Preacher Sings Beyoncè's 'Single Ladies' in Church at Pulpit!

We're probably going to hell for this one, but we are dying from laughter and gagging at the same time. Someone please call the ambulance. LOL

The woman in this video goes by the name Mother Wisdom. While preaching the gospel or testifying or whatever (you can tell we don't go to church regularly), she bursts out into Beyoncè's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".

What da F!

[ the 'concert' begins around the 2:30 mark and contines later ]

Alan Cumming Thinks Obama Has a Big Penis and He Wants to See It

Actor Alan Cumming has a theory: confident men carry a big stick (the one in their pants) and he wants to see President Obama's ... hmmm ... d*ck.

"I’d like to see Obama naked,” he tells New York magazine. “I think great leaders, charismatic leaders and men who are so confident and who have achieved so much, usually have big penises. I think there’s a correlation between the level of confidence, the level of the way a man can hold a room and the way he conducts himself in life, with his penis size — with his comfort with his penis size. So much of male psyche is taken up with how big your cock is; it’s a huge deal in our lives, and so when you’re confident about your penis size, it shows.”

Alan, who is very open about his bisexuality, says he knows Obama's hung.
“Someone told me that they worked out with him in a gym in Chicago, and it was big.”

'Rupaul's Drag Race' Premier Party was Draglicious

The Los Angeles premier party for "RuPaul's Drag Race" (which finally premiers this Monday on LOGO) was a couple weeks back, but why look at photos of queens in drag when you can watch video of queens in drag!



Jessica and Hunter are "AATH (attached at the hip) besties".

Ehaow!

Isaac Mizrahi for Liz Claiborne

Hey girls (and some of you guys, too - we see you), if you love Miss Isaac Mizrahi, then we think you'll like his line for Liz Claiborne. (You're late: he parted ways with Target.)

Go here to check-check-check it out.

Cute. No?

Ne-Yo Says Michael's Comeback Will Be Great or Sad Attempt

Ne-Yo, who has been writing songs for his idol Michael Jackson's next album, is feeling a bit optimistic - well, he ought to since he is the one writing the songs.

"I've been submitting songs and he's been picking the ones he likes. But I've no idea when the album will come out. That's a question for Michael," he says. "This is such a huge record for him so he can be as picky as he likes. It's either going to be the greatest comeback ever or a really sad attempt at recapturing old glories. And we don't want it to be the latter."

Ne-Yo hung up on Michael the first time he called - he thought someone was pulling a prank. And he was starstruck the first time they met - well, wouldn't you be too, it's friggin' Michael Jackson!

But while he's got Michael future is hands, he says he wants to now work with Lady GaGa, the pop star burning up the charts all around the world.

Boy Dresses in Drag to Take Test for Girl

Police in Schenectady, NY arrested 17-year-old Deandre Ellis for burglary and unlawfully entering a school's premises and committing the act of forgery.

Why?

Deandre was dressed in drag so he can take the Regents exam for another student. The exam is crucial for students hoping to graduate and get into the best schools - pressure that officials said may have led one female student to enlist a friend to take the test for her.

City school officials said a monitor verifying that each student was taking the proper exam suspected something was amiss when the name on the test and the person taking it didn't match; officials knew the female student who was supposed to be taking the test and Deandre was not her.

He was arrested and arraigned. If convicted he could face one to seven years behind bars. As for the young woman who was supposed to be taking the Regents exam, school officials said they're still investigating.

Amy Winehouse's Home Burglarized

While clearing her head on St. Lucia, the robbers broke into singer Amy Winehouse's London home about 4am Thursday taking off with almost $19,000 worth of property.

According to reports, the thieves got away with a flat screen TV, five guitars and digital recording equipment.

Although some of the items were abandoned and recovered by police, Amy is said to be distraught because the guitars were of sentimental value.

Eye Candy of the Day ... Romy

Good Morning, boys and girls.

It's Friday!!!! Yay!!!!!

