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Camille Grammer Leaves The Cast Of Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills

It's too bad they need everyone on these shows to be messy. It's good
she tried to change her image and kept some things private.

She definitely left her mark on the Real Housewives franchise --
dinner parties with psychic mediums, anyone? -- but Camille Grammer's
time among the ladies of Beverly Hills is over, as she confirmed to Us
Weekly over the weekend.

"We couldn't get it worked out," the 43-year-old ex-wife of Kelsey
Grammer told Us at Saturday's grand opening of the new Blizz Frozen
Yogurt at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. "I've had so much fun with the
franchise, but I guess the producers and I couldn't come to an
agreement," she explained.

According to one insider, Grammer learned the news very recently --
this past Friday afternoon. "She got a call from producers telling her
she wouldn't be returning to the show," the insider said. "There's
nothing interesting left about her character. She refused to feature
her boyfriend [Dimitri Charalambopoulos], and she didn't want to
expose her kids [Mason and Jude] anymore."

Although the show's producers balked at Grammer's reluctance to share
her life on what is, after all, a reality show, the former Playboy
model (who floated the idea of being a "part time" housewife on the
show) was still shocked when she learned the news on Friday. "Camille
really didn't think there was a chance that they wouldn't ask her
back, so she was pretty surprised and upset this weekend."

"She's demanding and complicated to work with," concurs a second
source. "She's very careful about how she's portrayed, and didn't want
to put herself out there without having a say in how she came across.
She wants to move on in a positive direction in her life."

Still, partying with former costars Kyle Richards and Adrienne Maloof
at Saturday's Blizz Frozen Yogurt bash, the reality of the situation
hit hard, the second source adds. "Camille was bummed this weekend in
Las Vegas being with the girls and realizing her involvement was
over."

Slum Village – The Dirty Slums

Tracklist:

01. Slum Village – Mick Boogie & nVMe Intro (1:11)
02. Slum Village – God Sent (Feat.Rapper Big Pooh & Vice) (2:49)
03. Slum Village – Just The Past (Feat. Big Sean & Black Milk) (3:27)
04. Slum Village – Music (Feat. Focus) (3:22)
05. Slum Village – Slum Talks About The Evolution (0:35)
06. Slum Village – Hunger (Feat. Vice & Focus) (3:44)
07. Slum Village – Church (Feat. Focus) (2:08)
08. Slum Village – Fresh (Feat. Rapper Big Pooh & Vice) (3:44)
09. Slum Village – Turnin’ Me Off (Feat. De La Soul) (4:27)
10. Slum Village – Slum Talks About Native Tongues (0:34)
11. Slum Village – Beats And Breaks (2:15)
12. Slum Village – Special (Feat. Phonte) (2:51)
13. Slum Village – They Say (Remix) (Feat. Rapper Big Pooh & Phife) (3:33)
14. Slum Village – The Hard Way (Feat. Focus & Joe Scudda) (3:16)
15. Slum Village – Slum Talks About The Legacy (0:38)
16. Slum Village – They Don’t Know (Feat. Vice & J Ivy) (4:14)
17. Slum Village - Mortal Kombat (Feat. Vice & DJ Bonics) (3:21)
18. Slum Village – Slum Talks About The Future (0:52)
19. Slum Village – Da Essence (Feat. Vice) (3:11)
20. Slum Village – Reppin’ (3:21)

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Birdman Talks “Baby Money,” Retirement, Nicki Minaj Success, Takes A Shot at G.O.O.D Music + More

Baby sat down with Complex and talks about everything from how he's gonna retire when Wayne does, Jay-Z's "baby money" line, how Cash Money is gonna be a billion-dollar brand that drops 100 albums a year, how Nicki is gonna be the biggest female artist ever, how he might sign Rick Ross to Cash Money, and he even talks about the Birdman Hand Rub and takes a small shot at GOOD Music.

Check out some excerpts:

How many records has Cash Money sold so far?
We sold 150 million so far. Our track record runs deep. We’ve been the most dominant force of 2011, we gonna be the most dominant force of 2012. We have 16 releases in the first six months of this year. Our goal, as a brand, is to put out 100 albums a year. So I’m trying to figure out how we gonna reach that…

One interesting thing about you is that you’re 42 and you’re still hanging around with the young kids...
They’re my motivation. I wanna see them be all they can be. My son is like the world to me. We got a strong little team. They’re very talented and I dedicate my life to their future and what they wanna be in this music game. My motivation in this game is trying to make the most superstars as possible for our team.

We’ve got Nicki Minaj on our current cover. Do you think Nicki Minajis the biggest female rapper of all time?
I say she is, but if she’s not today, within time she will be. No female ever will be able to sell more records than her, have more singles than her, have more number one singles than her, have more awards—no more nothing. She had the most singles by a female last year. Her accomplishments are gonna speak for themselves.

