Posted on May 9, 2008 by Natasha
CANDID FAB: Ashanti, Nelly, Janet, Halle, & Other Folks
Ashanti was spotted arriving to and leaving the MTV Upfronts session at the MTV studios in NY yesterday:
Looking absolutely fabulous in this black and white D&G dress. The shoes are hot too.
And she and Nelly were spotted getting their cute couple on at a private dinner a few nights ago. Loves the whole look.
More pics when you read the rest…
Unlike Foxy, chick can pull off the hot pink glossy color.
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Cute shoes.
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Janet was spotted leaving Katsuya restaurant sans J.D.last night in L.A.:
Somebody looks pissy about the paparazzi.
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YBF folks came out to the TIME 100 Influential People event last night:
Tyler Perry and Keenan Thompson were there. I wonder why Tyler never seems to bring his live in girlfriend of 3 years he says he has to any events. Just wondering…
Chris and Malaak Rock were there.
So was Gayle in a nice tangerine dress.
Mariah performed:
And was extra cozy with her new hubby Nick.
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This must be Halle’s fave dress. She was spotted shopping around the Hills yesterday.
Stay tuned!
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oh Lord am I 1st?
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1st
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2nd
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2nd!
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Wow loving ashanti’s shoes, but I am really bothered by the cruella deville weave tracks, they kind of look dry
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Ashanti and Nelly look so cute together.
Mariah looks nice actually. Congrats to the newlyweds! No need for ill wishes. They seem happy… Life is too short.
Gail King needs new hair ASAP!
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Damnit…4th!
Still top 5!
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I can’t get past the foolery of Nick and Mariah! lmao…they look silly!
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I love Ashanti’s shoes but I am really bothered by the blond cruella deville streks, they look so damn dry….
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3rd!! Nick Cannon looks out of place
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Oh, I am NOT even mad at Ashanti. Okay girl!
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Mariah’s dress and mic are too much! I love Ashanti’s black and white dress.
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Nick Cannon and Mariah really look nice together. Haley Berry is pretty in the face, but a barrel in the waist. I wonder if Gale and Oprah are going to appear in the book “Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry–from Music to Hollywood”.
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Ok, now that I actually looked at the pictures everyone looks great. I think Ashanti and Nelly make a cute couple, but didn’t they break up? I thought that was the reason for her new video. I really like the video, I love that show snapped.
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Someone please tell Mariah she needs to dress appropriate for the event. For her to be so beautiful, she dresses totally inappropriate.
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NICK AND MARIAH LOOK VERY HAPPY…I WISH THEM BOTH THE BEST. ASHANTI LOOKS FIERCE…I WANT TO STEAL THOSE SHOES. LIVE AND ENJOY LIFE. IT GOES BY TOO FAST.
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Ashanti is looking really good in those photos. Making me wanna step up my work out game!!!
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Black Folks workin it for Time’s 100!! Loves it
Ashanti’s hair and make-up is never quite right.
I can’t even fathom the shenanigans that is Nick and Mariah!
Go Janet!!
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What is Malaak wearing? Is that a house coat?
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Nick actually looks half decent when he isnt cheezing to wide and crazy.
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Minus the pink Wet ‘N Wild, Ashanti looks great!
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Tyler Perry’s gay. Next.
Mariah poses like she ain’t married to the lame. Look.
Gail can get it…for cash, check, or money order.
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Oh, and weeeeee know why Tyler doesnt walk with his live-in lover. Whatev Tyler.
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Ashanti and Nelly are the hottest couple out of them all they seem so real and don’t care about anyone. Does anyone notice Mariah’s smile she looks so happy.
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Now that Mariah is married, can she cover herself up? Well, I guess she doesn’t need to since Nick Cannon was quoted as saying that, “they are both eternally 12 years-old.” If that’s the case, puberty is right around the corner. What a mess. He really does look like part of her entourage….like he should be carrying her purse or her dog or something.
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These are not Nick Cannon typical events. He is the silly guy at the club….now he has to do big boy things like go to formal functions wearing a tux. He’ll adapt.
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B wrote:
Uhhhhh…what kind of s#*t is that to say? She just had a baby last month, you insensitive ass!
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Everybody looks great. Love Ashanti and Nelly together. That’s a good look for Gayle. I haven’t liked many dresses I’ve seen her wear in the past. Nick & Mariah are growining on me…if she likes it then I love it.
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I dont like Ashanti’s blonde highlights but chic is fab unlike that hoochie of a sister.
I hope this MC/Nick cannon fiasco doesnt spread to JD and Ashanti!
