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Andre 3000 and Will Farrell who star in the upcoming flick, Semi-Pro, cover the Feb/Mar issue of Complex Magazine...The pair team up to be teammates on a team determined to make their NBA dreams come true. I am sure Will makes it funnier than it sounds...

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This video is precisely why I love Miss Badu! She brings such creativity to her music and videos and can add humor too. LMAO @ the gorilla and Domo Arigoto! Did you catch all the cover references?

New AmErykah is due out Feb. 26th!

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[MSNBC] There were two true stunners Saturday night: the size of Sen. Barack Obama’s margin of victory over Sen. Hillary Clinton — 28 percentage points — but just as significant this number: Total turnout for Democrats in their primary was greater than the turnout for the Republican primary in this state, which is one of the most loyally Republican in the nation.

Four years ago about 293,000 Democrats voted in the state’s primary: Saturday Obama alone got more than that number of votes.

Why did Obama win South Carolina and what does this triumph portend for future contests?

One short answer: He and his campaign staffers worked.

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"(It's) just a promise I made until I get married. Where I'm at in life, the women have got to come with something else, not just the body, but the mind and spirit. It usually trips them out, but that's the way it's going to be. I'm looking at the big picture." [SOURCE]

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“Amy decided to enter the facility today after talks with her record label, management, family and doctors,” read a statement from Universal Music Group.

"She has come to understand that she requires specialist treatment to continue her ongoing recovery from drug addiction and prepare for her planned appearance at the Grammy Awards. She is nominated in an incredible six categories,” the press release added.

“Amy entered the facility by mutual agreement and continues to receive the full support of all concerned. Amy is the most talented and important musical artist of her generation and has made huge strides on her road to recovery. Universal Music Group wants nothing more than to see her take the time she needs to come back to full health and fulfill her incredible potential with the label.”

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Keith with Ne-Yo, Lauren London, Brian White, and Shemar Moore

Keith with Lauren London, former co-star Essence Atkins, and twins [from ATL] Malika and Khadijah Haqq

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"We've been friends for years, and the relationship just developed over time. Everything Reggie does is from the heart and that's a quality I've always loved about him." - Kim

"We have a great relationship, we're both in the limelight so it's actually good for me and her. We both understand what goes with that and it's going to make us stronger in the long run. A lot of the outside stuff you just have to ignore and live your life and you can't allow people to dictate how you live your life. We're happy and that's all that matters." - Reggie

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"School Daze definitely had an impact on me choosing a HBCU because it was the first insight I had into a black college. The whole Jiggaboo light skin vs. the dark skin [dance] scene, where they’re singing back and forth, I think if you ask anyone, that’s the scene that stands out. There’s a whole controversy and culture [about] it, but School Daze addressed those issues in an over-the-top, comical way.

"I pledged Delta Sigma Theta. I can’t speak for other people in terms of whether they took offense to [the portrayal of black Greek fraternities and sororities in School Daze], but people in general take film entirely way too seriously. School Daze was meant for enjoyment. It’s not a documentary. I had several trials and tribulations just as anyone does in school, and the whole going to an HBCU as “Rudy” is a whole other experience in itself. But I couldn’t have imagined going anywhere else but Spellman." [SOURCE]

With Girlfriends firmly in her past, Jill Marie Jones chats with Essence.com about her current projects and much talked about departure from the hit show that made her a household name, or well at least her character Toni Childs was…

Essence.com: Nothing wrong with spreading your wings, which brings me to your departure from Girlfriends. Tracee Ellis Ross said in an interview that the reason you didn’t return was because the cast did not receive the huge raise they were expecting. Is that true?

J.M.J.: First of all, let me tell you why I left. I left because I wanted to do movies. My contract was up after my sixth season and people forget that just like the network can choose whether or not to renew your contract, I can also choose and evaluate whether or not I want to come back. My actor’s chair that has Girlfriends and my name on it, you know the director’s chair? Well, on the very last day of my sixth season, I told them to grab my chair and put it in my car for me. So why would I take my chair if I thought I was coming back? Believe you me, I would tell you. I’ve never made a decision based on money. I was on the show for six years and I think that’s a good run. There’s so much more I want to do in my career and so much more I want to know and learn, but my departure definitely had nothing to do with money.

