Show off your patriotic side for Memorial Day in outfits that play up the good old red, white, and blue. Though you’re probably super excited about brushing off your summer whites, go for patterned looks in case an errant splash of barbecue sauce comes your way. Skew towards flat sandals for comfort or a subtle wedge heel if you need a little height.
We called it weeks ago, and now it has been officially confirmed that singer/songwriter Alicia Keys is now pregnant with she and her fiance Swizz Beatz‘ first child together! The couple’s rep confirmed the news earlier today and announced that the couple is not only expecting, but they are also to be married!
Over the past couple of weeks, we have been reporting on the suspicious baby bump Keys has been spotted with on several occasions. And now we know for sure that it wasn’t just a couple of late night burritos that caused the singer to pack on the extra pounds. According to the couple’s rep:
“The two are expecting a baby and are engaged to be married in a private ceremony later this year.”
Though this is Alicia’s first, this makes baby #2 for rapper/producer Swizz Beatz (real name: Kasseem Dean), who has a 3-year-old son named after him from a previous marriage with singer Mashonda. Swizz Beatz and Mashonda finalized their divorce just earlier this month.
With all the drama surrounding their relationship, this has definitely been a rocky road for Alicia and Swizz, but since everything is out in the air now maybe they can finally live in peace. Or maybe they’ve crossed into dangerous territory way too soon and all chances for peace in the near future are lost, because you know folks are gonna have a field day with this one!!
Tuesday (May 25), Rapper T.I. gave BET’s “106 & Park” his very first live televised interview following his release from prison earlier this year. The uncontested “King of the South” sat down with host Terrence J and discussed a number of topics, including what he feels about blogs/bloggers and the hate that lives and thrives out there on the Internet.
Check out a few pics of T.I. on 106 & Park below and continue reading to see what T.I. had to say about blogs and internet hate…
Coming off of a well received Spring/Summer 2010 shoe release, the first looks from the upcoming Fall/Winter 2010 mens footwear collection have already begin to surface. It appears the French designer is set to take his latest shoe collection to the next level with more bold and daring concepts. Although it borrows much from the earlier designs, the new collection pushes the boundaries by incorporating zebra patterns, leopard prints, horse hair, and even more spiked studs.
The Air Jordan 9 sneaker model was originally released in 1993 during Michael Jordan’s first retirement, and has since entrenched itself into the hearts and minds of sneaker lovers all over the world. Now this classic sneaker is receiving a limited edition release in the form of gold. The most notable feature of the Air Jordan 9 Retro Premio Bin 23 sneaker is the metallic gold detail, which takes over the entire shoe, but in a good way. Premium white leather provides contrast and a stamped Bin 23 seal adds the final touch needed to make this Jordan sneaker truly unforgettable. Priced at ($175), this sneaker is limited to 1,331 pairs worldwide and is expected to hit select retailers on June 5th.
Even though Lil Wayne is behind bars, the last thing we could expect is to not see or hear from him. This weekend alone, the Young Money CEO will be dropping not one or two, but FOUR brand new videos off his Rebirth album exclusively on MTV.
The videos will include “Da Da Da”, “Knockout” (F/ Nicki Minaj), “Get a Life”, and “Runnin” (F/ Shanell). Various clips from the four videos will be previewed throughout the week. The first one to be released is “Da Da Da,” shot by director David Rousseau. In the video, Weezy rocks it out hard with band ¡Mayday! on top of the Marlin Hotel in Miami.
To check out a snippet of the video, view below:
This doesn’t sound too good! According to Live Nation, pop singer Christina Aguilera has put her upcoming 20-date North American summer tour on hold until next year. The tour was to support her new album Bionic, due in stores June 8th, and British Pop star Leona Lewis was going to be the opening act for all of the dates.
“Christina Aguilera’s summer tour has been moved to 2011 due to prior commitments that the singer had made to her film ‘Burlesque’ and to the promotion of her new album ‘Bionic,’” according to a statement from Live Nation. “The singer felt she needed more time to rehearse the show and with less than a month between the album release and tour date this wasn’t possible.”
