Did Khloe Kardashian recently pose for a photo with her “real father” Alex Roldan?

“First official photo of my sister and her dad! Like father like daughter!” Khloe’s little sister Kylie Jenner tweeted yesterday.

Over the past few months, Khloe’s paternity has been the hot topic of discussion in the media following reports that Kris Jenner had an affair while she was married, and subsequent tabloid reports from Robert Kardashian Sr‘s two ex-wives alleging that Khloe wasn’t really a Kardashian.

The women say that Robert told them personally that he knew that Khloe wasn’t really his child.

“Khloe is not his kid. He told me that after we got married,” ex-wife Jan Ashley, Robert’s first spouse after Kris Jenner, told tabloid Star Magazine.

“He just kind of looked at me and said (it) like it was a matter of fact,” 63-year-old Ashley said. “He said, ‘Well, you know that Khloe’s not really a Kardashian, don’t you?’ And I said …’Okay,’ and that was it.”

Kylie tweeted "It was a joke everyone! Lol!" after tweeting a photo of Khloe Kardashian and her "real dad" Alex Roldan.

In the weeks that followed, while speculation grew and grew, came along a story that Kris Jenner‘s hairdresser Alex Roldan was the man Jenner had an affair with, and he was Khloe’s biological father.

READ: Khloe Kardashian’s Real Father is Kris Jenner’s Hairdresser Alex Roldan?

Roldan, a hairdresser in West Hollywood, stands at around 6 feet tall, while Mr. Kardashian is a mere 5-foot-7.

And not only that, but Khloe’s middle name just happens to be “Alexandria,” a play off the male name Alex. (Things that make you go “Hmmmm…..”)

Anyway, Kylie later tweeted that the photo of Khloe and Alex was meant to be a joke, but you can’t deny the resemblance between the two.

What do you think?

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld — who is known for his random outbursts and controversial opinions — had this to say about British singer Adele:

“The thing at the moment is Adele….She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice.”

Ouch! That quote comes from a recent interview Lagerfeld did with Metro News, where he shared his opinion on a wide range of topics, including the Royal Family, the Obamas, M.I.A. flipping the bird at the Super Bowl and more.

The 78-year-old creative director of Chanel and Fendi also called Russian men ugly and said that the Greeks and Italians have “disgusting habits.”

Read what else he had to say below.

On today’s female Pop stars:

“I prefer Adele and Florence Welch. But as a modern singer she is not bad.The thing at the moment is Adele. She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice. Lana del Rey is not bad at all. She looks very much like a modern-time singer. In her photos she is beautiful. Is she a construct with all her implants? She’s not alone with implants.”

On the Obamas and Politics:

“Yes he does [deserve to be re-elected], especially because of Mrs. Obama. I’m a big fan of Mrs. Obama – and her face, I think, is magical. He would not be there without her. Mrs. Obama is not a fashion statement, but she has other things to do. My favorite thing about Mrs Obama was when she was asked if her skirt was not too tight and she answered ‘Why you don’t like my big black ass?’ I want [Barack] Obama to win because there is nothing better anyway, and especially because of her.

“I never voted in my life. I will never vote. I know too much about politics from what’s going on backstage. To vote you have to believe all that garbage that they promise you, and they can’t keep those promises. If someone gave me an Obama pin, I would just put it on.”

On M.I.A. flipping the bird at the Super Bowl:

“Nowadays people give the middle finger quite quickly — it’s not the best behavior. Everybody does that, what’s new about that? It’s just become a bad habit. People in magazines are 50 percent bimbo and 50 percent pregnant women.”

On Russian men and women:

“If I was a woman in Russia I would be a lesbian, as the men are very ugly. There are a few handsome ones, like Naomi Campbell’s boyfriend, but there you see the most beautiful women and the most horrible men.”

On the Greek economic crisis:

“Greece needs to work on a cleaner image. It’s a big problem, as [Greeks] have this reputation of being so corrupt. You can’t be sure the money will go where it’s supposed to go. They need to build trust, and that takes time too. Nobody wants Greece to disappear, but they have really disgusting habits – Italy as well.”

On political correctness:

“Be politically correct, but don’t become a bore for that. People should be sensitive in these matters, but not make so much noise. Be politically correct, but do we have to know your opinion?”

This Karg Lagerfeld guy gets points for complimenting Mrs. Obama but he didn’t have to go in on Adele like that!

Your thoughts?

Kelly Rowland, who is up for a Grammy Award for her hit single “Motivation,” paid a visit to Chelsea Handler‘s late-night talk show “Chelsea Lately.”

During her interview, the R&B singer discussed a broad range of topics, including working with Lil Wayne on “Motivation,” her new “Sexy Abs” workout DVD and more.

Kelly also talked about how she’s feeling sexy in her 30′s and how she’s got a new man in her life. “I got a gooood man,” she gushed.

“Are you happy?” Chelsea asked. “Absolutely. Girl, am I happy?” Kelly responded.

“You look happy and horny when you talk about him,” Chelsea joked with Kelly, who said, “Those feelings come about too when thinking about him” with a huge smile.

Sounds like Kelly Rowland is in a good place these days!

Watch the full interview below:

Nick and Aaron Carter pictured here in in a 2006 photo with their sister Leslie.

25-year-old Leslie Carter was laid to rest at a small, private ceremony in upstate New York this past weekend after she unexpectedly died from a suspected drug overdose.

According to TMZ, several family members were present at the funeral, including Aaron Carter, but Nick — who is currently on the road on tour and performed a concert at New York City’s Irving the night of the ceremony — didn’t attend, but it’s not because he didn’t want to, he says.

“I wanted to be at my sister’s funeral, but my family has always had a complicated dynamic,” he told the website without going into detail any further. “There are so many emotions for me surrounding the loss of my sister. I am trying to stay healthy, positive, and focused.”

Leslie Carter — an aspiring singer and former reality TV star who appeared on her family’s TV show “House of Carter” in 2006 — died suddenly on February 1st 2012 after overdosing on Xanax, a prescription medication used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Her stepmother Ginger Carter told police that Leslie suffered from a “long history of mental illness” and looked depressed the morning of the day she was found dead.

“Our family is grieving right now and it’s a private matter,” a spokeswoman for the family said in a statement that was released after the sad news broke. “We are deeply saddened for the loss of our beloved sister, daughter, and granddaughter, Leslie Carter. We request the utmost privacy during this time.”

When TMZ contacted Ginger Carter about Nick’s allegations that he wasn’t invited to attend his sister’s funeral, she said “That’s not true” and immediately hung up on them.

Sounds like some shady ish is going down with the Carter family…

What do you think?

Rihanna wants a piece of Evelyn Lozada….and doesn’t care about asking!

Yesterday, RiRi tweeted the “Basketball Wives” star asking her if her fiance Chad Ochocinco would mind sharing the goodies.

@EvelynLozada hey Evz, wud Chad share??? #thatisall

— Rihanna (@rihanna) February 1, 2012

But unfortunately for Chad…when it comes to Rihanna, Evelyn has no problem kicking HIM to the curb.

Bitch, 3 is a crowd! #KicksOchoToTheCurb #CAKE RT @rihanna: @EvelynLozada hey Evz, wud Chad share??? #thatisall

— Evelyn Lozada (@EvelynLozada) February 1, 2012

We know one damn thing…any man who wouldn’t want to see these two going at it has some serious issues.

 What do you think?

Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz is becoming a hot commodity.

In an interview with MTV’s RapFix Live, 2 Chainz revealed that he has been working with his labelmate Kanye West and the two have a couple of songs together.

“One thing that people may not know is that I’ve been working with Kanye West for the past year. We have records together, we have ideas that we’re planning on releasing to the world real soon. I’m tryna get my ‘N in Paris’ swag up.”

So far….2 Chainz has worked with some of the hottest names in the game and says he appreciates everything he has learned from them.

