I would love to hear Anita again.

Steve and Jesse need to cut out the madness, and Randy well, somehow I think that is kinda normal for him or anyone else in his family.:p

Patty Jackson The 411

I’ve got good news about singer Barry White. The maestro of love is headed home from the hospital. Seven weeks ago Barry suffered from a stroke. He has high blood pressure and he went into a coma. Doctors were worried about Barry because he has a lot of health problems. Barry is still undergoing dialysis and he still needs a kidney transplant. Barry’s children are now being tested to see if they can give their dad a kidney. If you would like to send your wishes to Barry you can do so at the following email address. Jesusgarber@caprica.com Jesus Garber is a close friend of Barry’s and a music industry vet. He will make sure that Barry receives all his correspondence.

Authorities in New York are investigating the shooting death of Rap Pioneer Jam Master Jay. Jam Master Jays real name was Jason Mizell, he was 37 years old and he leaves to mourn a wife and three kids. Jam Master Jay had just finished a tour with Aerosmith and Kid Rock. According to authorities Jam Master Jay was working with a new female group at a recording studio in Queens, when two men were let in and one of them shot Jam Master Jay in the head. He died at the scene.

So What’s up with Whitney Houston this week? Well her new Album Just Whitney is already on the internet. Someone leaked the album which isn’t due to hit stores until Nov. 26th. Some of the cuts leaked out include a song she does with Santana and a duet she does with her husband Bobby Brown. I hear the folks at Arista were not upset about the leak because they were not crazy about the lp which I hear is just average. Meanwhile, in other Whitney news, she and Bobby have been listed as suspects for making death threats against one of her father’s business associates. According to a police report Whitney and Bobby threatened this man’s life. Whitney’s dad, John Houston, is suing his daughter for non payment of management services and the police think the death threats may be linked to this.

Fire officials in Detroit are investigating a mysterious fire that destroyed a mansion owned by Aretha Franklin. Aretha did not live in this 800 thousand dollar mansion but she used it to store boxes and furniture. The mansion was destroyed when the walls and floors collapsed. Aretha was in Texas at the time of the fire.

Lionel Richie is having a hard time with his oldest daughter. Nicole Richie could be facing criminal charges in New York following a fight that left a guy with a cut face. According to reports Nicole got into a fight with a rich guy. Nicole cut his face with a cocktail glass. She jabbed the glass in his face. His vision is blurred and he had to get stitches. There’s still no word on what caused the fight but friends say Lionel can’t control his daughter. She’s out of control with her partying and drinking. Nicole is Lionel’s oldest daughter. Nicole was adopted by Lionel and his first wife Brenda Richie. Remember Brenda? She’s the one who opened a can of whip ass on Lionel when she caught him cheating on her. Brenda also beat up his girlfriend. This same woman ended up marrying Lionel Richie. The big question now is can Lionel keep his daughter out of jail.

The National Association of Cosmetologist have filed a 60 million dollar lawsuit against the Rev. Jesse Jackson and The Rev Al Sharpton. The lawsuit stems from their demands from MGM to edit out scenes they didn’t like and found offensive. Jesse and Al threatened the studio with a boycott for scenes deriding Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and Jesse Jackson. The NAC represents over 50 thousand barbers and beauticians and they say the threat and other remarks created a negative sentiment about the profession resulting in the loss of business. The movie Barbershop has grossed 71 million dollars at the box office.

R Kelly is back to making explicit music. R Kelly’s new song is called Ignition and one of the more interesting lines include ‘I want to stick my key in your ignition’. What happened to Heaven I Need A Hug. R Kelly is due back in court on Nov. 21st . He’s facing 21 counts of child pornography, stemming from a video allegedly showing him having sex with a 14 year old girl.

Rapper/Singer Missy Elliott is losing weight and she looks great. Missy says she had to lose weight because she was in danger with her high blood pressure. Missy says she is now working out. Her new lp, Under Construction, comes out on the 12th and it features the hit single Work It.

I hear June Pointer of the Pointers Sisters is back in rehab. June has not been able to overcome her drug addiction. June was supposed to participate in a music special for ABC with her sisters Ruth and Anita, but she couldn’t make it so her niece had to take her place.

Toni Braxton lashes out in the new issue of Vibe Magazine. Toni accuses rapper Jay z and his fiance Beyonce of stealing one of her song ideas. She says they are taking food out of her baby’s mouth and she criticizes Jennifer Lopez. Toni says Jennifer is a good actress but she is new to the singing world. Toni says she can judge because she has six Grammy awards under her belt. Toni is due to give birth to her second child next spring. Her new song ‘Hit The Freeway’ is slowly climbing up the charts. Is Toni lashing out because no one is feeling her new song? Toni has joined the long list of singers who feel they must have a rapper on their songs. The only real singer who can pull this off is Faith Evans. Most female artists do this to cover up the fact that they can’t sing.

