Showing posts with label marriage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marriage. Show all posts

12/12/2008

Candace Parker Elopes With Fiance

Why am I the last to find out that LA Sparks phenom, Candace Parker and Sacramento Kings' Shelden Williams got married back on November 13th??? Apparently they wanted to have a huge superstar wedding but their schedules were too busy to plan one, so the couple eloped to Lake Tahoe and tied the knot.

"We just decided that with both of our schedules, it would be better to elope," Williams told the Sacramento Bee. Williams proposed to Parker back in May 2007 and apparently that engagement was long enough. I guess so! But I'm sure they'll have some sort of reception for all of their family and friends who want to join them in celebrating their union to one another.

8/16/2008

Shaq and Shaunie Back Together

So I guess Shaq and Shaunie are getting things back in order in their lives. Months after he filed for divorce, Shaquille O'Neal and his wife Shaunie are getting back together.

"Things are great, and we're moving on to the good stuff," Mrs. O'Neal told Extra. "We've both learned a lot and know that our family comes first and that's the main thing for both of us." On Thursday — while promoting the launch of her new video-sharing Web site — she also told the Associated Press, "Neither one of us could probably answer why we were getting divorced in the first place. "Things have been going so great, that someone actually had to remind us that 'Hey, you do remember those papers are still there.' Literally, it was days ago," she said. "So, we've agreed that before we leave Florida in a few days we'll make sure that that's gone away."

Shaq and Shaunie filed for divorce back last year in September after being married for almost five years. The couple has four children. In the claims by Shaunie during the "divorce" proceedings, she requested copies of Shaq's $20m a year contract and his tax records. While she was doing all of that, Shaq was telling folks that the Mrs. was being sneaky with her assets and he wanted an exact accounting of all of the money, funds, stocks and bonds that she acquired during the marriage.

Damn dude... I'm happy that they've decided to work things out. I'm not sure of all of the particulars of why they were going to get divorced, but when you have all of that stuff together, you have got to communicate and not let the little stuff tear you apart. Hopefully, they've learned their lesson.

8/08/2008

Jay-Z Does a Triple Take For Vibe

For the August cover of Vibe magazines 15th Anniversary Juice Issue, Jay-Z is emblazoned on the cover and he's finally unpursing those big ol' lips about his reasons behind the privacy of his nuptials to Beyonce and tells why the couple won't talk about their wedding or marriage.

"I just think it's really a part of your life that you gotta keep to yourself," he tells Vibe in their September issue. "You have to have something sacred to you and the people around you," the 38-year-old adds. "I shared so much of my life… I should have something to hold on to."

Beyonce, 26, and Jay-Z, 38, tied the knot over three months ago in a "very special, very private, very intimate" rooftop ceremony, according to a source close to the pair. He was finally spotted with his wedding ring last week, and she was spotted this week on Wednesday wearing hers as well, as she strolled through the gates to see Jay-Z perform at Madison Square Garden.

Jay-Z also opens up to Vibe about his reasons for his strong support of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. "What [Obama] represents is, we as a people are part of the American Dream," he says. "We were left out of the dream at a certain point. Now the dream is, you can be anything – and it's not cliché."

The rapper is featured on three special commemorative Vibe covers – out August 18 – for the magazine's 15th anniversary. The issue includes a comprehensive songography of his 450+ songs.