“I been fortunate enough to work everybody in the game, some of the best talent in the game from Luda to Lil Wayne and Gucci Mane, everybody in Atlanta, T.I., Jeezy. I think this was just another angle that I could appreciate, that I can maybe learn from.

“I’m one of those people that feel like you’re never too old to learn new things and even bruh, he still can learn new things from the avenue and path that I come from. It’ll be cool, we gonna shake up hip-hop a little bit, shake up rap a little bit. You see what I did on my own.”

Sounds like this guy could be a factor in 2012!

Justin Bieber is back in the studio doing what he does best! And last night, the pop star received a special visit from his big bro Lil Wayne.

good time in the studio last night. back at it tonight. oh yeah…and big bro came thru… twitter.com/justinbieber/s…

— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) February 1, 2012

and when i say big bro i mean @LilTunechi . #BELIEVE IT #family twitter.com/justinbieber/s…

— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) February 1, 2012

We’re not sure if they recorded anything, but the two appeared to have done some skateboarding.

Just the day before, the Biebs revealed he was working with Timbaland on his new album “Believe.”

in the studio with @timbaland and the crew. #creating

— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) February 1, 2012

We see JB is still getting much love from everyone in the industry. It’s gotta feel good to be that kid!

If you didn’t know by now….Madonna is a huge Nicki Minaj fan!

The Pop Queen recently made an appearance on Anderson Cooper’s talk show “Anderson” and spoke on her love for the Young Money rapper and how she shared a kiss with her on her birthday.

“I listen to Nicki Minaj. I love her. I love [Nicki and M.I.A.] actually and I wanted to collaborate with both of them on my record because I’m a big fan of their music, but also I like their independence, I like their spirit. They’re cheeky and unique and they have individual voices and they’re not conventional pop stars, and I really admire them both.

“It was [Nicki's] birthday and it was actually the end of one of those long days of shooting and we were all giving a birthday toast to her. After a few sips of champagne, I kissed her. Yes.”

Damn right, he got it!

Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz has moved on from Disturbing Tha Peace (headed by Ludacris) and just signed a solo deal with Def Jam.

The rapper formerly known as Tity Boi made the big announcement today via XXL:

“It’s the Real University, Two Gun Gang, Street Executives. It’s not DTP no more,” he says. “I’m actually behind [Ludacris], he’s still my homie. I just took another route as far as running my own company and bossing up. But on the other hand, I’m still working with him. He has an album coming out this year, as well.”

Congrats Tity!!

Nick Cannon covers the latest issue of Bleu Magazine as their “Man of the Year!”

Inside the men’s fashion, entertainment and culture magazine, the new father of twins talks about his wife Mariah Carey, being a “sex symbol” and how he was “built for fatherhood.”

Read the highlights from the interview below:

On romance and Mariah Carey: “Mariah and I are both hopeless romantics. We just made a pact to say that we want to be in this because we enjoy each other and we love each other…We want to be successful at being in a relationship; we want to have a good time.”

On relationships: “A relationship shouldn’t seem like something you have to work at; it is not a task. We always wanted a fairy tale relationship…and the drama that normally comes with it, we [can] do without.”

On fatherhood: “I was built for fatherhood. I grew up in a family with a lot of kids…I have taken care of kids my whole life. As soon as my children were born, they became first and everything else became secondary.”

On being a sex symbol: “[Being labeled a sex symbol] comes with the territory when being a solid husband and good father. Women find that kind of stuff appealing and sexy. Growing up, I was always the smallest kid in the school…I was the skinny and lanky dude…So I embrace [being labeled a sex symbol] now.”

[Spotted @ YBF]

“Sex and the City” actress Cynthia Nixon recently took on the role of a cancer patient for a new Broadway show called “Wit.” And get this….the 45-year-old actually shaved her head COMPLETELY BALD to make the role even more convincing!

Nixon, known for her trademark red locks, debuted the new look on “Live with Kelly” earlier this week.

“So what’s new?” Kelly Ripa quipped, obviously in reference to Nixon’s shockingly bald head.

After Kelly complimented Cynthia on the shape of her head, the actress said, “I thought it was kind of gonna be no muss-no fuss, but I have to shave it every day! It’s got kind of a five o’clock shadow, and you don’t want to go on with that. I was always kind of curious to see what it would be like. I like it; I don’t think I’m gonna keep it forever.”

During a routine mammogram back in 2006, Cynthia Nixon discovered she had the early stages of breast cancer and underwent lumpectomy and radiation to treat it, so this new role — where she stars as a cancer stricken poetry professor — is very close to her heart.

Of her stage character, Cynthia says, “She’s really at the top of her profession. She’s a professor of 17th century poetry. She’s the best; she knows she’s the best. She gets a really bad cancer diagnosis and she goes through this really heavy-duty chemo and she meets that challenge, but she learns a lot about herself.”

What do you think about Cynthia Nixon’s new look?

Aww, Po’ Lil Tink Tink!

Terrell Owens opens up about being a broke & unemployed athlete, his rumored suicide attempts, baby mama drama and more in the latest issue of GQ Magazine.

Read a few excerpts from his interview below:

On suicide attempts:
“The hospital released me that night. If they thought I was suicidal or I hadn’t been conscious, you ask yourself, would they have let me go that night? … But that doesn’t mean I don’t get real down. I’m human; that’s what people don’t realize. I may be a public figure, but really, I’m just like a guy who could be in your family and have some difficult things happen to him.”

On blowing $80 million dollars:
“I hate myself for letting this happen. I believed that they had my back when they said, ‘You take care of the football, and we’ll do the rest.’ And in the end, they just basically stole from me.”

 On his baby mama drama:
“If there’s anything I’m sorry about, it’s getting involved with all that.”

He never actually dated any of the women, he says. One was a one-night stand, the others “repeat offenders.” Owens, who has never been married, concedes he is “not a very good judge of character.” Still, he “never suspected they were the types to do what they done in the past year.”

On not having any friends:
“I’m in hell. I don’t have no friends. I don’t want no friends. That’s how I feel.”

On falling out with Kita and Mo:
He misses Monique and Kita, who used to check in a lot; he fell out with them a few months ago, after shooting ended for the final season of the show, when he discovered they were trying to sell their own lives as a reality program. “They said they were planning to make me an executive producer, but if we were business partners, don’t you think I would have known about it?”

[GQ]

Even though T.O.’s attitude is a big part of the reason he is going through so much right now … you can’t help but feel a little sorry for the guy!

Thoughts?

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton was selected to cover the February 2012 issue of Esquire Magazine, where he talks about political topics such as the potential Republican candidates, the Clinton Global Initiative and why he thinks President Barack Obama has the upcoming 2012 election in the bag.

Check out the highlights from the interview below!

On GOP candidates Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney:
“With someone like Newt Gingrich, it’s a different kettle of fish. Because as a private citizen he was for certain important health-care reforms and believed in climate change and believed there had to be a strong reaction to it. And now he’s just like Romney. Neither one of them can say what they believe to be true and get nominated. Romney’s still trying to figure out what he did as governor of Massachusetts and still appeal to this driving vituperative energy.”

On why he thinks President Obama will win the election:
“I think Barack Obama will be the next president. I think he will win. Because I think that whatever feelings the American people have about their own conditions and however much they may wish he had moved more quickly, I think that they will conclude that it takes a long time to get out of the kind of economic distress we were in and that his direction and policies are more likely to move us out of that than if they give the White House and the Congress to a party that will give them more of what they just had.”

