Pistorius Cries in Court as Charges Upgraded to Premeditated Murder
Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius held his head in his hands and cried in open court as he heard the charges against him in Pretoria, South Africa Friday.
Pistorius, 26, was arrested Thursday and charged with shooting his girlfriend, FHM model and upcoming reality star Reeva Steenkamp, 29, at his Pretoria mansion earlier that morning.
A magistrate upgraded the charges from murder to the more serious charge of premeditated murder as it was revealed that Pistorius shot Steenkamp four times through a bathroom door.
Erica Mena throws a shoe party
Every man knows that the quickest way to a woman’s heart is through gifts. And the quickest way to a groupie’s heart is through designer shoes and handbags — the pricier the better! Reality TV star Erica Mena knows all too well what gifts groupies like. The Love & Hip Hop NY cast member hosted a JeTaime shoes Sip & Shop party in NYC over the weekend, and lifestyle blogger Talkingwithtami.com has all the pics.
The IRS files tax lien on Sheree Whitfield’s ‘Chateau Sheree’
According to Miss Jia, the IRS has filed a tax lien against former Atlanta housewife, Sheree Whitfield.
According to a multiple listing service, Whitfield paid $319k for the property on Lake Forrest Dr in north Atlanta, near Chastain Park in January 2011. Whitfield began building her dream home — dubbed ‘Chateau Sheree’ — in the Spring of 2011. But the home sat for long periods untouched as construction stalled due to financial issues, according to Straightfromthea.com.
Kandi Burruss shows off her engagement ring
Kandi Burruss and her boyfriend Todd Tucker are officially engaged, according to Alwaysalist.com.
“I’m happy and very excited about building a future with Todd,” Burruss told AlwaysAList.com exclusively. “He makes me smile from the inside out!”
Burruss, 36, an accomplished singer/songwriter, met Tucker, 39, a line producer on the RHOA set during filming of season 4 in 2012. They were formally introduced by former celebrity attorney, and RHOA co-star, Phaedra Parks while filming an episode in Africa.
Rapper Jai Jai pregnant with Shawty Lo’s baby (again)?
Just last week, a follower on Twitter.com inquired about rapper Shawty Los’s other baby mama, Jai Jai. Welp, word on the curb is underground Atlanta rapper Jai Jai is pregnant with Shawty Lo’s 12th child.
Yandy Smith’s baby daddy accused of indecencies with a minor
Ever since Love & Hip Hop NY star Yandy Smith turned up pregnant, tongues have been wagging that her baby daddy is some kind of child molester. Sandrarose.com doesn’t entertain such slander, but The Record (Bergan County newspaper) reports that Mandeecees Harris, 34, was arrested and charged with aggravated sexual assault and other indecencies with a 15-year-old minor. His trial is about to get underway — just in time to boost the sagging TV ratings of Love & Hip Hop NY.
Petition to Cancel TLC’s ‘Sisterhood’ gaining momentum
958,000 is roughly the number of viewers who tuned in to watch the series premiere of TLC’s reality TV show Sisterhood last Tuesday. In fact, the number of viewers who tuned in was so low that the show is not even listed on the TV ratings charts for shows that aired on January 1st.
Apparently, TLC’s decision to cut the check for a reality show that focuses on preacher’s wives was not a good move.
250 is the number of signatures reached on a petition to pressure TLC into canceling the show. But the petition might not be necessary.
