Robin Roberts Discusses Health Struggle In ‘People’
Former (and soon returning!) “Good Morning America” host Robin Roberts is set to go back to her old stomping grounds on February 20, 2013. Prior to that, it wasn’t an easy road for Robin. She underwent some health issues, but is on her way back to her normal, healthy self. She discusses her struggle in the new issue of “People” magazine. From the source:
In an exclusive interview, Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts reveals for the first time that there was a point after her September bone marrow transplant, “where I felt like I was dying.”
It was a few days after Roberts, 52, underwent the transplant for a rare blood and bone marrow disorder called myelodysplastic syndrome. “I couldn’t eat or drink,” she says. “I couldn’t even get out of bed.”
Fading in and out of consciousness, Roberts recalls, “I was in a coma-like state. I truly felt I was slipping away … then I kept hearing my name.”
Five months later, Roberts, a breast cancer survivor, says she’s finally beginning to feel like her old self again: “It’s an amazing feeling, each day feeling stronger.”
She will return to GMA on Feb. 20 and will be featured on a special edition of 20/20, airing Feb. 22.
R.I.P Lakers owner Jerry Buss,DEAD at 80!
Lakers owner Jerry Buss, who was hospitalized with cancer, died Monday morning at 80 years old. (Buss died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his assistant, Bob Steiner, confirmed. Buss had been hospitalized for cancer, but the immediate cause of death was kidney failure, Steiner said.
"We not only have lost our cherished father, but a beloved man of our community and a person respected by the world basketball community," the Buss family said in a statement issued by the Lakers.
Under Buss' leadership since 1979, the Lakers became Southern California's most beloved sports franchise and a worldwide extension of Hollywood glamour. Buss acquired, nurtured and befriended a staggering array of talented players and basketball minds during his Hall of Fame tenure.
"I really tried to create a Laker image, a distinct identity," Buss said, according to the Los Angeles Times' obituary. "I mean, the Lakers are pretty damn Hollywood."
Few owners in sports history can even approach Buss' accomplishments with the Lakers, who made the NBA Finals 16 times during his 32 years in charge, winning 10 titles between 1980 and 2010. The Lakers easily are the NBA's winningest franchise since he bought the team.
And few owners have ever been more beloved by their players than Buss, who always referred to the Lakers as his extended family. Former and current players, including Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant , reportedly visited him in the hospital before All-Star Weekend.
"He meant everything to me. He took a chance on a 17 year-old kid from out in Philadelphia. No one really saw that potential," Bryant said. "You’d be hard-pressed to find another owner who has had that kind of success. He has been able to construct championship teams, regroup, reconstruct them again, regroup, reconstruct them again—I mean, rebuild them in a very, very quick order. That’s tough to find."
Working with front-office executives Jerry West and Mitch Kupchak, Buss spent lavishly to win his titles despite lacking a huge personal fortune, often running the NBA's highest payroll while also paying high-profile coaches Pat Riley and Phil Jackson.
Always an innovative businessman, Buss paid for the Lakers through both their wild success and his groundbreaking moves to raise revenue.
He co-founded a basic-cable sports TV network, Prime Ticket, in 1985 and sold the naming rights to the Forum in 1988 to Great Western Savings & Loan at times when both now-standard strategies were unusual, adding justification for his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
Johnson and fellow Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Worthy formed lifelong bonds with Buss during the Lakers' run to five titles in nine years in the 1980s, when the Lakers earned a reputation as basketball's most exciting team with their glamorous “Showtime” style.
“He was a great man and an incredible friend,” Johnson tweeted Monday.
Jackson then led Shaquille O'Neal and Bryant to a threepeat from 2000-02, rekindling the Lakers mystique, before Bryant and Pau Gasol won two more titles under Jackson in 2009 and ’10.
Although Buss was proudest of his two hands full of NBA title rings, he also was a scholar, Renaissance man and bon vivant who epitomized California cool—and a certain Los Angeles lifestyle—for his entire public life.
The father of six, he rarely appeared in public without at least one attractive, much younger woman on his arm at USC football games, boxing matches, poker tournaments—and, of course, Lakers games from his private box at Staples Center, which was built under his watch.
Born Jan. 27, 1933, in Salt Lake City, Gerald Hatten Buss was raised in poverty in Wyoming but eventually earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from USC at age 24, becoming a chemistry professor and working as a chemist for the Bureau of Mines before his life took an abrupt turn into wealth and sports.
