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Grammy Award-winning Producer Dallas Austin has a lot of people to be thankful for, but Supermodel Naomi Campbell is not one of them. Austin made headlines a few weeks ago when he was arrested for smuggling drugs into an Arab country. He was on his way to a party for the supermodel when he was arrested. Austin was in jail for a month before anyone realized what was going on. He has produced everyone from Michael Jackson to Madonna to TLC and Boyz II Men, to name a few. The movie Drumline was based on his life. He faced a lengthy jail term, and he needed the help of powerful people to get him out of trouble. Everyone assumed Naomi would come to his rescue. After all, he was bringing the drugs to her party. Naomi let him rot in jail even though she has close connections and friends in the Arab country of Dubai. She did not lift a finger, and her party went on as planned. Austin was later released after pleading guilty, getting sentenced to four years in jail and then receiving a pardon. So if Naomi let him sit in jail, then who got Dallas out? He can thank Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, Producer Quincy Jones, Singer Lionel Richie and Songwriter Denise Rich, to name a few. They came to his rescue and helped him get out of jail. Austin realizes that he made a foolish mistake smuggling drugs. He could have ruined his career and his life. Naomi Campbell should be ashamed of herself. She has proven herself to be a selfish, mean-spirited witch. She stays in trouble. When she is not attacking her help, she is stabbing someone in the back. Karma is something else, and it will not be pretty when it comes back to her.

Last week, I asked for your comments about the romance between Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri. I asked if the romance would last if her new album, which he is helping to produce, wasn’t a hit. Well, you all responded. 85 percent of you feel their love is for real, and that their romance will survive even if her latest album does not do well. Janet has been superbusy. Her new album, 20 Years Old, is coming out this fall. She has her body in tip-top condition as she prepares for the release and her upcoming wedding to Jermaine. Jermaine feels she is obsessing over her weight. He liked her with some meat on her bones, but Janet says she wants to be a beautiful bride, and she wants to be slim. They are currently meeting with wedding planners for their big day. Thanks for the responses.

Debbie Rowe is broke. The former Mrs. Michael Jackson says she is on the verge of bankruptcy. Michael Jackson cut off her money a couple of years ago when he got mad at her for giving an unauthorized television interview. Debbie is fighting Michael in court over custody of their two children, Prince and Paris. Debbie signed away her rights to her children for millions of dollars, but a judge recently granted her rights back. Debbie says she needs $50 thousand in legal fees immediately and $195 thousand to fight Michael in court. Debbie says she wants her children back, and she will represent herself in court if she has to. When Rowe signed away her rights she was promised $8.5 million, but Michael has only given her half of that. She feels Michael has not lived up to their agreement. At the moment, she is only allowed to see her children once every 45 days between the hours of 10am and 7pm. Prince and Paris have no idea Debbie Rowe is their mother. They think their Nanny Grace is their mother.

One of the founding members of The Commodores has died. Milan Williams passed away over the weekend. Williams, 59, had been battling cancer. Williams was a keyboardist for the group, and he co-wrote the songs Machine Gun, Too Hot To Trot and Brickhouse. He left The Commodores in 1989 because he did not want to perform in the then apartied-ruled South Africa with the rest of the group. He leaves behind a wife and two sons.

Will action star Jackie Chan be ready to film Rush Hour III? Filming starts in a few weeks. He re-teams with Chris Tucker, but his close friends are worried about his health. Chan has been drinking a lot, and he recently made a spectacle of himself back home in Hong Kong. Chan was attending a concert, and he had too much too drink. He was enjoying himself, and he decided to jump on stage and perform with the singer. Needless to say the singer didn’t know what to do, so he just let Chan carry on until he was pulled off stage. Reps for Chan insist the action star was just having a little fun, but, could Chan be masking a more serious problem?

Oscar Winner Jamie Foxx graces the cover of the latest issue of Essence magazine . His new movie, Miami Vice with Colin Ferrell, arrives in theatres on the 28th. The movie is based on the hit 80’s TV show.

At the movies, it’s Little Man with Shawn and Marlon Wayans. The movie also stars Actress Kerry Washington, and is directed by big brother Keenen Ivory Wayans.

