Reality TV personality Kandi Burruss brought in the new year by throwing a Ciroc-sponsored party in Miami Beach, Florida Saturday night (Dec 31).

Kandi’s “Ciroc the New Year 2012″ event saw a performance from R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo, as well as appearances from BET personality Terrence J and supermodel Selita Ebanks.

Check out the photos below:

50 Cent was in New York City Thursday (Dec 15) promoting his new “Street by 50″ and “Sync by 50″ headphones at J&R Music World, where the rapper met with fans and signed autographs. 50′s new headphones are in stores now, just in time for the Holidays.

Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks and their on-screen son Thomas Horn shared a moment on the red carpet of the premiere of their new movie “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” in New York City Thursday.

Rapper Nas — pictured here with Jessica Rivera (VP of Urban Music for Universal Music Publishing Group) — was spotted at Universal’s 2011 Holiday Party Thursday night in Santa Monica, California.

All the way on the other side of the country in Atlanta … rappers/producers T-Pain and Polow Da Don and music industry executive DeVyne Stephens attended the 14th Annual BMI Atlanta Holiday party Thursday evening.

Up in New York … R&B singer/songwriter Kandi Burruss hung out with radio personality Egypt at the 2nd Annual Nonstop Day of Giving telethon, hosted Thursday night at the NBC Experience Store.

Kevin Jonas brought his wife Danielle along as he attended the holiday celebration to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital at Brooks Brokers in New York on Wednesday (Dec 14).

Fashion designer Rachel Roy posed for a photo with Lauren Bush (fashion model/designer and niece of former president George W. Bush) at the FEED Project’s 4th annual FEEDraiser charity event at Urban Zen Wednesday evening in New York City.

Actresses Regina King and Judy Greer announced the nominations for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Wednesday afternoon in West Hollywood.

Singer/rapper turned TV personality Olivia from VH1′s “Love and Hip-Hop” was spotted at the Amoy Couture Hair event Wednesday in New York.

And stylist Rachel Zoe — pictured here with her husband Rodger Berman — hosted a Holiday-themed party Wednesday night to celebrate the launch of her new company the Zoe Media Group in Hollywood.

The ladies of The Real Housewives of Atlanta (minus Kim and Sheree) show up on the cover of the November 14th issue of JET Magazine, where the women dish on how they really feel about each other:

JET asked the ladies to give their takes on all their other castmates.

So Sheree said about NeNe, “I wouldn’t trust her as far as I can throw her.”

Kandi applauded NeNe saying, “She’s a hustler….She’s about getting paper. She’s always got something in the works.” But kept it real about Kim saying, “She’s the type of person who knows how to play dumb when she wants to but really knows what’s going on…”

Kim stayed mum about her frenemy NeNe saying, “It is what it is…” and revealed that she finally stopped smoking once she got pregnant again.

Phaedra said about Kandi, “She’s a brilliant businesswoman. She reminds me a lot of myself, and I just love her.” Of course she does Phaedra….

Cynthia said about Kim, “We definitely had some tiffs, but only about trivial things. But on the show it ends up looking like big things.”

NeNe revealed she has a wine coming out and she’s now a restauranteur–after opening her Famiglia franchise. And she had some ish to say about her castmates. About Kandi she said, “She’s real, she’s down to earth. But Kandi is not easy to get to know. I actually find her kind of mean.”

About Sheree she says, “Sheree is very mean spirited. I think Sheree thinks she’s everything. She’s got a bad attitude.”

And about Phaedra, NeNe commented, “I almost feel like she was that girl at home looking at the tv going, ‘Let me on that show!’ I call her Fake-dra.”

[YBF]

The upcoming 4th season of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” Premieres this coming Monday, November 7th!

Watch a sneak peak clip below:

They’re baaaaaaaaack!

The Real Housewives of Atlanta will premiere their upcoming 4th season in a little over a month, and Bravo has released a sneak peek trailer to let us know what to expect from Nene, Kim, Sheree, Cynthia, Kandi and Phaedra this time around.

In the new season, Kim is pregnant, madly in love and building a home with Kroy, while her estranged friend NeNe is on the verge of divorcing her husband Greg.

Kandi, Phaedra and Cynthia are exploring their prowess as entrepreneurs (Kandi with sex toys, Phaedra with funeral homes and Cynthia with modeling school), and Sheree is trying to build a dream house, however the pieces aren’t coming together smoothly for her.

