audio obtained by gossip tabloid TMZ.com, Sterling told his biracial girlfriend, Vanessa Stiviano, not to bring black men to his games -- including NBA legend Magic Johnson, with whom Stiviano had posed for an Instagram photo.
NBA stars LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and former great Magic Johnson posted their sentiments on their official Twitter accounts in the moments after the announcement.
LeBron thanked Silver for "protecting our beautiful and powerful league."
And Johnson tweeted, "Commissioner Silver showed great leadership in banning LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life."
SOme NBA players say they are not completely satisfied with the league's decision. They want the NBA board of governors to hold "an immediate vote" forcing Sterling to sell the Clippers team.
But a friend who spoke with Sterling today said he did not express a desire to sell the team at this time.
See more reactions after the break.
LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling is banned for life from NBA games, facilities, and meetings between team owners and, or players.
Sterling, 80, is also banned from his own team facility, meetings or game practices.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made the announcement moments ago during a live press conference.
Indiana Pacers star Paul George isn't one to flash his considerable material wealth on social networks. But that didn't deter a brazen thief from burglarizing George's manse last night while he and his teammates were being routed by the Atlanta Hawks in game 4 of the NBA playoffs.
When George returned to his upscale home on Diamond Pointe Drive last night, the police informed him he was burglarized between 7:15 and 11:45 p.m. Monday.
Reality TV personality NeNe Leakes, left, was finally kicked off Dancing With the Stars in week 7. She and dance partner Tony Dovolani were shown the door last night. Nene and singer James Maslow were seen exiting the Good Morning America studios in NYC earlier today.
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Bajan singer Rihanna's friends say she is worried about her bestie Melissa Forde. Friends say Rihanna blames her own drug-fueled lifestyle for Forde's slow downward spiral. The two recovering drug and alcohol addicts were seen holding hands while leaving Da Silvano Restaurant on Sixth Ave in NYC after lunch. Rihanna wore a powder blue short skirt and midriff-bearing top, while Mel was clad in a long sleeve shirt dress with plunging neckline.
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Apollo Nida's co-conspirator Gayla St. Julien isn't going to prison quietly.
St. Julien, 44, was recently sentenced to 5 years and 1 month in a federal prison for her role in Nida's bank fraud and ID theft schemes.
R&B singer Monifah Carter and her butch girlfriend were seen leaving 'The Wendy Williams Show' with purple hair, black outfit, and some cool camo Uggs. The 43-year-old star of R&B Divas once dated Queen Latifah.
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Natural beauties Monica Brown, right, and Janelle Monáe posed together at Outkast's Georgia Reunion concert at CounterPoint Music Festival in Rome, GA over the weekend. For some reason the group chose to perform in Rome (of all places) rather than in their hometown of Atlanta. But that didn't stop hardcore fans from making the trip to Kingston Downs in the driving rain to watch their favorite group belt out their hits.
A reality TV couple was seen exiting a Tortilla Republic restaurant in West Hollywood, CA., over the weekend. The couple recently wed in an intimate setting in front of family and friends.. and TV cameras. Sources say the singer couldn't fit into her original wedding gown, so an emergency replacement had to be stitched together at the last minute. I don't know if this is true, so please don't quote me.
See who the happy couple is after the break.
Six weeks after Malaysia Airlines MH370 vanished from radar, an exploration company believes it has found the plane's wreckage.
The Adelaide-based exploration company, GeoResonance, believes the plane's wreckage lies 5,000 kilometers north of the current search area in the south Indian Ocean in the Bay of Bengal.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta's Reunion Part 2 aired last night on Bravo TV. The Reunion 2 episode lacked the cat fighting, wig pulling and floor dragging that viewers have come to expect from these birds.
Each season a different character is chosen to cut the fool on camera. This season was Kandi's mom's turn. If you expect Mama Joyce to repeat her award winning performance next season, you're just not paying attention to how these reality shows work.
For those of us who didn't waste any brain cells watching Parts 1 or 2, the AJC's Rodney Ho has a recap.
20th Century Fox's 'The Other Woman' edged out 'Captain America' to top the box office this weekend. The Other Woman, starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Upton and rapper Nicki Minaj, took in $24.7 million from a mostly female audience.
In The Other Woman, three women find out they are being cheated on by the same man, and join forces to get payback. It is a plot that many women can identify with (what man doesn't cheat?)
While the controversy surrounding racist statements made by the Los Angeles Clippers owner continued to rage, Clippers teammates showed their solidarity by staging a silent protest before game 4 of their 2014 NBA playoffs series last night.
Team members chose not to speak publicly about statements attributed to Donald Sterling. Prior to the opening tip off in game 4 against the Golden State Warriors, they tore off their warm up jackets to reveal red shirts turned inside out to hide their team logo.
President Obama took time out of his busy Asia excursion to comment on the tidal wave of controversy surrounding Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling.
In a phone conversation that was secretly recorded by Sterling's girlfriend, V. Stiviano, Sterling reprimanded her for taking photos with NBA legend Magic Johnson.
"Don't put [Magic] on an Instagram for the world to have to see so they have to call me. And don't bring him to my games," Sterling allegedly said in the audio.
LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling is in hot water for a racist rant that was caught on tape. In an audio obtained by gossip tabloid TMZ.com, Sterling, who dates a mixed woman, is heard telling his GF he does not want her bringing black people to his NBA games -- including NBA legend Magic Johnson.
The conversation took place after Sterling's girlfriend, V. Stiviano, posted an Instagram.com photo of herself posing with Magic Johnson (she has since deleted the photo).
According to published reports, 'Scandal' star Columbus Short will not return for the hit TV series' fourth season. Short's character, Harrison, has been on the show since season 1.
Short's career was sidelined by recent domestic squabbles with his wife, Tuere Short, who filed for a divorce.
NFL star Colin Kaepernick has plenty of time on his hands these days. Contract extension negotiations between the San Francisco 49ers and their star quarterback are at a standstill in light of his Miami troubles.
A Miami woman accused Kaepernick and his friends of having their way with her while she was under the influence of a sedative placed in her food or drink.
Meanwhile, Kaepernick's contract negotiations have been put on hold.
The husband of April McConnell, assistant district attorney for Fulton County, was found dead, AJC.com reports.
Tranard McConnell’s body was found on the edge of a pond near a cemetery on Mallory Road, WSBTV reports. He is believed to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
April McConnell, an Emory University Law School graduate, was a few months shy of her 32nd birthday. She is listed in critical condition at Grady hospital.
Mrs. McConnell filed for divorce on Monday. She did not have a protective order, Channel 2 reported.
McConnell's father, Kevin Ross, a former attorney, was the campaign manager for disgraced former Atlanta Mayor Bill campbell.
Alexsandra Wright, the mother of Mathew Knowles' only son Nixon Knowles, lost her case that would've forced Knowles to increase child support payments.
A judge ruled that Knowles, the father of singer Beyonce, was all caught up on his child support payments, and that he didn't owe Wright any more cash for at least 2 years.
Now Wright is hitting the talk show circuit complaining bitterly that she and her son are flat broke and forced to move out of their comfortable suburban house and into a donated mobile home in a run-down trailer park.
A Kansas judge has ruled that an accused killer can wear a turtleneck sweater to cover his neck tattoo because his body can be used against him in court.
Lawyers for Jeffrey Chapman, 32, argued that jurors would prejudge Chapman if they were allowed to see the word "MURDER" that is tattooed backwards across his neck from ear to ear.
The Kansas man is in jail awaiting trial for a 2011 murder.
State law prevents a tattoo artist from going into a licensed jail facility to remove the tattoo.