On his ‘Clinton Global Initiative’ (CGI), which helps bring jobs to America that would otherwise be sent overseas:
“I just kept feeling that there was more possibility to create jobs in America without some huge government initiative. That if we could get businesses that are doing well together with people with good ideas, and with people that are doing training, and with banks that are willing to loan money under certain circumstances, then we could do some good. That’s what led to CGI America. And the commitments we’ve gotten will create or fill existing vacancies that haven’t been filled in months for more than 150,000 jobs and give more than twice that many people more-relevant job training. We also got another $265 million in direct commitments for investments of low-interest loans to small entrepreneurs, which is a big deal because the small-business loan rate in many areas has been going down even as the demand for the loans has recovered and, according to Pepperdine University, about 40 percent of American small businesses surveyed said they would hire more people if they could get the financing to do it.”

Click Here for more from Bill Clinton’s interview with Esquire!

Apparently, Jay-Z and Kanye West‘s “(Watch) The Throne” compilation project has inspired Chris Rock in one way or another.

The comedian revealed to Vulture that he wants to team up with Dave Chappelle for a joint nationwide stand-up comedy tour!

“I’ve been talking to Chappelle a lot. Been trying to get Chappelle to go on tour. You know I’m not the hard one,” he said, laughing. “But I’m trying to make that happen. After seeing [Kanye and Jay-Z's tour], I was like, ‘Me and Dave should do this.”

Convincing Chappelle to go on tour is like getting a fat girl to lay off the debbie cakes. We don’t see it happening … but if it does, we know it will be epic!

Your thoughts?

Just a few days after Birdman made it known that he would put up $5 million on the New England Patriots to win the Superbowl……50 Cent has decided to join in on the fun too!

Fif called the “#1 Stunner” out via Twitter last night and has offered to bet $1 million on the New York Giants. He tweeted:

I’m up 500,000 off the last one. f*ck it ill bet it back Ill put a 1,000,000 on my G MEN. STUNNER you got the # hit me if you want it. I just check the spread Hold up the M casino in vegas said patriots-3 I’m have to bet over there unless STUNNTER giving up points. Get at me

He may need $4 mil more to even get Birdman’s attention.

Step your game up, Fiddy!

We know your first question (like ours) might be “Who the hell is Tim Gunn?”…..but don’t worry about that too much for now.

Just try to focus on the fact that a living, breathing man actually admitted to a nearly 30-year dry spell. Yikes!

The “Project Runway” fashion guru revealed Tuesday on ABC’s daytime talk show “The Revolution” that he hasn’t been between the sheets with anyone for 29 years. That’s fine with him.

“I haven’t had sex in 29 years,” he said. “Do I feel like less of a person for it? No. Not even remotely.”

Gunn, 58, said that his “very personal” reasons for abstinence have to do with an “intense” and psychologically damaging past relationship. “My partner ended it, saying that, quite frankly, he was impatient with my sexual performance,” he said.

Gunn, who is openly gay, also said that the AIDS epidemic prompted him to reevaluate sex. “I think a lot of people simply retreated because they were concerned about their health. I certainly was,” he said. “And I’m happy to be healthy and alive, quite frankly.”

While Gunn said that he’s “a perfectly happy, fulfilled individual,” he’s happy to engage in sex again, as long as the person is right. ”I have feelings,” he said. “It’s not as though I’m some barren forest. I don’t want to imply to anyone that I have a mandate that says no sex. I don’t. I don’t know what’s around the corner.”

[ABC]

29 years?!? DAAAAYYYYUUUUUMMMM!!!

We actually applaud him for being able to hold out THAT long. Besides, his reasoning was pretty good too. HIV/AIDS is pretty serious!

Sounds like this guy needs to get himself a FleshliPad!

Chelsea Handler — who is well known for speaking her mind, no matter what — sat down and had a little chat with Howard Stern on his Sirius XM satellite radio show on Monday (Jan 23). And during the interview, Handler opened up about her one-off relationship with rapper 50 Cent, and even had a few choice words for Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon.

“He’s actually a lot different than you would think,” Chelsea said of 50 Cent, who she briefly dated in 2010. “He’s very sweet. He’s really sweet. He’s got this great big smile and his energy is just –he’s like a big black teddy bear and you just kind of want to jump on him.”

She continued, “He’s very clean cut, and I don’t know if he was lying to me but he doesn’t do drugs, he doesn’t even drink alcohol, he doesn’t smoke pot, he doesn’t do anything I like. I thought that was refreshing, and I was like ‘Oh, that’s fun.’ I smoke pot once in a while. But yeah I’d smoke around him, but he never wanted to. There’s always someone around me that’s got pot, so it’s not like that hard to come by.”

Speaking on her fling with the rapper, Handler said, “We went out. We dated. We had sex. The sex was okay. It was just normal. It was fine. It wasn’t mind blowing … I’ve had much better sex with other people, but it was good.”

“My friends all loved him,” she continued. “My friends fell in love with him. They were like, ‘This huge gangster guy is like the sweetest.’ So we dated for a couple months.”

Throughout those few months, Chelsea says 50 used to fly out to her shows all over the country. He had even met her family in Newark, and was set to join them on a Christmas vacation trip to Anguilla.

But Chelsea says things took a turn for the worse after Ciara, 50′s rumored ex girlfriend, was scheduled to appear on her show.

“It was so dumb. It’s almost embarrassing. I really can’t remember the exact the details, but I’ll tell you what I can remember. I think one of his ex-girlfriends was coming on my show and she’s one of those singers. I can’t remember her name. She’s really hot. He was dating her I guess previous to me.

“Right before Anguilla, Ciara–that’s her name!–was coming on the show, and he called me to tell me something about her like she still calls him all the time, and she still tells him that she loves him or something. And I’m at my job, and I go ‘Curtis, honestly this is like eighth grade sh*t. Why are you telling me this? This girl is coming on the show tomorrow, and now I have to look at her and think you guys have some weird thing going on or had going on.’

“It was so juvenile. I’m at my work and I work my ass off all the time, and I have million different things and even though it’s not like important work, I am working hard. I’m doing sh*t. He said, ‘I want you to hear this conversation’ and he was like calling someone like a 3-way phone call. I go, ‘So you’re telling me this girl wants to get back together with you, but she’s upset that you’re dating me, is that what you’re saying?’ He’s like, ‘Yeah, so I just want you to know when she comes.’

“I think I called him the worst thing you could say to a black person short of calling him the N-word. I said something like you’re like a street person basically. Something along the lines of being a gangster, and it was really, really offensive and I hung up and I’ve never spoken to him again.”

When asked if she called him “ghetto,” Handler recalled, “I said something like that. I said, ‘You have no business even talking to someone like me,’ and it was very mean. Obviously, he never showed up to Anguilla, which is actually better because he couldn’t swim, so I didn’t understand why he was coming in the first place.”

50 Cent wasn’t the only person to receive some harsh criticism from the late night talk show host and comedian. She also lashed out at Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon.

“Anyone who’s married to Mariah Carey, I’m pretty sure doesn’t have a great sense of humor,” Handler joked. “I mean, let’s be honest, she’s ridiculous. What is her game plan? What kinda person operates like that?”

Chelsea went on to ridicule the singer over her recent weight loss and compared her to Elizabeth Taylor, whose weight fluctuated much like Carey’s throughout her career.

“She’s worse than Elizabeth Taylor. She’s just so ridiculous with her body. You see her one day and she’s like 50 pounds heavier or lighter, I mean what is she doing?” Handler continued. “I don’t even understand what hemisphere people like that operate in. There’s nothing real about her and her Hello Kitty whatever.”

Listen to the full interview below:

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Seal says he was just as shocked as we were about his divorce to Heidi Klum.

The soul singer opens up about the split from his wife of eight years on a recent episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

“I think we were shocked. You go into these things with the greatest intentions when you say ‘I do’ and you say ”til death do us part.’ Those vows hold value. They are not just words. These things happen. We pretty much said how we feel and made it clear in the release statement.”

Despite the break-up, Seal still views Heidi as the most wonderful woman in the world.

