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FROM THE GRAPEVINE International Jazz John Travolta, Kelly Bobi Wine to Preston get baby boy construct 5-starala Big Brother Hotel at Busab All Stars Here HE is one of ’s most successful musicians and has so far proven to have business acumen as well. If all went according to plan, He owns a fleet of luxurious cars, a magnificent home, a Big Brother All Stars winner, Uti resort beach in Busabala and a thriving retail business. from Nigeria, Kenya’s Sheila and After their first son died aged 17 last year, Now self-proclaimed Ghetto President Bobi Wine South Africa’s Lerato should Hollywood star couple John Travolta and aspires to join the likes of Karim Hirji, Patrick Bitature be in as we speak. By wife Kelly Preston were recently blessed with and Sudhir Ruparelia as a hotelier. We overheard the press time, only the trio had a newborn son to add to their only surviv- singer say that construction work is set to begin on the confirmed to Galactico Inc, the ing child, 9-year old daughter Ella Bleu. The project adjacent to his Busabala beach early next year. people bringing these African veteran actor and actress welcomed baby son He boasted that the project would be, “one of the best TV superstars in, about their Benjamin into their family two weeks ago, hotels in the land.” Wine has already acquired at least 10 travel to Kampala. Malawi’s Code after he was born in a Florida hospital on the more acres of land in the neighbourhood of his beach, and Angola’s Tatiana were yet November 23. “John, Kelly and their daughter which he has enjoined to One Love Beach. We hear he to confirm. Former Ugandan Ella Bleu are ecstatic and very happy about the secured a 100- year lease from the Land Board housemates Hannington newest member of the family,” the family said to develop it after he revealed his plans to the Mengo Kavuma and Philbert Okure will in a statement. administration. Meanwhile, his resort beach management definitely meet up with their is in hot soup after a saloon car went missing on Eid Day. friends. The stars are expected to Rihanna ready for We saw Police taking statements from various employees meet and greet their fans at Club at the beach including the manager and security team. Rouge tomorrow, but first they motherhood will attend a VIP party at Zone 7 Singer Rihanna says she is ready to settle later today. There will be a better down and have kids. The singer hints that hanging out programme with motherhood may be on the horizon. “It the stars at Katomi Kingdom could be a year from now,” Rihanna says in Coco finger breaks Resort in Garuga where they will the interview, before adding that ‘of course it apparently be staying and then could also be 10 years from now. Whenever a sand night beach party later. is right, I don’t really plan the age. But I can’t finger in car accident This kind of get-together party live that far away from kids now.” However, has been organised in Zimba- the 22-year old diva says one thing she is Singer Coco Finger and his manager Emma Mulondo survived death bwe and Zambia. sure about is that she is ready to have kids, by a whisker when the car in which they were travelling last Saturday was much as she has many other things on her involved in an accident at Kamengo on Masaka Road. The singer, who was fingers. The singer also adds that she would travelling for a show at Nabugabo Beach in Masaka and later to , want an all-male household, because she sustained wounds on the head and a broken finger while Mulondo sustained thinks a girl would be too unruly. “If I had a minor wounds. A few months back singers Eddy Kenzo, Aziz Azion, and the girl, she’d probably be really rebellious,” the Goodlyfe crew almost lost their lives when they were involved in an accident singer says, alluding to her ways. on the same road. DJ Rachael’s sh10m music video SHE is Uganda’s top disc spinner but a few months back she started singing and now she is about to complete a 12-track album. Later last week, however, she proved that she was ready to take the local showbiz market to another level when she spent at least sh10m on her Uganda Cranes video. She contracted Deddac to shoot the video. She went with a group of over 40 people for whom she bought Uganda Cranes jerseys. She emblazoned the jerseys with each individual’s nickname. Singer Dr. Propa and his American girlfriend, Sabrina, graced the video shoot. The video, we hear, will be out in less than two weeks. Meanwhile, two weeks ago, she shot her NRM video titled Tumuwe at Munyonyo. Who? DJ Rachael

Singer was last week Chameleone denied UK visa denied a visa to the UK. The singer who recently returned from the US, said the high commission’s excuse was that his application was at short notice and that the singer’s work permit wasn’t valid. Chameleone hasn’t performed live in the UK for the last four years. He was expected to travel last Thursday night for the show dubbed ‘The Return of the Living Legend’. A welcome party had been planned at Club Oops on Romford Road and the main concert had been slated for the 27th at the Royal Regency with a family show the next day at the same venue.