Kanye's Lamborghini Aventador (worth a reported $750,000) incredible!

Kanye West is having a tough week. Actually, more like a blunder-filled one.

The 35-year-old made headlines last Friday when he slammed his head into a street sign with baby mama Kim Kardashian (and then got really mad at the paparazzi for causing the clunk), documented in the video now seen 'round the world.
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Then on Tuesday, the father-to-be's Lamborghini Aventador (worth a reported $750,000) was hit by a closing gate outside his baby mama Kim Kardashian's house in Beverly Hills. But this time West (who owns a whole collection of fancy cars) really can blame someone else: The guy who was behind the wheel of the car – reportedly returning it from a service appointment – took a few seconds too long to drive it through the electric gate after it opened, and it ended up shutting right on the pricey set of wheels. Yikes!
Kanye West (WireImage)
As for the damage, it's unclear how extensive it is, but we're sure Kim and Kanye can just request a few thousand extra when they sell those first baby pics and that should cover it …
The day before, Kim K. apparently ran into a bit of trouble herself on the road, tweeting on Monday: "A paparazzi almost crashed into my car today! I am still shaking! He put me in such danger! When will this legalized stalking stop???!!!???"
Um, maybe when you quit reality TV, stop making red carpet appearances, and start living a more private life? Just a guess!

Angelina Jolie Will Remove Her Ovaries Following Double Mastectomy

Angelina Jolie (Getty Images)Angelina Jolie's brave medical journey is far from over.

The humanitarian and mother of six revealed on Monday night that she recently had a preventive double mastectomy after finding out she carried the BRCA1 gene. Due to this mutated gene, Jolie learned there was an 87% chance that she would get breast cancer and a 50% chance she'd develop ovarian cancer.
Now, People magazine reports that Jolie, 37, will undergo surgery to remove her ovaries. Some doctors recommend patients do this before the age of 40 or when a woman is done having children, though it may trigger early menopause.
Jolie's mother Marcheline Bertrand, with whom the actress was extremely close, passed away at the age of 56 after losing her seven-year battle with ovarian cancer.
[Related: Angelina Jolie's Dad in the Dark About Mastectomy]
"She is doing well," a source tells People about how the Oscar winning actress is coping through this challenging time. Jolie had the double mastectomy in February and reconstructive surgery in April.
[Related: Brad Pitt: Angelina Jolie’s Decision Was ‘Absolutely Heroic’]
However, insiders tell People that life has been "normal" for her and Brad Pitt's children. The couple kept up family traditions such as a Valentine's Day gift exchange and an Easter egg hunt even though Jolie was undergoing treatment.

"Her kids always come first to her," a family insider says in People magazine's cover story.

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Clash Over Privacy Before Kim’s DuJour Photoshoot

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are allegedly clashing over just how private they want their relationship and their lives to be – especially with baby Kimye on the way.
Kim and Kanye are the perfect match when you think about how much they both love attention, but they love getting that attention in different ways.
Kanye has always made it well known that he isn’t a fan of the paparazzi prying into his private life (especially when he’s having embarrassing moments, like running into street signs). Kim, on the other hand, loves the paparazzi in some cases and needs them in order to remain successful.
So what happens when Yeezy wants the cameras out of his face and Kim K wants more?
Well apparently the pregnant reality star doesn’t have the answer to that question quite yet.
“We live different lives, but I love being open,” she told Fabulous magazine. “That’s who I’ve always been. That will never change because that is who I am.”

Kimmy did admit that she values privacy a little more now that she is pregnant but it is still a challenge for her to try to understand and respect her boyfriend’s desire for less paparazzi.
“I’m definitely more of a recluse since I’m pregnant,” the reality star added. “But I haven’t necessarily decided to hold myself back, it’s just preparing myself for respecting the privacy of my child and my boyfriend.”
She even went on to say one thing that has everyone worried about the couple’s relationship.
“It does worry me when I think about it,” she said.
If Kimmy is worrying about their future, we can’t help but join in… then again we joined that boat when they first began dating anyway.
As for the baby on the way, Kim isn’t sure how it will be raising a child in the media spotlight but her sisters give her hope that things will be okay.
“My little sisters have grown up so amazingly, with really good heads on their shoulders,” the pregnant Kardashian gushed about little sisters Kendall and Kylie.
We beg to differ actually, but that’s a topic for another day.
Anyway, relationship woes weren’t the only thing that the Kardashian has been exposing to the world lately.
She may be pregnant, but Kanye’s boo wasn’t going to let that put a stop to her constant photoshoots.

