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Whitney Houston Tells Oprah Michael Jackson’s Death Was ‘Devastating’

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‘I have so many good memories of spending time with him,’ the singer tells Winfrey. By Jocelyn Vena Whitney Houston on the Oprah Winfrey Show Photo: Harpo Productions The second portion of Whitney Houston’s sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey aired on Tuesday and, in addition to opening up more about her marriage to Bobby Brown and her issues with substance abuse, she also spoke candidly about how she reacted to the news of Michael Jackson’s death . “Devastating,” Houston told Winfrey

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Exclusive: Lil Mama Realized Jay-Z ‘Wasn’t Feeling’ Her VMA Stage Invasion

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‘After watching it from home … I was like, ‘Wow, Jay-Z wasn’t feeling it,’ ‘ the ‘America’s Best Dance Crew’ judge says. By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Tim Kash Lil Mama Photo: MTV News In the moment, Lil Mama thought she and Jay-Z were connecting after she crashed his performance of “Empire State of Mind” during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards

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Kanye West Calls Taylor Swift To Apologize For VMA Incident

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Singer had said on ‘The View’ that she hadn’t heard from him. By Jocelyn Vena Kanye West and Taylor Swift onstage at the 2009 VMAs Photo: Chris Polk/ Getty Images After three public apologies, Kanye West has personally apologized to Taylor Swift for disrupting her VMA win on Sunday Night. MTV News confirmed that Swift has accepted West’s apology, which was made on Tuesday (September 15).

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Taylor Swift Tells ‘The View’ Kanye West Hasn’t Contacted Her

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The country star discusses her reaction to the VMA incident. By Jocelyn Vena Taylor Swift at the 2009 Video Music Awards on Sunday Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage On Tuesday (September 15), Taylor Swift stopped by “The View,” where she addressed the now-infamous Kanye West incident at Sunday night’s VMAs. Echoing what she said to MTV News after the show, the 19-year-old told Barbara Walters and company that initially she was kind of more confused by it than anything else.

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Beyonce Was ‘Classy, Gracious’ At VMAs Says Kelly Rowland

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Matthew Knowles says his daughter decided to invite Taylor Swift onstage after Kanye incident. By Jocelyn Vena Kelly Rowland Photo: Evan Agostini/ Getty Images Former Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland couldn’t help but be proud of the way her former bandmate handled herself on Sunday night at the VMAs.

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Fans React To Kanye West’s Apology On ‘Leno’

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Though the rapper has a few supporters, most think his apologies lack sincerity and are just attempts at damage control.

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Whitney Houston Tells Oprah Bobby Brown Was Her ‘Drug’

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In part one of her interview, singer explains how she lost interest in her music career. By Gil Kaufman Whitney Houston in her Oprah Winfrey Show Interview Photo: Harpo Productions Whitney Houston was back on top last week thanks to her comeback album, I Look To You. But for the past decade-plus, the singer told Oprah Winfrey on Monday, her life has been a roller coaster of drugs, jealousy, emotional abuse and a chaotic, “crazy love” with ex-husband Bobby Brown .

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Timbaland Wanted A Drake Verse On Jay-Z’s ‘Off That’

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Plus: Trick Daddy is confident the ‘thugs’ will still pick up his leaked album, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Timbaland Photo: Interscope Jack Black, what did you get yourself into?

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Kanye West Tells Jay Leno He’s ‘Ashamed’ Of VMA Outburst

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Rapper tears up when talk-show host asks what West’s late mother would have thought of his Taylor Swift interruption. By Jayson Rodriguez Kanye West on Monday’s “The Jay Leno Show” Photo: NBC A contrite and visibly chastened Kanye West appeared on “The Jay Leno Show” on Monday night (September 14), delivering a third public apology to Taylor Swift, following his onstage outburst at Sunday’s Video Music Awards . West sat with Leno on his couch before his scheduled musical appearance with Jay-Z and Rihanna to perform “Run This Town.” The rapper’s apology was unplanned, Leno noted.

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Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson Dominate VMA Twitter Trends

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iJustine reports that Beyonc&#233, Jay-Z and Lady Gaga are still attracting Twitter traffic today.

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