NUDE PICS OF WILLIE HIT THE NET

Some nude pics of Willie have hit the net...

Willie Taylor of Day26 is the latest celebrity to have nude photos of himself leaked to the Web. On Wednesday (September 16), photos of Taylor popped up on the gossip Web sites.

Taylor sent out a statement saying that the pictures were private and meant solely for his spouse's viewing.

"It has been brought to my attention that private and personal photos of mine are currently circulating the web," Taylor said in the statement. "As a man that is barely home with his family, my wife and I share some intimate moments the best way that we can. It is incredibly disturbing that someone with bad intentions would illegally hack into my e-mail account and distribute these private moments to the world. I ask that everyone respect the privacy of my family. Also, I offer my sincere apologies to my fans."

GV Says: I'm not going to post them, but as a man I'm sure he's not ashamed and I'll leave it at that.

CHRIS BROWN HAVING ONE OF THOSE DAYS

Chris Breezy is having one of these days...he's missing Rihanna and he surprisingly posted his feelings on Twitter.



He then uploaded the leaked “Changed Man,” on YouTube - which showed pictures of him and Rihanna together.



GV Says: Now I'm all feeling sorry for this brother....d*mn I'm a sucker.

NAS & KELIS BACK ON?

First Shaq found out now it appears Nas has discovered that it's cheaper to keep her

According to the rumor mill, Nas and Kelis appeared quite lovey dovey at the popular New York City club Marquee last night. Allegedly the pair arrived to the venue together and were virtually inseparable throughout the night.

Last month, the couple made headlines when a judge ordered that Nas pay Kelis upwards of $40,000 per month in child and spousal support.

OBAMA CALLS KANYE A JACKA**

Kanye just can't catch a break....Now the President is calling him out. NY Daily News reports:

When it comes to Kanye West, it seems that President Obama is thinking what the rest of the country is thinking.

The President called the rapper "a jackass" in an off-the-record comment during a CNBC interview yesterday, but the comment became public when it was tweeted by ABC's Terry Moran on Twitter, Politico.com reported Monday night.

An ABC statement explains: "ABC News employees prematurely tweeted a portion of those remarks that turned out to be from an off-the-record portion of the interview."

GV Says: D*mn! I do feel bad for him. Honestly I don't think he meant malice toward Taylor, I just think he doesn't think. He sees what he feels is injustice and he lashes out - no matter how small or big. The problem is he doesn't think when he does it. He doesn't consider the consequences.

DIDDY CAUSES DRAMA AFTER THE VMAS

Looks like Diddy caused a little drama of his own after the VMAs. The NY Daily News reports:

Heaven forbid Diddy let Kanye steal the entire show.

Just hours after rapper West upstaged Taylor Swift by stealing her mic at Sunday night's VMAs, Diddy caused a stir of his own by getting into a tiff with the NYPD.

The hip-hop mogul had been partying at NYC hot spot 1Oak when he and rumored girlfriend Cassie decided to call it a night. The problem? When the icon left the venue and stood in the middle of 17th St., a huge crowd of fans and clubgoers swarmed onto the streets to get a look at the A-lister.

"It was absolute chaos," says an onlooker. Noticing the ruckus, an undercover cop asked Diddy to make his way back into the club, but the rapper wasn't having it. When he started talking back, the officer whipped out his badge and before long, several patrol cars were shutting down 17th St. between Ninth and 10th Aves.

A rep for Diddy said, "This was just a minor misunderstanding."
Either way, the melee didn't stop partygoers from elbowing each other to see the celebs who were inside, either. "People were trying to run past police officers to get a look at who was coming out of the club," the onlooker said.

After Diddy made his escape, not harmed or handcuffed, Jay-Z and Rihanna made a swift exit. He put RiRi into a black car before the crowds could rush her, and the two went barreling past the police tape to make an exit.

LIL MAMA APOLOGIZES

Lil Mama issues an apology for crashing Jay's set....

Mama came onstage toward the end of the song and even struck a pose with Hov and Alicia Keys, after Jay had gestured for her to chill out seconds earlier and joked she was "T-Paining."

"I did not mean any disrespect towards Jay-Z or Alicia Keys," the statement reads. "I admire them and look up to them as role models. 'Empire State of Mind' had my emotions running high. In that moment I came up onstage to celebrate my two icons singing about NY."

Mama caught it pretty hard last night on the Internet. The topic "lilmamais" blew up and was even the top Twitter trend for a few hours.