Go make it a great day, and have a fantastic weekend, but before you do all of that, say hello to Romy.

Dead Stalker Had Paula Abdul's Name Tattooed Inside Her Mouth

The autopsy of Paula Goodspeed, the woman who committed suicide outside of Paula Abdul's home last November, has been released.

In it, the coroner states Goodspeed overdosed on Prozac and two other drugs (including one prescribed to treat schizophrenia) and in the car in which her body was found, there were "multiple pictures of Paula Abdul" and "two empty prescription bottles and plastic jug of milk." An examination of the body reveals several tattoos (including multiple teardrops tattoos and the word "Loneliness" on her finger). But the most interesting tattoo was the one the coroner found inside her mouth (on the lower lip) that reads "Paula Abdul". Several other "artificial" markings present on the body (like stitches and bite marks around her nipples) were created with make-up or paint.

According to investigators, Goodspeed tried to commit suicide outside of Abdul's home in January 2008.

She auditioned for "American Idol" in 2005 - but didn't make it. (See that audition video after the jump.)




Source:TSG

Are You a Saddlebacker?

Advice columnist Dan Savage launched a search to find the definition for "saddleback", which, not so coincindentally, is the name of Rick Warren's -- the homophobic preacher who delivered the invocation at Prez Obama's inauguration -- church in California.

So, here's the definition;

Saddlebacking: sad•dle•back•ing \ˈsa-dəl-ˈba-kiŋ\ vb [fr. Saddleback Church] (2009): the phenomenon of Christian teens engaging in unprotected anal sex in order to preserve their virginities
After attending the Purity Ball, Heather and Bill saddlebacked all night because she’s saving herself for marriage.

He explains why this definition is the best: Saddlebacking, like barebacking, involves one person riding up on another's backside. But in this case, it's not the bare-naked cock-in-ass that's the most important feature of the ride, but the fact that the person being ridden has been saddled—thanks to the efforts of the Rick Warrens of this world—with religious hang-ups and serious misconceptions about sex. Like the barebacker who casually tosses away his health—or his partner's health—because he believes, quite erroneously, that "risky = sexy," the saddlebacker offers up her ass because she believes, quite erroneously, that she can get fucked in the ass—vigorously, religiously—and still be considered a virgin on her wedding night.

So, there you have it, you little saddlebacker, you.

Patrick Swayze Has Stopped Cancer Treatment, Doctors Can Do No More

The end could be near for actor Patrick Swayze, 56.

Reports are he's stopped all medical treatment for his pancreatic cancer, which he has been battling for almost a year. He checked himself into a hospital with pneumonia on Jan. 9 and was released a week later.

Now, according to a friend, the actor has given in to fate and his destiny.

There’s nothing more doctors can do for him. We are down to the wire and the goal now is to keep Patrick comfortable. His condition is inoperable and they have stopped the chemo. He’s still losing weight and he’s very weak. Patrick regards himself as a cowboy, and is determined to die with his boots on and no regrets."

50 Cent Compares Jay-Z to Gandhi

50 may have lost the respect of Krazy Kanye, but he has a lot of respect for Jay-Z, complimenting him on his ability to maintain a level head.

He tells XXL magazine:

Jay-Z is Gandhi... He'll bear the disrespect for what? For working to be in a great position. So for creating the comfort that he desires for his life, he has to bear the disrespect. Because they'd like to be where he is. That's an interesting concept because Jay (would) rather just let 'em go. My take on it is, yeah, I'm gonna say something back, and he gonna wish he never said what he said. He gonna wish he never came around here sniffing around me."

Man Kills Entire Family, Faxes Suicide Letter to TV Station

As we keep reporting: the current economic climate is making people crazy.

Ervin Lupoe, a California man, who was in debt, behind on his mortgage and recently fired from his job at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center West Los Angeles, killed his wife and five children, then himself.

He and his wife were both fired from the hospital because they lied about their income to try to get cheaper child care.