Essence.com: Well, the second part of Tracee’s quote expressed her sadness that after six years of working together you didn’t share your decision to leave with the cast. Is that true?

J.M.J: I’ll be completely honest: I just didn’t really. I wish I had a better answer or could tell you that I even thought about it. Maybe it was a lapse of judgment, maybe I should have called—I didn’t really think about it. When my call came in to say, ‘We’re going to pick up Girlfriends for another season, does Jill want to come back?’ My management and I were like, ‘Thank you, but no thank you.’ So maybe I should have made phone calls, but I didn’t really think about it. When the cast first came back for their seventh season, I sent them all—individually, every single person of Girlfriends—a big bouquet of flowers. I didn’t leave Girlfriends because I was upset or wanted more money. It really wasn’t that deep. It’s so disappointing that because I wanted to dream bigger or experience something new, it received all this hoopla and drama around it. I really just wanted to do movies. It really was just that simple.

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Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment, face-down and naked at the foot of his bed with prescription sleeping pills nearby, police said.

There was no obvious indication of suicide, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said.

Ledger’s publicist, Mara Buxbaum, issued a statement this Tuesday night, saying, “We are all deeply saddened and shocked by this accident. This is an extremely difficult time for his loved ones and we are asking the media to please respect the family’s privacy.”

According to The New York Times, his body was moved to the floor, and after receiving no response from the actor after shaking him, the masseuse and housekeeper called authorities.

“We are investigating the possibility of an overdose,” Browne said. “There were pills within the vicinity of the bed.”

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• Was the Complexity of King's Message Lost?
• Slate's Photo Essay of Dr. King
• Segregation: Then and Now
  

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Alica Keys recording live @ BBC Radio 1

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Yup...we see you!

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"Time will tell everything, obviously. The doctor can only guess what the outcome will be," Nate's rep, Rod McGrew said. "But based on situations with similar people his age, and based on his health, the prognosis is good right now."

McGrew explained the singer has "neural-muscular issues that have to be jump-started." Those issues extend to his sense of touch and the ability to walk correctly, McGrew said.

“The work of The Recording Academy is vital to the music industry, and we have every intention of being with the entire music community to celebrate the Grammys’ 50th birthday in February. Beyoncé, as well as my other artists Solange and Trinitee 5:7, have been asked to participate and will do so. We have an incredible Beyoncé performance that will be announced soon. We wish the Grammys the best.”

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Note to Shannon: Crimping went out the wop. She is totally the step-child!

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Mary J. Blige just filmed her Vh1 special "Storytellers" in NYC at the Hammerstein Ballroom. She's also slated to join Maroon 5 for the NFL Pepsi Smash Bowl Bash, which airs on Vh1, February 2nd at 9pm EST.

Mary has chosen her third single off her album Growing Pains, and it just happens to be my favorite track "Hurt Again." It was produced by Dre and Vidal, who have cranked out hits for Jill Scott, Usher, Ciara, and Mariah Carey. This is definitely another powerful anthem for the ladies...

Mary J. Blige - "Hurt Again"

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"After much consideration and discussion, we have jointly decided that we will forego having a legal ceremony as it is not necessary to define our relationship further," Murphy and Edmonds tell PEOPLE in an exclusive statement. "While the recent symbolic union in Bora Bora was representative of our deep love, friendship and respect that we have for one another on a spiritual level, we have decided to remain friends.”

When Eddie was married to his wife Nicole, he was LORD AND MASTER around the house. According to an employee who worked in his house, persnickety Eddie has strict rules. He expected his beautiful wife Nicole to appear at the breakfast table every day with her makeup and hair DONE, and looking very together. But she was for his eyes only. He instructed every guy who worked at the house - gardeners, repairmen, pool men etc, NOT to look directly at her! Anyone caught staring at Nicole was instantly fired.

