Cassie is joining Danity Kane as lead singer, says reports. Cassie in Danity Kane?! Cassie is reportedly set to join Diddy’s Danity Kane amid exits of two of its singers this fall.

LALATE’s fav MTO is reporting that Cassie is allegedly set to join Danity Kane with an official announcement out before year end.

Does Cassie make you thirsty? She does for LALATE!

Cassie, real name Cassandra Ventura, best known for “Me & U” in 2006, is scheduled already to release a solo album in 2009. That album is still untitled with no release date nor track listings announced.

No comment from reps for Cassie or DK to the report.

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PHOTO! Below is that Mermaid picture of Maria Kristina Dominguez at the Diddy party! Maria Dominguez’s top was off as a Mermaid at a Diddy party and Vibe ran her picture. Now her lawsuit is off too!

This week, a New York court tosses out Maria Dominguez’s suit against Diddy and Vibe. “The photo shows the hedge fund manager and two other women in topless mermaid costumes at a party thrown by Combs. It was published in the November 2006 issue of Vibe.”

Dominguez was seeking $3 million.

What did the judge think about the Diddy partygoer’s claim? Reportedly “The judge noted the woman can’t claim an invasion of privacy when she was only wearing pasties. A lawyer says Dominguez is considering her legal options.”

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Making the Marriage! Que and Dawn of Day26 and Danity Kane are engaged says reports. Qwanell Mosley and Dawn Richard will be getting married following a recent engagement claims the report.

Qwanell Mosley has reportedly proposed to Dawn Richard who has accepted. However, the details will not be announced or shown until an upcoming season of Making the Band.

MTO claims the recent engagement of Que and Dawn, plus that the engagement is “under wraps” until it will air on a new seaon of Making the Band.

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Tiffany Pollard’s “New York Goes to Hollywood” and Diddy’s “Work for Diddy” premieres were horrible. Diddy got 1.4 million ratings. But New York beat Diddy at 1.7.

How bad is that? Tila Tequila rarely got under 2.0 any episode of Shot of Love. Tila’s finale season one got over a 6.0 ratings share.

You think maybe MTV got the message to stop giving Diddy reality tv shows? Probably not. Ironically, Pollard’s hosting New York Goes to Hollywood is not even mentioned on her own wikipedia page.

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“I am King” is the new cologne from Diddy. The new men’s fragrance can make you a king, but maybe not King Diddy. But will the scent make Sean Combs a king’s ransom?

Last year this time, it was perfume wars, Diddy v. Mariah Carey. Get ready for round 2, with both celebrities coming out with 2008 scents this fall for the Holiday season.

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An alleged gunshot ripped through Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def Summerfest Afterparty last night with Diddy, Nelly, Usher, and more running for cover. An alleged gunshot caused Diddy to be rushed out of the Jermaine Dupri event that featured celebrities Nelly, Usher, Bow Wow, Gabrielle Union, and Da Brat.

But were they gunshots? Here’s four verisons of the story. You decide.

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I Want to Work for Diddy! No, LALATE doesn’t want to. But you can, Work for Diddy! The new Diddy show called “I Work for Diddy” premieres on VH-1 as Diddy’s third of three shows on VH-1 / MTV currently runnng.

But if you want to work for Diddy, you might have to wait til season 2. The show has already finished production and premieres this Monday 9 PM EST on VH-1. Already on MTV are Diddy shows “Run’s House” and “Making the Band” (that returns August 13).