We gotta keep Singer El DeBarge in our prayers! He has had a major drug relapse, and he is currently in rehab. DeBarge was enjoying a second wave of success when his demons took over, and he succumbed to drugs again. After a 16 year absence from the music scene and a two year stint in prison, DeBarge made a stunning return to the music biz. At 52-years old, he still looked good and his voice sounded great. So many people were happy for him and glad that he was doing well. What happened? What went wrong? Was it the pressure of the music business? Was it too much too soon? In a press release, DeBarge stated he needs to work on himself and deal with years of substance abuse. He has a lot of friends who care for him and want him to do well, including Babyface and Rapper 50 Cent, who are footing the bill for his rehab. DeBarge will be in treatment for a while, and he is being replaced on his current tour by Musiq Soulchild. Musiq will be on the current tour with Ledisi and Kem.
Halle
Berry
and her baby daddy Model
Gabriel Aubry have
called a cease fire in
their bitter public feud
over their daughter
Nahla. Their
battle was too nasty,
too public and getting
out of hand. Someone
must have pulled
Berry’s
coattails and told her
this was not good for
her career. Sources say
the two have gone
private and are working
at being co-parents to
their young daughter.
The 2011 BET
Honors will air on the
network on February 21st.
This year’s honorees are
Actress Cicely Tyson,
Supermodel Iman, Music
Legend Herbie Hancock,
Johnson Publishing’s
Linda Johnson-Rice and
Actor/Comedian/Singer
Jamie Foxx. Actress
Gabrielle Union returns
as host.
The Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin was the big stunner at
last week’s Grammy Awards. When she appeared on
screen it looked as though she lost about 100 pounds. She is
still mum about her mystery hospital stay, but she has
revealed she plans to go on tour this summer. Was it cancer?
Was it bypass surgery? Whatever it is, The Queen Of Soul
won’t talk about it. Also at last week’s awards ceremony,
Fantasia won her first Grammy, but she wasn’t there to get
it. Fantasia refused to show up because she wasn’t asked to
participate in the tribute to Aretha Franklin which featured
Jennifer Hudson,
Christina Aguilera, Martina McBride and
Yolanda Adams. Producers probably didn’t want all that
screaming and hollering. Fantasia’s performance at the Chaka
Khan tribute was a loud mess.
Oprah Winfrey insists she is not concerned about
the low ratings for her OWN network.
The network won’t be fully programmed until the
fall, so she knows it’s a work in progress. Some
of the hits on the network include her Oprah:
Behind The Scenes Of Season 25. Some of the lows
are The Gayle King Show, which is surprisingly
boring and in need of help. In other Oprah news,
Eagles Quarterback Michael Vick has backed out
of doing her show. Oprah is an avid dog lover,
and Vick is working to repair his image after
serving time in jail for participating in a dog
fighting ring. Vick cited personal reasons for
backing out of the show.
At
the movies this week, Big Momma is back. Martin
Lawrence returns in Big Momma: Like Father, Like
Son.
CNN News Anchor Don Lemon is ready to tell
all. Lemon, 44, used to work in
Philadelphia at NBC
10, and late last year he revealed he was
the victim of sexual abuse. Lemon’s new book
about his life, Transparent, comes out this
spring.
Kirk Franklin has new album coming out
next month. Hello Fear arrives in
stores March 22nd.
Franklin is also back
as host of BET’s Sunday Best, he’s going on
a gospel/comedy tour with Steve Harvey.
Actor Jesse L. Martin from Law And Order
fame will be one of the stars of Marc
Cherry’s new TV show Hallelujah!
Cherry is best known as the creator and
executive producer of Desperate Housewives.
The TLC network is going to show Niecy Nash’s wedding as a two-hour special. Nash is marrying Jay Tucker in a few weeks, and the network is going show all the details leading up to the big day, including her search for the perfect dress. Sheryl Lee Ralph is going to be the matron of honor with Sherri Shepherd and Wendy Raquel Robinson also as part of the wedding party.
