Emmys Source: Show in Talks With Britney Spears
Is Britney Spears considering gracing another awards show stage just a week after her MTV Video Music Awards disaster?
Yes, according to an Emmy Awards show source, who tells Usmagazine.com that Fox network brass were "in negotiations" with Brit's camp as of Thursday afternoon to get her on this Sunday night's annual telecast. The source adds that while her appearance has not yet been confirmed, "the idea is to have her come on and apologize for the VMAs. She's weighing the offer."
Spears, 25, opened last Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards to scathing reviews. Since then, her lackluster performance has been blamed on just about everything, from her hair to her work ethic to her entertainment lawyer.
Though Spears has been keeping a low profile since the show, a source tells Us that at least some within her inner circle are receptive to the Emmy idea and are urging her to do it.
However, a source close to Spears says: "I can't say this is 100 percent not true. All I can say is that the Emmy people aren't dealing with her record company, her manager or her agents at William Morris. So if she is doing anything for the Emmys then it's not going through the official channels."
Friday, September 14, 2007
Diddy in DC Last Night
Any other "creepers" go to IBIZA last night?
That sh*t was off the damn chain......the chicks were out and thirsty as ever...LOL
it was like a damn stampede trying to get to Puff.....it was funny as hell.
Then wack ass Gloria Velez got on the mike...WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Good party though.
That sh*t was off the damn chain......the chicks were out and thirsty as ever...LOL
it was like a damn stampede trying to get to Puff.....it was funny as hell.
Then wack ass Gloria Velez got on the mike...WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Good party though.
Demi Moore Spends 500,000 On Makeover & Still Can't Get A Hollywood Role
Having failed to secure the string of big-money parts she had presumably hoped to win - Demi Moore has decided to speak out against ageism in Hollywood.
The 44-year-old told a magazine: "It's been a challenging few years, being the age I am. Almost to the point where I felt like, well, they don't know what to do with me. I am not 20. Not 30.
"There aren't that many good roles for women over 40. A lot of them don't have much substance, other than being someone's mother or wife."
Miss Moore's comments are particularly unexpected given her own somewhat bullish attitude to holding back the years.After a string of flops in the 1990s, she took a career break, during which time she met her current husband, 29-year-old Ashton Kutcher.
Miss Moore then returned to the screen in 2003's Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, emerging from the sea in a skimpy bikini which showed off the results of a cosmetic surgery spending spree.
As well as breast implants, collagen injections and liposuction on her hips, thighs and stomach, she had a £5,000 procedure to lift the sagging skin on her knees.
She also employed an army of advisers - including a nutritionist, personal trainer, yoga teacher and kick-boxing coach.
Since then she has appeared in just two films, Bobby and Half Light, with two more scheduled for release this autumn. In the same time, her ex-husband and the father of her three children, 52-year-old Bruce Willis, has appeared in 13 films, including the action thriller Live Free Or Die Hard.
Miss Moore, who once commanded an estimated $12million a film, told Red magazine she wanted to overturn the belief that juicy roles should not be given to older actresses.
"If we are told we are not valuable once we hit 30, it is a problem," she said. "We all have more to give.
"We can't just wait for something to happen. We have to say, 'I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more'."
Miss Moore is latest in a string of older actress to complain of ageism in Hollywood. Sharon Stone, 49, once said: "When I went to the Oscars, it was like, 'Oh, there's been an archeological dig and look what we've found, a 40-year-old'." British actress Charlotte Rampling also condemned the treatment of actresses of a certain age. The 61-year- old said: "The system in Europe is nothing like in Hollywood. It is not so barbaric in terms of the ageing process."
This is how much it comes out too in dollars & cents:
Lipo to hips, thighs & stomach - $30,000
Breast Implants - $22,000
Breast Lift - $20,000
Brow Lift - $8,000
Chemical Face Peel - $20,000
Collagen - $400 per visit
Teeth Veneers and whitening - $12,000
Saggy Knee Surgery - $10,000
Excercise Coach - $300,000
The 44-year-old told a magazine: "It's been a challenging few years, being the age I am. Almost to the point where I felt like, well, they don't know what to do with me. I am not 20. Not 30.
