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So many different stories….We really don’t know what to believe. R&B singer Joe was in the building, BUT he wasn’t a booked act. The club did their best to accommodate him. When Trey Songz arrived everything appeared to be fine and dandy, but that soon changed. No one wanted to do the awkward “you have to move because this is Trey’s section” talk with Joe, and sources say Trey and his folks were “side-eyeing” Joe and his people. Joe’s people decided to get buck with Trey’s folks and little tussle began. Sources say by the look of things Joe and his people were not very victorious in the matter. As they were being escorted out the club by Trey’s security, they looked like some sad puppies. So at the end of the day Trey and his folks enjoyed the rest of the night and went home without a scratch.

Apparently, Angelina Jolie adds herself to the “I hate Obama” club: “She hates him,” a source close to the U.N. goodwill ambassador, 34, tells the new issue of Us Weekly. “She’s into education and rehabilitation and thinks Obama is all about welfare and handouts. She thinks Obama is really a socialist in disguise,” adds the source. But don’t expect to see the Salt actress rally against Democrats on Fox News like her staunch Republican father, Jon Voight. “Angie isn’t Republican, but she thinks Obama is all smoke and mirrors,” the source says. And those political views are putting her at odds with Brad Pitt, 45, who is a big fan of the president and even went solo to the 2008 election party in Chicago. “They get in nasty arguments all the time about it,” says the source. “She doesn’t respect Brad when it comes to politics, but, in the end, this won’t tear them apart.” Source

Check out this transcript from Rihanna’s interview with Hot 97’s Angie Martinez on her radio show yesterday… On the flack from the Diane Sawyer Interview I expected that. It’s an obvious thing to do. They think that I have an agenda to destroy his career and that’s not what that interview was about for me. There are more creative ways to do that. That interview was solely about these young girls. Just inspiring them and being the voice for them and talking about my situation so that they can have something to hold on to. The hotline went up crazy because finally they had the courage to call the hotline and say “I’m going through this, I want to get out of this relationship”. I mean women who wanted to commit suicide so say what you want but we are saving lives here. On her break up with Chris Brown It was difficult. It was a difficult process and a long one. Also my music helped me alot. Being in the studio was therapeutic. I got to vent. There was no cameras, there was no media. You don’t even realize when you are okay cause in your mind it’s just a fight non-stop with yourself trying to get through it and then one day you’ll see something and it doesn’t have the same effect on you as before, it’s like “wooooow”. I’ve gotten over it and now I’m free of that. On taking responsibility for being in a dysfunctional relationship: It was a learning experience for the both of us. There was alot of insecurities and control issues but it was definitely a learning experience because in relationships in the future I know to watch out for certain things. Alot of those were signs. I learned that in the end. There were signs.. On Dating Tristan, Drake, Rasheed, & Andrew I don’t have [Tristan's] phone number. Give me someone that’s hot and older. Me and Drake are still friends actually. [We hung out] a few times but no, never. Rasheed Lewis. Never even met him but apparently I was trying to break up his family. Andrew Bynum, we went on two dates apparently. Never met him either. I’m actually not dating. I just flirt… On the pics of her grabbing boobs online: There are tons of those pictures. I grab boobies all the time, I’m obessesed. I don’t have much so anytime I see a good rack I’m like “wow, I wish mine looked and felt like that”. Women are beautiful. I’m not into them but they are hot.

Seems like Jay-Z is throwing some jabs of his own… Late Monday, the G-Unit general phoned in to DJ Green Lantern’s Sirius Satellite radio show and discussed the lukewarm early sales for his latest LP, Before I Self Destruct — and Jay-Z’s possible dig at him during Sunday night’s American Music Awards. During his acceptance speech, Jay said, “Men lie, women lie — numbers don’t,” and then burst out laughing, which many perceived as a response toward 50’s recent baiting of Hov. “He’s said that before,” 50 said. “I didn’t really take that as disrespect. If you wanna be disrespectful, just be disrespectful. Once we start I’m not gonna stop. I’ll make you aware of that, ’cause I’m not the type of guy that goes away. So if that’s the kind of energy we getting ready to go into, then let’s do it!” Source

