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The tabloids are coming after Raven-Symoné. The former child star, best known as “Olivia” on The Cosby Show, is being outed as a lesbian. According to published reports, Symoné is living her life as a gay woman, and they have the pictures and stories of her live-in lover. Symoné is currently starring on Broadway in Sister Act, and, so far, she has had no comment.
The BET show The Game is making changes. Two top stars, Tia Mowry and Pooch Hall, have been let go from the show. Reports say the two wanted more money. They were promised a pay raise when the show moved to BET. Then they were denied despite the fact that the show is one of BET’s top rated. I hear other castmates may be leaving too. The show was pretty lame this season, but I can’t imagine The Game without “Derwin” and “Melanie.” Meanwhile, Tia Mowry just released a book about parenting (Oh Baby: Pregnancy Tales and Advice, From One Hot Mama To Another), and Hall is already working on new projects. I hear there may be also be changes coming to 106 & Park. Terrence J and Rocsi’s jobs may be in jeopardy.
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At press time, jury deliberations are underway for William Balfour, the man charged with murdering the mother, brother and seven-year old nephew of Singer/Actress Jennifer Hudson. Hudson, who attended and testified at the trial, was there for closing arguments. If found guilty, Balfour faces life in prison.
Gary Coleman’s exes are fighting over his estate. Coleman is best known for his role as “Arnold” on the TV sitcom Diff’rent Strokes. He died in 2010 of a brain hemorrhage. Coleman’s ex-wife Shannon Price and his jumpoff Manager Anna Gray are fighting over his estate and property. Each woman claim he left it to her. Hmmmmmmmmm!
Tracy Morgan’s health issues have his managers concerned. He recently got ill in Denver. Earlier this year, he collapsed at the Sundance Film Festival. A couple of years ago, Morgan got a kidney transplant donated by an ex-girlfriend (Tanisha Hall) shortly before they broke up.
Can Oprah Winfrey’s OWN make a turn around? So far, the cable network has lost $330 million since its debut January 2011. Can the OWN survive another year? The top bosses feel the network will make a turnaround next year with its latest programming.
The music world is mourning the loss of Adam “MCA” Yauch of the Beastie Boys. Yauch, 47, was a self taught vocalist and bassist. In the 80’s, he ruled the charts as a member of The Beastie Boys with hits like Brass Monkey, Hey Ladies, Get It Together, Sure Shot and (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party). In 1986, their album Licensed To Ill was the first hip hop album to top the albums’ chart. Yauch died after a more than three-year battle with cancer and a month after The Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
We remember famed Hair Stylist Vidal Sassoon. The 84-year old died of natural causes. He opened his first hair salon back in 1954 and became a stylist to the stars. His styling alone for Mia Farrow in the 1968 movie Rosemary’s Baby made him an icon. He later sold his name to Proctor & Gamble and launched the legendary international line of Vidal Sassoon hair care products.
In more realty show news, get ready for Basketball Wives…. the movie! Shaunie O’Neal, the force behind the VH1 reality show, is in talks with Producer Tracey Edmonds (Soul Food) to do a basketball movie. O’Neal is under pressure because of the criticism surrounding her Basketball Wives shows, so she is looking in a new direction. The reality show has come under fire because off all the negativity and fighting. There is already a petition 7,000 strong calling for a boycott of the show and star Evelyn Lozada, who is seen as the main bully on the show. Tami Roman also stars on the show, and she says it’s the producers’ fault because of how they edit the show. Roman’s exploits on the show (fighting and drinking) are well documented. Don’t be surprised if Basketball Wife Jennifer Williams is dropped from the show. Williams is suing the show’s producers regarding an incident where she was slapped on camera by Lozada’s assistant, Nia Crooks. The producers may counter sue Williams regarding her lawsuit because they feel her badmouthing the show is hurting the brand.
In addition to his men’s line at the K&G Fashion Superstore, Blair Underwood will be introducing anew cologne and candle line calledInterconnected. Underwood is also currently on Broadway in A Street Car Named Desire. The cast also includes Nicole Ari Parker, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Wood Harris.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell is coming to TV in a new reality competition show. On the show, The Face Campbell, will serve as a judge. The show will air on the Oxygen channel.
