Will and Jada Smith Squash Divorce Rumors

August 30th, 2011 | By

Fans of Will and Jada’s marriage can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that the heartbreaking split rumors arose sometime last week. The two have finally made a public announcement stating that the rumors were absolutely false:

‘Although we are reluctant to respond to these types of press reports, the rumors circulating about our relationship are completely false. We are still together, and our marriage is intact.’

Will’s son from a prior marriage also spoke up by tweeting: ‘Did #WillandJada split? No they did NOT split! False information … it’s not true RETWEET!!!’

It’s definitely good news for everyone who’s been following and rooting for their marriage since they wedded in 1997. The two symbolize the African American marriage and give hope to many couples who are surrounded by high black female single rates and black children being raised without a father. Other couples that blacks have had high hopes with include Barack and Michelle Obama (though not mainstream enough) and Russell Simmons and his ex-wife Kimora. Of course there are others, but none pair up to the status of Will and Jada (i.e. T.I. and Tiny).

They have been doing a great job of staying together and staying out of the negative limelight, so not sure how this one even surfaced. Their parenting skills have also been under the limelight, given that their daughter Willow and son Jaden have been taking Hollywood by storm with films and music. Some feel that they may be too young for these industries and others feel that they are managing them quite well. Some think that Willow is too sassy, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Let’s just rejoice in the fact that they are all still a happy family and hopefully it stays that way ‘til death do them part.

Nelly and Ashanti Break-up

August 23rd, 2009 | By

After three years of secret dating, Ashanti and Nelly are rumored to have broken up. Neither of the two have confirmed or denied the rumor. The N.Y. Daily News reports that the two allegedly broke up because of a disagreement about their future. Supposedly, pop princess Ashanti was ready to settle down (of course) and hip hop rapper Nelly still wanted to play the field a bit longer. There have also been reports that Nelly was hanging around model-actress Melyssa Ford in Miami and spending time with Melody Thornton, lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, in Las Vegas. So there is speculation that the two women could have played a role in the breakup.

Rumors of Ashanti and Nelly dating began in 2003 and wasn’t confirmed until 2008. The two have been dating on the low for three years and when Nelly came out to confirm that they were dating, he stated that they were in a “serious” relationship. I don’t know about everyone else, but it seems like he used the wrong word to describe their relationship. After all, serious in today’s world means there’s a marriage in the future. There was supposed talk about an engagement and wedding some time ago…wonder what happened. Well within the next couple of days or weeks, we may get a confirmation and, if we’re lucky, an explanation about the breakup.

Other breakups that have been reported are Omarion and Young Money Records and Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush. More to come on those topics.