The former mathematician claimed that his fortune grew out of a $1,000 real-estate investment in a West Los Angeles apartment building with partner Frank Mariani, an aerospace engineer.
Buss purchased Jack Kent Cooke's entire Los Angeles sports empire—the struggling Lakers, the NHL’s Kings and their arena, the Forum—in a 1979 deal that also included a 13,000-acre Southern California ranch.
Buss' love of basketball was the motivation for his purchase, and he immediately worked to transform the Lakers—who had won just one NBA title since moving west from Minneapolis in 1960—into a star-powered endeavor befitting Hollywood.
At the time of the sale, the NBA had fallen into second-class status among major professional sports leagues as several teams stood on the brink of bankruptcy.
In the Lakers, Buss—who also was a world-class poker player—saw a gamble worth taking.
He was right.
In January 2013, Forbes estimated the Lakers were worth $1 billion, the second-most valuable NBA franchise behind only the New York Knicks.
"Jerry Buss helped set the league on the course it is on today," NBA commissioner David Stern told the Times. "Remember, he showed us it was about 'Showtime,' the notion that an arena can become the focal point for not just basketball, but entertainment. He made it the place to see and be seen."
Overall, the Lakers made the finals nine times in Buss' first 12 seasons while rekindling the NBA's best rivalry with the Boston Celtics, and Buss basked in the worldwide celebrity he received from his team's achievements. His womanizing and partying became Hollywood legend, with even his players struggling to keep up with Buss' lifestyle.
But Johnson's HIV diagnosis and retirement in 1991 staggered Buss and the Lakers, the owner recalled in 2011. The Lakers struggled through much of the 1990s, going through seven coaches and making just one conference finals appearance in an eight-year stretch despite the 1996 arrivals of O'Neal, who signed with Los Angeles as a free agent, and Bryant, the 17-year-old high schooler acquired in a draft-week trade.
Through the Lakers' frequent successes and occasional struggles, Buss never stopped living his Hollywood dream. He was an avid poker player, frequently participating in high-stakes tournaments, and a fixture on the Los Angeles club scene well into his 70s, when a late-night drunken-driving arrest in 2007—with a 23-year-old woman in the passenger seat of his Mercedes-Benz—prompted him to cut down on his partying.
Buss' children moved into leadership roles with the Lakers in their father's later years. Jim Buss, the team’s executive VP of player personnel and the second of Buss' six children, has taken over much of the club's primary decision-making responsibilities in the last few years, and daughter Jeanie is a longtime executive on the franchise's business side—and Jackson's longtime companion.
Yet Jerry Buss was deeply involved the Lakers' most recent major moves, including the acquisitions of Steve Nash and Dwight Howard last summer, along with the quick-trigger firing of coach Mike Brown and the surprise hiring of Mike D'Antoni early this season.
None of those moves has been particularly successful. The team is outside the top eight in the Western Conference standings at the All-Star break, and if it fails to make the playoffs could be considered one of the most disappointing teams in NBA history, if not professional sports history given expectations going into the season.
Buss served two terms as president of the NBA's Board of Governors, and was actively involved in the 2011 lockout negotiations, developing blood clots in his legs attributed to his extensive travel during that time.
He had been hospitalized several times in recent years, including a stint in July for dehydration.
Other survivors include children Johnny and Janie, who like Jim and Jeanie, are from Buss’ marriage to ex-wife Joan Mueller, whom he married when he was 19 and divorced in the early '70s, and Joey and Jesse, whom he had with former girlfriend Karen Demel.
Arrangements are pending for a funeral and memorial services….R.I.P
Kandi Burruss Unveils ‘Stay Prayed Up’ Single Song and Artwork!
‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ starlet Kandi Burruss is flexing her highly touted pen to craft hits for the gospel charts as well...
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Enlisting ‘Praise Him In Advance’ performer Marvin Sapp for the one-time affair, Kandi is hoping to help fans create joyful noises in every arena – from the bedroom and now to the church with her latest single ‘Stay Prayed Up’
Nelly’s new chick Tae Is NOT Here For Your Accusations over Ashanti!!
story courtesy of DivaWhispers.com
Recently, a disgruntled and very angry Ashanti fan decided to reach out to Nelly's new girlfriend, Tae Heckard, via Twitter and accused her of being a whore. That angry Ashanti fan tweet is below:
As I'm sure you are all aware, Ashanti was dating Nelly for about 10 years (on and off), but most recently it was confirmed that the two have broken up and have moved on with their lives. Nelly in particular has moved on with his life in the form of a new girlfriend who is actress Tae Heckard.
