With her daughter Bryn entering toddlerhood, Bethenny Frankel admits that she and her husband Jason Hoppy are "talking about" giving her a baby brother or sister. The mogul mom says she just wants to make sure she has the time and energy to fully commit to a second child.
?Bryn is the most important thing?, Bethenny tells In Touch. ?I manage to be with her every single day most of the day. I am certainly not a stay-at-home mom, but I cook all her meals and I?m with her all the time. So I managed to do it once. If I decided to do it again, that would be my top priority.?
The Bajan beauty, who was recently romantically linked to Drake, was spotted enjoying some “hot and heavy” dancing with her former flame – who she dated in 2006 before shooting to fame as a singer – at the Kadooment Day festival in her home nation of Barbados. A friend said: “Negus has hardly left her [...]
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Aussie twins tell MTV News they haven't strayed from dance music roots in spite of 'amazing' Femme Fatale Tour experience. By Akshay Bhansali
Nervo Photo: Michael Buckner/ Getty Images
With Britney Spears' flashy Femme Fatale Tour closing out its remaining North American dates later this month, it's fair to say that many of Ms. Spears' concert-going fans have gotten to know Olivia and Miriam Nervo pretty well.
In fact, when Brit first announced her Femme Fatale lineup back in April, promising on her website, "Nervo will get everyone on the dancefloor," dance music fans were ecstatic about the inclusion of the DJ/producer twins whose writing credits include a song for Spears and David Guetta and Kelly Rowland's "When Love Takes Over."
MTV News recently caught up with the Australian sisters (and former models), and they told us that bussing across the States and sharing the stage with Nicki Minaj, Jessie and the Toy Boys, and Brit herself, has been a stellar opportunity.
"We've definitely seen both the girls, [Britney and Nicki], and we interact with them," Miriam, a.k.a. Mim, told us. "You are traveling to each city and you see the same people every day and it really becomes a family. So it's been an amazing experience."
"It's an amazing show," Liv added. "The girls, the lineup really works well together. You've got Britney, who I think is looking the best she's looked in a really long time and who really gives it her all on this tour. And then you've got Nicki, who definitely brings her edge to it. I'd never seen Nicki live, and I'm just so blown away. The girl can sing, rap — total respect to her!"
As the Femme Fatale Tour winds down Stateside before heading to Europe, Nervo are now looking to expand the fanbase they've built in the U.S. But while Liv and Mim have been a part of what might be considered the mother of all pop music tours, the duo insist that they intend to remain true to their dance music and DJ roots.
"When we signed the record deal, it was really important to us that we could take our DJing seriously and release club records," Liv explained of their Astralwerks label.
"Yeah, we want to be DJ artists," Mim added.
"That's what we love so, luckily, we can release some club records alongside our Astralwerks album," Liv said. "It just so happens that the Astralwerks single that we're coming out with is with two major club guys: Afrojack and Steve Aoki. It's called 'We're All No One.' We love it!"
While Liv and Mim do the singing on "No One," the beats are delivered by hard-hitting EDM producer Aoki and David Guetta protégé Afrojack (who's also behind Pitbull's smash summer anthem "Give Me Everything." So exactly what should fans expect to hear? According to Liv and Mim, they should expect the unexpected.
"It doesn't sound anything like Afrojack or anything like Steve Aoki," Mim teased. "It's gonna be an interesting one. It could fly, and it could flop. It's very different. It's nothing like any of the stuff we've done with any of the pop stars we've worked with."
And Nervo have worked with a few. Though nothing is locked in yet, the twin sisters have been busy exchanging ideas with the likes of Omarion and Macy Gray, as well as dance music acts Avicii, Norman Doray and John Dahlbäck.
"We're All No One" drops later this month. Fans can catch Nervo on the Femme Fatale Tour's remaining U.S. dates and on select dates of the Identity Festival, America's first traveling EDM fest, which kicks off August 11 in Indiana.
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Before the episode even airs next week, "Basketball Wives" star Jennifer Williams gave up the goods on what really went down with next week's previews of the show revealing her now ex-husband, Eric Williams, threw a drink in her face.
She chatted with radio host TT Torrez about the jaw-dropping situation on Wednesday. And we've got the deets inside...
According to Jen, Eric's appalling actions were just as shocking to her as they are to us. And she admits their problems started before the show even kicked off. But seeing that they've only been married for 4 years (and the show's been on for over a year), it makes you wonder if there were serious issues even before the wedding.
Jen called in to Power 92 in Richmond to dish to TT Torrez about the situation and the surrounding drama:
On her soon-to-be ex-husband Eric Williams throwing a drink in her face:
Jennifer admits she was completely shocked Eric did that to her. She said she would have never in a million years thought Eric would do something like this to her. She confirmed Eric never hit her or was physically abusive but she did endure his verbal abuse.
