Queen Latifah to Headline Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival

Actress and rapper Queen Latifah is set to headline this year's annual Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival.
The occasion will be the first time she has participated at a Pride celebration.
Long Beach Co-President Pat Crosby stated, "From hip to R&B, pop to standards, Queen Latifah is the voice of our generation, and her concert here will be phenomenal, for her to make her worldwide Pride debut here in Long Beach is a tremendous testament to the popularity of our celebration and to the strength of our community.”
The festival takes place Saturday, May, 19 and with Latifah on board, is sure to be a bang.

Lil Wayne signs $150 million record deal?

Lil Wayne might have 150 million new reasons to celebrate.

It’s been speculated that the rap star just signed a $150 million, 4-album deal to re-up with Cash Money Records.

While his label boss Bryan “Birdman” Williams wouldn’t confirm the official sum, he did tell MTV Monday that “it’s probably the biggest deal ever in urban music.”

“I’m blessed to even do that,” Birdman said of the rumored astronomical figure he paid to keep Wayne, who signed to Cash Money when he was just a kid. “Whatever my son want, he can get. It’s all his anyway, so it don’t really matter to me.”

Without Wayne, the Young Money/Cash Money empire doesn’t exist, Birdman added of the rapper’s central position.

Wayne himself referenced his long-standing relationship with the label on an episode of MTV’s “Hip Hop POV” a few weeks back.

“Everybody knows I came into the game at 11 years old with Cash Money Records, before we even had a major deal,” he said of his new contractual situation. “We signed a deal in I don’t remember when, and I been with Cash Money ever since. So, if you’re looking for integrity, I am the definition. If you’re looking for a person that’s gonna stay down, I am the definition. If you’re looking for loyalty, I am just that.”

Looks like the new deal comes at just the right time: Birdman recently told XXL magazine that Cash Money is headed to Hollywood.

He’s apparently looking to launch his Cash Money Films project with a movie starring his entire YMCMB squad, including Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Busta Rhymes and Limp Bizkit. The title of the forthcoming project is appropriately titled, “Rich Gang.”

World's Largest McDonald's Being Built for 2012 Olympic Games

The world's largest McDonald's is currently being built for the 2012 Olympic Summer games.
Located in London, the 32,292 square foot restaurant will open for six weeks during the summer games.
Over 2,000 temporary employees will man the restaurant as it's expected to serve more than 50,000 Big Macs and 18,000 orders of french fries. However, the world's largest MickyD's is already being critized by health experts.
McDonald’s Global Chief Brand Officer, Kevin Newell, says, “Most people when they talk about children’s well-being, they go immediately to the food, but…it’s also about education and activity – and the Olympics will set us up very nicely to launch a few things around children’s well-being.”

Woman Who Let Man She Met Online Rape Her Infant Daughter Gets 2 Life Terms!!!

A judge sentenced a Missouri woman to consecutive life prison terms for sexually assaulting her infant daughter along with a California man she met online. I like this sentence, hopefully they’ll send these two to the worst jails in the country. Click below to find out more.
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Attorneys for 22-year-old Tessa Vanvlerah, of Ballwin, failed to persuade St. Louis County Circuit Judge Colleen Dolan to sentence their client Monday only to probation, because they argue that a psychological disorder is largely to blame for her crimes, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Vanvlerah pleaded guilty in January to incest, statutory sodomy and statutory rape in the attacks against her daughter, who is 3 but who was 5 months old when the pair first attacked her. The woman who fostered and then adopted the girl said initially, the girl would scream when anyone bathed her or changed her diaper. She still has night terrors and asks at each bedtime to make sure nobody else comes into the home.
However, she said the girl is improving day by day and “is no longer Tessa’s plaything and she is no longer Tessa’s child.”
Vanvlerah was arrested in 2010 following the arrest of 49-year-old Kenneth Kyle, a California State University East Bay professor, on child pornography charges. Along with hundreds of child porn images on Kyle’s computers, investigators found information that led them to the St. Louis area, where Kyle had visited Vanvlerah four times in five months since meeting online. During those visits, prosecutors say the pair had sex with the girl and each other at various hotels.
Kyle pleaded guilty to a federal child sexual abuse charge and was sentenced in March to 37½ years in prison.
Forensic psychologist Dr. Brooke Kraushaar testified at Vanvlerah’s sentencing hearing that Vanvlerah’s dependent-personality disorder caused her to participate in Kyle’s sexual fantasies, even though she knew sex acts involving the baby were wrong.
Kraushaar, who was hired by defense lawyers Brent Labovitz and Kevin Whiteley, described Vanvlerah as “a passive offender.” She said Vanvlerah was so afraid of being rejected by others that she also allowed Kyle to choke, burn and urinate on her.
But assistant prosecutor Kathi Alizadeh disputed the diagnosis, pointing out that Vanvlerah exercised free will in electronic communications with another man. Vanvlerah carved her nickname for the man, “Lord Nikon,” into her skin at his request, the prosecutor said, but drew the line at one of his suggestions involving bestiality.

