This video shows CNN footage of the beating of Chicago Teenager Derrion Albert.
WTF WHOOPI SUPPORTS A PEDOPHILE
I am disgusted that Whoopi Goldberg and a hundred other Hollywood celebrities have declared their support for admitted pedophile director Roman Polanski. Hollywood is rallying around Polanski following his arrest in Switzerland on outstanding charges here in the United States. Somehow, Goldberg and others seem to think that money and talent mean you should skate "scott free," even if you admit to forced anal and vaginal penetration of a drunk and drugged 13-year-old girl.
Goldberg goes on to acknowledge Polanski's crime, but then appears to condone Polanski's fleeing the country in 1978 to escape sentencing:
“He pled guilty to having sex with a minor, and he went to jail, and when they let him out, he said, 'You know what, this guy's going to give me 100 years in jail. I'm not staying.' And that's why he left.
So, okay, I get it. Polanski didn't like his odds, so he just opted out of the criminal justice system? Someone please explain to me what is alright about that?”
BARACK ALMOST LOST MICHELLE
Michelle and Barack Obama's marriage was so shaky at one point that they almost separated, according to a new book that gives what it says is a behind-the-scenes look at the Obamas' life together.
JAY-Z TALKS ABOUT RHIANNA EXPERIENCE
Here you go again, smelling good," Winfrey joked as Jay-Z walked on the set. The line was in reference to her call with Gayle King where she remarked after meeting the rapper she discovered how good he smelled.
"That's swagger," an audience member chimed in, drawing Jay's laughter.
The pair appeared at ease with each other as the talk-show queen asked the rapper about his drug-dealing past, his marriage to Beyoncé and his relationship with his father, whom Jay-Z had been estranged from before reuniting with him before his death.
They agreed to disagree over issues with the N-word. Jay-Z said people give words power, and as a culture, we can take that away. Winfrey steadfastly disagreed, saying for her generation, the word is loaded with degradation.
FABOLOUS DOING IT BIG
Rappers are giving a considerable amount of attention to the mainstream media these past few weeks, theoretically in an effort to demonstrate the current maturity of the hip-hop community. Jay-Z opened up to Oprah for an exclusive O Magazine interview, 50 Cent buddied up to Rachael Ray on her daytime show and this morning Fabolous appeared on 'Good Day New York' to talk about his new music and the evolution of hip hop.
COSBY SHOW MAKING HISTORY
Twenty-five years ago this week, history was made when NBC premiered 'The Cosby Show.' It was a much-deserved departure from what television audiences grew to know as the black family experience, with shows such as 'Good Times,' 'The Jeffersons,' 'What's Happening' and 'That's My Mama.'
Starring television pioneer Bill Cosby as Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable, an obstetrician who was the patriarch of an upper-middle class African-American family living in Brooklyn, NY, 'The Cosby Show' represented the first time that middle-class black life was depicted on prime time television.
SHEMAR BACK TO SOAPS
One of the soap opera world's favorite characters is making a return this fall, but it won't be with the actor who originated the role.
According to Soap Opera Digest, a casting call has been put out for the role of Malcolm Winters, which was played by hunky actor Shemar Moore during the 1990s.The part is a big one to fill for whoever is chosen. Moore – a former model – won a Daytime Emmy Award for the role before transitioning successfully into movies (Tyler Perry's 'Diary of a Mad Black Woman') and television ('Soul Train' and 'Criminal Minds'). He played the part for six years and reprised it again in 2004 before leaving the following year.
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CELEBRATING E.LYNN HARRIS
In July, the death of E. Lynn Harris rocked the literary world. But some of today's most popular African American authors are gearing up to celebrate the life of the 'Invisible Life' author in a big way.
Sept. 25 has been deemed 'E. Lynn Harris Day,' where friends, colleagues and noted authors will gather to read excerpts from his latest novel, 'Mama Dearest,' and share some of their fondest memories of the best-selling author. See a list of participating locations, authors and contact information E. Lynn Harrisbelow.
