Congats to 22-year-old Caressa Cameron of Fredericksburg, Virginia, who won the Miss America Crown Saturday Night. She is a student at Virginia Commonwealth University. We’re proud of you girl!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Beyonce Signs on for Big Super Bowl Ads
It looks like Beyonce is going to have 3 Super Bowl spots with the company VIZIO, a manufacturer of HD TVs. Super Bowl 44 is charging $3 - $6 Million dollars per ad.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
MSNBC Host Chris Matthews Says Something Stupid
From the Huffington Post:
Chris Matthews is definitely going to take some heat for exclaiming that he “forgot [Obama] was black tonight for an hour… I said wait a minute, he’s an African American guy in front of a bunch of other white people.” Matthews was analyzing President Obama’s first State of the Union speech when he made the remark.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Evander Holyfield Going Broke?
According to documents filed last month in Cobb County Superior Court in Georgia, Holyfield wants his agreement with ex-wife Janice Itson from 2000 modified because his "income has decreased."
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Beyonce, Madonna Add to Haiti Relief Effort
Beyonce and Madonna have been added as performers to Friday's multi-network "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon, and Denzel Washington, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and former President Bill Clinton are among the participants.
A statement released Thursday said Beyonce would perform from London, and Madonna from New York City. The list of musical performers already includes such heavyweights as Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and Keith Urban.
People can start donating even before the start of the 8 p.m. EST concert via phone and text.
The two-hour telethon will be shown on all the major networks and a host of other channels. It will be broadcast from New York, London, Los Angeles and Haiti.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Tiger Woods Allegedly at a Sex Rehab Clinic
If the blurry image is Tiger, it marks the first time the disgraced golf star has been seen in public since his Thanksgiving car crash.
Woods is undergoing sexual addiction rehabilitation at the Gentle Path clinic in the city of Hattiesburg, according to several reports from gossip websites and local television stations.
The National Enquirer claims the photo, which shows a scruffy-faced man wearing a hood and hat, was taken at the facility.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Facebook Plagued by Fake Haiti Fundraisers
Fake fundraising efforts for the Haiti disaster are spreading like wildfire on Facebook. Dozens of fan pages have been set up, urging users to join and promising a $1 donation for each member. One group this weekend attracted 1.5 million members before it was disabled.
Meanwhile, during the weekend, Facebook officials had to beat back a rumor that the firm had promised a $1 donation for every member that changed their status to include a message about Haiti.
"This status is being tracked, the owners of facebook have confirmed they will send $1 to the rescue fund for the Haiti earthquake disaster for everytime this is cut and paste as a status," read one form of the bogus claim. "You only have to leave it for a minimum of 1 hour. Lets all do our bit to help."
Facebook spokesman Barry Schnitt said the firm took aggressive steps to quell the rumor. It posted a note on its blog on Saturday warning about the bogus message.
"Beware of scams and hoaxes and ensure that your donations for Haiti get to the right places," the social networking company wrote on its blog. Contrary to a current meme, Facebook is not donating $1 for statuses, however we are sharing reputable resources via the "Other Pages" tab on the Global Disaster Relief on Facebook Page."
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Black Celebrity News: 1/14/10
Legendary R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass dead at 59
By theGrio
7:55 AM on 01/14/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Pendergrass, who had been one of the most electric and successful figures in music until a car crash 28 years ago left him in a wheelchair, has died of colon cancer...
Eagles fan slaps a woman wearing Romo jersey
By theGrio
8:58 AM on 01/13/2010
VIDEO - Jamie Wert allegedly received a slap to the face simply for walking down the street wearing her beloved Cowboys sweatshirt on the eve of the bitter rivals' Wild Card showdown...
Usher burned by thieves: $1M in jewels, clothes stolen from star's SUV
By theGrio
2:58 PM on 01/12/2010
Atlanta police say a thief stole $1 million in jewelry, clothing and other belongings from R&B singer Usher's SUV while he shopped last month...
Dungy questions if the NFL is benching diversity
By theGrio
9:45 AM on 01/12/2010
Recent minority interviews for NFL coaching jobs in Washington and Seattle under the Rooney Rule have raised questions whether the spirit of the rule has been violated...
The NBA's top 10 ugliest moments
By Glenn Minnis
8:10 AM on 01/12/2010
SLIDESHOW - Ostracized as he may now be, Gilbert Arenas is not alone. All the harebrained moves perpetrated by the All-Star guard over the last several days that have left him squarely in the crosshairs of NBA execs...
Tiger Woods Gatorade bottles found "mislabeled"
By theGrio
12:11 PM on 01/11/2010
VIDEO - Shoppers at some Denver-area stores are finding Tiger Woods showing up on fake drink labels...
Does 'Avatar' have racist undertones?
By theGrio
9:22 AM on 01/11/2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Near the end of the hit film "Avatar," the villain snarls at the hero, "How does it feel to betray your own race?" Both men are white...
Mississippi Blues Trail honors jazz vocalist
By theGrio
7:15 AM on 01/09/2010
Jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson can easily explain why the Mississippi Blues Trail would embrace jazz artists...