Kim took to DuJour Magazine where she snapped the first official pregnancy photos she has released on her own – not the rude, sneaky paparazzi shots that often accuse her of being too fat for a pregnant woman.
We must say she looks absolutely stunning in the black and white shoot where she flaunts her bare pregnant belly for the cameras.
The shoot had a very natural and romantic feel to it rather than the super sexy shots that Kim is more famous for, but we’re loving it.
At one point the soon-to-be mother even posed with some lovable puppies.
During her interview with DuJuour she continued to discuss her new view of privacy and it seems like she is bound to butt heads with her baby’s daddy.
While she admitted that she is continuing to respect the privacy of her family, she doesn’t necessarily believe that she should stop reality TV even when the baby is born.
Well it will surely be interesting to see what daddy Yeezy has to say about that.

Mo’Nique Changes Tune on Open Marriage, Talks Weight Loss

Mo’Nique has been offering up fitness motivation long before the approaching swimsuit season made it the popular thing to do.
For the last year, the comedian and actress has been hitting the gym hard and taking to Twitter to show her followers the results.
Her goal — somewhere between 190 and 200 pounds — is not far from her current weight of 218, Mo’Nique explained in an interview with New York radio station Hot 97 Monday, and she’s relying on old-fashioned exercise to achieve it.
“I tweet every morning my workouts because I want women to see — especially us big women — that you don’t have to let them cut you and suck it out, you don’t have to let them staple you up, you don’t have to let them give you a pill, you don’t have to let them put a band around your organs. If you just put the work in, baby, I promise you, it’ll come off,” Mo’Nique said around the 4-minute mark.
Her weight-loss journey has been three years in the making, beginning somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 pounds, she estimates.
In addition to her weight, Mo’Nique, who’s been relatively quiet since BET network halted her late-night talk show, “The Monique Show,” in July 2011, kept it candid about her open marriage with husband Sidney Hicks and why she experienced a change of heart since she first revealed the status of the relationship in an interview with Barbara Walters in 2010.
“When I did that interview, I didn’t realize the king that I had. I was just being old Mo’Nique … It actually backfired. I thought I was saying to women “you can enjoy your cake and eat it, too.” It backfired … Now that I understand what I have, baby listen, there’s not another man on the face of this earth that can compare to mine. In my humble opinion. That’s just for me … When you really take the energy and pay attention to your relationship … and really take the energy really put your all into that relationship and love him in a way that your mama didn’t teach you how to love a man, don’t neither one of y’all wanna go nowhere … Sisters listen, treat ‘em like a King if you wanna be treated like a Queen — it works.”

Mo’Nique New Weight Loss picture
Source: HuffingtonPost BlackVoices

Zoe Saldana Weight: Why is it Listed on Allure’s Cover?

Zoe Saldana weight – why oh why is it on the cover of Allure magazine’s June cover?
Every time we seem to be making progress in the way women are portrayed in magazines, somehow we take a step back.
The latest reminder that we still have a ways to go is that Allure magazine’s latest cover, featuring gorgeous actress Zoe Saldana, describes its cover model as “115 Pounds of Grit and Heartache.”
While that may be true, readers probably didn’t need to know precisely how much “grit and heartache” she possesses.
It’s not clear if or how the number fits into the piece since the full interview with the actress has yet to be released but when omg! inquired about the headline, Saldana’s rep referred omg! to Allure, who in turn said “no comment.”

Whomever is responsible, the decision to showcase Saldana’s digits seems so … unnecessary.
Hilary Levey Friedman, a Harvard sociologist who often writes and speaks about images in the media, calls it “an interesting choice,” particularly because many of today’s women focus on Body Mass Index rather than the numbers on the scale.
The message to women on the Allure cover, she says, is that “you need to be thin and strong. Just one isn’t enough anymore. This only puts more demands on women and can lead to varied types of disordered eating.”
Friedman adds that the headline harks back to another era.
“It used to be common to share numbers like weight and measurements,” she continues. “While it is still common within the modeling industry … more mainstream pop culture has shied away from it. Even the Miss America Pageant stopped listing the weights and measurements of its competitors by the 1990s.”
Not long ago, it seemed possible that readers of women’s glossies would see a change.

Source: Yahoo.com

Angelina Jolie’s Dad in the Dark About Her Double Mastectomy, Brad Pitt Says It’s Made Their Relationship ‘Stronger’

Jon Voight and Angelina Jolie in 2001. (Getty Images)Angelina Jolie was so secretive about her decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy that she didn't tell her father, Jon Voight, who found out with the rest of the world in the actress's New York Times op-ed piece.

[Related: Angelina Jolie Reveals She Had Preventative Double Mastectomy]
"I didn't know. It wasn't obvious at all," the 74-year-old actor, who had just seen Jolie and her family two days earlier at a family birthday party, told the New York Daily News. "I was as surprised as anyone and deeply moved by the way she's handled this."

