President Barack Obama sat down with CBS’s 60 Minutes in his first interview since the capture of Osama Bin Laden. In the interview the Head of State shared how he and his intelligence prepared for their mission, interesting facts about their discovery of Bin Laden’s compound and why pictures of Bin Ladan haven’t been released:
“We discussed this internally. Keep in mind that we are absolutely certain this was him. We’ve don’t DNA sampling and testing. There is no doubt that we killed Osama Bin Laden. It is important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who is shot in the head are not floating around as an incitement to additional violence, as a propaganda tool…That’s not who we are. We don’t trot out this stuff as trophies. The fact of the matter is this was somebody who was deserving of the justice that he received. I think Americans and people around the world are glad that he’s gone, but we don’t need to spike the football.”
You can watch the entire interview after the jump… Continue
Chris Brown hit up two separate parties in Miami and Las Vegas during his birthday weekend. He is pictured above on the red carpet for the Vegas one, but check the gallery for all the celebrity attendees (LIL WAYNE, ETC) of the one in Miami. Video is also provided below.
Remember (Lil’) Romeo? Well, he’s all grown up now and has been for a while. Right now, he is competing in the 12th season of Dancing With the Stars and even though it’s been since 2004 that Romeo has been on the music scene, he’s back with a new single, “Famous Girl,” featuring Sean Kingston. The track is said to be the first single from his upcoming studio album, Intelligent Hoodlum.
It has been nearly ten years since our introduction to R&B singer Alicia Keys. The 30 year-old mother of one will be on the cover of Essence magazine’s June 2011 issue. The singer/songwriter reflected on love, her music and marriage and what inspired her to dedicate a song to her mother in her upcoming album:
On love:
“Falling in love is such a force, but this is a whole other level of magic…”
On music, marriage and motherhood:
“I was very closed for a long time. But I feel so open now. To feel open like this means you’ve found the center in yourself. You’re not hiding; you’re not worried about anything. Everything’s going to be just fine.”
On dedicating a song to her mom:
“In the past, I’ve written mostly from my own perspective. But I just wrote a song for my next album that was inspired by a conversation I had with a man who was expressing how indebted he feels to God. He said, ‘I owe God.’ Now, what an interesting thought. And as much as I believe in God, for me that translated into how much I owe my mother for who I am. So I went home and I wrote I Owe You. It’s dedicated to her…” [Source]
Alicia Keys will be releasing an anniversary deluxe version of her debut album Songs in A Minor on June 28th. You can pre-order your copy here.
