After giving birth to a bouncing baby boy in April,  GOT is very surprised to report that Soul and R&B singer-songwriter/actress Jill Scott has parted ways with her fiancee, musician John Roberts. According to Essence, Scott broke the news via an interview with the magazine when asked how Roberts was adjusting to their son Jett.

“When you have a baby you’re dealing with a lot of emotions and I don’t know how much of it had to do with us breaking up, but it happens”

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R&B singer Jill Scott and her drummer fiance Lil John Roberts welcomed their first child, a baby boy, together, her reps confirmed Tuesday. Jett Hamilton Roberts was born Monday, April 20th at about 4:20 PM weighing in at a healthy 7 pounds, eight ounces.

You can check out Jill Scott Sundays as she plays the lead role in the BBC/HBO series, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.

Congratulations Jill & John!

American television network HBO and British television network BBC have teamed up and filmed a six-part 60 minute series based on The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency ten-novel book series. The 105 minute pilot episode, scripted by Richard Curtis and the late Anthony Minghella (1954 – 2008), was filmed on location on Botswana (Southern Africa) and stars Jill Scott as Mma. Ramotswe. It was broadcast on BBC One on Easter Sunday last year (Mar. 28th 2009).

A series of six television episodes are to be produced by the BBC and shown on BBC One in the UK and HBO in the United States. And Canadian subscribers can catch the series when it airs on Sunday, March 29th 2009, which is also the premiere date for the show here in the U.S. Continue reading to check out the official synopsis for the show!

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R&B singer Jill Scott is expecting her first child with her fiancee of 7 months Jon Roberts. The singer, due to give birth in April 2009, found out she was expecting shortly before she took a trip to Africa to film her new HBO TV series, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.

She tells People.com, “The first trimester I spent in Botswana. That was one of the biggest challenges of my life. First trimester! You’re sick every morning. It was seven hours time difference, the heat, the bugs, the 14 hour days. My doctors gave me a clean bill of health and said you can do this (continue working), so I did it.”

Jill and Jon announced their engagement on stage during a concert in New York in June 2008. Scott divorced her husband of 5 years, DJ Lyzell Williams, in 2007.

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RUBEN STUDDARD MARRIES GIRLFRIEND » Ruben Studdard may be a “free agent” right now as far as his music career is concerned, but that didn’t stop the 29-year-old American Idol winner from tying the knot with fiancé Surata Zuri McCants. The couple exchanged vows in front of friends and family last Friday at Canterbury United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Studdard had 20 groomsmen by his side. The two met back in 2006 at a CD signing at a Wal-Mart in Atlanta. Struck by her beauty, the singer followed her to the toy aisle and proceeded to ask for her number.

Congrats to the happy couple!

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Usher performing “In This Club” as the opener for the 2008 BET Awards, which aired last night live from Los Angeles.

The 2008 BET Awards went down last night, and while there were a few lackluster performances (Usher’s being one of them), there were a few memorable, surprising, and exciting moments. One being Alicia Keys’ performance when she brought out SWV, En Vogue, and TLC! Another notable performance of the evening was Ne-Yo’s, where he showed us he can hang with the big dogs when it comes to his dance moves – he even brought out the Jabbawockees (winners of MTV’s America’s Dance Crew). Chris Brown did his thing as well, and surprised everyone when he brought out Ciara. Did Rihanna approve of this beforehand? I’m curious to know. And speaking of Rihanna, did anyone else notice how far she’s come along, as far as her live vocals? I was really impressed when she performed Take A Bow! And last, but most certainly not least, on my list of the best performances of the night, Lil’ Wayne! He kind of scared me towards the end of the show because it seemed like he wasn’t going to come out. The show was already running 15 or 20 minutes over when he was introduced. But he did come out, and he showed us exactly how and why he has sold nearly 1,500,000 copies of Tha Carter: III so far! He started out with Got Money (feat. T-Pain), paid homage to Static Major (R.I.P.) with Lollipop, and ended off his performance with A Millie. He had the whole crowd hyped, and ended off the show perfectly.

While the 2008 BET Awards did have its good moments, much of the show left me with a bitter taste in my mouth. I expected a lot more from Usher. His performance was probably the most hyped up (pre-show), and ended up being one of the absolute worst of the night. While I love Keyshia Cole’s Heaven Sent, she really needs to work on her live vocals … and her stage presence. She had a lot of energy, she just didn’t know how to keep it all together. She looked like she was doing too much to me.

In my opinion, the 2007 BET Awards were much better. The performances, the overall show, and oh yeah … the host! Who the hell approved of D.L. Hughley being the host of this year’s show? I hope they received a pink slip in their box this morning. BRING MO’NIQUE BACK!!!

Follow the break for nearly 50 photos from all of last night’s performances
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Alicia Keys, Jill Scott, and Mary J. Blige cover Essence Magazine for their annual “Black Music Month” issue. Each collector’s edition cover has the caption “Black Women Rule!” on it. In the issue all three ladies talk to Essence Editor Regina R. Robertson about how they’ve managed to stay relevant for so long in their careers as well as their success and longevity. Keep reading to see all three covers and to read some of the interview

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#1: Why did Allure hide Jill Scott behind a bush, but left Gabrielle Union out in the field?

#2: Does Jermaine Dupri use a booster seat when he drives?

#3: Why is Madonna’s new album shitting on “Discipline” and it hasn’t even been released yet?

#4: Why is “Don’t talk to me, you know better than that!” [Jay-Z] so damn funny?

#5: Why did Wesley Snipes get 3 years in prison, and those racist ass cops who murdered a black man for no apparent reason didn’t spend one day behind bars? All Wesley did was not pay the government. Those idiots filled an un-armed person with 50 bullets! Am I the only one who feels this way?

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Actress Gabrielle Union and actress/singer Jill Scott are among the 5 celebrities chosen to appear “tastefully nude” in the May 2008 issue of Allure Magazine. The point of the photo spread is to celebrate various shapes of the female body.

“Nobody ever celebrates women whose bodies are bigger than a size 8. But here I am, naked in a magazine at size 16. I hope that I can be an inspiration to all women. We’re all beautiful, each and every one of us,” Jill Scott said.

Click below for the full pics and to read what Gabrielle Union had to say about the shoot!

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Black Hollywood showed up and showed out at the first ever BET Honors, which were held in Washington D.C. Saturday night. The ladies glammed it up on the red carpet, and the fellas got their GQ on. Honorees included R&B star Alicia Keys and supermodel Tyra Banks, Time Warner board chairman Richard D. Parsons and Princeton professor Cornel West. “For me, I’m just a girl still from Harlem, and here I am,” Keys said. “It’s a tremendous feeling to do what you love and for people to love what you do. … People are honoring me for doing what my heart tells me to do, (and that is) so fulfilling.” Actor Blair Underwood presented Keys’ award, while her musical idol, Stevie Wonder, performed a special rendition of of “As” especially for her. John Legend, Wyclef Jean, Gladys Knight, Brian McKnight, Jill Scott and Raheem DeVaughn also performed. The show is set to air sometime in February. Check your local listings for more details. CONTINUE READING