Voight — who publicly feuded with his daughter in 2002, though they reconciled in recent years — said he spoke with Jolie after learning the news and she "educated me on this stuff."
"I think she is an inspiration to many people who are faced with the same situation," he told E! News. "She will make a difference in so many people’s lives."
Brad Pitt and Jolie (WireImage)That's what Jolie's fiancé Brad Pitt thinks as well. After initially calling the mother of his six children "absolutely heroic," he opened up about it in an interview with USA Today.
[Related: Brad Pitt: Angelina Jolie’s Decision Was ‘Absolutely Heroic’]
"I'm quite emotional about it, of course," the "World War Z"star said about Jolie's decision to share her story. "She could have stayed absolutely private about it and I don't think anyone would have been none the wiser with such good results. But it was really important to her to share the story and that others would understand it doesn't have to be a scary thing. In fact, it can be an empowering thing, and something that makes you stronger and us stronger."
Pitt said that during the three-month mastectomy process, Jolie still traveled to the Congo, London, and New York to honor her humanitarian commitments, which we detailed here.
"This was during Stage 2 (when the double mastectomy was performed)," he told the paper. "Literally it was just weeks after she'd had truly major surgery."
He added that he and their children tried to make the most of the situation, infusing fun and humor whenever they could.
"We set up our own little post-op recovery that became pretty fun. You make an adventure out of it," he said, adding,"It's such a wonderful relief to come through this and not have a spectre hanging over our heads. To know that that's not going to be something that's going to affect us. My most proudest thing is our family. This isn't going to get that."
Meanwhile, praise over Jolie's bold decision keeps flowing in. "E! News" host Giuliana Rancic, who had a double mastectomy in 2011 (like these other celebrities), spoke out about it on Tuesday.
"I applaud Angelina's decision to go public with this very personal information," said Rancic. "The fact that she is one of the most private stars in Hollywood yet has decided to go public with this incredibly personal story demonstrates how important it is to shine the spotlight on the importance of breast and ovarian cancer prevention."
Wanda Sykes, who also had the procedure, also addressed the topic -- with her trademark sense of humor.
"People know I went through the same surgery but it's just so odd that Angelina Jolie does something and now my t***ies are back in the news," she joked on "The Tonight Show" Tuesday. More seriously, "I think it's incredible and I think she made the right decision. And I applaud her for sharing something very personal with everybody because it's definitely going to help people."

Will Angelina Jolie’s Mastectomy Change Her Wedding Plans?

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (WireImage)Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy announcement has inspired many to salute the A-lister for her bravery and candidness in fighting her genetic predisposition to cancer.

In terms of her health, Angelina is doing great and estimates that her chances of developing breast cancer have dropped "from 87 percent to under 5 percent."
Thankfully, it won't be quite as busy a year ahead for the hard-working mom — Disney's "Maleficent" doesn't hit theaters until next summer and she's only in pre-production on her next directorial effort, "Unbroken." But there's something else that's been well reported as on her docket for this year: to marry longtime beau Brad Pitt.
[Photos: Stars Applaud Angelina Jolie On Twitter]
We were curious about how such a bombshell would affect a task like wedding planning, so we reached out to Anna Post, author and granddaughter to etiquette queen Emily Post.
Should a situation like this affect the scale of a wedding? On the one hand, you could be inspired to throw a larger celebration. Though some might want to scale back.
It shouldn't have to. It’s doesn’t have to change how you throw a wedding. You may not be up for so many guests, but there's nothing wrong with moving forward.
What about the wedding dress?
Being a very famous and very beautiful woman, I'm sure she's aware people will be curious about her dress. It's a personal decision for anyone woman who has had a mastectomy -- but this doesn’t have to be a reinvention of the wheel.
[Related: Brad Pitt: Angelina Jolie’s Decision Was ‘Absolutely Heroic’]
Angelina said that – as is the case of any woman going through a surgery like she did – her fiancé, Brad Pitt, was a crucial part of the process. How can that support translate to their wedding?
Grooms can certainly help. They can listen. If she's stressed, if she's tired. Most of all, they can help when a bride really wants an opinion, not a "yes" or "no" answer.
Are you excited to see Brangelina walk down the aisle? Tell us in comments

Beyonce Cancels Show Due to Exhaustion or Second Pregnancy?

