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Alicia Keys and hubby Swizz Beatz were spotted at the Keep A Child Alive’s 7th annual Black Ball at Hammerstein Ballroom last night (September 30, 2010) in New York City.
Isn’t love beautiful?
[Sidebar: It seems like Alicia’s been preggers for 50/11 months now! When is that dayum baby due??]
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The Bishop Eddie Long Sex Scandal is the talk of the town right now. The four lawsuits have been dissected and it’s not looking good for “The Bishop”. Hearing those heart wrenching words from Jamal Parris created doubt in even a few New Birth Members I know. [CLICK HERE for Parris’ Interview] and Spencer LeGrande’s didn’t make it much better.
[WATCH: Spencer LeGrande (Eddie Long Accuser) Speaks!! VIDEO]
But this video right here had me dying when a friend sent it to my phone!
Perhaps you’ve already seen this spoof of Bishop Eddie Long’s “confession” but if you haven’t grab a hold of your seat cause it’s hilarious!
WARNING: Don’t click link if you’re a New Birth Member and/or are easily offended… Continue Reading…
Keri Hilson is rocking her curly blonde short cut in the new artwork for her upcoming single “Pretty Girl Rock”.
Keri recently performed the new single for fans and media in New York.
Following a press conference held by Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre in support of their ?Beats By Dre? headphones line, Ms. Hilson treated the audience to an intimate performance of the catchy tune.
Check out video of Keri’s performance of her new single below: Continue Reading…
Yet another litigant in the Bishop Eddie Long Sex Scandal has been found by cameras! Atlanta news station WSB-TV couldn’t be outdone by the Fox-5 I-team’s riveting Colorado interview with Jamal Parris, so they set out to locate Spencer Legrande in North Carolina.
LeGrande, a NC resident who filed the 4th lawsuit against Long, said Wednesday he continues to pray for the megachurch pastor.
LeGrande, 22,? who was interviewed by Channel 2 Action News at his home in Charlotte, N.C., said he told his family and a few friends, including a police officer, about the sexual relationship, but he didn’t decide to come forward until he heard others had accused the bishop of sexual coercion.
“They said bishop has been accused of something, and my heart dropped,” he said. “And that was my time that God told me to release what I had to say.”
LeGrande first met Long when he was 15 and a member at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte, where he and his mother were among the founding families, according to his suit. He said they first had sex when he was 17 and on a trip with Long to Nairobi, Kenya. He later moved to Atlanta.
[CLICK HERE to view full details/court documents of LeGrande’s lawsuit]
He said that in the time since he filed the suit, he has “been free.”
“Once God’s time is ready for it to expose everything it’s going to happen, and I just … want people to know to keep praying,” he said. “Keep praying for our strength and for us getting through this.”
Watch video of Spencer LeGrande’s interview below: Continue Reading…
Ciara released the official video for “Speechless” today and uhhhh… I’m speechless. Maybe you’ll have more to say about it after you watch it too.
Watch Ciara’s new video for “Speechless” below: Continue Reading…
BJ Berstein, the attorney representing litigants in the Bishop Eddie Long Sex Scandal recently spoke to CNN about Jamal Parris’ statements. I noted during my twitter rant last night that Jamal was found by I-Team investigators somewhere in Colorado (basically in hiding). The young man had no script… no attorney by his side… no ipad… no sermon… no nothing. All he had was the pain of the memories from his experience with Long.
[READ: Jamal Parris (Bishop Long Accuser) Breaks His Silence – VIDEO]
BJ Bernstein agrees with me and during her recent CNN interview, stated that Jamal’s pain was evident as he had been caught completely off guard.
Jamal was at a grocery store in the middle of the night.? He wasn’t expecting a reporter to be there. You could see by his face he’s kind of shocked and … first he said ‘no’ and then the reporter kept asking him questions.
This is very raw for him. And there was just this one question that opened the floodgates for him. It opened a floodgate of what has happened to him… his feelings. This is very real…
Bernstein also noted that this isn’t easy for the young litigants, which is why she’s turned down all interview requests, including Oprah!
Women experience it, young girls do, young boys do, young men do. And the lawsuit alleges this is something that started with young men and 14, 15, 16… building a relationship. And the the lawsuit alleges that there’s exploitation.
That’s why I’ve fiercely predicted against everyone’s wishes, against everyone in this world EVEN OPRAH… to say ‘no’ we’re not sitting down with these boys for an interview at this point.
This situation is getting deeper and deeper by the day and in my opinion, the fact that Jamal was basically ambushed coming out of a store at night in COLORADO speaks volumes about the young man’s credibility. There was nothing but raw emotion coming from his statements.
CLICK HERE to watch CNN’s interview with BJ Bernstein’s where she gives her take on Jamal’s interview.
Related:
Bishop Eddie Long Wants You To Know… [TRANSCRIPT + VIDEO]
Jamal Parris (Bishop Long Accuser) Sends Open Letter to Eddie Long…
Jamal Parris Breaks His Silence Re: Bishop Eddie Long Sex Scandal
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