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According to statements made by their attorneys on Thursday, RnB singer R. Kelly, 42 and wife of 11 years, Andrea Lee Kelly, 35, finalized their divorce. No other details were given, except that they will have joint custody of their three children. Wow, I wonder what happened in their relationship… R. Kelly is a puzzling person to me.

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So, I’m pretty sure you have heard about all of the drama going on with Lil’ Kim being angry about the “Notorious” movie and the way she was portrayed, holding Faith Evans and Voletta Wallace responsible. Well, Faith has responded to Kim in an interview she recently did with MTV News on Thurs. 01/08/2009.

If your not up to date on this whole dilemma then read my past post on what went down here!

For those of you that know what’s going on read on…

“I try my best not to think about it. It’s kinda sad, ” is what Faith Evans told MTV News about Kim’s recent quotes.”

Faith said that the magazine (Hip Hop Weekly) informed her of Kim’s quotes.

“I got four kids, and I definitely don’t have time for this type of sh–. It’s just sad. I don’t know Kim’s story like that. The part of my life that she was a part of, that what was in my book. This movie is not relative to my book other than that there are certain things in there. This is not my movie. I didn’t write the script. Any characters in the film had to agree for their life rights to be in the movie. I don’t think I would have signed anything had I felt I was not portrayed properly. I think she had the opportunity to do that. I could be mistaken. I wasn’t there.”

“It’s not like [the film's producers] are calling Faith to write something about somebody,” Evans added. “It’s based on a book that I think she participated in as well [Editor's note: 'Notorious' is based on the biography 'Unbelievable: The Life, Death and Afterlife of the Notorious B.I.G.,' by Cheo Hedari Coker.] I don’t know what to say. I think that beyond myself, Ms. Wallace or whoever else she wants to blame, everyone who was around Big at that time has had some things to say about [her relationship with Biggie] in order for Cheo to even write the book. He interviewed pretty much all of us. She’s sadly mistaken. I’m aware of what she has to say, and that’s fine. I don’t know what to say. God bless her. I don’t think there’s anything about me that I would be ashamed of that I haven’t already told people, I hope she found the closure she’s looking for.”

I think that Faith still has some anger about the past and with Kim and Kim still has some anger with Faith. This will be interesting, I remember I was like 8 or 9 years old and hearing about this beef… now it’s like over 10 years later, Biggies dead (RIP) and they’re still angry with each other. What did Big have going on that we don’t know about lol?

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So you probably know that the Queen B of Hip Hop is pissed about the “Notorious” movie and the way she was portrayed in the film. Lil’ Kim did an interview with Hip Hop Weekly to expose her feelings,Faith Evans and Voletta Wallace. Check out the full interview below:

Lil Kim Interviewed by Hip Hop Weekly

HHW: What are your thoughts on the Biggie movie?

LK: I want the world to be clear; I have NOTHING to do with that movie. That movie is Faith and Ms. Wallace’s story. Most of the story is bull**** especially the way my character is being depicted. There are a lot of lies in the movie. I had no idea it was even going into production, until one day I got a call from my manager at the time, Lance “Un” Riviera, and he said ” Yo! You know they cast this girl Naturi Naughton to play you in the Biggie movie,” I was outraged. I was upset, because to me, to do an autobiography about someone’s life, you want it to be as authentic as possible. I was not involved in the movie. They never came and asked me anything about Biggie, but again this was Faith and Ms. Wallace’s movie.

HHW: So it’s safe to say you didn’t approve of the casting?

LK: I couldn’t believe it. I was outraged.

HHW: Who was involved in selecting her?

LK: I have no idea. Again this is Faith and Ms. Wallace’s story. I would’ve never picked Naturi to play me, but I think they were just trying to depict me a certain way and that was so wrong. At the end of the day, if you want a damn good movie, you’re supposed to go to the sources themselves. I mean, you got Cease and some of the other mafia members playing themselves, but they didn’t want me to play myself ’cause it would’ve been to real. They didn’t even ask me as a common courtesy or out of respect, and the reason why is because they wanted to lie and make up a story. In Naturi’s defense though, I feel really sorry for her because they totally used her.