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USHER IN POLITICS
Usher Raymond IV and Partners Launch International Call to Service at the Clinton Global Initiative Involving 5,000,000 Youth Around the World.
FIRST LADY ALWAYS LOOKING GOOD
I feel the same way about Amber Rose that I do about Michelle Obama: they can do no wrong. (And I know I am also dead wrong for mentioning both names in the same sentence, but alas....)
In my latest edition of What Michelle Wore, we will focus on her knee-length, floral-print Thakoon ensemble she wore in Pittsburgh at the G-20 Summit.
While others were focused on the important political speeches, I was gazing at what Mrs. Obama and her sister in chic, French first lady Carla Bruni, put on for this photo opp. Who looks better?Personally, I am all about Bruni's chic, form fitting black dress. But Michelle's fun, floral print dress steals the day. I think she could definitely have lost the pearls for this particular look though and I am I the only one that isn't in love with the shoes?
Now they selling this sh*t in the stores?
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from TheGrio.com
You see it all over television, celebrities endorsing "syrup," which is a combination of cough syrup with codeine and soda, two ingredients that can make for a lethal recipe.
Stores in Southeast Texas are now carrying the products that bear the names "drank" and "syrup", but with a different twist.
Drank and Sippin Syrup are two examples of a new anti-energy drink that is supposed to provide "extreme relaxation." There is nothing harmful in these products, in fact one of the main ingredients is Melatonin, a natural substance that helps you sleep.
18-year-old Jackie Robinson says he just started drinking this anti-energy drink because of the slogan, "sippin syrup."
"I ain't gonna lie it really do," said Robinson Wednesday afternoon as he sipped his drink outside a Beaumont convenient store. "It probably attracts a lot of people from the name too."
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Is This the Same Person?
Mayor Eric Brewer has to regret the day that he came out of the closet so to speak, lambasting a local television station for airing out his sequin-laced dirty laundry.
Coming less than a week before he faces poll goers via a voting booth, the mayor of East Cleveland has been sited in rare form; looking fabulous in an amber wig and Jimmy Choo's.
In a move lambasted by Brewer, WKYC's Channel 3 was the first media outlet to shed light on the startling revelation, sending the picture and subsequent mayoral race into the stratosphere.
Reading a statement outside his campaign headquarters, the incumbent mayor vented his frustration with the event via a statement that left more questions than answers.
“I had not seen any of the pictures until WKYC's broadcast yesterday evening.” To date, he has refused to say or deny whether the person pictured is him.
Members of Brewer's campaign have named his opponent, City Council President Gary Norton, as their chief suspect into their search to find whomever leaked and circulated the photos.
Mayor Brewer is also looking into whether police involvement may have played a part in the affair due mainly to the firing of multiple officers during his freshman term.
Former Mayor of East Cleveland, Saratha Googins, says that she knew of the picture for years.
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LADY GAGA TOPLESS, KANYE WEST BEHIND IT
Following his infamous interruption of the VMAs, Kanye West vowed to retreat from the public eye. However, the "passionate" rapper/producer has a November tour with singer/funny dresser Lady Gaga to promote, so we knew his retirement from the spotlight would be short-lived.
Sure enough, on Wednesday, Kanye posted an "artistic" trailer clip to promote his Fame Kills tour with her Ladyship. The subject heading for the post read "What Happened to All the Rock Stars? The Fame Killed Them!"
SHAWNNA GOT A RECORD DEAL WITH T-PAIN
Auto-tune King T-Pain just leaked a track called 'Dope,' from his forthcoming album 'RevolveR,' featuring Chicago rapper Shawnna. The long-overlooked female MC begins her verse by announcing that she is the newest signee to Pain's Nappy Boy imprint, rhyming "It ain't no secret that lyrically I'm the reason Nappy Boy had to put me on their team."
BALL PLAYER DOESN’T LIKE JAY-Z
Clearly Stephon Marbury has no intention of letting his one-sided beef with Jay-Z simmer down. The basketball player, who took issue with a line in Jay-Z's 7-year-old song 'Excuse Me Again,' put together his own rap addressing his fellow Brooklyn-native for the second time in one week.
