UK TV: 80S SOUL SINGER ALEXANDER O’NEAL TO APPEAR ON ‘WIFE SWAP’

Jilly Goolden and Alexander O’Neal 1980s Soul sensation Alexander O’Neal will appear on an episode of the popular “reality” vehicle ‘Wife Swap’. O’Neal and his wife Cynthia O’Neal will swap lives with TV wine and food critic Jilly Goolden. Celebrity Wife Swap, showing Sunday August 10th on Channel 4 at 8:00pm Read more….. Is this what it’s come to Alexander? You know times must be hard when former stars agree to appear on these “celebrity” led “reality” vehicles……. Let’s go back and watch Alexander []

L’OREAL DENIES LIGHTENING BEYONCE’S SKIN IN NEW AD CAMPAIGN

L’Oreal have released a statement to Fox News, denying accusations of lightening Beyonce’s skin tone in their latest ad campaign. Read statement below… “It is categorically untrue that L’Oréal Paris altered Ms. Knowles’ features or skin-tone in the campaign for Feria hair color,” the rep said in a statement. “Beyonce Knowles has been a spokesperson for the L’Oréal Paris brand since 2001. We highly value our relationship with Ms. Knowles.” Well, well, well, It didn’t take them long to release a statement! Ah the power of us black bloggers []

USHER REHIRES MOTHER AS HIS MANAGER

  It’s now official that R&B singer Usher has rehired his mother, Jonetta Patton, as his manager.    As the ‘New York Daily News’ speculated on July 7, Usher has officially ended his business relationship with Benny Medina and replaced him with his mother.   Apparently Usher has made the management overhaul because of the lackluster response to his recent release, ‘Here I Stand.’ Continue Reading…. I think that this is probably a wise move on Usher’s part. So far thing’s just don’t []

UK NEWS: TEENAGER SHOT DEAD IN CROSS FIRE

A teenager shot dead in a supermarket was an innocent bystander caught in crossfire, police have said. The 18-year-old was killed in the Costcutter store in Walworth, south-east London on Wednesday night. Officers said he was with family members when he was shot as two men tried to force their way past him while trying to get away from someone. About five men were then seen to leave the area on mopeds. A 19-year-old man has been arrested. The 18-year-old victim is []

RICK ROSS EVENT/SHOW INTERRUPTED BY GUNFIRE

The Second Annual Rick Ross Be Out Day was interrupted by gunfire today (August 6), AllHipHop.com has learned. The annual event took place in Carol City Park and offered the local community a day of food, and fun sponsored by Rick Ross himself. The event went off without a hitch, until Ross took the stage and that’s gunfire erupted. “He was giving back to the community when this happened,” a source on the scene told AllHipHop.com in an exclusive statement. “Rick and []

JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR NOMINEE – RAHIEM SHABAZZ

Congratulations goes out to my loyal subscriber/visitor, Atlanta based Hip Hop journalist and filmmaker Rahiem Shabazz, who has been nominated for the ‘Journalist of the Year’ award. Rahiem is the owner of the Rasha Media Group Inc which specializes in the areas of filmmaking, screenwriting talent relations and strategic marketing. I will be partying with you in Atlanta soon Rahiem  🙂  Rahiem celebrates his nomination.

UK NEWS: MC HARVEY ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED KNIFE THREAT TO GIRLFRIEND JAVINE HYLTON

Javine Hylton and Harvey Oh dear..oh dear! Trouble in paradise already? Awwww say it ain’t so!!! According to The Daily Mirror all isn’t well in the Javine and Harvey household……  MC Harvey was arrested for allegedly holding a knife to his girlfriend and threatening to kill her, it emerged last night. Singer Javine called police after a row with the So Solid Crew rapper, 29, during which she threw his clothes out of their home in Dollis Hill, London. Police said: “On July 30 a []

UK NEWS: FINGERS HORROR IN BENEFIT FRAUD CASE

Remi Fakorede A voodoo-obsessed mother who unveiled what she claimed was her baby daughter’s disembodied fingers during her trial has been convicted of a £1m benefit scam. Remi Fakorede, 46, offered the three digits as macabre proof of a curse which led to her bank accounts being hijacked during the five-year tax credit scam. The mother of six left at least one of the jurors in tears during her evidence when she pulled out the three fingers and police arrived to seize []