8:54: In this week's episode of Making the Band, Drea and Dawn are on a mission to get back pretty, pretty Shannon! Keep checking back to Alas in Wonderland for my thoughts on everything.
9:02: I'm SO jealous of Drea's hair!!! It always looks fly...big and fly ; )
9:04: I hope the ladies get a hold of their group members!
9:05: "You know how we do it! Bad Boy, Bitches"--Diddy lol Loves it!
9:06:The pent house...it's the best!
9:07:Willie, you ain't slick! "He's there with his MOM." You're wife, fool!
9:15: Willie's son is cu-Ute! Don't know how to spell his name, so I'ma just say his son!
9:20: Oh, Shannon! Diddy, you're an ass for not paying these girls! Shame on you for cutting this episode together and not feeling any remorse for robbing them of their hard-earned money!
9:26: Willie's son is such a good boy. Not a lot of boys his age would've hesitated to hit Big Mike in the head! lol
9:27: Damn, Willie and his son need they own reality show! You feel me?
Yes, I knew all along that Ne-Yo is THE key person to ask about the whole Chrianna situation. Why? 'Cause my music knowledge is just like that, lol!Ri Ri and Chris are basically like his little sis and bro. He's spent long hours with both artists in the studio, penning hit after hit after hit for them, nurturing their careers since the beginning. But while Rihanna's mentors Kanye and Jigga have every damn right to want to knock Chris the fuck out, Ne-Yo understandably stayed neutral:
"I wanted to talk to them before I made a comment. I spoke to Rihanna. She says she’s fine. She didn’t go into detail about what happened. I understand it’s a painful situation; I didn’t push."
Poor thing!
"I saw the picture. That just really — that hurt me to my heart, man. Again, I still don’t know what happened, ’cause I haven’t had the opportunity to talk to Chris yet. But to take it to that level really hurt my heart. All I can say is, I’m praying for both of them. They’re both in my prayers. I haven’t had a chance to talk to Chris yet. I just wanna sit down and talk to that dude and just explain if he doesn’t understand: ‘That’s not something that’s excusable, bruh. You have to get a little smarter about whatever it is going on in your relationship. You have to get a little smarter about how you handle certain situations.' "
Queen Latifah showcased her lovely voice at last night's Oscars during a tribute performance to those in the biz that have recently passed on. She sang Billie Holiday's I'll Be Seeing You--one of my fave songs ever (and not just 'cause it's in one of my fave movies ever, The Notebook). Her vocals were perfect. Not overdone. I don't know about you, but I was so happy that the producers of the awards show had enough sense not to cast Beyonce in the number. Lord knows that would've been a hot screeching mess.
I'm sorry but Beyonce deserves a post all on her own. She is KILLING it in her white Dolce & Gabbana dress and snakeskin Christian Louboutin peep-toe pumps. I mean, look at her! She's already beautiful as it is. Add to that her bangin' body. Plus, I'm loving the simple side part hair. JayZ's a lucky man!
Jay Z--pictured with his ridiculously hot wife (get 'em, B!)--cohosted his annual Two Kings NBA All-Star Dinner with Lebron James last night in Arizona. He had this to say about his protege, Rihanna:
“This is a real situation. You have to have compassion for others. Just imagine it being your sister or mom and then think about how we should talk about that."
Ooo!!! Someone is pissed! He continued, saying...
"I just think we should all support her. She’s going through a tough time. You have to realize she’s a young girl, as well. She’s very young."
Check out this pic (above) AND video (below) of Jigga and Ri Ri during happier times at last year's Grammys. Their brother-sister relationship was on full display. (Anyone who thinks otherwise is a damn fool!)
Here's a photo of Travis and Shana from the night they were first publicly spotted as a couple again. Yay! Shana also accompanied Travis to last weekend's Grammys.
In the new US Weekly, Travis is quoted as saying...
"I'm up and around and with my babies' mama--my wife. My kids and I really can't be happier!"
Side Note: I'm so not feeling Shana's trapeze dress. She wore the same silhouette to the Grammys. It's not doing a thing for you, girl!
More Valentine's Day-themed fun! Since there's no harm in me talking about my girl crushes (right, boo?!) here I go...
Dawn Richards: Out of all the girls in DK, I was always drawn to Dawn. I love her eyes; her dance moves are always so much tighter than the rest of the group (Boom Kat!); and her voice / tone is so good! But it wasn't until I saw DK in concert that she officially became one of my girl crushes.
