BadGals NEWS: BeyJay=$160+MILLIII’ 16 most dangerous us cities; Oprah gets Cheap and Obama for 2016 Chi-Town Olympics;

Lets Catch up on the News, Shall We -

BAD ECONOMY HITS OPRAH’S ‘FAVORITE THINGS’:

Annual show to go against the norm and give away inexpensive items.
*Oprah Winfrey has taken a cue from the struggling economy and agreed to downsize the extravagant nature of her annual “Favorite Things” giveaway show, which is scheduled to air on Nov. 26 – Today.

The Most Dangerous Cities list was released, and of course MI had two of the most dangerous 15; and Nawlins was again first on the list. Camden NJ moved up to no.2 which is a sad state of affairs..

Lock Your Doors in These Cities – 15 most dangerous cities in america

Lock Your Doors in These Cities
November 25th, 2008

Lock your doors in these cities.

New Orleans tops the nation in crime problems, according to a new Congressional Quarterly report released on Monday.

The results of CQ Press’s 15th annual crime city rankings reviews statistics on six different areas – murder, rape, burglary, robbery, aggravated assault and motor vehicle theft – for 300 American Cities.

New Orleans replaces last year’s winner, Detroit, as the top most lawless city. Camden reached the daunting slot of No. 2.

Rounding out the rest of the top 10 were St. Louis, Oakland, Calif.; Flint, Mich., Gary, Ind., Birmingham, Ala., Richmond, Calif., and North Charleston, S.C.

(Ill Community – All HipHop.com)

(Rankings are out of 385 or 397, depending on the statistics available. A “murder” rank of “4″ would mean they have the 4th worst murder rate.)

No. 15: Youngstown, Ohio

Rankings in Crime
Assault: 85
Murder: 4
Rape: 58
Motor Vehicle Theft: 134
Robbery: 86
Burglary: 13

No. 14: Memphis, Tennessee

Rankings in Crime
Assault: 6
Murder: 33
Rape: 43
Motor Vehicle Theft: 63
Robbery: 6
Burglary: 6

No. 13: Miami Gardens, Florida
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 5
Murder: 24
Rape: 61
Motor Vehicle Theft: 39
Robbery: 12
Burglary: 32

No. 12: Baltimore, Maryland
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 13
Murder: 7
Rape: 263
Motor Vehicle Theft: 61
Robbery: 16
Burglary: 100

No. 11: Cleveland, Ohio

Rankings in Crime
Assault: 117
Murder: 30
Rape: 13
Motor Vehicle Theft: 10
Robbery: 2
Burglary: 15

No. 10: North Charleston, South Carolina

Rankings in Crime
Assault: 16
Murder: 16
Rape: 2
Motor Vehicle Theft: 40
Robbery: 11
Burglary: 67

No. 9: Richmond, California

Rankings in Crime
Assault: 57
Murder: 5
Rape: 205
Motor Vehicle Theft: 3
Robbery: 45
Burglary: 86

No. 8: Birmingham, Alabama

Rankings in Crime
Assault: 64
Murder: 10
Rape: 3
Motor Vehicle Theft: 48
Robbery: 10
Burglary: 7

No. 7: Gary, Indiana

Rankings in Crime
Assault:250
Murder: 2
Rape: 75
Motor Vehicle Theft: 74
Robbery: 89
Burglary: 25

No. 6: Flint, Michigan

Rankings in Crime
Assault: 1
Murder: 21
Rape: 6
Motor Vehicle Theft: 71
Robbery: 21
Burglary: 1

No. 5: Oakland, California

Rankings in Crime
Assault: 14
Murder: 14
Rape: 29
Motor Vehicle Theft: 1
Robbery: 3
Burglary: 95

No. 4: St. Louis, Missouri

Rankings in Crime
Assault: 3
Murder: 8
Rape: 35
Motor Vehicle Theft: 5
Robbery: 4
Burglary: 12

No. 3: Detroit, Michigan

Rankings in Crime
Assault: 2
Murder: 6
Rape: 150
Motor Vehicle Theft: 2
Robbery: 5
Burglary: 14

No. 2: Camden, New Jersey

Rankings in Crime
Assault: 9
Murder: 3
Rape: 15
Motor Vehicle Theft: 11
Robbery: 1
Burglary: 57

No. 1: New Orleans, Louisiana
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 18
Murder: 1
Rape: 90
Motor Vehicle Theft: 12
Robbery: 29
Burglary: 2

And In Entertainment – we have a new high set for chocolate cash cows. can you say How Now Brown Cow ?

‘BEYJAY’ IS FORBES’ RICHEST COUPLE: Beyonce and Jay-Z beat Will & Jada; the Beckhams and Brangelina.

*The collective bank account of Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce Knowles is bigger than any other celebrity couple in the entertainment industry, according to Forbes magazine’s new list of Hollywood’s 20 Top-Earning Couples.

“BeyonJay” earned a total of $162 million between June 1, 2007 and June 1, 2008, which puts them on a perch overlooking second-place finishers Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, who pulled $85 million in the same time frame.

