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Terrence Howard and his girlfriend Zulay Henao were spotted getting close in Cancun over the weekend.
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Mary J. Blige and Whoopi Goldberg attended the Opening of the New Apple Store in NYC on December 7th in New York City.
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Ashanti’s little sister Shia was spotted at the ‘Fall Fresh Full Frontal Fashion Freakum Dress’ party at Mars 2112 in NYC on Friday. She really did break out her freakum dress too.
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Kimora Lee Simmons (pictured with Eva Chow & models) at Scoop for the release of her new clothing line during Art Basel 2007 over the weekend on Miami Beach.
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Here are a couple of shots of Eric Benet and his 16 year-old daughter India leaving Koi restaurant in L.A. last week.
@gem
how bout i said what i said not because i’m jealous, but because i really do have a disdain for that body type and i don’t think its attractive at all….fat is fat…i wont argue with you, neither do i have intentions of writing a long speech or a “defense” as you put it…i’m am extremely secure in my appearance, and have no desire to look any different, in fact, i might be too secure (i know this is a fault, but it’s my feelings and i make no apologies for it as i make no apologies for anything else i’ve said which have truly come from a secure place within me on this blog…i feel extremely comfortable on here and that’s why i speak so frankly…no speech will change my mind, but thanks for your wisdom. i will continue as i am….and just so you know, i’ve never gotten into it on here with you, you’re confusing me with someone else, in fact, i have co-signed many of your thoughts on here….thanks for the thought.
TO ANYONE ELSE WHO ADDRESSED MY STATEMENT….CAN’T SAY WHAT I’VE SAID AND NOT GET THE FAT NASTY CHICKS JEALOUS AND RILLED UP……LOL….NO NEED TO LIE ON THE INTERNET, NEVER HAVE AND NEVER WILL…IT WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE OF BEING ON HERE…THANKS MUCH THOUGH. SORRY IF YOU ARE OFFENDED BECAUSE I THINK BLACK WOMEN CAN DO MUCH BETTER JOB OF TAKING CARE OF OUR BODIES….SETTLING FOR FAT AND CALLING THAT SHIT THICK AND CUTE IS RIDICULOUS AND IT’S A OUTTA CONTROL, SOMETIMES “FATAL” LIE….
@ 278 Cosign I was thinking the same thing. Im very opinionated also but WOW., This is a constant thing with her . I agree she does need to tone her body up but geez. She went on a rant.
@296…very much so a black man…a dark one at that. This same cousin is on his father side of the family. The same side he claims was so mixed. Terrance is a liar to the core and will say damn near anything for attention. That is why he can play those emotionally conflicted characters so well, cause he is crazy as hell.
I do not support, applaude or pay him any attention. I feel like when a brother denies his African roots and their black people for the love of “others” need to call these “others” when they want someone to fight for their civil rights. Do not call us.
Oh, Ashanti’s sister do not look that bad. She could have used a longer dress, but cellulite is realistic for EVERYBODY. Even a slim person with a big butt will have cellulite underneath. I am a witness to that.
All the people dissing her probably don’t even look half as nice as she does.
#301
Yeah, you don’t remember…I remember explicity you saying something like you wouldn’t want Beyonce’s and Alicia’s body type because they’re one cupcake away from being fat. And, that only hood guys wanted girls with that body type. I rememer…you don’t obviously.. but whatever…
You’re an anonymous user, as am I…I can only assume…and from your incessant, meticulous rants about “thick” being “fat” and “fat” being “nasty” and your own svelte, ethereal build…well…you seemed a bit, ummmm determined. I will say this, and perhaps it isn’t true of you, either…but the girl I was talking about…well, I think “thick” was not, at bottom, the issue with her…I think it was being extraordinary, because she was (and is) very plain, both in physicallity and self-presentation. I mean, NOBODY could ever call her ugly, nobody of sound mind. But, at the same time, nobody would do U-turns to talk to her…And, I think she basically wanted to be less ordinary…So, maybe it’s not so much “thick” as it is “popular”??? Of course, I know that word is so prepubescent in its connotations, but maybe your disdain is for the popularity of that body type…maybe you just envy the attention…
@gem
YES, I CERTAINLY DO REMEMBER SAYING THOSE THINGS AND FIRMLY STICK BY THEM. HOWEVER, AS I STATED BEFORE, I DID NOT ARGUE WITH “YOU” ABOUT THIS, I REMEMBER IN PARTICULAR WHO I WAS IN CONVERSATION WITH ABOUT THAT AND IT WAS NOT YOU, UNLESS YOU SWITCH SCREEN NAMES…..BUT YES, CERTAINLY DID SAY IT…YEPPER, IT WAS ME…STILL FEEL THE SAME WAY.
