Bobby Brown leaves concert tour to be with Bobbi Kristina
According to gossip website TMZ.com, R&B singer Bobby Brown has left the New Edition Reunion tour to fly to LA to be with his daughter, Bobbi Kristina.
Bobbi Kristina, 19, has been hospitalized twice since her mother, Whitney Houston, was found dead in a Beverly Hills hotel Saturday.
With the death of ex-wife Whitney Houston, and his daughter Bobbi Kristina in the hospital, sources close to Bobby Brown tell TMZ he is on his way to Los Angeles be with his daughter … and skipping a concert to do so.
According to our sources, Bobbi Kristina has not been alone since her mother passed — she’s had Bobby’s family by her side the entire time.
New Edition has a concert tonight in Nashville, but we’re told Bobby will skip the show so he can get to Los Angeles to be with Bobbi Kristina.
Bobbi Kristina Rushed to the Hospital — for the 2nd time since Whitney died
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According to celebrity gossip website TMZ.com, Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina was rushed to a LA hospital earlier today.
Friends say Bobbi is “distraught” over the death of Houston, who was found dead inside her hotel suite yesterday in Beverly Hills, CA.
According to TMZ sources, Houston’s 18-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, was rushed to Cedears-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.
Bobbi was taken out of the Beverly Hilton, where she was staying during Grammy week — and where Whitney died yesterday, on a stretcher.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ police and fire responded to a call for a medical emergency, but would not confirm who was transported.
Update I, 3:52PM ET:
TMZ reports that Bobbi Kristina was rushed to the hospital today for the 2nd time after Whitney Houston died.
According to TMZ sources, Bobbi Kristina went to the hospital last night as well, but was not transported via ambulance. We’re told she was “hysterical, exhausted and inconsolable.”
Update II, 5:10PM, ET:
According to PEOPLE, Bobbi was cleared medically and released from Cedars Sinai this afternoon.
Medical Minute: Autism
We’ve all seen the touching photos of Halle Berry’s 3-year-old daughter Nahla caressing Halle’s face or exploring the handsome features of her father, Gabe Aubry. We all assumed that Nahla was just a very affectionate little girl.
But as a loyal reader pointed out in an email to Sandrarose.com earlier this week, Nahla might be an autistic or special needs child who communicates nonverbally with her hands.
The list of famous celebrities with autistic children includes Toni Braxton, Holly Robinson Peete, Sylvester Stalone, John Travolta, Jenny McCarthy, Dan Marino, Dawn Neufeld (‘Football Wives‘), and more.
Signs of autism begin in babies before they are 12 months old. Most children are diagnosed with autism by age 2 or 3. That’s the age when parents become aware that their toddlers’ communications skills aren’t keeping pace with other toddlers their age.
Autism is a disorder of the nerves in the brain that interferes with the signals sent from the brain to other parts of the body. The disorder is marked by poor communication skills and lack of social interaction. Doctors aren’t sure what causes autism.
Beyonce and Jay Z Introduce Blue Ivy to the World
Beyonce and Jay Z released pics of their daughter Blue Ivy via his blog, Life + Times, today. It was always assumed they would take this route if they couldn’t get any high bids for the exclusive pictures.
Is Halle Berry’s daughter Nahla a special needs child?
Earlier this week, I received an email from a loyal reader who asked to remain anonymous. According to the email author, Nahla may be autistic. At this moment, Nahla’s dad, former underwear model Gabrielle Aubry is behind closed doors in a special hearing in Dependency Court “because authorities are concerned about his ability to safely care for his child,” according to celebrity gossip website TMZ.com.
TMZ reports that “the DCFS investigation goes beyond an incident in which Gabriel allegedly pushed the nanny who was holding 3-year-old Nahla.”
It seems the scope of the problem may be that Aubry gets angry and loses his patience with his daughter who requires special care and attention.
None of this has been confirmed. But it is interesting that CPS has once again recommended that another adult be present whenever Nahla is in Aubry’s custody.
Read the email after the break and draw your own conclusions. The email has not been edited.
Celebs Out & About: Ciara, Viola Davis, Louis Bardo Bullock
Singer Ciara was spotted leaving the salon in West Hollywood yesterday. Ciara spruced up her long, flowing weave by adding a few highlights and a conditioner for her own hair that’s growing under the weave.
Speaking of hair weave, Oscar nominee Viola Davis wore a short cropped wig for her appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America yesterday. Viola received kudos for wearing her own natural hair for the cover of the LA Times magazine earlier this month. It’s a shame that in 2012 black women are applauded for wearing their own hair. We have been fully assimilated. 
Tina Knowles: ‘Blue Ivy doesn’t look like Beyonce or Jay Z’
It can’t be good when a grandmother doesn’t recognize her daughter’s features in her own granddaughter. Tina Knowles spoke with PEOPLE magazine during the Runway to Win Fundraising reception for President Barack Obama last night.
When asked about her granddaughter, Knowles began by cryptically saying, “She’s doing great.”
Well, we would hope the baby is doing great — unless she has some type of hereditary illness that we don’t know about.
Knowles clarified by saying “She’s beautiful.” Then when she was asked pointedly who the baby resembled the most, Tina said: “She’s only a month old. So we have to give her a minute.”
Let’s pause here to reflect on her answer… what grandmother doesn’t recognize her own daughter’s features in her grandbaby? Unless the baby isn’t Beyonce’s — which we already figured.
Most grandmothers would say the baby has her daughter’s eyes, or her son-in-law’s lips, or something.
You mean to tell me Tina doesn’t recognize any resemblance at all in the baby’s features after an entire month?