Dawn was fierce, honey! You can see it in her eyes. She was so confident on stage. The way she moved was so hot. Her vocals were sick! That's a photo I took of her. She was that close to me--and, oh yeah, she touched my hand : )
Mandy Moore: Yep, Vinnie Chase and I are pining for the same girl: Mandy Moore or, should I say, Amanda Leigh...that's her government name. I barely found out last week! How crazy is that? Anyway, I rediscovered my love for A Walk to Remember a few weeks ago when I bought it on sale at Target for just 5 bucks! (It's worth so much more, IMHO : ) I watched it over and over. I was obsessed with the love story years ago because of her costar Shane West. This time around, I realized I was watching it more so 'cause of Mandy. Hehe...
She's gorgeous. Her voice is beautiful. She can act. She seems like a smart girl. She's managed not to be the subject of any tabloids. Plus, she's a real girl with curves. I'm dying to interview her. In fact, I just got a lead on that. Keep your fingers crossed!
Kim Kardashian: Do I even have to explain? SHE'S GREAT IN BED. Lol! I'm just kidding ; ) The girl is sexy and beautiful. I want her hair! Plus, she was really sweet to me when she gave me this exclusive.
Continuing on with the "love" theme, I bring to you two two starlets who I hate to not love.
The first is Sanaa Lathan. I loved Sanaa Lathan ever since Love & Basketball. I really liked her with onscreen and offscreen love interest Omar Epps. (I wish they had stayed together!) She's a great actress who's managed to sustain a pretty solid body of work over the years unlike fellow veteran Vivica A. Fox. Plus, she's drop dead gorgeous.
Unfortunately, she's not as gracious and down-to-earth as I imagined her to be. Although she did give me a decent interview at the Catherine Malandrino Maison Opening, she's proven to not be very pleasant time and time again.
When I ran into her again at the Dolce & Gabbana Boutique Opening a few weeks before Christmas, I asked her, "Sanaa, what's your favorite stocking stuffer?" She said, "A dildo." Whoa! I've never known of any woman to nickname her va-jay-jay "stocking!" Quickly, the actress followed up with: "No! That's just the first thing that popped into my head." After that, her publicist had to do damage control and proceeded to answer every subsequent question for her. Ugh!
Then there's Joy Bryant. Now, here's a girl who is not only friggin' beautiful, she's got style for days--weeks, even! She always looks incredible on the red carpet.
Sadly, she's got a stank attitude. When I sprung into action and hopped over the red carpet rope (the first time I ever did that for anyone) at The Art of Elysium gala to talk to her as she waited in line to be photographed, she was sooo not giving me anything. She was literally at the end of the line of people. It wasn't like I was keeping her from anything.
Plus, you'd think she'd want to chat about fashion given the fact that she's such a fashionista. But no.
Why'd you choose the Missoni gown you're wearing tonight? "Because it's comfortable." How would you describe your style? "I like things to be comfortable." C'mon! It was like pulling teeth. I finally said peace after a minute.
We're talking about a woman whose claim to fame is starring opposite Fiddy in Get Rich or Die Trying. Whatevs! The reporter in me will nonetheless dust it off and try, try again.
In the spirit of Valentine's Day coming up, I thought I'd share with you some fashion pieces I absolutely heart right now.
First up: See by Chloe's Daisy Rosette Dress, which I happened upon while searching for steals and splurges for my Hot Trend: Bold Print Mini story. I can't get over how gorgeous the colors are on this dress. Plus, the rosettes add another visually interesting detail in that they sorta blend into the multi-hued daisies, but when you notice them, you go, "Wow!" At $625, there's no way I'll ever own this dress, but a girl can dream can't she?...
UPDATE: I saw this dress at the mall today. Meh...it doesn't look as great in person : (
Next is Kenneth Jay Lanes's Multi-Flower Necklace. I've been loving this jewelry trend for a hot minute. The mix of the flowers and layered strands--so modern and fresh! I prefer the longer ones to the shorter versions. This necklace, in particular, will make a simple outfit look fab instantly! And even though it's on sale at $192.50, I still can't bring myself to spend that much money on a single thing.
I'm not into Juicy Couture, but I am a fan of cocktail rings, and this Garden Party Ring is to die for. (Yes, I realize I have a passion for flower fashion.) It reminds of the ones from Dior that my mom is obsessed with--but cheaper. At $88, I actually considered buying it BUT I can't find it for sale anywhere online...isn't that the way the cookie usually crumbles.
