BOBBY BROWN EXPECTING

Bobby Brown and his girlfriend of two-and-a-half years, manager Alicia Etheridge, are expecting their first child together.



"I'm really excited about my new addition to my family," says Brown, who plans to celebrate his 40th birthday, as well as his recent sobriety, with family and friends on Thursday in Los Angeles.

"We're excited because he's in a good place – he's sober and he's very happy," adds Brown's attorney, Phaedra Parks "And I'm happy for Alicia and Bobby as well."

Bobby of course has 15-year-old Bobbi Christina w/ Whitney. He also has two children with ex-girlfriend Kim Ward and a son with ex-girlfriend Melika Williams. This will be Etheridge's first child.

GV Says: What woman in her right mind would do this????

SANAA KEEPS IT REAL

Looks like Sanaa is keeping it real on her GlobalGrind.com blog. In a candid post, she revealed why she's shedding a couple of pounds.


today is the day! i’m starting a 1200 cal diet plan. its feb 2nd, one month later than i originally intended. jan 2nd was the original date, but that never happened, obviously. i said to myself, ‘who cares about a diet?! history is being made, obama! obama! obama!’ as i went to one more celebratory dinner. i can still get into my skinny jeans, but they sho is tight! i gotta say i like my body this way, a little curvier, with more to hold onto and my man is not complaining, he’s very vocal about how he LOVES it. its that camera, that damn camera that adds 10 pounds and NOW the flat screen tv’s that tend to add another 10 pounds, that get me. i refuse to succumb to the fashionista pre-pubescent boy-look trend that is so prevalent. but the rock shirmp tempura has got to go, for now. : (

50 HAS OFFICIALLY GONE TOO FAR

I guess 50 & Rick Ross have some sort of foolish beef going on......So 50 has gone and gotten Rick's former girlfriend to put him on blast



GV Says: FOOLISHNESS!!!!

KEYSHIA & FRANKIE COVER VIBE

Keyshia and Frankie cover VIBE mag....



I know you won't be able to do anything with Frankie now....LOL....hopefully that opportunity only helps.

ERYKAH GIVES BIRTH

Erykah Badu gives birth to baby #3



Seems like the duo kept friends/ family in the loop via text.

"My first child, my daughter, was born at 1:30 p.m. exactly. It’s the happiest day of my life,” Jay wrote in a text

He also gave updates before, and during labor. “Getting closer. She says she feels like she’s ready to push,” he wrote, before updating a couple hours later with “I see the head. Full of hair.”

According to Erykah, it was a home birth. She used no pain killers, and the labor took around five hours to complete.

“I can’t believe it’s over,” she wrote.

While the name is yet to be confirmed, Erykah wrote in a text that the baby’s name is “Twitty Milk.”

EDDIE STILL A DEAD BEAT

Reportedly Eddie Murphy has never met Angel, the 22-month-old daughter he fathered with Spice Girl Mel B

“To see the kid, he’d have to see the mother,” a friend of the comedian said. Maybe when she’s older, Eddie will see Angel, but not now.”

And why is that you may ask. “Mel’s a crazy woman. Eddie wants to stay far away from her.”

GV Says: That's interesting. He wasn't saying that when he was "with her." wink, wink....It's so disappointing. Sounds like Mel don't play that. Guess he's just used to getting over with Nicole.

HALLE READY FOR BABY #2

Halle may be getting ready for baby #2.


Her boo, Gabriel Aubry, told reporters "she needs a sibling."

"I've never known anybody who's had a single child [and] I've always been around big families," adds Aubry, who comes from a family of eight children. "I believe in big families."

And what does Berry, 42, think of his plans to expand the family?

"She's okay with it," he says. "Absolutely."

GV Says: Good for the happy fam...Love seeing that.

KELLY DITCHES PAPA KNOWLES

Kelly Rowland's publicist has confirmed what has been rumored for months....She's ditching Papa Knowles as a manager. In a statement she says:


"Mathew Knowles has been a positive influence in my career. I have had great success under his guidance - both as a member of Destiny’s Child and with my solo projects. Although we have decided to part ways professionally, the Knowles family and the entire Music World Entertainment team will always be my family."

GV Says: About time. It's a shame this girl's career hasn't gotten off the ground. She has a lovely voice.

T.I. COOLS OFF

So last weekend T.I. hit up the JET nightclub in Vegas. Apparently he privates got a little overheated and he needed to cool off.



So he used his shirt to handle that.....WTF?????

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DANITY KANE OVER

Dawn Richards confirmed what we already knew....DK has ceased to exist.

"As of right now, [Danity Kane doesn't exist]," Dawn Richard told MTV News on Wednesday (January 28). "It's devastating for me."

