CELEBRITY CENTRAL JANET JACKSON

1974 April 09 Vegas Showgirl The youngest of the nine Jackson offspring – Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, LaToya, Marlon, Michael, and Randy – Janet makes her show business debut at age 7 with her famous family in their Vegas live show, a routine attraction at the old MGM (now Bally's) casino. 1977 November 09 Good (TV) Times Jackson joins the cast of Good Times in its fifth season, making her acting debut as abused neighbor Penny Gordon. She goes on to play Willis' girlfriend Charlene for 11 episodes of Diff'rent Strokes from 1982-84 and appears in the dance-school drama Fame for one season in 1984. 1981 November 30 Sing It, Girl Urged by her manager/father, Joe, to give up acting and start singing again, Jackson signs with A&M Records and releases her first album, Janet Jackson, an eight-song collection of sugary dance tracks. While the album produces three Billboard Top 20 R&B singles, it's mostly forgettable, especially when compared to her late brother Michael's bestselling album Thri 1984 September Rhythm of the Night After briefly dating James DeBarge of the R&B group DeBarge, Jackson elopes with the singer. Under pressure from her family, her marriage is annulled less than a year later. In 2005 DeBarge's brother, Young, claims that the couple were parents of an 18-year-old girl they sent to live with Jackson's sister Rebbie. Jackson responds to PEOPLE: "I do not have a child, and all allegations saying so are false." 1985 November 30 Taking Charge With the release of her third album, Control, Jackson steps out of her family's shadow, creating her own identity with five Top 5 hits including the No. 1 "When I Think of You." Control, which receives a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year, marks her first collaboration with Minneapolis producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who were specifically told beforehand by Joe Jackson that "I don't want my daughter sounding like Prince." 1988 November 30 Janet Nation With a more socially conscious tone, Jackson releases Rhythm Nation 1814, which spawns four No. 1 singles. With a combined 12 Top 5 singles from her past two albums, Jackson surpasses her late brother Michael's record of 10 from his Thriller and Bad recordings. 1991 March Price of Fame With several labels courting her, Jackson signs the biggest contract in recording history, agreeing to a reported $50 million for three to five albums with Virgin Records. Her late brother Michael dwarfs that figure nine days later when he inks a $65-million-plus deal with Sony. Janet Jackson March 31 Mrs. Elizondo Jackson quietly marries dancer/songwriter Rene Elizondo, Jr., 28, a fact that doesn't become public until Elizondo files for divorce in May 2000. "They were one of the greatest teams in pop music," says Jackson family biographer J. Randy Taraborelli, "and we didn't even know they were married." The two share songwriting credits on virtually all of her albums since Rhythm Nation 1814. "People in this industry don't get a fair chance with some things, especially marriage," Jackson tells USA Today. "I wanted to have as normal a marriage as possible." After a long legal battle, their divorce is finalized in Oct. 2003. 1993 May 18 Janet Gets Sexy Seductive song themes and lyrics on Jackson's janet. album reveal a new side of the singer. It becomes her most commercially successful album yet and sells nearly seven million copies. EW says, "janet. wants the world to see Jackson as not just a cherubic pop star but a confident, self-sufficient, and sexy grown-up July 23 Poetry in Motion Cast as an inner-city poetry-writing hairdresser, Jackson appears alongside rapper Tupac Shakur in Poetic Justice. While she receives mixed reviews, there is controversy on the set when Shakur says that Jackson asked him to take an AIDS test before shooting a kissing scene, a charge she denies. It will be another seven years before she returns to the big screen in 2000's Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. September Nice Handiwork In one of the most iconic covers in the magazine's history, Rolling Stone features a topless Jackson (hands courtesy of husband Elizondo), along with a headline that proclaims "Janet Jackson: The Joy of Sex." Among the story's revelations: "Sex isn't just fire and heat, it's natural beauty," she tells the magazine. "Good sex is also linked with losing yourself, releasing, using your body to get out of your body. 1995 June Sibling Revelry In their first collaboration since she sang backup on Thriller's "P.Y.T.," Jackson and her late brother Michael team up for the angry rocker "Scream," the first single from his HIStory album. The video for the single costs $7 million to produce, making it the most expensive undertaking of its kind. The big budget will pay off the following year when "Scream" wins a Grammy for Best Short Form Video. 