::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

buzzz worthy. . . By Mona Austin Singer Robin Thicke is feeling lost without his wife, actress Paula Patton.  The couple separated in February after nine years of marriage due to  alleged infidelity. Since their break up Thicke has left a trail of emotions at concerts and online, letting  Patton and the world know he misses her and wants another chance to love her again. Usually when men want to win back lost love, they do something extraordinary and the bigger the mess up the bigger the apology.  A room full of roses, the purchase of a huge diamond or other high ticket item are some drastic ways men have tried to mend broken hearts. But Thicke has made a move that's considered a grand gesture even for a star. Read about the "Blurred Lines" singer's desperate move to get his wife back after the jump.

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buzzz worthy. . . HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER CANTOR DEFEATED IN PRIMARY RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — In an upset for the ages, Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, the second-most powerful man in the House, was dethroned Tuesday by a little-known, tea party-backed Republican primary challenger carried to victory on a wave of public anger over calls for looser immigration laws. "This is a miracle from God that just happened," exulted David Brat, an economics professor, as his victory became clear in the congressional district around Virginia's capital city. Speaking to downcast supporters, Cantor conceded, "Obviously we came up short" in a bid for renomination to an eighth term. The victory was by far the biggest of the 2014 campaign season for tea party forces, although last week they forced veteran Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran into a June 24 runoff, and hope state Sen. Chris McDaniel can prevail then. Cantor's defeat was the first primary setback f...

buzzz worthy. . . Some of the biggest names in entertainment will take the stage at the “BET Awards” 2014 on Sunday, June 29, 2014.   Pharrell Williams, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Drake, Lil Wayne, Trey Songz  and  Lionel Richie  are among the names set to perform at the BET Awards show.   Kevin Hart  and  Tracy Morgan  are also set to appear.    Additionally, BET Music Matters will again cast the spotlight on new talent whose stars are on the horizon.  Like J. Cole and Elle Varner before them,  Adrian Marcel  and  Gabi Wilson  are set to give the world a sneak peek of their talents at the “BET Awards 2014.” Emmy and Grammy® Award winning comedian  Chris Rock  will host the “BET Awards 2014,” live on Sunday, June 29, 2014 at 8pm ET on BET from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, CA.   The BET Experience at L.A. LIVE presented by Coca-Cola  VIP Package off...

buzzz worthy. . . June 9, 2014 - Los Angeles, Calif. - Some of today’s most talented television and music stars will come together to join Judge Mablean in honoring Fathers on Sunday, June 15th. Hosted by Judge Mablean, Founder/Chair of the H.U. F. Awards, and the Mablean Ephriam Foundation, a non-profit, public benefit corporation, the Honoring Unsung Fathers (H.U.F.) Awards and Scholarship Brunch is scheduled to take place 1:00 PM at the Hilton Long Beach & Executive Meeting Center, 701 West Ocean Blvd in Long Beach, California. The Red Carpet will begin promptly at 12noon. Celebrities such as Wendell James (OWN Networks, Raising Whitley), Elisa Neal, (TV One’s Hollywood Divas), LisaRaye McCoy (Single Ladies), Cocoa Brown (Tyler’s Perry’s For Better or Worse), Robert Riley (VH1's Hit the Floor), Claudette Ortiz (TV One’s R&B Divas LA), Renée Lawless (Tyler Perry’s The haves and the Have Nots), and Sicily Johnson (One on One) will present the winning father’s with awar...

buzzz worthy. . . By Mona Austin WRITER'S NOTE:  Sandra Crouch, the twin sister of Pastor Andrae Crouch has shared that her brother is at home recovering from a recent hospital stay. Th reason eh was hospitalized was not disclosed. Crouch, a well renowned gospel artist, has struggled with his health over the years, having overcome cancer four times.  Ms. Crouch is asking that supporters send words of encouragement to Pastor Crouch, a living gospel legend. I have had the honor of exclusively interviewing Pastor Crouch twice.  As it is Black Music Month, I am re-running a review of the album release party where I first met the icon in 2006. At the time, I thought the album "Mighty Wind" was his most significant collective work because of the many people who took part in it having been influenced.  However, he returned with "Journey" and crated another church classic, :Let the Church Say Amen."  Crouch has written numerous hymns and led people to Christ...

Producers of the  Allstate Gospel Superfest   will conduct its sixth annual new talent competition in three major U.S. cities this coming August.   The Allstate Gospel Superfest Battle of the Bands , a competition for aspiring gospel artists, will travel to   Washington, DC, Memphis, TN   and   Jacksonville, FL   in search of its next opening act for 2015. Interested gospel artists and groups (consisting of twenty members or less) can   enter   the competition now. The winner will be selected on Monday, September 15, 2014. Each submission will be reviewed by the show’s producers and a select panel of industry professionals. Up to twenty (20) acts will be selected in each city. The competition will feature celebrity judges, a free concert in each city immediately following the auditions and local Allstate agents and agency owners on hand to raffle off free gifts and prizes to the audience. The Allstate Gospel Superfest Battle of the B...