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For Diddy at 40, It's All About His Twin Daughters
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Dec-19-2009 376 0
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 Though he's dealing with that fact he's just turned 40, proud papa Diddy has an even bigger issue on his plate: keeping up with his twin girls (with ex Kim Porter), D'Lila Star and Jessie James, who turn 3 on Dec. 21.
"They're talking a lot more and they're very demanding," says the Grammy-winning hip-hop star and entrepreneur. As for what they demand from their dad: "Just time," he says. " 'Sit down. Don't go anywhere, stay here, do this.' They give me a lot of orders."
And despite his demanding schedule – in addition to managing his business empire, Diddy is working on a new album, Last Train to Paris, and continuing to promote Ciroc vodka – he says his girls can always persuade him to take a break.
"When they tell me to sit down," he says, "everything else gets put to the back burner."
As for hitting the milestone, "It was a shock for me, because my spirit and my energy are so young,” he says. “I feel the same way I felt when I was 25."
So after just two days of being "hung up" on turning the big 4-0, "I think my clock is going backwards," he says. "I think I'm 39½ now."
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At just 19 years old, this product of Hollywood has decided that the best way to jumpstart her acting career isn't to follow in her famous, Oscar-nominated dad's footsteps, and has instead chosen to make a name for herself through more titillating means.
So who is she?
It's Montana Fishburne, the daughter of "Matrix" man Laurence Fishburne.
She'll be making her debut in Vivid Entertainment's oh-so-cleverly titled "Montana Fishburne," a roughly hourlong DVD that follows her sexual exploits in a car, a hotel room and a public mall. Versatile!
"I view making this movie as an important first step in my career," Montana said. "I've watched how successful Kim Kardashian became and I think a lot of it was due to the release of her sex tape by Vivid.
"I'm hoping the same magic will work for me. I'm impatient about getting well-known and having more opportunities and this seemed like a great way to get started on it."
On the one hand, you can't cite her for falling back on nepotism. On the other hand, we'd argue there are worse things in life than accepting a relative-assisted career boost.
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Jul-31-2010 32 0
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Rapper T.I. (real name Clifford Harris) and longtime girlfriend, singer and BET reality star Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, tied the knot at a Miami Beach court.
They'll repeat their vows in an elaborate ceremony in three cities, a rep for the couple tells UsMagazine.com exclusively.
The couple will wed again Saturday in front of close family and friends (including Tiny's BET costar Antonia "Toya" Carter) on a small private island off the coast of Miami Saturday. Tiny will wear Valentino.
They plan on returning to their hometown of Atlanta for a reception Saturday afternoon before jetting off to Las Vegas to celebrate with friends into the wee hours.
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The source of the extra-musical messaging was the soloist: Condoleezza Rice, former national security advisor, 66th U.S. secretary of state and public face of the Bush 43 administration. She took on the 10-minute "Romance" of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466, like the competent amateur she is.
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Rice, of course, is experienced as a diplomat first, pianist second. She has parlayed her profile and connections into relationships with musicians and ensembles that otherwise would have been unavailable to her. She partnered with Yo-Yo Ma and the Muir String Quartet - big names - but Tuesday's performance marked her entry into the big-time orchestra league. Her only other moment on stage with an orchestra, she said, was a performance of this same concerto with the Denver Symphony, as a teenager.
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