HHW: Did they ever approach you to be involved?

LK: No, Never.

HHW: What are some of the discrepancies with the movie?

LK: There were so many. They were disrespecting me terrible in that script but the one that sticks out to me was in a scene allegedly when Ms. Wallace came to see one of Biggie’s shows for the first time and I was supposed to be so mad at him about something that I pulled my panties off on stage and mooned the crowd with my p—-. What the f—?! Come on, don’t you think that would’ve been in the history archives? They’re using Lil Kim to sensationalize their bulls— lying’-a– story. That was the last version of the script I saw, which somebody had snuck to me, ’cause people didn’t want me to see it.

HHW: How did you feel about who they cast to play Biggie and the other characters?

LK: Personally I would’ve never picked Gravy either, that’s not my baby as I knew him. I’m a realist. If he gave me that Biggie aura I would’ve been able to separate. But, there’s nothing that comes off of him that says; that’s Biggie to me. I know Biggie is like “come on, how they gone do me like that?” The only person who came close to who they portrayed in my opinion was the girl that Faith picked to play her. But again this is Faith’s story. I could never tell you what Faith and Biggie’s relationship was like so how in the h*ll can Faith or Ms. Wallace or anyone say what my relationship with Biggie was like?

HHW: What happened next?

LK: My lawyer told them they were going to have to do something, and in order to even use my likeness or my name they had to pay me. On top of that they got the writer to talk to me. I knew something was fishy about them having the writer call me, when I spoke to the writer I felt like he was trying to play me so I wouldn’t give up anything. I knew I wouldn’t have control of how I was depicted.

HHW: Did you tell them any other stuff they used?

LK: I corrected the writer about Biggie’s nickname for me. He had written that Biggie called me Big Momma. Biggie never called me Big Momma. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even like that name for me. He used to call me “Mookie” I told the writer that and he was like, “I didn’t know that.” I was like, “yeah, it’s a lot of things y’all don’t know ’cause y’all ain’t come and get the real from me. He even tried to get me to say things to go along with their story line, but I wasn’t having it, ’cause I peeped this bulls— from the beginning.

HHW: Did you see the King Magazine with Naturi on the cover?

LK: YesHHW: How did you feel about how she was made up to look like you?

LK: Although it was supposed to be a tribute to me, I didn’t like it because I didn’t feel like they captured the essence of that time period

HHW: Have you spoken with Faith and Ms. Wallace?

LK: No. Honestly, I don’t have no words for them. But, one thing I will say is, I’ve had enough and I’m about to expose them both. That’s it. I’ve been quiet for a long time. You don’t hear me talking about none of them, and to be honest with you I’m really disappointed in Faith. I remember a few years ago she did a magazine interview where she talked about having a lot of respect and love for me. She said,“Kim was Biggie’s girlfriend and I was Biggie’s wife,” and how that was hard for her to deal with. Then later on she writes a book and in it she tried to change it and say some stupid s— about how I was his jump off. I laugh at her because I remember years ago being in the studio with my then boyfriend at the time, Scott Storch. We’re in the studio, Faith was in another room and she called Scott’s phone and said “Oh Kim’s with you? Tell her I said hi and that I got love for her and hope that her and I can talk soon and be friends.” I was like “wow!” I thought that was really big, considering that I’m a woman who her husband was in love with. I felt like that was real big. Me and Scott even thought of doing a record with her, thinking about how big it would’ve been for hip hop and for the Biggie family. She even sent her daughter China, who I love and took care of sometimes down to me, and China was like, “I love you Kim and my mom told me to tell you she loves you and hi.” But, here we go years later, I guess the funds must be low; because somebody told Faith, “you gotta write a book and you gotta come at Kim in the book.” It shocked me, ’cause I thought we had come to some kind of unity. I thought it was really tasteless. She could never play poker because she already exposed her hand. Faith, you know me, I’m an extremist I go hard. Once I start I don’t stop. Why would you wake up this sleeping giant?