In a two-page letter (below) faxed to a local TV news station the morning he killed himself, saying a hospital administrator told him he "should not even have bothered to come to work" and "should have blown (his) brains out."

So, he did.

Read the actual fax, after the jump.


Here is a redacted text of the letter sent to KABC-TV by Ervin Lupoe, who is believed to have killed his wife and five children at their home in Wilmington. A redacted copy of the letter was posted on the KABC-TV Web site.


"To whom it may concern:

"To start off about this tragic story, my name is Ervin Lupoe, my wife Ana Lupoe, my eldest daughter Brittney Lupoe-8yrs, my twin daughters Jaszmin, Jassely-5yrs, my twin boys Benjamin, Christian 2yrs 4mo.

"We worked at Kiaser (sic) Permanente West Los Angeles. My wife as a mammo. Tech. damn fine one ask everyone including the physicians. My new position as a Special procedural tech. My position was a fight to get, in fact had to file a grievance with the union for discrimination and HIPPA violations, then another administrator had to correct the DA (redacted) regarding the union procedures, the ADA who did this is, I truly believe is the reason, well not the whole reason, but added kindling to the fire, why we are dead, (redacted).

"Well my wife and I were being investigated for misrepresentation of our employment to an outside agency for the benefit to ourselves's, childcare. When after we had our initial interview on Dec. 19th. It seems our fat with the company had been decided on Dec. 22nd, yet on the 23rd, I was told by my administrator, (redacted) that, `You should not even had bothered to come to work today you should have blown your brains out.' After such admonishment from my administrator, assuming there had been a decision reached, I contacted my union rep. who stated goto HR and inform them of the incident, and to the union reps. knowledge there was no decision made.

"(redacted) the HR person handling our matter stated that there was no decision reached as of yet and that an outside agency was handling the matter. (redacted) stated to me that she had spoken to (redacted) and (redacted) concerning the statement made, but (redacted) completely denied making such a comment. I produced the names of the employees, and (redacted) reached me two days later stating (redacted) thought about the matter and did state (redacted) made the comment. Then (redacted) asked me how I would accept (redacted) apology, but not to answer just yet, think about it a couple days and let (redacted) know. I left the office and two days later my wife and I were terminated. Our administrator also stated that we would not be eligible for unemployment, my wife applied anyway.

"We returned Kiaser (sic) Permanente's property prior to leaving the facility, yet the company could not provide us with our license's so that we may look for other employment. I let the (redacted) of the facility know what was occurring yet she stated there was nothing she could do but refer us the HR or our union rep. We were told by (redacted) that we should have received our license's as they were mailed, yet we did not and when we attempted to reach her concerning the matter and unable to reach her, again we reached the assistant administrator of the facility who again stated the same to contact HR. We stated we have attempter (sic) but there was know response. Then when (redacted) reached us, she stated don't contact (redacted) ... any more concerning any problems.

"So after a horrendous ordeal my wife felt it better to end our lives and why leave our children in someone's else's hands, in addition it seems Kiaser Permanente want's us to kill ourselves and take our family with us. They did nothing to the manager who stated such, and did not attempt to assist us in the matter, knowing we have no job and 5 children under 8 years with no place to go. So here we are.

"Ervin Lupoe

"(Handwritten:) Oh Lord my God is there no hope for a widow's son!"

Filmmaker: Aaliyah Caused Jay-Z / Dame Dash Feud

Choke No Joke (pictured), a former rapper cum producer/director/videographer, says the bad blood between Jay-Z and Dame Dash stems from the two fighting for the affection of the late R&B singer Aaliyah.

While, we think Choke No Joke has a personal vendetta against Dame and is merely trying to drum up interest in his documentary, we'll entertain his craziness here - just this once.

So when Dame and Aaliyah began dating in 2000, Jay-Z was mad.

He tells Hip-Hop Weekly:

Both Jay and Dame was involved with a certain R&B singer, who I'm not gonna say her name out of respect 'cause she ain't around to defend herself, but I believe that was a part of the initial friction. I was seeing Jay with her back around 2000, then Dame was with her after. All you have to do is look at the movie they did, Death of a Dynasty. In the movie they were fighting over a model. In real life she was a model, but singing is what she was known for first."

