Black Celebrity Men

So now he wants to claim he doesn't remember beating the brakes off of Rihanna? Mmm-hmm. That's what he told Larry King last week in a taped interview that will be air Wednesday night at 9 pm on CNN. And although he says he doesn't remember bashing Rihanna's face in, he does insist and swears he'll never hit another woman again. Chris also said he still loves Rihanna and that it's tough for him to look at the photo showing Rihanna’s battered face, the one image that might haunt and define him forever. “When I look at it now, it’s just like, wow, like, I can’t believe that that actually happened.”

Contrary to reports and rumors after the incident claiming Chris and Rihanna had kissed and made up, Chris says he has not seen Rihanna for a couple of months, and said the separation has been difficult, especially when it comes to her dating others, but they’ll always be friends.

In another interview with People magazine, Chris also made the following revelations:

• He still loves Rihanna: "I never fell out of love with her. That just wouldn't go away."

• How he felt right after the assault: "I was distraught … I went to my mom on the same night and told [her] what happened and broke down."

• Why he's different from his stepfather, who he says regularly abused his mother: "I feel like he enjoyed it. He was an abuser. It was continuous. I used to be scared to go to bed. Nobody taught us a book on how to — how to control our emotions or our anger.” The 20-year-old said, “I wish I could have changed that night.”

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Common (real name Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.) and his 12-year-old daughter, Omoye Assata Lynn, were seen shopping in Hollywood on Sunday.

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Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds was spotted leaving the Ivy restaurant last Saturday with his ex-wife Tracey, their two sons, Brandon and Justin and Babyface's baby girl (with dancer Nikki Patenburg). Some may look at these pictures and go, 'what the hell?' But for me, this doesn't surprise me one bit. Both Babyface and Tracey have stated in several interviews that even though they're divorced, they still make an effort to spend quality time (family outings, vacations) together with their children. This outing is no exception. And in a way this is a very good look. It shows that there's no animosity between the former couple and Babyface's baby's mother.

P.S. My money is funny and my change is strange so yall are going to have to excuse the watermarks on the photos because I wasn't about to pay fifty-leven dollars for some untagged photos. Real talk.

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I told my reader FrescaBella I'd post Idris Elba's Essence magazine photospread for her. So here you go, girl! And for a bittersweet extra treat, I've also included an excerpt from the interview where Idris talks about the kind of women he dates.

"You see actors with models and actresses, and it's so cliche. I'd rather date someone who's regular. But what often happens is that she faces huge criticism like, 'Why her? She's Miss Ordinary.'" Idris likes when a woman makes him feel needed. "Be an independent woman. I love that. But at the same time don't be ashamed to, you know, throw your toys on the floor and let me pick them up."

Isn't he something special? Now, earlier I mentioned the word 'bittersweet.' I used that word because although it's refreshing to know that this very sought after bachelor would rather date us 'regular' women, in real life, and much to many women's dismay, he's actually dating a regular, nice woman from New Jersey.

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Things are still going strong between Common and his girlfriend Serena Williams. The couple was lensed attending the Just Wright wrap party at Greenhouse in NYC last night.

Producer Swizz Beats was spotted dining with his new boo, Alicia Keys at the VIP Club in St. Tropez. Though the pair initially dismissed the rumors of a relationship, last May Mr. Beatz admitted to having a relationship with songstress. He explained that he’s kept their relationship under wraps because he didn’t want to aggravate his ex-wife Mashonda and says that what he and Miss Keys have is “so precious.”

Professionally, Alicia and Swizz recently collaborated write and produce Million Dollar Bill for Whitney Houston’s seventh studio album, I Look to You. It was reported that Keys approached Clive Davis for permission to submit a song for the album.

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Congrats to T.I. who is still incarcerated on felony weapons charges. The rapper's last album aptly titled Paper Trail was certified double platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). That's a good look because most people aren't going to the record stores to purchase albums when they can easily (and illegally) download it on the Internet. Nearly a year after it's release (in September 2008), Paper Trail has remained on Billboard's Top 200 chart. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 568,000 copies in its first week, becoming T.I.'s best debut sales to date and the fourth highest debut of the year. It has also become T.I.'s most successful and biggest album to date.
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Can Usher look any happier? Was being married to Tameka that damn bad? Especially when you consider the fact that they were married less than two years...and separated for a year. What the hell did she do to him? Getting those emancipation papers (i.e. divorce) has literally made him a free man. Check out the pics of Usher vacaying on the sandy beaches of St. Tropez earlier week.

