Usher and Tameka Foster seem intent on out bashing each other!  TMZ just reported that the singer recently called the police accusing his ex-wife (well, almost, he still hasn’t signed the papers) of sneaking onto his property and scratching up one of his cars. Police investigated the call but Tameka was nowhere to be found when they arrived.  They later interviewed both Tameka and Usher about the incident but found that there was not enough evidence to support his claims. Two days later Usher called the cops again! The second time he said Tameka was on his property and refused to leave but again, when cops came out to the house she wasn’t on the scene.

Now Tameka might be sneaking around at night causing Usher all that strife, but her people told TMZ the whole story is untrue. “This is just another attempt to disparage Tameka. It’s simply an angry ploy that has no merit. Tameka’s own truck was scratched but it’s not clear how. The truck is registered in her name, it’s not even Usher’s car. Why would she vandalize her own vehicle?”

This is turning into a mess! Once upon a time they were trying to prove that they were so in love and that it really was going to last….

J-Hud’s New Man

The world got a glimpse of Jennifer Hudson and David Otunga’s little man, David Jr. this week. After keeping her pregnancy hush-hush, Jennifer sat down with People magazine for the cover story of their October 15th issue  and opened up on what it’s like to be a new mom. “He has a lot of personality, like David. He’s always been a good sleeper. His favorite time to smile now is diaper changes. Or when he spits up on you – he just cracks up like he thinks it’s the funniest thing,” she said. How precious!

Cased Dismissed
Not everybody hates Chris! A judge just dismissed a $5million dollar lawsuit that Chris Rock was slapped with by a woman claimed that he stole her idea for his new documentary Good Hair. Regina Kimbell claimed she showed her documentary My Nappy Roots to Rock back in 2007 and was shocked to later find that he was coming out with his own hair documentary. In the lawsuit, Kimbell lists a dozen similarities saying both movies explore the cultural significance of black hairstyles and feature interviews with celebrities, among other things.

In addition to asking for the monetary settlement Kimbell also tried to block production of Rock’s movie, but a judge wasn’t buying any of it. Rock has been cleared of all allegations and Good Hair will be released in theaters today.

If you go see the movie this weekend, tell us what you think!  We’ll be back to chat with you next week!

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Only a day after Usher leaked his divorce-promoting track, “Papers,” is soon-to-be-ex wife, Tameka Foster Raymond, running off at the font in the blogosphere.

Tameka wrote a post to Global Grind about celebrities who compromise themselves in order to stay relevant and succeed. Gee, I wonder who she’s talking about.

Here’s some of her rant:

To be or not to be…but at what cost?  It’s almost inconceivable the lengths that some artists & entertainers feel obligated to go to keep themselves in the headlines. The prioritization of fan base over God, family, morals, and over just plain ol’ fashioned common sense is an example of that remarkable distance. I think it’s important to understand the premise of letting a character that’s been created for fans drown out who you really are. One easily can become a zombie, while the people who love them waste away looking for the sea salt. It becomes so easy to sell your soul to the entertainment business while creating an illusion of grandeur. Hence, this painfully obvious thirst for relevance that completely overshadows sensibility. Thirsty much?

And on and on she goes. If you dare read the rest of her entry, see below:

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Usher filed for divorce from his wife Tameka back in June but apparently now he’s dragging his feet on making it a done deal.

According to RadarOnline.com, the Grammy-winning R&B star has yet to put his signature on the divorce papers he filed in Atlanta’s Superior Court even though a source says they agreed on the terms and conditions about a month ago.

What’s the hold up?  Usher sure was quick to sing about breaking free in the latest single he released earlier this week which is slated to be on his upcoming album currently titled “Raymond vs. Raymond.”  The track, titled “Papers” is all about his estranged wife (you know Usher can’t make a good album unless he’s going through some relationship drama!).  Check the lyrics:

“I gave my heart and turned my back against the world/’Cause you were my girl/ I done damn near lost my mama/ I done been through so much drama / I done turned into the man that I never though I’d be/I’m ready to sign those papers/ I done took all I can take but you leave me no options girl”

Ok if it’s all that, don’t talk about it, be about it Usher!  

