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Singer Natalie Cole Files for Divorce
Tue Feb 3,10:08 PM ET


LOS ANGELES - Grammy award-winning singer Natalie Cole (news) has filed for divorce from Kenneth Dupree, her husband of just over two years.



Cole, 53, cited irreconcilable differences in papers filed Jan. 30 in Los Angeles Superior Court.


She married Dupree, of Brentwood, Tenn., in October 2001. It was her third marriage.


Cole's attorney, Daniel Jaffe, referred questions to Cole's publicist. Publicist Jennifer Allen said she could not provide further details because she had not been able to reach Cole.


Cole recorded the album "Unforgettable, With Love," which digitally combined her voice with that of her late father, jazz great Nat King Cole (news). The album sold 14 million copies and won a Grammy for record of the year in 1991.

You have gots to be kidding. Natalie is getting divorced already. I think she just needs to give up on being married.


I heard this morning on the radio that Irma P. Hall was in a really bad car accident, and she had a heart attack while having the car accident. If you are wondering who I am talking about, she is the woman that played the momma on Soul Food. I heard that she is not doing well at all.

I read about this last week. She has a new movie coming out with Tom Hanks and Marlon Wayans, The Ladykillers.

Um, I read the article about Kid Rock and the VFW. Is this "Let's Get Mad at the Superbowl" Week? It seems like everyone is upset. The FCC is mad at CBS and MTV. CBS is mad at MTV. The NFL is mad with everybody. Now the VFW is mad. Can we all just give it a rest??

How about now Justin is mad at Janet? He says he was bamboozled. :rolleyes: LOL!

Irma P. Hall
 

Yes she was in an accident here and had to undego open heart surgery. Doctors are not sure when she will be released.

Singer, husband to take drug rehab course
 

Singer, husband to take drug rehab course
By BILL MONTGOMERY
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writer
Published on: 2/4/04

Singer Faith Evans and her husband, music producer Todd Russaw, agreed to enter a pre-trial intervention program for drug abuse Wednesday at a hearing in Fulton County Magistrate Court. The agreement essentially closes the case if the two complete the program and are not arrested again on similar charges.


Erik Friedly, spokesman for Fulton District Attorney Paul Howard, said Evans and Russaw, arrested last month in Hapeville on simple drug possession charges, agreed to complete a 13-week drug rehabilitation program in return for the charges being placed on an administrative "dead docket."

Hapeville police pulled over the couple Jan. 27 on a traffic stop; Evans was at the wheel of a silver 2003 Hummer H2 bearing a temporary tag without an expiration date. Police found a small amount of cocaine and marijuana in the car, according to Hapeville police Capt. William Lyons.

"The drug charges will be resurrected, and we would proceed with prosecution if they do not complete the program," Friedly said.

Evans, who moved to the Atlanta area recently, earned a Grammy nomination for her duet "Can't Believe," and recently appeared in the movie "The Fighting Temptations" with Cuba Gooding Jr.



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HA!!! Like this is really gonna stop Faith from getting her sniff and smoke on.
:rolleyes:

Did anyone know that Erykah Badu is preggers? Who is her baby daddy? Is she and Common still together? I thought they had broken up. :confused: She looks like she is 4 or 5 mos. She still acted like the energizer bunny and put on a show last night! :D

Like whoa!! I thought her and Common broke up sometime last year. Maybe this was his parting gift?:confused:

Janet's Breast affects Thursday's ER Ep
 

NBC Excises 'ER' Breast Scene
Thu Feb 5, 2:26 AM ET Add Entertainment - Reuters to My Yahoo!


By Nellie Andreeva

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Days after Janet Jackson (news) shocked the nation by baring her breast during the Super Bowl, NBC has agreed to edit out a brief shot of an 80-year-old woman's breast from Thursday night's episode of medical drama "ER" -- to the chagrin of the show's executive producer.



In the scene, the breast is visible for less than two seconds in the background of a scene where doctors are giving the woman emergency care. The network's decision to adjust the scene to obscure the bare breast drew a strong rebuke from "ER" executive producer John Wells, who said it sent a bad message.


