QUOTE OF THE DAY: GRACE JONES ON GAGA!!!!

Yes, she did, but I said no,” Jones responded. “I’d just prefer to work with someone who is more original and someone who is not copying me, actually.”

NO TRANSLATION NEEDED

OH NO STAR JONES DID NOT

Star Jones has recommended that Tiger Woods sit down with her former "View" boss, Barbara Walters, for his first interview about the sex scandal rocking his marriage.

But it wasn't because she's a TV legend.

"My former boss might be a good choice," Jones said on "The Insider." "She wrote an entire book where she detailed her own affair and got paid a lot of money. She would be a very good choice. That would be like the pot calling the kettle black. I'm not sure she would be sympathetic, but she can't be as judgmental."

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Pink

“The best I can gather is that Australia likes their artists to be rugged and raw and authentic, and America likes their artists to be glamorous and a little more packaged and glossy—like the difference between me and Beyoncé,” the “Sober” singer tells Rolling Stone in the magazine’s September 17 issue

Translation: I'm not fake like that bitch Beyonce

JOHN MAYER TWEETS

Per US Weekly:

"I ended a relationship to be alone because I don't want to waste somebody's time if something's not right," he said.

LARRY KING'S SON WANTS TO BE BLACK

[ON OBAMA BECOMING PRESIDENT]

my younger son Cannon, he is eight. And he now says that he would like to be black. I’m not kidding. He said there’s a lot of advantages. Black is in. Is this a turning of the tide?

MIA RESPONSE TO OSCAR NOD

MIA got an Oscar nod for a song she did on Slumdog Millionaire. This is how she reacted.

“This is a great honor. Thank you to all the people who are supporting us and the making of a real story of a Slumdog Millionaire. Maybe I can afford to book Dave Chappelle at the baby shower now. Thank you again; my mum wants everyone to know what wonderful news this is for her.”

KANYE SPEAKS

[KANYE FINALLY SAYS SOMETHING WORTH BEING A QUOTABLE INSTEAD OF A NEGRO PLEASE]

“At the end of the day Bush was a human being and alot of things got overshadowed…this is a real person at the end of the day, who has feelings and hurts too. It’s just a shame he could’ve done more at the end his term to save his legacy in some ways.”

[ON 50 CONSTANTLY MAKING FUN OF HIM]

Just as a real human being, I can’t say that it doesn’t affect me. I was such a fan of 50. As much as people think that I look at myself, I think that me and Lil Wayne are very similar. Even though we believe in ourselves, we’re very much fans of other rappers too. Like how Game is, we really like other rappers. 50 is one of those rappers that I said was the end all be all of what rap what supposed to be. Like a true iconic rapper.

He was my favorite rapper since Mase when he dropped, and when I used to be around him, he was one of the few people that I was like really fan of. I was nervous in the studio working on beats and hoping that I could do a good beat for him. This is even when I had College Dropout and Jesus Walks. Jay Z and 50 are just two of those type of guys you really want to make some good music for. So, for me as a fan of him I felt like if he said something negative and tried to make it like I’m negative it’s almost like if a little kid walks up to you at the airport and is like, ‘Man, I love you so much,” and then you spit on him it’s like (in a joking voice) “I don’t know if I love you as much as I used to,” as you wipe the spit off your face, but you still play their music. I could never have beef with anybody. I’m not here to beef with anybody. I’m trying to bring people together. I realize that my success and my mouth and everything rub people the wrong way every now and then, but I’m not finna have beef with anybody. I really walk around by myself. Like, I don’t wear jewelry. Like all these people are like he’s so arrogant, blah, blah, blah. I’m not arrogant, I’m just truthful. When I talk about myself, there are millions of people that love me, and I just agree with them…..but on a sidebar, it’s good to see a fashion post on thisis50. Look at my influence.

aw...

GAGA SPEAKS

[ON AMY WHINEHOUSE

“Amy is a real artist. I get frustrated when I tour so much that my voice is messed up,” Contactmusic quoted Lady Gaga, as saying.

“But I always say to myself that I watch performances from Amy where I swear she didn’t hit a note, and she was shot and shot deep on something, but I can’t take my eyes off that beautiful girl. There’s something about her that’s so honest,” she added.

She also stated that Winehouse has immense talent, and she is more than a poster girl.

