THANK YOU

Thank you for all of those that attended Saturday’s Fashion Meets Music @ Element, Hollywood.

We were already at capacity around 11.30pm and the event was waaaaaaaaay bigger than we could even have imagined. For all those who couldn’t get in after waiting outside for 2+ hours, I apologize and believe me, if it wasn’t for the fire marshal we would have let everybody in.

Special thanks to: The Big J Company, Jeffrey Henderson, all the models (you were wonderful and rocked the runway) the designers, LT – Desire Designs, Michael Wright clothing, Sharon – Lady Insane Denim line and Cedgwick and Cedar. Hairstylist Princess Gray and MUA Lisa Marie DeRoma

Also special thanks to Michelle @ Universal/Def Jam for the gift bags, Antwone – KDAY, John Ryan Jr and Miel, and Osiris – Swurv Radio for all your help, truly appreciated.

Pictures and video coming soon.

Dennica

Video Post - Los Angeles Carnival - Caricabela

Picture Post: LA Carnival - Caricabela 2007

Funny Stuff - Underage Kanye groupie...

LA Fashion Week - Fashion Meets Music - Saturday Oct 20th

Kylie Minogue - 2 Hearts - New Video

Check out Kylie's comeback vid.. Stunning..

Michael Jackson teams up with Kanye West

Ok, so many rumors of this person and that person working on his album, shamone Michael, make it happen, am I seriously the only person waiting for his comeback???

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Kanye West is working on material for Michael Jackson's first studio album since 2001, according to reports.

The rap superstar said: "I'm working on stuff for Michael Jackson. If I like a person's outlet or what a person brings to the table, then I'll speak to them."

Kanye said: "I've been in the lab already, you're already producing for other people and you've still got to promote yourself."

According to The Sun, Jackson sent a message to his fan club yesterday teasing them about an imminent album announcement.

It will be his first all-new effort since 'Invincible' six years ago.

Jackson told fans: "I've been really busy lately. Soon I will be sharing exciting and surprising news with you. Your continued love and support means so much to me. I really love and appreciate you all from the bottom of my heart."

The album is expected to be released early next year.

Source: RTE Entertainment

Queen Latifah's 'Trav'lin Light' Tour to Be Sponsored by Jenny Craig

Queen Latifah to deliver healthy lifestyle message

Jenny Craig Inc. today announced yesterday that it is a co-sponsor of Queen Latifah's 2007 Trav'lin Light tour. Queen Latifah and Jenny Craig will use the sponsorship to increase awareness about the health risks associated with obesity (e.g., diabetes) and to promote Jenny Craig's "Healthy Curves are Beautiful Curves(TM)" campaign. Queen Latifah is not currently participating in the Jenny Craig Weight Loss Program, but she believes it is one of a range of ways people can reduce their weight and thereby enhance their health.

Jenny Craig's CEO, Patti Larchet said "Queen Latifah is a tremendous performer with broad appeal that spans genders and races. She's also a powerful role model for women's self-reliance and self-esteem. We are proud to help bring her talent to America."

Queen Latifah personally understands the severity of obesity-related illnesses -- having lost her great-grandmother to diabetes. Diabetes is named by the World Health Organization as "the global health hazard of the 21st Century" and is often a direct result of weight gain. She said "Jenny Craig's sponsorship of my tour will allow me to begin a dialogue with my fans about healthful living. My hope is to educate people on the simple nutritional steps they can take to have a positive impact on the length and quality of their lives.

"Do you know," Queen Latifah added, "that by losing just 5%-7% of their body weight, an overweight person can lower their risk of developing Type II diabetes by 58%?"

According to the American Diabetes Association, "nearly nine out of ten people with newly diagnosed Type II diabetes are overweight and losing that weight could better manage their diabetes."

The Trav'lin Light tour will take place between September 29 and November 20th. Queen Latifah will travel across the United States, making dozens of stops at intimate venues. She will perform songs off her newest album "Trav'lin Light" along with tracks from the Great American Songbook.

"Passionate" kiss lands art lover in French court

Spotted on Yahoo News, funny stuff…

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MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - A self-professed art lover stood trial on Tuesday accused of kissing a $2-million (986,000 pound) painting while wearing red lipstick and damaging the canvas.

The deputy prosecutor in the southern French city of Avignon accused the defendant, Sam Rindy, of "savagery" for having left a lipstick smear on the work by U.S. artist Cy Twombly, and demanded the court fine her 4,500 euros (3,117 pounds).

The picture's owner, Yvon Lambert, wants $2 million in damages and a further 33,400 euros that he says is needed to pay for the restoration work.

