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It's no secret that Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter is at the top of his game. Earlier this week, the 'Forever Young' rapper announced that he'd be launching a line of headphones, a la Lady Gaga, later this year. Now, comes news that Beyonce's hubby is chummy with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The two men, along with developer Bruce Ratner and New Jersey Nets majority owner Mikhail Prokhorov, visited Gracie Mansion on May 19 to discuss their basketball team, which is headed to Jay's hometown of Brooklyn. Prokhorov, the first foreigner to own an NBA team, said he's hiring a new coach and new players in an effort to get the team to the playoffs next season and to win a championship in five years. The Brooklyn arena is going to be called the Barkley Center and is currently under construction and set to open for the 2012 season. [Rap Radar]
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SHAQ'S NEW BOO
While Shaunie and her new boy toy have been hitting the luxury resorts of Hawaii, her soon-to-be ex-husband, Shaquille O'Neal, has been boo'd up with a lady friend of his own. According to the New York Daily News, the Cleveland Cavalier center is dating former Sony Music executive Lisa Ellis. A few months back, various sources claimed that Ellis and her former client Wyclef Jean were having an affair, however it looks like Shaq is the real apple of her eye. Insiders say the two have been secretly seeing each other since the O'Neals headed to divorce court. Ellis previously dated former Congressman Harold Ford. [NY Daily News]
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PRETTY SKETCHY
The boys of Pretty Ricky are continuously fighting rumors of homosexuality. Group member Spectacular was accused of being gay after he put up a striptease video 
on YouTube. Now one of the group's quieter members, Slickem, has a picture on the Web of him with another boy's head in his lap (while on a couch with no shirt or clothes on). The photo leaves a lot to the imagination for his fans. Slickem has yet to justify what the pic is all about. [Bossip]
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HARD OUT HERE FOR A PIMP
Guess Terrence Howard was tired of his playboy lifestyle. It's hard to keep Hollywood weddings under wraps, but Howard was able to tie the knot in a small ceremony with commercial production worker Michelle Ghent-Howard this past January. Howard, who previously split from his ex-wife, Lori McComma in 2005, is busy promoting his new movie 'Winnie' in which he plays Nelson Mandela, opposite Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson. Howard told CNN's Anderson Cooper during an interview at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday that he was a married man again. "To come here and be with my wife, it's the best feeling in the world," he said while promoting 'Winnie' in Cannes. His wife is of Asian descent and 33 years old. Howard has three children from his previous marriage to McComma. [US Magazine]
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NOSE JOB GONE WRONG
'Real Housewives of Atlanta's' NeNe Leakes is rumored to have had a little cosmetic surgery recently. The Bravo reality television star arrived at her co-star Sheree Whitfield's 'Dance With the Stars' event sporting what looks like a new nose. The new nose is much slimmer than her first one, but already the Internet is up in arms that it isn't a good nose job. There's also talk that she's gotten some other work done. Either way, NeNe's new haircut is bangin'. That's something she can still say "BAM" about. [YBF]
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By: KW on 5/22/2010 10:14AM
I wonder what South Korean nail-shop-working mail-order-bride catalog Terrance Howard her? With all the strong, intelligent, beautiful Sistahs out here, who could truely represent Black love to a Hollywood Brother with some Hollywood cash, like Terrance Howard, I find it hard to continue to put my movie dollars behind that sort of mentality. I hope those Koreans go see his next movie, Winnie? Better yet, I hope they nominate him for the next Koren Entertainment Television Image Award!
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By: Robert on 5/22/2010 4:32PM
Maybe Mr. Howard can only satisfy an oriental woman.
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By: Evelyn on 5/23/2010 6:09PM
Did you forget that Terrance is from Black and White parents? He can go either. Why does he have to deny anyone because of his color? I think its sad that so many brothers don't feel they should give sistas a chance or should I say, bring that money into the community. But at the same time, I wouldn't want a sister to end up like Elin, Tigers wife. With all his money I can't see how it would be worth that much shame and not to mention, "They both could be carrying the Aids virus." Forget the money, that sex may be a death sentence.
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By: SMH on 5/23/2010 8:46PM
Let the hate begin.
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By: Navyman on 5/22/2010 10:58AM
Aw here we go! This is sooooooo fertile ground to start talking 'bout sistahs getting pissed off at brothas who choose to exercise their right to the variety of women in the world but I won't go there. So I'll just say chalk up another comment from a 'bitter sistah', KW. Life being what it is, wouldn't it be right and proper to just be happy for Terrance? What's great about this country, RW is that we all have a choice. We can stay in school or drop out; we can marry or stay single; we can marry inside our race our outside our race and if you don't want to, as you say, 'put money' behind a movie starring Terrance Howard, BAM! that's your choice too.
Don't be angry with this brotha because he found a woman that he loves and who loves him, irregardless of her ethnicity. Wish him well and hope that one day YOU too will be able to find a man, irregardless of his skin-shade, that will love you unconditionally.
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By: Theresa on 5/24/2010 6:44PM
"irregardless" is not a word. Bam!
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By: William on 5/22/2010 12:39PM
Congrats Navyman you hit a home run. It is time for The Sisters to understand they are not the only mate option for The Brothers. I am sure Mr. Howard has dated Black Women and has been married to one. Now he has found someone that is more congruous. He deserve to be happy just like anyone else. If a Black Man or Women cannot find someone that compliments, is compatible and is in confority to them within the race, they sould seek this type person outside the race. No one should live or adjust their lives based on society prejudice. It is written that; " a man that finds a wife finds a good thing" it dosent say as long as she is of a certain race or color. I am happy for Mr. and Mrs Howard and wish them the very best.
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By: francine on 5/23/2010 3:45PM
I beg the differance, terrence has never been married to a sista.
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By: selfish people on 5/22/2010 1:14PM
What matters most about this marriage is whether he chose this woman or if God selected her to be the best wife for him. Marraiage is a most sacred union to God, so I pray this decision was based upon the promises of God, and if they can go through the refiners fire and not get burnt
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By: Vandy on 5/23/2010 5:06PM
Thank you Selfish people. May you continue to spread the true word of God on the web. People must understand that it's not about race/ethnicity, it's about who God chooses for you to be with. If i'm meant to be with a man other than my race/ethnicity, then it's God's will, not mine!
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