Actor Jaleel White has a new show on the SCI-FI Channel. It’s an extreme game show which airs on Wednesday nights. White was recently bounced from Dancing With The Stars. Many feel his personal life got in the way of his dancing abilities on the show. His baby momma went to the press about past abuse from him. White also in got to an altercation with his dance partner Kym Johnson on the show. I think this hurt his public perception on the show and he got bounced. White is best known for his work as “Steve Urkel” on the show Family Matters.
Towanna Iverson has filed a restraining order against her husband former NBA Superstar Allen Iverson. Mrs. Iverson says her hubby has been harassing her. The Iversons have five kids. Towanna also says Iverson has been hiding money from her, and she can’t afford to feed her family.
No more Khloe and Lamar Odom on the E network! Their self-titled reality show is not being renewed. Odom is now trying to concentrate on his NBA career, and Khloe is in talks to do her own spinoff show minus Odom. In other E network news, get ready for Mary J. Blige. She’s going to be one of the stars of the talent series Opening Act. It’s a talent competition show where they search for talent on the internet. The winner will open up for an A-list music star. The show debuts July 9th.
Will there be a sequel to Steve Harvey’s hit movie Think Like A Man? The movie took in over $60 million at the box office. The movie, based on Harvey’s best-selling book, claimed the no.1 spot at the box office two weeks in a row. I hear they may be a sequel which will focus on marriage and a trip to Las Vegas.
John Legend is replacing Lionel Richie on the ABC singing reality show Duets. Now that Richie will be on tour to promote his number one album Tuskegee, Legend will join Kelly Clarkson and Robin Thicke as they go across the country searching for the perfect duet partner. The show premieres May 24th on ABC.
The Soul Man is the name of Cedric The Entertainer’s new TV Land sitcom. He stars along with Actress/Comedienne Niecy Nash, and he plays Reverend Boyce, an R&B singer turned preacher. The show debuts later this year.
Remember the 1974 movie Uptown Saturday Night with Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby and Harry Belafonte (plus a who’s who of cameos)? Well a remake is in the works with possible stars Denzel Washington and Will Smith. Smith bought the rights to remake the three movies Poitier/Cosby films made in the 1970’s. Let’s Do It Again and A Piece Of The Action are the other two.
Cissy Houston is planning on writing a book about her daughter Whitney Houston. Cissy, 78, says she plans to write about the good and the bad with her daughter. Gospel Star BeBe Winans is also writing a book about his friendship with Houston. In other Whitney news, her ex-husband Bobby Brown sat down with Matt Lauer of The Today Show. Brown says he is not the reason for Whitney’s downfall. Brown says he has been clean and sober from narcotics for seven years. He says he saw his ex-wife a week before her death, but didn’t know she was still struggling. He also says their reality TV show, Being Bobby Brown, was a wakeup call for them. Brown says the show made them realize how their drug use was affecting their lives.
Author Toni Morrison is getting a new honor. She is going to be awarded the Presidential Medal Of Freedom. The 81-year old author just released a new book called Home. Morrison is best known for the books The Bluest Eye, Song Of Solomon and Beloved.
What was going on in that prison? Mike Tyson says during his three years in jail for rape, he got a prison official pregnant. He says she did not have the baby. Tyson, who recently performed a one-man show in Las Vegas, mentioned this to ESPN as one of the subjects he left out of the show. Back in 1992, Tyson was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping an 18-year old woman. He was released in 1995 after serving three years.
Congrats to Tamera Mowry-Housley and her husband Adam. They are expecting their first child. The former Sister Sister co-star is currently featured on the Style Network reality show Tia & Tamera with her twin sister Tia Mowry-Hardrict. Tamera and Adam were married last May. Tamera’s pregnancy comes ten months after her sister Tia gave birth to her first child Cree. Tamera is due in November.
Congrats to Basketball Star Chris Paul. He and his wife Jada are expecting their second child, a daughter. The college sweethearts already have a three-year old son Chris, Jr.
