Fanny brought her gut full to Essence Music Festival where she — as well as Jennifer Hudson, Usher, Miguel, Macy Gray and Charlie Wilson performed. There were also a host of other events including the “TBS & TNT All Access Experience Booth” on Friday in New Orlenas. Stars from “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (Lance Gross, Keshia Knight Pulliam, & Demetria McKinney), “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” (Lamman Rucker, David & Tamela Mann), “Franklin & Bash” (Garcelle Beauvais), “Are We There Yet?” (Terry Crews & Essence Atkins), and “Leverage” (Aldis Hodge) greeted fans and signed autographs at the Morial Convention Center. These two were also spotted looking pretty fond of one another. Letoya Luckett also participated in the Charity Celeb Bartending Challenge with socialite and Belvedere Ambassador Bevy Smith, creating the official drink of the festival “The Belve Peach Essence” contributing donations from the challenge to The Red Cross of New Orleans. The Belvedere VIP Lounge was also popping, with celebs including Naturi Naughton, Garcelle Beauvais, Terry Crews, Boris Kudjoe, Carl Anthony Payne and Dwele stopping by. 50+ pictures from all over the festival below:
Shelly-O took to Massachusetts to rally up support for her husband’s second term. The lovely First Lady expressed her loving concern for her husband and highlighted Obama’s dedication to the nation and somehow flawlessly fused concern and support. Like the POTUS, she’s equally powerful with her words … and convincing. First lady Michelle Obama gave a fascinating insight into just how heavily the weight of office rests on her husband’s shoulders and how the job of president has taken it’s toll. Speaking at a fund-raiser for the Democratic National Committee in Massachusetts she told of his total dedication to the job and told how she worries about the increasing number of lines on his face She said: ‘I see the worry creasing his face. I hear the passion and determination in his voice. ‘You won’t believe what these folks are going through;’ he told me that last night. “‘Michelle, it is not right. We’ve got to fix this. We have to do more,’”‘Barack always reminds me that we are playing a long game.’ He reminds me, as I said to you, too, that change is slow.’He reminds me that change doesn’t happen all at once, but that if we keep showing up, if we keep fighting the good fight, doing what we know is right, then eventually we will get there, because the truth is we always have in this country. We always have.’ Michelle Obama said that when her husband first told her he was planning to run for president she had serious doubts about how it would affect their young family. She added: ‘I was proud of the work that he was doing in the Senate. And I thought that he would make a phenomenal president. ‘That wasn’t the issue. ‘But, like a lot of folks, I still had some cynicism about politics. And with two young daughters at home, I was worried about the toll that a presidential campaign would take on our family. ‘So it took some convincing on Barack’s part. And by ‘some,’ I mean a lot; he’s still paying back.’ Mrs Obama said that it was going on the campaign trail in 2008 and getting out an meeting voters – that led to her having a change of heart. She added: ‘It’s about meeting people one-on-one, hearing what’s going on in their lives.’ ‘But I think that the last four years have shown us the truth of what Barack has always said: That if any child in this country is left behind, then that matters to all of us, even if she’s not our daughter, and even if he’s not our son. ‘If any family in this country struggles, then we cannot be fully content with our own family’s good fortune, because that is not what we do in this country.’ Awe, she loves her some him! It’s clear that she supports him and holds him down when the press and Capitol Hill politicians are trying to sabotage his agenda. Every good man needs a Shelly-O. Source
Shelly-O took to Massachusetts to rally up support for her husband’s second term. The lovely First Lady expressed her loving concern for her husband and highlighted Obama’s dedication to the nation and somehow flawlessly fused concern and support. Like the POTUS, she’s equally powerful with her words … and convincing. First lady Michelle Obama gave a fascinating insight into just how heavily the weight of office rests on her husband’s shoulders and how the job of president has taken it’s toll. Speaking at a fund-raiser for the Democratic National Committee in Massachusetts she told of his total dedication to the job and told how she worries about the increasing number of lines on his face She said: ‘I see the worry creasing his face. I hear the passion and determination in his voice. ‘You won’t believe what these folks are going through;’ he told me that last night. “‘Michelle, it is not right. We’ve got to fix this. We have to do more,’”‘Barack always reminds me that we are playing a long game.’ He reminds me, as I said to you, too, that change is slow.’He reminds me that change doesn’t happen all at once, but that if we keep showing up, if we keep fighting the good fight, doing what we know is right, then eventually we will get there, because the truth is we always have in this country. We always have.’ Michelle Obama said that when her husband first told her he was planning to run for president she had serious doubts about how it would affect their young family. She added: ‘I was proud of the work that he was doing in the Senate. And I thought that he would make a phenomenal president. ‘That wasn’t the issue. ‘But, like a lot of folks, I still had some cynicism about politics. And with two young daughters at home, I was worried about the toll that a presidential campaign would take on our family. ‘So it took some convincing on Barack’s part. And by ‘some,’ I mean a lot; he’s still paying back.’ Mrs Obama said that it was going on the campaign trail in 2008 and getting out an meeting voters – that led to her having a change of heart. She added: ‘It’s about meeting people one-on-one, hearing what’s going on in their lives.’ ‘But I think that the last four years have shown us the truth of what Barack has always said: That if any child in this country is left behind, then that matters to all of us, even if she’s not our daughter, and even if he’s not our son. ‘If any family in this country struggles, then we cannot be fully content with our own family’s good fortune, because that is not what we do in this country.’ Awe, she loves her some him! It’s clear that she supports him and holds him down when the press and Capitol Hill politicians are trying to sabotage his agenda. Every good man needs a Shelly-O. Source
Missy Elliot is known for her catchy lyrics and Timbaland produced beats but we’d be remissed if we said we didn’t notice her style. During an era where plus size women weren’t praised in entertainment, Missy pushed the envelope with her daytime look— track suits and heavy jewelry and her music video ensembles often consisting of a bald head, bold lipsticks and even garbage receptacles. Whether she’s rocking a trash bag or thousand dollar designer wear, Missy’s undeniably a standout, so in celebration of her birthday today let’s take a look back at her style. Click Here To Read The Rest At HipHopWired.com
Mommy banger Halle Berry was spotted picking up some party supplies before scooping lil Nahla from a pre-4th of July party at school today. Wonder if they’ve got a lil Independence Day BBQ in the works. Awww how precious! Fame Pictures
After sending Nahla to spend some quality time with her Daddy this weekend, it was Halle’s turn again to take care of her baby girl. The mommy banger picked up her precious toddler from school before letting her burn off some of that 3-year-old energy at a park in Los Feliz. Keep clicking for pages and pages of preciousness.
Even without her L’oreal Bey-Bey is still good work, but not everyone is so fortunate… Some women are just naturally beautiful and make-up is just an enhancement of that beauty. Some women are pretty, but the make-up makes them bangers. Then there are those that need to have make-up artist just like the need cell phones. Peep the pics below and decide which of these famous faces fall in which category.
First of all, we’d like to thank the good people over at Vibe.com for bringing our attention to the lovely Carolina Catalino. This beautiful Dominican model was seen flaunting her talents alongside Wale, Rick Ross and Jadakiss in Maybach Music Group’s “600 Benz” video, so maybe would should thank the folks at MMG for introducing us all to Ms. Catalino too. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You’re far too kind… Read more at HipHopWired
On the eve of the release of her debut album “Late Nights, Early Mornings,” Marsha Ambrosius took some time to chat with us about the project and what it means to her personally. And we have to admit: it turned out to be one of our best TwitterViews to date. Marsha talked to us about everything from weight loss to inspiration to being a high school basketball player. Click here to check out our chat in full. Starting Thurday, June 23, BOSSIP will be relaunching our TwitterViews series. Each Thursday afternoon, we will catch up with some of your favorite celebs via Twitter as you follow along. Can’t catch the TwitterView live? No worries! The following Friday, we will repost the whole thing for you here at Bossip.com and on our sister site BossipTwitter.com You can check out other past Twitterviews by clicking here . And make sure you follow @Bossip on Twitter!