On the rebuttal track Marbury demands an apology from Jay stating that if he doesn't get one he will "handle" him. The amateur recording skills and even more amateur songwriting skills point to the song being a joke, but Marbury seems surprisingly serious.
ONYX TALKS TRASH ABOUT DAMON DASH
The original mad rappers, Onyx, are back, and they're not happy about Damon Dash's 'Blak Roc' collaboration album with The Black Keys. In a recent interview on Angela Yee and Leah Rose's Lip Service radio show on Shade 45, the baldhead rappers discussed yelled about Dash's project, which features notable MC's like Ludacris, Jim Jones, Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch and more.
"N----s is biting the whole f---in' movement," explained a ticked off Fredro Starr. "The 'Black Rock' s---, we been rocking with that. Now I'm hearing other n----s coming out with it...I ain't sayin' no f---in' names. You know what it is man, holla at me n----, 100 mad n----s with guns n----, stop playing games with me!"
NEW PEOPLE DOING BROADWAY
Nineties hip-hop duo, The Beatnuts, are bringing a blast from the past to New York City this fall with their plans to star in an off-Broadway play titled 'Deez Nuts,' that tells the story of their musical career. The show, which is written by Sacha Jenkins, the co-founder of Egotrip and VH1's (White) Rapper Show will be set in Corona, Queens, the hometown of the famous hip-hop twosome.
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JERMAINE DUPRI STILL MAD AT DEF JAM
Super-producer Jermaine Dupri may have left his post at Island Def Jam over six months ago, but he still has some negative feelings towards the label. According to Dupri, who held a brief post as president of Island Records Urban Music Department, his time at the label hit several creative roadblocks, among them is what he saw as a lack of support behind his new artist, singer Dondria.
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RHIANNA TEAMS UP WITH JUSTIN
Rihanna has tapped Justin Timberlake as a producer for her 'Good Girl Gone Bad' follow-up. This isn't the first time the chart-topping artists have collaborated. Timberlake wrote and produced the 'Good Girl Gone Bad' track 'Rehab' for the Barbados beauty, and then appeared alongside Rihanna in the song's music video. Their work in the studio has also begun to fuel rumors that the couple are romantically involved.
Fabolous Gets Poisoned…WTF???
Now just to provide clarity before presumption are drawn, this is no type of conspiracy theory or going out on a limb to say that someone has Fab's number, but the Brooklyn rapper did have to be rushed to the hospital Saturday night.
Reports initially stirred stating that the MC was involved in a car accident, but he expressed, through Twitter, that the facts were false and he in fact was in an immense pain that caused him to pull over while driving.
“I'm ok everyone..thanks 4 the concern. I was not in a car accident, but I think i know where it started.. Let me explain,” the rapper Tweeted. “I was drivin yesterday morning & started feeling very sick & felt like I was gon pass out while driving.. I veered off 2 da side of the road.”
After stopping, Fab proceeded to phone the ambulance as the pain had grown to be excruciating. Medical help arrived to pick up the rapper and he was treated and released. He is currently home in the process of recuperating.
Seeming to come out of left field, Fab provided some clarity as to what the problem could have been that made him end up sick on the side of the road.
“I believed I was poisoned so I checked in & was given medical treatment..a lil sedated so I didn't tweet but was released 2 go late last nite,” the rapper wrote.
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Mashonda Has Some Words for Alicia Keys
If you're up on your hip-hop couples gossip, it's been revealed that Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz allegedly had an affair, and she was the reason for the producer's divorce from his singer/wife Mashonda.
The couple separated back in early 2008, and then the rumors began to surface. While Mashonda has expressed her feelings over the alleged relationship with Keys, Swizzy hadn't until sometime this May, when he hinted at it.
Swizzy admitted to the New York Daily News that he's in love with Keys, but says some of the lines he spit on the remix of Drake's "Best I Ever Had" single were a bit exaggerated.