“You try and you work through it and the thing that you quickly realize when you are married and you become a parent you do the best that you can. The thing I’m most proud about this great woman who I married (and I really do mean that from the bottom of my heart), is that together she has given me four incredible gifts … four beautiful children. She still, in my opinion, is the most wonderful woman in the world.”

Just to show how much he and Heidi remain on good terms….Seal hasn’t taken off his wedding ring and has no plans of doing so in the future.

“Yes, I am still wearing my ring. I think it’s just pretty much a token of how I feel about this woman. We have eight years. Eight wonderful years together. Just because we have decided to separate doesn’t necessarily mean you take off your ring and you’re no longer connected to that person.

“We will be connected in many ways ‘til the rest of our lives. Will we wear the ring for the rest of our lives? Who knows? But right now it feels really comfortable on my hand so I have intentions of taking it off anytime soon.”

It’s sad seeing such a beautiful couple calling it quits…..but maybe it’s for the best.

Aretha Franklin won’t be walking down the aisle with her fiance Willie Wilkerson after all.

The Queen of Soul’s rep released a statement this morning revealing that the couple have called off their wedding.

“Will and I have decided we were moving a little too fast, and there were a number of things that had not been thought through thoroughly. There will be no wedding at this time. We will not comment on it any further because of the very personal and sensitive nature of it. We appreciate all of the many well wishes from friends.”

The wedding was being planned out for this summer and the couple were even considering tying the knot on a private yacht at Miami Beach

Hopefully things are still kosher between these two.

In response to Etta James‘ passing today, Beyonce — who famously portrayed the legendary blues singer in a 2008 movie called “Cadillac Records” — has released a statement via her official website. The statement reads:

“This is a huge loss. Etta James was one of the greatest vocalists of our time. I am so fortunate to have met such a queen. Her musical contributions will last a lifetime. Playing Etta James taught me so much about myself, and singing her music inspired me to be a stronger artist. When she effortlessly opened her mouth, you could hear her pain and triumph. Her deeply emotional way of delivering a song told her story with no filter. She was fearless, and had guts. She will be missed.”

Beyonce’s version of “At Last” (Etta James’ most famous song) earned the R&B/Pop diva a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance.

Beyonce also performed the song at President Barack Obama’s historic inaugural ball in 2009, which was initially met with some criticism from the feisty and always outspoken James, who said at a concert, “That woman he had singing for him, singing my song … she’s going to get her ass whipped.”

But fortunately, Ms. James later came around, saying that she was just joking and her comments weren’t meant to be harmful.

Beyonce is currently at home resting after giving birth to her first child Blue Ivy Carter earlier this month.

The Ruff Ryders are getting back together!

DMX is in the works to reunite his old rap crew and already has a few members on board.

X tells TMZ that the crew will be making a big comeback tour and so far Swizz Beatz, Drag-On, Murda-Mook have all signed on.

Eve and The L.O.X. are the only ones who haven’t committed yet….but that’s only because he hasn’t reached out to them yet.

“We are all family and we’re going to come back stronger than when we left … It’s going to take the nation by storm,” X told TMZ.

This should be quite interesting. Would you go to a Ruff Ryders concert??? Let us know.

Jay-Z says a poem he supposedly wrote to his newborn daughter Blue Ivy Carter claiming that he would no longer be using the word “bitch” in his music is “fake.”

The rapper spoke to the New York Daily News the day before the star-studded reopening of his 40/40 Club in New York this week, telling them, “That poem and story are fake.”

So there you have it! The word “Bitch” isn’t going ANYWHERE anytime soon … at least when it comes to Jay-Z’s music.

Lil Boosie, who is currently in jail on drug possession charges as he awaits an upcoming April trial for murder charges, has written a letter to his fans, thanking them for their ongoing support, and updating them on his situation.

Read the letter below:

A letter to all my fans,

First, I want to than you all of you for supporting me through these hard time. Last month I was sentence to 8 years with credit for time served so i will have to do 19 months on that sentence. I go to trial for this murder charge in April so please keep me in your prayers.

To all my fans who write me through J-Pay make sure you put your address so I can respond. Its hard to write every body back but I will try my best to do so. I would also like my all my fans to support Young Jeezy new album TM 103 hes a real nigga with a big heart. I want to thank Plies, Yo Gotti, Marcus Spears, Jout Dallas, Earl Wayne and Jamarcus Russell for keeping it real with me and Pacman also. My daughter Iviona album will be coming soon so be on the lookout for it. Its HOTT!!!

I really appreciate everybody whos supporting www.boosiejustice.com and everyone who has sign the petition and brought Boosie Gear. I want all my fans to know that yall are so special to me because without you there would be no me. Congrats to Webbie on his new album Savage Life 3. New Boosie DVD “The Come Up” will be in stores soon. Life Story Book “The Truth” in stores end of 2012. My label, Bad Azz Ent, will be dropping a compilation this year and you already know how we do it. I want to thank GOD for everything and now I know the real from the fake and I can say that not too many are not real.

I also want to send love to the realest woman in the world my MAMA Mrs. Connie whos my best friend, mama, spiritual advisor and #1 Fan.

Boosie Boo

Beyonce has only been a mother for about 2 weeks now, however her former Destiny’s Child band-mates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams say their sister is a complete natural when it comes to caring for baby Blue Ivy.

“She was born to be a mother,” Kelly Rowland told People on the red carpet at the taping of the 2012 BET Honors in Washington D.C. last weekend.

Michelle Williams also had good things to say about her good friend and her new job as a mother.

“She’s doing fabulous. She has such compassion for people and humanity, period,” Michelle said, adding that little Blue Ivy Carter just might be the most stylish baby on the scene.

Out of the 3 ladies, Michelle says she didn’t expect Beyonce to be the first to welcome a “bundle of joy” in the world.

“We were very shocked. We were laughing with each other the other day and [Beyonce] was like, ‘Can y’all believe it? I was the anti – like no children for me,’ and she’s the first one [of us to have a baby],” Williams said. “So it was so amazing to see her.”

Speaking on Baby Blue Carter, Williams told USA Today, “She is absolutely gorgeous. We were all in love.”

Around this time last year when Lady Gaga released “Born This Way,” music enthusiasts from all over noted that the single reminded them of Madonna‘s 90′s hit “Express Yourself.” Turns out, Madonna was thinking the same thing!

Now that Madonna is prepping the release of her next album “M.D.N.A.” the Pop diva has finally weighed in on the controversy, and had some choice words for Lady Gaga in a new interview with ABC’s 20/20.

“I certainly think she references me a lot in her work. And sometimes I think it’s amusing and flattering and well done,” she said.

Madonna said sometimes Gaga’s work also appears to be a “statement about taking something that was in the Zeitgeist, you know, 20 years ago and turning it inside out and reinterpreting it.”

“There’s a lot of ways to look at it. I can’t really be annoyed by it …because, obviously, I’ve influenced her.” But the Material Girl became coy when the conversation turned to “Born This Way.” “When I heard it on the radio …I said that sounds very familiar,” Madonna said.

Asked if that felt annoying, Madonna responded, “It felt reductive.” Pressed as to whether that was a good or bad thing, Madonna told Cynthia McFadden to “look it up” before smiling slyly and taking a sip from her tea cup.

[ABC]

Reductive: “Tending to present a subject or problem in a simplified form, esp. one viewed as crude; minimal.”

In other words, Madonna called Lady Gaga “basic.” (Damn … shots fired!)

Madonna also weighed in on the “Born This Way” vs. “Express Yourself” controversy in a recent interview with Newsweek:

“I thought, this is a wonderful way to redo my song,” she said. “I mean, I recognized the chord changes. I thought it was . . . interesting.”

Your thoughts?

“People need to know I’m not a kid anymore,” Justin Bieber declares in his cover story for the latest issue of V Magazine, where the Pop star, who is approaching his 18th birthday this March, talks about the pressure of coming of age in the spotlight.

