Steve "Air" McNair Found Dead at 36

Retired former Titan/Raven quarterback Steve McNair was found shot dead today in a downtown Nashville condo in what appears to be a double homicide. McNair and his female companion were both found shot in the head. Police have tentatively identified the woman as 20 year old Sahel Kazemi but do not know the circumstances behind the shooting .Unconfirmed sources however suspect it could have been a murder suicide.

McNair played 13 seasons in the NFL and led the Titans within a yard of forcing overtime in the 2000 Super Bowl, which they lost 23-16 to the St. Louis Rams. He is a three time Pro Bowl quarterback and was co-MVP of the league in 2003. He also played for the Baltimore Ravens before retiring in April 2008.

McNair is survived by his wife Mechelle and four sons.

Maxwell's video Pretty Wings

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Maxwell's new cd BLACKsummers'night will be released on Tuesday July 7th. Check out his most recent video Pretty Wings...

Essence Festival Kicks Off With Tribute to King of Pop

Brass band musicians on trumpet, trombone and tuba belted out "A Closer Walk With Thee" as the Essence Music Festival gave a salute to Michael Jackson befitting a New Orleans jazz funeral procession. The festival runs through Sunday.

At a concert featuring performances by Beyonce, John Legend, Ne-Yo (who has performed at every concert so far this summer) and Salt-n-Pepa in the Louisiana Superdome, the festival paid homage to Jackson with a picture and video montage and the New Orleans-styled tribute. There is also a rumor that Lionel Richie and the Commodores will reunite on Sunday.

Friday marked the festival's highest attendance in its 15-year history, said Michelle Ebanks, president of Essence Communications Inc. She wouldn't provide figures (so you know she lyin'), but reported a first-night sellout at the Superdome, which can seat about 85,000 people for football games and 350,000 for hurricanes.

Dance Your Ass Off!

They stole my idea!! Dance Your Ass Off, hosted by TONY Award®-winning actress Marissa Jaret Winokur (she played Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray on Broadway), brings dance and diet together, featuring talented, full-figured contestants who will have to lose to win.

Each contestant is paired with a professional dance partner who will train him or her for weekly stage performances -- ranging from Hip Hop, to Ballroom and even Pole Dancing (show will probably be over after that night) ! Then they shake and rattle their rolls in front of a live studio audience and a panel of expert judges. The judges score the routines, and then the contestants weigh in to reveal their weekly weight loss. The dance score and the weight loss are combined for an overall score, which determines who is sent home each week.

Sorry rerun. You danced great though.

King of Pop Once Asked New Edition For Help

New Edition's Bobby Brown , believe it or not, says his dance moves were once requested by the legendary King of Pop himself. According to Brown, Michael Jackson asked his group, New Edition, to help out with some dance moves back during their heyday.

"We went to his house," Brown said, speaking at the press room at the BET Awards after his group's tribute medley to the Jackson 5. "We were invited to teach him a couple of our moves. I'm not joking!" Brown, flanked by NE members Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill, said the group didn't get to stick around much after dancing with Jackson, although (Johnny Gill left MJ his number) they did get to see the video for "Thriller" before its official premiere, according to Tresvant. But what they really wanted from their encounter with Michael Jackson (to get adopted) didn't quite pan out.

The late icon invited the guys to stay the night at his house but, according to Brown, their manager turned the invite down."We were always upset about that, because we couldn't stay the night," Brown explained. "We were upset because we wanted to stay and get to know him better. I've spent a lot of time around some great artists, but he was definitely the greatest artist and person I've ever been around."

Harlem Transforms to Neverland East

Rev. Al is available to appear at your family reunion with Pookie and dem this summer as he busts a move at the Michael Jackson Tribute this past Wednesday at the Apollo Theatre.

Rihanna Takes Tattoo Lessons

While we're on the subject of giving up your day job, Rihanna took some tat lessons on Wednesday at East Side Ink in the East Village of New York City in case that singing thing doesn't turn out and she possibly broke the law by administering tattoos without a license....

The Game aka "JP" on Change of Heart

This is one time when someone SHOULD give up their day job.
Meet THE GAME frontin' as J.P. on Change of Heart....

Williams Sisters Meet in Wimbleton Final (again)

Richard Williams refuses to watch his daughters Venus and Serena play each other. Says he simply can't bear to see it, no matter the setting, no matter the stage. So once again, the patriarch of the greatest sister act in tennis history is heading home to the United States before the Wimbledon final. That's because the women's singles championship at the All England Club is Venus Williams vs. Serena Williams for the second year in a row and fourth time overall. Serena won this year, 7-6, 6-2.

Jackson Funeral set for Tuesday In LA

Michael Jackson’s public memorial service has been scheduled for Tuesday at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

AEG Live, which owns the Staples Center and was Jackson’s promoter, called a press conference for Friday at 10 a.m. to announce details, according to a press release from the office of the Jackson family’s publicist. Randy Phillips, AEG’s chief executive, said tickets would be FREE and that 11,000 would be distributed to the public.

Who Dat Is?

Meet London based Nona Paris Lola Jackson. She claims to be Michael Jackson's ex-wife and demands that the late King of Pop's "properties, monies and assets" must be transferred to her immediately. Not only that, but she should get physical and legal custody of all three of Jackson's children because she is their biological mother, a claim she pursued in 2006 and 2007 in several failed attempts at getting custody and financial support.

Per the 93 handwritten pages filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Mrs. Jackson is also demanding that Jackson's body, which a source discloses is currently in cold storage at L.A.'s Forest Lawn cemetery, be returned to the coroner's office. She should also be flown to Los Angeles and put in charge of future negotiations with AEG Live regarding any upcoming tribute concerts or other business ventures.

Nona Jackson, who is representing herself in these proceedings, detailed all of this—including the claim that she and Jackson are still married although they legally separated in 2008, according to the filing. She wants Taj Jackson to temporarily (somebody actually took the time to read this BS) take care of the children until she arrives in LA and she wants the entire Jackson family out of "her" Encino home because she doesn't want them around the kids.

The court told her not to call them, that they'd call her, and scheduled a hearing on the matter for Aug. 19.

Usher Wants Paternity Test on Naviyd

The National Enquirer is reporting that Usher wants a paternity test done on his youngest child, 6 month old Naviyd because he and his soon to be ex-wife Tameka were having little to no sexual relations at the time she conceived. Tameka, however, claims Naviyd is Usher's child and says it was the singer who was being unfaithful at the time. A source says, "She says that although they weren’t spending much time together, (she tricked) Ursh to get together for one night of passion. And that’s when she got pregnant."

Meanwhile, E! is reporting that Tameka's new court filing states she and Ursh have not been separated since July 2008 and, in fact, were "intimately together" less than a week before he started divorce proceedings. She had "every reason to believe her marriage was intact," her attorney stated in documents filed Monday in Atlanta.

Model Pimp Slaps T.O.

Model Joanna Krupa, treats her partner Terrell Owens on the reality series "The Superstars" like my wife does when I get lost and left the GPS at home....I think I like her though....CAUTION, truck drivers have minty fresh mouths compared to this gurrrl.... girl need some Orbits for real!

Tyler Perry Invited to join the Academy

as in Academy Awards, y'all. How does an actor/director with no other credits except being in his own movies and zero nominations (he did make a cameo in this spring's Star Trek) get an invite to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Art & Sciences? One reason is the best picture category nominees was expanded from five to ten films. Viola Davis and Taraji P. who have been in TP productions have also been invited.

I wish it was me....

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Jermaine's interview this morning on the Today Show....CNN reports that Michael Jackson's funeral will be held on Tuesday July 7th at the Staples Center....