It's Officiel: Beyonc Knowles is Mark Pillai's Queen¤March 2011, l'Officiel magazine, France. A celebration of Beyonc or rather of Africa. For its 90th anniversary the revue decided to dedicate the issue to African women. Now that the month is coming to an end we take a look and take note.

Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79

Legendary Hollywood actress and violet-eyed beauty
Elizabeth Taylor, who captured hearts in "National Velvet" to launch a film
career that spanned five decades, died Wednesday aged 79.

US actress Elizabeth Taylor, seen here in 2009 and who was famed for her
striking blue eyes and eight marriages as well a glittering film career, has
died at the age of 79, US media reported.

Taylor had been in Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai hospital for six weeks with
congestive heart failure, a condition with which she had struggled for some
years and had recently suffered complications, a family statement said.

"She was surrounded by her children: Michael Wilding, Christopher Wilding, Liza Todd, and Maria Burton," it said, noting that Taylor, who married eight times, was survived by 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

"My Mother was an extraordinary woman who lived life to the fullest, with
great passion, humor, and love," Michael Wilding said.

"Though her loss is devastating to those of us who held her so close and so
dear, we will always be inspired by her enduring contribution to our world."

Taylor won two Academy Awards for best actress, including in the 1966 classic
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" one of many films she played opposite Richard
Burton.

Burton was one of the great loves of Taylor's life -- she married and
divorced him twice -- but her stormy relationships off-screen often overshadowed
her glittering film career.

In later years as her health failed she retired from the public gaze,
although she notably attended the 2009 funeral of her long-time friend Michael
Jackson, while she remained active in raising funds to battle AIDS/HIV.

Born in London February 27, 1932, she was evacuated to California with her
American parents in 1939, where she was soon discovered at her father's art
gallery by the fiancee of the chairman of Universal Studios.

She debuted in 1942 in "There's One Born Every Minute," and by 1944 had
become a child star with "National Velvet," the story of a girl who rides her
horse to victory at the Grand National disguised as a boy.

She married for the first time in 1950, aged 18, to playboy hotel chain heir
Nicky Hilton. The marriage lasted 203 days, collapsing amid verbal and physical
abuse after a lavish Hollywood wedding and a three-month European honeymoon.

Taylor moved on, and by 1952 she had tied the knot with British matinee idol
Michael Wilding, 19 years her senior. They had two children, Michael Jr. and
Christopher.

Though Taylor said Wilding gave her stability, it wasn't enough. She filed
for divorce in 1956, and within days of the separation producer Michael Todd,
49, proposed.

Tough and domineering, he was Taylor's first great love. They had a daughter,
Elizabeth Frances, in August 1957, but seven months later tragedy struck: Todd
was killed in a plane crash in New Mexico.

Devastated, Taylor was accompanied at Todd's funeral by his best friend,
singer Eddie Fisher -- with whom she launched an affair, and married in
1959.

She won her first Oscar for best actress in 1960 for her portrayal of a
high-class call girl in "Butterfield 8." Taylor is said to have hated the
movie.

Then came "Cleopatra" (1962) -- "surely the most bizarre piece of
entertainment ever perpetrated," on the set of which she met Burton.

They married in March 1964 in Montreal. By the time they were filming "Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf," the harrowing portrayal of a marriage torn by booze,
bitterness and failure mirrored their own.

They divorced in June, 1974 and remarried in October of the following year in
Botswana, only to divorce again in August, 1976.

The marriage left Taylor an alcoholic, and her career in decline. A seventh
marriage to Virginia senator John Warner, from 1976 to 1982, failed to cure the
blues.

In and out of California's Betty Ford Clinic in the 1980s, she overcame her
alcoholism and a dependence on painkillers and emerged as a champion in the
cause of AIDS victims.

In 1991, she stunned the world by marrying husband No. 8: Larry Fortensky, a
40-year-old construction worker she met in rehab. They parted amicably three
years later.

Her son Michael said Wednesday: "We know, quite simply, that the world is a
better place for Mom having lived in it. Her legacy will never fade, her spirit
will always be with us, and her love will live forever in our hearts."

 

TERRY G AND HIS MOM SPEND BIRTHDAY WITH ORPHANS

When Gabriel Amanyi a.k.a Terry G visited the SOS children village in Isolo, Lagos on 17th March, 2011, it was far from a celebrity stunt,
the ‘Free Madness’ singer’s visit was to celebrate his birthday with  the SOS children.

