Happy New Year!

Here's a little help for your hangover.

Mariah's Shopping Around a Broadway Musical About Her Life

Yup, it's true.

Singer Mariah Carey, who is vacationing in Aspen with her husband, Nick - and their babies in the oven - is in talks with Broadway producers about a musical about her life opening sometime in 2009.

Although it would be unlikely that Mariah will acutually star in the production, Vanessa Hudgens and Eva Longoria are repotedly being considered.

However, Mariah wants British singer Leona Lewis to play her.

"Not only is she exotic, she's the only one who they reckon would be able to tackle Mariah's eight-octave vocal range," a friend of Mariah says.

Regis Philbin Won't Help His Only Son, Who is Disabled and Can't Work

First of all, we watch "Live with Regis & Kelly" religiously (all right, everyday) and we've can't remember ever hearing Regis mention he has a son (or daughter named Amy). We've heard of and seen alot of his two daughters with Joy - JJ and Joanna, though.

Daniel, born with a spinal cord defect that eventually led to a double amputation, was born to Regis first wife Catherine Faylen. (They were married married for 13 years, divorcing in 1968. He married his current wife, Joy, in 1970.)

With the downturn in the economy, things just aren't the same for Daniel, who sells crafts; he and his wife, Judy, are merely making ends meet.

"Our finances have gotten so bad we had to file for debt consolidation, and we barely have enough money to eat. Sometimes we have to borrow money from friends to buy food!" Judy said. "But at this point, we don't even have enough money to pay the $70 fee for a booth at a craft fair."

Wow!

This ought to be true, because after the story broke, Daniel confirmed it.

"The Enquirer called and my wife told the truth, using her name; Judy fears little. She knows what my father can be like though, because he has gotten mouthy with her, too. My wife will not be disrespected for trying to pay for food and medicines."

Hey, Reeege: You make more than $21 MILLION a year. Sending a little cash to your only son won't hurt the bank.

Tsk. Tsk.

Charles Barkley Arrested for DUI, Was on His Way to Get Oral Sex

There was a plausible reason Charles Barkley ran a stop sign to pick up a woman in Scottsdale, Ariz. early today - or so he told police.

"I was gonna drive around the corner and get [oral sex]," the former NBA basketball superstar told the cops. He experienced that same pleasure with the same woman a week before, he said, and it was "the best he ever had."

Barkley was arrested on a suspicion of drinking and driving charge.

But not before trying to wiggle out of it, telling a civilian police employee, "I'll tattoo your name on my ass" if the employee would help him avoid the DUI rap.

Barkley also asked the arresting officer if he thought the woman who got into his car moments before he was stopped was "hot."

Cops later found a handgun in Barkley's car, but did not press any gun-related charges.

Despite his lewd comments, police didn't seem to mind Barkley's behavior. "He was very respectful and very cooperative," said Lt. Eric Shuhandler

Barkley, 45, was contrite after the arrest, releasing a statement that said "I am disappointed that I put myself in that situation. The Scottsdale police were fantastic. Now it is a legal matter and I will not comment further until it is resolved."

Barkley had been partying at Dirty Pretty, a Scottsdale club, with retired New York Giant Michael Strahan and a bevy of beautiful women.

The web site thedirty.com published a receipt showing Barkley paid an $1,800 tab-and left a $360 tip-before leaving the club at 1:15 a.m.

Also reportedly in the house: Jaleel White, television's super-nerd Urkel from the '90s sitcom "Family Matters."

Police say they saw Barkley run through a stop sign at 1:30 a.m. while driving his 2005 Infinity SUV in Scottsdale's trendy Old Town neighborhood, adding he was then "administered the standard field sobriety tests after the odor of intoxicating liquor was detected."

The former Phoenix Suns star declined to take a breath test, but was administered a blood test at a police command post. Results may not be back until next week.

After the test, cops impounded Barkley's car. He left the command post in a cab.

"He was handled just like we would handle anyone else," said Lt. Schuhandler.

Barkley was an 11-time NBA All-Star during his 16-year career with the Suns, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Houston Rockets. He also played on the United State's Olympic Dream Team in 1992 and 1996.

He was arrested in 1997 on an aggravated battery charge and in 1991 on an assault charge, and gained notoriety in a 1993 Nike commercial where he declared that sports figures should not be role models.


From: NYP

NFLer Larry Fitzgerald Accused of Beating Down His Baby Mama

According to the folks over at TMZ, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald allegedly put the beat down on his baby mama, Angela Nazario, a former Oakland Raider cheerleeder

Angela, who has filed legal papers, say the incident went down last October when she and their 11-month-old son, Devin Nazario Fitzgerald, visited Larry in Phoenix.

The couple started to argue and tussle playfully, but soon afterward things good serious.

She says Larry "grabbed me by my hair with both hands on the back of my head very very hard and tossed me across the room."

That's gotta hurt.