Ted Haggard Says He's 'Heterosexual with Homosexual Attachments'

Quote/Unquote Ex-gay preacher Ted Haggard is on a media blitz; he's trying to get you to watch his HBO documentary, "The Trials of Ted Haggard". In case you forgot about this queen, Haggard was an anti-gay preacher who just happens to have had a secret of his own (surprise!); he was getting it in with a male prostitute. But just recently Grant Hass, a 20-year-old church volunteer came forward admitting he and the former pastor were lovers, too.

He appeared on Oprah yesterday.
Admitting to still harboring "sexual thoughts about men, but they're not compulsive any more, and I do have temptations, but they're not compulsive."

Haggard also admits to struggling with homosexual urges all his life, and a therapist characterized him and his behavior as "heterosexual with homosexual attachments."

"I do believe I don't fit into the normal boxes," Haggard said. "I do think there are complexities associated with some people's sexuality, but it just wasn't as simple as I wanted it to be, because I was so deeply in love with my life."

But, he added, "I had this other thing going on inside of me too."

And we know what that is, Ted - 7 inches! How you doin'

Meanwhile, in other not-so-ex-gay-Christian news: Donnie McClurkin will be twirling and cruising players performing Friday at a Superbowl gospel concert in Tampa.

Scientists Say Worms Can Cure Diseases

Scientists are pushing for the return of parasitic worms to treat major illness, like asthma and multiple sclerosis.

How it works: scientists plan to infect asthma sufferers with hookworms, by placing them on the patient's skin and allowing them to burrow their way into the body (this process can ease patients' symptoms); an Argentinian study showed that infecting multiple sclerosis sufferers with parasites slowed the progression of the condition.

The scientists say the prevalence of other allergies could be a reaction to the absence of worms.

Professor Jan Bradley, an expert in parasite immunology at Nottingham University, said our immune systems could be "out of balance" because of a lack of the parasites.


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Meet the Contestants of 'America's Next Top Model' Cycle 12

"America's Next Top Model" starring Tyra Banks, is back. Cycle 12 premiers Wed., Feb. 25 at 8pm on The CW.

Here are the 13 contestants:


Allison, 20, New Orleans ------ Aminat, 21, Union, NJ


Celia, 25, Cynthiana, KY -- Fo, 19, Albuquerque, NM


Isabella, 19, Barboursville, VA -- Jessica, 18, Bradenton, FL



Kortnie, 24, Houston ---- London, 18, Arlington, TX


Natalie, 19, Palos Verdes, CA -- Nijah, 18, Rancho Cucamonga, CA


Sandra, 19, Rockville, MD ---- Tahlia, 18, Phoenix


Teyona, 20, Woodstown, NJ


Who do you think has what it takes?

Eye Candy of the Day ... James

Good morning, boys and girls.

Go make it a great day, but before you do, say hello to James.

Miss Croatia Says There's Too Much 'Faggotry' in That Country

The current Miss Croatia World Josipa Kusic was speaking on a very popular Croatian television show recently when she dropped the "F" bomb.

There are rumors that she's dating Mr Croatia (hmm, how gay is that?, but we digress) Dino Bubicic, who (surprise!) is rumored to be gay.

So when asked if there is any truth to the rumor she said:

Faggotry is taking a stride in this country if it's news every time a guy gets turned on by a girl."

We think we get what she means and her statement might have been taken out of context, or not, but it's still shocking to hear about someone saying something like that on national TV. Could you imagine if that happened here in the States? Mayhem!


This is another photo of Mr Croatia (center).



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Designers Offer Knock-Offs of Michelle's Inaugural Day Dresses

While most of us can't afford the original Jason Wu one-shoulder dress or the Isabel Toledo dress and coat First Lady Michelle Obama wore on inauguration day, designers are offering the look for less.

