Your Black Celebrities: Donald Trump Pawns 50 Cent

Remember a few years back when Jay-Z asked — at a Hot 97 Summer Jam concert — “I’m about a dollar, what the f*** is 50 Cents?” Well, Sean Carter might not be alone in expressing that sentiment. In a recent interview with NY1, Donald “I can sell houses to god” Trump spoke of his “friend,” 50 Cent, in not-so flattering terms:

“I’m in many, many rappers’ songs. And I know them,” said Trump. “50 Cent is sort of a friend of mine. I mean, he likes me. He just did a show, it was a copy of ‘The Apprentice.’ It will fail because he’s not Trump, but he’s actually a nice guy.”

– Well, Mr. Trump, how many times have you been shot?

Your Black Celebrities: Jennifer Hudson Engaged To Reality TV Star

Is Jennifer Hudson‘s life turning into a reality show?

The “American Idol” winner just got engaged Friday night — on her birthday — to her boyfriend (of less than a year) David Otunga, also a reality TV star. Of sorts.

You may recall David Otunga, or you may not, from his appearance last year as “Punk” in the VH1 reality show “I Love New York 2.”

If you watched the show, then you know that the Oscar-winning “Dreamgirls” actress is going to marry a guy who was rejected on the show by a woman named New York who was also rejected — twice — by Flavor Flav on his own reality love show called “Flavor of Love.”

Ouch.

Maybe Hudson knows all too well the intricate and secretly scripted play-to-the-camera aspects of reality TV. Maybe that’s why she’s not bothered by New York rejecting her fiance.

Jen’s got a lot going on in her life right now. She’s engaged, has a wedding to plan, has a new album out and her new movie, “The Secret Life of Bees,” is due in theaters Oct. 17…

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