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		<title>Antoine Dodson Arrested</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Castina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Viral sensation Antoine Dodson&#8217;s best remembered for reminding us to &#8220;Hide yo kids, hide yo wife, and hide yo husband&#8221; from those nasty &#8220;bed intruders.&#8221; Too bad there was no one around to remind Antoine to hide his weed. The guy who made millions after a news reel of him ranting about his younger sister&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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<p>Viral sensation Antoine Dodson&#8217;s best remembered for reminding us to <em>&#8220;Hide yo kids, hide yo wife, and hide yo husband&#8221;</em> from those nasty <em>&#8220;bed intruders.&#8221;</em> Too bad there was no one around to <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2011/04/23/antoine-dodson-arrested-marijuana-possession-huntsville-alabama-police-department/">remind Antoine to hide his weed</a>.</p>
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<p>The guy who made millions after a news reel of him ranting about his younger sister&#8217;s attempted rape became the most watched YouTube video of 2010 was busted and booked in his hometown of Huntsville, Alabama at approximately 2:30 AM Saturday after cops caught him in possession of marijuana. Poor thing didn&#8217;t even have a chance to shave before Po-Po snapped this captivating mugshot for the family scrapbook. Dodson was released a short time after, but not before he was hit with a few other misdemeanor charges; including two for failing to appear on a traffic charge, one for failing to have insurance, and another for speeding.</p>
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		<title>Jasmine Guy In Debt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Castina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like &#8217;80s/&#8217;90s college girl Whitley Gilbert could stand a refresher course in paying her bills! American Express is suing singer/actress Jasmine Guy, former star of the NBC comedy A Different World, for $86,241.03 in unpaid debt, according to documents obtained by RadarOnline.com.The aging diva, now 49, “has received the monthly [billing] statements without protest, [...]]]></description>
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<p>Looks like &#8217;80s/&#8217;90s college girl Whitley Gilbert could stand a refresher course in paying her bills!</p>
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<p>American Express is suing singer/actress Jasmine Guy, former star of the NBC comedy <em>A Different World</em>, for $86,241.03 in unpaid debt, according to documents obtained by RadarOnline.com.The aging diva, now 49, <em>“has received the monthly [billing] statements without protest, and has not advised American Express that such statements were in error in any respect,&#8221;</em> the creditor alleges.</p>
<p>Guy appeared as murderous stage performer Velma Kelly in a late &#8217;90s revival of Broadway&#8217;s Chicago, but hasn&#8217;t worked much in recent years. </p>
<p>Could a bankruptcy filing be on the horizon?</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.radaronline.com/sites/radaronline.com/files/JasmineGuyDocs.pdf">See/Read the Lawsuit Here&#8230;.</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Antoine Dodson Buys Family Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 05:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Castina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Antoine Dodson, the outspoken pseudo-security guard who became a YouTube and iTunes sensation after his sister was nearly sexually assaulted in the family&#8217;s apartment in Alabama&#8217;s gritty public housing projects, finally has enough dough to move his family into a safer home. Dodson tells Us Weekly that he, his sister Kelly, and her children have [...]]]></description>
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<p>Antoine Dodson, the outspoken pseudo-security guard who became a YouTube and iTunes sensation after his sister was nearly sexually assaulted in the family&#8217;s apartment in Alabama&#8217;s gritty public housing projects,  finally has enough dough to move his family into a safer home. </p>
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<p>Dodson tells <em>Us Weekly </em> that he, his sister Kelly, and her children have moved into a new home in a newly built sub-development outside Mobile &#8212; thanks to the money Antoine pulled in with the viral smash &#8220;The Bed Intruder Song.&#8221; The hilarious parody of Dodson&#8217;s uncanny reaction to his sister&#8217;s assault was remixed by musicians The Gregory Brothers and turned Antoine&#8217;s “We Gon Find You” tirade into an Auto-Tuned song that hit the Top 50 iTunes list. The video&#8217;s been viewed more than 24 million times on YouTube.</p>
<p><em>“We found a house! We are excited … It’s for my whole family. And these are new houses that have just been built,&#8221;</em> says the unlikely celeb, who is working on his Associate&#8217;s Degree in Business and hopes to one day open a salon.</p>
<p>Antoine says that although the reasons behind his newfound fame are not necessarily positive, he doesn’t regret a thing.</p>
<p><em>“I still can’t believe this. Even though my life is moving forward, it’s at a standstill in my mind. I’m like, ‘Wow! All of this is happening just off a news interview! I was angry!’ I was like, ‘I can’t believe this!’ I was really mad and everybody took the video and put it all out there. Now I’m glad that the world knows what’s going on so they won’t sweep this under the rug. This will bring pressure on the police department and investigators investigating the case.”</em></p>
