ROUND UP: MARION JONES UPDATE / CONGRATS TO MONICA / JANET COVERS BILLBOARD MAG
Friday, January 11, 2008

Disgraced Olympian Marion Jones was sentenced to 6 months in prison Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about using steroids. Jones, who plead guilty to the charges in October, lied about her steroid use and that of her knowledge that her ex-boyfriend Tim Montgomery having committed check fraud. She was sentenced to an additional two months for the check fraud case. The sentences will run concurrently.
She has since been stripped of the five track and field medals that she won in Sydney. She had won three gold medals during the games there. Along with her medals being taken away her name has been erased from the record books.
Jones was once worth millions by pulling in product endorsements. She is now in financial ruin because of her steroid use. Damn shame!
MONICA GAVE BIRTH TO 2ND CHILD

In happier news, R&B singer Monica gave birth this week to her second child, Romelo Montez Hill. He weighed a healthy 5 pounds 6 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.
This is her 2nd child with producer Rodney “Rock” Hill, Jr. The couple has a two-year-old son named Rodney Ramone Hill III.
JANET JACKSON COVERS BILLBOARD

Check out Ms. Jackson on the cover of Billboard Magazine. The issue is hitting stands soon.








104 Comments
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76.
kevin
Friday, January 11, 2008 /
congrats 2 Monica.
Janet looks hella sexy !
77.
emma v;s great-granddaughter
Friday, January 11, 2008 /
Janet looks nice.
DDDDDDDDDDDDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Marion.
Congrats to Monica, Christina Aguilara and Nicole Ritchie.
78.
say what??
Friday, January 11, 2008 /
perjury is some serious shit… more serious than many crimes you wouldn’t expect. too bad for marion. i feel bad for her.
janet looks great! i love love love her new song and video!!!
congrats monica!
79.
CLEARMINDED
Friday, January 11, 2008 /
Damn, Damn, Damn is all I can say about Marion! Ugh! Well at least she still has her life unlike FloJo who was probably on the same stuff.
Congrats, Monica!
Janet actually looks great on that Billboard cover. I hope she stays clothed this time around.
80.
td-block
Friday, January 11, 2008 /
Just pray for her ya’ll.
81.
Rashad
Saturday, January 12, 2008 /
Congrats Mo Mo. Can’t wait for your new album
Janet looks really good and Poor Marion.
82.
kit
Saturday, January 12, 2008 /
so glad janet kept her clothes on
83.
Van
Saturday, January 12, 2008 /
Poor Marion Jones. I feel sorry for her. Everytime I see her in photos, she’s always crying. What she did was a disgrace,but enough already with the prolonged punishment that she has already experienced. Stripping her of her medals and erasing her name from the records clearly indicates that she no longer existed as an athelete. Poor girl. Hasn’t she already suffered enough? : (
84.
ChokLitFactory
Saturday, January 12, 2008 /
Damn Monica be a straight boy breeder! Congrats to her and Rocko!
Marion, ain’t nobody feelin sorry for you, you’re a disgrace to the sport, you and your ex-husband! Think about all the other runners who trained hard to get to the Olympics the right way and you stole that from them!! I used to run track so I’m a bit sensitive…I guess the truth will eventually come to light…
85.
Modach
Saturday, January 12, 2008 /
Marion Jones did the right thing to admit what she did.. but was it worth it? just because of a damn medal u have to pay so dearly and even to make matters worse she has to live her two kids behind.. Too Bad for Marion. I will always admirer her and pray for her and her family.
Monica Congrats
Janet your my here…
86.
Raz B.S. & Ricky "No Sir; No Ma'amz"
Saturday, January 12, 2008 /
Listen, normally people get put away for 10 years for being involved in counterfeit check schemes. Marion Jones lied to the Feds on two counts. She only gets 6 months, and that’s only after she got arrogant and asks that she serve no time at all. Marion Jones has enough connections and probably knows enough people in the law profession that she would have had to serve no time for what she did. Even though she lied to the feds, she’s still very well connected. If she were a poor woman with no resources, they would have locked her up long-termly.
And once she’s released, life will not be hard for her. It will go on, she will have more options, still, than most for making a considerable living.
