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Monica’s still working on her comeback album and taped a message for all of her fans while working in the studio with Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox.? They’re working on a new song called “Never Give Up” and Mo wants everyone to know that she’s not dropping any fly by night hits. This is REAL MUSIC she’s working on and they’re making sure it’s right.? So be patient dammit!!!? BTW…I see you Mo shouting out the “A”…Love you boo! 🙂
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Tiffany “New York” Pollard Brings “Vagina Monologues” to the ‘A’
All y’all Atlanta “New York” fans get ready…Tiffany Pollard is headed to the ‘A’.? The loud-mouthed drama queen who gained notoriety from doing Flavor Flav has been in L.A. honing her acting skills and says she’s ready for her onstage debut.? Pollard will be featured in the Atlanta production of Eve Ensler’s Obie-award winning play ?The Vagina Monologues.?
?It?s kind of a serious actress type thingy and that?s what I?m striving to be,? Pollard said. ?I really want to lend my voice and let people see that I?m there and I?m focused and I want to be a part of it.?
Coming off of reality TV, Pollard?s transition into acting may be quite a challenge. But she said she?s up for it.
?I think what people fail to realize is that before I got discovered to do this reality television thing, I already had a dream and vision in mind for my life,? she said. ?I always wanted to be a dramatic actress. I know that the talent is there. I know that the passion is there. It?s going to be difficult for me to align myself in the public eye because I am known for one thing and it?s a little typical. I have to do some groundbreaking work, but I?m not a stranger to hard work.?
The show hits Atlanta April 4th.? Click here for more information.
*Update* Porsche Foxx Press Conference (News Footage)
Photo via AJC
Former Atlanta radio personality Porsche Foxx called a press conference late yesterday afternoon to address news coverage of her being called a “person of interest” in an arson investigation in Union City. The conference yielded no new answers and law enforcement are still searching for Tony Matthews. Check out the news coverage of her press conference below:
“I absolutely, positively without a question know anything about this, nor did I have anything to do with it”
During the conference, Foxx (real name Stephanie Calhoun) claimed she had no knowledge of the fire or the location and even denied knowing the man witnesses called her boyfriend, Tony Mathis.
One, Tony Matthews, lived in the townhouse with the injured woman. The other, Foxx, was visiting when the fire broke out, according to Padgett.
Foxx?s attorney, Leron Rogers, said she did not know Matthews, whom investigators also are looking for.
Three years ago, Foxx?s home in the upscale Regency neighborhood off Campbellton Road in south Fulton was destroyed by a fire that investigators determined may have been caused by an unattended candle. (Source)
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Is Porsche Foxx an Arsonist??
Former Atlanta radio personality Porsche Foxx is in the news yet again. This time, the embattled host (pictured above during her 2004 arrest for DUI and drug possession) and with her live-in boyfriend Tony Mattews, are being sought as “persons of interest” in the suspicious fire of her Union City townhome. Arson investigators seek to question the two in connection with a suspicious fire that damaged three townhomes Tuesday morning in south Fulton County:
Pray for Rain Cause There Ain’t No Firemen…
Five fire stations closed temporarily yesterday in the City of Atlanta due to increased number of Atlanta firefighters who called in sick on Superbowl Sunday. A total of twenty-seven firefighters ditched work yesterday, contributing to the temporary closure, or brownout, of five fire houses.
Ladder No. 25 (Cascade/Beecher, Southwest), ladder No. 26 (Moores Mill/Howell Mill — North Buckhead), engine No. 12 (Dekalb Avenue/Little 5 Points), engine No. 30 (Cleveland Avenue/ Lakewood Heights area), engine No. 22 (Bankhead/Hollywood Road, Northwest), engine No. 26 (Moores Mill/Howell Mill — North Buckhead) and engine No. 36 (Kimberly Road/ Cascade Road, Southwest outside perimeter) were all affected by Sunday’s brownout, said Cochran.
“Our goal is not to instill panic, but we are definitely stretched very thin,” added Cochran
So let me get this straight. They’re raising City taxes and if your home is on fire during the Superbowl it’ll just have to burn down. Ain’t that about a b*tch!!
Flix/Video ~ Derek Blanks Website Launch Party for DBlanks.com
My favorite celebrity photographer, Derek Blanks unveiled his new and improved website last weekend during an event hosted by NeNe Leakes of the Atlanta Housewives. The event was held at 595 North Friday evening and the walls were ablaze with Derek’s masterpieces.? From Jennifer Hudson to Monica…From Akon to Usher and from T.I. to David Banner. Derek has shot them all.
I managed to arrive LATE and without my memory card in my camera!? The life of a blogger… *sigh* but I love Derek so much that I prepared a lil montage video from the event in his honor. Check it out below:
Shouts out to Derek’s assistant, Robert Ector and make-up artist Toni Acey!
Derek’s photography is nothing less than spectacular and he’s well known for turning images into art. I’m still saving my pennies for my Alter Ego photoshoot (and currently taking donations!) but you can hit up Derek at his new site, DBlanks.com to view his work and/or to contact him for your next shoot.
CLICK HERE to view photos from this event and more in the gallery.
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Derek Blanks Shoots NeNe Leakes
Derek Blanks Shoots Jennifer Hudson
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