Look below for more details on and pics of each cast member and for the official trailer for Season 9 of the Real Housewives of Atlanta!

• NeNe Leakes – This season, NeNe and Gregg have officially separated. Though Gregg no longer lives with NeNe and the boys, they have a complex relationship. NeNe struggles with her decision on whether or not to sign the divorce papers and truly move on from their 15-year relationship. Since her experience on Celebrity Apprentice, NeNe has realized she has a knack for business and uses one of her Trump connections to pursue an entrepreneurial endeavor.
• Kim Zolciak – As her psychic predicted, Kim’s life has changed dramatically for the better. Kroy adores Kim, her daughters and is a loving father to baby KJ. Though they have established a new life together, Kroy has to return to the NFL, leaving Kim to get their new house in order and tend to three children. To add to her juggling act, Kim is pursuing a country music career without the help of Kandi.
• Sheree Whitfield –Sheree has recently moved out of her home and is building a fabulous new house for her family in the same upscale neighborhood. Frustrated with her ex-husband for not paying the 4 years of child support he owes, Sheree takes action against him with legal help from her friend and fellow Housewife, lawyer Phaedra Parks.
• Kandi Burruss – After a year spent recording and touring to support her solo album, Kandi has shifted her focus to a new endeavor: an intimate luxury line. She’s also switching gears with music and focusing on writing country hits for a popular artist.. While she has yet to find Mr. Right, Kandi is spending more time than ever with Mama Joyce. Ever the mediator, she remains close with the other Housewives.
• Phaedra Parks – With baby Ayden growing up so quickly, Phaedra is realizing her parenting style is different than expected. Once a firm believer in “spanking” a child, she has become a doting mom who tends to annoy Apollo by babying their son. Phaedra continues to work hard at the law firm and has begun her next business venture: a family-run funeral home. Her only hurdle before becoming a certified mortician: convincing Apollo of the benefits of this new undertaking.
• Cynthia Bailey – At 44 years old, Cynthia is still a working model and is using her decades of experience to help the next generation. By opening The Bailey Agency School of Fashion, Cynthia seeks to teach Atlanta’s most promising girls about the industry. Her marriage to Peter is barely one-year along, but the shadow of the marriage-certificate wedding debacle still hangs over the Bailey-Thomas household. Cynthia’s sister Malorie and Peter still haven’t addressed her attempted wedding sabotage and Cynthia finds herself in an uncomfortable position between her husband and her sister.

Kandi Buruss is not a fan of Tameka Foster…

While promoting her newly released album Kandi Koated, The Real Housewife of Atlanta stopped by 92Q Jams Baltimore to address her Twitter beef with Usher’s ex-wife/baby mama….and to let her know that they WILL be seeing each other again! (Uh oh…sounds like trouble)

Peep the footage from the interview below:

Kandi is ready to pack her bags and go in her brand new “Leave U” music video.

The track is the debut single from the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star’s upcoming solo album Kandi Koated (due in stores December 14th). Check out Kandi’s new video below!!

Here are some more photos from this year’s BET Awards, which were held in Los Angeles this past Sunday (Jun 27) . Check out 20+ pictures below of celebs like Trina, Gucci Mane, Toccara Jones, Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys, Soulja Boy, Gabourey Sidibe, Ciara, T.I. and many more arriving on the red carpet before making their way into the Shrine Auditorium to check out the show…

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Tags Boutique in Atlanta threw R&B singer Kandi a birthday party recently. Some of the folks in attendance at the small get-together were Lloyd, Lil Scrappy, Toya and Kandi’s Atlanta Housewives cast mates Kim, Sheree, Lisa and newcomer Cynthia Bailey.

Meanwhile, Kandi is still working on her upcoming solo studio album and is also gearing up for the next season of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, both due for release in the fall.

