That's a damn shame...

A woman accused of leaving eight children with little food and no money while she traveled to Africa to marry a man she met on the Internet has been arrested.

Shanell Monique Mosley, 33, was met by authorities as she got off an Air France jet Monday at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, and charged with child endangerment and child abandonment for leaving the children in squalid conditions

When she left for Nigeria on December 31, Mosley told her 15 year-old daughter she would return in a month. Mosley’s children are ages 1, 7, 8, 9, 15 and 16, Jordan said. The other two children found in the home were 3 and 4 year-olds the family cared for on behalf of a single father who worked, Jordan said.

The 9 year-old son told authorities he and the baby ate a still-frozen pizza for breakfast the morning they were discovered home alone. There were no diapers, baby food or formula for the infant, no sheets on beds and fruit was rotting in a basket.

Britney got carted off to the psych ward again...

And that weirdo that has put himself in her life - Sam Lufti - is apparently clashing with her mom and pop about her care. Who is this guy and why and how did he get so far into her business? I guess her papparazzi boyfriend Adnan is having other issues that he is dealing with (possible deportation, a first wife that he neglected to divorce before he got married to his current wife that he may divorce, etc.). They should have kept her in the hospital earlier this month when she was having her issues. Just too much...

Forgot to brag on my oldest daughter yesterday...

My 12 year old's honors day program was yesterday. Out of 367 6th graders, only three made straight A's first semester and she was one of the three! Whoo Whoo! Congrats, baby, you are doing an excellent job. And let's not forget her sisters, who also made straight A's first semester. Keep doing the d*** thing so we can wrap up some scholarship $$$. As my husband's sister said - "I told me children I can't afford dumb kids...no money for tutors or college for you need to get it right the first time." That cracks me up...

The "Whatever, Lady" award goes to...

January 28, 2008

Dear Mayor Kilpatrick,

I would first like to thank you and the citizens of Detroit for the opportunity to have worked for the city that I love so much over the past six years.

Serving as Chief of Staff for the Kilpatrick administration since 2002 has been an honor and a privilege. I was born and raised in Detroit and my childhood goal was always to serve my city. I came back home after college to do just that. Serving our citizens and helping to transform Detroit into an even greater city is what I've been dedicated to everyday since January 2002.

As Chief of Staff, I managed key city departments in such areas as human services and labor relations as well as administering the day to day operations of the Mayor's office. I've served the administration and Detroit citizens with diligence, strength and perserverance and I hope that my efforts will one day show through above all else.In spite of this, however, I believe that it is clear I can no longer effectively carry out the duties of Chief of Staff.

Therefore, this letter serves as my resignation effective, February 8, 2008 to allow for an orderly transition of my duties with the new chief of staff. I painfully regret the devastation that the recent reports have caused to the citizens of Detroit, to my co workers, to the Mayor's family and to my family and friends. Again, I thank you and the citizens of Detroit for the opportunity to serve.

Sincerely,


Christine L. Beatty

Well, Christine, you brought this on yourself, along with Mayor Idiot. You CANNOT carry on an affair with a mrried man on the city's dime and no one find out about it. What a couple of dummies...

The SAG Awards last night..

I did not watch but I do know that Ruby Dee, who I absolutely adore, won for Best Supporting Actress for "American Gangster". Loves her...

Tiger Woods...

OK, normally I don't pay very much attention to Mr. Woods. I do know that he claims he is not black, that he is americablasian or whatever that catchy word is that he came up with. I do know he is the number one rated player in the world. I know he has apocketful of money. I also know that he married some swedish model and they recently had a daughter.

Here is something else that I definitely know about Mr. Woods. He has once again shown that he is a disgrace. He has the opportunity to get messages out to millions of people. A newscaster friend of his, in her own joking way, pretty much stated that any golfers on a tour with Mr. Woods would need to lynch him to get him out of the way. She was suspended for two weeks and is now back on the air. Some golf magazine had a picture of a noose on the front cover and the editor of the mag was fired.

From what I understand, Mr. Woods has been asked a couple of times to comment. He comment amount to "I have a charity that focuses on kids, that is how I do my part." He has lost major respect from alot of people. I feel he had plenty of opportunities to address these issues and chose not to do so. Boo on you, Mr. Woods. Grow a pair and have a moment every once in a while to let em know...

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Actor Heath Ledger found dead

From TMZ.com..

TMZ has learned that 2006 Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has died in NY.He was found dead in his bed in one of his residences in Soho by his housekeeper at 3:35 PM ET today. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they believe it was not a crime, adding that prescription pills were found near his body.

According to NYPD a masseuse arrived at Ledger's apartment and was let in by a housekeeper. When Ledger didn't answer his bedroom door, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened it and found him unconscious. They attempted to wake him; when they couldn't, they called 911. We're told when paramedics responded, the actor was in full cardiac arrest.

