Month: August 2010

HIV POSITIVE SINGER APOLOGISES AT THE OPENING OF HER TRIAL

  Via BBC News A singer from German girl band No Angels has admitted to having unprotected sex with several partners without warning them she was HIV-positive. Nadja Benaissa, 28, was speaking at the opening of her trial in the German city of Darmstadt. “I am so sorry,” Ms Benaissa told the court. However, she denied deliberately infecting anyone. Continue Reading…. If Nadia didn’t deliberately set out to infect her former partners (so she says), then she must have been living in some []

UK TV: UK R&B GROUP FDM (FUNDAMENTAL) APPEAR AS CONTESTANTS ON SKY 1 TALENT SHOW ‘MUST BE THE MUSIC’

Photo Source. Last night I tuned into Sky 1 and watched the “innovative” new show Must Be The Music. Must Be The Music is basically The X-Factor but on a smaller budget, with rapper Dizzie Rascal, singer Sharleen Spiteri and singer/pianist Jamie Cullum fulfilling the roles as “our expert judges”. Dizzie, Sharleen and Jamie are on a search to find the best NEW music act in Britain and Ireland, and are looking for NEW acts of all ages, sizes and styles. I have typed the word []

UK NEWS: SINGER BEVERLEY KNIGHT’S COSMETICS RANGE WITHDRAWN FROM LONDON DEPARTMENT STORE

Last year songstress Beverley Knight launched her own cosmetics range K by Beverley Knight and less than a year later beauty blog Vex In The City reports that the range has been withdrawn from London department store Selfridges. Click HERE to read all about it. This is sad news but I can’t say I’m surprised. Why? 1) The promotion/marketing of the brand was practically non-existent.  What happened Beverley??? 2) Only stocking the brand in high-end department stores Selfridges and John Lewis was []

UK NEWS: DAVID BECKHAM OUT, THE NEXT GENERATION IN!

England manager Fabio Capello announced several days ago that David Beckham would no longer be a part of the England team, and those who lack common sense have taken the news badly, including Beckham himself. After England’s DIRE performance during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Fabio no longer wants to coach a bunch of pampered waste men and has seen sense. He now wants to focus on nurturing the next generation of players. When asked by reporters (again) if Beckham would remain in the squad he replied, David is a []

UK NEWS: CHANNEL 5 FIRE FORMER FOOTBALLER IAN WRIGHT

Via The Daily Mail Ian Wright was last night sacked from Channel 5 after refusing to promote the broadcaster’s shows. The former Arsenal player, 46, was axed from his nightly show, Live at Studio 5, after a row with executives when he refused to promote the channel’s ailing talent show Don’t Stop Believing. A friend of the veteran sportsman – who has been capped 33 times for England – said: ‘Ian is not a puppet. Don’t Stop Believing has lost nearly a []

JAY-Z ‘ALL BLACK EVERYTHING’S’ NIKE AIR FORCE 1’S

This is just what the world’s been waiting for!   The “mighty” Jay-Z aka Hove aka J-Hova aka Luci has teamed up with Nike to create a limited edition of  jet black Airforce 1’s (inspired by the World Basketball Festival) called All Black Everything.    Source   In case you are all wondering how they came up with that name well, it’s a lame line taken from Jay’s mediocre track Run This Town. Source According to the Social Writers Blog Nike has donated the trainers to the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation who have []

SINGER FANTASIA BARRINO HOSPITALIZED AFTER SUSPECTED SUICIDE ATTEMPT

It’s been reported that American Idol star Fantasia Barrino has been hospitalized after attempting to commit suicide. “Police sources” say Barrino  was found in the closet of her home and later rushed to hospital, where she was hospitalized with “possible internal injuries” after “ingesting medication.” North Carolina police say the incident is still under investigation. Barrino’s manager also released a statement yesterday that details the drama that possibly pushed the star in to wanting to take her own life (Her relationship with a married man). Click HERE to read all about it. ………………………………… []