Fabolous was one of the celebs having fun with the moment, chiming in on his Twitter page. "#Lilmamais like the dude that parachutes down on the field during a game!" Fab tweeted. "#Lilmamais gonna get security at the stages of every award show from now on. #Lilmamais the bird that flew outta Lady Gaga's nest on her face!!"

GV Says: The sad part she was totally sober....SMH. Well, I will say this, she gave me the laugh of the night because every time I see this pose I crack up laughing....Thanks for the laugh Lil Mama. Now don't ever do this again.

KANYE TRIES TO RIGHT HIS WRONG

In an effort to right a wrong....Kanye appeared on the premiere of Jay Leno's prime time show



West appeared sober and humble when he spoke on Leno's Los Angeles stage Monday, an appearance that was originally to be just musical. (HERE'S THE LINK ....Couldn't embed it for whatever reason)

"Have you had a tough day?" Leno asked West, 32, as the studio audience erupted in laughter. Speaking seriously, West replied, "Yeah, it's been extremely difficult."

"I immediately knew in this situation that it was wrong," West told Leno. "And it wasn't a spectacle, you know. It was actually someone's emotions, you know, that I stepped on and it was very, it was just, it was rude, period."

When Leno asked West what would his mother would have thought of his behavior, he fell silent for more than a dozen seconds and appeared near tears. Leno pressed him again.

"Would she be disappointed in this? Would she give you a lecture?"

West gave a rambling, emotional answer:

"Yeah, you know, obviously, you know, I deal with hurt and, you know, so many, you know, celebrities, they never take the time off, and I've never taken the time off to really, you know, I just, music after music and tour after tour on tour, and I'm just ashamed that my hurt caused someone else's hurt."

West said he wasn't trying to justify his behavior, "because I was just in the wrong. That's clear."

"But I need to, after this, just to take some time off and analyze how I'm going to, you know, make it through rest of this life, how I'm going to improve," he said. "Because, I am a celebrity and that's something I have to deal with."

He said he would like to personally apologize to Swift, a 19-year-old pop-country singer.

"And if there's anything I can do to help Taylor in the future or help anyone, I want to live this thing. It's hard sometimes, so."

West then joined by Jay-Z and Rihanna to perform "Run This Town," a song they recorded together.

GV Says: Poor Kanye....he just doesn't think.

JANET RELEASES NEW SONG

After the VMAs, Janet released "Make Me," the first song off her next album to be release next year.

PATRICK SWAYZE PASSES

Patrick Swayze has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.

"Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months," his publicist, Annett Wolf, said in a statement. No other details were given.

The actor was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January 2008 and had been undergoing chemotherapy and other treatments ever since.

Swayze -- who once said, "I dream of a future with a long, healthy life, a life not lived in the shadow of cancer but in the light" -- made a point to tell fans that even throughout his battle with the disease, his life was filled with positive moments.

"I am one of the lucky ones with pancreatic cancer that is responding well to the treatment," he said in a statement in March, at the same time some reports claimed he only had weeks to live. "There is a brand new, 12-week old, Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy named Kumasai in my life who is gorgeous and already showing that he will be one special dog... I have so much to be thankful for at this time."

2009 VMA HIGHLIGHTS

Madonna opened the show with a heartfelt tribute to Michael Jackson in which she called him, "so unique, so original, so rare. He was a king."

After Madonna's speech, Janet Jackson took the stage at the end of a Michael Jackson medley. Performing in front of the"Scream" video that featured her and Michael, Janet let loose.


Beyonce really did it to them at the VMAs with her "Single Ladies" performance. After Kanye West cut off best female video winner Taylor Swift at the Video Music Awards in New York on Sunday, B came in as the clean up crew.

"This is amazing," Knowles said. "I remember being 17-years-old, up for my first MTV award with Destiny’s Child and it was one of the most exciting moments of my life, so I would like for Taylor to come out and have her moment."

A smiling Swift came out and said, "Maybe we can try this again." She continued, thanking "all my fans on Twitter and MySpace and everyone who came out to my shows this summer."

The two winners, both in bright red dresses, hugged and left the stage together.


I simply don't get Lady Gaga. This blood infested scene was gorish to say the least...and this was probably the best outfit she wore all night.

BODY OF YALE STUDENT FOUND

Oh no....bad news

On the day that was supposed to be her wedding day, police found a body thought to be missing Yale graduate student Annie Le stuffed inside a wall in her lab Sunday night.

The body was found at the lab on Amistad St. in New Haven on what would have been the pharmacology student's wedding night.