I can say that now because that’s just her first album but she’s only growing and getting bigger and bigger. She’s a global artist. She’s a student to the game. She’s hard-body with her workload.

I watched her grow. We got Nicki off a street DVD. Wayne brought the DVD to me, me and him was on the bus watching it and it was her just rapping. At the time, Wayne didn’t have a female [in the crew] and we were rebuilding what we was doing.

We wanted to have a female that could really rap. Soon as we seen her, we were like “Wow.” Two days later, we flew her out and had a meeting with her. We ain’t never looked back.

What other teams in the music business today impress you?
Khaled’s We the Best. Rozay’s team.

What about G.O.O.D Music?
They’re doing what they’re doing too. But I think Khaled and Rozay are doing a little more. They’re a little more active with their acts. I ain’t talking about them as a brand, but their acts. You got Kanye doing him, but what acts do they have that are active and doing a lot? I’m looking at how much your team is doing.

Jay-Z said that line about “Baby money” and you were on the radio like “Man, we’re going to keep spending this baby money.” Instead of side-stepping it, you addressed it.
I thought that was funny for a n**** to holler out “Baby money.” I was like, “Wow, f***, what do you mean ‘Baby money’? N****, that ain’t no little money. We around here getting it.”

It wasn’t nothing, we ain’t trip. I was like, “Yeah, since it’s such a big deal, f*** yeah we got ‘Baby Money.’ That Bugatti and that Lauder jet comes from ‘Baby Money.’”

So when Wayne spit that line on “It’s Good” about “Kidnap your b****, get that how much you love your lady money” what do you have to say about that?
I don’t think that’s a diss record. It wasn’t more than what he said. Niggas was G’ing up about what was said. We did that, done that, off that brother. We’re on our money train.

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Is Swizz Beatz Still Hooking Up With His Ex?

I really hate to put someone’s dirty laundry in the street, but insiders are telling us that despite his public appearance of a dotting husband, producer Swizz Beatz is allegedly still hooking up with his ex-wife, singer Mashonda, behind Alicia Keys’ back.

The insider says that although Alicia is very accommodating, Swizz is allegedly a notorious cheater and “just can’t help himself.”

Swizz and Mashonda were deeply in love when they were together, and after forgiving him for numerous infidelities, including having two children with other women while they were together, Mashonda couldn’t take the public embarrassment any longer. The two called it quits in 2010.

Our source says that Mashonda considers this the “ultimate payback” to Alicia, who started dating Swizz while he was still married and very much together with Mashonda. The source tells us that in the end, Mashonda is “going to stick it to both of them” and is carefully documenting every encounter with Swizz to go into her upcoming memoir/tell-all book entitled Death of a Mermaid.

A woman scorned ain’t nothing to mess with!

Game Speaks On Leaving Interscope; Recruits Rick Ross, Meek Mill and Drake For New Mixtape

Despite recently releasing a visual forThe R.E.D. Album track “The City” with Kendrick Lamar, Game is looking ahead to what’s next, specifically parting ways with Interscope Records and releasing a new mixtape, California Republic.

The options for Game are endless according to the Compton MC who spoke on the possibility of aligning himself with an independent label with MTV. “That seems like a really, really good move where I can capitalize off of all the finances being made off of my music for once, but I don’t know. I kinda like having a lot of help, a lot of assistance from a big label. I don’t know, maybe we’ll have a meeting about a lot of money or I’ll be talking to my conscience.”

Despite his current issues with his label home of lnterscope Records, Game is wasting no time in releasing new music, as he’s already recruited Rick Ross, Drake, Meek Mill, and a slew of other artists for his new mixtape, California Republic. “Everybody from Waka Flocka to Meek Mill, Wale and Ross and Drake [will be on it]. I’m just calling in Hip-Hop favors to get my fans some free music,” he said.

Back in March, Game spoke to Billboard when he first announced the release and said that fans can expect “some new and upcoming artists from out this way,” and that fans “can expect my mixtape to do what it always does, which is consist of a lot of good music and be a lot better than most artists’ albums.”

When asked about the significance of the project’s title, Game said, “Basically California Republic, it’s an umbrella. People come here to do music, a lot of stars are in and out of town for countless awards and what not and everybody appreciates the California sun and everything under it. From the good green, the women, ya know, just our lifestyle. That’s pretty much what it’s about.”

California Republic is set to drop this spring.

No Malice Tells Pusha T To “Stop Picking” On Drake

Although Pusha T has denied that the line “the swag doesn’t match the sweaters” in his “Don’t F— With Me” freestyle was a diss towards Drake, his brother No Malice, has just confirmed that in fact it is.

