The Daily Buzz For June 25

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FIRST LOOK: ‘R&B Divas LA’ With Kelly Price, Lil Mo, Michel’le, Dawn Robinson, and More

As the second season of “R&B Divas Atlanta” comes to a close with its last episode airing on June 19, TV One amps up to debut its sister spin-off  show “R&B Divas LA” on July 10, where fans can catch up on the lives of Kelly Price, Chante Moore, Dawn Robinson, Lil’ Mo, Claudette Ortiz and Michel’le.

WATCH HERE:

These West Coast Divas attempt to take over the City of Angels with new deals, new drama, and new directions for their careers and their lives. The Divas are coming together for a secret project showcasing their talents, trials, tribulations, and most of all triumph.  Success is the only option for these 6 friends!

Episode one of the show airs July 10 at 10 pm on TV One.

Chroniclers, will you be tuning in next month?

Jay-Z Signs First NBA Baller, Kevin Durant, to Roc Nation Sports
It’s official, NBA Baller Kevin Durant has been signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports. Read the official announcement below.

Join us in welcoming Oklahoma City Thunder Small Forward to the Roc Nation Sports/CAA family! Read up on him below:

Born on September 29, 1988, just outside the nation’s capital, in Suitland, Maryland, Kevin Wayne Durant is a high-profile professional basketball player. After playing college basketball for only one season at the University of Texas, Austin, he was chosen second overall in the first round of the 2007 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics.

Durant’s success started with the PG Jaguars, an Amateur Athletic Union youth basketball team in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The team won two national championships during Durant’s tenure. To this day, Durant wears a No. 35 jersey in honor of Charles Craig, his AAU coach and childhood mentor, who died at the age of 35. Kevin was mentored and trained by a man name Taurs (stink) Brown. Taurs trained kevin on basketball skills, academic skills, and life skills. Kevin spent a lot of time with him learning about life and basketball. He is a large part of the reason why Kevin is who he is today.

During high school, he played for the National Christian Academy and Montrose Christian School, both in Maryland, and for basketball powerhouse Oak Hill Academy, located in Virginia. After his senior year, he was named to Parade magazine’s “First Team” list, and to USA Today’s “First Team All-American” list, capturing attention from major college basketball recruiters nationwide.

College Career
Durant received offers from top Division I colleges, and although prompted by his friend, point guard Tywon Lawson, to join him and play with the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, Durant signed with the University of Texas Longhorns in Austin. Russell Springman, a Longhorn assistant and Maryland native, had been in touch with Durant since his freshman year of high school.

As a Longhorn, Durant started in every game during his freshman year of college, averaging 25.8 points per game (first in the Big 12, fourth in the nation) and 11 rebounds per game in 35 games. He scored 20-plus points 30 times, and put up 30-plus points 11 times. He was named the Big 12 Tournament’s Most Valuable Player after hitting a tournament record of 92 points and leading the Longhorns to the second round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Championship, where they lost to the University of Southern California.

As a freshman, Durant received the Oscar Robertson and the Adolph F. Rupp awards, and was the first freshman to win both honors.

NBA Career
After just one year of college basketball, Durant declared himself eligible for the 2007 NBA Draft. In June of that year, he was chosen second overall in the first round by the Seattle SuperSonics. Around that same time, Durant signed a $60 million, seven-year endorsement deal with Nike, a major deal at the time, exceeded only by LeBron James’s Nike contract.

In his rookie season, Durant was selected as a member of the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team and was named the NBA’s “Rookie of the Year.” After the 2007-08 season, the Seattle SuperSonics relocated the organization from Seattle, Washington to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, becoming the Oklahoma City Thunder. Durant continues to thrive with the franchise. In 2013, Durant ended the season with a 51 percent shooting rate, a 41.6 percent three point shooting rate, and a 90.5 free throw shooting rate, Durant became the youngest player in NBA history to join the 50–40–90 Club. His 2013 campaign was called “one of the greatest shooting seasons in league history.”

Durant has been named an NBA All-Star three times (2010-12) and to the All-NBA First Team three times (2010-12). He also led the league three times as NBA scoring champion (2010-12), becoming only the eighth player in NBA history to do so.

Durant has also played internationally, and was named 2010 FIBA World Championship MVP by the International Basketball Federation. Additionally, he was chosen to play with the 2012 U.S. Olympic basketball team. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the U.S. basketball team took home the gold medal.

Congrats Mr. Grant!

Brandy Takes Birthday Girl Sy'Rai & Friends To DISNEYLAND

Brandy was on full on mommy duty this week as she took the fam to Disneyland for daughter Sy'Rai's 11th birthday. 

Sy'Rai (rocking braids), whose daddy is producer Robert Smith, had a Disney filled b-day When she recently turned 11. Mommy Brandy took her and her friends and fam to Disneyland and they were all spotted posing it up with Minnie Mouse.

Looks like Brandy was trying to be in disguise as well with all these clothes on.  She tweeted on Monday to her baby girl:

"Happy Birthday my sunshine Sy'rai!!! You have changed my life #angel #angel #angel #angel"

Sweet!  Brandy's in the midst of planning her wedding with fiance Ryan Press, who seems to already be taking on the role as stepdaddy to Sy'Rai based on the cutesy pics of the two that Brandy posts.  

Sweet!

And You Thought You Had It Bad: Katy Perry Dishes About Her Divorce And John Mayer

As ladies, we have many reasons to envy Katy Perry.  Right now, she is one of the biggest popstars in the world behind hits like “California Girls” and “Teenage Dream.”  And not to mention, the girl is STUNNING!  But in the latest issue of “Vogue,” the pop princess reveals her bumpy love life.

First, Katy dishes about her quickie marriage and sudden divorce to comedian, Russell Brand. 

