I Did Not Know That Trick Daddy Has Lupus!

Trick Daddy is a rapper who totes the image of a fatherly thug & constantly professes his love for the kids in his lyrics.I like a few of his joints,like "Dro In The Wind"!Lately,he hasn't had a lot of hits,but he's releasing a autobiography.In it,he reveals his ongoing battle with lupus for the past 11 yrs.Here's more from AllHipHop.com:

"The rapper also learned that a close female friend had the disease, when he noticed a visible change in her appearance.


“A lot of people try to cover it up with regular make up. It makes your skin pigmented. You can go from dark to light and not light to dark. You have to cover it up and conceal it…my mama had 11 children from 10 different men. If she can live with that I know, I can live with this."


The disease has already taken the life of prominent Hip-Hop producer James “J. Dilla” Yancey, who died from complications of the disease on February 19, 2006, just three days after his 32nd birthday.


In related news, Trick Daddy also announced he has landed his first major film role in a film that begins shooting next week.


“They got me playing in a movie with a lot of gangsters from The Wire and the big black films. I can me, I can be a G in it.”(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

"Big Brother" Reality Star Jade Goody Has Died!

Jade Goody was the controversial reality star of "Big Brother" in the UK.She has died today from cervical cancer at the young age of 27.The cameras never stopped rolling for Ms. Goody.She lived out her dying days in front of them.May she rest in peace.Here's more from the Telegraph:

"In the months leading up to her death Goody gave the media unprecedented access to her private life and hired publicist Max Clifford to make sure every step of her struggle was played out in front of the nation.

Goody said the multi-million pound deals she struck with OK! Magazine and LivingTV would provide for her sons' education and raise awareness of the disease.

But the decision to expose her private final weeks to such intense public scrutiny led to accusations of bad taste, voyeurism and exploitation.

Her every move saw her followed by TV cameras and tabloid newspapers, leading some to draw comparisons with the film The Truman Show, in which Jim Carrey plays a man who discovers his entire life is filmed for television."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Did M.I.A. Tell A Fib About Her Age?

Well,well,well,M.I.A!It would appear that your little lovely self fudged the truth about your age just a bit!This is M.I.A's purported age from her bio on Contactmusic:

"M.I.A. (born Mathangi 'Maya' Arulpragasam, 17.7.1977)" (END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest of her bio here.

Since she pissed the Hollywood press off by admonishing them over her baby's name,the L.A. Times has revealed her real age.Never scold the press if you have any secrets to hide.They seek revenge in the most subtle ways.Here's an excerpt from an article from the L.A Times that reveals M.I.A's real age:

"Now TMZ is reporting that according to the actual birth certificate, M.I.A's baby's name is Ikhyd, as in Ikhyd Edgar Arular Bronfman.

Oh well, that makes a huuuge difference. No wonder she was annoyed.

M.I.A., whose real name is Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam is also 33, according to her son's birth papers.

She was born on July 18, 1975.

Hey,if you're going to push your age back,why not say you're about ten years younger tnan you really are like Akon did.Here's more on that from Hollywood Grind:

"Akon, real name Aliaune Damala Thiam, has been lying about his age. Akon says he doesn’t want to disclose his real age, because it will disappoint his female fans. Akon said:

"All it’s going to do is depress me. I don’t want to know I’m getting older. Then I’ll start to think about getting checkups and insurance. I don’t want that."

Numerous reports have put his age between 25 to 35 years old. In 2006, he gave his age as 25. But now, he claims his birth certificate shows he was born on April 16, 1977, which would make him 31. However, when Akon was booked, and the mug shot above was taken, in New York in December of 2007, Akon claimed his age was 34 years-old. Lying to police is a crime."(END OF EXCERPT) Read the rest here.