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Erykah Badu made her way to MTV studios yesterday looking unique as always...The shoes are banging, can't lie...I'm just concerned about what she's smuggling in her 'fro!

"You need to pick your afro daddy
Because it's flat on one side
You need to pick your afro daddy
Because it's flat on one side
What are you waiting on

Well if you don't pick your afro
You gonna have one side high, ha, ha" - Baduizm

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"He's a reality check for me, and I'm a fabulosity check for him"

"We started dating immediately, and pretty much moved in together right after that. It happened very quickly."

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As suspect as I am about Janet's new album Discipline, the cover is fiiiieerce! Gorgeous dawlin'...

Hits shelves February 26th.

"Feedback" has been added to MTV's rotation, so I guess the two have mended. I still don't get the futuristic cereal bowl video, though.

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Dear fans,

Today is a very joyful and special day for Jordan and I as we welcome our first son into this world.

In honor of our love for each other and our growing family, I have put together a special video for the song "Save Me From Myself" off my Back to Basics album. This video is very dear to me as it includes actual footage from our personal wedding video!

Just a little something to say "thank you" for your undying love and support. It is in no small part because of you that I live such a blessed and wonderful life!

Please download and enjoy...

With all my love,

Christina

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According to [the] reader [who sent the vid], he and New York met up at a Miami club a few months ago and the two of them had a ... A-HEM ... romantic encounter together.

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"I have been so blessed that my son is the coolest kid ever," Solange tells World Entertainment News Network of son, Daniel Julez J. Smith. ”Of course, that first year of not sleeping and just being dedicated to him had tough parts.

I've heard stories of people who were 14 that had kids and basically snapped into it and got into the groove of motherhood. A lot of people have doubts, but when you have a child I think it takes a really non-emotional person not to have a blast, no matter what age." [SOURCE]

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@ the Gianni Versace Mens Runway Show

The source, a guest who attended the ceremony, said: “It was a lovely, intimate ceremony and a very emotional wedding.

“They wanted to avoid all the usual fuss and attention that normally follows them everywhere and celebrate with the closest people in their lives. Beyonce, like always, looked absolutely radiant, and couldn’t stop smiling.

“The pair of them looked thrilled.” [SOURCE]

@ the Georgio Armani Runway Show

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"Vivica does not have a sex tape. If I did, I would be making my own money off of it. As a 43-year-old woman, I would never allow a man to put me in that position. If you see me having a love scene, it's going to be choreographed in a movie, and be fabulous."

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Continue reading for more red carpet fabulosity...

Tyra worked her lace front well, this color is so much better than the drab blonde she's been sporting. The dress is nice, but I'm not too convinced it fits her on top that well.


Aunt Viv popped in this blue number, though the hair is a bit stiff.


Keyshia Cole looked darling in her silver, I think she is just a beautiful girl. The tats are distracting but it makes her who she is.


Kerri Washington stuns as usual on the red carpet, she definitely knows how to pick the right gown. The dress is just fantabulous! Can she let me borrow it for the Zulu Ball? LOL...

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Halle Berry basted in her pregnancy on the cover of InStyle Magazine's February issue. That is one thing she definitely is, in style. She has made pregnancy look so adorable and chic. We even get a peak at her belly!

Check out a few snippets from her feature...

On how she's feeling: “Fantastic! Right now I have so much joy and energy. I can just go and go and go. My skin is aglow from all the hormones. I actually wear less make-up now, which is really good. I want to stay pregnant forever.”

On waiting to name the baby: “People are always saying, ‘You mean you haven’t picked out a name yet? But I don’t know how you name a baby until you meet it."

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Beyonce and Jay Z hit the NYC streets last night, very casual and we-just-rolled-out-of-bed. Less make-up makes her look so much more youthful. Beyonce was rocking her own bright Dereon digs, though I am not a fan of athletic gear and heels. When is the last time we saw Bey in a flat?

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In the accompanying article, Janet states that Discipline is not a "comeback" album.

"I think a comeback is when you leave and then you ... come back," she tells Billboard with a laugh. "People are always quick to use that word 'comeback,' but I never went anywhere, really."