She stands firm that she was in love with him when the two married, but the marriage started to deteriorate. Despite being dumped over a text message, it seems as if Katy isn’t bitter.  When asked why she thinks the marriage failed, she takes the high road and blames HER success, saying that more often than not, men can’t handle their equals.  GIRL POWER ALL THE WAY!!!!

Then, Katy starts to talk about her infamous relationship with John Mayer, insisting that it wasn’t/isn’t just a rebound.  She openly admits that she is still in love with him. Despite their on again, off again relationship, Katy only has nice things to say about Mayer, calling him a “beautiful mind, tortured soul.”

We don’t know about you, but it’s HARD to speak so nicely about exes, especially ones that don’t deserve it (ahem, BRAND).  But we give props to Ms. Katy for doing so!!!!

Star Jones uses Judy Smith (The Real Life Olivia Pope) to Clean Up Messy Jobs

Judy Smith aka the real Olivia Pope was honored recently at a gala.

Even Star Jones counts on Washington, DC, fixer Judy Smith — the inspiration for Kerry Washington’s character Olivia Pope on ABC series “Scandal” — as her go-to gal when she’s in a bind.

“I’ve known her for 20 years,”

Jones told a crowd that included “CSI: NY” actor Hill Harper, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Ariel Meredith and CBS newsman Maurice DuBois at the International Urban Technology Center gala at Capitale.

Of the crisis-management whiz, Jones added,

 “I’ve got her number on speed dial . . . If I listened to her advice more often, I wouldn’t have gotten into half the trouble I’m in.”

Smith, who was honored at the event, has represented Monica Lewinsky and, as Jones’ diplomatically described another client,

“a certain vice president when he . . . had a shooting incident with a friend,” referring to Dick Cheney.

Everyone can use a fixer.  Even Star Jones admits the value.

Judy Smith lent a wonderful example for the TV Olivia Pope. Do you wish YOU had a fixer for your everyday snafus?

RHOA’s Cynthia Bailey and Peter Thomas Are Expecting Their First Child ?

Congratulations are in order for Cynthia Bailey and husband Peter Thomas, they are expecting their first child together.

According to Counter Culture Beauty:

Congratulations must go out to Cynthia Bailey of the Real Housewives of Atlanta! It was confirmed today that the supermodel and reality tv star is expecting her first child with husband Peter. This will be her second child as she has a daughter with actor Leon. I’m sure the Bravo camera crews are currently filming the newly pregnant Cynthia as she lets the cat out of the bag. Definitely expect to see something about her pregnancy on the 4th installment of the extremely popular Real Housewives series. Congrats again!!!

UPDATE: Cynthia has denied the claim and said SHE ISN'T PREGNANT...

WOMP!

Dwight Howard & girlfriend Christine Vest welcome baby boy?

We know Dwight Howard is a dad. The exact number of children is up in the air and up for speculation depending on who you ask. What I can tell you is that it appears he has at least 4 children. His oldest son Braylon with ex-Basketball Wives cast member Royce Reed plus, two daughters by two different women. And per Royce, you can add a baby brother to the fold. Royce congratulated Dwight and his girlfriend, Christine Vest on the birth of their son.

Earlier this year Royce posted a collage with Braylon, herself and the other two of Dwight’s kids’ mothers.

Royce also added on Twitter that Dwight hadn’t seen Braylon since February and that she had no idea the couple was expecting.

This is what Sylvester Stallone’s 91 year Old Mom looks like after Plastic Surgery

Jackie Stallone has spoken about her plastic surgery regrets – saying countless botched procedures have left her looking ‘like a chipmunk with a mouth full of walnuts’.

The 91-year-old socialite opened up for the first time about her health since she suffered a terrifying heart attack two months ago.

In an interview she also spoke about her ‘horror’ year in which she watched her daughter Toni Ann Filiti die in her own home – just six weeks after the tragic death of her grandson Sage.

Defiant Jackie – mother of Hollywood screen icon Sylvester – told how she doesn’t fear death and is proud to look so striking when most people her age are confined to nursing homes.

But when asked if she still uses cosmetic surgery, Jackie said: ‘I do and actually I’ve got too much, I look like I've got a mouth full of nuts, it’s Juvederm (a cosmetic filler), too much of it. I feel as though I look like a chipmunk.’

Explaining what Juvederm is, she continued: ‘It plumps [you] up here (pointing at her cheeks) but it looks like you have a mouth full of walnuts.

However Jackie, who still attends red carpets in high heels and mini-skirts, is clearly a lot fitter than most people her age.

Describing how she has kept so fit and healthy, she says:  ‘I use a bag of spinach a day, every morning for breakfast I steam a bowl of it and boil an egg on it. That’s the secret to my longevity.

 ‘Who do you know that looks as good at 91? I am healthy. Here I am with a husband half my age, he’s 60.’

Jackie, who lives in an upmarket condo a stone’s throw from Santa Monica beach, does tap dancing classes three times a week, has a physical trainer twice a week and spends two hours a day playing her piano.

She says: ‘I don’t waste my time going to silly Hollywood parties. You have to be a role model for seniors. And actually I became a role model for the movie stars at 50, because what they dread more than anything is getting old and shot. But I get more popular as I get older.’

 ‘Hollywood fears age, but I think old is coming in. I think cougars are coming back. We’d all like to get there, get there like me. Not on a walker, not in a nursing home,’ she said.

Asked what procedures she’s had, Jackie said: ‘I’ve had chemical peels, I’ve had three of those and about 50 injections. ‘

‘No Botox, I don’t need that, what I want Botox wouldn’t help. I don’t have wrinkles in my forehead, I genetically don’t have that, that’s something I can be thankful for.’

Jackie still passionately believes in plastic surgery – but thinks Beverly Hills doctors are overrated ‘hacks’.

She said: ‘I’m all for everything to make it (you) look good - anything and everything. But most of the plastic surgery in Beverly Hills is rotten. I have seen on TV and in person the biggest hacks. I will go to other states.’

