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Draya and Tae (Nelly’s new boo) canoodled for the cameras and seemed to be indulging in a a bit of foreplay (don’t act like y’all haven’t heard all those lezzbun rumors about Tae), while Keyshia arrived hand in hand with a ‘mystery man’.
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Bobby Brown and his New Edition brethren hit up DJ Cassidy’s 30th birthday bash in NYC last week (July 6, 2011). 
The event was sponsored by Hennessy Black and while Johnny Gill may have admitted backstage during the 2011 Essence Festival he’s been praying over Bobby’s soul, it’s quite apparent that the “KING of R&B” isn’t ready to graduate from his 12 step program.
Exhibit A (Bobby’s still snatching wigs)….
Bobby Brown caused a ruckus at DJ Cassidy’s 30th birthday party on the USS Intrepid by pulling a waitress’s hair when she walked away from him as they were talking.
R&B bad-boy Brown got into a tangle with the catering staffer before he performed with his ’80s band New Edition at Cassidy’s celebrity-packed birthday bash onboard the aircraft carrier Wednesday night.
But wait… there’s more! Continue Reading…
Fantasia Barrino hit the stage on Day 1 of the 3 day Essence Music Festival last weekend and prior to the show, she was asked a few questions.
One of the first questions thrown at Fantasia was aimed at her controversial relationship with Antwuan Cook (aka her formerly “married boyrfriend”) and the pregnancy rumors sparked from photos of them frolicking on the beach.
[READ: Is Fantasia Hiding a Baby Bump? ~ PHOTOS]
Although there wasn’t a denial about a pregnancy or a steady relationship with the man that almost ruined her career, Tasia made a point of saying, it’s really not about all that…
If we believed rumors, I’d have 12 children by now. They’ve had that rumor about me about 10 times and I always show up with just [my daughter] Zion. When I say I’m focused on me, my personal life is now my life and that’s not what sells records. It’s not about who I’m sleeping with.
Folks should sweep around their own front door before they sweep around somebody else’s. When I’m on stage, I tell people ‘I no longer do things for folk, when I struggled, I struggled by myself.
When I needed things, the people talking weren’t there so now my attitude is I’m doing me.’ And when it’s comes down to the stage, I’m like MC Hammer: You can’t touch this.
All the talk about “Married Boyfriends” and “Baby Bumps” prompted Fantasia to add a skit to her performance where she responds to a reporter who asks what she thinks about what people say about her.
More photos + video of Fantasia’s skit and her ode to Prince… Continue Reading…
So you may have heard that the “A” Team (Michelle Brown (ATLien) and Joi Pearson) hit up New Orleans, Louisiana this year for the 2011 Essence Music Festival.
The trip itself became somewhat of a ritual for my girlfriends and I about 4 years ago but last year I decided that since I was going anyway, I would cover Essence for StraightFromTheA.
Some of my highest trafficked blogs were spawned from incidents that occurred during that hot & sweaty weekend….
Monica Kicks off 2010 Essence Festival
WTF?!? A Moment of Silence for that Pole…
Tyler Perry’s Response to “Boondocks” Spoof… [VIDEO]
5 Things I Learned in the Belvedere Lounge…
Well I promise you this year wasn’t any different! So while I get my wits about me, check out my collection of “on the scene” photos that were posted on my personal site [IamATLien.com]. Each and every photo has a story….
Tami Roman (Basketball Wives) & ATLien
Tami is cool as hell and I love her to death. I spotted her backstage with her fellow “basketball wives” Evelyn Lozado and Continue Reading…
Remember when the cops were searching for Teyana Taylor after she “allegedly” beat down a chick who made a slick comment about her BFF Chris Brown?
[READ: Teyana Taylor Drop Kicks a B*tch Over Chris Brown]
Well apparently Taylor’s dodged that legal bullet.
Details… Continue Reading…
The net was buzzin’ this week after 36-year-old Grammy winner Lauryn Hill was spotted looking a bit thick in the waist. 
Word quickly spread that the former Fugee’ was pregnant with her 6th (yes SIXTH!) child.
The singing sensation confirmed suspicions in Detroit when she announced her pregnancy after a recent concert:
I’m going to be taking time off to give birth,” she told the crowd.
Hill was a major disappintment when she appeared in Atlanta last March…
[READ: ATL Fans Boo Lauryn Hill…PHOTOS ]
After an outcry from disappointed fans, Hill penned an open letter to Atlanta and eventually returned with a better performance.
The normally private artist, did the same for other fans who have been disappointed with her recent shows, penning yet another open letter, but this time revealing reasons for her lackluster concerts…. Continue Reading…