"We're nowhere near ready for a baby or a ring," he laughed. "This whole song is not about Alicia. The part about her cooking breakfast for me naked -- she never done that for me."
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Tyson Would Sleep with Obama?
"I don't actually go that way, though I notice a lot of people think I do. But umm, you know what, if Imma do it, I'm going for [Barack] Obama. If I got with him, I could run the country. If I was that way, Obama, I'd be gunning for you brother! I'd be the one in control. That's if I was that way. Who you gonna go for? Will Smith? Somebody pretty like that? Not to say Obama's not pretty. But I'd go straight for Obama because you got power then. You could run red lights and just wild out. And I'd have Michelle [Obama]hold the camera!"
– Supermodel Tyson Beckford answering: "If you had to spend the night with a man, who would it be and why?"
LL COOL J ON NCIS
CBS scored big with its new spinoff "NCIS: Los Angeles" starring LL Cool J and Chris O'Donnell.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Tuesday marked the network's most-watched premiere night since 1993 – thanks to the one-two-three punch of "NCIS" (20.6 million viewers), "NCIS: Los Angeles" (18.7 million) and new series "The Good Wife" (13.7 million).
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T-PAIN AND ELLEN RAPPING…WTF
T-Pain stopped by "The Ellen Degeneres Show" on Wednesday to promote his new "I Am T-Pain" app for the iPhone, which allows anyone to alter their voice with his favorite pitch tuning device, auto-tune.
During her monologue, Ellen began playing around with the auto-tune microphone, saying how nice it would be if everyone had access to the technology.
SNOOP DOGG ON TOUR
Snoop Dogg will go on tour in October to promote his forthcoming studio album, "Malice in Wonderland," which is set to surface in December.
The outing kicks off in Baltimore, MD on Oct. 27. So far, the trek consists of shows in 11 cities, including New York (10/29), Boston (11/1) and Chicago (11/4), with the outing concluding Nov. 8 in Dallas, TX.
HOLYFIELD ON GLOBAL WARMING
Boxer Evander Holyfield will today announce that he plans to take on one of his toughest opponents yet: global warming.
The champ intends to build a 40 acre solar energy farm on his estate in Georgia. Teaming with Global-NES-Georgia, Inc., the solar farm is an attempt by the boxer to find solutions for protecting the environment.
OMARION HAS NEW ABULM
Omarion returns to the scene with a new album and label imprint, Starworld Entertainment, through EMI Label Services. The R&B star will release his third studio album, "Ollusion," on Nov. 24th.
The first single, "I Get It In," has Omarion reuniting with producer Tank, who helmed the title track and single "O" on the artist's debut album. The track features Southern rapper Gucci Mane.
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WARREN G GOING ON TOUR…WTF
Warren G is mounting a fall headlining tour to support his first album in four years, "The G Files," which hits stores later this month.
According to Live Daily, the trek begins Oct. 27 in Austin, TX, with club and theater shows lined up through November, and comes to a close Nov. 24 in San Francisco. Dates are below
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Ebony Magazine is About to Be Sold
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, MSNBC’s TheGrio.com, Your Black World
The black journalism students here at Syracuse often come to me to find out how the industry works. They sometimes instinctively wonder if their professors' stories about being in a CBS newsroom in 1982 are going to help them survive in a world run by Twitter, Myspace and Facebook. The answer is a resounding "probably not."
While respecting the journalism professors teaching their classes, I simply use examples like Ebony Magazine to help them realize that black media is changing, and sites like theGrio.com, BlackVoices.com, and TheRoot.com, are examples of how black media has evolved. In fact, a journalist who doesn't understand technology and business models is in danger of starting his/her career as a dinosaur.
When it comes to recent reports about Ebony Magazine being offered for sale, I admit that I was saddened, but not surprised. The Ebony Fashion Fair has become one of the most celebrated events in black America, and the magazine has been nothing less than a tremendous source of national pride since its creation in 1945. But in the age of the web, oversized bureaucracies can be crushed under the weight of their own arrogance. Bloated payrolls, pompous corporate functions and a sense of entitlement make them easy prey for quick, hungry and rapidly evolving competition.