Check out a few pictures from Kandi’s birthday party at Tags Boutique in Atlanta below…

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Rapper Gucci Mane celebrated his status as a newly free man (for the umpteenth time) with a private dinner in Atlanta Wednesday night (May 12) amongst his close industry friends, including his artist Waka Flocka Flame, Shawty Lo, Monica, Kandi, Sean Garrett and more. Check out the pictures from the get-together below…

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R&B singer Monica performed for an intimate crowd last night (Thurs. Apr 29) at the Midtown W Hotel in Atlanta for V-103 Soul Sessions. The 29-year-old entertainer’s set included her classics “Don’t Take It Personal,” “Before You Walk out of My Life” and “Angel of Mine” and her new songs “Still Standing” and “Everything to Me.” Mo also paid tribute to music legend Whitney Houston by performing “I Will Always Love You” and “You Give Good Love.”

Celebrity attendees for the concert included Kandi Burruss, Jazze Pha, Shawty Lo and V-103 radio personality Frank Ski. Monica’s mother Marilyn, her father M.C. Arnold Jr., her younger brother Montez and her two sons Lil’ Rocko and Romelo also were in attendance, along with Monica’s manager Melinda Dancil.

Check out 10+ pictures below and video footage of her performance when you continue reading…

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R&B singer/reality star Kandi Burruss hosted a promotional event in Atlanta Monday night (Apr 19) to celebrate the upcoming debut of the third season of Bravo’s hit reality show “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” The homie FreddyO was on the scene for the event, which featured a live concert from Kandi and he snapped some pics of her, Nene Leakes, Sheree Whitfield, Lisa Wu Hartwell, Kim Zolciak and more of her friends/cast mates as they enjoyed the evening.

Kandi, a former member of the group Xscape, is said to be working on her forthcoming second solo studio album B.L.O.G., due for release later this year. Meanwhile, you can catch her on the upcoming third season Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta.”

Check out 10+ pics of Kandi and everyone else mentioned and more below…

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Stars like Regina King, Lance Gross, Eva Marcille, Forest Whitaker and more all came out for the movie premiere for the new film “Our Family Wedding” at AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 theater Tuesday night (Mar 9) in NYC.

Some of the cast members from Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” including NeNe Leakes, Kandi Burruss and Lisa Wu Hartwell, were spotted at the private after-party at Providence. Check out 10+ pictures of the folks mentioned and more below and when you continue reading…

There is about to be some serious drama as the cast of the NY, NJ, Atlanta and Orange Co. “Real Housewives” shows gather together on the set of “Who wants to be a Millionaire” next week (Mon. Feb 22 – Fri. Feb 26).  This will be a special presentation called, “The Real Housewives of Millionaire.” Via press release:

Andy Cohen, Executive Producer of the hit show and host of the “Watch What Happens Reunion Specials,” will sit in via Skype as the “Expert” for the “Ask The Expert” lifeline all week. Celebrity housewives will be paired in the hot seat with the contestant housewives and will be able to help them answer trivia questions. After discussing the question and four possible answers, only the real-life housewife will be able to give host Meredith Vieira her ‘final answer.’

This should be a sight to see!

Housewives teaming with contestants include New Jersey cast members Caroline, Dina, Jaqueline and Teresa; New York cast members Kelly, LuAnn, Ramona, Alex and Jill; and from Atlanta, Kandi. Celebrity questions will be presented to the contestants by Orange County Housewives Vicki, Lynne, Jeana, Gretchen and Tamra, as well as Danielle from the New Jersey cast and Lisa and Sheree from Atlanta.

From Jill Zarin (NY):

Jill Zarin of New York City reveals that when Millionaire first premiered in primetime in 1999, she called in to try and become a contestant: “I’m really excited to be here. I bet I’m the only one who really watches the show on a regular basis. I watch it every day. I TiVo it and watch it at night. I do. And then when I got asked to be on the show, I died. It was like dying and going to heaven.”

From Kandi Burruss (Atlanta):

As the sole representative from Atlanta, Kandi Burruss said, “I really enjoyed getting to meet the other ladies from Jersey and New York City. I’ve never met them before, so it was really cool and I’m a big fan of the New Jersey Housewives. See, they’re cool and laid back. The Atlanta housewives, we keep it crunk all the time, so you need to have all of us up here. It would be crazy!”

From Dina Manzo (NJ):

Both Dina and Teresa from New Jersey said they hoped to get a lot of pop culture questions in the hot seat. Dina said, “I’ve been too busy to get ready, that’s why I’m so afraid. I could redecorate the whole set with my eyes shut, but I’m scared to answer these questions. I just hope she has a good sense of humor, my partner.”