They attempted to perform CPR on him, but were unsuccessful. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Now this is shocking...just like Brad Renfro's death last week was so out of the blue...

REMEMBERING DR. KING...

From Concrete Loop.I thought this summed it up very nicely...

Each year on the third Monday of January, schools, federal offices and the like across America remain closed as we celebrate the birth, the life and the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

It is a time for the nation to remember the injustices that Dr. King fought; a time to remember his fight for the freedom, equality and dignity of all races and peoples; a time to remember the message of change through nonviolence.

Although many people see this as “a day without homework” or “a day to hang out with friends,” it is so much more than that; it is the celebration of equality, the celebration of freedom, and the celebration of a truly inspiring individual.

One of my favorite older actresses has passed away..

Suzanne Pleshette, who played Emily, Bob NewHart's wife on the Bob Newhart Show, passed away yesterday. She had been married to Tom Poston, who was on Newhart, until he passed away last year.

One of my favorite cliffhanger episodes ever was the end of Newhart. For those of you not familiar, she played his wife on the Bob Newhart Show, she was not on Newhart but Bob Newhart played an innkeeper for a bed and breakfast in Vermont. One the series finale of Newhart, he wakes up next to Emily in bed (like they were still on the Bob Newhart show) and says that he had a weird dream - that he had been an innkeeper for a bed and breakfast in Vermont. She looks at him like he is crazy and tells him to go back to sleep. Classic ending...

Latest on Tracey & Eddie...

The few people who attended Eddie and Tracey's fake wedding in Bora Bora knew it wouldn't last because, "Eddie started yelling at Tracey in front of people. He did it on a few occasions, and it was very embarrassing." Even the weather didn't cooperate. They say there were gray skies and torrential rains for 3 days straight before the ceremony. Tracey told People magazine, "We ran to the beach and had just enough time to get married before the raindrops started falling again. It was simply perfect."

Say Huh, Say What....?

Tracey & Eddie have called it quits. I thought it would at least take 3 months before they decided to end this charade.

2 officers killed in Dekalb County this morning...

My thoughts have been with this all day. My prayers go out to these two gentlemen who were gunned down this morning at an apartment complex on Glenwood Road that I pass every day. My prayers go out to their families. One of the officers had FIVE children. The other officer was the father of 2 or 3 children. Can you imagine having to tell their wives at 12:30 this morning that their husband has been killed? I just watched the news conference on wsbtv.com. A reward has been offered of $20,000 and they are working on another $5,000. I'm sure someone will manage to bring forth some info once that extra $5,000 makes it into the pot. You know how people are.

My daughters school is locked down. I wonder what they are telling the kids, if they are telling them anything at all. I cannot wait to get home and see my daughters. It took my husband several tries to get out of our subdivision this morning. The streets were blocked. I cannot wait to get home and see him this evening.

One of the suspects may have been injured. Police found a blood trail. I hope he is laying somewhere bleeding until he bleeds out. No, actually I take that back. He needs to be held accountable for what he has done.

The officers were ambushed. Shot responding to a call. What a cowardly, spineless thing to do.

This is just a really sad story...

Actor Brad Renfro found dead in LA

Actor Brad Renfro was found dead in his home earlier today in Los Angeles. For those of you not familiar with him, he played the little boy that witnessed a murder in "The Client". Susan Sarandon played his attorney. Very good movie. He was only 25 years old but had a history of drug and legal problems. How sad...

Latest steroid drama...

Word on them streets is there is another report out there circulating that claims Fiddy, Mary J, Timbaland, Wylclef and TYLER PERRY (that's a weird one) has been roiding up with more names to come. This is a just such a random, out of the blue story. Will do more research to see if its accurate.

I just heard on the radio that Marion Jones has been sentenced to 6 months in the penile...

She asked for leniency and I guess that's the best they would do. Not sure where she will be located.

Mychal Knight from Project Runway and his new lingerie line premiered last night

And the name of the line, for men and women, is ****drumroll, please**** KITTY & DICK. Can't be no realer than that.

I have no words...

Two men wheeled a dead man through the streets in an office chair to a check-cashing store and tried to cash his Social Security check before being arrested on fraud charges, police said.

David J. Dalaia and James O'Hare pushed Virgilio Cintron's body from the Manhattan apartment that O'Hare and Cintron shared to Pay-O-Matic, about a block away, spokesman Paul Browne said witnesses told police."The witnesses saw the two pushing the chair with Cintron flopping from side to side and the two individuals propping him up and keeping him from flopping from side to side," Browne said.

The men left Cintron's body outside the store, went inside and tried to cash his $355 check, Browne said. The store's clerk, who knew Cintron, asked the men where he was, and O'Hare told the clerk they would go and get him, Browne said.