DJ Khaled’s “We The Best” Label Signs To YMCMB

Birdman will not stop until the WORLD is signed to YMCMB! LOL! While on set of the Take It To The Head shoot yesterday, the numba one Stunna informed MTV of the news and revealed who would be the first artist up on the label. See what he had to say below.

“I’d like to let the world know that Khaled’s brand, which is We the Best, is officially signed to YMCMB and the first act coming out that umbrella … will be Ace Hood,” Birdman said. “I always wanted to have a chance to work with Ace Hood.”

Davido,Camp mulla,Aemo E'Face To Open 2012 BigBrother Africa

Davido

    Fast rising music sensation  Davido has been listed as one of the  performers of BigBrother africa opening ceremony.
    Other artists listed to perform are kenyan hip-hop group camp mulla and  Malawian born South African raised artist Aemo E'Face.
  The three artists will join the show headliner Rapper  J.cole .The seventh season of Big Brother africa tagged star game will commence May 6,2012. This is the first time entrants are pairing up to compete and brand new cash prize will be USD 300 000.

Wiz Khalifa Busted By The Cops For The Second Time In 2 Weeks!

North Carolina wasn’t very friendly to Wiz Khalifa last night…giving him his second run-in with cops in 10 days! I’m sure you can guess what it’s for!

The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina tells us … the rapper was ticketed for possession of marijuana after his concert in Winston-Salem last night.
We’re told officers discovered 11.39 grams of of pot after searching the rapper and his tour bus.
Wiz was cited and released — and is required to appear in court at a later date.
As we previously reported, Wiz was caught with weed in Nashville on April 21 … after cops received complaints about marijuana smoke at a local Holiday Inn.

Tom Cruise takes the mic in 'Rock of Ages' trailer

Tom Cruise turns himself into a total rock star in the new clip for the anticipated “Rock of Ages” screen adaptation.

New Line Cinema released the second trailer for the uber-popular Broadway musical-turned-film on Monday.

In it, a long-haired Cruise - aka Stacee Jaxx - can be seen in full rock star swag, tattooed and at times wearing a fluffy fur, surrounded by scantily-dressed women.

He’s cavorting with similarly '80s-styled co-stars Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman, Mary J. Blige, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta and, last but not least, a monkey named "Hey, Man."
As fans of the musical would expect, the Adam Shankman-helmed vehicle is all about sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, and as such, boasts a big-haired soundtrack of '80s rock anthems.
Among them?
Classics like Journey’s “Any Way You Want It,” Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock and Roll," Warrant’s “Heaven Isn’t Too Far Away" and Bon Jovi’s “Wanted Dead or Alive."

Boko Haram Creates More Fear, Threatens More Terrorists Attacks on Nigerian Media Houses – Punch Newspaper, Vanguard, Tribune & More

“Islamist sect Boko Haram last night released a video showing a smiling suicide bomber drive into the offices of ThisDay and blow himself up, an attack that killed at least three people and made journalists a new target of the extremist group.
The 18-minute video posted on YouTube includes new threats against journalists and major newspapers, as well as the Hausa language services of Voice of America and Radio France International. An unnamed male speaker also threatens new attacks against the Federal Government, saying security forces continue to hold the wives and children of its followers hostage.
The message, relayed in Hausa, was translated into english. It reads: “This is a message from the public awareness department of the Jamatu Ahlis sunnah lil daawati wal jihad, a group engaged in jihad in Nigeria.
“We wish to explain about the attack we carried out on Thisday Newspapers. Some of the reasons why we decided to attack some Media Houses, especially Thisday, is because the paper was used in dishonouring our prophet, Mohammad (SAW) during a beauty pageant in Kaduna in November 2002.
“At that time, some people who called themselves leaders of Muslims came out to say they have forgiven those who committed the offence.
“But based on our knowledge, we know that no one has the power to forgive anyone for an offence that God himself has given judgement, especially on an offence that has to do with dishonouring Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
“No one has the power to forgive this type of offence, and the judgement is for such persons to be killed.
“This lady Isioma Daniel that committed this crime, the judgement on her is to be killed at any opportunity; and the media house is also supposed to be driven out of existence whenever there is a chance to do so.
“We are just getting the opportunity to attack the media house, and we are hoping to continue these attacks until we drive them out of existence.
“It is our hope that Allah (SWT) will help his religion.
“We know that any genuine Muslim must have been deeply touched by the ThisDay incident.
“Thisday newspaper is also leading in helping the government in fighting us, alongside other media houses that we will mention soon.
. .”