On “Basketball Wives” breaking up her and Eric’s marriage:
Jennifer admits that she and Eric had problems way before the show so it was a struggle for her in the beginning to sign on because she would have to be real about her failing marriage with Eric. She said the show had nothing to do with her divorce from Eric.
On Eric’s recent behavior:
Jennifer said she doesn’t even know who Eric is anymore and that he’s psycho! She said his reasoning behind throwing the drink in her face was because he was trying to cast a demon out of her. Jennifer than began quoting Eric’s tweets saying, “Jesus had to cast 7 demons out of that hoe Mary.” She said THOSE are the things that make her think he’s psycho.
On if she married Eric for money:
Jennifer said she did NOT marry for money and that was never her intention. She believes he’s saying that just trying to get under her skin. She said he will text her one day saying he stills loves her then the next day he’s calling her a hoe and a groupie.
On how Eric and Jennifer met:
Jennifer said they both are from New Jersey and they met in Jersey through a mutual friend when he was playing in Denver. She said they were friends for over a year before they got serious so she thought they would be able to go back to being friends but as we all know, didn’t happen.
On being comfortable with dating even though the official documents aren’t signed:
She said yes, she is ok with dating. But she knows there’s no way they are ever getting back together. She said she’s not waiting around for the divorce to go through either. *snaps*
On why she and Eric never had kids:
Jennifer admits that there were a lot of issues in their marriage and she didn’t want to bring a baby into the mix. She admits infidelity was a major issue in their marriage.
On the guy Al Reynolds hooked her up with and the blind date named “Eric” that Meeka hooked her up with:
She thought the guy Al hooked her up with was cute and that he is not the least bit gay. She said “Eric” was cool but there were no fireworks.
On her argument with Evelyn about Evelyn’s fiancé Chad Ochocinco:
She said she and Evelyn were friends BEFORE “Basketball Wives” so she felt that Evelyn should have come to her FIRST about it before telling Shanie & Tami. She said she didn’t think the interview she did was bad because that was her opinion and she even told Evelyn everything she said to her face. She felt like Evelyn overreacted.
On people saying she’s always in Evelyn’s shadow:
Jennifer said she’s very low-key so sometimes people think that she’s a follower because she’s quiet.
On her businesses:
Jennifer has her own lip gloss line called “Lucid." She’s also a principal owner in a women’s fitness studio called Flirty Girl Fitness (where pole dancing and strip teases are exercises), a non-profit foundation called “Project Save The World,” and she’s writing a book, but they don’t show that type of stuff on the show. She said Shaunie has been fighting to get the producers to show other aspects of the girls’ lives other than them fighting all the time. {Um, isn't Shaunie an "executive producer" herself? Does she not have as much clout as the title should hold? What's really hood here?}
On Royce possibly being in Eric’s movie:
Jennifer said the whole situation with Eric and this movie is really odd to her. She said it’s odd to her that he reaches out to the two people on the show who he feels she’s not cool with. She called Royce immature.
On if she thinks Royce is going to film after Season 4:
Jennifer said she doesn’t know how relevant Royce is going to be being that none of the other ladies want to film with her.
On new castmate Meeka Claxton:
Jennifer said she felt Meeka was a little too anxious when she first came on the show and got herself caught up because she would say one thing then change up her story which snowballed. She believes if Meeka had just come on the show and not talked so much, she wouldn’t have gotten into all the drama that she did.
'What the accident basically taught me is, in life, you have to count your blessings,' he says during 'MTV First: Sean Kingston.' By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Sway Calloway
Sean Kingston Photo: MTV News
Sean Kingston sat down with MTV News on Tuesday night (August 2) and opened up for the first time about the jet-ski accident that landed him in the hospital. During "MTV First: Sean Kingston," the singer spoke candidly with Sway Calloway at his house in Miami about the day that changed his life forever, letting fans know that months after his jet ski crashed into a bridge near his home in Florida, he's now back and better than ever.
"I'm doing good. I'm feeling great. I'm excited. I'm happy," he said. "A lot of people don't know it was a deeper situation. I had open heart surgery and I had two other surgeries; it was a life-or-death situation."
Kingston — the Jamaican-American singer who broke onto the scene with the "Stand by Me"-sampling song "Beautiful Girls" and scored another hit with the Justin Bieber collabo "Eenie Meenie" last year — was rushed to the hospital May 29 after a jet-ski crash. He explained to Sway that he was going about 35 miles an hour when he miscalculated how high the tide had risen and collided with a bridge.
The singer revealed for the first time in the sit-down that just as he was being released from the hospital for injuries related to the crash, he was rushed into surgery to deal with a newly discovered heart condition. "They were gonna send me home, but then I had felt a pain in my left chest, and I told my mom," he explained. "They rushed me and they did a lot of scans on me, [and] they said I couldn't leave."