AS FOR THE REST OF YOUR POST, DIDNT COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING YOU SAID, BUT I DID DETERMINE THAT YOU SEEM QUITE INTENT ON “DIAGNOSING” ME….LET ME HELP YOU OUT….
MY STATEMENTS ON HERE ARE BASED SOLEY ON “MY” OPINIONS, AND MY IMAGE OF BEAUTY AND BODY IMAGE….I DON’T AND NEVER HAVE THOUGHT THAT THICK WAS CUTE….IT’S JUST THE WAY I FEEL, AND I FEEL THAT WAY JUST CAUSE I DO….THERE’S NO DEEP REASON FOR IT…IT’S AS SIMPLE AS IF YOU HAD A CHOICE TO LOOK A CERTAIN WAY, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE…THERES NO DEEP PSYCHOLOGY OR MALICE TO MY OPINIONS, I JUST SEE A PICTURE AND GO OFF THE CUFF FROM THERE, AS I ASSUME EVERYONE ELSE ON HERE DOES…I MAY COME OFF STRONG CAUSE I TRULY CAN’T SEE WHAT SOME SEE….JUST LIKE SOME PEOPLE LOOK AT A THIN PRETTY GIRL AND CAN’T SEE ANY BEAUTY IN IT….PEOPLE REALLY DO HAVE PREFERENCES, AND DEPENDING ON OUR BACKGROUND AND/OR EXPERIENCES, IT FORMS OUR THOUGHTS OF BEAUTY. SOME PEOPLE LIKE BLONDE HAIR ON BLACK WOMEN, SOME THINK IT’S JUST TRASHY…IS THAT TO SAY SHE WISHES SHE WAS BLONDE CAUSE SHE SPEAKS NEGATIVELY OF THAT…OR MAYBE SHE THINKS IT REALLY IS A BAD LOOK….BUT JEALOUS….THAT’S LUDACRISS! LOL…I’M SORRY, I THINK SOME PEOPLE JUST TRY TO BE TOOOOO DEEP ON HERE, AND READ WAYYY MORE INTO SOME STATEMENTS THAN SHOULD BE…I MIGHT JUST BE A CRASS ASS HOLE WHO SPEAKS MY MIND…..AND IF I AM SO WHAT, I’LL BE THE SAME TOMORROW AND MAKE NO APOLOGIES FOR BEING SO UNTIL I SEE A PROBLEM…..FAT IS UGLY AND NASTY TO ME…BIG ARMS,FAT THIGHS, GIANT CALVES AND ANKLES, AND DONKEY BUTT IS NOT FOR ME…NOT AT ALL, I DO THINK SOME WOMEN CARRY IT OFF WELL…..WHERE I GREW UP, THAT’S NOT THE IMAGE OF BEAUTY AND MAYBE I GOT SUCKED INTO THAT..BUT I WOULD BE SERIOUSLY DEPRESSED IF I LOOKED THAT WAY…JEALOUS, NOTHING IS FARTHEST FROM THE TRUTH…BUT YOU’RE ENTITLED TO YOUR OPINION AND IT’LL BE YOUR OPINION AFTER READING THIS AND THAT’S COOL WITH ME…..
AND I RANDOMLY DO GO ON RANTS, SO DO YOU, AND MANY OTHERS, TO GET A POINT ACROSS ON HERE….THE PROBLEM WITH THIS?
@303: Thanks for the info. I was just wondering because I just read an interview Terrence did where he told the reporter that the last African person in his family was three or four hundred years ago and since then his family has been spanish, asian, indian, french, and german.
