P.DIDDY RESTAURANT HAS RATS!!!!!

 

Eeek! look  at the evidence:

Everyone remembers when Diddy had members of Making the Band 2, go to Brooklyn for Cheesecake right?  Well, the place where they went was Junior’s.

The joint has delectable desserts sitting in the pastry windows, but there are guests that come and give you a tour through each one.  Sounds like great service doesn’t it?

Well, the host isn’t human, if that’s what you were thinking.  According  to reports, the extra customer service personnel is a rat.

It appears that someone was able to catch him on film doing what he does best.

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TIFFANY EVANS CALL RIHANNA A DEVIL WORSHIPER

MTO reports that Tiffany Evans wrote

“Russian Roulette= Suicidal Rate gon sky rocket!
You gotta watch what u say. Because there are a lot of weak people in the world. They are susceptible to anything so anything you say or do some people actually do listen. So make sure its nothing bad. Its okay to be deep,but not murder deep.

Man! I really wish I could tell you guys what the industry really is and what stars are apart of destroying this world. The stars who worship satan,and those who have killed to get the respect they have now. You’d be verrrry surprise. Some of your favorite people pretend to worship God but they only do that to save face. Or seem innocent.”

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WHITNEY MARRIED BOBBY TO STOP “GAY” RUMORS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*In his new tell-all book, Bobby Brown says Whitney Houston wanted to marry him so that she could squash rampant rumors that she was a lesbian.

"(The marriage) was doomed from the very beginning," Brown writes in "Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But..." "I think we got married for all the wrong reasons. Now, I realize Whitney had a different agenda than I did when we got married... I believe her agenda was to clean up her image, while mine was to be loved and have children.

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STEVE HARVEY TEARFUL TESTIMONY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve Harvey took a moment with Donnie McClurkin on the religious channel TBN, recently to express himself and give his testimony.

     It was obvious that he is going through a personal ordeal that  he needed to try to make an attempt to share.  But, of course, he could not be specific.

     It appears that he is trying to convey that while he's a celebrity, he is still quite human and he is hurting.

Click over and watch out his moving testimony.

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WEDDING VIDEO MADE HIM HAPPY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris Brown is finally speaking out about the famous Youtube video showing a wedding party dancing a choreographed routine down the aisle as his song "Forever" plays in the background.

In a New York radio interview with Hot 97's Angie Martinez, Brown said the viral video hit did cheer him up during the days following his sentencing for assault.

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BALKI DOESNT LIKE DENZEL OR EDDIE MURPHY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He first gained national attention from his gig as wacky immigrant Balki in 80s sitcom "Perfect Strangers," but actor Bronson Pinchot went on to make a name for himself as a solid character actor, starring opposite the likes of Denzel Washington and Eddie Murphy.      

       Needless to say, those particular actors were not his favorite co-stars. In an interview with AVClub.com, he shared memories of his time on set with both superstars.

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YEA SHYNE IS GONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

It looks as if Shyne is heading back to his native Belize – and not by choice.      

The rapper, a New Yorker since age 13, told Hot 97's Angie Martinez that he expects to be shipped soon to the tiny Central American country, where he was born and lived until moving to Brooklyn and living with his mother and grandmother, who still live in the United States.

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EDDIE MURPHY IS DESPERATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Eddie Murphy has knocked $15 million off the asking price of his home, hoping to spark some activity after it sat dormant on the market for nearly five years.      

The New Jersey estate had an original price tag of around $30 million when the actor listed it in 2004.

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BISHOP WEEKS AND HIS NEW WIFE

 

 

 

 

 

Bishop Thomas W. Weeks III is again a married man.      

Last in the headlines over his violent 2008 divorce from Pastor Juanita Bynum, the head of international church empire Global Destiny Worldwide put a ring on the finger of self-described prophetess Christina Glenn, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.   

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HALLE BERRY AND THE BABY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 1½-year-old daughter of Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry is apparently the next Tiger Woods.      

