Atlanta’s finest came out last night to celebrate A Night To Remember fundraiser and tribute, honoring Bethann Hardison and the late designer Willi Smith at Atlanta’s ever-popular Atlantic Station. There is always something going on in Atlanta, and the celebs there are great at supporting social events. Check out pics of Cynthia Bailey, husband Peter Thomas, and Phaedra Parks all from Real Housewives of Atlanta; plus actress Jasmine Guy, model Tyson Beckford, Toya Carter Wright and MempHitz, singer Dondria, Trina & Towanda Braxton, photographer Derek Banks, and singer Kenny Latimore.
[Phaedra Parks & Toya Carter Wright]
Lots of pictures from this event when you continue…BTW, Cynthia Bailey looks gorgeous on the runway.
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I stand corrected! I said Beyonce’s baby news on the VMAs trumped Lil Wayne’s publicity performance for the Carter IV. I think my exact words were, “Sorry Lil Wayne, but the other Carters won.” Well, I was wrong because Lil Wayne managed to claim the King of Hip-Hop title, by selling 1 million albums during a recession and a credit downgrade. Lil Wayne out sold both Kanye West and Jay-Z by a 2-1 margin. The South claims the title this round with more than double the sales of two of hip-hops heavy weights.
Man them leopard skinny jeans worked!!! Plus that new lack girl lost anthem, How To Love, put this man on top...BTW, I really like that song.
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MrsGrapevine.com talks to Jackie Christie from Vh1′s Basketball Wives LA. In part one of the interview, Jackie discusses her “controversial” relationship with Doug Christie, and addresses some of the rumors regarding their marriage. She also explains why they re-marry every year, and why this last wedding was the most important one ever. She opens up about her her mother’s battles with liver cancer, and so much more. Check out part one of this grown and sexy interview with Mrs. Jackie Christie.
NOTE: Stay tuned for part two on Friday!!! Jackie and I talk about the cast members of both Basketball Wives (LA and Miami), plus that infamous “trash” comment made by Shaunie O’Neal.
We’re 16 years into our marriage, and it couldn’t be better. It’s like we’re newly weds. I respect him, he respects me. He’s not forced to be here, I’m not forced to be here. It’s not weird, it’s not me forcing him to do something, it’s not me trying to keep him away from females.
MGV: Episode one of Basketball Wives LA has aired. Have you gotten a lot of feedback?
Oh my Goodness! Yes I got some great feedback, I got tons of it. I got a lot of good stuff, but then I’ve also got a couple of people who have tweeted me and said something along the lines of like, Read More Here…
Last night we (bloggers) were all watching Basketball Wives LA on twitter like we do every Monday night, and during last night’s episode, Imani Showalter called Draya Michele, “worthless.” Immediately twitter was on fire at use of the word “worthless” to describe another human being. Some people defended the use of the word “worthless” because of Draya’s past; after all CPS was called on Draya for neglecting her son, but none of us know the full circumstances surrounding the incident. Others like me, found it outrageous, that Imani Showalter could cowardly call another woman, “worthless,” and by cowardly, you will have to watch the video of how it all went down. But basically the Basketball Wives had to submit their feelings about the other cast mates anonymously, and the word worthless came up regarding Draya.
AND speaking of worthless, sounds like Imani Showalter has a kid neglect skeleton in her closet, too, plus a history of lies. {Read ALL about it at Baller Alert}
SMDH!!! Oh, and if you missed the fight between Laura and Malaysia, you can see the full fight after the jump.
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Throughout all the speculations and rumors, it has just been confirmed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that Oscar nominee Eddie Murphy, whose performing career spans movies, television and the stage, will host this year’s Academy Awards show on Sunday, February 26, 2012. This will be Murphy’s first hosting stint on the Oscars. Murphy earned an Oscar nomination in 2006 for his supporting role in “Dreamgirls.”
“I am enormously honored to join the great list of past Academy Award hosts from Hope and Carson to Crystal, Martin and Goldberg, among others,” said Murphy. “I’m looking forward to working with Brett and Don on creating a show that is enjoyable for both the fans at home and for the audience at the Kodak Theatre as we all come together to celebrate and recognize the great film contributions and collaborations from the past year.”
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The Reunion Concert in Atlanta was full of good music, and that’s all I can say about that!!! First of all Idris Elba was there!!! That’s all that really needs to be said. Good-bye!
Carl Thomas (lost and found) performed along with Chico Debarge (also lost and found), and his big brother El Debarge. Ron Isley and his family hit the stage, and behind the scenes Real Housewives of Atlanta cast members Kandi Burruss and Phaedra Parks were also in the mix. Phaedra brought along her husband Apollo (he’s cute when he’s not eating a pickle).
The whole event was sponsored by Smart Phones by Ludacris. So naturally Luda was in the building with beautiful girlfriend, Eudoxie.
[El DeBarge, Kandi, Chico, Phaedra, Apollo]
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Ciara, P Diddy, Christina Milian, Flo-Rida, and Wyclef Jean were all spotted in Las Vegas this labor day weekend. P Diddy and his pink polo hosted a pool party at the Palms Pool & Bungalows, and Christina Milian stopped through. Wyclef Jean hosted yet another pool party at club Rehab also in Vegas. I almost didn’t recognize him with the clean shave look. Ciara and her blonde weave hit the red carpet before performing at club Haze, and the following night Flor-rida rolled through.
A kind of miss the tomboy Ciara. This Ciara looks different in Kim Kardashian sort of way…Either way she’s beautiful.
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Teyana Taylor’s name is associated with fighting yet again. Whether or not she is innocent, this is the second time in just a few short months that she is accused of losing her temper and fighting. This time the person accusing her of fighting is director, Jean-Claude La Marre, while on the set of the movie Gang of Roses 2. Unlike the previous fight, this time Teyana Taylor is speaking out and I think I believe her side of the story. The reason I believe Teyana’s side of the story is because someone *whispers the director* leaked his side to Media Take Out. What creditable person would leak a story to MTO #justsaying? Anyway, it all started over a Teyana’s tooth ache, and went down hill from there.
Teyanna’s side of the story:
At the end of the day, this was a 40-something man who put his hands on a 120 pound, 20-year-old female who was sick and crying. I did nothing wrong.”[...]“[He] jumped on me and began swinging.
I didn’t understand why the antibiotics weren’t working. I thought I might die. So by the third time asking, I told him I really had to go.” Teyana said that’s when Jean-Claude walked over to her, pushed her in the face and said ‘don’t scream at me b—h.’ “He hit me on the exact side of my face with the swelling, and when I was hit more than one time, that’s when everything got crazy.”
“Afterward, I went home, lay down and cried all night. A man put his hands on me. I was very emotional, very sick, and by myself. I was so stressed out and in so much pain. This story is out there to promote the movie. The only thing I can do is defend myself.
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