"There aren't that many good roles for women over 40. A lot of them don't have much substance, other than being someone's mother or wife."
Miss Moore's comments are particularly unexpected given her own somewhat bullish attitude to holding back the years.After a string of flops in the 1990s, she took a career break, during which time she met her current husband, 29-year-old Ashton Kutcher.
Miss Moore then returned to the screen in 2003's Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, emerging from the sea in a skimpy bikini which showed off the results of a cosmetic surgery spending spree.
As well as breast implants, collagen injections and liposuction on her hips, thighs and stomach, she had a £5,000 procedure to lift the sagging skin on her knees.
She also employed an army of advisers - including a nutritionist, personal trainer, yoga teacher and kick-boxing coach.
Since then she has appeared in just two films, Bobby and Half Light, with two more scheduled for release this autumn. In the same time, her ex-husband and the father of her three children, 52-year-old Bruce Willis, has appeared in 13 films, including the action thriller Live Free Or Die Hard.
Miss Moore, who once commanded an estimated $12million a film, told Red magazine she wanted to overturn the belief that juicy roles should not be given to older actresses.
"If we are told we are not valuable once we hit 30, it is a problem," she said. "We all have more to give.
"We can't just wait for something to happen. We have to say, 'I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more'."
Miss Moore is latest in a string of older actress to complain of ageism in Hollywood. Sharon Stone, 49, once said: "When I went to the Oscars, it was like, 'Oh, there's been an archeological dig and look what we've found, a 40-year-old'." British actress Charlotte Rampling also condemned the treatment of actresses of a certain age. The 61-year- old said: "The system in Europe is nothing like in Hollywood. It is not so barbaric in terms of the ageing process."
This is how much it comes out too in dollars & cents:
Lipo to hips, thighs & stomach - $30,000
Breast Implants - $22,000
Breast Lift - $20,000
Brow Lift - $8,000
Chemical Face Peel - $20,000
Collagen - $400 per visit
Teeth Veneers and whitening - $12,000
Saggy Knee Surgery - $10,000
Excercise Coach - $300,000
OJ Suspect In Casino Break-In
Police: O.J. Simpson questioned about casino break-in
The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS—Las Vegas police say O.J. Simpson was questioned last night in connection with a theft at a casino.
Police spokesman Jose Montoya says Simpson was questioned about a hotel room break-in at the Palace Station casino in Las Vegas late Thursday.
Police say Simpson has been released and is believed to be in Las Vegas.
Montoya says the theft involved sports memorabilia, but offered no further details.
He says an investigation is ongoing.
The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS—Las Vegas police say O.J. Simpson was questioned last night in connection with a theft at a casino.
Police spokesman Jose Montoya says Simpson was questioned about a hotel room break-in at the Palace Station casino in Las Vegas late Thursday.
Police say Simpson has been released and is believed to be in Las Vegas.
Montoya says the theft involved sports memorabilia, but offered no further details.
He says an investigation is ongoing.
9/14 Panachereport
BLIND ITEM (TRYIN TO LIVE DOWN HER PAST)
This black female actress was once married to a very nice looking, well built man.
One of her first roles was a TV gig.
With no prior warning, she left her husband for a female rapper.
He was stunned because he had no inclination that she was bi-sexual.
Soon, it would be no shame in her game.
The lesbian couple attended industry gatherings and music events together. The female rapper always strutted around like a Mack and the actress walked two paces behind her.
They broke up when the rapper cheated on her, she supposedly "turned out" a black female singer and was bragging about it all over town, it got back to the actress.
The actress still tries to live down this portion of her life, she seems embarrassed by it. She's even had a boyfriend and a family trying to convince naysayers she's straight.
But, she thinks her prior lifestyle may have affected her career because she only gets offered 'ignorant-keeping it real' roles that don't pay much.
Whenever producers want to hire a woman for a streetwise role, she is on the short list of three black actresses.
Hint: The female rapper is old school prior to the careers of Brat, Missy, Latifah, Eve and Foxy.
Could the rapper be MC-LYTE?