"You'll see me and Drea [Aundrea Fimbres] try and pick up the pieces on our own [on this season's show] — pieces that we didn't even make," she continued. "We didn't even break it and we're trying to sweep it up ourselves. Puff invited all the girls to come back on this season and they chose not to. Only two of us showed up. That's fine if that's the choice.

GV Says: There's something about Dawn that just doesn't sit well w/ me. She appears sneaky, conniving. I don't blame Shannon for not coming back. She's married. I wouldn't spend time away from my husband on no ol' foolishness tip.

JENNIFER GIVES STELLAR PERFOMANCE

Did you catch Jennifer Hudson's performance of the National Anthem at Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa? Girlfriend blew it out....that's by far the best rendition I've heard so far.

MONICA'S BOO IS ARRESTED

Monica's boo recently got into some trouble



Rocko Hill, rapper and father of R&B singer Monica’s children, has been jailed according to Atlanta area sources. Hill, best known for the hit single “Umma Do Me,” plead ‘no contest’ to battery charges after he was accused of striking a woman at an Atlanta area nightclub. According to WSBTV, Hill pulled a woman’s hair and struck her in the face at a local nightclub in Feb. 2007. Authorities say the woman sustained injuries

to her face and eye, including a swollen, black-eye and broken blood vessels within the eye. Hill was ordered to spend 48 hours behind bars in addition to both completing an unspecified amount of community service hours and 12 months of probation Monday.

GV Says: Understanding how hood Mo is, I'm not surprised. Guess she better not get out of line or she'll get snatched up too.

JANET CANCELS JAPANESE TOUR

Poor Janet can't catch a break.


After the U.S. leg of her Rock Witchu tour was shut down, JJ has now had to cancel the Japanese leg of the trek – this time due to the sinking global economy.

JJ was due to launch five upcoming shows throughout Japan on Feb. 14 – including the major cities Osaka, Fukuoka and Nagoya. But concert promoter Kyodo Yokohama said the 42-year-old pop star was forced to scrap the concerts, "due to the impact of the economic crisis."

The gigs will now be rescheduled for sometime later in the year - side-eye being given.

JILL SCOTT TALKS BABY

Jill Scott recently sat down with Essence to talk about her newest addition.

ESSENCE.COM: Congrats, Ms. Scott! We are so happy for you. What was your gut reaction when you learned you were pregnant?

JILL SCOTT: Shock. I didn't think it was possible for me to have kids because I was told I couldn't conceive. I had given up hope of becoming a mother one day.

ESSENCE.COM: What a blessing—a miracle baby! After you got over the shock where did you stand emotionally?

SCOTT: I had to slow down because after I found out, I was supposed to leave for Africa the next day. I called my doctor and talked about what I needed to do, what I couldn't do and what I could do. I was just trying to take as many precautions and be as knowledgeable as I possibly could. Quite frankly, I was freaked out and everyone was asking me, "What are you going to do?" My agent was distraught, but it wasn't about anybody else other than me finding out if the baby was going to be okay, so that's what I did first—slow down.

ESSENCE.COM: Is that the sole reason that you chose to prolong the news?

SCOTT: Well, yes, that was a large part of it. Because I'm 36 and considered a high risk for pregnancy, I wanted to make sure that everything was okay. My closest friends and family knew and that was enough for me. Oddly enough, as pregnant as I am, I didn't have time to enjoy my pregnancy because I was working in Botswana for four and a half months playing someone else. It was a lot of hard work, and I'm not tripping about it because it was a wonderful opportunity and experience. So right now I'm chillin'— enjoying looking at cribs, mobiles, growing and finding maternity clothes and sleeping (laughs.)

ESSENCE.COM: So have you chosen a name yet?

SCOTT: (Chuckles.) Yes, but we want the baby to be the first to hear it.

ESSENCE.COM: We can respect that. Are you having a boy or a girl?

SCOTT: A boy. He will make his grand entrance mid-April.

KANYE & FRIENDS HIT PARIS

So Kanye and his friends including Fonzworth Bentley were spotted in Paris for Fashion Week.





GV Says: I'm not sure I know what to make of this. I'm not one to halt anyone's creativity but.....this is pretty suspect. I'm just saying. I wonder what's in those briefcases.

TOCCARA MAKES THAT PAPER

Look who has their own workout DVD.....America's Top Model, Toccara.

Interesting.....Did anyone catch Celebrity Fit Club? Wasn't Toccara adamant that she didn't need to lose weight??? I'm just saying.

LISA RAYE SPEAKS

Lisa Raye recently sat down with Essence and set the record straight on her financial status and marriage.

