Rumors have been circulating that Usher Raymond has a lot more going on than a brand new CD. Allegedly Usher’s new, much older girlfriend, former Def Jam executive Grace Miguel, is carrying his baby and they are planning a wedding. While this may seem like something to celebrate, it’s actually a lot of drama. Usher just divorced his wife Tameka Foster in November and they have two young children. Oh…and lest we forget, Grace is still legally married.
The singer and his new lady love were recently spotted in a park in Atlanta with his kids but the couple refused to be photographed together. People are speculating that Usher is probably trying to keep everything under wraps in order to keep the focus on his new album “Raymond Vs. Raymond”, which sold 330,000 copies in just one week.
Ex-wife Tameka did not take kindly to the rumors and took to her Twitter page to express her anger, “I thank u ALL 4 ur CONFIRMATION that Im dealing w/a pure ******** dude.. How did this happen? What part of the game is this? SMH Never again.”
Since the rumors have begun to run rampant, Usher’s rep has come forward to report that things have been exaggerated and there is no truth to the rumors. In that case, somebody should probably alert Tameka so she can stop her Twitter rampage! It’s really not surprising that the rumor developed. After all, Usher does have a track record of dating and even marrying older women and keeping everything a secret for as long as possible. See her pic below.
One thing is certain, expect another great CD to come out of all of this. Usher has always been an artist who has used his life experiences as inspiration for his music.
Lindsay Lohan took part in a shoot last night with photographer Tyler Fields and couldn’t wait to share it on her Twitter page. In the Polaroid pic, we see her holding a gun to her mouth.
Fields has reportedly posted more of the same on his website. He praised his willing subject: “Everyone has an idea of Lindsay Lohan and last night I had the pleasure of working with her. She is a huge art lover and simply wanted to create some and that is exactly what we did. This is just a taste…more to come. Lindsay will have a few crazy shots in my upcoming book “The Dirty Side of Glamor”.
Katie Holmes and Greg Kinnear will star in the The Kennedy’s, an eight-hour mini-series premiering in 2011 on the History Channel.
Holmes has signed on to play Jacqueline Kennedy alongside Greg Kinnear as President John F. Kennedy. Barry Pepper will play Robert Kennedy, who served as U.S. attorney general in his brother’s administration. Tom Wilkinson has been cast Joseph Kennedy Sr.
ccording to Radaronline, stand up comic and late night host Chelsea Handler has a XXX sex tape. The website claims to have viewed the graphic footage of the funny woman with a male partner who has a distinctive British accent.
Handler claims she made it as a joke nearly 10 years ago after she moved to Los Angeles. The tape begins with her fully clothed in what appears to be a work uniform. She introduces herself and begins a stand-up routine. At some point the tape cuts to Chelsea and a male partner engaged in an explicit sex act. Then the tape cuts back to fully clothed Chelsea finishing her comedy routine.
The website called Chelsea’s rep for a comment. Steven Huvane said, “The tape you have is an old tape that was done for a stand up comedy bit.”
Handler actually addressed it on her E! network show last night. She admitted that she made the tape when she was 23. By way of explanation, Chelsea offered: “I would like to say to RadarOnline.com, thanks for ruining my surprise Christmas gift to my staff, and number two, it was made as a joke. I put it on an audition tape for a comedy club, because I’m a comedienne, and I’ve been showing it at birthday parties for (expletive) years!”
It was a talent-packed elimination night on American Idol. Taking the stage on the hit FOX reality show were Sons of Sylvia, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts and Shakira.
The Top 6 were divided into two group last night. Those sent to safety were Crystal Bowersox, Aaron Kelly and Lee DeWyze. In the bottom three were Michael Lynche, Siobhan Magnus and Casey James. See all of their Tuesday performance videos here.
Casey was the first sent back to join the rest of the group and then the hammer dropped when Big Mike also got a reprieve and Siobhan got the bad news that she was going home.
The quirky and unconventional Magnus sang “Think” as her parting gift to her fan base, working the stage and actually getting into the judges faces at one point. There were hugs all around as the show ended…and the stoic Siobhan was dry-eyed throughout.
That leaves us with just five remaining contestants who will be mentored next week by Harry Connick Jr. They will be selecting tunes from the Frank Sinatra songbook.
The International Olympic Committee has ordered China to return the women’s team bronze that they were awarded at the 2000 Sydney Games, based on evidence that Dong Fangxiao was only 14-years-old.
The team medal will go to its rightful owners, Team USA. Former gymnast Dominique Dawes said, “Justice prevailed. My teammates are very well-deserving of the bronze medal, and I’m sure each and every one of us will be thrilled. We will cherish it.”
The team also includes Amy Chow, Jamie Dantzscher, Kristin Maloney, Elise Ray and Tasha Schwikert. The young women left empty-handed from Sydney, four years after winning gold in Atlanta. Schwikert said, “It’s going to be nice to say, ‘We did get a medal. We got the bronze in Sydney.’”
The issue drew worldwide attention at the 2008 Beijing Games when the Chinese women won the gold medal and officials suspected that some of the girls were younger than 16. An investigation was launched and the IOC was able to make the discovery about Dong, who was working as a national technical official. Her documents listed her birthday as Jan. 23, 1986, which would have made her too young to compete in 2000.
International Gymnastics Federation president Bruno Grandi said in a statement: “Respecting the minimum age of our gymnasts remains a priority and I am committed to safeguarding the health of our athletes.”
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