From Vid Description: “It is so much fun to play with the Crutches! it is incredible what you can do if you just open you mind, NO LIMITS WITH CRUTCHES”

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The Gator Bayou Pony Club show is coming up Saturday and Sunday March 10th and 11th at Holly Hill Equestrian Center! I can’t wait! I’m riding in it with both of my boys, Under Pressure and Paisano on Saturday in the Hunter portion and I’m announcing the jumper portion of the event on Sunday! The show is a fundraiser for the club to help them fund their events through out the year and is NLEA recognized. I have fond memories of Pony Club throughout my youth! If you have a child who is interested in riding, this is a great chance to give them at look at what happens at a show and gauge their interest! There will be concessions on site, so bring the family and spend the day:) To find out more about Gator Bayou Pony Club email GatorBayouPC@gmail.com.

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There comes a time in your life when  you realize you’re THAT person. The person that will call 911 to report a dog kennel lying in the middle of I-20W because you’re scared there just might be a dog in it. And because you’re too responsible to stop yourself and cause a bigger traffic problem. Yeah, I’m that person. I’ve called on dogs stuck in the median of I-20. I’ve called on horses tied to trees without water or food. When I was doing mornings and driving to work at 5am, I’d whip out my phone in a heart beat when I saw kids walking unattended down I-49. Yep, I AM THAT person. When did I turn into that person? I’m not really sure. When did I pass the time when I was too afraid the cops might have something on me to report suspicious activity?!??! When did I become a responsible, law-abiding citizen?!?!? DAMN! What has happened to me?!?!? It was a tough realization this morning. I almost feel like I’ve let myself down. Or maybe, just maybe, I’ve finally grown up? Scary thought! Or maybe, I’m just THAT girl!

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The Louisiana Legislative Women’s Caucus announced their 2012 Women of Excellence Awards Nominees and a local Benton High School student is one of the award recipients! In addition to being honored, Monica won a $1,000 scholarship! Geaux Monica!

LLWCF Announces 2012 Women of Excellence Awards Nominees

Baton Rouge – The Louisiana Legislative Women’s Caucus through the Louisiana Legislative Women’s Caucus Foundation is pleased to announce the nominees for its 2012 Women of Excellence Awards.

The awards recognize and honor the exemplary achievements and contributions of extraordinary Louisiana women who personify excellence in their leadership, profession, academics, community service, character and integrity. The categories for the awards are:

 Business

 College Woman of Excellence (ages 18 to 25)

 Education & Research

 Government & Law

 High School Woman of Excellence (for graduating seniors)

 Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM)

 Volunteerism

The winners of the High School Woman of Excellence Award and the College Woman of Excellence Award will each receive a scholarship for $1,000.

The Women of Excellence nominees by category are:

Business:

□ Anna M. Jones–State Farm–Baton Rouge

□ Dawn Sharpe-Brackett–East St. Tammany Chamber of

Commerce–Slidell

□ Sevetri M. Wilson–Solid Ground Innovations, LLC–Baton Rouge

College Woman of Excellence (age 18 to 25):

□ Danielle Lauren Borel–Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge

□ Kelsey L. Creel–Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge

□ Kara Ramsey–Tulane University–Baton Rouge

Education & Research:

□ Alexina Archer Medley–Easton Charter High School–New Orleans

□ Alma Thornton–Southern University and A&M College–Baton Rouge

Government & Law:

□ Linda Perez Clark–Kean Miller LLP–Baton Rouge

□ Shelly D. Dick—Forrester, Dick & Clark, Attorneys–Baton Rouge

High School Woman of Excellence (for graduating seniors):

□ Carlie Lynne Amore–Northshore High School–Slidell

□ Kelea Rose Buras–First Baptist Christian School–Slidell

□ Mary Claire Curet–New Iberia Senior High–New Iberia

□ Abigail Daigle–New Iberia Senior High–New Iberia

□ Cekret Davis–Deridder High School–DeRidder

□ Claire Delahoussaye–Comeaux High School–Youngsville

□ Kellie Kay Duck–Riverview Academy–Montz

□ Terynek Na’Lyn Grover–East St. John High School–LaPlace

□ Debria Sallie Lee Joe–Peabody Magnet High School–Alexandria

□ Emily Marie Laurent–Archbishop Chapelle High School–LaPlace

□ Haley Brooke McDaniel–Tioga High School–Ball

□ Kady Navarra–Hammond High Magnet School–Tickfaw

□ A’Niya S. Robinson–Zachary High School–Baker

□ Monica Nicole Rogers–Benton High School–Benton

□ Bria Iman Savage—Wossman High School–Monroe

□ Elizabeth Anne Scott–St. Scholastica Academy–Covington

□ Jaden Arielle Sterling–Saint Louis Catholic High School–Lake Charles

□ Jennifer Tu–Benjamin Franklin High School–New Orleans

□ Kierra Washington–Richwood High School–Monroe

□ Katherine ” Katie” Young–(Home Schooled)–St. Rose

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM):

