Tamera Says I Do!

Tamera Mowry got her dream wedding on Sunday when she married Fox News Channel correspondent Adam Housley in Napa Valley. The Sister, Sister star, 32, and Housley, 39, tied the knot at an inn and vineyard surrounded by 300 guests.  Among the bride's eight bridesmaids were maid of honor Andrea Regalado and Mowry's twin sister and matron of honor Tia Mowry.


Catch up over at People...

On To The Next One!

Weeks ago Gabriel dropped his petition for child custody and spousal support. I guess that's a hugh sigh of relief since ex-husband's Eric Benet and David Justice both had their grubby little hands in her pockets. Over the weekend she was spotted having dinner with sexy boyfriend Olivier Martinez. I sometimes wish these celebrities would take a breather and just be by themselves sometimes.  Team Berry!

Art Imitates Life... At Least from My Vantage Point.

Album Art Exchange is dedicated to people who appreciate High Quality Album Artwork. We act as a repository for Album covers, CD covers and Album artwork from around the world and present it here for your personal non-commercial use- The Album Art Exchange

The album cover at the top is the creation of Har Mar Superstar.  In addition to being a solo artist, Har Mar is a songwriter. He has written songs for artists including The Cheetah Girls, Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Osburne and Ben Adams.  The album cover on the right is from MSTRKRFT an electronic/dance music group from Toronto.  The group was started in 2005 by Jesse F. Keeler formerly of Death from Above 1979.  They've worked with Kylie Minogue, John Legend, E-40, N.O.R.E., and Lil' Mo, among others.

Side Note: I'm glad Har Mar lost some weight.  That extra weight made him look like Ron Jeremy, egads!

 

*A Little Holiday Swirl*

Zoe Saldana and fiance Keith Brittan chilling in Aspen. Aren't they the cutest?






Oh...Happy Holidays!

I'm Fortunate To Be Dating Janet Jackson!

I don’t date Janet Jackson. She is my girlfriend; there is a difference.  She is a very special and talented woman who never ceases to amaze me- Wissam Al Mana


Alrighty Then!

Alvin Ailey Dancer/Director, Ronnie Favors Marries Last Saturday In NYC

First I'm going to state the obvious: Black Don't Crack ya'll.  She's absolutely beautiful. Age 54 never looked so good! He's no slouch either.  Two Master's degrees..and he's over 60??


From the New York Times:


Ronni Favors and Bill Colavito were married Saturday evening at the Palm House at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Donna Walker-Kuhne, a minister of religious ceremonies for Soka Gakkai International USA, a Buddhist lay organization in Manhattan, led a Nichiren Buddhist ceremony.


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Chilli...is this REALLY Something New...Or Are You Playing With Us?

I swear, with all these reality shows and what-not, you just can't believe any and err-thang.  But they do look hawt together!


Here's hoping she has mentally moved on pass Stripe Floyd Mayweather.


More after the jump...

Tamera Mowry Says Yes To Marriage Proposal in Italy!

The 32-year-old actress is engaged to Fox News correspondent Adam Housley, 38.  "Adam proposed to Tamera last week in Italy," a source close to the couple tells E! News. And Housley knows all about getting down on one knee for his ladylove.  "They were engaged a few years ago, but broke it off," the insider says. "They have been dating on and off for the past year and now he has put a ring on her finger once again." - Weisman


Congrats Tamera!!

Side note: Hopfully we'll see more of her on TV. I love her and her sister!




More wedded bliss after the jump...

Def Leppard's Guitarist Swirls it Up On Wedding Day!

Love Bites? Well, not for Def Leppard lead guitarist Phil Collen. The British rocker married costume designer Helen L. Simmons on the beach at Florida's Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach resort in a sunset ceremony Friday. "We've been looking for each other our entire lifetime," Collen tells PEOPLE. "To say we're ecstatic this day has finally come is putting it mildly. It could only be us for each other." People Magazine

A few reactions from some readers over at People Magazine (surprisingly most were positive):

From Mindy:

I've loved Def Leppard for over 25 years, but Phil is a skank. He is not blessed, he will not have a long and happy marriage. This is his third time, the last wife he cheated on and had two kids outside of the marriage. He makes it sound as though this is his first time finding the love of his life.

From Bev:

Congrats, Phil! I am a long time fan and wish you and your beautiful bride a very happy marriage!

From Pricilla:

Congratulations. Being married is wonderful when you get to enjoy a lifetime with the person you truly love.

From Deborah:

How long into the marriage is he going to cheat on her? He's a rich horny old man. He changes his girlfriends like people changes underwear.The people on here wishing him well must not know his track record very well.