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i just cant believe that nariah-ish .. that tattoo is just too big
ashanti looks cool but am i the only one that hates her hair with the highlights ? still loves her though
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Marcus X wrote:
No Mariah poses that way because she has said that is her best angle, notice she’s always turned to that side in performances, interviews and videos she says she looks better from her left side, crazy right lol
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Dont like Ashanti and the hot pink lipstick or Janet and that raggedy a$$ ponytail!
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LSU Gyrl wrote:
preach on my sister ! LOL
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Ashanti and Nelly look real cute. ashanti looks good in the pink lip gloss but when she puts on the reddish, plum coloured lipstick/gloss it seems to much. her dress is Fabulous indeed though. bet you jah rule still mad look at ashanti at all these events, still goin on strong with hit singles and he in the back audience still recoverin from 50’s blow to his career.
love janet- hate her pencilled in eyebrows. grow them and thread wax tweeze anything but the damn pencil.
love the rocks.
after seeing the last post of mariah i thought she stepped her dress game up and was gonna start lookin classy and age appropriate. she is really stuck in the twilight zone swearin she in her mid twenties. she needs to quit. nice dress but notfor her, orwould be if it was an off tme and she wasn’t walkin around next to naked everytime
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please please please - watch tonight..
I love Ashanti!
BET’s 2008 Mother’s day special is a tribute by some of our most talented artist to the women that raised them. It’s an intimate look into the lives of these celebrities as they introduce the most inspirational person in their lives. Through humorous stories, shared pictures, home video from the family vault, memories and words of wisdom we explore the unbreakable bond between mother and child. Ashanti will be on the show thanking her momanger, Tina Douglas. Other appearances on the show include Wyclef Jean, Ray-J, and Cherish. The show airs tonight, May 9th (BET) at 7:30PM.
Ashanti will also debut a song titled “Mother” from her upcoming album “The Declaration” (which hits stores June 3rd!) on the show!
Make sure you have your DVR / VCR / TiVO set! You won’t want to miss a single minute of it!
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Just because Tyler’s not photographed with his girl doesn’t mean she wasn’t there…I have no idea what his status is, but I can’t stand when people make innuendos about other people’s orientation. Even if he is gay, let’s not treat it like it would be the news of the century…half of Hollywood is probably on the down low or in open relationships…
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my truth is truth wrote:
I think that was just her dress for the performance. Both post pics are from the same night.
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LP wrote:
If he wants to stay on the A-List he better adapt.
Ashanti shoes are fab.
Gayle actually look decent for once.
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Everyone looks fab! Love Ashanti and Mariah.
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I wish Gail would get a new hairstyle. I do like her dress though.
Ashanti - the pink lipstick and the hightlight have got to go.
Not feeling Janets outfit.
Halle is dressed down and she still stands out.
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I love Ashanti’s shoes in both pics! Matter of fact, I love her whole ensemble in both pics! She is killing it right now! She looks sexy and classy at the same time! Now, I don’t like her hair at all, no ma’am, or the pink/red lip color for that matter
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LP wrote:
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I like the black/white dress and shoes.
I like the tangerine dress.
Wait minute, If Tyler has a live-in girlfriend why was he dating Tyra Banks?
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Cause Tyler is a homosexual…Only when the chatter begins to get uncontrollable about his preference will the public see this LT girlfriend, stay tuned for that! LOL.
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Mariah definitely has a glow about her. Congratulations to her and Nick. People said Bobby and Whitney wouldn’t last past six months and they ended up lasting 14 years so anything is possible.
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Lately, I’ve been feeling Ashanti, the look,the songs, her swagg… I’m feelin her…
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BooKitty wrote:
Thank you!
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LP wrote:
I’d adapt quickly if i was him. cuz he goin be livin the life. dont care what anyone says that guy is a pimp. not only did marry mariah carey after spittin game to her on her video shoot in only 2months he got her to not to make him sign a pre nup all at the expense of sayin i do and givin her an old rong he kept in the vault from his time with selita which i remind you was like yesterday. i dont care how much in love with someone you are when you have that many millions to loose and it has been such a short romance. in the words of donald trump who talks from experience sign a damn pre nup. and if they love you and it’s not for the money or fame that they will sign it. how many holly wood couples get married on love and fall apart maybe even 10 uears later with half there hard work earnings gone because of it. britney paul mc carney. countless names and marriage isn’t based on love alone that is just part of it. im happy for her but she should have atleast made him sign a pre nup in case this love was just the honey moon period of every new relationship. 2 months isnt even time to know a persons bad habits, living arrangements, life styles and all the good, bad and ugly that can either make or break a marriage.