But Larry wasn't done. After Nazario tried to leave the home, she says Larry "grabbed the back of my neck and slammed me down on the marble floor ... [I] was disoriented for awhile and could not get up, I remember he mumbled something about 'that's what happens when you try taking my son away from me.'" As she got in the car to leave she realized she had lost "chunks" of hair.

Larry has been ordered by the courts to stay away from Angela and their son.

Angela filed for child support in October 1007 - before the child was born.

Developing....

Viacom Will Pull All 19 Channels (MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, BET, etc) from Time Warner Cable at 12:01AM Jan 1st

Do you want you MTV? Your VH1? Your Nickelodeon? Your Comedy Central?

You can say goodbye to them after midnight tonight, or 9pm in the west, if you watch them on Time Warner Cable.

Viacom Inc on Tuesday said it will pull its cable television networks, including Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV, off Time Warner Cable if the companies do not reach a deal on carriage fees by January 1.

In a statement, Viacom said it is seeking a fee increase of less than 25 cents per month per subscriber from the second-largest U.S. cable operator.

Time Warner Cable says it has 13.3 million video subscribers. Its top markets include New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Cleveland.

"Time Warner Cable has dismissed our efforts at a fair compromise," Viacom said in a statement. "As a result, we are sorry to say that for Time Warner Cable customers our networks will go dark as of 12:01 on January 1st. ... We make this request because TWC has so greatly undervalued our channels for so long. Americans spend more than 20% of their TV viewing time watching our networks, yet our fees amount to less than 2.5% of what Time Warner generates from their average customer."

Some of television's most popular shows appear on Viacom's 19 cable TV networks, including "Dora the Explorer," "SpongeBob SquarePants," "The Colbert Report," "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Hills."

Time Warner Cable spokesman Alex Dudley said Viacom was asking for steep fee increases despite the fact that "ratings are sagging" at most of its networks.

"It just smacks of desperation from a company that is trying to make up for a failing business model on our subscribers' backs, and we're not going to take it," Dudley said.

"Ultimately, however, if Nickelodeon, COMEDY CENTRAL, MTV and the rest of our programming is discontinued -- over less than a penny per day -- we believe viewers will see this behavior by their cable company as outrageous. Time Warner Cable subscribers who are being handed a January 1st $3 monthly increase in Raleigh, Orange County, Los Angeles, and New York City are simultaneously facing the removal of beloved shows across 19 channels," Viacom said.

New York-based Time Warner Cable, which is expected to split from its parent Time Warner Inc next year, faces cost pressure from programmers demanding cash for retransmission fees. Retransmission fees are paid by cable and satellite companies to owners of broadcast signals on cable systems.

As advertising has taken a hit, more broadcasters are demanding cash from cable companies. At the same time, however, cable subscriber growth is slowing as consumers cut back on spending.


Channels affected are:
Comedy Central, Logo, Palladia, MTV, MTV 2, MTV Hits, MTV Jams, MTV Tr3s, Nickelodeon, Noggin, Nick 2, Nicktoons, Spike, The N, TV Land, VH1, VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul and CMT: Pure Country.

UPDATE:
As expcted, the two sides fought down to the wire, however they reached a deal. No further information was released, as the companies have to work out the details.

DMX Pleads Guilty, William Balfour Indicted

Rapper DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, showed up to an Arizona court today after claiming he was in rehab and plead guilty to one count of animal cruelty, one count of theft, and one count each of felony possession of marijuana and a narcotic drug.

Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 30 where he is expected to receive 90 days in jail. Additional charges of theft and impersonating someone else will be dismissed then.



Meanwhile... In Chicago William Balfour, who was charged with the murders of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew was officially indicted by a grand jury, a standard legal procedure in Illinois. He faces charges of first-degree murder and home invasion.

Joshua Kutnick, Balfour's attorney, is confident that the state doesn't have a case against his client.

"The police believe it is William Balfour, but the problem is what they have done. They find their suspect and build evidence around the suspect. That's not the way it should work. They should gather evidence and it should lead to a suspect," Kutnick said. "This was the convenient person to go to. It is bolstered by the fact that it took them so long to get him arrested and charged."

After a String of Run-ins with the Law, Jena Six Member Mychal Bell Attempts Suicide

One of the central figures in the 2007 Jena Six civil rights case never gave up pursuing his football career, even after his well-publicized run-ins with the law.

Mychal Bell, an 18-year-old high school running back, clung to the hope that he could earn a college football scholarship. Then came another legal scrape this Christmas Eve.

After news broke of his arrest on a shoplifting charge, Bell shot himself in the chest Monday with a .22-caliber handgun. He remained hospitalized Tuesday but police said his chest wound was not life-threatening.

"When it was broadcast that he was charged with shoplifting he just felt that the whole year had been wasted and that he had worked all of that time for nothing," said Louis Scott, who represented Bell in the case where Bell and five other black teenagers were charged in the 2006 beating of a white classmate.

