The Lowdown for July 20, 2010

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Nick Finally Denies Pregnancy Rumors
Nick Cannon is denying rumors that his wifey, miss Mariah Carey is preggers. He said, "Mariah is not pregnant. The timing has to be right. But I can't wait to be a dad!"

Drake Thinks He’s Presidential
Well now that his face is on the side of a Virgin America airplane, Drake is aiming for the sky! He told Paper Magazine that he wants to play President Barack Obama in a movie. Drizzy said, "I hope somebody makes a movie about Obama’s life soon because I could play him. That’s the goal."

Snoop Dogg Calls It Quits
Bad news for Snoop Dogg! His Rich & Infamous clothing line, which debuted in 2008, has been discontinued due to poor sales and the economy!

Jay-Z & Beyonce Got Big Bank
Power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce didn’t seem to be affected by the economy! Both of them made the Forbes Magazine Top Music Earners of 2010 list. Beyonce was third with $87 million and Jay-Z was 6th with 63 million. I ain’t even mad at them!

Plies Is off The Hook
Good news for Plies on the money front! A civil lawsuit against him has been dismissed. It was regarding a shootout at a club in Gainesville, Florida. The Plaintiffs said plies Benefitted from the publicity and wanted a cash payout…but the judges said no go!

Too Short Denies Charges
Speaking of charges, Too Short is calling allegations against him of battery “untrue and exaggerated.” I told you yesterday that he was arrested in Boise, Idaho. He also told XXL, “Due to my work with young people in Oakland, I am extremely outraged at the way I am being portrayed.”

Beam Me Up Scotty: The Slick’Em P Edition
Slick’Em P of Pretty Ricky MUST NOT care about how he’s portrayed! A video surfaced of him snorting cocaine in a South Carolina hotel room!

Whitney Houston’s Still Not Clean
And even though she hasn’t been caught on tape yet, Whitney Houston is still allegedly getting high…to the tune of $300,000 per year! Dayum!

Frankie Joins Celebrity Rehab
Both Slick’Em and Whitney need to follow Keyshia Cole’s mother, Frankie, to Celebrity Rehab. Word is she’s the latest to join the cast to get clean…and get a check!

TI Wedding On Hold
There’s a rumor circulating that TI has been cheating on Tiny with Hoopz from Flavor of Love. And supposedly the wedding is on hold so that he can get his career back on track. But after talking with Kandi from Xscape, I don’t believe it!

Swizz Beats & Alicia Getting Hitched?
Another rumor swirling around in the streets is that Swizz Beats and Alicia Keys will be getting married this weekend on a yacht! We’ll see!

Briefs
And real quick, Ludacris was honored by the charity, Developing Options, for promoting health consciousness in the African American community. And Charlotte’s own Special Ed, will headline an “old school takeover” show at Twitter’s headquarters in September!

New Releases
Rick Ross’s Teflon Don is in stores today. Ross joins forces with music’s elite, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Chrisette Michele, Raphael Saadiq for his 4th studio album!

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The Lowdown for July 19, 2010

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Drake Gets Sky High!
Well Drake is officially sky high. Virgin America Airlines just named a plane after him. Its got the cover of Thank Me Later is displayed on the side.



Weezy Owes Big Time
Well Drake maybe flying high but Weezy, not so much! According to tax records, Wayne owes $1.3 million to the government. The IRS filed a lien against him on June 3rd in Florida.

Wesley Snipes To Join Lil Wayne?
Lil Wayne may have some company behind bars soon! Wesley Snipes is finally going to jail. He was convicted of tax invasion a few years ago and had been appealing every since. But, the appeals court has finally spoken!

Bushwick Bill Phones Home!
Poor Bushwick Bill, he's getting cut short...or at least his stay here in the United States is! He's facing deportation back to Jamaica! He was in immigration court on Thursday supposedly because of being arrested and charged with a crime!

Life Is Too Short To Be Fighting.
It must be something in the water, cus all these 90's rappers are in legal trouble. Too Short was arrested in Boise, Idaho last week after allegedly getting into a fight at the Knitting Factory. He's charged with 3 counts of misdemeanor battery.

Rihanna Speaks Up!
Speaking of Battery, Rihanna is denying rumors that she reached out to Chris Brown after the BET Awards. Her people are saying the story is absolutely not true!

PETA Is Coming For Janet
One thing that is true is that Janet Jackson is the new face of fur manufacturer Black Glama. PETA, or the people for the ethical treatment of animals is pretty pissed! A PETA spokeswoman said..."It's amazing what celebrities will do when their careers are on a downside, but we didn't think that Janet was this desperate! WOW! Well, I personally think grown people should be able to dress themselves how they see fit...

Janet Jackson's BlackGlama Photoshoot


Christina Had A Dream
Speaking of grown folks, we know The Dream was doing grown folks things with his personal assistant and not his wife Christina Milian! Well, he's finally telling some of the truth about his separation. He issued a statement saying that he takes "full responsibility for misleading everyone into thinking everything was fine and ok when we knew problems misted for a while. And, Christina’s camp is on the offense, they said that The Dream was controlling and sabotaging her career! Mark my words, this is going to get ugly.



Light, Camara, Reailty!
Usher's Behind The Music come on VH1 tonight at 8:00pm.

Box Office
This weekend, Inception came in at #1 with 60.4 million. Despicable Me was # 2 with 32.7 million. 3rd was the Sorcerer's Apprentice with 17.3 million.

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