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People in the News

Sunday, June 29, 2025

People in the News

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Have You Heard?

By Tonya Whitaker
NDG Staff Writer

Don’t take it personal

Jermaine Jackson is in a little child support trouble. According to TMZ.com, Jackson had his driver’s license suspended by the Los Angeles County Child Support Division because he is approximately $100,000 in arrears for the two kids he had with his brother Randy’s ex lady. I thought that interfamily relations stuff only happened on Bold and The Beautiful?

Congrats, granddad

Last week was good for F— You (Forget You) singer Cee Lo Green. First, the 35-year-old was nominated for five Grammys on Dec. 1. He also found out that his 20-year-old stepdaughter is going to have a baby.

Crime and punishment

I am attempted to find sympathy with T.I. as he sits in the slammer for the second time this year. But, now I think the four walls are just getting to the poor guy. The rapper recently told a hip hop website he is tired of going to jail. May I make a simple suggestion? Stop breaking the law!

Bye, bye world

Montell Jordan has found is calling and it isn’t singing and producing music. Jordan has left his secular music career behind to become a minister at Victory World Church in Atlanta, according to Electronic Urban Report.

Too much information

Regis Philbin must have really enjoyed Nicki Minaj’s recent performance on Live With Regis and Kelly. It was so pleasing that he patted the rapper on her derriere. I thought that was all Philbin was going to do. Wrong. In the post-performance interview, he asked Minaj about the advice she receives from fellow rapper and friend Lil Wayne. Minaj said, “Wayne tells me to go hard.” Regis’ reply: “Go hard?” he asked. “I wish I could.”