Get well wishes go out to NBC 10’s Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz. The bow-tied meteorologist is currently recovering from successful double bypass surgery. Get well soon Glenn!
Changes are coming to The Real Housewives of Atlanta. First, Sheree Whitfield won’t be back on the show. She says she wasn’t happy, but sources say the producers weren’t happy with her diva attitude and demands for more money. Kim Zolchiak may not be returning either. She is in talks to get a spinoff show featuring her wedding, pregnancy and nine-month old baby. Meanwhile, NeNe Leakes is launching a shoe line with her new BFF Kim Kardashian.
The Hudson family murder trial got underway this week in Chicago. Oscar Winner Jennifer Hudson took the stand and broke down to testify against her ex brother-in-law William Balfour, who is accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year old nephew. Among other things, Jennifer testified about warning her sister Julia not to marry Balfour.
Former Football Star Terrell Owens and all his babymommas are coming to the Dr. Phil show. Owens, who used to play with the Eagles, Cowboys and 49ers, is having major babymomma and child support drama. If he doesn’t pay his back child support, and it is in the thousands, he could wind up in jail. Owens needs a football gig because he can’t make the payments. Well here comes Dr. Phil to the rescue. Can he, Owens and the babymommas sort things out.
Look for major changes on America’s Next Top Model. Tyra Banks is shaking the show up for the 19th season. Nigel Barker, Miss J (Jay Alexander) and Mr. J (Jay Manuel) have been let go. No word yet on who will replace them. Banks said even though she loves her guys, it was time to give the show a lift. The ex-America’s Top Model judges have been making the rounds in the press, and for now, they say they’re ready to move on to other things.
Beverly Johnson’s daughter, Anansa Sims, is expecting her second child with her husband David Patterson. The new baby will join her nine-month old sister Ava. Beverly Johnson and her family recently launched their reality show, Beverly’s Full House. The supermodel’s cable show airs on Saturdays nights at 10pm on OWN.
61-year old Robin Gibb has come out of a coma. Gibb is battling colorectal cancer. He has been ill for most of the year. Doctors had warned his family he may not come out of the coma, but he did. Gibb is responding to his family. Sources say he came out of the coma to the music of his group The Bee Gees, including his brother, Barry, singing to him.
Singer Ledisi is writing her first book entitled Better Than Alright: Finding Peace, Love and Power. She is also coming to town Sunday, June 24th at the Keswick with Eric Benet.
Talk about funny as hell, and good food to boot. This is your show, not your family entertainment mind you. Strickly adult. The things folks do for a little bit of food is amazing. Answering questions, dancing, haircuts, modeling, kissing, it is a total riot. The Manager Pookie keeps it all together with business and humour. She really is a sweet soul but don’t tell her I told you so. She likes to appear hard core, lol lol. Also seen on TRU TV, I believe tonight is the finale for the 2nd season, do enjoy and let me know you like the show.
I’m not a fan of reality TV, for the most part it is not reality but scripted or tweak shows to give an impression. But this show South Beach Towing, produce by J-Lo is one of the rare few that is honesty, and has intergrity. It gritty brought together by a father and family unit to succeed. It is just amazing how folks will lie why the vehicle was towed, and what happen when the incident occured. You gotta love “VIDEO”, because once these idiots see there behavior from cussing at tow drivers to actually, hitting, kicking them in the family jewels, pulling knives, and guns. You realize this is reality tv, and human beings are fucking crazy when they are in the wrong. I love the show when some so-called Rap Star was the in the studio recording, and his so-called possie was defending not taking his souped up ride. Well……….. after vehicle was towed in for improper parking, they found out the vehicle was “6″ months behind in car payments, hello somebody, you stupid azzes, lol lol. If you get a chance tune in and watch it is on Tru TV.
Congrats to Think Like A Man Co-Star Meagan Good. She’s getting married. Good is engaged to DeVon Franklin. Franklin is an executive at Sony Pictures, and he is a Seventh Day Adventist Preacher. He co-produced the movie Jumping The Broom, which co-starred Megan and where the couple began dating. Franklin also worked with Bishop T.D. Jakes on the upcoming Sparkle movie.
