R&B singer Monica is planning a June wedding to L.A. Laker Shannon Brown, but it like the impending nuptials will be just for show. The two were actually wed in a private ceremony back in November and are just now making their union public. Luckily those of us who aren’t invited to the wedding caught a fictional sneak peek of the affair in Monica’s Love All Over Me video. Access Atlanta
Mrs. Carter a.k.a Beyonce Knowles will be heating up the big screen as star of Clint Eastwood’s remake of the film “A Star is Born”. This will be the fourth remake of the movie which originally tells the tale of an aspiring singer who gets her big break with the help of her former superstar love interest. Maybe Oscar award winning Eastwood’s lead will finally help Bey get an Oscar of her own. MTV
Who knew that singer Ginuwine and wife of eight years Sole rivaled John and Kate with their crew of eight children? The entertainers have a blended family, with two children together and others from previous relationships. The proud papa posed with his beautiful daughters at his recent surprise birthday party. Black Celebrity Kids
Real Housewives of Atlanta star, model Cynthia Bailey, sat down with Black Voices to talk about her relationship and subsequent marriage to businessman Peter Thomas. Fans of the show saw the tension that erupted between the two this season over the couple’s financial troubles in the midst of planning their dream wedding last July. Although the covergirl admits that watching the episodes is still stressful, she and Thomas have been able to ride out the financial storm together. Black Voices
First Lady Michelle Obama seems to have ruffled a few of the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s feathers by choosing to wear a European Alexander McQueen gown when she and hubby President Barack Obama attended a White House State dinner last week. CFDA President Diane Von Furstenberg expressed disappointment that the First Lady chose not to represent an American designer at a major event. Whatever designer Mrs. Obama is wearing, she looks fabulous as always. Style Bistro