Divorce not an option for Khloe Kardashian

“Khloe and Lamar” isn't canceled, as Khloe Kardashian's rep has told CNN, but the 27-year-old and her husband Lamar Odom are putting their reality TV gig on pause while they focus on Odom's basketball career.

Odom went from the L.A. Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks last December, but by April, he stepped away from the team following a mutual decision.
In the wake of those ups and downs, the couple wants to "prioritize a little," Khloe Kardashian tells People magazine. "We just wanted a little pause. Part of being married is knowing when your husband needs your support."

The couple will still appear on Kardashian's reality show with her family, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," but taking a break from their own E! show means "there's less pressure on us," Kardashian says.
"I'm a modern girl, but you should put your husband first," she adds. "I like to think divorce is not an option."
For fans of "Khloe & Lamar," Kardashian has been stressing that the show isn't over yet.
"Lamar and I have just chosen to take a break this summer," she recently told "Entertainment Tonight." "I feel like we've been on a whirlwind and doing back-to-back shows. We just want to take a little time off for Lamar to be with family, kids, basketball, Olympics, you never know. We have a lot on our plate right now."
"We just want to be happy," added Odom, who said he hopes to be a part of the Olympic basketball team during this summer's games, and then go back to the NBA next season. "We'll take our time and we'll get back to it when it's time."

Girl Dies A Year After She Was Allegedly Used For Money rituals

This has been going around on BB. But I pay less attention to BB broadcasts these days. This got too much and almost everyone used her pic as their display picture. I am reporting this because it is quite touching, and who knows we might just be saving a girl’s life.  The last paragraph of the broadcast read thus; please i am appealing to all girls, to please be patient and be contented with whatever your parents or boyfriends can offer. Please tell every girl/lady you know you might just be saving a life. Click to read the story. But if you ask me, my appeal will be, please be contented with what your parents alone can give you. Any boyfriend might still use you for his own selfish interest.

She has been very ill for more than one year now. Reliable sources told us she was used for ritual by one of those rich men through sex. She hasn't menstruated for over a year. Whenever she coughs everybody runs away because her breath smells like shit. She grows lean and lean every day. After all d money, stress and time her parents wasted she died yesterday.

This thing you call "RUNS" is just a deadly game and you might not be lucky the next time you try. Please be warned! RIP ADETUTU

Finally, Microsoft Is Giving Us the Live-Action 'Halo' We've Been Waiting For

The long-rumored live-action film based on Microsoft’s wildly popular Halo franchise may be dead in the water (a point driven home by last month’s book excerpt detailing how the computer giant’s outrageous demands ultimately scared Hollywood off), but there is a new live-action Master Chief adventure in the works – and we’ve got details.
Microsoft’s gaming division is spending big to craft Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, a series of short films set to promote the release of the gaming giant’s Halo 4 this fall. Sources from MS say the project represents the “largest investment” the company has made in live action to date.
Taking place over five weekly installments (which will debut at Machinima.com and Halo Waypoint), each 15-minute episode will build an elaborate story about how Halo’s iconic main character Master Chief inspired a young USNC cadet. That cadet eventually becomes the leader of the USNC Infinity spacecraft. Basically, Forward Unto Dawn will be a prequel series to set up events for the franchises’ fourth game, which releases on November 6th.
MS is keeping a tight lid on the talent involved with the new initiative – no word on cast or directors yet – but they plan to unveil more details at this year’s Comic-Con in July.
The web series has numerous objectives to meet. Microsoft wants Forward Unto Dawn to appeal to hardcore Halo fans so they’re hyped up for the latest installment (which finds series creators Bungie replaced by a new team of developers known as 343 Studios). It also wants to provide an entry point for new fans who may not have played the earlier games or followed the ancillary material (books, comics, etc.) but are interested in experiencing the title without having to track all of that stuff down.
Still, the biggest objective of all is to rekindle interest in a full-on live-action Halo feature film.
We’ll have to wait and see if that comes to pass, but Halo fans can rest assured that Microsoft is still well aware of the cinematic potential of the series. “I don't think anybody needs any reminding of (the potential)," 343’s director of franchise business management Matt McCloskey said. "Everyone keeps reminding us of that."

