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PHOTOS: GOSPEL SINGER SONNIE BADU TIES THE KNOT WITH SWEET HEART ANN-MARIE DAVIS
One of Gospel’s Eligible Bachelors and heavyweight , Sonnie Badu tied the knot with his sweet heart Ann- Marie Davis last week in a lavish but simple ceremony in London. The ceremony turned out to be biggest social gathering of the year attracting a tall list of Africa’s biggest men.
On the guest list was the brother of Ghana’s president, Ibrahim Mahama and his actress wife Sellasie Ibrahim ( manager of Sonnie Badu) ,mining magnate Sam Jonah, Dele Momudu of Ovation International , actors John Dumelo and Fred Nuamah. We are reliably told the pair ( Fred and John) flew in specifically to support their “broda” Sonnie. Geez guys, is the matching suits necessary?
Check out the pictures. We have only one word ” Divine”
WHOA, NICKI MINAJ RELEASES RACIEST ART COVER YET
Nicki Minaj is known for some racy pictures but this art work cover for her new single ” Anaconda” cover has to be the raciest.
Squatting low in a cotton candy pink bra and G-string with a pair of royal blue Jordans, the Head-Barb-In-Charge flaunts a different side of her than usual
The “Pills ‘N Potions ” singer would be releasing her single “tease” on iTunes Monday (July 28). Now we are certain fans and fellas alike just became extremely psyched for whatever it is Nicki will deliver. We’re almost positive this won’t be as innocent as that Pills ‘N Potions stuff, either.
Her forthcoming album Pink Print is also due later this year.
BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN SEVERELY BEATEN IN FRONT OF NIGHT CLUB PRONOUNCED DEAD
So sad. Kim Pham, a beautiful 23-year-old university grad and inspirational blogger, was taken off life support and pronounced dead on Jan. 21 after being severely beaten outside of a nightclub three days prior.
However, the Los Angeles Times confirms that one young woman has been arrested in connection with the attack on Kim Pham, while the police continue to seek up to four more attackers. Shockingly, the fight reportedly began over an accidental photobomb — Kim unintentionally walked by a group that was posing for a photo, and lost her life because of it.
Before her tragic death on Jan. 21, Kim was an aspiring writer and talk show host who wrote a beautiful, inspirational blog on Elite Daily about avoiding fear and living life fully, no matter what.
“If you are forthright in your own heart’s honest intent to love, you have nothing to worry about,” Kim wrote. “Be bold, go forward, and love like hell.”
What a beautiful voice that was silenced far too soon.
OH NO!!! MAGAZINE CELEBRATES MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY WITH A PHOTO OF A RUSSIAN WOMAN PERCHED ON BLACK WOMAN
The image of a white woman comfortably perched on a “black woman bondage chair” is certainly no way to celebrate Martin Luther King. Maritn Luther King who had a dream that all were equal .
However y esterday, according to Fashion bomb daily a new online magazine Buro 247 published an article on Russian socialite Dasha Zhukova. The article started off as a seemingly innocent article about her life, fashion and career. The article was paired with an image of the Editor-in-Chief of Garage Magazine comfortably perched on an extremely life-like black mannequin, who is naked slave for a pair of leather-look black panties, a dominatrix-style belt, elbow-length gloves and knee-high boots.
The dummy was lying on her back with her knees bent and a cushion with Zhukova sitting on.
Claire over at Fashion Bomb Daily was one of the first to spot the shot, which she described as:
This however caused a lot of people to react to the said magazine’s editors
Fortunately, the photos were quickly taken down from Dasha Zhukova’s social media sites, and the chair was later cropped out of the images on Buro 247. Good ! this goes to prove that when the internet speaks , the masses listen
WHITNEY HOUSTON’S FAMILY DIVIDED OVER BOBBI KRISTINA’S MARRIAGE
WHITNEY Houston‘s family are at war — after the tragic singer’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, married her adoptive brother Nick Gordon!
According to reports Bobbi will inherit $2 million when she turns 21 on March 4, and family members fear that Nick, who’d been unofficially adopted by Whitney, rushed her to the altar for the money.
Insiders say Bobbi Kristina has no prenup to protect her fortune.
“The entire family is devastated over this marriage,” a source told American tabloid the National Enquirer.
“Ever since Whitney died, Krissi’s grandmother Cissy Houston, her Aunt Pat and Uncle Gary have been trying to get rid of Nick. They felt he was just hanging around to get his hands on Krissi’s money.
“But Nick worked on Krissi 24/7, saying that he loved her and would protect her.
“Now he’s married her – just in time for her 21st birthday.”
Whitney was found dead in her bathroom at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Feb. 11, 2012.
In her will, she stipulated that Krissi receive 10 percent of her $20 million estate on her 21st birthday, another 6 percent on her 25th birthday and the remainder on her 30th birthday.
