Look of the Day: Gabrielle Union

Gabby looks immaculate. I love her in jewel toned colors and she needs to keep wearing them. D-Wade looks like he's trying to be different at the prom. Maybe I could do his outfit if he lost those coat tails and did something about those shoes. Gabby is outshining him in every way possible.

Um, Kelly. This is one of those instances where everyone is at different events. Everyone else, except for T.I., looks semi-formal but Kelly looks like she made a pit stop on the way to go bowling or have dinner with the girls. The bow shirt and the bra are inappropriate. Besides the questionable outfit, Kelly actually looks really pretty.

Her makeup is on point and I guess she heard the criticism about her bad straight weaves because she is rocking a nice curly weave. I like her hair and make up and she should keep it up. Now that outfit...

Look of the Day: Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade

I have to admit that Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade look great together. I love yellow on Gabrielle's skin tone and I love the cream that Dwayne is rocking. They're a fabulous couple.

Does Success Give You a Free Cheating Pass?

Celebs are getting messier and messier by the year. We have reality stars who are paid to be messy, there are singers whose personal lives are getting in the way of their professional lives, and socialites who make their bread and butter off of being messy. In a nutshell, if you're not messy, the American public doesn't want to know about you. 2010 has been a messy year for celebs. Fantasia tried to commit suicide and the biggest rappers ended up in jail. Like I said before, we love messy. Lindsay Lohan is a mess yet the American public can't stop watching.

2010 is also the year of the home wreckers. Fantasia, Alicia Keys, and Gabrielle Union all began relationships with men who were married. Alicia Keys married Swizz Beatz and is expecting a baby only 5 months after his divorce was finalized. You do the math. Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade are official after being photographed together for nearly 3 years. And Fantasia is being scrutinized by the media after being sued by her lovers wife and nearly committing suicide. Didn't all three women commit the same offense? They all began relationships with men who were married with children. Why does Alicia and Gabby get a free pass in the mainstream media while Fantasia is left to bear the cross alone?

I have my theory. I believe that it's because Alicia and Gabrielle are more successful and are dating successful men. Stay with me. Alicia is one of the biggest R&B singer ever. She has 13 Grammy awards and numerous platinum records. She has opened #1 movies and is widely respected. Alicia also has more money than any of us will ever see. Her beau is a man, although married with three children only one of who belongs to his former wife, is one of the biggest producers around. Swizz Beatz has produced everyone from Beyonce, Tupac, Lil Wayne, Drake, and Mary J. Blige. He has literally worked with every urban artist who has had a single in the last decade or so. Swizz is successful, respected and rich. This is therefore seen as a union of equals. Gabrielle, although not well known to the mainstream media, is a successful actress. She has starred in at least two movies a year from 1999 to 2008. She is also worth millions of dollars. Dwayne Wade is a multi billion dollar brand. His basketball notoriety is only second to Lebron James. He also has a yearly salary of over $15 million a year. Gabrielle and Alicia are both dating successful men. They are also seen as an upgrade for these men who dated "regular women." Mashonda is a failed R&B singer and Siovaughn Wade is seen as a nutcase and not too attractive.

Let's talk about Fantasia. Her man of choice? A T-mobile salesman from North Carolina. Although he is a real estate agent by trade, lately is only job has been selling phones. He has two children and a wife. Fantasia is an American Idol winner, who can barely read and write, and has had a lot of financial trouble in the last few years. Although she is talented, her star is no where near Alicia's and Gabby's. In the media, all they speak about is Antwan Cook being a T-mobile salesman. Would they give her that much attention if he was a multimillionaire? Would she be seen as an upgrade? Would it even matter if he was successful?

Should Famous Men Upgrade?

Today in a post about Lebron and his high school girlfriend Savannah on Bossip one of the commentors said that Lebron should upgrade his girlfriend. That made me think. Should famous men upgrade? Just because you're rich and famous, should you upgrade to another rich and successful woman or keep the woman you have.

In a recent Vibe magazine interview, Mashonda stated that she was with Swizz Beatz when he had no furniture and she slept on the floor in winter coats. Obviously, Swizz isn't sleeping on the floor in winter coats anymore with or without Alicia's money. It's also well known that Siovaughn Wade was with Dwayne when he didn't have a dime. Is it fair for these men to leave the women who were with them before they had the big names and big bank accounts? Is it fair for these men to treat these women like burdens when they decide to leave?

If it sounds like I'm upset, it's because I am a bit upset. I understand wanting better but I don't understand the public looking at these women like "regular girls" or "gold diggers." When I see Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade, I shudder sometimes because I know if he was regular broke joe, Gabrielle wouldn't look twice at him. Same with half of these women. We know the Kardashian's don't do anyone with a net worth of less than 8 figures. Not calling them gold diggers but we know if these men weren't rich, these women wouldn't look at them.We know that if Jay-Z wasn't worth $150 million, Beyonce wouldn't be with him because he's not on her level.

I feel like when these men have a woman who were there when they had nothing, they shouldn't get caught up in the lifestyle. I applaud men like Denzel and Samuel Jackson, who have been loyal to their wives throughout the fame and fortune. I'm not saying this because their wives are black because I don't care if you find love with a martian as long as you're happy. I find it commendable for people, not just men, who gain fame and fortune to keep a level head and stay humble.

I don't know the circumstances behind Dwayne and Siovaughn's divorce or Swizz and Mashonda's but I do know that when the money and fame dries up, most of these relationships will. Should Lebron go hollywood and find him another famous woman or one who looks good in a bikini or should he stay with Savannah, the mother of his two kids? You already know my answer.

Look of the Week: Dwayne Wade

Here is Dwayne Wade and his now public girlfriend, Gabriel Union, at the Summer Grove Comedy Jam in this casual look paired with $450 Gucci Plus Sneakers.

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Dwayne Wade and Wife ordered to settle their divorce

Thank Goodness someone in that case has enough sense to stop this madness. The judge in the Wade divorce has ordered the pair to settle their divorce, which has been on going since 2007, saying the kids have been affected by it.

The divorce proceedings involving the onetime high school sweethearts have been going on since 2007 and have been highly contentious at times. Siohvaughn Wade at one point accused her husband of giving her a sexually transmitted disease she claimed he caught during an adulterous affair — a claim that spurred him to file a defamation suit against her. Wade also lost custody of her kids after failing to show up to a very important court hearing. More recently, she accused him in court papers of being involved in a relationship with actress Gabrielle Union, which she said caused “emotional distress” for her and their two sons — ages 3 and 8.

Wade's attorney asked for the divorce to be finalized and the assets to be split later, which will be granted. The divorce will be finalized on Friday and the assets settled later. There is a custody hearing in July 10.

“Mr. Wade has waited patiently for almost three years for this day to arrive,” Pritikin said Tuesday night. “It is in the best interest of the Wade children that their parents’ marriage be dissolved.”

(DB)