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Kimberley Locke: 'American Idol' Star Is Newly Single & Has A New SingleSeason two 'American Idol' finalist Kimberley Locke is single again!

After two years of dating 'Celebrity Fit Club' fitness coach Harvey Walden, the couple recently broke up.

"He's not my husband or my boyfriend. We didn't make it," Locke told BV Buzz during Disney's Dreamers Academy at Walt Disney World.

(Read: 'Reality Romance: Kimberly Locke Falls For 'Celebrity Fit Club' Coach.')

Walden, like Locke, was on hand for the event in Orlando, but the singer was quick to point out: "We are here for the children, but we're not together."

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Pulpit Ponzi: Winans Family Member Accused In Massive Money FraudA member of the legendary Winans gospel family is being named as the ringleader of a Detroit area Ponzi scheme that could have made him as much at $11 million in early estimates.

The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation announced today that a 14-month investigation uncovered that Michael Winans Jr., a member of the gospel quarter Winans Phase 2 and the son of The Winans singer, Michael Winans Sr., apparently led the Ponzi scheme that involved a Saudi Arabian crude old bond scam.

On a conference call led by Michigan state regulators today, the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation said it was determined that Winans Jr. was the mastermind of the multilevel scam.

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Lincoln Heights: ABC Drama Canceled

BV Buzz was surprised to learn that ABC Family has canceled its hit drama, 'Lincoln Heights.'

The show's star Russell Hornsby shared the news with BV Buzz at an NAACP Image Awards pre-gala last week; however The Walt Disney owned cable channel announced on Jan. 29 that it would not renew the series.

Incidentally, 'Lincoln Heights' took home a trophy for Outstanding Drama Series at the NAACP Image Awards, beating out 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Cold Case,' 'HawthoRNE' and 'The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency!'

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Talk Time: MC Lyte & Loni Love Launch Syndicated Radio Show

BV Buzz has learned that Grammy-winning hip-hop star MC Lyte and popular comedienne Loni Love ('Chelsea Lately') have joined forces for a new nationally syndicated weekly radio show called 'Café Mocha.'

Debuting in early March, the Super Radio-distributed radio show is a weekend program geared towards African-American women ages 18 to 49.

The mastermind of award-winning media mogul Sheila Eldridge, the show aims to offer an engaging dialogue similar to the daytime TV talk show 'The View' with a musical playlist featuring the best in urban hits.

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Movie Chat: Tanika Ray Hosts 'Precious' Oscar Special

The TV Guide Network will premiere an exclusive special on six-time Oscar nominated film 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire' on Feb. 20.

The one-hour TV Guide Network special, called 'Precious: The Story Behind the Movie,' will be hosted by TV personality Tanika Ray and will feature never-before-seen film footage, interviews with Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels and Best Lead Actress nominee Gabourey Sidibe, and reactions from moviegoers who have watched the film.

Ray, a former host on the news magazine show 'Extra,' said that having covered the Academy Awards ceremony for years, its always great when a film like 'Precious' diversifies the coveted award show.

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Bo Griffin: TV & Radio Talent Dead at 51

BV Buzz has sadly learned that radio and television personality Bo Griffin has succumbed to a short and unexpected battle with cancer.

The Greenville, South Carolina-bred host died this morning after having been hospitalized for nearly three weeks. Griffin apparently was unaware she had cancer and after feeling some pain back in January, she went to the hospital to have it checked out and received her grim diagnosis.

Professionally, the 51-year-old talent had recently been guest-hosting the Game Show Network's 'GSN Live,' and had apparently signed on to begin some correspondence work for the news magazine show 'Extra,' where she had worked before.

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Lamman Rucker: 'Meet The Browns' Star Selling Forplai To WomenActor Lamman Rucker is taking a page from Tyler Perry and flexing his entrepreneurial muscle!

The star of the TBS series 'Meet the Browns' has unveiled his new body care line for women and couples called Forplai, which he premiered at a launch event in Dallas during NBA All-Star Weekend.

"My ultimate goal for the line is for it to be a brand that women and couples use regularly and integrate into their daily routine of body care, health and wellness. The true vision behind Forplai is for it to be a tool that encourages people to have purity, passion, peace and power in their lives. Forplai is about self-love, intimacy and positive affirmation," the actor told BV Buzz about the product.

The 38-year-old talent is also starring in a new off-Broadway production called 'Black Angels Over Tuskegee' that opened at New York City's St. Luke's Theater on Feb. 15.

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