Has reality TV she-devil Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth already found love now that her divorce from ex-husband Aaron Stallworth is final? Sources tell BV Buzz that the star of 'The Surreal Life' and 'The Apprentice' is now dating Ford model Datari Turner. Omarosa and Turner, who created and co-executive produced BET's 'Ultimate Hustler,' showed up at BET's 25th Anniversary Celebration arm-in-arm and were inseparable during the ceremony. "I've never seen her smile so hard before. She was glowing like she'd actually won 'The Apprentice,'" offered a source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Turner, the former face of Tommy Hilfiger, Sean Jean and Ralph Lauren, previously dated 'American Idol' winner Fantasia. During her separation, Omarosa was romantically linked to Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan, who, oddly enough, gave a nip-tuck to Omarosa's 'The Surreal Life' nemesis, Janice Dickinson.
Countess Vaughn shared with BV Buzz exclusively that she is getting a divorce. "It just wasn't right," the actress said. The former star of 'The Parkers' was married for three years to a Los Angeles electrician named Joseph James, 34, who is seven years her senior. The couple has a two-year-old son named Jaylen James. Vaughn is currently shooting the upcoming season of VH1's 'Celebrity Fit Club.' Actress-comedienne Kym Whitley got more than a great role when she signed on to appear on the hit ABC drama 'Grey's Anatomy.' Whitley, who played Yvonne, a train crash victim on a recent episode, met her new boyfriend Troy Westbrook while shooting her guest spot in August. Westbrook is a real life firefighter and Emergency Medical Service paramedic who also serves as a technical advisor on both 'Grey's Anatomy' and FX's 'Nip/Tuck.' Whitley, who in August entered a lucrative one-year talent holding deal with Touchstone Television following her role on HBO's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' appears next on Holly Robinson Peete's UPN sitcom 'Love, Inc.,' and is slated to reoccur on an upcoming J.J. Abrams' upcoming ABC series 'What About Brian.'
R&B singer Lil' Mo is getting a divorce from her husband, real estate developer Al Stone. The couple wed in August 2001, just three months after meeting at a gas station in Maryland. "We're still friends," the pint-sized singer told me. They have two daughters-Heaven, 3, and God'iss Love, who will turn a year old in February.
The Dec. 28 wedding of 'All of Us' star LisaRaye McCoy and Turks and Caicos' Chief Minister Michael Misick has been "postponed." In a statement released by Misick's publicist, the couple claims that logistical reasons caused the "postponement" of their wedding. "Due to circumstances beyond our control, the readiness of the venue, and holiday travel limitations, we have decided to postpone the nuptials," the press release read. No word on if or when the couple will reschedule the ceremony. McCoy's engagement ring is rumored to be worth more than $250,000.
Lastly, rumors of a romance between Queen Latifah and Laila Ali are absolutely false. The story was fabricated by Atlanta Gossip-a fake news e-zine also responsible for bogus reports on Usher (having a baby), Eddie Murphy (leaving his wife for a male R&B singer) and Christopher Williams (dead). While Ali has divorced her husband, Latifah is not a factor in the split. The Oscar nominee's publicist Amanda Silverman of The Dart Group told the Electronic Urban Report that the e-mail is "something that somebody made up" and that she doesn't "even think they know each other."
Changing Lives
Veteran news anchor Arthel Neville is continuing the effort to support victims of Hurricane Katrina in her hometown of New Orleans. Neville, who provided in-depth Katrina coverage live from New Orleans on the recently cancelled 'A Current Affair,' has launched a charity organization called Arthel's Angels (
www.arthelsangels.com) to provide financial contributions to displaced families.
"FEMA dispersed money. However, as we approach the three month post-Katrina mark, FEMA money is quickly running out. Some people have already spent all of their FEMA money on temporary housing, food, school supplies and other necessities," Neville explained. "I wanted to create a channel through which your donation will get directly to the people who need it. Hundreds of thousands of people still need your help." Neville is the daughter of music legend Art Neville, founder of The Meters and The Neville Brothers. Her parents and other relatives were directly affected by Katrina. Though her relatives are all safe and relocated, Neville hopes to aide families still suffering as a result of the natural disaster.
"Hundreds of thousands of New Orleanians wake up every morning in strange places. Many of those displaced by Katrina feel like their living in the Land of Oz. They're grateful for the shelter, but never before has the line, 'There's no place like home been more true or poignant," she closed.
Can't Say Names...
Someone call Maury Povich because a certain television actor has a family matter he's not handling. Said TV talent apparently fathered a child with a California hairdresser and while sources declare the little girl "is the spitting image of the actor," he's never owned up to being her daddy. Adding a soap opera element to the story, sources also claim that the baby's mamma was given strict orders by the actor's "controlling" mother to show up for a paternity test alone. The actor brought along a buddy who allegedly took the blood test for him.
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Buzzworthy
Vivica A. Fox is currently in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada shooting a film called 'The Hard Corps' opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme. In the movie, Fox plays the sister of a boxer-played by Raz Adoti ('Doom')-who helps put a man in jail. When the criminal gets out of prison early, Fox's character hires a bodyguard (Van Damme) to protect her brother.
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has purchased the rights to Terry McMillan's book, 'The Interruption of Everything.' "I liked it so much, I bought the film rights to it," Winfrey announced on her show last week, when McMillan appeared as a guest. The novel, released just days after McMillan's ex-husband Jonathan Plumber went public with his sexuality, is already in preproduction and could start shooting as early as next year. The cast has yet to be determined.
Singer Bobby Brown taped a guest spot on the UPN sitcom 'Cuts' last week. Brown's role, which the network is keeping a surprise, only took one day to shoot. 'Cuts' stars singer Marques Houston, Shannon Elizabeth, Shondrella Avery and Rashaan Nall.