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I knew it was only a matter of time before Tameka Foster said something about the allegations that she plagiarized the blog  post she wrote for The Huffington Post about being dark skinned (come on this is the woman who openly beefs with bloggers!) and of course she shot back. In another blog entry (this time on Global Grind) the former Mrs. Raymond called the rumors “ridiculous” and an “unfounded insinuation that has no basis, merit or truth.”  Tameka, who maintains she never even heard of author Aisha Curry’s book “Pretty For a Black Girl” before she wrote her own piece also had this to say:

“I shared my personal story as a dark skinned woman in America, an experience that parallels millions of other Black women. Regrettably, this other author has no copyright (or patent) on the Black female experience. While I’m delighted to discover there is a new book with a similar theme available I only wish the author would have embraced our commonality as sisters in this struggle rather than opt for such a defamatory public recourse via a disreputable gossip writer. Approach is everything. Plagiarism is a serious implication that I’m extremely disheartened and insulted by. If this author can produce the same references in her book that I made to Alek Wek, poet Khalil Gibran, an experience in Brazil, disparaging public comments surrounding living as a “dark skinned” woman as well as scrutiny regarding her marriage to an R&B singer then perhaps she should seek legal counsel to handle this matter with the proper protocol.”

She makes a good point: it’s not like other African-American women haven’t shared similar sentiments about having darker skin, so maybe the similarities in Tameka’s post and Aisha Curry’s book were merely a coincidence?  You would hope an author would have substantial proof of plagiarism before accusing someone of it, so I guess the proof is in the papers.

The jury’s out on this one, but if Tameka really did write that post then maybe we’ll see more substantial writing from her? At least until the next blogger pisses her off.

Remember that “well written” blog post we told you about that  Tameka Foster wrote about the plights of being dark skinned? Well BV Buzz reports that blog post may have been plagiarized! According to the article author Aisha Curry, who wrote the book ‘Pretty For a Black Girl’  read the piece and had the sinking feeling that she had seen it before…because she wrote it. “Why did I feel so connected to this article? Suddenly, it came to me. It was my work! It was my work, my voice, but in her words,” Curry said. “The only difference between her article and my book is she used ‘dark-skinned’ and I used ‘Black.’”

Curry’s 96-page pocket-size book, which was self-published in March 2008, though Tameka’s reps deny she ever saw the book before writing the article. I guess the topic at hand is one that many women of color have struggled with, so it’s not like Tameka couldn’t have come up with the topic on her own, but after some of the letters I’ve seen that Tameka has written bloggers in the past, I was a little surprised at her poise with the pen in that blog. I’mjustsayin.

Wigging Out

Did you see the Real Housewives of Atlanta last night?  Luckily no one tried to pull Kim Zolciak’s hair out, but on the internet this morning for some reason, people were still wondering if those shiny blond locks are real. If there was any confusion Kim’s hair is a wig! Not only did she reveal this on the season one reunion, she keeps addressing it in interviews and supposedly even has a wig line that’s coming out soon.  Last night Kim appeared on Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live and some un-aired footage hit Bravo.com where the two extensively talked about Kim’s extensions.  “So literally it’s woven in?” Cohen asks.  “No I just put it on honey!”  Kim said of her wig.  She did admit that there’s several pictures out there of her at the beach with her real hair and she said “my natural color is black” (surprise, surprise).  Not sure why everyone is so fascinated by Kim’s hair piece, it’s not like everyone else on that show hasn’t dabbled in some Yakki (I mean even Kandi had a piece glued in the front of her short bump and curl before the photo shoot on yesterday’s episode!).  Let the girl have her Barbie weave.

All About the Benjamins

Kelis still can’t keep her hands out of Nas’ pockets! It wasn’t enough for her to receive a nearly $55,000 child and spousal support settlement after her divorce, according to TMZ, Kelis’ lawyer Laura Wasser has filed documents requesting that Nas pay $281,571 in retroactive spousal support and $29, 522 in retroactive child support. But, that’s not all: because Nas makes over $244k per month, Wasser believes Kelis is entitled to $72, 728 in spousal support and in the future, $17,225 a month in child support. Ok now I am saying she’s a gold digger! Kelis is really trying to take a brother for all he has! There’s no way baby Knight Jones needs all that money, though note to self: put Laura Wasser’s name in my rolodex for the future….just in case!