He continued, “I’m not going to try to conform to what people want me to be, or go out there and start partying, have people see me with alcohol. I want to do it at my own pace.”

“I don’t want to start singing about things like sex, drugs and swearing,” said the teen heartthrob, who is currently in a very public relationship with Selena Gomez. “I’m into love, and maybe I’ll get more into making love when I’m older. But I want to be someone who is respected by everybody.”

The Biebs recently made headlines when he got a huge tattoo of Jesus’ face on his leg, however, he insists, “I don’t consider myself religious. I haven’t been to church in a long time.”

PHOTOS: Justin Bieber Covers V Magazine

While Bieber admits that he doesn’t go to church, he says he still has a personal relationship with God.

“I don’t think I’m religious. I am spiritual,” Bieber told the high fashion magazine. “I believe that Jesus died on the cross for my sins. I believe that He put me in this position, and that I have to always give Him the glory He deserves for putting me here. But I don’t consider myself religious.

“A lot of people who are religious, I think they get lost. They go to church just to go to church. I’m not trying to disrespect them – you know, whatever works for you. But for me, I focus more on praying and talking to Him. I don’t have to go to church. I haven’t been to church in a long time, but I know I have a relationship with Him. I talk to Him, and that’s all.”

As far as his career and work ethic are concerned, Justin knows that he needs to “buckle down” and get serious now that he’s growing up.

“I’m going to be honest. I’m young and I’m not as disciplined as I need to be,” he said. “If I have a day off, I need to be in the dance studio, but instead I’m hanging out with my friends. But when I’m in my 20s need to buckle down and work as hard as these other people.”

He continued, “Eventually, I want to become the best at what I do. I want to be the best. In the world. I want to be better than anybody that’s ever done it. I don’t want people to think of me as just a teen sensation. I want to transition, and become the greatest.”

Justin knows that will be no easy task though, and there are lots of people that hate him “just because.” But he’s not worried, and is confident that his talent will be enough to eventually win over the haters.

“A lot of people say they hate Justin Bieber who haven’t listened to any of my music,” he admitted. “They just hate me because the hate the idea of me. I’m young, I’m handsome – I don’t mean to sound conceited – but they think I just got here because of that.”

He added, “I feel the more put out, the more people will realize it’s really good music. I’m not worried about the guy fans because they are going to come. It’s not a fluke that I’m here. I’m here for a reason, and I’m here for a lifetime.”

So there you have it, folks. Justin Bieber is going to be around … FOREVER!!!

Your thoughts?

Keri Hilson — who doesn’t like Beyonce, for whatever reason — is denying reports from “that” website claiming that a crazy Beyonce stan assaulted her with Beyonce CDs.

Here’s a screengrab of the tweet Media FAKE Out, along with a few other sites, claims Keri posted, then deleted:

Shortly after the story was posted to MFO, Miss Keri Baby took to Twitter to set the record straight:

Thanks for the laugh!! Now cut & paste yourself a life.

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@KeriHilson

Keri Hilson

When ppl use so much of their own time & effort to prove that they hate you, they must realize it has the opposite effect!

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@KeriHilson

Keri Hilson

Fake tweet, fake story. Photo-shop is a helluva drug lol.

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Keri Hilson

Fake or not … just the thought of some crazed Beyonce stan (or stans) hurling a pack of “4″ CDs at Keri Hilson is HEEEEE-LARIOUS!!!

Your thoughts?

A young Khloe Kardashian pictured here with her father, the late attorney Robert Kardashian

Khloe Kardashian, the youngest of the famous Kardashian sisters, is firing back at claims from two of her father’s former wives that she really isn’t a Kardashian.

Jan Ashley, the first woman who married Mr. Robert Kardashian after he divorced Kris Jenner, was recently quoted in a Star Magazine article as saying, “Khloe is not his kid. He told me that after we got married. He just kind of looked at me and said (it) like it was a matter of fact. He said, ‘Well, you know that Khloe’s not really a Kardashian, don’t you?’ And I said …’Okay,’ and that was it.”

A much more younger version of the 3 Kardashian sisters pose with their dad in an undated photo. (L to R: Khloe, Kourtney and Kim)

Another one of Mr. Kardashian’s former wives Ellen Pierson, who married Robert in 2003 just two months before he died after battling cancer, supports the claims, and even said that in the past, Khloe herself has questioned her branch in the Kardashian family tree.

READ: Khloe Kardashian Isn’t Really a Kardashian, Claims Robert Kardashian’s Ex Wife and Widow

“Khloe brought it up all the time,” Robert Kardashian’s widow told Star Magazine. “She looked nothing like the rest. She was tall, had a different shape, light hair, curly hair. Didn’t look anything like the other three children.”

Naturally, Khloe is absolutely LIVID at the hurtful claims from her late father’s former wives, and sent out a series of messages on Twitter yesterday lashing at the 63-year-old women.

The audacity you have to mention my father’s name like this! Should be ashamed of urself! I let a lot of things slide but

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KhloéKardashianOdom

this one is really low… YOU ARE DISGUSTING! (yes you know who YOU are)

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Since Robert’s death in 2003, Ellen has experienced some financial difficulties, and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2010. In addition, the California home she shared with the Kardashian patriarch was sold after going into foreclosure last October.

So all of this could definitely be a some sort of ploy for the former Mrs. Kardashians to get some extra cash in their pockets.

Regardless of the fact, Khloe was brought up as a Kardashian, and will always be one, no matter what. Even if all of this were true, it’s totally wrong for these heartless women to come out of the woodwork with such claims, don’t you think?

Your thoughts?

In promotion of her new single “Fame“, Amber Rose and her devil horns payed a visit to “The Breakfast Club.”

During her stay….Amber spoke on working with a few big producers, Kim Kardashian coming in between her relationship with Kanye West, dating Reggie Bush, nude pictures of her being released, and more.

Check it out below:

Who knew Tameka Raymond had a son who was a full-grown adult? We didn’t!

The woman most famous for being the ex wife of R&B singer Usher shows off her 5 sons, including her 21-year-old son Darin, Ryan (12), Kile (10), and of course little Usher V (4) and Naviyd (3), in a new feature for Uptown Magazine where she talks about her businesses, motherhood, dating as a single mother of 5, and of course, her very public custody battle with Usher.

According to Tameka, it was Usher who first filed for sole custody of their 2 kids back in January 2011. Nine months later, she filed for sole custody as a counteraction, sparking a nasty back-and-forth between the former couple.

Naviyd and Usher V are always playing in Tameka's bed. “I love it, but we can’t make it seem like there isn’t room for anyone else in here, right?” she laughs.

Tameka thinks Usher’s reasoning behind wanting full custody of their young children is because he wants to control her.

“He is a man very accustomed to having his way,” Raymond says. “This has nothing to do with how I parent. Trust me, I never will have a desire to keep a man away from his kids. I am not June Cleaver or head of the PTA, but I know I am a good mother.”

Read more excerpts from the interview below:

Watching Raymond interact with her kids is as exhausting as it is endearing. Cinco and Naviyd are running around lawlessly in little Marc Jacobs suits. Ryan is the football star obsessed with girls. “Go into my office and do your homework,” she tells him. “And don’t get on Facebook.”

Kile is a budding Steve Jobs; one time he disassembled his mothers malfunctioning Beats by Dre headphones, then rewired and repaired them. Today, she is helping him with his science project– a robot he built that’s unfortunately fallen to pieces– yet, he skillfully sneaks in some younger-brother hateration. “Ryan is on Facebook in your office,” Kile says nonchalantly.

“And you’re snitching,” Raymond says quickly. “That’s why your robot broke!”