Bell's grandmother, Rosie Simmons, and mother, Melissa Bell, told police that "Mychal had made comments over the past two days that, because of the current media attention he had because of the shoplifting arrest, he didn't feel like he could live anymore," Monroe Police Lt. Jeff Harris said, reading from a police report.

Bell and the other members of the "Jena Six" once faced attempted murder charges in the beating at Jena High School, in north central Louisiana's Lasalle Parish. The charges for all the defendants were eventually reduced. But the severity of the original charges brought widespread criticism and eventually led more than 20,000 people to converge in September 2007 on the tiny town of Jena for a major civil rights march.

After being sentenced to 18 months following his guilty plea to juvenile charges, Bell moved from Jena to Monroe, where he was in foster care. He was released from state supervision on Dec. 4, said Bill Furlow, a spokesman for Reed Walters, the district attorney for LaSalle Parish.

A football star at Jena High until the Barker beating, Bell had hoped to play for Monroe's Carroll High School, where he is on track to graduate in the spring. But the Louisiana High School Athletic Association wouldn't grant him a fifth year of eligibility to play. Bell had spent 10 months in prison awaiting trial after his 2006 arrest in the beating case.

"He had kept his grades up and he had worked out the whole year even though he couldn't play. He had dealt with the fact that the state athletic association would not let him play high school ball," Bell's lawyer, Louis Scott said Tuesday.

It was unclear whether his dreams of a college football career were realistic. According to Scott, family members believed Bell was having encouraging discussions with the University of Louisiana-Monroe.

The school's director of football operations, Peter Martin, said in an e-mail that the school had not evaluated Bell as a prospective student-athlete and would not speculate on his potential at the college level.

Police said Bell's Christmas Eve arrest came after he allegedly tried to steal several shirts and a pair of jeans from a department store and fled when a security guard and off-duty police officer tried to detain him. After they found him hiding under a car, Bell "swung his arms wildly" and one of his elbows struck the security guard with a glancing blow, according to a police report. He was freed on $1,300 bond.

Scott said he believed the arrest likely resulted from a misunderstanding.

"I would be very surprised if he was shoplifting," Scott said. "I had seen him working out every day even though he knew he wasn't going to be able to play high school football."

Monday's shooting was reported at 7:40 p.m. According to the police report, Bell was staying at his grandmother's home and his mother was visiting at the time. Melissa Bell told police she and Simmons heard a gunshot coming from Mychal's room. They found him on his bed, wounded in the chest. It was not clear Tuesday who owned the gun.


From: AP

Sasha Baron Cohen Pokes Fun at Madonna in soon-to-be-released Film

When Sasha Baron Cohen releases Brüno: Delicious Journeys Through America For The Purpose of Making Heterosexual Males Visibly Uncomfortable In The Presence Of A Gay Foreigner In A Mesh T-Shirt, the follow-up to the 2006 smash hit, Borat, next May, Madonna won't be smiling.

According to reports, Madonna will be the "butt of a series of cruel jokes". Primarily, Brüno and his lover adopts an African baby named David "who they then happily parade around the chic fashion capitals of the world."

Oh-snap!

Isn't that what Madonna did with her African-adopted son David Banda?

Shade!

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Prince Dresses Like an Old Lady

We all know Prince is one unique person. He does what he wants to do and people usually chalk it up to Prince being Prince.

But why is he wearing gauchos and ballet flats?

We know it's a basketball game and all so you gotta be comfortable, but don't people usually throw on a pair of sneakers?

Different strokes for different folks. We get it, but just saying.

We'll shut up now and look down.

Crazy Kanye is Talking to Dead People, Hopes They Will Make Him a Better Singer

Crazy Kanye West is at it again.

According to a source, he is using the ancient Buddhist practice of chanting, which he does daily, hoping it will rid him of "evil spirits."

A source said: “Kanye has started this strange new ritual of chanting these spiritual songs. He thinks it rids his space of ghosts and spirits. He reckons his singing will improve if he gets rid of the demons.”

Kanye, if Auto-Tune didn't help, praying to the gods won't. They are busy helping people with real issues. You know: possible loss of life, home or jobs.

Wendy Puts Hot 97 on Blast for 'Aiding and Abetting' 'Negrosity of the Negroes'

Here's the back story:
Ne-Yo and Jay Z's best friend Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith were shopping TOGETHER at the Louis Vuitton flagship store in NYC recently.

But a day of male bonding and frivolous negrodian expenditures didn't end as planned.

You see, also shopping at LV that day were Jim Jones, who we all know has beef with everyone, and his group of men.

You guessed it. This did not end well.

According to reports, something was said to Ty Ty about Jay Z, and he, trying to defend Jay, got the beat down.