It was discovered that blood had filled up in his chest and his aorta was torn. He went into surgery several times to fix the condition, knowing that the risks were high, but he survived, and now he's focused on the positive. "I'm 100 percent right now," he said. "I've been in the house chilling, about to start work on my new album. I got L.A. Reid now as my new president. I got a story to tell now."
Kingston isn't taking his new lease on life lightly. "What the accident basically taught me is, in life, you have to count your blessings," he said. "You just got to keep God present at all times and think about the consequences."
During the chat, Kingston opened up about the details of the accident, talked about the support he's received from celebrity pals like Justin Bieber and Chris Brown, his new music and finally getting the chance to meet the man who saved him after he crashed. MTV News will be rolling out more from the interview with Kingston, who thanked his fans for all their support after the accident.
Share your well-wishes for Kingston in the comments below.
Pair has previously worked on two tracks together, 'Up' and 'Next to You.' By Jocelyn Vena
Justin Bieber and Chris Brown Photo: Getty/WireImage
Pals Justin Bieber and Chris Brown were spotted heading into a studio together on Monday. According to Rap-Up.com, the singers met up at the Record Plant in Hollywood.
"Studio. #NEWMUSIC," Bieber tweeted early Tuesday morning, leading us to believe the session was for his next album.
Previously Bieber told MTV News that he wanted to focus less on features for his next album, but given the fact that Brown recently wrote a track for Joe Jonas, it's possible he may have just been assisting with some writing.
The rumored session marks the latest collaboration for the pair, who have appeared on two tracks together in the past. First, they remixed Bieber's slow jam "Up," then Bieber jumped on Brown's ballad "Next to You."
Bieber's producer, Danja, told Rap-Up.com that he's aiming for an "edgier" sound for the 17-year-old's next release. "What I'm creating for him I think is definitely a more mature sound. That's where he's headed now," he explained.
Earlier this year, Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, revealed some other names the pop star hopes to get into the studio with, including Drake, a collaboration Bieber hinted at last year.
Bieber is also reportedly working with Kanye West. "Him and Kanye [West] had a call today about a song they're trying to work on together," Braun said. "Kanye wants to produce a bunch of songs for the new album."
You know, Liza Minnelli is not typically what I would consider "on brand" for The Frisky, but when Terry Richardson photographs her in thigh-high leather boots, legs open and flippin' the bird, I make an exception. [Terry's Diary]
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Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux made their way around Kauai on Monday, both showing off the personalized rings they bought together earlier this Summer. She kept Justin close, affectionately placing her hands on his shoulders as they headed inside a shop. The couple emerged later with their purchase in a black gift bag. Jennifer and Justin did the trek to Hawaii in order to be with their mutual friend Christine Taylor as she celebrated her 40th birthday. Her party was later Monday night, and Justin was seen handing off the gift in the black bag. Jen and Justin were out for more fun yesterday, leaving their hotel in a rented SUV to pick up fresh fruit. It seems Jennifer and Justin are sticking around for some private vacation time following Christine's shindig as they prep to hit the promotional trail together for September's Wanderlust.
Beyonce landed the coveted September issue cover of Harper's Bazaar UK magazine. She shot the gorgeous pics at the Ritz in Paris and rocked a red boatneck sheen-heavy dress for the cover shot.
And last night, Bey rolled into a New Jersey trailer park to shoot her brand new video for her Andre 3000 & Kanye West laced track "Party." She brought her girls Kelly & Solange along as well. Her magazine shots and pics from the video set when you read on...
Bey got gorge in a black and white evening gown and dramatic mod eyes in opulent rooms of her luxe Paris hotel. A baubled out bracelet and bronzy skin top off all her looks:
Yesterday Bey had a long day of shooting at South Brunswick’s Oakdale Mobile Home Park for her brand new video for her next single "Party." One of my fave tracks off 4. But she had her girl Kelly and sister Solange along for the shoot and they had a bit of fun:
The girls danced it up on the set in a big yellow fur and purple sparkling leg-baring outfit for Kelly.
Who needs pants anymore?
And pics of Bey and Solange arriving to the set with the ever-present Julius:
Fab times I'm sure. Reportedly, a video for "Countdown" will be shot with her "Sweet Dreams" director.
Kings of Leon fans were thoroughly disappointed on Monday, when the band announced they would be canceling the remaining shows on their U.S. tour. The Grammy-winning musicians said their decision was due to their lead singer Caleb Followill, who was "suffering from vocal issues and exhaustion."
But insiders close to the band say there's more to the story.
"They are trying to get Caleb to go to rehab. It is mostly for alcohol," the source told UsWeekly. "[That's why] they ended up canceling the whole tour... he drinks like a fish."