In a recent interview, No Malice says that he wants his brother to lay off Drake. Check out what he said below:

“I want Pusha to stop picking on Drake, I like Drake,” No Malice told BET in an interview. “Yeah, I like Drake.”

So now that it’s confirmed, do you think Drake should respond to Pusha T?

‘Dancing with the Stars’ contestant Jaleel White’s Ex Accuses Him Of Domestic Abuse and Infidelity

Jaleel White is a family favorite competing on this season of Dancing with the Stars , but the former child star’s baby mama has made the shocking claim that he’s an abusive cheater! White, 35, who played the beloved Steve Urkel on Family Matters, has a 2-year-old daughter named Samaya with Bridget Hardy, and she has never spoken about their allegedly abusive relationship — until now — in an exclusive interview with Star magazine.

“He blew up,” she tells Star about a fight the couple had after she confronted Jaleel over evidence of cheating she says she found on his phone in May 25, 2010. “He hit me across the chest area,” she says. Jaleel has vehemently denied any wrongdoing and has never been charged, but Bridget is finally telling her side of the story about what she claims are her ex’s violent tendencies, intense insecurities and abusive behavior.

On that fateful day, Bridget claims Jaleel followed her into the bathroom. “He pushed me into the toilet, and it broke. Water went everywhere, through the walls and even to the kitchen downstairs,” she says. “Verbally and emotionally, he’s abusive. He told me I’m not working; I have no money; I’m white trash. None of it was true,” she says.

Their relationship grew so rocky, Bridget claims, that the actor tried to pay her off to leave! “He texted me and offered me $200,000 to leave our daughter with him and have me go and start my own family,” she tells Star. “He basically tried to pay me off. I went home screaming and said, ‘We’re done.’”

Bridget says she took their daughter on a planned trip to Seattle and when she returned she was locked out of the house she shared with Jaleel and all her belongings were in storage. She reveals that even before that final blow, there were red flags in their relationship, one being naked photos of random women on Jaleel’s phone!

“It was a lot of flirting, like, ‘I’m coming to your room,’ at 4 a.m.,” she says. “He hooked up with one girl in our house…he hooked up with a girl within one week of me having the baby.” Bridget has kept her private hell a secret until now.

“I was always protecting him and keeping quiet for him,” she says. “I know he felt bad.” She claims she told the police, “I didn’t want charges to be filed.”

Dodgers on the Rise With Magic Johnson Aboard

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Magic Johnson's famous smile was plastered on the faces of Los Angeles Dodgers fans everywhere on Wednesday. Their beleagured team has finally changed hands, and Johnson's ownership group is taking over.

"It's great not only for the Dodgers but for the city," fan Charlie Alvarez told the Los Angeles Times. "Now that Magic is with the Dodgers, I expect to see championships. He's a winner. Anything Magic touches turns to gold."

Transforming the Dodgers would be one of Johnson's greatest feats yet. The franchise has one of Major League Baseball's richest legacies, but the organization fell into disrepair the last several years under owner Frank McCourt. The Dodgers struggled financially and on the field as fans stayed away in droves. But that didn't dissuade Johnson and his partners from making a $2 billion bid for the team in bankruptcy court.

"I am thrilled to be part of the historic Dodger franchise and intend to build on the fantastic foundation laid by Frank McCourt as we drive the Dodgers back to the front page of the sports section in our wonderful community of Los Angeles," Johnson said in a statement.

Johnson is a minority investor in the group, but he'll be the face of the franchise, a vital role as the Dodgers attempt to re-establish the bond with disgruntled fans. Johnson is no slouch as a businessman, having sold his 4.5 percent stake of the Lakers and his 105 Starbucks franchises a day apart in 2010. That gave him more than $100 million to use in his pursuit of a sports franchise, including his interest in bringing the NFL back to L.A.

But the bulk of the financial muscle in the Dodgers' deal comes from Mark Walter, CEO of a financial-services firm that has more than $125 billion in assets under management. He enabled the group to smash the record for highest price ever paid for a pro sports team ($1.4 billion for England's Manchester United soccer team) and nearly double the record for a North American sports franchise ($1.15 billion for the Miami Dolphins).

With MLB's dearth of African-American fans and players -- and baseball's stated desire to improve those numbers -- it's not surprising that several groups that bid on the Dodgers requested Johnson's involvement. But he liked what he heard from Walter, which should put rival teams on notice.

