Timbaland launched a thousand blog headlines earlier this week when he revealed that he was secretly in love with the late Aaliyah on a teaser clip from his E! True Hollywood Story. Step beyond the boundaries of studio production boards and take look at what life has been like thus far for the hitmaker by viewing the full episode after the jump.

Stop us if you’ve heard this before, but they say R. Kelly is a nasty bastard. Although Chris Hansen has long been waiting for Pissy to give him a reason, the former Zorro enthusiast and alleged playground peeping Tom hasn’t been suspected of doing anything that would lead him to giving a private performance of “12 Play” to a big booty bitch named Brandon in prison.

But, there is one man out trying to dig up Robert’s past for profit. In a new book called The Man Behind The Man (sounds inspired by gay porn or Terry McMillan’s marriage), Demetrius Smith Sr. says that R. Kelly married the late Aaliyah because he got her pregnant.

Urban fiction site Media Take Out posted the following excerpt:

“I think she’s pregnant” he said, in a voice that sounded as if he wanted to burst out in tears. “Oh man, Rob” was all I could say at the time. Derrel McDavid arranged for a car to pick Aaliyah up at O’Hare airport and she had a hotel room available on arrival. This was crazy! How were we going to get through this without causing ill feelings with Barry Hankerson…” and “How you gone marry Aaliyah Rob?” I asked in bitter sadness. I wanted him to relinquish his idea on how that was going to happen.”

Even if this were true, what’s the point in telling everyone now when the po-po could’ve handled this the minute after Aaliyah crooned, “Are you hungry? Do you wanna eat?” on the “Bump & Grind (Remix)?” May Aaliyah’s ghost haunt both the man and the man behind him in their dreams.

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Nippy was all smiles as she dashed through an airport this weekend with Nympho Babbii [those were the days] in tow. It was only just a few summers ago when she was shopping in the plus size department. Memories!

With all that has been going on its easy to forget that a song from what is being called Whitney’s comeback album last week. “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength” was penned for our lady Nip by hit-maker Diane Warren, who has written for artists such as Toni Braxton, Aaliyah, Monica, Celine Dion, LeAnn Rimes, amongst others.

Of the 12 jurors who will open the case, eight are white and four are black. The four alternates include two blacks, one Hispanic and one white.

There are four African Americans: a man in his 40s who works as a chef; a self-described Christian in his 50s who knows of Barry Hankerson (the uncle of late singer Aaliyah who could potentially be called as a witness); a female teacher’s aide in her late 20s or early 30s; and a middle-aged woman who is married to a pastor and resides in Olympia Fields, the same neighborhood Kelly lives in.

The eight white jurors consist of a man in his 40s who previously served as a juror on a another case; a twentysomething female criminal-justice student; a compliance officer in his 30s; an executive and father of two; a man who says he’s seen faded-out clips of the alleged video on the news but can judge the case fairly; a male recent college graduate who was once arrested for possession of marijuana and underage drinking; a 68-year-old Romanian-American who said he’s “probably not the smartest guy but will do what is best and fair”; and a young female athletic trainer who admitted to having once been the victim of rape. [continue reading]

The Fader pays tribute to the late Aaliyah in its annual Icon issue. The issue features contributions from both professional and personal friends.

“It only took Aaliyah a few albums to make an indelible mark on the world of pop music, but today her influence can be felt across numerous genres,” said Chris Richards, Executive Editor of The Fader. “This issue not only tracks that influence, but also offers a more personal glimpse into the life of a true pop visionary.”

Missy Elliott

“We was gonna save the world. We was gonna change music every chance we got. We was gonna always be family. Forever.”

Mark Ronson

“If it wasn’t for Aaliyah being the face and voice of [Missy Elliott and Timbaland’s] sound they might have never got to where they did. They were presenting their sort of brilliant but challenging breakthrough music through this beautiful young girl who could sing it perfectly.”

Kidada Jones

“I think about her all the time…Anytime she’s brought up or her music comes on the radio, it’s sweet, but it definitely sounds like she found a niche before it was here. If you listen to her music it’s so relevant today, but we had it so long ago.”

Damon Dash

“She was already a fashion icon, she was getting into movies, she had already planted that seed. If she was alive today she would be so relevant. I see little bits of her everywhere I look, in a lot of artists.”