"We are assuming it is her at this time, and are treating this as a homicide case," said New Haven Police Assistant Chief Peter Reichard.

Investigators had spent the day searching for her remains in a Hartford garbage dump.

Cadaver-sniffing dogs and officers in hazardous material suits earlier picked through the trash at the waste processing plant where Yale's garbage is incinerated.

Le had been missing for five days. Her parents arrived in New Haven on Sunday.

BEYONCE, KANYE HIT THE VMA RED CARPET

Stars hit the red carpet tonight for the MTV VMAs.

Beyonce actually looked stunning for a change. I loved this red number.

Cassie....still struggling for attention.

Diddy.....get your girl

J.Lo was pretty non-eventful

Kanye and Amber....and is that a bottle of Henny....SMH

Solange.....I kinda miss the hair....I'm just saying...

KANYE ACTS A FOOL

Kanye....WTF?



The first winner of the night, Taylor Swift for best female video, was victim to Kanye West. In the middle of her acceptance speech, Weezy stole the microphone to announce that fellow nominee Beyoncé had "one of the greatest videos of all time," in "Single Ladies."

Beyoncé looked rather shocked. Off-camera, when West returned to his seat, audience members gave a still-stunned Swift (who was ushered off the stage before finishing her speech) a standing ovation.

GV Says: LMAO....Kanye is like that crazy cousin we all have. I was actually shocked when this occurred....but then after 10 seconds I wasn't any more. As much as MTV acts like they hate, he keeps this show entertaining.

COME ON SERENA

Come on Serena, you gotta keep your cool girl. NY Daily News reports:

For nearly two weeks, Serena Williams had made a flawless run through the U.S. Open, pulverizing opponents and dominating matches, a seeming lock to defend her title and capture her 12th career Grand Slam.

It all unraveled in unimaginable fashion a few minutes before 11 p.m. Saturday night, with a foot fault, a profane tirade and a code violation that happened to come on match point, after an irate Williams told a lineswoman, "I swear to God, I'll f --- take this ball and shove it down your f -- - throat. "

Faster than you can spell colossal anticlimax, the rackets were down, the match was over, the crowd was incensed and a teary-eyed Williams was leaving the court to a cascade of boos.

The whole flow of the match was no less stunning than the ending. Kim Clijsters, the 26-year-old, comebacking mother ...broke Williams' vaunted serve four times and spent the better part of two sets moving her around and dominating the rallies with penetrating, angled groundstrokes.

Clijsters held serve at love to go up 6-5 in the second, and as Williams served in the 12th game to try to force a tiebreaker, Williams hit a backhand into the net to go down 15-30. On her ensuing second serve, she was called for the foot fault to make it 15-40 - double match point.

An infuriated Williams walked over to the lineswoman - the USTA would not release her name - angrily shook her racket at her and let fly with profane comments. The lineswoman walked over to the chair umpire, Louise Engzell, to report what had been said. Brian Earley, the tournament referee, came on the court to discuss the matter. Williams approached the net and denied that she had threatened the lineswoman.

With the second code violation, Earley informed Williams that she would be assessed a point penalty. A match-point penalty. She got no slack for a call that replays showed was clearly wrong.

In the interview room, Williams declined to disclose what she said to the lineswoman.

"I don't think that's necessary. I'm trying to move on," Williams said. "I'm clearly not happy. Obviously I wanted to fight. I always fight when I'm down."

HOV TAKES TO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

Hov took to the stage last night at Madison Square Garden for his 9/11 benefit performance. The NY Daily News reports:

Jay-Z's concert at Madison Garden last night may have commemorated something solemn: the anniversary of Sept. 11, with all its profits promised to the families of fallen police officers and firemen.

But the music he played couldn't have been more celebratory.

Backed by a 10-piece band, Jay-Z gave his studio recordings a level of liveliness and depth few live hip-hop events even attempt.

Two drummers pounded behind the star on classic hits like "99 Problems" or "Heart of the City."

A three-piece horn section landed its own punches, adding extra rhythms to the mix, while Jay's rhymes dodged in and out of the beats with a boxer's wily grace.

Jay-Z acknowledged the context of the event throughout the night, which opened with several city firefighters leading the Pledge Of Allegiance. Then, Jay-Z's guitarist offered a newly earnest take on Jimi Hendrix's once-subversive version of "The Star-Spangled Banner."

But Jay-Z came to praise, not criticize.

