Oprah's Mama Skipping Out On Bills

Oprah Winfrey's mother is being sued by a high end boutique for failure to pay for more than $150,000.00 in clothes and services. According to court records, Vernita Lee has had an open-ended charge account with Valentina Inc. since January 2004. The lawsuit says Miss Vernita racked up a bill of $155,547.31 in purchases, perks [including private shows and delivery service] and interest as of July 1. Miss Vernita was supposed to be making minimum monthly payments of $2,000. Valentina attorney Joseph Niebler, Sr., said today that at some point Miss Vernita stopped making the payments. The store is asking for full payment plus interest, the complaint says.

Star Got A New Man

Eat your heart out Al Reynolds, Star Jones has a new squeeze. His name is Herb Wilson and he's the executive chef at Manhattan's Soho and Tribeca Grand hotels.

Pepa Says She's The Reason Left-Eye Torched Andre Rison's Crib

Sandy "Pepa" Denton, of Salt and Pepa fame is the latest celeb to write a tell all. And while she tells a lot, she doesn't exactly tell all. She talks about one former lover who beats the shit out of her but doesn't give his name [sounds like Treach though]. Anyway, here are a couple of sound bites from Pep's promo tour where she talks about Left-Eye and her baby daddy, Treach.

Solange Apologizes...Kinda

In response to the media hail storm that followed her snapping on an undeserving news anchor who she mistakenly accused of attaching her name to brother-in-law Jay Z, Solange Knowles took to her myspace blog to clear the air, sorta. While she does offer an apology of sorts, she never really addresses the poor anchor she went off on. Baby steps people. Baby steps.

I Do Have an Apology to Make.

It is not my job to make u like me. You see, my occupation is an ART-ist. It is not my job to rub your back, kiss your backside or keep my mouth shut. It is not my job to make u like how I look – that's called a model. It is not my job to sell you on my "personality" or "like-ability" It is my job to share with you my music and my music alone. If you're looking to listen to a musician's music based on interviews and photos, then spending two years of pouring my existence into a record will give YOU no fulfillment. (I recommend Disney.com ..... its afave of my 3 year old son)At first I was going to speak my piece, let it die and move on, butafter FOX continued to drag this incident out over and over [Click here to see what she's talking about] (Oddly you cant remember my name, but MY incident sure is helping you get national news..... read YOUR headline. You should be proud that this is what you needed to get your shine on, lol) It has now became a matter of honesty for me. I needed to find out for MYSELF, if I should have done things differently. If its one thing I can apologize for, it is for backing down and giving in. I told my mgt/ label when we got requests from the Fox News stations, that I didn't want to be apart of anything related to Fox News because of their history of racial slander. In the end, I committed anyways. I apologize for not wanting to be controversial, for being lazy and not wanting to fight a battle with an army. I apologize for compromising my morality in the process. I spent about an hour today looking at You Tube clips for guidance. I looked at Nas's speech in front of Fox's headquarters , I looked at Kanye's Katrina comments, I looked at my fave Bob Dylan documentary. I was completely inspired again to see artists who risk validation from peoples opinions, for what they truly believe is right. I tip my hat to you ALL.(I must admit, it is not sooo much Dylan's voice I love as much as it is his movement) If I was in corporate America with a position at a large company and someone brought up something completely inappropriate about my family in a board meeting, I would have spoken up and said... "I think that was very unprofessional and please do not bring up my family in this meeting". This is exactly what I said. Bottom line. Fox is lying and the whole thing was set-up for its on purposes. Just know that FOX and Tmz are affiliates and you hear the reporter loud and clear say "Are you talking about whats on TMZ"? If you haven't seen my vlog, before we went on air, I caught the producers telling the reporter to "Ask her about Jay-z's club getting shut down" Which isn't true, and that's where my reaction came from. (It is not my job to dish personal details about my family and its offensive to even ask me in my opinion) any-who It is more sad to see my "rant" is more popular on your network's show than the news of The Republican Presidential Nominee's V.P. choice. oh yeah, I forgot people go to real NEWS stations for NEWS Or is this the state of our people now? More interested in the details of this interview than the Monsoon in India. I mean, I'm not Surprised when this is coming same network affiliate who called our future first lady, a"Baby Momma".

God bless America

CHANGE 08

Jewel Thieves Target Mayweather

Who can forget that youtube of boxer Floyd Mayweather counting out one million dollars, that he took from his bedroom nightstand, or his penchant for making it rain in the club? Looks like those boastful antics have come back to haunt Floyd 'Money' Mayweather in a major way. On August 17, somebody broke into Floyd's house and stole $7 million dollars worth of jewelery. They say the thieves, one of whom's face is clearly seen on surveillance video, entered Floyd's house through his bedroom window and took jewelry only. Mayweather is offering a $100,000 dollar reward for information leading to a break in the case. So if you know who did it, and are in the mood to snitch, call Sherbrooke, Jelan and Associates at (678) 457-5858 or (404) 786-1321.

Ne-Yo Wins R Kelly Lawsuit

Remember back in January when R Kelly started his 25 date Double Up tour featuring J. Holiday, Keyshia Cole and Ne-Yo, only to kick Ne-Yo off the tour after the second date, because according to Ne-Yo, the crowd was loving him more than Kells? Well, the courts agree with Ne-Yo, sorta. A Los Angeles judge ordered R Kelly's promoter, Rowe Entertainment, to pay Ne-Yo $700,320 in lost wages. Superior Court Judge Malcolm Mackey made his default judgment after the Georgia based entertainment group refused to respond to the lawsuit filed by Ne-Yo under his real name, Shaffer Smith. At the time, the promoter blamed the dismissal on Ne-Yo's camp for not completing the proper paperwork.

Chain Snatching Season

The latest rapper to get 'Yung Berg-ed' is Dip Set splinter group Skull Gang crew member, Juelz Santana. Word leaked from across the pond that members of Dip Set Skull Gang were touring the U.K. when a promoter, who they say got stiffed by Dip Set for $70 thousand dollars a few years ago, siezed the opportunity to get some payback. They say the promoter and his goons rushed Juelz hotel room, but security came to his aid and squashed the ambush. The hotel, did, however, ask Juelz and 'nem to leave. They say after Skull Gang checked into another hotel, it was on again and that's when Juelz got got. Santana is denying he was robbed, admitting only that there was a skirmish and that he was asked to leave a hotel and that shows were cancelled. He also admits the thing about scamming the promoter saying, “Bottom line, my former manager along with an ex group member accepted an astronomical amount of money for a paid date that never happened or was ever brought to my knowledge.” While Julez did not name the former member, I'm going to take a wild guess and say it was Cam'ron. Anywho, look for Juelz jewellery to show up on these Internets any day now.

Usher Going On Tour

Usher Raymond is putting together a 'ladies only' mini tour of 15 intimate venues in support of his 'Here I Stand' cd. Said Ursh, "There's only a few artists that can pull that off. I feel like I've had such a connection with my audience. This album, I felt like, was definitely the type of one that was more intimate. So what better way to get up close and personal than to make it all women? The ladies like to see that masculine build," he added. "They question if I still got it." Usher also announced plans to release his own line of lingerie and men's underwear.

Solange's Sales Disappoint

Despite having the biggest media push of any of Matthew Knowles' stable of artists, outside Beyonce, Solange Knowles' sophomore effort, Sol-Angel and the Hadley Street Dreams, scanned a disappointing 30,276 units it's first week out, landing your girl at number 14 on the charts. In contrast, Lil Wayne, currently holding on to the number 8 spot, sold 55,139 copies last week, more than a month after his cd's release. The Game sits at number 1 with LAX scanning 222,844 copies. Better luck next time Solo.

Foxy Finds Out How Cold It Is In The D

Fox Boogie was in Detroit last Friday for a Legends of Hip Hop concert at Chene Park where she shared the bill with Nas and Scarface. Too bad they booed the shit out of her. With her brother serving as hype man, Fox sang a fucked up medley of her verses from various hit songs and was roundly booed for her efforts. Oh, and my spies say while she did not have on any pink lipstick, her weave, as usual, was fucked up.

Dr. Dre Buries His Son

Over 200 mourners turned out Friday for the funeral of Dr. Dre's 20 year old son, Andre Young Jr.. The cause of death has not been determined. Results of toxicology reports are expected in the coming weeks.

The Reason Suge Kicked That Girl's Ass

Suge Knight and his girlfriend of 3 years were on their way to a strip club when his phone rang. Realizing it was another woman, Suge's girl tried to check him. Big mistake. That's when Suge went off. Police reports say the girl doesn't even know what happened next, all she remembers is waking up on the ground naked.

Charges Filed In Funeral Fight

Remember when Game went to his cousin's funeral and got into a fist-fight [at the funeral] over money he supposedly promised but never came up with to cover funeral costs? The cousin he was fighting, Robert "Kirky" Kirkwood, pressed charges against Game. So now your boy is facing criminal battery charges. Not a good look, especially since Game is on probation for felonious weapons charges right now.

Happy Birthday Michael Jackson

M-Jack turns 50 today.