*The New York Post's Page Six is reporting that the career of model Beverly Johnson has received a bounce since she appeared in Italian Vogue's all-black-model issue. "Johnson is going on Tyra Banks' talk show [today] to discuss the modeling industry, race, age and weight. Speaking of which, Johnson, an avid golfer who's modeling again, will reveal her new figure. She claims to have lost an astonishing 20 pounds by taking Nikki Haskell's Star Caps diet pills," the column reported.
*Former NFL receiver Jerry Rice has been named the commissioner of the inaugural Fantasy Football Open Championship (FFOC), which will award the first-ever $1 Million Grand Prize in Fantasy Football. At a ceremony in Las Vegas at the end of Week 16 of the NFL season, Rice will award the Millionaire Jacket to history's first-ever fantasy football millionaire. The winner will be determined by the sum of three combined scores: average points from Week 1 through Week 10; average points from Week 11 through Week 15; and points from Week 16. Visit http://www.FFOC.com for more details.
*White rapper E-Shy, an Irish Jew from Harlem, has released a song called "Obama Diss" in which he blasts presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in response to Ludacris' mixtape track "Politics As Usual," which supported the candidate. E-Shy raps: "Mr. Obama, you got no heart / You dis-owned your church because you figure it's politically smart ... He was shocked that his pastor hated whites / Obama's been in that church 20 years, yea right / Ludacris says Obama should paint the White House black to scare them / I wonder who is them? my friend." (Watch video here.)
*Young Jeezy kicked off back-to-school this past weekend with a daytime bowling event for some special kids in his hometown of Atlanta. The multi-platinum star rented out Metro Lanes and Games for the afternoon, where he gave away free backpacks, clothing, sneakers and school supplies to about 350 youngsters in need -- all courtesy of the rapper himself, in addition to generous donations from 8732 clothing, Brand Jordan, Nike, Akademiks, Pastry and others.
*The topic is sex on an all-new episode of the TV One late-night variety series "Baisden After Dark” airing Saturday (Aug. 9) at 11 p.m. The celebrity panel for "Sex 101: Do Men Know What They are Doing in the Bedroom?" includes actor Hosea Chanchez ("The Game"), adult film star Heather Hunter and relationship expert Michelle McKinney Hammond. In addition, Ledisi and comedienne Tiffany Haddish will perform.