
Professional female boxer Laila Ali and actresses Joy Bryant and Vanessa Williams all attended NYFW 2009’s “See Now, Wear Now” Runway Show, hosted by fashion designer Ann Taylor, Thursday (Sep 17) at the Celeste Bartos Forum in the New York Public Library in New York City.
Joy Bryant, star of the upcoming NBC series “Parenthood,” posted to her Essence blog last week her disdain for the use of leashes on young children. She says parents should teach their children to keep close to them instead of resorting to the use of a method of dog/animal control.
leash (noun): a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or animal
Yesterday, I was parked in front of a strip mall restaurant and noticed a man holding a leash. The man was standing near a pillar, so I couldn’t see what was on the other end. Understand, I am a huge dog lover. So, I couldn’t wait to see what kind of doggie the man had. Was it a little hot dog, or a big mastiff? A puggle or a pit? Eventually, the man walked near my car. My jaw dropped.
“Hey!” I said to myself. “That ain’t a dog, that’s a little boy!” A two-year-old, little boy. What the ????
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Tyra Banks‘ talk show, “The Tyra Banks Show,” won a Daytime Emmy Award in the “informative” category for daytime talk shows Sunday night (Aug 30) at the 2009 Daytime Emmy Awards, held this year in Los Angeles at the The Orpheum Theatre. Other folks at the annual event, hosted by Vanessa Williams this year, were Wendy Williams, Tatyana Ali, Ellen DeGeneres and more.

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Russell Simmons hosted the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Art for Life Benefit at his East Hampton Estate Saturday (Jul 18) in East Hampton, New York. He’s pictured above with his two daughters Ming Lee and Aoki Lee. Tila Tequila, Star Jones, Vanessa Williams and others also hit up the event.
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Here are some more recent pictures of celebs hitting up various events throughout the past couple of days.
Bow Wow walked the red carpet of the Los Angeles premiere of the sixth season of HBO’s “Entourage,” Maxwell performed on CBS’ “The Early Show” and Ashanti attended the NYC premiere of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”
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Newlyweds Mike Tyson and Lakiha Spicer were seen eating a late lunch Tuesday (Jul 7) in Los Angeles at Cafe Med after attending Michael Jackson’s private funeral and memorial services earlier in the day.
We also grabbed some candid photos of Vanessa Williams, Paris Hilton, Sacha Baron Cohen and more. Continue reading to check them out!
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Actor/comedian Eddie Murphy posed for a pic with his co-star (and on-screen daughter) Yara Shahidi on the red carpet at the premiere of their brand new movie, Imagine That at the Paramount Theater in Los Angeles. Other celebrities who attended the premiere of Nickelodeon Movies’ latest release include Nicole Ari Parker, Arsenio Hall, Vanessa Williams and others. Continue reading to check out all of the photos!
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Tyra Banks was an honoree at the 20th annual GLAAD Media Awards, held Saturday in Los Angeles. GLAAD is an acronym for “Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation,” and the organization holds an annual awards show where they recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representation of the lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. Continue reading for more photos from the red carpet and to see who else attended the ceremony.
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Angela Simmons, one half of the dynamic Simmons sister duo, was spotted without her other half as she left a tanning salon in Sunset Plaza in Los Angeles Monday afternoon.
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Actresses Jurnee Smollett, Vanessa Williams and Terri J. Vaughn smile for the cameras at the 8th Annual “Heroes In The Struggle Gala.” The event was held last night at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, CA. Continue reading for more photos and to see who else attended the event!
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The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards went down last night and the stars like Trace Morgan, Taraji P. Henson, Omar Epps, Diddy, Wayne Brady, Vanessa Williams, Laurence Fishburne and many more were in attendance. Looks like it was a fun show! Check out some more pics after the jump!

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