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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 20, 2010 at 9:18am —
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Photos: Drake Covers ‘Paper’ Magazine and Wants to be President… Obama
*Drake is on the cover of yet another magazine, and this time it is Paper, in which he comes to share that he wants to take over the role of President Obama… but only on film, of course.
Below are photos and snippets from the feature story in…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 20, 2010 at 9:13am —
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Video: Woman With ‘World’s Biggest Breasts’ Fights For Her Life
Sheyla Hershey
*We’re not surprised to hear it, but a Texas woman, Sheyla Hershey, said to have the world’s largest breasts is dealing with some serious health issues.
Fox News says that Hershey contracted a staph infection during her most recent breast implant surgery. The infection has now spread to both breasts and doctors sent her into surgery Tuesday morning. Her implants will be removed and possibly her…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 19, 2010 at 11:01am —
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Video: Wendy Grills Ochocinco on Show’s Lack of Black Girls
The original pool of 85 women on VH1's "Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch"
*Chad Ochocinco admitted that he prefers white and Latino women over sisters when pressed about it this week on “The Wendy Williams Show.”
The NFL receiver was there to promote his new VH1 series “The Ultimate Catch,” which features a gaggle of women competing to become his “true love.” Wendy brought up the fact that the 17 women he…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 19, 2010 at 10:56am —
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Alicia Keys Leaves Longtime Manager
Alicia Keys and Jeff Robinson
*Alicia Keys has reportedly parted ways with her manager, ending a business partnership that started at the beginning of her career more than a decade ago.
Keys and Jeff Robinson announced the news Friday in a joint statement, saying their split was “mutually agreed upon and amicable,” according to Billboard.
The singer, engaged to producer Swizz Beatz and pregnant with their first child,…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 19, 2010 at 10:48am —
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Report: Gibson Moving Back to Australia
*If it’s true, some are saying good riddance. The Daily Mail (London) is reporting that Mel Gibson is trying to get as far away as possible from his headline-grabbing scandal.
He’s supposedly packing his bags and moving back to Australia, where he will reunite with his ex-wife, Robyn.
Gibson is so serious about leaving the country that he has already sold his homes in Greenwich, Connecticut, and Malibu. The…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 19, 2010 at 9:59am —
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Wesley Snipes Loses Appeal; Heading to Prison
*Unfortunately for Wesley Snipes he’s going to have to serve three years in federal prison because he lost his appeal on a conviction of tax evasion.
The action actor was first found guilty in 2008 of dodging more than $15 million in taxes on income earned during the peak of his career.
Snipes’ lawyers tried to convince the court that his tax advisers, who also received jail terms, had convinced him there…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 19, 2010 at 9:53am —
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We Remember: Actress Vonetta McGee Dies at 65
*Movie siren Vonetta McGee, star of such blaxploitation era films as “Shaft in Africa” and “Blacula,” has died. She was 65.
The actress, born Lawrence Vonetta McGee in San Francisco, suffered a cardiac arrest on July 9 and died in the hospital last Friday, according to the Los Angeles Times.
McGee also starred in 1975’s “The Eiger Sanction” alongside Clint Eastwood, playing the role of Jemima Brown. But…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 18, 2010 at 8:39am —
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Swizz Beatz Ex-Wife Confronts Alicia
*Mashonda, the mother of Swizz Beatz’s three-year-old son and ex wife, demanded to meet the new love of his life to put aside their differences for the sake of the boy. According to aceshowbiz.com, the pair met over dinner.
“It wasn’t awkward; I wouldn’t have done it if I wasn’t ready. I said what I had to ay as a mum. It was a whole sit down dinner,” she said.
Back in 2008, Beatz and Mashonda split and filed for…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 18, 2010 at 8:34am —
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Mel Gibson Threatens Ex with N-word Rape
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Mel Gibson and his ex Oksana Grigorieva
Mel Gibson must slow up on the grape. He has been caught with his foot in his mouth or I should say his whole leg in his mouth on too many occasions. This time he’s including the N-word in his rant and he almost tops it with the other despicable things he says to his baby mama, in an alleged voicemail and tape of him…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 18, 2010 at 8:29am —
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Walmart’s ‘Mr. Rollback’ Adds New Celebrity Appeal to Essence Music Festival
Mr. Rollback having fun with his new fans and Walmart aficionados at Essence festival
*He doesn’t have a new CD. He hasn’t written a book. He doesn’t have an entourage, but none of this prevented him from being one of the most celebrated new personalities at the 2010 Essence Music Festival. What’s his claim to fame? He saves shoppers money.
