NEW YORK PICKS A WINNER

For all you I Love New York fans, looks like the woman we love to hate (and secretly love) picked a winner.....Tailor Made. Can't believe he bought his way through the door.

VENUS CELEBRATES GRADUATION

Venus Williams celebrated her graduation from fashion school and launch of her clothing line “Eleven” in Miami on Thursday. Mom, Serna and boyfriend, golfer Hank Kuehne were all on hand.

FAMILY LAY PIMP C TO REST

Family & friends laid Chad “Pimp C” Butler to rest in his hometown of Port Arthur, Texas.

Former couple Slim Thug and Letoya Luckett.....FYI w/ the exception of Letoya and possibly Slim and Chamillionaire, do people not dress up for funerals any more? WTF??

Pimp C's other half- Bun B


Chamillionaire

Bishop Don Juan

Mike Jones

DIDDY & CHRIS BROWN COME OUT B-DAY CELEBRATION

Diddy and Kim Porter hosted a ‘Stunna 16′ birthday party last night in ATL for Kim's son Quincy. Chris Brown, Lauren London, Jermaine Dupri, Bow Wow, Omarion, and a slew of other celebs also hit up the party.

Diddy reportedly gifted Quincy a new Range Rover and a 1964 Lincoln Continental for his birthday.




If this boy don't look like his daddy....Al B. Sure for those of you out of the loop. How much of a dead beat is Al. We all know that's your kid...on top of that you're famous dude.

BEYONCE, JAY-Z SIGHTING

Hov and Bey were spotted at the Nets vs. Knicks game last night in NYC.



Bey looks happy.....Ahhhhh.....black love

JENNIFER HUDSON & OPRAH APPEAR AT GREAT DEBATERS

Oprah Winfrey and Jennifer Hudson appear at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Great Debaters" featuring Denzel Washington.



Of course Gayle wasn't too far behind.

JANET PREPS FOR NEW ALBUM

Janet Jackson has finally settled on a title, release date and lead single for her follow-up to last year's 20 Y.O. Discipline will drop February 26 and be preceded by the first single, the Rodney Jerkins-produced "Feedback," which impacts January 7. Ne-Yo, Jermaine Dupri, Stargate, The-Dream and others also lent their talents to the veteran singer's 10th studio effort, which was executive produced by Antonio "L.A." Reid.

BIG BOI & JAZZE HIT UP BMI PARTY

Celebs hit up the BMI holiday party in the ATL at Lotus Lounge

Jazze Pha, Big Boi and Polow Da Don made an appearance

IKE TURNER DIES

Ike Turner, the R&B musician, songwriter, bandleader, producer, talent scout and ex-husband of Tina Turner, died on Wednesday at his home in San Marcos, Calif., a San Diego suburb. He was 76.



His death was announced by Jeanette Bazzell Turner, who married Mr. Turner in 1995. She gave no cause of death, but said he had had emphysema.

Mr. Turner was best known for discovering Anna Mae Bullock, a teenage singer from Nutbush, Tenn., whom he renamed Tina Turner. The Ike and Tina Turner Revue made a string of hits in the 1960s before the Turners broke up in 1975.

Tina Turner described the relationship as abusive in her autobiography, “I, Tina,” which was adapted for the 1993 film “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” and made Mr. Turner’s name synonymous with domestic abuse.
“I got a temper,” he admitted in 1999 in his autobiography, “Takin’ Back My Name: The Confessions of Ike Turner.” But he maintained that the film had “overstated” it.

Ike and Tina Turner were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.

TERRANCE HOWARD SPORTS HIS NEW BOO

Terrance Howard is sporting his new boo - actress Zulay Henao.

ALICIA KEYS PERFORMS AT NOBEL PEACE PARTY

A. Keys performed at the Nobel Peace Prize concert last night. She looks fab! I can't get over how she glammed it up this time around.

WILL SMITH & BOW WOW HIT UP TRL

Will Smith hit up TRL this week to promote his new movie I Am Legend. Hopefully, this movie does good. I like Will....but am I the only one who hasn't heard too much fuss about this movie????



Bow Weezy, Omarion and his hair hit up TRL yesterday as well.


Y'all....I can't take the unruly hair.

BOW WOW & OMARION PARTY

So Bow Wow, Omarion and his hair hosted their album release party last night. Remember that fake Jay-Z/ R.Kelly project they were working on...Face Off. I just don't think this is a good idea. I still look at them as kids.



Omarion....Please!!!!! Get this hair situation straight.

FANTASIA TAKES A BREAK

Since summer, spies have reported that American Idol winner Fantasia - the occasional star of "The Color Purple" - has missed nearly 50 performances. Following a three-week vacation caused by the strike, she dropped last Friday's performance, causing pandemonium in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre.



Fantasia's absences have wreaked havoc at the box office. When she took over the role of Celie last April from Tony winner LaChanze, "The Color Purple" began grossing more than $1 million a week.

Since the American Idol began dropping performances, producers have refunded tens of thousands of dollars worth of tickets.

"I'm not making excuses for her," a source says, "but she lives the role when she's onstage, and it's taken an emotional toll on her. She's just not up to doing eight performances a week."

SCOTT STORCH ON HARD TIMES?

Could music producer Scott Storch's cash flow be running low? One Florida insider told Page Six Storch's credit cards were recently declined at a Miami club.

"He's had to pay cash for everything," said the source. In 2006, Rolling Stone reported that Storch , who has worked with 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Christina Aguilera and Beyoncé, was worth $70 million. But by August 2007, Forbes had that number down to $17 million, and we've reported on Storch's panache for covering lady friends like Lindsay Lohan in expensive diamond jewelry.

BEANS EXPERIENCING EMPTY POCKETS?

According to the Philly Daily News, a friend of Beanie Sigel late Mon-
day paid about $1,700 in outstanding tickets on the South Philly rapper's 2005 Maserati, freeing it from a Philadelphia Parking Authority impound lot just 12 hours before the car was to be sold at auction.

Hope this doesn't mean he's on hard times. Hell...I could have gave him that.

CELEBS COME OUT FOR I AM LEGEND

Couples and celebs alike came to support Will Smith's I Am Legend flick.

Will and Jada still look in love

The Smith clan....hold up...look at Jada's split...FIERCE!

Ice T and Coco...Despite the hot mess these two appear to be, I bet they're happy

O and Bow Wow. Omarion....I still say.....WTF???? with the hair

Mary and Russell Simmons

Hey look...It's still legally married Russell Simmons with model Porschla

MINORITY REPORT: JESSICA ALBA IS PREGNANT

Apparently, being pregnant is the thing to do in Hollywood. Where I’m from if you’re pregnant and not married that’s just a hot mess…Anywho…Jessica Alba is pregnant with boyfriend Cash Warren's child.


"I can confirm that Jessica and Cash are expecting a baby in late spring, early summer," says rep Brad Cafarelli.

Alba, 26, has dated Warren, 28, since the fall of 2004 after they met on the set of The Fantastic Four, on which Warren was a director's assistant.

The couple have been seen being affectionate together in Los Angeles in recent days, shopping for mattresses last Saturday and attending a Lakers game, where they were spotted kissing Sunday.

Alba has also starred in Honey, Sin City and the recent Awake. Her upcoming films are The Eye and The Love Guru.