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Kobe Bryant may shut it down on the court but when it comes to his love life, he’s still taking the L. Despite reports that he’s been “aggressively” trying to reconcile with his estranged wife Vanessa and the cozy pictures of the two smooching on Valentine’s Day after a Laker game, the divorce is still on and TMZ.com reports she’s moving out.

Vanessa was spotted over the weekend looking for apartments in New York, far away from Kobe and his trail of Laker groupies.

Now, Kobe has sworn that he’ll never cheat on her again and sources say he’s even bought her “lavish gifts” and an expensive piece of jewelry.  Yes, this would be the same tactic he used after he famously “cheated” on his wife with a woman who accused him of sexual assault.

No one knows how his current gifts compare to the four million guilt diamond ring Kobe bought his wife in  2003, but it’s safe to say she doesn’t need gifts. The property Vanessa is reportedly shopping for would be her fourth: she now owns three  estates in Newport Beach, after Kobe transferred title to her as part of their divorce — which has not yet become final. She’s also due $75 million in the settlement.

Sources say they still won’t be surprised if Vanessa went back to Kobe, but should she finally split once and for all?

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Khloe Kardashian used her famously sharp tongue to put Amber Rose on blast yesterday.

The reality star made an appearance on Sway’s radio talk show on SiriusXM, and addressed the hip-hop queen’s allegations that Kim Kardashian is the reason she and Kanye West are dunzo…but then didn’t exactly deny that there’s heat between her sister and Yeezy.

When asked for her thoughts on Amber’s accusations that Kanye cheated on her with Kim (who was supposedly, in turn, cheating on Reggie Bush), Khloe said: “Well, I don’t know Amber… A lot of people like to use my sister’s name for their own benefit.”

However, she then herself alludes that though Kim and Kanye are officially “just friends,” there’s more to the pair than just retweets and photo-ops. “From everything, from him being around my mom, him being around Lamar, even Lamar’s kids, it’s never been on that level. I do know that they’re friends and they might have that feeling for each other, I just don’t think it’s worked timing wise.”

Not working timing wise? Last we checked, they’re both very single at the moment. Though, in the same interview, Khloe did make it clear that she’s very Team Reggie when it comes to who Kim dates next.

As for Khloe calling Amber a fame slore for talking about her sister…pot-kettle-black?

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Gabe Solis needs a padlock for his zipper. husband, whose infidelities have been well-documented on Braxton Family Values, has found himself stammering through yet another denial-apology-admission…this time, over allegations that he had cyber sex with a transgender woman.

TheYBF.com and Baller Alert did some investigating and found damning evidence that Solis has been getting dirty with one Julisa Abadashian on a social networking site, and there are pictures to prove it (NSFW unless you work from home…or in the adult entertainment industry). Gabe, of course, had an answer.

First, the denial:

“I am NOT into Trannies!!!! I am very heterosexual. I have no clue who the ladydude woman posted on the web is and I have never spoken to her/him/ or whatever they are claiming.”

Then, the apology:

“First off I want to apologize from the bottom on my heart to my Wife Trina who deserves NONE OF THIS. I have done many things that I am not proud of that I’m sure will all unfold in the coming weeks on the show, on the blogs, the newspapers and any other way it can unfold. I canNOT undo the past.”

And finally, an admission:

“Yes, I know I will be the target of many gossip bloggers because of my past record. Like I said, I have NEVER Resorted to same sex affairs or any physical affairs. I know that cheating is cheating and I am in no way making excuses. I am currently in therapy because I have a SEX Addiction Problem. I very much want the help that it will take to restore my family.”

As of now, no reports of a split between Trina and Gabe, so maybe as long as he’s not into “ladydudes” she’s willing to put up with his wandering snake. Or maybe she’s just waiting for the season finale to dump his ass (we hope).

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Oprah has issued a public apology for sending a controversial Tweet on Grammy night. The Queen of Daytime TV tried to wrangle some of her nine million Twitter followers who might be tuning into the Grammy Awards and get them over to her OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) cable channel instead.

