Friday, July 24, 2009 |
Best-selling author E. Lynn Harris died Friday at age 54. According to reports, his personal assistant declined to give details, but did confirm his death. The writer was in the middle of a West Coast tour to promote his 11th novel, “Basketball Jones,” when he passed away.
Harris was best known for such successful novels as “Invisible Life,” “Just As I Am,” “Too Good To Be True,” as well as his 2004 memoir “What Becomes of The Brokenhearted”. He specialized in writing about African-American gay culture and lifestyle.
Born in Michigan, Harris grew up in Little Rock and attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, where he was the school’s first black cheerleader. Harris recently taught English at the University of Arkansas as a visiting professor.
Thursday, July 23, 2009 |
It’s a boy for Kelis and Nas! The 29-year-old R&B singer gave birth to son Knight Jones around 9 p.m. Wednesday evening in New York City. The baby boy weighed in at 7 lbs., 8 oz.
According to her rep, Kelis delivered naturally with her mother and sister by her side after about 31 hours of labor. “The beautiful baby boy and his mother are doing wonderful,” she shares. TMZ is also reporting that Nas was indeed there for the birth, even though rumors are indicting that he wasn’t.
Kelis and Nas had been married for more than four years when they announced their separation in April. Citing irreconcilable differences in her divorce papers, Kelis seeks spousal support and child support in addition to seeking the joint legal and physical custody of their not-yet-born son.
Knight is the first child for Kelis and the second for Nas, who has a 15-year-old daughter, Destiny, from a previous relationship.
Monday, July 20, 2009 |
More than 5 months after the infamous Pre-Grammy incident, Chris Brown finally releases a public video apologizing for assaulting pop star Rihanna earlier this year in California.
In the video, the star apologizes for his behavior that February night and states that he “spent a lot time soul searching, and trying to understand what happened and why”. Peep the full video above.
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Friday, July 10, 2009 |
Check out this new song from Capitol Records’ newest R&B signee, JAICKO. The 17 year-old Barbados native is currently working on his debut album and “Oh Yeah” (produced by The Stereotypes) is the first single. Hot or Not?
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 |
Police in Nashville are confirming that ex-NFL star Steve McNair’s 20-year-old girlfriend/mistress, Sahel Kazemi, killed him before turning the gun on herself. They say they may never know what was going through Sahel Kazemi’s mind when she shot McNair in his condominium, but they say it’s clear it was a murder-suicide.
Police earlier had labeled McNair’s death a homicide, but awaited further tests and investigation before saying for sure what happened. They believe he was asleep on a sofa when Kazemi shot him in the head. She then apparently shot him twice in the chest before shooting him again in the head and then shooting herself.
McNair, a quarterback for the Tennessee Titans most of his career, was shot at a condo he rented with another man. The gun was found underneath Kazemi.
McNair, who was married with 4 kids will reportedly be laid to rest this weekend.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 |
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Click above to watch CBS’ coverage of Michael Jackson’s memorial service in Los Angeles, California. You can also leave your final respects for the King of Pop below in the comment area. Check back later on today for photos and recaps from his memorial.
REST IN PEACE TO THE KING OF POP.
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Monday, July 6, 2009 |
A Michael Jackson fan signs a board in tribute to Jackson outside the Staples Center on Monday, July 6th in Los Angeles, California. The Michael Jackson memorial service is to be held there Tuesday morning.
According to various reports, a star-studded list of celebrities are expected to participate/attend in the memorial service:
Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy will speak at the memorial service, although Robinson will not be singing.
Jennifer Hudson is set to perform with the Andrae Crouch Choir and has learned that an invitation was extended to Alicia Keys to perform, but the singer’s attendance has not been confirmed. [SOURCE]
Kobe Bryant, Mariah Carey, Beyonce and Jay-Z are also reportedly going to be there.
( Photos: GETTY IMAGES )
