Kerry Washington Flashes Wedding Ring After Surprise Marriage to Nnamdi Asomugha

Kerry Washington was all smiles on the red carpet Sunday evening at the Television Choice Awards ABC/Disney summer press tour party in Beverly Hills.

Washington was her usual gorgeous self in a blood orange and white Giambattista Valli dress and Christian Louboutin pumps. The highlight of her appearance, however, was the sparkling diamond wedding band on her ring finger.

The “Scandal” actress shocked everyone with a surprise wedding to San Francisco 49ers cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha earlier this summer. This is Washington’s first public appearance as a newlywed, but in her return to Twitter two weeks ago she only offered thank-you’s to her fans who hoped for something more.

“So… I just wanna say: its great being back & I LOVE reading all your tweets but…FYI I still dont talk about my personal life on here. I seriously ❤ you guyz!”

Catching a glimpse into Washington’s personal life is a tough task, but fans won’t have to wait very long to see Olivia Pope at work. Washington tweeted over the weekend that she’s hard at work filming for the upcoming third season of “Scandal” airing in October.

“It’s gonna be a LAAAAAATE night of shooting here at @ScandalABC – cranking it out for all you #gladiators with MUCH MUCH LOVE.”

See Washington’s beautiful ring below:

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Caption This: Rihanna Licks Gun-Shaped Gold Grill

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Rihanna‘s Instagram profile isn’t dubbed “badgalriri” for no reason!

The 25-year-old pop star who’s currently back home in Barbados for its annual carnival, shared a photo of her gold gun-shaped grill on her IG:

“Up watching Cocaine Cowboyz #KillinDeseHeauxz #phuckyogrill” she captions before adding lyrics from her song “G4L”

“#ilickthegunwhenimdonecuziknowthatrevengeissweet.”

While the gun grill isn’t permanent, Ri Ri does have a tattoo of an AK-47 assault rifle on the side of her ribcage as a “symbol of strength.”

What do you think of Rihanna’s gun grill?

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50 Cent to Turn in Guns, Pleads Not Guilty in Domestic Violence Case...

50 Cent has pleaded not guilty in the domestic violence case involving model Daphne Joy, who is allegedly the mother of a secret second child that 50 has yet to publicly acknowledge.

Despite the not guilty plea, the judge ordered him to hand over all his guns and to stay away from Joy.

The rule is “innocent until proven guilty,” but with a case like this you can never be too safe. That’s why the judge ordered the New York native to stay far away from Joy and to hand over all his weapons or sell them to licensed gun dealers.

Either way the “P.I.M.P” rapper is sticking by his story and saying he never kicked Joy, nor did he go on a psycho rampage and trash her home.

He showed up in court in a dark-colored suit with his attorney Scott Leemon, and remained silent throughout most of the proceedings.

The court appearance was actually the first time he has been silent about the matter.

When the allegations first arose, he took to Twitter to not only deny that he did anything, but to also bash Daphne Joy for claiming he is the father of her child.

“Look billy jean your not my lover,” he tweeted back in June.

On July 5 his attorney issued a public statement, “Curtis Jackson (50 Cent’s real name) denies these allegations as made against him.”

 

Perhaps the possible consequences of being found guilty of the domestic violence and vandalism charges finally hit 50 when he showed up to the Los Angeles court room on Monday.

As it turns out, the “Get Rich or Die Tryin” star could possibly spend five years in jail and over $46,000 in fines.

As he was leaving the courtroom, he was faced with more legal papers that are believed to involve custody of the child. According to one source, she is afraid that 50 might take the child out of California.

“She’s worried he’s going to take the baby out of California,” the source told The News. “She’s seeking a court order so he can’t do that.”

He reacted to the served legal papers in typical 50 Cent manner. He simply smiled and had his driver push the papers away with the windshield wipers as he hopped into the back of the large silver SUV.

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Raven-Symone Applauds Gay Marriage Ruling, Comes Out as Lesbian

Raven-Symone inadvertently revealed she is a lesbian Friday when she tweeted a response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act and strike down Proposition 8.

It has been rumored for some time that the Disney star was gay, but she refused to confirm reports. In response to a May 2012 tabloid report alleging the actress was a gay, Raven- Symone wrote via Twitter:

“I’m living my PERSONAL life the way I’m happiest. I’m not one, in my 25 year career, to disclose who I’m dating and I shall not start now. My sexual orientation is mine, and the person I’m dating to know. I’m not one for a public display of my life.”

On Friday, over a year after the tabloid report surfaced, Raven-Symone is singing a slightly different tune. The 27-year old actress was willing to let her fans in — just a little.

“I can finally get married! Yay government! So proud of you,” she tweeted on Friday.

The attempt at being elusive didn’t fool the media and fans however, who quickly put two and two together.

Raven-Symone said to TooFab after the revealing tweet: ”I am very happy that gay marriage is opening up around the country and is being accepted. I was excited to hear today that more states legalized gay marriage. I, however am not currently getting married, but it is great to know I can now, should I wish to.”

