Dawn Richard confirmed the Danity Kane split recently to MTV News. Aubrey O'Day went on to do a Playboy editorial while D. Woods has a girl group. Shannon Bex and Aundrea Fimbres are the only two remaining members. However, Shannon would NOT be seen in the upcoming season of "Making The Band." Best luck to Dawn!

As of right now, [Danity Kane doesn't exist]," Dawn Richard told MTV News on Wednesday (January 28). "It's devastating for me."

"You'll see me and Drea [Aundrea Fimbres] try and pick up the pieces on our own [on this season's show] — pieces that we didn't even make," she continued. "We didn't even break it and we're trying to sweep it up ourselves. Puff invited all the girls to come back on this season and they chose not to. Only two of us showed up. That's fine if that's the choice.[MTV NEWS]

Director Bill Condon best known for Dreamgirls opened up about the upcoming Aaliyah biopic. Condon has said to expect the film to mirror the succes of Selena - (Jennifer Lopez's claim to fame). Canadian-singer Keshia Chante has since release a statement confirming that she'll play Aaliyah.

"Aaliyah inspired me and an entire generation," Keshia Chante said in a statement. "She was stunning, effortless and was capable of so many things. This is a hard undertaking, I have big shoes to fill but I am committed, determined and will train to the very end to master this role. I want Aaliyah's fans and admirers to be proud of this film and feel like it was the best interpretation possible of our babygirl. I refuse to disappoint." [BET News]

Well said, Keshia! A Roc-a-Fella music producer Choke No Joke (seriously??) has come out with a blind item about the rift behind Jay-Z and Dame Dash.

"Both Jay and Dame was involved with a certain R&B singer, who I'm not gonna say her name out of respect 'cause she ain't around to defend herself, but I believe that was a part of the initial friction. I was seeing Jay with her back around 2000, then Dame was with her after. All you have to do is look at the movie they did, Death of a Dynasty. In the movie they were fighting over a model. In real life she was a model, but singing is what she was known for first."[Hip Hop Weekly/Rhymes With Snitch]

There's 3 sides to every story with the truth somewhere in between. (Only Aaliyah, Dame and Jay-Z know the real deal.) Speaking of which, check out these photos of Aaliyah, Dame, and Jay-Z at a party in the Hamptons over at Rhymes With Snitch. Oh let the drama begin...

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