Terry G and his friends one of which include Uti the Big Brother Africa winner met with the social official in-charge at the village who showed everybody round the village: to the children's hostels, classrooms and the likes. The children who were so elated to see the role model pay them a visit did not stop chanting his songs, especially ‘Testing Microphone’ a song from his recent album.

Accompanied by his mum who Terry G happens to share the same birthday date with, Terry G was proven to have a large heart as he donated to the kids’ food stuffs, biscuits, snacks, drinks and others, all in large quantities.

Speaking on why he chose to celebrate his birthday at the orphanage,

The House of Ginjah boss said ‘God has been good to me and my family in the last one year, this is just my own way of showing appreciation to him. Also I love children and it gives me joy to do things that makes them happy, so it is not just the children who are thrilled to have me around, I am also thrilled to come to their midst and celebrate my birthday with them’.

Terry G is no doubt a famous artiste but who would have thought his fan base extends to children. His exit from the SOS village was a
sight to behold as the children came all around him holding his hands and kept waving as his car drove out of the village.

For Terry G, this is of course a birthday like no other.

BREAKING NEWS: EXCLUSIVE! NADIA BUARI DROPPED FROM US BASED PR FIRM - JMG MEDIA RELATIONS

According to information that has just reached www.Nigeriafilms.com, Ghanaian actress, Nadia Buari has been dropped by her US based PR firm, JMG MEDIA RELATIONS.

A few weeks ago, new stories emerged online claiming that the Actress, Nadia Buari lied about the gown she wore to the Pan African Film Festival in February. The Press release issued by the PR Firm credited Oscar De La Renta as the designer. It turned out that Oscar De La Renta denied ever making the Dress.

Why did Nadia Buari have to tell a lie to her her PR?  Why do African Celebrities feel the need to credit International designers to boost their image? What happened to wearing the native Kente or  Ankara Prints? 

Even though the Letter from JMG MEDIA RELATIONS does not state a reason why they are withdrawing their Media Representation for the sexy screen goddess, for anyone has followed stories about Nadia Buari recently, the answer will not be far-fetched.This is very shameful and we hope other Celebrities are taking note.

kim kardashian at SELF Magazine shoot.

kim kardashian at SELF Magazine shoot.

Rob Kardashian's birthday

Rob Kardashian's birthday party at Jet
Rob Kardashian will celebrate his
birthday at Jet Nightclub at Mirage. If he's anything like what we see on
Keeping up with the Kardashians, Sin City had better watch out!
Where: Jet
(Directions)Start time: 10:00 pmAddress: 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las VegasCost:
Not availableAge limit: 21+Categories: •Clubbing
•Mirage
•The
Strip
•Hot Spots

stand out with MIDORI with kim kardashian

• 1 part Midori® Melon Liqueur
• 2 parts sweet and sour mix
• 1 part freshly squeezed lemon juice

Mix all ingredients and serve over ice. Rim with super sour sugar. Garnish
with a lemon wedge

Scott Disick Wears Green

Kim Kardashian Wearing Green

Chris Brown Fades To Black In GQ Italia (PHOTOS)

R&B singer and and America's new blonde wonder Chris Brown—days before his anticipated new album F.A.M.E. hits stores—is in the new issue of Italian GQ. '
Styled by Italian Editorial Director and photographed by Chinese photographer, Kai Z. Feng, Brown appears in confident and excited, even dancing during the shoot.
Most of the photographs capture Brown in motion and making faces in Tom Ford, D & G, Armani and Roy Roger. After the break, additional photographs.

Kim Kardashian's Day Out with Daddy

With camera crews capturing all of their family doings, Kim Kardashian and father Bruce Jenner paired up while shooting scenes during a visit to a medical center in Tarzana, California on Thursday (March 3).
With the E! beauty nearly taking a tumble thanks to her sky-high heels, the mother/father duo walked along side-by-side as Kim dutifully picked up her daddy after he attended a scheduled checkup with his physician.

Kim Kardashian & Kris Humphries Rock Out with Avril

Her step brother Brody Jenner is dating Avril Lavigne, so it only makes sense that Kim Kardashian was in the house for Lavigne’s record release party last night (March 8).
The “Disaster Movie” babe was joined by her basketball-playing boyfriend Kris Humphries as she hammed it up for the camera at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.

While out and about, Kim tweeted, “Feel like its prom all over again…in a white stretch limo w Kris Humphries, Brody Jenner, Avril Lavigne…heading to Avril’s album release.”
Returning the favor, Avril tweeted, “Great being with friends and family during this special time for me.”

Jennifer Hudson shows off tiny new figure on Essence covers

Jennfier Hudson shows off her new slimline figure on a special two-cover edition of Essence. Photo: Essence.com