I am by and large a flip flops girl because one of my feet is bigger than the other and it's a real pain trying to find shoes that fit. But it's been so cold--and rainy--lately that I pretty much screw myself if I walk out my house in flip flops. I could use another pair of boots : ) and I love these Crochet Boots from LIVS. Finally! A non-flower item.
They look so comfy, quirky and, most importantly, low maintenance! I'm very weird about boots. If they get a scratch on them, I can't deal. I will put them back in the box and won't take them back out until I get over it, which tends to be a very, very long time. I don't think I'll have that problem with these. They're $132. I saw them late last year--and still haven't had the nerve to splurge on them : ( Maybe one day....
I love chunky scarves. They're just so easy and make any outfit feel special. Forever 21's Aspen Crinkle Scarf is very Missoni-esque. I love the colors. It's only $9.80! Hopefully I'll see it at the Forever 21 in The Americana 'cause I'm not down to pay shipping. Hehe...
I don't know about you, but I was practically drooling over the feathered hair accessory Carrie Bradshaw wore on her would-be wedding day until she pointed out it was a real bird. Well, I guess dead bird would be more accurate. There's no way I could rock a dead bird on my head no matter how--pardon the pun--fly it looked. Lol!
7:58: The season premiere starts in a couple min. Keep checking back for my take on everything that goes down as I do some live blogging!
8:00: Aww...the show starts off with Dawn, Aundrea and Shannon reacting to what happened the night diddy kicked out the bad apples. Shannon tells the fans to hang in there...and yet she didn't accept the invite to come back?! Just saying.
8:04: Now, it's about the boys. Hmm, I doubt I'd keep watching the show if there's no DK : (
8:07: Whoa, what is up with Robert's faux mohawk and check scarf? Someone's been jocking Ye's fresh. Lol!
8:11: Ugh, Making His Band? Really? That's why none of your artists can stay afloat, Diddy--'cause you wanna be all up in the videos, all on the records...lol
8:15: The boys talk about the DK break up. Go ahead at Q for calling out Aubrey. Robert's speaking the truth. I wouldn't give it up either!
8:16: Oh, Donnie...Diddy's saying to be the male version of Aubrey, basically! It's okay to be that way 'cause you're a solo artist.
8:22: Lovin' Dawn's boyfriend-style outfit!
8:23: Damn, when did Diddy put on the artist hat for Making The Band? Ugh! He wants the spotlight on his damn self. Is that Dawn I hear on the track...?
8:25: Lol @ Dawn's Michael Jackson voice! I never noticed that before, but it's so true!
8:26: Shannon isn't returning Dawn's calls : (
8:28: Ooo...I would've loved to see Diddy call every one of the girls! Haha...
8:32: Donnie's getting emotional with his mama. Dang, his mama look like she's not one to be messed with. Lol, Donnie looks like a little boy right now.
8:37: There go Q and Robert...after he went on about not jeopordizing the dream.
8:41: Dawn's such a cutie...maybe the girls will call her after seeing this?
8:45: Sorry...I can do without Day26...
8:52: Aww, I miss seeing DK in concert. Will we see another?
8:58: Yay, Aundrea's ready to get back to work!!! Fight, fight, fight! Ooo...Looks like there's hope!
Before I forget, I want to say Happy Birthday to my favorite singer of all time: Brandy. She turned the big 3-0 today. Here's one of the performances from earlier on in Brocka's career that made me fall head over heels in love with her voice. And to think, she was just a teenager.
I originally wanted one of the lasts stories of the night to be one that PURELY hyped up tomorrow's season premiere ofMaking The Band. But instead my plans were tainted when I saw these screen grabs of Aubrey's pictorial for the March issue of Playboy. Way to make a name for yourself, Aubrey--not to mention capitalize off DK's demise, which you had a lot to do with.
No, those aren't new pics of Rihanna in public covering her badly beaten face. They were actually taken early last month when her and Chris Brown were overseas in Dublin. With all the "reasons" floating around about why Chris released his inner monster on his Disturbia girlfriend, I was reminded of these images, which were originally posted on YBF.
At first, it was speculated that it must've been extremely cold, and that's why Ri Ri was literally all wrapped up. Days later, she was spotted with her boo minus the scarves.
Do like Chris in the second pic and look closely! That's a cold sore on the songbird's lip. My friend and I were talking at work today about the whole herpes rumors. He gave it to her. She gave it to him. After which, she did some research--thank you, 'cause I hate seeing related-search term pics pop up on Google--and pretty much said that's definitely herpes. Yikes!
What kills me is that the couple still partied like it was 1999. So, who cheated on who? With whom? Who knows? One thing's for sure: This shit is going to get ugly.
