By Khadija Allen
Breakups are hard especially when your business is thrust into the spotlight for the world to see. The sudden realization that celebrity status garners media publicity is only half the battle when you have to dispel the rumors about you and your significant other. But this year, these celebrities have managed to come back with a vengeance despite having tumultuous or even scandalous affairs! For that, they get an “A” in our book and another for getting their mojo back!
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1. Rihanna and Matt Kemp
The Good Girl, Gone Bad singer is the fashion temple of our generation by pushing the envelope in music and style in the same realm. It’s hard to do so with such a league of competitors in the industry. The Barbadian beauty has proven to be a hardcore professional! But when she isn’t posing for Elle magazine or dishing rumors about her private life (one that is synonymous with her mainstream breakup to R&B singer, Chris Brown last year), she lets loose with her beau – Matt Kemp who’s her ideal match! And we can tell their alone time has given her time to work on her imperfections as a woman and artist.
2. Janet Jackson and Wissam Al-Mana from Qatar
Lately Janet Jackson’s been working hard at the new Tyler Perry film, “Colored Girls” and sporting a new haircut that’s ingenious at her age. On or off set, the 44-year-old singer has been romancing a 35-year-old businessman, Wissam Al-Mana who has her cherishing love again. Despite a tough year and quiet breakup from longtime boyfriend and producer Jermaine Dupri, she is savoring every moment with her new beau who’s spoiled her rotten with a yacht, lavish jewelry and trips to Italy. What a dream boat!
3. Usher and Grace Miguel
This has yet to be one of the biggest years for Usher who’s unleashed a string of hits and a successful headlining tour. The newly divorced, father of two has no plans of marriage anytime soon, but hasn’t relinquished dating older women. The 31-year-old singer was recently spotted with 42-year-old Grace Miguel who is a music executive for Def Jam which had many wondering if he dropped his ex-wife Tameka Foster for her.
4. Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou
In our eyes, Kimora Lee Simmons would always be known as the wife of media mogul Russell Simmons. But not anymore! The lady of fashion and entrepreneur to a multimillion dollar enterprise, Baby Phat Fashions, has deviated from her life with Russell and won the heart of actor Djimon Hounsou. The pair had a baby boy named Kenzo Lee last year and the family can be featured on her television show, “Life in the Fab Lane” on the Style Network. Kimora personifies the meaning of fabulosity even when she isn’t working! Go girl!
5. Shaunie O’Neal and model Marlon Yates
As the ex-basketball wife of Shaquille O’Neal, Shaunie embraced singledom to the fullest! In fact, she remained single for a bit until her divorce and found a young brother to spend her vacations with. She has no problem dishing about her 23-year-old boyfriend and model, Marlon Yates, who sports an athletic physique and personality that is right for her. The two met through a mutual friend and since then, the finer things in life have rubbed off on the 35-year-old mom.
6. Kim Kardashian and Miles Austin
Once celebrity socialite Kim Kardashian kicked New Orleans Saints football star Reggie Bush to the curb, she took flight into the arms of another dashing football star by the name of Miles Austin. It’s apparent that she has a thing for athletes…and can we blame her? As one of the most fabulous women in Hollywood, she marks the spot for any hunk and offers more than just enterprising looks. Go on, Madame Kim!