□ Jacqueline J. Hill–Southern University A&M–Zachary

□ Annette Oertling–Tulane University–New Orleans

□ Ann Forte Trappey–Forte and Tablada, Inc. Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors–Baton Rouge

Volunteerism & Civic Involvement:

□ LaDonna Jarden—Amerisafe—DeRidder

□ Madison Julia Matherne–John Ehret High School—Marrero

□ Mae C. McGuffery– Baton Rouge

□ Cyndi Nguyen–New Orleans

□ Cathy Puett–New Orleans

The Women of Excellence Awards’ recipients will be announced Monday, April 2, 2012.

Awards will be presented at the LLWCF Women of Excellence Awards and Scholarship

Gala in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Baton Rouge

Marriott.

About the Louisiana Legislative Women’s Caucus Foundation

The Louisiana Legislative Women’s Caucus Foundation is a non-profit corporation with an IRS designation of 501(c)(3). It is administered by the Louisiana Legislative Women’s Caucus, which is comprised of women legislators currently serving in the Louisiana Legislature. The Louisiana Legislative Women’s Caucus Foundation’s mission is to prepare and develop women leaders in Louisiana to be significant contributors and achievers in society.

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Some celebrities use their Twitter accounts to share behind-the-scenes details of their lives and careers; for others, it’s mainly just a way to promote their latest project. But for Chris Brown, the popular social networking site seems to be mainly a public forum for venting about whatever — or whoever — is making him angry. Case in point: Brown’s recent Twit-beef with wrestler CM Punk.

It all started when CM (or is that Mr. Punk?) issued a challenge to Brown on Feb. 19, referencing his arrest for assaulting Rihanna by tweeting, “I would like @chrisbrown fight somebody that can defend themselves. Me curb stomping that turd would be a #wrestlemania moment.”

That’s all it took to produce a flurry of back-and-forth barbs between the wrestler and the singer, including Brown accusing Punk of being such a heavy steroid user that it’s “utterly impossible for him pleasure a women [sic]” and Punk daring Brown to “put some gloves on and get in the ring” before shrugging, “I know none of these things will happen because Chris Brown isn’t a man.”

Punk made the latter comments during a TwitVid dedicated to upping the ante in the feud while insisting, “I’m not here to start controversy, or to gain publicity, or anything like that.” (Smooth.) Never one to leave an insult alone, Brown retorted, “the video u just posted was cute! It’s so funny how defensive u are. And the fact that I really don’t know who you are and could give a s— is the funny part!”

It was just the first salvo in a rant that found Brown insisting that he’s “never ‘ANGRY’ when I speak my mind on Twitter” and lamenting “I miss the real wrestlers” before promising, “today will be the last day I bring @cmpunk existence up! The confrontations that people continuously bring my way are very amusing.”

This latest feud seems to have run its course, but given that we’re only two months into the year and we’ve already seen Brown taking on everyone from random haters to Miranda Lambert, it seems likely that we’ll see Brown blasting more enemies before 2012 is through. Who’s next — Josh Groban? Rachael Ray? Louis CK? Tight pickle jar lids? Anything is possible.

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British citizens should be proud of their fellow brethren Adele, Coldplay and Florence + the Machine, thanks to their performances at the 2012 BRIT Awards last night (Feb. 21.) They should also adopt Rihanna, because the Bajan beauty also brought the house down with her performance.

Like at the 2012 Grammy Awards, Adele performed ‘Rolling in the Deep,’ which is the song that kicked off the massive success of the much-worshiped ’21.’ Adele looked classy and beautiful with bouffant hair and a black dress. Once again, she proved her voice rebounded just fine from surgery. Her performance was strong and strikingly similar to that which she turned in at the Grammys. Her lashes were so long we worried she might float away if she batted them too much. If you look close and hit rewind, you can see that massive diamond on her left hand.

