The Third Annual BET Honors

Gabrielle Union hosted the third annual BET Honors at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC.  The awards show honored the achievements of Queen Latifah, Diddy, Dr. Keith L. Black, and Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, the President of Brown University. Jennifer Hudson and Kim Burrell serenaded Whitney Houston before Ne-Yo did the honors of presenting her with a double platinum plaque for her latest album I Look To You.  Performances and appearances included  Stevie Wonder with Take 6, Maxwell, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Patti LaBelle, India.Arie, Chris Tucker, Taraji P. Henson, Victoria Rowell, Beverly Bond, Trey Songz and Ryan Leslie.  Also in attendance were Terry Crews, Omarosa, Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, Tichina Arnold, Steve Johnson, CeCe Penniston, Andre Harrell, Joe, Janice Combs (Diddy's mom), Mya, and Washington Redskins receiver Devin Thomas.

T.I.'s Wifey is a Bid'ness Woman

Tameka (Tiny) Cottle will finally hold the grand opening for her Tiny's Nail Bar salon, located in Stockbridge,Georgia. This full service spa will offer services such as nails, hair, massage and spray tanning just to name a few. Tiny told Essence Magazine, "I'm very particular about my hair and nails, so I want to offer affordable services like tans to black folks in the ATL so all women can look their best."

BET's best new fall show

'
What's Up With That?' with Al Gore

They had over two weeks to edit...

...that's just long enough for Kanye to show up somehow...tonight at 8PM

SNL Doggz BET Network with "What's Up With That?"

T.I. wants 'Tiny & Toya' to take a hike

BET has renewed the contract for the reality series "Tiny & Toya" starring T.I.'s fiancee Tiny Cottle. Word is they are rushing to film as many episodes as possible before T.I.'s release from federal prison next year because T.I. hates the show. He has been made aware of all the negative comments made by bloggers and dislikes how producers allow his woman to be portrayed for ratings. The thing is, doesn't Tiny have creative control? What we see is who they are. That is who he fell in love with. They have remained together over all these years (without a marriage certificate) despite widespread criticism of Tiny's looks and deportment. I think he should be proud she went out and did something for herself.

Frankie has a breakdown

So what if Kanye wasn't there?

So what if Kanye wasn't there? A lot of other folks were whether they should have been or not. Monica looked fabulous. I love the shoes! I think the real test of just how fierce she is would come when she breaks into a full run in those heels like "Crystal--Like the Champagne." (I know only a few of you will get that one.) Trina looks nice but I have to confess. This chick looks different to me every time I see her. It's something about her face. Too much makeup? Weave changeup? Cosmetic work? I can't put my finger on it. Toccara looks beautiful as usual. That dress is a fail. It looks "discount." I still love her! Now Sheree. Sheree doesn't seem "hip hop" so I'm guessing this awards show was just a photo op for her. I love the shoes and the bag. They scream "stripper" but they are fabulous. That jumpsuit is the opposite of fabulous and a close cousin to ill-thought-out and ill-fitting. I wonder if that is one of her designs.

South Park is tasteless yet again

The infamous Chef Matt Stone and his wife

The creators of South Park have sunk to a new low of tastelessness--I say this as a fan--with their new episode "I See Dead Celebrities." The installment shows recently deceased stars Michael Jackson, Patric Swayze, Farrah Fawcett, and David Carradine dwelling in purgatory while waiting to enter heaven. (Where are Steve McNair and Ed McMahon?) During the episode Michael's spirit inhabits one of the show's regular characters.

Jackson fans are striking back at the show in internet chatrooms and social networking sites. Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone just laughed it off when Isaac "Chef" Hayes quit the show over their mocking of Scientology, but this just may be their counterpart to the banned Boondocks "Hunger Strike" episode about BET.

A Monique sighting

at 106 and Park for the announcement of BET Hip Hop Awards nominees....
(how can you get a $100,000 appearance fee if the budgets for 106 and Park, the BET Hip Hop Awards AND the Monique show don't total $100,000?). Maybe she needs all that extra cash to cornrow her leghairs.

Tidbit Roundup

Allen Iverson twittered he's joining the Memphis Grizzlies.



Mike Epps will host this year's BET Hip-Hop Awards show from Atlanta.



Keyshia Knight Pulliam will NOT be posing for Playboy.

Diddy's band Dirty Money covers the latest Rolling Stone magazine.

BET Put on Blast by Ex-Insider

Andreas Hale, former Executive Editor of Music at BET.com, has been let go.

But instead of simply gathering up his pencils, Rolodex and the favorite coffee mug, Hale took to the web to lay out many of his trials and tribulations during his time at BET.

Hale then hit 'send' on an explosive email that landed in in-boxes Tuesday. The dysfunction that Hale describes is startling, but if we're honest, I think Hale verifies what many of us have long suspected:

"As someone who has been critical of BET for many years, it surprised many that I would leave my post at HipHopDX last year to take a position at BET. But it was an opportunity I absolutely had to take. I could no longer be critical of this company without accepting the opportunity to change it when given. ..."

"Although I was hired to bring about change, I was systematically shut down. I wasn't hired to make noise, I was hired to be silenced. The truth of the matter is that everything that you thought was wrong with BET is true. "

Read the rest of the article HERE...

Robert Johnson opens a resort in Liberia

BET founder and billionaire Robert Johnson just opened a 4-star, $30 million (that's all?) resort in Monrovia, Liberia. Liberia also boasts one of the two female African heads of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.