Rindy, an artist of Cambodian origin, has said she was "overcome with passion" when she saw the painting hanging on a gallery wall in July 2007.

"This woman is profoundly upset. She was overcome by an emotion that she could not tame," her lawyers, Patrick Gontard Jean-Michel Ambrosino, told the court, describing the kiss as an "act of love".

Lambert's lawyer rejected this line of defence, saying: "In love, there need to be two consenting people."

Rindy, who is in her 30s, told reporters earlier this year that she thought her lipstick had improved the white, untitled painting.

The court will deliver its verdict on November 16.

VH1: Hip Hop Honors, I Love New York 2

Ok, HAD TO HAD TO post something after last nights shows..



VHI Hip Hop Honors:

Wonderful show, but who in the hell booked T-Pain to sing a Keith Sweat classic in tribute New Jack Swing maestro Teddy Riley, WTF??? And with no studio robot voice backup?? I was totally baffled, seriously, that was my jam (still is) but T-PAIN?? I sat through the whole performance with my mouth open in disbelief...



I Love New York 2:

HILARIOUS.. Whoever filmed/edited the soundbites with Midget Mac should be shot.. Ok we all know he's a "little person" but no need to have his interviews with only the top of his head in view at the bottom of the TV screen, like the person filming was a 3 year old, wrong wrong wrong..

FLASHBACK: Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie - Music Video

The memories, the memories, am I showing my age??

This is a classic timeless hit.. Although it makes me sad hearing this song now (after finding out what happened to them in later life) still a tuuuuuuuuuuuune.

Enjoy

CARICABELA - Los Angeles Carnival - THIS WEEKEND

Hey all, I'm involved in this year's Caricabela in Los Angeles, THIS weekend...

If you're familiar with Notting Hill Carnival in London, Carnival Rio de Janeiro and the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival then you know all about the spirit, the color and the MAGIC of CARNIVAL.

Especially if you read my previous post HERE

SEE YOU THERE..

Track star Marion Jones admits steroid use

Sad, sad, sad.

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US sprint star Marion Jones finally stopped running from the truth on Friday, admitting she took banned steroids prior to her triumphant 2000 Olympic campaign.

The belated confession, after years of vehement doping denials, could see her stripped of the five medals she won in Sydney, three of them gold.

And the guilty plea she entered in a US court - to lying to a federal agent about both her drug use and an unrelated fraud case - could land her behind bars.

"I want you to know I have been dishonest, and you have the right to be angry with me," a tearful Jones said after her court appearance.

"Because of my actions, I am retiring from the sport of track and field, a sport which I deeply loved."

Jones, struggling for composure as her mother stood behind her, asked her fans for forgiveness.

"It is with a great amount of shame that I stand before you to tell you that I have betrayed ... your trust," she said. "I want to ask for your forgiveness for my actions."

Full Story HERE

Snapshot of the Day: Missy's VH1 Honors Afterparty

Kerry Washington, Ciara, Missy, Keri Hilson and Timbaland

Snapshot of the Day

Ice T, Coco and the twins..

South Park Preview - Tonight's Episode

Tonight South Park begins its 11th season on Comedy Central.
Check out the clip below of tonight’s episode, where Cartman gets diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome.

More Michael Vick drama..

When it rains, it truly pours..

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Bank Sues Michael Vick For Unpaid Loans

Vick Bought Cars Through Bank For Car Rental Business

An Indiana bank has sued embattled Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick for not repaying loans involving a car rental business.

South Bend-based 1st Source Bank claimed in a federal lawsuit that it had suffered damages of at least $2 million as Vick and Divine Seven of Atlanta refused to pay for the vehicles.

Documents filed in U.S. District Court in South Bend on Wednesday said Vick signed loan agreements as the chief financial officer of Divine Seven, which bought at least 130 vehicles through 1st Source Bank loans.

A phone call Friday to a number listed on loan documents for Divine Seven was answered by a clerk at a Payless Car Rental office in Atlanta. The Associated Press left a message there for Art Washington, who signed some of the loan documents as Divine Seven's chief executive officer.

Source: KCTV5

Pretty on the Outside strikes again..

Too funny.

Check out PRETTY ON THE OUTSIDE

Holyfield Takes on Foreman Grill

Evander Holyfield once defeated George Foreman in a battle for the world heavyweight boxing title. Now he is seeking to oust his former foe from another arena: the grilling world.

Holyfield, of Atlanta, is preparing to unveil the "Evander Holyfield Real Deal Grill," a direct competitor to Foreman's famous "Lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine," which has reportedly earned $100 million in sales since 1995.

