R&B singer Keri Hilson celebrated the release of her debut album, In A Perfect World, this past Saturday at club Opera in Hollywood, CA. We tried our best to dig out pics of people you actually know and somewhat carry about, but we’ll go on ahead and tell you now … it wasn’t easy. Give or take a few folks, the what you see above is what you get: Jackie Long, Keri and Deray Davis. Go on ahead and continue reading for the rest of the pics.
R&B recording artist Monica and her rapper fiancee Rocko brought their son, Lil Rocko, along with them as they sat courtside at the Atlanta Hawks vs. Los Angeles Lakers basketball game Sunday night at the Philips Arena in Atlanta. Polow Da Don, aka the King of White Girls, watched the Hawks defeat the Lakers 86 to 76 at the game too. Continue reading for all of the pics!
Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps was honored to receive the Sports Achievement Award at former champion boxer’s Muhammad Ali‘s Celebrity Fight Night event, where Oscar winner actor Forest Whitaker also received the Celebrity Fight Night Entertainer Award.
The Celebrity Fight Night Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1994 by Jimmy Walker. It supports the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, as well as numerous other charities.
This year’s event marked the 15th year, and with a celebrity guest list including Jordin Sparks (who also performed), Kurt Warner, John Elway, Hill Harper and more, organizers say it raised more than 6.6 million dollars! Continue reading for more pics.
Columbus Short, Cory Bold and Chosen Wilkins sat courtside together at Saturday night’s Washington Wizards vs. Detroit Pistons basketball game at the Verizon Center in D.C. Not exactly sure who the dude on the far left is…
Columbus Short, who has starred in multiple hit movies such as Stomp The Yard, Quarantine, This Christmas and Cadillac Records, is reportedly working with music producer Cory Bold, who has worked with the likes of Keri Hilson, Letoya Luckett, Yung Joc, Marques Houston and more, on an upcoming recording project from Short.
And as far as Chosen Wilkins, he’s supposed to be working with Cory on some upcoming projects of his own as well. Continue reading for more pics from the game and pics from a party Cory hosted at Club Love shortly after the Wizards game! Even though they lost, haha.
Kanye West is taking his 808’s and Heartbreaks album on tour! He’s reportedly set to begin the tour this summer in Europe, and arrive in the U.S. by the fall. And if you hit up the 2008 “Glow in the Dark” tour, you definitely know you should be prepared for something amazing as far as the lighting and stage set up.
“The last one was done because I didn’t feel like doing a rap show, because of all I was going through in my life. All I felt like was playing with ‘Star Wars’ (toys) and being Luke Skywalker. So I figured you know, ‘I’ll do a rap show if I can just be like Luke Skywalker every night.’ And so I just wrote my own sci-fi and played in it.”
They include filmmaker Spike Jonze, who directed West’s upcoming “See You In My Nightmares” video, and The Jim Henson Company.
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Can’t wait for the “See You In My Nightmares” video and we definitely can’t wait for the upcoming tour! GOT will definitely be in the house. We’ll let you know when tour dates are released.
According to recent reports, Damon Dash‘s wife, Rachel Roy (a well-known fashion designer) has filed for divorce from the Roc-A-Fella empire’s co-founder. An electronic record of the case obtained by the New York Daily News states the reason as “non-monetary relief” The papers were filed in Manhattan Supreme Court earlier this month.
Dash and Roy, who put her own name on a women’s fashion line, got hitched in Mexico in January 2005. They met when Roy was working at Rocawear and have two daughters. The breakup is the latest legal mess for the has-been hip-hop titan, whose empire – which he once pegged at “about $50 million” in a New York magazine profile – has crumbled under massive debt, bad business deals and one suit after another. Dash, who in 2005 sold his stake in Rocawear to Jay-Z for $20 million, owes $2 million in state taxes, and a bank has started foreclosure proceedings on his two Tribeca condos.
Your boy Method Man got his 2008 Lincoln Navigator seized by the repo man because he didn’t give a f*ck. And as a matter of fact, he was too busy smoking weed that he didn’t care to give a f*ck. No really, that’s what he told the NY Daily News!
After it was reported that his truck was reposessed, he said that he remembers receiving the tax notices, dating back all the way to 2002, warning him to pay his personal income taxes worth over $52,000, but he blew them off because he was on the road doing what he loves to be: smoking weed. He said the money part wasn’t the problem. He just never found the time to actually pay them. Wow…
Citing the Wu Tang member for being $52,503 in arrears on his personal income taxes, the state Department of Taxation showed up at the Staten Island native’s home at 6 a.m. March 19 with “four NYPD cops and the repo team,” Meth told us. “I knew why they were there. It wasn’t like ‘Oh my God! Noo!! Don’t take it!’ like it is on that TV show [“Operation Repo”]. I was half-dressed, and it was so early that I just said, ‘Okay, you’re taking the truck. … Aight.’”
The back story, according to the rapper, is simple.