NBC's decision was finalized late Tuesday, two days after the Super Bowl halftime stunner in which Jackson bared her breast during a performance with Justin Timberlake (news). The incident has spurred a national debate about indecency on television and triggered an investigation by the FCC (news - web sites).


"In consultation with our affiliate board we have asked 'ER' to remove a shot of an exposed breast of an 80-year-old woman receiving emergency care," NBC said. "Though we continue to believe the shot is appropriate and in context, and would have aired after 10:30 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time, we have unfortunately concluded that the atmosphere created by this week's events has made it too difficult for many of our affiliates to air this shot."


While the final decision on the "ER" shot came a few days after the Jackson incident, Roger Ogden, general manager of NBC affiliate KUSA-TV in Denver and chairman of the NBC affiliate board, said that affiliates had been concerned about the propriety of the scene for several weeks. NBC executives first showed the scene in question to the affiliate board during a meeting at NATPE in Las Vegas last month.


"In looking at it myself, it wasn't something that ... felt totally out of context. It was very brief and it wasn't something that would've shocked you if you're watching the show as a normal person," Ogden said.


Nevertheless, after a number of affiliates raised serious concerns, Ogden said the affiliate board notified NBC early this week that "we thought it wasn't in the best interest of the network or the affiliates to include the shot," Ogden said.


"ER" executive producer Wells said his objection to editing the breast out of the shot came out of concern about artistic freedom rather than the specifics of that particular scene.


"It's really not about this," Wells said. "We could've easily cut the small piece of the breast and it does no damage to the show whatsoever. But the chilling effect of having this one incident now affect programming content across all the networks, that's what I'm concerned about."


Wells added that he felt a certain obligation as the steward of a hit network show to take a stand on the matter.


"It makes you ask those questions about other things that might be perceived to be controversial," Wells said. "Should you talk about sexually transmitted disease among teenagers? Should you be dealing with certain types of violence and the effects of that violence? And while on a show like 'ER,' where we have the success to not bow to too much of that pressure, (for) pilots and newer shows that don't feel as confident in their future, it will be very difficult for them to stand up to questions from the studio or their network about them."


Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

This is why when I have children, I am switching to Sky Angel satelite.

See, this why now is the time for those of us who are tired of TV fiflth to do something more.

The momentum is there thanks to Janet, so why not gather this energy and force the FCC to span that focus to include everybody? :mad:

HC Janet has been pulled from the Grammy's?
HC I hope that artists and others speak out about how all of this is LUDACRIS?
HC if folks boycott the Grammys, CBS etc. they'd leave this mess alone?
:mad:
Do you think she's getting this b/c of her brother Michael?

OK
 

HC This is not the HC thread
HC I'm gonna roll with you anyway
HC I agree with you
HC I think if this was Madonna or Britney Or any other white girl this would not even be an issue
HC Janet is just pure MEDIA GENIUS
HC She has everybody in the world talking about her and that is probably EXACTLY what she wanted
HC I really do not care what she had on the screen
HC If I didn't know that it was a booby on the screen I SURE AS HELL KNOW IT WAS NOW because they show it every five minutes on TV and the internet
HC Prince can show his hairy ass on TV, two women can kiss, I could see some booty on NYPD Blue and I can see two people simulate sex on NIPTUCK but people fall out and DIE when they see a half a second of a breast on the air?????

HC WTF? sorry...got a bit carried away...:(

HC I don't need YOU to tell me what thread it is?
HC I BROUGHT THE DAYUM HC TO DIS HERE SITE?
HC I HC WHERE I WANT TO?

Oh my! lol

but Diva1177, you have a point.. when it happened, no one knew what it was..Now you got all kinds of articles, images, emails and discussions going on about it when there are MORE SERIOUS things to be concerned about!!!! Janet's boobie is not a serious matter (sorry to borrow your phrase, AKAs) :mad:

oh my indeed
 

My point exactly...the first time I saw it I thought it was a pastie(?) but now I know for sure what it is...

