Beyonce is not speaking to Papa Knowles: record label worried

Tina Knowles and Beyonce

Beyonce is not speaking to her pops Mathew Knowles, and is siding with her mom, after he fathered a love child with a woman that is 20 years his junior.

Beyonce was horrified when it was alleged last year that Mathew had an 18-month affair with 38-year-old Alexsandra Wright and DNA tests confirmed he’d fathered her son, Nixon, while still married to Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles.

Relations between Beyonce, who is very close to her mom and her father have reached such a low point that executives at her label, Columbia, are worried.

One music industry insider said, “Beyoncé was horrified to find out her dad cheated on her mom. She always looked up to him, and she is very close to her mom, so this has hit her really hard. She is refusing to speak to him, which is making things difficult where it comes to managing her career. Some people at Columbia now think it would be better to move him aside.”

Former “Scrubs” actress Wright filed a paternity suit last October, and a DNA test taken in March confirmed that Knowles was the father of Nixon, who was born on Feb. 4. A judge ordered him to pay $8,200 a month in child support on an interim basis.

Wright, a Los Angeles-based branding executive, claimed that Matthew Knowles, who was married to Tina for 29 years, had an affair with her for a year and a half. Tina filed for divorce last November. Wright and Matthew are now in the final stages of negotiating a child support settlement.

This is so messy. Am I wrong for wanting to see a pic of little Nixon?

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BET Awards Pics Part 1: Official Backstage Talent Lounge

Marques HoustonTearri Mari

Faith EvansT.I.

Sunday is the BET Awards, and there will be a LOT of pics this weekend. I will do my best to post them all, so stay tuned.

Yesterday (June 25, 2010) several celebs made an appearance at the Official BET Awards Backstage Talent Lounge.

Faith Evans,  T.I., Teairra Mari, Lloyd, Marques Houston, Naturi Naughton, Kirk Franklin, Ron Artest, Ginuwine, Soulja Boy, Flo Rida, and more:

Drake and Maliah are still getting it in

Maliah Michel at Drake's `Thank Me Later’ CD Signing

Earlier this week (June 21), AllThings-Fresh.net caught up with Drake at a meet and greet for his fans in Toronto. Guess who was sitting on the sidelines supporting her boo? Yep, video vixen Maliah Michel. So… these 2 are really serious about each other huh? Interesting. And if you missed it, check out this Vibe.com interview with Maliah where she answers a few of your burning questions about her and Drizzy.

Morning performances from Maxwell, Alicia Keys, and Melanie Fiona

Melanie Fiona

MaxwellAlicia Keys

A few R&B soul artists had the morning shows on lock today. Maxwell performed on NBC’s Today show. Alicia Keys hit up ABC’s Good Morning America, and Melanie Fiona stopped by CBS’ Early Show. Maxwell performed Bad Habits, Pretty Wings, and Acension. Alicia performed Empire State of Mind, and Melanie did a tribute to Michael Jackson and performed I’ll Be There. Check out the performance pics, then watch the videos after the break.

Fantasia’s video for Bittersweet (feat Devin Thomas)

I love this song, and the video makes me love it even more. ‘Tasia looks great, and Devin looks hot. Enjoy.

Sean Kingston says he turned down a date with Rihanna

Sean Kingston

I’m really struggling not to explode into a fit of laughter here. Singer Sean Kingston says he once turned down a date with Rihanna – because his clothes weren’t ironed.  Sean was partying in London at the exclusive Kensington Garden Hotel when he ran into Rihanna. He was excited when she asked him to escort her to nearby club Mahiki, but quickly shot down her offer because he hadn’t ironed his clothes. Now he says he regrets his lame excuse.

“Rihanna asked me to go clubbing with her. Looking back I can’t believe I said no just because I didn’t have any clothes ironed. I couldn’t go out with a superstar looking bad.”

Boy bye! I’m pretty sure his outfit would have made little difference, so it was pointless for him not to go. Rihanna was most likely being friendly when she extended the invite. I find it hilarious that he is even mentioning her name in an interview like he really had a chance. #PleaseSitDown.

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