Beyonce has been forced to cancel her show today, May 14, in Belgium due to dehydration and exhaustion, but with rumors already swirling that baby number two is on the way the canceled show is certainly adding more fuel to the rumor mill.
After Queen Bey admitted in several interviews that she would love to have another baby, the world has been waiting for her to make the announcement that Blue Ivy will be a big sister.
In the meantime, we have seen the R&B Queen’s belly poke out just a bit during on her Mrs. Carter World Tour shows before she opted for a baby bump hiding gown for the 2013 MET Gala all while banning any outside media from attending her shows.
Throw all that together in the media rumor pot along with the canceled show and you have one heaping soufflé of coincidental evidence that has the Bey Hive going crazy.

Mrs. Carter’s publicist released a statement explaining that Beyonce canceled the show after a doctor advised her to rest and whether or not she will hit the stage on Wednesday for next show is contingent upon that same doctor giving her the green light.
Back in February Blue Ivys’ mommy told pal Oprah that she would like to have another baby after this tour, but maybe she just couldn’t wait until then?
Or (and this is the more likely option) Beyonce realized that the Mrs. Carter Show would only make headlines for a few weeks before the buzz died out, but there is an unwritten list of certain things that the media can’t help but feed into – and at the top of that list is pregnancy rumors.
Another option is that Beyonce is just living her life like she normally would and the internet alone has blown things out of proportion, but with the “Bow Down” songstress never coming out to deny any of the pregnancy rumors we don’t think this is only the result of fan speculation.

During her interview with ABC News Jay-Z’s wife gave the second pregnancy rumors a little more fire when she failed to deny the rumors of a bun in the over but made a comment that suggested she was indeed pregnant without her actually saying it.
“I would like more children,” she said with a grin. “I think my daughter needs some company. I definitely love being a big sister. At some point… when it’s supposed to happen.”
The canceled show will be schedule for a later date and fans are advised to hold on to their tickets as they will be needed to gain entry to the reschedule show.

Rihanna Reveals River Island Collection For Her Super Skinny ‘Fat Days’

Rihanna debuted a new video that gave a sneak peek at her latest fashion collection collaboration with the street label River Island and revealed that even on her ‘fat days’ her body is absolutely banging.
While RiRi’s arch nemesis Karrueche Tran is struggling to get out a sufficient line of t-shirts, Rihanna is making her mark in the fashion industry with her second collection which manages to combine the edginess of street clothing with some soft, flirty designs.
The video reveals that the Bajan beauty is very hands on with her designs, which comes as no surprise once you lay your eyes on the finished product.

Each piece definitely looks like it was inspired by the R&B songstress herself while still being able to fit a wide variety of girls.
According to Chris Brown’s ex, it’s all about creating a line full of pieces that can be mixed and matched to fit any style.
“I made a piece for everybody in my crew,” she says in the video. “We all have different body types and different tastes, and some are braver than others, but I think like that because that’s how all the women in the world are. We’re all different.”
She went on to say that the collection is full of “very timeless” pieces that are “flirty and fun” but still a little “gangsta” at the same time – which seems like the exact way we would describe her fashion sense.

The 25-year-old wasn’t afraid to admit that her clothing line is indeed inspired by her own style because that’s what got her into designing in the first place.
“I just wanted stuff that I want to wear because, at the end of the day, that’s what got me into designing, seeing things on the rack that were great but it could have been a little more ‘me,’ or fit me a little better, or be a little longer, be a little shorter, or have a little more sex appeal, or a little less sex appeal,” she explained.

Well it certainly seems like she took some of today’s hottest trends and turned the sex appeal up to the max.
Almost every piece exposes the midriff or is just pretty revealing overall, which is exactly why Rihanna made us all feel bad about our “fat days.”
“I needed to make clothes for fat days that I have,” the petite songstress said.
While we usually face our “fat days” with hoodies, tent dresses, or baggy shirts Rihanna apparently opts for see through mesh tops and bodysuits that resemble the classic swimsuit from “Baywatch.”
Meanwhile, the new clothing line wasn’t the only thing she was showing off.
The “Stay” songstress was caught out and about with a new blonde do that we frankly weren’t feeling too much.

There is a good chance that the blonde bang cut was just a one night type of deal (we really hope it is), but if she does decide to keep it she will certainly need to style the choppy look a bit better.
The platinum color seemed to wash out the usually stunning “Diamonds” songstress and even her bright red lipstick wasn’t enough to liven her face back up.
It’s easy to see that the blonde do is just a wig so many she’s just testing things out or she snagged the hair piece from her MAC photoshoot earlier that day.
Either way, we’re crossing our fingers that this will be the last of that blonde wig.

