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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."

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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.