Neither Carol Brady nor Clair Huxtable, Raymond manages motherhood by her own rules, which is evident in her relationship with her son Darrin, 21, whom she had at age 19. (His father was murdered before he was born.) During the photo shoot, he noticed me snapping a pic with my cell phone and immediately signaled to his mother. He is ?ercely protective. “Because I had him at such a young age, he and I basically grew up together and we are extremely close. But I am very conscious not to be an overbearing mother.”

On meeting Usher:
“Usher and I met because I was one of the top stylists in the game. You don’t get to work with someone of his stature in music, especially back then, without being one of the best. And I still am hardworking.”

On managing relationships as a single mother of 5:
“I am dating,” says Raymond, who keeps her body toned by practicing Pilates and yoga a few days a week. “It’s refreshing. I have not been single in a while. I got divorced and married in the same year. It was a run-on relationship,” she jokes. “But a lot of guys like to play games. I like a man that’s a boss. I am not the dominant one. But a lot of the ones with the right mind-set wear OshKosh overalls. And if they are not ?y, I don’t like them.” She also has strict rules. “I don’t bring men around my children. They have never met an ‘Uncle Tony.’ The two that I did bring around, I married.”

While we don’t doubt that Tameka is a good mother, we still think she’s an attention whore, and she most definitely has this “thing” where she uses Usher’s kids against him just to make herself look good. We have a feeling this interview is simply a way for her to clean up her “crazy lady” image.

Still, the full interview is an interesting read. CLICK HERE to check it out!

Your thoughts?

Snoop Dogg plans on snatching up Waka Flocka the next time he sees him!

The Doggfather recently called into Big Boy’s Neighborhood radio show and revealed that he’s going to put the Brick Squad rapper in his place for dissing Wiz Khalifa a few weeks back.

“I’ma holla at Waka Flocka. That’s where big Uncle Snoop come in at, ’cause we ain’t about that negativity and none of that beef. We too old for that,” Snoop said. “I’ma snatch him up by the collar and say, ‘Look here, partna. You got somethin’ to say to Wiz, get at him personally.’ We peaceful. We on nothing but peace right now.”

“I love Wiz ’cause he got the right spirit that Hip Hop needs. Too much negativity in the industry that always overwhelms his kind of spirit, and I’m here to let people know that this is the right kind of spirit.”

[MTV]

We figured Snoop would jump in the middle of this and save his boy Wiz! Wonder what Waka has to say about all of this?

While various female celebrities like Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks, Raven Symone and others have recently made lifestyle changes and have lost weight in favor of a much slimmer, healthier figure….it’s no secret that Christina Aguilera has been doing the exact opposite, and is getting a little “swollen” in the face and around the belly area.

But do you think she cares? Nope! In fact, her boyfriend of over a year Matt Rutler (you know, the guy she got caught having sex with in a bathroom at a family event last year) apparently likes it.

The Pop singer showed off her curvy body — a stark contrast to the Christina Aguilera from back in the day — at a TCA press conference for NBC’s “The Voice,” and when the panel started talking about body image, Aguilera had this to say:

“Women, we are definitely under a microscope and under massive scrutiny. As long as I am happy in my own skin, that is all that is all the confirmation I need.”

“I have a boyfriend that loves my body,” she added. “I love my body, my son is healthy and happy and that is all that matters.”

More photos of Christina (and the other judges from “The Voice” — Adam Levine, Cee-Lo Green and Blake Shelton) are below:

What do you think about Christina Aguilera’s recent weight gain?

Drake isn’t alone in his “awkward” beef with Common.

During an interview on Power 106′s “Big Boy’s Neighborhood,” Cash Money CEO Birdman spoke on the ongoing feud and explained how he supports Drizzy in whatever decision he makes, but doesn’t plan to get involved with dissing other rappers on tracks.

Peep the footage below:

Sidenote: Birdman sounds like he is getting old! (LOL)

Meghan McCain, the 27-year-old daughter of Mr. Senile himself aka John McCain, recently failed miserably after she attempted to use an almost big word on live TV.

Meghan recently scored a gig as a contributor on MSNBC, and during a recent television appearance, she did that thing where you stupidly accidentally say the wrong word in place of what you really mean. (For example: Some people tend to say “Napoleon Ice Cream” when they really mean “Neapolitan.”)

MSNBC contributor Meghan McCain appeared on Alex Wagner’s show “Now” on Monday, and used a bizarre word to describe what she believed was the President and Mrs. Obama’s right to privacy.

The panel was discussing “The Obamas,” a new book by The New York Times’ Jodi Kantor, which details the apparent friction between Mrs. Obama and members of the President’s cabinet, including former Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

McCain seemed to be defending the Obamas right to privacy, and took issue with the fact that the book was published while the Obamas were still in the White House. “I have no problem with this type of thing being written if they were out of office,” McCain said. She then said not once, but twice, that the Obamas deserved “a small emoticon of privacy.”

Though she did say the word twice, it’s unclear if McCain meant to say “emoticon” to describe a small amount of privacy to which the Obamas are entitled.

[HuffPo]

We’re almost 100% positive she meant to say a “modicum” (small amount) instead of “emoticon,” but whatever. She gets points for at least staying on topic and referring to the right person/people. Unlike her old, decrepit father who doesn’t even know who he’s campaigning for in the upcoming election.

[Video Source]

Rihanna, who was just recently recognized as the best-selling digital artist of all time, doesn’t feel at all threatened by the competition in the music industry today.

In fact, as far as RiRi is concerned, there is no competition (for her) what-so-ever. Why? Because she feel as though she’s in a league of her own.

“There’s nobody really in my league,” Rihanna says in the latest issue of the UK’s Look Magazine. “There’s competition everywhere. The whole music industry is competition.”

She continued, “There are people who like other artists, those who like me and others who like both. Beyoncé is a great artist and I feel honored to be mentioned in the same sentence, but we’re different performers with different styles.”

Rihanna also revealed that she looks up to Madonna, saying, “She [has] reinvented her style and music with success every single time, and at the same time remained a real force. She’s fantastic.”

Do you agree with Rihanna?

Justin Bieber, who will celebrate his 18th birthday next month, is all grown up, and is featured on the cover of V Magazine‘s first ever music issue.

Labeled as “Pop’s Crown Prince,” Justin strikes a pose in a mesh-knit black Dolce & Gabbana sweater on the cover, and inside the magazine is a spread photographed by Inez & Vnoodh and styled by Lady Gaga associate Nicola Formichetti.

“I want to be successful and be great and what I do,” Justin tells the high fashion magazine. “But eventually, I want to become the best at what I do. I want to be the best. In the world. I want to be better than anybody that’s ever done it. And in order to do that, I need to strive to be the best, be good to people and treat people with respect, and work as hard as I can.”

As for what he likes to do in his free time, JB said, “I just hang out with my friends, go to the movies. In L.A., I go to Jaden’s all the time.”

Check out Justin Bieber’s first ever high-fashion magazine spread below:

Chaz Bono, the world’s most famous post-op transgendered man (and the son of Pop legend Cher), says he’s saving up to buy himself his very own penis!

Bono made the revelation in a new interview with Rolling Stone, where he also explains how his first sex change surgery was done, and how it will prevent him from ever picking up a cigarette ever again:

“The way I had my top surgery done,” he says, “they take your nipples off, and from your old nipples, they make male nipples. They totally re-craft them, let’s say, and then they graft them back on. So it’s a graft, and grafts don’t always heal, and then this transgender guy that my girlfriend met said, ‘I know people who were smokers whose nipples have fallen off.’ When she told me that, that was all the incentive I needed. I went cold turkey.”

About his expensive surgery that would finally give him a penis, Chaz explains to RS:

“I could get a phalloplasty, which builds the phallus from a donor site on your body … but I’m leaning more toward a metoidioplasty. It’s a procedure that uses what you already have down there” – he means his clitoris – “which has grown larger from the testosterone. You end up with a smaller phallus than with the phalloplasty, but it’s fully functional, it gets erect, and the sensation is all there.”