The numbers are in! Diddy spent $3 MILLION on his 40th birthday party! New York, Nov 23 (IANS) Rap mogul Sean Combs spent a staggering $3 million on a bash to celebrate his 40th birthday with friends here. The singer rented space at the Plaza Hotel and installed a Garden of Eden-themed room, including a $30,000 orchid display, black chandeliers and a black dance floor for his big day on Nov 4, reports nypost.com. Celebrities like Jay-Z, Bono, Kim Kardashian and Denzel Washington were present at the do. Guests were treated to a silver-confetti drop and a performance by singer Al Green. Source

All the hard work put into being SEXY AS HELL will still get you NO Jay-Z love… Jay-Z refused to be photographed with the Victoria’s Secret models for fear of upsetting his wife, Beyoncé. The rap icon would not walk the red carpet or pose with the girls at Thursday’s fashion show and after-party at M2, thrown by Microsoft’s Bing. A source told Page Six: “Victoria’s Secret begged, but Jay-Z refused . . . he explained it was out of respect for Beyoncé.” Source

Mason Betha has some serious explaining to do! A former member of Pastor Mase’s congregation is striking out against his former church leader with claims of gross dishonesty and betrayal in a new song. Articulated through his song Eviction, an artist named Legacy The Jesus has come forward with shocking allegations about Mase. “That’s the biggest problem man,” Legacy said of Mase’s decision to return to the game under his old moniker “Murda Mase.” “Because I believed in his vision because I was an artist myself and I always thought it’d be great if we had somebody to get co-signed by these major artists out there and come out, and even though you amongst them, it doesn’t necessarily mean you have to represent what they represent. And you can do it respectfully. He didn’t have to bash. I saw and believed in what he was doing. Oh, he got 50 co-signing. That’s what’s up … and he telling the church we gonna do this. We’re gonna do that but then you go back to Murda Mase.” “For me, I’m an investor dog,” he continued, airing out Mase’s alleged shady ways when it came to getting money from church members. ”Because I’m sewn into your ministry, you pulling us in the back room asking us to help fund your music projects because he didn’t have his label situation yet. So he literally asking people from the church to support that so I’m an investor at this point … you understand. And if you taking my money to do something contrary to what you told me then we got a problem. We got to sit back at the round table and talk about what your motives are.” “Yeah, that’s why most people leave churches behind,” he replied. “You can’t tell me dog, ‘Hey man, be faithful to your wife’ and I’m your pastor but I see you in the strip club with 5 hoes on your lap and your high. That’s a false prophet. You’re not living by what you’re saying and people can take that out of context and that is what it is. I don’t expect Mase to be perfect but I definitely expect him to live by what he’s saying. You can’t go out there doing that bro because people get deceived.”

Check out what Chris Brown told MTV about women and dating in the near future… “My whole dating thing, I’ve been kinda chillin’,” he told MTV News. “I mean, I’m Chris Brown. I’m not saying it like that, but it’s just, like, girls are gonna be around. I love women. But I would say I’ve just been chillin’. I haven’t really been trying to get into a relationship or trying to date anybody. I’ve just kinda been working on me. Like I said, just really getting me straight.” We’re sure Chris has a lot going on right now but women should never be put on hold if you’re single and your Chris Brown. We wonder if he’s trying to get a message across… hmm.

According to Eurweb, Steve Harvey and his wife are lending a helping hand to feed more than 6,000 needy families: On Nov. 23, Steve Harvey and his wife Marjorie will give away more than 6,000 turkeys to needy families across the country, as well as host “Steve Harvey’s Big Turkey Give Day” in Chicago with two daytime events in the cities of Markham and Chicago. As part of the nationwide giveaway, the Harveys will team up with Steve Harvey Morning Show affiliate stations in 53 markets to distribute thousands of turkeys, with live on-air gives taking place in 10 of those markets. During the Big Turkey Give Day, the Harveys – in conjunction with V103/WVAZ-FM in Chicago – the couple will personally give away 1,000 turkeys and 1,000 ropes of turkey sausage courtesy of Hillshire Farm to Chicago-area residents. For full details on giveaway locations and times, visit www.steveharvey.com.

