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Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Reconciling...It Looks Like Something is Going On

2012-02-16T08:50:00.000-05:00

Vanessa showed up for the Lakers Valentine's Day victory over the Atlanta Hawks. The two shared a kiss in the tunnel on the way into the locker room and it doesn't look like they're in the middle of a divorce.

Vanessa filed for divorce in December, and they have already sealed the property settlement deal in which Vanessa got all 3 Newport Beach estates.

But sources told us at the time Vanessa filed ... don't be surprised if she goes back to Bryant.

And, although Kobe and Vanessa have submitted all the necessary docs to divorce, it doesn't become final until mid-June, so there's plenty of time to withdraw the papers.

The Woman Who Became King of African Village...Really a King

2012-02-15T09:05:00.001-05:00

How did a Washington, D.C. secretary named Peggielene Bartels become the king of an African village? Correspondent Seth Doane finds out about the phone call that transformed one woman's life - the woman known as King Peggy.

Allen Iverson Broke......Blows $150 MIL..............

2012-02-15T09:00:00.000-05:00

It looks like no one knows "The Answer" to this question - where did all of Iverson's money go? The once most sought-after b-ball player in NBA history is now looking at playing in Puerto Rico or Iran to make a financial comeback.

In NBA salary alone, he earned about $154 million, according to basketball-reference.com .

Now, a judge in Georgia has ordered Iverson to pay the $860,000 he apparently owes a jeweler,The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The problem is, he didn't have the cash to pay the jeweler, so the judge has ordered his bank accounts commandeered and his earnings garnished.

Rumors about Iverson's insolvency began as far back as 2010, when an Inquirer reporter visited the guard in Turkey, where he was apparently playing on a two-year $4 million contract for a non-elite team.

"The 76ers' former all-everything guard is broke - by all accounts except his own - and playing here in Istanbul for a number of reasons, none of which is to become an ambassador for Turkey's solid, but often overlooked, professional league," wrote reporter Kate Fagan in November, 2010.

It's sad to say, but this is not uncommon. The NBA Players' Association reportedly reminds its rookies every year that 60 percent of NBA players go broke five years after their last basketball-related paycheck, reports The Toronto Star .

According to Yahoo Sports, big names like Scottie Pippen, Antoine Walker, Kenny Anderson, and Derrick Coleman have all had financial problems, after leaving the NBA.

Iverson was known for spending big - his jewelry, his tattoos, his friends, his entourage of 50 deep - hey, he spent money like a baller, and that's what he was...

The question now is where will "The Answer go" and how will he pay his bills.

Is Lil Wayne Engaged?

2012-02-15T08:46:00.000-05:00

There are rumors that Weezy popped the question. And via Twitter, he tweets "She said yes!" Some are saying that the new woman in his life is pregnant - don't they know he's a breeding machine or was that the plan?

My question is, out of all the baby mama's and aside from Toya, did Wayne pick a white chick? Hmmmm....

2012-02-14T09:16:00.002-05:00

Whitney Houston Puts Wendy Williams on Blast!!!! R.I.P. Whitney.... (Audio)

2012-02-14T09:12:00.000-05:00

Powerful Keys To A Personal Transformation

2012-02-14T08:58:00.001-05:00

If you had these Keys, a whole new world awaits you with changes of monumental proportions! For many, they yearn so much for a Personal Change. Do you? Indeed I do! There can never ever be any progress without it. Deep in our hearts, mankind acknowledge and welcome the Winds Of Change!

Have you ever thought of transforming your life on a personal note? It is that blessed hope of life-saving for a Personal Transformation beyond your imagination! I have a secret dream locked inside my heart and now it just can't wait to spread its wings and fly. What is this secret dream I have? Beginning with me, I must take a big leap forward and a fearless look in the mirror. Mirror, mirror on the wall; will I be able to be transformed at all?

