Our son is a liar? Joe and Pam Bryant are responding to charges by their son, Basketball Great Kobe Bryant. Kobe doesn’t want his mom selling his personal high school memorabilia, even though he no longer wanted the items. He says his mother stole the items. Kobe went on twitter claiming he was tired of people always taking from him. Apparently, Kobe has been slighting his family for a while. The Bryants have been pushed in the background while he lavished his wife's family with homes and extravagant purchases. Why would Kobe treat his family this way? A judge blocked the sale of his items. His mom Pam just wanted to buy a home with the earnings. Will Kobe ever reconcile with his parents? Fighting with his parents will only hurt his legacy.

Randy Jackson is outta here! The long standing American Idol Judge decided to leave the singing reality show before he got the ax. Low ratings have plagued the FOX show this season, and it looks like producers are going to clean house by getting rid of Judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban. Millions have been glued to the show, but audiences have now turned away. Even the fighting with Mariah and Nikki have not helped the ratings. In fact many people, including contestants, say their fighting has been a distraction. American Idol needs help. What can save this show?

What is going with the Smith family, and is it all a publicity stunt for Will Smith's new movie After Earth with his son Jaden? According to published reports, Jaden Smith, who turns 15 in July, wants to be emancipated. He wants to be able to live on his own without his parents Will and Jada. Jaden doesn’t even have a drivers license. I think this is a publicity stunt to push the movie After Earth. Jaden stars along with his famous dad, and the movie opens in theatres May 31st. Will and Jada have raised eyebrows with their parenting approach, claiming they have a laid back parenting style when it comes to reprimanding theirs kids. Willow is 12 and Trey, Will's oldest son, is 19.

Paris Jackson is growing closer to her birth mom Debbie Rowe, and there is nothing grandmom Katherine Jackson can do about it. Paris, 15, is planning to spend the summer with Rowe. Rowe is Paris and Prince' biological mother, and she was married to their dad Michael Jackson for three years. Katherine doesn’t like these developments, but she doesn’t want to lose custody of Paris. She also doesn’t want Rowe revealing the identity of the real biological father of Michael's kids. The situation is messy. Paris is becoming more independent, and she enjoys the time she spends with her mother. Prince Michael on the other hand is not ready to embrace Rowe. He doesn’t want to offend his grandmother Katherine, and he says he will spend time with Rowe when he feels comfortable. Rowe is overjoyed at the opportunity to be with her children. As part of her divorce agreement with Michael, she gave up custody and legal rights to her children.

Is she exhausted, or is she pregnant? Beyonce is in the midst of her Mrs. Carter world tour, but sources say she may be expecting baby number two. Beyonce has expressed a desire to expand her family, but now, in the midst of a major tour. it would not be a good time. She's canceled a couple of overseas dates and blamed exhaustion. Beyonce is set to return to 2013 Essence Festival July 4th  -7th. Then she'll be in Philly July 25th at the Wells Fargo Center and at The Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on July 26th with Singer Luke James. When she takes her Mrs. Carter tour to New Orleans and the Essence main stage, LL Cool J, Trey Songz, Jill Scott, Keyshia Cole, New Edition, Brandy, Mint Condition, Tamia, “Uncle Charlie” Wilson, Solange Knowles and Maxwell will also be on the bill.

Meanwhile, Beyonce's dad and former manager, Matthew Knowles, owes the I.R.S. a ton of money going back to the days when he managed his daughter's career. Will Beyonce step in to save her dad?

Barbara Walters is saying goodbye to TV. Walters, 84, is planning a year long celebration that will culminated in the Summer of 2014.

In a recent interview, mommy to be and Singer Tamar Braxton says she appears light in many of her recent photos because she is suffering from Vitiligo. That's the autoimmune disorder Michael Jackson suffered from which makes a people lose the pigmentation from their natural skin complexion. Tamar also denies getting plastic surgery.

Basketball Great Wilt Chamberlain is getting a postage stamp in his honor next year.

The Pastors Of Los Angeles is a show headed to the Oxygen channel. So what's it like being the pastor of a mega church? The reality show is going to follow the travels of Bishop Noel Jones, Bishop Clarence McClendon and Gospel Singer Deitrick Haddon among others. The show is sure to be explosive. For example, Bishop Noel Jones, the twin brother to Singer Grace Jones, is dating TV/Movie Star LisaRaye. Yes! LisaRaye from The Players Club. He’s 63, and she’s 46. The two have been dating for a while. Will she eventually be the First lady of his church? Hmmmmmm!