From Countess LuAnn de Lesseps (NY):

“I’m really excited to be on ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ because it’s the first time I’ve ever been on a game show. I’m super excited. I’m a little nervous, but I love multiple choice, so I feel kind of secure there.”

Word on the sidewalk is that R&B singers Keri Hilson and Kandi Burruss had Twitter and Ustream on lock as they broadcast live to about 41,000 people via the Aphiliates studio in Atlanta. And as usual, FreddyO was on the scene snapping away as the ladies recorded tracks for a mixtape set to be released later this year.

Wyclef Jean, Kim Zolciak (from the Real Housewives of Atlanta), DJ Drama and Rasheeda also fell through to join in on the fun. Kim even brought along her new girlfriend “Annie.”

With over 41,000 people watching them live on twitter the talked about everything thing their fans wanted to know… The night got even crazier when Wyclef walked in fresh off a plane to record some hits.

SOURCE: FREDDYO

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Kandi Burruss from one the 90′s hottest R&B groups Xscape has placed all the finishing touches with her new record deal with Asylum Records on Monday.

BV: “I’m really excited about my new deal and releasing my CD to the masses. People got to hear some of my new music on the ‘Real Housewives’ show, but I’ve got so many more hits that I can’t wait to put out,” Kandi told me.

Kandi stars on Bravo’s Atlanta franchise of their Real Housewives series and the singer/reality star was working out a deal with Capital Records during the filming of the show, but unfortunately that fell through between the taping of the season finale and the reunion.

“After my Capital situation didn’t work out, I released my EP on iTunes and it performed very well. But now I’m excited about dropping my full-length CD in 2010, because its been almost 10 years since I’ve put out a solo record,” she expressed, before adding: “I guess I didn’t realize it had been that long!”

The 33-year-old R&B singer’s first studio album in over 10 years will be released sometime in 2010. She’s calling it “B.L.O.G.” and the album’s first single “Fly Above” is already making its way through radio! We wish Kandi the best with her music career AND her stint on the ATL Housewives.

The 2009 Soul Train Awards, hosted by Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard, were held earlier this month (Tues. Nov 3) at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta and were aired last night (Sun. Nov 3) on BET. We posted the arrival photos shortly after the show was recorded at the beginning of the month and here are the pictures from inside the show!

Folks like Robin Thicke, Ludacris, Keri Hilson, Fantasia and more performed. Trey Songz and Toni Braxton opened up the show with Braxton’s new single “So Yesterday” and ended their performance with a big ol’ passionate smooch on the lips! Toni says it was all planned and her husband knew about it well in advance so any speculation about that causing the separation between she and her husband is reportedly false.

Anyway, continue reading for the rest of the photos!

The Fulton County Medical Examiner has released documents confirming that AJ Jewell‘s death has officially been ruled a homicide. AJ was a regular on the hit BRAVO reality series The Real Housewives of Atlanta. He was engaged to one of the Housewives (Kandi Burruss) throughout the taping of the show. The two broke up over the summer shortly before AJ died following a fight at a club in Atlanta in October.

TMZ reports: The cause of death is listed as, “Physical altercation resulting in sickle cell trait related exertional collapse.” Contributing factors are listed as, “intestinal myocardial fidrosis,” as well as an enlarged heart.

Translation — the fight triggered a flare up with Jewell’s sickle cell disease.

Frederick Richardson, the other guy involved in the fight has been arrested, charged with voluntary manslaughter and is currently behind bars.

Anderson’s attorney told TMZ: “It’s an unfortunate situation, Frederick is sorry this situation happened and that A.J. died.”

Such a sad story…

Some of the big names in urban entertainment hit up the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta Tuesday evening (Nov 3) to attend the 2009 Soul Train Awards.

Here are some pictures of celebrities like Robin Thicke, Monica, Keri Hilson, Musiq Soulchild, Angie Stone, Estelle, the ladies from the Real Housewives of Atlanta and more walking the red carpet before making their way into the building for the show.

Continue reading for more!

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Here are some more snapshots of celebrities dressed up for Halloween…

Ice T’s wife Coco and singer Rihanna posed for this pic together at a party at M2 Ultralounge in NYC.

Bow Wow, Jermaine Dupri, B Cox and Nelly took this picture before they hit up JD and Dallas Austin’s mansion party in Atlanta Saturday night (Oct 31).