Watch: The New 'Dark Knight Rises' Trailer Hasn't Given Everything Yet

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The Dark Knight Rises seemed to be under the microscope during its surprisingly open production, but it's been relatively quite during post production-- and we think that's just perfect. We're tired of movies that break fans with their endless marketing cycle, and we appreciate that we're about three months away from release and we don't have eight thousand different trailers and TV spots giving us every beat of the movie (if only the same could be said of the equally-anticipated Prometheus, whose latest trailers reek of spoilers).
Granted, that may change, but for now we think Warner Bros. are doing a commendable job of keeping TDKR on our collective radar (as if it could ever fall off of it), without spoiling everything, and this new trailer only reinforces that belief.
There's plenty of new material here, particularly an emphasis on Joseph Gordon-Levitt, though we hardly get any clarification of who he will be playing, and yet the movie still feels largely inaccessible; as though are still plenty of surprises in store come July 20^th. But what say you fans? Does the third trailer for The Dark Knight Rises prolong the tease of the conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy? Or do you fear it gives away too much, too early?

Interview: D’Banj Man United Fan Discusses Having Rio Ferdinand as his Fan, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs & More

As a Manchester United fan, it marked the ultimate endorsement for Nigerian Afrobeat sensation D'Banj when Rio Ferdinand expressed his love for his debut UK single 'Oliver Twist' to his 2.6million Twitter followers.

With Red Devils midfielder Tom Cleverley also waxing lyrical about the infectious tune all over the twittersphere, D'Banj is determined to make all of his United heroes - including Sir Alex Ferguson - a fan of the song.
With his 'Oliver Twist' dance competition having already gone viral on YouTube, the Nigerian is hoping to see Rio and co. celebrating their goals to his tune - and has told Sky Sports he'll even nip down to the Old Trafford dressing room and teach the stars some moves.
D'Banj, who releases the single on 14th May having signed to Kanye West's G.O.O.D label following a fierce bidding war, took time out from recording in the States to regale us with his United-themed football firsts.

Manchester United

I live in Nigeria and I've always been a Man United fan. In Nigeria, football is our thing. On Saturdays and Sundays, there's no traffic, you see people sitting down, everyone is in their house, watching a Premiership match or a Championship match. My family are actually divided; we have Manchester United, which is me, then you have Arsenal fans and Chelsea fans. It's very interesting on match days, that's why every Saturday we're watching a game - either to support someone or to not support someone. Either way you're watching the match.
I was just saying a couple of weeks back, I was in the States and I saw a Tweet from Rio Ferdinand, saying he was a big fan. He's actually been to Nigeria and he said 'Oliver Twist', my single, was actually his favourite Afrobeat song. I was like, get on the phone to Sir Alex Ferguson, get me to that locker room and I'll perform it for him before he goes out for his next match. It was so inspiring, because it's my first single coming out, and for Rio Ferdinand to say that, I know that's like me getting the stamp of approval. Tom Cleverley also gave props to 'Oliver Twist' on Twitter. I know he's injured so a speedy recovery to him.
I would be honoured to have players do my 'Oliver Twist' dance. I would actually come to the locker room - any one - and actually do it with them. I know Sir Alex Ferguson could do it, he needs to just move, move his shoulders. You don't have to be a professional dancer, you can even do it with the ball. That's the mission - get the players doing that.

Enyimba FC

A lot of young players have grown up and been taken to the Premiership to play for different clubs from the local Nigerian teams. At home I support Enyimba FC who are from the Eastern side of Nigeria. They're good, loads of players from the past who have gotten into the Premiership or Championship have played at this club before. It's a very good starter club. They're getting huge now - huge support and backing. There's also Sunshine Stars FC, who are also very good. I'm not always in Nigeria, I've been on the road for a couple of years now, so I'm always on Sky Sports, catching up with my Premiership and my Championship.

