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WOULD YOU EVER LET YOUR EX FIND YOU A NEW B/F OR G/F?
This show in Bravo - "Date My Ex" is all about finding a new mate for your former sig. other...but would you really expect your ex to really have the best intentions for you?

My thoughts...
If I were in the situation it would either have to a) be a woman who I was really really really desperate to get rid of. b) I want to show a woman how good she had it with me and c) that other guys suck!

To devote a whole show to this though, is quite invigorating...and it should answer one of the layers of the question "why?" I mean, it's better than Bobby and Whitney while not being as kick ass as temptation island! You be the judge.

FOR THE LADIES:
5 WAYS TO KNOW IF A GUY IS GOOD IN BED...

So I spend much of my time analyzing everything. I try to do everything I can not to be "that guy..." Sometimes it works out great and other times I know I look like nothing more than an archaic neanderthal...But for those of you men that are on a mission to be close with a woman...and I'm not talking about wearing her jeans emo's...but here are 5 things that you can learn from on how women view all of us!!!


He isn’t afraid to hold your gaze.

This guy is into you, and he’s not afraid to show it. The more he focuses on you, the more intent he is, and the more likely he’ll be interested in proving just how into you he really is. Mind, this doesn’t necessarily mean he’s a great guy, or even a good one – in reality, these types are usually players. Nevertheless, they are usually very, very good in bed.

He’s a good kisser.

Good kisser, meaning, someone who doesn’t just shove their tongue in your mouth and expect you to do something with it. Nuh-uh. This guy takes his time, and uses more lip than he does tongue – and when the kiss ends, you aren't covered from chin to forehead in his saliva.

He’s good at talking dirty.

Most men don’t even attempt this, and those who do often sound silly. But the men who know they’re good in bed are usually very good at telling you what they plan on doing later. If he’s able to convey sexy things to you without sounding silly, he’s probably worth the time. It's worth noting this guy's probably been around the block a few thousand times as well, so make sure he suits up.

He’s tactile.

He wants to hold your hand, slide his arm around your waist (not your shoulders, this is something men do with their mates, not their women), play with your hair, touch your face. Especially when you are kissing. These are good indications he's fabulous in bed. Unless he's groping, in which case he's probably not.

He’s a good listener.

He listens. Even if you’re talking about something he really doesn’t give a toss about. That’s not to say he pretends – he listens because he gives a toss about you. If he doesn’t care about anything you have to say, he’s not going to care about anything you want, either. A man who listens to your words will also notice those unspoken nuances as well, which are very necessary when rolling around on a king-sized mattress.


Tomorrow...5 ways to know how bad he is in bed...blaaaaaah

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I saw this on the net...if ur a hip hop fan...you gotta love this...if not...you gotta love this!

THE MONDAY NIGHT BEAT DOWN!!!!

So you have to wonder...how the hell did these two end up together....they're differences are so damn apparant in this pic...she's so damn on point and Nick is ummm...less on point with his 'fit than the valet holding the door open. Either way...I guess the shirt says it all...but I'm not hating; just pointing out the obvious!

IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK

The obviously can't...but the little kid in the next stall can! I mean I never went through the whole cooties thing...I've been lovin' the chicks since birth but I never got the opportunity to bathe next to a star of Rosario Dawson's caliber...I mean she's kind of an G list right now but still sexy!

Jackson's Wardrobe Malfunction Fine Dropped

a three-judge panel has thrown out a $550,000 fine over the broadcast.
Monday, July 21, 2008

Federal officials have dismissed an indecency fine TV bosses at CBS were charged after Janet Jackson flashed a breast during the 2004 SuperBowl half-time show.

Just days after Jackson's fellow SuperBowl performer Justin Timberlake poked fun at the 'wardrobe malfunction' controversy while hosting the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, a three-judge panel has thrown out a $550,000 fine over the broadcast.

The judges of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have ruled that the Federal Communications Commission "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" in issuing the fine for the split-second image of nudity.

During the live show, Timberlake ripped open Jackson's bodice, revealing a breast. A red-faced Jackson quickly covered up.

More than 90 million people saw the live broadcast.

Baby For Williams?

"Pharrell is extremely private and won't release any details," said a source.
Monday, July 21, 2008

Hip-hop star Pharrell Williams is to become a dad, according to reports.

The N.E.R.D. singer/rapper is reported to have been dating an unnamed model, after meeting her several months ago in Miami, Florida. And the couple is now said to be expecting a baby.

A source tells gossip column PageSix, "(The model) is very pregnant and travels with him.

"She hangs out at the backstage area when he performs.

"Pharrell is extremely private and won't release any details."

Cyrus Offers Fans Chance to Meet Her for Charity

Cyrus has taken the first step to raise money for the organization by giving fans the chance to accompany her to the premiere of her forthcoming film Bolt.
Monday, July 21, 2008


Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus has launched a new charity in honor of her late grandfather - and is auctioning off a chance to meet her to kickstart the fundraising.

Spears Steps Out for Carrey

Britney Spears proved she has put her recent court battles behind her by stepping out for a charity event hosted by comedian Jim Carrey and his girlfriend Jenny McCarthy.

