Monthly Archives: April 2009

EVENT PICS: HALLE / SELITA / CHANEL / SANAA / GARCELLE / CHRISETTE / VANESSA / MEL B / MELYSSA

Actor Hugh Jackman and actress Halle Berry pose for a photo at the red carpet premiere of ‘Wolverine’ on Tuesday in California.

Other celebs that attended events recently were: Models Selita Ebanks & Chanel Iman, Sanaa Lathan, Mel B and more. Continue reading for the rest of the pics.

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WHO ROCK’D IT BETTER: JOY BRYANT vs. ALEXIS BLEDEL

For this edition of Who Rock’d It Better we have actresses/models Joy Bryant and Alexis Bledel rocking the same Graphic Print Matthew Williamson dress to different events.

Joy rock’d her last October at the ’08 Hip-Hop Honors and Alexis wore her’s on Tuesday night (April 28th) for the Matthew Williamson Spring 2009 Collection Launch Party. Take your pick..

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WHITE HOUSE: FIRST LADY HELPS UNVEIL NEW MEMORIAL BUST / PRES. OBAMA PRESENTS ‘TEACHER OF THE YEAR’ AWARD

First Lady Michelle Obama helped to unveil the bust of Sojourner Truth in Emancipation Hall of the US Capitol on Tuesday, April 28th in Washington D.C.

Sojourner Truth was an 19th century American slave, abolitionist, and women’s rights activist who is best-known for her speech, ‘Ain’t I a Woman?

Later on that afternoon U.S. President Barack Obama presented Anthony Mullen with the 2009 National Teacher of the Year award in the Rose Garden. Several other teachers were also honored at the event.

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CANDIDS: RIHANNA ENJOYING TIME IN BARBADOS

Check out these pictures our friends at Rihanna Daily just got of Rihanna in Barbados on Sunday afternoon. The singer, who is now back in L.A. partied it up at an outdoor concert and word is things got a little uncomfortable when she was on the stage w/ Reggae Star, Beenie Man.

Rihanna got embarrassed big time on the stage Sunday night at the finale of the Barbados Reggae Festival. When the closing artist, Beenie Man, brought her up on stage and then went on and on, talking and singing about the beating incident between her and Chris Brown. You could tell the girl was embarrassed and the crowd too.

Anyhow, when Beenie touched the stage now at about 7:30 and gave a generally decent performance – certainly the crowd was with him. Then… he start calling for Rihanna to “report back stage immediately”.

And then he start talking up a set of things about the infamous beating incident between her and Chris Brown, asking the crowd if they didn’t think it was ”ah eediat ting weh Chris do” while singing a very off-key version of the hook to ‘Umbrella’. [ READ FULL STORY ]

In related news, Chris Brown is expected to be in court tomorrow afternoon for his pending felony assault charges. Continue

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