HHW: And, what about Ms. Wallace?

LK: There’s nothing Faith or Ms. Wallace could do to stop me from reppin’ B.I.G. all day. I’m gonna always do that. They want to talk about people exploiting Biggie, to me this is the worst way you could exploit his name; by disrespecting people who was around him who he had major love for. The truth is gonna be known. Like how a while back Ms. Wallace was on the radio talking about how we never mourned together and that she never knew me. It’s crazy ’cause she and I lived together in Biggie’s house for almost eight months after Biggie died. On top of all that, out of the kindness of my heart and the love I had for Biggie, I share five percent of my publishing with Ms.Wallace; just out of love, making sure that if I ate, she and the kids ate. And at the end of the day, this is how she repays me? It’s time for Ms. Wallace to be exposed.

HHW: Will you go see the movie when it comes out?

LK: Hell No! I might watch it on bootleg, for legal reasons. I don’t mess with Cease and them at all, but even they know this is not the real Biggie story. If they say something different, I ain’t mad, ’cause I know they’re rolling along for their little three minutes of fame, doing what they gotta do to hold on. I just want people to know, I have nothing to do with the film and I’m not supporting it. I’m Currently working on my life story where people will get the Naked Truth about Kimberly Denise Jones a/k/a Lil Kim

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OK, so last night I was doing some research and find out that Ms. Wallace did an interview with Essence Magazine and wants to speak with Kim. See what she said below:

Interview Credit Essence.com

ESSENCE.COM: We are excited about “Notorious.” What was your first impression when you saw Jamal Woodard, who plays your son?
VOLETTA WALLACE: When he walked into the room, his whole demeanor was Christopher and I knew. I was in the corner and he never saw me and I said, “That’s my son there.” The director told me that Jamal had never acted before. They would have to work really hard and there were so many other actors. I said, “Nope, that’s him.” There were days I had goose bumps just watching him. I was always close to my son and now I’m close with Jamal for the respect that he had for my son. Believe me, to fill Christopher’s shoes wasn’t easy. That’s a size 13.

ESSENCE.COM:  (Laughs.) Definitely. Is there something you discovered about your son and his legacy while watching the film?
WALLACE: (Laughs.) I gained strength from it. There were things about him that I never knew that I wanted to see for myself on film. I saw a side of my son that I heard of but I haven’t accepted. I’m angered by certain things, disappointed and shocked. So this film taught me tolerance and to be less critical. I would love to speak to Lil’ Kim, because I need to ask more about this love relationship because I really didn’t like the way he treated her and I’m praying that that’s not it. Only she can answer those questions. She’s a sweet girl and I didn’t think she deserved to be treated the way he treated her, if that’s the case.

ESSENCE.COM:  Any mother would want that. Did you have Angela Bassett in mind to play you from the start?
WALLACE: Yes, all the way. I didn’t even want to be a part of it at first, but then there wouldn’t be a Christopher if there wasn’t a Ms. Wallace (laughs). So I said, if there was anyone who was going to play Voletta Wallace, I wanted Angela Bassett. I read the script and sent it out to her on tape to get my accent down pat. She was very gracious and humble, and I was honored to have her. She came around the set and everyone adored her. She’s a big star and here she was saying hello to everybody when she came in the room—to people she never met before. And it wasn’t pretend. It was genuine.

ESSENCE.COM: So when did you realize your son had talent, and what did you admire most about Christopher?
WALLACE: I took note of my son’s talent when I listened to “Juicy.” When I did the video and heard all the lyrics, I listened to a story that I had never heard before. I never knew what rap was, but this was a young man that was telling a story and put music behind it. I thought that it was so intricately and expertly put together. To me that was art, that was talent. I admire his strength and the tenacity he had. Not many young men wanted something in life and he saw something he wanted and fought to get it. I have a great deal of respect for him for that.