“That was what the Seventies and Eighties were about, and what women were about then, and that’s why legends were created. It wasn’t about manicures,” she said. (ANI)

Amen, performers are just performers but soul artist carry weight. Not lil perfect trolls over saturated in the markets by their machines

BRITNEY'S FORMER MANAGER FROM HER GLORY YEARS SAYS SHE'S NOT READY!!!

Johnny Wright currently manages Justin Timberfake, Ciara and the Jonas Brothers. He managed Britney when she was Britney and finally responded to questions regarding her 'comeback.'

"A comeback is not what I wish for Britney. What I wish for her is to settle down and find real happiness. All her essential relationships have been torn apart. She's been divorced twice, she doesn't have custody of her kids, she's being pushed back into being a money machine. I want her to be happy in her heart, then go back to the business because she wants to, not because people are convincing her she has to, or that it would be good therapy for her. It's too soon for her to be a part of a manufactured machine that is pushing her to have to be a success.

It was very telling when I found out Wade and Andre were no longer with the tour. They helped create the best tours we ever had with Britney. Wade is a really good influence and understands her. When I heard he was no longer involved, I knew there was a problem, and it is probably just the beginning of more problems to come.

Britney has to rival Madonna out there, but Madonna really wants to do it. Seeing Britney do it by the numbers isn't a good sign. It means she might not want it as much as those around her do.

In the beginning, in her mind, she could stop at any time. Now she's thinking, 'I've got 170 people on payroll, my dad quit his job, my mom relies totally on me and I can't take a break. I can't go back to my friends in Kentwood. I can't step back... that's tough for an adult, never mind a kid... When a parent becomes an employee of a child, they worry about getting fired, so they stop being parents in order not to get laid off.

Her career can wait. Now it should be about spending time with her kids. That's where she'll bring herself back to herself. But she's gearing up for much more time away from them while on the road. Even if she's gone for a month, the growth of those boys during that period is significant. She won't see that and will really miss that.

Those are moments she's not going to get back."

I must say after I heard Wade left the tour, I started to wonder. I'm so heartbroken.

THE TRUE MISTRESS IN BIGGY'S LIFE SPEAKS

“Me and Faith had words and we definitely had our little moments but we never had any physical altercations. It wasn’t anything totally disrespectful. When B.I.G. passed, I called Faith and gave my condolences to her children because I thought that was the right thing to do. She knew about me and I knew that B.I.G. still had feelings for her. They were going through a separation, a divorce. The problem that comes is that Lil Kim made it seem like she had a relationship with B.I.G. that they really didn’t have,” Baltimore said about her relationship with Biggie’s wife Faith Evans. Charli went on to talk about Biggie’s “wannabe” girlfriend Lil Kim.

“Kim goes out of her [Faith Evans] way to say she was B.I.G.’s girl. No, Kim wasn’t his girl! Straight up! She wasn’t! She benefited from the situation because she became Lil Kim. She has a career and she’s grateful to a n*gga for helping her in that aspect, but she was never his girl!”

“Kim… I don’t know what the hell she thought or maybe she’s delusional as to what B.I.G. and her had going on. I don’t know,” Baltimore added.

Charli remembered a crazy situation that happened at B.I.G.’s funeral. “I remember being at the funeral and Lil Kim fell out on the floor and I was just like ‘Yo! What the fuck!’ Like, Faith was up there singing and she was very composed and very respectful. And here goes Lil Kim on the floor and she starts rolling around on the floor! I was like ‘What the fuck is going on?’”

Furthermore Baltimore cleared up rumors of her having a romantic relationship with Jay-Z.

“There should never be a point where one person is putting in 60% and the other person is putting in 150%. That goes with any kind of relationship. I don’t know how Jay is now, but back then, I felt as though Jay was all about Jay.

QUOTE OF THE DAY:: Polow Da Dizzzon

[ON WORKING WITH CIARA]

Ciara's upcoming album, Fantasy Ride, may feature a slew of hitmaking producers, including Tricky Stewart (Rihanna's "Umbrella"), Danjahandz (Britney Spears' "Gimme More") and Missy Elliott (Jazmine Sullivan's "Need U Bad"). But according to Polow Da Don, only he and CiCi have something special enough to become the new Aaliyah and Timbaland.

"We both came up and were raised in the same camp," Polow explained to MTV News. "We've known each other for a long time. We actually just have this natural chemistry that I don't even have with some of my own artists.