"Eight years later, we're even stronger," he said to the crowd. To prove it, he slammed into the commanding new hit, "Run This Town," with special guest Rihanna.

The surprise singer took her place in an award show's worth of starry walk-ons, including Mary J. Blige, John Mayer, Swizz Beats, Kid Cudi, Pharrel, Kanye West and, naturally, Jay-Z's main squeeze, Beyoncé.

Still, no one could upstage the self-proclaimed rap king. Jay-Z delivered scores of hits in sinewy versions, cutting out certain verses to tighten both the tension and the focus.

Jay-Z showcased his just-released "The Blueprint 3" CD, which refers back to his first "Blueprint" album, released on that fateful Sept. 11.

In new songs like "Venus Vs. Mars," he proved himself utterly up to date in his references (including one to Bernie Madoff) and his rap flow.

But it's the context of the show that gave these local anthems deeper meaning.

"We're here to celebrate life, to celebrate strength," Jay-Z said at one point.

And with music this hard, witty and sure, he captured the city's character triumphantly.

(Kanye West, Jay-Z, Rihanna)

(Mary J. Blige)

(Diddy)

(Beyonce)

(Mama Tina Knowles)

LAUREN GIVES BIRTH

According to the rumor mill, Lauren has just given birth to her first baby boy....Lennox Samuel Ari Carter - 7 lbs. 12 oz.

CHRISTINA MILIAN IS PREGNANT!

It's been confirmed....Christina is pregnant!

"The pregnancy was a surprise, but they were getting married regardless," a source told Us mag.

BIG PUN'S WIFE STILL ON HARD TIMES

So it looks like Big Pun's wife is still on hard times.



GV Says: And here lies why our kids shouldn't necessarily only look up to rappers and athletes. It's nice to be famous but important for them to know that while being an accountant, or engineer or teacher is not so glamorous these are all positions that give the opportunity to provide for your family.

JANET CONFIRMS SPLIT WITH JERMAINE

Janet Jackson is gracing the October issue of Harper's Bazaar.



In her first interview since Michael's death she reveals, "I've been doing okay," but adds, "It's really hard to believe he's passed."

She tells the magazine the last time she saw Michael alive was at family gathering on May 14, where they cracked each other up over Thai food. "We had so much fun that day ... [He] would laugh so hard, he would just start crying," she says.

Janet was on the Atlanta set of her upcoming Tyler Perry movie when she heard the tragic news; she flew to Los Angeles to grieve with the family – and was there to comfort Michael's "sweet" daughter Paris, 11, after she spoke at the Staples Center memorial on July 7. "I was really proud [of her]," she says, adding that Paris and her brothers Prince, 12, and Blanket, 7, "are all so smart. "

As for how the kids (now being raised by grandmother Katherine Jackson) are coping, Janet tells the magazine, "They're with all their cousins. That family love, that will keep them going."

What's keeping Janet going is an inner strength inherited from her mother. "I always wanted to have my mother's strength, but I didn't know if it was really there. ... Now at least I know that I can step up to the plate and not crumble when I'm needed. When it comes to something like this that is so, so serious, so painful, so traumatic, I can handle it."

After much speculation Janet also revealed she is single since splitting with longtime boyfriend Jermaine Dupri.

"I've had people ask me out," she says, but she hasn't taken anyone up on their offers.

As far as she is concerned, whether she ever marries again – or even has kids ("Sure, I'd adopt," she says) – is out of her hands.

Says the singer, "I'll put it like this: if God wants me to, then I will."

ELLEN REPLACES PAULA

Ellen DeGeneres is taking Paula Abdul's place as the fourth judge on American Idol.




"DeGeneres will sit alongside Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi and offer her own unique perspective to the contestants throughout the competition," Fox television says in a statement.

DeGeneres, 51, begins her stint after the audition rounds, which have featured a rotating group of celebrity guest judges including Shania Twain, Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige and Joe Jonas - one of the infamous Jonas Brothers.

"I'm going to have a day job and a night job," DeGeneres said at her talk show taping Wednesday, assuring her audience that The Ellen DeGeneres Show will continue. "This is so exciting for me."

GV Says: I'm not mad at that pick. I like Ellen.

CHRIS A NO SHOW

Despite Jermaine Jackson's statement revealing that Chris Brown will headline a Vienna tribute concert for Michael Jackson, Breezy's handlers say that's a no go:



"Chris is not confirmed to perform or participate in any capacity for this show."

OBAMA ADDRESSES YOUTH

After all the hoopla, President Obama finally gave his publically protested address to America’s children.