So, I don’t feel sorry for her as far as having to serve 6 months. On the other hand, I don’t feel that people should throw the book at her either. The Feds lie to us every day. As people of African descent, we’ve fallen victim to their lies and corruption before and continue to. So, what’s the big to do about it? The Judiciary System is corrupt, this country is corrupt. Who cares? People will forgive her, she deserves to be forgiven.
Oh, Janet is rockin’ it!
87.
H2O
Saturday, January 12, 2008 /
Ms. Janet!! I know the haters are sick to their stomachs. They wanted to count her out.
I really don’t feel sorry for Marion Jones, but I hope and pray that she stay strong and learns from this experience. I was once a fan of hers and to know that she was juicing is just jacked up.
Congrats Monica!!
88.
silly_rabbit
Saturday, January 12, 2008 /
Someone on another site commented on how those white teachers who sexually abused their students got “sentences”/punishments less harsh than Marion Jones…now who did more wrong - the nastyass teachers or Marion Jones? Neither were right, but come on.
89.
Corree
Saturday, January 12, 2008 /
I don’t feel sorry for Marion at all. She has 6 months to think about what she did and try to make ammends with her family when she gets out. Congrats Monica, but don’t allow yourself to be another statstic with the whole “baby mama” syndrome. Janet, I’m glad she kept her clothes on for this covershoot, but I’m just not feeling that video. I know you were the innovator and all, but IMO, it’s time to take your music and videos to the next level maturity-wise.
90.
Corree
Saturday, January 12, 2008 /
* statistic…..correction
91.
EAST LONDON'S FINEST
Saturday, January 12, 2008 /
I DONT CARE I STILL LOVE MARION! BUT ITS A SHAME THAT SHE DID WHAT SHE DID..BUT STILL LOVE HER
92.
Shop Girl
Saturday, January 12, 2008 /
Where’s the baby fat?
93.
Movin_On_Up
Saturday, January 12, 2008 /
My prayers go out to Marion Jones and her family.
Apparently bad decisions were made in the pursuit of success.
I hope she is able to turn this humiliating experience into a positive message to athletes all over the world.
94.
Movin_On_Up
Saturday, January 12, 2008 /
Monica makes he shake my head..
Love you Janet!!!
95.
DEE
Saturday, January 12, 2008 /
Shake your head why? Monica looks beautiful and congrats again her and her family.
96.
denise
Sunday, January 13, 2008 /
Keep your head up Marion and remember GOD still loves you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
97.
Aries
Sunday, January 13, 2008 /
Well i feel that Marion Jones shouldnt have to do time in prison! I mean like others said they took her money, endorsements, and metals away. Im all down for the community service she has to do but damn 6 months in prison is pretty steep. And i hate to compare cases but look at all these young hollywood girls who are DWI and some drinking underage, they do what 48 hours in prison and all is forgiven, and they dont get a dime of their money taken away unless its like some fine of $1000 which is chump change to them. I AM IN NO WAY saying that what Marion did was right cuz dammit she was wrong but I definately think this is a case of going too far with the punishment
98.
DEE
Sunday, January 13, 2008 /
Congrats again again Mo and Rodney and send pic real soon so we can see your handsome baby boy make his debut on the internet because bit brother Li’ll Rock is all over the place.
99.
DEE
Sunday, January 13, 2008 /
btw Mo we are waiting on the album and shake thiose haters off, your relationship with Rodney is going stronger than some marriages so shake them haters off.
100.
Renae
Sunday, January 13, 2008 /
Marion Jones in jail over some crazy stuff. She has already lost a lot, I mean shouldn’t we be spending our tax dollars putting real criminals in jail–like the ones who hurt people.
101.
Meal
Sunday, January 13, 2008 /
Sorry, but check fraud does hurt people. Somebody has to eat that.
102.
conasto
Sunday, January 13, 2008 /
cosign with 101, they are people out there getting away with murder and God knows what and here they are seperating a mother from her child. They took away what she gained from lying and that should have been it. That would have been a good example.
103.
Kelley
Sunday, January 13, 2008 /
Damn!!..They are really making examples out of black athletes today….Hey what you do in the dark will come to light..I hope that she can do something with her life after she gets out.
104.
halcyonc
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
I hope all of you who are condeming Monica for having another baby out of wedlock weren’t on here congratulating Halle. All I read on the Halle thread was,”she is so beautiful…etc”
*goes to look at Halle thread becuase some of you are a bunch of hypocrites*
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