David Beckham and his wife Victoria come in third with $58 million, followed by country music couple, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill with $35 million, and non-married couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, banking $34 million together.

LEGEND’ WRITER TO PEN NEW WILL SMITH FILM: Plus, actor gives out Thanksgiving turkeys in Miami.

*”I Am Legend” co-writer Mark Protosevich is in early talks to pen the remake of “Old Boy,” which “Legend” star Will Smith is developing with director Steven Spielberg.

LABELLE ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL REUNION TOUR: Opening night is Dec. 19 at the Apollo Theater.
*The newly-reunited Labelle – Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx and Patti LaBelle – will kick off their first national tour since 1977 at Harlem’s Apollo Theater in support of their new album “Back to Now.”

DON CHEADLE INKS FIRST LOOK DEAL: Actor’s Crescendo Prods. partners with Overture Films for two years.
*Don Cheadle’s Crescendo Productions has signed a two-year first-look deal with Overture Films, Variety reported Tuesday, noting that the pact reunites him with the producers of Overture’s “Traitor,” which stars the actor.

OBAMA SUPPORTS CHICAGO FOR 2016 OLYMPICS: President-elect submits videotaped pitch to Olympic committee.
*President-elect Barack Obama made a personal appeal for the 2016 Olympics to come to his home city of Chicago in a taped video message played to the general assembly of European Olympic Committees.

STORY OF WHITE HOUSE BUTLER HEADED TO THEATERS: Columbia picks up life rights to Eugene Allen.

*Within two weeks of a Washington Post profile about Eugene Allen, a black man who served as a White House butler for 34 years, Columbia pictures has picked up rights to his life story for a feature film, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Some Got it – Some Don’t; Wyclef knew he wasn’t big like this when he started this fiasco. Wyclef – Get some Good Financial Advice, Quick Bro.

WYCLEF’S MIAMI HOME IN FORECLOSURE: Singer owes over $2 million in mortgage payments on unfinished home.

*The nation’s foreclosure crisis has arrived on the doorstep of Wyclef Jean’s Miami property.

According to TMZ.com, Miami-Dade County will auction off the house he was still building on Dec. 12 because the singer owes $2 million in mortgage payments.

“And it wasn’t just the mortgage that wasn’t paid — court docs show there were plenty of people working on the house that haven’t gotten paid either,” reported TMZ.

Wyclef purchased the house through a company he set up with friends, according to the Web site. Foreclosure on the mansion reportedly began in March.

One of our Favorite Bands had a recent scrape entour in France’. we’re sending Good Vibes for Positive Travel to our friends in the Roots.

ROOTS MEMBERS SURVIVE BUS CRASH IN FRANCE: Band manages to make concert appearance after double-decker overturns.
*Members of rap collective The Roots escaped injury Thursday night and made a concert appearance just hours after a traffic accident caused their double-decker tour bus to flip over on a highway in France.

and some of the news made us go Hmmmmm… check it out,

Now Lil Magic, What’s Wrong With You actin like That..

CONDO WORKERS PROTEST OWNER MAGIC JOHNSON: Union wants basketball legend to give better health benefits.
*A New York union is calling on Earvin “Magic” Johnson to offer better health benefits for its service workers employed at a luxury condominium he owns in downtown Brooklyn,

This woman is not broke, so why is she behaving this way ?

USHER’S MOM ACCUSED OF SCAMMING LIMO DRIVER: Police launch investigation after complaint against Jonetta Patton.
*Usher’s mother is being investigated by Dekalb County Police after a freelance driver for her Atlanta-based transportation company filed a complaint alleging she stiffed him on a $1,668 paycheck.

We Have Absolutely Nothing to add to this story – Tyra, you are deep into your ish..

TOP MODEL’S’ ISIS TO GET DREAM SURGERY: Tyra Banks will foot the bill for transgendered woman’s sex reassignment procedure.
*Tyra Banks is giving one of her former contestants on “America’s Next Top Model” a gift that keeps on giving.

and our final piece of Woooowoooowwwoooooo….. NBC; whom else,

(no blacks channel=nbc)

NBC TO MAKE ‘FRIENDS WITH BLACK PEOPLE’: Network developing sitcom about race relations in the U.S.
*A buddy comedy based on the 2006 book “Making Friends With Black People,” about the state of race relations in the U.S., is being developed as a sitcom for NBC, reports Variety.

obif.. we got a threat today – enjoy this lil cheezecracka snack,

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Subject: re you have your own problem with what im doing
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:09:24 -0800 (PST)
From: Rochelle Barasch-dbtribute.org
Reply-To: dbtribute@yahoo.com
To: ausetkmt@34567.com

Please hush! dont talk to radio or Bertus about me dont you know it looks bad for you it comes back .i say nothing about you except no play list Are you pirate stations does sound exchange need to look into this whoim registered with? Dbtribute.org

Can You Say “Sweet Minty Jesus“.. lead me near the cross !

First off did you understand it ? “Panties-ina-Bunch Catoutta-dabagggg” confused ? I am. secondly – why ? forget putting any brain energy into it. she’s just falalalalalalalaaa busted.