Although many Presidents of the past often visit schools, several conservative organizations and many concerned parents warned Obama was trying to sell his political agenda.

The uproar over his speech followed Obama across the Potomac River, as his motorcade was greeted by a small band of protesters. One carried a sign exclaiming (Continued)

THE DREAM & CHRISTINA TIE THE KNOT

Christina Milian and The Dream officially tied the knot in Vegas last week



It all went down close to midnight at the legendary Little White Wedding Chapel -- the same place Britney Spears married that Jason Alexander dude back in 2004.

According to Milian's marriage license, the two said "I Do" at exactly 12:00 AM Friday morning.

We're told Milian rented her wedding dress for $200 (including shoes and veil) and The Dream rented his tux for $100 (including shoes, tie and vest).

GV Says: Wonder what the story is behind this?

VMA TO HONOR MICHAEL JACKSON

The Video Music Awards will pay homage to Michael Jackson when Janet opens the show at Radio City Music Hall in New York on Sept. 13.



It's not known whether Janet will perform – it's being billed as a "special appearance" – but her mere presence on stage is expected to give the show an emotional punch.

TISHA CAMPBELL HAS A BABY BOY!

It's a boy for Tisha Campbell!



The actress and husband Duane Martin welcomed son Ezekiel Czar Martin on today at 10:20 a.m. in Los Angeles. The baby, who wasn't due until the 21st of this month, weighed in at 9 lbs., 9 oz and is 23 inches long. Ezekiel joins big brother Xen, 8, at home.

"I’m enjoying it. I’m 40, and having a baby! Every moment, every nauseous moment, everything that is good and not so good about being pregnant, I’m enjoying."

JAY-Z RESPONDS

So here's what T-Pain actually had to say about Hov during that Florida concert that Fabolous tweeted about:

“Jay-Z is 59 years-old so I don't think he has the right to say what's good and what's not. I mean if anybody's dead, it should be him. That's just me. Now I just want to clarify, if there are any Jay-Z fans in the house, excuse the fuck out of me. But you don't hear me saying that rap is dead. Even though it is because apparently all the rappers are trying to do T-Pain.”

Jigga's response:

“I hope he had fun saying it.”

TOYA CATCHES UP WITH HER NEW BOO AND NIVEA

Toya was spotted w/ her new NFL boo James Hardy at a recent OMG performance in ATL....remember this was her blind date of the last episode of the Tiny and Toya show.


And look who showed up....Nivea. Looks like Toya really is moving on.

COUPLE WED AT SON'S FUNERAL

Now this is interesting....

The young boy who died following a fiery chain-reaction crash on the 190 near South Buffalo [was] laid to rest on Monday and in the process something he'd been wishing for came true -- his parents got married.

The funeral for Asa Hill, 7, was unusual in more ways than one. More than 700 people came out on the holiday to pay their respects. The Unitarian Universalist Church on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo only seats 400 so the overflow crowd either stood in the aisles or listened outside the church. The service featured a drum procession, dancing, singing and cheering along with relatives sharing special memories of a bright, talented and loving young boy. "His wonderful smile and fun laugh especially when he would crack up uncontrollably, his oh-so-unique personality, warm hugs, loving kisses," recalls Asa's aunt.

"They (her grandchildren) always hug me when I go to work and tell me they love me and he hugged me and said, 'Grandma every time I hug you you always smell good'," says Asa's grandmother Kefilwe Hill.

Asa had apparently been asking his parents, Amilcar Hill and Rahwa Ghirmatizion, to get married and to the surprise of nearly everyone at the church Monday they granted Asa his wish by tying the knot in the middle of the funeral. A wedding during a funeral may seem unusual but it seemed to fit the spirit of the day's celebration of life and love.

Asa's father says it gives him peace knowing Asa's organs are being donated to save other young lives and he encourages everyone to become an organ donor immediately.

GV Says: Interesting.....I really don't think I could have done that. Perhaps if my child was battling a long illness and there was time to mentally prepare. But I'm not sure I could done that in light of the suddenness of his death. I can't knock it though. We all grieve differently.

KIM'S "TARDY FOR THE PARTY" IS LEAKED

Looks like ATL Housewife Kim Zolciak's "Tardy for the Party" has hit airwaves.



"I never released that song to Ryan Seacrest or anyone else," said Zolciak. "It was going to be on iTunes and I wanted people to see all the thought that went into it, along the timeline of the show so you can see me in the studio and watch me go through the whole process. This is just not how I wanted to release my first song."

