Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz Vacation In Hawaii (Rumored Engagment)

It’s a couples vacay!  Alicia Keys and her man Swizz Beatz are lovin’ it up in Hawaii right now.  Alicia turns 29 today and a birthday vacay was in order.  They were spotted over the weekend snapping personal pics and enjoying their natural surroundings.  The two were holding hands while rocking almost-matching outfits: white shirt that said “Faith” and black pants.

Is that a “special” ring we spot on that ring finger?  I need an “Engagement Watch” category.  Just an observation…

More lovey dovey pics under the cut…

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www.theybf.com

 

Diddy's Son Justin Donates His Dad's Gift To Haiti

Diddy threw his eldest son, Justin, the sweet sixteen bash of the freakin century. In true MTV fashion, the Bad Boy CEO blessed Justin Dior with a huge party at New York's M2 Ultralounge. HipHollywood has the deets on the fun that ensued, along with Justin's noble gesture to Haiti.

Combs had his son sit on a throne on the stage as folks like Lil Kim, Fabolous and Jim Jones performed.

He also presented Justin with a spankin' brand-new silver Maybach driver to escort him around New York City. Justin doesn't quite know how to drive being that he's only 16...and the son of Sean Combs, of course. Who needs to learn how to drive!?

Daddy also gifted Justin a check for $10,000 which he reportedly donated to Yele Haiti. What a noble thing to do for a young man! Kudos, Justin.

Be sure to check out Justin's bash when it airs on MTV's Sweet Sixteen in the upcoming weeks

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Rihanna's New Man Named In Gang Rape Complaint In 2002

(Kemp with Rihanna, who was previously a victim of domestic abuse)

Midwest City basketball stars Shelden Williams and De’Angelo Alexander, along with another teammate, have been named in a rape complaint in Columbus, Ohio, according to a police report obtained by The Oklahoman. Named as suspects on the report are Williams, 18; Alexander, 17; and Matthew R. Kemp, 17.

The alleged incident took place on Jan. 20, 2002, at a Columbus, Ohio, hotel.

 

 A 19-year-old woman filed a report with the Columbus police on Sunday morning. She stated that the suspects forced sexual conduct at 2 a.m. that morning in a hotel room at the Columbus Hyatt hotel.

No charges have been filed.

“Detectives are looking at the case at this point,” said Columbus police spokesman Sherry Mercurio.

The players were interviewed separately Sunday by Columbus police but not arrested. Midwest City coaches were there for the interviews, designated as temporary guardians. All three are starters at Midwest City.

Mercurio said the two witnesses “are accused of being in the room when it happened and are part of the investigation.”

All five players have been suspended from school until at least Monday and did not play in Midwest City’s first-round victory over Choctaw on Friday in the Jenks Invitational.

Midwest City was in Columbus during the weekend for the National Hoops Classic.

Ambika Kumar of the Duke Cronicle on Jan. 31, 2002, reported that the woman who filed the rape complaint report did not press charges. Though the woman did not go forward with the complaint, she indicated that inappropriate sexual conduct took place:

“Prosecuted or not, they know exactly what they did, and they have to live with that,” the woman told Columbus’ CBS affiliate, WBNS-10TV.

The Winston-Salem Journal reported on March 9, 2002:

The prosecutor’s office in Columbus, Ohio, will not pursue charges against Shelden Williams, a Duke basketball recruit, and four of his high-school teammates stemming from a rape complaint in January.

Ron O’Brien, the prosecutor for Franklin County, made the decision yesterday. He and Angela Canepa, the director of Columbus’ Sexual Abuse Unit, reviewed an evidence packet compiled by Columbus police about the incident before the decision was made.

The Chronicle reported that the father of Shelden Williams, Bob Williams, said “he felt both his son and the woman had exercised poor judgment.”

“We pray for the young lady and all the people involved,” Bob Williams said. “We want our son to be able to go forth. God has put it in his [life] to make him stronger…. He’s going to have to face this each and every day.”

The Chronicle also reported a denial from Williams of any sexual misconduct.

In an interview Sunday night, Williams called the woman’s accusations false.

“We were in our room getting ready to go to bed, and someone came in, and things got out of hand, and then Coach came in and broke it up,” he said, declining to elaborate. He said he and his teammates had been suspended from school and kicked off the basketball team.

The tabloid media is already beginning to “reportt” on this incident, thanks to Kemp’s relationship to Rihanna. The singer was the victim of abuse by Chris Brown in a high publicized incident before hooking up with Kemp. Now that the Dodger has been linked to Rihanna, the tabloid media is looking for anything in Kemp’s background that will make for a titillating story.

First we got the restrainging order from Kemp's ex-girlfriend, Felisha Terrell.. Now we have the 2002 rape complaint. I’m not brushing off these incidents as nothing, but Kemp wasn’t charged with any wrongdoing by authorities in either case, and none of this would be coming up if it weren’t for his connection to a tabloid magnet like Rihanna.

With the huge, negative publicity Kemp is now getting, I doubt sponsors will be knocking down his door anytime soon for a paid endorsement. Kemp is probably also relieved that he signed his new contract with the Dodgers last week - before all this negative reportage surfaced. Reportage that is now being covered by esteemed Dodger blogger Jon Weisman in the LOS ANGELES TIMES.

You would think this’ll make athletes think twice about having relationships with partners who often appear in tabloids, but somehow I doubt it.

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www.sportsbybrooks.com

 

Pharrell Williams Keynote at MIDEM 2010

Artist and über-producer Pharrell Williams took to the stage at MidemNet today, for an interview conducted by Cornerstone co-CEO Rob Stone. The topics: how artists can engage their fans in the digital era, and the potential of musicians and brands joining forces. To paraphrase the N.E.R.D. song: you can't be him, he's a rock star! But what has he got to say?

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www.vimeo.com

 

PETA VP Calls Kanye An 'Idiot,' Labels Amber 'Sleazy'

The Vice President for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals” has labeled Kanye West an idiot, after the chart-topping rapper and his girlfriend were seen wearing fur coats during Paris’ Men’s Fashion Week.

The photographs of West and his girlfriend Amber Rose have ruffled the feathers of the higher up’s at PETA.

The pair wore matching full-length lynx coats during a show at Men’s Fashion Week and according to PETA, refused to remove them.

"Kanye can't help making himself look like an idiot, whether at an awards show or a fashion show,” PETA V.P. Dan Matthews stated. “He and his girlfriend look like pathetic creatures from a shabby roadside zoo."

source:

www.allhiphop.com