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It’s Hard Out Here for D’Angelo: R&B Crooner Arrested After Soliticing Oral From Undercover Cop
Mar 7th
D’Angelo aka Mr. How Does It Feel, just isn’t getting the groupie love he used to get anymore, according to the Post his attempt to get some oral satisfaction on the streets of NY landed him in jail:
Grammy Award-winning R&B singer D’Angelo was arrested early yesterday after allegedly offering an undercover policewoman $40 for oral sex while cruising alone through the West Village — with $12,000 stashed in his SUV.
D’Angelo, 36, whose real name is Michael Archer, was in his top-of-the-line Range Rover at Greenwich and Horatio streets at about 2:30 a.m. when he spotted a woman he took to be a prostitute, sources said.
He was arrested and charged with solicitation after asking the woman for sex, the sources said. His manager declined to comment.
I can’t.
I cannot.
I refuse.
Sphere: Related ContentDoes Your Momma Know You Akoo?
Mar 1st
Well, well, well look who’s head is down there. Looks like T.I. took sex sells to heart in this billboard for his clothing line AKoo. He has the kiddies going bonkers on the suggestive nature of the ad. Check out what the hoopla is about via the Gothamist:
Rapper T.I.’s clothing line, AKOO, has put up a billboard in Newark that has locals fanning themselves and suffering spells! The advertisement shows a woman holding on to a man’s unbuttoned jeans whilst his hand is placed lovingly against the back of her head. Those gutter-minded Jerseyites think these two had, or are just about to engage in, oral sex. Blush! The image hangs above a major intersection, and Eyewitness News reports that while “people on the street said they never noticed the billboard before,” they had plenty of opinions once it was pointed out.
A Rutgers marketing professor asks, “What’s the message here? ‘If I wear these clothes more women will want to have sex with me.’” (Sounds like AKOO may have a new customer!) Meanwhile, City Council President Mildred Crump told NJ.com: “I’m so sick of people seeing Newark as a place where they can do whatever they want. They think they can put it in a black community and nobody is going to say or do anything.” But these sexually suggestive billboards are everywhere (underage orgy, anyone?)—in fact, this one that hung on Houston Street may have even been worse.
Mayor Corey Booker addressed the billboard, saying, “So often when I am out in the community I see kids wearing their pants too low… I will work with my city council to see if we can address it so we don’t see these types of advertisements displayed in our city in the near future.”
I wonder what General Larry Platt would have to say about this?
Snagged from The Gothamist
Sphere: Related ContentVIDEO: Usher Channels The Dark Knight at 2010 NBA All-Star Game
Feb 14th
Usher opened the 2010 NBA All-Star Game with his performance of his latest song “More” and took folks down memory lane with past hit “Yeah.” I think the biggest talking point of the performance was the leathered armor he was wearing. Interesting choice, of course the twitter-zens went wild! ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
What Would You Do?: 15 Year Old Gets Beat Up While Security Guards Stand Idle
Feb 11th
I’m not saying it’s always the best decision to step in to protect a complete stranger (especially given the violent nature of today’s youth). However in Seattle a 15 year old is getting beat up in a train station and right before the attack it seems she alert security officers that her attacker was coming in hope that they would do something. As the teen is repeatedly punched and kicked in the head by another 15 year old girl the 3 male security guards don’t do much to stop the attack. Why couldn’t one of the guards step in to stop the girl from getting beat up?
What would you, watch and comment.
Sphere: Related ContentLil Wayne’s Cracked Tooth Will Keep Him Out of Jail..For Now
Feb 9th
(Via MTV)
Sphere: Related ContentLil Wayne’s sentencing has been delayed until March 2 due to dental surgery, his attorney announced in a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday (February 9).
The rapper was scheduled to be formally sentenced by a judge and begin serving his one-year term stemming from a 2007 arrest that resulted in a guilty plea in October for attempted weapons possession.
The Cash Money MC arrived shortly after 2 p.m. with his label heads Birdman and Slim. He quietly entered the courtroom as photographers snapped pictures from the hallway. Wayne wore a navy coat and black-framed glasses, and he sat still while his lawyer Stacey Richman spoke.
She informed the judge that she sent a notification to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office that the rapper is suffering from a cracked tooth and would need to postpone his sentence. The judge agreed and ruled to reschedule for March 2.
The rapper is set to undergo surgery February 12 in Miami, according to Richman. He will need a week to 10 days to recover. His defense offered prosecutors February 25 as a date for Wayne to turn himself him in after surgery, but Judge Charles H. Solomon instead selected March 2.
The judge then warned Wayne that he must return to Miami on Tuesday. Solomon insisted if he leaves tomorrow, there would be a chance his surgery would be delayed due to hazardous weather conditions leaving New York.
“I don’t want this to get pushed back anymore,” Solomon said. “This is the last adjournment.”
Reggie Bush Got Milk
Feb 8th
Reggie Bush got milk and a Super Bowl ring.