 ‘Just because it’s Beverly Hills and they do the stars, but do you see what the stars look like? They look like they’ve been struck by lightning don’t they?' she added.

'You take Elvis Presley’s wife, doesn’t she look like she's frozen in space and in time. Like a statue, frozen.’

 ‘Did you ever see Bing Crosby’s wife Kathy Crosby? They took too much out of her eyelids and she looks basically like she’s got two headlights there.’

However one person Jackie admires is Joan Rivers.

She said: ‘I think one of the best jobs is Joan Rivers. But they can’t seem to do anything for her body it doesn’t match the face. Her body is all-decrepit and she’s walking like she needs a cane.

‘Her face even though it’s marble, I’d like to meet her doctor. I don’t know him but if I did I'd be there.’

Recently Jackie has had more to worry about than plastic surgery – suffering her THIRD heart attack in February (the other two both happened within three months of each other when she was 75.)

She said: ‘I’ve had three. My answer is screw it, if you’re going to go it’s a good way to go. You go in one piece and you go gracefully.’

Jackie blames the health scare on a devastating past year in which Sage died of a heart attack at just 36 and her daughter Toni-Ann passed away from lung cancer. The pair died within six weeks of each other last summer.

She said: ‘I saw my daughter die a day at a time of lung cancer, lying there, upstairs. I have on my counter with her ashes in an urn. Every day I couldn’t wait to go to bed at night and yet I hated to get up every morning because I knew what I was going to face, nothing was going to be any good. “I’d have to get out of bed and go to Toni Ann.

‘Too have Toni Ann here and then have Sage die - it was just too much.

 ‘When you see all of that you have to have a heart attack, I was due for a heart attack.’

Jackie spoke out just two days before what would have been Toni’s 49th birthday and Sage’s 37th (they were both born on May 5).

She said: ‘This time last year Toni Ann it was her birthday and Sage’s on May 5 and he came over to celebrate with her. Sage brought a little cake over and chocolate ice cream, and we were cheering her up. That was May.

 ‘Two months later he was dead and three months later she was dead. That was a horror. Who would have dreamed the following year both of them would be dead? It’s horrible.’

Asked if the double tragedy had made her make plans for her own passing, Jackie joked: ‘I want to be cremated, I don’t know if I should throw my ashes over Saks Fifth Avenue or Tuesday Morning (a discount department store). I haven’t decided.

‘I love both stores because if you don’t like something, they just take it back… everything!’

Last month Jackie was photographed buying her groceries in a 99 cents store. Laughing about the photos Jackie told how she enjoys picking up bargain basement vegetables for her healthy diet – and she revealed Sylvester does too.

She said: ‘I go three times a week to the 99 cents store and I buy vegetables and I grind them up. I go there primarily for the spinach, broccoli, a load of carrots, and a stalk of celery. I don’t eat the canned junk. Then I put it in my juicer.’

‘I normally try to duck and hide. My kids sneak in there too and they try to hide too. Yes Sylvester does – he buys spinach, his brother Frankie too.’

 ‘Just because they have money doesn’t mean they want to spend money. I remember Barbra Streisand one day called and told me she was so mad because potatoes were like five cents more in the store, so she drove 20 miles to save five cents on a pound of potatoes, would you believe it? She just felt it was a robbery. You see these people remember when they were very poor.’

 ‘That’s where we’re cheap. We’re not cheap when it comes to spending money on ourselves, but when it comes to food, a bag of spinach is a bag of spinach.’

Jackie is very close to her sons Sylvester and Frank who both live in LA, and sees Sly ‘all the time’ and he often comes round to help her with DIY.

She said: ‘Whenever I want to remodel the house, or change a fixture Sylvester comes. He’s very creative. He’s the one who say’s ‘you don’t need that’, ‘more is less’. I will say ‘but I like this table’ and he will be ‘yeah but you don’t need it’.’

Hugely proud of Sylvester’s achievements Jackie still has embarrassing stories to tell about the Hollywood icon’s childhood.

‘He was so flat-footed when he was little and mortified, so I put him in tap dancing school when he was about four years old. He hated every day of it, thought it was sissy. Now he makes fun of me but let me tell you something, it strengthened his arches and look how it paid off,' she revealed.

 ‘All the Rocky movies are all choreographed and he did all the choreographing. He doesn’t know how to box anymore than I do, that was from the ballet and the tap that he studied.’

Jackie also told how the Rocky star was getting “all F’s” at school and afraid for his future she got him a summer job at her and husband Frank’s beauty salon when he was aged 16.

However things went wrong on day one when he accidently died a customer’s hair GREEN.

Laughing Jackie recalled: 'I didn’t think he’d ever amount to anything, so his father and I gave him a job for the summer working on people’s hair.

'I remember the first customer, I said "Sylvester first you’ll start by learning how to wash a head of hair", now for Christ’s sake how tough is that?

'I had a gallon of nail polish remover and a gallon of shampoo on the counter but Sylvester didn’t look at the labels. So this old Jewish woman with bleached blonde hair was in and Sylvester washes her hair and then he calls me over and her hair was green because he washed it with nail polish remover.

'So I said here just wrap a towel around her head and you and I go out to lunch and just tell your father.'

Jackie – who has spoken before about being no fan of her ex-husband who died last year aged 91 – told how Frank senior was far from polite when the old lady complained.

She said: 'His father Frank was nasty, he had no patience and he treated women like shit but he was a great hairstylist.'

‘So Frank Stallone goes over, yanks the towel off her head and sits her up and she lets out this big scream and he screams back at her ‘you must have wanted that color or you wouldn’t have got it that color’.

'Eventually he threw her out of the door. In those days the salon was as big as my patio so she wouldn’t sue us because we had nothing.’