"She started playing golf! She has a little hole in the backyard," Aubry, a golf addict, told People.com of his daughter on Monday at the Maybach Golf Cup 2009 Tournament in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

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GLOBE TROTTERS GETS A CARTOON DEAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Harlem Globetrotters will once again star in an animated television series thanks to a new licensing and production partnership with the Cookie Jar Group, a Toronto-based company that has become the traveling team's global licensing agent.      

The sports/entertainment property was last in make-believe form in 1971 and '72, when Hanna-Barbera Prods produced an animated series for CBS' Saturday morning cartoon slate.    

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JESSICA AND RIHANNA FIGHTING OVA JUSTIN

                                             

According to star magazine, Rihanna and Jessica Biel are planning on fighting each other. Here's an excerpt:

"Jessica has been so upset over Justin and Rihanna, and flew to New York to confront her," says an insider close to the actress. "She wanted to intimidate Rihanna, hoping to make her stay away from Justin."
But Rihanna doesn't scare easily ... The R&B singer laughed when she found out Jessica, 27 was in town. "Rihanna bragged, 'If I run into Jessica, I'm going to tell her the truth about me and Justin and what happened between us,'" says a friend.

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WHAT ARE THEIR SINGLES REALLY SAYING

Hey, don't be mad at me for comparing Chris Brown and Rihanna's brand new singles.

The former pop couple decided to release their first official post-incident songs just three weeks apart.  Chris' "I Can Transform Ya," featuring Lil' Wayne and Swizz Beatz, was released on September 19, and Rihanna's eerie "Russian Roulette" ballad premiered on her site, RihannaNow.com, Tuesday.

Hear Chris Brown's second new song 'Crawl,' a apology record

The lyrics of both songs are quite suggestive.

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RUN-DMC THE MUSICAL IS COMING!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paula Wagner has been busy since leaving her gig at United Artists. In addition to developing a film version of Broadway's "Miss Saigon" for director Lee Daniels, the film executive is creating a new original musical with legendary rap group Run-DMC.      

"I feel their story lends itself perfectly to the stage," Wagner said, according to Variety. "This project has been a passion of mine for some time and I couldn't be more thrilled to be working with them."       

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MEET THE DIRECTOR OF PRECIOUS LEE DANIELS

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's now official – "Precious" director Lee Daniels will direct a film based on the hit Broadway musical "Miss Saigon."

As previously reported, Daniels had mentioned the possibility of directing a screen version of the play during red carpet interviews for his critically acclaimed second feature "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," opening Nov. 6.

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DAVE CHAPPELLE CANT STAND TOO LONG

Funnyman DAVE CHAPPELLE failed in his attempt to set a new record for comedy endurance - by walking offstage during his performance to go to the bathroom.

The comic took the stage at Hollywood's Laugh Factory on Sunday (28Oct09) in a bid to break the club record for the longest time on stage, previously set by Dane Cook in a seven-hour, 34-minute marathon last year (08).

However, Chappelle's attempt to outdo Cook failed after five hours when he was disqualified by owner Jamie Masada for taking a bathroom break.
The original record was set by the late Richard Pryor who spent two hours and 41 minutes on stage in 1980. Chappelle previously recorded a time of six hours before Cook's triumph in 2008.

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WAS KANYE IN ANOTHER CAR ACCIDENT???

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kanye West did not die in a car accident yesterday, as was tweeted all across Twitter and the Internet late Tuesday and early Wednesday.       

According to MTV.com, computer security blog Sophos.com tracked the bogus story to hackers who used the rumor to push the false reports to the top of Internet search engine results. By Wednesday morning (Oct. 21), "Kanye West died" (and variations of the phrase) had become one of the most-searched topics on Google Trends.       

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NAOMI CAMPBELL BEING SUED OVER PERFUME

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A fragrance marketing company is suing British supermodel Naomi Campbell for breach of contract, saying she kept millions of dollars in profits that she owed the company for perfumes it helped her develop.

Campbell "has made millions of dollars from the sale of fragrances and cosmetics products conceptualized, created, developed and marketed with the assistance of" Moodform Mission, said the lawsuit, filed by Moodform on Monday in New York State Supreme Court.