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The tour was set to kick off July 15th in Connecticut and end on August 19th in California, but a new round of dates will be announced later this year and current ticket-holders can get refunds wherever they bought their tickets.
Is it just us or is this new project just not working out at all for X-tina? Po’ thang…
Singer Beyonce Knowles was seen out and about in a distressed Wild Fox “Let Me Eat Cake” T-Shirt (approx. $103), toting a Givenchy Lacquer Nightingale Bag ($716, price varies w/size) and rocking a pair of Christian Louboutin Meree Lace-up Booties ($1,095). Beyonce loves Wild Fox and Louboutin, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see her endorse either brand.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been receiving a lot of press ever since their sudden loss to the Boston Celtics, which knocked them out of the NBA play-offs. And it’s just amazing how the loss of a NBA basketball game could lead to so much turmoil! First, there were the rumors about Delonte West banging Lebron James‘ mom (the jury is still deciding a verdict on that one), and now Cleveland’s head coach Mike Brown has been terminated. Cavs owner Dan Gilbert declined on a decision to keep Brown and pay him his salary of $4.5 million for next season late Sunday night (May 23).
Brown’s dismissal comes at such a critical time for the Cavaliers because their superstar Lebron James will soon be a free agent with the option to shop around with other teams. So was this a strategical move? Apparently, but also a very risky one because if Lebron does decide to make the move and opt out of his contract, Cleveland will be left without their star player AND a coach. However according to Gilbert, a risk must be taken in order for the team to progress.
“The expectations of this organization are very high. Although change always carries an element of risk, there are times when that risk must be taken in an attempt to break through to new, higher levels of accomplishment. This is one of those times.”
Rising rap star Drake is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Billboard Magazine, due to hit newsstands nationwide next week. In the issue, the Young Money emcee discusses his future in the industry, what fans (and future fans) should expect form his upcoming debut album. Peep a few quotes from the cover story below:
On performing at Bamboozle:
“I want the type of show that doesn’t feel like I’m out of place. And really, that night didn’t feel like I was an outcast. It was really important for me because, like Wayne said, I felt like they were listening, and they were screaming and they were excited. But most important were the faces that I could tell had never even heard of me or seen my face before, yet they were still listening. It was a great feeling.”On what his album is about:
“It’s very reflective, very personal, but at the same time, it’s fun. It’s about my induction into the rap game, into Hollywood, having famous people that are friends with me. It’s all very overwhelming.”On his future in the industry:
“I know I have a lot of growing up to do, but I guess unfortunately, people won’t judge me as if this is my first album or my first year in the game,” he says. “This is a crucial moment for me. It actually feels like my last album, not my first. I’ll be working hard to make sure you remember it. I’ll be in your city performing all the songs, and hopefully looking at you in your eyes letting you know it’s real out here, man. I’m ready.”SOURCE
For more on Drake, pick up the May 29th issue of Billboard Magazine, which is set to hit newsstands next Monday (May 31)!
Word in the Christian circle is that prophetess Juanita Bynum has a new love interest - Beyonce's father Mathew Knowles.
According to our source, Mathew and Juanita have been friends from MANY YEARS and she has counseled him in the past through his hardships.
The insider tells MediaTakeOut.com that the two are, "exploring taking their friendship further."
And there's more. Juanita just signed on to have Mathew manage her career.
there's a good chance there won't be congressional hearings on this one, but if you are one of the 428 lucky owners of a 2007-2008 Lamborghini Murcielago, this is headline news.
According to the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), welds holding the fuel pumps of the $350,000 supercars in place could fail under stress, resulting in a fuel leak. Given that many owners of the car - which is capable of speeds over 200 mph - often subject their vehicles to forces slightly greater than the ones experienced by your typical this is a real concern. The recall announcement says that if the fuel reaches an ignition source, a fire could result. To date, no accidents or injuries have been reported, and Lamborghini says that it discovered the problem only during testing, but it will be replacing the fuel tanks of affected vehicles, just in case
Police say a hotel employee found the 38-year-old Gray dead in a room Monday at the Town Plaza Hotel in Urbandale, a suburb of Des Moines. Foul play isn't suspected.