The Jonas Brothers may have a squeaky clean image, but over-sexed Tila Tequila believes it will be far too simple for her to turn these boys around!
"It's too easy, because I could just, like, take my clothes off, and, that's it, they're done," Tequila confidently told us over the weekend at the Cash Money Records Pre-Grammy Party to Honor Lil Wayne. "They'd jizz their pants before I'd even get started! I need more of a challenge."
"I think I'm too much of a woman for them," the seductive reality star added. "I don't think they could handle this--sorry."
The JBs aren't the only people who are getting a piece of Tequila's mind...
The MySpace sensation who says her latest "goal is to win a Grammy," doesn't have much faith in Kendra Wilkinson's upcoming toned-down Girls Next Door spin-off show.
"Maybe if Kendra has like 3-ways with her husband and some other girls or some playmates, then yeah, I'll watch her new show," she said. "I need to see some action. I think when you become famous for a certain character, you still have to give the audience a little bit of what you came from."
And while Tequila enjoys watching a little "action," something tells us we won't be seeing the virginal JoBros hopping on her action train anytime soon!
Kelly Rowland's surprise birthday party took place at Opera last night, and her DC BFFs Michelle and Beyonce were there to celebrate the occasion. As you can see, Kels' bandmates dressed down--practically the same, even--to give her the spotlight, and she needs all the help she can get! Girlfriend hasn't been seen or heard in the states since God knows when. Unfortunately, she fails to take advantage of the once in a lifetime opportunity, instead opting to look meh in an lbd and doo doo brown coat. Happy Birthday!
Kanye West spoke to my former boss, Ryan Seacrest, this morning about the news rocking the music industry.
"I was completely devastated by the concept of what I heard. I was completey devastated during [my performance at the Grammys]. All I will say is it's so devastating. I feel like, just as a person, I don't care how famous she is, or even if she worked at McDonald's, that should have never happened. It should have never come to that place."
Thank you!!! He continues...
"I know Rihanna a bit better because I went on tour with her and we vibed out on a lot of creative ideas with the touring," he said. "I gave her all these references of Grace Jones and [photographer] Jean-Paul Goude, back in the '80s when pop stars took it to a whole 'nother level. I felt and feel like Rihanna is so important to our culture, to pop music. I feel that she is the most important artist in music and has the most potential. For her taste level at her age and the songs she does and her style. She has the potential to be the greatest artist of all time. In that sense, I feel like she's my baby sis, and I would do any and everything to help her in any situation."
And what do you do when someone messes with your baby sis? ...
When I say I love music, I really mean I love music. I love being immersed in it. That includes experiencing it live! I will be at the front row for a concert if I can help it and stay until the very end. I just love rocking out and feeling the music.
When I attended Timbaland's pre-Grammy party this past weekend, I made sure my ass was down front. And even though it wasn't as great as last year's, I still loved every second of it. I tried to capture every second of it, too! That's another thing. I always end up taking video most of the time...'cause I want to experience the concert after the fact.
Check out this 6-minute long video I took of Timbaland performing with Keri Hilson. It hurt my damn neck to make it happen, but here it is--and I'll be damned if I don't share it with the world.
Not since legendary singer Etta James verbally bitched slapped Beyonce have we seen the pop star out and about. She even skipped the Grammys and post-Grammy parties--and Lord knows the Diva will hit just about every red carpet to over saturate the industry with all things Beyonce. Plus, her hubby Jay Z was set to take the stage in one of the most anticipated performance of the night. Well, I hear the poor thing spent all day long crying her eyes out after she heard Etta's hurtful words. Boo hoo!
So what brought the singer out of hiding? BFF Gwyneth Paltrow, who was honored at tonight's Unforgettable Evening Gala Benefiting The Entertainment Foundation. Truth be told: We kinda wish Beyonce stayed away longer because that outfit she has on is ug-ly.
We all know the girl doesn't have the best sense of style--and it kills me that she's trying (arguably failing at) the high-fashion thing this time around--but she's got a grip load of money to find a stylist who will keep her picture perfect instead of looking like a Rihanna wannabe. Ri Ri can pull off just about anything as far as I'm concerned. Not the case with Jigga's better half.
The boring belted black dress with the weird half cape. The necklace overload, which basically makes her look as if she's being strangled to death. The blah hairdo. Get it together, B!
Aside from the fact that this dude is SO overrated, T.I. has given me another reason to hate his guts. The rapper visited Last Call with Carson Daly last night where he dished about what he told Chris Brown when they talked earlier that day.
