Shaunie filed her response to Shaq's divorce petition. In it, she denies every allegation leveled against her. It's all on TMZ, read it here.
An arbitrator ruled yesterday that Michael Vick must repay $20 million dollars in bonuses to the Atlanta Falcons for violating his $130 million contract. Stephen Burbank, the University of Pennsylvania law professor who presided over last week's arbitration hearing, agreed with the Falcons that Vick violated his contract when he admitted his role in a dogfighting ring. The team also argued that Vick used proceeds from his contract to bankroll the illegal operation.
Usher is not releasing a new CD anytime soon and sources blame his new wife, Tameka Foster. Page Six quoted an Usher insider as saying the expected new release from Usher is not happening anymore because of "issues in his personal life" regarding Tameka. "Usher only listens to Tameka now, and she wants all Usher's focus to be on her and the baby." claims the source.
Marion Jones surrendered the five medals she won seven years ago at the Sydney Olympics yesterday, just days after she admitted using performance-enhancing drugs in U.S. District Court in White Plains. Jones also agreed to a two-year suspension from track and field even though the 31-year-old tainted superstar already announced her retirement after Friday's appearance in court.
Last week the wires were buzzings with reports of Michael Jackson and his nanny Grace Rawamba's pending nuptials. This week there's ugly reports that Mike left Grace high and dry to deal with a bad episode of Lupus by herself. They say Grace is back in California and that Mike hasn't even called to see how she's doing. Some "source" claims, "Grace Rwaramba is not doing well. She's ill, and she could use his spiritual, mental and financial support right now. I do believe [Jackson] has affection for Grace, but he acts like a child. ... He could at least give her a call and say 'How are you doing, Grace? Do you need more doctors?' But it's never like that. It's always taking." Jackson's spokeswoman called the accusation a "hilarious rumor," and said Rwaramba wasn't even in California.
For the first time Sean Combs publicly claimed the 15-month-old daughter he fathered with Sarah Chapman. In today's New York Daily News he admits, "At first, I wasn't sure if this was my child. Now that it has become clear she is, I will take care of her for the rest of her life."
Karrine's second book, The Vixen Diaries, has been out for a week and though I can't find a single review without complaints that she doesn't dish nearly as much in this book as she did the last, she still managed to debut at number 6 on the New York Times Best Sellers list. One spot behind The Goldman's OJ if I Did It.
