Lowdown for Thursday October 29th

Fresh off rumors gone wild, I hear Ludacris has been hooking up with actress Taraji P. Hinson. You know Taraji went to Howard University and they had their homecoming over the weekend. She and Luda were side by side. Word is they even shared a luxury suite at a hotel for the weekend, too. Hummmmm…
 

Mario supposedly has a new love. Word is since he broke up with his high school sweetheart about six months ago he’s been kickin’ it with Audra from the group Rich Girl. And Audra’s been the leading lady in Mario’s last two videos. Hummmm….

In other couple news, I hear now that Lamar Odom is married, he’s giving up his bachelor pad. Heard he put his 5-bedroom, with pool, Jacuzzi and outdoor barbeque on the market for $2.39 million.
 

It looks like Shyne is headed back to his homeland. The former Bad Boy rapper was released from immigration officials earlier this week and deported to Belize. His dad, the Prime Minister of Belize and his uncle serves on the Belize Parliament were there to greet him. The word is if Shyne wants to continue his rap career, he may need to move to Europe.
 

And another rumor gone wild story…Oprah is drinkin’ and druggin’!! That’s what The National Enquirer says. (Yeah, right) The tabloid says Oprah’s man Stedman is leaving her because of her drinking and drug problem and that she’s offered him $150 million to keep quiet about her bad habits. Please stop!!!
 

Just when we got excited about hip-hop making it’s way to the World Series, they snatch it away from us. Jay-Z and Alicia Keys were supposed to perform “Empire State of Mind” before Game 1 started last night and Alicia was to do the national anthem, too, but their performance was scrapped due to bad weather. Both take the field in Game 2 tonight, 7:30 on FOX.
 

What artist is one of the worst influences of 2009? Well, according to Just So You Know.com, kids ages 9-15 say Kanye is the #3 worst celebrity and bad role model for them. Britney Spears came in #2, and Miley Cyrus took the #1 spot.
 

Moving on to Chris Brown…he returned to the stage earlier this week in New Jersey, coming on stage with a Michael Jackson red and black jacket. The crowd loved him. He’ll be in Atlanta December 2^nd.
 

Speaking of Michael Jackson, his concert movie isn’t doing too shabby at the box office. “This Is It” earned over $2 million on its first night in theatres Tuesday.