Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is selling his Alpine, New Jersey mansion for $13.5 million.

Combs has put the 12,000 square-foot, Colonial style home up for sale, after paying $6 million for the residence in 2004.

Combs originally lived in the house with his longtime girlfriend, Kim Porter and their son, Christian, but the mansion is being put up for sale because Combs and Porter spend more time in Los Angeles.

In addition to his mansion in Los Angeles, Combs has residences in Miami, New York and Atlanta.

His long time partner Kim Porter purchased a $5 million, 9,655-square-foot, six bedroom, mansion in Toluca Lake, California last year.

What started off as a war of words on Twitter between R&B singer Chris Brown and Cali collective Odd Future started getting serious this week when a video of Chris Brown’s associates attempting to chase down Odd Future singer Frank Ocean appeared on the internet.

Before things begin to escalate even further, it seems as if cooler heads have prevailed, as Chris Breezy and OF front-man Tyler, The Creator agreed to end their feud on Twitter.

HOUSTON — Veteran R&B diva Patti LaBelle says in a countersuit filed against a West Point cadet who claims she ordered her bodyguards to beat him up outside a Houston airport terminal that the altercation began after the cadet hurled racial insults at her. But an attorney for the cadet, Richard King, denied his client ever said any racial slurs to LaBelle.

LaBelle filed a countersuit last week, accusing the cadet of attacking her bodyguards after he directed profane and racial slurs toward the singer.

In the countersuit, LaBelle’s lawyers accuse King of being intoxicated, staggering around outside the terminal, screaming obscenities and trying to enter the singer’s limousine. King was politely asked to walk away from the vehicle, according to the countersuit. King’s attorneys have said the cadet had a few drinks on the flight to Houston but denied he was intoxicated.

Young Jeezy is being sued by the organizers of a Virgin Island concert after he was a no show at the event.

According to concert organizers Paid 4 Entertainment, Jeezy was billed to appear in VI’s June 18, Summer Splash back in March.

Less than two weeks before the event Da Snowman’s reps told Paid 4, that he “might” have a conflict in his schedule and was “considering not appearing” at the concert.

Paid 4, alleges they made arrangements to have Jeezy perform the following day (June 19), shelling out money for a private jet for the rapper to avoid transportation issues. According to the suit, Jeezy missed the flight and later canceled his performance.

Paid 4 is seeking $75,000 in damages.

Though he was finally given a November release for his fifth solo album, 50 Cent is still at odds with his home record label Interscope Records.

In a recent interview, 50 implied that he could part ways with the label following his album if things don’t go his way.

Chris Brown was a big winner at the BET Awards 2011 show at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, taking home 4 trophies. He was named best male R&B artist and won best collaboration for his song ‘Look At Me Now’ with Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes.

“Public-speaking is not my strong suit,” he said, thanking BET and his fans. Earlier in the ceremony, Brown also thanked his fans and the network, saying, “I appreciate all the support. I know it’s been a long road, so I appreciate every blessing in front of me.”

Brown joined Big Sean on his song, My Last, and took the stage again to close the show, which he did on a bicycle alongside host Kevin Hart, who was on a Segway scooter. That’s when Hart announced that Brown also won the Fandemonium award and the Viewers’ Choice prize.

Earlier this week, news reports stated that rapper Missy Elliott has been battling a thyroid condition called Graves’ disease.

On Friday, Elliot released a statement on the disease, insisting that her ailments have not hurt her career as some news reports have stated.

Missy’s statement is posted below:
“There have been some inaccuracies reported in regards to my diagnosis with Graves’ Disease, so I wanted to clear things up.
I was diagnosed with Graves’ Disease about three years ago but it really hasn’t slowed me down at all. I rocked my performance on VH1 Hip Hop Honors’ tribute to Timbaland last year. I’ve written and produced a bunch of Grammy-nominated, #1 hits for artists like Keyshia Cole, Monica and Jasmine Sullivan. I toured the UK, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. And on top of all that, I’m working on my new album.

I feel great. Under my doctor’s supervision, I’ve been off medication for about a year and I’m completely managing the condition through diet and exercise.” — Missy Elliott

According to reports, there is no cure for Graves’ disease, which can affect a person’s energy level and appearance, but symptoms can be managed with treatment.

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa — A central South African university known for fraught race relations is welcoming a visit by Oprah Winfrey as an acknowledgment of the progress it has made toward tolerance.

On Friday, Winfrey received an honorary doctorate from the University of the Free State, bringing international media to normally quiet Bloemfontein, the farming center where the century-old university is based.

In 2006, four white Free State students made a video humiliating black cleaning women and expressing opposition to integrating the historically white school. Jonathan Jansen, who in 2009 became the university’s first black rector, has been credited with pushing for change.

Saturday June 25th marked the two year anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson.

Although he’s gone, Michael Jackson has and always will be remembered as an icon, a legend, the King of Pop and undoubtedly the greatest entertainer to ever walk the face of the Earth.