Affectionately known as “Mr. Rollback,”…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 18, 2010 at 8:24am —
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Michelle Obama Hateration from Beck, Ingraham
*Was this hate-on-Michelle Obama week and we didn’t get the memo?
On at least two occasions, the First Lady was singled out by the right wing in spectacularly petty fashion – first by guest co-host Laura Ingraham on “The View,” because Mrs. Obama has the nerve to push healthy eating to our nation’s children; and then Thursday by Fox’s Glenn Beck, who was “outraged” by the ensemble FLOTUS wore to tour the oil…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 18, 2010 at 8:21am —
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Rush on Steinbrenner: ‘That Cracker Made A Lot of Black Millionaires’
Rush Limbaugh
*Al Sharpton has released a statement condemning radio host Rush Limbaugh for his comments about the late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.
On Rush’s radio show Tuesday, the conservative host remembered Steinbrenner as the “classic capitalist” by saying: “That cracker made a lot of African-American millionaires. …And at the same time he fired a bunch of white…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 15, 2010 at 12:58am —
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Will Smith, Debbie Allen Behind S. Allen Counter Biopic
Debbie Allen
*Will Smith and Debbie Allen are among the producers developing a film about modern-day explorer and African-American neuroscience professor Dr. S. Allen Counter.
According to Variety, Smith, James Lassiter and Ken Stovitz of Overbrook Entertainment are teaming with Allen for the Sony feature, with Farhad Safinia (“Apocalypto”) tapped to pen the script.
Smith, who’s worked with…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 15, 2010 at 12:48am —
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Yankees' Steinbrenner dies at 80
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George Steinbrenner Dead At Age 80
Tim Kurkjian on the passing of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner
George Steinbrenner Dead At Age 80
George Steinbrenner, who rebuilt the New York Yankees into a sports empire with a mix of bluster and big bucks that polarized fans all across America, died Tuesday. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday July…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 13, 2010 at 10:45am —
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LeBron James BOOED At Carmelo Anthony Wedding In New York
Anyone not living under a rock has probably heard about LeBron James's decision to team up with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh on the Miami Heat. The decision broke the hearts of everyone in the city of Cleveland and greatly disappointed fans in Chicago and New York City.
Knicks fans got their first chance to express their anger toward James when he arrived for Carmelo Anthony's wedding. Fox Sports reported that,…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 13, 2010 at 9:30am —
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Video: Why MTV Banned Ciara’s ‘Ride’
*Ciara has said that the decision by MTV to avoid her new music video during the day is “unfortunate.”
*The promo clip for current single “Ride” takes dirty dancing to new heights – with footage of her writhing and booty-popping mixed in with slow motion clips of the singer on a mechanical bull.
Speaking about the MTV ban, Ciara told Metro: “It’s unfortunate because I’m very proud of the video. I have to accept…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 13, 2010 at 9:17am —
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The Dream's Terius Nash cheats with mystery woman
*After photos surfaced Monday morning with The Dream’s Terius Nash on the beach in the Caribbean with his arms around another woman, he confirms his separation to wife of two years, Christina Milian. They have a 5-month-old daughter together named Violet.
Christina Milian appears to have addressed and confirmed the cheating on her Twitter account with five words.
In a statement released to US magazine, The…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 12, 2010 at 9:40pm —
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Tiger Seeks to Toss Mistress Paternity Case
*A lawyer for Tiger Woods is asking a court to dismiss claims from one of his mistresses that he fathered her child.
As previously reported, porn star Devon James submitted legal documents in Manatee County, Florida last month asking a judge to determine the paternity of her nine-year-old son, Austin.
The actress, real name Melinda Brinling, claimed Woods had fathered her child during a fling in 2001 – and insisted…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 12, 2010 at 6:10pm —
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Cleveland to Nike: Giant LeBron Mural/Advert’s Got to Go!
*Cleveland is doing its best to forget LeBron James: On Friday, workers began removing an enormous mural of NBA superstar LeBron James from a downtown building.
The Nike ad is 10 stories tall and has been a fixture of the Cleveland skyline for a few years.
“We are removing the LeBron James ‘Witness’ mural in downtown Cleveland and expect the process to be completed within a few days,” a Nike…
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Added by Stephan Bobb on July 12, 2010 at 6:06pm —
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