Celebrity Single Moms

In this interview, Tiny talked to me about family, family, family. Her kids, parents, the show family with Toya, L'il Wayne's ex and more. Above you can see photos of her hugging her lovely daughter Zonnique aka Star in the group OMG Girlz as well as a photo of her while pregnant with Major along with her mom and dad. Also with all the kids including T.I's other kids on Easter Sunday 2008. She even cracked jokes about King who in my picture above says he's "tinier." LOL!

I asked her if she was a single mom even though she is engaged, at first she said she does not consider herself a single mom anymore but at the end of the day..."I am I am" she said. This interview is a must hear. This is one classy humble dynamic lady. Tiny's real name is Tameka Cottle and a former member of singing group Xscape.

Some photos courtesy of Sandra Rose

Well, she may not have been married afterall, but I heard Nicole Richie and her partner Joel Madden delighted kids in Los Angeles on Thursday (22Oct09) by opening a new playground in the city. The couple created the Richie-Madden Foundation in 2007 to raise money for children's charities, and the organization helped fund a new play park in conjunction with Beyond Shelter, which tackles homelessness and poverty. The pair was on hand to cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony of the Richie-Madden Playground and spent some time talking to local kids. 

Richie took to her Twitter.com page after the event to thank everyone involved in the project, writing: "Thank you to everyone who participated in the campaign. We are giving these children a chance to have an imagination & be free." Madden was honored for his charity work at the Noble Awards ceremony in Beverly Hills last Sunday (18Oct09), picking up the night's top prize for his dedication to The Art of Elysium, an organization that helps sick children.

Meanwhile there is Sparrow on the cover of PEOPLE with Nicole.

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• Whitney makes sure her clothes fit on next X factor
• T.I wants Tiny safe at home
• Nicole Richie launches a fashion line
• New Kate Gosselin special on TLC
• Bobbi Christina scold Whitney for jab at dad
• Madonna to lay school foundation stone in Malawi

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden have reportedly got married.

According to website RadarOnline, the couple - who celebrated the birth of their second child, son Sparrow, last month - are rumored to have secretly tied the knot in an intimate service on Wednesday (14.10.09) after obtaining a marriage license last week.

A spokesperson for the couple - who also have a 21-month-old daughter Harlow - is yet to comment on the reports but further speculation was fuelled after Nicole and Joel registered Sparrow's birth.

The little boy's full name is listed Sparrow James Midnight Madden, while Harlow's entire moniker is Harlow Winter Kate Richie Madden.

The news comes after it was revealed Nicole was keen to wed the Good Charlotte rocker following the death of her ex-fiance DJ AM, real name Adam Goldstein, in August.

A source said: "Nicole has never been in a rush to get married to Joel. She's so happy with him and their little family that she didn't feel the need to change the way things were between them.

"But when Adam died, she freaked out. She realized life is fragile and short. She doesn't want to have any regrets at all, and she does want to be Joel's wife."

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We truly wish them good luck!!

Madonna threw a surprise party for her daughter Lourdes in New York this week to celebrate her first birthday as a teenager. The youngster turned 13 on Wednesday (14Oct09) and the pop superstar marked the landmark day by gathering family and friends for a lavish bash in Manhattan
Madonna, along with Lourdes' father Carlos Leon, booked out the Delicatessen restaurant in SoHo for the party, during which she presented her daughter with a red, velvet-look birthday cake, according to the New York Daily News.

Congrats to Lourdes the "little Star" I love that Madonna song. Did you see Lourdes recreate her mom's "like a virgin video?" with a wedding gown and all.

Do you blame her though? Especially those ones that have so many baby mamas. There's a point. Are they paying child support?

Ask her how she's come this far and she'll simply answer, "Faith. Faith has given me the strength to get to where I am now, It's allowed me to become the strong woman I am. I have Faith in God. I have faith in my abilities. I am what I am. I am Faith."

As anyone touched by the presence of things truly powerful and divine can testify, acts of faith are meant to be experienced. Such is the case with songwriter, producer and vocalist Faith Evans! A vocalist in the tradition of vocal powerhouses Phyllis Hyman and Angela Bofill, Faith Evans voice delivers and she will add her voice to fight the good fight against HIV/AIDS with Sheryl Lee Ralph and her Divinely Inspired Victoriously Anointed, DIVAS!

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Before the Diddy girlz were even born, there was another daughter ahead of them. The lovely Chance Chapman Coombs, daughter of Sarah Chapman of Atlanta and Diddy. Don't ask me details of anything. Children are so precious!

American music superstar, Brandy will join Nigerian sensation, 2Face Idibia and Ghana's tag team, Wutah to thrill the audience at this year's ECOWAS Peace Pageant holding at the Civic Centre, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Saturday, November 14,, 2009.