This black female actress was once married to a very nice looking, well built man.
One of her first roles was a TV gig.
With no prior warning, she left her husband for a female rapper.
He was stunned because he had no inclination that she was bi-sexual.
Soon, it would be no shame in her game.
The lesbian couple attended industry gatherings and music events together. The female rapper always strutted around like a Mack and the actress walked two paces behind her.
They broke up when the rapper cheated on her, she supposedly "turned out" a black female singer and was bragging about it all over town, it got back to the actress.
The actress still tries to live down this portion of her life, she seems embarrassed by it. She's even had a boyfriend and a family trying to convince naysayers she's straight.
But, she thinks her prior lifestyle may have affected her career because she only gets offered 'ignorant-keeping it real' roles that don't pay much.
Whenever producers want to hire a woman for a streetwise role, she is on the short list of three black actresses.
Hint: The female rapper is old school prior to the careers of Brat, Missy, Latifah, Eve and Foxy.
Could the rapper be MC-LYTE?
Gabrielle Union Dating Someone From Luda's Camp?
Rumor has it that actress Gabrielle Union is dating Ludacris. The rumors intensified when Gabby attended Luda's 30th birthday soiree in Las Vegas last weekend. But nothing could be further from the truth. Yes, Luda has his chicks on the side (in addition to his baby mama), but Gabby isn't one of them.
As you know, every rumor holds a kernel of truth: Gabby has been dating someone within Luda's Disturbing the Peace camp. It shouldn't be too hard to figure out who he is if you've seen Gabby out and about in Atlanta in the past year. They attend all industry events together when she's in town - though he maintains a discrete distance from her. In fact, I saw them together at the Body Tap recently.
Before they even got out of his car he sent a flunky over to tell me they would not be taking pictures. Luda wasn't in the house that night.
And here I thought she was dating Luda, I guess a tiger don't change it stripes..anyone got any scoop?
As you know, every rumor holds a kernel of truth: Gabby has been dating someone within Luda's Disturbing the Peace camp. It shouldn't be too hard to figure out who he is if you've seen Gabby out and about in Atlanta in the past year. They attend all industry events together when she's in town - though he maintains a discrete distance from her. In fact, I saw them together at the Body Tap recently.
Before they even got out of his car he sent a flunky over to tell me they would not be taking pictures. Luda wasn't in the house that night.
And here I thought she was dating Luda, I guess a tiger don't change it stripes..anyone got any scoop?
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Calling ALL Unsigned Artist!!!
"The Boom Boom Room Concert Series" will host a showcase event where 9 emerging artist will get their opportunity to perform at concert series put together by Purple Ribbon Records and the Atlantis Music Conference.
The Purple Ribbon A&R Department and Atlantis Urban Committee will pre-select 9 unsigned artists to participate in this showcase. At the event we will allow unsigned artist to register for our Wild Card sections. We will randomly chose 4 participants for our Wild Card rounds on the day of the Show.
WHEN: September 18th 2007
WHERE: Club Motion
TIME: Doors open at 8:00pm
The Purple Ribbon A&R Department and Atlantis Urban Committee will pre-select 9 unsigned artists to participate in this showcase. At the event we will allow unsigned artist to register for our Wild Card sections. We will randomly chose 4 participants for our Wild Card rounds on the day of the Show.
WHEN: September 18th 2007
WHERE: Club Motion
TIME: Doors open at 8:00pm
Curtis Martin Makin Major Moves
$7.25M 'SCORE' By RICH CALDER
Former Jet superstar Curtis Martin is considering buying Brooklyn's most expensive apartment - a $7.25 million waterfront penthouse with staggering views of Manhattan.
The retired NFL running back is reviewing a contract he was recently handed to buy the flagship penthouse unit being built at 1 Brooklyn Bridge Park, a source familiar with the negotiations told The Post.
If he signs, the 34-year-old gridiron great would join a growing list of celebrities - such as Heath Ledger, Rosie Perez and Steve Buscemi - calling Brooklyn home.
The luxury pad's price tag is almost double that of the current record sales figure for a Brooklyn condo: $3.8 million shelled out for a penthouse at the Aurora in Williamsburg in January.
