Here is the video for yesterday’s world premiere.

UPDATE: Dre/Nahright posted a bunch of leaks off an upcoming Gucci mixtape (another one?!) called All Things White.

UPDATE: HipHopStan has audio of Gucci’s lawyer Dwight Thomas on ATL radio detailing exactly what violations Gucci was found guilty of….you can hear the audio after the jump…

Previously:
Miss Info talks to Gucci Mane about “My Own Worst Enemy” and the song’s message for Young Jeezy….and Gucci Mane gets sentenced to 12 months in jail.

After the jump…my interview clip from yesterday
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Mikey: TMZ is reporting that Mike Tyson was arrested at LAX after he punched an “overly aggressive” pap in the face, and left the man bloody outside the United terminal. While all the details haven’t come out yet, Mike was charged with misdemeanor battery and his bail has been set at $20,000.  Not sure how serious this really was, but peep the reporter throwing a lil jab at Mike, ” The photographer only had a cut on his head, guess Tyson doesn’t have the right cross that he used to.”

“Tyson’s rep says he was traveling with his 10-month old daughter when he was attacked by an overly aggressive paparazzi — adding the boxer acted in self-defense to protect his child.”

More details after the jump….

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Mikey: From their Play Cloths showroom in NYC, the Clipse spoke out on their former manager Anthony “Geezy” Gonzalez being convicted on federal drug charges. Anthony “Geezy” Gonzalez is currently awaiting sentencing, and faces a lengthy bid. However, after agreeing to plead guilty in the case, Anthony will spare four of his family members from facing the same charges.

“The show don’t stop, we know what we gotta do,” Malice, who tweeted, “We luv u GZ!” in the wake of Geezy’s court outcome, said. “So we’re out here doing it. The situation has been hard as well as heartbreaking. But I got the faith everything is gonna work out for the best. I believe everything happens for a reason. We still take care of our fam. We never leave our fam behind.”

(props to MTV)

(video spotted on RR)

“Boosie was on house arrest with an ankle monitor.. that monitor indicated that on more than one occasion, Boosie had violated the terms of his release. Judge Moore promptly doubled Boosie’s original sentence and ordered him to spend four years in prison”

You lose, Boos.

“He was definitely my first big love. We were best friends we fell in love with each other. To fall in love with your best friend can be scary…we just fell really fast…it was bit of an obsession.”

“I caught him in a lie and he wouldn’t tell the truth. I wouldnt drop it. I couldn’t take he kept lying to me and he couldn’t take that I wouldnt drop it because obviously, his back was against the wall. The truth was right here in a text message. So it escalated into him being violent towards me. And it was ugly…”

[at one point your mouth is filled with blood?] “Yes…I kept thinking, when is it gonna stop. He had no soul in his eyes, just blank. He was clearly blacked out. There was no person when I looked at him. I was battered, I was bleeding, I was swollen in my face. There was no getting home, except my next option was for me to get out and start walking…so I really don’t know what was my plan. That whole night was not my plan.”

“Love doesn’t go away right away. He didn’t accept that very well. obviously he didn’t want us to be apart. But obviously I had to do whats best for me. [Do you hate him] No, I don’t hate im at all. I actually love and care about him. I want him to do well. Have a great career, have a great life. and grow up…”

The full Rihanna x Diane Sawyer sit down airs tonite on 20/20.

Again, very composed. Very careful. Totally in control of the dynamic and owning the story. Rihanna will have the last word here, because for Chris to come back with a rebuttal would be terrible for his “re-humanization”.

By the way, Chris is actually shooting a video with Juelz today. And MTV has released another snippet of Chris’ interview with Sway…this one talking about when he talked to Larry King….after the jump

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“When I realized that my selfish decision for love could result in some young girl getting killed, I could not be easy with that part. I couldn’t be held responsible for telling them to go back. even if Chris never hit me again, who’s to say that their boyfriend would not. Who’s to say that they won’t kill these girls?” she said. “These are young girls and I just didn’t realize how much of an impact I had on these girls’ lives until that happened…

Don’t react off of love. F Love. Because love is so blind.”