Rihanna arrived at her hotel in London with a knot above her eye. What the hell is going on with that? We’re going to get straight to the point: Who did it? Hmm…

This FAKENESS Disease is spreading harder than the Swine! Someone has apparently been trying to pass themselves off as Cortez Bryant, the manager of rappers Drake and Lil Wayne. According to a statement released by Bryant Management, “It has come to light that an individual has been impersonating Bryant Management CEO Cortez Bryant for financial gain through false bookings of his clients, specifically the much buzzed-about recording artist Drake.” Bryant, who is also the president of Young Money Entertainment, claims that the impostor has created a false Twitter account and an official-sounding e-mail account in his name, “which he then utilizes to secure and pocket deposits for false bookings and club appearances.” The individual is not named in the statement, and it was not revealed where the alleged incidents took place, but Bryant said he is working with authorities investigating the alleged activity and that he’s confident the person will be arrested soon. Source

Gucci Mane was sentenced to 12 months [6 months with good behavior] in prison on Thursday (November 12) for probation violation and taken away to prison in handcuffs, according to a rep from his label. The sentence is a blow to Gucci’s career. The ATL rapper has a album coming out — The State Vs. Radrick Davis — on December 8 and is arguably at the height of his career; in terms of his sentence, he may be out of prison in six months. Last September, Gucci went to jail and served until March; he was sentenced to a year in prison for failing to fulfill his court-ordered 600 hours of community service, which had been mandated in 2005. Source

At 4:30 p.m., the former boxing champ, 43, was passing through LAX from Europe en route to Las Vegas when a celebrity photographer began taking his picture at the United Airlines terminal, Sgt. Jim Holcomb tells PEOPLE. “The two men got into a scuffle, and it’s alleged that Tyson hit the photographer once in the face with one hand, causing him to fall to the ground,” Holcomb says. “The photographer sustained a laceration to the forehead, and was taken to a local hospital.” Officers arrived on the scene and detained Tyson, who was booked at a nearby LAPD station and held on $20,000 bail, according to police records. Tyson was reportedly traveling with his wife and 10-month-old baby. Source

The petition, citing irreconcilable differences as grounds for the split, was entered in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeking spousal support for Shaunie O’Neal and custody of the couple’s four children, who range in age from three to nine years-old. Celebrity news website TMZ.com said the O’Neal family had been living in Florida. But Shaunie O’Neal recently pulled the children out of school in that state and moved with them back to Los Angeles, where courts tend to be more generous in awarding child and spousal support, TMZ reported. Shaquille O’Neal previously filed for divorce in 2007, but the couple was reported to have reconciled. They were married in December 2002. Mrs O’Neal’s petition this week lists the date of their latest separation as Monday and says she intends to amend her filing to seek a divorce. Source

According to People, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of basketball’s all-time greatest players, announced Tuesday morning that he has cancer. The sports legend made the public disclosure nearly a year after being diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia. “Having lost one of my closest friends to a different, highly aggressive form of leukemia, I knew how serious my diagnosis was,” said Abdul-Jabbar, 62. “My own life expectancy became a question mark.” Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, won five championships with the Los Angeles Lakers before retiring in 1989. He was diagnosed with CML in December 2008 and is being treated with a medicine that targets the abnormal protein that causes his leukemia. With treatment, Abdul-Jabbar, who currently is a coach with the Lakers, is expected to live a full, active life. The intensely private Abdul-Jabbar, a father of five, said he came forward after learning many patients don’t regularly take their medication and skip appointments to the doctor. “I’m telling my story to encourage fellow patients to take charge of their health,” he said. “Work closely with your doctor, monitor your disease and, above all, take your medicine.”

According to People, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of basketball’s all-time greatest players, announced Tuesday morning that he has cancer. The sports legend made the public disclosure nearly a year after being diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia. “Having lost one of my closest friends to a different, highly aggressive form of leukemia, I knew how serious my diagnosis was,” said Abdul-Jabbar, 62. “My own life expectancy became a question mark.” Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, won five championships with the Los Angeles Lakers before retiring in 1989. He was diagnosed with CML in December 2008 and is being treated with a medicine that targets the abnormal protein that causes his leukemia. With treatment, Abdul-Jabbar, who currently is a coach with the Lakers, is expected to live a full, active life. The intensely private Abdul-Jabbar, a father of five, said he came forward after learning many patients don’t regularly take their medication and skip appointments to the doctor. “I’m telling my story to encourage fellow patients to take charge of their health,” he said. “Work closely with your doctor, monitor your disease and, above all, take your medicine.”