EdressMe is now accepting pre-orders for their version of Wu's white ballgown. It costs $320 and will be delivered in March.

ABS is offering their version of Toledo's jacket ($300) and sheath dress ($150). The Wu ballgown will price from $300 to $350 and will be available by March or April.

Faviana is selling a version of the dress and jacket for $450, while the ballgown will sell for about $400.

In related news: Apparently, the New York Times outed designer Jason Wu to his extended family. In the article that ran last week, the writer mentioned Gustavo Rangel, Jason's boyfriend.

British TV Host Basically Calls Rihanna Dumb, Solange a Bore

Eamonn Holmes, a UK talk show host, says Rihanna and Solange Knowles were two of his worst interviews.

He tells the Star magazine:
"I find the entourages that some people come with, especially the Americans, really pathetic. Rihanna, for example, is a beautiful girl, but if she was your daughter, you’d give her a slap and tell her to wise up."

Conversely, regarding Solange Knowles, he says:
"She had a right attitude... Apparently, you just can’t talk to her about being Beyoncé’s sister and knowing Beyoncé I thought 'So why are you here, love?'"

Justin Flashed Beyoncè. Well, Almost

Remember that viral video of Justin Timberlake on SNL doing "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" choreography? Of course, you do. It's legendary.

In a interview with Katie Couric airing next week before the Grammy's, Justin says Beyoncè had second thoughts about the skit, in which he was to be "auditioning" for a part in her video. So, to reassure her he was serious or to calm her nerves, he showed up at her dressing room in a robe covering a leotard. He dropped the robe and stood there, staring into space.

Beyonce's reply: "I can't look anywhere but your face right now."




In other news: Kelly Rowland announced this morning that she will no longer be managed by Matthew Knowles. The two call the split amicable and add that they will always remain family.

Some Real Gay Rappers Are Having Beef

There's a tranny hip-hop beef brewing, and somebody could get cut.

How You Doin'

There's this "femme homo-hop" group called Pretty Thugz, comprising of transsexuals and fem queens, or is one of them a lesbian? Not sure. There are/were three members: Foxxjazell, Prince Cateyez and Pam Jones. But, apparently, something went down and Pam has been axed.

So, taking a page from "straight" hip-hop culture, one queen has released a diss record.

[note: video contains explicit images]



Gagging!

Latina Says Restaurant Didn't Hire Her Because She Doesn't 'Speak White'

Melody Morales, 21, is filing a lawsuit against the Times Square Hawaiian Tropic Zone restaurant for discrimination.

She claims a manager refused her application for employment her last March because she has an accent. According to the suit, Melody the manager he told her: "You don't speak white"..."you are ghetto"..."I am not going to ruin my business with your Latin accent" are what she says he hold her.

Undeterred, Melody returned to the restaurant a few months later to apply again. But a different manager instantly rejected her, saying, "We will not hire you because you have a speech problem," and "You have a Latin accent."

Melody, who is Dominican and Puerto Rican and has 34-D breasts, says working at the restaurant, where the waitresses wear bikinis, was her dream job. (Yup, she said that.)

"It was kind of like my dream to work at the [Hawaiian Tropic Zone]," she said. "It's the bikini, I guess."

While the court waits to her her case, Meldoy has found a job at another bikini bar in Westchester, NY.

Police Track Down Robber From a Footprint That He Left in His Victim's Forehead

WTF!

This tough economy is making people crazy, or just providing an excuse to act crazy.

Over in London yesterday, four thieves ran Johnathan Robinson over with the car they were driving. As Johnathan laid there motionless, with a broken broken leg and going in and out of consciousness, the men robbed him then stamped him in his head before taking off.

They left a major piece of evidence behind - a shoe print.

Forensic officers took close-up photos of the footprint on Johnathan forehead which were then scanned into police computers. They checking footwear databases and speaking to manufacturers to try and find a match for the footwear.

The men, when caught, could face attempted murder charges.