“Every 1 who can please tune into OWN especially if  you have a Neilsen box,” Oprah Tweeted just after 9pm when both the music awards show and her interview show Oprah’s Next Chapter were to begin.

The Tweet caused followers to call her “desperate” and even “unethical” for “begging” for viewers and she quickly shot back, “the word ‘please’ is used as courtesy not a beg” and reminded another follower “’desperate’ not ever a part of my vocab.” But besides setting off the Twitterverse, the call for viewers landed Oprah in hot water with Nielsen who prohibits its clients from soliciting viewers that are a part of the Neilsen system in an attempt to change viewer habits or boost ratings as ratings play a large role in how much a network can charge advertisers.

Oprah apologized for her Tweet and said she deleted the message “at the request of Nielsen.” She added “I intended no harm and apologize for the reference.” The company is taking the violation seriously and is still looking into it.

Ironically, Oprah watched the Grammys instead of her show herself, telling followers she was in  a Georgia hotel that didn’t carry her channel. During the show she championed Adele for her six-Grammy win: “Adele! Adele! This is her Year! YAAAY!” The episode she wanted everyone to catch on OWN? An interview she did with a Hasidic Jewish family, who had never even watched TV before.

OWN will air a two-hour special, in honor of Whitney Houston.

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Kim Kardashan’s still trying to get her freedom papers, but even though she’s not technically divorced and single it looks like she wants that old thing back with Reggie Bush.

The  former couple were spotted this weekend “flirting” over a long lunch date at the Beverly Hills Hotel according to TMZ.  Multiple sources allegedly saw the two “smiling and laughing during the lunch date … and played it cool when fans approached them for pictures and autographs.”

Now, of course a lunch date reads casual, but, sources say the pair has been spending “a lot” of time together in the past few days.  No need to go picking out the china yet (there may still be some leftover from the Hump-days) but maybe the third time will be a charm for Kim, with her former flame.

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“I believe the children our our future, teach them well and let them lead the way, show them all the beauty they possess inside, give them a sense of pride…”

While Whitney Houston’s mega-hit “The Greatest Love of All” (a Michael Masser-Linda Creed composition, first recorded by George Benson in 1977) may bring up a laugh thanks to Eddie Murphy’s comical rendition in Coming to America, I’d bet many of us remember this song from preforming it in the younger years: in a school assembly or perhaps a church pageant.

The first time I ever learned the song it was for sixth grade graduation (by then I’d already been obsessed with The Bodyguard–tape!–and Waiting to Exhale soundtracks).  It was a powerful manifesto for my class–of all races. I “get” the message even more now as an adult than I ever did when I was 12, but even back then the seeds of self-esteem were being planted as we all belted the song (off-key) out to our parents and loved ones in the audience.

“I decided long ago, never to walk in any one’s shadow, if I fail if I succeed at least I lived as I believed, no matter what they take from me, they can’t take away my dignity!”

Wow. Can we get that printed on a plaque? Those lines remain some of my favorites, out of any Whitney song and as we reflect back on her life, her trailblazing accomplishments, her ups and downs, all of who she was as THE voice that came from the soul and spoke to our hearts, I’ll always remember how she taught a little 6th grade Black girl “The Greatest Love of All” and that it starts with self.

In the days following the shocking departure of one of our greatest singers of all time, I’m reminded more than ever that we all owe it to ourselves to tap into that self love. When the world gets tough, sometimes it’s all we have.  Thank you, Whitney, for that prolific lesson.

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You may call Halle Berry a woman unlucky at love, but she’s someone who keeps on trying. According to TMZ, pre-mature reports of the actress getting engaged to

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—while wrong last December—are right on this past week. Reportedly, Berry became engaged to her beau last month.

Currently embroiled in a custody battle with her baby daddy, Gabriel Aubry, Berry is rushing to legally seal her love with Martinez. She recently asked a judge to allow her to move to France with fiancé and daughter, Nahla, a move Aubry vehemently rejects.

