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Divorces for Usher and Barry Bonds

Just four short months after wife Tameka suffered cardiac arrest in Brazil reportedly during plastic surgery, Usher has filed for divorce. He filed the petition in Superior Court in Atlanta on Friday. The couple married in August 2007 after cancelling their July wedding. That November, the couple’s first son Usher Raymond V, was born. Tameka gave birth to their second son, Naviyd, last December. Many speculated that the cardiac arrest was due to having plastic surgery too soon after the birth of a child. A source told PEOPLE magazine that the couple had been leading separate lives for months. That … Continue reading →

Usher and Chris Brown Miss the Grammys

Last night was THE night for musical artists – the Grammy awards ceremony. But, two prominent R&B artists missed the ceremony for entirely different reasons. Usher’s wife, Tameka Raymond, is in a Brazilian hospital after suffering from a medical emergency. The singer’s spokesman Jeff O’Keefe released a statement Monday saying “Tameka Raymond is in stable condition after suffering complications from routine surgery in Brazil.” He added that Usher was with her, but wouldn’t release any further details and that the family was requesting privacy. Usher had to cancel his performance at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy gala. Davis, the CEO of Sony, … Continue reading →

Help Usher Name New Baby

Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz could have used our help. But, alas it’s R&B singing sensation Usher who is reaching out to fans for help with baby names. The singer and his wife Tameka Foster are expecting their second son on December 15th, but they have yet to choose a name for their newest family member-to-be. In a recent interview with TV’s “Access Hollywood” Usher asked viewers to submit “unique baby names” for he and his wife to consider. The couple is already parents to 11-month-old son Usher Raymond V (whose nickname is Cinco). Apparently the singer doesn’t plan to … Continue reading →

Untainted Hollywood

Just call her the anti-Britney… and Paris… and Lindsay. Fourteen-year-old actress Dakota Fanning is as pure as they come in Hollywood and the “Charlotte’s Web” star says she intends to stay that way as long as possible. Given the sordid tales of other childhood stars, who have been in and out of rehab several times before they could get their driver’s license, I would say Fanning has already far surpassed expectations. During a recent promotional tour for her new movie “The Secret Life of Bees,” the teen star made a pledge to refrain from holding up 7-11s, having premarital sex, … Continue reading →

Celebrity Splits

There was several celebrity splits announced this week- some were the end of a marriage and one was the end of a business relationship. Morgan Freeman was lucky to get out of a car wreck in one piece earlier this week. The 71 year old actor suffered a broken arm, broken elbow, and injured shoulder after rolling a car in Mississippi. This week, he is getting out of something else – his 24 year marriage. His lawyer, Bill Luckett, announced the Freeman and his wife Myrna Colley-Lee are divorcing. Morgan has two children from previous relationships and adopted Myrna’s daughter, … Continue reading →

This Week in History – July 5, 1998

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It was the week of July 5, 1998 – were you getting ready to party like it was 1999? Let’s see what was happening in the world of pop culture. In national news, Dow-Corning finally reached a settlement with women who had received silicone breast implants. The company was ordered to pay more than 170,000 women $3.2 billion dollars. In international news, Hong Kong’s Kai Tak airport closed after 73 years in service to make way for a new $20 billion dollar facility. In computer news, the introduction of USB ports had computer users very excited. The USS Harry S. … Continue reading →

Celebrity News: A Birth, A Death, and a Free Man

Pretty soon he’ll be able to start his own hockey team… or at least contribute to a couple of figure skating pairs’ teams. Olympic champion ice skater Scott Hamilton and his wife, Tracie, just added another boy to their growing family. According to news reports, baby Maxx Hamilton arrived at 7:51 a.m. this morning. He weighed in at 7 lbs., 8 oz., and measured 20 inches long, according to proud papa Hamilton. Maxx will reportedly be joining 4-year-old big brother, Aidan at the family’s Tennessee home in a couple of days. The 49-year-old gold medal ice skating champ and his … Continue reading →

Celebrity Milestones: New Baby, New Job, New House

He’s heeeere! The spawn of Usher has arrived. R&B star Usher and his wife Tameka welcomed a baby boy on Monday night, according to his rep. The baby boy named Usher Raymond V was born in Atlanta, Georgia at 9:55 p.m., and weighed in at 7 lbs. 9 oz., according to a statement by the singer. News reports say Usher and his wife will take home their new bundle of joy sometime today. The 29-year-old singer turned fragrance designer and his 36-year-old wife announced the pregnancy in June. The news was followed by a highly publicized cancelled wedding, which was … Continue reading →

Usher Gets Ready to Kick It and Harry Potter Hopefuls Prepare to Kick Someone

R&B singer Usher is preparing for not one, but two huge new roles in the coming weeks. The entertainer is less than a month away from becoming a first time father (his wife Tameka Foster is reportedly due to give birth to a son in early December) and he is getting ready to fill some big dancing shoes—Gene Kelly’s. Usher told reporters he is currently preparing to shoot the Movie Rocks show in which he will perform a remake of Gene Kelly’s “Singing in the Rain.” The singer says he was even more thrilled when producers told him the shoot … Continue reading →

Usher’s Mini Me

Stop the presses! It appears pigs just learned to fly and they’re circling over Usher, his estranged mother and his new wife. In an event that most people agreed would only happen when swine took flight, the award-winning singer, his mother Jonetta Patton and his new wife Tameka Foster united for the launch of the USHER for Men and USHER for Women fragrance launch party in Manhattan on Tuesday—-and no one left with any visible scars. Could it be possible that the three have ended their much-publicized feud? According to news reports, Patton, who has reportedly clashed with Foster (she … Continue reading →