<p>Local investigators are still on the hunt for the culprit in the Dodson case.</p>
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		<title>Sean Patrick Thomas Is A Dad Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Castina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sean Patrick Thomas &#8212; best remembered for his role in the 2003 comedy Barbershop and on television crime drama The District &#8212; is a dad again. Sean&#8217;s wife Aonika Laurent Thomas welcomed their second child, Luc Laurent, on Wednesday, June 9. The healthy girl weighed in at 7 lbs., 6 oz. “Baby and family are [...]]]></description>
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<p>Sean Patrick Thomas &#8212; best remembered for his role in the 2003 comedy <em>Barbershop</em> and on television crime drama <em>The District</em> &#8212; is a dad again. Sean&#8217;s wife Aonika Laurent Thomas welcomed their second child, Luc Laurent, on Wednesday, June 9. The healthy girl weighed in at 7 lbs., 6 oz.</p>
<p><em>“Baby and family are doing great,”</em> Thomas’ rep says.</p>
<p>Luc joins sister Lola Jolie, 2.</p>
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		<title>Khloe Kardashian Buys Lamar Odom Rolls-Royce For Winning Lakers Championship</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Castina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom&#8217;s NBA championship ring came with an additional perk from wife, reality star Khloe Kardashian: a brand-new Rolls Royce. The father of three helped his teammates steal victory and a second championship title against the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the NBA Finals last Thursday night. Khloe couldn&#8217;t be [...]]]></description>
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<p>Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom&#8217;s NBA championship ring came with an additional perk from wife, reality star Khloe Kardashian: a brand-new Rolls Royce.</p>
<p>The father of three helped his teammates steal victory and a second championship title against the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the NBA Finals last Thursday night.</p>
<p>Khloe couldn&#8217;t be prouder, and she&#8217;s putting her money where her mouth is to show her hubby how much.</p>
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<p><em>“It’s a brand new 2010 Rolls Royce …drop-top coupe, white on white,” </em>mom Kris Jenner tells <em>E! News. “It was a Lakers championship present. Fabulous!”</em></p>
<p>Price tag? $400,000!</p>
<p><em>&#8220;People r so pathetic,&#8221;</em> Kardashian, 25, Tweeted Tuesday in response to claims that Khloe footed the expensive tab for her hubby&#8217;s gift with his own dough .<em>&#8220;Y would I give some1 a gift w/ their money? That&#8217;s lame. I actually make my own money. Shocking I know. Stop hating!&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Khloe and Lamar, 30, were spotted cruising in his new wheels over the weekend.</p>
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		<title>Tisha Campbell-Martin Gives Birth To Baby Boy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Castina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rita Rocks actress Tisha Campbell-Martin has given birth to her second child. Campbell-Martin, 40, and hubby Duane Martin, 44, welcomed a baby boy, Ezekiel Czar Martin, in Los Angeles. on Tuesday morning. Although Ezekiel wasn&#8217;t due to arrive until Sept. 21, the healthy baby boy weighed nine pounds, nine ounces and was 23 inches long [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Rita Rocks</em> actress Tisha Campbell-Martin has given birth to her second child. </p>
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<p>Campbell-Martin, 40, and hubby Duane Martin, 44, welcomed a baby boy, Ezekiel Czar Martin, in Los Angeles. on Tuesday morning. Although Ezekiel wasn&#8217;t due to arrive until Sept. 21, the healthy baby boy weighed nine pounds, nine ounces and was 23 inches long at birth.</p>
<p>The baby joins older brother Xen, who is 8.</p>
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		<title>Maia Campbell Crack Mental Meltdown Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Castina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps Whitney said it best when she proudly professed that &#8220;Crack Is Whack!&#8221; in her infamous 2002 interview with Diane Sawyer. No one needs to hear those words right now more than fallen actress Maia Campbell. The girl is sitting in a raggedy Monte Carlo eating Lays chips and spazzin&#8230;.Somebody signal the Prayer Circle because [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Perhaps Whitney said it best when she proudly professed that &#8220;Crack Is Whack!&#8221; in her infamous 2002 interview with Diane Sawyer.</p>
<p>No one needs to hear those words right now more than fallen actress Maia Campbell. The girl is sitting in a raggedy Monte Carlo eating Lays chips and spazzin&#8230;.Somebody signal the Prayer Circle because we can&#8217;t tell if its crack, meth, or sherm!</p>
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<p>The chocolate beauty &#8212; once known as the daughter of late novelist Bebe Moore Campbell (died of brain cancer in 2006) and star of LL Cool J&#8217;s &#8217;90s TV hit <em>In the House</em> &#8212; was recently recorded on the streets of Los Angeles high as Cootie Brown, cursing folk out, and confessing to selling vag for rocks.</p>
<p>Oh boy&#8230;</p>
<p>Maia is rumored to be bipolar and off her meds &#8212; which is believable because she seems very off her rocker. The former actress, who has a young daughter named Elizabeth, is reportedly prostituting herself to support her drug habit.</p>