Tom Cruise and Mary J. Blige are coming to Broadway in the musical Rock Of Ages. The musical will feature pop and rock music from the 80’s.
Don’t look for Rev. Al Sharpton on Dancing With The Stars. The producers want him bad, but Sharpton says he has too much to do. He says he’s got smooth moves, and would blow away the completion. But, the reverend’s got a lot on his agenda.
Angela Bassett is the new cover girl of Essence magazine. Bassett just signed on for the movie This Means War, which is being produced by Will Smith. Bassett will star alongside Chris Pine and Reese Witherspoon. Bassett will also be starring in the new ABC cop drama OnePolicePlaza. Plus, she’s got two other films on the way: the T.D. Jakes’ movie Jumping The Broom with Paula Patton in May and the action movie Green Lantern in June.
The African American Museum, 7th and Arch Streets, is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. Their Annual Heritage Gala is set for March 11th at the Philadelphia Downtown Marriott. Honored guests include Director Spike Lee, internationally acclaimed Poet Sonia Sanchez, Artist Moe Brooker, and landmark Educator Dr. Edward Robinson. For more info log onto aampmuseum.org.
Does
Prince have
a problem
with his
ex-wife
getting
married to
Singer Eric
Benet?
YES! At a
recent west
coast party,
Prince
had Eric
Benet barred
from
attending
because
Prince was
going to be
there. He
didn’t want
to be in the
company of
his ex,
Manuela
Testolini,
and her
Fiancé Eric
Benet.
Prince
and Manuela
were married
for five
years. Benet
is happy and
in love with
Manuela, and
is proving
there is
life after
Halle
Berry.
Prince is
dating a
classically
trained
Ballerina
Misty
Copeland.
Friends
figured he
would be
happy with
his new
love, but
apparently
Prince
doesn’t want
to be
anywhere
near his
ex-wife and
Eric Benet.
It’s
a new honor
for
Stevie
Wonder.
He’s getting
inducted
into the
Apollo
Theatre Hall
Of Fame on
June 13th.
Past
honorees
include
Michael
Jackson,
Ella
Fitzgerald
and Aretha
Franklin.
After a banging start, Paula Abdul’s dance show won’t be renewed for a second season. Live To Dance had no buzz, and lackluster ratings did them in. Maybe now she’ll join Simon Cowell on his new show The X-Factor, which debuts this fall.
Look for a fall wedding for Vivica A. Fox. Fox got an 8-carat ring from her young sweetie Omar “Slimm” White. She’s 46, and he’s 27…....Go Auntie Viv!!
Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, Fantasia, Kanye West, Boyz II Men, Charlie Wilson and Stephanie Mills are just some of the performers who will be on hand for The 2011 Essence Music Festival this July in New Orleans.
What’s going
with Chad Ochocinco
Johnson?
The Cincinnati
Bengals
football/reality
star may be having a
fifth child with a
local woman, who he
had been secretly
seeing. Ochocinco
has been involved
with Evelyn Lozada
from Basketball
Wives. Sources say
that could be a fake
relationship, and
that the quiet
sidejawn could
actually be
pregnant. How sloppy
Ocho!
In addition
to a third season
for The Wendy
Williams Show, The
Queen Of All Media
is going to be
hosting a show on
the Game Show
Network.
Williams is the new
host of Love
Triangle. It’s a
mixture of a game
show and a talk
show. It debuts on
April 18th.
Wendy is also
rumored to be
joining the new cast
of Dancing With The
Stars.
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Don’t believe the hype about a
superstar celebrity Couple breaking up. The Female half has a new
album coming out later this year, and it’s good promotion.
This Oscar nominated Actor can’t
afford to divorce his wife. He knows she wants to take the little
bit of money he’s got. He’s doing everything he can to keep their
rocky marriage together.
This Media Mogul always keeps a
beautiful woman on his arm, and many wonder how he does it. Is he
charming? No! Is he good looking? No! Does he have a lot of money?
YES!!!!! And that’s why he gets them (smile)!