So what’s up with Jennifer Lopez this week? Well J-Lo has been caught on camera. While filming a music video, J-Lo was caught acting naughty. The music video was filmed in a restaurant, J-Lo was on one side and a bridal shower party was on the other side. Members of the bridal shower party were filming the shower and they caught J-Lo shoving her hands down her boyfriend’s pants. The boyfriend of course is Actor Ben Affleck. While she was shoving her hands down his pants she gave him a big squeeze and he broke out in a big grin. Meanwhile J-Lo’s clothing line is expanding. J-Lo’s clothing line will now include plus sizes.

Supermodel Tyra Banks will serve as a judge and as an executive producer for a new reality series on UPN, Looking for Supermodels.

I thought she lost weight because she stopped smoking weed which means no more munchies. :eek: :p :D

Ms. Lo is this generation's Liz Taylor

Jen & Ben Engaged!
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are ready to say "I do." No wedding date has been set, but it's official: Jen and Ben are engaged! Access Hollywood can confirm that the 25-carat rock J. Lo was sporting in October on the set of her music video is indeed the engagement ring.

The couple met on the set of the movie Gigli last year while the 32-year-old star was still married to dancer Cris Judd. Their divorce won't be final until January. Jen and Ben started dating in June 2002 and in September they caused quite a commotion on the set of their film Jersey Girl, with onlookers in a frenzy over the couple's public displays of affection.

By late September, Lopez was already showing off the reported $3.5 million rock. It will be J. Lo's third marriage. She divorced Ojani Noa in 1998.

Recently, J. Lo and Ben teamed up in her new music video. From the yachts to their hotel suites, Access Hollywood went inside the world of Hollywood's ultimate glam couple.

Jennifer treated her fiancé to a taste of Jenny's world. Her video "Jenny From the Block" features, of course, a sexily-clad Jen, Ben, and a lot of skin. The video is all about voyeurism. Even the construction workers in the video can't keep their eyes off J. Lo. The elaborate shoot, which entailed 19 different location changes in just three days and closed down an entire downtown Los Angeles block, centered on the concept of prying paparazzi and spy-camera footage.

This is just too much! J. Lo needs to be by herself. She switches men like most people switch the channel. And Ben Affleck, :rolleyes: please! He'll get dumped just like every other man that she has been with.

Has anyone else seen Jenny from the Block? I have and it is terrible! The whole point of the song is to say that she's changed but that's NOT what the video is about. All you see is her and Ben, not cute!

OK, maybe it is just me. If she is still just Jenny from the block, shouldn't the video have been shot in NY? I haven't seen it yet, I'm just sayin'.

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: THat is a BIG AZZZZZZZZZZZ DIAMOND!!! Her hand must hurt. Sounds gawdy as hayle to me.

Cricket your comparison is on point in terms of Liz Taylor but hayle didn't Liz's marriages last more than a year -- at least one of them?:confused:

Winona Ryder, Guilty!!!
 

Winona Ryder was found guilty of theft and vandalism. Do you think her celebrity was used against her? Do you feel that she was made a scapegoat for the fact that they couldn't get OJ? I think that they vigorously went after her because of her celebrity status. I think that this case was maybe worthy of a little plea bargaining. However, she was arrested and found guilty, so there are statutes and laws. It will be interesting to see what her sentence is. Sentencing is scheduled for Decemeber 6. She can get as much as 3 years. Will she get it, probably not.

Yes I definitely think her celebrity status was used against her. While I don't condone stealing/shoplifting, I can't believe so many manhours were wasted on this case when there are so many murderers, rapists, child molesters, and drug dealers who get quickie plea bargains and end up roaming the streets!

That's the same thing I was thinking. I think she's just lost it all together.

LOL, I wonder if Vegas takes bets on how long the marriage will last. I guessed it'd last a year with Chris Judd (which didn't even go that far) I'd guess 6 months with Ben Afflek--IF they make it down the aisle:p

1. Winona...why girl, why? THEN your attoneys use the excuse that you were researching a role (LMAO) C'mon now! Like it was said on a TV show yesterday. Ms. Ryder will probably get probation and mandated to seek treatment/therapy. :rolleyes:

2. J-Lo a no-show in the Bronx???!!?! You're so proud of where you come from that you could not go back...whatever :rolleyes:
She gives PrimeTime LIve exclusive interview tonight (I think????).

3. Why Ben, why? :confused:

Man y'all act like j lo is tying ben affleck down and forcing him to have sex with her, lol.

THat man is quite happy to walk into any party and be like "umm yeah, that's mine. thanks"

I am so tired of this!
 