I would have to agree with the baby daddy on this move… not only because the distance would hurt his chances of seeing his child but the timing and hastiness of such a decision.

Is Halle—a woman constantly in rocky relationships—rushing to move in with her boyfriend to take full custody of her daughter?  It’s suspicious timing, but it’s great drama, and we’re staying tuned in.

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While her middle finger caused a frenzy in prime time on Superbowl Sunday, another story about M.I.A. indicates she may be flipping the bird to the family life as well. Rumor has it that the controversial rapper is splitting with her fiance, Seagram’s heir and musician Benjamin Bronfman. Worse, sources for the New York Daily News say M.I.A. has been skipping out on her parental duties toward their three-year-old son Ikhyd Edgar Arular Bronfman.

M.I.A. “sometimes goes six weeks without seeing” her son, the source said, adding that Bronfman’s mother, philanthropist Sherry Bronfman, is helping to raise Ikhyd.

The couple’s wedding plans have been iffy since the rapper told Fader magazine in 2010 that she won’t marry for a green card: “That’s what they want me to do, but I’m not going to lose my integrity for that sh–. I actually want a nice wedding. I’m not going to blow that.” The young family have been living in LA’s upscale Brentwood neighborhood since getting engaged in 2008.

Now, is any of this really a surprise? Can anyone really see M.I.A., with her eff-the-world attitude, pushing a cart at Whole Food? As for the allegations that she’s a deadbeat mom, sounds like that could be blown a little out of proportion. But with no comment from the unhappy couple, that only leads most people to assume the worst. M.I.A.’s music is laced with references to her father’s absence from her childhood…let’s hope she doesn’t let history repeat itself.

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In former couple news, Pilar Sanders is crying alleged violence against a friend of her soon-to-be-ex-hubby, Deion, while Kris Humphries wants to let cameras into his and Kim Kardashian’s divorce court proceedings.

Sources told TMZ that Kris and his lawyer, Lee Hutton, want the judge handling the divorce to allow TV stations to broadcast the trial. In doing so, Kris and his lawyer wants to turn the case into an indictment of reality TV, exposing the “M.O. of reality TV” by proving that Kim had no intention of staying married to him. Rather, they claim, she really wanted big ratings for her reality show… But the biggest irony and contradiction of this request is that in trying to condemn reality TV by allowing news cameras into the court Kris will inevitably turn his divorce into, say what, reality TV. Anyway…

Cops received a call from Pilar at Deion Sander’s Texas mansion. The reason for the call? Pilar claimed she was assaulted by a female friend of Deion’s while the former NFL star stood by, watched and did nothing.

Pilar told officers a woman named Laura arrived at the house to see Deion. After Pilar told the woman she wasn’t welcomed and that she should leave, reportedly words were exchanged. Pilar claimed the woman threw an object at her, which struck her in the eye.

While no arrests were made, Pilar’s lawyer said she had to be taken to the hospital as a result of her injury.  Although Deion and Pilar don’t have a reality TV show, judging from the back-and-forth following their split they sound like they could give Kim and Kris’s divorce a run for their ratings.

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Shouldn’t Kim Kardashian stop making promises there’s no way she’ll keep? The reality queen claims she is done with NFL players following her difficult split from Reggie Bush in 2010, according to TMZ’s sources. Ironically, this is around the same time Kim has been linked with not one but two pro footballers: Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow (whom gossip rags say Kim pursued because she thinks he “shares her values”).

Let’s take a look back at other promises Kim has publicly made: in early 2011, she vowed to stay single and wound up married later that same year. And after her divorce, Queen Kardashian announced she would be taking a break from the spotlight, but wound up in the gossip rags every single day. Unless every single one of her friends is willing to sell her out to the tabloids, we’re pretty sure Kamp Kardashian is leaking these stories themselves.

So, Kim staying away from footballers? About as likely as her staying away from cleavage-baring tops. Fifty bucks says she’ll be married to one by this time next year.