David Beckham

When I was growing up, I just wanted to be like David Beckham. Not just for the football part of it but because of the way he was such a brand. When it comes to the football, I respect the likes of Ryan Giggs, who has been there for ages, and Paul Scholes. I'd been hearing the name Giggs when I was just 10 or 11, he's a veteran, and I'd like to have a picture with Paul Scholes. It would be like having a picture with a superhero. It takes a lot of experience, a lot of skills and a lot of patience for someone to be that way, and also loyalty. I feel people like them show that sport isn't just about one person and make you know that this is a team. And of course I can't not mention Wayne Rooney. Rooney plays like he's in a gladiator match, he's such an intelligent player.
In terms of Nigerian players, people like Nwankwo Kanu, Yakubu, these people came from the streets and made it. They've taken on the language barrier and not let anything hold them back. Today, they're being celebrated as the world's best, some are retired but some are still actively playing, like Victor Moses

Terry Crews Scares Us Into Watching 'The Expendables 2' Trailer Preview

You know the drill: Here comes another trailer preview where we don't get the actual trailer, just a few seconds of it and a promise that the entire thing will arrive online later this week. This time it's for The Expendables 2, who have a bit of fun with the whole "trailer preview" trend by throwing a jacked-up Terry Crews in our face and letting him explode before and after we see several explosions from the sequel, due out on August 17th (the trailer, meanwhile, will hit IGN this Thursday).
What are you getting from the sequel? Try servings of Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Randy Couture, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Yeah, that'll do it. Check out the teaser below, then try not to have nightmares featuring Terry Crews later on today.

INCEST :Woman Had Sex With 16-Year-Old Biological Son

Mistie Atkinson  faces incest charges after she allegedly had sex with her 16-year-old biological son.

Police said they found Mistie Atkinson with the boy in a hotel room in March as they were serving a warrant, the Napa Valley Register reported.

Atkinson pleaded not guilty on March 9 to incest and oral copulation of a minor among other charges.

Napa police said that videos captured on the boy's phone show Atkinson allegedly performing oral sex and having sexual intercourse with the teen in February. She's also accused of sending sexually explicit images to the boy electronically.

"Atkinson and the victim are aware they are biological mother and son," cops said in a release.

The boy's father, who has sole custody, obtained a restraining order against Atkinson, The Weekly Vice reported.

Atkinson is being held on $200,000 bail until her next hearing may 10th

Birdman To Put Cash Money Artists on the Big Screen With 'Rich Gang' Film

By DR LORI
For Birdman** and his Young Money/Cash Money crew, the charts are not the only thing to conquer. Up next: Hollywood.

In an interview with XXL, the YMCMB leader (and Billboard Power 100 player) talked up the launch later this year of his Cash Money Films project, which will serve as his creative outlet on the silver screen. With a few much-rumored projects in the works (including one with Omar Epps), he did confirm that he's looking to put the whole YMCMB roster - which features Drake**, Nicki Mina**j, Mystikal**, Busta Rhymes**, Limp Bizkit**, and Lil Wayne**, among others - into one film, with Weezy as the star. The movie is set to be titled "Rich Gang."

"We start shooting that in the fall," Birdman said. "That's the whole team. The Rich Gang movie is about the team. Everybody is going to be the star of it, but Wayne will be the center of it. It's about the team, everybody that's on the label."

It's unclear if that means that each artist will adopt some type of persona as part of a scripted film or if the project will be more of a documentary of the label, but it seems like Birdman is leaving that part of the process open-ended, at least for now.

"I would like them for just be themselves," Birdman continued. "I'm not gonna tell no ni**a to go to acting school. Just be yourself. We're excited as a brand about it. We got a few of them lined up and we gonna shoot them."

The CEO spoke to XXL while at the book launch for Wahida Clark's latest, titled "Payback Ain't Enough," which is out on the Cash Money Content book publishing division, and stated his desire to get her involved in his budding movie enterprise as well.

"When I got her collection, I was amazed at all the books she did already," he said of meeting the author. "I said, 'This is somebody I need to get into business with. She's hungry.' I'm looking forward to Wahida writing a script to one of her scripts and turning it into a movie."

World’s Greatest Gambler, Thomas ”Amarillo Slim” Preston, Dies At 83

Thomas Austin ”Amarillo Slim” Preston Jr., a man who called himself the world’s greatest gambler, has died at the age of 83.

Bunky Preston, Slim’s son, said that Slim past away over the weekend while in hospice care in Amarillo. Slim died of colon cancer.

Bunky said: “He was playing poker until the very, very end.”

Fox News reports that Preston won the 1972 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1992.

The Daily Mail reports that Preston got the nickname “Amarillo Slim” while playing billiards. He bestowed “The World’s Greatest Gambler” title upon himself after accomplishing several strange gambling feats. Preston claims to have beaten Minnesota Fats in a game of pocket billiards with a broomstick. He claims he beat Bobby Riggs in a game of ping pong with an iron skillet. And won a bet by beating a horse in a hundred yard race. (Preston set up 100-yard zig-zag course and beat the horse.)

