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By Sugey Palomares

Former Miss Universe and telenovela star Zuleyka Rivera is expecting her first child with beau and Dallas Mavericks point guard Juan José Barea. The Puerto Rican beauty, who also starred on the hit telenovela "Dame Chocolate," reveals she was caught by surprise when she found out she was seven weeks along. Zuleyka was in the process of filming a new soap opera "Corazón Apasionado," but quickly turned down the project after finding out about her pregnancy.

The mom-to-be released the following statement:

"Everything took me by surprise, but I feel very fortunate. I come from a very close family and understand what a blessing having a child is. I feel bad for leaving the soap opera because it was another opportunity to grow my career as an actress and reach my professional goals. Regardless, J.J and I are happy to start a family together and I know God will grant us a healthy baby and lots of opportunities for us in the future."

Congrats to the lovely couple!

Tags Celebrity Babies, Jose Juan Barea, Miss Universe, telenovelas, Zuleyka Rivera

By Sharmaine Jones

2011 NBA Finals in a nutshell: 10 players beat 3. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat to win their first championship in team history – and they didn't even need 7 games to do so!

Forming a "Big 3" of their own with Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry and JJ Barea, Dallas closed out the series last night (105-95) in Miami. Dirk "Newringski", although named Finals MVP, struggled early on but scored 10 of his 21 points in the deciding quarter of the series. Terry scored a game high 27 points and “playoff pest” Barea contributed 15 points and 6 rebounds. Miami's “Big 3”? Not so hot. In a very disappointing performance, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh combined for a dismal 57 points and their poor play ultimately cost them the series.

While George Lopez took to twitter to congratulate the new champions:

"Go Head MAVS !! You earned it .. Enjoy the hardware @jjbareapr "felicidades !!"

As did fellow baller Pau Gasol:

"Congrats @dallasmavs for the championship. Congrats to you too Dirk, you deserved that."

Sports talk show radio host Jim Rome was boisterous about his frustration with the notorious Miami Heat:

"Yo Miami...are you really just going to cash it in like that? What kind of defense was that? (Spo: Mental stability!! Mental stability!)." He went on to tweet, "You know Derrick Rose woke up this morning and thought, "We lost to THIS team, to THIS guy? How? Why?"

Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert relished the opportunity to celebrate at his former franchise player's expense:

"Congrats to Mark C.&entire Mavs org. Mavs NEVER stopped & now entire franchise gets rings. Old Lesson for all:There are NO SHORTCUTS. NONE."

Apparently he wasn't the only one still bitter about King James' decision to leave the Cavs. R&B superstar Usher, present at game 6, may have also been cheering for the opposing team by default:

"No...I wanted the CAVS to win but SOMEBODY had the bright idea to leave my team as #1 to be #2 on another man's team. URIV”

Maria Menounos was pretty clear about her allegiance:

"Congrats dallas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!well deserved!!!!!!!!!!!"

Ricky Martin was super-psyched sending a huge shout-out to Barea:

"Jose Barea @jjbareapr Pride of Puerto Rico #NBA Champ!!! Felicidades! #COQUI #ORGULLOBORICUA ♪♫♪ QUE BONITA BANDERA ♪♫ ♫"

But the best tweet of the night was Zuleyka Rivera congratulating her beau and posting a twitpic of them holding the championship trophy:

"Para ustedes que siempre nos apoyaron hasta el ultimo segundo! @jjbareapr Gracias!!!! Puerto Rico!! http://yfrog.com/h0fw8dej"

Tags basketball, Blogger: Sharmaine Jones, Dallas Mavericks, Dan Gilbert, Demi Lovato, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, George Lopez, J.J. Barea, Jim Rome, Lebron James, Maria Menounos, Miami Heat, NBA Finals, Pau Gasol, Ricky Martin, Usher Raymond, Zuleyka Rivera

By Sharmaine Jones

The 2011 NBA Finals featuring the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat is tied 2-2, and with the margin of victory in the series averaging less than 4 points, the roller coaster games are spectacular!

The Heat took game 1 (84-92), Dallas pulled off an amazing comeback in the fourth quarter to win game 2 (95-93) then Miami bounced back to win game 3 (88-86). In a series in which home court isn't proving to be an advantage, Dallas made an adjustment in game 4 to gain an edge.

Mavs coach Rick Carlisle replaced DeShawn Stevenson with "playoff pest" JJ Barea in the starting lineup. This was a smart move because Barea was the perfect catalyst to jump-start their offense.