The "Toxic" hitmaker saw permanent custody of her two children handed over to ex-husband Kevin Federline on Thursday, following 18-months of court hearings, mental trauma, and a breakdown.

But she stunned onlookers on Saturday by arriving at the Los Angeles party in an elegant black evening dress, with perfect hair and make-up for her glamorous night out.

And the singer appeared to be in good spirits.

A source tells People.com, "She looked great and seemed really happy. She smiled and clapped during the video about autism."

Other stars to attend the charity fundraiser, in aid of Carrey and McCarthy's Generation Rescue, a foundation for autistic children, included Rose McGowan and newlyweds Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller.

The Pappy Cyrus Family Foundation is named after Cyrus' paternal grandfather Ron, who died in 2006, and aims to help deprived children across the country by providing improved health care, education and community support.

And Cyrus has taken the first step to raise money for the organization by giving fans the chance to accompany her to the premiere of her forthcoming film Bolt.

She is also auctioning off several items of clothing from her personal wardrobe.

The sale will begin on internet site eBay on Tuesday night with bidding closing on July 29, according to Foxnews.com.

Timbaland Promises Jay-Z Multicultural Sound

"You're gonna be like, 'Whoa!' But it's Jay on them. That means it reaches everywhere," Timbaland said.


Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter's forthcoming album will shock his hard-core hip-hop fans - because superproducer Timbaland plans to feature bagpipes on the disc's tracks.

The hip-hop heavyweights are teaming up in the studio to record the "Big Pimpin'" star's new LP, and Timbaland insists using the Scottish instrument will lend the songs global appeal.

He says, "We want to go to the world. Some of the songs are gonna sound like (world music artist) M.I.A.

"You're gonna be like, 'Whoa!' But it's Jay on them. That means it reaches everywhere.

"I'm gonna have songs with bagpipes too. The music is gonna be so worldwide, he'll be able to tour the rest of his life, maybe, off just this one album."

AYO...the last time I actually said whoa was back in the day...

LIL WAYNE GETS MENACED BY
REAL GANG BANGER RAPPERS?

We never see Lil’ Wayne in this video, but it seems like 40 Glocc, Spider Loc and some of their friends found Lil’ Wayne at the video shoot of “A Milli” around the time of the BET Awards. They walked around an Escalade for several minutes looking to get Wayne to come out of an SUV.Wayne – if he was in the truck – never comes out. Then, 40 and Loc give everybody a look into the life they lead and what life is like in their neck of the woods. Now, there has been considerable dialogue about how real this is. One thing is for sure, the bodyguard in the “A Milli” video is in on this too. The only thing is, he doesn’t seem concerned one bit that he is surrounded by all this danger. And the bodyguard doesn’t seem to be more on alert to protect his client, supposedly in the vehicle. Check out that video on illseed.com.

BRAND NEW CHRIS BROWN!!!

FLO-RIDA - IN THE AYER

FINALLY...

KIDS..STAY IN SCHOOL AND DON'T GO TO PRISON...LOL

BIG WILLIE GOING TO THE MOTHA LAND!

WILL SMITH TO MOVE TO AFRICA?

Will Smith is rumored to be moving to South Africa and taking his whole family with him. "We want to move to Africa. Actually, I found a house in South Africa, but it was before 9/11 and when that happened, we thought, being Americans, it was a time to be home. But I just loved South Africa," he said to Empire magazine. Will's no America hater though so all you "Young Republicans" don't jump the gun. Anyway, Will's looking to bounce, but I don't think we'll notice the difference since he's so caked up.

House of Pain switches the game to ride with the MUSLIMS

EVERLAST TURNS MUSLIM?

I don't know exactly how true this is, but I have a source that is close to Everlast, the lead rapper in House of Pain. Yeah, the dude that wrote "Jump Around" and used to be down with Ice-T and the Rhyme Syndicate. So a friend of a friend just told me that Everlast is now a radical Muslim! I'm not exactly sure what constitutes "radical" so don't get your imagination in a frenzy. He's gone through many fazes as an artist, but now the label he's own is reportedly not fully behind him. He's not getting the Nas treatment. From what I heard, they were getting ready to start the publicity/marketing run for his new album, but the album has now been pushed back. They asked Everlast to tone down some of the views he was pushing forth on the project. Now I don't see what the issue is with an Irish b-boy with a predisposition to rock and Muslim religion.

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TOUCH ME TUESDAY

25 Texting Terms You Need to Know
(FOR THE SOCIALLY SLOW!)

If you've ever sent a text message or instant message on your cell phone, you know how frustrating typing out long words on a tiny keyboard can be -- especially when you're in a hurry. To avoid tripping over your thumbs the next time you text, try using the rapid-fire shorthand 'language' known as texting lingo.

Texting lingo consists mainly of acronyms and phonics, which reduce the number of letters needed to write a comprehensible message. For example, the word 'you' is shortened to 'u' and "talk to you later" is simply "TTYL."

Below are 25 popular texting terms. Add some of these to your vocabulary and you'll be messaging like a teen in no time.