The Polk County Medical Examiner's Office plans an autopsy Tuesday.
Most of the band's members grew up in the Des Moines area.
Slipknot is known for its grotesque masks, and released its first album in 1999. It sold more than a million copies.
Venus Williams was back on the courts for the French Open in Paris this weekend, playing against Switzerland's Patty Schnyder.
But let's face it, not a single person was focusing on their game, because Venus was, to put it lightly, letting it all hang out.
Sure, she had on shorts under her, uh, tennis teddy, but they were the same color of her flesh, no doubt making everyone think to themselves, "Um, did I just see Venus' butt cheeks?"
We're all for fashion-forward looks on the court, but next time Venus, maybe this number should be left to the bedroom.
Take a look and see for yourself. Just be careful if you're boss is around.
Residents walk near a roadblock the morning after a state of emergency was called in Kingston, Jamaica. The country declared a state of emergency in two parishes of its capital Kingston on Sunday after shooting and firebomb attacks on police stations by suspected supporters of an alleged drug lord who faces extradition to the United States.
R&B singer/songwriter Alicia Keys showed off her noticeably round belly over the weekend (Sat. May 22) as she performed during Day 1 of Radio One’s Big Weekend in Bangor, Wales. If she’s going to successfully cover up this whole pregnancy thing, she might want to wear looser clothing up on stage *wink* Just a thought!
Actress/singer Janet Jackson looked stunning as she showed off her new short haircut Friday night (May 21) at a preview screening for her new movie “Why Did I Get Married Too?” over the pond in London, England.
The now 44-year-old entertainer (she celebrated her birthday a week ago today) was later joined by actor/director Tyler Perry at the UK screening of their new film, held at London’s Ritzy Cinema.
Kanye’s special someone, Ms. Amber Rose, was seen at the 11th Annual Maxim Hot 100 Party wearing a lovely Zac Posen Cornelia duchesse satin dress ($1,795). It has a vibrant lime green color with off-the-shoulder sleeves and a contrasting black spaghetti strapped bust attached underneath. This dress is perfect for the woman that wants to show off their shape as well as be a bit more revealing.
In her police mug shot, the doe-eyed cartoon heroine with the bowl haircut has a black eye, battered lip and bloody nose.
Dora the Explorer's alleged crime? "Illegal Border Crossing Resisting Arrest."
The doctored picture, one of several circulating widely in the aftermath of Arizona's controversial new immigration law, may seem harmless, ridiculous or even tasteless.
But experts say the pictures and the rhetoric surrounding them online, in newspapers and at public rallies, reveal some Americans' attitudes about race, immigrants and where some of immigration reform debate may be headed.
For about a decade, the pint-sized Latina character has taught millions of children the English alphabet, colors and Spanish phrases on a Nickelodeon TV show and through a global empire. Her smiling cherub face is plastered on everything from backpacks to T-shirts to fruit snacks.
State prosecutors have accused Marcin Michael Strachanowski of handcuffing the 16-year-old former altar boy to a bed three years ago in the parish house where the priest lived and threatening to kill the youth if he spoke of the abuse.
Strachanowski arrived at a police station Friday night, said a spokesman for Rio's state public security department. He spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with departmental policy. Images published in Brazilian newspapers showed Strachanowski being driven away in a police car.
The 44-year-old priest was suspended from duties after the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro learned that a judge had issued an order Thursday for his arrest.
The archdiocese issued a statement Friday announcing the suspension and expressing regret over the alleged abuse.
Judge Alexandre Abrahao Dias said that investigators found "erotic material sent to the victim via Internet to seduce him" and that the priest also took other youths to the parish house, "which he converted into a kind of erotic dungeon where he submitted them, often with the use of handcuffs, to orgies."
Lawyers representing the priest did not immediately return a telephone message left Friday afternoon seeking comment. The phone number for the lawyers went unanswered on Saturday. The judge said that he was ordering the priest detained in part because he feared Strachanowski might try to flee from Brazil.