Now, are you ready to embrace a powerful personal change in life? If you are, here are the Keys to your Personal Transformation and with it--the blessed hope:-

Honesty - The adage that honesty is the best policy still holds water. We tend to hide from truths about ourselves, yet there is none easier to lie, then yourself. Take a look in your mirror and see what it says about you!
Willingness - To be willing, is actually to be honest in action. If honesty is your sail in a boat, then willingness is the wind that blows it. To perform something, you must be willing, right?
Commitment - It keeps us more focused on our purpose in life, as it is our engine that powers our personal change.
Imagination - It directs the path to seek changes. By our imagination, we have the Road-map of where and how to attain them. We don't have to be who we always have been as it gives us the ideas about change.
Acceptance - In selecting acceptance, we make the most of what we are given. In other words, acceptance is a choice as we alter to adapt to harsh realities. Knowing that we have no control over certain circumstances or situations to life events, it helps us to conform mentally to them.
Faith in yourself - Faith is like constructing a bridge to God and is a Belief that is so elemental, as to acknowledge a much greater and more loving Power to Whom we can appeal for help...God our Creator, to make us understand that we, likewise must have faith in ourselves believing that things are possible.
Forgiveness - Knowing how to forgive yourself or others, is the utmost transformative change to have. It is the ultimate act of letting go of resentment and anger in order to proceed on.
Resilience - It is a power or ability, to bounce back from inevitable setbacks we often encounter--and is available to everyone. Forged in the light of God's love, I was saved by resilience...when all was lost and bleak, in that dark period that once clouded my life and it changed me for good.
Love - It is the fundamental metaphysical essence and is the supreme power for transformation, in the universe. Love is an indispensable step to transform oneself in seeking happiness and affection. Without love, our lives are meaningless and empty--without a purpose!

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Change is a process of discovering oneself. So tell me, must I look in the mirror to find out if I need a Personal Transformation, for that blessed promise of hope? Indeed, change it will be for me, with these Powerful Keys to unlock a treasure of personal transformation! Hence, look no more.

T-Boz Denied Bankruptcy Protection - Over $700,000 in Debt

2012-02-14T08:52:00.000-05:00

T-Boz may lose everything, after a judge denied her ‘immunity’ from creditors.

The singer filed bankruptcy in October, after accumulating $700,000 in debt. But the judge didn’t see her make any effort to repay the money.

So the annoying phone calls won’t stop and her assets aren’t protected.

However, she has 180 days to either work a deal out or re-file.

Drake and Common Fight Backstage at Grammy's -- REALLY...

2012-02-14T08:48:00.000-05:00

According to a source who was backstage at Sunday’s Grammy Awards in LA, they saw the rappers get into not one, but two separate fights. Each time, the arguments had to be broken up by “uniformed police.”

After admitting to rapping about Drake in one of his songs, Common claimed earlier in the night, that the two had long since buried the hatchet.

The rapper told Fuse :

“It was all in the art of Hip Hop but it’s kind of over now. It’s over. But it was all in the art of Hip Hop. He said some things to me so I had to say some things back… I wouldn’t say [he started it] but I know I heard something that I felt was directed to me so I addressed it. That’s all. But you know, thank God we were able to move forward from it and all is good.”

Chaka Khan, La La Anthony and Aisha Tyler Strut for Red Dress Collection Fashion Show

2012-02-13T08:48:00.000-05:00

Although Fashion Week kicked off on Thursday, the festivities truly started on Wednesday night with the annual The Heart’s Truth Red Dress Collection Fashion Show, sponsored by Diet Coke. Everyone from the glorious Chaka Khan to Lala Anthony and Aisha Tyler walked the catwalk, donning red dresses in support of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Lets check out the beautiful women lookingvery dolled up for a great cause!

Toya and Memphitz Wright - Photo Shoot for Rolling Out

2012-02-13T08:43:00.000-05:00

The beautiful couple Toya and Memphitz Wright will soon be gracing the cover of Rolling Out and letting the world see them in a way never captured before. It was refreshing to see these two have so much fun with each other!