“Krissi’s relationship with Nick was never romantic until after Whitney died,” said the source.
“The family feels that if Whitney had adopted Nick and left him an inheritance, he never would have pursued Krissi.
“Boozing and using drugs was just normal for her and Nick.
“Now the family fears it will be just a matter of time before they blow her inheritance on drugs and partying.
“And they know Krissi didn’t protect herself with a prenuptial agreement. But legally she’s old enough to make her own decisions, so there’s nothing they can do.
“When Cissy found out that Krissi had married Nick, she was in tears.
“She’s hurt and furious. There’s no way she gave Krissi her approval.
“But Cissy says that she’ll be there for Krissi when she’s ready to talk. Cissy just hopes it won’t be when Krissi calls to say she’s broke and doesn’t know where to turn.”
SNIFF!SNIFF!!CHIWETEL EJIOFOR’S SISTER ZAIN ASHER TEARS UP AFTER HER BROTHER GETS THE OSCAR NOMINATION
Sniff! sniff, we are also tearing up
Truth be told, you will get emotional after watching this video.
Africans weren’t the only ones excited that Chiwetel Ejiofor got a nod from the Academy of Motion Pictures for his outstanding role in 12 Years a Slave.
His sister Zain Asher who is a news correspondent for CNN announced that the family and her are over the moon about the recognition.
In the clip, where a colleague congratulates her, Zain delves into Chiwetel’s drive for acting, his survivor story and a bit of their Nigerian roots.
Watch!
WHAT A COOL DUDE: JAY Z SHOWS SOME LOVE TO SOME HOMELESS FAN
Jayz may be a biggest celebrity down in New York but he certainly hasn’t the fame get to head.
The rapper decided to take a little break after a Magna Carta World Tour to kick it in the very city that raised him. While out and about in the trendy Meatpacking District, Jay was approached by a homeless man who recognized him.
Jay and his fan shook hands and shared a laugh while the passersby looked on and captured the epic moment. Sweet!
SHOCKS! BARACK OBAMA , MICHELLE OBAMA HEADING FOR THE DIVORCE COURT?
This caption may look like one from our favorite Scandal series but it is not. According to news report, the Obamas are heading for the divorce court and they are hiding this fact from America.
National Enquirer wrote that the pair’s 21-year marriage has collapsed following a disastrous holiday trip to Hawaii.
Michelle was left furious when she learned that the Secret Service has covered up Obama’s cheating – twice.
“Michelle is so upset over her troubled marriage that she didn’t want to leave Hawaii when it was time to go,” a source said.
“She said she wasn’t ready to face the ‘fish bowl’ of Washington, D.C., and refused to fly home with Obama and the girls on Air Force One. The president had no choice but to leave Michelle behind in Hawaii.
“Some of the president’s most loyal supporters were absolutely sickened by his behavior at the Mandela event.
“They decided to pass secrets to Michelle while she was in Hawaii, and she picked up some very incriminating information, including the fact that the Secret Service has been covering up the president’s cheating.
“She learned that Barack was caught with a woman in an incident that, in the words of one mole, was ‘hushed up.’ Besides that, a Secret Service agent also saw the president ‘in a compromising position’ with another woman while Michelle was out of town.
“Barack told Michelle not to believe the stories. He insisted that they were ‘all bull.’ But Michelle has had enough and declared, ‘I want out!’
“That’s when she decided that she wasn’t going back to Washington with him.
“Michelle’s now left to contemplate the sad reality of her situation. For the sake of her husband’s presidency, she’s going to have to stand by her man until his second term ends in 2016. But for all intents and purposes, their marriage is already over.”
Well, we hope that this is not what it is and that the Obamas work something out.
OHMYWORD: SEE VICTORIA HERVEY TEASE IN HER SHEER DRESS AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES
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Okay, if Vicky was trying to get our attention with that look then she did. Work done, thank you and have a good day, Missy!
THE 2014 GOLDEN GLOBES +THE GOLDEN WINNERS
Obviously, the 2014 edition of the Golden Globes was a golden night with golden winners. But the night was an even glorious night when everyone else took home something. Okay, that’s not literal. All the same it was a beautiful night for many of tv favourites.