1. ADN = Any Day Now

2. AYS? = Are You Serious?

3. BFF = Best Friends Forever


4. BRB = Be Right Back

5. IDK= I Don't Know

6. IRL = In Real Life

7. ISO = In Search Of

8. JK = Just Kidding

9. K = OK

10. L8R = Later

11. LOL = Laughing Out Loud

12. MYOB = Mind Your Own Business

13. NIMBY = Not In My Back Yard

14. NP = No Problem

15. NW = No Way

16. OIC = Oh, I See

17. OMG = Oh My God

18. OMW = On My Way

19. POV = Point Of View

20. RBTL = Read Between The Lines

21. STBY = Sucks to be You

22. SWAK = Sealed With A Kiss

23. TTYL = Talk To You Later

24. UT? = You there?

25. WYWH = Wish You Were Here

WOULD YOU EAT THIS?
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WOULD YOU LIVE HERE?

AMY'S GONNA DIE!!!

We've all driven our parents to ridiculous levels of stress, but Amy Winehouse has taken it one step too far.

We blame the junkie's antics for her dad's hospitalization last week!

According to the British media, Mitch Winehouse collapsed and was rushed to a hospital.

A family friend said that Mitch has done all he can to keep Crackhouse at home following her hospitalization for an emphysema-like condition and has been suffering from stress-related panic attacks.

Poor Pops! We can't even begin to imagine what hell his life must be like.

A source close to Mitch says, "He has been taking a lot on and has been dedicating himself to trying to improve Amy's health. But his own health has suffered as a result. She told him not to worry about her – but that's easier said than done."

Children can be so selfish…especially the strung out ones!

Suzanne Somers Flashes HSN Viewers

(My fav. one night stand)Khloe Kardashian
Going to Jail for DUI

Khloe Kardashian isn’t really even famous, she just the sister of Kim Kardashian who is famous for hanging around Paris Hilton. Anyway, Khole got a dui, got probation, then failed to complete her community service and alcohol education program, so now she gets 30 days in jail. Kim then blogged about it, but it doesn’t even matter what Kim says. What matters is that Khole was irresponsible enough to drive drunk, then when she got probation she was too irresponsible to complete the terms of her probation. Khloe isn’t responsible enough to ever have a driver’s license.

MONDAY'S BOO BOO

Death Row Records auctioned for $24 million

Death Row Records, the hip-hop label that released seminal gangster rap albums by Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, has been auctioned for $24 million.

The New York-based Global Music Group Inc. said in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday that on June 24 it purchased Death Row, including its enviable back catalog and current artist contracts.

The purchase concluded the roller-coaster saga of one of hip-hop's most famous labels. Under owner Marion "Suge" Knight, Death Row sold tens of millions of albums in the heyday of early `90s rap — its artists often flashing the spoils of the high life in music videos — before collapsing in debt and mismanagement.

A former couple, Lydia and Michael Harris, claimed they helped found the label, and won a judgment of $107 million, which they tried to collect in 2006. Unable to pay, Death Row and Knight filed for bankruptcy in April 2006, claiming debts of more than $100 million.

In 2006, a federal judge ordered a bankruptcy trustee takeover of Death Row Records, saying the label had undergone gross mismanagement. Knight's decision to file for bankruptcy protection staved off a move by the court to appoint someone to take control of the record label and his assets.

Global Music Group, an independent label, takes ownership of albums including Dr. Dre's "The Chronic," Shakur's "All Eyez on Me" and Snoop Dogg's "Doggystyle."

Other assets are believed to include unreleased material from Shakur that could result in another posthumous release from the rapper.

Knight has a history of legal problems. He was convicted of assault in 1992 and placed on probation, then jailed for five years in 1996 for violating that probation.

He was returned to jail in 2003 for again violating parole, this time by punching a parking attendant at a Hollywood nightclub. He was released the next year.

In 2006 under questioning from his creditors, Knight denied having money tucked away in foreign countries. His bank account then contained just $11.

Global Music CEO Anthony Davi, Jr., said the label planned to get "the best economic results of the catalog and provide long term stewardship of the artists' work." The company plans to later announce details of its plans for Death Row.

80 Y/O STRIPPER STILL GOIN IN!

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- Tempest Storm is fuming. Her fingers tremble with frustration. They are aged, knotted by arthritis and speckled with purple spots under paper skin.
Tempest Storm at the Burlesque Hall of Fame's annual All-Star Burlesque Weekend in Las Vegas.






But the manicure of orange polish is flawless and new, and matches her signature tousled mane.

She brushes orange curls out of her face as she explains how she's been slighted.

She is the headliner, you know. She is a star. She is classy.

"I don't just get up there and rip my clothes off," she says.

Indeed, the 80-year-old burlesque queen takes her clothes off very slowly.

More than 50 years ago she was dubbed the "Girl with the Fabulous Front" and told by famous men she had the "Best Two Props in Hollywood."

Since then, Storm saw the art that made her famous on the brink of extinction. Her contemporaries -- Blaze Starr, Bettie Page, Lili St. Cyr -- have died or hung up the pasties.

But not Storm. She kept performing. Las Vegas, Reno, Palm Springs, Miami, Carnegie Hall.

Her act is a time capsule. She knows nothing of poles. She would never put her derriere in some man's face. Her prop of choice is a boa, perhaps the occasional divan.

It takes four numbers, she says adamantly, four numbers to get it all off. To do it classy.