Countess Vaughn is showing off her butt. Vaughn is best known as “Kim Parker” on The Parkers TV show. She recently made history as the only contestant to participate in VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club and never lose a pound. Vaughn recently added more rump to her rear when she had a butt implant. Vaughn wanted a more rounded rear, and she is showing it off in King Magazine.

Speaking of VH1, the cable network has two big premieres on August 6th. The new season of Celebrity Fit Club will feature Neo-Soul Songstress Angie Stone among this year’s contestants.

On the same night, the new season of VH1’s Flavor of Love, with Flavor Flav, premieres with brand new contestants taking a shot at true love with the former Public Enemy rap star.

Oprah Winfrey is ringing in the New Year 2007 in South Africa. Oprah will be on hand for the grand opening of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. Oprah has invited 100 of her closest friends for the celebrity-filled extravaganza. Invited guests include President Nelson Mandela, best buddy Gayle King, Oscar Winner Julia Roberts and John Travolta, to name a few.

The Emmy Awards air on NBC August 27th. Conan O’Brien will be hosting. The Shonda Rimes-ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy is leading the pack with 11 nominations, and Alfre Woodard, despite a disappointing storyline, got an Emmy nomination for her work in Desperate Housewives.

Actor Courtney B. Vance is leaving NBC’s Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV show. Vance is married to Actress Angela Bassett, and he is going to be replaced by Nona Gaye. She is the daughter of the late Singer Marvin Gaye.

Gil Scott Herron is back in jail. The 56-year old musician/poet/singer has been sentenced to 2-4 years in jail for violating a plea deal on a drug charge. Herron is best known for the hits The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The Bottle and Johannesburg. Herron violated the plea deal when he left a drug treatment center. Herron claims he left the facility because they refused to give him his HIV medicine. Herron who is known as the founding Father of Hip Hop is HIV positive.

Is it love? Romance is in the air between Eddie Murphy and Former Spice Girl Mel B, a.k.a. “Scary Spice” of the Spice Girls. The two have been dating a few weeks. Will she be the next Mrs. Murphy? Eddie was dating Entertainment Reporter Shaun Robinson from Access Hollywood. Robinson had been dating Eddie for seven months, and she assumed they were exclusive. But, sadly, Shaun was the last to know that Eddie had already moved on with the former Spice Girl.

Brian McKnight will be teaming up with Jill Scott on his new album, 10. McKnight will be making his Warner Brothers debut when the album is released this fall.

The Denzel Washington movie, Inside Man, is coming out on DVD August 8th. The movie was directed by Spike Lee, and also stars Jodie Foster and Clive Owen.

Raven Symone is gearing up for her next Cheetah Girls TV movie. The Disney film, The Cheetah Girls in Spain, will air on the Disney Channel August 25th, and then will air on the Family Channel Sept. 1st.

Fantasia and The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin are joining forces for a song that will appear on both of their new releases.


Cedric The Entertainer is coming to HBO. Cedric’s comedy special, Take You Higher, featuring his sexy dancers, “The Cedibles,” will air July 15th on HBO.


Houston is a great city, but the Essence Music Festival is returning to its home roots in New Orleans. Essence Music officials recently signed a 4-year deal that will have the annual music festival in the Big Easy through 2010. Houston is spread out, and many festival goers were frustrated as they tried to get around to the many events that were being offered.


WHAT’S THE UNDERGROUND BUZZ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

This group of African American Actresses and Singers are tired of being used for publicity purposes by a certain Hollywood Star. Yes, he’s got the awards and hot movies, but these women are sick of being photo props for this man. He’s not into sistas. He prefers white women. He appears in public with sistas for appearances sake, but his cover is about to be blown because certain Actresses and Singers are tired of being used and are starting to complain.

This Hollywood Actress is known for her one hit movie. In a recent career move, she decided to pose nude in a famous men’s magazine. She looks incredible for her age, but she should have taken into consideration that she is a mother. Her children, a preteen and a young child, are being teased in school by their friends because she decided to take it off. The pictures are all over the web, and their friends have the pictures.