Usher’s 5-year-old son is showing miraculous signs of improvement after nearly drowning in a pool the other day, but, it may be days before he’s released. Sources close to the family say, Usher Raymond V is still in the ICU, but he’s expected to be released in the next couple of days. Usher’s ex, Tameka Foster is using the tragedy for her advantage in their on-going battle! She blames Usher for putting their son in an environment that led to the near-drowning accident on Monday. She has already filed legal docs seeking primary custody.
BET Is Being Sued For Discrimination
BET, is being sued by an employee after they allegedly humiliated her for wearing women’s clothes. B. Scott, an openly gay transgender, said she was humiliated during the recent BET Awards when the network pulled her off the show for wearing women’s clothes, which she says were pre-approved by BET higher-ups. According to TMZ, B. Scott , who was hired as the Style Stage Correspondent for the pre-show, claims she was pulled backstage and told her outfit wasn’t acceptable. Scott said she was told to “mute the makeup, pull back his hair” and was forced to change from her original outfit, which happened to included heels, and told to change into more masculine attire. And even though she changed, Scott said he was still replaced by Adrienne Bailon. Scott is suing BET for $2.5 million for discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Did Nicki Minaj Need A Ghost Writer?
Nicki Minaj went off last night on camera, clapping back after a rapper seemed to have claimed that he wrote some of her lyrics. Dude is named Ransom and he’s worked with Nicki on several tracks in the past. On his new song “Man Alone,” he rhymes, “Before Nicki was wearing those crazy wigs/ I was doing verses for her/ Just hoping she made it big.” Nicki called Ransom a desperate liar. “Yo, I’m not even a man and [dude's] got my [penis] in [his] mouth. I don’t need a ghostwriter — I slaughter these [dudes].” Ransom claims the lyric was not meant as a diss. Since the release of the song he’s tweeted, “As far as I know, she writes her own [lyrics].” Click here to peep the video of Nicki going OFF!
Bobbi Kristina Is Supposedly Headed Back To Reality TV
Wow! Word is, Bobbi Kristina is signing up for Celebrity Big Brother. She will get nearly $500K to appear on the reality show this fall. A show source said, “We have had some madcap contestants over the years but Bobbi Kristina could be the most controversial yet. She’s sure to bring in viewers with her bizarre antics, and of course her memories of Whitney. Her parents were some of the most notorious hell raisers in music and Bobbi Kristina has had plenty of attention for her own behavior.”
Chart Action
Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines is the nation’s number-one album after moving 176,000 copies in its first week in stores, his first number-one album! Jay Z’s Magna Carta, Holy Grail is at number-three.
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