<p>The footage is the latest in a string of troubles for the emotionally-troubled actress, who was accused of stealing a friend&#8217;s car in 2007.</p>
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		<title>Grandmother Attacks Camera Crew With Hoe!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Castina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When reporters in Cocoa Beach, Florida went to a local residence in search of a 7th grade dropout caught dancing at a local strip club, they were met by one angry grandma and her trusty garden tool. Prince &#8220;Tavis Smiley&#8221; Sneak Peek VIDEOVideo: Beyonce &#8220;Strictly Come Dancing&#8221; PerformanceBeyonce &#8220;Letterman&#8221; VIDEO (04/22/09)Lil Wayne on &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When reporters in Cocoa Beach, Florida went to a local residence in search of a 7th grade dropout caught dancing at a local strip club, they were met by one angry grandma and her trusty garden tool. </p>
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		<title>Brooke Hogan Goes In On Jay-Z, Heidi Montag, &amp; Cassie</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Castina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brooke Hogan is currently on promo tour for her sophomore album, The Redemption . Hulk Hogan&#8217;s baby girl&#8217;s latest stop brought her to Radio Planet TV, where she shot the breeze and fired shots at hip-hop heavyweight Jay-Z, as well as singing stars Heidi Montag and Cassie. Brooke Hogan on Cassie&#8217;s Nude Photo Scandal: &#8220;Don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Brooke Hogan is currently on promo tour for her sophomore album, <em>The Redemption</em> . Hulk Hogan&#8217;s baby girl&#8217;s latest stop brought her to <a href="http://globalgrind.com/content/905945/Brooke-Hogan-Goes-WWF-on-JayZ-Cassie-and-More/">Radio Planet TV,</a> where she shot the breeze and fired shots at hip-hop heavyweight Jay-Z, as well as singing stars Heidi Montag and Cassie.</p>
<p>Brooke Hogan on Cassie&#8217;s Nude Photo Scandal: <em>&#8220;Don&#8217;t Show It If Its Not Right. It&#8217;s All Stretched Out&#8221; </em></p>
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		<title>&#8220;The Wiz&#8221; Reviews &#8212; Critics Review Ashanti&#8217;s &#8220;The Wiz&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Castina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Theater critics in New York City are easing on down the road for Grammy-winning singing star Ashanti&#8217;s revival of the Broadway musical, The Wiz. Featuring lively costumes and an outstanding score that helped make a star out R&#038;B diva Stephanie Mills, was the most successful Black Broadway productions of the 1970s. The show&#8217;s popularity even [...]]]></description>
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<p>Theater critics in New York City are easing on down the road for Grammy-winning singing star Ashanti&#8217;s revival of the Broadway musical, <em>The Wiz</em>. Featuring lively costumes and an outstanding score that helped make a star out R&#038;B diva Stephanie Mills, was the most successful Black Broadway productions of the 1970s.</p>
<p>The show&#8217;s popularity even resulted in a film, starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118005207.html?categoryid=15&#038;cs=1"><em>Variety</em></a> has compiled a list of reviews for the urban reworking of L. Frank Baum&#8217;s classic fairy tale, <em>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz</em>, starring Ashanti as Dorothy and Orlando Jones as the man himself.<br />
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Check out what they the experts are saying about the show:</p>
<p><strong>• “A fantasy bereft of magic” was how Variety‘s David Rooney described the musical. “There’s not enough imagination on tap here to make this ‘Good Times’-era artifact anything but a gaudy kids’ pantomime with quaint, jive-flavored sitcom dialogue.” </p>
<p>• The New York Times’ Charles Isherwood mostly slammed the show, calling it “busily energetic yet full of dead ends” and dismissing Ashanti as “a pretty place-holder, an empty vessel in a sparkly dress.” He added: “ ‘The Wiz’ in the current incarnation seems to be forever aerobically on the move and yet always at a complete standstill.” </p>
<p>• “The score constantly lifts up the show,” stated Elisabeth Vincentelli of the New York Post. “Which is good, because this ‘Wiz’ needs major support.” </p>
<p>• While noting standout performances by LaChanze and Tichina Arnold, Reuters’ Frank Scheck deemed the tuner unfit for Broadway, concluding, “This ‘Wiz’ doesn’t exactly make you want to click your heels.” </p>
<p>• Newsday’s Linda Winer gave the show a mixed review, commending helmer Kail’s “invention and affection” toward Brown’s original book but acknowledging that the production’s Dorothy underwhelms: “Ashanti proves not be a natural theater actor, and, even more surprising, her silvery voice sounds thin and bland against the pros.” </p>
<p>• Joe Dziemianowicz in the Daily News declared James Monroe Iglehart’s Lion “the evening’s standout,” suggesting that Kail’s lack of “concept or style to integrate the show into a cohesive story” was the musical’s biggest problem. </p>
<p>• In a mostly positive review, Bloomberg’s John Simon called it “truly a show for all ages and all imaginable audiences.” However, he echoed the general consensus on lackluster perfs from the leads. </p>
<p>• The AP’s Peter Santilli gave one of the few unequivocally positive reviews, calling the musical a “lavish, well-balanced production” and thoroughly praising Ashanti’s performance: “With wide-eyed charm and a can’t-miss voice, Ashanti makes the role her own while distinguishing herself among a skilled troupe of singers and dancers.”</strong></p>
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