In spite of the tremendous love we have for Ebony/Jet, the truth must be confronted when realizing that it is what radio was to TV or what the train was to the airplane. Like radios and trains, there is still a place for print media, but that role is no longer dominant. The current economic climate only accelerated the inevitable, since advertisers were eventually going to stop spending $50,000 for magazine ads when they can buy the same number of eyeballs for $5,000 or less.
I present the following 5 questions I'd like to ask out loud about both Ebony Magazine and the state of African American media:
Author Writes a Book for Ex-Cons to Start Businesses
from AOL Black Voices
In the first book published by her New York-based Resilience Multimedia, Sheila Rule delivers much-needed information to a segment of society that has long been ignored: the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated. In 'Think Outside The Cell: An Entrepreneur's Guide for the Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated' by Joseph Robinson, readers learn vital information, including how to overcome obstacles that convicted felons face while trying to reenter society and find work.
Rule, who worked at The New York Times for 30 years before her recent retirement, was spurred to start her publishing company after writing to the incarcerated as a volunteer for the Riverside Church Prison Ministry. With funding from the Ford Foundation, she plans to publish next year the 'Think Outside the Cell' book series featuring real-life stories by the incarcerated, formerly incarcerated and their families. Rule takes time to talk about the book with AOL Black Voices.
AOL Black Voices: How did you come up with the idea for the book?
Sheila Rule: Joe's book has been published amid renewed efforts to help the formerly incarcerated-who are disproportionately black and Latino-successfully reenter society. But Joe believes that the reentry programs being developed, while commendable, too often focus on finding jobs in a nation where, according to a Princeton University study, it is easier for a white person with a felony conviction to get a job than for a black person who has never been arrested. Joe believes that "Think Outside the Cell" presents a largely unexplored option-entrepreneurship-that can help give men and women leaving prison a realistic second chance
Hollywood Director Arrested for Drugging and Raping a 13-year Old Girl
Filmmaker Roman Polanski has been arrested on an arrest warrant stemming from a decades-old sex charge, Swiss police said Sunday.
Roman Polanski attends a film premiere in Paris, France, in June 2009.
The Academy Award-winning director pleaded guilty in 1977 to a single count of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, acknowledging he had sex with a 13-year-old girl, but fled the United States before he could be sentenced. U.S. authorities issued a warrant for his arrest in 1978.
He was taken into custody trying to enter Switzerland on Saturday, Zurich police said.
Polanski, 76, has lived in France for decades to avoid being arrested if he enters the U.S. He declined to collect his Academy Award for Best Director in person when he won it for "The Pianist" in 2003.
He was en route to the Zurich Film Festival, which is holding a tribute to him, when he was arrested by Swiss authorities, the festival said.
Polanski was nominated for best director Oscars for "Tess" and "Chinatown," and for best writing for "Rosemary's Baby," which he also directed.
"Roman Polanski, who is one of the greatest film directors of all time, would have been honored for his life's work in Zurich today," the film festival said in a statement.
Click to readWhy Michael Vick Has Been Good for Animal Rights
Maybe it was one of the times John Goodwin found a more receptive audience while lobbying politicians for stricter sentencing against dogfighting.
Maybe it was one of the times a law enforcement training session was packed with police.
Maybe it was while he was riding along on what is an increasing number of raids on dogfighting operations.
Whenever it was, there was a moment over the past two years that Goodwin, the anti-dog fighting expert at the Humane Society of the United States, realized that of all the unexpected things, a silver lining had formed in the ugly clouds of the Michael Vick(notes) scandal.
“People campaigned against dogfighting ever since the first dogfight ever happened,” Goodwin said. “But never had there been a spotlight put on this issue like when Michael Vick was involved in it.
All we can say is “deeyam”: And you Sing in the Church?