Church officials said that Strachanowski also faces a canonical legal process by an ecclesiastical tribunal, but they declined to provide additional information about the priest, such as how long he has been in Brazil or his work history with the Church.
The security department spokesman said the priest submitted a document in Polish as evidence that he is a college graduate, which could allow him to be kept in a lockup with better conditions than most Brazilian jails, which are severely overcrowded and dangerous because they are ruled by hardened gang members. The determination will be made by Brazilian education officials in conjunction with authorities.
Strachanowski's lawyers also have the option of trying to seek his release through the courts next week, the spokesman said.
Sex-abuse scandals involving the Roman Catholic Church have mushroomed around the world recently, and some of the accused priests have surfaced in Brazil, home to more Catholics than any other nation.
Late last month, prosecutors charged the Rev. Jose Afonso with abusing altar boys ranging in age from 12 to 16. Prosecutors said the alleged abuses took place in the city of Franca, in southeastern Sao Paulo state.
Also last month, 83-year-old Monsignor Luiz Marques Barbosa was detained in northeastern Brazil for alleged abuse of at least three boys after being caught on videotape having sex with a former altar boy who was an adult when the video was filmed. Barbosa is under house arrest while authorities investigate. Two other priests in the same archdiocese are also accused of abuses.
The National Conference of Brazilian Bishops announced this month that it plans to craft a manual with guidelines to help bishops prevent child-abuse cases.
Flanagan High School's principal had two meetings with senior Oscar Bonilla because administrators were concerned about his safety if he wore a dress to prom. Officials say that when he came to the second meeting, Bonilla parked in a visitor space and ignored orders to move.
Broward schools spokeswoman Nadine Drew says Bonilla was suspended for two days for the parking problem, which kept him from attending Friday's dance.
Bonilla says he was running late and didn't hear a security guard tell him to move his car.
The student, who finished second in voting for prom queen, says he was trying to encourage closeted students to abandon their fears and be themselves.
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted in Portugal wearing a pair of Gucci lace-up sneakers ($385) from the Spring/Summer 2010 collection. The upper portion of the sneaker features a white/beige GG print with brown leather trim and Gucci’s signature beige/green/red web on the sides. As for the lower portion, red outlines the midsole and white rubber provides the sole
Kim Kardashian continues to literally show up on the front cover of just about every magazine known to man. And now, she is featured on the cover of the new issue of Shape Magazine. In the June 2010 issue of the health mag, the middle Kardashian girl talks about the daily challenges she faces to stay the confident, sexy woman that she is:
When we met her in Miami, the 29-year-old radiated a fresh, natural beauty not often seen on her hit TV series, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, or on the covers of tabloids. Her strategies for being this way are so doable, we think everyone should try them!
“There’s nothing better than getting up and going right to the gym.”
Want to know how Kim Kardashian stays fit? No matter how busy she is, Kim knows the only way to manage her weight and stay toned is to get moving every day. “I have cellulite, just like almost every other woman on the planet. And just because I feel secure with my body doesn’t mean I think cellulite is cute! It will always be an issue for me. So let’s just say it’s a work in progress!”
To stay slim and curvy and keep her cellulite under control, Kim does a combo of cardio and sculpting. A few days a week, she works out with Los Angeles trainer Gunnar Peterson.
“I finally said enough with the junk food!”
About a year ago, some tabloids published bikini photographs of Kim that were far from flattering. “Yeah, it bothered me initially, but I told myself that everyone, especially women with curves, has issues just like mine,” she says. “But it did motivate me to finally drop those last 10 pounds.” Besides stepping up her exercise routine, she made some major changes to her diet, like having a hearty breakfast. She’s also eliminated old favorites, like cheese-smothered enchiladas and cheeseburgers with onion rings. “I wouldn’t dare eat like that now,” she says. “These days I prefer salads with grilled chicken or turkey burgers without the bun.”SOURCE
It’s always great to see people staying trim, but did Kim Kardashian really need to lose any weight? We can’t recall her ever being considered overweight… Ever!