Preston also authored a few books on gambling and advised players to “look around the table. If you don’t see a sucker, get up, because you’re the sucker.”

Jonas Brothers Leave Disney's Hollywood Records

The Jonas Brothers** have parted ways with Hollywood Records after releasing three albums on the Disney-owned label.

The sibling trio of Nick**, Kevin and Joe Jonas**, which has sold 17 million albums worldwide, also bought back the rights to their master recordings, merchandising and publishing for an undisclosed sum.

"This was a decision that we made as a group," Nick Jonas tells The Hollywood Reporter. "Naturally, as with any partnership, when you do part ways, there is emotion tied to it. We've been blessed to have a lot of success with Hollywood and with Disney, but speaking on behalf of my brothers and our team, we're all looking forward to this next chapter. We're ready for that next step as a group, and being able to take our work with us was so important."

When contacted by THR, a Hollywood spokesperson commented: "Hollywood Records and Jonas Brothers have amicably ended an amazingly successful partnership after six years. … We couldn't have asked for better partners or nicer people to work with. We wish Nick, Kevin and Joe all the best in their future endeavors."

Kevin Jonas Partners With Ryan Seacrest for E! Reality Show

It's a rarity these days for a band with Jonas-level success to successfully reclaim their catalog (for a hefty price, typically a percentage based on past sales and estimated future earnings). But to hear manager Johnny Wright tell it, the opportunity couldn't be passed up. "We could stay, or we could go," he says of the negotiation, which came after the band had met its obligations to the label. "This will allow them to chart their own destiny."

It also will allow the band to look at additional ancillary income from digital initiatives such as apps and live concert streaming, technologies that barely existed when the web-savvy JoBros signed with Hollywood in 2007 (with masters that they had wrested from Columbia Records after the Sony label dropped them). And then there's the most lucrative stream of all: publishing, which can take the form of valuable synchs and movie placements, foreign territories, sheet music -- you name it.

"The industry and distribution channels are changing so rapidly, we don't even know what it means anymore to put out a record," says Wright. "If we wanted to take another deal with a major, it would be a different than what we entered into when we signed with Hollywood. We don't have to become just an artist to the label, we could be a partner or do it ourselves and then come back later on. There's no plan here -- the plan is whatever we decide to make it."

Wright readily admits the Jonas Brothers had outgrown Disney, something that became evident as they contemplated their exit. "In having a conversation about moving forward, we knew we weren't going to do a Jonas show on Disney Channel and the likelihood of us doing movie in that vein was not there, so the big platforms were not really accessible to us anymore," says the veteran manager, who has represented Justin Timberlake** since his 'N Sync** days.

Besides, the guys longed to take some time with a new album (their most recent, "Lines, Vines and Trying Times," came out in 2009) without the pressure of a deadline. "We don't have to have a record out under any time constraints, so they're free to just create and explore and do it at their own pace," says Wright. "And they're enjoying it."

Indeed, adds Nick Jonas: "In these past three years, my brothers and I have not released a record, but we've really come into our own as men. And we've also lived life, which is an important part to making a record. … I've got a studio set up in my apartment in New York where we can all put down our ideas. It's a really liberating feeling to just be able to create and write whatever is on our hearts."

Wright says to expect a new Jonas Brothers album by the end of 2012 or early 2013. In the meantime, the guys are putting into motion their own plan for imaging, even introducing a new logo (see right). But in turning from "boys to men, to use that cliché," he adds that this is a band that hasn't yet peaked worldwide. And with all that they do both as a group and individually -- their side projects include the E! reality show "Married to Jonas" starring Kevin Jonas and new wife Danielle Deleasa (a co-production of Jonas Enterprises and Ryan Seacrest Productions), Nick's roles in the Broadway revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and NBC's "Smash," a new feature film for Joe and plans to sign acts to launch their own production or publishing company -- there's no telling where the Jonas train will lead them. But one thing is for sure: They're driving it.

"What the Jonas Brothers have already done in the music business, most people will never get to," says Wright. "Now it's chapter two, where they take those experiences and lessons and music and have all the control in putting it together and making a great business plan moving forward."

Jessica Simpson Gives Birth To A Baby Girl, Maxwell Drew Johnson

Jessica Simpson has finally given birth!  The net is buzzing with the news that Jessica and her husband Eric gave birth to a beautiful 9 pound 13 ounce baby girl that they named Maxwell Drew Johnson.

At the very least Jessica should be putting up baby pictures and stories of late night spit ups instead of talking about how horny she was when she was pregnant or her pregnancy flatulence.

