Angelina Jolie: Refugees Have Made Me a Better Mother

Angelina Jolie: Refugees Have Made Me a Better Mother

Angelina Jolie is a true citizen of the world. As a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador, the actress made a a surprise appearance Oct. 3 to honor a Yemeni humanitarian group at the Refugee Agency's annual awards ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland.

The mother of six lauded the aid group, Society for Humanitarian Solidarity, which is credited with helping thousands of African, particularly Somali, refugees that enter Southern Yemen each year.

"The desperation fueled by a vicious combination of drought, famine and conflict has driven tens of thousands of people from the Horn of Africa. And we must not forget what is happening in this part of the world," Jolie said at the event.

During her 10 years as a Goodwill Ambassador, Jolie, 36, has traveled the world, visiting more than 40 refugee hotspots and advocating for relief and aid to Somalis fleeing their war-torn country.

"We must try to imagine how desperate these people must be, when their only alternative is to risk death at sea and put their lives in the hands of ruthless smugglers."

But Jolie hasn't just provided her services to those in need. The star says the refugees have actually helped her, too.

"Most of all I'm so grateful -- I don't want to cry -- to the refugee families that I have the honor and privilege to spend the last years with," she said, "From them I've learned so much. I've learned to be a better person, a better mother. They've inspired me by showing me the unbreakable strength of the human spirit."

Source: http://www.ivillage.com/angelina-jolie-refugees-have-made-me-better-mother/1-a-387945

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Kanye West BLASTS The Haters Of His Fashion Line With Profanity-Laced Speech

I see Kanye West's friends still haven't pulled him aside about his anger issues.  The outspoken rapper used what should have been a triumphant moment, his Paris Fashion Week debut of his womenswear line, to blast the critics....AGAIN!  Find out what 'Ye had to say about folks who won't "let him be great" inside.....

 

Although his Paris Fashion Week debut was feted by celebs like Lindsay Lohan, Ciara, Tameka Raymond and Jared Leto, Kanye West chose to focus on the "negative" when he jumped on the microphone at ...... and launched into a profanity-laced speech directed at his haters.

 

“Thank you for anybody that didn’t believe, because they motivated us to break our boundaries. We don’t know what the reviews will be, we don’t know what they will say, but I got a chance to go to Italy and feel those fabrics. I begged Louis Vuitton to let me do more shoes after my shoes sold out in two weeks, and they did not. I begged Nike, I begged this company to let me do it. And I took out motherf---ing loans to get the best models, to get the best designers, to get the best venue. I gave you everything that I had.

“This is my first collection. Please be easy. Please give me a chance to grow. This is not some celebrity s---. I don’t f--- with celebrities. I f--- with the creatives in this room, the amazing people who spend every day of their life trying to make the world a more beautiful place.

“The amount of people that tried to get me a celebrity f---ing deal. They said, ‘You need to do boot-cut jeans, or you won’t sell.’ Shut the f--- up ! Or Hedi Slimane in the motherf---ing Mercer, sitting with me, saying, ‘Stop giving them your ideas, Kanye. Do your own thing.’ Hedi Slimane! To feel so frustrated. And I thank anybody who came to this party, everybody who supported, everybody who believed, because people thought it was a joke, and maybe people still do, but I can only grow from this point."

 

And then in highly dramatic fashion, his DJ played Otis Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness.”  Classic 'Ye.

Rumors are also flying that he and Chanel Iman, who walked in his show, might be an item.  Supposedly, Chanel spent a lot of time trying to get Kanye's attention.

“He’s a real charmer.  I think he’s very smart, he really goes for it. He always likes the fly projects,” Chanel gushed.

Right...

