Re: Re: Re: **singing** I Want You Back
 

Are you friggin' kiddin' me???? Man, WTHIRGO???

Re: Re: Re: Re: **singing** I Want You Back
 

i peeped that too but thought my eyes were seeing things. :confused: First Nicole Kidman and now this... :(

These women don't look like Bonita Applebum to me!:o

Casino Allegedly Alters Rules for Nelly
Fri Feb 20, 8:49 AM ET

By DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press Writer

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Missouri casino faces a possible $50,000 fine for allegedly giving the rapper Nelly special treatment.


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State regulators claim the President Casino on the Admiral let Nelly skirt rules intended to limit the amount of money patrons can bet. The Missouri Gaming Commission proposed the fine Thursday.


The commission alleges the casino violated some 10 state laws and rules while accommodating Nelly, who in the documents is referred to only as the "Patron."


The casino hosted a late-night birthday party last November for Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Haynes Jr. Regulators allege he and his eight-person entourage entered the casino without first getting the required electronic identification cards that limit gamblers to purchasing no more than $500 worth of gambling chips or tokens every two hours. Other rules also were broken, regulators say. {My take maybe this is why Jamie Foxx and his entourage were appalled at Harrahs asking them for their ID... :rolleyes: }


Gaming Commission executive director Kevin Mullally confirmed that the patron in question was Nelly. He said Nelly is not being targeted for penalties because it is the casino that is responsible for upholding state gambling laws.


The casino has 30 days to appeal the case to a state administrative hearing office, which would gather more evidence and make a final recommendation to the Gaming Commission.


Ralph Vaclavik, President Casino's senior vice president and chief financial officer, said casino officials still are looking into the incident.


Nelly publicist Juliette Harris of Los Angeles said Nelly did not intentionally skirt Missouri's gambling policies.


The Grammy winner's hits include "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma."

WHITNEY HOUSTON PREGNANT?
Whitney Houston has stunned fans by reportedly declaring she's pregnant in front of a concert audience in Russia.
The singer, 40, performed at St Petersburg's Ice Palace on February 8.

Local reports say she put her hand on her stomach and declared, "This song is for (my daughter) Kristina, and also for my future baby, who I have here."

She later broke down in tears when she dedicated a song to her late father John.

Houston has yet to confirm or deny whether she is expecting what would be her second child and husband Bobby Brown's fifth.


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CHOREOGRAPHER'S ROMANCE WITH BRITNEY 'RUINED MARRIAGE'
Britney Spears' former choreographer Columbus Short has blamed his romance with the pop beauty for ending his marriage.
Britney, 22, and 21-year-old Columbus made headlines last year, after they were photographed in a range of locations around the world looking very close.

At the time, they denied being romantically involved, but now Columbus tells Star magazine in an exclusive interview, "It's true I slept with Britney, (but) we never had sex," because another person was in the room at the time.

He explains, "We shared a bed (and) were really close, kissing and hugging. There was a chemistry between Britney and me like I've never known before.

"Britney and I got on great both on and off stage. We both have lots of energy, and she is really fun to be around. It was tough for me because I didn't understand the press would react so quickly, and my wife was expecting our first child."

When the pair jetted to Europe, their romance deepened when they were seen cavorting around the Hotel Hassler in Rome.

He says, "We were thousands of miles apart and she was expecting a baby, and these stories kept springing up. It would be fair to say my relationship with Britney caused major problems in our marriage. Sadly, we're now getting divorced."

And while Columbus was dumped as a choreographer by Britney's management in favor of Jennifer Lopez's ex-husband Cris Judd after the pop beauty's mom Lynne made moves to end their romance, he still pines for the sexy singer.

Columbus, who now teaches dance classes in Japan, adds, "Despite everything that happened I'll always remember those special moments with Britney, and I know in my heart if things had been different, we might have ended up together."