Kobe Bryant’s Parents Respond to Theft Accusations With Their Own Lawsuit

Kobe Bryant’s parents are slapping their son with a lawsuit of their own after the NBA star claimed they stole memorabilia from him and were then trying to sell it at an auction.
While Kobe was busy accusing his parents of being thieves, the couple put their own paperwork together and claimed their son was nothing but an Indian giver.
Pamela and Joe Bryant say that Kobe gave them the sports memorabilia over the years and he is just upset because now they want to sell the goods.
Even Kobe’s grandmother is joining in on the legal battle and she’s siding with Pamela and Joe.
Kobe’s grandmother filed a declaration that supports Pamela’s side of the story, but don’t think the entire Bryant family is against him.
His sister, Sharia Washington, claims that Pamela was always looking for ways to profit off of Kobe and she has no right to sell the sports memorabilia.

Somebody needs to sit them all together in a room full of family photos and play “Family Business” by Kanye West… that always does the trick.
Anyway, Kobe’s legal team has successfully put a halt to the auction for now until the family or a judge finally decides who the items belong to.
While it is very likely that Kobe could have given the items to his mother as gifts here and there, that still doesn’t explain why any mother would bring her family into such drama.
This legal battle has the ability to permanently tarnish family relationships but that fact seems to fall the wayside when members of the family are busy seeing dollar signs.

For the record, it’s not as if Kobe left his family broke. The L.A Lakers baller has purchased several lavish homes and other expensive gifts for his mother and other members of his family.
Rumor has it that this entire dispute is over the simple fact that when Kobe’s mother wanted to move she asked her son to cash out on a multimillion dollar home in Vegas. Instead, he offered to buy her another beautiful home that didn’t have quite as large of a price tag (although it’s still expensive enough to where none of us could afford it).

Anyway, Pamela was furious and this is supposedly her way of getting the money she needs to move into the million dollar mansion rather than the luxurious home that makes more sense.
To be fair, Kobe did also buy Vanessa’s mother a multi-million dollar home which is only adding to the fire since his mother is allegedly upset about his marriage to Vanessa in the first place.
Kobe wanted to be practical when it came to his mother’s home but he didn’t hesitate to give his wife’s mother a $3.2 million home in Newport Beach, Calif. before she sold that mansion and was moved into another multi-million dollar home by her famous son-in-law.
Either way, a feud over money should never be enough to tear any family apart… even though that’s exactly the case more often than not.

Nicki Minaj Admits She Is No Fan Of High School In Teen Vogue

Nicki Minaj graced the cover of Teen Vogue for the magazine’s June/July 2013 issue and compared the sneaky conniving ways of the music industry to her days in high school.
That’s right Nicki Minaj hates high school, not her song, but the real deal and how the music industry seems to be nothing but a high school popularity contest.
“People treat this business like it’s high school,” she told the magazine. “It can absolutely feel like one big popularity contest, and you know what? I can’t be bothered. I can’t allow myself to play ridiculous games with grown adults in the industry. I can’t be nice to someone just because they’re hot right now. I can’t do it.”
As she continued the interview Nicki revealed that despite her less than child friendly lyrics there is actually signs of a good role model buried deep down inside her… somewhere.

She revealed that she dealt with some serious struggles throughout high school and was faced with the dilemma of being the new kid over and over again when her parents got into fights.
“Every time my parents fought, my mother would have us move and I would have to go to a new school, which meant I’d have to face the task of making new friends,” she admitted. “I dreaded it.”
She went on to admit that she used to get butterflies as she asked herself if the students would like her or not. Unfortunately, she also revealed that many times she would be forced to get into fights with students who were messing with her but she had to show them that she wouldn’t be “pushed around.”
Despite the poor way she dealt with high school, she is now encouraging teens to just ignore all the negativity and even suggesting that they delete their social media profiles if things just become too much.
“I used to read the bad things people said about me,” Nicki said. “Then I asked myself, ‘Why am I reading that when I have millions of people saying great things?’ You cannot give negativity power. I tell teens, if you’re having a problem, there’s nothing wrong with deleting your social media. If people keep taunting you and you keep reading it, it’s poison.”
There aren’t many celebrities who are willing to tell their fans to delete their social media pages, so it’s a step in the right direction that the hip hop Barbie is letting her Barbs know that it’s okay to walk away from the world of cyber space.
Quite frankly, it’s wonderful advice for many young children. When I was in high school Twitter and Facebook did nothing but allow the mean girls to come home with me every day.
In addition to breaking down the drama of her teenage days, Nicki also got to take part in the photoshoot that was made for her.
The Teen Vogue’s Barbie style photoshoot had Nicki Nick feeling right at home.

The curvy rapper was dressed in tutu’s, glitter, dresses, and outfits that looked like they were made for Malibu Barbie.
And if you are one of those people that still wasn’t convinced Nicki had a nice bone in her body, when she couldn’t made it home to spend Mother’s day with her own mom, she gave special gifts to all the mothers on her team including balloons and large flower bouquets.