The pageant is one of the key steps of ECOWAS Commission led by Dr. Mohamed IBN Chambas to build peace among the people, most especially, in the face of challenges and hardship confronting the West Africa sub-region. However, the Rivers State government and Governor Rotimi Amaechi have accepted to join in the campaign to communicate peace in the State, including Niger Delta region.

Brandy Rayana Norwood, one of the artistes billed for the event, was born into a musical family in McComb, Mississippion February 11, 1979and raised in Carson, California. In 1993, the “I Wanna Be Down” singer signed a recording contract with Atlantic, releasing her self-titled debut album a year after. Following a major success with Grammy Award-winning "The Boy Is Mine," a duet with singer Monica and her second album “Never Say Never” in 1998, a series of successful records established her as one of the most successful urban R&B female vocalists to emerge during the mid-to late 1990s. Her latest studio album, “Human” (2008), was her first effort to be released on the Epic label after a label change in 2005.

The RIAA ranks Brandy as one of the best-selling female artistes in American music history, having sold over 8.5 million copies of her five studio albums in the United States and over 25 million albums worldwide, to date. Additionally, she has won over 100 awards as a recording artiste.

Brandy will be showcasing her newly released album entitled “Human” live and direct in Nigeria. She says the event will be like home-coming for her as she is set to blow the garden city up with her style of music.

In her words: “I am happy coming to Nigeria and especially Port-Harcourt for the very first time, it is a home coming for me and I intend maximising the opportunity fully. I aint gonna promise anything but I know you guys are in for a swell time come Saturday, November 14. I hope my fans and all lovers of music will not miss the show.”
This should be a thrill. That is my country.

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It was a case of double the fun for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt as they treated their twins Knox and Vivienne to ice cream during a visit to Amman, Jordan.

The couple made a surprise visit to the Licky Licious gelato store where the owner Ihab Fakhouri snapped a picture of the family that was later posted on Twitter.

It was a very rare public outing for the 14-month-old twins who, unlike their high-profile siblings, have only been seen a handful of times since their birth.

Halle Berry: Spa Session with Nahla

Jodie Foster is directing Mel Gibson in The Beaver, a film about a man who wears his best friend on his hand. Gibson was spotted in White Plains New York with the beaver, while his girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, with whom he is expecting a baby, was absent.

The sight of Gibson with the prop prompted humorous reactions on blogs, which commented on the unlikely plot. "It's a simple, kinda grungy hand puppet," Cinematical said. Gibson was spotted running with the puppet in his hand, apparently out of breath. The movie's storyline is a toy manufacturer who is depressed and makes a friend out of a beaver puppet he finds in a trash can. Foster and Gibson worked together on the Maverick in 1994.

The Beaver is her third directing bid. The Beaver's script has generated buzz in Hollywood where studio executives voted its screenplay the "most liked unfilmed screenplay" on last year's unofficial Black List. Gibson is also seeking to have his 2006 DUI conviction scratched from his record through his attorneys.

That's Simon's other talent show in England.

Whitney Houston is to appear as a guest on The X Factor and give her first UK TV performance in 12 years.

Her appearance will be on 18 October, the day before the UK release of her comeback record I Look To You. It is her first studio album since 2002.

The singer said: "It should be a fun night. I am a fan of Simon Cowell's and look forward to meeting him."

Houston recently told how her mother saved her from drug addiction but she faced a daily struggle to stay clean.

Houston's CD I Look To You went to number one in the US album chart with 305,000 sales.

Drug Free

Last month Whitney Houston gave her first interview in seven years to Oprah Winfrey. She told her how her mother forced her into rehab.

She admitted to Winfrey she would smoke marijuana and crack cocaine at the same time but says she is now drug free.

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Kate Gosselin has filed paperwork asking for child support and temporary spousal support in the wake of Jon Gosselin taking nearly $230,000 from their bank account, says Mark Momjian, one of her divorce attorneys.

"She needs relief in light of the draining of substantial marital assets in violation of the arbitrator's decision that the money should be used only for specific purposes," says Momjian, who adds that the economic issues between the Gosselins are being hammered out by a court-appointed arbitrator by agreement on both sides. An arbitrator's conference is scheduled for Tuesday, he says.

Kate's application for child support and temporary support was filed last week around the same time as an emergency petition asking a Montgomery County judge to order Jon to return the money, Momjian says. A hearing on that issue was scheduled for Wednesday but was canceled because the judge's wife died. No new court date has been set.

Mark Heller, Jon's divorce attorney, did not have an immediate comment on Kate's request, but Thursday said he still hopes the two sides can work out the monetary issues without having to involve a judge any further.