Poor thing didn't have his pepper spray on him or was it court-mandated that he can no longer carry it? (Ty Ty, who is 5'4", was charged with macing R. Kelly in 2005.)

Plus, when Ne-Yo tried to intervene (we are dying from laughter @ the idea of Ne-Yo fighting or even trying to break up a fight) he too, got the beat down with a size 10 shoe placed firmly on his neck, stopping him in his track.


So, despite all of this rah-rah mess, Hot 97, a NYC radio station, is staging a concert that features Jay Z, invited Jim Jones.

Listen to Wendy as she goes all in on her former employer, it's bosses and what's really gonna go down at the concert.





Darren, called into the show wanting to ask why rapper Nelly isn't selling CDs.

Is that a trick question?

Listen to him talk and notice how Wendy hangs up on him. LOLs



Poor, Darren.

Would You Remain Friends With a Hooker who Enjoys Random Raw Dawg Sex?

It may be a slow news week, but the mess that is The Wendy Williams Experience always brings out interesting characters and provides much reasons to look at the radio and say, Huh!

This woman wanted to know if she should remain friends with a girl friend, who isn't really a hooker - at least not to our knowledge - who came to her home one night looking for a place to dry her "wet" vagina after having unprotected sex with a stranger.

Wet with what you ask? Let's just say it's a foreign fluid.

What would you do?

Janet Wants to Beat Beyoncè's Ass

Well, not exactly, but she wished she could.

According to The National Enquirer, Janet may want to put her finger all up in Beyoncè's face or have a nice, lady-like sit-down to discuss the rumors that she disrespected her and her family in an interview.

Beyoncè, or was it Sasha Fierce(?), told an interviewer: "I grew up upper class. Private school. My dad had a Jaguar. We're African-American and we work together as a family, so people assume we're like The Jacksons."

What's wrong with that?

Here's what got Miss Jackson's panties all up in a bunch. Beyoncè, or was it Sasha, continued by saying: "But I didn't have parents using me to get out of a bad situation."

Oh-oh.

One of Janet's big-mouth friends, told reporters:

"Yes, Janet and the Jackson family came from Gary, Indiana, and there was a time they barely squeaked by. But Janet has many loving memories and is incensed that Beyonce would make a crack like that.... Janet wanted to know why Beyonce had to mention her family. They're not friends and barely know each other. She feels Beyonce went out of her way to tell the world she's from the upper class and the Jacksons were like a bunch of dirty gutter rats.... Janet is proud of her family and how they came from nothing and became superstars.... Not only is Janet telling everyone who will listen that Beyonce has a lot of growing up to do and that she needs to stop trying to impress everyone, she's planning to confront Beyonce herself and read her the riot act."
Listen, we don't know the full context of the interview. What did the interviewer ask to prompt Beyoncè to make those statements.

We will reserve judgement until more is know.

However, in the interim, Janet better sit her pregnant ass down. Confronting Beyoncè is not a good idea. Beyoncè can and will get gangsta on her ass. And lil Jermaine Dupri better stay in his lane, too, 'cause Jay-Z can and will smack him.

But we fear, none of this will end up on video cause, as we mention, this whole thing is probably blown out of context and Beyoncè has too much respect for Janet to get greasy on her.

If Beyonce is too big of a person, her sister Solange's got her back. Remember she told reporters earlier this year she will beat a person's ass if they talk bad about Beyoncè? And remember when she snapped at a reporter on live TV?

Listen to Wendy's dramatic read, who's side she takes on the potential fight and learn how she hopes to capitalize on this whole mess, after the jump.

Publicity Stunt: Katt Williams-Steve Harvey Feud

Supposedly Steve Harvey is at war with Katt Williams for calling him out on the Jamie Foxx radio show.

Yawn!!!

This supposed feud has been circulating around the internets and we're here to set this ridiculousness to bed; We all know scandals sell, and since the two will be performing at a big New Year's Eve show in Detroit, which is also possibly-on-coke-and-taken-to-the-psych-ward-under-police-escort Katt Williams' supposed retirement from comedy, the two hope this will send you to the box office to buy tickets.

The show is called "2008 Championship of Comedy Featuring Steve Harvey & Katt Williams" people. So, this sort of antics is a mere ploy to drum up ticket sales. By the way: did you know tickets, to the still not sold-out show, costs up to $250 per seat! (Yes, that's US dollars!)

The feud goes something like this:

Katt Williams said:
“I wanna apologize for what’s gonna happen. But the second that you get on stage, I need you to understand that that’s your final time as the ‘King of Comedy.’ Water seeks its own level, you can’t stop it playboy. It is what it is, so I hope you’re ready. I hope you got a team of writers. You gonna need about six or seven of ‘em….”