Jackie gives Sylvester all the credit for his success, but is also proud of the colorful life she has led.

She claims to have had some type of friendship with a stellar list of celebrities through her 50-year career as an astrologist, including: Princess Diana, Michael Jackson, Mikhail Gorbachev, Lord and Lady Mountbatten and even Nelson Mandela.

Among her closest friends in tinseltown now are Cher’s mum Georgia Holt, 86, Katherine Jackson, 83 and Zsa Zsa Gabor, 96.

Contemplating her 91 years, Jackie said: ‘I have seen everything, I’ve see children, I’ve seen grandchildren, I’ve seen fame, I’ve seen my son’s fame, I’ve seen my own, I’ve been around the world, I’ve had the best and the worst of it, the best and the worst of men, I’ve been engaged so many times, I’ve been married four times and divorced. I’ve left men at the church.

She adds: ‘I haven’t missed a damn thing, there isn’t a movie star I haven’t met, heads of state, all the royal families around the world I’ve met and really I’ve felt very much at home with them all.’

Magic Johnson’s Son EJ, Stunts For His Miami Birthday With Champagne & Designer Bags

It was a celebratory time for Magic Johnson’s eldest son, EJ (real name Earvin Johnson III), as he celebrated his 21st birthday in Miami.

Now of legal drinking age, EJ and his friends celebrated in Miami with champagne in the club and poolside. His father even gifted him with an expensive Hermes bag as a birthday gift.

A few months ago, the media caught wind that EJ was openly gay. In a YouTube interview, EJ explained the experience:

I always wanted to come into the spotlight. I always had dreams and plans of doing my own thing and creating my own image, so it came a little sooner than I thought it would but this is still something I knew I would be going through and would have to experience.

And as expected, he stated that the public’s reaction has been mixed:

It’s almost like they’re attacking me for being me and so to that I can only say, ‘Well, I can only be myself, so I don’t know really what you want me to do. I am very, very, very blessed to have the family that I do. My parents have always been super supportive. My sister and I have always been really close and she’s been really supportive as with my brother. When it was time to come out, I was, obviously, scared as most people are. After I got all the love and support from my family then I knew I could go out and conquer the world, I guess.

Album Sales Predictions: Kanye West, J. Cole, Mac Miller, & Kelly Rowland

All eyes are on the charts as Kanye West, J. Cole, Mac Miller, and Kelly Rowland battle it out  After a full day in stores, early estimates are in.

The biggest showdown is between Kanye and Cole. According to HITS Daily Double, Kanye’s Yeezus is on track to outsell Cole’s Born Sinner with 375-400k, while Cole’s sophomore set is predicted to move 290-315k units based on one-day estimates.

That would give Kanye the second biggest debut of the year behind Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience (968k) and Cole the fourth largest debut after Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories (339k).

Mac Miller’s second album Watching Movies With the Sound Off is approaching the 95-105k range. His 2011 debut Blue Slide Park opened at No. 1 with 145,000.

Kelly Rowland is facing off with her male counterparts with her fourth album Talk a Good Game, which is expected to sell 60-65k copies in its first week. Her previous set, 2011’s Here I Am, entered at No. 3 with 77,000.

Final sales will be released Wednesday, June 26.

Christina Milian shows off her dancer's body in skintight jeans as she unveils new preteen brand in Vegas 

She has built up a successful career as a singer and television presenter.

And Christina Milian is now funneling her knowledge and experience into an animated musical brand for preteens.

The 31-year-old showed off her slender frame in tight jeans as she shopped her new Shelby Star brand at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas

new preteen brand Shelby Star at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas

The singer looked gorgeous in the jeans, which she paired with a cropped black-and-brown patterned blouse and strappy white heels.

She wore her newly dyed red hair in loose tumbling curls over her one shoulder, and added shine with a rosy pink lipgloss.

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Christina looked in a buoyant mood as she posed at the expo in front of her new animated creation, which was picked up by licensing firm memBrain to build a licensing program for her brand.

Shelby Star, created by Christina and her mother Carmen, is a 'charismatic, smart and bilingual 12-year-old musician whose bubbly personality, positive attitude and unique sense of style have set the stage for superstardom,' wrote the star on Twitter.

'I'm so happy to FINALLY present my baby girl to the world!' she added.

Christina posted an excited picture of her and her mother in front of a picture of Shelby Star, with the caption: 'sharing a moment with my partner and co-creator @MamaMilian of @Shelbystarworld!'

 Mother daughter love: Christina tweeted an excited picture showing her and her mother Carmen posing in front of the Shelby Star picture

'Kids today seek authenticity from their favorite music artists to the brands they wear,' said Jennifer Sullivan, president of memBrain. 'We are thrilled to work with Christina and Carmen because they bring a level of real-world credibility to this property.

'Shelby Star is poised to be a leading children’s entertainment brand because it demonstrates how real kids can achieve their dreams through creativity and tenacity and it legitimately comes from industry insiders who know what it takes to make it big.'

The Licensing expo has operated for over 30 years, according to the event's website, and brings together licensors and agents and helps facilitate licensing deals.

Drake Covers GQ Talks Sex, Love, Feud With Chris Brown, & New Album

Drake is on the cover of the July issue of GQ so make sure you go pick up your copy on newsstands today. In the issue Drake talks everything from Chris Brown to his sex life so this is a definite must read. Click after the heartbeat to see a few highlights…

On other rappers hating on him:

“You notice they don’t criticize the music itself, though…I’m okay with that.”

On being abstinent, sort of:

“You know the way fighters don’t fuck before the fight? Sometimes I feel like I’m so focused on training my body and getting my mind right to create this album that sex isn’t one of my main priorities. If someone is around that I know and trust, I’m down. But I’m not going to end up with some stranger at this party.”