#306
So you remember… And, yeah…it probably was that you made the statement or were debating with another blogger, and I took it up…
As you said, it’s just my opinion…and trust me, I’m not trying to be “too deep” honestly, the fact that most of the time when I’m here, I’m multi-tasking, switching back and forth between programs and screens and that is precisely why I find it so strange to notice this trend of you ALWAYS going on and on about looking nothing like this and being so glad not to. It’s weird…just read your comment, you wrote: “JUST LIKE SOME PEOPLE LOOK AT A THIN PRETTY GIRL AND CAN’T SEE ANY BEAUTY IN IT”
You’re saying you don’t see any beauty in being “thick” just as someone might not see any beauty in a “thin, pretty girl”…
You seem to be careful to equate the two, is all…You seem to want to get across…
But as you said…maybe it’s a sign that you’re too proud as opposed to insecure…maybe it’s just the opposite.
And, you’re right about the rest…You have the right to type whatever you want, I certainly do enough of that… And, now I’ll go back to researching…I’m done with it and I’m sure you are.
WOW…LOVIN THE PICS ….
SHI SHI IS 18 YRS OLD…
YEAH
SHE A PARTY GIRL…HAHA..I KNO HER AND HER CREW….THE PRESIDENTAL DYMES OF NYC
#293 katt go bury yourself somewhere…you are exactly what is wrong with our society…any black man that dates or marries a white woman should be questioned? Why…do you pay that man’s bills? do you get up to cook for him in the morning? he’s a grown man..he’s entitled to date a green martian if he wants…you say its a slave mentality which is b.shhhhh straight up and down anyway you look at it. That is perhaps the most racist and idiotic comment i’ve read on this site!! and that is saying alot. you act as if ppl should not have the choice to do as they please…why would you not support a good actor? because he’s white? gtfoh..you need to check your ego and hate for others at the home screen. Yes you are entitled to your opinion but if you try to kill someone elses at least make some damned sense. Hell malcolm dated a white woman…so should we hate him for that? idiot!
263. LMAO..I’M NOT EVEN GOING TO WASTE MY TIME ON YOU.
142. Ummm what middle of the 20th century rock did you crawl out from under?
WE AS PPL NEED TO STOP HATING ON OTHER CULTURES BECAUSE OF WHAT FOREFATHERS TO SOME OF THESE PPL DID TO OUR PPL. SHOULD WE BE HAUNTED BY OUR OWN SHORT COMINGS FOR THE REST OF OUR EXISTANCE? LOOK AT THE JEWS…SLAVES FOR 2000 YEARS BUT THEY DON’T HOLD IT OVER PPL’S HEADS EVERYTIME SOMEONE OUTSIDE OF THEIR CULTURE MARRIES INTO IT OR DATES WITHIN IT. DAMN!!! HERE I THOUGHT WE HAD MADE SOME PROGRESS AS A PPL…
ok how about FREAKUM SWEATER! that aint no damn dress! and with all that cellulite you would have thought momma would have stepped in and made her behind throw on some leggings. EWWW
Jscene has it out for “thick” chicks. I don’t know why but she downright despises them. It’s one thing for someone to see something as not attractive but it’s another for them to go on these rants everytime they see a “thick” girl. There has to be a deeper issue there because it makes her tick each and every time.
It’s almost like the dude in school who hates on jocks/popular guys in an attempt to get girls . He’s asks the typical question ” Man why you go for him when he’s going to use you and cheat on you?” I know everyone has met one of these type of dudes. It’s funny because he was trying to convince females to go out with him, not based on his own merits but by discrediting someone else.
Dang, just be cool. Everyone knows how great (fine, thin, no cellulite) you are. Or are you? If you’re all that, is there a need to convince people that you are?
I don’t understand……Why didnt big sis Ashanti stop her lil sis at the door before leaving????
Ok, what the fuck!? I ain’t tryna say that you GOTTA be skinny to look good, but you CAN’T be in denial about it either!!! And Ashanti’s sister SHOULDN’T be wearing that, like for everybody’s good!!! Cause that rigth there does NOT look good in ANY way!!! She should’ve been a little more classy about it!!!
