When Kandi Burruss’ on again, off again fiance Ashley “AJ” Jewell died two weeks ago, reports attributed his death to a brawl outside of his Atlanta night club Body Tap, but now that the autopsy is in doctors say that may not have been the whole story.

Dr. Kelly Rose of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office told E! News that A.J. may have suffered from the blood disorder sickle-cell anemia. According to the medical examiner, the condition may have restricted A.J.’s oxygen supply and exacerbated his injuries. “Preliminary results are suggestive of [sickle-cell],” said Rose. “The altercation played a role in that, and his underlying disease process contributed to his overall demise,” Rose says.

Meanwhile Frederick Richardson, the man that A.J. fought with that fateful night, has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and is currently being held in an Atlanta jail without bond. A court date has been scheduled for Oct. 20.

Baby Boy(s)

Lil’ Wayne recently confirmed in an interview with the BBC’s Tim Westwood that he and Nivea are expecting a son. This bundle of joy will be the rapper’s third son in a little over a year although this will be the 4th child for Wayne total. Let’s recap: Lauren London welcomed his second son last month,  last October his first son was born in  Cincinnati, and his only girl, Reginae, comes from ex-wife Antonia “Toya” Carter.  I wonder which baby mama’s son will be the cutest?

50 Clears The Air

There have been rumors for some time that 50 Cent and Ciara have a love thang going on and some even say he put a ring on it, but the rapper recently denied that any of that’s true. 50 Cent called into the Rickey Smiley Morning Show to talk about the new album and of course Rickey had to ask: “Are you engaged to Ciara?”

Fiddy responded “Nah I’m not engaged. That was the longest ongoing thing that they said that was never any confirmation to.“ Rickey then asked, “Are ya’ll still together” and Fiddy said “You are saying still like we was.”

Wellthere you have it, we can finally put that rumor to bed.

Talk to you next week!

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50 Cent seems to think it’s still 2007 and people care about a fabricated beef between he and Kanye West.

On Wednesday, 50 appeared on Angie Martinez’s radio show on Hot 97 and referred to Lady GaGa and Kanye West’s “Fame Kills” tour as “The Gay Tour.”

Funny! Or something.

He said:  “Ahh, the gay tour. No, didn’t she say her tour is gay?”

He’s referring to comments Lady GaGa made to Kanye about needing to be mindful and respectful of her large gay fan base.

50 added:

“I have nothing against them, but he’s cool with gay people. He goes and drops his videos off with them. Remember 808s & Heartbreak? Remember where he premiered [the 'Lock Lockdown' video], he went to Ellen DeGeneres. I’m just saying he’s conscious of the gay community.”

Although the tour has since been cancelled, 50 covered his tracks and released this statement:

“During an interview with Angie Martinez yesterday, certain comments I made were taken entirely out of context. When I referred to the Lady Gaga tour as the “gay tour” I was basically repeating what I thought she had referred to the tour in the past. It was not my intention to offend anyone. I don’t have a problem with anyone’s lifestyle and have no issue with Lady Gaga, she makes great music.”

I guess at this point he realizes it doesn’t make sense to alienate any fan base given his career is about as lively as the “Fame Kills” tour.

The full interview that spurred the controversy can be viewed below:

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Bless Ja Rule’s heart, but can someone remind him that his beef is over with 50 Cent and that they both ended up losing to the Kanye and Lil’ Wayne’s of the world?

Do it fast so we won’t keep hearing about a rap beef that was corny six years ago.

In a recent video Ja made it known that for all the emcees 50’s beefed with, Ja is the only one to step to him directly.

He said:

“I went at 50 too, I don’t think n–gas think about that either. I went at that n–ga hard too. 50 done had a beef with a gang of n–gas. Even the first record he made I think was ‘How 2 Rob,’ and I was the only artist that when I seen him, I was like, ‘Eh, that ain’t funny homie. What’s happening.’ You feel what I’m saying? Everybody else that seen him, ‘Hahahahahaaa,’ silly n–gas. Nah n–ga, ain’t no dap, n–ga. It ain’t funny. What’s happening? And I went at his head. He couldn’t f–k with what we as doing on these streets so he went into a booth and became Superman. And that’s how that whole thing transcended and he was talking so much to the police, n–ga couldn’t really express his true feelings. He got my n–gas facing 20 years in jail, my n–ga Supreme is doing life right now. When n–gas talk all that s–t, I laugh because they don’t know the infrastructure with how it all spiraled to what it is today.”