MAYBE people just have a tendency to take things too far...:cool: you know...blow them out of proportion? I just really think it is all not necessary.

Not trying to hijack
 

But what is sky angel satellite?

Re: Not trying to hijack
 

Jay-Z Says He Plans To Marry Beyonce
Thu Feb 5,10:00 AM ET

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Rapper Jay-Z and singer Beyonce Knowles (news) have been dating for almost two years, but the duo has been meticulous about keeping their relationship private. That is, until last week when Jay-Z announced that he plans to marry Knowles.



While attending a party in New York on Wednesday, January 28 for Lyor Cohen, who recently left his post at Island Def Jam to head up Warner Music Group, Jay-Z took the microphone to congratulate his friend and said, "You've been one of the best friends I could have had ... Apart from this woman beside me (Beyonce), who I love and who I will marry very soon."


A source who was present at the event told the San Francisco Chronicle, "It was really unexpected. As soon as he said it everyone in the place starting whooping and cheering. Beyonce was standing next to him cooing and looking totally in love. It was a beautiful moment. If ever there were any doubts about how much they love each other, then this certainly blew those away."


No official announcement of an engagement has been made by either camp and calls to Jay-Z's label, Roc-A-Fella Records were not returned at press time.

Bout It Bout It
 

Master P Pleads Guilty to Tax Crime
1 hour, 33 minutes ago


BATON ROUGE - Rapper Master P pleaded guilty in federal court to failing to file a corporate income tax return seven years ago.

Federal prosecutors accused Bout It Incorporated, the company the rapper founded in 1996, of neglecting to report its first-year earnings to the Internal Revenue Service (news - web sites). Master P, whose real name is Percy Miller, also founded the hip-hop label, No Limit Records.

Miller entered his plea Thursday, and no sentencing date was set.

The crime carries a maximum sentence of five years probation, a $200,000 fine or twice the financial gain or loss, and the cost of prosecution.

I think they are a beautiful couple. They seem to be sincere and he never struck me as a bad guy. I hope they do get married and that they are happy.


:) :)

Re: Bout It Bout It
 

CTFU. Well, again, more evidence that Percy isn't that great of a "bidnessman" :rolleyes: even though he's not bankrupt.:p

I never thought that the two of them would get married, at least not this soon. Jay-Z has retired and has said that he is ready for a family while Beyonce's career is really just taking off. I didn't think that she would be looking to slow down any time soon. It would be really hard to have kids and a family with the schedule that she keeps. They are a nice couple, but since they are in different places in their careers, I didn't think marriage was in their near future.

But she as an r&b singer can be married and have a family. He as a thug rapper could neeeeva do that. If people think Jay isn't hungry anymore, or doing the "Big Pimpin" thing then it is bad for his image. He had to retire if he wanted to get married. Especially to Beyonce. A wifey like Ja Rule's who isn't famous, might not care if her dude sings about messing with other chicks, but someone like BEYONCE??? If her man is singing about other chicks???? That will not work!


I think they're a cute couple.

Tyra Banks Teased for 'Five-Head'
16 minutes ago


NEW YORK - Tyra Banks (news) was accustomed to people staring at her long before she became a supermodel.



The 30-year-old said people used to tease her about her forehead, saying it was so big it could be a "five-head."


"I used to try to wear bangs and cover it up," she told reporters in Los Angeles recently, according to AP Radio. "When I walked into a modeling agency, that was the first thing they said was special about me."


Banks hosts and produces the second season of "America's Next Top Model" on UPN, a reality show in which 12 women compete for a deal with IMG Models.


She said what makes a person beautiful is "something that is not so typical."


Former model Janice Dickinson, who said she was the first to coin the term "supermodel," is among the judges. She said one unique thing distinguishes a "supermodel" from a "model."


"It could be the attitude, it could be the nose, it was Lauren Hutton (news)'s gap. It's just that one thing that differentiates a model in making her a super model," Dickinson said.


