Ashanti's talking about all the rumors surrounding her and Nelly's "relationship"...as well as rumors about her career.  OK! talked to her about Nelly, and she says:  “He showed me things in studio about trying different things. And he’s hilarious. One thing, he does stay all night. He’s there into the wee, wee hours. He’s a night owl. The longest session I can remember is when we went into the studio around 8 or 9, and left around 2 in the afternoon the next day. It gets long.” What’s so great about him? “He’s a great person,” she tells me. “He has a big heart, and again, he has himself together. I learned a lot from him. And he’s a good person.” She cackles when asked what they like to do together in their free time, but she does clear up the rumors. “I don’t have any kids, I’m not pregnant, I’m not married,” she says. While we’re on rumor patrol, she shoots down false information. She’s doesn't have Chinese ancestry, and doesn’t own a clothing store in Europe called Princess. She does, however, have a clothing line called Delicious Curves. She says it mirrors her style, which is “classy, sassy and sexy, not too raunchy, not too over-the-top.” Oh Ashanti.

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Time to check in on what the Flavor of Love chicks have been up to...

Wanna be like 50 Cent? Well now you can if you can land a spot on his new reality show. It's yet to be titled but it's sounding like an Apprentice/Ultimate Hustler blend. According to the Post's Pop Wrap, 50 has teamed up with MTV to create a reality show that is actually aimed at helping the community. 16 young kids will compete to master the skills that elevated 50 from the streets to the top of the charts. And the kicker: Instead of the winner receiving a cash prize, the last one standing will actually be awarded a full scholarship to college. Gotta love it. Weezy answers fan mail/relationship questions when you read the rest...

Apparently Kobe's wife Vanessa Bryant cursed out reporter Laura Lane the other day in front of Vanessa and Kobe's kids--ages 5 and 2. Why, you ask? Word has it, according to the L.A> Observer, this was all partly due to Reporter Laura saying some type of snarky comment about Vanessa's random purple tutu outfit at a past game and maybe it had to do with Kobe's alleged affair with a (now former) Laker girl named Vanessa. Here's the scoop from an LA Observed article from Reporter Laura's p.o.v.:

So as I’m walking out of the Lakers locker room after some post-game interviews with the players, I pass Vanessa, who is sitting outside the locker room as usual with her two girls. “Laura!” she screams (yes, she apparently knows my name). “Fuck you! You fucking bitch!” “Excuse me?” I say, completely baffled as I look around me to see if there is someone else named Laura. No, there’s not. Her daughters – ages 5 and 2 – are sitting next to her on the bench looking at their mom as she screams. [More f-words ensue. Many more.] I just stare at her. I’ve heard many stories about her from reporters, but this was unbelievable. Two of my friends from the LA Times told me how she cussed out one of them last season, because he said hi to her daughter. “Join the club, this means you’ve arrived,” said one reporter when word spread of my run-in with Vanessa. “She’s insane,” said another. “Everyone knows it.”

What a role model that woman. UPDATE: The reason the "original" article was not posted here is because the entire blog by Laura Lane was deleted, and therefore, I was unaware this quote was not taken in its original context. After some research, this site gives the full details thanks to the cached blog post from Reporter Laura. Why Raven Symone fans have turned on her and Flav's proposal and seventh child when you read the rest...

Clearly Rihanna's not the type to play coy about her bedroom behavior and her kinky habits. When asked by a newspaper if she uses any of her extra sexy performance outfits off stage, she responded:

“I like to push the envelope sometimes. It depends on the mood and the occasion. It’s always fun to take some home. Sometimes I get to do that.”

Source:rihannadaily.com

I have a newfound respect for this chick. Loves it. Pics of Rihanna with her boo Chris and Danity Kane's photoshoot when you read the rest...

Looks like it isn't all gravy in the Kim & Reggie love story. A source at the Playboy Mansion Celebrity Poker Tournament last weekend reports in an e-mail just sent to me that Kim Kardashian's sister Khloe got into a knockdown drag out fight (with just words I'm sure) with a chick named Najmah Brown. Who is this Najmah? Allegedly, she's an LA Executive Producer, as well as Reggie Bush's side dish.  And now that all the ish is surfacing about their relationship, Khloe wasn't having it thrown in her sister's face. So, in typical Khloe fashion, she went at this Najmah about messing around behind Kim's back with Reggie. And it didn't help that Khloe's bag incidentally came up missing at the party. The source also says Kim's no saint either, since she was spotted giving a 'prolonged" kiss to a non-celeb recently. And she was overheard telling him no one would believe him even if he did tell someone. This whole situation seems a bit...odd, so I'll just do my gossiply duties and leave it at that. I'm just trying to figure out how this Najmah chick ended up on the red carpet. Interestingly, Khloe was hosting the event. I smell a set up. More ish when you read the rest...

Usher is on the cover of this week's Entertainment Weekly: On how he feels about his mother not showing up to his wedding:"My mother made a decision not to come to my wedding because she didn't really agree with my decision,'' he explains, declining to specify whether she disagreed with his choice of wife or his decision to fire her. ''I don't know why,'' he offers simply. ''She's never told me and I've never asked her....It hurt me very much not to see her there 'cause I would've liked for her to be there, not to mention that I paid so much money for her to be accommodated and her behind didn't show up. [Laughs] But just as she's made stands, so have I.''On why he titled his album Here I Stand: "It's not me lashing out at anyone; it was the hottest name for the project, and a testimony to how certain I was about certain issues.'' On his baby Usher V: ''I have a beautiful baby boy that she's in love with,'' he says. ''She's very happy, and he makes us all a better family, period.'' Check out the full article here. More celebs in the mags when you read the rest...