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You may have already heard that Whitney & Bobby’s daughter Bobby Kristina had landed a job in the UK (CLICK HERE) if you missed that), well Big has reportedly signed up to appear on the next series of Celebrity Big Brother in the UK also… *sigh*
[Sidebar: I guess EVERYONE going to be on a reality show at some point… huh?!]
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Now over a year later, in a videotaped deposition, Deen admitted to once using the N-word in the past. The 66-year-old Southerner was subsequently fired by the Food Network and lost multiple endorsement deals.? Until recently, Winfrey had remained silent on her friend’s latest controversy.
[FLASHBACK: In the Tweets: #PaulasBestDishes Turns Deens Use of N-Word into Viral Joke… ]
Oprah had recently been asked about her southern fried BFF during an interview with Extra, but merely laughed and declined to comment, stating:
“Oh my god! I don’t have anything to do with Paula Deen,” she insisted. “She is not the first white lady to use the N-word! Good lord!”
The media mogul subsequently caved in to pressures to make a statement and finally shared her thoughts about Deen’s N-Word controversy last night with Entertainment Tonight.
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Usher and Tameka Raymond‘s oldest son Usher Raymond V (aka ‘Cinco) suffered a serious accident at Usher’s home yesterday (August 5, 2013).
Little Cinco, who celebrated his 5th birthday last November (PHOTOS), is in the intensive care unit (ICU) of an Atlanta area hospital after an incident which occurred at the singer’s pool around 6pm yesterday evening and reportedly Usher was not home at the time.
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Yes… you read right. Bobbi Kristina has finally landed herself a paying gig!
Bobby has never really had a real job but if you recall, the only child of musical icon Whitney Houston once tried working with producer Tyler Perry on one of his network shows…
[FLASHBACK: Bobbi Kristina Joins Tyler Perry’s “For Better or For Worse”]
Now, just days after her grandmother Cissy Houston hit the net with an open letter expressing her concern with BobbiK’s future, it’s been announced that the youngster will be moving to the U.K. for an opportunity that could earn her up to a $460,000 payday!
Take that grandma!
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Chanita Foster poses above with Love & Hip Hop Atlanta‘s Mimi Faust at the ‘1 Voice 1 Power’ celebration last night (August 5, 2013).
Foster’s ‘Beyond the Game’ foundation partnered with producer Jazze Pha’s ‘Shonuff Digital Media’ for the? ‘1 Voice 1 Power’ event which was created after the controversial outcome of the Trayvon Martin case.
The group held it’s inaugural event at Infusion Breakfast Bistro/Bar & Grille in Atlanta, where donations where accepted for Beyond the Game. Canned goods were also donated to Feed the Homeless, and monetary donations were given to Adamsville Youth Program.
Attendees included Quad Webb-Lunceford (Married to Medicine), Kandi Burruss, Todd Tucker & Peter Thomas (Real Housewives of Atlanta), DeVyne Stephens, Sean Garrett & more, who all came out in support of the event.
During the event, Jazze Pha premiered a video from his group “Thee Unknowns,” whose members include Jevon “V12′ Sims (who will be featured in Bravo’s upcoming reality show ‘The New Atlanta’ this fall) and Gasner “GazMoney” Allen, for a song entitled “HELP ME” featuring Akon, which reportedly tackles the issues of the world today including HIV/AIDS, Homelessness, Poverty and racial issues.
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Love and Hip Hop Atlanta‘s season 2 reunion show aired last night and it was actually quite anti-climatic.? In my opinion, the season finale was the best episode of the season…
[RECAP: 5 Life Lessons Revealed During LHHATL S2 Season Finale + Watch Full Video]
Poducer/creator Mona Scott Young was back for the 2nd year to host the reunion show, enunciating each syllable from each word on her cue cards.
[FLASHBACK: 5 Suggested Changes for Love & Hip Hop Atlanta… ]
As the cast of your favorite hood drama reflected on the events of the 2nd season, there was a whole lotta yelling and screaming.? Just about every other word was ‘B*tch’ this and ‘B*tch’ that…
But in my opinion, besides being loud and entertaining, there was nothing actually revealed on the reunion show.
A few notables…
1. Mimi and Joseline’s ‘fight’ (JoJo even kicked off her Louboutin’s!)…
2. Traci Steele still has feeling for Babey Drew (snoozefest)…
3. Whasserface admits having argued with everyone on the cast (shocker!)…
4. Shay and Erica still feel ‘some kinda way’ about each other (Why is Shay there again?)…
5. Erica still has feelings for Scrappy (and vice versa)…
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