The other judges are Eric Nicholson, an editor at Jane magazine, and fashion photographer Nigel Barker. Makeup artist Jay Manuel is a guest judge.


The show airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. EST

I've heard her called "light bulb head" but a 5 head? :confused:


Foxx to Host ESPY Awards
23 minutes ago


LOS ANGELES - Jamie Foxx (news) will return for the second consecutive year as host of the ESPY Awards, given to top athletes.



"I'm excited. We're going to make lightning strike twice," he said. "I had a great time last year and we're gonna take it up a notch."


This year's show will be taped July 14 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. It's scheduled to air July 18 on ESPN.


The 36-year-old comedian, who co-starred in the Oliver Stone (news) football film "Any Given Sunday," is an avid sports fan. During last year's ESPYs, he saluted tennis player Serena Williams (news - web sites) with a musical tribute titled "Can I Be Your Tennis Ball?"


Foxx appears in the upcoming movies "Redemption," airing April 11 on the FX cable channel; "Collateral" with Tom Cruise (news); and "Breakin' All the Rules" with Gabrielle Union (news).

I agree 100%. I think they can get married and it wouldn't negatively affect her career, but his would have to change completelyl. Even if they got married, I don't think they'd have kids right away. That would put her out of the picture for a while.

And 2 years is not a short amount of time to date and then consider marriage. I hope it works for them.

Jermaine Dupri Resigns As President Of Atlanta
 

Jermaine Dupri Resigns As President Of Atlanta
Grammy Chapter
By Nolan Strong
Date: 2/6/2004 6:00 PM

So So Def founder and Janet Jackson's love interest Jermaine Dupri, has resigned as president of the Grammy's Atlanta chapter, due to Jackson being banned from the Grammy Awards.
Jackson was to present a special award to Luther Vandross, but was allegedly rebuked, after it was determined Vandross could not attend due to his medical condition, after suffering a stroke.

"I didn't want to be a part of something that's not treating people in the right light," Dupri said in a statement. "I feel like what's going on with Janet is unfair."

Justin Timberlake, who performed with Jackson during the now infamous Superbowl Halftime Show, tore off the clothing that exposed Jackson's right breast for less than a second.

He is still scheduled to perform.

Timberlake insists that he had no prior knowledge that Jackson's bare breast would be exposed and claimed he thought that a bustier would still be underneath.

Timberlake added that he "didn't need the negative publicity" that was accompanied the incident.

Jackson has apologized in written and verbal statements, saying that the Superbowl incident simply went too far.

Meanwhile, a Tennessee woman is attempting to cash in on the debacle.

The woman filed a lawsuit in Knoxville's federal court, alleging that Jackson and Timberlake owe millions of people monetary compensation for the stunt.

The picture of Jackson's breast has become the most sought after item in the history of the Internet.

Search for the pictures topped over 200 million according to Lycos.com, topping the September 11 attacks on the United States

...All in da name of wub! Ain't that sweet! :D

411 for the week of February 2nd, 2004

Actress Robin Givens is still an emotional wreck after being in a car accident that almost killed a 90-year-old woman. Robin was in Miami with her children when she accidentally hit the woman. Robin was driving her SUV at the time. The accident was terrible. The woman's right foot nearly came off! Police have ruled it as an accident, but sources say the woman's family could file a lawsuit against the actress. The woman remains in critical by stable condition.

Veteran actress Irma P. Hall (she played the mother of the girls in the movie Soul Food) was injured in a car accident last week. The 68-year-old actress was in Chicago at the time of the head on collision. She is in serious condition. She has a new movie with Tom Hanks coming out next month called Ladykillers.

Does singer Faith Evans have a drug problem? Last week the singer was arrested with her husband on drug possession charges. They were also cited for driving with improper vehicle tags. The two spent the night in Atlanta at the Fulton County Jail. They are currently out on bail. Faith and her husband were found with marijuana and cocaine. When Faith was married to rapper Biggie Smalls she talked about getting high on marijuana. She recently signed with a new record label and she is supposed to release a new album this year. If Faith has a drug problem will she seek help? This arrest was probably a wakeup call.

