Today's Craziness: Joe Jackson edition

Now I understand this man may truly be grieving, but when I saw this video of him being interviewed prior to the BET awards I was blown away:
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Why is he so short with his answers?? And so uninterested?? And did he really get a stand-by publicist to read a statement on camera?
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Now Im mad, real mad, Joe Jackson!

Star Events: Mariah shoots the video for "Obssessed", Kerry on Conan, Solo loves the gays + MORE

Mariah was snapped on the set of her brand new video for the single “Obsessed.”
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Mimi as a boy is just plain scary

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looks like a pretty interesting MiMi video
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Keri Hilson hosted a private dinner STK in LA recently:

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she kicked it with Vanessa Simmons

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and Polow Da Don and Timbaland

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Tank came out to support

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as did Lil Kim

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Solange performed at the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade over the weekend:

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I guess she thought a gay pride parade was the perfect time to pull out this rainbow cat suit. Sooooo stereotypical. lol.

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And Kerry Washington was snapped on the set of Conan O’Brien:

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Gotta love her classic beauty

Star Candids: Kobe hits up a theme park, Shaq leaving his hotel + Rihanna Out and About

Kobe and his wife Vanessa were snapped at Six Flags Magic Mountain over the weekend :
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Good to see them still hanging in there....no pun intended.
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Kobe's former team mate Shaq was spotted leaving his hotel the other day
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and Rihanna has bee snapped doing her usual here lately:

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I can't front this look was hot...

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This one not so much

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She was also spotted in LA with Jay-Z’s nephew again:

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I guess....

Star Pages: MJ covers time, Lady GaGa does MAXIM, and Letoya's familiar looking album cover

The late Michael Jackson is covering the TIME Magazine Commemorative Edition. Check it out:

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I'm sure this will be one of many magazine tributes to come...
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Lady Gaga is quickly becoming a style icon, and for some reason she’s inside the new issue of MAXIM magazine:

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im actually liking these shots alot
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And here is LeToya's official album cover for her new cd 'Lady Love':
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Hmmmmmmm. Look familiar?? If not let me refresh your memory:

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Let the comparisons begin.....

Star Vid: Jay-Z's "Death of Auto-Tune" (D.O.A) , Various Artist “Better On The Other Side” + LeToya Luckett "She Aint Got"

Here is the video that causing loads of controversy and unrest in the music industry right now. Its Jay-Z's new single "Death of Auto-Tune" and the net is buzzing overtime about it. Is it about Kanye West?? You be the judge:
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The Game, Chris Brown, and Diddy teamed up for a tribute song to MJ. Here is the video for “Better On The Other Side”:
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When di the make this?? That was quick....
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And finally here is LeToya Luckett's follow up video for "She Aint Got":
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I see she abandoned the "60s themed videos" after Solange called her out on it.

The 2009 BET Awards: Photos and Video

I had some technical difficulties posting ealier, but I wasn't moved because I was truly dissapointed in the BET award this year. But due to the overwhelming responses I got in my email, I decided to go ahead and post some highlights (if you can call them that) of the show.
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The show opened with New Edition singing “I Want You Back” as a tribute to Michael.
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Then Jamie came out, cracked a few jokes and did the moonwalk. Check out the video:
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Jamie also performed with Travis Barker of Blink 182. SMH.
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Tyra presented Lebron with an award
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then Lil Wayne won an award
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and Keri Hilson perfomed. Here's the video of that:
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It was an ok performance until se start having a seizure at the end...
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A. Keys was snapped in the audience, she received the Humanitarian Award
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BBD performed
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as did Keith Sweat, now that was a throwback
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In one of the most awkward moments of the night, KeKe Palmer decided to sing before presenting an award...I still don't understand why.
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In another awkward momet Chaka Khan told LeToya don't worry about winning Grammys becase she has plenty of time. It was suppose to be encouraging but it sounded like she didn't think that poor girl would ever get one.
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Ne-Yo took off his hat exposing his foolish looking head in respect for MJ. This was actually one of my favorite performances. Check out the video:
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Tyrese, Trey Songz, and Johnny Gill did a tribute to the O’Jays
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Soulja Boy perfomed after "literally" hopping out of bed. Video below:
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Keri Hilson won an award. Still hate this damn dress...
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Beyonce performed "Ave Maria":
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Now several credible sources say she was supposed to perform "Diva" and be joined onstage by Kanye for the "Ego" remix but she had to change her whole show for "tribute" purposes. I think this was the BIGGEST mistake BET has ever made. How can you make Sasha Fierce boring??
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Then Jay-Z performed his new single Death of Autotune:
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On the gossip tip, I heard Jay-Z refused to perform if Chris Brown touched the stage, and clearly he got his way....
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and Queen Latifah performed with Mary Mary
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Someone at BET decided to let Ciara sit down and sing. What kind of sense does that make?? She's agreat dancer, wouldn't it have been better to let her...I don't know....DANCE!!!! Yeah, well here is the video of her horrible performance:
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Keyshia and Monica perfomed "Trust", and what the hell did Keyshia have on. Capris??? Really?????
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In the most touching moment of the whole show, Janet gave a brief speech about her brother Michael:
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and Lil Wayne and Drake performed as well
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Aside from the blatent Negrodom of the show, the fact that BET had a whole award ceremony put together and then tried to change it at the last minute proved to be a disaster. I can say with confidence that this was the worst BET awards I have ever seen. Im sad Michael has passed but even sadder that his death turned the BET awards into a damn circus. The concesus has been that they should have left the show AS IS and did a small tribute to him at the end. Do better BET....