RiRi performed her smash hit ‘We Found Love’ with dancers encased in block-like structures on stage. She also chose to forego pants in favor of a baggy, white sweatshirt-type top and construction boots. Despite being dressed down, it was typical sexalicious Rihanna, rocking huge hoop earrings. Given her recent remixes with her ex Chris Brown, the lyrics feel all the more autobiographical. The choreography was banging, too.

RiRi’s ‘Princess of China’ cohorts, Coldplay, brought the rock as they opened the show. With explosions going off in the background, they performed ‘Charlie Brown’ in the middle of the crowd. Few rock as flawlessly as Chris Martin and company. Their fellow countrymen ought to be proud.

Our favorite redhead Florence Welch delivered another epic performance. When doesn’t she, right? She was surrounded by peasant-like dancers that cavorted on the floor as she radiated while standing in a gold column gown. Gorgeous as always. There was also a lot of light on the stage, despite her performing ‘No Light, No Light.’ She’s another British vocal treasure.

Watch Adele Perform ‘Rolling in the Deep’

Watch Rihanna Perform ‘We Found Love’

Watch Coldplay Perform ‘Charlie Brown’

Watch Florence + the Machine Perform ‘No Light, No Light’

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Nicki Minaj has the blues.

In a photo from her Vogue feature, pop music’s colorful pink lady is painted blue. It’s not quite a Smurfette shade but it’s a rich turquoise that one might expect from the often candy-coated ‘Super Bass’ singer. Is she trying out for a role as a Na’vi in the next installment of ‘Avatar?’ Nah, she’s just posing for the fashion bible.

Wrapped in lowcut, drapey scarlet red dress accessorized with a pink curly wig, a belt and over-the-elbow gloves, Minaj looks mature and grown up, not to mention incredibly fashion forward. The animated, cartoonish element of her image falls by the wayside in this frame-worthy shot.

Minaj declares that she’d “do a really good job as a prosecutor” if she followed her initial desire to be a lawyer. She also reveals she lives in a condo in Los Angeles, due to the weather and to escape “bad memories” back east.

She also refers to her outrageous get ups as “costumes, not outfits,” revealing that many are custom-made or imported from Japan.

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With Oscars season upon us, it’s anyone’s guess who will take home the gold. Each year, some newcomers crash the party among veteran actors who command the red carpet at the Academy Awards. The annual event draws Hollywood’s biggest stars, and millions more around the world. The press always puts together some basic information about this year’s nominees, but how much do you actually know about the Oscars ceremony? Here’s a list of fun facts and trivia you can use to impress your friends this awards season.

Why’s it called Oscar?

Nobody knows for sure. The most commonly cited origin dates back to actress Bette Davis, who said that the backside of the statuette looked like her first husband, Harmon Oscar Nelson. According to another theory, the name came from Academy secretary Margaret Herrick who claimed it looked like her Uncle Oscar. However it came to be, the Oscar officially got its name in 1939, 10 years after the annual ceremony began. The official name of the Oscar is the Academy Award of Merit.

What are the statues made of?

Originally, they were gold-plated solid bronze. Then they moved over to Britannia metal, a pewter-like alloy that was then covered with copper, nickel silver, and 24-carat gold. But when WWII hit, and a metal shortage followed, the Academy had to make do with what materials they had available. So they resorted to painted plaster for three years. After the war ended, recipients were invited to exchange the plaster awards for gold-plated metal ones. Fun fact: Oscar statuette weighs 8 1/2 pounds and is 13 1/2 inches tall. (Watch a video on the making of an Oscar below.)

Hardly anyone attended the first Academy Awards

With what the awards have turned into today, it’s hard to imagine Hollywood’s humble beginnings. But that was the case for the first Academy Awards in May 1929, which was a small dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel for 270 guests. It cost $5 a head, and the guests dined on broiled chicken.

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There have only been a few sweeps of the top categories

‘Hugo’ leads this year’s Best Picture crop with 11 nominations, but only three films in the history of the awards have ever won all five of the top categories (Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role, Actress in a Leading Role, Directing, Writing). They are: ‘It Happened One Night’ (1934), ’One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ (1975) and ‘Silence of the Lambs’ (1991). 37 other films have been nominated in all of the “Big Five” categories, but have fallen short of ultimate Oscars glory.

