Toni Braxton Loses Her Lawsuit Against Barry Hankerson

Toni wanted ten million from Barry for ruining her career, instead she had to return a $375,000.00 advance and Barry gets royalties off her next CD.

The lawsuit accused the Barry of putting his financial interests ahead of Toni's and inducing her to leave a lucrative deal with Arista through fraud, deception and double-dealing.

Barry, on Tuesday, disputed those allegations.

"She was dropped from Arista because of record sales," he said, adding that Toni did not want to move to Blackground Records but "there was nowhere else for her to go."

barry said his relationship with Toni soured because of her insistence that she involve her husband in her albums.

(Yahoo)

Monica Tells Her Side Of The Story

Sandra Rose spoke to Monica and says the singer was very concerned....

Monica's Baby Daddy Allegedly Knocked This Chick Out!

Here's her account of what happened from her myspace page...

I Keep Seeing Beyonce Without Jay and Nelly Without Ashanti

Anybody know the reasons why, or care to speculate? I'll start us off. Page Six sightings says Jay Z was hanging out in SoHo the other night, sans Beyonce. I say it's over, Nelly and Ashanti too. La La, you next.

Jennifer Gets The Cover Of Vogue, But No Invitation To Beyonce's Party

Congratulations to Jennifer Hudson for becoming the first African American singer to grace the cover of Vogue, even though they could have used a more flattering shot of her. The photographer was Annie Leibovitz for gosh sakes, but anyway, why did the New York Daily say Beyonce got Jennifer kicked off the guest list for the party she threw with People Magazine? Meow!

(NY Daily)

Why Was Diddy Screaming At Naomi And Terrence?

When I saw this picture of Naomi Campbell and Terrence Howard at a post Grammy awards party, I thought to myself, "Awww. Ain't that cute. Terrence got himself a new beauty queen". Then, today I read in the NY Daily that P-Diddy ran up on Terrance and Naomi and started screaming his head off at them.  If you were at the party and you know what really happened, can you tell the rest of us, please?

(NY Daily)

Bobby Whitney and Bobbi Kristina Spotted Together

Bobby, Whitney and Bobbi-Kris dined together the night of Grammys. Not sure if this means they're back together, but doesn't Bobbi-Kris look cute?

Kim Kardashian Has Ray J Booted From the Club

Kim Kardashian hosted a party the other night at House of Hype and even had her ex-boyfriend, Nick Cannon DJ. But when her sex tape co-star Ray J showed up, she had him booted out!

(TMZ)

Anna Nicole Smith Obtain Bahamian Citizenship?

So says TMZ, by way of the Nassau Tribune. Plus there was the not so blind item from Ben Widdicombe in today's New York Daily:

* Which dead blond star was sleeping with both her Haitian bodyguard and a very well-known NYC mogul at the same time?

Norbit is Number One At The Box Office

Eddie Murphy and Norbit made $33 million this weekend.

Gerald Levert's Death Ruled An Accident

The coroner found a combination of Vicodin, Percocet, Valium, Xanax and an antihistamine in Gerald's system and ruled it an accidental death. 

(NewsNet5)

Gillie Da Kid Arrested on Drug Charges

Philadelphia born rapper Gillie Da Kid was arrested on Tuesday (Feb. 6), after authorities learned he was allegedly running two drug houses. Gillie and five associates were arrested, after authorities received a tip and searched the houses on Passmore Street in Philadelphia. Police confiscated 89 pounds of marijuana worth $404,000. All five were charged with conspiracy and possessing narcotics with intent to deliver.

(All Hip Hop)

I Smell A Rat

Remember when Jadakiss and three of his boys got pulled over October 7th and the cops found guns and weed in his car? Correct me if I'm wrong, but there were four people in the car. So how come when the indictments came down, only three people got brought up on charges?

(Yahoo)

Carmelo Anthony Gets To Play In The All-Star Game

Thank God Yao Ming hurt his leg, or Carmelo never would have been named as his replacement. Now we can look forward to seeing La La court-side at the All-Star game.

(ESPN)