Beyonce and her tour crew dressed up for Halloween. Bey chose to go as Spiderman(woman).

Jay-Z opted to wear a Jason mask at his concert in Toronto Saturday night (Oct 31) at the Air Canada Centre.

Rapper Trina took this picture before heading out to a party in Miami.

Actress Elise Neal, went out dressed as a “French Maid.”

BET personalities Terrence J and Rocsi took this picture on the set of their show, 106 & Park. Terrence was rapper Lil Wayne and Rocsi was pop singer Lady Gaga.

Free (one of the original hosts of BET’s 106 & Park) posted this picture to her Twitter of her dressed as a Burlesque model. Free is now a radio personality and she hosts NYC radio station Power 105.1′s morning show.

Antonia Carter (from BET’s Tiny & Toya). Not sure who she was dressed up as…

And Kim Zolciak, Lisa Wu Hartwell and Kandi Burruss from BRAVO’s Real Housewives of Atlanta hosted a Halloween party in the ATL Saturday night (Oct 31).

R&B singer turned reality star Kandi Burruss just can’t understand how some bloggers popped up out of nowhere with stories that she was pregnant by her late ex fiance AJ, who was killed a few weeks ago at a nightclub in Atlanta.

“That is such bull! Do people get up every morning and just decide to make up stories and lies? I’m like, Did I gain weight to make people think that? I don’t understand it,” Kandi told Essence.com. “It’s just hilarious how people will believe everything they read…. Someone called me the other day and I didn’t give any more thought to the rumor because I’m like who would believe that, especially if the news didn’t come directly from me? So for the record, I am not pregnant with A.J. Jewell’s child. I’m not pregnant with anybody’s child.“

Last night, the Bravo star appeared on the two-part reunion show for Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” and broke down when she spoke on A.J.’s shocking death. Continue reading for the video.

Part 2 of the reunion special will air next Thursday at 10/9c.

After posting a $10,000 dollar bond, Frederick Richardson, best known as the man allegedly responsible for the death of A.J. Jewell (from the Real Housewives of Atlanta), was released from prison Tuesday morning (Oct 20). Before Richardson posted his bail, he was seen before Judge Karen Woodson, who set the bond following an autopsy on A.J.’s body.

Richardson and Jewel, who was engaged to Kandi Burruss of BRAVO’s Real Housewives of Atlanta up until August of this year, had an undisclosed dispute at Atlanta strip joint Body Tap earlier this month (Fri Oct 2). Shortly after the dispute and the physical altercation that followed, Jewell died on the way to the hsopital. During Richardson’s arrest, authorities assumed Jewell’s death was due to head trauma, and charged Richardson accordingly with voluntary manslaughter. But the new autopsy states differently and considers that A.J. suffered from Sickle Cell and that may have played a role in his unfortunate demise.

And though his family acknowledges that he indeed have the Sickle Cell trait, his death was due to the physical altercation and not the disease.

“Our son A.J. had the Sickle Cell trait which caused no related medical problems during his life. We feel A.J.’s death was a result of the malicious attack by the individual and/or individuals present during the figh,” the family told TMZ.

A.J. Jewell leaves behind his fiancee and Real Housewives of Atlanta co-star Kandi Burruss, and six children. His family is in our prayers and we are hopeful that justice will be served.

Fulton County Associate Medical Examiner, Dr. Kelly Rose tells TMZ preliminary autopsy results lead her to believe Ashley “A.J.” Jewell suffered from Sickle Cell — a disease which inhibits oxygen flow to tissues in the body.

Rose says it’s most likely that Jewell was worked up from the fight — and because of his condition, it’s probable that he couldn’t replenish the oxygen he lost during the incident … which the Dr. says could have fatal consequences.

AJ was engaged to R&B singer/songwriter Kandi Burruss (formerly of Xscape) up until August 2009 and was a regular on her show, “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” Filming for the reunion special was set to take place last Thursday (Oct 8), but has since been pushed back due to AJ’s sudden death the week prior.

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Wow! News just broke that Ashley Jewell aka “AJ” (Kandi Buruss‘s ex fiance) was involved in a fatal club incident this evening, which resulted in him being stabbed and beat to death. AJ was a regular on Kandi’s show, the Real Housewives of Atlanta (BRAVO). The two had been engaged up until August 2009.