Steve Harvey, who was recently accused by his ex-wife of beating their son, then called in as planned and said this:
“I’ve always been cool with Katt. He said in an interview that back in LA, I didn’t know who he was. I mean understand, I didn’t know who he was when I was on the radio in LA. He hadn’t been in any movies or anything, and the brother was just not that known. He was talking about me in the clubs, and I just asked on the radio, whoever Katt Williams is, to call me. He called me, we straightened it out. We became friends. We’ve been cool ever since, so I thought.”

He said. He said. Take it to the stage.

We are so over this.

Just in case you care and want to hear the complete Sirius XM FoxxHole radio show, go here. [Note: it's laced with profanity and derogatory terms, so if you're easily offended, you want to stick with the words on the screen.]

Update: See video of the "show" after the jump.

Mathematician Schools Mariah on 'E=MC2'

Math and pop culture has collided, and don't you know it, it's not that exciting.

Mariah named her album "E=MC2", which in Mariah's world, means “emancipation equals Mariah Carey times two".

But, Mathematician Dr David Leslie told the BBC the singer had “misread the algebra."

“The ‘two’ in the equation means C squared, not MC multiplied by two. The correct reading of the equation is E=MCC, so perhaps Mariah’s re-interpretation should have been ‘emancipation equals Mariah Carey Carey’?”

Thanks.

Ciara Tries Out for 'American Idol'... and it Doesn't Go Well

Listen, we know there are a few thousand Ciara fans out there, so they won't take kind to this video, but it's our obligation to post it.

What would happen if the R&B singer tried out for "American Idol"?




We've been so far away from civilization this Christmas, we missed the whole Ciara/Beyoncè battle. Well, if you can call it that. Because really, in a battle between Ciara and Beyoncè who do you think will win? Sasha Fierce, of course.

Anyhoo, Ciara has made her own remix to Beyoncè's new single "Diva" and it's laughable. Someone is really trying to stay relevant. And as you know, scandals sell.

Take a listen.

Tom Cruise Wants 10 Kids, Doesn't Want to Talk About Scientology

In an interview with the Sun, Tom Cruise talks about life as a husband and doing "romantic things" for herped-up Katie Holmes.

The he makes a rather strange declaration.

“I want ten children. I love kids. I feel really fortunate to have the teenagers and a two and a half-year-old. It’s a great dynamic.”

He has three now: Isabella, 16, and Connor, 13, whom he adopted with ex-wife Nicole Kidman; and Suri, 2.

Some how we don't think Katie Holmes will be pushing out seven other children. That's just us thinking. She's got the strength nor enegery. Plus, remember all the rumors a few years back that he, Nicole, or both couldn't produce children?

“If I’m worried about anything, it’s if she can keep up with me. I’m very active," Tom said.

However, when the subject of Scientology comes up, like it always does when talking to Tom Cruise, he says "That’s it, no more — go to the Scientology website”

Thats rather odd from a man who would literraly jump at the opportunity to spread the word about the cult religion.

Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Festivus, Happy Hanukkah, (Add Yours)

What ever you're celebrating, Happy F-ing Holidays!

How Y'all Doin' and Allllrrrriiight.....

(Cue the queens.)






Ehaow!

Kanye Wants to Design for Obama

Crazy Kanye, who is seeking a fashion internship and plans to move to London next year, says he wants to put president-elect Barack Obama in his clothes, that's if he were an actual designer.

“I could design something for Obama to go to the club in.... But I don’t know if I’m ready for suits and stuff.”

Kanye: Obama is not going to no damn club anytime soon.

Look down and sit ya ass down!

Doctor Used Fat Sucked From Human Patients to Fuel His Trucks

Dr. Craig Alan Bittner, a doctor at Beverly Hills Liposculpture, is being investigated by local authorities for using human medical waste, which he then manufactured into fuel for his SUV and his girlfriend's truck.

This would have all gone unnoticed if he wasn't such a bad doctor.

Several patients are suing him for sucking out too much fat, leaving them disfigured. Bittner also allowed his assistant and his girlfriend to perform surgeries. Neither have a medical license.

The cops may have to fly down to South America to get the good doctor, though.
It appears like Bittner, who claims to have done 10,000 surgeries, got wind of the investigation and shuttered his liposuction business last November to volunteer at a clinic similar to the "rural clinic outside Bogata, Columbia that did not have enough equipment and was cursed with only sporadic electricity" where he began his medical practice.

In the farewell letter posted on his Web site, Bittner was most eager to point out his "impeccable" liposculpture background, noting "not one single serious complication or infection."

If that is so Mr Bittner, why is there an entire Web site dedicated to people who claim you disfigured them?

Did you also know Bittner's speciality is not in liposuction, but radiology?

That's a good reason to research your doctors before you let them do any work on you.


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Lindsay and Sam's 'Epic' Fight Causes Lindsay to Leave, Recent Blog Post Telling

There is trouble at the Lindsay Lohan/Sam Ronson love nest. So, by now you've heard that Sam checked into a hospital this week and was released soon after; she was suffering from the ailment that only afflict people in Hollywood: "exhaustion."