1997 October 07 The Velvet Rope Jackson releases her most introspective album to date, The Velvet Rope, citing depression as a factor in the recording process. "That was a tough album to make for her," producer Jimmy Jam says to EW. "You feel like the walls are closing in on you, and you can't escape," Jackson says to the magazine. "That was happening to me during Velvet Rope, and I just felt like there was no way out." 2002 July Janet's Public Squeeze Jackson starts dating hip-hop producer Jermaine Dupri. "I've never had anyone who looks at me and just loves me," she tells GIANT in 2006, "and he's the only one I've ever even thought about having kids with." In 2009, they reportedly split. 2004 February 01 Super Bowl Shudder In the incident that puts the term "wardrobe malfunction" in the national consciousness, Jackson performs with Timberlake at halftime for Super Bowl XXXVIII in front of more than 100 million television viewers. At the end of their live duet, Timberlake rips part of Jackson's top off, exposing her right breast, which is partially covered by a starburst-shaped decoration and piercing. While both performers maintain the exposure was unintentional, the public reaction is intense, and Jackson withdraws from the following Sunday's Grammy Awards ceremony. March 29 After the Exposure Giving her first interview since the Super Bowl incident, Jackson appears on Late Night With David Letterman, telling him, "Dave, you're going to make me relive this. I want to put all that behind me." But in order to promote her new album, Damita Jo, Jackson endures the publicity tour, but it doesn't help record sales. The album, which sells three million copies worldwide, is Jackson's lowest-charting since 1984's Dream Street. 2006 September Losing It Jackson drops a reported 60 pounds, crediting the dramatic shape-shifting to a regimen of healthy eating and hardcore workouts. "I could not believe how big I was, how heavy I really was," the singer, 40, tells TV's Extra, in an interview promoting her new album 20 Y.O. "I would see myself in the mirror, but I wouldn't look too often. I didn't want to get used to that image." 2007 October 12 Back in Action After seven years away from the big screen, Jackson returns to acting – which she calls her first true love – with a starring role in writer-director Tyler Perry's box-office hit, Why Did I Get Married?. "She dispelled every myth I had about megasuperstars," Perry tells EW of the humble star, who returns for the 2010 sequel. "It was a lovefest." 2008 February 26 Janet's Discipline After debuting her dance track, "Feedback," in late 2007, Jackson releases her latest album, Discipline. Rolling Stone raves, "All the amateur competition should just pack up their Webcams and go home." The best thing about her album? "It makes me want to dance and that's the nice thing," Jackson says. Fans agree, helping it debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart, selling 181,000 copies. 2009 June 25 Saying Goodbye to Michael Jackson's older brother Michael dies in L.A. after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest in his home. He was 50 years old. Only three days after his death, Jackson bravely makes an appearance with her father Joe at the BET Awards to speak on behalf of her family. "My entire family wanted to be here tonight but it was too painful," she says. "To you, Michael is an icon. To us, Michael is family. He will forever live in all of hearts." 2010 May Janet's Mystery Man A year after her split from longtime boyfriend Jermaine Dupri, the always-private Jackson steps out in London with a new man, Wissam Al Mana – a Qatari businessman who is nearly 10 years her junior. The pair heat things up with a romantic Italian getaway in Sardinia in July and a stylish trip to Paris Fashion Week in September. November 05 A 'Color'-Coded Message Jackson joins a star-studded cast that includes Whoopi Goldberg, Kerry Washington and Thandie Newton for Tyler Perry's adaptation of Ntozake Shange's 1975 poetic play, For Colored Girls. "Tyler's a very profound person and writer, and I think he's done a wonderful job," Jackson tells the Wall Street Journal of bringing the ambitious project to the big screen. 2011 December Off the Scale After years of yo-yo dieting, Jackson is finally at a desirable size, she says thanks to NutriSystem. "It works, point blank," the newbie spokesperson tells PEOPLE. "You don't have to starve yourself getting there." But there's one thing she will never do: step on a scale. "I don't think [it's] healthy. You're setting yourself up to fail and women's bodies fluctuate every month –certain time of the month in particular – we bloat a great deal," Jackson says. 2013 February Secretly Wed Jackson and Al Mana reveal they wed in 2012, telling ETOnline in a joint statement, "We were married in a quiet, private, and beautiful ceremony. Our wedding gifts to one another were contributions to our respective favourite children's charities." The marriage is the second that the singer initially kept a secret.