Word is that 50 Cent spends more money on security in a few weeks than some of us make in a year! This week, rapper 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, admitted that he spends $20,000 a week on security at his Farmington, Connecticut, mansion. “My home is surrounded by cameras. I need surveillance not only to look out for me but also to protect me. You get all these crazy lawsuits, and I need cameras to check on things.” Jackson’s security costs work out to a little over $1 million a year. Although spending more on security in two weeks than the average American’s yearly income may seem excessive, Jackson’s expenditures are in the lower end of what most high-profile individuals pay to protect themselves, their families and their property. Source: CNN

Military officials were starting Friday to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress to turn on his comrades in a shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 30 in Texas. The suspected shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was on a ventilator and unconscious in a hospital after being shot four times during the shootings at the Army’s sprawling Fort Hood, post officials said. In the early chaos after the shootings, authorities believed they had killed him, only to discover later that he had survived. The base commander at Fort Hood says soldiers who witnessed the shooting rampage reported that the gunman shouted “Allahu Akbar!” before opening fire at the Texas post. Nidal Malik Hasan, made the comment, which is Arabic for “God is great!” before the rampage Thursday. Military officials say they are still piecing together what may have pushed Hasan, an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress, to turn on his comrades. Cone says Hasan was not known to be a threat or risk. Hasan was shot four times during the rampage. Cone says he is hospitalized in stable condition and that military officials will interrogate him as soon as possible. Source

Has 50 Cent snatched Jay-Z’s pawn in this game of Hip-Hop chess? Word on the streets is that Fiddy just joined forces with Jay-Z’s FORMER Top Gun in Beanie Sigel after Jigga’s refusal to take part in Beanie’s “chit chat” he’s been asking for! “Beans is coming to G-Unit,” 50 told the station while sigel sat and chanted the crew’s trademark call. This comes one week after Sigel dissed former boss Jay-Z on a track called “What You Talking About” and a radio appearance that Sigel makes claims Jay-Z failed to support his rap career and was underpaying former Rocafella artists who joined him on tour. He also says Jay-Z blocked him from signing a major deal with G-Unit when he was having financial difficulties and was no longer happy at the Roc. Sigel said yesterday (November 3) on Power 99 of Jay-Z that , “He’s a crumb and I’m gonna put my foot on his neck until he responds.” Source Regardless in any type of financial problems or envy Beanie Sigel MAY have for Jay-Z, 50 Cent is the real BIG dog in the yard with this situation. He may not have the same rap credentials as Jay-Z does but he indeed has more wit - in HIS mind. This Instigating Extraordinaire with a pocket fatter than Rick Ross and Fat Joe combined! If your a 48 Laws of Power enthusiast, here’s the 2nd law for that ass! Be wary of friends-they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire a former enemy and he will be more loyal than a friend, because he has more to prove. In fact, you have more to fear from friends than from enemies. If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.

Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — The H1N1 virus has afflicted another celebrity victim. Shawn Stockman of the R&B group Boyz II Men has been diagnosed with the illness, fellow group members Wanya Morris and Nathan Morris told CNN. The pair said Stockman was unable to accompany them to Atlanta on Tuesday for a scheduled performance at the 2009 Soul Train Awards. “We tour eight months out of the year, and we are always traveling around,” Nathan Morris said. “It’s hectic for us always being in airplanes and airports. He got sick, and it hit him pretty hard.” The Grammy-winning and platinum-selling group, known for their No. 1 singles “End of the Road” and “I’ll Make Love to You,” has a new album out in stores in November called “Love.” Wanya and Nathan Morris still planned to perform at the awards show as a duo, according to the group’s manager. “We go all over the world really, so I am surprised it hasn’t happened earlier, to be honest,” Nathan Morris said. “I talked to [Stockman] today, and he is doing much better.” Stockman joins a growing list of stars who have fallen prey to the swine flu, including the Backstreet Boys’ Brian Littrell and “Harry Potter” star Rupert Grint. Source