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HOW OLD IS ASHTON KUTCHER?
Hollywood hunk Ashton Kutcher's real age has come under close scrutiny, after an investigative team of reporters found him to be four years older than previously believed.
The star claims to have turned 26 on February 7, but journalists at the tabloid the National Enquirer have discovered a document they insist proves he's actually 30.

According to hordes of press clippings, actor Christopher Ashton Kutcher was born on February 7, 1978, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. But Los Angeles County Registrar's voter registration records show a Christopher Ashton Kutcher who was born in Iowa and currently resides in Beverly Hills, Calif., with a birth date of February 7, 1974.

If Kutcher really is 30, his age difference with 41-year-old girlfriend Demi Moore would only be 11 years.

The actor's representatives insist his listed age as 26 is correct.

i'm not trying to be funny, but she dont' need no more kids....she is too much of a crack head now :( why bring another child into that messed up environment just for mama cissy to take it....

Not only that, but that baby could have serious affects from its mother and father's alleged drug abuse. :(

Speak of da damn devil...
 

Bobby Brown back in jail
Saturday, February 21, 2004 Posted: 1:27 PM EST (1827 GMT)

DECATUR, Georgia (AP) -- Singer Bobby Brown is back in jail for violating his probation on a prior drunken driving conviction.

Brown, 35, was being held Saturday without bond at the DeKalb County Jail, sheriff's spokeswoman Mikki Jones said. He was taken into custody after appearing before a judge Friday, but officials could not confirm exactly what Brown had done to violate his probation.

He was expected to remain jailed until a court hearing on Friday.

The judge's ruling may have been related to Brown's charge of misdemeanor battery in December, following an argument with his wife, singer Whitney Houston. A preliminary hearing in that case was set for May 5.

Brown left the R&B group New Edition in the late 1980s for a solo career. He has been on probation since January 2003, when he was convicted of a 1996 drunken driving incident. Brown had been ordered to remain on probation until February 17, 2005.

Brown's hits include "My Prerogative" and "Every Little Step."

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Okay, two questions: 1.Why can't his behind stay out of jail? and 2. How come they listed two of "Brown's hits" and they were both aeons ago? :p For the unborn child's sake, I hope Whitney is NOT preggers... If she is, I pray she cleans up her act... QUICKLY!

Speaking of Soror Star Jones...
 

did anyone see Saturday Night Live this weekend? there was a skit w/Christina Auilera playing herself. it featured Soror Jones being played by Kenan and Finesse (what kinda name is that? his momma should be shot for that one) playing her fiance. they both looked so crazy it was hilarious:D
her fiance is big time now that's he's been parodied on SNL.

Re: Speaking of Soror Star Jones...
 

I saw it too and was on the floor when they kept calling him Steadman. But didn't it seem like they had Christina being a skank in every sketch?

B Don't Wanna Marry Joe Camel, err, Jay Z
 

Beyonce Has No Plans To Walk Down Aisle
(LAUNCH, 02/23/2004 6:00 PM)

By LAUNCH Radio Networks

Could it be that Grammy-licious Beyonce Knowles won't end up being Mrs. Jay Z after all? RWDmag.com reports that, despite Jay-Z telling Lyor Cohen at his recent farewell bash that he planned to marry Beyonce. She claims that she has no immediate plans to walk down the aisle and has no idea who her ideal man is. The pair have been dating since singing together on the track titled "03 Bonnie & Clyde" in 2002, although both have always refused to publicly comment on their relationship.


Jay-Z made the surprise announcement of his plans to marry Beyonce at a January 28 record company party, during a speech directed at the then-departing Def Jam boss Lyon Cohen, saying, quote, "You've been one of the best friends I could have had ... Apart from this woman beside me, who I love and who I will marry very soon."

Re: B Don't Wanna Marry Joe Camel, err, Jay Z
 

Whaat? No BEY-Z on the horizon? Daahmm....:p

Ohhhhjjjjjj....
 