From Facebook User (responding back to Deborah):

Gosh Deborah...you sound like one bitter old hag he 

dumped back in the 80's...he must have really broken your heart for you to be so angry...get over it already...Wish them joy and happiness...and life will work out for them as it is meant too...Stop being so angry and bitter...your life will be better for it!

 

LOL folks are a mess!

More wedded bliss after the jump...

 

When Interracial Dating Goes Wrong: O.J. Simpson Set to Marry Pen Pal

The actor has fallen in love over a series of letters that the duo exchanged with each other and he has proposed to her for marriage, she will now be his third wife.  The pen pal called Anna is a young blonde; she had sent her picture to Simpson who flipped after looking at the picture and is believed to be a spitting image of his late wife Nicole. The former football star had been acquitted of her murder in 1995.  


Simpson is currently serving jail time at Nevada’s Lovelock Correctional Centre for armed robbery case in Los Angeles- Entertainment Biz

O_o

Orenthal just can't seem to stay out of the spotlight can he?  I hope Blondie leaves a trail of breadcrumbs leading to the chapel... 

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True Blood Season 3: Bon Temps Taste The Swirl

Alright I know True Blood is just a wee bit sickening with Ms Stackhouse running around acting like Ms Millie off The Color Purple. However the Tara, Jason, Sam and Eggs quadrangle more than made up for it the previous seasons.
IRR Alert--> Speaking of romances, looks like Tara has a new admirer. This looks sexy and yet frightening at the same time.
I'm just dying to see what the producers are planning to do with Aunjeanu Ellis. That's a baaad lady right there. Can't you just see her and Eric hooking up? No? Well I can see me hooking up with him. I'd be one fangbanging sistah if I lived down in the Bayou LOL.

Bon Temps taste the swirl.

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Did The Black Woman's Role of Second Banana In Hollywood Receive an Upgrade?

Second Banana- noun Informal

1. One, such as an assistant or deputy, who is subordinate to another.
2. One who serves as the straight man opposite the leading comedian in a burlesque.

3. E.g. Larry, Curly, (and Shemp) is to Moe.
4. Gordon Quid and Waffle is to Mr Blik.

Earlier today while over at Skypurple's spot, I came across Columbia Pictures' movie trailer Eat Pray Love. It's the story of a white woman who travels the world to find Yoda herself and ends up finding true love in the process. It stars Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem and that fine azz James Franco. But hey this is Hollywood so what chick flick is complete without a BBF- Black Best Flunky Female? You know what I mean. The black chick that's either the sassy know-it-all, the matronly nurturer or the rational thinker.

For some strange reason, the primary job of the BBF is to uplift, teach and support the main character. More disturbing the BBF is almost always seen as asexual- never being paired up with anyone romantically or sexually. Except for that one time when Tara hooked up with Sam out in Bon Temps. However that's a story in itself. So imagine my surprise when I realized that Robert's BBF, Oscar Nominee Viola Davis is in a relationship with a...wait for it...a white man! Furthermore it appears that the two characters are actually married...to each other *gasps*

Even if this movie has made a slight attempt to go The Princess and The Frog route on us, it's not enough to make me wanna drop 10 bucks on a Julia flick. Frankly I'd rather see her brother Eric spazzing out in his trademark crazy-man roles. Besides, Eric Anthony has great hair!

So is Hollywood giving the BBF roles an upgrade with a twist? Will we begin to see black women in more [interracial] romantic roles? Or will they continue to lag behind the real world?

Catch the trailer after the jump...

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Somebody Tell Slim Thug His Bra Strap Is Showing

I usually try to keep my blog within certain guidelines so to speak. However due to the dreadful interview Jill Scott did with MESSence Magazine, I'm making a slight exception.

I don't need to rehash hot garbage but basically the article turned into a "what iz we gon do bout ah good black men wit all deez white women" interviews. So to put things in perspective for those who are holding out and still waiting to exhale, I present you with...

Slim Thug On Black Women:

It’s hard to trust a Black woman [sometimes] because a lot of Black women’s mind frame is that the man gotta do everything for her; he gotta pay for this, he gotta pay for that, and if it ain’t about money then a lot of them ain’t fu*king with him…

You hear that Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Indie Arie... Angie Stone? Ya'll better recognize a Don when you see one. *in the voice of Biggie*

Slim Goody's Over-Inflated Views of The Worth of Black Men:

Black women need to stand by their man more. Don’t always put the pressure of if I’m fucking with you, you gotta buy me this and that. Black men are the ones that motherfuckers need [but] I think a lot of them need to step it up too.

Stand by their man? Well Slim, perhaps that would be possible if 70% of black households had a Daddy to stand next to. What mofos does he speak of that actually need a black man? I'm confused...

Another thought provoking comment:

Most single Black women feel like they don’t want to settle for less. Their standards are too high right now. They have to understand that successful Black men are kind of extinct. We’re important. It’s hard to find us so Black women have to bow down and let it be known that they gotta start working hard; they gotta start cooking and being down for they man more. They can’t just be running around with their head up in the air and passing all of us.

Gee thanks for putting that out there Slim. How can we have standards when as you say, black men are so important. Why does the world keep forgetting that black men are the only men left on the planet? Your extinction is OUR lost...forgive us Oh-Great One-From-The-Southwest *bows down* Never mind the black women who just aren't into you. For they know not what they want. By the way that last sentence screams of previous rejections. Po thang.

More From Slimy Thug:

"My girl is Black and White. I guess the half White in her is where she still cooks and do all the shit that I say, so we make it. She just takes care of me and I like that. She don’t be begging and I don’t gotta buy her all this crazy ass shit."

Well I guess that makes your white fan base feel just groovy. She don't be begging? I don't gotta? Gawt-damn Texas school system. Uh...never did say what the black half in her is doing. So many questions *kanye shug*

Get ready for Stayve Jerome Thomas' public apology released in 3..2...1...

*Interview Klan Approved*


ETA: Someone vandalized his Wiki page:

When Interracial Marriage Goes Wrong: What Really Happened to Gary?

This heffa woman sound grimy and guilty as hell. How you gonna be "so sick" you can't tend to your own husband? She act like Gary was some sort of homeless man she found on the skreet.

I see her "fever" didn't stop her from pulling the plug on him. I thought Judge Toler got rid of her azz like two years ago?

Let me tell you something, If Gary was my son, estranged or not, I'd grab Columbo, Angela Lansbury, Shug Knight and The Equalizer, hop in the Mystery Van and beat the brakes off Pippi Longstocking.

Shannon on the accusations that she had something to do with Gary's death: "I've had a lot of people saying, 'Yeah, she pushed him.' This and that. People are so cruel they don't even know. I was upstairs. He was downstairs. How am I going to push him? That affected me more than anything. The scrutiny that people come up with. Why would I want to hurt my husband? Are you kidding?"

Shannon on her decision to take Gary off life support: "You know, the doctors told us that even if they would've done surgery on him he would've died. He would've bled to death during the surgery. And they said that even if they did take a chunk out of his brain he would not be the same. He would be basically like Muhammad Ali. He wouldn't be, you know, and I mean he would've died sooner or later anyway from that. Because the brain, you know, it's so traumatic. I don't want people to be so hard on me thinking that I had to pull the plug too early. He wouldn't have made it anyway. His heart would've just given out. And I don't want people to sit there and think that I'm a bitch and that I didn't care about him. But you know, be in my situation. I mean, look at what happened with Terry Schiavo. I always think of her case. Always when it comes to this. Gary was gone. His eyes were dilated, he was just gone."

Watch the train wreck interview here:

I bet the writers of Snapped are locked and loaded on this mess for the Fall Season as we gasp.

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VH1's What Chilli Wants: Rozonda Chooses....

And the winner is...


Rozonda! The show is picked up for Season 2.

Booo....

Has this been one of the most awkward finales ever? Why didn't the producers have the men stand in front of Rozonda butt naked, wearing bow ties holding flowers? Now that's a finale!

Two thumbs up for two white dudes making the cut. Two thumbs down (and a toe) for this weak azz finale.

That is all.

Mosey on over to VH1 to recap the whole season...

Suzan Lori Parks Gets Animated

Suzan Lori Parks is an African American playwright and screenwriter. She received the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant in 2001, and the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play, Topdog/Underdog.

Parks' first screenplay was for Spike Lees's 1996 film, Girl 6. She later worked in conjunction with Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions on screenplays for Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) and the 2007 film, The Great Debaters. Parks' plays include Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom, The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World, In The Blood and Fucking A.


Suzan is married to blues musician Paul Oscher

Check out the video at Nick Jr!

Wonder Why Black Women "Settling" Is Often Lauded In The BC? Blame Billy D & Miss Ross

That's right I said it. The "nothing but a black man" mantra was started by no other than Billy D "Colt 45 Williams and diva-extraordinaire Diane Ross- better known as Diana in front of company 'n all.

For those of you older than cable, you know exactly what I'm tombout. I'm referring to the 1975 Black American Classic Mahogany. For those of you not in the know, Mahogany is to black folks as A Star is Born is to white folks. The similarities are uncanny. Kris Kristofferson forsakes his career for the love of Babs while Diana Ross forsakes her career for the love of Sweet Billy D. Ironic ain't it? Of course there are a few distinctions among these two classics. For example, during the first 6 1/2 minutes of the film Diana is chased by a drugged-out sex predator. But I digress.