I just read Bobby Brown was arrested for drug trafficking and possesseion in Atlanta. He also had an outstanding warrant against him. If anyone has more details please share them.

Re: I am so tired of this!
 

Try this link...

http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/met...obbybrown.html

Re: I am so tired of this!
 

And to think that Whitney Houston was worried about being seen as one who likes to get off with women. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

She could have chosen any man in the world -- wasn't she linked w/Eddie Murphy and Randall Cunningham (retired NFL QB) at one time? Instead, she chooses a piece of human crap who can't keep his dirty d*** from creating all these outside kiddies.

Bobby Brown gets me het up.:p

Uh-oh... :eek: wonder what this is going to mean for C-Webb (or as Steeltrap likes to say, Edward Maceo Christopher yadda yadda..)and his boys :eek:

http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/spo...7michigan.html

Umm is it just me but don't they look CRACKISH in this pic. . .

http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/met...ney1107opt.jpg

Xristopher
 

Eclipse, this is startling news for Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III and his fellas. But I think C-Webb needs to nut up and concentrate on his Sacramento Queens (yeah, I said it) because Shaq Daddy, err, the Big Babydaddy, is coming back.:p

Fiancee'? When did all this happen? Have I been away that long? :confused:

Re: Xristopher
 

Thanks for the names....I just knew there were a lotta them! I'm suprised I got that close. I wonder how this is all going to end...

Has anyone seen Bobby Brown and Ja-Ghoul's video? Bobby has this way of holding his mouth now that makes him look like a stroke victim. Has anyone else noticed this? He seems like he has a GOOD dose of dope before that shoot.

No I wasn't even aware that they had a video out together yet?:confused: I guess it's being shown on BET?

I saw the video. It's nothing new especially having ugly azz Bobby Brown, or as they call him "the legendary B. Brown" :rolleyes: . BET did a making of the video and the scenes when they were filming on top of the building was so funny because Bobby was damn near about to die because he didn't tell everyone he was afraid of heights! I was laughing my butt off at him freaking out! :D

He don't look as crackish as his wife, that's for sho'. She look real close to dead in this pic... and I ain't even know she was a crackhead in '98. Poor thing. :(

I don't understand this whole Michigan thing. Ok, if he hadn't paid the players, they wouldn't have come to UofM? If that is the case, then I understand. If they were gonna come anyway, and were already there, how were they not playing by the rules? Like, past the first year... already students, right? Already playing, right? Were gonna keep playing? Just cuz they got paid, how does that mean they didn't play fair? I'm not sayin there should be no ramifications, I'm just sayin what difference does it make NOW? Will the schools that lost to them now get banners for those years that they are forfeiting? If not, what, exactly, will be on the books? :confused: And does the NBA care?? And the money will just go back, and no one gets it? Or the schools that came in second place get it? What is going on?

Yall know, I'm pretty simplistic, and this is a little complicated for my little mind, lol.

Speaking of Bobby...
 

I debated about putting this here or in the HC thread, so I just decided to do HCs over here! :p

HC Bobby was on TV after he got out of jail talking 'bout 'it wasn't even that much marijuana (did I spell that right?) it was only like a joint!"
HC his lawyer was trying to say 'no comment' the entire time?
HC Bobby kept talking?
HC then he said he lost track of time so that's why he was going so fast.
HC somebody needs to tell Bobby to "Put down the PIPE!!
HC it's killing all of his braincells!
HC the TV station had the nerve to show all of his crazy az jail pictures including the one where sweaty Whit-less jumped on him when he got out in FLA?
HC folks can't ack right?
HC that boy's momma shoulda beat him with her house shoe when he was little! I tell you the truth

did anyone see TLC on television last night? They were on some dateline show. I must say Chilli and T-Boz looks real good.
Of course, they spoke about Lisa and perhaps this next album being their last. Yeah right......if the $$$$$ is good and they get much love those 2 girls are gonna stick with it.:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

they're only saying "their last album" to make sure you buy it...

I saw TLC's new video "girls are talking" on MTV2. It's ok T-boz and Chilli stilling looking good. Talk about the group pressing on

uh, uh, uh!
 

Take that wig off Whitney's head and she could be a dead ringer for a crackhead.

She has really AGED! :eek:

Poor Whitney. :o

I heard that J.Lo's is not official divorced from Chris Judd until January 26. She is planned to marry Ben on Feb. 14! That is cutting kinda close don't you think?
Please don't let me hear about her and another divorce!

Re: uh, uh, uh!
 

Forget Whitney. I feel bad for poor Bobbi Kristina. She's the one that should be embarrassed.

Re: Re: uh, uh, uh!
 

I feel exactly the same way!! As soon as that girl turns 18 and gets herself a publisher she is going to write a book on being raised by those two.