Of course Rolling Stone asked Chaz how big his new penis was going to be. His response?

“You know, I don’t really [know]. I mean, I’ve never seen one erect. So it’s really hard to say. But, you know, soft, probably about three inches, and it grows considerably. I don’t know what the average size difference is, but when I’m having sex I probably get three or four times larger.” He pauses.

“I was in a fairly typical heterosexual relationship, which caused some militant members of the queer community to think I’m reinforcing stereotypes or whatever. Anyway, I think Jen wished I wouldn’t get the bottom done, but she understood my need to.” He shrugs. “You have to understand, though, for me the life transformation has already happened.”

Regarding the cost of the surgery, which he compares to buying a car, and says will be in the range of $25,000 – $50,000, Chaz Bono told the magazine:

“It depends. There’s different ways to do the surgery, from real basic to more and more options. It’s like a car … Well, I mean, to break it down, the surgery I want to have, I’d like to have the testicular implants and all of that, and I’d like to be able to urinate through it. I mean, it’s not that big a deal to sit down, but some of the toilet seats in men’s rooms are disgusting. The doctor I want to use is in Belgrade. It’s going to be a little cheaper there. Probably $25,000, maybe $45,000, I really don’t know.”

For more on Chaz Bono and his new penis, be sure pick up the latest issue of Rolling Stone when it hits newsstands on January 19th!

[RS]

Round One!

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has finally stepped up to the plate and challenged Manny Pacquiao to fight him once and for all.

Mayweather sent out a message via Twitter just moments ago telling Manny that his jail sentence has been pushed back….leaving them the ability to give boxing fans what they have been waiting for on May 5th!

Manny is currently in the Philippines and hasn’t responded back to Mayweather’s impromptu challenge just yet.

But we’re pretty sure he will as soon as he gets a chance to!

Are you ready to finally see Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquio fight?

Jennifer Hudson says the birth of her 2-year-old son David Jr inspired her to take control of her health and lose weight.

Jennifer Hudson shows off her “80 pounds lighter” body on the cover of the February 2012 issue of Good Housekeeping.

Shortly after giving birth to her son David Jr, Jennifer became the spokesperson for Weight Watchers and ended up losing at least 80 pounds, putting her at a size 6.

“I feel like a doll that I get to dress up!” she says in her interview with the magazine.

“It’s crazy. They have to drag me off the red carpet! Because now it’s like, ‘You’re going to take a picture of what I’m wearing? You’re looking at me?’ I live for it.”

The R&B singer also admits that her 2-year-old son isn’t at all familiar with the old her, and doesn’t recognize her in old photos.

“He’s never known me overweight,” she says. “If he sees a clip of the old Jennifer from Dreamgirls, he doesn’t know who it is.”

Jennifer says that it was becoming a mother that really inspired her to take control of her life and join Weight Watchers.

“Everything changed the day my son was born,” she says. “Motherhood brought tremendous responsibilities … none greater than the obligation I felt to get healthy and be there for my son..”

“David deserved to have a mama who could run after him without getting wounded or tired, to have a role model who could teach him to make healthy food choices. I needed him to grow up with a mama who always would be there for him by caring enough about herself to take control of her health and her eating,” Hudson said.

Jennifer also explained how she inspired her family to join the Weight Watchers program and shed some pounds of their own.

“Over 75 of them are on Weight Watchers, and they’ve lost over 2,000 pounds altogether,” she proudly told the magazine. “My cousin beat me, she’s lost 112 pounds!”

[Good Housekeeping]

Paris Hilton says her companies have generated over $1 billion in revenue since 2005 in her cover story for FHM UK Magazine.

“I’m involved in my products every step of the way. My fragrances are doing really well at the moment,” Hilton says in her cover story for the January 2012 issue of FHM UK Magazine.

Not only are her fragrances doing well, but Paris says all of her products as a whole are making big moves.

In fact, her companies have reportedly generated over $1 billion in revenue over the last six years. Yes … that’s billion as in “Billion.” With a B.

“I have 35 stores and 17 product lines,” Hilton tells the U.K. version of FHM magazine. “And then there’s my racing team, my 14 fragrances and my new project, the Paris Hilton Beach Club chain. The first one is opening in the Philippines soon. It’s going to have nightclubs, restaurants, bars, gyms. Everything really.”

“They’ve produced more than $1.3 billion in revenue since 2005,” she proudly states.

Hilton, who is currently dating Dutch DJ and music producer Afrojack, also revealed her plans to release a follow-up to her 2006 debut album, which was considered a flop by all standards.

“I have a huge passion for house music,” Hilton said. “I just haven’t been able to focus on it, because I have been doing reality TV for so long now. I’ve been working on the album with lots of other top DJs for a while now and I think people will be really surprised. It’s very modern and very catchy; perfect party music.”

“There are just so many great DJs right now,” Hilton adds. “And I should know — I’ve been to over 100 raves in the past year, so I’ve heard every type of music.”

Who’s looking forward to new music from Paris Hilton this year?

Thoughts?

17-year-old Dakota Fanning is all grown up now.

Dakota Fanning is not a little girl anymore.

The now 17-year-old actress who first came onto the scene in 2001 in the Oscar nominated movie “I Am Sam” shows off a more grown-up look on the cover of the new February 2012 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine as their “Fun Fearless Female of the Year.”

“Since I was young, I’ve always known who I was,” the actress, who is currently in the middle of her freshman year at New York University, tells the magazine.

“I never really had to go through finding who I am. I’ve always felt really secure.”

The teenage actress, who began her career when she was just six years old, recently said in an interview with Britain’s Elle Magazine that she can’t believe how much she has accomplished so far at such a young age.

“I feel like I’ve lived a long time, but then I realize ‘Oh, I’m actually only 17,” she said.

Despite her success, the actress says she went to a “completely normal” high school and tries to live a pretty normal life.

She says she has remained so down-to-earth, in fact, that her friends sometimes forget that she’s a movie star. “My friends are like, ‘Oh wow, I just forget that you do movies.”

Dakota Fanning celebrates her 18th birthday next month.

Your thoughts on Dakota Fanning’s Cosmo cover?

Could you imagine Lady Gaga as a real mother……with real, live children?

The Pop star, who calls herself ‘Mother Monster,’ recently expressed her desire to have children in an interview with The Insider, however, she says don’t expect her to make any big pregnancy announcements anytime soon.

“Someday. A long, long day from now. Not soon. My baby will be my new record,” the ‘Marry the Night’ singer, who is currently believed to be dating Vampire Diaries star Taylor Kinney, said.

Gaga also talked about her dedication to her career, explaining, “I wake up in the morning with tears in my eyes and I write new songs and I think about the future. I was born to make music; I was born to see out my artistic visions.”

She also revealed that she plans on going on tour and releasing new music this year.

“I’m looking forward to putting out another album and going on tour,” she says. “I can’t wait to see the fans. I have a million ideas and I just feel very blessed to be an artist who gets to do what she loves.”

Deion Sanders has finally broken his silence regarding the drama surrounding his divorce from his estranged wife Pilar Sanders.

In a recent interview with Dallas radio station K104 FM, the former NFL star not only addressed the infidelity rumors, but he also talked about his daughter Deiondra going in on Pilar via Twitter, what it’s like to live in a 10-bedroom, 13-bathroom estate with his soon-to-be ex wife, who he thinks has been leaking stories to the press about their divorce and more.

Listen to the full interview below:

Kanye West is ready to make dreams come true.

The G.O.O.D. Music leader announced via Twitter that he will be launching a new company called “DONDA,” named after his late mother Donda West. The goal of his new business venture will be to make products and experiences that people can afford … which sounds a lot like Steve Jobs’ original vision for Apple.