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With all of that being said, I think that it would be good for Ms. Wallace, Kim & Faith Evans to have a sit down. Even though Biggie has been gone for almost 12 years now, it’s still good to express your feelings and have an understanding of things. I can’t wait for the movie to release, if you don’t know… “Notorious” will be in a theater near you on January 16, 2009. I absolutely love the “Golden Era Of Hip Hop” or the 90s for those who don’t know, so I am excited about the movie. Notorious BIG was and still is my favorite MC of all time RIP:-)

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There have been rumors buzzing around that Chris Brown asked Rihanna to marry him.

He supposedly popped the question on New Years.

Unfortunately, Chris Brown’s reps said that these accusations are false.

Chris & Riri are a cute couple, but c’mon now they’re kind of young to think about marriage.

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Oscar-nominated actor, John Travolta and actress, Kelly Preston, witnessed horrible news on Friday when their son passed away.

Jett Travolta, 16, suffered from Kawasaki Syndrome, a condition that can lead to heart disease, TMZ.com reported.

Jett also had a history of seizures, in which he suffered one on Friday”at around 10a this morning. All attempts to revive him were unsuccessful,” said Micheal Ossi, Travolta’s attorney, told CNN.

I am sorry for the Travolta’s family loss, this is very sad news. Stay strong!

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There have been rumors buzzing around that M.C. is pregnant by hubby Nick Cannon.

But it seems as if Mariah being pregnant is indeed just a rumor. Maybe “09″ will be their year to become parents.

I still can’t believe that they’re married, they seem so happy together!

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Associated Press reports that Actor Matt Dillon was charged with driving at an excessive speed of 106 MPH on an interstate highway, Vermont State Police said.

Dillon was pulled over by a trooper around 10P EST Tuesday on Interstate 91 in Newbury.

Dillon was charged criminally under a statue that bans going more than 30 MPH above the limit while traveling 60 MPH or more, while the posted speed limit is 65 MPH.

Jan. 21 is his scheduled date to appear in Vermont District Court. Matt could get three months in jail and be fined $300 if convicted.

Sgt. Tara Thomas, a State Police Spokeswoman says, “We’re trying to treat him no different than we would anyone else.”

Stacie Wolfe, Dillon’s publicist declined comment.

O.K., what is the problem with all these celebrities getting arrested???

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CNN reports that former NBA star and basketball commentator was arrested on Wednesday in Scottsdale, AZ, on suspicion of driving under the influence, said police spokesman.

“I am disappointed that I put myself in that situation. The Scottsdale police were fantastic. I will not comment any further as it is a legal matter,” is a brief statement Barkley issued.

After running a stop sign in Scottsdale’s Old Town area Barkley was pulled over, said Lt. Eric Shunandler of the Gilbert Police Dept.

” The officer identified the driver of the 2005 Infiniti as Charles Barkley. Mr. Barkley was administered the standard field sobriety tests after the order if intoxicating liquor was detected,” according to a written statement from police.

Later that day Shuhandler said Barkley’s “performance on the field sobriety test revealed there was probable cause to make an arrest.”

Looking kind of rough in that photo Charles!

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Personally I don’t think Hip Hop is dead… maybe on life support and Soulja Boy has a lot to do with that.

Check out the video below:

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Jennifer Aniston’s movie “Marley & Me” hit big at the box office this past weekend, beating out ex boyfriend Brad Pitt’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”

Top Ten Weekend Box Office Movies:

1. Marley & Me $36.4 Million

2. Bedtime Stories $27.5 Million

3. Curious Case of Benjamin Button $26.9 Million

4. Valkyrie $21 Million

5. Yes Man $16.7 Million

6. Seven Pounds $13.2 Million

7. The Tale of Desperaux $8.9 Million

8. The Day the Earth Stood Still $7.7 Million

9. The Spirit $6.5 Million

10. Doubt $5.3 Million

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