December 15 - 21, 2008 21 here and there We heard... CHECK out Ciara looking all ‘arty’ in this photo for the next issue of Elle magazine. The Goodies singer is almost unrecognisable with her blue cropped hairdo and odd headgear. Interesting or plain weird? You decide! DO YOU LIKE THIS LOOK? BUY TICKETS FOR CLUB NIGHTS, CONCERTS, COMEDY FASHION SHOWS & MUCH MORE... ANY TICKET , ANY WHERE USHER’S THE DADDY... AGAIN USHER has become a father for the second time. The 30- year-old singer and his wife Tameka Foster, 38, (pictured together, right) welcomed their second son into the world last week. The couple, who already have one-year-old Usher Raymond V, confirmed last month that they were expecting their second child – thereby quashing the rumours that their marriage was on the rocks. With two babies – and Foster’s three sons from her previous relationship – it’s sure to be a hectic Christmas for the couple! STEVIE TO DO DANCING WITH THE STARS? STEVIE Wonder is reportedly being lined up for the US version of Strictly Come Dancing. Unsurprisingly, the news has been met with shock from those who question how Wonder, who is, of course, blind, will get on in the dance competition. But the Superstitious singer recently told a US radio station of his hopes to take part in Dancing With The Stars. “It'd be fun. It's not impossible, but right now it's just a thought,” he said. “If I've got seven children, I've got to be able to dance, right?” JEN’S GOING BACK TO WORK RUSSELL SLAMS INTERRACIAL RELATIONSHIP HATERS RUSSELL Simmons isn’t happy with those who have taken a pop at him for hanging out with his ‘friend’, white model Veronica Verikova. The hip-hop mogul took to his blog to slap down those rumours that he doesn’t date black women. “Choosing someone who I am physically attracted to and who also inspires, uplifts, educates and keeps me interested is my first priority – not their race,” Simmons stated. “And if these bloggers recall, I did marry a woman who was half African American,” he added, referring to his ex-wife Kimora Simmons. It’s a lengthy rant – get online and check it out. THIS credit crunch really isn’t playing. First it was Wyclef, then Fantasia, and now former TLC singer T-Boz is the latest star to reportedly be facing eviction from her home. The $530,000 Georgia property owned by the R’n’B star – real name Tionne Watkins Rolison – is scheduled to go up for auction in January 2009. According to public records, the 38-year-old has defaulted on the original principal of her mortgage, and the five-bedroom house is now being claimed by the state. T BOZ COULD LOSE HER HOME SINGER Toni Braxton has revealed she had a benign tumour removed from her breast shortly after leaving the US version of Strictly Come Dancing. The 41- year-old said she knew about the tumour before appearing on Dancing With The Stars. She scheduled the surgery after exiting the competition in October. “Getting the boot was a blessing in disguise for me,” she told US Weekly magazine. “My grandmother on my dad's side died of breast cancer.” Of her own tumour, she added: “I was worried about what they would find, but it was benign. I was very fortunate. Cancer knows no race, no creed, no colour.” BRAXTON TALKS OF BREAST OP Picture of the week! JENNIFER Hudson is returning to work following the murder of her mother, brother and nephew. The singer and actress, currently starring in the film The Secret Life of Bees, will start shooting the video for her new single If It Isn't Love in Los Angeles this week, according to her record label J Records. The 27-year-old’s mother Darnell Hudson Donerson and brother Jason Hudson were found shot dead in their Chicago home on October 24. The body of Hudson’s seven- year-old nephew, Julian King, was found in a SUV (sports utility vehicle) three days later. But good news emerged last week when it was announced that Hudson has been nominated for four Grammy Awards. In a statement, Hudson said she is “honoured and humbled by the nominations." AKON has addressed claims that he lied about his criminal past to boost his career. Earlier this year, it was alleged that the Locked Up singer exaggerated about the amount of time he spent in prison in order to boost his image. He recently told US website Access Atlanta: “I got caught up in cars and this and that. Kept going in and out of jail. Three months here, six months there, two weeks here. So I guess when I was being interviewed, I would say, ‘Yeah, I did about three years’. I wasn't saying I did a three-year stretch, I was calculating the time from when I started to get in trouble to the time when I said, ‘Enough is enough.’” AKON CLEARS UP HIS PRISON PAST