Usher Slammed With ‘Six Figure’ Lawsuit from Ex-Nanny

Usher is being sued by his former part-time nanny who claims she often worked over 40 hours a week but was never rightfully paid by the R&B superstar.
It seems like there are only two things Usher does with nannies – and paying them isn’t one of them.
When he takes a break from messing around with the nannies, he spends time ripping them off instead.
The new “The Voice” coach is dealing with a pretty hefty lawsuit, according to TMZ, as the website claims Cecilia Duncan is coming after a “six-figure” pay check.
Duncan started her nanny duties back in 2010 and despite only being part time help she claims she went above and beyond to care for 5-year-old Usher and four-year-old Naviyd.

The former nanny brought her concerns to the “Climax” crooner but claims he ignored her and continued to underpay her for all the hard work she had been doing. It wasn’t long before Usher finally fired her last September without ever paying her the money she was owed for working overtime.
Duncan is now suing for wrongful termination, failure to pay wages, and a slew of other unspecified damages.
A source close to the situation tells TMZ that the lawsuit is “frivolous” and the nanny’s allegations against Usher are “completely false.”
Either way, Usher is only adding more fuel to Tameka Raymond’s fire.
After a long bitter custody battle between the two ex’s, Usher was awarded primary custody rights over both the couple’s children.

Even after the ruling Ms. Raymond made several attempts to bring the case back in front of judges but with no new evidence there was also no new case and the judges denied her.
Now there is a new picture being painted which may give Tameka the green light to snatch her kids right out of Usher’s arms.
Both of the children had been awarded to Tameka’s ex on the grounds that he was able to be there for the children more often than she would be.
With his new gig on “The Voice,” a new movie in the works, and still balancing his music career it’s very unlikely that he is around the children as much as the courts thought he would be.

Add the nanny drama on top of that and there is a pretty good chuck of evidence that may persuade the courts to hand the kids over to Tameka.
Not to mention all the negative publicity over Usher being quite the diva behind the scenes on “The Voice,” the 34-year-old has even tarnished the picture of a humble father that the legal system had previously bought into.
We’re sure Tameka is just waiting for the perfect time to strike…

Jada Pinkett Smith Dodges Open Marriage Rumors, Talks Angela Davis

Jada Pinkett Smith was finally able to talk about something other than her
open marriage rumors and opened up about what she learned from the Angela
Davis documentary, “Free Angela Davis and Other Political Prisoners.”
Jada Pinkett is quite the busy woman. In addition to being a full time mother,
actress, singer-songwriter, and an all around entrepreneur, Smith is also
balancing her movie making career.

She and hubby Will started Overbrook Entertainment and now the Hollywood
couple is using their new business to give light to some serious issues.
The Angela Davis documentary marked the 40th anniversary of Davis’s acquittal
after she appeared on the FBI’s Most Wanted List.
Being a member of the Communist Party caused her to lose her job as a
teacher and be charged with murder and kidnapping back in the 1970s.
The mother of two admitted that she knew a lot about the case, but watching
the documentary just opened up her eyes even more to her story.
“I watched it and I thought I knew the Angela Davis story, and I even thought
that I knew a lot about that era, and I didn’t,” the “Hawthorne” actress said .
“And I was just amazed that I didn’t know more, that it was my right to have a
thorough understanding of such a pivotal figure like Angela Davis and what
that era was.”
Davis, who joined Smith for the interview, looked delighted as she listened on.
The Madagascar voice actress went on to explain that the film allowed her to
see a side of Angela Davis that she would have never known about otherwise.
“I knew that she was a pitotal part of the movement and I knew that she was
powerful and I knew that she was intelligent, but what I didn’t receive was the
beauty of her feminine side, you know, and her softness, and the strength in
her vulnerable nature,” Jada explained. “I’ve learned a lot just simply being in
her presence in that way, knowing that even in my own experiences, to be able
to obtain a perspective that allows me to allow my experiences to deepen me
and broaden me and make me more and not decrease me. So I would say that
has been a gift.”
The talk of a deeper and more broad version of herself comes as no surprise
considering the way she has been using her social media platform lately.
It seems like Jada Pinkett has no problem making her opinions known on
social media regardless of how the general public might feel about them.
From defending young celebrities like Justin Bieber and Rihanna to daily food
for thought type of posts that she hopes her followers, friends, and fans will
reflect upon she is always attempting to throw out some words of wisdom via
social media.
Her latest message is for the ladies.
“One of the reasons that I did that is right now one of my very strong very
focus at this point is trying to figure out how to engage women to flow power
to one another,” she said after she was asked about a status that suggested
white women needed to be able to hit the covers of African American
magazines. “The idea is that there’s a white woman’s issue. Or there’s a black
woman’s issue. There’s a Latina woman’s issue. The idea for women to
understand is that if we could come together and flow each other power for
issues that affect us all, that we would get a lot done…”
She also revealed that as a community we can’t be afraid to share ideas, no
matter how controversial they might be because it is often those touchy
subjects that need to be addressed the most.
As for those pesky open marriage rumors (that we personally still believe have
a little more validity to them than Jada wants us to believe), Jada says they
aren’t much more than “easy obstacles.”
“They’re quite easy obstacles. When I really think about what people are going
through in the world today, and dealing with people’s speculations is one
thing and knowing simply that that’s all that it is,” she said before laughing.
“When you’re living your truth and you understand your truth, things get very
easy. They get less complicated at least, so I’m very blessed. I am very
blessed, so speculations I can deal with.”
These are less of speculations and more of us remembering that famous
interview hubby Will Smith gave back in 2008 where he spoke openly and
candidly about their open marriage, but if you want to call it speculation Jada
please be our guest.