But the producers of tonight's show, just kids, they want her to go faster. She gets just seven minutes.

"I did seven minutes when I started," she says.

They gave her trouble last year, too. They even cut her music before she finished.

There may not be a next time for this show, she says. The threat lasts just minutes.

"No, no. I'm not ready to hang up my G-string, yet. I've got too many fans that would be disappointed."

Dated Elvis, other celebrities

Stardom and fandom feature prominently in Tempest Storm's life -- and in her neat, two-bedroom Las Vegas apartment.

Visitors are greeted by photos of a young Elvis, her favorite rock 'n' roller and, she says, a former lover.

He met her after her show in Las Vegas and fiddled with her skirt as he introduced himself. The relationship ended about a year later because Elvis' manager didn't approve of him dating a stripper, she says.

But she could not change who she was. Stripping already had made her famous.

It put her in the room with Hollywood's heavyweights. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Mickey Rooney, Nat King Cole.

She dated some, just danced for others. The evidence is framed and displayed on tables and the living room wall.

That's Storm and Vic Damone. Storm teaching Walter Cronkite to dance. Storm and her fourth and last husband, Herb Jefferies, a star of black cowboy films who swept her off her feet in 1957 when such unions were instant scandals. They divorced in 1970.

"When I look at this picture I say, 'What the hell happened between this gorgeous couple?"' she says.

The moment is brief.

Storm is rarely wistful. She has no doubt she still is what she once was. Although she performs just handful of times a year, she would do more, if asked. She chides those who think age takes a toll on sex appeal.

"Ridiculous," she says.

There are just as many recent photos in the room: Storm and her daughter, a nurse in Indiana. Storm and her fiance, who died a few years ago. Storm and a beaming older gentlemen, just a fan who approached her for a photograph.

In others, the petite beauty with the long lashes and glamorous hair is alone, out of focus, in full makeup and smiling wide. In one, she is perched on her living room couch in a red hat and low-cut black suit.

"I took that picture of myself," she says proudly. "I have a self-timer. I took these, too."

Sharecropper's daughter fled abuse

"That stage saved me," she says as she leaves a sound check hours before the night's performance.

She had been expecting a much smaller space and she is relieved. She's a "walker," she explains. She needs room to move.

It is a direct and once-racy style, the signature work of Lillian Hunt, the choreographer at the Follies Theater in Los Angeles where Storm became a star.

She was Annie Blanche Banks then. The 22-year-old sharecropper's daughter had fled sexual abuse, two loveless marriages and poverty in small-town Georgia, she says.

She was working as a cocktail waitress but wanted to be a showgirl. First, she needed her teeth fixed.

"Do you think my bust is too big for this business?" she asked Hunt at her audition.

Hunt put her in the chorus line, told her not to gain a pound and called a dentist.

In Storm's telling, she didn't stay long in the background. She got a new name. ("I really don't feel like a Sunny Day.") She took to the spotlight quickly. Then and now, she blossomed to the chorus of hoots and cheers.

The trick is having a warm presence, an inviting smile, she says.

When she takes the stage, she lets her mind float back to "Georgie." She imagines herself as a little girl, in her best dress, running down the road to meet her daddy coming home from work.

"I feel that I am that little girl dressed up out there. I got a picture in my whole mind of it. I can see that little girl," she says.

On stage, the image is frozen there.

But it's not the end of the story Storm tells. If she plays out the memory, the little girl is stopped in her tracks as an aunt blurts out a truth that pains her today.

"That's not your real father."

Doesn't smoke or drink, gets religion on TV

On Sundays, Storm tunes in to a televangelist who tells her anyone can overcome odds. It's the only religion she's ever taken to.

She believes this is the lesson of her life. Be a survivor. Never stop doing what you love, it makes you who you are.

"If you want to get old, you'll get old," she says.

There have been men who disappointed her, financial strain, brain surgery.

After it all, she sits on her couch and exercises in front of the television on a small stationary bike. She doesn't smoke or drink or eat much.

"I'm just blessed, I think. And I know when to push myself away from the table."

If some might see all this as chasing after lost youth, she says she cares little. Younger dancers tell her she is an inspiration to them, and she has no reason not to believe them.

"I feel good about myself. And I enjoy it," she says. "I have fun when I'm onstage, and the audience loves it. Nobody ever said it's time to give it up. Why stop?"

Cheers and whistles

Indeed, no one is dreaming of telling Tempest Storm to give up stripping when she slithers onto the casino nightclub stage for her seven minutes.

"Something in the way she moves ..." pipes through the speakers. Her live drummer, the Ringo Starr on loan from the Beatles tribute show on the Strip, picks up the beat.

The burlesque queen emerges stage right. A slinky purple gown hangs off her shoulders. A rhinestone necklace envelops her decolletage. The snakelike boa pours into her hands.

For a few seconds, her face flashes her nerves.

And then she hears the cheers.

When she performs, Storm smiles, leans back and walks on her heels, leading with her pelvis. Her hands float back and forth as if in water, until they fall below her hips and sweep up in tandem with a full frontal thrust.

More cheers. Whistles.

The boa disappears stage right.