All Saints reunite, and Backstreet's Back! Exciting new UK tour announced

They were one of the most successful pop groups of the 90s with a string of top ten hits and albums. Now, All Saints are set to return to the spotlight with the announcement they will join the Backstreet Boys in a special UK tour. The quartet — Shaznay Lewis, Melanie Blatt, Natalie and Nicole Appleton — will make a guest appearance when the US boyband play five headline dates across the UK and Ireland next year. "We are really looking forward to performing together as special guests of the Backstreet Boys," All Saints said in a statement. "The Backstreet Boys are a great band, so it's an honour. We're singing a lot of big songs like Never Ever and Pure Shores, which will be amazing. We can't wait!" The Backstreet Boys are heading across the Atlantic in 2014 in support of their recent album, In a World Like This. "Last time we were in the UK, we were living in a house together recording our album, which was incredible," said the chart-toppers — AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell. "Our last UK show were with NKOTB (New Kids on the Block) and we had a fantastic time — the reaction was out of this world. We can't wait to come back and blow you away with our own full headline show. "We're really excited for our UK fans to see us again as a five-piece. The original Backstreet's back!" The shows will start at Birmingham's LG Arena on March 26 and finish at Manchester's Phones 4 U Arena on 5 April. Inbetween, the two groups will perform at Dublin's O2 Arena (1 April), the Hydro in Glasgow (3 April) and the London O2 Arena (4 April). Tickets go on sale from 9am on 22 November

Quote Of The Week: When Things Are Down You Lose Your Friends----Paul Play Dairo

“There were some who said and did things that made me say ‘Oh, even you too’, but you know it is part of life that when things are down you lose your friends. Right now, I am not afraid of anything. I am stronger and can take whatever life throws at me. I was taught to be scared of God, and not to depend on man because God is ultimate. You don’t have to trust man, but psyche yourself that people are close to you for one reason or quality or the other. I lost many trusted friends during my ailment and gained a few in the process.”

X Factor's Luke Friend and Nicholas McDonald on their new found fame

X Factor contestants Luke Friend and Nicholas McDonald have opened up to HELLO! Online about their new-found fame, and performing in front of millions of viewers each week. "It's weird because you always watch the show," said Scottish star Nicholas. "But you never think it's going to be you." "It's a great opportunity," agreed Luke. "Some of the others are going to go on to do great things." Boasting alumni such as One Direction and Leona Lewis, the competition has given some previous contestants international stardom. "This is just the start," said Luke. "Once we come out of here, that's not the end." If voted off, the dreadlocked contestant said it wouldn't stop him from pursuing a singing career, saying, "Maybe that's what happened in the past with contestants. That's why we never hear of them again." For Luke, being in the public eye turned a life-long dream into reality when he met his idol, soul-singer Seal. "It was one of the biggest things for me," recalled Luke. "I met someone who a couple of months ago, I was telling mum that I'd be so happy if I ever met him." As the X Factor heats up, he added, "Whatever happens, my life has changed for the better, hopefully." The pressure is certainly on for the boys, especially after losing fellow category member Sam Callahan on Sunday night. "Most of the week I'm worried in case I go out," said Nicholas. A favourite to win, he's determined to make the most out of his time on the X Factor. "I listen to everybody and soak in the experience. In the future anything they've told you could help you." Despite directly competing for the same prize, Nicholas and Luke have a strong bond. "I'm especially close to Nick because we’re both quite young," said Luke. "People think it will get tense in the house," added Nicholas. "But we're like family." Having made it this far, both boys are still amazed at the attention surrounding them. "Me and Luke 'get bombarded,'" said Nicholas. "I try to reply to as many people as I can, but it's really hard."