KFC feels global heat over Australian ad
11:28 AM on 01/08/2010
OPINION - Some black folks are upset by a controversial KFC ad that has many claiming the company is perpetuating racist stereotypes...
'Diff'rent Strokes' star Gary Coleman hospitalized
By theGrio
8:51 AM on 01/07/2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Diff'rent Strokes" actor Gary Coleman is in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering what he believes was a slight seizure..
Monday, January 11, 2010
News: Lloyd Banks Gets Locked Up
G-Unit's Lloyd Banks is being held by police in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, on assault and robbery charges after an incident involving a local promoter on Friday night. Authorities say that Banks and three others assaulted the promoter after the G-Unit member performed at Club NV in nearby Brantford late Friday night.
Sergeant Brad Finucan of the Waterloo Regional Police's Criminal Investigations branch told MTV News on Sunday (January 10) that Banks (real name: Christopher Lloyd) and three associates got into a dispute with the promoter at a local hotel over payment for performance and an appearance fee. The promoter's name was withheld by police.
Former Ill Gov: “I’m Blacker than Barack Obama”
Christopher Charles Lloyd, (Lloyd Banks) of G-Unit was arrested this weekend in Toronto, Canada for allegedly beating up a concert promoter. Lloyd is one of four men involved in the incident taht could lead to charges that may include: assault, forcible confinement and robbery.
The group allegedly held down and beat the concert promoter, Chris Hines on Friday night after Lloyd Banks walked out on a contract he was contracted to perform. The four men remained in jail over the weekend and will appear in court Monday, January 11, 2010.
Photos have surfaced of the beating victim.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Four Wizards Get Big Fines for Mocking Gun Incident
Four players have been fined $10,000 apiece for making fun of a serious situation. The coach has banned gambling on the team plane and has told his story to law enforcement authorities. Some of his players are doing the same.
The team is doing its best to remove all traces ofGilbert Arenasfrom the Verizon Center, the place where he infamously brought some guns to work.
It's been no fun being a member of theWashington Wizards.
"It was foolish, stupid, immature," said guardRandy Foye, one of the four players fined Friday night, "but I've got to be a man and accept my penalty and I apologize to the fans and the organization for behaving in that manner."
Andray Blatche,JaVale McGeeandNick Youngalso were docked by the team for their lightheaded participation when Arenas pointed his index fingers at teammates as if he were firing a pair of guns during an on-court huddle before Tuesday night's game at Philadelphia. A photo shows most of the Wizards players smiling or laughing, but the four players were deemed the worst offenders.
Antawn Jamisonaddressed the sellout crowd before Friday night's 104-97 win over theOrlando Magicand spoke of being "very embarrassed."
"We never meant to make light of the situation," Jamison said.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Girls 12 and 14, Rob a Bank and are on the Run!
Police in Ohio are searching for two brazen girls, believed to be as young as 12 and 14, who robbed a bank in a Cincinnati suburb and escaped a police dragnet that included a helicopter and dogs.
Ohio police are looking for two girls suspected of robbing a bank.
The baby faced bank robbers, one believed to be 12 years old and the other 14 or 15, entered the 1st National Bank in Symmes Township, "walked up to the bank teller, and gave the teller a note demanding money," Steve Barnett, spokesman for the Hamilton County Sherriff's Office, said in a statement.
Tiger’s latest Chick Says He’s Gay
One of Tiger's many mistresses, Loredana Jolie Ferriolo, is penning a tell-all book about the golf ace and claims that she witnessed him in gay encounters.
PHOTOS: Sexy Pictures Of Tiger's Mistresses
RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that Loredana has claimed she saw Tiger having sexual relationshipswith other men. That shocking twist is something no other mistress has claimed and there has been no proof.
But Loredana recently attempted to sell her story for $1 million and graphically described group sex that included incidents of Tiger with other men, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Loredana says she is planning to spill all about how she and Tiger "came about, his healthy appetite for arranged sex, threesomes, girls next door, girl-girl, and an answer to all the rumors surrounding Woods' sexuality."
Can You say “Crazy Chick?”
Looks like Shaq’s accuser has an interesting history of chasing down NBA players and harassing them. Kenyon Martin and Delonte West have both had to call the police on Vanessa Lopez. Shaq might be her latest victim.
News: Michelle Obama Gets Angry at PETA
No strangers to controversy, the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is up to its old tricks again. This time they've raised eyebrows by using an image of Michelle Obama in an anti-fur advertisement without her permission. The White House is not pleased, to say the least.
The ad in question features the image of the first lady alongside the images of Oprah Winfrey, Tyra Banks, and Carrie Underwood underneath the slogan, "Fur-free and fabulous!" The ads, which PETA says features "a bevy of the smartest, most stylish, and most influential women in America," are being plastered all over the Washington D.C. Metro mass transit system, in addition to appearing in various magazines and websites.
While Winfrey, Banks and Underwood are all on record as publicly endorsing PETA's anti-fur efforts, first lady Michelle Obama cannot endorse special interest groups such as PETA. Thus, the White House is mildly perturbed by the use of the first lady's image in the campaign
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