"He cool, you know. I guess he a little concerned about the situation, but he’s still the same Chris," the ATLien said. Really, T.I.? A "little concerned." That bitch is done!
The idiot then proceeded to say, "I told him this too shall pass. Hey man, you people gotta remember, we celebrities and we entertainers but we still human. All of us." Oh, I get it. Since he's all set to serve about a year in jail after pleading guilty to federal weapons charges, the mediocre rapper figured he'd lay it on real thick and tell the world that everyone--including him--deserves sympathy. You ain't slick, T.I., trust! Something tells me he didn't know how bad Chris physically hurt Rihanna. He probably even thought he just shoved her.
T.I. needs to worry about fixing his damn self before jumping on the chance to take some heat of his situation. We're talking about the same dude who's on a supposed Road to Redemption one minute, then grabbing his dick and placing it in a fan's hand for all to see the next. That shit ain't right!
The perfectionist in me couldn't leave well enough alone and ended up deleting this original post in the process of making an edit. I'll try to replicate the darn thing from memory--and it goes a little something like this...
I cannot NOT blog about this. I attended the Timbaland pre-Grammy party at Boulevard3 Friday night where Rihanna was the surprise guest performer. Lots of big names were in the house, including Jay Z, Kanye West, Diddy, T.I...and, oh yeah, Chris Brown.
As Ri Ri rocked out on stage, I noticed her constantly looking up at the VIP section. I figured it was 'cause she saw big brother Ye checking out her set. I, now, realize that it was probably 'cause she was trying to spot her her boo Chris, who--unbeknownst to me and the songbird at the time--had checked out of the building all pissed and heated.
Fast forward to Sunday, Grammy night. I'm glued to my laptop, constantly refreshing Wireimage to get up-to-the-minute pictures of the music world's finest hitting the red carpet for me to caption. I have E!'s Live From the Red Carpet on my TV hoping Ryan Seacrest would ask each songstress the age-old question "Who are you wearing?" He's so bad about that. But I digress.
All of a sudden, I hear teases during the commercial breaks talking about how the LAPD is looking for Chris because of a domestic dispute. I really didn't think much of that. I figured it must've been a misunderstanding, small altercation at best. Then, I hear that both Chris and his girl Rihanna won't be showing up at the awards show because of the incident. Again, it didn't really peak my interests...Ri Ri was just being a good girlfriend and canceling her appearance to support Chris. I would've done the same thing. Next thing I knew, reports started to trickle in that Rihanna may have been the victim of Chris' blows. WTF?
I always thought Chris and Rihanna were the cutest couple--matching star tatoos and all. Not only was Ri Ri's incredible fashion sense rubbing off on her man, but they two of them were SO affectionate in public (overseas and in the states), which I can't say the same about another hip hop couple...
By now, you should know that Chris basically fucked up Rihanna's face real good in addition to choking and biting her. NOTHING Rihanna could've said or done warranted any of that. Aside for the pure disgust I feel about the whole situation, I'm also quite puzzled. It wasn't until news of the terrible incident circulated that I heard details suggesting a volatile relationship between the young stars. Apparently, they're known to shout expletives to each other regardless of whether or not there are important music execs inthe room. Plus, my reporter friend at E! Online, who hung out in VIP at the Timbaland party said she saw Chris storming upstairs to the private area, visibly annoyed. She said he left the venue moments before his girl went on stage.
Chris' friends later told her that he has really bad mood swings and that they aren't surprised if "it" wasn't the first time. Really? First of all, Rihanna wears such revealing clothes so someone would've saw something, right? Secondly, the couple are together ALL the time. How could either of them cheat on the other--a possible cause of their problems--and have things turn out so badly? I'm not pointing these out to defend Chris (Hell no!), but what I am trying to get at is how freakin' bizarre this all is, and how good of a job they did to conceal they're demons.
All I know is Jigga, Ne-Yo and Ye better give it to Chris a million times worse than what he did to Ri Ri.
Check out this video I took of the beautiful singer rocking out on stage 24 hours before the unspeakable incident.
I've been waiting and waiting for something juicy to come along that would compel me to blog and knock Aubrey's wannabe black girl ass (literally and figuratively...lol! Ah, I slay me!) from the top of the site--and here it is: Travis and Shana are back together!!! Just in time for Valentines Day : )
Gossip Sauce is reporting that the reunited lovebirds were spotted getting cozy at the World on Fire pre-Grammy party/art show in Downtown L.A. last night.
So all you skank hoes with Paris Hilton tendencies better back the fuck off Shana's man!