"I understand her and I understand what she should be doing," the producer added. "I look at it like this: When I work with her, I'm a fan, and this is what I want her to be doing."......................................................................

"Hard midtempo is back," Polow said. "Where dudes can ride around in their cars and listen to R&B and not feel like a girl. ['Never Ever'] is hard like a rap record, and that's why Jeezy had no problem jumping on it — 'cause it's hard.

"And one thing people do say about when I work with Ciara is that I make her sound better than ever," he continued. "I make her sound like a vocalist versus the other stuff she may do that's more performance, where she can get on the dance floor. It's kind of the same thing with Aaliyah. She may not have been the best singer, but her voice was so unique and her sound — she had her own lane, and I think Ciara is like that same thing."

Polow trying to get Aaliyah stans mad. He didn't say anything wrong but you know we need no reason...

THE FRUITCAKE DIARIES

[NEYO ON LIVING SO CLOSE TO JEEZY IN ATL]

“Just chillin’ one day, I was like, ‘Is that… Jeezy?’ I hit him up: ‘Yo, you probably shouldn’t walk around naked - I can see you.”

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Nene

“The recent rumors alleging that my family faced an eviction are a huge misunderstanding and grossly inaccurate. I am truly blessed to enjoy a wonderful life and lifestyle. We have indeed moved to another home, but we did so on our own free will. We live in an absolutely beautiful home and we are fortunate to be able to live in the place of our choice. Unfortunately, there are many families who are facing real foreclosures and real evictions. That is not and never was the case with us. I know where we live and how we live, and for those blessings I am humbly thankful. It is disappointing that many members of the media have chosen to report gossip instead of news. Without wasting time on the details, the only thing I will say is that we were NOT evicted. Everybody knows that I like to be honest, real and upfront. If something was wrong, I would tell you! Thank you for your well wishes. However, please know that my family continues to be abundantly blessed, and that Miss NeNe has not skipped a beat!”

whomp whomp!!!

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Gaga

[GAGA DOESN'T TAKE CHRISTINA'S BATE IN RESPONSE TO CHRISTINA CALLING HER A SHEMALE]

I’m not offended by it. But I love my gay fans so much because they always run to my rescue and are so sweet to defend me. But truthfully, I’m not offended by it. I talk endlessly in my interviews about David Bowie and Grace Jones, and how much they both have inspired my work and my fashion. And they’re both extremely androgynous and have a lot of enigmatic imagery. Stuff that is provocative and crosses sexual boundaries. So, for me, it’s a creative decision with my fashion to be androgynous and scary, so I wasn’t really offended by it, as much as everyone thought I would be.

BRITNEY SPEAKS

[ON IF SHE THINKS SHE LOST HER CHILDHOOD]

only did the [Micky Mouse]show for two years, and for six months out of each year I was at home all the time. I had a wonderful childhood I was probably in my tenth year of school when I left to record my album - so I did the whole prom thing and played on the basketball team. There are some kids in show business who are always in New York and constantly going to audition, but I was fortunate it wasn’t like that for me.

[ON WHY SHE NEVER ACCEPTED THE ROLE MODEL TITLE]

Because I make mistakes. If I do something wrong, I don’t want teenagers to feel like they should go out and do that as well. If you’re a role model, that’s what happens. I'm human.

[I'd rather insipre people] If they have some talent, whether it be singing, dancing, acting or whatever, and God has given them that gift then they should go for it and let the world see it.

[BEST GIFT FROM JUSTIN]

For my birthday, he gave me a diamond music box that I wore around my neck. When you open it, there’s a diamond pink bee. It’s very pretty.

[HOW SHE WOULD WANT TO BE REMEMBERED]

That I was just able to put a smile on people’s faces. That saw me in a movie and they left the movie theater feeling good, or they saw me dancing and it inspired them.

[ON HER MARRIAGE]

"I think I married for all the wrong reasons...Instead of following my heart and, like, doing something that made me really happy. I just did it because ... for just, like, the idea of everything."

QUOTE OF THE DAY: It's the Kid

[ON ALBUM PUSH BACK]

"I decided to push the record back because I have so much more that I want to offer the public as a part of my presentation before I get to actually releasing it," 50 said.