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Sweetie, Darling. 'AbFab' is Coming to Fox

Fox has ordered a pilot of the hilarious British comedy series "Absolutely Fabulous."

We hear Kristen Johnston ("Third Rock of the Sun") will play the role of Edina, made famous by Jennifer Saunders.

Saunders who created the British series, will serve as executive producer on the American version.

It's Lacroix, darling. Fabulous!

"Thriller" May be Delayed, Michael Jackson Sued

It seems that "Thriller" the musical, may have met a snag. According to court documents, director and co-writer of the 1983 14-minute music video, John Landis, has sued Michael Jackson's company, Optimum Productions, for breach of contract.

Landis he hasn't been paid royalties from "Thriller" and its accompanying "making of" documentary since 2005.

Among the complaint's accusations: That Jackson/Optimum Productions concealed profits made from "Thriller" and the documentary; That Jackson failed to pay Landis his fare share -- 50% of the video and documentary's net profits as stipulated by a 1983 contract -- over the last four years; "fraudulent, malicious and oppressive conduct" toward Landis by Jackson and his minions.

According to reports, Michal has no legal representative. But a mysterious physician named Tohme Tohme (yup, that's his name) "appears to have taken charge of the singer's business and legal affairs".


source:newsday

LaToya Jackson To Pose for Playboy, Again

LaToya Jackson is cashing in on her new-found fame from appearing on Celebrity Big Brother, which airs in the UK.

She is reportedly charging up to $72,000 (yes, that's US dollars) for a meet-and-greet with fans.

Did she bust an implant? 'Cause this woman, has lost her mind.

We're also hearing Playboy has offered her more than $6.5 million (again, that's US dollars!) to display all of her old lady-parts in an upcoming issue. LaToya appeared in the magazine March 1989.

LaToya does look fantastic, but do you really want to see a 52-year-old cooch?

Kanye Admired 50 Cent, But Not Anymore

50 Cent's new diss record, "Heartless Monster", takes aim at fellow rapper Kanye (affectionately known to us as Krazy Kanye). 50 calls him gay, in fact he calls him a f***ot.

Sounds like someone is projecting.

Kanye was not amused and fired back, by saying:

He was one of the few people I was really a fan of. It's almost like if a little kid walks up to you at the airport and is like, 'Man, I love you so much,' and then you spit on him. It's like, 'I don't know if I love you as much as I used to,' as you wipe the spit off your face. But you still play their music."

We know what time it is 50.

Queens, please.

Charli Baltimore Could 'Care Less' About 'Notorious', Asks What Color is Lil Kim's Skin?

Charli Baltimore, who at one time dated the Notorious BIG, gave an interview to allhiphop.com in which she dishes about the film and about Lil Kim and Faith Evans, too.

It's important to note: Charli hasn't seen the film and has no interest in seeing it.

On Lil Kim:
We were in videos and everything together, Kim and I. We spoke, we had conversations and everything. Things got a little out of hand towards the end, but it was never anything physical, nah. Not with me and her anyway. I’ve never seen Big strike her.

I knew towards the end, me and Kim had an argument. Me and Kim had a pretty heated argument where ... oh yea that turned into a little violent incident [between Big and Kim for disclosing information about Charli] from what I understand. I didn’t witness, it but I heard about it.

On Lil Kim wanting Christina Milian play her:
I wasn’t aware they were the same complexion [laughs]. Again I didn’t see the movie but last I checked, well I don’t know what color she is right now, but she was brown-skinned. Maybe she’s light-skinned now. I don’t know. People change skin tones in this day and age. I can’t see Christina Milian portraying Lil Kim. That’s not…that seems really weird to me, but you know, to each his own.


On Faith Evans:
We had our bad moments, but at the end of the day once her and Big were completely separated, she was quite respectful towards me and vice versa. I mean we’ve had slight disagreements. Nothing ever physical, not to that extent. We’ve had conversations about Big just like any other women do. They weren’t together. People make it seem like mistress, blah blah blah…they weren’t together. Faith had moved on with her life. You know and soon after Big died she was married. I don’t know how long after he died but she remarried so, you know.



