Jaye Cherié's Blog: Under The Red Carpet, page 19

TEYANA TAYLOR AND ASSAULT

To be really honest with you, I'm not all that familiar with Teyana Taylor. So, I wikied her and read that she is a "socialite" who was on My Sweet 16. She also released a song called "Google Me" and worked with Beyonce. Anyway, this week TMZ reported that she was accused of attacking a woman that made a comment about her friend, singer Chris Brown. She maintains that she didn't assault anyone.

I hope the assault is just a misunderstanding. Can't see fighting over a man that isn't mine...

THICKE AND PATTON: SAY IT AINT SO

Aww. I really hate to hear this. According to Mediatakeout.com, singer Robin Thicke and actress Paula Patton are having marital problems. The web site claims that the two are growing apart due to their schedules and Thicke's "wandering eye." The couple have a baby boy named Julian.

I like them together. I sure hope they're not allowing their schedules and groupies to get in the way. They're a family now. I just feel that they did things in a good order. And if Robin lets Paula go, he may...

PEPSII'S WAY

I recently interviewed singer Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley. I like interviewing people like her-very easy to talk to. Anyway, if you follow Tyler Perry's plays than you've seen a her quite a bit over the years. During the interview, she talked about her start and career today.

Go listen to it now.

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

OPRAH'S SACRIFICE

Let me start by saying I have a ton of respect for anyone who is able to overcome the harsh obstacles that Oprah has. So, that's why I sometimes check in to see what she's up to. I recently caught Master Class on her OWN network. It was a 2 part episode about her.

Well towards the end of one of them, she talked about why she didn't have children and she said that having children was a sacrifice. In a nutshell, she wanted to be true to herself and her work so she decided to forgo motherhood...

KELLY'S TELL ALL

I don't know that I quite believe this. I mean, I'm sure singer R. Kelly has written a book but I doubt that it's a tell all. Kelly would never do that. Yet according to Sister 2 Sister Magazine, Kelly's Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me will delve into his life to offer fans a glimpse of the good in the singer's life as well as his drama.

Though Kelly says he is tired of being misunderstood, I know that there are some things he would prefer not to clear up. Maybe his fans will get lucky and...

BEAUTIFUL NOEL GOURDIN

I've been hearing this song on the radio more and more over the past few weeks. Beautiful is basically a song about all the terms that men have come to use in referencing women. It's a nice gesture. Let me know what you think.

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

RIHANNA ROLLING STONE INTERVIEW

By now, I expect any interview an artist gives to Rolling Stone Magazine to be completely off the rector scale. Singer Rihanna's interview was no different. In the interview, she said that since she's so used to being in charge that she likes having someone else in charge behind closed doors. The singer particularly enjoys being tied up and spanked.

I would give you a whole spill about how these comments aren't necessary when you're as successful as she is but I would just be wasting screen s...

BEYONCE FIRES DAD

Let's face it. Everybody wants to get away from their parents after awhile. I know I did. For this reason alone, no one should be surprised that singer Beyonce has fired her father, Matthew Knowles, as a manager. He has been her manager since she was a member of Destiny's Child and, by all reports, has went above and beyond to look out for her best interest.

All singers do this after awhile. Janet Jackson. Brandy. Usher. I don't think it's a necessarily a bad idea. The only thing I would...

THE GOLDIGGER'S CLUB

Basketball Wives. Love and Hip Hop. The Real Housewives franchise. Come on. You know I had to write The Goldigger's Club.

Now before you overreact, The Goldigger's Club is not an attack on these types of shows or the women in the shows. Actually, my book was written before several of the shows even aired their first episode. I really wrote this book because it is so fascinating to see how women married/attached to money work. From the type of ratings these reality shows get, I think the...

ELIZABETH TAYLOR

It's been so long since Elizabeth Taylor starred in any movies, making it difficult to see how relevant she was to the movie industry. I personally never quite got why she was such a big deal, especially when you consider that her 8 marriages often overshadowed her work. But here are a couple of things that might explain her impact:

1. She raised over $100 million dollars for HIV/AIDS research.

2. Her perfume line earned over $200 million in sales, pioneering the celebrity vanity fragrance.

3. ...