GV Says: Whoever produced this, truly worked some type of mechanical miracle because the voice we heard in the first season was horrific. H*ll, I could a note better than her and I def don't consider myself to be any sort of singer.

JAY-Z'S BLUEPRINT RELEASE DATE MOVED UP

Hov's "The Blueprint 3" has moved from September 11 to Tuesday, September 8 - he same day as Def Jam's The Blueprint Collector's Edition.



Now that Jay-Z has left Def Jam, his former label is looking to cash in one last time. Def Jam will release The Blueprint Collector's Edition consisting of Hov's first two classic albums, The Blueprint and The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse. The edition will be packaged in a collectible slipcase with a poster. There will be space to insert a third CD.

FABOLOUS OVER THE CRYING

Looks like Fab put T-Pain's belly-aching on blast tonight....



GV Says: I'm so over T-Pain's crying....go cash a check and get off Hov. That auto-tune foolish clearly is out of control. Team HOV!!!!

BRANDY HAS A NEW DO

After years of weave, wigs and braids Bran has gone short

DOUG E. FRESH CONFESSE SCIENTOLOGY

Who knew....Doug E. Fresh is a scientologist.



Fresh confirmed the news via an interview with Essence Magazine, and stated he has been practicing the faith for the last 8 years after being introduced to it through his ex-girlfriend and Hot 97 radio personality Miss Jones.

"I am the first Hip-Hop artist to do it," explained to Essence Magazine. "Isaac Hayes was a former coworker of Miss Jones and he told her about it," said Doug E. Fresh. "I went with her to one of the classes. Miss Jones stopped going but I continued. I found it fascinating. It changed how I thought. I've learned how to look at things and not judge them but respect them and use it in a way that people understand that I respect them, show them love and respect their reality."

The faith was founded in the 1950s by L. Ron Hubbard, and uses a mythology centered on the belief that all humans are immortal through a life force/source known as theta.

Doug E. is hopeful that he can educate those who’ve never studied the faith for themselves.

"Scientology is not a White religion. It is not just for White people," Fresh told Essence. "Scientology is not written with disrespect toward God. It doesn't worship something that is evil. It is scientific, mathematical, and spiritual. The Black community has to check it out and see what's there. I'm not saying it's for everyone, but you have to take a look. You may be amazed at what you get."

GV Says: Interesting.....

TATTOO PARLOR FINED AFTER RIHANNA INKS

The city of New York has thrown the book at the tattoo parlor where Rihanna illegally inked a few people back in July. The NY Daily News reports:



The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cited East Side Ink for "operating with an unlicensed tattoo artist on site" after the R&B singer was photographed tattooing several of the shop's employees during a visit with her longtime tattoo artist, BangBang.

"Only licensed tattoo artists can administer tattoos in the city according to the City's Health Code," the department said after learning of the incident.

Officials said the fine amount could range from $200-$2000.

"[Rihanna was] not necessarily getting tattoo lessons. She came by originally to say 'hi,' and she ended up tatting BangBang," East Side Ink owner Yadira told MTV News in July, adding that the singer gave the tattoo artist an "R" on his leg.

Pleased with her work, the 21-year-old singer continued adding ink on the shop's other tattoo artists.

"Then Josh Lord got an 'R' with '2' on his leg, and Patrick Conlon got an 'R3' on his arm," Yadira said. "She hadn't done that before."

He added, "We had a blast. It was so funny and cute."

With a fine as high as $2000, the poor sense of judgment isn't looking so cute anymore.

MICHAEL JACKSON LAID TO REST ,

Friends and family came out last night to finally lay to rest Michael Jackson.

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Jackson’s backup dancers served as ushers. His brothers, wearing black armbands and a sequined glove on one hand, carried his flower-covered casket out of the hearse and placed it before about 200 mourners on a stage decorated with white lilies and white roses – part of a private, intimate gathering in contrast to the thousands who attended Jackson’s internationally telecast memorial service at Los Angeles’ Staples Center.

Lisa Marie Presley, Elizabeth Taylor, Macaulay Culkin and Chris Tucker said their goodbyes.

Jackson’s three children then placed a crown on their father’s coffin to mark his status as the King of Pop.

After a prayer by Pastor Lucius Smith and a gospel number sung by Gladys Knight, Clifton Davis performed the Jackson 5 song he wrote, “Never Can Say Goodbye.” Jackson’s father Joseph and the Rev. Al Sharpton addressed the mourners, as did close friends and family.

