British pop star Leona Lewis already has a reputation for being a good girl, but now she says she’s not only a good girl … she’s a “good diva.” And she’s not going around spending unnecessary money unlike her celebrity counterparts.
“The term ‘diva’ has such a negative connotation, but I see myself as a kind of good diva. I’m a next-door diva,” she said in the latest issue of Petra magazine.
Leona says she doesn’t make crazy demands and insists that she’s very frugal, unlike most pop stars in the industry. And her biggest purchases so far have been her house and her two cost-efficient environmentally friendly whips.
“The biggest things I’ve bought are a house and my two cars. One of the cars is a Mini Cooper. But in Los Angeles I always drive a Hybrid Toyota Prius which is very environmentally friendly.”
Here are a few pics of the “good diva” with Adam Lambert, Monique Coleman, Angela Simmons, LL Cool J, LaToya Jackson and more on the red carpet of the US Weekly Hot Hollywood Event. The star-studded event was held Wednesday night (Nov 18) at Vouyer in Los Angeles. Continue reading for the rest of the pictures…
Comedian turned rapper Mike Epps recently premiered his new music video for “Ain’t Chu You,” which features rappers Dorrough and Young Dro. The song makes fun of so-called fans who run up to their favorite celebrities and say “Ain’t you {insert name here}?” when they meet them in person for the first time. Apparently that happens to Mike Epps a lot so he decided to make a song AND a video for it LOL. Continue reading to check it out!
The 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards went down in Atlanta, GA Saturday (Oct 10). We hear Jay-Z and Young Jeezy opened the show in a big way with a surprise performance! Other tidbits from the show include the late DJ AM being the recipient of the “DJ of the Year” award, Kid & Play popping up during New Boyz‘ performance and Gucci Mane performing like 3 or 4 times. The show also featured performances from Soulja Boy, Ludacris, Jim Jones, Snoop Dogg and more.
Soulja Boy & Jim Jones
Fabolous
Wale
Jay & Jeezy
Dirty Money
Ludacris
The show, hosted by comedian Mike Epps, airs on BET on Tuesday, October 27th at 8/7c and we hear it was actually the best out of the few that have gone on over the past few years.
In the meantime, check out all of the photos/happenings from the events surrounding the show by hitting up our BET Hip-Hop Awards ‘09 section and continue reading below for more pics from inside the show!
Newlyweds Christina Milian and The Dream (and their un-born child) walked the red carpet of the 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards, held this past Saturday (Oct 10) in Atlanta. Other couples on the red carpet were Mike Epps and his wife Michelle, Toya Carter and her boyfriend James Hardy, Fonzworth Bentley and his girlfriend Faune A. Chambers, and Lil Scrappy and his fiancee Diamond.
Mike Epps knows he’s a fool for this one! “Aint Chu You” is a new song by actor/comedian (and now rapper) Mike Epps, featuring Young Dro, Nitti and Dorrough.
And believe it or not, this song is legit! Mike, Dro, Nitti and Dorrough filmed the music video for the track last week in Atlanta. And you already know our boy FreddyO was on it with the pics! Listen to the track by hitting play on the player above!
Socialite/entrepreneur Kim Kardashian and her BFF Brittny Gastineau (we see them everywhere together these days!) were spotted as they went on a shopping spree this past Tuesday (June 2) at Harmony Lane in Los Angeles.
JASON RAE, HUSBAND OF CORRINE BAILEY RAE, FOUND DEAD » I know we’re like 2 days late on reporting this, but the husband of Grammy-nominated British soul singer Corrine Bailey Rae was found dead in an apartment in the northern English city of Leeds on Saturday. Officers are awaiting results of toxicology tests to determine the cause of death. In connection with the case, a 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs, and has since been released on bail, according to officials.
29-year-old Corrine Bailey Rae and her husband met when the singer worked in as a coat room attendant at a jazz club in Leeds. They married in 2001. 31-year-old Jason Rae was a saxophonist with a funk band, the Haggis Horns. Along with having performed with his wife, Rae’s band had also previously worked with other British acts including Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson.
EMI Records, Corrine’s record label released a statement after learning of Rae’s loss.
“EMI Records would like to offer its sincere condolences to Corinne Bailey Rae and the Rae family at this tragic time. We ask that the media respects Corinne’s privacy and that of her entire family.”