Femi Kuti and 2face Idibia to perform at Music Meets Runway 2013

This year’s edition of Music Meets Runway tagged – Icon Edition would definitely be an event to remember as music legends, Femi Kuti and 2Face Idibia are set to fire up the stage and thrill Music and Fashion lovers as the models strut on the runway. Grammy Award nominee, Femi Kuti, son of the Afro-beat king and pioneer, FelaKutiis one of Nigeria’s biggest exports recognized for his genre of music and collaboration with the world’s best artists- Roy Hargrove, D’Angelo, Nile Rodgers to mention but a few. Continue... Performing alongside Femi Kuti, is multiple award winning (international & local) Afro-pop icon, 2Face Idibia, a songwriter and record producer. The UN Peace ambassador has worked with musical giants such as R. Kelly, Akon, Wyclef Jean and Mary J. Blige. This will be the first time both artists will be performing on the Music Meets Runway Platform. Music Meets Runway has featured notable artists such as D’banj, Wizkid, Davido, Duncan Mighty, K-switch, Burna Boy and this year’s event will be stronger and bigger as MMR 2013 presents ICONIC Music Acts on stage. Meets Runway (MMR) has successfully showcased Nigeria’s talent in the fashion and music industry in the past years and also positioned itself as a brand that fuses Music & Fashion and also provides a platform for recognition. For more information on Music Meets Runway, Designers and tickets sales; please visit www.musicmeetsrunway.com Follow us on twitter @musicmeetrunway and Instagram @musicmeetrunway for opportunities to win tickets to this year’s event. For all press matters please email press@musicmeetsrunway.com

Jay Z and Beyonce close to breaking up? Yeah, right Star magazine

According to new reports, the pressures of touring have Jay Z and Beyonce this close to breaking up.. From Star Magazine Things seem to have taken a rocky turn for the seemingly happily married couple. Beyonce, 32, is reportedly thinking about taking a break from her marriage because she thinks Jay is being “selfish” and not putting his family first. While Beyonce was in Australia for her Mrs. Carter tour, Jay Z visited her and the two lovebirds took a mini 3-day vacation to a private resort to spend some quality time together. But apparently it was more than just a relaxing trip. "Jay Z’s early November trip to Australia was not just a family getaway, it was a last-ditch effort to keep his marriage afloat," an insider told Star. "Jay Z’s decision to tour Europe at the same time as Beyoncé is touring Australia has caused serious damage to their relationship — damage that may be ultimately prove to be irreparable.” Though the source says Bey didn’t have an issue with Jay, 43, going on tour with Justin Timberlake over the summer, she assumed that he would at least take the initiative to accompany her and their 19-month-old daughter, Blue Ivy, on tour in Australia and New Zealand – instead of going clubbing all the time. "Not only did he plan the tour without consulting her at all, but he didn’t even try to coordinate dates with her tour. She told him he was selfish." "Beyoncé has been feeling like a single mother lately — and has been letting her husband know he’s on shaky ground, and she’s using the time they spend apart as a trial separation."

Nigerian socialite Taiwo Jamani dies after attack by business partner

Nigerian socialite and business man Taiwo Jamani, 45, died yesterday November 13th about a month after he was attacked in Swords, Dublin by a business associate. 37year old Jooda Akanbi attacked Jamani with a baseball bat on October 10th in broad daylight on Main Street in the north Dublin town at about 12.20pm after an argument broke out between them. Mr, Jamani, a human resource specialist who owns Data Link Company in Dublin, suffered serious damage to his back and neck after his own friend attacked him. An eye witness told police that the two men first began shouting at each other, then they were pushing and shoving... "I think one was waiting for the other because the boot of his car was open and there were two bats in it even before the fight began. Then the man with the bat held it high over his head and brought it down hard on the other man’s head and he just slumped to the ground. It was shocking. It’s not something you expect to see,”the eye witness said. Jamani was rushed to the hospital where he finally succumbed to his injuries. He died in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin yesterday. Mr. Akanbi has been arrested for murder and is currently awaiting trial.