Ja Rule finished up this rant that sounded like an ode to the early 00s by noting he’s dropping a new album soon. Of course he is, but I have some sad news for 50 and Ja: When a teen actor, drug addict, and fashionista are the top emcees in the game, take the hint. Go make a movie with Steven Segal.

Thank you for the hits, though, Ja. It’s murda…or something.

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Daytime TV’s favorite fairy godmother is no longer the world’s most powerful celebrity. At least not in the eyes of Forbes who released its annual Celebrity 100 list, which ranks celebs on annual earnings and media buzz.

The star who knocked Oprah from her #1 spot of the past two years? Angelina Jolie. Jolie only racked in $27 million to the Big O’s $275 million (whoo! I’m trying to get that Oprah!) but according to the magazine the actress’ big film releases from last year and non-stop coverage of the birth of her twins and relationship with Brad Pitt (who came in at #9) pushed her to the top.

There list is full with lots of other great rich and famous faces: Beyonce maintained her #4 position from last year, although hubby Jay-Z plummeted from #7 last year to #32 this year. It’s time for that next album Hov! Luckily we’ve just heard that the Blueprint 3 is scheduled for release on September 11th.

Diddy hit the list at #35 and I’m fully anticipating a Tweet (then re-tweet) with a tinyurl of the news he made the list on his Twitter page. Kanye’s is probably somewhere throwing a tantrum because he only came in at #46, though he still came in before 50 Cent (who made it at, most appropriately, #50) which has to have Ye feeling even more smug after their 2007 record sale war.

Holding it down for the athletes: Tiger Woods came in at #5, Kobe Bryant at #10, Michael Jordan even made the list at #18 (forget the young bucks! Mike won’t ever be irrelevant!), and Lebron James snagged #19.

Midway on the list sits our President Barack Obama, which marks yet another first: the first sitting head of state to appear on the list. Not surprising at all! From his books being sold in trendy stores like Urban Outfitters, to his face on the cover of every magazine from Rolling Stone to Vibe, to his late night talk show appearances you can’t deny his celebrity!

Good to see so many great faces represented and judging by the salary reports on this list, it ain’t a recession for everybody!

See the complete list at Forbes.com. Do you agree with their ranking of celebrity?

Contributor: Carrie Blackshaw

Your boy Fiddy betta watch out. According to his boo, things got plenty hot and heavy on the shoot for Ciara and Justin Timberlake’s “Love, Sex Magic” video.

Among other things? They both ended up licking each other.

“We were just trying to do some fun, playful things, just to give the record and the video another edge. We freestyled a bit, said we were going to try a few things. After a while, we’re doing it again and again. Now I feel awkward when people say, “What did his ear taste like?” Ciara told the New York Post.

Chemistry was hot — they also nibbled each other’s ears — and it pretty much shows in the final product. Uh-oh. JT betta watch out.

Contributor: Carrie Blackshaw

Maybe it’s time to lay down the mama and baby mama beef?

So your boy 50 Cent isn’t exactly moving product the way he thought he would. His latest video game, “Blood on the Sand,” has only moved an estimated 56,000 copies, which is a far cry from his first video game. In 2005, his video game sold 681,000 copies, with life-to-date sales of 1,123,000 units.

Is homie falling off? How about we go back and focus on the music, Fif?

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Oh joy, there’s another hip-hop tell-all on the horizon. This time it’s from Rick Ross’ baby mama, Tiallondra Kemp.

The book is being published by 50 Cent. I guess if you can’t win on the music front, might as well keep up with the smear campaign.

