Another week, another day, and another round of outrageous celebrity musings! This week, the celebrity sound bites making headlines include a gold medal-winning gymnast lashing out at her absentee father to a former child star spoofing a popular reality television show to a Dirty South rapper doling out financial advice like Suze Orman. Plus, guess which big screen legend has a few choice words for Jay-Z and Beyonce, and President Obama said what?! AND I QUOTE …
“So my mom had to front all these bills. My dad didn’t really pay the child support. He was short [on money]. It was definitely hard on her part, and she had to take care of me and the rest of my siblings.’’
Gabby Douglas, who became the first African-American woman to win All-Around Gold in Women’s Gymnastics at London 2012 Games, revealing how the absence of her father caused her mother to support them alone and eventually file for bankruptcy, via the New York Post.
“I want all Americans to have opportunity. I’m not the president of Black America.”
President Obama, responding to his critics, especially those accusing him of not being in touch with the African-American community, that he is the president of the entire United States, via Black Enterprise.
“I am Mona O’Neil. World Renowned reality show producer. It is my job to bring the excitement out of Bresha and Jameel. The hood if you will. Some people say Stereotypes. I say ‘Good Television’. When I’m done with them, they’ll have more cultural relevance than the Cosbys’.”
Tatyana Ali, taking jabs at Mona Scott-Young and other reality show producers who exploit their mostly-black cast members, in a spoof entitled “This My Show: The Producer,” via You Tube.
“Our culture drives us in the wrong direction. Muthaf—-as think blowing money is cool, when the s— is dumb. I want to stop mismanaging and start stacking. I’m going to be the Black man — Suze Orman.”
Slim Thug, dishing out some sound financial advice for today’s hip-hop stars in his new book How To Survive in a Recession, via The Boombox.com.
“I wrote the song Perfect Bitch about Kim”
Kanye West, proving once again that he is helpless romantic by penning a song for his love of the moment, Kim Kardashian, via Twitter.
“They didn’t even do their research, calling me the Anna Kournikova of track. I have the American record. I am the American record holder indoors, I have two world indoor titles.”
Lolo Jones, who is more famous for her looks and virginity, tearfully responding to a New York Times article criticizing the extensive coverage she received after the 100-meter hurdles race, despite her loss, via “The Today Show.”
“But they have turned their back on social responsibility. That goes for Jay-Z and Beyoncé, for example. Give me Bruce Springsteen, and now you’re talking. I really think he is black.”
Harry Belafonte, lashing out at black entertainers, particularly Forbes’ highest-paid celebrity couple for 2011 to 2012, for embracing materialism and not social responsibility, at the Locarno Film Festival via The Hollywood Reporter