 The Real Husbands of Hollywood Reunion Show is happening Tuesday, May 28th on BET. During the show, Singer Robin Thicke is going to talk about why he quit the show. New Cast member Bobby Brown is expected to pop up as well. Chris Rock has also signed up for next season joining series star Kevin Hart, JB Smoove, Boris Kodjoe, Nick Cannon and Duane Martin. Speaking of Nick Cannon, he just brought the rights to Soul Train. He says he is going to do a total overhaul of the show in the next few months. Cannon is also the host of NBC's America's Got Talent. Cannon's Real Husbands' co-star Kevin Hart has his latest stand up comedy movie Let Me Explain hitting theatres July 3rd. Meanwhile, Hart's ex-wife, Torrei, is proving she and Kevin have a great relationship despite their divorce. For Mother's Day, Kevin gave his ex-wife, who is the mother of his two children, a diamond heart necklace.

Get well to The Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin. She has had to cancel some concerts due to ongoing health issues.

Kelly Rowland has released a new single called Dirty Laundry. In the song, she talks about past abusive relationships and being jealous of Beyonce's success. The song is on her new album Talk A Good Game, which will be out June 18th.

NBC has cancelled the musical Smash after two seasons. They also cancelled the shows The New Normal with NeNe Leakes and Guys with Kids with Tempest Bledsoe. Cee-Lo Green and Christina Aguilera are returning to The Voice next season. Season five will feature the original crew of Adam, Blake, Cee-Lo and Christina. Usher starts filming the Sugar Ray Leonard bio-pic Hands Of Stone with Robert De Niro. Shakira will return to her singing career. Both Usher and Shakira both were very good this season on The Voice. Cee-Lo is also doing a reality show for the TBS cable channel, The Cee-Lo Life debuts next year.

Speaking of Usher, he is being sued by an ex-nanny. Cecilia Duncan worked for Usher in 2010 caring for his two young sons. Duncan says she was overworked and underpaid. When she complained, Duncan says she was abruptly fired. Spokespeople for Usher say Duncan was let go when it was revealed she had a past arrest record.
The BET Awards are set for Sunday, June 30th on BET with Comedian/Actor Chris Tucker hosting. “Uncle” Charlie Wilson is getting the night's big honor, and R Kelly is scheduled to be one of the night's performers.
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Zoe Saldana is topless on the latest edition of Allure magazine. She is currently starring in the new Star Trek movie Into The Darkness.

Actor Terrence Howard is a free man. His short lived marriage to Michelle Ghent is over, and he is officially divorced. The union cost him money. Howard is going to pay close to $6,000 for the next three years. He gets to keep his 25 bank accounts, a 2011 Range Rover and two houses. During Howard's marriage to Ghent, there were rumors of violence, racial strife and all out craziness. In better news for Howard, The Best Man sequel, The Best Man Holiday, with Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Harold Perrineau, Monica Calhoun, Melissa De Sousa and Sanaa Lathan, opens in theatres November 15th.

Jamie Foxx is developing a new show for the TBS network Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me.

Congrats to Singer Monica. She is expecting baby number three with her hubby Basketball Player Shannon Brown.

24 years ago, they had a hot romance. Can lightening strike twice? Arsenio Hall, 58, and Paula Abdul, 50, are dating again. Hall says Abdul is the best girl in the world. Hall returns to late night TV on September 9th.
Look for changes coming to Dancing With The Stars next season. The show is being pared down to one show a week and two hours on Monday.

Congrats to Phaedra Parks of The Real Housewives Of Atlanta. She just gave birth to her second son.

As Lauryn Hill prepares for her prison sentence, people are wondering who will watch her six children. Hill, 37, is due to start her three-month prison sentence July 8th for tax evasion. Rohan Marley is the father of five of her six children. He says he will be supportive of Lauryn and he will be there for his kids. Other family members have also committed to step in and help out.

TV's The Young And The Restless is planning a  tribute to Actress Jeanne Cooper. Cooper, best known for her role as “Katherine Chancellor on the popular soap opera, passed away last week at the age of 84. The special Young And The Restless tribute show will air Tuesday, May 28th.

Michael Winans, Jr.  has started his 14-year prison sentence. Winans, Jr., the son of Michael Winans, Sr. of gospel's The Winans, was involved in a financial scheme that cheated churchgoers out of millions of dollar. Winans, Jr. says all was not his fault. He blamed his lawyers for his troubles.

Get ready for the return of Oscar Winner/Comedienne Mo'Nique. Mo'Nique is currently touring the country on a comedy tour. She has lost 82 pounds through walking and drinking of plenty of water. Mo'Nique was last seen on her BET late night-talk show, which was abruptly cancelled. Mo'Nique says she still doesn’t know what happened to have BET take the show off the air. In a recent interview, Mo'Nique explained her controversial open marriage comments from a few years back. She claims she was in an open relationship with her husband that had no secrets. Mo'Nique described her husband Sidney Hicks as her rock that she loves very much. She realized her behavior backfired on her, and now she knows how to apprec