"I've got a George Foreman grill. It's a good grill," Holyfield, 44, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "But don't you think the latest grill is supposed to be the best grill?"

Manufacturer CirTran Corp., based in Utah, approached Holyfield about promoting the $99 grill after he appeared on the TV show "Dancing With the Stars" in 2005. Holyfield dons an apron in a 30-minute commercial that began airing last week describing his product's culinary and health benefits.

But Holyfield isn't done with boxing. He's jumping back into the ring Oct. 13 to fight Sultan Ibragimov at Moscow's Khodynka Ice Palace arena, part of his quest to retire as the oldest heavyweight champion.

Source: AP

English Gal's Quote of The Day

Karma is a Bitch...

yes indeedee, really wish people would think before they acted, what goes around, ALWAYS comes around..

Nelly's DRUMLINE

Too funny...

Nelly is holding a nationwide casting call in search of an all-girl drum line that will perform alongside the rapper on his hit single, “Grillz.”

Line of their ad from their official Myspace page:

“Ladies need to know how to march and move very well to the beat while playing their instrument,” LOL

Check out the page where you can also upload a one minute video if you can't make it to the auditions, where's my video camera at???

www.myspace.com/nellysdrumlineauditions.

Mychal Bell released yesterday - Jena 6

From CNN

Mychal Bell, a black teenager accused of beating a white classmate and who was the last of the “Jena 6″ behind bars, was released from custody Thursday after a juvenile court judge set his bail at $45,000.

Bell’s release followed an announcement from LaSalle Parish District Attorney Reed Walters, who said he would not appeal a higher court’s decision moving Bell’s case to juvenile court.

Wearing a blue striped golf shirt and jeans, Bell walked out of the LaSalle Parish courthouse a week after an estimated 15,000-plus demonstrators marched through Jena — a town of about 3,000 — to protest local authorities’ handling of the teens’ case.

“We do not condone violence of any kind, but we ask that people be given a fair and even chance at the bar of justice,” the Rev. Al Sharpton said outside the courthouse.

“Tonight, Mychal can go home, but Mychal is not out of the juvenile process. He goes home because a lot of people left their home and stood up for him,” he said.

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This really shows how uniting as one, we can accomplish anything.

Michael Vick Question...

What does drug testing and being under house arrest have to do with dog fighting??? Am I the only one asking this??

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SUSSEX, Virginia (CNN) -- Suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick must adhere to tightened restrictions after he tested positive for marijuana use, a federal judge said Wednesday.

Vick tested positive for the drug on September 13, a court document from the Eastern District of Virginia shows.

As a result, U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson ordered Vick to "submit to any method of testing required by the pretrial services officer or the supervising officer for determining whether the defendant is using a prohibited substance."

Those methods could include random drug testing, a remote alcohol testing system "and/or any form of prohibited substance screening or testing," the order said.

Vick, 27, must participate in substance abuse therapy and mental health counseling "if deemed advisable by the pretrial services officer or supervising officer" at his own expense, the order said.

Vick was also ordered to stay home between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., "or as directed by the pretrial services officer or supervising officer," the order said. He is to be electronically monitored during that time.

The conditions are to apply until Vick's sentencing, which is set for December 10.

Microsoft, others in make billion dollar offer for Facebook

23 year old Mark Zuckerberg is going to be one very very RICH guy, goddam, what was I doing when I was 23????


Software firm Microsoft and internet search engine Google are in discussions over investments in Facebook that would value the internet social networking company at as much as 10 billion dollars, a New York Times online report said Tuesday. Citing sources with intimate knowledge of the talks, the New York Times said Microsoft was considering an offer of 300 to 500 million dollars for 5-per-cent ownership of Facebook.

The privately-owned Facebook is considered desirable by potential investors for its future potential, the report stated, saying that venture capital firms are also interested in investing in the company, which according to current estimates makes little profit.

Source: Bangkok Post

Snapshots: Fonsworth Bentley Booksigning

Fonsworth's Book Signing for “Advance Your Swagger: How To Use Manners, Confidence And Style To Get Ahead”

O.J stars in the Wizard of Oz

Loving the very talented David Gilmore for these art pieces..

Trailer: Irv Gotti’s new VH1 reality show

No official date for the premiere, on the still untitled show, will keep you posted.

Mel B - Dancing With The Stars

Mel B. made her debut on Dancing With the Stars last night.

Rihanna ft Ne-Yo - Hate That I Love You - Music Video

Loving this track..

Commercials Galore - Beyonce, Missy Elliot

Check out the new Beyonce commercial for AMEX and Missy for Doritos...

Beyonce - American Express

Missy Elliot - Doritos Collisions