Not many people are thrilled with the news that Nelly has a new girlfriend. Even Ashanti's sister has voiced her opinions about Nelly's involvement with Tae Heckard via subliminal tweets.
Well, Tae Heckard has heard it all and refuses to let the masses accuse her of stealing someone elses man because she did respond to the disgruntled Ashanti fan!
Find out what she had to say when you look below:
It was a back and forth conversation and the rest of the tweets are below:
I truly just don't understand these die hard fans. They go in on people as if they are right there experiencing the B.S. as it happens. Trust me when I tell you everything that's reported on these blogs is not always 100% accurate. Believe that!!
Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z Tour in the works?
According to Rolling Stone the duo JT & JAYZ could embark on a tour together. WOW, this would be just amazing! Earlier this week Justin tweeted that he is working on something maybe this could be the BIG announcement.
Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z are planning a major stadium tour this summer, sources involved in the negotiations tell Rolling Stone. While talks are still ongoing, the tour as currently planned would include 11 to 13 stadium dates.
Kris Humphries Vowing to Destroy Kim Kardashian
Kris Humprhies is vowing to destroy Kim Kardashian's reality TV career unless she gives him an annulment.
Kris Humphries is threatening to destroy Kim Kardashian's reality TV career, unless he gets what he wants in their divorce case ... this according to legal docs obtained by TMZ.
Disso queen Laura Wasser complains in new docs ... Humphries' lawyer, Lee Hutton, was LYING when he told the judge he didn't tell her he was on a mission to "blow the lid off reality television"
What's more ... Wasser strongly insinuates Humphries and Hutton have been threatening to use the divorce case to "expose" Kim's show, unless they get money and/or an annulment.
As for Hutton's threat, Wasser says he bluntly told her, "The Kardashians or Bunim-Murray [producers of 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians'] do not want that to happen."
Wasser says Hutton has virtually ignored the divorce ... she says 95% of his deposition questions have been about the ins and outs of Kim's show. Among the questions Hutton asked producers:
• "Is any aspect of season 6 [which features Humphries] scripted? If so, who maintains those scripts?"
• "Are storyboards created for season 6?"
• "It's not uncommon for a producer ... to give direction to cast members during a particular scene, is it?"
• "Can you tell me who gave direction to the characters for the Bora Bora episode on what topics they should discuss? [The episode in which Kris finds out Kim had previously been married]."
Wasser also calls BS on Humphries' claim he can't deal with his divorce case during basketball season. Wasser says he has plenty of days off, including the upcoming All-Star Game -- which she's certain will not require his participation.
Ouch.
Chicago Attorney ‘Fredrick Goings’ CONVICTED Of Murdering NBA Star Eddy Curry’s Ex-Girlfriend & Daughter
Chicago attorney Fredrick Goings has convicted of murdering former NBA center Eddy Curry’s ex-girlfriend Nova Henry and their 10-month old daughter Ava in 2009. Goings represented Henry in a child custody case against the former Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks and Miami Heat center, and was also romantically involved with her. Prosecutors say Henry tried to end her relationship with Goings and moved out with her and Curry’s two children.
Goings shot Henry in her home while she was holding Ava. Curry’s son Noah, who was then 3 years old at the time, was in the home but wasn’t harmed. When Nova’s mother “Yolan Henry” discovered the bodies, she testified that Noah told her “Fredrick did it.”
Curry is currently playing basketball in China.
Jim Jones Arrested In New Jersey For Disorderly Conduct
No one ever said the Vampire Life didn't involve friction with the police. Jim Jones was arrested in front his home in New Jersey today for disorderly conduct, HipHop DX reports.
Jones was taken into custody in Fair Lawn after he allegedly "got out of line" with an officer who was addressing a parking complaint, stemming from the Diplomat front man's illegally parked snow mobile. Sgt. James Corcoran was in the process of dealing with the complaint, when Jones approached asking what he was doing.
After running the Harlem native's name through the system, he found two outstanding warrants and requested to take him to the police station to pay the fines. Jones refused, denying that he had any tickets, which ultimately led to his arrest. He was charged with disorderly conduct and obstruction of justice. "If [people with oustanding warrants] agree, we'll just have them come down and pay what they owe," said Lt. Derek Bastinck of the Fair Lawn Police Department. "If they don't agree, they're placed under arrest."
Bastinck says they've never had a problem with celebrities, but Jones is no stranger to being arrested. Last year he was taken into custody for driving on a suspended license, one of three times he was arrested that week.
Ewww….Ke$sha Caught on Film Drinking Her Own Pee
Ke$sha's new documentary, Ke$sha: My Crazy Beautiful Life catches the pop star drinking her on urine.
In her upcoming documentary, Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life, set to air on MTV in April, fans will catch a glimpse of the "C'mon" singer drinking her own urine. Because no one else's urine was available at the moment?
Speaking to BBC Radio 1, Ke$ha opened up about how the documentary came about and the kinds of things fans will see when they tune in. "It's my brother and his weird friend following me around [with cameras] for the past two-and-a-half years... He's got me [on film] wasted at 6 am ... making out with dudes, drinking my own pee, jumping out of a building, jumping out of aeroplanes, swimming with sharks..."
Ke$ha says she tried her own pee for health reasons. "I was told drinking my own pee was good, I was trying to be healthy ... Somebody tried to take my pee away from me and I said, 'That is mine!' So I snatched it up and took a chug and it was really gross so I don't do it anymore."
In a word: NO.
Frank Ocean Enjoys 120% Sales Increase Following Grammy Performance
When it comes to pulling in impressive numbers, very few R&B dons do it better than ‘Pink Matter‘ heart throb Frank Ocean.
However, in the event any of his contemporaries believed sales of his debut LP ‘Channel Orange’ would simmer as it reached its first birthday, the star’s fans have gone a long way to prove their support for him goes far beyond they could have imagined.
Find out how below…Marking the greatest sales leap this week, ‘Orange’ enjoyed saw a 120% rise in its sales following his appearance at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, carving its way back into the Top 50 in the space of four days.
Pushing it 10,753 units closer to Platinum status, its epic sales boost makes him the only act to perform on the night to enjoy a rise this remarkable with Rihanna’s ‘Unapologetic’ soaring by 26% and Adele’s ‘21′ rising by ten percent more.
Rick Ross’ Girlfriend Shateria Moragne-El Debuts FrontRow Fall 2013 Collection At Fashion Week
Rick Ross’ girlfriend, Shateria Moragne-El, debuted her Fall 2013 collection from her clothing line, FrontRow, during Mercedes-Benz Fashion week in NYC. Rozay was front and center for support, with celebs like Trina, Toya Wright, and Waka Flocka also coming out for the evening.
MTV Style caught up with the fashion designer at the show to chat about the collection, she shared; “Honestly, my signature, is basically, like, ‘tomboy chic,’ so I do a lot with sporty stuff but then dress it up. This time, I really wanted to add a little sexy in it, and make it a little versatile.” She revealed that the inspiration for the sexiness of the latest collection came from a recent trip to Bordeaux, France, “It’s probably the sexiest place I’ve ever been!”
Shateria hit the red carpet, and posed backstage in a white dress and red booties.
Toya Wright kept warm in a fur coat, and rock’d a stylish topknot; getting a shot with her girls and taking a solo pic.
She was also spotted sans coat, as she and Trina smiled for the camera.
The MMG Bawse had drinks on deck as he sat front row, and Rich Dollaz also joined them for the show.
And Waka Flocka was snapped with a huge smile on his face.
Check out a few looks from FrontRow below..
Eh…cute?
Bruce Willis Covers ‘GQ’ Magazine March 2013
Actor Bruce Willis covers GQ‘s March 2013 issue, which is out on newsstands now.
Check out the highlights below:
On being sober: “I had been sober [for a while]. But once I realized that I wasn’t gonna run myself off the pier of life with alcohol, drinking vodka out of the bottle every day… I have wine now, mostly when I eat.”
On how old he was when John F. Kennedy was shot: “Eight or 9? My sister and two brothers and I walked around the house, reenacting the funeral procession. We had a wagon and some blankets. What else are you supposed to do? I didn’t really know what had happened, just that the grown-ups were crying.”
On his future goals: “To keep it looking lifelike. In the past few months, I’ve read a lot about Old Hollywood—Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden. Every story is that everyone was struggling. Everyone was flailing wildly. And it’s kind of reassuring, because if you only see the performance, it’s easy to associate that person with their work. Cary Grant was referring to himself as “Cary Grant the actor. That’s not me.” He would make a big difference between those two things.”