On Chris Brown drama:

“I hear he has everything he could want now. I don’t want my name to be synonymous with that guy’s name. I really don’t. I wish we could sit down just like you and me are right now, and talk it out man-to-man. But that’s not going to happen. I’m not confrontational, but if someone challenges, I’m not going to back down. If I think about it too much, I feel it wrapping around my foot, like I get a feeling it could end really badly…Like, it gets really dark.”

On love:

“[Will Smith said] It’s not about wanting anymore, you need that person. Hearing that, I don’t know if I’ve ever felt that way…I’ve made a lot of music about love being the only thing I’m missing. I think this is the first album I’ve made saying, ‘I’m okay, I’m enjoying it right now.’ Maybe this is my time to grind it out, make a run for it, and add some memories with my boys.”

On “Started From The Bottom:”

“I think a lot of people wish their favorite rapper wrote it—as if a song like that should be gangster—but I was the one who wrote it, and everyone has their bottom.”

“As for my whole story, I wouldn’t change a thing. I’ve told bits and pieces of it—and I’ll tell more. Maybe because I had friends who grew up in the hood, I could have acted like I had, too, and perpetrated a different lifestyle, and it would be eating away at me because it wouldn’t be the truth. i’m actually here in front of you living the truth. I wake up in the morning and my heart is light, man. It’s not heavy. I don’t have skeletons in the closet on their way out. This is my real age, my real name, my real past, and I’m good with that.”

On Nothing Was The Same:

“This is my fucking moment to say if I wanted to rap all the time, really rap, I would, but I also love to make music. I’ll do this for you right now. But it’s for me, too. It’s my story…I’m trying to get back to that kid in the basement. To say what he has to say. And I’m trying to make it last.”

Magic Johnson Sued By Prepaid Credit Card Company

With so many businesses in Magic Johnson's portfolio, there is bound to be a disgruntled partner or two. A pre-paid credit card company is suing the NBA legend for allegedly breaking a deal to create the Magic Cash Card.

The New York Post reports:

Magic Johnson is the latest A-list star to get into a legal battle over prepaid credit cards in their name. Florida-based Celebrity Cards International filed a suit yesterday in Florida District court claiming the NBA Hall of Famer broke an agreement to market and sell a Magic Cash Card, and in turn made a similar deal with a competitor, OneWest Bank.

The suit claims Celebrity Cards' CEO Reed Wallace struck a deal with Johnson to market the cards with his image, and in 2004 sold 2,000 Magic Cards through direct response ads on TV. But shortly after, wrangling over ownership of the trademark began when Wallace's company was bought. According to the suit, Wallace was able to reacquire ownership of Johnson's trademark, but Johnson had filed a cancellation action and partnered with OneWest to release its own Magic Cards without permission from Celeb Cards.

According to Celeb Cards lawyer Robert Hantman, “The actions of defendants are so shocking and appalling . . . and so out of character for Magic Johnson that it is hard to believe, but justice will prevail if not ‘by Magic. ' ” Reps for Johnson did not respond to requests for comment by press time.

Sounds like the pre-paid credit card game can get filthy.

AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES

‘Pack It Tight’

Bottom Biscuits at the drive-thru! That’s what America is all about.

HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!

EFREM

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Kenya Moore Claps Back On "Anderson Live" At Phaedra's "Fake Booty" Claims, Offers Sneak Peek Of STALLION BOOTY

Kenya Moore has some words for "Donky Booty" chick and "Real Housewives of Atlanta" co-star Phaedra Parks.  Check out what Kenya has to say about her fake booty allegations, plus a crazy sneak peek at Kenya's Stallion Booty DVD....

The former Miss USA Kenya Moore rolled to "Anderson Live"  to guest co-host.  And she addressed Phaedra's recent allegations that Kenya has a silicone injected booty to enhance her ASSets.  Check out her rebuttal as she says nothing Pha Pha says can be trusted:

And in case you're wondering what Kenya Moore's "Stallion Booty" workout DVD is all abut, here's a sneak peek...which essentially about teaching women how to pop their booties from the floor.

LAWD!

‘Dancing With The Stars’ Celebrity Cast Announced (Season 16)

The new cast of ABC’s hit show was revealed today, exclusively on “Good Morning America,” and the headliners include country music legend Wynonna Judd, former “Idol” finalist Kellie Pickler, reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump and NFL star Jacoby Jones.

Jones isn’t the only athlete on the show. Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman, professional boxer Victor Ortiz, and figure skating legend Dorothy Hamill will compete this season. Comedians D.L. Hughley and Andy Dick, as well as “General Hospital” star Ingo Rademacher, and Disney star Zendaya Coleman round out the star-studded pack.

The new season kicks off with a two-hour premiere on Monday, March 18 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on ABC. The couple with the lowest combined judges’ scores and public votes for their performance will be sent home in the season premiere of “Dancing With the Stars: The Results Show.”

Rihanna Gets A Restraining Order

Rihanna gets a restraining order, last week when Rihanna was in Hawaii celebrating her 25th birthday an obsessed fan tried to break into her house.

According to TMZ:

Steveland Barrow was arrested last Thursday after breaking into the home of Rihanna’s neighbor. Cops says Barrow thought the home he entered was Rihanna’s. He told cops he was invited in … he allegedly slept in the bed he thought was Rihanna’s and stole property. Rihanna claims in the legal docs she fears for her safety, the judge issued a temporary restraining order, prohibiting Barrow from coming within 100 yards of all things Rihanna.

Must be Nice: Jada Pinkett Smith treats her 14-year-old son Jaden to a pricey piece of Cartier jewellery 

Having already starred in a number of hit movies and with a music career in the works, Jaden Smith is no ordinary 14-year-old. 

And on Monday, his actress mother Jada Pinkett Smith took him shopping for an extraordinarily lavish gift. 

While most teenagers can expect vouchers, DVDs or video games as gifts from their parents, Jada and Jaden were spotted in luxury jewellery store Cartier in New York City where the teen appeared to pick out some merchandise for himself. 

