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Usher Raymond IV was spotted chillaxin on La Voile Rouge Beach in St. Tropez, France yesterday (August 22). The superstar was all smiles as he strolled the beach and even chucked the deuce to Tameka Foster Glover Raymond the paparazzi. Its great seeing him smiling and enjoying life once again!
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And the cutest couple of the year award goes to….? Steph Jones & Jordin Sparks! The two were spotted backstage at Philip’s Arena looking oh so cute and adorable. Jordin is on tour right now with the Jonas Brothers but recently got pegged to tour with Britney Spears after Ciara was booted from the tour.? I would have never thought I’d ever be anywhere NEAR a Jonas Brother’s concert, let alone backstage but Brian from Concrete Loop invited me and I couldn’t resist the chance to see the former American Idol contestant live in concert!
If you follow me on twitter, you may already know of my “working” relationship with Jordin’s Boo…I mean “friend” (wink) Steph Jones. Steph and I always have mad fun making up stories for all you twitter stalkers…anywhoo, Steph is a hot “A”zz singer in his own right and is currently working on his new project as well. I got a chance to hear a few tracks and he promised to send over some snippets soon. I don’t know about you, but I see a musical power couple in the making!
More photos plus our full interview with Jordin below. She talks about how Britney welcomed her to the “Circus” and how she feels about taking Ciara’s spot. Also peep a cute video of Jordin & Steph acting up backstage. They prove the importance of role-playing in any great relationship…I mean “friendship”!
Photos by FreddyO
Carol’s Daughter Founder, Lisa Price
Monique & Celebrity Hairstylist Derek J.
Celebrity Photographer Derek Blanks
Lahman Rucker (Yummmmy!)
Comedian Steve Harvey leaves with a bag full of goodies.
More photos in the GALLERY
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TFGR can’t catch a break! After being outed for “borrowing” content for her essay on being a dark-skinned woman in America, Tameka went on a twitter rampage where she blasted the author who accused her of stealing her words:
The one quote that I found most interesting was:
?To steal ideas from one person is called PLAGAIRISM, to steal ideas from many is research.? ~ Unknown Ppl seek claim & fame by any means!
Someone please tell Tameka that to steal ideas at all is still STEALING! It’s really like a half-assed confession to say “yeah… I stole from you and several others but it was RESEARCH not plagairism…” *sigh* Just give the chick her credit and move on…
Meka also wrote a full explanation over at Global Grind where she gave the credit for her inspiration to several well-known Black authors including Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Alex Haley, Susan Taylor, Khalil Gibran, Langston Hughes, Frederick Douglass and Zora Neale Hurston. She still failed to mention Aisha Curry but I guess her pride stands in the way.? Stay tuned….
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Can you guess who belongs to this set of sexy legs? Hint: She performed in Atlanta this weekend and was spotted backstage with her boo…I mean friend, who was formerly connected with Ludacris’ DTP.? This American Idol is also set to replace Ciara, who was booted from the Britney Spears tour…
Click below for the reveal!
Ciara has been getting her shop on dayum near everyday since moving out west to L.A.? The diva has been photographed all over Beverly Hills dropping mad cash while carrying around her lil mini-me Tyson:
“Today I took Tyson shopping with me. It?s cool to be able to take your dogs into stores, because in most cases, stores are strict” Aug 20th 7:53pm
CiCi’s also been breaking traffic laws in LA-LA land and recently admitted her crime via Twitter:
“Just ran the red light on accident and that camera thingy caught me! Ooh!!” Aug 20th 8:04pm
I dunno what’s going on with Ciara lately. She seems a bit different. Even in the photos she’s not her normally bubbly self. Maybe she’s still distraught about being dropped from the Britney Spears tour…? More photos below:
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