Lovebirds, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon kicked it at LA Reid’s Summer of Love Bash. No comment on these two, but Mary is looking quite fly these days. Check out the sexy pic of Mary and her fine husband Kendu Isaacs, Ciara in the grass and La Reid and Russell Simmons hangin out
A Bossip spy who hit up BDR’s Art for Life event over the weekend says the after party ended prematurely:
The party just started to jump off this past Saturday night at Russell Simmons’ house following the awards ceremony for Art For Life, when revelers got the word from local cops it was time to go home. Honoree Grant Hill and his wife R&B songstress Tamia among other VIP guests were in mid groove to the to the hit tunes of DJ MOS with Radio Personality Ed Lover on the mic, inciting the impromptu dance party to form an old school “Soul Train”. Even Hampton socialites couldn’t resist and joined the train until the plug got pulled.
Typical 5-0 move. SMH.
Thank you Bossip
Porchla Coleman tries to clear the air about her break up with BDR:
Former Star Search model Porschla Coleman came to Simmons’ defence on Friday, hitting back at claims his demanding personality put a strain on their relationship. She [said], “I am not prepared to go into detail, but Russell is my best friend. “There is no anger on either of our parts. It was a mutual decision. We just decided to be friends, and we’re both very happy.”
Coleman adds Simmons has even helped her redecorate her new apartment, now that she is moving out of the pair’s shared home. She says, “It’s around the corner, and he helped me pick it (the furniture) out.”
Wow, we’re still a little shocked that she cashed her chips in at this early stage of the game. Well, at least she got some furniture out of the deal.
Russell Simmons and his young tenderoni Porschla Coleman are no longer a couple:
Russell Simmons and Porschla Coleman will always have yoga, but they may not always have each other. In between deep breaths and green vegetable smoothies, the couple, who had been dating since last year, found time to frequent beaches and then move in together, but it’s time for Russell to Do Him! According to sources, Simmons recently called it splitsville, with a send off note in his Huffington Post blog that ran last Thursday. In his note, he congratulated Porschla for her recent certification in Jivamukti Yoga and gave her what reads like a glowing review before closing with “thank you for the inspiration.” The only thing left for him to say may have been, God Bless and Good Night!
Aww too bad. Maybe Russ will find someone his age this time. SMH.
Russell Simmons wants to set the record straight regarding yesterday’s child support ruling:
“The fact is, we’ve had a pretty good partnership at sharing the girls in the past. There have been a few bumps in the road, and those bumps have led us to negotiate a minimum amount of time I’m guaranteed to see my kids. That deal is as follows: I have the girls one full week out of every eight, half of the summer, half of all the holidays, a full week at Christmas, and half of Spring Break.
Like in all good partnerships, contracts are meant to protect the partners but are usually not the only way the partners work together. If I show up in L.A., where she now lives, unannounced, I can call up Kimora and she will most likely send them right over. The same goes for when she comes to New York. We have always had a school in New York and a school with the same curriculum in L.A., so when the girls are with me in New York, we can spend quality time together. I can get up with them, take them to school and just be together.
Kimora consults with me about doctors or schools for the girls, but she’s always had final say in those areas. If we had an argument about a school, guess who’s going to win? But there are other
stipulations in our agreement where we have to make final decisions together. Anything having to do with business decisions pertaining to my kids cannot be done without my consent.I’ve also seen a lot about people reading into the supervised visits stipulation. Kimora travels with a security guard and a nanny. In the past, she’s gotten really nervous that I never travel with security,
so if it makes her more comfortable to have her security and a nanny with us when I’m with my kids, that’s OK with me.Finally, I want to say Kimora is a excellent mother and is doing a great job with them. My kids are studying a couple of foreign languages, they travel around the world, they practice yoga, ballet,
swimming, karate and piano, among other things…sometimes I think they do too much, but I trust in Kimora on this because she IS a good mother. Regarding the money, my kids live a tremendous life. They do have lots of security, nannies, educators, special programs, travel, chefs, on and on. Their mother manages all of those luxuries and I’m happy to provide for that.”
Nuff said. One thing is for sure. This brotha is never short on words (except for when he’s closing out Def Comedy Jam).
Kimora had her way in court recently:
Each of the hip-hop mogul’s two girls with estranged wife Kimora Lee is set to receive $20,000 a month in child support. That’s a total of $480,000 each year for kids who already live in a palatial $24 million estate in Saddle River, N.J. Their mom, a former model, is CEO of the Baby Phat fashion house. The agreement shows that until 2019, Russell Simmons will continue payments for Ming Lee, now 8, and, until 2022, for Aoki, now 5.
Kimora Lee, 33, filed for divorce in March after nine years of marriage. She’s asking for primary custody of the girls and that Russell, 50, be granted “reasonable child visitation … accompanied at all times by the children’s nanny and security personnel.”
Kimora is playing hardball with ole BDR. Let’s see if she wins the next round. Developing…
We had a chance to hit up the 2008 Hip Hop Summit in Philly Sunday where T.I., Blood Diamond Russ, Ciara, Lil Mama, Flo Rida, Styles P, and others spoke on the importance of voting:
BDR: “Voting is an act of empowering oneself and the masses are witnessing the importance of the youth vote. You are going to make the critical difference!”
T.I.: “I personally know the value of having the right to vote and it being taken away from you. This is the most important election of our lifetime. Focus on what you can do to help make the change. Everyone here has a voice– Do your part!”
Lil Mama: “I came out of the hood and I know that if we want to improve these communities, all of us must go out and vote in record numbers.”
Ciara gets a pass for putting the rack on display for the kids since it was for a good cause. SMH. We must say that T.I. and Lil Mama commanded the presence on stage for the youth that were in attendance, they had the crowd going wild with their statements. Kudos to them.
The Pennsylvania primaries are today, get out there and vote. Philly stand up!
Click here to read more on the PA primaries. YES WE CAN!!!
Russell Simmons’ girlfriend Porschla Coleman is featured in the May ‘08 issue of the prestigious King Magazine where she discusses yoga and Kimora:
Unfortunately, I don’t have any interaction with Kimora, but the times that I have she has been around her, she’s been extremely sweet and cordial. i spend a lot of time with their girls, and they’re a beautiful reflection of her. I hear rumors that people say about her, but she’s been nothing but a doll to me so I can’t say anything bad.
How precious. Blood Diamond Russ sure did luck up with this one…nice, flexible, and easy on the eyes. This is just a reminder to you fellas to step up your yoga game. Porschla also states in the article that she met BDR thru a mutual friend in Atlanta and ended up talking about yoga.
Blood Diamond Russ and his little young thang Porschla Coleman were out last night in LA. Despite Kimora and her petty bullshit, they look quite happy together. It must be that couples yoga game…well that and the fact that he has stacks for days.
Image via WENN
