On the season finale of "Making The Band 4", Diddy kicked out of Aubrey O'Day of his girl group Danity Kane. Aubrey recently vehemently denied the line-up changes so let's see what else happens because Dawn Richard is said to go solo. That move made me think out of the girl groups would have endure a quick downsizing from The Supremes to En Vogue to Destiny's Child to 3LW. I suppose it's standard protocol for any female group to downsize.




Angelina Jolie snapped by boyfriend Brad Pitt smiled at the camera as she breastfed one of her newborns for the recent "W" magazine cover. Is this a tasteful (no pun indended) or tacky move for a newsstand cover?



During her recent "Essence" magazine interview, Beyoncé Knowles Carter finally talked about her marriage to Jay-Z which was done in a private ceremony in New York City back in April. Beyoncé confirmed her matching "IV" tattoos that she and her husband have on their wedding finger and she also described her wedding day. Ironically so, all these tidbits comes out just a day after the release of her new singles, "If I Were A Boy" and "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)." Thanks to Real Gossip 101, you can check out what Beyoncé had to say.

Beyoncé on her wedding: Beyoncé tells the magazine that the wedding was very small and intimate, because she’s not a “traditional” woman and having it be “her day” wasn’t something she needed. Being a star and walking the red carpet has diminished the need for that over the years. “It’s been my day so many days already,” she told the magazine. She didn’t want an engagement ring because “people put too much emphasis on that. It’s just material, and it’s just silly to me,” she said. [read more...]

Beyoncé also talked about how hard it became to maintain a private relationship with him in the midst of celeb-obsessed generation.

Beyoncé on maintaining her privacy: "I feel that, especially now, with the Internet and paparazzi and camera phones, it's so difficult to maintain mystery. And that's so important. Even in a relationship, I feel like not being that accessible is really important. If you think about Prince or Michael Jackson, or any superstars, you couldn't see them when they got off their planes or when they got out of the pool and didn't comb their hair. It's great that people see we're not perfect. But it's almost impossible to have superstars now, because people will never get enough. And it's not even about my music. It's about all the things that people imagine about me in their minds. But I can't satisfy everyone. I know that Jay and I probably do inspire people. And I appreciate people feeling proud. But this is the only way I've been able to stay sane, so why would I start talking now? [Not speaking] controls your brand. It controls what you want to put out there and kind of forces people to talk about what you want them to talk about. We decide everything. My word is my word. What Jay and I have is real. It's not about interviews or getting the right photo op. It's real." [quotes via Real Gossip 101]

Outtakes/Video from the "Essence" magazine cover shoot in Brooklyn:

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