Us Weekly is reporting that Jessica had the baby in Los Angeles, California.  She had shared a while ago that she wanted to name the baby Maxwell or a similar androgynous name in order to be a little nontraditional.  Drew is Jessica’s mother’s maiden name.

Since announcing she and finance Eric Johnson were expecting their first child back back in November 2011, Jessica’s pregnancy has made major headlines — especially for her substantial weight gain. But like the successful business woman that she is, Jessica is turning the negative scrutiny into a positive. According to reports, Simpson has signed a deal with Weight Watchers to lose her baby weight as the company’s spokesperson!

Jessica Simpson and her fiance Eric Johnson got engaged six months after meeting each other.  They were officially engaged in November 2010.Simpson and Johnson had decided to hold off on tying the knot until after little Maxwell was born.  Neither Simpson nor Johnson was in any rush to get married anyway. During a March appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel’s show, Simpson told the host that Johnson “feels like my husband already.”

Did Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston Have an Affair?

3m360 is reporting that The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, had a secret fling with Whitney Houston at his Neverland Ranch and was devastated when the singer called it off.  They are reporting that Jackson dreamed of marrying Houston.  In a related story the Sun reported last week that six years prior to the fling with Michael, Whitney Houston had also had a brief sexual relationship with Jermaine Jackson, Michael’s brother.

The source for all of these recent revelations about Michael Jackson is his British bodyguard, Matt Fiddes.  Fiddes spoke to Michael only three days before he died.

Fiddes told the Sun before the interview,

“I loved Michael so much but I finally feel it’s time to get everything that horrified and upset me over the years off my chest. I also know this affair will end all the myths that Michael was some kind of child molester — he was a straight man.”

The affair with Houston was not the only explosive information Fiddes gave to the Sun.  He also claimed that Jackson was impotent for more than five years because of heavy alcohol and drug use.  He also claimed Jackson was a Nazi sympathizer.  He claimed that Jackson was haunted by baldness and was anorexic.  He also claimed Jackson’s body was covered with needle marks that he would call “spider bites” when asked about them.

Fiddes said of Jackson’s affair with Houston,

“One of the many stories that has never been told about Michael is that he had an ultra-secret affair with Whitney Houston that he never got over. He was furious when he heard she had also slept with Jermaine but this didn’t stop him holding a candle for her his whole life.”

Fiddes said Jackson and Houston  were both at the height of their popularity when they met.  they were also two of the biggest stars on the planet.

Fiddes said,

“They met because they were two of the biggest recording artists on the planet and mixing in the same circles. They instantly connected as kindred spirits because they understood each other’s massive fame. Whitney practically moved in to Michael’s ranch and they had a fling like any other young couple. But Michael said later he had always hoped the relationship had gone further, and I know he dreamed of marrying her.”

Paulina Gretzky Sends Out Scandalous Pics On Instagram

Paulina Gretzky once had a Twitter account filled with sexy photos. But after a stern talk with  her father, hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, she decided to take a break from flaunting her body on the internet. Well, Gretzky has found a  new outlet for her revealing photos: Instagram.

Last year Paulina sent out a barrage of photos on Twitter. There were so many scandalous photos that Men’s websites like Coed Magazine and the Bro Bible compiled a list of the “Best Paulina Gretzky Twitter photos.”


But the 23-year-old bombshell deleted her Twitter account after a strong request from her father.

At the time, Paulina wrote:

“Having a nice sit down dinner with my dad about social media.” And then: “Taking a break from Twitter for a bit.”

But the “No Twitter For Paulina” rule has a loophole. She can still post to Instagram.

Gretzky recently sent out several photos to the new billion dollar Facebook tool, which showcase the young beauty drinking in her bikini.

MTV writes:

“This gal tumbled down the hotness tree and hit every branch on the way down–plus the foliage and then smashed into exposed roots, somehow giving her the urge to share her sexiness on the web. Well done, tree.”

Do you think Wayne is getting ready to have another sit down with his daughter Paulina?

How pregnant woman poisoned rival’s son with chemical

Chinonye Lucky, a 26 -year- old mother of two who is also expecting her third child, may spend the rest of her life behind bars for a first degree murder.  She is currently at the custody of the homicide department of the Edo state Police command, Benin city, where detectives are already putting finishing touches to her cases file.  She is due for arraignment any moment from now for allegedly poisoning a 16- month-old baby boy with  a killer chemical while the mother of the baby was away to fetch water.