I’m Grateful Success Didn’t Happen at 22

Octavia Spencer: I’m Grateful Success Didn’t Happen at 22

Octavia Spencer arrives at the 2013 Oscars. (Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)Octavia Spencer worked in Hollywood for 16 years before she became a household name.

She appeared in "E.R.," movies like "Big Momma's House," and many, many more TV shows and films before landing the role in "The Help" that won her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar last year. The surprising thing is that she wouldn't have had it any other way.
"I think [success] came at the right time," Spencer tells omg!. "I think success happens when it's supposed to and when you can appreciate it. I am grateful that it didn't happen for me at 22 or 23. I would've been foolish enough to think that we're all entitled to it, instead of it being the divine blessing that it is."
The 42-year-old explains that the movie -- in which she portrays Minny, a woman taking care of the homes and children of white families in pre-Civil Rights Era Jackson, Mississippi -- brought her much more than accolades.
"I'm still good friends with Viola [Davis] and Emma [Stone], Jessica [Chastain] -- we were a tight-knit group," she says, adding that her preparation for the role also left her with a different outlook on life. "I realized that my perspective about my place in the world needed to change. I come from humble beginnings -- very humble beginnings -- but Minny, her beginnings were more humble than mine. And she didn't feel entitlement. She just wanted the best life for her kids, and it made me realize that it wasn't about the glass being half empty or half full, but that you owned the glass. Minny didn't own the glass. I've always owned the glass, and I didn't know that, and getting ready for that role put it all into perspective, and that's why I think it was good that success happened for me at a later date, because I got it; I got the memo."
Last year, while all this change was going on, Spencer also made a big decision about her health after she heard about a product called Sensa, which is a weight-loss supplement that when sprinkled over food is supposed to trick the body into thinking it's full.
Spencer shares a scene with Viola Davis. (Dale Robinette/DreamWorks)
"I just joined the 40s club, and I thought if this product will help me lose weight at my own pace, in my own way, and I don't have to follow a crazy, restrictive meal plan, then it's something that I need to do," Spencer says.
At the same time, the actress decided she needed to step up her workout.
"I like to eat, and so I know that I have to be physical at some point, or I'm going to be just a little soft marshmallow," she notes.
The combination of exercise and eating less has already paid off big. Spencer unveiled a 20-pound weight loss in February, and she's not finished yet. She jokingly sings "Everyday I'm sprinkling," to the tune of the line "Everyday I'm shuffling" in LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem."
The star stuns in basic black. (Steve Granitz/WireImage)
"As a kid, I was always very thin, and I kind of didn't know that I was skinny," she notes. "I look back at pictures now, and I think, 'Who are you?' I started really gaining weight at around 18 or 19, and then 10 pounds turns into 20. The freshman 15 is what started it for me."
While her dress size is smaller now, Spencer says her red carpet style has remained consistent. She continues to sport dresses designed by the Japanese-born Tadashi Shoji when she steps out for fancy fetes.
"I love a classic look, which is why I love Tadashi," she raves. "I gravitate to whatever looks good on me and whatever maakes me feel sexy. I can't say that that has changed because of weight loss."
The next time you see Spencer at a Hollywood soiree, she just might be being honored for her latest role, in the independent film "Fruitvale." The film is based on the true story of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old man who was shot to death by the Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department in San Francisco in 2009, sparking outrage, because he was found to be unarmed.
Spencer, who plays Grant's mother, notes that the project was an important one for her.
"The mentality of how we treat one another needs to be examined, especially how we treat our men of color," she shares. "I have young nephews that would be contemporaries of Oscar Grant, and I thought that if by doing this film it would somehow cause people to assess their behavior -- no matter what side of the issue they're on -- if it would help them assess their behavior and curtail their behavior in some way and how we deal with another, then maybe I've done my job."
The A-list actress's upcoming projects also include a children's book that comes out in the fall, as well as a Lifetime movie, "Call Me Crazy," about mental illness. The flick, which airs April 20, is a series of five short films featuring actresses such as Jennifer Hudson and Melissa Leo. Spencer stars in the segment directed by, of course, another friend from "The Help," Bryce Dallas Howard.

