Re: Re: Re: Whitney with Child???
 

Ok, good to know I'm not going crazy.

I have a photo of Monica from my Nov/Dec 2002 issue of Hype Hair. (Once I figure out how to put it on a website I will add the link) I am surprised no one made a big to do over it. IMHO she looks pregnant. Her hair is blonde and she has on a stone washed jean top with a one shoulder strap. She is leaning to the side with her big stomach poking out. She claims she had to take time off after All Eyes On Me cause she could not be fair to her fans while dealing with her issues. Has anyone else noticed that she is always holding her stomach or camoflauges it in pictures? I think that child she has custody of is hers too. I remember back in the day she did a photo shot for an old mag called Sister Sister ( before S2S) similar to this in a pink Versace dress where her stomach looked enlarged around the time when she wore braces. But she claim those were just pregnancy rumors.

I put the picture on geocities:

http://www.geocities.com/Chrini_2000/My_Photo.html

I too remember back a few years back of "rumors tha Monica was pregnant. I remember one of my friends saying that she had seen her on some show, and she looked really big, considering she is/was a size 0, she looked pregnant per my girlfriend.

That show was way back in the day on Teen Summit. She looked pregnant, for real. I do recall that someone told me that she was on a show a while back and admitted that she did have a baby and that rumors were true. I don't know how true it is because I missed the episode. Maybe I need to investigate....

RedefinedDiva this is your mission if you choose to except it.....:p

Toni Braxton's Inside Out
 

Did anyone see this on VH1 this morning? Watching her having a C-section was making think about NEVER EVER having children. It was rough to see what she was going through during her pregnancy. For anyone that would like to see the episode it i coming on again tonight at 10 PM EST.

Re: Toni Braxton's Inside Out
 

I just finished watching that also. The kids are aDORABLE!!!!

Re: Re: Toni Braxton's Inside Out
 

Yes, they are SOOOO cute! Especially when they were dancing with each other.

Toni is on Broadway now!!!
 

Toni has had 2 C-sections. :eek:

Must look for the repeats. :D

Word is that the RnB couple of the moment has broken up. According to Star Magazine, Usher and Chilli have called it quits. One of Star's infamous insiders says that Chilli gave Usher an ultimatum to marry her or walk and Usher chose to walk. The insider also says the problems have been ongoing for a while now and it all has to do with their 8 year age difference. Chilli's 32 with a 5 year old son Tron while Usher is 24 and according to the insider is not ready to make such a big commitment. Usher and Chill have been dating since 2001 and have had a couple of public fights recently, one at a Target store in Atlanta and another at the June 24th BET Awards. Neither Usher nor Chilli's camp have yet to comment on the rumors.

Re: Re: Toni Braxton's Inside Out
 

i enjoyed the show. i felt bad for toni...she had a rough pregnancy. i hope she does well on broadway...that sucked what arista did to her!!!!

I wastched the VH1 special last night with Toni Braxton, and it was good. Man seeing a C-section up close and personal was ilky....but I was fascinated all at the same time. I like all that gore.

Man, that was a trip of what she was going through while bein pregnant, I do remember hearing stuff like she got pregnant on purpose so that she couldn't promote this new album. The kids are adorable, and the oldest one looks just like her husband Keri.

I finally saw the show yesterday and it was pretty good. The kids are sooo adorable. It was messed up that Arista had her all stressed out. HC they couldn't just let her promote the album the way she wanted to, or let her push the album back a year like she suggested??? I'm glad the she and the baby were ok after the delivery (which was icky, but I had to keep watching :D ). I have new found respect for Ms. Braxton.

Good show.

Aretha + Mary J. Blige
 

(8/18/03, 7 a.m. ET) -- Aretha Franklin has teamed with hip-hop vocal star Mary J. Blige on a couple of songs for her latest release So Damn Happy, due to hit stores September 16. The album, her first since 1998's A Rose Is Still A Rose, features 11 new tracks. The Queen Of Soul also pairs up with lyricist Burt Bacharach on several songs.

The CD's first single is called "The Only Thing Missin'." Other songs on the set include two collaborations with Blige, including "Holdin' On" and "No Matter What." Franklin also wrote and produced two tunes, including the title track and "You Are My Joy."


Earlier this year, Franklin's 1987 gospel set, One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, was reissued with bonus tracks. Last fall, Columbia unveiled The Queen In Waiting: The Columbia Years, a compilation featuring her early recordings from 1960 to 1965 was issued.

Franklin landed more than thirty Top 40 hits between 1967 and 1976.


Fans can hear live versions off the new collection when Franklin hits the road for The Queen Is On . . . The 2003 Tour. She plays in Verona, New York, on August 22nd.


Franklin will also help kick off this year's NFL season by performing on September 4 at Washington, D.C.'s National Mall along with Britney Spears and Blige.


Upcoming Aretha Franklin tour dates are as follows:

August 22 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Casino

August 24 - Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent

August 27 - Lowell, MA - Lowell Memorial Auditorium

August 29 - North Tonawanda, NY - New Melody Fair

September 4 - Washington, DC - National Mall

September 6 - Sterling Heights, MI - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre

September 20 - New York - Radio City Music Hall

October 4 - London, ONT - John Labatt Center

October 25 - Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Hall

December 31 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theater

Her (Toni's)sister tripped me out! She must be a younger one. Is Toni's father still alive? :confused:

Those kids are too cute. The baby (IMO) looks more like his father. Those cheeks are just :o. :D

Well, we can place Toni on the "List of Divas who are getting their a$$es kicked by their record label... I guess TALENT and the TRUE ability to sing doesn't matter. :confused:

I was on the phone when this show aired and I had this discussion. Is it just me, or does it seem like when AAs (who are in the business) have children, it's the "end" of their career or they aren't taken as seriously. BUT when a non-AA has a child, it's the BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD. :confused: Just look at what was shown AFTER Toni's show. Most of the women, if not all "glorified" were WHITE women who were pregnant and CONTINUED their career AFTER they gave birth. :confused:

What's that all about?