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Jermaine Dupri’s Atlanta eatery Cafe Dupri closed unexpectedly today. ?Cafe Dupri workers were left dazed and confused stating that they had no warning of the closure. ?They were also left without pay. ?I know the economy is effed up right about now…but dayum Jermaine! ?Where you at? ?You need to come see about your folks! ?
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Yung Joc’s baby mama is taking her child support fight to the media. ?SandraRose reported earlier that Joc’s former flame, Fatimah Jester broke down yesterday during a taped segment on the Channel 2 Action News tonight. ?
Jester said she didn?t want to sue Yung Joc but she needed money to raise their son. She dabbed at her eyes with tissue as she sat with her attorney, Randall M. Kessler, in the living room of her tidy suburban Atlanta home.
?I never would have thought he would be putting me through some of the stuff that I?m going through now,??she cried.??I can?t even get in contact with him when I need the things that I need for my baby. It?s just hard.?
Jester is suing Joc for unpaid child support. She said he only paid $500 of the court ordered $2,000 monthly payments last month. According to Jester, Joc is always late with his payments.??For the type of money that he makes, $2,000 is nothing,?. She reeled off the list of luxury vehicles Yung Joc owns or leases:??Bentleys, Ferraris, Mercedes Benzes, two Range Rovers.?
Her attorney added,??She wants him to know, ?if you pay what you?re supposed to pay, you?ll never hear from me again? But as soon as you stop, I?m going to be there protecting my kid.??
She is making Joc look real bad right about now. ?I hope that he stands up and does the right thing for his kid. ?This is a really sticky situation and ole girl ain’t playing. ?Check out the video of her drama-filled plea to Yung Joc under the cut: Continue Reading…
Lil Jon’s “Crunk Ain’t Dead” pendant is set to be auctioned off during Phillips de Pury & Company’s “Hip Hop Crown Jewels Auction” scheduled for October 1st. ?Lil Jon is one of many blinged out celebs who have joined in on the action to fund a worthy cause. ?Other?pieces that will be available include Missy Elliot?s diamond, black diamond and gold turntable ring, Biz Markie?s black and white diamond headphones pendant, Sean ?Diddy? Combs diamond and platinum bracelet, Pharrell Williams? pave diamond Gucci link necklace and Slick Rick?s multicolor diamond-set eye patch.
Lil? Jon?s famous diamond ?Crunk Ain?t Dead? pendant weighs nearly 12 pounds and boasts a total of 3,756 round-cut white diamonds set in 18K yellow and white gold.
A portion of proceeds from the sale will benefit Russell Simmons? Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, the Hip Hop Summit Action Network and the Diamond Empowerment Fund. ?If you have fat pockets and are interested in owning a part of hip-hop history, check out pictures of the items up for sale and additional auction details under the cut: Continue Reading…
Beyonce arrived at LAX yesterday minus her hubby, but looking fresh and well rested. ?Word on the street is that she has been in the studio working on a new project with none other than Nappy Boy T-Pain, himself.
Rapper?T-Pain?just gave the eco-friendly Ford Flex some major street cred. T-Pain took delivery of his Flex from Maroone Ford of Miami this past week. Best of all, he pulled up to the dealership in his Lamborghini, huge bodyguard in tow, and said he had been eagerly awaiting the vehicle to come out and was insistent on a black on black Limited Edition with every option. After locating the vehicle, the salesperson personally delivered it to T-Pain’s Miami Beach recording studio, where none other than?Beyonce?was in the house. The Ford Flex marks vehicle no. 27 in his vehicle collection. (Source)
Beyonce also seems unfazed by media accusations that her Loreal ads were lightened to make her appear?Caucasian…and Loreal has issued an official statement on the matter.??More flix, the controversial advertisement and Loreal’s statement under the cut: Continue Reading…
Meet 22 year old Raymond Hunter Geisel.? Ray was arrested in Miami this weekend by the CIA and has been charged with threatening the life of Democratic Presedential Nominee Barack Obama.? Although he has denied making the threats, court documents reveal that?in an interview with a Secret Service agent Geisel?stated “if he wanted to kill Senator Obama he simply would shoot him with a sniper rifle, but then he claimed that he was just joking.”
Video news coverage of this dingbat under the cut: Continue Reading…
I know y’all don’t believe me but I couldn’t make this ish up.? Ashanti has just been named an Ambassador in her home town of Nassau County Long Island. 😯 Continue Reading…
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