Fantasia Barrino Mourns Murdered Nephew: Read Her Statement
Fantasia Barrino has opened up on Instagram about another family tragedy.
The artist's oldest nephew, Tyquan, was gunned down on Tuesday morning in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Fantasia Barrino won season three of American Idol. Since then, she has starred in a Broadway production of The Color Purple, which...
Fantasia Barrino has opened up on Instagram about another family tragedy.
The artist's oldest nephew, Tyquan, was gunned down on Tuesday morning in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Yup, Fantasia Barrino sure does!
The former American Idol winner exchanged vows on Saturday night with Kendall Taylor, posting the following photo on Instagram in celebration of the occasion.
Move over, Farrah Abraham. Sit down, Jenelle Evans.
There are some new teen moms on the block who didn't get famous by becoming train wrecks and porn stars famous for their stints on reality television.
It's been a very long road for Fantasia Barrino.
The singer was accused of breaking up a marriage via her affair with Antwaun Cook. She admitted in court that she once aborted Cook's baby.
Sorry, Fantasia Barrino, but JET Magazine is not sorry for its latest cover shot.
The singer has landed the front of this publication in promotion of her upcoming album, “The Side Effects Of You,” but she actually defaced it on Instagram this week because the editors use a decade-old photo.
Fantasia Barrino has been forced to backtrack after posting a random Instagram message in which she seemed to denounce gay marriage and the legality of marijuana in Colorado and Washington.
Fantasia Barrino just had a baby with shady boyfriend Antwaun Cook, but he's already running around, according to reports ... with his estranged wife.
According to insiders, Antwaun regrets giving up on Paula Cook and their two kids and while Paula is very hurt, relations are thawing between them.
Fantasia Barrino is the recent mother of a baby sired by long-time, controversial boyfriend Antwaun Cook. So all must be right for these proud new parents, right? Sadly... wrong.
A friend tells Radar Online that Cook - who allegedly started his relationship with the former American Idol victor while still married - is the same dishonest man he's always been.
Fantasia Barrino has been through quite the ordeal over the past year or so, but the former American Idol champion now has a reason to smile: she's a new mother!
The singer gave birth to a son named Dallas Xavier Barrino today. He was born in North Carolina and checked in at 7 lbs., 9 oz. and 21 inches long. Fantasia also has a 10-year old daughter from a previous relationship.
Fantasia Barrino refuses to sit around and let rumors about herself spread. Well, most rumors, that is.
The singer called in to The Wendy Williams Show today because that host had referenced the recent flap over Fantasia's role in a Mahalia Jackson biopic, with producers allegedly angry over her pregnancy and thinking about replacing her as the lead.
Fantasia Barrino is pregnant with her first child. This is exciting for the former American Idol champion, but the blessed event is not without its controversy:
The father is Antwaun Cook, a married man with whom Fantastia carried on a well-publicized affair.
Fantasia Barrino appeared at a charity event over the weekend for the opening of the Riverview Apartments in Jacksonville, Florida. But the former American Idol champion did a lot more than sing at the event.
She announced to a crowd of supporters: I'm pregnant! See/hear for yourself right now:
Let's hope the 27th year of Fantasia Barrino's life is better than her 26th.
Over the past few months, the former American Idol champion has been sued for wrecking a woman's home, and forced to admit in court that she aborted her lover's baby.
American Idol sent two contestants home last night, as it was the end of the singing line for Naima Adedapo and Thia Megia.
But the sad news for fans of those finalists was pre-empted by by a couple of entertaining performances.
Free from any legal worries, Fantasia Barrino is setting her sights on the next step of her career: movie stardom.
The former American Idol champion has signed on to portray Mahalia Jackson on the big screen, a real-life, late American gospel singer and civil rights advocate.
Fantasia Barrino is not a homewrecker.
This is not just a random, uneducated opinion. This is an actual ruling for a North Carolina judge.
Fantasia Barrino may possess an incredible voice, but she's known more for her scandal-filled personal life than anything else these days.
The latest bombshell to drop from this former American Idol champion arrives courtesy of her recent court testimony, as Fantastia was a witness in boyfriend Antwaun Cook's divorce proceedings against ex-wife Paula yesterday.
Whether you believe Fantasia Barrino truly wanted to take her own life a few weeks ago, or merely popped a few pills in a PR stunt, one thing is certain: the singer is troubled and has been through a difficult year.
But she'll try to end it on a positive note, as the American Idol champion has announced a fall/winter tour. It will be titled "Back to Me," commence November 4 in Richmond and conclude on New Year's Day in St. Louis.
In the end, nudity won out over tragedy.
Both Katy Perry and Fantasia Barrino debuted new albums last week, with the former's "Teenage Dream" selling 192,000 copies to take first place on the charts; Fantasia's "Back to Me" came in second with 117,000 copies sold.
Take notice, haters: Fantasia Barrino is back!
The former American Idol champion, who swears she really was trying to commit suicide a few weeks ago, hasn't just recovered in time to give multiple interviews on the overdose days before the release of her new album.
While Fantasia Barrino is out making the media rounds, promoting her new album and explaining her suicide attempt, she may also be having cravings for sushi.
That's because a report in The National Enquirer says the singer is pregnant. The baby daddy? Her married boyfriend Antwaun Cook.
Less than two weeks after she was hospitalized for a pill overdose, Fantasia Barrino is not in therapy or rehab.
Instead, she's in front of the camera, explaining the reasons behind her suicide attempt ("I just wanted out," she tells VH1) and, of course, promoting the new album that just came out.