Celebrity News for the SU2K3 - Page 10

straightBOS · #**136** 06-23-2003, 12:22 PM

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Originally posted by kiml122
What I want to know is....why in the hell would you check that jewelry in the first place.

Insurance scam.

Honeykiss1974 · #**137** 06-23-2003, 12:33 PM

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Originally posted by kiml122
What I want to know is....why in the hell would you check that jewelry in the first place.

I was wondering the same thing myself. I refuse to pack my camaera in my bag, must less some jewelry.

Gyrl7 · #**138** 06-23-2003, 02:59 PM

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Originally posted by FeeFee
Kim is Lil' upset

250G bling-bling swiped from her bag at JFK, rapper says

By ALICE McQUILLAN
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Rapper Lil' Kim, shown performing at Giants Stadium on June 3, lost $250,000 in jewelry from baggage she checked at JFK Airport.

Her bling-bling is missing.
Rapper Lil' Kim, who thinks big when it comes to jewelry, said someone swiped $250,000 worth of her baubles at Kennedy Airport this weekend.

Two of her signature pieces - a white-and-yellow diamond-encrusted gold necklace with a crowned "B" and platinum dog tags filled with yellow diamonds - were snatched from her luggage Friday, the Daily News has learned.

"She was extremely upset, but she should be commended for acting responsibly and being patient," said her high-powered lawyer Mel Sachs.

The 4-foot-11 rapper, famous for her skimpy, eye-popping outfits, was headed to Los Angeles for tomorrow's Black Entertainment Television awards.

Nominated as best female hip hop artist, she was set to perform - and wear the jewelry. Lil' Kim, 27, is rarely seen without her "B" necklace - a symbol of her Queen Bee Records label.

Catching an 8:45 a.m. United flight to L.A., the Brooklyn-born rapper planned to carry on a Louis Vuitton bag filled with an estimated $500,000 worth of jewelry, including the two custom-made necklaces.

However, there was a mixup at the check-in counter and the carry-on bag was checked in with eight other pieces of luggage belonging to the rapper and her entourage, Sachs said.

While in her first-class seat waiting to take off, Lil' Kim realized the error. The flight was delayed while the Vuitton bag with the jewelry was retrieved from the baggage hold.

Although it still contained her earrings, rings and other jewelry, the two oversize necklaces were missing, said Sachs. The bag looked "tampered with" - both an outside flap and a jewelry holder inside had been opened, he said.

United had advance notice that Lil' Kim was taking that flight, Sachs said, suggesting her fame and penchant for gems made her a target.

"Lil' Kim is known for her exceptional and distinctive custom-made jewelry and had two irreplaceable pieces of her collection stolen," he said. "Celebrities like Lil' Kim are vulnerable to being targeted and being victims of this kind of theft."

Her latest CD, "La Bella Mafia," reminds fans of her taste for bling-bling, the rap word for big jewelry that's soon to be in the Oxford English Dictionary.

"Don't be mad," she raps, "I can't put this money in a casket. ... I can't take these diamonds with me when I die."

Lil' Kim, whose given name is Kimberly Jones, didn't take the 8:45 a.m. flight, which was thoroughly searched when it landed in Los Angeles. Her Vuitton bag was tested for fingerprints, and baggage handlers and other airport employees were due to take polygraphs, Sachs said.

Alan Hicks, a spokesman for the Port Authority, said only, "Kimberly Jones filed a report for lost jewelry, and the incident is under investigation by the Port Authority police."

She said she was sure she packed the missing items but her Englewood, N.J., mansion was checked anyway, Sachs said.

This is not the first time a celebrity has reported losing pricey baubles at JFK.

A Kennedy baggage handler pleaded guilty to stealing Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson's $375,000 diamond necklace and bracelet in 1995.

He swiped the valuables while loading luggage aboard a British Airways jet two days after Fergie wore the gems to a White House reception.

Im sorry, but that was a dummy move on her part. When I fly, ALL of my important valuables are with me...........clothes are the only thing I check in. It would be hard for me to forget that much of valuable jewlery..........

FeeFee · #**139** 06-23-2003, 04:15 PM

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Originally posted by Gyrl7
Im sorry, but that was a dummy move on her part. When I fly, ALL of my important valuables are with me...........clothes are the only thing I check in. It would be hard for me to forget that much of valuable jewlery..........

Get outta my head girl - that's one of the first things I thought when I heard the story on this morning's news. Dummy move - LOL!!!!

CrimsonTide4 · #**140** 06-23-2003, 05:39 PM

THEY REALLY DO HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON: Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown to star in movie.

