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Added some new candids of Halle out shopping for kitchens with her designer on Wensday.

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Out and About: June 24, 2009 [HQ]

A Shreveport rapper’s performance on the floor of the Louisiana House of Representatives is being called an embarrassment by a New Orleans lawmaker. Rep. Austin Badon said when Chris Dooley, Jr., known by the stage name “Hurricane Chris,” performed his song “Halle Berry (She’s Fine)” Wednesday, he really couldn’t understand what he was singing. But when Badon came across the song while scanning the radio dial later that day, what he heard made him angry. “The words they were using in the song were just extremely derogatory, they were foul,” Badon told WWL First News. “They were curse words, using the ‘N’ word. It was just a derogatory song.” According to Hurricane Chris, the version he performed for lawmakers was a sanitized version. Hurricane Chris is the godson of Shreveport Rep. Barbara Norton. Badon said he hasn’t spoken to Norton about it, and isn’t sure if she knew the lyrics to Hurricane Chris’ song. “I have no idea. I have not spoken with her about it. I think that she probably knew what the content was,” Badon said. Badon said video clips of the House floor performance are already being spread across the Internet, and it’s not good for Louisiana’s image. Video clip of Hurricane Chris on the Louisiana House floor:

Added another 8 beautiful photoshoots to the gallery. Hope you enjoy these.

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Photoshoots: Session – 111
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Photoshoots: Session – 114 [HQ]
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Photoshoots: Session – 117 [HQ]
Photoshoots: Session – 118 [HQ]

First Lady Michelle Obama, Grammy-winner Alicia Keys, Academy Award-winner Halle Berry and legendary entertainer Tina Turner are among Ebony magazine’s new list of  25 women who have the “It” factor.

In the exclusive, four-cover summer issue, the publication shines a spotlight on 25 black women who each have that one unique thing that puts them in a league of their own.

The list also includes famed rapper Lil’ Kim, activist Angela Davis, model Naomi Campbell and singer Grace Jones.

Want to weigh in? Log on to www.EbonyJet.com to vote for your favorite “It” women.

An international jewel thief took a plea deal Tuesday that should have her out of prison in time to watch actress Halle Berry play her on the big screen.

Doris Payne, 78, pleaded no contest in Santa Clara County Superior Court in Palo Alto to felony grand theft for the 2005 heist of a $30,000 diamond from the Neiman Marcus at Stanford Shopping Center. She will be sentenced to two years in state prison, but credits for time served and good behavior will likely knock that down to less than a year.

This could be the last in a string of prison stints for Payne, a lifelong thief notorious for her smooth style. Authorities said she would walk into a high-end department store, chat up the jewelry clerks while trying on items from different display cases, and then walk out with one of their priciest gems. According to a 2005 report by the Associated Press, the West Virginia native hit stores in New York, Monte Carlo and Paris over a five-decade career, always dressing elegantly to avoid suspicion.

Payne’s theft at the Stanford Shopping Center was caught on a security camera, though not until after she was gone, Palo Alto police Agent Dan Ryan said. Local police sent the images to the nonprofit Jewelers Security Alliance, which identified Payne as the thief and alerted jewelers nationwide.

Hours later, Payne was arrested at a Neiman Marcus in Las Vegas with a slip from a local pawn shop where she had dropped off the stolen ring. She served
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time in Nevada and then in Colorado on a prior warrant before being extradited to Santa Clara County in April.

She faced up to four years on charges of grand theft and burglary, prosecutors said. The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office offered to drop the burglary count, cutting the time to two years.

Defense attorney Chris Mattison said she and Payne considered filing a speedy trial motion that would have given her a chance of getting off completely. They decided to take the plea deal after prosecutors agreed to credits that will minimize Payne’s sentence.

The timing could work out well for her, since Variety and other entertainment Web sites report a movie about her life starring Halle Berry is in development and on track for a 2010 release.

Prosecutor Paul Jhin said he hopes that means she’s finally through with crime. “Whether or not she’ll strike again, I don’t know at this point. I’ve read she has meetings with Halle Berry set up for when she gets out. Hopefully she’s moving on to bigger and better things.”

Update the gallery with some candids from yesterday and some older ones which I haven’t gotten around to add before now. Enjoy!

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Out and About: May 24, 2009 [Large]
Out and About: May 31, 2009 [Large]
Out and About: June 3, 2009 [Large]
Out and About: June 18, 2009 [Large]

The votes are in; now watch your favorite celebrity win Spike TV’s coveted Mantlers at the 2009 Guy’s Choice Awards on June 21st at 10:00 pm. The Guy’s Choice Awards is the only awards show where guys pick the winners; it’s “all that’s important to guys everywhere”. Some of today’s hottest celebrities will be there including Jason Stratham, Halle Berry, Rosario Dawson, Clint Eastwood, Mickey Rourke, Brad Pitt, Katy Perry, Quentin Tarantino, and Ben Stiller. This is a night you don’t want to miss.

In the meantime check out http://www.spike.com/event/guyschoice/, for exclusive backstage coverage, photos, and video footage of the awards.

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2009 Film Festivals: 12th Shanghai International Film Festival – News Conference [HQ]
2009 Film Festivals: 12th Shanghai International Film Festival – Opening Ceremony [HQ]

Washington (ANI): Actor Jamie Foxx has put wandering minds to rest by saying that his steamy kiss with Halle Berry at a recent awards ceremony was just a joke. The actor had raised eyebrows when he shared a passionate kiss with the former Bond girl, after presenting her with the Hottest Girl On the Planet Award at Spike TV’s second Annual Guy’s Choice Awards in Los Angeles.

Foxx further confessed that he was a bundle of nerves before pulling the prank. “I almost froze but I said, ‘Think quick Foxx,’ and I got into it… she really gave it to me and I appreciate that,” he said.