"Brooklyn will soon be home to the Nets, and now we are also the first choice of one of the most famous Jets," said Borough President Marty Markowitz after learning of the potential deal.
The so-called "sky house" Martin is eyeing will consist of a 4,638- square-foot triplex with breathtaking, 360-degree views of the Manhattan and Brooklyn skylines from inside the state-planned park.
Martin could not be reached for comment, and Robert Levine, developer of the complex, declined to comment on the potential sale.
Martin, who retired in July as the NFL's fourth-leading all-time rusher, was born in Pittsburgh and lived in Garden City, L.I., during his Jet career, which ran from 1998 to 2006, although injuries kept him sidelined last season.
He previously played three years with the rival New England Patriots.
Martin was a New York media rarity - a superstar who failed to attract the spotlight, thanks to his low-key "team first" attitude while playing during a generation of mostly "me first" NFL players.
He did make Esquire's best-dressed list in 2004 and was once romantically linked to sexy singer Toni Braxton.
Buyers are expected to begin moving in to 1 Brooklyn Bridge Park by next month - at least five years before the park itself is finished.
Construction on the long-delayed park project has yet to begin, and the state has yet to release a new timetable.
Brooklyn Bridge Park has been a political hot potato since project planners announced in December 2004 that more than 1,200 luxury condos would have to be included within the new green space to raise enough money to offset the park's estimated $15.2 million annual maintenance costs.
rich.calder@nypost.com
Former Jet superstar Curtis Martin is considering buying Brooklyn's most expensive apartment - a $7.25 million waterfront penthouse with staggering views of Manhattan.
The retired NFL running back is reviewing a contract he was recently handed to buy the flagship penthouse unit being built at 1 Brooklyn Bridge Park, a source familiar with the negotiations told The Post.
If he signs, the 34-year-old gridiron great would join a growing list of celebrities - such as Heath Ledger, Rosie Perez and Steve Buscemi - calling Brooklyn home.
The luxury pad's price tag is almost double that of the current record sales figure for a Brooklyn condo: $3.8 million shelled out for a penthouse at the Aurora in Williamsburg in January.
"Brooklyn will soon be home to the Nets, and now we are also the first choice of one of the most famous Jets," said Borough President Marty Markowitz after learning of the potential deal.
The so-called "sky house" Martin is eyeing will consist of a 4,638- square-foot triplex with breathtaking, 360-degree views of the Manhattan and Brooklyn skylines from inside the state-planned park.
Martin could not be reached for comment, and Robert Levine, developer of the complex, declined to comment on the potential sale.
Martin, who retired in July as the NFL's fourth-leading all-time rusher, was born in Pittsburgh and lived in Garden City, L.I., during his Jet career, which ran from 1998 to 2006, although injuries kept him sidelined last season.
He previously played three years with the rival New England Patriots.
Martin was a New York media rarity - a superstar who failed to attract the spotlight, thanks to his low-key "team first" attitude while playing during a generation of mostly "me first" NFL players.
He did make Esquire's best-dressed list in 2004 and was once romantically linked to sexy singer Toni Braxton.
Buyers are expected to begin moving in to 1 Brooklyn Bridge Park by next month - at least five years before the park itself is finished.
Construction on the long-delayed park project has yet to begin, and the state has yet to release a new timetable.
Brooklyn Bridge Park has been a political hot potato since project planners announced in December 2004 that more than 1,200 luxury condos would have to be included within the new green space to raise enough money to offset the park's estimated $15.2 million annual maintenance costs.
rich.calder@nypost.com
Jay-Z Exposed - Right Hand Man Speaks Out
De-Haven, Jay-Z's right hand man, finally home from prison, speaks out on the betrayal of a twenty year friendship.
Ja Rule Challenges Congressional Meeting On Hip-Hop, "Let's Talk About These F-ing Sh
Ja Rule recently spoke out about the upcoming U.S. Congressional hearing set to discuss the lyrical content and imagery of African-American women in hip-hop.