"We are hoping in the next few days we can all do some bookkeeping," he says. "I'm pretty sure this can come to a cordial resolution."
How bad is this thingy gonna get?

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• Christie Brinkley has to go to court again!
• Is Britney back to her old ways?
• Did Jon and Kate battle it out for twins birthday
• Camilla Alves son carted away
• Debbie Rowe's kids seem to be doing well especially with Grace back
• Angelina bought Maddox his first weapon
• Jacko doctor wanted for back child support

Levi Johnston has laid bare life with the Palin family. Now he's about to expose much more – himself. Rex Butler, a lawyer for the 19-year-old father of Sarah Palin's grandchild, says it is a "foregone conclusion" Johnston will pose nude for Playgirl and is now getting gym-ready three hours a day, six nights a week, working out with an Anchorage body builder, the Associated Press reports.

The trainer reportedly is Marvin Jones, a former Mr. Alaska competitor who has prescribed a low-carb, high-protein diet for Johnston, whose date to disrobe before the camera has not yet been determined – though Levi's full monty is expected to go online before the end of the year.

Like I always say, would he do this if Bristol's mom was actually VP.
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Natasha and Leslie at the YBF.com spotted Kimora Lee Simmons coming home from the airport with baby Kenzo whose dad is Djimon Honsou. The girls are on their way to school below while adoring their baby brother. Forget those Simmons girls, Vanessa and the other one. These ones are the real deal! Wait till they grow up!

Angelina Jolie has sparked speculation that she is ready to add to the Jolie-Pitt clan after visiting an orphanage in Ethiopia and bonded with one little girl. Unfortunately, Brad Pitt is against another adoption right now and it was claimed that fight turned nasty as he accused her of being “like a kid in a pet store, wanting all the cute puppies.”

Angelina is said to start the paperwork and will adopt with or without Brad’s help. One thing is certain, it is not possible for Angelina to work with Brad because she did not have the time as they raise six children together. She added that they try to find a balance in their lives because they want to educate their children and fulfill their dreams.

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From the Daily Fill: It appears that the Tiny & Toya show, BET's breakout hit, was supposed to be just the Baby Mamas Show. But MediaTakeOut.com is hearing that Toya ended that with the quickness.Here's a report from the Mrs. Grapevine blog, the author is a regular MTO reader:

I have an entire page about how it was Joy's (Joy is Lyfe Jennings' baby mother) idea to do reality show but it was to be like a talk show. She actually came up with idea and the ladies. Thats why its never been explained how Antonia and Tiny became friends; it was Joy who was the mutual friend of the ladies. Also Christine White (Luda baby mama) was suppose to be in with them but she and Toya had a falling out.I dont want to say that Joy is beefing because shes a great girl but Toya is always calling out people on hatin and being snakes when she knows she was hatin on Joy. Joy and Toya were like sister.Its sad in relation to Joy. Joy is the one that brought them all together. Toya was dating one of the producers friends during production. lol! Honey shes not all that NICE. Do u remember Kandi saying that Joy and the producer had a fallin out and the next day Joy and Kandi was cut from the show? Well thats why.

We cant believe it .. BET turned down two EXTRA baby mothers. What's going on over there

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• You'll never guess what she named the baby
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• Nicole turns to Halle Berry for inspiration
• Nicole Richie mourns ex-boyfriend DJ AM.
• Nicole makes Best Dresses List in PEOPLE magazine

BET enjoyed a huge night in the ratings on Tuesday, August 25, as the season finale of the little show that could, TINY & TOYA, attracted more than 1.9 million total viewers.* TINY & TOYA finished the season with an average of 1.8 MM viewers, making it the #1 original series in BET history, according to Nielsen Media Research.

The blockbuster night was capped off by the season premiere of the spin-off series, FRANKIE & NEFFE, which garnered 1.9 million total viewers. The premiere of FRANKIE & NEFFE stands as the #2 series debut in BET history.

“TINY & TOYA” chronicled the everyday lives of two ordinary women, brought together in friendship by their shared experiences surviving the pitfalls of fame alongside superstar significant others. While the brand new series FRANKIE & NEFFE follows the R&B Keyshia Cole’s mother (Frankie) and sister (Neffe) as they strive to gain financial independence and take charge of their own lives.

Octomom, Nadya Suleman, is back in the hospital where she underwent surgery Tuesday at Kaiser Permanente in Bellflower, the same hospital where she gave birth to her famous octuplets.

Sources confirm that the single mother of 14 is hospitalized, but say it is "nothing serious" and would not elaborate on what type of surgery she underwent.

Suleman is expected to remain in the hospital for 24 to 48 hours and will be released by the end of the week.

She underwent several minor surgeries in May.

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