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Usher And Tameka Finalize Divorce in Pre-Court Agreement + Pics of Him Vacationing in St. Tropez!

Usher Raymond and Tameka Foster’s divorce has been finalized according to BV Buzz, which explains that smile you often see Usher with now. A smile that most likely won’t be going away for a while!
BV Buzz has learned that the 30-year-old singer’s divorce from his wife, Tameka Foster, has been finalized and an agreement was [...]

Mariah Carey, Diddy, Lil Wayne Albums Delayed

Some of the most highly anticipated albums of the summer have been delayed, including Mariah Carey’s “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel,” Sean “Diddy” Combs’ “Last Train to Paris” and Lil Wayne’s rock and roll album “Rebirth.”
Carey’s “Memoirs,” first slated for an August 25 release via Island Def Jam, will instead be available September 15, according [...]

Natalie Cole ‘Comfortable’ After Successful Kidney Transplant

Natalie Cole is “resting comfortable” after a successful kidney transplant earlier this week.
Cole, known widely for hits like “Unforgettable,” had been receiving dialysis treatment three times a week since September.
According to her publicist, Cole will postpone a planned summer tour which was set to kick off June 5 and run through November.
The daughter of [...]

Eminem Giving Away Tickets for Detroit-area Show

Eminem is planning a free show in the Detroit area on the same day his album “Relapse” is released.
He announced plans for Tuesday’s show on his MySpace page. Fans lined up for tickets Monday morning at Record Time in the Detroit suburb of Roseville. The tickets were to be given away later in the day.
The [...]

Rihanna And Chris Brown Reported Back Together

Pop star Rihanna was reported on Friday to have reunited with her R&B singer boyfriend Chris Brown , less than three weeks after he was alleged to have assaulted her.
People magazine said Barbados-born Rihanna — who had hits with “Umbrella” and “Disturbia” — and Brown were spending time together at [...]

Chris Brown Breaks His Silence About Rihanna Incident

Chris Brown says he is seeking counseling from loved ones and family members, one week after an alleged attack against his girlfriend, singer Rihanna.
“Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired. I am seeking the counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones and I am committed, [...]

Hudson Offers $100,000 Reward for Missing Nephew

Jennifer Hudson and her family offered a $100,000 reward Sunday for the safe return of her missing nephew, as investigators looked for forensic evidence near the home where her mother and brother were found shot to death.
Mourners dressed in their Sunday best milled outside the childhood home of the singer and Oscar-winning actress, along with [...]

DJ AM Joins Jay-Z on Tour in First Post-crash Show

DJ AM, who survived a plane crash last month in South Carolina, will appear on tour with Jay-Z.
DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, will join the rap mogul Wednesday at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, said Jenni Weinman, the celebrity disc jockey’s publicist.
It will be his first performance since suffering severe [...]

Janet Jackson Delays 3 More Shows Due to Illness

Janet Jackson has postponed three more shows because of an undisclosed illness.

Her publicist said in an e-mail late Saturday that Jackson was postponing a Saturday show in Greensboro, N.C., one on Sunday in Atlanta and a third on Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale.
A statement from Jackson said she arrived in Greensboro, N.C., hoping to perform there [...]

Natalie Cole Hospitalized Due to Hepatitis C

Natalie Cole, who recently revealed she had hepatitis C, has been hospitalized as a result of side effects from her medication and a heavy promotional schedule, her representative said Friday.
The Grammy-winning singer has been in a New York City hospital since Sept. 12, and is expected to remain there for at least a few [...]

Anet Jackson Parts Ways with Island Def Jam

After just 14 months on Island Def Jam, Janet Jackson announced Monday (September 22) her departure from the label. According to Jackson’s publicist, the label agreed to dissolve its relationship with the artist at her request.
After a long stint with Virgin, Jackson inked a deal with Island in July 2007 and released her label [...]

Jennifer Hudson Is Engaged to Reality TV Boyfriend

Jennifer Hudson got a big surprise on her 27th birthday: an engagement ring.
Hudson’s beau, David Otunga, popped the question while celebrating the actress-singer’s big day in Los Angeles on Friday, her publicist, Jessica Kolstad, said Monday.
The couple have not yet set a wedding date, Kolstad said.
Hudson won a best supporting actress Oscar in 2007 [...]

Late Comedian Bernie Mac Signalled He Was Too Tired to Survive

NewLate comedian Bernie Mac’’s wife pleaded her dying husband not to go, but the entertainer signalled that he was too tired to survive, according to reports.
The comic, real name Bernard McCullough, died on Aug 9 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago , Illinois from complications from pneumonia.
Mary Ann Grossett, Macs sister in law, said that [...]

Snoop Dogg’s Wife Arrested for DUI in S. Calif.

 
Police say the wife of rapper Snoop Dogg has been arrested in California’s Orange County for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Fullerton police Lt. Craig Brower says officers stopped 32-year-old Shante (Shahn-taye) Broadus of Sherman Oaks about 12:15 a.m. Saturday and took her to jail. She was cited and then released pending [...]

Bishop Thomas Weeks Publicist Responds To Juanita Bynum’s Publicist

 
Angelo Ellerbee has contacted EUR Gospel/EURweb.com to respond to Juanita Bynum’s publicist, Amy Malone, for statements made in the 02-11-08 EUR Gospel edition regarding “a request from Bishop Weeks‘ uncle, Bishop Leo Smith, to speak at his conference in Barbados this June.”
Below is Angelo Ellerbee’s full response/rebuttal statement:
“In response to Amy Malone’s (of GIC Public [...]