Source: http://theybf.com/2011/10/03/kanye-west-blasts-the-critics-and-haters-againafter-his-runway-debut

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Heidi Klum & Gisele Bundchen in the July/August issue of GQ Russia magazine

GQ Russia magazine

They?re both easy on the eyes, and Heidi Klum and Gisele Bundchen are featured in the July/August issue of GQ Russia magazine. The ?Project Runway? stunner appears on the cover, looking super sexy as she covers her topless torso with her hands. Meanwhile, Ms. Bundchen goes for the birthday suit look inside the issue, maintaining her modesty with a strategic pose. Additionally, Gisele is on four different covers of the July issue of Vogue Brazil magazine, showing her impressive modeling range. [gallery=762]

Source: http://www.celebritygossiphollywood.com/models/heid-klum/heidi-klum-gisele-bundchen-in-the-julyaugust-issue-of-gq-russia-magazine/

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Faith Evans, Tweet, Angie Stone & Others Set To Star In "Diary Of A Diva" Reality Show

 

 

Some of your fave grown R&B singers including Angie Stone, Tweet, Faith Evans and KeKe Wyatt are set to hit the small screen in 2012 for a reality series called "Diary Of A Diva."  Get deets inside.....

 

Starting in 2012, a reality show about a group of Black women that focuses on the positive aspects of their lives as mothers and businesswomen will hit the small screen.  It's called "Diary of a Diva."  

The show shines a light on the personal and professional lives of Syleena Johnson, Faith Evans, Tweet, Angie Stone, Monifah, KeKe Wyatt, LeLee of SWV and Brownstone original member Nicci Gilbert and new member Teisha Jaretta.

And according to Syleena Johnson, who recently released her fifth album, Chapter V: Underrated, you shouldn't expect to see any drinking tossing or knock out fights on the show.

She said,

"The good news is that you're dealing with a group of women who have careers and lives and focus, where we don't really have time to sit around and argue. So if there's drama, which I'm sure there will be, there's definitely going to be resolutions, you're going to be able to see resolutions as well."

She added that the show will include,

"...How we deal with men in the industry, that's a dilemma, and I'm sure everybody wants to see that."

Syleena also revealed that Nicci Gilbert came up with the idea.

"Nicci Gilbert created it all by herself. She approached me and then she went in with Faith for production. Faith was going to do her own show but Faith stopped her own show to do this one."

It has not been announced which network will carry The Think Factory production.  We're thinking TV One.  Because we all know VH1 wouldn't give real talent and positivity the time of day....

Source: http://theybf.com/2011/10/04/faith-evans-tweet-angie-stone-others-set-to-star-in-diary-of-a-diva-reality-show

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Jacqueline Laurita and Teresa Giudice 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' Feud on Twitter

Jacqueline Laurita and Teresa Giudice 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' Feud on Twitter

Last week, Real Housewives of New Jersey cast member to Jacqueline Laurita declared her intentions leave the show, saying that she was tired of "sneaky people trying to make someone look bad and then play innocent on camera." This weekend, we got some details of the fight that's driving the N.J. housewives apart -- and Laurita had some choice words for Teresa Giudice, the cast member she believes to be the instigator.

"Teresa is scum!" Laurita, 41, twittered in no uncertain terms.

What happened, exactly, to make enemies of the two former friends? It appears that the longtime rivalry between Teresa, 39, and her sister-in-law, new cast member Melissa Gorga, has gotten so out of hand that Teresa's friends can't take it anymore. Things came to a head during filming last week, when Gorga was reportedly ambushed on camera about her past job at a strip club.

"Bravo's surprise at the fashion show was for Melissa: her ex-boss at Lookers, the strip club she used to work at," a source told The Huffington Post's Rob Shuter. "No one knew him, no one knew he was coming -- although, of course Bravo had a microphone on him -- and Melissa ran away from him and refused to film with him. The producers made Teresa talk to him to 'hear him out,' so his accusations would be aired on camera, but Teresa stopped him mid-story and told him to not talk about her family and left."

Here's where the story splits into two versions. Version No. 1, as told to HuffPo: Melissa didn't want her "new besties" Caroline Manzo and Jacqueline to know about her stripper past, so she told them that Teresa had set her up. To get back at Teresa, Jacqueline leaked the press a picture of Teresa's husband, Joe Giudice, having dinner with another woman. (RadarOnline has the photo.)