I just received word that AJ, who was Kandi’s (RHOA) finance, was beat to death in a brawl at Body Tap Exclusive in Atlanta. My sources state that AJ was a promoter partial owner of the strip club and was hit in the head. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he passed away from his injuries. People who are currently inside the club are texting FROM the club but no additional information is available.

SOURCE: MISS JIA

No more information is currently available as this story is developing, but we’ll keep you updated. This is very sad, and all we can think about right now are his six kids. Our prayers are definitely with them, Kandi and the rest of his close friends/family.

UPDATED: AJ actually is a part owner at Body Tap, the Atlanta, GA (strip) club where the incident occurred. Though we previously reported that he was stabbed, we were able to confirm through additional sources that no knives were involved and AJ died from injuries sustained from a blow to the head.

Kandi also posted a few messages to her Twitter account, thanking people who left her their condolences. What makes this situation even more sad is the fact that she will be attending her Uncle’s funeral today (Sat. Oct 3).

im bout 2 giv my swollen eyes sum rest now. i just wanted to say thanks 2 every1 for their prayers. i gotta get up & go 2 my uncle’s funeral

I could never n a million years imagine this happening. please pray for AJ’s children. that’s who im the most concerned 4.

im just in one of those moods where i dont wanna talk, i dont wanna b held & told its gonna b ok. i just wanna cry myself 2 sleep, alone.

The AJC is saying that the police have a person of interest and are still trying to piece together exactly what happened. Police are saying that the witnesses they’ve rounded up are cooperating.

The ladies of the Real Housewives of Atlanta were given the opportunity to do their own individual alter ego photo shoots by one of ATL’s hottest photographers Derek Blanks, and the photos were revealed on last night’s episode of the Bravo reality series. The idea for everyone’s concepts came straight from NeNe who did a damn good job of matching everyone up with the right personalities.

Kim‘s alter ego was a housewife and a mistress, which is a perfect fit for her since she really is messing around with someone else’s husband in real life (that Big Poppa dude). NeNe‘s alter ego as a Magic City stripper also matched up to her own real life experience, because she wrote about taking her clothes off and dancing for dollars in her new book, “Never Make the Same Mistake Twice.” Sheree‘s split personality involved a bank robber and an innocent bystander at an ATM because well, Sheree likes money.

Out of everyone’s shoot, Lisa‘s had to be the funniest and Kandi‘s was the saddest. Lisa was portrayed as a “gangsta boo” (NeNe’s words, not ours) slash “biker chick” who knocked a cute little girl scout off of her bicycle and tried to steal her cookies. And Kandi played a careless (and emotional) alcoholic who decided to drink and drive and ended up running into someone, which also hits home for her because her ex fiancee’s nephew ended up in intensive care for over a month earlier this year following a head on collision involving drunk driving.

In all, everyone’s shoots turned out great! The ladies definitely played their parts well and the camera showed a lot of love to them

The Real (Messy) Housewives of Atlanta hit up the Ellen show Wednesday to promote their Bravo reality series and do what they do mess: bring drama to television. This time around Sheree Whitfield and Kim Zolciak got into it after Ellen brought up Sheree pulling Kim’s wig. The two of them went back and forth about bounced checks, habitual lying, messing with married men, prostituting and all kinds of crazy junk. Ellen even got up out of her seat to sit between those two and suggested a game of “blindfolded musical chairs” before it got out of hand LMAO!

These heffas bring drama with them wherever they go and that damn Kim is always the common denominator! Continue reading for the video…

Before we get to the drama surrounding the Atlanta Housewives, let’s start you off with the stats from last week’s season 2 premiere! The Season 2 premiere of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Atlanta reality TV show drew in a record setting 2.7 million viewers, the most for any “Real Housewives” debut. In comparison, the New York Housewives’ Season 2 premiere brought home 1.6 million viewers, while the second season premiere of the Orange County Housewives opened at 1.1 million viewers.

Due to the popularity and anticipation for the show’s premiere, Bravo aired it twice, with the actual premiere at 10 p.m. and the re-run airing an hour later at 11 p.m. In total, over 4 million people tuned in to watch the show! Why is this such a big deal, you ask? Well, last season’s premiere only saw 656,000 viewers, though 2.8 million people caught the finale at the end of the season.