As SOHH previously reported, the aforementioned hearing entitled "From Imus to Industry: The Business of Stereotypes and Degradation" will take place on September 25 and will investigate media "stereotypes and degradation" of black women in hip-hop and the entertainment industry.
Top industry executives including Philippe Dauman of Viacom, Doug Morris of Universal Music Group, Edgar Bronfman, Jr. of Warner Music Group and music mogul Master P are expected to appear as witnesses in the hearing.
In a recent interview with Complex magazine, Ja Rule offered his objections to the hearings.
"They got my man Doug Morris under fire and @#!*, they got him going down to go speak to Congress about hip-hop lyrics, are you @#*$ing serious?" Ja said. "There's a f--king black kid right now about to get 25 years for having a fight with some white kids over hanging the nooses over the white tree, let's get to that. Let's get into sh-t like that, because that's what's tearing up America, not me calling a woman a b--ch or a h-e on my rap songs."
"And if it is, then we need to go step to Paramount, and f--king MGM, and all of these other motherf--kers that's making all of these movies and we need to go step to MTV and Viacom, and lets talk about all these f--king shows that they have on MTV that is promoting homosexuality, that my kids can't watch this sh-t," he continued. "Dating shows that's showing two guys or two girls in mid-afternoon. Let's talk about s--t like that! If that's not f--king up America, I don't know what is."
"There's a lot of issues we can address besides hip-hop, but they want to put everything on us like we're the problem," Ja added. "This is going to be a shameless f--king plug, but I said, 'when everyone wants to point the finger, and ask why there's so much corruption, they only need to look in the mirror.' It starts with themselves."
Ja will be releasing his seventh solo album The Mirror in November via Mpire/Murder Inc. /Universal Motown Records. The album features guest appearances from Lil Wayne and The Game with production supplied by the Top Dawg team.
As SOHH previously reported, the aforementioned hearing entitled "From Imus to Industry: The Business of Stereotypes and Degradation" will take place on September 25 and will investigate media "stereotypes and degradation" of black women in hip-hop and the entertainment industry.
Top industry executives including Philippe Dauman of Viacom, Doug Morris of Universal Music Group, Edgar Bronfman, Jr. of Warner Music Group and music mogul Master P are expected to appear as witnesses in the hearing.
In a recent interview with Complex magazine, Ja Rule offered his objections to the hearings.
"They got my man Doug Morris under fire and @#!*, they got him going down to go speak to Congress about hip-hop lyrics, are you @#*$ing serious?" Ja said. "There's a f--king black kid right now about to get 25 years for having a fight with some white kids over hanging the nooses over the white tree, let's get to that. Let's get into sh-t like that, because that's what's tearing up America, not me calling a woman a b--ch or a h-e on my rap songs."
"And if it is, then we need to go step to Paramount, and f--king MGM, and all of these other motherf--kers that's making all of these movies and we need to go step to MTV and Viacom, and lets talk about all these f--king shows that they have on MTV that is promoting homosexuality, that my kids can't watch this sh-t," he continued. "Dating shows that's showing two guys or two girls in mid-afternoon. Let's talk about s--t like that! If that's not f--king up America, I don't know what is."
"There's a lot of issues we can address besides hip-hop, but they want to put everything on us like we're the problem," Ja added. "This is going to be a shameless f--king plug, but I said, 'when everyone wants to point the finger, and ask why there's so much corruption, they only need to look in the mirror.' It starts with themselves."
Ja will be releasing his seventh solo album The Mirror in November via Mpire/Murder Inc. /Universal Motown Records. The album features guest appearances from Lil Wayne and The Game with production supplied by the Top Dawg team.
Remy Ma Charged With Gang Assault & Tampering W/ A Witness In Murder Case
Remy Ma is in more trouble with the law after allegedly ordering the assault of the boyfriend of a possible witness in her pending murder case.
As previously reported by SOHH, the female rapper (born Remy Smith) was arrested in July on attempted murder charges after she allegedly shot Makeda Barnes-Joseph, twice in the torso after the acquaintance allegedly stole $3,000 out of Remy's purse. The case has not gone in front of a grand jury as of yet due to slow progress in the investigation.