BRIDGETON, Mo. - O.J. Simpson (news) has been ordered to hand over any earnings from a private autograph-signing event to the mother of Ronald Goldman because of a civil verdict that found Simpson liable for his slaying.

Simpson, served with the court papers Saturday before he left the St. Louis suburb of Bridgeton, suggested he would not pay anything to Ronald Goldman's mother, Sharon Rufo.

It was unclear whether any autographs were signed, however, since the organizer canceled the event before it began upon learning Rufo lived in the area.

Simpson said no money exchanged hands because the autograph signing was handled through a promoter in Florida.

Jack Pook :eek:, a sports memorabilia marketer who arranged the signing, declined to comment Sunday night. (What, his name isn't POOKIE?) :p

Simpson was acquitted of murder charges in the 1994 stabbing deaths of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Goldman. A civil jury in 1997 held the former football star liable for the killings and ordered him to pay the victims' survivors $33.5 million.

Rufo, who lives in St. Louis County, says in Circuit Court documents that she has not collected any of her $1.27 million portion of the settlement.

On Saturday, Simpson told St. Louis television station KTVI that jurors in his criminal trial "said I was innocent."

"I will do what the law says, but outside of that, I wouldn't go out of my way to give them a dime," he said of family members of his late wife and Goldman.

Rufo's attorney, Katharyn Davis, and a sheriff's deputy served Simpson a court order after tracking him down at a Bridgeton hotel.
Davis said she was confident the order will lead to some reimbursement for her client.

"His assistant told me nobody cares about this any more. I told O.J. and his assistant that I would personally make sure there was a writ against him in every state in this country," Davis said.

Re: Speaking of Soror Star Jones...
 

They showed it on the View today. It was so funny. Star thought it was funny, but said the clothes and hair were tacky and she's sending her people over to help. She mentioned that Al didn't care for it, but she asked him what did he expect. He proposed at the All-Star game, he's public now.

Ashanti Promises New Sound, New Flavor On Next LP
02.20.2004 9:22 PM EST


Ashanti (file)
Photo: Inc.
"They captured all of the bad things that happen, like if ... my skirt flips the other way and backwards. It's all about seeing who I am as a person." — Ashanti


In between her two new acting projects, Ashanti has been working on her music and has already recorded three songs for her next album.

Though she won't reveal who's producing, she said there'll be a host of new talent working on the record, which will be lyrically deeper than her 2002 self-titled debut and last year's follow-up, Chapter II. "It's a new sound, a new flavor," she said. "I definitely want to touch on more topics that I didn't touch on with the first and the second record. It's a wonderful thing to have so many new people come to the label and bring so much more talent."

Ashanti's also excited about her upcoming remix album, due in April. The first single will be a remix of "Breakup 2 Makeup," and the disc will feature three or four previously unheard songs, including one called "Show You." In addition, Ashanti recently sang on the first single from Lloyd, the newest addition to the Inc.'s roster.

"I feel like a very blessed person," Ashanti explained. "I have a lot of people that love me and I'm surrounded by great, genuine people that help me, and we all work hard. It's taken such a long time to get here, so we're just very happy that it's working out the way it is."

As for her movie projects, Ashanti recently wrapped a shoot in India for the upcoming "Bride and Prejudice," a comedic remake of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."

"That was bananas," Ashanti said of the film, which also stars Marsha Mason ("2 Days in the Valley"). "I'm playing an Indian songstress performing on a beach in Goa. And I had to actually sing in Hindi. They thought I was Indian because I was singing with the little twang that they have, so it was definitely a life-altering experience."

And she's currently working on "Coach Carter," a basketball film that stars Samuel L. Jackson as the real-life school basketball coach who benched his team for poor academic performance. The movie, which will also feature 3LW member Adrienne Bailon, is due in theaters this October.