The next number picks up the tempo, letting Storm cock a hip on the down beats. She loses the gloves and steps off stage to put on the negligee. It's gone almost as quickly as it came.

And with two flicks of her orange fingernails, the dress goes, too.

Two-finger whistle. Hollers. Applause.

Staring up at the 80-year-old woman in fishnets, a sheer rhinestone bra and a G-string, a young woman turns to a young man and declares:

"I want to look like that when I'm her age."

I'm not saying I'm for Obama...nor am I saying that I'm not...but this sh!+ right here is ridiculous!!!

C'MON CHRIS FA REAL?

In Nigeria, what would you do? If you tuned into the rumors over the weekend, you know all about Jay-Z, Rihanna, Naomi Campbell and others in Nigeria for a concert festival. Well, Chris Brown was there too and I heard he had himself a good ol’ time. He reportedly sat at the bar for about 2 hours or more watching cartoons on his laptop with all his friends. LMAO! Somebody told me, they can’t fathom know he and Rihanna work it out- she is too mature! Chris did do the press rounds, but nobody filled him in on Nigeria or why he was there. Also, the people were reportedly clamoring over the Rihanna stuff but no confirmation.


Do we need a confirmation? Not really. We know what it is.

YOU CAN'T TEACH AN
OLD CRACK HEAD NEW TRICKS

Amy Winehouse was reportedly caught with coke in her nose. Her dad has admitted we’re going to watch Amy die. He says, "She will die. But it won't be from a drugs overdose. She will die from emphysema. That will be the most likely scenario if she doesn't check her behavior. We are talking about a long, slow, painful death - gasping for air. I would like all the people who would give her illegal substances to think about that." What’s he smoking

THURSDAZE

QUEEN LATIFAH IN SERIOUS WRECK?

According to the National Inquirer Dana Owens was vacationing in the Virgin Islands when the incident occurred. Details are sketchy, but what is known is that Queen Latifah was on a rented scooter when she lost control of the vehicle and 'went flying'.

A source tells the tabloid, "She's lucky she wasn't killed. Fortunately, there weren't any cars or other scooters behind her when the accident occurred."

The source also added: "Luckily, she didn't break any bones. But she was suffering and was prescribed painkillers."

Story Developing…

Rihanna Refuses To Pose Nude

"My mother would kill me if I posed nude!" she said.

R&B star Rihanna has vowed never to pose for a naked photoshoot - because her mother would "kill" her.

Although the singer has proved she isn't shy about shedding her clothes in the name of work - she appeared wearing just gold body paint for her 2007 "Umbrella" video - she refuses to strip off for a magazine.

She tells MTV.co.uk, "My mother would kill me if I posed nude!

"When I did that metallic body paint stuff for my Umbrella video, I didn't do it to show my body. I didn't do it for people to like me. I did it because it was a cool visual, unexpected, and it looked hot.

"I have done a lot of photoshoots for magazines but it's always great to be shot for a cover because you know that you are looked at as a fashion icon."

Katie Perry Still On Top

"I Kissed a Girl" is on top for the third week in a row.


LOS ANGELES, July 10 (UPI) -- Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart for a third week, Billboard.com reported Thursday.

Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 is Rihanna's "Take a Bow," followed by Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" at No. 3, Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" at No. 4 and Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" at No. 5.

Rounding out the top tier are Chris Brown's "Forever" at No. 6, Natasha Bedingfield's "Pocketful of Sunshine" at No. 7, the Jonas Brothers' "Burnin' Up" at No. 8, Plies's "Bust It Baby Pt. 2" featuring Ne-Yo at No. 9 and Miley Cyrus' "7 Things" at No. 10.

Brother: Madonna is In Love With Herself

The superstar's brother writes that his big sis is self absorbed

According to Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone, A-Rod isn't the only person in love with his sister. In his new tell-all, Life With My Sister Madonna, he claims that the Material Girl is quite fond of herself as well.

Usher Wows With Touching Father, Son Spread

Usher is showing off his baby son in a new photoshoot for Essence magazine.


R&B cat Usher is showing off his baby son in a touching new photo shoot for Essence magazine.

Father and son, Usher Raymond V, appear together on the cover of the new magazine with the adorable tot sporting a wool one-piece and a country cap.

Inside the August issue of the magazine, Usher dances for his staring child in one lovely shot, and the pair poses topless for two stunning family photos.

The final portrait, taken by snapper Timothy White, features little Usher asleep in his father's arms.

In the accompanying article, the singer tells actor Hill Harper his baby son has changed his life.

He explains, "I thought I had felt love before. But the moment I heard my child's voice, I broke down and cried."

And now, Usher Sr. insists his leading goal in life is to become a role model for the tot: "He's gonna admire me, he's gonna look up to me. He's gonna say... 'I wanna be like my father.'"

The Essence article also features the printed lyrics of "Prayer For You," the touching poem Usher wrote for his newly-born son and then turned them into a song for his current album "Here I Stand."

Mariah: I Wanted to be Kidnapped

The newlywed says at one point she felt so low, she wanted to disappear


Before Mariah Carey wed Nick Cannon, the diva tells Elle magazine that she "dreamed" of being kidnapped.

"When I was in an unhappy place in my life ... I always wanted to be kidnapped," the singer tells the mag. "I just wanted a way out, but I didn't have one."