"The first thing I asked Walter was, 'Do you want to win, and do you want to put money in?' " Johnson told the Los Angeles Times in December. "He said, 'Absolutely' ... He told me three times, 'All I want to do is get to the World Series.' "

Johnson has been a winner for most of his life. He led his Michigan State Spartans past Larry Bird's Indiana State Sycamores for the NCAA men's basketball championship in 1979. He led the Los Angeles Lakers to five NBA titles. And he beat HIV, helping us relive that compelling battle in an excellent Nelson George film earlier this month.

Working his magic on the Dodgers won't be easy, and he won't call all the shots, a job that falls to longtime baseball executive Stan Kasten. But Johnson said he wouldn't have invested his hard-earned money or his reputation unless he believed in the product and believed that he could make a difference.

That alone is enough to make MLB executives and Dodgers fans happy and optimistic.

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LINDSAY LOHAN Criminal Record Creates 'Issues' For New Movie

Lindsay Lohan has just learned another lesson as to why crime doesn't pay ... because she's having to jump through hoops to get a Canadian work permit to shoot a movie that could jump start her career.

Lindsay has been cast as Liz Taylor in the Lifetime movie, "Liz and Dick," which will be shot in Toronto.   Problem is -- Lindsay has 2 DUIs and a theft conviction on her record, and Canada doesn't much like convicted criminals earning cash in Canuck country -- then again, they like money.

So, there is a very complicated process that Lindsay must follow to get a work permit. 

Lindsay is in court tomorrow, where Judge Stephanie Sautner is expected to take Lindsay off probation for her Beverly Hills DUI case.  The judge is also expected to change Lindsay's status in the jewelry heist case, from formal probation to informal -- meaning she won't have to report to her probation officer or appear in court, as long as she doesn't break the law.

We're told Lindsay's lawyer is filling out the maze of paperwork required to get the work permit, and the results of tomorrow's hearing will make it easier.  It's a pretty sure bet Canada will give Lindsay the right to shoot the movie.

EPIC TEAM 6 Presents Harlem's Own Golden Child : Cash

Cash Featured on ET6 Nation Rise-N-Shine Mixtape along side partner C-Nellz,The Harlem Rapper brings us his new single...Take A listen

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Caught Lying? Footage Of Zimmerman Arrested Shows No Bruises Or Blood After He Claimed "Trayvon" Attacked Him

50 Cent and Joan Rivers Hit the Gym Together, 50 Dropping Gangsta Grillz Mixtape!

Rapper/actor/businessman 50 Cent was spotted at the Planet Fitness in Harlem yesterday with none other than gossip queen Joan Rivers. No, the two were not doing Palates together; they were actually shooting a commercial for 50′s Street King energy drink.

The 30-second commercial will feature a group of surprise celebrities with the premise focused on 50 Cent lending a helping hand to help Joan Rivers get her energy back. “I tried to put together the odd team, not the A-team,” said 50 Cent. “It has a lot of different layers to it for something that has to happen in 30 seconds.”

In related news, 50 Cent just announced on Twitter he will be working with DJ Drama on a Gangsta Grillz mixtape called The Lost Tape. Check out 50′s tweet below.

Now that’s gangsta!

Nas Speaks Out On Promoter's Kidnapping In Angola "He Was In Some Crazy Danger In Africa, So He Threw Me Under The Bus" [Video]

Nas is opening up about American concert promoter Patrick Allocco and his 22-year old son. As we preciously reported, both Alloco's were kidnapped by a concert promoter in Angola when Nas didn't show up for a concert on New Years Eve.

"Basically he was a promoter that I never worked with, and he wanted me to come to Africa for New Year's, which, for me, I thought, would be the best way to spend New Year's. ... The business wasn't handled. There was nothing sent to me, and there were no flights," Nas told MTV's RapFix Live. "By the time he did send money — he did eventually send money to me — but it was too late to go. I didn't even have a visa to get in the country. So that's canceled, the show's canceled."

The father and son were allowed to stay in a hotel, but had their passports taken so they couldn't travel until local promoter Henrique "Riquhino" Miguel was paid the money he advanced to Nas and opening act Jemiah Jai.

Miguel had his bodyguards kidnap the Allocos when he realized neither Nas or Jai weren't coming. The American Embassy had them placed in the hotel. Alloco and his son did make it home safely eventually after Nas repaid the $300,000 he had received. Alloco is still considering a lawsuit against Nas after having to spend 49 days trapped in Angolo.

Patrick Allocco and his son, also named Patrick

"Nothing could be further from the truth," Allocco said of Nas' version of the story."Nas put us in harm's way by not showing up and put my son and I at physical harm and at risk by his inaction to fly to Angola."

Nas thinks Alloco is simply using him as a scapegoat.

"He was in some crazy danger In Africa," Nas said. "So he threw me under the bus."