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ITTY BITTY BITS: new baby Dash; Whitney's weed; Macy's diva drama; Jermaine's divorce; celebs' YourCause.com; Buffet backs Obama; MTV nabs J-Hud; Kanye's 'Stronger.'
*Damon Dash's wife Rachel Roy gave birth to an 8 pound baby girl they have named Tallulah Ruth. The little one was born on May 13 in Manhattan and is the couple's second child together.
*An eight-year-old misdemeanor possession charge against Whitney Houston has been dropped, according to TMZ.com. Back in 2000, cops at a Hawaiian airport caught the singer with less than half-an-ounce of weed and three half-smoked joints. She was not arrested at the time and handed over the drugs before boarding her flight with then husband Bobby Brown.
*Page Six is reporting that Macy Gray exhibited some diva behavior during a kickoff party at the Nikki Beach hotel in Cannes. She reportedy made the crowd wait two hours before taking the stage and refused to pose for pictures or give interviews to camera crews lining the red carpet. The column quotes an "insider" who said: "She seemed out of it . . . when she finally came on, her performance was good, but she took a while to get it together."
*The divorce between Jermaine and Alejandra Jackson became final this week, according to TMZ.com. "Jermaine will pay off a $100,000 debt; in return, Alejandra waives all spousal support," the Web site reported. "As for the debt, $50,000 is to pay her attorney's fees and the other 50 grand is for Jermaine to become current on child support. She gets physical custody of the kids and he gets visitation of Jaafar and Jermajesty. He pays $3,000 a month in child support. He gets to keep his business -- Jermaine Jackson Entertainment, Inc., and he also gets to keep his jewelry."
*Morgan Freeman, Christina Milian and Adina Howard are among the celebs from film, television, music, and sports who have a page on YourCause.com, a new Web site where the famous can promote their causes. "We feel extremely privileged that these celebrities are lending their notoriety to raise both awareness and funds for their specific causes," says site co-founder Matthew Combs. "One of the unique things about the site is that anyone can make it their own and promote the causes that they are most passionate about."
*The world's richest man, Warren Buffett, has announced that he is endorsing Sen. Barack Obama for President of the United States. "I will be very happy if he is elected President," said the billionaire investor. "He is my choice." Buffett had deliberately kept quiet about his choice of supporting either Obama or Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. But he came down from the fence when it became clear that Obama would seal his party's nomination.
*Jennifer Hudson is among the first round of celebs announced as presenters for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards, which will be broadcast live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA on Sunday, June 1 at 8 p.m. Other presenters include Lindsay Lohan, Anne Hathaway, Jack Black, Steve Carell, Robert Downey Jr., Seth Rogen, Megan Fox, Mark Wahlberg, James Franco, Rumer Willis, Brendan Fraser and Danny McBride. The presenters join previously revealed performers Coldplay and the Pussycat Dolls. Mike Myers will again serve as host.
*Kanye West's single "Stronger" was voted among the top 10 songs that inspire runners to complete a lap. More than 3,000 marathon runners took part in the survey by health Web site realbuzz.com. "Stronger" came in at No. 5, following Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger," Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now," Spencer Davis Group's "Keep on Running," and Vangelis' "Chariots of Fire" at numbers 1 through 4 respectively.
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