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DIDDY NOT HEADLINING

Followers of Diddy's Twitter page know that he loves turkey sandwiches. But after premiering the first video from his group, Dirty Money's "Angels" on BET's 106 & Park, it seems that he's been snacking on humble pie.

Prepping for the release of the group's debut album Last Train to Paris, the man that sold out arenas with hip-hop's shiniest spectacle, the No Way Out tour just over a decade ago, said that he wouldn't mind performing at smaller spots or even opening for another artist.

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AKON ISN’T PAYING CHILD SUPPORT

Akon's baby mother is still allegedly chasing behind her ex for child support payments, but according to Akon she needs to look harder.
Farrah Coleman, the mother of one of Akon's kids, claims the Senegal-born singer hasn't been paying his child support for the one child they have together.

Every time attempts are made to file him legal papers, he's allegedly nowhere to be found. She's now threatening to take an ad out in Monday's edition of the Los Angeles Times.

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CHRIS BROWN IS HANGING WITH THE BIG BOYS

Chris Brown is donning a more mature, more macho look in his new video, "I Can Transform Ya," featuring Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz. What do y'all think of this sneak peek at CB's new flick? Excited for the video?

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KANYE WAS DEAD???

Internet rumors of the death of rapper Kanye West sparked a scam involving a malicious link on a Google search results page this morning.

As the rumor spread, searches for Kanye West shot to the top of Google.

One of the links being served to frantic searchers was serving a virus, according to SC Magazine, a publication for IT security professionals.

"Just because something didn't happen, doesn't mean it won't be abused for criminal purposes, be careful where you click," security adviser Rik Ferguson told the magazine.

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DIRECTOR TALKS ABOUT “THIS IS IT”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The director of Michael Jackson's upcoming documentary "This is It" says the singer was "excited" about his scheduled 50-date concert run in London for which he was rehearsing just before his sudden death in June.      

"He was excited, looking forward to (it), happy, pleased with what we had accomplished up until that moment and looking forward to finishing up the rehearsals in Los Angeles and moving on to London," Kenny Ortega told Reuters in an interview Tuesday.   

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ERIC BENNETT ON TOUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singer Eric Benét will embark on a 19-city tour called the “Sexy Soul Tour” beginning Oct. 29 in Houston’s Verizon Wireless Theatre, his record label, Friday/Reprise Records, announced Tuesday.       

The R&B crooner will be joined on the trek by Mint Condition and Ledisi.       

Benét's most recent CD, “Love and Life,” debuted on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at No. 11 and was a collaboration with longtime production partner Demonte Posey.       

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BRIAM MCKNIGHT NEW RELEASE OCT.27.2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E1 Music announces the Oct. 27 release of "Evolution of a Man," the new studio album by R&B singer and talk show host Brian McKnight. [Scroll down for tracklist.]     

The set includes first single "What I've Been Waiting For," already a Top 10 hit at Urban A/C radio. [Scroll down to listen.]      

Meanwhile, the singer's syndicated radio program "The Brian McKnight Show" is currently available in 47 markets. He also hosts "The Brian McKnight Morning Show" on LA's KTWV, The Wave Smooth Jazz radio

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WHOOPI HONORED WITH BRANDO AWARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whoopi Goldberg was presented with the Marlon Brando Award at the 2009 Stella by Starlight Gala on Monday night in New York.      

The Oscar-Emmy-Tony-Grammy winner was handed the prize by legendary actress Rube Dee, according to reports.      

Goldberg, who also co-hosts ABC's "The View," said she was flattered to receive the accolade but would rather have her late friend Brando back by her side instead.

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J-HUD SHEDDING THE BABY WEIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jennifer Hudson said she's still in the process of shedding the weight gained during her pregnancy with first son David Daniel Otunga Jr., who was born just a few months ago.

"I'm still working on it," the Oscar winner told People.com, adding that she walks 45 minutes to an hour every day. "I'm eating right, exercising, cutting sugar out of my diet. That's pretty much it, and walking every day, making sure I do some kind of exercise."   

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LUDACRIS FOUNDATION SUED

 

 

 

 

 

 

A lawyer who claims he has not been paid for work done on behalf of Ludacris and his Ludacris Foundation filed suit against the parties on Oct. 16 in Georgia's Fulton County Superior Court, reports Allhiphop.com.      