Mariah Carey and The Dream are being accused of theft!
A lawsuit was recently filed against the singers and record label Island Def Jam for copyright infringement over the single “My Love,” a duet from The-Dream’s last album Love vs. Money. According to Bay Area producers Preston Marshall and Demario Driver, The Dream and Mariah’s song sounds a lot like their song “Are You the One.”
“I sent the song to (Huffman) via email. I never heard back from him. (After hearing the song on The-Dream’s album) I was hurt because you put a lot of time and effort into this. You know, music is my life. I feed my family this way.”
The gentlemen are now seeking $450,000 in damages for copyright infringement, international interference with economic advancement and fraud. Neither Mariah, The-Dream nor Island Def Jam have spoken on these accusations yet.
Earlier this week you were trying to remake Aaliyah’s classic “One in a Million,” now we’re stealing songs??? Come on The-Dream!
Kendra Wilkinson may not be the only female celebrity starring in an upcoming porn film.
According to various sources from around the way, rapper Nicki Minaj might have a sex tape of her own coming out! The tape supposedly features Nicki in her younger days and is selling for $100,000.
The Young Money artist is well known for her sexually explicit lyrics and her strong attraction to females. So it’s true, that sure would be a sight to see! Wouldn’t it?
Just when we thought rocker Bret Michaels was on the road to a speedy recovery after appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show and setting dates for upcoming concerts, a whole new dilemma faces the reality TV star.
Michaels was sent back to the hospital today (Thurs. May 20) due to a small “warning” stroke that eventually led doctors to find out he has a hole in his heart!
Now, you may remember Bret having his own VH1 show to help mend his lonely heart, but it’s looking like things have gotten a bit more serious.
According to the rocker’s neurosurgeon Dr. Joseph Zabramski, Bret’s condition is not a matter to play with, but it’s treatable.
“There is no doubt that the positive Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) is devastating news to Bret and his family. The good news is that it is operable and treatable.”
The overnight condition comes not too long after Michaels was hospitalized for a brain hemorrhage, which was also preceded by Michaels having to undergo an emergency appendectomy back in April. However this, like any other illness isn’t going to keep Bret down. Bret is reportedly eager to check out of the hospital, but the rocker is not ready just yet for his departure, even though he’s set to compete on the finale of “Celebrity
Zabramski says that he’s well aware Michaels planned on attending the New York City finale and even getting back on the road to play concerts in the near future, but now adds: “Bret’s brain and body are not quite 100% yet, especially with the hole found in his heart. Further tests will be conducted throughout the week and I will have more information next week as to how this Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) will be treated. For now, Bret will be treated with outpatient care which includes a daily injection of Lovenox (a blood thinner to reduce the chance of blood clots) and blood tests.” Still, Zabramski says “it is highly unlikely this is connected to the brain hemorrhage he suffered just a few weeks earlier.”
Bret’s rep Jann Elias also had a few words to say on behalf of his condition and sudden trip to the hospital:
“He’s in good spirits, great medical hands and is positive and hopeful that everything is going to be okay. He is up, walking, talking, continuing his daily rehab and very happy to be alive but he has made it clear he is sick and tired of being in the hospital and is ready to rock again.”
What is going on with Bret
You’ve gotta feel for the guy…
R&B singer Usher and his young protege Justin Bieber team up for a dope remix to Bieber’s latest single “Somebody to Love!”
The video for the track, taken from the 16-year-old Pop singer’s highly successful sophomore album My World 2.0, was shot last week and Usher tweeted a pic of him and JB on the set (above). It’s unknown if they’ll use the remix or the original version of the song for the video, so we’ll just have to wait and see.
In the meantime, check out the remix to “Somebody to Love” above…
The beautiful Cassie was spotted wearing a Beatrice Boyle “Carson” print tank ($77), which is an exclusive for Browns Focus. The sleeveless black racerback tank features a multicolored portrait of a woman with her make-up bleeding down her face. Beatrice Boyle received her degree from London College of Fashion in 2008 and was soon recruited by Browns Focus to help create a collection based on her art work.
