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Clifford “T.I.” Harris and his longtime love Tameka “Tiny” Cottle tied the knot in Miami this past weekend.? The two lovebirds’ marriage license leaked on Friday, which listed their wedding date as July 30, 2010:
Although officially married in the eyes of the law, the two held a lavish ceremony in front of friends and family the following day. Guests were asked to be discreet about photos but several hit the net over the weekend. Continue Reading…
I met Lawrence Washington last year at a club and immediately gave him the title of Diva of the Day [READ: Diva of the Day: Lawrence Washington].
Who knew that he would soon become one of the breakout “male” stars of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Atlanta?
Washington (aka Sheree’ Whitfield’s Hairstylist) debuted his new song “Closet Freak” last night to a supportive audience of friends, family.
The Atlanta Housewives all came out to support… well all except the rumored-to-be-booted housewife Lisa Wu Hartwell, who, ironically, has a clothing line with the same name as Washington?s single.? [Sidebar: I spoke to Lisa and Ed last night at a different event, and that post is coming soon.]
More photos + video of Lawrence’s “Closet Freak” Performance: Continue Reading…
As if you didn’t already know, Real Housewives of Atlanta castmember Lisa Wu Hartwell (one of the only REAL housewives on the show) will be leaving this season.
Atlanta housewife newbie Cynthia Bailey’s drama filled wedding took place this past weekend and Lisa Wu Hartwell was a no-show. Her absence sparked rumors that she was no longer part of the show. Reports now say that she and Bravo have parted ways over “creative differences”.
I’ve called Lisa’s storyline “boring” on many occasions and apparently that’s Bravo’s assessment as well. A source close to Atlanta Housewives production says,
“They basically wanted to script elements of Lisa’s life and make her amp up the drama. She wasn’t with that at all. Lisa felt like if her real life alone wasn’t enough for the network, then maybe it was time for her to go.”
I’ve heard tales of Bravo producers begging Lisa to create drama within her household so that viewers would stay interested but she refused. [Good for her!]
With a successful real estate business, as well as a book launching soon, Lisa’s got a lot going on besides the show anyway. Ed Hartwell also recently launched a new fitness calendar.
[READ: Ed Hartwell Launches HOT New Fitness Calendar – PHOTOS + VIDEO]
Lisa and Ed are such a cute couple and while it may be “boring” to watch them besides the likes of drama-filled NeNe Leakes, it’s refreshing that they keep their love alive without all that “extra”.
Now for the juicy stuff! Continue Reading…
Clifford “T.I.” Harris is looking rather dapper in his grey three-piece suit! The rapper was suited and booted as he hosted a celebration in honor of his K.I.N.G. Camp’s 2010 graduating class.
Tip also took a moment during the festivities to sit down with Julia Harding of Atlanta’s Fox5 News where he addressed rumors of a weekend wedding ceremony. He danced around the question about the impending nuptuals between he and longtime girlfriend/baby mama Tameka “Tiny” Cottle:
“I am not at the liberty to discuss, confirm or deny any allegations. Don’t belive everything you read online or see on tv. I have never commented on such subjects and I never will.”
When asked if we’ll be seeing wedding band on his finger soon, Tip responds, “You may or may not see a lot of different things. I cannot confirm any of these things”
In the exclusive post-prison interview which aired yesterday, the rap star also talked about what’s behind him, what’s ahead and why prison made him angry. Continue Reading…
Real Housewives of Atlanta newbie Cynthia Bailey married her fiance’, entrepreneur Peter Thomas at a private ceremony held at the Fernbank?Museum Natural Museum of History this past weekend. Bailey’s new hubby is owner of Atlanta’s Uptown Restaurant and Lounge.
In a press release sent Friday, Bailey’s publicist “accidentally” let the cat out of the bag about the wedding, in what Bravo says was supposed to be a surprise ending to their 3rd season:
Model Cynthia Bailey, one of the newest cast members of Bravo?s hit reality television show The Real Housewives of Atlanta, will walk down the aisle tomorrow night right here in Atlanta and the wedding ceremony and reception will be filmed for the upcoming third season of the hit series.
Lucky invited wedding guests can expect a lot of surprise performances by all of the celebrities at the reception. And, of course, with NeNe, Kandi, Lisa and Sheree there, those wedding guests will probably get a little bit of drama too!
Bravo is still trying to keep a cap on the happenings at the wedding and I heard that attendees weren’t allowed to carry cell phones or cameras inside. I did hear, however, that the wedding began a bit late and was full of drama courtesy of NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak: Continue Reading…
Word on the street is that Gucci Mane and Lil Scrappy are beefing. The two are said to have had a heated exchange last weekend at a local Atlanta club with Gucci getting the best of the fight.
I’d heard about the scuffle but quickly dismissed it as hearsay. After all, Gucci was just released from jail a few months ago. The last thing he needs is another stupid charge. But after a quick search of the net, I found in a random message board where a few witnesses were inquiring about what caused the tension between the two:
Last night Gucci had a party at Velvet room and him and Scrappy was arguing in VIP and all of a sudden gucci slapped him so hard and scrappy didnt do shit. Anybody know the full story or the reason behind this? i dont care if im scared of you or not you are not going to bitch-slap me and get away with it. Lil Scrappy is a hoe for that.
Inquiring minds wanna know. So I kept digging and after a bit of inquiring, I found out that the scuffle was over what else? A chick! And the chick in question is none other than rapper Diamond… Continue Reading…
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