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A sound mixer is the biggest loser in Oscars history

Sound mixer Kevin O’Connell has 20 nominations yet still no wins, making him “the unluckiest nominee in the history of the Academy Awards,” according to The Guardian. Basically O’Connell is the Susan Lucci of the Oscars, with nods spanning from ‘Terms of Endearment’ to ’Transformers.’ “If I ever did get an opportunity to make a speech, one of the things I’d say is to all you nominees, don’t consider yourselves losers. You guys are winners and don’t let anyone tell you differently,” he told Entertainment Weekly. O’Connell can take solace in his recognition from the Academy in other ways — he sits on the Board of Governors, representing the sound branch. (Watch an interview with O’Connell below.)

A toothbrush is Billy Crystal’s good luck charm

Expect this year’s host Billy Crystal to be armed with a toothbrush in his tuxedo pocket, but not because of a fear of bad breath. As a kid, Crystal would pretend to make an Oscar speech using his toothbrush as a microphone, and each of the eight times he’s taken the stage as the show’s host, he’s brought along his toothbrush to help ease his nerves.

Selling Oscar trophies is forbidden

Fame is fleeting, and so are Oscars apparently. Many celebrities have given their Oscars way or lost them over the years. But according to Moviefone, they can’t hock them at the pawn shop — the Academy banned the sale of the statuettes in 1950. Heirs to the statuettes must, according to the established rule, sell the trophies back to the Academy for $1. Pre-1950 Academy Awards have sold for millions.

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Someone streaked the Oscars

During the 1974 Academy Awards, while actor David Niven was calling up Elizabeth Taylor to present the Oscar for Best Picture, a streaker emerged from the back of the stage and interrupted the festivities. Niven ad-libbed, ”Well, ladies and gentlemen, that was almost bound to happen. But isn’t it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?” The streaker was Robert Opel, a photographer and art gallery owner who had snuck backstage posing as a journalist. You can thank him for the delay imposed on the televised broadcast. Watch the famous moment below.

Marlon Brando turned down an award

When Marlon Brando won Best Actor in a Leading Role for ‘The Godfather’ in 1972, he declined to accept the award and instead sent Native American actress Sacheen Littlefeather to represent him on the stage. Littlefeather explained that Brando didn’t appreciate the way that Native Americans were portrayed in the movies. While some didn’t like Brando’s political statement, others believe that Brando’s stand helped improve the treatment of Native Americans in Hollywood. The Academy subsequently banned the use of proxies to speak on anyone’s behalf at the ceremony.

Oscar wins raise the divorce rate

A recent study found that women who were nominated for Best Actress were more likely to get divorced sometime after their Academy Award nods. Many recent winners – including Kate Winslet, Reese Witherspoon, and Sandra Bullock – feel prey to the curse. (See a recent list of actresses here.) “Winning an Oscar can be construed as a big jump in professional status that an actor or actress has in their world and in the eyes of the broader audience…You are never the same after you’ve secured an Oscar for Best actor or Best Actress,” explained one of the scientists.

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Calling all Lovatics (aka Demi Lovato fans). The teen queen tweeted a promo photo from her upcoming, top secret MTV special, set to air March 6. The image is striking, but it’s not of Lovato’s beautiful face or expressive eyes. It’s of her hands.

Lovato’s wrists are face up, with her swirly “Stay Strong” script tattoo in full view and adorned by a heart and a lipstick kiss on either side. She’s also sporting dangerous, sharpened-to-a-point, black lacquered dagger nails. Those things could do some damage.We hope Demi doesn’t wear contacts or she’d need a personal assistant to help her remove them thanks to those talons.

The photo is certainly meant to capture Lovato’s fierce, never-give-up quality, which made her a role model for teens dealing with eating disorders and bullying. She posted this tweet along with the image: “Lovatics-I wanted to tell you FIRST about a special I worked on with @MTV. It premieres March 6th at 10pm!”

Further details about the special are scarce, but one can surmise that it’s going to detail her 2010 rehab stint. Lovato has been dogged by return-to-rehab rumors for several weeks, all of which she and her handlers have denied. Demi is indeed staying strong.

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Whitney Houston may have had one of the most recognizable voices in pop music, which brought her great success, fame and fortune. Apparently, the singer’s financial resources may have dwindled down to almost nothing, since her family sold footage of her celebrity-attended funeral to a variety of global media outlets.