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Nobody looks good in that pink lipstick…not even white women wear that color…so why do black women think it’s cute…?????
But the shoes ow lawdy those white shoes with the peep toe in the second photo where she’s got on the black dress…..
Where do I get those!!!!????????
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love Ashanti and Nelly. too cute. wish she’d stick to light lip gloss or that pink and stop messin with that plum purple/reddish whateve thing she keeps puttin on and go a bit more lioghter on the fake up. she still fab though and that dress is SELL OFF. fabulous indeed. Nelly gain mad weight but still fine as hell but now he got that foot ball player physique.
Love the rocks.
Love janet wish she’d go easy on the eye brow pencil. or grow her shit out and start thread, pluck , wax it to her liking insteadof that drawing on her face.
oh and by the last post i thought maria finally got the classy dress style down pact and stopped this mid twenties style dressing that she has to rock on each and every occasion. guess i was wrong and to make matters worse her man is young so now she’s gonna feel even more pressure to not cover up and force her 40ish next to naked body on us just because we love her enough to wanna hear her music and see whats she’s going on with. she needs to quit classy, sophisticated is the key when rising in age. that last post she look great she probably would have look great if this was an off shot and she wasn’t dress like this even to go to the corner store
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Nick Cannon was already somebody before he hooked up with Mariah. He has been to many formal events before. He got his own money, he don’t need to live off no Mariah.
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i am feeling ashanti too.. maybe because the song the way that i love you.. but that chick def stepped up her A game… also, maybe i am just tired of all the other rb chicks out..
also, mariah looks good… she seems so happy. i have a really good friend who met her husband and in one month they got married.. they have a son and a nice house.. they been married for five years… also, he is so so so good to her.. so it can work
Janet looks a hot trolly mess…. she needs to sit her old ass down somewhere.. she can never have success like “janet” “rhytmn nation” all 4 you” and “control”. i dont know why old divas always have to be in the spotlight, go give JD a kid and just chill out ma
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wow tyler perry is such a good black man gone to waste..i will marry u tyler!
loves mariahs dress!
natasha u still didnt tell me what “they need more people” means?
chris rock and his wife look homely and crusty
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Ashanti is killing ‘em! Loves the classy lady looks…sans the hair and lip color
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umm what happened to my comment?
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1. What’s wrong with wishing people the best … Marriage is already so hard, so if people take the plunge, just wish them well. Life’s too damn short.
2. It’s not like Nick is doing so bad in the finance department… do the research.
3. When he was engaged to the VS model, people weren’t so mad about it.
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A bedazzeld microphone and stand MiMi?? Overload to the fullest. I am forcefeeding myself the truth surrounding their marriage, somebody pinch my azz.
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Lola Am wrote:
YEP YEP I AGREE.. AND YES TO THAT OBAMA PIN PHOTO!!
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my truth is truth wrote:
ur an idiot if u believe that mariah didn’t have nick sign a prenup! as for ring, look closely, they are VERY similar, BUT NOT THE SAME RING. nick is many things, but he doesn’t reek as tacky enough to re-give an engagement ring. i am extremely happy for her—happy that she has found the one for her.
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DID ANYONE NOTICE SHANTI WAS ORIG WEARING THE ALL BLACK PUMPS THEN CHANGE INTO THE BLACK & WHITE PEEP TOES? STRIAGHT DIVA MOVE, LOVES ALL THREE DAYUM SHOES!
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Martinique_fr wrote:
My sentiments exactly on th Gail King comment. She has too much money for that same tired a$$ hair.
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My people are looking good!
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mariah and cannon seem real I love it!!!
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Ashanti looks so cute. I love both of her outfits and those shoes in that 2nd pic with Nelly are fire.
Janet looks like she doesn’t want to be bothered. That’s understandable. LOL.
Mariah looks great, but I think she should switch her style up a bit. Look more elegant. Esepcially at the event she was performing in.
I’ll continue to support Tyler Perry, but I really think he needs to venture into better plots in his movies instead of these predictable “black woman in distress and she suddenly finds a man” films. He needs to think outside the box, because his movies are getting tired. Even if Madea is starring in them. I’m sorry but it’s true. I think he can do better. He needs to desperately fix his show “House of Payne” too. That show is not funny at all. It’s only laughable because it’s bad not because of the “comedy”.