Is a black bachelor coming to ABC? In an effort to boost ratings and interest in the show The Bachelor, producers may cast an African American male to pick from the competing bachelorettes. Word has it a Portland, Oregon sportscaster, Lamar Hurd, may be cast on the show.
We had a great time at the Philly premiere of Think Like A Man. The Steve Harvey film opens in theatres on the 20th. I loved this movie, very funny and the cast is great! The movie is based on Harvey’s bestselling book. Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Regina Hall, Terrence J, Romany Malco, Meagan Good, Gabrielle Union, Gary Owens and Jennifer Lewis lead an all-star cast. The cameos are going to blow you away. Think Like A Man is sexy, romantic and very funny. Make plans to see this movie because people are going to be talking about it for a while. Yes! Believe the hype. Think Like A Man is a great movie.
The Hudson Family murder trial is getting underway in Chicago. Jennifer Hudson’s family members were murdered in 2008. William Balfour is on trail for the deaths of Hudson’s mother (Darnell Donerson), brother (Jason Hudson) and seven-year old nephew (Julian King). Balfour, 30, faces a maximum life sentence. Jury section has been finalized. Sources say Balfour, who was married to Jennifer Hudson’s sister Julia, had made threats to the family before. Jennifer says she plans to be there for every day of the trial in Chicago.
View Co-Host Sherri Shepherd is still in shock after being eliminated from Dancing With The Stars. Shepherd cried like a baby after being the third contestant to be booted off the show. Shepherd had been working really hard on the show, and she thought she would last a while. Next week, the judges are going to decide on who gets the boot.
Singer Montell Jordan is best known for his hit song This Is How We Do It, but right now he is having a hard time with the I.R.S. They claim he owes them over $600,000. Jordan says he settled the debt a while ago. He is just waiting for funds to be released from a business deal where he sold the rights to his music catalog. Jordan has also written and produced huge hits for others like Deborah Cox (Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here) and Sisqo (Incomplete) to name just a couple.
The Jacksons are going on tour. It’s The Unity Tour with Tito, Jackie, Marlon and Jermaine. They are doing a show June 29th at the Borgata in Atlantic City.
Former Football Star Warren Sapp has filed for bankruptcy. Sapp says he’s broke, and he’s lost his Superbowl ring. Sapp won the ring back in 2002. He is millions of dollars in debt, and he owes hundreds of thousands in back child support to four different women.
Pam Grier’s autobiography could be coming to the big screen. Grier says if it happens she wants everybody’s go to actress, Halle Berry, to play her on the big screen.
O.J. Simpson is feuding with his daughter Arnelle. Simpson, 64, is currently serving a 33-year prison sentence on kidnapping, armed robbery and assault charges. He was sentenced in 2008. Simpson put his daughter in charge of his affairs, but she has let his Florida home go into foreclosure. Apparently, Arnelle has not paid the mortgage in two years. Friends say Arnelle has been drinking and partying, and she figures her dad isn’t getting out of prison anytime soon. O.J. Simpson knows his daughter is squandering his NFL pensions on shopping and booze.
Gabrielle Union is on a roll. She is one of the stars of Think Like A Man. Check her out on the cover of the latest issue of Jet magazine. She also has a new show coming up on BET, Being Mary Jane, from the producers of The Game.
Producer Shonda Rhimes has a hit on her hands with her latest ABC drama Scandal. Scandal stars Kerry Washington and Columbus Short. I like the fast pace of the show. Rhimes also has Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice. Scandal airs Thursday nights at 10pm on ABC. Washington plays “Olivia Pope,” a woman who gets the job done as a Washington enforcer.
The FOX network is gearing up to mark 25 years on the air. Sunday, April 22nd it’s their silver special with The Wayans (In Living Color), The cast of Married With Children, and Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal) will be on hand, just to name a few. In other FOX news, FOX News Channel has hired Jesse Jackson’s oldest daughter, Santita Jackson, as a liberal voice on their network. Santita is a radio host in Chicago.