How hot is Beyonce? She is hot, hot, hotter!!!!! Beyonce has signed on to be the new spokeperson for Tommy Hilfiger's new fragrance it will launch in the fall. She will be performing halftime during this years NBA All-Star game February 15th, on TNT. Rapper Jay-Z announced that he will be marrying her later this year. She is also going on tour with Alicia Keys and Missy Elliott. They will be at the Wachovia Center on March 23rd. Beyonce will also be featured on the June issue of Essence Magazine with Janet Jackson and Mary J. Blige. This photo shoot almost didn't happen when Beyonce was told she couldn't pose in the middle. Beyonce was upset. She wanted this position, but it was already promised to Janet. Mikki Taylor who is the beauty and cover editor of Essence says there was no brouhaha. She says the photo will showcase the singers in a way they've never been shown before. But the big question remains who will be in the middle? I guess we will have to wait until June to find out.

What's going on American Idol judge Paula Abdul? She has been very different this season. Paula is usually the nice one but it appears Simon Cowell's nastiness is rubbing off on her. Paula has been known to lash out and during one show she walked off the set after a fight with fellow judge Randy Jackson. Friends say Paula is upset about her love life. She was dating a multi-millionaire and she was hoping he would marry her, but the romance ended and she is miserable. Paula has not had much luck with love and she was hoping he would be the one. Paula has been divorced twice and she has no children. During a recent appearance on the Ali and Jack Show to promote American Idol, Paula was out of it. She was slurring her words and at one point she fell asleep. The producers had to do a lot of editing before it hit the air. Spokespeople for Paula claim she had the flu but it appeared the popular singer was having a meltdown right before our eyes. Will she be able to carry on for the rest of the season? American Idol has revived her career. Producers for the show want to bring on celebrity judges like they did last year and they are already in talks with Elton John, Barry Manilow and Paul McCartney.

Singer Heather Hedley says she will be re-teaming with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for her next album. The former Broadway star is gearing up for a busy awards season. She is up for a couple of NAACP Image Awards and she is nominated for a Grammy Award.

Chris Rock is returning to HBO. Chris's "Black Ambition" tour will be shown on HBO in April.

Ron Isley of the Isley Brothers is coming out with the Mr. Biggs Fur Collection. The fur line will be available at Macy's , Bloomingdale's and Saks Fifth Avenue. The collection will feature jackets and coats in mink, sable, chinchilla, and fox. Ron will also have a women's fur line that will feature fur bikinis and lingerie.
:mad: :rolleyes:

Who really wears fur bikinis and lingerie? I thought that was just for music videos...:confused:

Diana Ross Convicted of DUI, to Get Jail
AP - Mon Feb 9, 8:23 PM ET
Diana Ross was convicted Monday of driving under the influence and ordered to spend two days in jail

MTV Consigns Racy Videos to Late-Night Rotation
Reuters - Mon Feb 9, 7:47 PM ET
In the aftermath of Janet Jackson's controversial Super Bowl breast exposure, MTV has decided that pop tart Britney Spears may be a bit too "Toxic" for daytime tastes.


Woman Drops Lawsuit Over Jackson's Stunt
AP - 1 minute ago
Less than a week after filing a class-action lawsuit because of her outrage over Janet Jackson's Super Bowl stunt, Terri Carlin believes she's made her point.

Oh and NYPD's last season to be next year for NYPD Blues fans.

Mario Van Peebles Plays Famous Father
42 minutes ago


BERLIN - More than 30 years after his father made a revolutionary black-power film, director Mario van Peebles also wanted to have an ethnically diverse crew on the set — but he didn't have to go to the lengths his father did.





Van Peebles, at the annual Berlin Film Festival to promote "Gettin' the Man's Foot Outta Your Baadasssss," said it was sometimes "bizarre" to play his father, Melvin, in the raucous account of how his dad made the 1971 "Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song."