Both mother and son seemed to try on bracelets with Jaden looking interested in a gold bangle or watch at one point. 

The pair seemed pleased with their purchases as they left the store smiling and laughing together.

But there was no sign of Jaden's famous father Will Smith. 

Jaden has been in New York City to shoot his new Hello music video which also featured his younger sister Willow Smith. 

The song follows the release of song The Coolest last September. 

Willow was also spotted out with her mother Jada on Monday, with the 12-year-old wrapped up warm against the New York cold. 

The youngster took a rare backseat by appearing in her big brother's video - she usually takes centre stage having released hit song Whip My Hair back in 2010. 

With both children making careers in showbusiness, Jada has to ensure that her children's feet are firmly on the ground. 

'I enforce curfews and bedtimes, and there are consequences for bad behaviour,' she once told Redbook magazine. 

'Our son Trey just turned 18, and we [finally] lifted his curfew. Will wanted to keep it, but I said to him, "Will, he's basically an adult now."'

 Power duo: Willow Smith and her 41-year-old mother Jada headed out in style from their NYC hotel earlier on Tuesday

She also revealed that she isn't frightened of her children growing up in Hollywood. 

'Let me tell you what I fear most: Them growing up like I did, in a house with drugs in a war zone, where if I walked out my door I could be shot,' she said. 

'Hollywood ain't nothing compared to that! Growing up in the streets of Baltimore, or the streets of Philly where Will grew up — I'd rather have my kids here. 

'It still makes me nervous that they're part of something that isn't totally real, but it's up to Will and me to teach them what's real and what's not.'

R&B Divas Star Nicci Gilbert Announces Brownstone Reunion Tour ‘Voices & Hits’

If you were a fan of the 1990s group, Brownstone, you’ll be excited with this news. This week, Nicci Gilbert (who stars on TV One’s reality show R&B Divas) announced the news to V-103′s Egypt Sherrod. While the details remain fuzzy, we do know that the first stop of the tour will be Atlanta. 

And for you musical history buffs, the three original members of the group Brownstone were Monica “Mimi” Doby, Charmayne “Maxee” Maxwell and Nichole “Nicci” Gilbert. They were originally founded in LA and were signed to Michael Jackson’s MJJ Music record label. Anywho, stay tuned for details on WHO (outside of Nicci) will be touring and tour dates.

And in other R&B Divas news, the new cast members of the Los Angeles spin-off (Kelly Price, Lil Mo, Claudia, Michel’le, Dawn Robinson (En Vogue), Chante Moore), are making their rounds musically. Recently, we caught the entire cast, killing the stage at The Savoy. Rumor has it they begin filming this month. 

Anywho, check out the cast perform.

Lil Mo

Claudette Ortiz

FAB!

Chris Brown Speaks On Rihanna -- "We Are Back Together...She's The Most Beautiful Girl In The World"

Chris Brown is expressing his love and admiration for his girlfriend Rihanna.  And since he's explicity confirmed the two are back together--something Rihanna liked to only confirm vaguely--he has no qualms publicly gushing his love for his girl.

Fresh off partying hard in Hawaii with Rihanna for her 25th birthday a few days ago, Chris jetted back to L.A. to attend Elton John's Oscar party Sunday night.

There, he revealed the official status of he and Rihanna (and more) to the NY Post saying:

 “We are really happy. We are back together. She is the most beautiful girl in the world. But I’m sad she couldn’t be here tonight; she is rehearsing for her tour.”

Well isn't that special.

Bobby Brown slapped with 55-day jail sentence on drunk-driving rap 

Singer has until March 20 to report to LA jail 

Singer Bobby Brown Bobby Brown is poised to be a new addition to the Los Angeles County Jail.

The troubled singer has been slapped with a 55-day jail sentence after pleading no contest Tuesday to a drunken-driving charge,the gossip website TMZ reported Tuesday.

Brown, 44, the former husband of the late Whitney Houston, has until March 20 to surrender to Los Angeles county jail.

He was also ordered to attend three Alcoholics Anonymous meeting a week until he goes to jail and to complete an 18-month alcohol program as part of his probation.

Brown, a member of the famed group New Edition, was busted in October after cops spotted him driving erratically in Studio City, Calif., pulled him over and smelled alcohol on his breath. He failed a field sobriety test.

It was the third DUI conviction for Brown. His driver’s license was suspended following a DUI conviction last year.

Steve Harvey Investigated for Vandalism

Steve Harvey and his bodyguard are being investigated for vandalizing a car at an equestrian show...

According to Gossip Extra Steve Harvey is in Palm Beach to watch his 15 year old daughter compete in a horse jumping event.

Apparently parking on the show grounds is scarce so Steve Harvey positioned two golf charts in a parking space to save his spot.

When Steve returned to the event later in the day the carts had been removed by security and another car was parked in their place, leaving the talk show host visibly annoyed according to reports.  

Witnesses claim a man fitting Steve Harvey's bodyguard's description was spotted near the car that took Steve's space, which was later discovered to have been deeply keyed down both sides, across the trunk and the hood.  

Deputies questioned Steve and his bodyguard and the bodyguard's drivers license will be used in a photo line up later this week.

Whoever is found to have damaged the vehicle could be charged with a felony.

Big Boi to OUTKAST fans: Don’t Ask Me About No Reunion!

Rapper Big Boi (real name Antwan André Patton) is border-line sick and tired (my words, not his) of journalists and fans alike asking about an Outkast reunion. While he’s certainly made a name for himself solo (he recently released Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors), in an interview with Vibe Magazine, he insists that all is well between him and Andre Dre 3000 (real name Andre Benjamin…they met way back when in  high school). 

