

- Laila Ali ensures her Dancing With The Stars win by inviting her dad, the world’s most beloved sports icon, onto the show. [People]
- Don Cheadle makes it rain on a random woman in the street. Well, close. He stole her cab and left her in the rain. []
- New music from Erykah Badu; I’m more interested in seeing what sort of wig she’ll be wearing this time around. [GG]
- If I were Spike Lee, I would not dignify rumors that Malcolm X inspired terrorism with an explanation. [Reuters]
- Usher’s mother is officially fired as her son’s manager. They claim it was amicable, but wait until her tell-all book comes out. [CNN]
- Jim Jones claims all of Dipset is banding together to put Cam’ron on punishment. [MissInfo]
I believe the Cheadle PR rep because I refuse to believe Cheadle is anything other than the nicest dude.
Making the quick and easy distinction that Islam is not terrorism was a good call on Lee’s point. Calling a press conference to talk about it would have been a bit much.