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Damn, Tameka is giving Usher a lil bit of me space. We remember when there was a time when this cat was attached to that broad’s hip. Here he is kickin it in Vegas at a UFC fight in Vegas. Good for him.

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A pelvic thrusting Usher, along with Jay-Z and Rihanna performed at the 3rd Thisday Africa Rising Festival. SMH at Usher and his MJ crotch grabbing swag.

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Usher and son Usher the Fifth are the headliners in the newest issue of Essence. He opens up about why it’s extra important for him to be a good father:

HARPER: Your father wasn’t around to raise you. How do you plan to be different for your son than your father was for you?

USHER: Just simply being there. I don’t judge my father because I forgave him for anything he’d ever done to hurt me unintentionally. My father and I had a very short amount of time together throughout my entire life, but the most valuable time was during his final days. He asked me to forgive him for not being there. He asked me to give him a chance, give him a shot because he loved me, and he had always loved me. But it was very difficult for him to be in the situation he was in and be the example he wanted me to follow. So he intentionally stayed away. And he was kept away from me too. He didn’t like it, but he didn’t fight it because he knew he wasn’t living right.

HARPER: What would you say to young men and women about what they should expect from a man who’s a father? What is living right as a father? How do you define that? How would that man look? Continue »

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Queen Latifah was involved in a motorcycle accident while on vacation in St. Thomas not too long ago. Click HERE to get the full story, which has been under wraps until now.

And a little sumthin’ special for all you C-Breezy enthusiasts: Click HERE to watch his interview with Angie Martinez on Hot 97 where he talks about being compared to Usher, and much more.

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Usher and son Usher V are on the cover of the Essence Magazine, August 2008 issue. Here’s what the proud papa has to say about fatherhood:

“He’s gonna admire me, he’s gonna look up to me. He’s gonna say, ‘I wanna be’ or he should say – ‘I wanna be like my father.”

When asked about his marriage to Tameka, Usher responds, “They think that it was forced. I’ve heard a lot of comments like, “Oh, she trapped him.” “He got a baby by her, and then she’s married and she’s set for life. No. She wasn’t pregnant when I asked her to marry me. There’s some sort of huge conspiracy over this, the fact that I made these choices in my life. No I grew older. As a man, I have to take responsibility and take a hold of my life. I’m accountable for what happens to my life now.”

Not for nothing but fatherhood looks good on ole Usher – but it’s rather amusing how buddy boy is constantly justifying his marriage to Tameka. Interesting indeed…

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Usher may be crawling back to his mom soon enough:

Usher is said to have been disappointed that it sold 433,000 in its first week, compared with his last CD, 2004′s “Confessions,” which had sales of 1.1 million in its first seven days. “Usher was livid!,” claims an insider. “He threatened to fire everyone.”

“People have been telling Usher to listen to his mother,” says a source. “Nobody knows how to sell him better than she does. Usher can be stubborn. But he may be ready.”Some claim Usher pink-slipped his mom because she failed to show proper deference to his stylist-turned-girlfriend-turned-wife, Tameka Foster. But now that Foster has given her a grandson, the two ladies are said to be getting along better. Usher, for one, denies he fired his mom. Rather, he tells Vibe, “[I paid her] the ultimate compliment – to retire her to be a full-time grandmother.”

Patton has actually been busy running her own record label and managing other artists, including Usher’s brother, Jlack. But sources say that if Usher cries momma, she’s there for him.

Tsk tsk. This should come as no surprise. Perhaps Usher was a little too hasty in “retiring” Mommy Dearest. SMH.

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The stars came out in full force to attend Nelson Mandela’s birthday dinner in Hyde Park, London, today. Denzel Washington was joined by Oprah, Will & Jada, and many more to help usher in Mandela’s 90th birthday.

On a sour note, according to the NY Daily News, Naomi Campbell, who has claimed Mandela is her “honanrary grandfather”, won’t be appearing onstage during an AIDS fundraising event that will go down on Friday. Here’s why:

“The concert, to celebrate Mandela’s upcoming 90th birthday, will raise funds for the 46664 AIDS charity organized by the revered figure. The five-digit number was Mandela’s inmate ID during his 27 years in prison under apartheid. Mandela was upset because Campbell was arrested for assaulting two police officers while wearing a baseball cap with the 46664 logo. Mandela felt the arrest was at odds with his charity’s goals,”

SMH. It’s high time that broad got it her shyte in order. Anyhoo – more party arrival pics are just below.

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Nia Long and Lauren London were spotted at the 2008 BET Awards Press Room last night looking rather lovely, if we may add. So therefore, we must ask: Who Looked More Bangin??

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Peep some of these performance shots from the BET Awards. We’re kinda feelin this Cleopatra styled do on Alicia. More performance pics below.

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T-Pain took the stage of the 2008 BET Awards wearing this abnormally tacky get up complete with glitter-tipped boots and the signature top-hat. Images from the 2008 BET Awards press room are in the thumbs.

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Atlanta’ Hot 107.9 held a Birthday Bash at the Phillips Arena this weekend, and there were a gang of ATLiens and interesting characters in attendance. T.I., Usher, Kanye West, Jeezy and many more took the stage.

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Usher arrived in Narita Int’l Airport Japan last night, while Cuba Gooding Jr. attended the Civil Rights Museum screening of “The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306.” Both of these chaps are a hit with the ladies, so we gotta wonder:

Which one of these dudes is packin??

Speaking of the magic wand, here’s what Usher had to say about his stroke game and his struggles to put up with Tameka on a daily:

“I’m good at making love, but I’m not good at being in love. It’s a conscious decision every day to love the person you’re with.”

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Bobby Brown talks about Usher in his tell-all book that has been pushed back:

“I’ve always considered myself ‘The King of Stage.’ To this very day, I still don’t think anyone can get with me on the stage. I own the stage. I watched one of Usher’s shows and he basically did my whole show. It was as if it was me on stage. The thing about it is, I love seeing that. It’s a compliment to me as a performer. I think you take parts of whoever is the hottest act of that era and you incorporate that into your own style. It’s just like taking buttermilk, eggs and corn meal, you whip it up bake it and you have cornbread.”

First he says he’s the “King of R&B”, now he’s “The King of Stage.” Bobby be feelin himself way too much. He needs to leave that dope alone. Poor thang.

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Usher was interviewed by RWDmag.com recently where he talked about old flame Chili, being a family man and fending off the ladies:

“RWD: Chilli was quoted as saying you were the one she ‘truly did love. I’m not in love with him anymore, but I can’t say I don’t love him.’ Do you think it’s appropriate for her to make these comments considering you’re married with a child?

I mean, I think it’s a little unrealistic, I’m married (laughs), I’m not a boy. It’s been three years past, you know? But we all have unrealistic goals too. Like shoot, I will always forever love Katie Holmes and Halle Berry. I don’t feel anyway about it. It does appear maybe to be a plug for something. She got a record coming or something?” Continue »

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We know they’re both married now, but Jay-Z and Usher were both spotted in NYC this week.

If you had the choice to hit one of these kind fellows, Which One???

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An Usher Update:

“Usher’s new album was illegally downloaded more than half a million times before its release this week – costing the star a fortune in royalties. Here I Stand appeared online in its entirety a week before it was officially launched, and internet programs managed to track the number of times it was downloaded.The album and individual leaked tracks were downloaded a total of 554,716 times via BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer file sharing application, alone.”

Damn. Usher must be feeling pretty salty right about now.