Sexy co-stars Damilola Adegbite and Chris Attoh in hot romance

They can like and deny it if they want but y'all know it's true. *wink*. Sexy actress Dami Adegbite is in a romantic relationship with equally sexy Ghanaian actor Chris Attoh. They dated briefly when they were both on Tinsel but broke up. Found out recently that the Flower Girl co-stars have rekindled their romance and are going really strong. Dami is currently in Ghana to spend time with Chris (pictured above at Yvonne Nelson's birthday party in Ghana two days ago) and my peeps in Ghana tell me that their public display of affection is on another level. Sexy couple!

how many of you agree with what Akon said?

Akon who is a known polygamist said in a recent interview that monogamy is not only 'stupid'; it’s 'impossible.' Read what he said below and tell us if you agree with him.. "The average guy in the world has a main girl and they got a side chick. And then they got a jumpoff. At the end of the day as a male we are natural breeders by nature. We can’t even escape it if we wanted to. Let’s say you put 1,000 guys on one corner and one bad chick walk passed. You gon’ see 1,000 heads go, ‘Damn.’ They don’t even know why they doing it. They’re natural breeders. It’s in their genes, they can’t help it. Men are put on this earth to breed and the reason why God put multiple women on this earth is for that. People are having relationships, boyfriend and girlfriend, and treating it like it’s actually marriage. You’re just dating. The whole purpose of dating is so you can date this one, and date this one, and date this one until you find out, ‘Okay, this is the person I want to spend the rest of my life with. Okay now, I commit to what’s called marriage.’ You find that one woman that supplies everything that you desire in a woman, of course that will be a motivation to stick with that one woman, but I don’t know no one woman that can satisfy every man’s one need. It’s impossible. Just like there’s no man that can satisfy a woman’s every need. Women just aren’t built to breed like that or… mate with more than one partner. Women aren’t built that way, men are.”

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Do you know that upcoming actors in Nigeria now pay to feature in movies?

I know it sounds unbelievable, but it's fact! A-list Nollywood actors & actresses get paid for featuring in movies, but if you're an unknown actor struggling to get into the movie industry, some movie producers make you pay to feature in their movies. That's the new trend now. I'm sure some Nollywood practitioners will come here to deny this but y'all know it's true. And if you don't know this already, you guys need to start investigating this. If you're looking to feature in a movie, all you need to do is pay a fee, no audition is required. For minor roles, these producers demand anything from N50k to N100k...it all depends on the role they are giving you. If you want to play a lead role it's between N500k to N1million. Waka pass people are even made to pay. The trick some of these producers use is this; they say they are not making money from these movies because people aren't buying them so can't invest all their money in it. They also say finding financiers to pay for the production of a movie is hard, so for these movies to see the light of day, every cast member has to contribute. Thing is, many are eager to pay. Several people told me that it's the girls they refer to as 'runz girls' looking for popularity that started this trend. They would offer movie producers money to feature in their movie so they can refer to themselves as actresses and now it's become a part of Nollywood. But let me state here that there are some movie producers who don't do this...not all of them demand for money. But a lot of them do. Is that OK? What's your thought on this new trend?

SHE IS SEX FUSTRATED AND SHE GOT HELP FROM A GUY LAUGH LAUGH

how can this babe be sex fustrated she has to do it in public and the guy dey feel as well well them for act

SHE IS SEX FUSTRATED AND SHE GOT HELP FROM A GUY LAUGH LAUGH

how can this babe be sex fustrated she has to do it in public and the guy dey feel as well well them for act

WONDERS SHALL NEVER END, NAKED MAN NAILS HIS BALLS TO THE GROUND

A naked Russian artist nailed his own testicles to the ground in a bizarre protest against his country's authoritarian regime. Self-styled performance artist Pyotr Pavelnsky hammered a large metal nail through his scrotum and into the cobblestones in front of Moscow's Red Square as hundreds of horrified tourists watched on. Police eventually covered him up with a blanket before removing him from the scene. He was taken to a clinic for treatment and placed under arrest. Pavelnsky has previously performed painful protests to highlight political causes. In 2011 he sewed his lips together to highlight the plight of the jailed Pussy Riot group and he later wrapped his naked body in barbed wire outside a government building in St Petersburg.

