In the August 2011 issue of Ebony Magazine, acclaimed Hollywood mogul Tyler Perry talks about his new found respect for formal rival Spike Lee, how his mother’s passing eventually lead to him overcoming his painful past, and shares with readers the shocking revelation that he almost became a father:

On how he almost became a father:
Back in December he began when we thought we were having a kid, I got overwhelmed. (the interviewer asked) Is there a woman in your life? Yeah he responded smiling yet no elaborating. He says, she is really, really special. It’s the longest relationship I’ve been in, largely because I don’t feel any kind of marry-me-now pressure from her.

On respecting Spike Lee:
“Because I saw his children and forgot that the man has kids, he said. I’m gonna be more respectful of him and his family. I believe Spike can do what he does and I can do what I do. We both have a voice and very different experiences in life. There’s room for more than one of us in every industry, and the moment we embrace that as a society, we can get past all this stuff.

On waiting to reveal sexual abuse after his mother’s passing:
When my mother took her last breath, I was able to take my first because I would not be a source of pain for her as long as she was alive,he said. I didn’t know how liberating it would be to sit in the pain of the moment, feel it, allow myself to squeeze it as hard as I could then let it go.

I must say, for the way he’s handled the whole Spike Lee controversy – - Tyler just earned a new level of respect in my book. Keep doing your thing brother! And keep bringing laughter to the community!

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The self proclaimed “one man band” gets rather snazzy on the the upcoming issue of Paper magazine due out in stores June 22nd.

Looking sharp brother..looking sharp!

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If any of you fellas have ever considered proposing to your girl in front of a large audience you may want to reconsider after watching what happened to this one unfortunate brother below.

Ouch! That’s definitely gotta STING the ego!

(The brother in the background around the 2:51 mark just makes it THAT much more brutal!)

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The filthy rich G-Unit head honcho graces the June 2011 cover of SMOOTH magazine for the publication’s 10th anniversary.

The bottom on that pretty little beauty crouching next to him looks extra SMOOTH! Hmmm!

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After arguably the LONGEST pregnancy in modern history – - pop diva Mariah Carey & hubby Nick Cannon have finally welcomed the arrival of their long awaited bundles of joy!

April 30 is double the pleasure for Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon. Not only did they welcome twins, but the couple celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary, too! Carey, 41, delivered the babies Saturday at 12:07 p.m. EDT at an undisclosed hospital in Los Angeles. Carey’s representative, Cindi Berger, confirmed the births to The Associated Press, saying the baby girl was born first, weighing 5 lbs., 3 oz., and was 18 inches long; her brother was next, at 5 lbs. 6 oz., and was 19 inches. - People

Congrats to the new parents!

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Anthony Mackie, one of the stars of the upcoming  film The Adjustment Bureau, which opens in theaters next Friday (March 4th), didn’t bite his tongue in a recent interview with The Grio where the Juilliard trained actor revealed his disappoint with Black Hollywood.

Take a listen to what he had to say below:

Brother does make one hell of a point.

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On Thursday (February 11th) Oscar (and Grammy) award winning vocalist Jennifer Hudson made a guest appereance on “The Oprah Winfrey Show“, where the 29 year old starlet finally decided to open up about the tragic 2008 murders of her mother, brother, and 7 year old nephew.

Listen to what she had to say below:

Truly heart wrenching.

Afterwards, Hudson, who is currently prepping her sophomore album I Remember Me for a March 22nd release, treated the crowd to a performance of her latest single “Where You At.”

“WHERE YOU AT” PERFORMANCE

Props

Rev Run’s sexy ass daughters sure as hell got my “spirit” flowing after checking them out on the cover of  the latest issue of FASHIZBACK magazine.

Checkout some tantalizing flicks from their steaming hot spread below.

Why are the preacher’s daughters always the ones that make a brother want to commit a sin? I’d go to hell for these two any day!

This might shed some light as to why Torrei Hart and her estranged husband, Kevin Hart, recently filed for divorce.  Listen in as Torrei rips into Kevin and his cheating ways during a recent comedy show.

Ouch! How’s that for front street?

Sidebar, did anyone know Kev’s wife was a comedian? A brother had no clue.

Here’s Brandy’s brother’s Chris Strikes-directed video for “Celebration,” the Ludacris-assisted first singe off  his upcoming album Raydiation 2.

Not sure if I’m really feeling the whole Japanese tour footage angle. Kind of bored me. And why wasn’t Luda even in the visual? Not impressed with this one Ray. Not impressed at all.