Jay Z to open sports bar in Atlanta?
Earlier this week, I received a tip from a confidential informant that rap mogul Jay Z, 41, was in town dining at that very moment at Atlanta’s popular Busy Bee soul food restaurant with Mayor Kasim Reed.
It seems that Atlanta is on a short list of cities being considered by Jay Z for his franchise 40/40 sports bars. But everyone who does business in the city of Atlanta knows that they must wine and dine Kasim Reed, who seems to do nothing other than get wined and dined by wealthy businessmen looking to extradite their paperwork.
I’m sure Jay Z, pictured above with Reed and rapper Jeezy, knows the rules by now.
According to the AJC blog, The Buzz, the original 40/40 Club in Manhattan (owned by Jay-Z and partners Juan and Desiree Perez) is scheduled to be shuttered for “renovations” soon.
Celeb Style: Lindsay Lohan
Actress Lindsay Lohan, 24, was seen entering the Equinox fitness center in West Hollywood yesterday. LiLo was wearing a black Nike jogging suit, a cute Burberry studded cashmere check scarf ($695) and a black Burberry studded leather Knight handbag ($2,195).
Never in a hundred million years would I drop $695 on a scarf. But then I’m not ballin’ like LIndsay, who recently moved into a $7,100 a month luxury Venice Beach condo after leaving drug rehab. Speaking of which, if you recall yesterday I told you that Lindsay’s ex-girlfriend, DJ Samantha Ronson, is not too happy that Lindsay moved right next door to her.
Lindsay is now telling friends that she had no idea Ronson lived next door. LiLo said she knew the moody DJ lived “somewhere in Venice Beach” but she didn’t know where.
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Lindsay Lohan leaves rehab; moves in next door to ex-lover
Samantha Ronson thought she was finally rid of ex-girlfriend Lindsay Lohan when she moved out of her West Hollywood apartment that LiLo had also conveniently rented a condo in. Ronson waited until Lindsay entered a drug rehab program before packing her boxes and moving out to Venice Beach, California where she planned to start a new life without Lindsay.
Then yesterday, the 33-year-old DJ walked out of her Venice beach pad and was startled to see Lindsay’s dad Michael Lohan carrying boxes into the house next door.
“Trust me, it wasn’t planned!,” Ronson snapped when told by paparazzi that, yup, Lindsay was moving into the crib next to hers. “I’m way pissed off right now,” Sam blurted out as she drove away in her Porsche.
Earlier that day, Lindsay, 24, was released from the famed Betty Ford Center where she spent 90 days in a court-ordered drug treatment program. “Today is the first day of the rest of my life,” she tweeted on her Twitter page.
The 3,100 sq. foot, 3-level, 4 bedroom 4 bath townhouse rents for $7,100 a month. As you can see, the two dwellings couldn’t be further than 10 feet apart, lol. Obviously Lohan is stalking her former lover. Too bad Sam didn’t think to take out a restraining order on Lindsay before she signed the lease. Now Sam will have to move again to get away from her ex.
Peep pics of LiLo’s posh pad after the break!
Teenager charged with breaking into Tyler Perry’s home; Jermaine Dupri’s home in foreclosure?
A teenager has been arrested and charged with breaking and entering into Tyler Perry’s home. According to the AJC, Chloe Ware, 18, was caught within moments after breaking into the actor and playwright’s mansion on Paces Ferry in Atlanta.
Perry’s bodyguard caught Ware around 4 a.m. last Thursday, but two others escaped, police said.
Ware was booked and released on her own recognizance. The career criminal has been arrested in the past for auto theft and shoplifting, among other charges.
Perry recently offered to rebuild the burned out home of a 85-year-old Atlanta woman, who narrowly escaped the fire with her 4-year-old great granddaughter.
Speaking of mansions, word has it that music producer-turned-DJ Jermaine Dupri’s Paces Ferry home and studio are headed toward foreclosure. Friends say Dupri, who recently laid off his entire staff at So So Def Records, is hemorrhaging money due to his insatiable appetite for strippers.
Celebs Out & About: Seal, Keri Hilson, Kim Kardashian, Teyana Taylor, Polow Da Don
When is singer Seal going to learn how to hold his baby daughter Lou the correct way? This makes the fifth time that Seal has been photographed holding Lou in an unsafe manner. Heidi Klum (not pictured) and Seal took the kids to the Coldwater Park in Beverly Hills, CA yesterday.
Singer Keri Hilson joined pals Alex Gidewon, left, Polow Da Don, right, and Teyana Taylor (pictured below) to celebrate her album release at Compound nightclub on Saturday night in Atlanta. No Boys Allowed is in stores now.
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Celeb Style: Inside Pharrell Williams’ Juvenile $14M Penthouse
Music producer Pharrell Williams invited photographer Todd Selby into his $14 million Miami penthouse to take pictures of his collection of ‘Family Guy’ art, Bape statues and other toys… yes, toys. Pharrell, who coined the term “kidult” is another one of those rich oddballs who refuses to grow up.
Any woman walking into a grown man’s home should be immediately suspicious of him if she sees a bunch of toys lying around in a space where there are no children present. There is nothing cute about decorating your home to make it attractive to little children (à la Michael Jackson).
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Dwyane Wade Covers Uptown Magazine
Uptown magazine caught up with NBA superstar Dwyane Wade for a revealing look into his private life.
The 28-year-old, who once owned a 9,000-square-foot mansion in a tiny Miami suburb, now lives in a lovely yet modest row house (even though he reportedly earned $15 million last year). Wade explained that as he grows older (and settles down) he’s let go of the flashy, material things that he accumulated in his youth.
On His Relationship With Gabrielle Union:
“I found someone I have a great relationship with and that was the most important thing. You have to like the person you’re around before you can say you love them,” Wade says. “That’s the biggest thing right now; we want to make sure that we stay liking each other.”
On His Chicago Home:
“I don’t need something too big. I’m in Miami most of the time. And I fell in love with [this property] once I was able to put my own personality into the house,” says Wade. “Every time I walk in my door, [I am reminded of] the journey that it took to get here and the hard work that I have to put in to continue to stay here.”
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