Well she's singing a different tune now.

The singer gushes about how hubby Nick Cannon proposed-twice!

On the rooftop of her Manhattan apartment he proposed with a 17-carat diamond hidden inside a candy ring pop.

"They've been calling me Cinderella since I first started out," she says of the fairytale-worthy proposal," she says. "Most people would think, Okay, please! This doesn't happen in real life."

Then only a few days later, he popped the question again.

"He sort of kidnapped me and took me on a helicopter ride," she says. "Then he re-proposed."

LIL WAYNE STILL ON TOP TOO

LOS ANGELES, July 9 (UPI) -- Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.

Coming in at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 is Coldplay's Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, followed by the soundtrack to Disney's Camp Rock TV movie at No. 3, G-Unit's T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight) at No. 4 and John Mayer's Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles at No. 5.

Rounding out the top tier are the compilation CD Now 28 at No. 6, Kid Rock's Rock N Roll Jesus at No. 7, Usher's Here I Stand at No. 8, Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad at No. 9 and Disturbed's Indestructible at No. 10.

TOUCHIN' DOWN!!!

THERE'S WASN'T A WHOLE HEAP OF WIRELESS @ THE OFFICE TONIGHT BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT I DO OUTSIDE OF THE SHOW...ENJOY THE MIX!

MONDAY MADNESS

Nick Cannon is still in the honeymoon phase with new wife Mariah Carey.

"It's amazing!" Cannon, 27, told Usmagazine.com at the Christian Audigier nightclub grand opening in Las Vegas Thursday night.

"It's the best thing that's ever happened to me!" he continued.

The Wild 'N Out host tied the knot to Carey, 38, in a hush-hush ceremony in the Bahamas on April 30.

[Nick's] plan is to have one [wedding] every year," Carey gushed to Ellen DeGeneres two weeks later. "Instead of trying to be like, 'You're invited, but shhh, don't tell anybody,' we're just going to have another one [wedding] next year."

Up next for the lovebirds? Babies!

"I always said if I found the right person who I felt would be on the same page as me in term of raising kids and having the same belief system, [we'd have kids]," Carey said.

Reuben Cannon told Us his half-brother Nick, "definitely wants kids," and that he "loves [Mariah] more than any other girl."

The couple got cozy on the set of her steamy video "Bye Bye." Watch their chemistry.


A-ROD'S GETTIN A D-VORCE

Cynthia Rodriguez's lawyer tells TMZ, "A-Rod may be an All-Star baseball player, but he's flunked the All-Star team as far as marriage is concerned."

Earle Lilly is repping Cynthia in the divorce case, which will be launched tomorrow when she files legal papers in Miami. Lilly claims Alex Rodriguez, who's already banked more than $250 mil, and Madonna have been having an affair "and are still together." He says they were together after his game yesterday and together today as well.

Lilly says, "We're not gonna lose this case." He acknowledges a prenup exists but it's "too early" to decide if he'll challenge it. He says there will be a "huge settlement" in the case but "not hundreds of millions of dollars." Lilly says A-Rod's estate is "vast ... beyond what anyone knows."

He says, "Cynthia is tremendously traumatized and devastated," adding the legal papers he'll file tomorrow will claim she's the victim of "emotional abandonment." Lilly says A-Rod has seen his six-week-old baby "once, maybe twice, but that's it." He says there's no question -- when the ink is dry she will be the primary custodial parent.

Madonna will not be specifically named in the divorce papers. Lilly says infidelity is a "major cause" for the divorce, but not because of any one allegation. Rather, he says, there were a series of dalliances and "Madonna was the last straw."

Lilly says Cynthia did not have an affair with Lenny Kravitz and that her relationship with him is "totally innocent and puristic."



Will Smith did Hancock a solid.

Smith has star-powered the poorly reviewed superhero hybrid to a $66 million opening weekend, and a No. 1 finish, according to Exhibitor Relations estimates today.

WALL-E, last weekend's champ, stayed strong, grossing another $33.4 million, but finished a distant second.

Hancock goes down as Smith's seventh straight movie to open No. 1. If you count Shark Tale, the 2004 animated comedy, as a Smith movie, his streak stands at eight straight.

Overall, Hancock has grossed $107.3 million since "previewing" on Tuesday night and "opening" on Wednesday.

Looking strictly at the movie's first five days, Wednesday-Sunday, Hancock took in $100.4 million, per Box Office Mojo stats, far behind the pace of this summer's two leading movies, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($152 million) and Iron Man ($112.1 million).

Among Smith movies, Hancock becomes his top Fourth of July opener, a testament to the star's drawing power, yes, but also inflation.

Run the movie math (divide the opening weekend gross by the average ticket price), and the numbers show Independence Day, Smith's signature Fourth of July hit, sold nearly two million more tickets in its opening weekend in 1996 than Hancock did this weekend.

It's actually better not to run the movie math. Not if you want to enjoy the holiday weekend to the fullest.