For more on Kanye’s new company, check out a compilation of all of his recent tweets below:

I have started a new company and I’m so excited about the name…. it’s got the best name ever of all companies of all time!!!….

The name of the company is DONDA. DONDA is a design company which will galvanize amazing thinkers and put them in a creative space to bounce there dreams and ideas.

I used to blog all the time an fit was a way to get my opinion out…Dr Dre redesigned headphones and made more impact off of one product.

I am assembling a team of architects, graphic designers, directors musicians, producers, AnRs, writers, publicist, social media experts…app guys, managers, car designers, clothing designers, DJs, video game designers, publishers, tech guys, lawyers, bankers, nutritionist ..doctors, scientist,teachers.

DONDA will be comprised of over 22 divisions with a goal to make products and experiences that people want and can afford…I want to put creatives in a room together with like minds that are all waaaay doper than me

We want to help simplify and aesthetically improve everything we see hear, touch, taste and feel. ..To dream of, create, advertise and produce products driven equally by emotional want and utilitarian need.. To marry our wants and needs.

This will all take time but I wanted everyones to know what I really care about… I care about people. I care about my fans..I care about people who have never heard of me… There are over 7 billion people on the planet now.

The Watch the Throne tour was a small example of what a Donda Experience can be.

This one of our projects to be released this year called 2016 OLYMPIC’s … It’s a semi sic-fi since 2016 is only 4 years away. We would also like’ to design the MTV awards. We’re taking everything 10 steps at a time LOL!

I wanted to put this in the world in hopes that the people who can actually make a difference will stand up and reach out. We need as many amazing powerful smart talented wealthy people to be involved… Come get on board… don’t just sit there… reach out

We can collectively effect the world trough design. We need to pick up where steve jobs left off.When I said wealthy I wanted to point out there are so many billionaires in the world that can come together and help to redesign it. Help education. School systems were designed to turn people into factory workers.

Schools should be designed to prep human beings for real life. Spike Jonze and I want to do a Summer school that tries new forms of cuuriculim. Math classes should teach addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, accounting and money management aaaaaand cut!!! ….

I know this is not a very rapper thing to say but I haven’t bought a new car or piece of jewelry in about 2 years…I invest every dime back into creativity… hiring amazing creatives paying for flights, offices … etc…My area of expertise is in music, my passion is in music design film and products… my strength is connectivity…

There are so many broken systems from the economy to school systems jail systems… we need experts for this…We need scientist and top world designers to directly affect governments. If anyone would like to reach out email us at contactDONDA@gmail.com

We give Yeezy major props for wanting to create something totally new and creative … but accomplishing this isn’t going to be a walk in the park. We hope ‘Ye knows what he’s doing with all of this….

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The Dream has obviously made some serious dough after writing hit singles for big name acts like Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber and others.

But none of the checks he’s received from his skills as a songwriter compare to the $15 million the famed producer/hit-maker banked following the success of Rihanna‘s hit single “Umbrella,” which he co-wrote with Jay-Z and Tricky Stewart.

The Dream, who also professionally goes by his government name Terius Nash, made the big money revelation while talking to UK radio personality Tim Westwood just before the Holidays.

“That record is probably somewhere around $15 mill,” he said in the interview, where he also confessed that he ‘gave’ his former wife Christina Milian writing credit on Justin Bieber’s “Baby,” you know … just to be “generous.”

He went on to joke: “I’m just trying to pay the bills, man. I got child support bills, I got old wives’ bills, I got new wives’ bills. I’m working on my third wife, so I gotta pay those bills.”

Speaking about the night he wrote Bieber’s mega hit ‘Baby’, The-Dream explained: “I was in my building at Def Jam and my friend Chris Higgs who was A&R-ing the project at the time said he wanted me to write a song for Justin Bieber.

“I said, ‘OK. You pay for my hotel room and I’ll write you a record’. He was like, ‘No, we’re not paying for your hotel room’. So I was like, ‘OK, I’m not going to write you a record’.”

He added: “So I guess everybody thought about it for a while and then they were like, ‘OK, we’ll pay for your room’. My hotel room is usually $3,200 per night, but my percentage for hit-and-miss is pretty high, so I was like, ‘Just pay for it’.

“I went to the studio that night and made the beat and the melodies. I let Christina Milian try the first verse melody and basically finished the track.”

Asked if Milian tried to claim a credit for the song, the producer replied: “She didn’t have to claim anything. I gave her a percentage of it.”

Questioned on whether she got the credit because she wrote the melody, The-Dream quipped: “No, that was just because I’m generous.”

[Digital Spy]

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After playing the bully role for so long….50 Cent is finally getting to see what it feels like to be pushed around!

The G-Unit leader took to Twitter last night to vent over his label woes and even hinted at suicide.

Read the tweets below:

“I have lost all the faith in the team I’m on. I having nothing left to say I will not be promoting my music.”

“I’m going to deliver this album then. I have a film I wrote to focus on I’m not upset I’m just convinced this is not how I want to remembered.”

“Ill be honest I don’t think I’m gonna live much longer. That’s why I started my street king movement. I want to mean more in other peoples lives.”

“I mixed the big 10 because everything I do has to be the best I can make it cause other artist will create after hearing the ideas.”

“this morning I was look out the window. I saw a bird fly right on to ledge. It felt like he was looking right at me. I hit the window he”

“Just looked at me like he new I couldn’t do anything threw the glass. I was tripping he sat there a minute then flew off. I’d like to a bird”

“So I could fly and sh*t on the world. then you all could say 50 sh*t on me. That’s luck right ? Then don”t wipe the sh*t off.”

Fif later cleared up his suicidal statements with the following:

“To be conscious that life is short is not suicidal. I’m good if I die tonight Iv taken care of the people who took care of me when I couldn’t take care my self.”

We can already tell this is going to be a crazy year…

Twitter has gotten more serious than any of us could have ever imagined.

In an interview with VLAD TV, rapper Young Jeezy revealed how a close friend of his was recently killed after getting into an argument on the popular social network.

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Hopefully this will get the message across to be more precautious on social networking sites. Just because you’re behind a computer doesn’t mean drama won’t come find you.

Spotted @ Necole Bitchie (via VladTV)

Have Chris Brown and Rihanna been subliminally tweeting each other?

That’s the question on the minds of just about everyone on Twitter after the former couple were spotted tweeting about “Love.”

Though they never @mentioned each other, the fact that their tweets were published just minutes apart has raised several eyebrows and has many believing that the messages were clearly intended for each other.

It should also be noted that Rihanna and Chris Brown’s mother Joyce Hawkins were “sub-tweeting” each other the week before Christmas. (See below)

Okay, so we have to ask….

If Chris Brown and Rihanna were to get back together, would you support either artist? Take the poll below!

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50 Cent may act like a loose cannon at times….but he knows which battles are worth fighting!!

In an interview with Vibe, the G-Unit head honcho revealed that he has avoided any possible beef with T.I. after firing shots at the southern rapper via Twitter.

According to Fif, he recently had a conversation with “The King” through a mutual friend over the phone and the two were able to reach a happy medium.

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We wouldn’t say Fif is scared or anything …. but he already knows T.I. will end his music career (as if it’s not over now) with little to no effort.

What do you think?

Beyonce shows off her sexy legs on the cover of Jones Magazine‘s first-ever Winter Arts & Entertainment issue, which is recognizing the R&B/Pop star for the contributions she has made to music, film, fashion and beyonce.

For her first Jones cover, Beyonce was photographed by Greg Gex (obviously way before she announced her pregnancy) from the terrace of the Maurice in Paris, France.

“I believe that parents prepare their kids for the moment that they’re on their own: at this point, I am taking everything my dad and my mother have taught me, and I’m able to do things my way,” the 30-year-old entertainer, who is expecting her first child with her rapper husband Jay-Z, told the magazine.

Your thoughts on the cover?