Actor Steve Martin is a “Dad” at 67!
According to Page Six, Steve Martin has become a first-time dad at the age of 67! The actor and his wife, Anne Stringfield, 41, welcomed a child in December and have been spotted near their LA residence with the bundle of joy. “They’ve had a baby, and how they kept it a secret nobody knows,” a source said. “Steve’s very private.” The source added, “They are thrilled. They worked hard to have the baby.” Martin and Stringfield exchanged vows back in 2007 at Martin’s home in a surprise ceremony where guests, including Tom Hanks and Diane Keaton were told it was just a casual party.
Martin, has written of his own dad:
“My father’s attitude toward my show-business accomplishments was critical. After my first appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’ . . . he wrote a bad review of me in the newsletter of the Newport Board of Realtors where he was president.”
But Martin wrote in 2008, years after his father had passed away:
“In his death, my father . . . did something he could not do in life. He brought our family together.”
Congratulations on your bundle of Joy!!
Are Angela Simmons & Bow Wow Back Together?
According to the good folks over at CottenKandi.com, it seems that on and off again celeb couple, Angela Simmons and Bow Wow, might be reuniting for another go at love. Although this is just a rumor and the two have stated that they are just good friends, the masses would like to see more.
In fact, when Angela Simmons tweeted out that she's been rocking with Bow Wow for 9 years on Twitter, the rumors of her and Bow Wow getting back together started to rekindle.
You can check out Angela's tweet when you look below:
The two were even spotted at the "Stone Rose Lounge" in New York City the other day getting drinks. Those photos below courtesy of Bossip.com:
I know the two make an awesome looking couple, but I also know that sometimes people are better as friends. So do I think these two are dating? NAH!! What say you?
Draya Michelle UNDRESSES For "ROLLING OUT"
Under the watchful eye of celebrity stylist Olori Swank and photographer DeWayne Rogers, "BBW LA" star Draya Michelle took off her top for a photo shoot with ROLLING OUT Magazine. The interview and more footage will be released later. But here's a taste....
Gotta give it to her...chick knows how to snap a pic and that’s about all she can do!
Chubby Checker Suing HP Over Penis Size App
Rock elder Chubby Checker is suing Hewlett Packer for naming an app that helps women determine the size of men's penises after him.
Rock legend CHUBBY CHECKER slapped Hewlett Packard with a multimillion-dollar legal lawsuit over a penis-size app.
Checker’s lawsuit filed in Florida charges trademark infringement against HP for offering an app on Palm mobile devices called “The Chubby Checker”, Law360.comreported.
The app allows ruler-challenged users to calculate the length of man's penis based on his shoe size – a long, enduring parlor game.
Rock legend Checker whose “Twist” ushered in a nationwide craze in the 1960s alleges that using his name to brand the penile app violates Chubby Checker ™ trademark registrations his company has issued for use on hamburgers, pork chops and wieners.
Epic Records Apologizes For Lil Wayne's "Emmett Till" Lyric, Will Edit Song
Epic Records is feeling the heat from Lil Wayne's disrespectful lyrics mentioning the late Emmett Till, on a Future track. Weezy makes a distasteful comparison between the teen—who was viciously murdered for whistling at a White woman over 50 years ago—and his bedroom skills.
The leaked track is a remix to Future's "Karate Chop," and will be edited by the label. Additionally, the label offered an apology saying in part that they are going to "great efforts" to remove the track .
"We regret the unauthorized remix version of Future's 'Karate Chop,' which was leaked online and contained hurtful lyrics," reads the label's statement. "Out of respect for the legacy of Emmett Till and his family and the support of the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Sr….we are going through great efforts to take down the unauthorized version."
Epic further stated that it plans to re-release the record, without the vulgar line.
A family member for the Till family lashed out at Wayne, calling his rhyme "dishonorable to his name and what his death has meant to us as a people and as a culture."
Label Chairman and CEO L.A. Reid also reached out the family to personally apologize.
Wayne has yet to make a statement on the matter.
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘Disguising The Goods’
You see at first I was all “Where are those floating bottom biscuits coming from?!?!” Then I used my high end military binoculars and noticed you were just disguising them in camo all white trash-like.
HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!
EFREM