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The soon to be ex-Mrs. Usher says she had no idea that Urshur was about to dump her because they only “got it in” a week prior to him filing for divorce.

In new court documents, Tameka Raymond disputes Usher’s claims that the two have been separated since July 2008.

In papers filed on Monday she said she “had every reason to believe her marriage was intact” and that two were “intimately together as husband and wife as recently as June 6.”

If true, that would mean mini-Ben Vereen smashed his wife one last time then upped and divorced her without letting her know.

CLASSY, Usher.

Ok, I’m about tired of celebrities adamantly denying rumors that we knew were true from jump!

The latest in celeb denials, of course, came from Usher and Tameka Raymond about their marital problems.

Now back in May when rumors surfaced of a separation, Usher was all too pressed to lash out and shoot down the allegations.  That month he went on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and waxed poetic about his wife saying: “She’s built up … the foundation of who I am. I want to see more men standing with their women.”  His manager Benny Medina also insisted reports that the couple was splitting were, “100 percent not true.”

Even Tameka laughed off the rumors and went as far as going toe to toe with bloggers who questioned the relationship. Now a mere month later the divorce papers have been filed and today, Tameka sang a different tune on Twitter:

“@TamekaRaymond: Afternoon. Today is beautiful, there’s a black dog barking outside, I JUST realized that I’d rather have 5 sons over 1 dog. Sorry.”

(Side Note: how long do you think it will take for her to change her Twitter name to “TamekaFoster”?)

Now I understand celebrities deserve their privacy on these personal issues, but PSA: You don’t have to lie to kick it!

What’s the point of working overtime with your publicist to deny a pregnancy (um, like Jennifer Hudson’s reps until her friend outted the news), a marriage (Jay-Z and Beyonce), a relationship (Chris Brown and Rihanna) when we’ll definitely see the baby bump, marriage certificate (or divorce papers!), or  picutres of you and the person that you swear up and down you’re “just friends, like brother and sister” with,  tonguing each other down on a beach?

Isn’t it just so much easier to say ”no comment”?

This would be such a cute family shot if this was Usher’s wife Tameka Foster.
But she’s not. And I don’t know who she is hanging out with Usher and
his son Usher Raymond V at a park in Beverly Hills. I’m sure it’s innocent
and she’s a family friend, cousin or the nanny.

One thing there’s no question about is how adorable Usher and his son look
together. They better enjoy these father-son bonding moments. Knocked up Tameka
is due to have the couple’s second child in December, just a month after she
throws Cinco his first birthday party.

They’re divorcing! They’re expecting! No they’re splitting up and have another crumb snatcher on the way! Those were the rumors that swirled around Usher and wife Tameka Foster yesterday. So what is it?

Maybe Usher holding up two fingers tells the story.

Apparently the couple is very much together and Tameka has another bun in the oven, according to MediaTakeOut.com.

An “extremely well-placed source” told the website:

“Usher and Tameka are still together and are happier than ever – and anyone
that knows them can attest to it. There are a lot of hate-filled people out there
who want to see their marriage fail, but it’s stronger than ever.”

And the insider reportedly confirmed Tameka’s pregnancy, adding, “Everyone’s
ecstatic about the new addition to their family.”

Another report says the baby, the couple’s second, is due in December.

Motherhood seems to agree with Usher’s wife Tameka Foster, don’t you
think? Check her out at VIBE’s 15th Anniversary Issue celebration held last
night in New York. Want to know who else was there?

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Cassie worked the red carpet before she went inside, where T.I. and Swizz Beatz
performed. Tracee Ellis Ross, Pepa, Ryan Leslie, Heavy D., Doug E. Fresh, Fonzworth
Bentley, Aubrey O’Day, D Woods and Treach were also in the house.

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And model Chanel Iman, who looks like her whole body could fit inside one of her
fab boots. I just want to give her a sandwich. But I give the girl credit. She can
work the runway. And it looks like she’s working R. Les now. (Maybe he thinks
she’s Cassie.) The two were spotted having lunch at Da Silvano’s in
New York today. I guess she does eat.