In the December issue of Essence magazine — which features a smokin’ hot cover of Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan and Gabrielle Union, by the way —  Miss Union comments on the various Black gossip blogs that have coupled her up with every Tom, Dick and Harry.

She says: “…because everyone is clamoring for celebrity tidbits, the bigger gossip sites and even mainstream entities are picking up on it. No fact-checking, no nothing. And in one week’s time, there were like five different dudes, a baby—I’m a homewrecker. In literally seven days. I can’t point the finger at the White media. They don’t care about us. Paparazzi are not staked out in front of any of our houses. They are not going through our garbage because they don’t care about us in that way. So when you hear crap about us, it is coming from our own community, which hurts.”

“… In the next breath, they’ll complain on the blogs that we don’t have enough Black stars. Well, you rip us to shreds every two seconds from our nose to the weave to the clothes to the shoes to the ashy ankles.”

I hear her. BUT, in the defense of us bloggers, we aren’t aiming to hurt Black celebrities. Can we help it if they happen to work in an industry that breeds entertaining gossip? It’s all in fun. At the end of the day, I don’t think anyone reading this blog or any other blog is losing sleep wondering who she’s really dating, right? My last point: White media may not be gossiping about Black Hollywood folk, but they sure as hell are gossiping about their own. Why shouldn’t Black media do the same?

What’s the deal with Gabrielle Union? I’m reading all kinds of conflicting stories about this one. First, she’s hooked up with Luda (which I’d definitely file under Kooky Couples). Then a mysterious source says she was hugged up with “CSI: NY” hottie Hill Harper. The two reportedly attended the Maxim Style Awards and were seen smooching all night before they left together. And, AND, rumors are also swirling that Gabrielle is partly the cause of Dwayne Wade’s separation from wife Siohvaughn.

I don’t know what to believe. But I wouldn’t be mad if Gabrielle and Hill hooked up. He’s bright, she’s bright. He’s cute, she’s cute. They’re about on the same level in Hollywood. Nice couple. If they are a couple. Which we’re not really sure of.