Whitney's Last Performance

2012-02-13T08:36:00.000-05:00

Cell phone video of Whitney Houston's last performance before her death. Recorded on February 9, 2012, Houston performs "Jesus Loves Me" with Kelly Price

Zsa Zsa at 95: Husband Releases Birthday Photos

2012-02-13T08:30:00.000-05:00

Louis Vuitton and Range Rover Partner - Now That's an Ice Cream Paint Job

2012-02-13T07:52:00.002-05:00

Custom car paint jobs are nothing news, but when Louis Vuitton and Range Rover partner, you know it's going to be hot.

The Range Rover has the Louis Vuitton monogram printed over the car body, and a garish pink and white stripe runs over the hood to the bumper.

The owner's initials, N.J.H adds the finishing touch.

Vehicle wrap printed with the LV logo has been used ensuring temporary customizing without the paint job being affected. This also ensures that the DVLA needn't be notified about color change.

This Overfinch Range Rover could have come at $160,000. The company has outfitted Range Rovers with engine ramp ups, personalised interiors, and bodykit since 1975.

Adele Takes Home Six Grammy's

2012-02-13T07:45:00.000-05:00

Adele, emerged as the top winner at Sunday's Grammy Awards, winning six trophies including record, song and album of the year.

The singer, who also made a triumphant comeback from vocal cord surgery on the Grammy stage, sobbed as she won the night's final award, album of the year, for "21." It was last year's top-selling album with more than six million copies sold and remains lodged at the No. 1 spot on this year's charts.

Her victories tied her with Beyonce as the most wins by a woman in one evening.

"Mom, gold is good!" Adele shouted as she took the album of the year trophy.

The celebration of Adele, a big-voiced, soulful singer, came on a night where the Grammys marked the loss of one of music's great female voices -- and one of its most prized talents overall. Whitney Houston died the night before the Grammys, casting a shadow over music's biggest night.

But while her death lent a somber overtone to the evening's show, it did not overwhelm it, perhaps best proved by the show's closing number, a rollicking jam session featuring Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, and Dave Grohl among others.

Jennifer Hudson's Grammy's Performance - A Tribute to Whitney Houston (Video)

2012-02-13T07:35:00.004-05:00

Jennifer Hudson held back the tears, in her phenomenal tribute to Whitney. I don't know how she did it, but if she could overcome all of the tragedy in her life, my girl can do anything.

Dallas Pastor (Tyrone Gordon) Resigns - Alleged Sexual Misconduct with Male Members

2012-02-12T10:17:00.000-05:00

News channel KFDI calls them ‘lewd’ allegations which have come against a revered Dallas pastor and community leader. Senior Pastor Tyrone Gordon of St. Luke Community United Methodist Church in South Dallas, Texas has been accused of sexual misconduct on more than one male in his church.

The prominent and charismatic church leader is being accused at this time by a young man who attended his church:

KFDI reports:

A 26-year-old pastor who grew up attending St. Luke has filed a lawsuit, listing graphicallegations that Gordon coerced him and other young people into engaging in sexual acts, sometimes in the pastor’s office. Rev. Cameron Jerrod Greer is suing Gordon, St. Luke and the North Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Dallas News gave the most recent detailed report on the actual allegations:

The suit makes several allegations against the church, including that its “agents and employees” knew or should have known that Gordon was a “sexual predator” because church leaders had been informed about inappropriate actions as far back as 2006.