After the ceremony, the brothers carried the casket to the Grand Mausoleum, where at 9:43 p.m. Jackson entered his final resting place.

Afterwards, his family issued statement to "once again thank all of Michael Jackson’s fans around the world for their generous outpouring of support during this terribly difficult time. Their expressions of love for Michael and his music have sustained the Jackson Family."


Jackson's final resting spot will reside in a building is patterned on 13th-century Italian architecture, with the walls and floors of each crypt constructed of reinforced concrete.

The Jackson family provided live video images of the ceremony up to the removal of the casket from the hearse. After that, television stations carried images from news helicopters hovering over a 3,000-foot minimum altitude imposed by authorities during the funeral.

Jackson’s estate will pay for the small but expensive funeral, which took place under heavy security. "The expenses will be extraordinary, but Michael Jackson was extraordinary," Jeryll Cohen, an attorney for the singer's estate, said Wednesday at a hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court dealing with the funeral costs.

Jackson's brother Marlon has said that Michael's three children have each written letters to their father that will lie with him alongside one of his signature white gloves. The notes by Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and Blanket, 7, read: "Daddy, we love you, we miss you.’

Also in attendance was Lisa Marie Presley, Elizabeth Taylor, Macaulay Culkin and Chris Tucker.

WHERE ARE ALL THE GOOD MEN?

So it looks like Yale researchers have discovered what we already knew - “marriage chances for highly educated black women have declined over time relative to white women.”

A recent MSNBC column reported that most educated, professional women who want to marry can and do marry. Unfortunately, a caveat exists for black (continued)

BOW WOW GETS SOME LOVE

Bow Wow gets a little smooch from Tyra Banks after revealing he was smitten with her.

DMX TAKES SHOTS AT JAY-Z

DMX is taking shots at Hov....oh....and he's back on the stuff....And Tyrese is wrong for taping this foolishness. He knows that man is high....SMH



GV Says: DMX needs to get off Hov wearing flip-flops and worry about his sobriety.

CHRIS BROWN HITS LARRY KING TONIGHT

Tonight Chris Breezy appeared on Larry King. It was pretty interesting.

• "Our relationship was pretty good," Brown said of their life together leading up to the incident. "We had a pretty sturdy and great relationship."
• He also denied allegations of previous disputes (read)
• Most interesting was his belief that he could one day see himself marrying Rihanna....SMH.

Overall, I felt indifferent about the interview. At times he seemed remorseful, while there were other points that I felt like he didn't grasp the seriousness. What I did think was sincere was his mother's (Joyce) pain.

Flanked by his mother and his lawyer, Brown said, “I’m like, ‘Wow,’” numerous times when asked his reaction to the police reports and photographs of a beaten Rihanna. “That’s not who I am as a person. I dont know what to think,” he said. There was a lot more vague psychobabble like that. “I’m not a man fully yet,” said Brown.

Larry King did an awesome job. He asked all the questions I wanted answers to.

HOW DID WHITNEY DO ON GMA?

Whitney Houston appeared on Good Morning America today....and received some interesting reviews.



Hard core fans loved it, while others thought she vocally struggled. You be the judge....




GV Says: What was cute was Bobbi Kristina joining her mom on stage. She might have a little voice there....

HOV GRACES O!

Oprah.com has just posted Lady O's interview with Hov:

At 13 he was selling crack. By 30 he was a hip-hop legend—having gone, in his words, “from grams to Grammys.” Now Jay-Z charts his escape from the hard-knock life, describes the reunion that healed the wounds of his childhood—and even reveals the standing Sunday date he has with what’s her name.

The complete interview will be available in the October 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, on newsstands September 15th. Get a first look right here.

Oprah: So tell me how you got into the drug dealing.

Jay-Z: It was natural.…

Oprah: Because drug dealers were your role models. There wasn’t a teacher or a lawyer or a nurse or a doctor or an accountant in the neighborhood?

Jay-Z: Well, we were living in Marcy by then, so, no. And if anyone did become something like that, they moved out. They never came back to share the wisdom of how they made it. If anyone made it, you never knew it. That’s why I’ve always said that if I became successful, I’d come back here, grab somebody, and show him how it can be done.

Oprah: So by the time you were 13, this was a way of life. Did the lifestyle frighten you?

Jay-Z: No. It was normal. And at some point, you become addicted to the feeling. The uncertainty and adrenaline and danger of that lifestyle.