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Okay ladies, I have another Laz Alonso photoshoot for you all and this time it's better and sexier (at least in my opinion) than the last one. I had never received so many emails on any man I have featured on Black Celebrity Men (well, Lamman comes in at a close second) more than I have on Laz! The ladies love themselves some Laz...and looking at him, I can definitely understand why! Well, I have some good news for some of you. Unless he has hooked up with someone within the past two and a half months, Laz is very single and very available...at least according to a recent online interview I read. And yes, I'm late reporting it because I haven't updated this blog in a minute, but that's my bad. Now, if you're a true Laz Alonso fan, you'll melt once you read what he said. The article was mostly about his education, career and what it's like being a Latino living the Black experience. Well, just as sure as my name is SouthernGurl, I skipped through all of that mumbo-jumbo because 1.) I knew most of that information already; and 2.) I knew my readers would only be interested in knowing what's going on in his personal life. Some of yall are so nosy! LOL! Anyhoo, check out the excerpt I pulled from the interview.

LiveSteez: Oh come on! We have to know! Are you single?

Laz: Yes I am single. I've been single since 07.

LiveSteez: Why?

Laz: Well, [pause] um, I'm the type of dude that doesn't want a girlfriend unless I'm madly in love with her. If I'm in a relationship with a woman that I'm not madly in love with, then she's not going to get the Laz that I can give. She's just going to get a diluted version. If I'm not one hundred percent completely in it and head over heels, then I'd rather be single and just wait until I get smashed over the head with that feeling again. I'm not going to be in a relationship for the sake of being in one, you know? When I'm in an intimate relationship, I'm either all in or all out. I don't do half way. That's unfair.

LiveSteez: Hmm, quality vs. quantity for you then?

Laz: Oh, absolutely. When I'm in a relationship or have a girlfriend, she's my best friend. I want to do everything with her. If I'm out having fun without her, I'm mad that she's not there. When I find my other half, that's literally what they are, a part of me and vice versa. I know instantly when I have it, too. I've only felt that way a few times and it's like a tidal wave. I would never not give that to somebody and call myself their man. That, to me, is just a waste of their time and mine.

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There's a reason why Usher's looking happier than a fat kid in a grocery store in the pic above. He's once again a single man. (As for Snoop, that's a different post for a different day!) Was I the only one who thought the divorce wouldn't happen this quickly? For a moment I actual believed that Usher was pulling a publicity stunt in an effort to drum up interest in his upcoming album. Damn, he didn't waste any time at all in ending his marriage to her. Wow. What a track record Tameka has: five sons, (four of them under the age of 12), three baby daddies, two divorces and at least one mother-in-law who must be somewhere in Atlanta doing the Stanky Leg happier than a mug!

According to journalist, Jawn Murray of AOL's BV Buzz:

Singer Usher Raymond is officially back to being a bachelor. BV Buzz has learned that the 30-year-old singer’s divorce from his wife, Tameka Foster, has been finalized and an agreement was reached in a pre-court settlement. The camps aren’t talking now – likely preparing to give an exclusive to a media outlet like People magazine – but I hear an official announcement should drop soon. A rep for the singer did not answer a detailed request for comment. Foster’s publicist refuses to issue any statements to BV Buzz. “In the future, please don’t bother us again for direct quotes or responses from Tameka,” a one-named flack identified only as Melody e-mailed last week.

Usher is currently in Paris, France celebrating the end to the two-year marriage.

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Double wow at the last two sentences. Someone sounds a wee bit bitter. And I'm betting it has to do with Jawn's entertainment report on the Tom Joyner Morning Show this morning. Yep. For those of you who don't know, Tameka has been a thorn in Jawn's side for years. He has told her time and time again to leave him alone (on and off of Twitter) and to leave his name out of her mouth and she goes and does the exact opposite. Anytime she goes after bloggers or journalists, she somehow, finds a reason to include Jawn's name or make some sort of implication regarding him in her messiness. He says he has dirt and concrete evidence about how sheisty she really is. Maybe if he called her bluff and blast her ass (that's obviously what she wants), she'd sit down and shut the hell up. But then again, for her, that might be too much like right.

Where was I? Oh, yeah, Jawn reported their divorce on TJMS and one of my readers heard it and wrote her own transcript.

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Yes, sir!! Remember the dude Mehcad Brooks who played 'Jerome', 'Girl Melanie's' love interest in The Game after her break-up with 'Derwin'? Well, unless I missed an episode, we never got a chance to see how 'Jerome' looked shirtless. Until now. Last Sunday, 28-year-old Mehcad (who now stars in True Blood) competed in the 'Tag the World Celebrity Charity Triathlon' in Waikiki, Hawaii. The triathlon benefited It Takes An Ohana (ITAO), whose mission is to offer resources to those concerned with protecting the interests of youth in out-of-home care. More info at TagTheWorldTriathlon.com.

See how the sweat is just glistening all over his body!

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The Game actor Hosea Chanchez decided to punk the paparazzi when he was spotted leaving Katsuya restaurant hand-in-hand and playing kissy-face with Tamera Mowry, his former co-star Tia Mowry Hardrict's twin sister on Monday night. As soon as the pics hit the blogs everyone began buzzing about them being the new celebrity couple. Then on Tuesday morning, Tia sent Hosea the following tweet:

Doesn't sound like a love connection to me! LOL!


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