Diana Ross, Sheryl Crow, Liza Minelli, Janet Jackson, Iman and Naomi Campbell. All of these women were ladies in Michael Jackson’s life and Essence salutes them in a photo montage on Essence.com. Check it out HERE.
Fun fact: Did you know that Sheryl Crow was a backup singer for Michael during his BAD tour? Am I late to the party?
The Woody Allen Vs American Apparel suit over AmAp’s use of Allen’s image in one of their ads was settled for $5 million. {NYT}
60 Minutes reminds us that Anna Wintour hates fatties. {Jezebel}
The leader of the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka Velupillai Prabhakaran and two of his top officials were killed while trying to escape from the jungle. The military claims to have destroyed the Tigers. {BBC}
Swizz Beats has confirmed that he’s in love with Alicia Keys. Do we care? Do they care if we care? Probably not… shrugs. {Bossip}
Long weekend. Bobbi is pooped! Happy Monday.
South Africa has elected its first polygamous president with Jacob Zuma. Now, everyone is buzzing about just which one of his three wives will be considered the First Lady. [BBC]
Oh, the power of social networking. A young Saudi woman has launched a new online campaign using YouTube, Facebook and Flickr to get Saudis to re-think their ban of female drivers. [New York Times]
With Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes announcing that the company will spin off its AOL division and the outlook for Time Inc. looking meek, Newsweek asks, “Is this officially the end of “Big Media?” [Newsweek]
Hulu, the US online video service owned by NBC Universal, Fox and Walt Disney, has signed its first batch of content deals with international television producers, the first step towards a full global launch of the service. [Financial Times]
The Root.com calling to do away with Ulysses S. Grant and put Frederick Douglass on the $50 bill. Okay…. [TheRoot.com]
We at Parlour like to pride ourselves in bridging the global community via the Web. However a few sites are turning away from certain types of global traffic unless it can turn a profit. Facebook is increasingly popular in Turkey and Indonesia while You Tube’s audience has doubled in India and Brasil. But if companies can’t find a way to make money from them, they would rather cut them off. [New York Times]
Over the past few weeks, Complex mag has asked YOU to vote on who you think is the most stylish guy in hip hop. Now it’s down to the final two: Hov and Ye. Who will you choose? [Complex.com]
European country introduces new stainless steel douche… I don’t know about you, but I’ll pass. [Jezebel]
Here’s De Niro, wife Grace Hightower and Spike Lee at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Lee’s Kobe Doin’ Work. Word on the street says that Kobe tried to pull out of the film at the last moment, demanding creative control…but somehow the film is out, so maybe all of that’s not true? Hm…Oh, and of course, Michael Ealy’s “Halo” is always nice to see. More boys after the jump, football playing ones…
Are you going to see this movie in all seriousness? Especially after learning that Bey decided to headbutt Ali Larter in the film after talking to a few West Indian friends who said they ‘head butt all the time’? (c) Bey on “The View” (thx Nigel!)
Hm…Idris and Kimmy Kardashian after the jump. You know you want to…I heart these photos btw, good job Wireimage! (more…)
x cruziiie