There seems to be some truth behind the drinking talk, as Followill bowed out in the middle of a concert in Dallas on Friday. "I'm gonna go backstage and I'm gonna vomit, I'm gonna drink a beer," he told the crowd, leaving his bandmates to clean up his mess and play the rest of the show.
"It's true," another source says. "Caleb's drinking is out of control and they are trying to get him into rehab. It's a dark demon he has been fighting for awhile."
But the band is sticking with their original story. "The reason for the cancellation of the tour is Caleb is under doctor's orders for vocal rest," a rep told Us. "They feel terrible about canceling. They look forward to getting back on the road at the end of September."
Still, Caleb's bandmate and brother Jared alluded to deeper issues via Twitter on Saturday. "There are internal sicknesses & problems that have needed to be addressed," he wrote. "I know you guys aren't stupid. I can't lie. There are problems in our band bigger than not drinking enough Gatorade."
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Singer left behind more than $400 million in debt.
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Between album sales, movie profits, licensing arrangements and lucrative deals for Cirque du Soleil shows, the estate of late King of Pop Michael Jackson has raked in more than $300 million since the singer's shocking death in June 2009.
According to TMZ, legal documents released on Thursday reveal that executors of MJ's estate have managed to make a major dent in the more than $400 million in debt that Jackson owed at the time of his death.
The first accounting from the executors shows that they have already spent around $159 million paying back various debts, income taxes and other expenses, which include providing support for the pop star's mother, Katherine Jackson, as well as his three young children.
"Although there remain unresolved creditor claims, pending litigation and additional challenging business, tax and legal issues, and the estate is not yet in a condition to be closed, the executors have made substantial progress in reducing the estate's debt," the documents state, according to a Reuters report. Two of Jackson's longtime confidants, attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain, were named as administrators in a will sign by the pop icon.
In addition to paying to make "substantial improvements" to the Jackson family's Havenhurst estate in Encino, California, the executors also spent an undetermined amount of money on "last illness and funeral and memorial service expenses." Those costs included a $900,000 payment to the Forest Lawn Memorial cemetery where Jackson is buried and $35,000 on expenses described as "costume for memorial."
TMZ reported that not only did the famously cash-strapped Jackson have more than $400 million in debt, but his estate also owed more than $40 million to concert promoter AEG tied to the scuttled This Is It Tour, for which MJ was rehearsing when he died unexpectedly. They've also paid $27.2 million in taxes and $4 million in mortgage payments on Jackson's properties.
Despite the solid sales of the Michael album and millions of units of the singer's back catalog being sold, as well as the box office of the "This Is It" movie and DVD sales, the estate is not nearly out of the woods. TMZ noted that the administrators have received more than 65 creditors' claims, some of which are subject to "extremely high" interest rates, and there are several outstanding lawsuits against the estate in several countries.
An a cappella girl group covers Usher's hit for Nationals in next week's episode. By Aly Semigran
Usher Photo: Christopher Polk/ Getty Images
During this week's episode of "Glee", the gang from New Directions took a big risk when they decided they would compete in Nationals by singing their own original songs. Well, the stakes just got a little higher.
MTV News has an exclusive first listen to one of the rival groups who will go up against the McKinley High glee club in New York City during next Tuesday's (May 24) big season two finale. In the upcoming episode, an all-female a cappella group sings Usher's 2004 club and radio smash "Yeah!," which may have the Nationals judges saying just that.
Singers replace synthesizers for the four-note melody that repeats throughout the song, and lead vocalists RaVaughn Brown and Missi Hale match the high energy that Usher, Lil Jon and Ludacris brought to the track.
Granted, a few things have been tweaked in the version for the tween-friendly show, including the length (the original is over four minutes long, while the "Glee" version comes in at three and a half minutes) and the tune's instructions to "Take that and rewind it back ... got the rhythm make ya booty go."
Also, instead of Ludacris' verse, "We want a lady in the street/ And a freak in the bed," one girl sings, "You know you want a kiss on the lips, old red." The line, "Ludacris fill cups like double D's" has also been cut from the song.
But, it's not all PG. At one point in the girls' rendition of the track, they page homage to Lil Jon's crunk hit "Get Low," singing, "From the windows to the walls" and even Mystikal's booty-happy single "Shake Ya Ass," when they urge, "Show me whatcha' workin' with."
At the 2005 Grammy Awards, the power trio of Usher, Lil Jon and Ludacris won the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Yeah!" But, will the song bring the same sort of fortune to this girl group at Nationals? Or will the glory all belong to New Directions this time? Gleeks will still have to wait a few more days to find out.
The "Glee" season finale airs Tuesday at 9 p.m. on Fox, while "Glee": The Music, Volume 6, including the three new original songs "Light Up the World," "Pretending" and "As Long as You're There," will be available on Monday.
What do you think of this a cappella group's version of "Yeah!"? Let us know in the comments section below!