"In hip-hop music the big bang comes the first week," he explained. "If you set a stronger impression out in the front you can actually win big because people understand that its good enough for them to go out and get it. Hip-Hop artists don't make it to single four if their project isn't successful. They have to hit with the first record."

"This record, 'Get Up' is actually performing better at radio than 'I Get Money,' than records that I felt like was dead right," he said. "So I gotta say that I'm in a good space. I'm just not in a hurry to actually put the record out. I want it to be perfect."

Negroes may disagree because it's getting more play on crossover as oppose to "I Get Money" which mainly got play on urban....but he's right it is climbing the charts.
[ON DONALD TRUMP SAYING HIS REALITY SHOW WILL FAIL BECAUSE HE'S COPYING HIM]

"I sat and I thought about what he said and I was like you know what is he crazy talking about my show ain't gonna be as successful? If you check the ratings right now I'm the number one television show on MTV, " 50 boasted. "But then I thought about it and I said he's right, I'm not Donald Trump so I'm fine with his statements. He's still a friend of mine."

THE DONALD IS NOT PLEASED

“I’m in many, many rappers songs. And I know them. 50 Cent is sort of a friend of mine. I mean, he likes me. He just did a show. It was a copy of ‘The Apprentice.’ It will fail because he’s not Trump, but he’s actually a nice guy. And P. Diddy did a show which, by the way, I think bombed, but it was a copy. I wrote him a little note, ‘Good luck with the copy.’”

And on Barack Obama winning even though he supported McCain:

“McCain, really, that was almost an impossible situation. Bush has been so bad, maybe the worst president in the history of this country. He has been so incompetent, so bad, so evil that I don’t think any Republican could have won. Bring back Dwight Eisenhower maybe. [McCain] really had an uphill fight. I think he has a chance to go down as a great president. Now, if he’s not a great president, this country is in serious trouble. Since 1929, we have not gone through what we’re going through right now so he doesn’t really have a choice but to be a great president. And by the way, if he’s not a great president, we’re in serious trouble.”

FYI - we agree Diddy & 50’s shows were NO

QUOTE(s) OF THE DAY

[ON HAVING KIDS

"I want to have kids," he tells PEOPLE. "But I want to have the right girl too – someone who really cares about me."

[ON MEETING WOMEN]

"When I'm in a club, girls are super-calculating, planning every step," he says.

[ON LOSING HIS MOM]

"It's lonely at the top," .... "Losing my mom, having no woman in my life to support me – I feel like I'm on my own and can only express it through my music."

"She influenced me to do exactly what I want to do," he explained. "With my mom's passing, I learned that ... you can't let people box you in. You gotta do what you want to do."

It's a subject that, for a long time, was too sensitive to discuss. "I didn't do any interviews after my mom passed, I wasn't ready to speak about [it]," he said. "Now I'd rather talk it through than commit suicide. I'm super devastated."

Cruelly, the rapper blames himself – or more specifically, his fame – for her death. "I feel like I moved to California, then my mom moved to California, and she did stuff she wouldn't have done if we'd stayed in Chicago," he said. "If I'd never made it in the music business, it never would've happened."

[ON FAME]

And fame has brought complications to his own life. "I'm an alien. The only place I can be alone is my hotel room – I can't even go to the grocery store," West added. "But don't feel sorry for me – I just did a shoot for Louis Vuitton. Don't worry about me, I'll be okay in the end."

CIARA PIC FOR WHILIMENA MODELS...AND QUOTE OF THE DAY

[In a recent interview from rehersal studios in ATL on November 5th]

I’ve just been feeling this sense of pride, like for days now…Not just because of the history of the first black president — but because I just believe he will be a great president. Black people didn’t just vote for him, all ethnicities did. And I think that’s because Barack Obama sees us all as one. All Americans.

“I didn’t cry last night when I was watching his speech, but when I was driving here to rehearsal today, they were playing it on the radio with [contemporary gospel singer] Marvin Sapp’s ‘Never Would Have Made It’ underneath, and I just started boo-hooing.

MARIAH SAYS NO SEX WITH NICK UNTIL MARRIAGE

“It’s not that we had NO intimacy, we just didn’t have complete intimacy. It’s just me, and my feelings. I definitely don’t want to push it on anybody else. But we both have similar beliefs, and I just thought that it would be so much more special if we waited until after we were married. And it was, and it still is.”

She has to be the funniest person ever.