Here’s an excerpt:

“I looked at my watch, it was 4:30pm on January 21, 2009, the day I had been waiting to come for eight months. It was the day of the deposition in the child support case I had filed against the father of my third son, William Leonard Roberts Jr. also known as the big-time rapper (not the notorious drug dealer, don’t get them confused) Rick Ross.I had started this battle against William 17 months earlier after our tumultuous four-year relationship filled with passion and pain. My lawyer Ileana M. Almeida had spent the last eight months trying to get Will’s lawyer Allan Zamren to make Will do the deposition for the case. They’d canceled two times already so I was surprised that William had finally showed up and was glad we were gonna to get things going. Ever since he’d become a celebrity, Will had been a different person. That mixed with his touring and promotions schedule and the life of a rap star is what made it so hard for anything in the child support case to move forward. His attitude also made things difficult.”

I almost slipped into a boredom-induced coma after reading this.

I’m more interested in the story of the name Tiallondra than anything Tiallondra has to say. Other than that, enjoy the clothes and new weave 50 paid for Tiallondra because no one wants to buy a sleeping pill guised as a book.

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While promoting her new show, The Cougar, on the Today Show, Vivica Fox hinted that she might be into another rapper.

The two co-hosts asked her who does she want, then mentioned Ne-Yo and Flo’Rida to her. When Vivica answered for herself, she mentioned that Ne-Yo was just a friend but then blushed and looked into the camera when asked about Flo’Rida.

The two have been linked together in recent weeks, so she practically confirmed the two are friends without saying a word.

Oh, Aunt Viv. Have you not learned from the 50 Cent debacle? I know you like ‘em young – and I’m not mad – but why not go get you a nice quiet R&B singer?

The kind that won’t try to clown you in public the way Fif did.

Contributor: Carrie Blackshaw

Here’s a word that someone is using to describe 50 Cent: Sweet.

Not sure if I would have pulled that one out of my glossary terms — this is the man who will go to war with you over nada — but, hey, anything is possible.

Robert Greene recently spoke on working with the G-Unit rapper and the two-year delay of their collaborative book project, The 50th Law.

“He’s actually very sweet,” Greene said of 50. “He’s one of those guys that has no mother and is missing a mother … Whenever there’s a woman in the room, he just comes alive and becomes extremely charming. So he’s actually got a little soft spot there that a lot of people don’t realize … He’s not like a party person at all, he likes to work, work-out, so he’s not what people think at all …”

But what’s up with the sex tape threats and all? Not exactly what I’d call sweet …

Always a Bridesmaid …

Meanwhile, mediatakeout.com is reporting that details are starting to line-up for Jennifer Hudson’s wedding to former reality contestant David (Punk) Otunga. A source tells the gossip site that Fantasia Barrino will be one of the bridesmaids; Jennifer’s sister Julia will be maid of honor.

And Anotha One

And in the neverending stream of Rihanna news, here’s a new one: she’s preggers.

We’ll have to wait this one out, but folks are reporting that she was seen clutching her tummy and vomiting. Of course, those same rumors also surfaced last year before The Incident, so who knows …?

Contributor: Carrie Blackshaw

So we all know that the fabulous Ms. Ciara is sharing her goodies with 50 Cent, right (though she and Justin Timberlake look pretty good together in that new video)?

Still, let’s humor everyone involved and take a look at what the Atlanta siren had to say about what it takes to get a little Love, Sex and Magic from her in the latest Men’s Fitness:

“There’s no kissy-kissy, touchy-touch on the first date,” she says, adding that it’s a time of discovery. She’d rather learn about some other details, like your middle name.

Keep It Simple: The perfect date “allows me to get to know a person’s personality. Even watching a movie, you can learn a lot about someone by what they laugh at.”

Walk the Line: No egos allowed. “My biggest turnoff is someone who is overconfident.”

Listen Up: “Pay attention to the things I say, and my feelings.” You should also step up and share your own.”

Be Her One and Only: “My ultimate fantasy is to be with somebody who loves me for me, and to be married to that person for the rest of my life — without having to worry about them cheating.”

Or them putting your business out there on a video tape? Just sayin’.