Oprah: This is where we differ. This is where we differ. Because I’d be very scared! Weren’t you shot at three times—within six feet—and you lived to talk about it?

Jay-Z: That was divine intervention. Divine intervention, and nobody knowing how to shoot.

Oprah: What happened in each situation?

Jay-Z: It was one situation, three shots.

Oprah: So he was a bad shot.

Jay-Z: Well, no one really practices shooting a TEC-9 machine gun, right? And when you’re a kid, with little bony arms—no wonder nobody could aim.

Oprah: Many of the little boys who grew up in the Marcy projects are either in jail or dead. Why do you think you got to grow up and buy your mom a house?

Jay-Z: There’s the gift, there’s the spirit, and there’s the work—all three have to come together. If one of those things is off, it can stop you from becoming who you were meant to be.

Oprah: When I met you a few years ago, we discussed our disagreement over the use of the N word and misogynist lyrics in rap music. Do you believe that using the N word is necessary?

Jay-Z: Nothing is necessary. It’s just become part of the way we communicate. My generation hasn’t had the same experience with that word that generations of people before us had. We weren’t so close to the pain. So in our way, we disarmed the word. We took the fire pin out of the grenade.

Jay talking about his wedding when you read the rest…

Jay-Z on the wedding

Oprah: Do you and Beyoncé have a pact that you just won’t talk about each other?

Jay-Z: Yeah. When you’re a public person, you have to keep some things to yourself, or else people will just—

Oprah: Eat it up. I know. But can I ask how in the world you kept your wedding a secret?

Jay-Z: Late planning!

Oprah: How many people knew?

Jay-Z: Very few. The sad part is that we offended some. But people who love you understand. Because at the end of the day, it’s your day.

Oprah: So here we are, talking on a Sunday afternoon. If you weren’t sitting here with me, what would you be doing?

Jay-Z: I’m gonna get killed for this, but I’ll tell you anyway. There’s a great pizza spot we go to every Sunday. It’s our tradition. It’s a small place in Brooklyn, you can bring your own wine, and there are candles there. It’s a nice date.

CHRIS BROWN DOES LARRY KING

So Chris Brown has taken a break from the clubs to let fans know he's no so bad. He started his campaign on Larry King and after a 30 second clip was released things apparently got taken out of context. So he released a statement through People mag:




"There have been reports on the Internet that I didn't remember what happened that night with Rihanna. I want to try and set things straight.

"That 30 seconds of the interview they used of me was taken from a one hour interview during which that same question was asked something like four or five times – and when you look at the entire interview you will see it is not representative of what I said.

"The first four times – or however many times it was – I gave the same answer – which was that I didn't think it was appropriate for me to talk about what happened that night. I said it was not right for me and it really wasn't fair to Rihanna. The fifth time – or whatever it was – I just misspoke. I was asked, 'Do you remember doing it?' and I said, 'No.'

"Of course I remember what happened. Several times during the interview, my mother said that I came to her right afterwards and told her everything. But it was and still is a blur. And yes, I still can't believe it happened because it is not me or who I am, nor is what happened like anything I have ever done before.

"As I have said several times previously, I am ashamed of and sorry for what happened that night and I wish I could relive that moment and change things, but I can't. I take full responsibility for my actions. What I have to do now is to prove to the world that this was an isolated incident and that is not who I am, and I intend to do so by my behavior now and in the future."

He also made the following points:

• He still loves Rihanna: “I never fell out of love with her. That just wouldn’t go away.”

• How he felt right after the assault: “I was distraught … I went to my mom on the same night and told [her] what happened and broke down.”

• Why he’s different from his stepfather, who he says regularly abused his mother: “I feel like he enjoyed it. He was an abuser. It was continuous.”

GV Says: SMH....I don't know...just let this go Breezy and here's why....in two days you'll be caught doing something ignorant again. Just let it go.

LAUREN LONDON SPEAKS OUT

So it looks like after the rumor mill was shocked that Lauren was preggers by Lil Wayne in the first place (oh...and lets not forget LL wasn't thrilled herself), they're not questioning if he's in deed the father.

Apparently, another rapper named Push Montana–the protege of rapper Maino has been having an "on-again-off-again" relationship for 2 years.

Well it looks like Lauren was so heated she finally has spoken out via what else but twitter

"I wish they would just let us enjoy this moment and stop putting false and negative energy out there

Rumors are False! Why won't they just let us be. Wayne is indeed the Father and there's no question. We are celebrating a life. Peace."