What is with these female celebrities “freeing themselves” by cutting their hair? Now Janet Jackson has joined the “I Am Not My Hair” crew and decided to hack all of her locks off.
Here she can be seen sporting her new ‘do as she and her new boyfriend Wissam Al Mana were leaving Nobu Berkely in London, England last night (Wed. May 19).
Young Money rapper Jae Millz got ARRESTED in New York.
Here's how it all popped off. Millz and his girlfriend (or ex depending on who you believe) were having an argument in his apartment. Many heated words were exchanged and at some point Millz' girl felt threatened.
She called the police. And when the police came they saw some marijuana in Millz' house and ended up LOCKING HIM UP!!
It's not clear when he will be released from jail.
Reports this week started swirling (once again) that AT&T is finally set to announce tethering for the iPhone. This comes after Apple released the latest beta build of its iPhone 4.0 software; buried in the software is the option to set up Internet tethering with AT&T via phone or Web.
Tethering would allow you to link a mobile phone such as the iPhone to a desktop or laptop, and to use the mobile device as a modem -- anywhere, anytime Internet access via the pervasive cellular network. But don't get too excited.
Mark Seigel, a spokesperson for AT&T, told me that tethering "is one of the options that we're considering, but we're not ready to announce anything yet." Seigel went on to say that speed and reliability of the network has always been the company's main concern, and providing the best possible customer experience is the top priority.
When I asked him about a tethering announcement to coincide with the release of the new iPhone in early June, Seigel just laughed. "What iPhone announcement?" he asked.
This isn't the first time that we've been teased with the promise of tethering by AT&T, of course. Last year, tethering was built into the iPhone 3.0 operating system as well, and AT&T never turned on the faucet due to network concerns.
Recently AT&T spent millions of dollars upgrading its network across the country, fixing dead zones and boasting greater reliability. One way to prove that is by finally letting us get our mits on tethering for the iPhone.
The reason Hugh Hefner kicked his former twin lovers Karissa and Kristina Shannon out of the Playboy Mansion was their frolics with younger men, The Sun reported Wednesday.
The 84-year-old "Playboy" founder flipped out in January after the blonde girls, 20, flouted his no-boyfriends house rule by inviting partners back for sessions under the sheets.
However, the sisters ignored his warnings, prompting him to send them packing.
Karissa Shannon said: "After a couple of weeks, Hef was getting a little bit upset about the boyfriends, so he wanted us to move out.
"We need to update people about what's going on. We were not allowed to have boys in the house. That was the absolute number one rule -- no boys allowed.
"That was one of the main reasons we moved out. But living there and being seen out with other guys, Hugh was tripping."
A Paris police official says the paintings were reported missing early Thursday at the Paris Museum of Modern Art. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the preliminary investigation is still under way.
The official said the paintings were by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, George Braque, Amedeo Modigliani and Fernand Leger.
Police and investigators have cordoned off the museum, across the Seine River from the Eiffel Tower.
A woman who answered the phone at the museum said questions about the theft would only be answered by the office of Paris mayor Bertrand Delano
The execution was carried out shortly after 6:30 p.m. CDT at the state penitentiary in Parchman.
It is one of two executions set in as many days. Gerald James Holland is scheduled to be executed Thursday at 6 p.m.
Woodward, 62, was convicted of capital murder in 1987 in the death of Rhonda Crane, a Jackson County Youth Court volunteer.
Crane was driving in July 1986 to join her parents for a family camping trip when Woodward used his log truck to force her to stop on Mississippi Highway 29 south of New Augusta, prosecutors said.
A jury found Woodward guilty of kidnapping and raping Crane, then shooting her to death.
Wednesday stuffed in plastic bags in a pickup truck left near a highway in the northern Mexico state of Chihuahua.
State police said the bodies — apparently mummified by the desert climate — had not been identified.
The site where the truck was found is south of the violence-plagued border city of Ciudad Juarez, where the truck had been reported stolen.
University authorities in Ciudad Juarez also reported Wednesday that a freshman had been found dead, wrapped in a blanket at a local fairground.