"It was exciting, because we wound up making it in the spirit of the original," said the younger Van Peebles, who co-wrote, directed and stars in the film. That included having a diverse crew.


But the older Van Peebles gave a glimpse of the difficulties in making the original.


"The unions in Hollywood were all white and I wanted to use a crew of 50 percent minorities," said Melvin Van Peebles, 71. "But the unions would not allow me to do that."


His trick: He told them he was making a porn movie. :eek:


"The unions will leave you alone if you tell everyone you're doing a porn," he told a news conference at the festival.


Mario Van Peebles (news), 47, was shopping for European distributors at the festival, where his film is not competing for the top Golden Bear award. Its U.S. release is expected in May

Justin Timberlake to Act in 'Edison'
Tue Feb 10, 3:45 PM ET Add Entertainment - AP to My Yahoo!



NEW YORK - After adding the title of Grammy winner to his resume, Justin Timberlake (news) is going after another: movie star. :rolleyes:


Timberlake will star with Kevin Spacey (news), Morgan Freeman (news) and LL Cool J in "Edison." Shooting is to begin March 8 in Vancouver, British Columbia, with the film scheduled for release next year. David J. Burke of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" will make his feature writing and directing debut.


"After many years of looking at many scripts, he's decided on what we think is a terrific project," Timberlake's publicist, Ken Sunshine, told The Associated Press Tuesday. "You can judge by the quality of the people associated with the film the direction he's headed as he begins his film career."


The 'N Sync (news - web sites) singer will play a young journalist who discovers an elite team of corrupt police. Freeman plays the veteran reporter who helps him, and Spacey plays the district attorney's top investigator.


When asked whether sharing the screen with such formidable company will intimidate Timberlake, Sunshine said, "Justin's 22. I don't think anybody has handled the kind of success he's had in their 22 years better than he has." :rolleyes:


On Sunday night, Timberlake won Grammys (news - web sites) for male pop vocal performance for "Cry Me a River" and pop vocal album for his solo debut, "Justified." During his acceptance speech, he apologized again for causing Janet Jackson (news)'s unexpected breast display during the Super Bowl halftime show.

George Foreman Eyes Return to Ring at Age 55
 

DALLAS (Reuters) - Former heavyweight champion George Foreman is planning a return to the ring, saying that he wants to show he can still fight at the age of 55.

Foreman said on Tuesday in a telephone interview he has been planning a return to boxing for about a year.

The former heavyweight champ became a champion for the middle-aged when he became the oldest man to claim the heavyweight belt at the age of 45. Foreman has not fought in about seven years.

"I have been working out. My goal is to get down to 225 pounds (102 kg)," Foreman said.

Foreman said he began training on his 55th birthday on Jan. 10, 2004, and said he may have to cut out on his desserts in order to drop another 50 pounds (22.7 kg).

"It is a time for everybody to stop being afraid of being 50 or 60. It's about time that people stopped being afraid of it,' Foreman said.

He said that a lot of people he knows who are about the same age wait anxiously for the results of their yearly health examinations and do not see that they can be physically active and competitive.

"People have to understand that it can be done," Foreman said.

Foreman did not say if an opponent or a venue had been lined up, but when asked about where a bout may be fought, he replied that he has had a good time in London.

Foreman reclaimed the heavyweight crown when he knocked out Michael Moorer in 1994. He retired after losing a decision against Shannon Briggs in 1997.

Foreman has a record of 76 and 5, with 68 wins by knockout.

Foreman is known these days for his work as a boxing analyst for cable TV's HBO and for his work as a salesman for a popular line of barbecue grills bearing his name.

Foreman has recently been on TV in Texas to pitch his own line of clothes for big and tall men that is being sold at Casual Male Big & Tall stores. The Foreman line includes pants with expandable waistbands and shirt collars, as well as high tech fabrics that allow wearers to easily dissipate sweat.

The fashion collection will be taken nationwide as Foreman joins a list of celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez with their own brand of clothes.