Mary J. Blige has landed herself a new acting gig in Tyler Perry‘s next Lionsgate film, “I Can Do Bad All By Myself,” set to release to theaters September 11th 2009. The film will also star Oscar nominated actress Taraji P. Henson.
Based on Perry’s stage play of the same name, the film centers around Blige’s character Tanya, a nightclub manager, and her good friend April, played by Henson. Also part of the cast is Perry’s comedic alter ego, Madea. Principal photography is already under way at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.
Blige is also set to guest in a popular primetime television series, which will be announced at a later date. She previously appeared on HBO’s “Entourage” in 2007. The singer/songwriter is recording songs as well for the follow-up to her 2007 Matriarch/Geffen album, “Growing Pains.” The new album slated for release later this year.
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Rapper Soulja Boy and Romeo stop for a photo on the red carpet of the 2009 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, held this past Saturday in Los Angeles at the Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, CA.
Other celebrities rolled through included Jermaine Dupri, Tyrese, Usher, Keke Palmer, Russell Simmons and more. Continue reading for the rest of the pics.
R&B singer Mary J. Blige went out with a small group of friends Saturday afternoon and the paparazzi spotted them at American Apparel in New York. Continue reading for more photos of Mary J. out an about in NY rocking an Adidas track suit.
R&B singers Erykah Badu and Anthony Hamilton, along with rapper Common, performed at the 4th annual “Jazz in the Garden” concert Saturday night at the Dolphin Stadium in Miami, FL. Tichina Arnold made an appearance at the event too. Continue reading for all of the photos from the show.
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.
Kim Kardashian, along with boyfriend Reggie Bush and her sister Khloe splashed into the pool season at Wet Republic at MGM Grand Resort Hotel and Casino in Vegas. Continue reading for more.
Halle Berry and her cute baby girl Nahlia were spotted in Los Angeles Saturday afternoon on their way to a birthday party little Nahlia was invited to. Continue reading for more pics.
Queen Latifah celebrated her 39th birthday Saturday night at SIR Studios in Hollywood, and the celebrity guest list included the likes of Kim Kardashian, Lil Kim, MC Lyte, David Banner, Vivica A. Fox and more. Continue reading to peep the rest of the pics and to see who else hit up Dana’s birthday party!
Ciara was spotted Friday night in New York at Madison Square Garden as the New York Nicks took on the New Orleans Hornets. Looks like she enjoyed herself, at least some of the time… Continue reading for more pics.
Rapper T.I. was sentenced Friday to one year and one day in prison on federal weapons violations, reports the Associated Press. In March of this year, the Atlanta native, whose real name is Clifford Harris, pleaded guilty to three charges of illegal weapons possessions after he was arrested following the purchase of illegal weapons and silencers prior to the 2007 BET Hip-Hop Awards.
He originally faced up to 10 years and a $250,000 fine for each count and had initially pleaded not guilty. But since changing his plea, he has performed over 1,000 hours of community service and with the help of MTV created a new reality series, “T.I.’s Road to Redemption,” where he warns young teenagers about the dangers of guns, drugs and violence.
He has 30 to 60 days to turn himself in.
Keke Palmer has been named the “#8 Most Valuable Young Star In Hollywood”, according to Forbes Magazine. 15-year-old Palmer was the only Black Teen Actress named on the list, which included teen actors Daniel Radcliff, Miley Cyrus, Dakota Fanning, Abigail Breslin, Hayden Panettiere, Emma Watson, Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts and Anton Yelchin.
Palmer, who currently stars as True Jackson, VP, a popular show on the Nickelodeon Channel, of which she recently received an 2009 NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Performance In a Youth/Children’s Program-Series or Special.” The 15-year-old also co-stars with Oscar Winner Kevin Spacey in Shrink, a new film that will be released this spring.
Kobe and Vanessa Bryant‘s Lawyers, Loeb & Loeb LLP, have released a statement on behalf of the couple striking back at the maid who accused Vanessa of being abusive, calling her names, and forcing her to retrieve a tag from a bag of dog feces.
“We have learned that a former employee of the Bryants, Maria Jimenez, has filed a complaint against our clients. Ms. Jimenez’s outrageous allegations of improper conduct are totally unfounded and patently false. The Bryants intend to vigorously defend against these untruthful allegations and are confident that the baseless nature of the allegations will be proven.”
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R&B singer Alicia Keys attended the National Black Theatre’s Communication Arts Program Symposium Friday in New York City. In other Alicia news, she recently announced that despite her talented musical background, she had to learn how to play the cello for her role in The Secret Life of Bees, on DVD March 31st. She added that even though she stopped practicing after filming wrapped, she does have plans on pursuing the instrument in the future.
“I had to work hard at it and I was constantly practicing, constantly learning and re-learning the proper way to play. It takes a year or so just to learn how to hold the bow properly and use it the right way, so just making it feel effortless and look effortless was a challenge. It had to look as if I’d been playing for 15 or 20 years. That took a lot of practice – but I’m used to discipline and practice … I didn’t play after finishing the film but I do want to rediscover it and I will probably start again from the beginning and learn properly,” said the star.”
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