ESSENCE.COM: Is it difficult to go through rough times publicly, especially with a spouse.
LISARAYE: Yes. There is a law in Turks and Caicos that you must remain married for three years before you begin any kind of divorce proceedings. If you want to get a divorce before that you have to be able to prove certain things that will grant you the right to do so.

ESSENCE.COM: What evidence did you provide that helped you in your case?
LISARAYE: I can’t be specific right now. I will say that there are things that happen within a marriage which can disrespect the union and actions can be taken against those things. As an actress, I have put myself out there as an independent Black woman, a single mom, a go-getter, a hustler who isn’t afraid to survive. If you get with a man who goes against who you are or what you believe in, people who know you begin to say, “Hey, that’s not the LisaRaye I know.” As his wife, my name has been associated with things that I have nothing to do with, and I have to fight to clear my name.

ESSENCE.COM: When you say you have to “fight for your name” are you referring to the British investigation into the government of Turks and Caicos and its leader, your estranged husband?
LISARAYE: Yes. I have been summoned to the hearing for questioning from the commission regarding the corruption inquiry into my husband’s government.

ESSENCE.COM: Do you believe your husband is innocent or guilty of those allegations?
LISARAYE: That’s not for me to decide.

ESSENCE.COM: Do you think that you and your husband could have avoided such a public war?
LISARAYE: Honestly, I hoped our divorce could be amicable. I’m saying to him, “Let’s get it over with so we can move on with our lives. It’s not fair to keep me involved in all this mess that I know nothing about… I’m human and enough is enough.” I’m going through some things, but I’ve been quiet and haven’t spoken to my country. I was trying to bow out gracefully, but after a while the Southside [of Chicago] had to come forward and finally say, “Hold on! Wait a minute!”

ESSENCE.COM: Many balked at your whirlwind romance and marriage and accused you of being an opportunist. How do you feel about that assessment of your character?
LISARAYE: First of all, I’m a fan of love and partnership. I would say this to my critics: If a man comes to you there obviously has to be a connection. I had a man who’s smart and powerful and who I fell in love with. He’s embracing my family. Add the fact that I have an opportunity to bring tourism to his country and be involved in something historical. Who in the hell would say no? But what scared me was the idea of being First Lady?

ESSENCE.COM: Bloggers have often said that you’re too “ghetto” to be a First Lady. How does that make you feel?
LISARAYE: I am not and never grew up in the ghetto. People need to get it right. I grew up on the Southside of Chicago. What people don’t realize is that my father was a multimillionaire who owned 12 hotels, motels, a steel mill, a radio station, a club, nursing home, and a law office. So I think it’s safe to say I’m a little above middle class and I’m a daddy’s girl. I make no apologies for loving the finer things in life or the men I choose to date. I don’t feel bad about the person I am. Now, I do have an edge, rawness and realness, and I can tell you I’m going to keep that. I’m one of those women who’s not to be messed with. I’m very opinionated and boisterous at times. I’m also kind and humble. I know when to fold and when to hold and that’s important. If my edge scares you, then you have a choice to remove yourself. Other than that, I’m very approachable, and when people meet me they always say, “You are so down to earth and nothing like I thought you were.”

GV Says: Did you peep Lisa's description of her upbringing....Interesting. I'm not mad....She's a little rough around the edges but I like her.

KIMORA SHOWS AND TELLS

For all those who didn't believe the hype that Kiki was pregnant...

Perhaps that baby bump helps. The happy family was spotted out and about this weekend.

T.I., JAY-Z, MARY J BLIGE HIT THE CLUB

Celebs kept the party going at Club Love

Tip came through looking his normal sexy self

Akon and Tracey Edmonds

Bow Wow

Kevin Liles and Tracey


Jay-Z held his official afterparty at D.C.’s Ibiza nightclub Monday night where he and MJB performed....we turn every event into a party don't we....I love my peopele

MORE BALLS

More balls were in affect last night.

Colin Powel and his wife Alma hit up the BET Inaugural Ball

Hov was there too....seriously, what's up with the glasses. I like to think Im an open person - esp when it comes to fashion , but those glasses are hideous
Look who took the stage with Wyclef....Colin Powel....interesting

T.I. and MC Lyte hit up the Hip-Hop Summit Action Inaugural Ball

Ashanti and others hit the Hip-Hop Summit Action Inaugural Ball

Bow Weezy was there

BARACK & MICHELLE HIT THE TOWN

After the official swearing in and Inauguration Parade, Michelle and President Barack Obama finished the night by attending TEN balls.

They started the night attending the Neighborhood Ball

Beyonce's dream of serenading the President came true when she sang "At Last" for their first dance of the night.

