Last August, rumors that R&B singer Ne-Yo was going to come out of the closet in an issue of Essence magazine were quashed by both the singer’s publicist and reps from Def-Jam records. Now, Ne-Yo slams the rumors himself to the Albany Times-Union:

“Anybody who knows me, knows I’m not gay. I’m blessed to have very, very, very real people in my corner. Some managers will not tell the artist certain things because they don’t want to stress them out. My managers are like, ‘Yo, it’s a dirty game.’ I respect them for that. I look at that as I’ve officially made it. If my name is in your mouth, that means I’m on your mind. I take it all in stride.”

The Times-Union does, however, make note of key tracks on the singer’s new release Because of You: “‘Go on Girl’ is the album’s undeniable highlighting his sexuality. This was mailed in by Tila. Meanwhile, he has a child..people keep forgetting that!!!

• Â LISTEN: Ne-Yo - Go On Girl

Hard bitch and philosopher Michelle Rodriguez is refuting “Curve” magazine outing her ass. She posted a long missive on her website that I think says she’s not gay. It’s sorta rambling. Brace yourself.

As far as rumors go of me coming out, I guess curve magazine took it upon themselves to out me on the premise of their own suspicions. Whatever, I’m not insulted, I have a big lesbian following, and for whatever reasons they show me love I’m never going to shun, disrespect or neglect anybody who shows me genuine non-psychotic Love.But I will Say this, to put words in someone’s mouth and place people in categories affects them for sure, especially in this business. I don’t know what the intent behind the curve magazine cover was. I wasn’t informed of it, I had no Idea they were planning on using my image to sell magazines. By the way I only got kicked out of five schools not six.

I love this bitch. She keeps going. Keep reading.

The Spice Girls gathered to celebrate Posh Spice husband David Beckham’s 32nd Birthday in London. The ladies all looked really put together for their reunion.

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Rapper Chingy has returned to Ludacris’ Disturbing Tha Peace record label - three years after he left the company for allegedly cheating him out of his earnings. The Right Thurr hit maker - real name Howard Bailey, Jr. - cut ties with the Atlanta-based imprint in 2004, claiming Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges and his manager Chaka Zulu were mismanaging Chingy’s finances.  But the two parties have now resolved all issues and on new track Make That Money, the hip-hop star confirms he has signed back with his old crew. He rhymes, “Was gone for a minute, back with the crew /Who?/ DTP so if you on top, we came to move you.”  Chingy’s return comes hot on the heels of female MC Shawnna’s amicable departure from the label early last week.

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The Source magazine and its parent company Source Entertainment Inc. have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday, according to sources.  Court documents state that The Source is struggling to recover from the dubious business practices and negative publicity brought forth by its former management (Dave Mays and Ray Benzino), which caused several advertisers to leave the brand.  The Source also converted and consolidated a previous Chapter 7 filing in Friday’s court proceedings and listed assets of about $1.3 million and liabilities of $35 million according to sources. Founders Dave Mays and Ray Benzino were ousted from the company in 2006, when sluggish newsstand sales and lost ad revenue prompted a need for a change.  One of the company’s biggest financial issues prompting change in management was The Source defaulting on an $18 million loan from Textron Financial Partners. According to the bankruptcy filing, The Source stopped sending magazines to 140,000 subscribers and magazine subscriptions have dropped by more than 50% since 2002.