He explained:

“Until y’all see us sitting together, don’t ask me about no Outkast.  My kids stay over at Uncle Dre’s or go to his mom’s house.  He and his dad come by to watch football and shoot pool.  Only so many times you can say, “Aint nothing wrong.”"

In the interview, the Savannah native also jokes about how, from the very beginning, the two pushed the fashion envelope in the hip hop world:

 “Dre and I were always color-coordinated.  When we did The Chris Rock Show, Dre had on the diaper and was like “What do you think?” I was like, “Do that sh*t.” I had a fur coat,  hoping some muh’fucka from PETA would throw some sh*t on me.”

The 38-year-also opens up about how he used music to cope with the loss of his close family members:

 ”My father passed away four or five years ago, my grandmother passed a year ago, and another one a year before that. These were the people who raised me, so I’m just now healing. I used music as a way of self-medicating.”

Check his full interview in Vibe’s February/March issue, on page 20.

You may not see Love & Hip HOP NY on for Long!

The New York cast of Love and Hip Hop hasn't managed to connect with their demographic quite the same way as the cast in Atlanta and it's starting to show up in the numbers...

According to the Nielsen ratings, via Urban Belle Blog, the season three debut episode of Love and Hip Hop NY debuted with a strong 2.6 million viewers but has steadily dropped off since.

LHHNY averages about 1.8 million viewers per episode while Love and Hip Hop Atlanta pulled in over 3 million viewers per episode.

Naomi and Tyra Battling each other AGAIN?

Insiders claim the intense rivalry between Naomi Campbell and Tyra Banks shifted back into high gear after Naomi's modeling competition show 'The Face' debuted...

According to Industry Insiders

Tyra believes Naomi's New Show is a cheap rip-off of her own successful decade-long series, “America’s Next Top Model,” say sources.

Adding fuel to the fire, Naomi, 42, tapped Nigel Barker – a judge who was axed from Tyra’s show after 18 seasons – to host her new Oxygen Network competition.

“Tyra feels her rival is going for blood!” an insider told The ENQUIRER.

The 39-year-old beauty has plenty to be concerned about, say sources.

“America’s Next Top Model” has just been cut back from two seasons per year to one by the CW Network.

Meanwhile, Naomi’s show features a powerhouse line-up, including the runway superstar and fellow models Karolina Kurkova, 28, and Coco Rocha, 24, mentoring three teams of aspiring models competing to represent ULTA beauty products.

Kim Kardashian Covers ‘Cosmo’ Magazine

Kim Kardashian covers Cosmopolitan magazine’s April 2013 issue, hich hits the newsstands on  March 5.

Check out what the 32-year-old pregnant star had to say:

On being judgmental when Kourtney got pregnant in 2009: “I was like, ‘You’re not married! How could you do this?’ I was really firm and strict. But she was like, ‘Marriage isn’t what I want.’ And later, I realized she had a better family life than I did.”

On having a baby: “I’ve always said that I wanted kids, but I don’t think I ever would have been ready until now.”

On her relationship with Kanye West: “Sometimes you’re just not ready. A person could have it all, and you’re not ready for it all. But this is where I probably always should have been…[marriage] is something I know that we both want in our future, but I don’t have this sense of urgency about it. I have this best friend who understands me and helps me through all my tough experiences, and vice versa, you know? It just feels like this is it for me.”

On having it all in a relationship: “I used to think, Well, can you really have it all? The truth, the excitement, and the passion? Now I know you can.”

On taking your time: “I saw fast marriages like Khloe and Lamar’s and that was what seemed to work. [Now] I say give it a good six months before you commit. Feelings change, even if it seems so lustful.”

YEAH….

Rebound Luv: Tae Heckard & Nelly Spotted In ATL Club

When I say men can be some of the boldest creatures on earth, I tell ya! I tell ya! Nelly and Ashanti ain’t been broke up that damn long for him to be flossing and flaunting his Boo thang in the club. Look I’oono what happened with Nelly & Ashanti up close and personal but, I do know that she held him down for a gazillion-YEARSSSSSSSSSSSSS and he went a LONG time hiding her publicly before he claimed her as his ‘lover.’ 

I know she’s burning up! –LOL or maybe not, Ashanti I’m sure has options… But, anywhoo… Nelly and his rumored Boo thang ‘Tae Heckard‘ were spotted coupled up in an Atlanta club this past weekend. Tae is cute and all but, I hope she doesn’t put too much stake in whatever it is. Cuz honey boo-boo he may not commit! 

The shade is I heard she’s a lesbian…But you didn’t hear that from me!

Michael Jackson's Children Still Haven't Received Any Money From His Estate?

It's been nearly four years since his death and Michael Jackson's children still haven't received any money from his estate...

From Yahoo, 

More than three years after the death of Michael Jackson, the trust fund for his children, Prince, Paris, and Blanket, ages 15, 14, and 10, has to yet be dispersed. His estate is $600 million and Estate Street Partners (ESP) has this advice for others to avoid a Jackson-like disaster. 

Rocco Beatrice, Managing Director of ESP, founders of the UltraTrust irrevocable trust, explains that “because of poor estate planning Michael’s family will have to still wait years until his probate, estate taxes, creditors’ claims, and other legal battles are finalized.”

The children are receiving almost a seven-figure allowance - annually. This includes the mansion, private schooling at the famous Buckley School near Beverly Hills with a yearly $29,000 tuition and vacations. These expenses amount to $70,000 per month according to the NY Daily News.

Family members are wondering where all the money is going. According to the NY Daily News, they are worried that people are stealing money.

LIFE AFTER "LOVE & HIP HOP": Juelz Santana Grabs Kimbella's Cakes Aboard A Miami Yacht

After being on the verge of Kimbella leaving Juelz during last season of LAHH (even though we all knew she wasn't going anywhere), the two seem to be back in a good place in their relationship. Kim Instagrammed the above pic saying:

Love my daddy @thejuelzsantana finger prints!! LOL what a day #Mia

To celebrate the Dipset rapper's birthday, Kim, her bestie and current "LAHH" star Yandy Smith and other friends traveled down to Miami this past weekend for some fun.  Like, living up the yacht life and exposing those cakes. 

