When you get a glimpse of the celebrity as a person, and not as a product, you can’t help but love them. I think Beyonce is a beautiful soul, I get tired of the exposure during peak season, but I must confess I miss her when she’s on hiatus. At this moment, Beyonce and Chris Brown are the only two pop icons that deserve to be on a stage. Besides, having a new single that’s coming out in two and half weeks, she was spotted kicking it at a block party with Jay-Z’s family in New Jersey.
During an informal meet and greet, President Obama took a few questions in Albuquerque, NM from a few attendees. Naturally, one woman decides to ask President Obama, Why is he a Christian? What she was really asking: Is President Obama saved and what qualifies him to be saved according to scripture. Well President Obama responded, and confirmed that he was indeed a Christian and not a Muslim, as many ignorant people choose to believe although they call themselves Christians, too.
I’m a Christian by choice,” Obama told his audience here. “My family didn’t – frankly, they weren’t folks who went to church every week. And my mother was one of the most spiritual people I knew, but she didn’t raise me in the church.”So I came to my Christian faith later in life, and it was because the precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me in terms of the kind of life that I would want to lead – being my brothers’ and sisters’ keeper, treating others as they would treat me,” he continued.
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Melyssa Ford got extra personal when the topic of Essence magazine came up during an interview with VIBE). I don’t know if Melyssa Ford has taken some bad advice from Essence on how to keep a man faithful, or if someone in the industry recently cheated on her with Naomi Campbell. Whatever the case Melyssa Ford goes off on Essence, and throws Naomi Campbell under the bus with the magazine. Sad thing is, she has some valid points…(spotted at Necole Bitchie)
On Why Essence Is Far From Perfect:
Right now Essence has on the cover, three of the most gorgeous black men ever created on the face of this f*ing Earth. They have Blair Underwood who has always done it for me, Boris Kodjoe whose definition in the dictionary is fine, and then they got Lance Gross—chocolatey loveliness. And you know what they f*ing have the nerve to have as the f*ing title of the cover story? “How To Keep Black Men Happy and Faithful.” And faithful! How dare you?! It makes me f*ing sick. [It’s like saying] ‘Women take note—how to keep your black men healthy and keep from straying from you ‘cause it’s your fault.’ Continue Reading →
The designer pair Dolce & Gabana help to celebrate Naomi Campbell’s 25 years in fashion during Milan Fashion Week yesterday. Models wore t-shirts with Naomi Campbell’s face printed on them and there was of course a major photo op. Check out the beautiful Naomi Campbell being celebrated in Italy below.
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So, we usually keep it neutral on Mrs Grapevine. But I’m going to step a little out of bounds today. Hmm. There is too much going on with Jada’s outfit in this picture….way too much. Check out these photos of Jada Pinkett Smith and her daughter Willow Smith out in Milan for Fashion Week. Also check out Willow’s Avatar-inspired hairdo in the photo gallery below. Thoughts anyone?
Check out photos of Halle Berry and Kim Kardashian leaving (at different times) LAX yesterday. They’re both dressed down but still look great. Halle definitely takes the cake.
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