Read more of the transcript here. The rest of the Rihanna x Diane Sawyer interview will be Friday on 20/20.

I didn’t really expect this angle. She’s taking the full blame for going back to Chris immediately after the assault, and spinning it into a breaking-away for the greater good. Which I think is very accurate actually. It feels rehearsed, but effective.

UPDATE: After watching it again, definitely think this was sharply crafted. I remember the reaction that alot of women had when they saw Chris and Rihanna getting out of that private plane in LA, when he had to make his first court appearance. It was disgust. Now the reality is that, many many women do just that in the aftermath of abuse…but the fact that Rihanna did, and then now says she broke away because she thought of “her impact,” is very smart. She and Chris breaking up because she couldn’t deal with the scrutiny, or the bad pub, or even because she couldnt forgive…none of that has the power of this angle.

battle of the TV tell-alls. How bout if there’s so much mutual concern and respect…don’t have release dates in the same quarter so we’re not inundated with this massive avalanche of promo confessionals.

Between the Chris/Rihanna melodrama, and all the big album leaks to come, and the video premieres, and the shots fired, and the release parties, and the holiday-related tweets to come…..I’m thinking about groundhogging myself in the crib, with my Xbox and a Shin ramen bowl, and catching up come Spring ‘10.

UPDATE: after the jump…another preview clip, where Chris tells Sway that he knows some people want him to be in jail…

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On Thursday, ABC will get their scoop, with Rihanna x Diane Sawyer sit down, for Good Morning America (and 20/20 on Fri). Diane has deftly and firmly handled Boris Yeltsin and Sammy “The Bull” Gravano, so I only hope she doesn’t “Ms. Katie” this conversation with Rihanna.

Meanwhile, Rihanna was already interviewed by Glamour Mag for their Women of the Year issue (with Michelle Obama on the cover). Here’s a couple excerpts:

Glamour: Let’s talk about this past year—you’ve obviously been through some difficult things. How did the people around you help you cope?

Rihanna: My friends and family have been extremely supportive, and everyone has been there for me. But at some point you are there alone. It’s a lonely place to be—no one can understand. That’s when you get close to God.

Glamour: Are you referring to the [Chris Brown] incident?

Rihanna: I am talking about starting with the night [before] the Grammys and then on. That was not the only thing that occurred this year. The picture leaking…it was one thing after another.

Glamour: You’re talking about the photo [reportedly of Rihanna’s injured face taken by police after Brown assaulted her] that was allegedly leaked by cops. You handled that so well; you kept silent in the press.

Rihanna: It was humiliating; that is not a photo you would show to anybody. I felt completely taken advantage of. I felt like people were making it into a fun topic on the Internet, and it’s my life. I was disappointed, especially when I found out the photo was [supposedly leaked by] two women.

more of Rihanna in Glamour after the jump…

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I was getting tweets about this all day….but I just wasn’t ready. Reader Brooklyn sent the link to the video….I watched it. Now I know that there’s nothing I coulda done to be ready for this. Nobody is ready for this.

Frankie and a club promoter Antonio are suing/countersuing each other for breach of contract on club appearances.

“I have been arrested 33 times…misdemeanors…tryin’ to see how to get high.”

“I had to get that last drink….no, that wasn’t before recovery….shoutout to Hennessey.”

Wait…..the guy from Next stands up to speak on Antonio’s behalf?

Judge Mathis: “I’m not with all the slick talk….this is Detroit game, here…”

Don’t miss the animosity at the 15:15 mark. But did you agree with the judge’s verdict?

(remember when Dre from Yo Mtv Raps was on a judge show?)

Unrelated….if you really wanna get pissed off, watch this older episode of so-called comedian Michael Blaxton being sued for ripping off some college kids on the Judge Joe Brown show. UGH! “I told them call me on the phone, and I’ll tell some jokes thru the phone.”

(spotted on Nahright) Related: Details of Shyne’s deportation and return to Belize

(UPDATE: video of Shyne’s first press conference in Belize…after the jump)

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