Other box office notes:

* Where WALL-E remained hot and pushed its two-weekend total to $128.1 million, Angelina Jolie's Wanted (third place, $20.6 million; $90.8 million overall) cooled off considerably, with business down 60 percent.
* In its third weekend, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, the critically praised Abigail Breslin family film, opened wide and died—a doll-sized $3.6 million (eighth place) off nearly 1,850 screens.
* Speaking of the dearly departed, Mike Myers' The Love Guru ($1.7 million) dropped out of the Top 10 after just two weekends.
* Looking on the bright side of a big giant bomb, The Love Guru, at $29.3 million overall, is the highest-grossing Justin Timberlake movie of all time. As long as you don't count Shrek the Third as a Justin Timberlake movie. Which you really shouldn't.
* The 1990s-nostalgia trip The Wackness, starring Drake & Josh's Josh Peck, was the star in limited release, grossing $145,064 at six theaters. Its per-screen average of $24,177 was the tops for any movie of the weekend.
* Despite three movies taking in more than $20 million, the Hancock-led Fourth of July was 4 percent smaller than last year's Transformers-led Fourth of July. The setback set 2008's overall business once again behind 2007's.

Here's a recap of the top-grossing weekend films based on Friday-Sunday estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations:

1. Hancock, $66 million
2. WALL-E, $33.4 million
3. Wanted, $20.6 million
4. Get Smart, $11.1 million
5. Kung Fu Panda, $7.5 million
6. The Incredible Hulk, $5 million
7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $3.9 million
8. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, $3.6 million
9. Sex and the City, $2.3 million
10. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, $2 million

THE RELATIONSHIP IS A HOAX!!!

That’s what some are saying. The ever so "credible" Star Magazine is spreading rumors about Jermaine Dupri and Janet Jackson has secretly married.

According to the gossip rag the two didn’t want to deal with the stress and pressure of a huge wedding. From what I hear people close to the power couple know, but that’s about it.

Though the music mogul has been very clear about revealing this, saying when he and his superstar girlfriend Janet decide to tie the knot, the entire world will know, I still felt the need to email the mogul himself for a response. However, as of press time he hasn’t responded.

TRAVIS BARKER JAILED

Nearly 24 hours after being released on $500 bail for assaulting a fan, Gym Class Heroes’ front man Travis McCoy has a warrant out for his arrest.

According to TMZ, police have been ordered to take McCoy in for questioning after investigating his third degree assault charge. Arrested Tuesday evening after allegedly breaking his microphone in to a disgruntled fan’s head when reportedly called a “f*cking ignorant n*gger”, the lead singer was released on a bond the following morning.

Performing on the Vans Warped Tour, the rock-hop star initially requested the audience member to re-state his direct comment towards him before inflicting harm on to the victim.

Quickly apologizing for his reaction, McCoy also tried reasoning with the crowd before being arrested shortly afterwards.

“I’m sorry,” he said. “But when someone calls you something that ignorant and that offensive, you have to bash their head in with a microphone.”

The band is currently scheduled to perform at the Superpages.com Center in Dallas, Texas this evening.

ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL A HIT

The Essence Music Festival will be brought some of hip-hop and R&B’s biggest acts to to New Orleans this Independence Day weekend.

Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, Rihanna, and comedian Chris Rock headlined some concerts in the evening, while some of the nation's most influential speakers, artists, authors and leaders enlighten festival-goers in the day. Also on the bill are Frankie Beverly, Keyshia Cole, Jill Scott, J. Holiday, LL Cool J, Musiq, Morris Day & The Time and Patti LaBelle.

"The Essence Music Festival is truly the ultimate party weekend this Fourth of July; celebrating Black culture with an unparalleled combination of music, arts, and empowerment," says Michelle Ebanks, President, Essence Communications Inc. "We have an extraordinary line-up of A-List talent in the Louisiana Superdome and the daytime Essence Empowerment Seminars are covering the issues impacting our community with critical examination, motivation and inspiration."

The Essence Empowerment Seminar Series will feature Tyler Perry and friends, Soledad O'Brien, Dr. Bill Cosby, Reverend Al Sharpton, Mayor C. Ray Nagin, Hill Harper, Bishop T.D. Jakes, and Tom Joyner, among other notable figures.

The Festival also offers the Essence Marketplace in the daytime, with quality fine arts & crafts by African-American vendors from all over the world.

THE OZZY'S MAKE IT TO FOX

Maybe it's time for Black Sabbath devotees to renounce their fanhood: Ozzy Osbourne is moving into Osmond territory.

According to Variety, Fox has given a six-episode pickup to an hour-long variety show hosted by the 59-year-old erstwhile Prince of F--king Darkness, 55-year-old wife Sharon, 23-year-old son Jack and 22-year-old daughter Kelly, that's said to be a throwback to such programs of yore as—gulp—ABC's Donny and Marie and CBS' The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour.

The untitled Osbourne project is being overseen by James Sunderland, the executive producer of NBC's America's Got Talent, on which the family matriarch serves as a judge.

Unlike their heady days on The Osbournes, the reality show that ran from 2002 to 2005 on MTV and earned the family Emmys, the new format will attempt to mix musical guests, comedy skits and game-show segments with in-studio audience participation and man-on-the-street-style bits.

One idea being bandied about, per the trade, is a segment titled "The Osbournes Meet the Osbournes," in which the heavy metal clan hang out with another Osbourne family.