"My character's name is Kira, and she is the girlfriend of one of the basketball players on the team," Ashanti said. "Me and him have a little problem that needs to be solved. I'm not gonna tell you what it is. You gotta go see it. The script is really good."

If that's not enough screen time for Ashanti fans, the R&B chanteuse will also be releasing a DVD later this year full of performance shots and behind-the-scenes footage. "It's incredibly funny," she said. "They captured all of the bad things that happen, like if my shoe comes off or my skirt flips the other way and backwards. It's all about seeing who I am as a person and the things we go through to make the show happen."

She may deserve a long vacation, but Ashanti's not about to rest. She's constantly working on her music, continues to receive scripts in the mail, and is planning a summer tour with Ja Rule and Lloyd. "I don't want to spread myself too thin," she said. "But I want to get out there while the getting is good."

411 for the week of February 23rd, 2004

Hold that wedding dress! Friends of television hostess Star Jones are urging her to take her time with her new fiancé. Last week after a four-month courtship, Star became engaged to investment banker Al Reynolds. He gave her a five-carat ring. One day after the engagement news stories came out questioning Reynolds' romantic past and sources say he has been less than honest about his past preferences. Will Star take heed? She's head over heels in love? Will Barbara Walters, the producer and head honcho of the popular daytime show The View, speak up? Will she urge Star to slow down and check out her boyfriend's past? Barbara cannot afford to have a scandal like this ruin the reputation of her show no matter how bad Star wants to get married.

Wait here's another "hold that wedding dress!" Spokespeople for Diana Ross say she is not engaged to be married to Liza Minelli's "ex ," David Gest. David announced that last week that he and Diana were in love and would be married in two years. This was all wishful thinking on behalf of Gest. Yes it's true he and Diana bonded over her recent troubles…the drunk driving arrest, her ex-husband's death and problems with drinking, but they are not romantically involved. I have to admit when I heard this the first thing that came to my mind was is she drinking again? Gest would love to marry Diana Ross. He's a scam artist always on the hunt for "Sugar Mommies." Gest is currently suing his "ex," Liza Minelli for $10 million. He claims during their 16-month marriage he endured brutal beatings by Liza. He says she would go into drunken rages and beat him. He says he suffers from head pains and he will have to take medication for the rest of his life. During his marriage to Liza they never had sex. Years ago Gest was involved with actress Ruth Warrick. She is best known as "Aunt Phoebe" from the soap opera All My Children. Warrick says she dated Gest for over 12 years and they never had sex. Warrick was 35 years older than Gest, but he didn't care. He loved the publicity and the money. Diana is currently preparing for her European tour. She will tour the states this summer.

Janet Jackson has hooked up with the hottest producer/hip hop artist of the moment. Kanye West is topping the charts with his latest project and he's about to start up his own record label. In addition to his own hip hop projects he is an established writer. He is the force behind the Alicia Keys hit "You Don't Know My Name." Kanye has co-produced Janet's new song "I Want You" along with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Janet's new CD, Damita Jo comes out on March 30th. On March 20th she will be performing on the Soul Train Music Awards. Janet looks great on the cover of her new album. Janet is no stranger to plastic surgery. She's been getting it since she was 14 years old. Janet has had her nose done twice plus cheek and chin implants, breast augmentation and liposuction.

Luther Vandross' recovery may take up to two years. It's been almost a year since his near fatal stroke. He is undergoing occupational therapy learning how to feed himself, take a bath… basically learning how to live again. Luther gets around in a wheelchair and he can talk on a phone if someone holds it up for him. He also suffers from short-term memory loss.

Is Whitney Houston pregnant? Whitney was on stage in Russia and during her concert she announced she was pregnant. Reps for her record label say this is news to them. They say that they know nothing of a pregnancy. During the past year pregnancy rumors have been swirling around the troubled diva. She was reportedly pregnant last year and due last fall but nothing happened. Is she pregnant now or is her stomach bulging because she's bloated? Meanwhile where is her husband Bobby Brown? He's in jail again. Bobby was jailed on Saturday for violating his probation. No word on what he did this time to land him back in the slammer, but he will be there all week.

