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EOnline.comSTRIP SHOW: Toni Braxton replacing Wayne Newton as the headlining act at the Flamingo hotel and casino beginning Aug. 3. Looks like Mr. Las Vegas may have to come up with a new nickname.

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Toni Braxton at News conference at the Flamingo hotel-casino in Las Vegas (05/19/2006

 

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Braxton sings blues and sues manager over lost millions

 

BY THOMAS ZAMBITO

DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

 

Sultry R&B singer Toni Braxton is belting out a new version of her hit "You're Makin' Me High." This one's called "You're Makin' Me Riled."

Braxton sued manager Barry Hankerson in Manhattan Federal Court yesterday, accusing him of double-dealing and cheating her out of more than $10 million in potential contracts.

 

Braxton jumped to Hankerson's Blackground Records in 2003, after splitting from Arista, where she'd sold 20 million albums.

 

"Hankerson placed his own financial interests ahead of Braxton's and - through fraud, deception and double-dealing - induced her to leave a lucrative deal with Arista Records and enter into an exclusive recording agreement with Hankerson's wholly-owned record company," the lawsuit says.

 

At the time the agreement was signed, Hankerson, the uncle of deceased singer Aaliyah, told the Daily News that the $10 million three-record deal was the biggest he'd ever done. "She needed to do something different to rekindle the fire," Hankerson said.

 

The two were once close, with Hankerson's daughter Mintice a flower girl at Braxton's 2001 wedding to musician and producer Keri Lewis. But apparently the fire has fizzled.

 

Braxton says she hasn't seen a full accounting of record sales and says Hankerson blocked her from recording a song for the 2006 World Cup and one for the movie "Diary of a Mad Black Woman."

 

Hankerson helped launch R. Kelly's career and negotiated a $20 million, five-record deal for Braxton with Arista in 1998. But Braxton contends Hankerson drove a wedge between her and Arista, telling her the company was no longer interested in making records with her because she was pregnant.

 

The lawsuit accuses Hankerson of fraud and breaching his fiduciary duty. He could not be reached for comment yesterday.

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Braxton Settles Suit Against Ex-Manager

 

By SAMANTHA GROSS

Associated Press Writer

 

NEW YORK (AP) -- Toni Braxton has settled her multimillion-dollar lawsuit against her former personal manager, representatives of both parties said.

 

Under the settlement, the 39-year-old R&B singer is free to pursue new projects following her return of a $375,000 advance to manager Barry Hankerson, Braxton representative Michael Sitrick said Tuesday.

 

Hankerson had previously demanded an additional $1 million to provide the singer with only a partial release from her contract, Sitrick said.

 

A Hankerson attorney, Samuel Chilakos, disputed that description of the settlement, saying he was unaware of a demand for additional funds and that the agreement limits the companies with which Braxton can work.

 

Braxton would be responsible for paying royalties from her next album to Hankerson, both parties said.

 

Braxton's lawsuit claimed that Hankerson owed her at least $10 million for dirty dealing that caused her to abandon a long relationship with Arista Records, a Sony BMG Music Entertainment label, for Blackground Records, the manager's record label.

 

The lawsuit accused the manager of putting his financial interests ahead of Braxton's and inducing the singer to leave a lucrative deal with Arista through fraud, deception and double-dealing.

 

Hankerson on Tuesday disputed those allegations.

 

"She was dropped from Arista because of record sales," he said, adding that Braxton did not want to move to Blackground Records but "there was nowhere else for her to go."

 

He said his relationship with the singer soured because of her insistence that she involve her husband in her albums.

 

Braxton's 1993 debut album, "Toni Braxton," rose to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Braxton received the Grammy Award for best new artist in 1993, and she won Grammys that year and the next for best female R&B vocal performance.

 

© 2007 The Associated Press.

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Toni Braxton hospitalized in Las Vegas

AP

 

 

LAS VEGAS - A hotel official says Toni Braxton has been hospitalized in Las Vegas. Flamingo Hotel-Casino spokeswoman Deanna Pettit says the 40-year-old singer has an undisclosed ailment that isn't life-threatening. Braxton was taken to a hospital Monday night.

