
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama joins wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia on the September 2008 cover of Essence Magazine.

Is Rocsi sleeping with LisaRaye’s husband?
A rep for actress LisaRaye released a statement over the weekend suggesting her husband, Turks & Caicos Premier Michael Misick, has been engaging in an affair with 106 & Park VJ Rocsi.
“Sources have even reported that Rocsi stayed at the Misick home and hosted guests as if she was the lady of the house,” the release from publicity firm Lynn Allen Jeter & Associates read, adding that the two were seen “canoodling” during the T&C Music Festival while LisaRaye was attending a birthday party for Lil Kim in New York.
In March, an unnamed Puerto Rican friend of LisaRaye’s accused Michael of rape.

Mariah Carey performed her current chart-toppers “Touch My Body” & “I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time” at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards on Monday night. Read the rest of this entry »

Chris Brown is featured in the September 2008 issue of Fashion Rocks Magazine.
Justine Simmons and Rev. Run, stars of the hit MTV reality series Run’s House, shared their secrets for successful parenting with The Today Show’s Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford.

Morgan Freeman was injured in a one-vehicle crash near his rural Mississippi home Sunday night.
The accident happened after Freeman’s car went off the shoulder of the road and flipped over, the Associated Press reports.
The screen legend had to be airlifted to a Memphis hospital for treatment and is currently listed in serious condition.

New Era Cap has recruited Chris Brown to design a collection of six fitted caps that will go on sale Aug. 14 at Lids, New Era stores. and newera.com.
The caps will retail for $35 to $40.

What do you think of Ne-Yo’s version of the classic Big Red jingle, “Kiss A Little Longer?”
Listen To Ne-Yo’s “Kiss A Little Longer”
The superproducer/songwriter will appear in a television promo as the new voice of Big Red later this month.

Bernie Mac is alive and well despite prank calls to numerous media outlets claiming one-fourth of the Original Kings of Comedy died late Friday.
“It’s not true,” the comedian’s rep said Saturday. “It is a very horrible rumor. Nothing has changed from yesterday.”
Bernie is currently in a Chicago-area hospital recovering from a bout with pneumonia.

Emmy-winning talk show hostess Tyra Banks will dress up as potential First Lady Michelle Obama on the September 2008 cover of Harper’s Bazaar Magazine.
“It’s a full makeover,” says a New York Post insider. “You know how Tyra likes to do that stuff. And she’ll get a lot of press off it.”