Chick looks good after three kids...whether she had surgical help or not.

The crew hit up the clubs....and Yandy flew solo since her baby's daddy Mendeecees likely can't leave the state of NJ due to that $2.5 mill drug trafficking case of his.

And Juelz posted pics from his birthday dinner at Prince J's Soulfood saying:

#MiamiB-DayDinner S/O @PrinceJsoulfood That Food Was On Point!! #Facts!! @yandysmith @kimbellasworld @bucksy_luciano @lanilon #Prime Me Im Going Back B4 I Leave PS We In Mansion 2night #Litt

Good times...I guess?

Wanna See Beyonce in NYC? Sure, Just bring your GUN!

A millionaire hip-hop mogul has a bold plan to rid New York City streets of firearms: He wants to offer young gunslingers who turn in their weapons mentorships ... and Beyoncé concert tickets.

Michael (Blue) Williams, the head of Family Tree Entertainment, has pitched the city’s first private-sector gun buyback program to NYPD brass and is waiting for Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly’s okay.

“We want to get as many guns off the streets, and if this works, we’d like to support it,” Kelly told the Daily News, adding that the proposal needs more study.

If given the green light, Williams — who has managed the wildly successful careers of OutKast and Cee-Lo Green and has the ear of hip-hop and rap royalty — said he’ll solicit help from none other than Beyoncé.

“The Beyoncé show is coming to Brooklyn; the Jay-Z show is coming to Yankee Stadium. Our goal is to reach out to individuals who are in my industry, in my world and who I have an association with and get their support,” Williams, 43, said Monday.

“I think we should all work together to help get guns off the streets,” Williams said.

Beyoncé is slated to perform at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in August, while Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake are set to play Yankee Stadium in July. Williams hopes to also talk Jay-Z into the guns for tickets deal — once police sign off on it.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly (left) is studying the the gun buyback proposal with other city officials. 

Williams hopes to launch the program — dubbed “Guns for Greatness” — on March 23 at a Brooklyn church.

Kelly said the police would have to be involved.

 “You need police officers present. You’d need the expertise,” Kelly said.

Williams has raised $75,000 for the program is working to boost that figure to $100,000.

“This program aims to provide young people with an opportunity to receive guidance and inspiration from committed mentors, an important option that will enable them to experience possibilities other than a life surrounded by gun violence and unnecessary shootings and killing,” Williams’ letter to Kelly reads.

Hot 97 radio, the International House of Pancakes and several record labels, including Polo Grounds Music and Primary Wave Music, have also signed on.

Williams said he was prompted to do something about gun violence after his business partner, Chris Lighty, co-founder of Violator records, shot himself to death in August. He said his own recent arrest for bringing a gun he had registered in Georgia but not in New York through LaGuardia Airport was also an “eye-opening experience.”

 “It was just sort of like a pushing point,” Williams said. “It eventually convinced me that one person can make a difference if they believe in something.”

He sent a written proposal to Kelly on Friday after meeting with top police brass.

The letter was co-signed by Richard Buery, president and CEO of the Children’s Aid Society; L. Londell McMillan, publisher of The Source magazine; and former federal prosecutor Kenneth Thompson.

“I was very excited to lend any assistance I could because I think what he (Williams) has developed is unprecedented,” said Thompson, 46, a candidate for Brooklyn district attorney. “Blue has set up a way to reach these young men.”

Thompson, who went into private practice after helping to prosecute cops involved in the infamous Abner Louima torture case, envisioned the program serving as a model across the nation.

“He doesn’t have to do this,” he said of Williams, who has made a fortune in a hip-hop management career spanning 20 years. “He’s doing this because it’s the right thing to do.”

Source magazine publisher Londell McMillan co-signed the letter to Kelly. 

The program will aim at enticing young black and Latino men ages 16 to 36 to give up their weapons for a chance at an alternative to gun violence.

In the letter to Kelly, Williams noted that “95% of shooting victims and shooting suspects in New York City are either black or Latino.”

“A disturbingly high number of these victims are young people,” the letter reads. “As Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mayors Against Illegal Guns and others have noted strongly, the issue of gun violence is an urgent crisis that requires immediate attention.”

Williams said the initiative would be similar to the current NYPD gun-buyback program offering up to $250 cash for weapons surrendered anonymously with no questions asked.

But anyone who seizes the opportunity to sign up for a mentorship with major movers and shakers from an array of industries — including the recording business and finance — will receive a bonus, he said.

 “You can make a decision to take that money and walk back out, or you can make the choice to get a mentor,” said Williams, raised in the south Bronx by a single mother who was a school principal.

Former federal prosecutor Kenneth Thompson also co-signed the letter. 

“In my perfect world, I’d love to have a gift package for signing up for the mentorship program that is worth way more than $250,” he said. “I think that when you’re dealing with younger people, you have to offer a little more to incentivize them,” he said.

The NYPD’s gun-buyback efforts began in 2008 with the collection of 2,632 firearms, but public participation has drastically dwindled since. Last year, only 941 guns were surrendered.

And Williams suggested the demographic turning over guns to the NYPD includes very few of the young hip-hop fans he deals with on a daily basis.

 “That’s the audience they need to reach out for, the ones who are carrying the guns and committing the crimes. That’s my sweet spot, so to speak,” Williams said.

Well it remains unclear if Beyoncé will lend her support to Williams’ program. Hopefully she will!

AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES

‘B-Hole To B-Hole’

Did we just find a mother and son that were separated at birth?…probably not. It’s more likely just two nasty people digging in their butthole out in public. But we can dream can’t we?

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!

EFREM

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