A police detective who was having lunch at a restaurant next to the check-cashing store noticed a crowd forming around Cintron's body, and "it's immediately apparent to him that Cintron is dead," Browne said.The detective called uniformed New York Police Department officers at a nearby precinct. Emergency medical technicians arrived as O'Hare and Dalaia were preparing to wheel Cintron's body into the check-cashing store, Browne said.

Police arrested Dalaia and O'Hare there, he said.Cintron's body was taken to a hospital morgue. The medical examiner's office told police it appeared Cintron, 66, had died of natural causes within the previous 24 hours, Browne said."He was deceased in the apartment when he was removed by these two," Browne said.

"What a couple of idiots" does not seem harsh enough for these two...

TODAY IS MY 15TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!

Congratulations to me and my sweetie on 15 great years, 3 beautiful daughters and a desire and will to make great things happen in 2008. I've known my husband since I was 14 and I am 40 now and he still cracks me. (That's a key, gentleman. Make a woman laugh and that's 95% of the battle, you are just about in there.) I have a special dinner planned tonight and I cannot wait to fix it.

I love you, buddha. You're the father of my children, my homie and my friend and I look forward to many, many more years with you.

Saw the video for Janet's new song and it is tight!

That chile know she is the stuff when she wants to be!

Vivica Sex Tape Scandal

OK...so have you peeped the tape that is going around the net that is reportedly of Vivica Fox offering oral refreshment to a gentleman (and I use that term way loosely) who had the wherewithall to tape it for good measure. I have seen the tape and although it does look like her, I don't think it is her. This person had a hairline and a bang and unless Aunt Viv picked up a new lacefront with a bang included, I don't think its her.

Britney Spears drama unfolded overnight...

Britney was scheduled to turn her kids with Kevin Federline back over to his bodyguards last night. (Why he has bodyguards is a whole 'nother subject..). She refused. Cops were called, got there, saw she was under the influence of something, took her away in an ambulance and put one of her kids in an ambulance, as he was also of some concern and they are doing a psyche evaluation of her. SOMEBODY strap her down so she can actually do some rehab and get well. She is at the end of a downward spiral that if no one finally stops, something really bad is going to happen.

What is goins on with this Raz B/Chris Stokes/Raz B brother mess?

I have not touched on the mess that went down on Christmas Eve with Raz B being taped saying that he was molested by Chris Stokes and how his a** hurt. That is really more than I wanted to know. Then Raz B's brother comes out with the same claims and says charges needs to be filed. Then Raz B issues a bootleg "nothing happened" video as I am sure a Chris Stokes "associate" stood off camera with a gun pointed at his head. Now, I check out the web this am and who in the hell do I see but these three coming out of Mr. Chow's last night and Raz B. proclaiming that they all ahve love for each other. WTF??? Last week you were complaining about being violated and now you are hanging out with the violator?? At a notorious papparazzi spot??? Where you know you are going to be photographed????

This is officially a bunch of ridicufoolishness….(new word for the '08)

Shoulda seen this one coming, R-rah...

From perezhilton.com:

R&B crooner Ne-Yo is suing R. Kelly. The lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles on Monday, December 31st, alleges that Ne-Yo was fired as an opening act from Kelly's tour a few months ago because he outshined the headliner and got a better response from the crowd.

Ne-Yo wants his money!

The singer claims that he was set to earn $785,000 for opening for Kelly at a minimum of 25 concerts.

A 2004 tour with R. Kelly and Jay-Z also ended in litigation.

Is this Karma? R. Kelley has managed to avoid this child molestation rap FOR FIVE YEARS and now he is getting ready to go to trail (if not delayed again) and he's is being sued by No-No and lost his longtime publicist over some ish. What goes around, comes around.

Good Luck With That....

Eddie Murphy celebrated New Year's Day by tying the knot with film producer Tracey Edmonds.

The pair exchanged vows Tuesday on a private island off Bora Bora in French Polynesia in front of a small group of family and friends, their representatives told People magazine.

A call to Murphy's publicist, Arnold Robinson, wasn't immediately returned early Wednesday.
Murphy and Edmonds began dating last fall and were engaged in July.

Murphy, 46, has five children from his marriage to Nicole Mitchell Murphy, who filed for divorce in 2005. He also has a daughter with Spice Girls singer Melanie Brown.

Edmonds, 40, has two sons from her 13-year marriage to singer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. As head of Edmonds Entertainment Group Inc., she has produced the film and television series "Soul Food."

Murphy's film credits include "Dreamgirls," and the "Beverly Hills Cop," "The Nutty Professor," "Shrek" and "Dr. Doolittle" movies.

Eddie's shine has worn off a little for me since he refuses to acknowledge Melanie Brown's (Scary Spice) little girl. You had sex and you produced a baby. Don't care what problems you may have with the mama but you produced a baby TOGETHER. Don't act like the baby does not exist.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!

Things will start getting back to normal around this piece. If you are still off from work or school, enjoy yourself cause the traffic will start getting thick again in the next few days.