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- 1. December 15 - 21, 2008 21here and thereWe heard... USHERS THE DADDY... AGAIN USHER has become a father for the second time. The 30- year-old singer and his wife Tameka Foster, 38, (pictured together, right) welcomed their second son into the world last T BOZ COULD LOSEweek. The couple, who already haveHER HOME one-year-old Usher Picture Raymond V, confirmedTHIS credit crunch really isnt playing. last month that theyFirst it was Wyclef, then Fantasia, andwere expecting theirDO YOU LIKE of thenow former TLC singer T-Boz is the latest star to reportedly be facing second child thereby quashing the rumoursTHIS LOOK?week!eviction from her home. The $530,000 Georgia property owned by the RnBstar real name Tionne Watkins that their marriage was on the rocks. With two babies CHECK out Ciara looking all arty Rolison is scheduled to go up forand Fosters three in this photo for the next issue of Elle auction in January 2009. According tosons from her magazine. The Goodies singer is almost public records, the 38-year-old hasprevious relationship unrecognisable with her blue cropped hairdo defaulted on the original principal of her its sure to be a and odd headgear. Interesting or plain weird? mortgage, and the five-bedroom househectic Christmas You decide! is now being claimed by the state.for the couple!RUSSELL SLAMSINTERRACIAL RELATIONSHIP HATERSAKON CLEARS UP RUSSELL Simmons isnt HIS PRISON PAST happy with those who have AKON has addressed claims thattaken a pop at him for he lied about his criminal past to hanging out with his friend,boost his career. Earlier this year, itwhite model Veronica was alleged that the Locked Up Verikova. The hip-hop mogul singer exaggerated about the amount took to his blog to slap down of time he spent in prison in order to those rumours that he doesnt dateboost his image. He recently told USblack women. Choosing someone who website Access Atlanta: I got caught upI am physically attracted to and who alsoin cars and this and that. Kept going in and inspires, uplifts, educates and keeps me interested is my first out of jail. Three months here, six priority not their race, Simmons stated. And if these bloggersmonths there, two weeks here. So I recall, I did marry a woman who was half African American, heguess when I was being added, referring to his ex-wife Kimora Simmons. Its a lengthy rant get online and check it out. BRAXTON TALKS OFinterviewed, I would say, Yeah, I did about three BREAST OP years. I wasn't saying I didSINGER Toni Braxton has revealed she had a benigna three-year stretch, I wasJENS GOING tumour removed from her breast shortly after leavingthe US version of Strictly Come Dancing. The 41- calculating the time from when I started to get inBACK TO WORKyear-old said she knew about the tumour beforeappearing on Dancing With The Stars. She scheduled trouble to the time when I said, Enough is enough.JENNIFER Hudson is returning to workthe surgery after exiting the competition in October.following the murder of her mother, brother Getting the boot was a blessing in disguise for me, and nephew. The singer and actress,she told US Weekly magazine. My grandmother on currently starring in the film The my dad's side died of breast cancer. Of her own Secret Life of Bees, will starttumour, she added: I was worried about what theyshooting the video for her newwould find, but it was benign. I was very fortunate. single If It Isn't Love in Los Cancer knows no race, no creed, no colour. Angeles this week, according toANY TICKET, ANYWHERE her record label J Records. The27-year-olds mother Darnell Hudson Donerson and brother Jason Hudsonwere found shotSTEVIE dead in their Chicago homeTO DO on October 24. The DANCINGbody of Hudsons WITH THE seven- year-old STARS?BUY TICKETS FORnephew, STEVIE Wonder is Julian King, reportedly being was found in a lined up for the US SUV (sports utility vehicle)version of StrictlyCome Dancing. CLUB NIGHTS,CONCERTS, COMEDYthree days later. But Unsurprisingly, the good news emergednews has been met last week when it waswith shock from those announced that Hudsonhas been nominated forwho question how Wonder, who is, of course, blind,will get on in the dance competition. But the FASHION SHOWS& MUCH MORE...four Grammy Awards. In aSuperstitious singer recently told a US radio stationstatement, Hudson saidof his hopes to take part in Dancing With The Stars.she is honoured andIt'd be fun. It's not impossible, but right now it's justhumbled by thea thought, he said. If I've got seven children, I'venominations.quot; got to be able to dance, right?
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