The famed running back is the latest superstar athlete to join the Body By Milk campaign created to encourage teens to drink three glasses of lowfat or fat free milk, eat right and exercise to help look and feel their best. Past Body By Milk football stars include Kurt Warner, Ben Roethlisberger and Michael Strahan.
Bush’s ad copy reads, “It’s mine. And nothing can take it away from me. Milk helped me fuel up to play 60. And it’s got nutrients I need to refuel after the Super Bowl. So down the milk, and play for keeps.”
Check out behind-the-scenes photos from Bush’s ad shoot, here
*grabs 2 glasses of milk**
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Sphere: Related ContentNBC’s Menu: In Honor of Black History Month…How About Some Fried Chicken?
Feb 5th
Yesterday, QuestLove of The Roots posted a twitpic of NBC’s menu “In Honor of Black History Month”
-Fried Chicken
-Collard Greens w/ Smoked Turkey
-White Rice/Black Eyed Peas
-Jalapeno Cornbread
NBC later removed the sign from the cafeteria and apologized if anyone was offended by it.Check out what the check had to say about the menu:
Wonder what’s on the menu for desert?…I’ll gag if it was Watermelon.
Sphere: Related ContentClaudette Ortiz Responds to Robby’s Intervention “I just want him to move on with his life…”
Feb 2nd
A few weeks ago when Robby Pardlo, former member of R&B group City High, appeared on Intervention folks gasped at the revelation that one he had this serious alcohol addiction and additionally his depression/addiction was rooted in feelings of betrayal by fellow band mates Ryan & Claudette. Initially at the start of the group’s history Robby & Claudette were an item and eventually parted ways and Claudette went on to have children with and marry Ryan Toby. (DRAMA). In any event, Claudette decided after the negative attention from the A&E special she would set the record straight about her relationship with Robbie, the group’s demise and her future plans.
Thoughts on the A&E Intervention Episode featuring Robbie
I didn’t watch it when it came on but then all this stuff started popping up on the internet & when I decided that I was going to do this interview I had to watch it… I’m being used a scapegoat for his failure… he didn’t appreciate me, City High… I saw him on there talking about the red carpet… he didn’t appreciate the red carpet… I’m 18 years old living my dream, we were nominated for a Grammy & here is Robbie drunk… drunker than I’ve ever seen, I’m hoping we don’t win because I didn’t think he could control himself if we had to go on stage an accept the award. To be ridiculed for something you did is one thing, but for lies & non-sense? That’s not going to work…
Why She Decided To Speak Out
Initially I wasn’t going to say anything… & I think that stemmed from fear because of the relationship I had with Robbie… it was an abusive one. He portrayed it like it was a “lovely romance” & it wasn’t. I just want to move on & put things behind me. Other people may be in the same position I was in… & if you don’t eventually stand up for yourself it can carry on for the next 12 years… like in my case. It was time to tell the truth… the truth that he so conveniently left out in the intervention.
About her relationship with Robbie & how it ended
At first it started with me finding out about other girls… I stayed through that… I’m sure every woman can relate to believing a man lying to you about cheating, even when all the signs were right in my face… & that caused problems but it was the drunken fits that really scared me & made want to end our relationship…// We were working on the album & it was rare for him not to be drunk… My management asked me not break up with him (he knows this) but it just became too difficult for me. Going on the road, recording… it was terrible. We were in Hit Factory & I remember him walking past me & he said “so this it, we over?” & I said “yes“.
The group’s breakup & Who’s To Blame
[The biggest misconception is] that the group broke up because of me or my actions. After I had my first son & it was time to start recording the second album, I said to myself I couldn’t do it… I couldn’t be in this group with him anymore… that would mean spending time around him, my son would be around him… & I didn’t want that. So I spoke with my manager & Ryan… it was a hard decision to make but I prayed about it. I left the group in June 2003… he knows my reasons… he wanted to stay in the group… maybe that’s why he blames me. But if me leaving because I didn’t want to deal with the nightmare anymore is a bad thing, then I’ll take that. I’d been dealing with it since 1998 all the way through to 2003. I don’t know many solid women that can deal with that for so long… I even initially took the blame… I remember doing the Wendy Williams show & accepting all responsibility for the breakup because I didn’t want to talk about the truth… I don’t think he expected me to say anything… but I’m not that little girl anymore. I’m not weak, I’m a grown woman. I have children, got married, divorced… you have to stand up for yourself & that’s what I’m doing.
For the rest of the story, go to She Is…
In case you missed the A&E episode check it out here.
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Feb 1st
John Mayer Apologizes For Using the ‘N word’ in an Interview
Feb 10th
Posted by icannot in Culture
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John Mayer just apologized via Twitter for some of the comments he made during a recent Playboy interview, specifically his use of the ‘N word.’ He writes:
Okay…but what about everything ELSE he said??? But the N-word was just one part of the ignoramus comments made to Playboy. What about likening his penis to a anti-Semite who played a huge role in the KKK, and exploiting his sexual conquests? #imjustsaying.
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