Apparently, the family elected to sell the footage in order to raise money for the singer’s sole heir, daughter Bobbi Kristina, 18. That’s why it would seem that Houston didn’t leave much behind.

The funeral took place on Saturday, Feb. 18 in Houston’s Newark, N.J. hometown. She was eulogized by her ‘The Bodyguard’ co-star Kevin Costner and serenaded by Alicia Keys. The funeral aired on CNN and several online outlets via The Associated Press, but all footage was offline and non-viewable the very next day.

A spokesperson for the family told TMZ that the executors of Houston’s estate “agreed to license footage to several media outlets for customary fees.” Those “customary fees” are being set aside to “maximize the estate for the benefit of Bobbi Kristina.”

Hmm, that sounds like jargon-heavy way to say that Houston was broke and/or didn’t leave much behind for her only child in terms of money. Why else would the family need to sell private footage on Bobbi Kris’ behalf?

At least this money-making endeavor is for a good cause, since Bobbi Kris is in a lot of pain over the loss of her mother at such a young age; Houston was just 48. However, an auction of Houston items is set for next month, and that feels a little tacky and entirely too soon after the pop diva’s death, even though the auction house claims that their sale is helping to preserve the singer’s legacy and history.

Yeah, there’s a better way to preserve Houston’s legacy and history. Those are called albums.

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She won Album of the Year at the BRIT awards and went on stage to give her acceptance speech. She spent the first 20 seconds thanking the crowd and taking dramatic pauses before she finally got to the speech part, but by then, it was a little too late.

They had to cut Adele off so they could introduce the band Blur. The crowd starting booing and Adele didn’t appreciate being cut off, so she flipped the bird in anger.

She later apologized and said that she was shooting the finger at the show’s producers. She said, “I was held up with my voice and troubles but the album kept walking without me. I flipped the bird for the suits at the BRITS who cut me off. Sorry if I offended anyone but it was for them, not for the fans.”

Jonah and Channing Tatum were in Sydney to promote 21 Jump Street, and they jumped in the ocean after sucking down several drinks during their 14 hour flight. It was only 9:30 in the morning there, but they had been flying all night.

Jonah started swimming in the ocean and when he looked back, he was really far out. Some locals yelled at him that he shouldn’t be out that far, so he swam back and got out of the water. But somehow, that story got blown out of proportion and it was being reported that Jonah had to be rescued from the ocean!

Jonah told the local news, “The next day we hear, ‘Oh, you had to be rescued by two guys yesterday.’ This is like the worst rumor, that I’m some loser who had to be air-rescued. I was a mile out further than any of the locals. I was just being awesome and wasted. I was going to choke a shark on my thighs if it had come to it. We had a blast.”

The 19-year-old has split with 27-year-old Australian actress Delta Goodrem, says her rep who issued this statement, “Nick and Delta have decided to mutually end their relationship. At this point in time, they are both focused on their careers as they go on different paths.”

Jonas is currently starring on Broadway in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”.

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The 23rd season of ‘The Simpsons’ will go out with a bang, as that’s when the episode featuring Lady Gaga will air.

Gaga taped her ep late last summer and just like ‘SNL’ last May, she will appear on a season finale of a long-running comedy show. ‘The Simpsons’ remains the longest airing scripted show on prime time TV, while ‘SNL’ has been airing since 1975, so Gaga has a penchant for appearing on some of the most beloved shows on the small screen.

The Mother Monster’s episode is called ‘Lisa Goes Gaga’ and Gaga factors into the plot as someone who comes to Springfield in order to cheer up little Lisa, who is often the voice of reason on the show.

The Telegraph reports that Gaga has mused about her role on the show, saying, “I play a little bit of a slut. The apple doesn’t fall far from my artistic tree.”

Uh oh. Is Gaga going to be a bad influence on the sweet and wholesome Lisa Simpson? Will she teach her how to dance? Will she whip Bart into shape? Will she give Marge hair tips? Will she eat donuts with Homer? The possibilities are endless.

The exact air date of the season finale of ‘The Simpsons’ has not yet been confirmed, but it should air sometime in May. PopCrush will certainly recap the episode for you, dear reader!