The show will be shot in Los Angeles and Fox aims to kick things off with a Christmas special.

Speaking of variety, Spike Lee—who's tackled all sorts of genres on the screen—is reportedly headed for the Great White Way.

The Oscar-nominated helmer plans to film three performances of the Broadway musical Passing Strange for a future broadcast on a cable network.

Lee will record two of the black-themed production's shows in front of audiences and a third without. No word when shooting will get under way, but Passing Strange, about a young black musician on a spiritual journey to Amsterdam and Berlin, could use the added television exposure.

Even though it won a Tony for Best Book last month, the musical has played to half-empty houses and seen its ticket sales slip from $300,000 a week to $245,000 for the week ended June 29.

THE WEDNESDAY DELIVERY

OOH...MADONNA AND HER HUSBAND
SPOTTED TOGETHER!!!

Madonna and Guy Ritchie reportedly were spotted holding hands as they dined out in New York, despite persistent rumors they are planning to divorce.

People.com said the celebrity couple were seen holding hands when they arrived at and departed 'Cesca, an Italian eatery in Manhattan, Tuesday night.

One witness told the entertainment news Web site the pop star and her filmmaker husband seemed "like a normal couple that just wanted to have a nice dinner out."

"They looked very unassuming. Not like they were looking for attention," the observer said. "Everyone was whispering and saying: 'Wow, that was Madonna. She is supposed to be separating from her husband. I can't believe she is here.'"

Madonna's spokeswoman issued a statement Tuesday insisting there are "no plans" for the pair to split up, contrary to reports claiming the couple has been consulting divorce attorneys.

MILEY CYRUS DOES A MITZVAH

Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus stunned the crowd at a charity concert in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday by making a surprise appearance alongside country star Jeffrey Steele.

Steele hosted the event in memory of his 13-year-old son Alex, who was killed in an all-terrain quad bike accident last year, to raise money for charity.

And the singer was just as shocked as the crowd when 15-year-old Cyrus appeared on the stage, asking to sing a duet with him, according to People.com.

The pair performed hit track "Simple Song," which was originally recorded by Cyrus - and was the only song written by Steel that appeared on his son Alex's MP3 player when he died.

And after a second duet - a rousing rendition of Steele's Hollywood Girl - the country singer paid tribute to Cyrus, telling the crowd, "Miley might live in Hollywood, but in her heart, she'll always be our Tennessee girl."

..BRITNEY SPEARS TO BE REINVENTED

Top music producer Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins is determined to "reinvent" Britney Spears and launch a successful career comeback for the troubled star.

The pop singer - currently celebrating the birth of her younger sister Jamie Lynn's daughter Maddie - has had a rocky year, which she has spent fighting an ongoing custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline.

But Grammy-winning producer Jerkins, who produced remixes for Spears' tracks "Overprotected" and "I Love Rock 'n' Roll," insists her new music will resurrect her troubled public image, according to People.com.

He says, "I'm trying some new things (with Spears)Â… I've always worked with Britney and I love working with her.

"I'm try to reinvent her and reinvent myself with her project. It's about to be her time again."

KANYE CAN GIVE A F$%! ABOUT WINEHOUSE!

Kanye West has laughed off Amy Winehouse's recent scathing comments about him - insisting he must have "really made it" if the troubled singer hates him.

Winehouse lashed out at the Stronger hitmaker during her set at British music festival Glastonbury on Saturday, telling the crowd she was pleased to be opening for rapper Jay-Z and not a "c*** like Kanye West!"

But West has refused to take the insult personally - dismissing Winehouse's rant in a post on his Web site.

He writes, "This just in... Amy Winehouse hates me!!! Now I've really made it!!! LOL (laugh out loud)!!!!"

Mom died after baby cut from womb: Police

Star News Services

Published: Wednesday, July 02, 2008

LOS ANGELES - A 23-year-old accused of killing a woman by cutting the baby from her womb was behind bars in northwestern Washington state Tuesday, local television KOMO reported.

The suspect, identified as Phiengchai Sisouvanh Synhavong, called police Friday, saying she had just given birth and feared her baby had died.She finally confessed that she had killed the baby's mother, whose body was found with "massive trauma to her stomach area."

Singer Opts for 'Black National Anthem' Over
'Star Spangled Banner'

Wednesday, July 02, 2008



A jazz singer shocked some Denver residents after replacing the words to the national anthem with those of the "Black National Anthem" during the annual State of the City address this week.

Rene Marie was asked to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper delivered the annual address on Tuesday. Instead, she sang the lyrics of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" — a hymn commonly referred to as the "Black National Anthem" — to the tune of the national anthem, MyFOXColorado.com reported.

"If anyone has got a right to be angry it's probably me," Hickenlooper told the station. "I guess what I feel most is just deeply disappointed."

The mayor said only Marie, her husband and a musical adviser knew what the local jazz singer had in mind.

"What she said was that she was very sorry, that she meant no disrespect, that she was trying to make a creative expression of her love for the country," Hickenlooper said.

But the change in lyrics angered many residents, including City Councilman Charlie Brown.
"I was mad," he told MyFOXColorado.com. "I almost walked off the stage."

Brown said the matter needs to be addressed. "There is no substitute for the national anthem."