Celebrity News for the SU2K3

[abaici]

Originally posted by Steeltrap
Oh. My. Jaysis.

LOL!!!!!!!!!

[Gina1201]

They were talking about the Kobe situation on the Doug Banks morning show and were saying that this is a set up. They are saying that the woman wanted money and decided to go this route.

Any comments?

[toocute]

Originally posted by Gina1201

"These allegations are completely out of character of the Kobe Bryant we know," it said. "For the seven years he's been with us he has been one of the finest young men we've known and a wonderful asset to both our team and our community.

I don't believe the allegations AT ALL.

[encouraged1]

We don't know all the facts of the case but I always knew he was crazy.............

[FeeFee]

Originally posted by toocute
I don't believe the allegations AT ALL.

Yeah, those allegations doesn't seem like the Kobe we always see and hear about.

[cricket]

Originally posted by Gina1201
They were talking about the Kobe situation on the Doug Banks morning show and were saying that this is a set up. They are saying that the woman wanted money and decided to go this route.

Any comments?

I personally find this comment more disturbing than the actual allegations. The DJ's on my local radio station made similar comments. HELLO, what if he DID do it? The only fact is, only a handful of people actually KNOW the facts.

I'm not saying Kobe did anything or he didn't, but to accuse a woman of lying to get attention is despicable. If he were some random guy off the street, would anyone accuse the woman of lying? Just because he wears a uniform doesn't make him perfect. Jason Kidd was a model of excellent behavior until a few years ago when he was arrested for slapping his wife around. None of us knows what goes on behind closed doors in anybody's household. I never cared for Kobe, but my personal opinion of him aside, the DA wouldn't arrest him if there wasn't the slightest bit of evidence against him.

[Steeltrap]

He hasn't yet been charged. I will give him the benefit of the doubt because he's not an athlete with a history of criminality. This isn't Mike Tyson here.

[encouraged1]

I agree with Cricket. There is little information out there for someone to be accusing this woman of just trying to get money. Look at Michael Jordan. He had a squeaky clean image in public but in private was cheating on his wife. The police wouldn't have made an arrest without sufficient evidence.

[abaici]

Originally posted by cricket
I personally find this comment more disturbing than the actual allegations. The DJ's on my local radio station made similar comments. HELLO, what if he DID do it? The only fact is, only a handful of people actually KNOW the facts.

I'm not saying Kobe did anything or he didn't, but to accuse a woman of lying to get attention is despicable. If he were some random guy off the street, would anyone accuse the woman of lying? Just because he wears a uniform doesn't make him perfect. Jason Kidd was a model of excellent behavior until a few years ago when he was arrested for slapping his wife around. None of us knows what goes on behind closed doors in anybody's household. I never cared for Kobe, but my personal opinion of him aside, the DA wouldn't arrest him if there wasn't the slightest bit of evidence against him.

I am so against immediately placing blame with the woman, however NBA groupies are a special breed. I have heard OUTRAGEOUS stories. However, it all falls back on keeping your butt out of compromising situations. This goes for men and women. I was younger when the Mike Tyson rape incident occurred. I didn't place blame with the woman (we KNOW Mike is crazy), however a man does not invite you over that late for milk and cookies.

[kiml122]

Originally posted by Eclipse
Nah....How about they try to GET MARRIED first? Since when did it become so in vogue to have kids before you get married? It seems like so many celebs are doing it!

I heard a few weeks ago that Julio was letting it slip that they had gotten married, but Enrique wants to keep it a secret for his playboy image.

[kiml122]

Originally posted by Gina1201
Beanie Sigel Arrested, Charged With Attempted Murder

Beanie Sigel is behind bars, facing attempted murder charges, after turning himself in to police Thursday night in Philadelphia.

The Roc-A-Fella recording artist and leader of the State Property clique surrendered around 11:15 p.m., shortly after performing with Jay-Z on the Rock the Mic tour, police said.

The arrest stems from an incident on Tuesday when the rapper allegedly fired approximately six shots from a silver 9 mm at a man in front of Philadelphia's Pony Tail Go-Go Bar. One shot is said to have struck the man in the foot and another in the stomach. Police have not released the name of the victim, who is a resident of Philadelphia.

An investigator on the case said Sigel knew the man he is accused of shooting for several years, and witnesses have told police that the two were shaking hands shortly before the incident. According to authorities, the victim walked outside the Pony Tail close to 1 a.m. on Tuesday, when he got into an argument with two females. Sigel allegedly pulled up in a Cadillac Escalade moments later. Police said the rapper asked the women, "Who?," and after they pointed to the victim, the MC is said to have opened fire.

The investigator said the victim was in "grave condition" after the shooting, even losing his vital signs at one point. He was rushed to the hospital at University of Pennsylvania and is listed in critical condition.

Sigel's lawyer and mother negotiated with police to allow the rapper to perform at the Rock the Mic Philadelphia stop Thursday night before turning himself in. Besides attempted murder, Sigel also faces charges of aggravated assault, simple assault and possession of a criminal instrument. Sigel and his representatives could not be reached for comment.

All I can say is what a dumbass!!!!