On Being Omitted from the movie:
From what I’m understanding, the one particular scene which I guess bothered me more than anything was that me and B.I.G. were in a really, really, traumatic car accident. I almost died in that car accident and for them to downplay it—and again I didn’t see the movie so I don’t know how much it’s downplayed or not—but for them to downplay it the way that it was, the way that it occurred…it bothered me. That’s what probably bothers me more so than anything. I don’t usually do too many interviews regarding Big.
I went through the windshield. I was in the backseat, that’s true. Cease lost all of his teeth… every last one of his teeth got knocked out. He was the driver. From what I understand it’s portrayed in the movie like it was really lightweight, and it had a lot of bearing on Big’s album. And again, everybody in that car almost lost their life. So I don’t play that, it’s not cool at all.

Big had to have the Jaws of Life remove him, and that was a really pivotal moment in his career because that’s what caused him to do the double album for Life After Death. So, you know, the movie is his mother’s story, which is how I’m getting it, but again she wasn’t there and I had 22 stitches under my hairline that…I was the first person that was taken out of the scene of the accident because any sort of head injuries they take you first.

That was a really serious accident. It wasn’t a fender bender. It was an accident where we went over the divider and were on to the other side of the oncoming traffic going the opposite direction and almost went over an embankment. So for them to downplay that particular event was a little shocking to me the way that I got it. Like I said, I didn’t see it so I don’t know but I know that I still got plenty of stitches and plenty of sometimes ailments to prove that the accident was no joke. Big had a metal rod that had to be inserted into his leg and it had a lot to do with him having a life changing experience that in all actuality Big was not supposed to walk again. Because of his weight, he had sleep apnea, he was told that he would probably always have a wheelchair or possibly even a walker and he kind of defied all odds. We sat in the hospital and he had to go through therapy and he had to basically learn how to walk again.

[Big] was in a rehabilitation facility for three months because he had to learn how to walk, and he was determined to do that. Not to mention he still had a deadline to do this album. You gotta remember when this happened that Big’s album was almost done. When we got in the hospital and all this craziness happened, he said, “You know what ma, I’m going to do a double album.” I’m like, “Get the hell out of here.” People weren’t really doing that kind of stuff back then. So he really sat and he like…he did it. It was very inspiring to watch someone do that under the circumstances that he was under, which was craziness. People telling him that you might never walk again properly, you may be in a wheelchair, he wasn’t trying to hear any of that sh*t. He was like, “Hey, I’ma walk again. I’ma be fine.”



Go here for the full interview.

Paula Abdul Says Rihanna and Beyonce are Inspired by Her

Pardon, Paula. She must have told the San Francisco Chronicle this while on "pain killers". [wink. wink.]

My videos stand the test of time... They are like the almanac for every performer. Even Rihanna has come up to me and said 'I hope you don't mind.'...And Beyonce. You can see the influence of what I've done. It's really fun to see that I've left a mark. It was my idea to create an animated character. It takes a lot of focus, a lot time, and a lot of money."

Poor, Paula. Poor delusional, Paula.

Judge Tells Cop She Has 'Negro-itis' and Needs 'Anti-Negro' Pills

Connecticut Superior Court Judge E. Curtissa Cofield, 60, had a very interesting verbal exchange with a police officer, as he tried to charge her with DUI.



The video shows an uncooperative Cofield continually interrupting state police Sgt. Dwight Washington, who was asking a series of questions while processing her on the DUI charge at the Glastonbury police headquarters.

At 2:17 a.m. on Oct. 10, nearly two hours into the booking at headquarters, Cofield is seated at a desk and calls her husband on her cellphone. Washington, who like Cofield is black, is standing about 3 feet away.

Her end of the conversation, in part, is: "I don't need a ride home. ... I'm a criminal. ... What? What? ... Well, they got the head n----- in charge and he ... Which one, the head n----- in charge? ... Washington. OK. That's H-N-I-G...."

