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WEEK ENDING: June 11th, 2010

Gary Coleman can finally rest in peace. The actor will be cremated, and his former manager has been placed in charge of his estate. Coleman’s ex-wife, Shannon Price, no longer has a say in what happens to her ex-husband. In a strange twist of events, Coleman’s former manager, Dion Mial, has been placed in charge of the Coleman estate. Over the past week Coleman’s ex-wife has been trying to get money selling deathbed photos of him on life support and after he died, giving tours of the home where Gary Coleman hit his head. She said she made the decision to pull the plug on him because it was time for him to go. He was brain dead, so there was no need to hang on. The Gary Coleman deathbed photos have been made public, and they are featured in the new issue of The Globe. In one of the photos, Shannon is seen posing and smiling while he is laying there with tubes coming out of his mouth. She got $10,000 for the photos. Shannon is in need of money. Coleman died broke, but that is not stopping Shannon from going after his yearly pension of $156,000, his truck and the house worth $300,000. Coleman’s attorneys are already asking her to return items she took from their home following his death.

Janet Jackson is in love. Her knight in shining armor is a young Arab. For the first time in her life, she is with a guy who pays for everything! He is younger, taller and richer than she is. Janet is currently on location with the Tyler Perry movie For Colored Girls. In other Jackson news, Alejandra Jackson who had children by Randy and Jermaine Jackson is giving Katherine Jackson a hard time. She has been asked to leave the Jackson estate with her children. Her children had been harassing Michael’s kids, so Katherine told Alejandra to make living arrangements somewhere else. Alejandra has been living off of Katherine Jackson for years. She doesn’t work, and now she has armed herself with a lawyer so she can continue getting money. Alejandra feels as though she and her kids are being left out since she doesn’t get money from either Randy or Jermaine.

The Jackson Family Foundation is gearing up for the first anniversary of the death of The King Of Pop Michael Jackson. A special event is being planned for his fans in Beverly Hills.

Is Vivica A. Fox engaged? Auntie Viv has been dating a young party promoter, and she has been sporting a huge engagement ring.

Basketball Star Dwayne Wade has won temporary custody of his two children. Wade is in a bitter divorce battle with his wife Siohvaughn. Siohvaughn is not taking the breakup well. She has been disobeying court orders, and has gone through nine lawyers. A new court date is set for July 19^th. The Miami Heat star is currently dating Actress Gabrielle Union.

Victoria’s Secret Model Selita Ebanks is becoming quite of fan of baseball. Ebanks has been quietly seeing Phillies First Baseman Ryan Howard, and attending his games. She tweets how she loves the excitement of the ballpark and the fans. Ebanks has been a Sports Illustrated model, and she used to be engaged to Nick Cannon. Ebanks, 27, was discovered ten years ago at Great Adventure. Howard just signed a new deal with the Phillies worth $125 million.

We are going to work out our problems! Greg Leakes, the husband of Real Housewives Of Atlanta Star NeNe Leakes, says he made a mistake going public with his marital problems. He claims he and his wife have talked about their issues, and they will not be splitting up. Did NeNe’s fame get in the way? Greg is not ready to throw in the towel. He wants to save his marriage.

Desiree Rogers has landed on her feet. The Former White House Social Secretary is now a consultant with Ebony magazine. Rogers left the Obama administration earlier this year after she got caught up in a controversy over a White House security breach. In more Ebony magazine news, it was stated the magazine is not for sale and Amy DuBois Barnett, formerly of Honey magazine, has been named the magazine’s new Editor-In-Chief.

Is Ne-Yo engaged? Sources say he popped the question to his longtime girlfriend.

Chris Rock and Adam Sandler will be starring in a new comedy Grownups, which opens in theatres June 25^th.