According to TMZ, on August 19 Remy apparently saw the boyfriend of a possible witness while at a club in the Bronx. Upon seeing him, Remy allegedly had a group of her associates assault him, resulting in the man suffering a black eye and a fractured bone in his face. A friend of the man was also injured, suffering a broken jaw. The man reportedly has had a metal plate put in his face and was required hospitalization for a week.
Manhattan District Attorney spokesman Edison Alban revealed that Remy is now facing charges of gang assault, tampering with a witness, intimidating a victim and third-degree assault as a result of the nightclub incident.
As reported by the Associated Press, the judge presiding over the case denied prosecutors' requests and ordered yesterday (September 12) that Remy would not have to post additional bail in connection with the new charges. The prosecution argued that Remy had tried to contact witnesses to the July 14 shooting, "not trying to encourage people to come forward and tell the truth, but trying to discourage people from taking the (witness) stand."
Remy's lawyer, Ira Fisher, has said that his client has plead not guilty to all charges.
The rapper is scheduled to be back in court on September 20.
As previously reported by SOHH, the female rapper (born Remy Smith) was arrested in July on attempted murder charges after she allegedly shot Makeda Barnes-Joseph, twice in the torso after the acquaintance allegedly stole $3,000 out of Remy's purse. The case has not gone in front of a grand jury as of yet due to slow progress in the investigation.
According to TMZ, on August 19 Remy apparently saw the boyfriend of a possible witness while at a club in the Bronx. Upon seeing him, Remy allegedly had a group of her associates assault him, resulting in the man suffering a black eye and a fractured bone in his face. A friend of the man was also injured, suffering a broken jaw. The man reportedly has had a metal plate put in his face and was required hospitalization for a week.
Manhattan District Attorney spokesman Edison Alban revealed that Remy is now facing charges of gang assault, tampering with a witness, intimidating a victim and third-degree assault as a result of the nightclub incident.
As reported by the Associated Press, the judge presiding over the case denied prosecutors' requests and ordered yesterday (September 12) that Remy would not have to post additional bail in connection with the new charges. The prosecution argued that Remy had tried to contact witnesses to the July 14 shooting, "not trying to encourage people to come forward and tell the truth, but trying to discourage people from taking the (witness) stand."
Remy's lawyer, Ira Fisher, has said that his client has plead not guilty to all charges.
The rapper is scheduled to be back in court on September 20.
Marion Barry feat. in new DC Wax Museum
(DC still loves Barry!)
http://www.livevideo.com/video/APnew...ce-get-wa.aspx)
Madame Tussauds wax figures arrive in D.C.
By BRETT ZONGKER, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Madonna, Tom Cruise, Samuel L. Jackson and Angelina Jolie have arrived in the nation's capital, where they'll be among the stars of a big new attraction. One snag — they don't yet have any clothes.
Dozens of naked bodies — all made of wax and fiberglass — lined the walls of a studio today at the newest Madame Tussauds wax museum as workers prepare for its opening next month. Cruise was only recognizable by a label on his bare shoulder — his head was still in a box — but designers promised to give him a dashing wardrobe soon.
"We fast-tracked all these figures to have them ready for the opening," said Janine DiGioacchino, general manager for Madame Tussauds in New York and Washington. "Our studio team of 35 sculptors are working 24 hours, around the clock to get them done."
The entertainment group's seventh wax museum — its third in the United States after New York and Las Vegas — is starting to take shape in the lower level of a historic downtown department store building. An opening gala is set for Oct. 4, and it opens to the public Oct. 5.
A shipment of 51 figures arrived at the museum this week after months of research and meticulous design at Tussauds' London headquarters.
Many figures, such as Thomas Jefferson and Johnny Depp, have full heads of human hair, inserted strand-by-strand into the wax sculpture.
"We had to bone up on our American history. We want the figures to be spot on," said Lisa Partridge, a hair color artist and 15-year veteran of Tussauds. "Jefferson had freckles. He was quite a red head. Not many people knew that."
The sculptures require touchups every day, after visitors touch the hair or get even more intimate.