Betraying emotions while narrating how she was overwhelmed by her untamed ego;  so much so that she threw caution to the dogs and killed an innocent baby, the same baby she actively participated in weaning, the Anambra state- born school dropout turned farmer living in Ikogu village with her Edo state born husband says, she could not really say what came over her that ill-fated day.



*Chinonye Lucky

However, investigation shows that Chinonye’s mother, the third of a peasant farmer -husband, abandoned her and her siblings while she was two years old. She, therefore,  suffered  what criminologists call ‘fixation’.  Even detectives at the homicide department confirmed that  Chinonye occasionally exhibits traits of conduct disorder among fellow inmates adding that she  may need the services of a clinical psychologist.

As subsistence farmers, both Chinonye and her rival, Mercy with their siblings including the 16 months old baby strapped in her back, made for the nearby farm.  Their mission was  to harvest cassava tubers for the forthcoming market day.  While in the farm, their husband soon joined them but left almost immediately to inspect some traps set for grass cutters.  Moments after, Mrs Mercy left for the stream to fetch water for all.

Just then, Chinonye surreptitiously made for the hut which served as a resting place in the farm and by the corner of it was a container filled with chemical.  She  grabbed it and emptied some quantity into the mouth of the 16 -months -old baby who was at the time fast asleep on a mat.

The sleeping baby licked the liquid in innocence thinking it was a normal water.  However, pandemonium broke out minutes later when the mother arrived from the stream to behold her child writhing in pains.

Autopsy report

He was already coughing blood.  Quickly, Chinonye rushed into the hut, grabbed the dying baby from her mother and dashed towards the express road screaming hospital, hospital.  As a virtuous woman,  Mercy could not leave the four children behind in the farm for hospital, instead,  she stayed behind to fetch them including her rival’s daughters to the house before joining Chinonye in the hospital.  But before Mercy’s arrival,  Chinonye was already rolling on the floor crying uncontrollably and refused to be consoled.  The baby was dead.  Nobody knew what killed him.

However, the lid was blown open after an autopsy report said the baby was poisoned.  Investigations began, and Chinonye was to confess later amid tears to detectives, that she was responsible for the death of the baby.  But she quickly dismissed insinuations that she committed the murderous act out of sheer jealousy.

“I did not mean to kill the boy after all they were all born in my presence.  Although I am yet to bear a baby boy,  that does not make me jealous of my rival who already has three boys.   I am believing God for a boy child because as I speak to you, I am pregnant.

I have lived with my rival in peace; in fact it is difficult for a stranger to know that we are rivals.  On that day, there was no quarrel between us. We all woke and decided to go to the farm to uproot some cassava tubers for the next market day.

At the farmer, a particular spirit came over me and I felt like killing the baby.  Initially, I was fighting within me on how to carry out the act but an opportunity came when my rival called to inform me that she was going to fetch water and that her baby was lying on a mat in the hut.

Quickly, I rushed to the hut, grabbed the gallon which contained some chemical which our husband use in killing grass cutter and poured some quantity into the baby’s mouth and dashed back into the farm as if nothing had happened.  It was when my rival came back that she raised an alarm that her baby was vomiting blood.  I felt bad and quickly rushed to the hut, grabbed the baby from her and took him to the hospital.

Though I did not tell her that I was responsible, I was troubled in my mind.  I did not know what came over me, I think it was devil.  All her children were born in my presence and I was actively involved in their weaning.  I just want God to forgive me because for about one week now, I have not seen my children,” she lamented.

However, the police through the public relations officer, ASP Bassey, said the law would have to take its full course.  “The moment our men are through with the investigation, she would be arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction. Even though she has confessed culpability, for us, she is presumed innocent until otherwise is proven,” Bassey said.

Report: Two students arrested for campus murder

In Ekiti, the State Police Command has arrested two students for allegedly killing a final year student at the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti.

Sola Falade, a 400 level student at the Faculty of Education was hacked to death last Thursday when two rival cult groups unleashed terror on the students in hostels outside the university campus.

Apart from Falade, who had a deep cut on his forehead other students were said to have been injured in the violence which erupted at about mid-night.

The situation was brought under control when armed policemen intervened.

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oladipo Aina, announced the suspension of pending examinations to enable the university detect those students who engaged in the crime. He also made it clear that any student found to be unruly would be handed over to law enforcement agents.

Ay Comedian Involved In Autocrash

Ayo Makun popularly known as Ay the comedian was yesterday involved in an accident in Abuja where he went for a comedy show. Even though the two cars involved were badly damaged, no one sustained a major injury.