Does Sheniqua down the block go to a hospital for exhaustion? We didn't think so.

Anyhoo, the folks over at TMZ reports that the lesbian couple has an "epic" fight that lasted hours. There was screaming and cussing and someone yelling “You never say you love me." Then, reportedly, Sam told Lindsay to get out of her house.

So, how surprised were we when Lindsay took to her Myspace blog this morning and posted the following:

random thoughts :)

i think that people go through a lot in life. and the things that we go through, whatever they may be, simply just make us stronger in the long run... that is, if we actually take what it is we have learned from our mistakes and teach ourselves what NOT to do in the future. i have gone through a lot in my past, and to be completely honest, i am still going through a lot right now.. my father just let my family and i know, amongst others that he had another child after my little sister Aliana, or maybe he had it before Aliana?? either way, he cheated on my mother and that really sucks... MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! wow- do i sound like "debbie downer" or what? not trying to be... but back to the real reason for this blog-i feel like Britney Spears is an amazing talent, and she has gone through a lot, (just as i have) in the public eye.. which is not necessarily a bad thing.. It teaches young girls and boys that there are certain things in life that you should not let get in the way of your dreams and accomplishments. also that you need to take care of yourself before anyone else, and i mean anyone and everyone else. because at the end of the day, you have to look at yourself in the mirror and see who you really are. stripped of all the distractions in life. so YAY Britney for just being you and still following through with your dreams. i know i am a bit late in writing about this record since it came out already, but better late than never!!!! :)
HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
I love my mom, aliana, cody, michael, and my nana sullivan!! i will be missing them this christmas as it is the first one i am spending away from home. i am spending it with Samantha in Los Angeles.
yours truly,
Lindsay

There is something going on between them. They do say make-up sex is the best. But, really, after couples counseling (which Lindsay and Sam have been attending), fighting and breaking things, it's time to bounce.

Don't you think?

PS: Leave Britney alone.

Writer Calls the NBA 'Ghetto', Gang of Black Men in Sagging Shorts Cursing

ark Hasiuk, a columnist with the Vancouver Courier, wrote a rather interesting (and by interesting, we mean, racist and offensive) column the other day, saying the NBA is "ghetto" in a "gutter" and run by a money-hungry David Stern, who is cashing on the black players of the league.

Players whom Hasiuk describes as to "wear saggy shorts, roll in posses and cuss on camera."

According to a New York Times report, more than 70 per cent of black American children are born out of wedlock. Most NBA players hail from poor neighbourhoods--and despite token college careers--graduate from broken public school systems. They are often ill-equipped to handle multi-million-dollar contracts, or the expectations of a community desperate for positive male role models. To be fair, the NBA, like other professional sports leagues, is a business. And it's not responsible for the endemic problems of black America. But considering basketball's influence on black popular culture, the NBA has a responsibility to produce a "positive" product, not the ghetto garbage we see today.

One would think that's enough insensitive and hate, but no, Hasiuk, who thinks hip-hop has long been dead, characterize the culture as "flamboyant chauvinism, jailhouse lingo, black ink tattoos".

We hear you asking. Yes, Hasiuk is white.

We honestly don't know what to think. Racial stereotypes and racism are alive and well, even in the most welcoming of places, Canada.

Yes, we can, Canada. Yes, we can! Learn it!

Eye Candy of the Day .. Nyla

Good morning, boys and girls.

It's Christmas-eve. Have you completed your shopping? Oops, we remember: we're in a recession so no gifts for anyone.

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

Wendy: What the Eff is that Under Katie Holmes' DS Lips!

We've been wondering, too.

Katie's folks are calling it a cold sore due to stress, but Wendy calls it as she see it and it's herpes.

Take a listen to the Queen as she throws a bucket of day-old grease.

Canceled: '50 Cent: The Money and the Power'. Finally!

MTV Network's new president has canned 50 Cent's reality show "50 Cent: The Money and the Power" in favor of more uplifting, empowering programming in light of an Obama presidency.

“Our new shows will feature themes of affirmation and accomplishment,” says Brian Graden, president of entertainment at MTV Networks music channels and president of Logo. “Our shows are going to focus less on loud and silly hooks and more on young people proving themselves. These are themes that are consistent with the Obama generation.”

Graden should've stepped in and canceled the show months ago because it's -- how do we say this delicately -- garbaage!

We have some ideas on a few other shows that need canning.

DC Hairdressers Want Michelle Obama in Their Chair, They'll Do Anything to Get Her

Michelle Obama's Washington Checklist.
Home. Done.
Inauguration gown. Done.
Kids' School. Done.
Where to get my hair did. Open.

Michelle's mane is a beautiful, healthy-looking bob that deserves only the best products and a skilled stylist.

So, like fashion designers, Washington hair stylists are throwing their cards and portfolio in the game in the hopes of securing the fashionista and soon-to-be First Lady as a client.

