Kanye's Old EX is a Cast Member of BET's New Series!

BET has announced that they will be premiering “Harlem Heights” in March. The show follows a group of young black professionals who are trying to make it big in New York City. Among the cast members are Brooke Crittendon who’s an employee at MTV and also the ex-girlfriend of a very well know rapper. While on a press tour this past weekend in LA, she was asked to explain her reasoning for being a part of the show in which she replied:

"I was involved with a very famous rapper for a number of years, and I worked in the news and documentary department (at MTV). So a lot of our pop news involved myself. But because I sort of played the background to the person that I was dating, I had to go through people saying things about me or just sort of assuming who I was… I just was like, “I just want to let people know what I really am and what I really do. I’m not just this person’s girlfriend.”

“Part of my personal journey beyond actually wrapping the show is to not mention that person because if I’m trying to get from under the shadow of being that person’s girlfriend, I feel like to constantly drop their name and that association is sort of saying, “Hey, I don’t want you to think I’m just that, but I did used to date this really cool person.” You know what I mean?"

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Rick Ross and Antwan Jamison Will Help Out The Dr. Donda West Foundation

Rick Ross has been added as a headlining performer for the Give Back Concert Benefit for The Dr. Donda West Foundation, formerly known as The Kanye West Foundation. General admission is $85.00 and all the proceeds will go to the Dr. Donda West Foundation, Rick Ross Charities, and the Antawn Jamison Foundation.

Governor Schwarzenegger Vetoes The Donda West Bill

Word is the "Donda West bill," which is aimed at helping to prevent plastic-surgery-related deaths, was vetoed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Governor Schwarzenegger says, "This bill does not meet that standard, and I cannot sign it at this time."

California Votes 37 to 1 For Donda West Bill To Be Passed

The California Senate passed a bill Wednesday that SAYS it is mandatory for any patient seeking cosmetic surgery procedures to first undergo a physical exam. Known as the AB 2968, was formed in a response to the death of Kanye West's mother Donda West. The former educator/author died last year from a heart condition that was exacerbated by cosmetic surgery.

Kanye Has To Pay Off His Mothers Estate

The mortgage company over Kanye's Mothers estate filed a claim against Kanye and his business manager Shawn Gee and the court has ordered them to pay off the $600,000 mortgage on his late mother's condo in Illinois.

Kanye's Cousin Teams Up In the Name Of Donda West

Kanye West's cousin Yolanda Anderson has teamed up with California's Assembly woman Wilmer Amina Carter to try and pass a state legislation that will require plastic surgeons to give patients a physical exam before performing any surgical procedure. The bill will also be named after Mrs. Donda West, who died the day after undergoing plastic surgery from a doctor who didn't run any test on Mrs. West. There are some other bills inspired by Mrs. West's death in state legislatures in Florida and Canada, amongst others.