NEWS to Lead Us Into The New Year

[Honeykiss1974]

I say put Sheryl Underwood on the show.

[unspokenone25]

Timberlake and Diaz Call It Quits
Tabloid Rumors Force Duo to Issue Joint Statement
CBS/AP

Singer Justin Timberlake and actress Cameron Diaz have broken up. They have issued a joint statement confirming they've ended their romantic relationship. They say they "have done so mutually and as friends, with continued love and respect for one another." The couple have been dating since 2003.

They say they usually prefer not to comment on the status of their relationship, but they felt the need to do so now because of recent media speculation and inaccurate stories.

Diaz and Timberlake couldn't have been farther apart at the People's Choice awards on Tuesday night.

During the live broadcast, Diaz took the stage to accept her award for favorite leading lady, while Timberlake thanked his fans via satellite from Anaheim, the second stop on his tour, which kicked off Monday.

Neither of them mentioned each other in their acceptance speeches. A giddy Diaz gushed over her fans while Timberlake, who received the award for favorite R&B song, joked about his recent "Saturday Night Live" skit.

Timberlake's actions last week helped fuel rumors that the couple had split.

After the premiere of his new film "Alpha Dog," he was spotted at Social Hollywood talking to screen siren Scarlett Johansson one-on-one for about an hour, People magazine recently reported. The actress will reportedly appear in the new video for his song "What Goes Around ... Comes Around."

Meanwhile, Us Weekly says that Johansson has had her eye on Timberlake for quite some time.

"Scarlett has always liked Justin. They've always had a flirtation — that's why Cameron was threatened by her," a pal of Timberlake's tells the magazine. Us Weekly reports that the singer's decision to cast the 20-year-old in the video pushed his relationship with Diaz to the breaking point.

"(Cameron) could not believe he went behind her back to put her in the video," the pal says. "Cameron was very jealous of Scarlett."

According to USA Today, the singer and his rep were mum about a break-up at the "Alpha Dog" premiere.

"There will be no statement," his publicist, Ken Sunshine, told the newspaper, neither confirming nor denying a split.

Initial talk of a split began with a report from Star magazine that the pair spent the holidays separately: Justin Timberlake at home in Tennessee with family, while Diaz, 34, went skiing in Colorado with hers.

"They had been planning to be together in Tennessee with his folks," a source told Star. "But he came out alone and she stayed in L.A."

Sources told Star that Timberlake — who turns 26 on Jan. 31 — instigated the split.

The magazine reports that when the singer partied with friends at a nightclub in Memphis on Dec. 23, he told revelers: "Me and Cameron? We're done." Adding that "the breakup is for keeps!"

One thing is for sure: everything seemed dandy between the pair when she made an appearance on "Saturday Night Live" when was guest host last month.

[jitterbug13]

^^^^
Was I the first one to think "maybe Justin and Britney can get back together"?

[WenD08]

below is the link to the Survivor/CBS website. not into the show but i will be watching this season and i hope she goes far

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivo...rs/erica.shtml

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by jitterbug13

^^^^
Was I the first one to think "maybe Justin and Britney can get back together"?

I don't know...if Brit-Brit wasn't so nazty right now...maybe I could see it. JT can do sooo much better now.

[jitterbug13]

^^^^
Especially now that Brit has Jayden and Sean P.

[jitterbug13]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070113/...raxton_lawsuit

FYI: Her former manager is also Aalyiah's uncle.

She's also left his record company. (Retuers)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070113/music_nm/braxton_dc

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by jitterbug13

^^^^
Especially now that Brit has Jayden and Sean P.

But he would make a much better daddy than K-Fertile.

[nikki1920]

Originally Posted by jitterbug13

^^^^
Was I the first one to think "maybe Justin and Britney can get back together"?

NO!!! I thought that too... But Britney needs to grow up a bit. Having children does not necessarily make you an adult..

[unspokenone25]

Brittney is waaaaayyyy to nasty for Mr. SexyBack now.

[unspokenone25]

TONI BRAXTON SUES FORMER MANAGER: Barry Hankerson accused of putting his financial interests ahead of singer's.

January 15, 2007

*Artist manager Barry Hankerson, who at one time guided R. Kelly's career until they fell out, is in the news because singer Toni Braxton is suing him.
Braxton is suing her former manager because he owes her at least $10 million for maneuvering to have her abandon a long, lucrative relationship with her record company and jump to his own record label. So says her lawsuit filed Friday in New York.
Specifically, the suit accuses Hankerson of putting his financial interests ahead of Braxton's and using fraud, deception and double-dealing to get her to leave Arista Records.
"Hankerson actively sought to destroy Braxton's relationship with Arista through underhanded `double-talk,' telling Braxton that Arista was not interested in working with her anymore, while telling Arista that Braxton no longer wanted to record for Arista," the lawsuit said.
The suit said Braxton tried to fire Hankerson as her personal manager but he responded by engaging in a vendetta against her, insisting he keep controlling her career and refusing to communicate with any of several personal managers she sought to employ.

[AKA2D '91]

Barry Hankerson:
Aaliyah's uncle; Gladys Knight's ex-hubby. Wasn't their divorce messy due to him allegedly being unscrupulous?

Poor Toni. For your next project, tell hubby to get back with Mint Condition and you get back with Babyface.

[unspokenone25]

^^

Word!

[jitterbug13]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070116/...us/obit_conley

RIP Sally

[WenD08]

Updated:2007-01-15 12:08:49
Report: Miss New Jersey USA resigns over pregnancy, runner-up takes the tiara
AP
see link: http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles...15120809990004

what kind of women are these pageants pickin'? first Miss USA, then Miss Teen USA, then Miss Nevada...too much scandal for me...