[DaddyzLilGrl]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by cricket
[B]I personally find this comment more disturbing than the actual allegations. The DJ's on my local radio station made similar comments. HELLO, what if he DID do it? The only fact is, only a handful of people actually KNOW the facts.

I am first to admit that I'm not a KOBE fan either, but I have to admit that this seems real shady. Plus, the DA didn't even issue/ok the arrest warrent, the sheriff went to the jucdge directly. To my understanding the DA gives the ok when he/she feels confident that the evidence would substantiate arrest and conviction.... no DA wanting to avoid being dragged through the mudd by lawyers (... with a good claim to misconduct by the district attorney's and sheriff's office)would sit on the sidline and not approve a convictable arrest. If the DA felt that the evidence was compelling he would have gotten the arrest warrent himself. Denver has so many loosly lettered laws that if you jaywalked they can more than likely charge you with something.... I think that this is smoke and mirrors and once the DA takes the time to go through the evidence he will make the decision to proceed or let it go... the problem is that the DA should have done that first. Kobe probably will get off, though he might have done that in the first place Either way, I would sue the hell out of the city mainly the sherrif for abuse of power and the girl for slander and libel, if the aligations are false. If they are true.....eeeeeuuuwwwwwww KOBE you're gonna get it!

[Eclipse]

From the "WHAT THE HECK WAS SHE THINKING FILE:

Pop star Monica has diamond-bright smile

We can only hope those teeth-whitening joints begin offering this as an additional service as soon as possible. Atlanta pop star Monica has had diamonds implanted in two of her teeth.

It seems that the 22-year-old R&B singer had diamonds placed on her lower teeth a couple of years ago. In a world full of rappers with mouths gleaming with gold and/or platinum teeth, adding diamonds to your smile is still well, weird. Monica doesn't think it's a big deal.

''People up here [in New York] don't wear gold teeth, platinum teeth and all that stuff as much as we do in the South,'' she says. ''It's kind of like our own thing that we do. But instead of me getting a gold tooth or platinum tooth, I just got a diamond tooth, because that's what I like.''

The singer's third album, ''After the Storm,'' debuted at No. 1 when it was released last month.

Now I am going to be looking in her mouth next time I see her sing.

[Gina1201]

What's weird is that she put them on her lower teeth. I believe that Mary J. has a platinum tooth with diamonds as well.

[Gina1201]

Two revelations are available courtesy of W magazine's cover profile of Britney Spears, due on newsstands Friday. First, she's no longer a virgin. And second, she's enlisted P. Diddy and Moby for her upcoming album.

Spears' admission to sleeping with ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake isn't all that surprising, except for the fact that after years of prodding she's finally come clean. It's been a question on everyone's mind ever since she began touting her no-sex-before-marriage beliefs while at the same time playing the part of a vixen and singing that she's "not that innocent."

Perhaps it shouldn't matter, but the virgin vamp dichotomy was a large part of her image, and it couldn't last forever. After all, she did have a live-in relationship with Timberlake, who after their breakup jokingly told a New York radio station that the couple did have sexual relations of a sort. Spears cleared it up when she told interviewer Robert Haskell that she had only slept with "one person my whole life."

"It was two years into my relationship with Justin. And I thought he was the one. But I was wrong. I didn't think he was gonna go on Barbara Walters and sell me out," she said, referring to Timberlake's November 2002 interview on "20/20" in which he talked about their breakup and sex life.

"The most painful thing I've ever experienced was that breakup," Spears told W magazine. "We were together so long, and I had this vision. You think you're going to spend the rest of your life together. Where I come from, the woman is the homemaker, and that's how I was brought up — you cook for your kids. But now I realize I need my single time. You have to do your own thing."

Her own thing, for now, is focusing on finishing her latest album. So far Spears has enlisted a slew of producers, composers and collaborators, including Moby and P. Diddy, her spokesperson at Jive Records confirmed. "She did spend some time with them, but we're not even sure if those tracks are going to be picked, if they're going to make the album," her spokesperson said. "It's too soon to know for sure."

Diddy told "E! News Live" on Monday that he had recorded two songs with the singer, while Moby told W that the song he did with Spears is "brooding and atmospheric. ... It's very simple and, for lack of a better word, sexy."

Other producers working with Spears include Rodney Jerkins, the Neptunes, the Matrix (best known for their songwriting for Avril Lavigne), 7 Aurelius (Ashanti), Metro (Cher's "Believe"), the Atlanta collective RedZone and Fred Durst (see "Who's Been Hooking Up With Britney? We Got 'Em To Talk" and "Britney Spears And Fred Durst Shack Up ... In The Studio, At Least").

"[RedZone] are the first people I've ever worked with where it's like I'm listening to it off the radio," she told W, "where I'm like, yeah, I'm jamming ... with myself. And it's weird. I've never done that before."

None of the tracks created with the newly announced producers, however, were among those played during MTV's visit to her studio sessions, where she previewed "Touch of My Hand," "Brave Girl" and "Every Time" (see "Britney Previews LP, Denies Rumors of 'Cry Me A River' Response").

Spears plans to continue working in the studio for another two to three weeks, her label spokesperson said, before finalizing a track listing. The album is expected out by October.

—Jennifer Vineyard