Hubby Hov was there of course

As were Stevie Wonder and MJB

Kanye West hit up the youth ball aka the MTV Ball

Along with Bill Bellamy, Usher and Sway

ASHTON & DEMI CALL FOR UNITY

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore will release a film featuring more than 50 Hollywood stars pledging to support President Barack Obama's call for unity across America.

Eva Longoria Parker and Lucy Liu are among a host of celebrities who filmed segments in which they promise to help out their local community. The footage premiered Monday on MySpace.com.

Kutcher is calling on all U.S. citizens to take heed and help Obama to make the changes he has promised.

"There's an assumption that this one man is going to take on his new job full-time and somehow wave a magic wand of change, and I don't believe that to be true," he says. "I think that we have to be the leaders, and that's not celebrities -- I think that we as citizens have to be leaders of the movement that we want to create."

IT'S OFFICIAL

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a new US President! YES WE DID!!!


They came from all corners of the world, braved fiercely cold temperatures and stood together on the Mall in Washington to share in one historic moment -- when Barack Obama became the 44th president and the first African-American elected to the post.

Literally….Millions of people packed the DC Mall early Tuesday to watch Obama's inauguration and later hit the parade route to catch a glimpse of the new president. For many, the inauguration was the realization of a dream they never thought could be fulfilled.
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D-WADE PUT ON BLAST

Looks like D Wade's high school sweetheart and wife, Siohvaughn, is putting him on blast.


In legal papers, she alleges he abandoned his children, committed adultery, and infected her with an unspecified sexually transmitted disease. She wants the names of ''all of his sexual partners'' during their six-year marriage.

Dwyane petitioned for the divorce last May in Cook County, Ill. They wed in Chicago on May 18, 2002.

Dwyane's Windy City attorney, James Pritikin, issued a statement: "These malicious allegations are absolutely false and we look forward to the opportunity to dispute them in court.''

Siohvaughn went to maintain: "Dwyane has dissipated substantial sums of marital property including . . . buying his mother a $2 million church; placing substantial sums of money in an account with another woman; providing numerous friends and family members with unfettered access to accounts with hundreds of thousands of dollars of marital funds from which they made substantial withdrawals . . .''

Meanwhile, she says, he cut her off financially.

Dwyane, named a ''Father of the Year'' in 2007 by the National Father's Day Committee, has gone ''months'' without seeing his boys, Siohvaughn says. His ''failure to spend time with them . . . has resulted in the children at times being afraid of him; in fact, Zion . . . does not recognize or know Dwyane.'' She wants sole custody, and support.

She also says she has suffered ''grievous physical, emotional and mental injury'' from the STD, diagnosed in the fall of '07. (The infection is not HIV or a ''killer thing,'' sources say.) Dwyane and his ''paramour or paramours'' are liable, she alleges.

'Dwyane must disclose the identity of all of his sexual partners during the parties' marriage,'' says her counter-petition, prepared by attorney Michael J. Berger of Chicago. Siohvaughn has another Chicago lawyer, Dorene Marcus.

Says Pritikin: "It is sad that an obviously angry and bitter woman will go to any lengths to publicly damage Mr. Wade.''

Siohvaughn speaks the truth, Marcus insists. ''A person's public persona does not necessarily reflect his behavior in private,'' Marcus adds. ``Mrs. Wade is prepared to prove everything she alleges. And, medical records don't lie.''

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GV Says: D-Wade as fine as you are I have to say...you brought this on yourself homeboy. Always, always, always take care of home first. You have been out here booed up with Gabrielle like you're single. I know it's been a long road to divorce but never forget that you are NOT single. He's reaping what he's sown. Deal w/ it homeboy.

Hova and B hosted a Pre-Inauguration party at Love in D.C.

BEYONCE TO SING FIRST DANCE

Beyonce will sing for Barack and Michelle Obama's first dance on inauguration night according to the Associated Press.

What she will belt has been kept hush by the Presidential Inaugural Committee.

"It is our hope that we can keep the song secret until the moment," spokeswoman Linda Douglass told The AP.

B will also perform at Tuesday night's Neighborhood Ball (to air on ABC), along with her husband Jay-Z, will.i.am, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder and Maroon 5.

KIMORA LEE EXPECTING?

That's what a "close source" has told US magazine.

Simmons, 33, has two daughters, Ming Lee, 8, and Aoki Lee, 6, with hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, whom she divorced in 2008 after nearly 10 years of marriage.
"I have a lot of hang-ups in life with men. I'm not very trusting," she told Harper's Bazaar last year. "After my breakup, I thought, 'I don't need anything.'"

But after meeting Hounsou in February 2007, she said, "I have someone who has the heart, the soul, and the hotness."
Added Hounsou , "My first impression has always been the same, that she's a very beautiful lady, very capable

GV Says: Hmm....good for them. They seem to work.