Check out the winners below
Best motion picture, drama
• “12 Years a Slave” — WINNER
• “Captain Phillips”
• “Gravity”
• “Philomena”
• “Rush”
Best actress in a motion picture, drama
• Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine” — WINNER
• Sandra Bullock, “Gravity”
• Judi Dench, Philomena”
• Emma Thompson, “Saving Mr. Banks”
• Kate Winslet, “Labor Day”
Best actor in a motion picture, drama
• Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years a Slave”
• Idris Elba, “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”
• Tom Hanks, “Captain Phillips”
• Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club” — WINNER
• Robert Redford, “All is Lost”
Best motion picture, comedy or musical
• “American Hustle” — WINNER
• “Her”
• “Inside Llewyn Davis”
• “Nebraska”
• “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Best actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy
• Amy Adams, “American Hustle” — WINNER
• Julie Delpy, “Before Midnight”
• Greta Gerwig, “Frances Ha”
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Enough Said”
• Meryl Streep, “August: Osage County”
Best actor in a motion picture, musical or comedy
• Christian Bale, “American Hustle”
• Bruce Dern, “Nebraska”
• Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Wolf of Wall Street” — WINNER
• Oscar Isaac, “Inside Llewyn Davis”
• Joaquin Phoenix, “Her”
Best animated feature film
• “The Croods”
• “Despicable Me 2”
• “Frozen” — WINNER
Best foreign language film
• “Blue is the Warmest Color”
• “The Great Beauty” — WINNER
• “The Hunt”
• “The Past”
• “The Wind Rises”
Best supporting actress in a motion picture
• Sally Hawkins, “Blue Jasmine”
• Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle” — WINNER
• Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”
• Julia Roberts, “August: Osage County”
• June Squibb, “Nebraska”
Best supporting actor in a motion picture
• Barkhad Abdi, “Captain Phillips”
• Daniel Brühl, “Rush”
• Bradley Cooper, “American Hustle”
• Michael Fassbender, “12 Years a Slave”
• Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club” — WINNER
Best director, motion picture
• Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity” — WINNER
• Paul Greengrass, “Captain Phillips”
• Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave”
• Alexander Payne, “Nebraska”
• David O. Russell, “American Hustle”
Best screenplay, motion picture
• Spike Jonze, “Her” — WINNER
• Bob Nelson, “Nebraska”
• Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan, “Philomena”
• John Ridley, “12 Years a Slave”
• Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell, “American Hustle”
Best original score, motion picture
• Alex Ebert, “All is Lost” — WINNER
• Alex Heffes, “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”
• Steven Price, “Gravity”
• John Williams, “The Book Thief”
• Hans Zimmer, “12 Years a Slave”
Best original song, motion picture
• “Atlas,” “Hunger Games: Catching Fire”
• “Let It Go,” “Frozen”
• “Ordinary Love,” “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” — WINNER
• “Please Mr. Kennedy,” “Inside Llewyn Davis”
• “Sweeter Than Fiction,” “One Chance”
Best TV series, drama
• “Breaking Bad” — WINNER
• “Downton Abbey”
• “The Good Wife”
• “House of Cards”
• “Masters of Sex”
Best actress in a TV series, drama
• Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”
• Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black”
• Taylor Schilling, “Orange Is the New Black”
• Kerry Washington, “Scandal”
• Robin Wright, “House of Cards” — WINNER
Best actor in a TV series, drama
• Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” — WINNER
• Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
• Michael Sheen, “Masters of Sex”
• Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”
• James Spader, “The Blacklist”
Best TV series, musical or comedy
• “The Big Bang Theory”
• “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” — WINNER
• “Girls”
• “Modern Family”
• “Parks and Recreation”
Best actress in a TV series, musical or comedy
• Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl”
• Lena Dunham, “Girls”
• Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
• Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation” — WINNER
Best actor in a TV series, musical or comedy
• Jason Bateman, “Arrested Development”
• Don Cheadle, “House of Lies”
• Michael J. Fox, “The Michael J. Fox Show”
• Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
• Andy Samberg, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” — WINNER
Best TV movie or miniseries
• “American Horror Story: Coven”
• “Behind the Candelabra” — WINNER
• “Dancing on the Edge”
• “Top of the Lake”
• “White Queen”
Best actress in a miniseries or TV movie
• Helena Bonham Carter, “Burton and Taylor”
• Rebecca Ferguson, “The White Queen”
• Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story: Coven”
• Helen Mirren, “Phil Spector”
• Elisabeth Moss, “Top of the Lake” — WINNER
Best actor in a miniseries or TV movie
• Matt Damon, “Behind the Candelabra”
• Michael Douglas, “Behind the Candelabra” — WINNER
• Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Dancing on the Edge”
• Idris Elba, “Luther”
• Al Pacino, “Phil Spector”
Best supporting actress in a series, miniseries or TV movie
• Jacqueline Bisset, “Dancing on the Edge” — WINNER
• Janet McTeer, “The White Queen”
• Hayden Panettiere, “Nashville”
• Monica Potter, “Parenthood”
• Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”
Best supporting actor in a series, miniseries or TV movie
• Josh Charles, “The Good Wife”
• Rob Lowe, “Behind the Candelabra”
• Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad”
• Corey Stoll, “House of Cards”
• Jon Voight, “Ray Donovan” — WINNER
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