Got that? Okay, here's version No. 2: Teresa knew all along that Melissa worked at a strip club -- as a bartender, not a stripper -- and "played dumb" so that Bravo could ambush Melissa in front of the whole cast. Teresa then accused Jacqueline of leaking the pictures of her husband and the other woman -- even though Jacqueline had tried to warn Teresa. This is the version put forward by Laurita on her Twitter account, where she has also posted screenshots of a text message conversation with Teresa that she claims proves her innocence. (The conversation is in bits and pieces, but you can read a pieced-together version at LALate.)

Clearly, it's a case of "she said, she said" at this point. For what it's worth, Teresa denies setting up Melissa. "Breaks my heart that anyone would believe I would be part of something to hurt my family," she tweeted. "Fame can mess with your mind. Family is forever... And for the record: I don't believe MG was a stripper but I wouldn't care anyway." And both Melissa and her former boss deny that she ever worked as a stripper, saying that she was briefly a bartender at the upscale gentleman's club Lookers.

"My outfit was a tank top, shorts and sneakers," writes Gorga on her blog. "SORRY, no bubbies there."

So who's telling the truth? Everyone's holding back details until the current season finishes shooting -- but Jacqueline promises that the drama isn't over.

"What until u hear the rest," she wrote on Saturday. "There is much more but I'm letting it all unravel little by little all on it's own. No more talk about it!"

No more talk about it? Fat chance of that.

Source: http://www.ivillage.com/jacqueline-laurita-and-teresa-giudice-real-housewives-new-jersey-feud-twitter/1-a-387601

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"Broke" Tiki Barber & Girlfriend Traci Grab Swanky Lunch In NYC

Well isn't this special.  36-year-old NFLer Tiki Barber and his 23-year-old blonde mistress turned girlfriend, Traci Lynn Johnson, were spotted at the uber swanky and ridiculously expensive Nello's restaurant on the Upper East Side of NYC today.  The two sipped on some cocktails and had a good ol time.  They make looking "broke," as Tiki claims he is, look damn good.

 

Pics inside...

In an interview with Sports Illustrated back in May, Tiki said in a Sports Illustrated interview that he and his girlfriend hid from the media scrutiny of their affair by moving into the attic of his agent, Mark Lepselter. And he compared it to "living a reversed Anne Frank situation" because his agent is Jewish.

Tiki signed papers to come out of NFL retirement (in order to make some money) this past March.  But as of last month, no NFL teams have hown any interest in signing him.

Pics via SPLASH

Source: http://theybf.com/2011/10/03/broke-tiki-barber-girlfriend-traci-grab-swanky-lunch-in-nyc

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Justin Bieber Rents Staples Center For Date With Selena Gomez

Couple ate a steak dinner and watched 'Titanic' alone in the L.A. arena.
By Gil Kaufman


Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez (file)
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Justin Bieber may only be 17, but the kid has crazy mature boyfriend skills when it comes to doing special things for his girl Selena Gomez. Case in point: The dynamic duo went out for a decent-enough date on Friday night to see Gomez's pal Demi Lovato play a show at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.

Then, according to TMZ, he surprised Gomez after the concert with an even bigger show right next door at the Staples Center, the 20,000-seat home of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Check out photos of Justin and Selena.

After 11 p.m., Bieber told Gomez, "follow me," and the pair walked through an underground tunnel that connects the two arenas. As they walked into the empty building, all Gomez saw was a table for two set up on the floor with a steak and pasta dinner from the venue's fancy restaurant, the Lexus Club.

How much would a private Staples Center date set Justin Bieber back? We crunched the numbers!

The major date was inspired by a scene in the Adam Sandler flick "Mr. Deeds," in which Sandler's character surprises his love interest, Winona Ryder, with a date for two at Madison Square Garden. After the superstar couple's meal, things got even more romantic when "Titanic" began playing on a screen in the arena.

According to reports, Bieber got the venue for free as a thank-you from the bosses at Staples for his string of three previous sell-outs there. After making things way harder for his fellow man with his big-balling gesture, Biebs had a message for all the dudes out there who aren't pulling their weight when it comes to the chivalry department. "Romance isn't dead," he tweeted after his date. "Treat your lady right fellas."

Easy for you to say, dude.

What do you think of Justin's date idea for Selena? Tell us in the comments!

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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1671462/justin-bieber-selena-gomez-staples-center.jhtml

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