"Sometimes we have to remove lipstick marks from some of the more popular figures," Partridge said. "The George Clooneys get a lot of attention from women who touch them and kiss them."
Six new figures were made especially for the new, $16 million museum: Jefferson, Harry Truman, Robert E. Lee, J. Edgar Hoover, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward and former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry.
The four-term mayor, famous for being caught on videotape at a downtown hotel smoking crack cocaine in an FBI sting, did a sitting for museum artists over the summer. Contrary to early talk, Barry won't be placed in the museum's "scandal room" with the likes of Hoover and President Richard Nixon. Instead he'll join George Washington in one of the first rooms, known as the "Spirit of Washington."
"I'd not heard of (Barry) before, but he seems to love the limelight," said sculptor Dave Burks, who took nearly 200 measurements of Barry's head to design his figure. "He seemed to really enjoy it."
Like so many attractions in Washington, politics and history are at the museum's core. Abraham Lincoln greets visitors at the entrance — just a block from where he was fatally shot at Ford's Theater. From there, guests will pay the approximately $25 admission to see more.
Each figure has a caption with a quote from the subject, some fun facts and the essential thing to know about that person.
"It's not like we're a museum in the fact that we're worthy and there's loads of stuff to get through," said Creative Director Paul Williams. "It's more like we're entertaining people, and we're giving them the facts, the fun stuff they can take back and say 'Hey did you know this?'"
Interactive features in each gallery quiz visitors along the way. The "scandal room" has some tough questions about Watergate on a replica of Woodward's desk, such as how many burglars robbed the Democratic National Committee headquarters. While Woodward got the star treatment, his reporting partner Carl Bernstein will have to wait. He's on the short list for future additions to the museum, DiGioacchino said.
A "war room" showcases presidents during wartime, such as Truman, with his speech on dropping the atomic bomb; Dwight Eisenhower, in full military uniform; and Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, with a phone between them that carries snippets of their famous words.
But the museum isn't all serious.
One room has all the trappings of an exclusive D.C. nightclub. It's filled with celebrities — not the Bush twins, but A-list types such as Julia Roberts, George Clooney and Will Smith. Beyonce Knowles is center stage with three of her music videos playing in the background.
Other galleries focus on the Civil Rights movement, with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the White House, and current affairs, with President George W. Bush, his father President George H.W. Bush and President Ronald Reagan.
Bill and Hillary Clinton also make a comeback, though in separate rooms. The former first lady is grouped with the current affairs figures, while the former president is holding down the Oval Office. There's also a mention of the Monica Lewinsky affair on file in the "scandal room" for anyone who doesn't know the details.
As visitors leave, Katie Couric interviews passersby about their favorite moments and who they'd like to see in the galleries — feedback the museum intends to use for the future.
http://www.livevideo.com/video/APnew...ce-get-wa.aspx)
Madame Tussauds wax figures arrive in D.C.
By BRETT ZONGKER, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Madonna, Tom Cruise, Samuel L. Jackson and Angelina Jolie have arrived in the nation's capital, where they'll be among the stars of a big new attraction. One snag — they don't yet have any clothes.
Dozens of naked bodies — all made of wax and fiberglass — lined the walls of a studio today at the newest Madame Tussauds wax museum as workers prepare for its opening next month. Cruise was only recognizable by a label on his bare shoulder — his head was still in a box — but designers promised to give him a dashing wardrobe soon.
"We fast-tracked all these figures to have them ready for the opening," said Janine DiGioacchino, general manager for Madame Tussauds in New York and Washington. "Our studio team of 35 sculptors are working 24 hours, around the clock to get them done."
The entertainment group's seventh wax museum — its third in the United States after New York and Las Vegas — is starting to take shape in the lower level of a historic downtown department store building. An opening gala is set for Oct. 4, and it opens to the public Oct. 5.
A shipment of 51 figures arrived at the museum this week after months of research and meticulous design at Tussauds' London headquarters.
Many figures, such as Thomas Jefferson and Johnny Depp, have full heads of human hair, inserted strand-by-strand into the wax sculpture.