To confirm just how much she doesn’t care to live her private life publicly, Raven-Symone retweeted this message from a fan: ”She been out, momma just didn’t have time for bulls***”

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Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Planning Huge Secret Parisian Wedding?

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are reportedly planning a huge destination wedding in Paris, despite Kim recently saying she wanted a much smaller wedding the third time around.

It seems like Kim and Kanye are never on the same page and their wedding plans aren’t any exception to the rule.

Kim K has been adamant about having a small wedding this time, after her first two large wedding ceremonies ended in divorce. But once Yeezy makes a decision it seems there is no changing his mind.

Sources are revealing that Kanye wants to have a large and lavish wedding and  he will be taking over much of the designing himself.

“He wants something really cool and big and over-the-top,” one source told Us Weekly. “They’ll most likely have a destination wedding.”

Rumor has it that the destination will be Paris, which comes as no surprise for anyone who has been keeping up with Kimye. Whenever Mr. West wasn’t at Kim’s side (which was most of the time during her pregnancy), he was in Paris working on various fashion endeavors and new music.

So how is Kim reacting to the news that Kanye wanted a bigger wedding? Sources say that she is warming up to the idea again, but there is reason to believe that another large wedding was exactly what the reality star wanted anyway.

 

Many fans of the Kardashian Klan suggested that Kim was asking for a smaller wedding because she figured that was what her paparazzi-hating boyfriend wanted, but as it turns out Mr. West wants to do it big.

“Kanye has never been married before and wants a big wedding,” the source added. “So Kim is getting used to the idea again.”

Even if Kim really didn’t want a large wedding, it isn’t uncommon for her to change her opinion on huge decisions to appease Kanye.

Besides Kanye taking over her closet and tossing out half of her wardrobe when they got together, he also is the mastermind behind their daughter’s unique name that Kim K had mocked when Jay Leno suggested it to her.

Luckily, the wedding won’t be as cheesy as the baby’s name.

“It won’t be cheesy,” the source continued. “There will be a real sense of design.”

Kanye wants to team up with his fashion buddies to put together a chic and high-end wedding and is even rumored to be designing Kim’s ring himself.

One can only hope that the flashy rapper doesn’t get carried away with the project. Kim will have to wear this ring every day for the rest of the life, after all – or just for 72 days.

The wedding plans will also mean that Kim is on a serious time crunch to drop her baby weight and it is believed that the reality star won’t be emerging into the media spotlight until she gets her hourglass figure back.

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Alex Rodriguez Formally Appeals 211-Game Suspension

 

Alex Rodriguez has started the process of fighting his 211-game suspension from baseball.

The Major League Baseball Players Association formally appealed his suspension Wednesday, which will send the case to an independent arbitrator.

A spokesman for the MLB union, Greg Bouris, confirmed the appeal and said the players’ association has no further comment.

The New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said he too doesn’t have much to say about the appeal either.

“I don’t think any of us thought it was going to be any different,” Girardi said. “As far as having a reaction, it’s kind of what I expected. It’s part of the process that was negotiated between MLB and the players’ association, and you let it play out. I expect him to play a lot. We need him to help us.”

On Monday, Rodriguez was suspended for 211 games, which could see him off the field through the 2014 season.

The Yankees’ player was involved in an investigation into Biogenesis of America, a debunked Florida anti-aging clinic accused of distributing banned performance-enhancing drugs to several MLB players.

Since the suspension, Rodriguez has played in two games for the New York Yankees. The appeal process allows him to play until the issue is resolved.

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Dwyane Wade, Boris Kodjoe & Spike Lee Featured on Ebony Covers Honoring Trayvon Martin

Black entertainers continue to rally behind Trayvon Martin’s parents and the movement the young teenager paid with his life to ignite.

Ebony magazine, in an effort to keep the conversation going, called on film director Spike Lee, NBA champion Dwyane Wade, actor Boris Kodjoe and Martin’s mother, father and brother. The entertainers are featured on three separate covers with their sons wearing gray hoodies while Martin’s parents Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin stand by Martin’s brother, Jahvaris Fulton .

Ebony’s Editor-in-Chief Amy Barnett reflected on the issue:

“As a mother of a young Black boy, the tragedy of Travyon Martin affected me deeply. We simply cannot allow the conversations on this issue to come to a standstill. As the leading source for an authoritative perspective on the African-American community, at EBONY we are committed to serving as a hub for Black America to explore solutions, and to giving readers the information and tools they need to help ensure a bright future for all of our children.”

“Save our Sons” is the resounding theme of the September issue. Musician Jill Scott penned a poem for Martin, Columbia University professor Marc Lamont Hill offered a piece on racial profiling while Lee, Wade and Kodjoe share the advice they will impart on their sons about racism in America.

The special four-cover issue is available on newsstands now. See the covers below:

Spike Lee and Jackson

Dwyane Wade with Zaire and Zion

Boris Kodjoe and Nicolas

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