The Soul Train Music Awards air March 20th. Alicia Keys and Babyface are hosting. Beyonce is leading the pack with four nominations. Some of the scheduled performers include Beyonce, Janet Jackson and Outkast. Luther Vandross, Erykah Badu, Jaheim and R. Kelly are also up for numerous awards.

Alicia Keys recently gave a revealing interview to American Magazine. American Magazine is a new magazine and Alicia talked about being in an abusive relationship with a gun toting older man. Alicia was a no show at the launch party of the magazine and sources say it's because she regrets talking about that part of her past.

Singer Gerald Levert is heading up a campaign to get his father's group The O'Jays inducted into the Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame. It is too late for this year, so they are trying for next year. Gerald has all the info on his website GeraldLevert.com . In other Gerald news, later this year he makes his big screen debut with Queen Latifah in the movie Beauty Shop. Now speaking of the O'Jays they will be reuniting with Philadelphia songwriting legends Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff to complete a collection of lost studio recordings.

Patti LaBelle has a football team. The LaBelle Community Football League is a sports program aimed at males 18 and over.

At the movies it's Against the Ropes with Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, and Charles S. Dutton. Dutton also directs. In a recent interview Epps talked about Puff Daddy and his upcoming Broadway debut in "A Raisin in the Sun." Epps says Puffy is not a great choice for the role. Epps also says it's stupid for him (Puffy) to be in the production even though Puffy was in the award winning movie Monsters Ball. He says he wasn't impressed with Puffy in the movie. What's going on here? Why is Omar hating on Puffy? Is he against rappers who want to act? Is he upset because Puffy will be staring on Broadway against his "ex," actress Sanaa Lathan? Omar and Sanaa dated for three years. Is Omar upset because Puffy used to manage his current fiancée, Kiesha Spivey? Keisha sang in Puffy's group Total and she is currently pregnant by Omar. I thought it was odd that Omar would be making such harsh comments about Puffy…sounds personal to me.

Mariah Carey is not impressing fans overseas with her latest concerts. Sources say she changes her clothes more than she sings.

Chilli, from the group TLC, speaks out about her breakup with Usher. The on again/off again relationship is officially off. After dating for almost three years, it's over. Chilli says Usher did not dump her. She claims Usher betrayed her and she will never forgive him. She says he's a liar and she never wants to see him again. Chilli is nine years older than Usher and she wanted to settle down and get married. Usher has a new album coming out next month called Confessions and he sings about the breakup. Usher says he had to be true to himself and that's why they are no longer together.

Look for the Nation of Islam to play a smaller role in Michael Jackson's life. Michael's ex-wife, Debbie Rowe, was very upset about Michael's involvement with the religious organization. Debbie is Jewish and she had threatened to take her children away from Michael. Michael's two oldest children were by Debbie who signed away her rights to the children for millions of dollars. Michael had embraced the Nation of Islam on the advice of his brother Jermaine, who is a Muslim. They were providing security for Michael, but their presence was upsetting a lot of people including brothers Tito and Jackie who got into a fight with members when they wouldn't let them near Michael. Michael has struck a deal with his "ex" to wean himself from the group, so he can keep custody of his kids. Debbie has already spilled the beans about the kids' parentage, claiming Michael is not the biological father. Sources say these kids were inseminations by someone else. ( No isht Sherlock :rolleyes: ) Lately Michael has been taking advice from his brother Randy who is encouraging him to take a more active role in his life. He wants Michael to be his own mouthpiece and stop relying on so-called friends to talk for him as he fights child molestation charges. In other Michael news rapper Eminem has put in a bid to buy Michaels Neverland Ranch. The 26 hundred-acre estate is going for $49 million. Michael has vowed never to live there again after police raided the home and destroyed it.