Earlier this month, clips of a taped television interview that gospel music sensation Tonex conducted for 'The Lexi Show' (on the Gospel network) surfaced on the Internet and caused a heated frenzy within the black religious industry. During the revealing conversation, the internationally renowned music superstar (nee Anthony Williams III) talked candidly about his homosexuality, his failed marriage and his thoughts on the black church. As expected, when someone touches upon such a taboo subject, it strikes a chord among others. But as the multiple Stellar Award-winning virtuoso tells it, in his very own words, it was a lot more than he ever bargained for. Below is Tonex's exclusive testimony to BlackVoices.com:
Okay, so now since it's really gone mainstream, there is really no backpedaling is there?
What if He’s Cheating on you?
I just found out after 28 years of marriage that my husband had a seven-month affair with a co-worker. He would drink with her at a bar and then they would have sex. After a few months, she became pregnant, and my husband did not tell me. He didn't have anything to do with her or the child. I am really confused and don't know what to do. The child is now 9 years old.
Sandra
This is a very difficult and fearful situation, and it is exacerbated by the length of time that has passed since the affair took place. Over the years, partners grow and change, and you have to learn to love the new incarnations of themselves in the present. Your best choice is to take stock of who your husband is now based on the choices he has made in his life and who you are now, and ask yourself if he is still the man you want to be with. As for the child, your husband chose to relinquish his role as father so that you would never find out about the affair. This was not a choice he made to protect you, but rather to protect his position in your marriage. If he had wanted to protect you, he would not have had the affair. You have to ask him if he has changed and if he is remorseful for the decisions he made in his past. Then you have to ask yourself if his actions have proven that he has truly changed.
Cop Forced to Cut Braids…Oh Did I Mention He is White???
Officer Thomas Strain was looking for nothing more than a change in appearance when he decided to get his hair braided into rows, but instead, he found controversy.
Police administrators in Philadelphia have been working to keep their “house” in order as this summer has been one of strife and turmoil with things looking to get worse before better. In the case of Officer Strain, who has found himself at the forefront of a case that pundits cite as being “reverse-racist” in nature, the issues may yet to have fully surfaced.
Officer Strain was taken off of his normal patrol route and forced to work behind desk duty for the duration of this month due not in part to terrible performance of his job, but rather, because of a personal decision that he made.
Officer Strain decided to style his hair in cornrows, a move that violates department standards. According to Strain and reports from other officers, “dozens” of Philadelphia PD's Black Members were allowed to wear the hairstyle.
Lieutenant Frank Vanore, Police spokesman, says Strain's boss told him to cut his hair to achieve a more “professional” look; he did.
Speaking on the “dozens” of Black officers donning cornrows, Vanore only recalled one such case since in the years he had been on the force. That officer was also told to get a haircut.
Rumor Alert: Lil’ Wayne Has Another Baby on the Way
I am hoping that this rumor turns out to be false, because we all know that Lil’ Wayne does not need anymore kids anytime soon, but the word on the street is that Weezy has once again knocked some chick up. The baby mama in questions is named Ashley and looks to be of Asian decent just like his second baby mama Sarah. SMH
Tavis Smiley Cuts Ties with Wells Fargo
Tavis Smiley has terminated his business relationship with Wells Fargo over claims that the bank used well-known African-American Public figures to swindle minority borrowers into high-risk subprime homes loans.
The "seminars" were held in over eight cities in predominately black neighborhoods under the pretense of "Wealth Building." Smiley, who hosts his own PBS show, was one of many speakers who were often featured at the seminars that promoted home ownership.
According to Mary Kane of the Washington Independent website, Smiley and other "hosts" would encourage the attendees to seriously consider buying real estate and making investments in housing properties.
"I cut everything off with Wells Fargo," he declared. He said the move cost "a lot of money"; he said he did not know how much.
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CHRIS BROWN BACK WORIKNG
Chris Brown has reportedly scheduled his official live performance since his February altercation with then-girlfriend Rihanna landed him a probation and community labor sentence.