Be sure to catch episode 2 when it airs Thursday night (Aug 6) at 10 p.m. on Bravo. And continue reading for more news/drama on the RHOA!

KIM SAYS NENE CHOKED HER OUT!

Kim Zolciak, one of the Atlanta Housewives is pressing charges against fellow housewife NeNe Leakes for allegedly choking her! In a police report filed earlier this year in April, Kim claims that NeNe grabbed her neck and “tried to choke her out” at the end of an argument on April 15th.

NeNe allegedly strangled Kimberly during a heated exchange. The incident report obtained by ET states that Kim was going to shoot a scene for “Real Housewives of Atlanta” and got into an argument with NeNe. While they were fighting, NeNe started to point her fingers in Kim’s face. The report claims that when witnesses tried to break them up, NeNe “grabbed [Kim] by the neck and tried to choke her out.”

Kim then drove to the police station to file a report. Both witnesses collaborated her story. She has been advised to get a warrant for NeNe and take pictures of any bruises.

SOURCE: ET ONLINE

NeNe caught ghost by the time cops arrived at the scene and she hasn’t been arrested or charged with any crime, but a rep for Kim says the incident is still under investigation.

“Violence is a very serious issue, and we are not going to take this incident lightly,” the rep said. “Mrs. Leakes needs obvious therapy for her apparent anger management issues.”

Reps for Bravo and NeNe have yet to comment.

KANDI BURRUSS & FIANCE CALL WEDDING OFF!

If you caught the premiere of the Atlanta Housewives’ second season, you’ll know that Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Kandi Burruss of Xscape fame is currently engaged to a man who has six kids. But apparently, their wedding has been put on hold. In a new interview with E! Online, Kandi tells it all:

Will we see your wedding on camera?
No, uh-uh, it didn’t get that far. You will see us trying to plan, but you will see a lot of the problems and the different issues that are going on.

Have you set a date?
We haven’t set a date, and I’m just going to be real with you: We have been having serious issues. My drama has been ongoing since the taping has stopped. We just got engaged right before the taping of the show. So things that I would have to deal with or things I would have to learn about, I had to learn about and deal with it while the cameras were there, which makes things even more tense, you know what I mean?

Of course, but are you still together?
Um, we are dealing with things, but that’s about as far as I can go.

Hit up E! Online for the rest of the interview where she talks about her “feud” with NeNe Leakes and her thoughts on Kim’s “singing.”

Here’s a shot of Kanye West and his girlfriend Amber Rose on the red carpet of the 2009 BET Awards, which went down Sunday (Jun 28) in Los Angeles at the Shrine Auditorium. The show itself pretty much sucked. And that’s us being nice. But for the most part, everyone looked good on the red carpet. Continue reading for 80+ pics of celebrities like Beyonce, Ne-Yo, Tyrese, Soulja Boy, Ciara, Mario and tons more!

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R&B group Day 26, recipients of the award for “Best Group” posed for photos in the press/media room with their trophy during the 2009 BET Awards, which were held Sunday night (Jun 28) at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Other celebs who rolled through the press/media room were Trey Songz, Alicia Keys, Ciara, Drake and more. Continue reading for all of the pics.

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Burruss is undeniably the most notable member from Xscape. Since the group parted ways in the late ’90s, she had a somewhat successful solo singing career (her biggest hit: “Don’t Think I’m Not”) but has seen ever greater successes with songwriting. Along with Cottle (who’s married to rap superstar T.I.), she wrote TLC’s 1999 smash hit “No Scrubs.” Burruss has also penned jams for Mariah Carey, Destiny’s Child, Boyz II Men, Alicia Keys, and Faith Evans. The singer-songwriter has a daughter, 6-year-old Riley, from a previous relationship, and a boyfriend.

Burruss fills the spot vacated by DeShawn Snow, who is the wife of Cleveland Cavaliers NBA player and NBA TV announcer Eric Snow. She was known on the show for her ridiculously large house and extensive staff, as well as a rather poorly received fundraiser she threw for the DeShawn Snow Foundation, which helps teenage girls with self-esteem issues. When the news came out that Snow would not be joining Housewives for season 2, she was quoted on Essence.com as saying a producer called her “and said that I was ‘too human for a circus show’ and that because the show did so well, they are about to pump up the drama and they didn’t think that I would fit in.” Snow is now pursuing a degree in divinity.

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