Jim Iyke Confirms Nadia Buari Is Still His BFF

Despite several reports in the media that Jim Iyke and Ghanaian actress Nadia Buari were no longer an item, the truth seems to be very much far from that. Reports had stated that the pair had gone their separate ways but Jim Iyke posted a picture of the duo in a loving embrace, captioned, At d studio wif #BFF 4 d final cut of #DiaryOfImogenBrown.#EaglePersonality. U fly where they ct reach. The Diary Of Imogen Brown is Nadia’s latest movie. Though Jim Iyke has confirmed that they are not separate, he referred to her as his BFF, an acronym for Best Friends Forever. Does that mean the

WATCH THIS LINK OF HOW THIS YOUNG BOY STOLE A BABY TO DO MONEY RITUAL BUT HE GOT CAUGHT

http://video.ak.fbcdn.net/hvideo-ak-prn2/v/1028139_10202258367081934_571773222_n.mp4?oh=fd52dead795c9afd243abc4b83d7c39c&oe=527D0651&__gda__=1383998849_2e757a4745d7f3877c0188f73023298a I PRAY GOD SAFE US AND OUR KIDS FROM PEOPLE LIKE THIS BOY AND OTHERS.

Official Statement by Mavin Records on Wande Coal's Exit

An official statement from Mavin Records regarding Wande Coal's exit from the label... It is with deep regret that we officially announce the departure of recording artist Wande Ojosipe, popularly known as Wande Coal, from Mavin Records due to irreconcilable differences. Over the past few months, Mavin Records has made a concerted move to consolidate its position in the Nigerian music industry. Mavin has pursued a renewed ethos to raise its standards of quality and professionalism to a world-class level. Wande’s vision has not aligned with ours and a few months ago all parties mutually agreed that a separation would be the best course of action. Legal parties on both sides have spent the past six months trying to reach an amicable solution in terms of musical property rights. However the decision by Wande Coal to release ‘Baby Face’ purportedly as his own material is a direct breach of intellectual property law and compelled an immediate clarification on our part. Both Mavin Records and Wande Coal have enjoyed a remarkable run in the course of their working relationship. It is unfortunate that conflicting priorities contributed to the premature curtailment of a hitherto fruitful accord. Mavin Records reaffirms its goal to constantly provide high quality music to our fans and introduce new and exciting talent into the industry. We wish Wande Coal the best of luck in all his future endeavours. Signed Management Mavin Records Ltd

Olamide thrills at Koga One Night stand, as Zayo emerges winner of Koga Open House

Fast becoming the biggest bi monthly show of the mainland; Koga One Night stand with Olamide last Saturday thrilled guests to an unforgettable experience. Performances on the night were fromOlamide, Eva, Ketchup, Jaywon and Falz. Others like Karat Kid, Timix, Splash, Flowsick, Seriki, Moses, Phenom, Qdotand the top six finalists from Koga Open House Competition; Wyll Diamond, Timothy, Hope, Skinnie Tweed, Dris and Zayo also made up the roster. The select team of judges: Master Kraft, DJ Klem and Liciouscrackit announced Zayoas winner of the competition after the six contestants performed popular songs in their fashion.Zayo will be signed to Koga Records alongside First runner up- Dris and Second runner up Skinnie Tweed. Continue...

Davido’s bodyguard reportedly gets involved in club fight

I don't know what the facts are, but people who were at the club have tweeted about the incident. The fight reportedly occurred in the early hours of Monday morning after Davido's performance at the Colourful World of More Concert. The singer and his crew went to a club to chill and a fight later on allegedly ensued between Davido's bodyguard and the club bouncers. Like I said, I don't know what the details are but continue to see some tweets from two people who seem to have witnessed the fight