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown
(Jun. 23, 2003) *When they sang "We've Got Something In Common," we had no idea Whitney and Bobby meant being gangsta singers.
Yep, you read right. People magazine is reporting that Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown are in talks to take on their first big-screen project together.

The film is called "Beffy and Charlie." And in it they will play musicians who are also gangsters.

Coming on the heels of their trip to Israel where Houston and Brown spent a week with a religious group called the Black Hebrews, Brown says the two will "be singing, robbing, stealing - a lot of things people might not want to see us do."

Steeltrap · #**141** 06-23-2003, 05:51 PM

Booo hiss. But I'm not surprised. Whitless has let Booby run her life. Betcha this is Booby's stupid idea.

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Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
THEY REALLY DO HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON: Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown to star in movie.

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown
(Jun. 23, 2003) *When they sang "We've Got Something In Common," we had no idea Whitney and Bobby meant being gangsta singers.
Yep, you read right. People magazine is reporting that Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown are in talks to take on their first big-screen project together.

The film is called "Beffy and Charlie." And in it they will play musicians who are also gangsters.

Coming on the heels of their trip to Israel where Houston and Brown spent a week with a religious group called the Black Hebrews, Brown says the two will "be singing, robbing, stealing - a lot of things people might not want to see us do."

Eclipse · #**142** 06-23-2003, 08:49 PM

Speaking of Bobby and Whitney, I just read in today AJC that Bobby's older sister passed away in Atlanta recently. I got a bad habit of reading obits from my mother and jsut happened to see this.

nikki1920 · #**143** 06-24-2003, 01:54 AM

(I'm lol at Whitless and Booby!!)

what's this about Brandy and Robert separating?
psst: i think the marriage thing was to cover up the pregnancy too..funny how she announces shes married, then the NEXT week announces she's pregnant.. hmmm

AKA2D '91 · #**144** 06-24-2003, 10:37 AM

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Originally posted by nikki1920
what's this about Brandy and Robert separating?
psst: i think the marriage thing was to cover up the pregnancy too..funny how she announces shes married, then the NEXT week announces she's pregnant.. hmmm

I think it was this time last year we were discussing this. The baby made 1 Monday or so. Last year she was born on Father's Day. That thread was a hott mess!

kiml122 · #**145** 06-24-2003, 10:43 AM

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Originally posted by Eclipse
I got a bad habit of reading obits from my mother and jsut happened to see this.

Me too girl.

Conskeeted7 · #**146** 06-24-2003, 10:49 AM

The Boy Is Gone (posted 06.20.03 | 12:56 am EST.)

According to Sister2Sister Editor Jamie Foster-Brown, Brandy and husband/producer Robert Smith are now separated. However, the two remain friends and Smith apparently comes over to take care of little Sy'rai and also calls every day. Brandy still hasn't confirmed anything yet so the news is still a rumor but Jamie Foster-Brown is very close to the Norwood family and is usually a credible source. She was the one who also gave us the scoop about Brandy's marriage and pregnancy.

Brown also mentioned Brandy being under new management and added that Sonja Norwood looked for management help because of her busy schedule with other artists. So, it wasn't Brandy's decision only. Keep it locked for more info...

FeeFee · #**147** 06-24-2003, 10:55 AM

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Originally posted by kiml122
Me too girl.

When I read the New York Times, the obituaries are the first things that I look for. OK, I feel better now.

Conskeeted7 · #**148** 06-24-2003, 10:57 AM

I don't see a wedding ring...do you? This was at the 2 Fast 2 Furious premiere.

QUOTE]Both girls looked great, smiled for the photographers and held hands. The two of them have been spotted together a few times recently. Rowland and Norwood became friends after Brandy and her husband Robert worked on Kelly's solo debut, Simply Deep. [/QUOTE]

She has a new album coming out later this year also...

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R&B songstress Brandy wants it known that although she may be a new mother, her new role in life won't be reflected in her music. Declares the 24-year-old Grammy winner, "In a lot of ways in my personal life having my daughter has changed me. In ways like how I take care of business. How I am within myself now. She's helped me in becoming a woman and getting my priorities straight. But my music, that' s a little different. It has nothing to do with my daughter."

Declares Brandy, "It's really more raw and more aggressive. Timbaland (producer) has given me some of his best stuff. I'm really excited about it. It talks about things in life that every woman has experienced, every man has experienced. It's very deep and I'm saying what I want to say. It's definitely an adult album for me."

Conskeeted7 · #**149** 06-24-2003, 11:00 AM

How do I make the pic smaller?

RedefinedDiva · #**150** 06-24-2003, 11:05 AM

Did she ever wear a ring?