"Mothers are going to love me because I am going to have affordable clothes for their big old 17-year-olds," he said.

I can't hold out anymore...
 

I've been wondering this but scared to ask. :o

When they put news in parentheses like this (news), what does that mean?

411 for the week of February 9th, 2004

Janet and Jermaine stayed away. The 46th Annual Grammy Awards went on and Janet was not present. After the scandal of last week's "boobgate," Janet is laying low. She was supposed to participate in the Luther Vandross tribute, but with all the controversy surrounding her breast flashing, first she was invited, then uninvited, then invited again. Finally, she was told if she did attend she would have to apologize again on air. Janet stayed away and her boyfriend, producer Jermaine Dupri, was right by her side. In a show of support for his lady he resigned as President of the Atlanta Chapter of Naras. They help with the nominations and passing out of awards at the Grammy's. Janet's new song "Just A Little While" has been released to radio and her new album, Damita Jo, comes out on March 30th. Janet is also doing a movie for ABC, The Lena Horne Story, based on the legendary entertainer's life.

After two years the marriage is over between Natalie Cole and her husband Bishop Kenneth Duprie. Natalie who just turned 54 married the Nashville minister in an elaborate ceremony, but now the marriage is over and she is claiming irreconcilable differences. What happened? Natalie and Kenneth no longer speak and at a recent party for Oprah Winfrey the two had to be kept apart. They were sent the invitation before it was known they were no longer together and Kenneth decided to show up anyway.

Brandy's little brother Ray J is not joining the group B2K. The remaining members of the group Lil Fizz, J-Boog and Raz B say Ray J is like family to them, but he will not be joining the group. They must have realized he was too old for them.

Teena Marie's new album La Donna is coming out this spring. The long awaited album features Teena with Gerald Levert and Rick James. The first single is called "Still in Love."

Wanda Sykes is returning to television. Wanda's last show was cancelled on the Fox Network and now she's returning to television with a show on Comedy Central.

The Jackson Family has opened a new restaurant in West Hollywood. It's a soul food restaurant called Katherine's.

Star Jones from the ABC Show The View is learning how to strip. Star has been taking lessons with Puffy's mom Janice Combs learning how to pole dance and do the booty shake. ( Ok why? :confused: )

Faith Evans and her husband have entered drug rehab. A couple of weeks ago Faith and her husband, Todd, were arrested on drug possession charges after they were found with marijuana and cocaine. They are entering a 13-week program and once they finish the charges will be dropped.

ESPN has cancelled their football drama series Playmakers. The network caved in to pressure from the NFL, which didn't like how the show portrayed football players with stories about drug abuse and womanizing.

The NBA All-Star game is next weekend in Los Angeles. Outkast will be performing and Beyonce will be the halftime entertainment. Marvin Gaye's daughter, Nona Gaye, will be singing the national anthem. 20 years ago Marvin sang a version of the "Star Spangled Banner" at an NBA All-Star game. He did the song his way and it stands out as a classic. Nona's version will be performed in a similar fashion to the way Natalie Cole was with her late father Nat King Cole. Remember their version of 'Unforgettable', well Nona's voice will be blended with her dads and a digitally enhanced video will be shown along with it.

Boxing great Muhammad Ali has signed on as the new spokesperson for Adidas Sportswear. The campaign is called "Impossible is Nothing" and it will also feature Ali's daughter Laila.

The new issue of Jet Magazine will feature the cast of Soul Food. The new season of the Showtime series kicks off February 25th. This will be the final season of the show.

This really disturbs me. Seems like ministers no longer consider marriage vows sacred. What happened to 'until death do us part' or 'let no man put usunder'?!?!


GOOD!!


I love the commercial where Laila is boxing a young Ali and is kicking his butt. "Rumble young girl rumble!" LOL

Re: I can't hold out anymore...
 

That means that it has been copied from a Yahoo news site and if you go to the actual article on yahoo, you will see that things like that are actually hyperlinks to previous articles about said topic.