Ashanti sister dont have on a dress… looks like a shirt to me
Very well done Gem. You made some valid points and calling her to her past statements was a death blow. It does make it difficult to talk about the (non)beauty of thick women, all while criticizing those that appear malnurished. People do have preferences, but that was a flip-flop if ever I read one.
Good debate! But I say it again, “Sisters are vicious…” They can really cut each other down from head to toe. And again 85% of yall know Shia can get it from your man. Or probably your woman if you’re into that.
The dress wasn’t what you would expect from someone with celebrity ties, but it’s a common in the clubs and concerts. And if a “black” woman has no cellulite, (absolutely none), she (and her family members) are rare indeed.
ashanti’s little sister needs to stop
i would be embarrassed if i was her wearing that dress
SHIA THIGHS LOOK LIKE BABY TUMORS AND SHE LIKE MY AGE SHE NEED TO HIT THE GYM GET SOME VICKY SECRET CELLULITE CREAM AND SHE’D BE ALL GOOD SHE’D BE A BEYONCE VERSION OF ASHANTI
ASHANTI’S LIL SIS LOOKS A HOTTTT FRICKIN’ MESS!!! WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH THAT SHIRT?!?!?! JUST CAUSE YOU’RE A BIG GIRL… AND COMFORTABLE IN YOUR BODY… AND AN OUTFIT COMES IN YOUR SIZE… DOES NOT!!!… LET ME REPEAT…. DOES NOT!!! MEAN THAT YOU CAN WEAR IT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE DOES… OR AT LEAST LIKE THE GIRLS WHO LOOK GOOD IN IT DO!!! OMG!!! WTFWTFWTFWTF?!?!? SORRY BOO BOOOOOOO BUT THAT’S A NO!!! ON 7 DIFFERENT LEVELS… MAYBE 8!!!
omg wat was terrence howard thinkin………lol he straightened his hair lyk a gay black man hu eva told im dat he looks sexy wif dat kind of hair he thinks he look peng to his gyal dem but o well u cnt blame da guy tinkin hes wyt u get me
@ #163 Bill…i think u can read my mind, whatever I seem to be thinkin, u seem to type.
I said I wasn’t gonna say anything but dammit i had to. 1. i used ta have a lil bit of cellulite, luckily i solved that problem (thank Goodness for a personal trainer and sum hella determination)
2. I would’ve never left the house alive if i wore that, so i kno that she had to have had sumthin on underneathe, the Douglas household seems lax, but not that lax dammit.
3. She kno thass a damn shirt. how do i kno? My cousin put on my tunic tube top the other day and tried to make it into a minidress, and i’ve worked at a clothing store, therefore I know shirt when i see one.
shia you look like shit my god be happy for your big little sister ashanti please someone start a fire lets roast piggy shia
i know this is kinda late… but it looks like shia went lookin in ashanti’s closet for her freakum “sweater”… but 4real… all the comments on her are hilarious… im on the floor passed out w/ laughter
eric benet’s daughter is really pretty. sumone needs to slap shia for that dress. all that damn cottage cheese on her thighs.
Ashanti need to have a little talk with her little sister. She’s the same age as me 18. Which mean she should no how to work a dress.
Shia’s legs do look nasty. They are all bumpy and cellulite riddled. Just nasty. As far as Terrence Howard is concerned, I went to college with homeboy and there is alot people don’t know about him. Regarding his “perm” ya’ll ain’t seen nothing. His hair was so fried and slicked back that is actually what we all used to call him on the Pratt campus “Slick”. He would wear cowboy hats and boots (with the jeans tucked into the boots mind you), and he tried talking to everything that had a coochie in-between the legs. He was a character needless to say. I am not dissin’, I am just saying it like it was. He was actually a pretty nice guy though, he never rolled like he was better than anybody, even though he was not famous back then. I haven’t seen him since graduation back in 1994 so I can’t tell you if he isn’t down to earth now. Maybe he does think he is all that now; I don’t know. But he was cool people back then – even though he was quite a character.