Thursday, January 29, 2009 |
On Wednesday, President Obama and Vice President Biden met with Sec. of Defense Robert Gates and the Joint Chiefs of Staff to get what the White House called a “comprehensive view of the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan and the impact on our forces”.
The administration plans to decrease troop deployment in Iraq and focus on the fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Gates wants to put Obama “in front of all the people that are involved in these decisions and all the people that are involved in committing the lives of men and women in our uniform so that the president can get all this advice in an unvarnished way,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
Guess who was spotted running errands in Los Angeles earlier this week? Hint: He is a singer and former actor.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
According to Sam over at TheGrapeJuice.net, Music World has confirmed reports that singer Kelly Rowland has split with her manager Mathew Knowles. They both released statements:
MATTHEW KNOWLES
“After a very positive meeting between Kelly Rowland and myself, we have amicably agreed to end our professional relationship. My company, Music World, will continue to manage Destiny’s Child as a group. As an artist Kelly has incredible talent and I only wish her the best. We will always be family first and foremost, and as a dad I only have love for Kelly.”
KELLY ROWLAND
“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.”
No word on who her new manager will be. But rumors from a couple months back mentioned American Idol’s Simon Fuller and his company, 19 Entertainment.
( Photo: GETTY IMAGES )
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
♫ Jay-Z - When the Money Goes (full) - listen
A lot of folks jumped the gun when they said that this was from Jay-Z’s upcoming project, The Blueprint 3, but really “When the Money Goes” is from the recording sessions from American Gangster. I used to listen to AG from front to back and I definitely could have seen this song on the album, but I’m sure there were reasons why the left it off the set. I’m eager to see what Jay is going come up with for this new project, though. There’s been a lot of talk about the producers being used.
♫ Lil’ Wayne - Hot Revolver (full) - listen
Here’s another one of the rock tracks from the sessions for Lil’ Wayne’s new album, The Rebirth, due out April 7th. It’s pretty interesting that all these rappers and transitioning into singing. All this genre-bending might become a little confusing. I’m interested to know how much of this guitar Wayne is actually playing on this new album. I can’t say that I don’t like the material, because I think that “Hot Revolver” and “Prom Queen” are very well written songs. I just don’t know if I understand why Wayne wants to take this direction.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
Ervin Antonio Lupoe who had been recently let go from a Kaiser Permanente hospital in West Los Angeles, killed his wife, Ana, their five children: 8-year-old Brittney, 5-year-old twin girls Jaszmin and Jassely and 2-year-old twin boys Benjamin and Christian. He then took his own life after faxing a letter to KABC Channel 7 and calling the LAPD saying, “I just returned home, and my whole family has been shot.”
A suicide note found at the scene “indicated a business dispute” between Lupoe and Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center. In the faxed note to KABC, Lupoe said he was despondent over an employment situation. Both he and his wife were former employees of the medical center. According to reports, there were grounds for termination that did not come as a result of layoffs. Lupoe and his wife then made a suicide pact:
“So after a horrendous ordeal, my wife felt it better to end our lives, and why leave our children in someone’s else’s hands,” the note said.
Such a sad story. Visit the LA Times for updated coverage.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
Just one week after the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama, Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. today announced that it will unveil a wax figure of First Lady Michelle Obama in March and released photos of the figure’s clay head mold. Merlin Studios artists started working on the figure in late December.
Mrs. Obama will be the third First Lady to be immortalized in wax by Madame Tussauds Washington D.C., joining Jacqueline Kennedy and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“We are honored to bring a figure of Michelle Obama to our Washington D.C. attraction,” said Janine DiGioacchino, General Manager of Madame Tussauds New York and Washington D.C. “As our nation’s first African American First Lady, a proud working mom and a budding style icon, Mrs. Obama is a role model to women around the corner, and around the globe. We know our visitors will love seeing and interacting with her figure.”
Mrs. Obama’s figure will join President Barack Obama’s figure in the attraction’s replica of the Oval Office.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
Jose Tawil, Kimora Lee Simmons and Moises Tawil attend the launch of Liverpool Baby Phat clothing line at the Liverpool Sante Fe on Tuesday in Mexico City.
The fashion designer/model who is currently engaged to actor Djimon Hounsou is currently expected her third child (the first for the couple). Kimora has two daughters with ex-husband Russell Simmons.
( Photos: WIREIMAGE )