Mexico was shocked when two university students in Monterrey were killed in the crossfire of a shootout between soldiers and gunmen in March.
Also Wednesday, authorities said about 88 tons (80 metric tons) of a precursor chemical used to make methamphetamines had been seized at the Pacific Coast seaport of Manzanillo.
The chemical ethyl phenyl acetate, also known as phenylacetic acid, can also be used in cocaine processing.
The navy said the chemical was found in five shipping containers sent from China to Manzanillo.
Drug traffickers have turned to phenylacetic acid since Mexico effectively banned imports of another precursor, pseudoephedrine.
A similar confiscation, reported at the time as the largest single seizure of its type, was reported by authorities at the same port earlier this month.
Kelly Rowland posed for pictures at KIIS FM’s Wango Tango 2010 wearing the Christian Louboutin Popi Lace-up ankle boot, which has no platform (seen below with platform, $995). This mutli-colored patent ankle boot, which is from the Spring/Summer 2010 collection, features red at the toe, cut-out panels on the sides, vibrant blue around the ankle and a lace up front.
Singer Ciara is notoriously known and loved by many for her seductive, sexy music videos. However, everyone isn’t finding the singer’s latest efforts worth applauding. According to statements made during a live Ustream video session by CiCi and her grandmother, TV network BET has banned her new “Ride” video.
And now Ciara’s fans have responded with a petition, which was posted on one of her fansites. Check it out below:
“We have been recently notified that Ciara’s new Music Video ‘Ride’ is not being showed on B.E.T because it’s too sexual. Note that they play Trey Songz ‘Invented Sex’ [where he is having sex with a woman in the video] and Trey Songz ‘Neighbors Know My Name’ [Having sex with DIFFERENT woman]. I think that B.E.T is over analyzing this, or is just being disrespectful to Ciara. MTV and VH1 is playing ‘Ride’ and so are other stations. What are you B.E.T going to do about this because as a fan and Representative of Ciara you are being UNFAIR!”
Designer, reality star and mom
-of-three Kimora Lee Simmons says her relationship with actor Djimon Hounsou is “as official as it gets.”
Fox411.com’s Courtney Friel caught up with Simmons who played coy when asked if her recent commitment ceremony was a wedding.
“It’s whatever people call it, but that’s as official as it gets for me,” she said. “I was wearing white. There were rings and cakes and flowers and people crying. That’s as good as it gets for me. I don’t need anything extra.”
But one thing she was more than happy to discuss is her new line of affordable clothing, Kimora Kouture, where all items are $50 or less.
“People want to shop even in a recession,” Simmons said. “They want to look great, they want to feel great, but budgets are tight, jobs are getting cut, a lot of things are going on in the household, and people just don’t have a lot of expendable cash.”
Simmons said even she knows what it is like to feel the economic crunch, having had to fund her own business during tough times.
“You cannot be in a business like this for the money,” she tells Friel. “You may think you can, but you can’t. You have to do it from a passion, because there are dry seasons. There are times you invest your own money and your own sweat and tears and you really have to be dedicated to what you do.”
Simmons also says she is dedicated to providing fashion for real women.
“The average woman wears double digits [sizes],” she said. “I always say that ... size two or size zero, I don’t subscribe to that philosophy”
It's shaping up into a classic case of "she said, she said."
Celebrity photographer Indrani told the New York Post that she and wild child Lindsay Lohan were an item.
The paper cited sources saying the two had been on a several dates and that Indrani had spent the night at Lohan's hotel.
It also talked to Indrani.
"We have been spending a lot of time together. I have never had a relationship with a woman before, but Lindsay is just somebody who I find fascinating, gorgeous and extremely smart, as well as super-hot," Indrani told the paper
Her photography partner, Markus Klinko, concurred, saying "I've seen them on dates, I have seen them making out."
Not so fast, says Lindsay.
When asked about the alleged affair by Us Weekly, Lindsay emphatically denied the relationship.
"No, no, no... In NO way am I dating her," Lohan said.
However, Fox411.com reported exclusively that the two were involved in a racy photo shoot just days ago