"I'm going to be doing her hair!" says positive thinker Barry Fletcher, the 52-year-old owner of The Hair Palace Salon in Mitchellville, Md. He cites his experience in international hairstyling challenges and working with actress Halle Berry and singer Mya, a D.C. native.

"This would pretty much validate all of my hard work and effort to get to a level where I could handle a powerful queen like the First Lady," added Fletcher, who sent Michelle Obama a 17-minute DVD about himself.

Hairdresser Keith Harley of Keith Harley Hair & Scalp Clinic in Arlington, Va. uploaded his resume to President-elect Barack Obama's Web site a month ago.

"It would be the highlight of my career. It would be an honor," said 39-year-old Harley, who styles Black Entertainment Television chief executive Debra Lee.

Nicole Cober-Blake, the 37-year-old lawyer-turned-owner of D.C.'s Soul Day Spa and Salon, plans to get her name in the mix by sending Michelle Obama a welcome basket with bath gels, hair products and a robe. Cober-Blake said she's excited about the possibility of having Obama experience the services at Soul, where she said they "treat everyone like a Michelle Obama."

For election night, Michael "Rahni" Flowers of Van Cleef Hair Studio in Chicago — Obama's stylist since she was 18 — did her hair. And for the Democratic National Convention, Obama turned to Chicago-native Johnny Wright of Frederic Fekkai's Los Angeles salon.

"The thing about being the first lady, you're only as fashionable as your last picture," said Dennis Roche, 58, of D.C.'s Roche Salon, which has African-American-hair experts he said could style Obama. "This is kind of risky because of the fact that we all have bad hair days."


Source: AP

CIROC and Diddy Offer NYC $1 Million, But There is a Catch....

The vodka brand and Diddy, the brand's paid celebrity endorser, have offered to donate $1 million in the name of New York City to a charity, if the company can change the iconic white lights of the New Year's Eve ball blue.

That would be something that could be discussed, but that's not really what CIROC wants - they want to replace the crystal ball with a blue sphere, like the one seen on the bottle.

LOL. Yea, we know. Someone has been drinking waaayyy too much alcohol and needs to put the glass down and check himself into rehab, STAT!

Not gonna happen, Puffy.

Now, can the charities please have their money, nonetheless?

Blind Item: This Baller is Coupled with a Gold-Digger who May be Creeping on Him

She's the ultimate white gold digger who snagged the ultimate (former) black baller worth at least $300 million.

Rewind: She started off in the gold digging game by allegedly seducing the famous son of a Latin superstar. She re-upped for a succession of rich men, requirement: They had to be worth $50-$100 million or more.

She heard our ultimate baller was going to be attending a function, so she did her research. She knew his favorite color and hobbies.

That evening, she dressed seductively in his favorite color. It worked. He sent a male rep (who's job is to approach women on his behalf) over to her table.

She followed the rep back to a table and was formally introduced. From that night on, they have been a couple although rumors persist-that the ultimate baller is stepping out on her with numerous women in different states.

Our baller may also want to keep an eye on her. At a recent Las Vegas function, where he escorted her, later, they met up with one of his famous male friends (who was in the same line of work). According to witnesses, when our baller wasn't looking, she was rubbing the leg of his friend under the table.

Who is the baller?


Source: Panacereport

New Videos from Beyoncè - 'Halo' & 'Diva'

Boys and girls, without further adieu, we present you Sasha Fierce's two new, official videos; one for the up-tempto "Diva" and the ballad "Halo".

Please do enjoy.

"Diva"


"Halo"


Mrs Carter betta wurk!

What do you think?

Plaxico Burress' Self-Inflicted Gun Shot Wound Immortalized in Song, Sued

Remember Plaxico Burress, the NY Giants wide receiver who shot himself in the leg at a NYC nightclub last month and then checked himself into a hospital under an assumed named only to be found out, arrested and charged with criminal possession of a handgun then placed on the Giants disabled list?

Yes, him.

Some dude is throwing a whole lot of grease at Plaxico's stupidity. And must we say, it's funny.


Meanwhile.... in Miami, Alise Smith, has filed a civil suit against Plaxico, seeking more than $15,000 for medical bills, lost wages and damage to her car.

She alleges that Plaxico rear-ended her car, causing neck and back injuries.

“Ms. Smith, who wearing a seatbelt, was rear-ended by Mr. Burress, who failed to maintain a safe braking distance, maintain a proper lookout or to exercise reasonable care,” said Gregory Dell, Smith’s attorney. “All of this was the cause of this accident and Ms. Smith’s resulting injuries.”

Eye Candy of the Day ... Rishi

Good Morning, boys and girls.

How You Doin'!

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

If you're nice, maybe he'll let you do a load of laundry on those washboard abs.

Is Steve Harvey Abusing his Youngest Son?

That's what his ex-wife alleges.