I’m Grateful Success Didn’t Happen at 22

Octavia Spencer: I’m Grateful Success Didn’t Happen at 22

Octavia Spencer arrives at the 2013 Oscars. (Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)Octavia Spencer worked in Hollywood for 16 years before she became a household name.

She appeared in "E.R.," movies like "Big Momma's House," and many, many more TV shows and films before landing the role in "The Help" that won her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar last year. The surprising thing is that she wouldn't have had it any other way.
"I think [success] came at the right time," Spencer tells omg!. "I think success happens when it's supposed to and when you can appreciate it. I am grateful that it didn't happen for me at 22 or 23. I would've been foolish enough to think that we're all entitled to it, instead of it being the divine blessing that it is."
The 42-year-old explains that the movie -- in which she portrays Minny, a woman taking care of the homes and children of white families in pre-Civil Rights Era Jackson, Mississippi -- brought her much more than accolades.
"I'm still good friends with Viola [Davis] and Emma [Stone], Jessica [Chastain] -- we were a tight-knit group," she says, adding that her preparation for the role also left her with a different outlook on life. "I realized that my perspective about my place in the world needed to change. I come from humble beginnings -- very humble beginnings -- but Minny, her beginnings were more humble than mine. And she didn't feel entitlement. She just wanted the best life for her kids, and it made me realize that it wasn't about the glass being half empty or half full, but that you owned the glass. Minny didn't own the glass. I've always owned the glass, and I didn't know that, and getting ready for that role put it all into perspective, and that's why I think it was good that success happened for me at a later date, because I got it; I got the memo."
Last year, while all this change was going on, Spencer also made a big decision about her health after she heard about a product called Sensa, which is a weight-loss supplement that when sprinkled over food is supposed to trick the body into thinking it's full.
Spencer shares a scene with Viola Davis. (Dale Robinette/DreamWorks)
"I just joined the 40s club, and I thought if this product will help me lose weight at my own pace, in my own way, and I don't have to follow a crazy, restrictive meal plan, then it's something that I need to do," Spencer says.
At the same time, the actress decided she needed to step up her workout.
"I like to eat, and so I know that I have to be physical at some point, or I'm going to be just a little soft marshmallow," she notes.
The combination of exercise and eating less has already paid off big. Spencer unveiled a 20-pound weight loss in February, and she's not finished yet. She jokingly sings "Everyday I'm sprinkling," to the tune of the line "Everyday I'm shuffling" in LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem."
The star stuns in basic black. (Steve Granitz/WireImage)
"As a kid, I was always very thin, and I kind of didn't know that I was skinny," she notes. "I look back at pictures now, and I think, 'Who are you?' I started really gaining weight at around 18 or 19, and then 10 pounds turns into 20. The freshman 15 is what started it for me."
While her dress size is smaller now, Spencer says her red carpet style has remained consistent. She continues to sport dresses designed by the Japanese-born Tadashi Shoji when she steps out for fancy fetes.
"I love a classic look, which is why I love Tadashi," she raves. "I gravitate to whatever looks good on me and whatever maakes me feel sexy. I can't say that that has changed because of weight loss."
The next time you see Spencer at a Hollywood soiree, she just might be being honored for her latest role, in the independent film "Fruitvale." The film is based on the true story of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old man who was shot to death by the Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department in San Francisco in 2009, sparking outrage, because he was found to be unarmed.
Spencer, who plays Grant's mother, notes that the project was an important one for her.
"The mentality of how we treat one another needs to be examined, especially how we treat our men of color," she shares. "I have young nephews that would be contemporaries of Oscar Grant, and I thought that if by doing this film it would somehow cause people to assess their behavior -- no matter what side of the issue they're on -- if it would help them assess their behavior and curtail their behavior in some way and how we deal with another, then maybe I've done my job."
The A-list actress's upcoming projects also include a children's book that comes out in the fall, as well as a Lifetime movie, "Call Me Crazy," about mental illness. The flick, which airs April 20, is a series of five short films featuring actresses such as Jennifer Hudson and Melissa Leo. Spencer stars in the segment directed by, of course, another friend from "The Help," Bryce Dallas Howard.