Merlin Santana of the Steve Harvey Show Shot Dead
 

Actor Merlin Santana Killed
58 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Merlin Santana, a television and film actor who appeared in this year's Eddie Murphy (news) movie "Showtime," was shot to death while sitting in a parked car, authorities said Sunday.


AP Photo



Santana, 26, was killed early Saturday in South Los Angeles, police spokeswoman Lucy Diaz said.


He was sitting in the passenger seat shortly after 2:30 a.m. when at least one person approached the car and fired, Lt. Clay Farrell said.


The driver escaped injury, drove off and flagged down police. Paramedics responded but Santana was pronounced dead at the scene, Farrell said.


No arrests were immediately made and investigators had not determined a motive for the attack.


The New York-born Santana had a recurring role on "The Steve Harvey (news) Show," playing Romeo Santana. The role won him nominations for NAACP Image Awards and ALMA Awards, which honor Hispanic performers.


One of his earliest roles was as Stanley, the faithful admirer of Rudy Huxtable on the hit series "The Cosby Show."


He also had guest appearances on several television shows, including "Major Dad," "Moesha" and "Sister, Sister."


He later joined the casts of "Getting By" and the short-lived James Earl Jones (news) drama "Under One Roof."

oneinamillion, I just heard the news from another AKA forum. I am sooooo saddened that someone so young and soooo talented had to leave the earth in a raw and untimely fashion. We need to get on our knees and thank the good Lord we are here, and pray for his family. They also had a clipping for an investigation of Jam Master Jays death on America's Most Wanted Saturday night. Did anyone catch that???

I see why these entertainers have an entourage of bodyguards with them. And I also see why those bodyguards push their fans to the side because it's crazy. I saw one article over the weekend where Jennifer Lopez was being slammed blasted because her bodyguards seldom allow fans whether their children or adults to come near her. It's because of crapp like this:mad:. Hell if I was a celebrity I'd have an entourage of bodyguards, too.
And lastly, as a celebrity you have to be real cautious about who you hang with. I get so sick of these black entertainers murder cases going unsolved. Are black entertainers being careless period!!! Oweing folks money, west coast east coast crap, skeletons coming back to haunt them or whatever. Once again I ask are black entertainers being careless?

just passing on an update

Woman Arrested in Actor's Death

.c The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A woman was arrested early Monday in the weekend shooting
death of television and film actor Merlin Santana, but Los Angeles police
provided no other details.

Santana, 26, who recently appeared in the Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro
movie ``Showtime,'' was shot to death early Saturday while sitting in the
passenger seat of a car parked in south Los Angeles.

Police did not release the woman's identity in announcing her arrest.

``The investigation is ongoing, and no further comment will be given at this
time,'' Lt. Horace Frank said.

Earlier, police said that at least one person approached the car and opened
fire, striking Santana. The driver escaped injury, drove off and flagged down
police.

Santana was pronounced dead at the scene, Lt. Clay Farrell said Sunday. No
motive for the slaying had been reported by investigators.

The New York-born Santana earned nominations for the NAACP Image Awards and
ALMA Awards, which honor Hispanic performers, for his recurring role as Romeo
Santana on ``The Steve Harvey Show'' on the WB Network.

``This kid is not a gangster,'' said Harvey, a radio and television talk show
host in Los Angeles. ``Whatever the situation as, he didn't deserve to die.''

``Why is it that young people today feel they have no alternative but to
murder somebody?'' Harvey said during a KCBS-TV interview Monday.:confused:

Which now makes me wonder if the bullet was meant for him. It could have been meant for the driver or just mistaken identity. Anyway you slice it, it's still an unfortunate event.:(

Ohjjenthal -- I may actually watch this isht
 

I got this from another list. Some people have a trashy Jerry Springer addiction. My trash is Ohhhjjjenthal, so I may watch this documentary. :rolleyes:

Just a reminder that HBO will be airing the documentary OJ: A Study
in Black and White tonight at 10pm eastern.

The following comes directly from the HBO web site.

O.J.: A STUDY IN BLACK AND WHITE
Premiering Tuesday, November 12, 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, HBO SPORTS
presents the "Sports of the 20th Century" special O.J.: A STUDY IN
BLACK AND WHITE, a penetrating examination of race relations in
America.

The documentary travels to the heart of race relations between
blacks and whites in America through the experiences of O.J.
Simpson. During an extraordinary football career, high-profile
endorsement, acting and broadcasting careers, and his trial for the
murders of his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron
Goldman in 1994, Simpson displayed an ability to move comfortably
between races. (Actually, I may love to see how Ohhjjj does his shine act)

Hmm...OJ or not, that sounds pretty interesting...

has anyone heard Mariah's new cd. I've downloaded a couple of songs on the big "KZ";) and they sound wonderful. just type "charmbracelet" in the search engine.