Carton Fields, from Atlanta, says the Ludacris Foundation hired him in March 2008 to defend the non-profit against a personal injury/negligence claim.       

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News: More Media Coverage on the Heather Ellis Case

Racial injustice rears its ugly head again, this time in rural Missouri, where heavy-handed prosecutor Stephen Sokoloff is threatening to impose a lengthy prison sentence on a woman after an altercation at a local Wal-Mart almost three years ago.

In January 2007, 20-year-old Heather Ellis, then a student at Xavier University, and her cousin David went to a Wal-Mart in Kennett, Missouri, near the Tennessee border, in an area commonly known as the Missouri Bootheel.  Kennett, in rural and conservative Dunklin County, which boasts that it seceded from the Union during the Civil War, is overwhelmingly white.

At the check-out line, the pair split up in order to find the shortest line.  When Ellis left her line to join her cousin at a shorter line, customers complained and a store employee accused her of cutting, at which point an argument ensued and a manager notified a security guard, an off-duty Kennett Police officer.  The situation escalated from there:

In the Ellis version, she was shoved by another customer, had her items pushed aside by the clerk and then was short-changed when she finally was checked out. The police affidavit contends, at numerous times, Ellis became belligerent, loud, abusive and cursing when she was told to leave by the store's assistant manager. Summoned by a frantic phone call from her son, as the pair walked out to the parking lot, [Ellis' aunt] Blackmon says she arrived in time to witness her niece being brutalized by police during attempts to place her in a squad car.

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Ellis was charged with disturbing the peace, trespassing, resisting arrest and two counts of assaulting a police officer. Yet, curiously after being described in the police affidavit as "completely out of control" during her arrest, she was released to the custody of her parents to receive medical attention only 45 minutes after being jailed. However, her arrest triggered a whole series of problems. Although she returned to school in Louisiana, two months later, an attorney hired by the family tried to talk Heather into taking a plea deal offered by powerful Dunklin County Prosecutor, Stephen Sokoloff.

 

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CICELY TYSON GETS HONORED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actress Cicely Tyson will host an invitation-only event for the unveiling of her new Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts (CTS) in New Jersey.      

The event will be held Saturday, Oct. 24, 3-8 p.m., at the school, located at 35 Winans Street (between North Walnut and Arlington Streets) in East Orange. CNN’s Soledad O'Brien will be the evening’s mistress of ceremonies. 

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TRACY MORGAN TALK ABOUT HIS ‘SNL’ DISS

 

 

 

 

 

 

In an interview Tuesday "Today's" Matt Lauer, Tracy Morgan tried his best to explain away harsh comments about two of his former "Saturday Night Live" colleagues that are mentioned in his upcoming book.       

"It's not that I don't have nice things to say," Morgan said when pressed about his "f*** 'em" comments to Cheri Oteri and Chris Kattan last week. "It just never was there."      

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CHRIS BROWN MONEY GOES TO CHARITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the same day Rihanna unleashed her new single and album release date, former boyfriend Chris Brown announced he will donate partial proceeds of his upcoming "Fan Appreciation" tour to a domestic violence intervention program.

On June 22, Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault for beating Rihanna and accepted a plea deal of community labor, five years' formal probation and domestic violence counseling.

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MEET OPRAH AND TYLER PERRY’S “PRECIOUS”

 

Gabourey Sidibe is the lead actor for the upcoming blockbuster movie "Precious." The film isn't going to open in theaters until November 6, but it has been garnering Oscar buzz for months. It's executive produced by Oprah and Tyler Perry and directed by Lee Daniels of "Monster's Ball."

     For the first time, we're getting a bird's eye view into the woman behind the "Precious" character.  Sidibe sat with ABC's Good Morning America host Robin Roberts and revealed that she hasn't even acted before.  This is her first role!  She is 26 and a college student.

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JUDGE RULE IN CHRIS ROCKS FAVOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Chris Rock documentary "Good Hair" has been cleared for U.S. theaters this weekend after a judge on Monday ruled against a filmmaker who accused the comedian of jacking her idea for the film.