She also tells Billboard that she hopes to tour in support of Discipline in mid- to late summer.

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"The final manner of death could not be determined," the coroner said in a statement. "Multiple post-operative factors could have played a role in the death. The exact contribution of each factor could not be determined. There was no evidence of a surgical or anesthetic misadventure." [SOURCE]

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Bey-Z and Kanye were laughing it up and shoo shooing at the New Jersey Nets game, where Beyonce took time to even sign a cast. Her boots are show stopping but I hear that even the players were in awe of Jay Z's leading lady. Whatever they were talking about must have been really funny!

Ciara was also spotted taking in some NBA action at the Atlanta Hawks game...she took time to pose for a few snap shots, cute as usual!

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We’re working on the 25th Anniversary album, which could possibly be released fourth quarter of this year. We plan to release a TV special right before the album comes out. Then there’s the life story movie through BET films with Vantage/Paramount Pictures to be released in 2009. Lastly, we’ll have the 25th Anniversary tour around the time of the movie release.

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Breakout R&B cutie J. Holiday, who is currently wrapping up the Double Up Tour, covers the current issue of Canada's Urbanology Magazine.

I am stilling riding to Back of my Lac...*sigh*

If you haven't read my exclusive interview with J, make sure you clickity-click here and check it out!

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You know what the problem is, man? It’s not that stuff undermining CD sales, it’s that most of the CDs are shitty. Bootlegging is a problem, it’s a problem for all of us but if you got a good product people still gonna go to the store and buy it. If somebody told me right now I could turn on my laptop and go get the new 8Ball & MJG album, I’m fit to go on there and get that ‘cause I’m a fan of and I want to hear it now. But guess what? If it’s shitty I just might not go buy it. What’s happening now is people are reviewing these albums a week before they really come out an if its not what its supposed to be, folks aint buying em.

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"I used to watch Showtime at the Apollo and tear up. I would cry watching other people perform. I wanted it that bad."

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"I'd rather be on stage with a pig — a duet with Jennifer Lopez and me just ain't going to happen." [SOURCE]

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"You wanna be happy?" Mary says, cringing and stomping her heels into the floor. "Look at yourself in the mirror for real. Ooooh, girl! That is the most painful thing, to have to deal with what you really, really are and what you've been in denial about for so long."

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[Click to Watch Video via TMZ]

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In the tape, an apparently inebriated Vivica can be seen on her knees servicing a male friend who surreptitiously taped the encounter on his cell phone. Allegedly the man, who lives in Atlanta, emailed the tape to friends who emailed it to Vivica. She quickly forwarded the tape to a friend at the Atlanta police department.

It isn’t known if Vivica filed an official complaint with the police or if she asked her police friend to handle the situation privately. At any rate, men tattle worse than females - especially here in the ATL - so the tape got out.

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I know a few of you are going to gag, but Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush took their PDA-fest to Miami Beach to ring in the new year at Mansion. He should be depressed after the sad-ass performance the Saints gave this season!

The danced, cuddled, kissed, and all that jazz! I can't even be mad because they actually make a cute couple and despite the 5-year age gap, if they like it I love it...Rumors are already swirling that the pair are engaged, but I'll believe it when I see on Keeping Up with the Kardashians!

More pictures of the obvious couple after the jump...

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These two are so uncoordinated...New York and Tailor Made sucked face at the Mansion New Year's Eve party in Maimi and by looking at the champagne on her shirt, she's not preggers like some say she is.

The reunion airs this Sunday, Jan. 6th at 9/8c. If you need a reason to watch, other than the pure bafoonery that will be displayed, the will be blood!

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Oh snap, Joe Jackson's eyebrows are MAC masterpieces!




Lebron's mother is so itty bitty...to produce such a huge man!


Poor thing looks lost...


Vanessa is always serving the camera! Work mis thing!


It sure does look fabulous, honey! I guess my invite got lost in the mail...

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"I used to watch the Grammys and dream of winning one," she told PEOPLE at a New Year's Eve event headlined by the Dreamgirls star in Miami. "Maybe that can be next on my list."