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Move over, M.I.A. You’re not the only one who can give a one-finger salute at a major music event. Fresh off the aforementioned rapper’s bird-flipping incident during the 2012 Super Bowl Halftime, British diva Adele did the same at the BRIT Awards this evening (Feb. 21.) But while M.I.A.’s gesture seemed immature, out of place and a foolish attempt to grab a headline, Adele was merely reacting to being cut off when making her acceptance speech.

The singer had just won the award for British Album of the Year for ’21′ and was making a genuine, from-the-deepest-recesses-of-her-heart speech, according to Spinner. She was saying, “Thank you very, very much. Nothing is better than coming home with six Grammies and winning Album of the Year. Nothing makes me prouder than to be British.”

That’s when host James Corden cut her off. Not only did he receive a chorus of boos from the crowd, but he got that one-digit salute from the beloved ‘Rolling in the Deep’ singer.

At a post-awards press conference, Adele commented on her reaction, saying, “I was cut off during my speech but I wanted to thank the British public for all their support. I was held up with my voice and troubles but the album kept walking without me. I flipped the bird for the suits at the BRITS who cut me off. Sorry if I offended anyone but it was for them, not for the fans.”

That explanation of her action should further deepen the love her fellow Brits have for her. Notice we said Brits, not BRITS! Adele is truly a pop star of the people, for the people and by the people.

The Album of the Year award was preceded by a win for British Female Solo Artist.

Giving the bird was not the sole reason people were talking about Adele’s fingers tonight. She also sported a large rock on her left hand, prompting talk of an engagement to her BF Simon Konecki. There’s obviously been no confirmation of that. Perhaps Adele bought herself a nice piece of jewelry to celebrate all those Grammys and BRITS?

Watch Adele Give the Finger

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Mariah Carey, who looks as stunning as ever, appeared on ‘Good Morning America’ to talk about heart health month, Dem Babies, new music and of course, the loss of fellow diva Whitney Houston and her recently hospitalized husband Nick Cannon. Carey and Cannon had a serious scare when he went into mild kidney failure in January.

Carey was quite candid during her chat with Robin Roberts, speaking from the heart about the late, great Houston, who passed at 48 just over a week ago.

“It was great and I don’t think people could ever understand our relationship,” Carey mused. “There was this supposed rivalry in the beginning, then we did the duet and became friends. I loved her.”

It’s been a rocky month for people in Carey’s life. Roc and Roe’s mother also spoke about Cannon’s health scare, saying, “We didn’t know how big a deal it was at that moment” about Cannon’s first stay in the hospital. Then things got worse. She admitted, “It was a gradual thing. We ended up in a couple hospitals this year already.”

Carey voiced her support for Cannon, who quit his morning drive radio show last week, since he was working way too hard and neglecting his health. She said, “The best thing I think was the choice that he made to leave the radio show and just focus on ‘America’s Got Talent’ and ‘Up All Night.’ The thing is, he’s a young healthy person. It’s about changing the lifestyle and just an awareness of what can really happen to you no matter how young or in great shape you are.”

Cannon’s missus did express that she believes he will make a glass of lemonade out of this lemon, saying, “I think, like he always does, he’s going to turn something that happened into a positive thing.”

That’s great news.

Watch Mariah Carey on ‘GMA’

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After what seems like countless rounds on the rumor mill — and just as many denials — the worst-kept secret in pop music has finally been officially confirmed: Adam Lambert will perform with Queen this year.

“As many suspected, I can finally confirm: I have been invited by Queen to sing one very special concert!” tweeted Lambert. And he wasn’t kidding about that “special concert” part, either — he went on to reveal the location and date: “Sonisphere at Knebworth July 7th!”

“Sorry to be coy about the details the past few weeks, but I made a promise to keep it under wraps as best I could,” Lambert added. “Gonna be a surreal night!”

“Judging by my incoming mail, this decision will make a lot of people very happy,” said Queen guitarist Brian May in a press release. “It’s a worthy challenge for us, and I’m sure Adam would meet with Freddie’s approval! And what better place to revisit, and walk those emotional paths than Knebworth? It will be a rush.”

“I’m completely in awe of the Queen phenomenon. The thought of sharing the stage for a full set is so beautifully surreal,” added Lambert. “I’m honored to be able to pay my respects to Freddie’s memory. He’s a personal hero of mine and I am deeply grateful for the chance to sing such powerful music for fans of this legendary band. I know the evening will be a huge milestone for me, and with the support of Brian, Roger and the rest of the band I know magic will be on display.”

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