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Just Rumors - The rumors that Lil Wayne’s 8-year-old daughter, Reginae Carter, was killed in a car accident are false. The rapper told AllHipHop.com that his daughter is "alive and healthy."
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Caught Redhanded - A police officer has quit and two others in West Palm Beach, Fla., were fired Tuesday after a cop cam caught them punching and kicking a handcuffed suspect. The suspect, Pablo Gilberto Valenzuela, 42, suffered a broken jaw and bruised eyes, authorities said.
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He Was Ready - Bernie Mac reportedly told his wife, Rhonda, that he was tired and ready to go. “I knew this could be it... .I said, ‘Hey Bernard. How are you?’ and I kissed his forehead,” she recalls. “He shrugged his shoulders, like ‘I’m tired’ and I said, ‘I know you’re tired.’”
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A Legend Gone - It looks like it was a stroke that killed Isaac Hayes, according to paperwork filed by the singer's family. Relatives found Hayes unconscious in his home Sunday next to a still-running treadmill. Paramedics attempted to revive him and took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was 65.
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"Soul Men" Cursed? - It isn't due out until the fall. But already the movie "Soul Men" is getting a lot of attention. Two of the movie's stars, Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac, died within 24 hours of each other. Both deaths were unexpected, and both men had prominent roles in the film, which ironically is about death.
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Remembering the Legends - Jet Magazine is paying its respects to Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes. Next week, the magazine will feature tributes to both legends who passed away last week.
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Bluesman Honored - It comes more than two months after his death, but Bo Diddley has an honorary degree from the University of Florida to his credit. The school awarded him the honor this past Saturday during a summer commencement ceremony.
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It's a Wrap - Michael Misick, the premier of Turks and Caicos, who's been accused by his actress wife LisaRaye of cheating on her, says he’s filing for divorce. “I am committed to dissolving the marriage amicably,” he told BET in a statement. “I believe that this is a private matter and will have no further comments. I hope that our privacy will be respected.”
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Not So Godly - Victoria Osteen, wife of renowned pastor Joel Osteen is being sued. According to flight attendant Sharon Brown, Osteen got angry that a spill on the armrest of her first-class seat was not quickly cleaned up and threw her against a bathroom door and elbowed her in the left breast. She then allegedly attempted to rush the cockpit.
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Pay Up Tito - Is Tito Jackson borrowing money and not paying it back? A martial arts teacher in Devon, England, is suing the former member of the Jackson Five for $25,000, claiming Tito still owes him from the almost $40,000 he loaned him earlier this year.
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Beef's Over - The beef between Diddy and Laurie Ann Gibson appears to be over. She's returning as Diddy's choreographer in the upcoming season of "Making the Band." Gibson said, "Business-wise, it was definitely in my best interest to take the challenge to move forward and put it behind me." The reunion will be featured on the season premiere.
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Arrested - Yung Berg is in trouble with the law once again. He was arrested for weapons and marijuana charges in New York over the weekend.
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Arrested - Yung Berg is in trouble with the law once again. He was arrested for weapons and marijuana charges in New York over the weekend.
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Jacked Up - DMX has gone from big-time rapper to having a big rap sheet. He's facing his sixth arrest in 2008 because he didn't show up in court for a felony drug charge in Phoenix Tuesday. Commissioner Phemonia Miller issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
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Transsistah? - The upcoming season of “America’s Next Top Model” will feature a transgender contestant named Isis. The 22-year-old from Prince George’s County, Md., describes herself as a “a woman born physically male.”
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So- Raven - “That's So-Raven.” But the outfit is so… You fill in the blank. Raven Symone performed recently wearing this.
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Winning Williams - Two sisters. One day at the Olympics. Three wins. Venus and Serena Williams won their solo matches at the Olympics – then teamed up for a win in a doubles match against a duo from the Czech Republic this week.
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Counting on Richards - Nike is counting on Sanya Richards' journey to the Olympic in Beijing to rake in some cash. The athletic company is featuring the U.S. track and field star in an Olympic-themed ad, titled "A Dream Deferred." After battling a rare disease that threatened to derail her track career, Richards has been able to return to action and make the American team.
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Golden Swimmer - Cullen Jones became the third African-American swimmer to win a medal in the Olympic Games on Monday, and the second to win the gold. "I was told, you could change the face of swimming by getting more African-Americans into swimming," 24-year-old Jones told “Today.”
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Beep! It's the VEEP - Barack Obama says when he decides on his running mate, you can be among the very first to know. His campaign says voters can sign up to get either an e-mail or a text message when he makes a decision. The e-mail sent to reporters says the campaign will send out the alerts "the moment" Obama makes his choice official.
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NFL Kick Off - Usher is kicking off the 2008 NFL season with a free concert at Columbus Circle in New York City. It’s set for Sept. 4. As for the game itself, the Super Bowl champion New York Giants will take on Washington to kick off the new season.
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Live and in Concert - Her album may have been pushed back, but Michelle Williams wants to make sure her fans know she's still around. The former Destiny Child's member performed at the Party 105 Mega Jam Concert in New York this past weekend.
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Coming This Fall - R&B singer Brandy will return this fall with “Human,” the highly-anticipated CD set to hit stores on Nov. 11. "'Human' is my most personal album to date," said Brandy. I have grown so much since my last album. Being able to express myself and my journey through my music is a feeling I can't describe."
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Fiyah - Rihanna is everywhere these days givin' fiyah. She'll be featured in the September issue of Essence magazine.