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Man Arrested for Trespassing At Rihanna's Home

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

There's more trouble at Rihanna's swanky Pacific Palisades mansion.As the Los Angeles Times and TMZ report, a 26-year-old man was caught snooping around the pop singer's roof.Private security guards captured the trespasser around 10 p.m. on Monday. He was held until authorities were able to come to the scene.

 

EXCLUSIVE: Hear Algebra's New Song, 'Nobody But You'

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

It's been a minute since soul/R&B songstress Algebra Blessett released any new music.

 

New & Next: Meet South African Comedian Trevor Noah

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

ESSENCE.com's "New and Next" column spotlights the brightest new talents we think you should know. This week we meet South African comedian Trevor Noah who has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and is currently starring in his one-man play Born a Crime.ESSENCE: One of the funniest jokes you tell is about being confused for Latino.

 

NeNe Leakes Hopes Miss Utah Learns From Her Botched Answer

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

NeNe Leakes is sending positive vibes to Miss Utah and Miss USA finalist Marissa Powell, who blundered her answer on Sunday's live pageant event.During the question-and-answer round of the competition, Real Housewives of Atlanta star and Miss USA judge asked Powell about the stark reality that women continue to earn less than men but are the primary earners in 40 percent of American families with children.The pageant finalist responded saying, “I think we can relate this back to education, and how we are continuing to try to strive to figure out how to create jobs right now.

 

EXCLUSIVE: Reality Star JasFly on Her 100-Pound Weight-Loss Journey

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

At her heaviest, journalist and reality star JasFly weighed nearly 300 pounds. Growing up she’d always been a bigger girl (she wore a D-cup in the 8th grade, she says) and had already been labeled fat by everyone around her. It propelled a depression that she says she’d experienced since childhood. Food had become her comfort, and punishment. “Food became so much more than what it’s supposed to be,” she says. Then, following her grandmother’s death n 2008, she decided to get up and start running around her Chicago subdivision.

 

Wendy Williams Says Her Husband's Cheating Made Her Marriage Stronger

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Wendy Williams may be known for helping people through their life's drama, but recently it was the talk show host herself who sat in the hot seat to talk about her past relationship issues and how her husband's infidelity strengthened their marriage.Williams revealed to VLAD TV that in 2001 she found out her husband was cheating, only months after giving birth to their son Kevin."If you told me when I was 25 years old or 30 years old that I would stay around for a cheater, I would have been like you are lying," says Williams. "I've got way too much to offer a man to stick around for him ch

 

ESSENCE Poll: Are We Too Critical of Celebrity Hairstyles?

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

You may recall back in January Michelle's Obama's new bangs were the talk of the town. Even President Obama jokingly remarked that his wife's new haircut was the "most significant" event of Inaugural Weekend.And today, Mrs. Obama's bangs are the center of attention yet again, and not in a good way.

 

Coffee Talk: Drake to Launch a 41-City Tour

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

See what we're chatting about over coffee:• Drake will embark on a 41-date North American tour beginning September 25th in Portland, Oregon and wrapping up on November 25th in Los Angeles. He's bringing along Miguel and Future for the ride. The tour is in support of Drake's upcoming album, Nothing Was the Same. Tickets go sale this Friday. Drake's getting a lot of attention lately. He's also on the latest cover of GQ. Inside he talks about his thoughts on Chris Brown, his evolving views on sex, relationships and more.

 

Must-Listen: Hear John Legend's New Song 'Made to Love'

Monday, June 17, 2013

With one week to go until John Legend drops his highly anticipated fourth studio album, Love in the Future, the crooner releases a new single, "Made to Love."The track features heavy, dramatic, tribal drums as Legend sings about ever lasting love.The piano man has been on a major promotional push as of late—appearing all over the globe. Legend also performed at the Chime for Change concert in London just a few weeks ago alongside Beyoncé, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez and Mary J. Blige. Check out "Made to Love" below. Love in the Future hits stores on June 25.

 

2013 ESSENCE Festival Sponsored Events Announced

Monday, June 17, 2013

The 2013 ESSENCE Festival musical lineup incluces Beyoncé, Maxwell, New Edition, Charlie Wilson, Brandy and Jill Scott.