Kevin Eubanks is coming back home. Eubanks recently left his post as the bandleader for The Tonight Show and he’s being honored in Philly, his hometown. On June 17^th, he’s getting a plague on the Philadelphia Alliance Walk Of Fame on South Broad Street. He’s also being honored on June 18^th at Citizens Bank Park because that Friday, the 18^th, it’s Sound Of Philly Night At The Phillies. The Phillies will be hosting The Minnesota Twins, and Eubanks is being honored along with Butterball, The Intruders, and Billy Paul. They will be getting the 2010 Phillies-Gamble & Huff Community Partnership Award. I will be the host for the pre-game festivities.

Marvin Isley of The Isley Brothers passed away last weekend after a long battle with diabetes. Isley was 56-years old and was part of the younger generation of the group. Marvin Isley played bass and sang background vocals for The Isley Brothers. He was also a member of Isley/Jasper/Isley. They were known for the hits Insatiable Woman and their number one song, Caravan Of Love.

One of the original Golden Girls died last week. Actress Rue McClanahan died last Thursday at the age of 76 after suffering a massive stroke. McClanahan won an Emmy for her role as “Blanche” on show, which is still popular in syndication. Before Golden Girls, McClanahan worked with two of her co-stars in previous series. She played Betty White’s “Aunt Fran” in the Carol Burnett spin-off Mama’s Family, and played Bea Arthur’s best friend “Vivian” in Maude. Last year, Bea Arthur died from cancer and Estelle Getty passed away in 2008. Betty White is the only surviving cast member of The Golden Girls.

Omarosa is back! Omarosa made a splash with the first season of The Apprentice, and now she has a new reality dating show. The TV villainess is looking for love on the new TV show Omarosa: The Ultimate Merger. Donald Trump is the executive producer, and one of the men romancing Omarosa is Singer Al B. Sure. The show debuts on TV ONE June 21^st. It’s going to be interesting how Omarosa handles her new show since she is dating Actor Michael Clarke Duncan in private.

Congratulations to Fantasia. She finally got her high school diploma. Fantasia had to drop out of school when she became pregnant with her daughter. Then she won American Idol. Fantasia says getting her G.E.D. was a dream come true. Her new album, Bittersweet, comes out next month.

In a recent interview where he was dubbed “Mr. Oprah Winfrey,” Stedman Graham declared the city of Chicago doesn’t appreciate Oprah. He says the city doesn’t understand the value of who she is, or what she has done as a human being. Oprah has been a Chicago native for over 25 years. Once her show ends, she is moving west to California. Stedman says he will probably make the move with her.

Heidi Klum and Seal will be giving out love advice on their new Lifetime reality show. The married couple will be acting as love coaches.

Whitney Houston is not pregnant! But, she is gaining a lot of weight. Houston is still on her European tour, and fans continue to be disappointed with her weak vocals and singing out of tune. Sources say Houston is eating out of frustration and packing on the pounds. She also continues to wear tight clothing which accentuates her weight gain.

Jada Pinkett Smith is on the cover of Essence magazine. There are dual covers of Jada. One where she is nude, and one where she has clothes on. Jada says she did the nude photo shoot to celebrate the body beautiful issue.

The Iversons are back together. Allen and Tawana have pledged to work out their differences: the gambling, the drinking and the jumpoffs. The former basketball star and his wife have five children, and are high school sweethearts.

Prince is gracing the cover of Ebony where he talks about his career and religion.

Food Network Star Paula Deen had to fire her maid because the maid was stealing from her. The maid had worked for Deen less than a year, and during that time she stole over $10,000 in jewelry.

Bonnie Pointer of The Pointer Sisters is joining VH1’s Celebrity Rehab. Pointer, 59, has had a history of drug abuse for much of her life. Bonnie’s sister June passed away a few years ago. The Pointer Sisters are now made up of Ruth and Anita Pointer.

Don’t forget to check out the new TBS series Are We There Yet. It airs Wednesday nights at 9pm. The show is very funny and stars Terry Crews (Everybody Hates Chris) and Essence Atkins (Half & Half). The TV show is based on the hit Ice Cube movie of the same name. Ice Cube is the Executive Producer of the TV show.