Then she hands the phone to Washington, who talks to her husband about getting the car off the highway. Washington asks, "Do you guys have Triple-A?"

Hearing that, Cofield interjects: "Oh, no. We don't. We're ghetto Negroes. We don't have Triple-A."

Earlier, when asked if she was injured, Cofield replied: "Yeah, I am. I'm humiliated by your f-----g attitude."

Asked if she was ill, Cofield replied, "I'm sick of being treated like a freaking Negro from the 'hood," and added: "Write it down, write it. Did you hear what I just said?"

Asked what her illness was, Cofield said: "Negro-itis."

"Do you need to take any medication now?" Washington asked.

"Yeah, I need to take anti-Negro, ummm ..."

When he asked what she weighed, Cofield replied: "Why don't you look at me, tell what you think?"

Asked how much alcohol she had had that day, Cofield replied: "I had no alcohol to drink, Mr. Washington."

Cofield often talked over Washington as he tried to question her, saying again and again that she needed to go to the bathroom. Washington politely insisted that she answer the questions first, and said that she could get to the bathroom sooner if she did so.

"That's your interpretation, but we'll see what they say in court, won't we, Mr. Washington?" she said.

Washington asked if she was willing to take an intoxication test. She replied: "Mr. Negro Washington. I need to go to the bathroom, and then I will take the test."

"It's Sgt. Washington," he replied, adding, "Don't disrespect me, and I won't disrespect you."

At another moment, after she had given a urine sample, Cofield asked Washington: "Do you have a reading on my urine test, Negro trooper?"

When asked to sign a form that she understood her rights, Cofield said, "I'm not signing anything, because when it comes down to the bottom line, who's smarter — me or you? We'll figure it out, won't we?"

Asked if she took any drugs, Cofield responded: "Oh, yeah, I'm a crack addict. Do I look like that to you?"

Then she directed her attention to the first state trooper on the scene of her accident and asked him, "Can you tell me why you came first, and then you had to bring him [Washington]? Is it because you had to make this valid by bringing a Negro?"

On Oct. 9 she sideswiped a parked state police cruiser with a police officer in it. Her eyes were bloodshot and that she smelled of alcohol. Urine samples showed her blood alcohol content was 0.16 percent at 1am on Oct. 10 and 0.17 percent at 2:04am, — twice the legal limit of 0.08 percent.

The state's Judicial Review Council will hold a hearing Feb. 9 to determine if the Judge Cofield should be removed from the bench.


Source: The Hartford Courant

Fabolous Feeling the Credit Crunch, All 5 Cards Denied at Restaurant

Fabolous showed up at the hot Eros World Tapas Bar in Atlanta on Saturday with an entourage of more than 20, a source said. They requested “the usual excess of champagne and alcohol, so the manager asked for a credit card to start a tab.” Unfortunately, Fabolous’ credit cards were all declined. “By the fifth credit card, the entourage member designated to take care of his tab goes outside,” our source said, “only to start a fight with the outside bouncer. He tripped and fell, hitting his head on the concrete and started bleeding. The manager called an ambulance. But as soon as the entourage member also saw the police, he began running away, blood oozing down his face.” Fabolous and his posse stayed and ordered champagne but paid cash. Reps for the restaurant and the rapper declined to comment.

Source: NYP

Chelsea Handler Calls Star Jones an Asshole

Chlesea Handler host of E!’s “Chelsea Lately” was in NYC over the weekend playing a sold-out show at Carnegie Hall.

During her act, she offended stars like Artie Lange and Angeline Jolie.

But what she said about Star "I'm a Lawyer" Jones, the former co-host of "The View, was just uncalled for. (Who are we kidding; No, it wasn't.)

Some people were assholes the day they were born, and Star Jones was definitely born an asshole"

Dammmm!

[These are photos of her on a St. Bart's beach last month. Noticed the scars on her stomach from the weight-loss surgery? We think the scars are from the staples used.]