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Meet 18-year-old Tyell Morton.
Morton posed for the mugshot above after he put a blow-up sex doll in a bathroom stall on the last day of school. Little did he know, school officials would call a bomb squad or that he’d be facing up to eight years in prison and a possible felony record.
So Casey Anthony is free as a bird after “allegedly” killing her 2 year old daughter but this dude is facing 8 years for a high school prank?? I can’t!
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NeNe Leakes of The Real Housewives of Atlanta and her husband Greg were spotted boo’d up in the corner of the Belvedere Lounge during the 2011 Essence Festival last weekend (July 2, 2011).
The storyline of next season’s “Housewives” is rumored to be focused on Nene & Greg’s “divorce,” so it’s obvious why the two made sure they weren’t photographed together. If you recall, Lisa Wu-Hartwell was booted from the show after she WOULDN’T pretend there was drama in her marriage, apparently NeNe & Greg have decided to play the game.
Greg sat around looking bored in the corner while NeNe left to pose on the red carpet…
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Acclaimed author Terrance Dean hit Atlanta last week to host a discussion panel on “Young, Black, Gifted & Gay: Powerful Men in the Entertainment Industry and Our Allies in Partnership” at Outwrite Book Store (June 29, 2011).
Panelists included fellow bloggers Drama Dupree and Gyant (GyantUnplugged), Adrian J. Daniel (aka Sir Daniel of Better Days Radio), George Smith (creator of Black Gay reality series “Tha Life”), Lonnell Williams (3LWTV), and Maurice Jamal (Filmaker/Founder Glo-TV).
I was also thrown into the mix to add my take on the situation as a straight woman and it was quite an experience!
Terrance’s first book, Hiding in Hip-Hop: Confessions of a Down-Low Brother in the Entertainment Industry, sparked a ton of controversy last year when everyone speculated about the identity of the “DL” entertainer featured in the book.
[READ: Gay Rapper “Tell-All” Book No Surprise to Hip-Hop Heads]
Dean moderated the panel discussion as each of the participants shared their experiences… Continue Reading…
Over 1300 people rocked all-white attire for the 12th Annual All White Affair held in celebration of the 2011 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, Saturday, July 2, 2011.
The event was hosted by Keisha Walker (Insights Marketing) with co-hosts Actor Laz Alonso & Doug E. Fresh with Kenny Burns on the mic.
Attendees include actor Isaiah Washington (my new favorite twitter buddy), NFL Players: Corey Bradford, Keyaron Fox, Fred Smoot & Charles Grant; newlyweds Cynthia Bailey and Peter Thomas of the Atlanta Housewives, Tameka Foster Glover Raymond and many more.
Check out the photos… Continue Reading…
Here’s a bit of good news for Atlanta’s job market… Facebook may be coming to save the day!
Word on the curb is that the world’s most popular social networking site is planning to open an office in the Atlanta area soon!!!
The news leaked out after Facebook secured an Atlanta building permit to renovate a midtown Atlanta office building. 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…
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