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Mariah and Nick look so happy together. I am happy that someone has found love. She is positively glowing. Only unhappy haters would wish someone ill will during such a blessed occassion. I guess if she was just sleeping around with Nick without marrying him, you would feel better. Get a grip! The Lord ordains marriage and blesses it. You be so lucky. Good luck to Mariah and her new husband.
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Ashanti looks fab! Her and Nelly are sooo cute together! Its adorable!
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Correction: ” You should be so lucky”
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mariah looks very happy despite of all that has been said, malaak rock looks nice and ashanti and nelly are sooooo cute together she has really been looking good lately she looks so much like her mama…and yes she can pull of the pink shade of lipstick….oh and gayle i loved the dress that color looked fab on her, janet didnt look so happy in those pics, and i admire the way mariah always have a smile on her face all the time (well in front of the camera)
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Mee wrote:
Better than a barrell in the face and a pretty waist…geez. She just had a baby for christ’s sake. Right. What kind of chit is that to say.
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Mee wrote:
LMAO, tooo funny..wrong but funny..
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LSU Gyrl wrote:
Personally, I wondering if she had to let your make-up artist go or if she hired a cheap one!
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UUMM. I HATE THE LIP COLOR AND TOE POLISH ON NELLY’S JUMP OFF… AND I LOVE TYLER P. BUT HE IS SOOOO SUSPECT…LOL…..
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Brittany wrote:
Me too! I feel like jogging in place right now after looking at those pics!
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Just Nikki wrote:
I hate the lip color on her…let’s save the hot pinks for Paris Hilton! And her eyelashes look God-awful as well as the eye shadow in general. On top of all of that, her hair looks DRY as hell and I hate those blonde clip-ins that she’s been rocking for the last 6 months…those belong to Paris Hilton too! I do like the dress and shoes though. LOL.
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Probably the only dress that fits Halle
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Ashanti- ehhh, she looks okay, not feeling the black and white shoes, the highlights or the lip stick…but her body is looking good, she needs to get her sis on that work-out program!
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I like Gail’s look
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Nadia wrote:
dang thats mean..again she just had a baby. do u have children?
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I hate the lip color on Ashanti…let’s save the hot pinks for Paris Hilton! And her eyelashes look God-awful as well as the eye shadow in general. On top of all of that, her hair looks DRY as hell and I hate those blonde clip-ins that she’s been rocking for the last 6 months…those belong to Paris Hilton too! With all that baby oil on her arms and legs, she couldn’t NAN drop on her hair??? I do like the dress and shoes though. LOL.
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I hate the lip color on Ashanti…let’s save the hot pinks for Paris Hilton! And her eyelashes look God-awful as well as the eye shadow in general. On top of all of that, her hair looks DRY as hell and I hate those blond clip-ins that she’s been rocking for the last 6 months…those belong to Paris Hilton too! With all that baby oil on her arms and legs, she couldn’t NAN drop on her hair??? I do like the dress and shoes though.
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Duh! She just had a baby! Ya’ll kill me!
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Ashanti looks BEAUTIFUL. really cant wait for the album out June 3rd!! everyone go cop that one. its going to be HOT. also check out the new Ashanti tool! you can customize ashanti’s video and send it to your CHEATING ex-significant others! LMAO
go to:
thewaythatiloveyou.com
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loving ashanti look…
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kenfan4life wrote:
thats why these celebrities are under so much pressure to be thin, and go under the knife because the insensitive fools think there un human and were born and should always be perfect
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Blessed 1 wrote:
lets see how she feels if this doesn’t work out and half her earnings are gone. reality is divorce rate is at an all time high. happy she married but i still say she should have made him sign the prenup.
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now should Ashanti nail, toe & lip color all match? Chick has been working it out as of late & her trainer looks like he/she is bustn her ass. Same w/ Halle…that belly has gone down significantly in recent weeks, and i must say she’ll be back by JUNE. lol Gail looks nice. However the dam ‘Chronicls of NARIAH’ are just too overwhelming already.
& is it me or does Malaak have that bobble head? maybe its the hair IDK
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soulkat wrote:
Actually your an idiot because he did not sign a pre nup firstly. her marriage details are all over, so like i said i thought she’d be smart to sign one. how many wedding rings are out there that are beautiful why by the same one or one that looks dead stamp like the one he bought for his last fiancee whateve. im happy for her too just wish she made him sign a pre nup. she said herself that he didn’t sign one. even natasha had it on a post although i heard it other places as well so bark up my tree when you know your shit. aint nobody knockin the marriage just no pre nup wrong move dat
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Blessed 1 wrote: