Natalie Cole, who suffers from hepatitis C and had been admitted to the hospital on September 22 suffering complications from the disease, is at home in Los Angeles after checking out of the hospital earlier this week. In a press release regarding her hospitalization, it was revealed that Natalie had also been receiving kidney dialysis that isn't related to her struggle with hepatitis C.
Nat announced in July that she was suffering from the disease, revealed to her during a routine examination, and that it was likely caused by her drug use years ago.
While the rumors surrounding Janet Jackson's mystery illness run the gambit from pregnancy to exhaustion to poor ticket sales, according to Janet's brother Randy, the reason behind Jan cancelling those concerts is because she's suffering from the equilibrium disorder vertigo. "Janet is doing okay, she suffers from vertigo," Randy recently revealed. Janet's camp, however, has yet to release a statement.
Former America's Next Top Model contestant Bianca Golden will go on the Tyra Banks Show to tell her side of the story regarding that fight between her family and Nikki Blonsky's family at the Turks and Caicos airport that left her mother with a cracked skull. Bianca tells Tyra that her family was at the T&C airport on July 29 returning from a family reunion for her dying grandfather when Nikki became "very rude to my aunt" causing an argument between her's and Nikki's families. Bianca says, Nikki's 's father Carl "punched my mom. He knocked her out. He hit my mom with such force she stumbled back and when she stumbled back the whole family got up and attacked my mom." Then, when her mother was on the ground, Bianca says Nikki "takes her foot and kicks my mom in her vagina, and that's when my mom fell out completely. When Nikki kicked my mom I went and grabbed her arm and she grabbed my earring. Her [Nikki's] mom sat on her to get her off of me cause her mom saw what was happening and that was that." Bianca says her mother was airlifted to the hospital with internal bleeding, a broken nose and a fractured skull. "Her face is still black and blue," she says.
Damn Travis. The last time we talked about former Denver Bronco Travis Henry was last October when he failed a drug test and faced suspension from the NFL, jeopardizing his 22.5 million dollar contract. Before that, Travis made the hallowed halls of RWS when a Georgia child support case revealed he'd fathered 9 kids with 9 different baby mamas and hadn't been taking care of 7 of them.
Trav got released from the Broncos this past June after averaging 4.1 yards per carry and I guess that's when he started his new line of work. Travie and his boy James Mack were arrested Tuesday after trying to pull off a multi-kilo coke deal in Centennial, Colorado. The dude they were buying from was cooperating with the DEA. Oh, and shortly after Trav was let go by the Broncos, his latest drug test came back positive for weed.
Janet Jackson cancelled two more concerts. After getting sick and cancelling her Montreal concert less than an hour before showtime, Janet has cancelled her Boston and Philly tour stops and a concert in Michigan has been rescheduled. You didn't hear this from me, but word on the street is Jan has been playing to half filled venues and is losing buku bucks on this tour and that's what's really making her "sick".
Oprah Winfrey's mother, Vernita Lee, is suing the clothing store that is suing her for $156,000.00 in unpaid clothes and services, claiming she shouldn't have to pay because the store extended credit despite knowing her troubles managing debt. "The account is "unconscionable, and therefore, unenforceable because Valentina knowingly and unfairly took advantage of Lee's lack of knowledge, ability, and/or capacity when Valentina created the account," the civil lawsuit says.
Remember when Game got into a fist fight at his cousin's funeral over money and his one cousin Kirky pressed battery charges against him? It's been settled. The judge told Game he could complete 36 anger management classes or go to jail. Game chose anger management.
Janet Jackson has been hospitalized after getting sick hours before a concert, her rep said last night.
From one of my e-pals:
Lil Wayne and Buju Banton were supposed to headline a concert in Nassau, Bahamas Friday September 26th 2008. The show was postponed until Saturday 27th 2008. On Saturday, despite rain and other inconveniences, people arrived at the concert in droves. Buju performed, but Lil Wayne was a 'NO SHOW'.
A local news paper was quoted as saying they believe it was a money issue but, concert goers are still not sure what happened.
The promoters for the event was Red City Entertainment. General admission was $45, VIP was $80, Platinum was $200 including Bacardi drinks and food. They also had 6 sky boxes for $20,000 EACH and Lisa 'Red' Tottle of Red City Entertainments said 4 were already sold as of Thursday the 25th. (The sky boxes included a hostess, a bartender, free drinks and food and easy access to a bathroom, oh and they can ONLY hold 20 people each. so that's like $1000 PER PERSON!!!!).