The artist is due to headline New York radio station Power 105's Powerhouse concert at the Izod Center in New Jersey on Oct. 27.
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NENE WAS BEAT UP
Lennithia "NeNe" Leakes of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" recently told us about the experience of surviving physical abuse from a past boyfriend, an time in her life that is shared in her new autobiography "Never Make the Same Mistake Twice."
"I was in an abusive relationship for years. I was battered, but I wasn't broken," she boasts to EUR's Lee Bailey. "You can see that I'm not broken because here I am well known to everybody across the country. I'm very strong. I have a book that's out. I can walk into huge offices here in California and get mad love and nothing but respect."
BET TALKING ABOUT HEALTH CARE
The Newseum in Washington D.C. was the setting for BET's upcoming special "Critical Condition: What's At Stake in Health Care Reform," an attempt to separate fact from fiction regarding an issue that has deeply divided the nation.
Taped before a live audience, the special airs Sunday (Sept. 27) at 10 p.m. with host Jeff Johnson and guest correspondent April Woodard speaking with guests Melody Barnes, the President's Domestic Policy Adviser & Director of the Domestic Policy Council; James E. Clyburn (D - SC); Maxine Waters (D - CA); Brian D. Smedly, Ph.D.; Dr. Majorie Innocent, Ph.D; Pamela Gentry, BET's Senior Political Analyst; Bob Parks, National Center for Public Policy Research; and Dr. Sampson Davis.
OPRAH LIKES JAY-Z
In case you didn't get to see Oprah with Jay-Z yesterday, they have all kinds of clips up on her site from his visit.
It was a very playful, very gracious Oprah in the presence of Hip Hop's royalty. She gave him a chance to explain himself even though they "agreed to disagree forever" on the issue of the "N" word being used in rap lyrics.
I REALLY THINK LAMAR ODOM IS ON CRACK
sources claims to know the exact root of Lamar Odom's whirlwind trip to the altar with Khloe Kardashian.
It has already been widely reported that the two met on Aug. 27 when Khloe was hosting a "Welcome to LA" party for brand new Laker, Ron Artest, at Halo in Hollywood.
Khloe ran up a bill totaling around $3000, and Odom decided to pay for the entire tab. Apparently, love ensued.
JAY-Z SAYS “LIL MAMA IS DISRESPECTFUL”
Jay-Z says Lil Mama's interruption of his "Empire State of Mind" performance at the MTV Video Music Awards was just as disrespectful as Kanye West's hijack of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech.
Speaking to Hot 97's Angie Martinez on Wednesday, Hov said of Lil Mama's actions, “Me personally, I would never do that. I would never have the nerve to do that. We went to rehearsals and went did run through and we worked really hard at the performance to put on a show for people.
BEYONCE ON THE GRIND
The Malaysian entertainment company responsible for Beyonce's upcoming concert in the country has assured the Muslim-majority country that her show will not violate any decency laws.
As previously reported, the singer had to back out of a concert in Malaysia two years ago after the Islamic party threatened to protest the show due to her provocative clothes and concert choreography.
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MJ TRIBUTE CANCELLED
The promoter of the scrapped Michael Jackson tribute in Vienna, which was to take place tomorrow at the 17th century Schoenbrunn palace, is now speaking out about how the whole effort was doomed from the start due to massive disorganization.
The Vienna show would have been "very interesting...had it been properly prepared and organized in an orderly way," Vienna's Mayor Michael Haeupl told the city council assembly. "But it was not," he said in remarks carried by news agency APA.
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MEMPHIS BLEEK EXPLAINS WHY HE LEFT DEF JAM
While VH1 gears up to celebrate Def Jam's 25th anniversary at the annual Hip Hop Honors show on Oct. 13 some artists are going the opposite route and taking the time to express their discontent with the iconic hip-hop label. For years now, artists have criticized the label for focusing its marketing energies on mainstream artists and leaving the rest, which includes veterans like Redman and Method Man to fend for themselves.
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