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EVENT PICS CELEBRITY PHOTOS JESSICA ALBA, KIM KARDASHIAN, SERENA WILLIAMS, DREW BARRYMOORE, KATY PERRY

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 03:08 AM PDT

Machete Premiere, Los Angeles Confidential Magazine's Fall Fashion Issue Party,Serena William's Host's Hamptons Magazine Cover Party with GREY GOOSE

SPIKE LEE IF GOD IS WILLING AND DA CREEK DON’T RISE HBO DOCUMENTARY VIDEO

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:10 AM PDT

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Director Spike Lee returns to New Orleans 5 years after the tragedy of  Hurricane Katrina.

Spike Lee Interview for ‘If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise’

Five years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans remains one of the most troubled places in the United States. Its woes are a consequence of the civic collapse that preceded Katrina, the devastating levee failures following the storm, and most recently, the unrivaled environmental devastation from the BP oil disaster. But New Orleans also remains the heart of American culture. It’s a place unrivaled in vernacular richness where people come from world around to eat, drink, listen and see — to live for a few days like many of us here live every day. Is it possible that the national seat of American tragedy can also redeem this country by refusing to give up its bon temps while fighting for its survival?

Spike Lee gives his answer in a new documentary, “If God Is Willing and da Creek Don’t Rise,” a loosely structured, four-hour meditation on everything right and wrong with New Orleans five years after Katrina. It premieres Aug. 23 and 24 on HBO.

The tensions are on display from the film’s opening. Its first scenes include, in sequence, an angry and defiant poem (”No more use of our Gulf Coast waters, wetlands, heritage and soil/ No more ‘Up yours Louisiana,’ because we all know there’s blood in that BP oil/ If God is willing and the creek don’t rise”) read by the star of Lee’s earlier New Orleans documentary, Phyllis Montana-LeBlanc (now a star of David Simon’s “Treme”); images memorializing Katrina’s devastation; and the joyous celebrations of the Saints’ improbable 2009 Super Bowl victory. Interviewed in a throng of people following the Saints win, an unnamed woman sums it up, “Four and a half years ago we lost our home during the flood, and we are so privileged and honored to be here. Living in New Orleans is a privilege. It’s not easy, but it’s a privilege and a blessing.” [EW]

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BEYONCE AND JAY-Z ITALY & CANNES FRANCE VACATION PHOTOS

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:07 AM PDT

normal_001normal_002normal_005Beyonce and her hubby rap mogul Jay-Z have been spotted vacationing in Italy and France.

002According to reports the Forbes Cash King and his bootylicious wife spent $600,000 dollars to rent a yacht. How many people could that money have helped in Jay-Z’s hood in the Marcy projects?  That is an incredible chunk of change.  Beyonce was caught catching some sun in a bikini while relaxing on the yacht. Fun!

Read the whole story: Concreteloop

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REMEMBERING AALIYAH PLANE CRASH ANNIVERSARY + MTV DIARY VIDEO

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 09:15 AM PDT

aaliyah1We are saddened by the memory that the world lost an angel on this day in a plane crash 9 years ago. We celebrate the life and tragic death of the beautiful singer and talented actress Aaliyah. We miss you! Our hearts break everytime we watch Aaliyah’s MTV diary. It is so sad.

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MUSIC VIDEO : USHER FT. PITBULL : DJ GOT US FALLIN IN LOVE AGAIN

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 09:02 AM PDT

Usher-DJ-Got-Us-Fallin-In-Love-feat-PitbullHere is the music video for Usher’s club hit with Pitbull called ” DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love Again.” We love this joint. Hotness!

Usher ft. Pitbull: DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love (VIDEO)

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FANTASIA GMA INTERVIEW VIDEO TALKS SUICIDE ATTEMPT & AMERICAN IDOL

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:53 AM PDT

fantasia barrinoAmerican Idol winner Fantasia Barrino stopped by Good Morning America to give an interview with Robin Roberts. Fantasia spoke about her near fatal suicide attempt 2 weeks ago. Why is Fantasia not getting psychiatric counseling and help? A suicide attempt is a serious thing.  Fantasia has been busy promoting her new album, VH1  reality show, bankruptcy and her relationship with Antwuan Cook. Watch her interview and live performance of Bittersweet if you missed it.


When Fantasia Barrino told America that she had “been through some stuff” upon winning the “American Idol” crown in 2004, she was putting it mildly. That didn’t even include her most recent struggles with a drug overdose and being accused of breaking up a marriage.

On VH1’s latest episode of “Behind the Music,” which premiered Tuesday night (August 24), viewers learned that, although the spunky “Idol” winner has suffered several lows recently, she is on her way to a full recovery and proud of herself for being who she is.

The episode opened with a detailed account of Barrino’s shocking overdose, in which she said she made attempted to end her life because she “didn’t have any fight” in her. “At that moment I didn’t care about anything. I just wanted out,” she said, boldly admitting that the overdose wasn’t at all an accident and that she was not happy when she woke up in the hospital and realized her suicide attempt “didn’t work” — until her nurse, Melody, told her to get up and fulfill her destiny.

From there, the episode delves deep into Fantasia’s North Carolina roots — beginning with when she began singing (at age 5), then tracing her first love (ex-boyfriend Brandel Shouse, the father of her daughter, Zion), which would later turn into an abusive relationship. “He was somebody I was crazy about,” Barrino said. “The first guy who showed me attention.”

Barrino recounted how in high school she started to crave attention in other ways, by wearing tight clothing, acting like she was already an adult, until her world was turned upside down after she was raped at her high school at age 14. “I didn’t even cry my way home,” she said of her feelings after the assault. “I was numb, very numb, confused, I just felt nasty. Disgusting.”

Although she didn’t press charges, Barrino said she was unable to continue going to school because of the taunts and harassment from her classmates, so she dropped out and then “turned into a rebel,” until her hard-partying and careless ways landed her pregnant at 17. Unable to support herself and her daughter, Barrino began singing professionally, taking any gigs that paid, until she saw an episode of “American Idol” and fought her way into an audition.

The rest of Barrino’s story is familiar to “Idol” fans: She was crowned the winner of season three, which she called “the best day of my life,” signed to a record contract with Clive Davis and was the first new artist to have a single debut at #1.

Barrino’s post-”Idol” career path wasn’t smooth sailing, however. The young singer once again found herself nearly bankrupt after dealing with corrupt managers and legal woes, but she received new hope after being cast in “A Color Purple” on Broadway. From there, the episode delved into the star’s recent lows — a scare with throat tumors, which she had surgically removed — and her relationship with Antwaun Cook and the lawsuit from his ex-wife, Paula, which led to her suicide attempt last week. [MTV]

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