Rev. Cameron Jerrod Greer who is now a pastor of his own church told his story as this:(Warning! This contains graphic details)

Greer, who had been a lifelong member at St. Luke, is now pastor of Cockrell Hill United Methodist Church. He said he was working as an audio and visual technician at St. Luke when Gordon arrived. Sometime around December 2003, Greer said, Gordon touched or rubbed his penis across Greer’s buttocks in Gordon’s office between the church’s 8 and 11 a.m. services. At the time, Greer said four other men were in the pastor’s office area, but he isn’t sure if they saw the act.
Greer said four months later, in April 2004, the same thing occurred in Gordon’s office, and this time, the four men did witness the act. Greer said that the four — who are named in the lawsuit — “acted as if [it] were normal behavior.”
On another occasion, Greer said, he saw one of the four men wiping sweat from Gordon’s body as Gordon stood in his underwear with his pants below his knees. Greer said that he realized that “this was not normal and something else was going on.”
The lawsuit alleges several other similar incidents, the most recent in January 2010. Greer did not report any of the incidents to police, his attorney said.
Greer also accused the church of breaching its fiduciary duty by not warning him about Gordon’s “sexual propensities,” which allowed Gordon to coerce him into “engaging in unwanted sexual acts.”
Greer’s suit also states that church leaders had been told that Gordon was exchanging sexually explicit emails and text messages with “both employees and members” of St. Luke. Source

Gordon submitted his resignation and relinquished his ordination at St. Luke Community United Methodist Church. His last day as pastor of the popular church is Feb 15. Bishop Scott Jones, over the Kansas Annual West Conference of the United Methodist Church said this his statement:

“in the midst of pending complaints, of both an administrative and judicial nature, from individuals inside and outside his congregation.”

Of course, the Bishop and Gordon have addressed this issue in an around about way. Neither one of them addressed the allegations directly and Rev. Tyrone Gordon issued this statement:

“Distractions and factions have arisen which have impaired optimal ministry.”
“After much prayer, deliberation and intense discussions with my family, I have come to the conclusion for personal, spiritual and professional reasons that it is time for us to move on.”

Dallas News reported that many of the members of St. Luke Community UMC did not want to speak on the matter but a Dallas area attorney and member of St. Luke, James Belt said he and others had complained to W. Earl Bledsoe, bishop of the North Texas Annual Conference of theUnited Methodist Church about what they call ‘Gordon’s lack’ of “congregational care.

Whitney Houston, Dead at 48

2012-02-12T03:33:00.000-05:00

The singer is found unresponsive at the Beverly Hilton hours before Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy Awards party.

Kristen Foster, a publicist, announced that the singer had died, and police sources later confirmed that she was found unresponsive in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel about 3:30 p.m. Paramedics performed CPR on her, but she was pronounced dead about 4 p.m., Beverly Hills Police Lt. Mark Rosen told KTLA News. An investigation into the cause of death is pending.

On Thursday afternoon at the hotel, Houston drew the attention of reporters and security staff with her erratic behavior, dripping sweat and disheveled clothes. The singer was disruptive at that day's rehearsals for music mogul Clive Davis' annual Grammy industry party and showcase; that party at the Hilton on Saturday night was supposed to include a performance by Houston.

This is so sad and we send our condolences to her family. Whitney, R.I.P.

BLUE IVY CARTER REAL PICS - That's Jay Z's Baby, No Doubt About It

2012-02-11T08:24:00.001-05:00

Jennifer Williams "Basketball Wives" Get's Slapped Back to Back...DAYUM

2012-02-10T09:27:00.000-05:00

Jennifer Williams can’t catch a break! The newly single reality star, within 4 minutes of super trailer footage was slapped close to four times by Evelyn and her assistant.

Newcomer Kesha N’ichols tries her luck against Tami Roman who quickly shuts her down!

Get More: Basketball Wives (Season 4), Evelyn, More Video

Beyonce Leaves Sick Blue Ivy at Home While She Parties Til 4 AM

2012-02-08T20:50:00.001-05:00

You've got to admit Beyonce looks damn good for someone just having a baby three weeks ago, but all the talk is about her leaving sick baby Ivy at home so she could go and party.

I don't know about y'all, but three weeks after having a baby and getting up all odd hours of the night, all I wanted to see was a pillow, a blanket, and quiet. And I sure as heck wasn't wearing anything pushing my lactating breasts up and out.