According to Reuters, U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer said in court that she watched both "Good Hair" and Regina Kimbell's 2006 documentary "My Nappy Roots" before making her decision. 

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RHIANNA SINGLE HIT THE CHARTS

 

Rihanna is back with an official new single titled "Russian Roulette," the first release from her upcoming album "Rated R," due out Nov. 23.

The single's cover art features a topless RiRi wrapped in barbed wire.

"Rated R" is the singer's first album since 2007's multiplatinum effort "Good Girl Gone Bad." The single is her first new solo material since being assaulted by former boyfriend Chris Brown.

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SARAH PALIN ON OPRAH

Former GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin and talk show host Oprah Winfrey will finally meet face to face on Monday, Nov. 16, when the hockey mom is due to appear on the show to promote her new book.      

The appearance comes after months of accusations that Winfrey, a proud supporter of Palin's Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama, was refusing to interview the former Alaska governor.

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THE 1ST FAMILY PHOTO RELEASED

This week the White House released the much-anticipated official Obama family photo on its Flickr page. The portrait was taken in the Green Room of the White House on September 1 by famed Vanity Fair photographer Annie Leibovitz, notable for her decades of work capturing the images of rock stars and Hollywood's elite

as well as for her multimillion-dollar fortune's recent collapse. The seated and beaming first family looks happy and relaxed, with Sasha and Malia Obama each draping an arm over mom and dad.

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ROBIN THICKE AND HIS WIFE ARE EXPECTING

Grammy Award-winning singer Robin Thicke may be practicing his lullabies.

Thicke and his wife, actress Paula Patton – who began dating in high school – are expecting their first child, Usmagazine.com reports.

The parents-to-be attended the 2009 Angel Ball in Manhattan on Tuesday, and Thicke gushed about his wife of four years.

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CHRIS BROWN UNHAPPY WITH OPRAH!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R&B crooner Chris Brown is talking to the media again. He's promoting an upcoming album and last night (Oct. 21), the Virginia native paid a visit to hip hop radio personality Angie Martinez's popular New York City radio show.

The 20-year-old singer – who was sentenced to180 days community service sentence after assaulting his girlfriend Rihanna -- revealed that he is "tight" with media mogul Oprah Winfrey for not supporting him. He also vowed he will never hit another woman.

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Financial Lovemaking: Man Shoots Boy for Sleeping with His Daughter?

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University, AOL Black Voices 

I have daughters and I love them all. They are all at "that age," between 16 and 20, where they tend to love the boys that you want to beat down the most. Every time I hear them express their undying love for Lil Wayne, I can only think about him having 3 women pregnant at the same time. When I see a Chris Brown poster in their room, I remind them that Chris was accused of having boxing practice on Rihanna's face.

But as a father, you can't protect your daughters from themselves. Some things they have to learn on their own. And if sleeping with a pants-saggin, "purple stuff dranking," gold grill wearing, 10,000 tattoo having buffoon is the way they need to learn their lessons, you just kinda have to deal with it.I empathize with Wade Edwards, the man accused of shooting a boy for sleeping with his step daughter. Wade shot the boy four times, aiming for the "relevant zone" with each bullet. But while I can understand Wade's anger, I do not, for one second, condone his actions.

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Dr. Boyce Watkins: The Politics of Attitude: Black Women on Trial

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University, AOL Black Voices, MSNBC’s TheGrio.com 

Serena Williams has been listed as a headliner for this year's Australian Open. The problem is that it's not clear whether she'll be allowed to play.

Because of a recent outburst in which she threatened a line judge, Williams may be banned from at least one Grand Slam tournament. According to published reports, Williams told the judge, "You don't know me. You better be right. I swear to God I'm going to take this ball and shove it down your throat."Given that a ball going down your throat might actually kill you, the judge felt that Serena had threatened her life. Then again, Serena's from Compton, a town that has become famous for finding creative ways to kill people. Serena does not, however, need to take "the hood" with her all the way to Australia.