 

Pettit says she expects Braxton to be released Tuesday afternoon.

 

Pettit says she doesn't know the nature of Braxton's ailment or where she was when she became ill.

 

Braxton is performing at the Flamingo hotel.

 

Pettit says Braxton didn't have a show Monday night and she expects Tuesday's show to be canceled

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More Braxton shows in Las Vegas canceled

Associated Press

 

LAS VEGAS - Four more Toni Braxton shows have been canceled as she recuperates following her hospitalization with chest pain. "We're going to go ahead and cancel her shows tonight and for the rest of the week," Flamingo Las Vegas hotel-casino and Harrah's Entertainment Inc. spokeswoman Deanna Pettit said Wednesday. "We expect she'll return to the stage next Tuesday."

 

Pettit says the 40-year-old Grammy winner is recovering at home following her release Tuesday afternoon after precautionary tests at a Las Vegas area hospital.

 

The exact cause of Braxton's chest pain has not been made public. Braxton has been treated in the past for pericarditis, a viral inflammation of the heart.

 

Pettit says the Flamingo Showroom is offering refunds for the canceled shows.

 

Braxton is a six-time Grammy winner for songs including "Un-break My Heart." Her Las Vegas act, "Toni Braxton: Revealed," is in the midst of a two-year run at the Flamingo.

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Toni Braxton's shows for April canceled

 

 

Associated Press

 

LAS VEGAS - Toni Braxton won't return to the stage on the Las Vegas Strip until at least next month.

 

The Flamingo Las Vegas says Braxton's show will remain dark this week while the 40-year-old Grammy winner has more medical tests following her April 7 hospitalization for chest pain. Braxton was released the following day, but last week's shows were canceled.

 

Flamingo President Don Marrandino said her Tuesday-through-Saturday shows are also off, and Braxton will take advantage of a previously scheduled two-week break.

 

She is due to resume her show at the Flamingo Showroom on May 6.

 

The Flamingo is offering refunds for the canceled shows.

 

The exact cause of Braxton's chest pain hasn't been made public. She has been treated in the past for pericarditis, a viral inflammation of the heart.

 

Braxton is a six-time Grammy winner for songs including "Un-break My Heart." Her Las Vegas act, "Toni Braxton: Revealed," is in the midst of a two-year run at the Flamingo.

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Insurance Co. Claims Braxton's a Hearty Liar

 

You better fill out insurance forms correctly or you'll get dropped from your policy -- because that's exactly why Lloyd's of London say they left Toni Braxton high and dry.

 

 

Lloyd's is countersuing Toni -- who had concert cancellation insurance with the company -- after she sued Lloyd's for refusing to cut her a check when she canceled a show in 2006 due to heart problems.

 

In the lawsuit, Lloyd's says the reason they dropped Toni ... because she failed to disclose her full medical history on the insurance application. L of L claims she kept her "pericarditis condition" -- a heart ailment -- all to herself.

 

Lloyd's not only refuses to pay up, it wants Ms. Braxton to ante up damages.

 

Source TMZ

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Toni Braxton -- Dancing with Foreclosure

 

 

Pop diva Toni Braxton has been battling health problems for the last few years -- and she might need all her strength to pack up her stuff and move ... cause the bank is coming after her home.

 

According to documents filed last month, Braxton has defaulted on her mortgage payments -- and now Bank of America is looking to foreclose. They claim she owes $12,503.20 on a place in Century City, Calif.

 

Toni closed down her Vegas gig a few years back -- she may want to start it up again ... quick.

 

Source TMZ

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Toni Braxton 'Splits From Husband'

 

 

Toni Braxton has reportedly split from her husband Keri Lewis.

 

The couple, who have been married for eight years, have two children together, 7-year-old Damien and 6-year-old Diezel.

 

According to Essence magazine, the break-up follows reports that the singer might lose her home after allegedly defaulting on mortgage payments.

 

Braxton apparently owes more than $12,500 (£7,800) on her mansion in California. Bank of America is considering to foreclose her home.

 

The star also supposedly owes the City National Bank $900,000 (£600,000) in loan payments. A lawsuit against Braxton is currently under way.

 

Source digitalspy.co.uk

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