Hey, maybe that doesn't happen to celebs, or maybe they have some magic cure to instantly whip your body back into shape three weeks after giving birth.

To add fuel to the fire, Beyonce told reports that her husband's performance was "amazing," yet it was later revealed that she did not attend the performance at all. What's up with that?

I'm really beginning to wonder if this fake pregnancy thing is true. A few weeks home pretending I'm recovering and POW - here I am world, just as if I never had a big tummy or just pushed out a baby.

I'm just saying....

Maino Clears Up Rumors About Being in Love With Lil Kim

2012-02-08T20:41:00.002-05:00

Maino wants to make it clear that his love for Lil’ Kim — which he expressed in his song “I Still Love You” — is strictly platonic. “I saw the comments,” Maino said in a recent interview with Elliott Wilson. “‘Oh Maino’s in love with Lil Kim.’ They forgot in the song that I said, ‘I was your brother.’”
In the tune, Maino talks about how their once rock-solid relationship took a turn for the worse, but he still has love for the Queen Bee.

Flo Rida Pays Employees $3.08 an Hour!

2012-02-08T08:07:00.000-05:00

Despite making millions from his rap urban pop hits like “Low” and “Good Feeling,” Flo Rida’s former assistant is suing him for undisclosed wages. According to TMZ, a woman named Mahogany Miller is suing Flo Rida claiming when she became his assistant back in August, she was expected to answer phones, work 65 hours a week, and damn near be a slave for $3.08 an hour!

Miller asserts once she confronted her boss about the unfair working conditions, he fired her less than 24 hours later

The New Yorker Labels Rick Ross A Fake Who Makes it Tough For Rappers Who "Keep It Real"

2012-02-07T08:24:00.001-05:00

Cover of Rick Ross

Rapper Rick Ross' career has been fueled by the cocaine dealing he often refers to in his lyrics. In his song "Hustlin'" off of his debut album Port of Miami he rapped that he knew former Panamaniandictator/drug kingpin Manuel Noriega.

"I know Pablo, Noriega.The real Noriega, he owe me a hundred favors," he rapped.

In a subsequent interview with AllHipHop, Ross admitted he didn't actually know Noriega.

AllHipHop.com: What did you mean when you said “Noriega owes me favors”? [Manuel "Manolo" Noriega, the Panamanian military leader who was tried and convicted for drug trafficking. He resides in a Miami federal prison]? What does that mean?

Rick Ross: Noriega owe a hundred favors, you know what I’m sayin’? It’s just like, you know, I kick it with [Pablo] Escobar nephew. He live down here. That’s my n*ggas, you know what I’m sayin’? So I just meant like, you know, real ties with real n*ggas. That’s what that meant. I don’t know Noriega personally, but I know n*ggas who have met Noriega. I know n*ggas who was in federal prison two, three cells down from Noriega. You know what I’m sayin’? And when I talk to them, I let ‘em know you know that’s something I meant to ‘em in the movies. I’m into sh*t like that. So I’m gonna stand to that. That’s all that means.

So began the rapper's mantra of fake it until you make it that has worked for him thus far.

In a just published article titled 'The Sound Of Success: Rick Ross’ Confidence Game,' writer Sasha Frere-Jones of the New Yorker places the blame on the Miami rapper's shoulders for making it acceptable for rappers to embellish what they say in their lyrics to the point that the motto "keeping it real" has all but left the genre.
From thisis50.com

D'Angelo Performs for a London Audience

2012-02-07T08:20:00.000-05:00

R&B artist D'Angelo entertained fans with a full live band at London' s O2 Academy in Brixton on Friday February 3, 3011.

The performance is 1 of several dates in which the Grammy award winning artist will premiere new exclusive records along with his classic hits like "Brown Sugar," "Lady," and "Untitled (How Does It Feel?)."

2012 appears to be the year D'Angelo will return from his long sabbatical. As Singersroom previously reported, he has been prepping his forthcoming album, working with Prince, Cee-Lo Green, and Mark Ronson.