Instead of writing a double-spaced thesis on a 2 hour film, I've decided to make my 9th grade English teacher proud (shout out to me and Diana's Alma mater) by presenting you with the CliffsNotes version of the movie:

Tracy Chambers played by Diana Ross, dreams of leaving the slums of Chicago as a Fashion Designer. However her boyfriend, Brian Walker, played by Billy D Williams, dreams of making it big right there in the slums by running for Alderman. They quickly fall in love in spite of not sharing an onscreen love scene. Sounds beautiful right? Except that there are several underlying themes that would make Ms Perry throw a mean side-eye. For instance the scene where Tracy bails Brian out of jail by writing a bad check. True, she instigates the fight which landed him there, but why do we not see Brian actually working? We witness Tracy putting up with her racist boss at the high-end department store where she works. We even watch her struggling to spread her creative wings as she attends night school. The only thing we see Brian doing is waving a bullhorn and beaten up white construction workers.

Once Brian finds out just how passionate Tracy truly is, he quickly displays his insecurities. See Exhibit A. Clearly he thinks that Tracy is getting above her raisin' right at the 6:36 mark. Now-a-days, Brian's bitchazzness certainly qualifies him as a playa-hater (or hater for short). But since it's 1975 his 'tude places him in the running for the Jive Turkey category.

Exhibit A

Next up are the "this is what happens when you get romantically involved with whitey" scenarios. Tracy gets a big boost in her career by noted photographer Sean McEvoy played by Anthony Perkins. Due to his famed reputation and great connections, he's able to fly her to Rome where she's an instant success. Later on Tracy feels obligated to "pay him back". This is around the same time we realize he's impotent. What's even worst, Sean turns out to be a psychotic sociopath and ends up killing himself while trying to kill her. What better way to keep black women from white men than to have Norman Bates play love interest to Ms Ross.

I guess the director didn't think we understood him the first time. So he sends in white man #2 in the form of Count Christian Rosetti, played by Jean Pierre Aumont. Basically Count Rosetti comes in and dusts Tracy off, lifts her up and assists her in furthering her career. Christian obviously has more money than God (he's a count for Christ sakes) and makes no secret how he feels about her. But once again she's not feeling the whiskey-bravo. Looka here, Rosetti is a little long in the tooth but um...I'll smash Count Chocula if the money is right.

Amazingly enough, Tracy continues to pine over "Colt 45" which by now has turned quite sickening. The man belittles her career choices and continues to remind Tracy that she's nothing without him. Now keep in mind dude ain't held down a regla 9 to 5 since the opening credits. Furthermore he has failed to suggest forsaking his "profession" let alone moving to a better part of Chicago George & Weezy style. Well I guess I don't have to tell you how it all ends. Tracy gives up fame, fortune and a castle to live in squalor with a self-centered man with no job and a bad fro. Damn who's responsible for this crap?

Oh yeah now I remember...Berry Gordy. That splains it.

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VH1's What Chilli Wants: Rozonda Gets Closer To Two [White] Men

Aries Spears: Is that your date for the night?

Chilli: Yeah

Aries Spears: Is he your date? So you went for the white boy huh?

*laughter*

Aries Spears: Damn, Usher f***** it up for everybody!

Aries Spears: If you think you walking out of here with the baddest b**** in here...

All jokes aside, what in the bah-jeezus hell happened to Aries? Damn, life been whooping his azz! Looking every bit like a raccoon on chemo. How dreadful.

Catch full episodes and web exclusives after the jump...

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Niecy Nash Took It There On Dancing With The Stars

In case you missed it last week, Niecy Nash and her dance partner Louis Van Amstel brought the story of a 1960's interracial couple to life.

Alas Nay-Nay eventually got the ax but kudos to her and Lou-weez for the courage to take it there.

Wait did Lou-weez tell Nay-Nay that she gotta help him fight his battle too? Naw Boo fall back. You got Elton, Rosie, Ellen (Janet Reno) and both the city of San Francisco and the ATL to help you. Ya'll doing just fine!

Side Note: Nay-Nay went a little hard on Pancake #45

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Alicia Keys Shoots New Video With Chad Michael Murray

Well cot-damn!

*cougar claws activate*


Alicia Keys shot the video for her new single “Unthinkable” a few weeks ago with actor Chad Michael Murray of One Tree Hill as the leading man.

Hmm, I wonder how realistic the love scenes (if any) with her leading man will be. I know the hate-meter is gonna hit the roof. More after the break...