To make matters more interesting, Serena recently got naked for the cover of ESPN magazine, certifying her status as an iconic and thought-provoking figure for the early 21st century. These two events, plus the fact that she just happens to be one of the most dominant female tennis players in history, makes her the kind of woman we'll all be talking about for the next 100 years. Our great-grandkids won't be talking much about the boring apolitical figure called Michael Jordan. We'll congratulate Tiger Woods for being the first incredibly rich black man to consistently beat the crap out of the arrogant guys at the country club. Serena Williams' name, though, will come up in classes on feminist theory, history and sociology. Like Muhammad Ali, Serena is becoming bigger than her sport, and my greatest hope is that her ability to transcend tennis is guided by a desire to serve all humanity, and not just herself. Her nude body on the cover of ESPN is her way of yelling to the world that she is more than a tennis player. I agree that she is.

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Baby Survives Being Run Over by a Train!

 

A baby barely survives as a train runs over his stroller.  Click here to watch.

Remember What Wesley Said About Black Women?

HIS career is red hot, yet the man himself--actor Wesley Snipes--is super cool. Not cold as in icy, for he is very warm gracious and personable. And not cool as in nonchalant, for the man is engaging and intriguing and exudes sex appeal up close and personal just as he does so effectively on the silver screen.

That sex appeal, intrigue and personality, in addition to exceptional talent, have helped Snipes carve out a niche for himself in Hollywood and etch his way into the hearts and minds of movie fans with roles that are as diverse as they are compelling. Memorable are his intense architect in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever, his ruthless drug lord in New Jack City, his audacious, martial arts expert-hero in Passenger 57, his colorful drag queen in To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Love Julie Newmar, and his intense police detective in Murder at 1600.

Snipes is among a small, elite group of Black male actors who have established themselves as powerbrokers in Hollywood. Like fellow heartthrob Denzel Washington, Snipes commands $10 million per film; but while Washington may do one film a year, Snipes consistently has done two or three a year.

Despite his high-profile career, Snipes says he lives a "very simple, down-to-earth" lifestyle between homes in Los Angeles, New York and Florida (See companion story beginning on Page 194). His passions include motorcycles, and he loves hiphop, acid jazz and reggae music. "I still go to places I've been going to for 10 years. I eat in the 'hood. All the people know me," he says.

However, that does not make him immune to the pitfalls of celebrity and success. "I mean, people want your time; people want your energy. So if you have strong energy, people who don't have it want it. They want to be around it, and sometimes they want to be it. There's struggle, a tug-of-war for your attention by everybody from friends to family to people in the business to people who are trying to get into the business," says the actor who is known for his generosity. "And yes, they definitely want the money. They always want the money."

 

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Toni Braxton Reported to be Facing Foreclosure

TMZ is reporting that she might be losing her house too.  Damn.

Black College Student Faces 15 Years for Cutting Line at Walmart: KKK Threatens Her Family

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, TheGrio.com, Your Black World 

I mentioned the story before about Heather Ellis, the young woman who was threatened by the KKK after protesting about her arrest that took place in a Walmart store. The story was quite interesting in that Ellis now faces 15 years in prison for effectively cutting line at a Walmart. The unfortunate events occurred when Ellis was shopping with a cousin in Kennett, Missouri.

Heather and her cousin went to separate lines and when her cousin found the shorter line, Heather joined him. Ellis was then accused of cutting line by the person checking out customers, which led to an altercation. When Ellis was asked to leave the store, she argued with the managers, which led to the police being called. Ellis was eventually charged with disturbing the peace, resisting arrest and two counts of assaulting a police officer.

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News: Hampton Makes a White Woman Their Queen

Last Friday, Nikole Churchill became Hampton University's first non-black homecoming queen and the second non-black homecoming queen of any historically black college or university. Her crowning, by five judges, has caused controversy, as students and alumni debate whether Churchill deserves the distinction.

The 22-year-old Churchill is Hawaiian, with an Italian mother and a father from Guam. According to WTKR, she was chosen out of 10 applicants in the competition and reportedly built her win on the platform of mentoring girls ages 11–14 on topics including "self-esteem, body image, teenage pregnancies and nutrition."

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