Mary Lee Harvey, who divorced Steve in 2007 after a 10-year marriage, says she noticed bruises and puncture marks about their son's body in mid-October.

She took the boy, 11-year-old Wynton, who lives with Steve in Atlanta, to Plano Medical Center in Texas to be examined and it was determined that the injury was consistent with the markings of a belt buckle or paddle. The medical center called the police and a police report was made.

Mary also alleges that she has not seen Wynton since that day in October, even though it was court ordered for her to see him at least two weekends per month.

If this is true, expect charges to be filed or more money to be doled out.

It should also be noted that Mary alleged that Steve physically and emotionally abused her during their marriage; he reportedly paid her more than $10 million to drop that suit and let that case go away.

Alicia Keys is on a Protein Diet

It's probably the only kinda peeeen..... peas she enjoys.

If you know what we mean, and we think you do.

Here she is on a winter vacation in Perth, Australia soaking up some sun, working on a tan, and getting plenty-o protein.

It's Endamame, people. Calm down.

Andy Dick Pokes Fun at His Arrests, Ankle Bracelet on 'The View'

Comedian Andy Dick was on 'The View' this morning and this happened.

Sale of Shoe Thrown at Bush on the Rise

Pres Bush may do something to help the economy, after all.

Remember that famous shoe-throwing incident in Iraq?

The manufacturer of the shoe - Ramazan Baydan, owner of the Baydan Shoe Company based in Istanbul, Turkey (pictured) - has had a surge in orders.

Since that incident, the company says it had more than 300,000 orders and interest from US companies wanting distribution rights.

Baydan also wants to rename the shoe "The Bush Shoes".

It takes a certain type to find those shoes remotely attractive; We don't expect to see them on Madison Ave. or anyone's feet we know.

Just saying.

Jim Jones Refused Access to BB Kings club

Who hasn't Jim Jones had a run-in/feud with?

Add the BB Kings club in NYC and the New York Police Department to that list.

Here is the rapper being told he can't enter the club.




Embarrassing.

WTF! Pope Benedict Says Saving Gays is like Saving Rainforest

Pope Benedict said on Monday that saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behavior was just as important as saving the rainforest from destruction.

"(The Church) should also protect man from the destruction of himself. A sort of ecology of man is needed," the pontiff said in a holiday address to the Curia, the Vatican's central administration.

"The tropical forests do deserve our protection. But man, as a creature, does not deserve any less."

The Catholic Church teaches that while homosexuality is not sinful, homosexual acts are. It opposes gay marriage and, in October, a leading Vatican official called homosexuality "a deviation, an irregularity, a wound."

The pope said humanity needed to "listen to the language of creation" to understand the intended roles of man and woman. He compared behavior beyond traditional heterosexual relations as "a destruction of God's work."

He also defended the Church's right to "speak of human nature as man and woman, and ask that this order of creation be respected."


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The Obama's $9 mil Beach-front Vacation House is No Motel 6

President-elect Barack Obama and his family are enjoying their last vacation before his taking the office as president, but where they're vacationing this Christmas in Hawaii is something else.

The home, which sits on an acre of land on Kailua Beach, rents for more than $3,500 per day (yes, that's US dollars) has five bedrooms, five-and-half-bathrooms, is owned financier Kevin Comcowich. He paid $9 million earlier this year.

The secluded home also has not one, not two, but three waterfalls, and a weight room.

So, if the Obamas are to spend 12 days in Hawaii, that adds up to about $42,000 on accomodations alone.

We know the Obamas are wealthy and can afford that without hurting the bank -- but, dammmmnnnnn....




Source: smokinggun

Billie Jean May be Michael Jackson's Lover

Billie Jean Jackson (no, we are not kidding) is suing the ailing Michael Jackson for $1 billion and joint custody of "Blanket".

The woman, claims to be married to Michael and is the birth mother of Prince Michael II, affectionately-known as Blanket

She now wants joint physical custody of the six-year-old and regular weekend visits. Plus, an active role in Blanket's education.

Billie Jean said she filed the suit at LA Superior Court "because she is always arrested at the home of her husband, Michael J Jackson".

Jackson has never identified Prince Michael's mother but said he was born to a surrogate using artificial insemination.

It is not the first time he has faced maternity claims.

A British woman Nona Paris Lola Jackson has lost several lawsuits since 2006 after claiming to be the mother of all three of his children.

Rihanna Loves Tattoos, He's Why

Rihanna has a thing for tattoos (at last count she has 7)- they say they're addictive which must be the reason tattoo shops rarely close down.

(Sidebar: all you young kids trying to figure out a career, a tattoo artist appears to be a one with longevity.)

So, here is Rihanna and the man responsible for all of her tattoos. He calls himself BangBang; That's him in the photo.


In other Rihanna News:
We hear she and boyfriend Chris Brown, have been arguing a lot lately. Could there be trouble ahead?

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