Barea's novia, the beautiful former Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera, tweeted her excitement before the game:

"@boricuatwit @Mavspr @_shalimar @susanalachama #LETSGOMAVS Lista para ver a JJ ganar!!! Esssooo!!! R u ready guys??? XD”

The pint sized point guard didn't put up huge numbers in the statistical category (8 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds) but his speed and quickness broke down Miami's defense in the 3rd quarter. Barea's drives to the basket forced the defense to collapse turning his missed layups into easy buckets for Tyson Chandler (13 points, 16 rebounds) and Shawn Marion (16 points, 4 rebounds). Chandler and Marion's ability to get going was a huge relief for Dirk Nowitzki (21 points, 11 rebounds) who, according to espn.com, was battling a 101-degree fever.

Down the stretch, the Mavs were able to withstand a scorching hot Dwyane Wade (32 points) and Chris Bosh (24 points) to win game 4, 83-86.

Despite what seemed like thousands of lead changes, Rivera never doubted the Mavs would pull through:

“Se los dije, que esta noche era nuestrrraaaaaaa!!! XD XD XD XD XD”

Game 5 will be held Thursday, June, 9 at 9PM ET.

Do you think JJ Barea should stay in the starting lineup?

Tags basketball, Blogger: Sharmaine Jones, Chris Bosh, Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, J.J. Barea, Miami Heat, NBA Finals, Zuleyka Rivera

Luis Fonsi and Adamari Lopez were, at one point, the "First Couple" of Puerto Rico. From their romantic courtship, to their public and heartbreaking struggle with Lopez's breast cancer diagnosis—it seemed like they couldn't do anything wrong.

Then, Fonsi got caught with his pants down while he was on tour in South America and it all came crashing down.

Image: WireImage

But, it seems like the exes have chosen to take the high road. Though there was photographic evidence of Fonsi looking super chummy with not one, but two other women while he was still very much married, Lopez has nothing but positive things to say about her now ex-hubby, teaching a ton of celebs out there that it is possible to break up and retain a semblance of dignity.

At least Fonsi returns the love. While addressing reporters who gathered outside of the Miami area courthouse where he signed the official divorce papers , the 32-year-old said:

"I feel good, calm and ready to move ahead with God. Adamari will always be a part of my life and I'll be there for her whenever she needs me and will never turn my back. I'm ready to start a new life, this is a day of many emotions, but I'm ready to move forward."

Hasn't he? Back in August, Blogamole broke the news about Fonsi's new relationship with 2006 Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera, while Adamari was caught canoodling with Colombian novela writer Andres Lopez Lopez.

Could Fonsi have been dumped already? Line up ladies!

Weigh in on the Fonsi/Lopez divorce decree in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Adamari Lopez, Andres Lopez Lopez, Divorce, Luis Fonsi, Zuleyka Rivera

By Simone Hilliard

The 2009 separation of golden couple Luis Fonsi and Adamari Lopez left fans heartbroken. After three years of marriage and Lopez's cancer battle and recovery, it seemed unreal that the couple would choose to divorce. But that's exactly what they did in November 2009 when they announced their split with a heartfelt statement.

"Luego de ponderarlo detenidamente, se ha tomado la decisión de separarnos. Es una situación que venimos trabajando hace algún tiempo y que entendemos en este momento es lo mejor. Al igual que desde el primer día en que nos conocimos, todo ha sido en paz y buscando el bienestar de ambos y de nuestras familias. En el último año, quizás por lo complicado de nuestras carreras que nos exige distanciarnos por momentos, y por ser ambos figuras públicas, han circulado toda variedad de rumores. Desde una recaída de salud grave, infidelidades e incluso hasta embarazos confirmados. Como ya es conocido ninguno de los anteriores ha sido cierto, y más importante aún, nada de esto ha influenciado ni tiene que ver en lo más mínimo con esta decisión. Aunque dolorosa para ambos, está hecha en total armonía y con el profundo amor que ambos nos tenemos. Aprovechamos para agradecerles por todo el apoyo que siempre nos han brindado como pareja y para que nos sigan ofreciendo todo ese cariño y respeto en estos momentos."

Since then, the exes haven't been spotted together, other than attending a mutual friend's wedding earlier this year, and it seems there's good reason for that! They've both found amor en los brazos de otros!

Guanabee.com is reporting that Adamari is currently dating Colombian novela writer Andres Lopez Lopez, and LatinGossip.com says Fonsi is dating Miss Universe 2006 Zuleyka Rivera!

Of course, Luis took to Twitter to deny the new relationship:

"Wow, me empataron con una Ms. Universe Puertorriqueña!!!! Zuleyka, ojala algun dia te pueda conocer ya q supuestamente estamos saliendo!!!!"

But we're not really sure we believe him! Either way, we're just happy to hear these two have moved on and found love! Aren't you?

Let us know what you think of the new couples in the comments, or @MTV3!

Tags Adamari Lopez, Andres Lopez Lopez, Chisme, Luis Fonsi, Zuleyka Rivera