"We had to bone up on our American history. We want the figures to be spot on," said Lisa Partridge, a hair color artist and 15-year veteran of Tussauds. "Jefferson had freckles. He was quite a red head. Not many people knew that."
The sculptures require touchups every day, after visitors touch the hair or get even more intimate.
"Sometimes we have to remove lipstick marks from some of the more popular figures," Partridge said. "The George Clooneys get a lot of attention from women who touch them and kiss them."
Six new figures were made especially for the new, $16 million museum: Jefferson, Harry Truman, Robert E. Lee, J. Edgar Hoover, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward and former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry.
The four-term mayor, famous for being caught on videotape at a downtown hotel smoking crack cocaine in an FBI sting, did a sitting for museum artists over the summer. Contrary to early talk, Barry won't be placed in the museum's "scandal room" with the likes of Hoover and President Richard Nixon. Instead he'll join George Washington in one of the first rooms, known as the "Spirit of Washington."
"I'd not heard of (Barry) before, but he seems to love the limelight," said sculptor Dave Burks, who took nearly 200 measurements of Barry's head to design his figure. "He seemed to really enjoy it."
Like so many attractions in Washington, politics and history are at the museum's core. Abraham Lincoln greets visitors at the entrance — just a block from where he was fatally shot at Ford's Theater. From there, guests will pay the approximately $25 admission to see more.
Each figure has a caption with a quote from the subject, some fun facts and the essential thing to know about that person.
"It's not like we're a museum in the fact that we're worthy and there's loads of stuff to get through," said Creative Director Paul Williams. "It's more like we're entertaining people, and we're giving them the facts, the fun stuff they can take back and say 'Hey did you know this?'"
Interactive features in each gallery quiz visitors along the way. The "scandal room" has some tough questions about Watergate on a replica of Woodward's desk, such as how many burglars robbed the Democratic National Committee headquarters. While Woodward got the star treatment, his reporting partner Carl Bernstein will have to wait. He's on the short list for future additions to the museum, DiGioacchino said.
A "war room" showcases presidents during wartime, such as Truman, with his speech on dropping the atomic bomb; Dwight Eisenhower, in full military uniform; and Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, with a phone between them that carries snippets of their famous words.
But the museum isn't all serious.
One room has all the trappings of an exclusive D.C. nightclub. It's filled with celebrities — not the Bush twins, but A-list types such as Julia Roberts, George Clooney and Will Smith. Beyonce Knowles is center stage with three of her music videos playing in the background.
Other galleries focus on the Civil Rights movement, with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the White House, and current affairs, with President George W. Bush, his father President George H.W. Bush and President Ronald Reagan.
Bill and Hillary Clinton also make a comeback, though in separate rooms. The former first lady is grouped with the current affairs figures, while the former president is holding down the Oval Office. There's also a mention of the Monica Lewinsky affair on file in the "scandal room" for anyone who doesn't know the details.
As visitors leave, Katie Couric interviews passersby about their favorite moments and who they'd like to see in the galleries — feedback the museum intends to use for the future.
Knicks Guard Testifies at Coach's Trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER AP Writer
© 2007 The Associated Press
NEW YORK — New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury testified Wednesday in the case of a fired team executive who has accused head coach Isiah Thomas of sexual harassment, calling the lawsuit absurd and downplaying an encounter with a drunken intern.
After hearing about the lawsuit brought by Anucha Browne Sanders, "I laughed," Marbury said in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. "It was more of a joke than anything."
Marbury, wearing a tan checkered suitcoat, admitted he once called Browne Sanders a "bitch" during a phone conversation with another team employee though he insisted, "I didn't have a reason not to like her."
Browne Sanders, 44, says she is owed her vice president position back and at least $10 million for enduring a sexually harassing workplace for five years. Her lawsuit claims she was fired "for telling the truth" about vulgarity and unwanted advances by Thomas, also a team president; Thomas has denied the allegations.
Taking the witness stand earlier Wednesday, Browne Sanders wept while telling the jury of five women and three men that Marbury and his cousins, also Madison Square Garden employees, were part of the problem.
The plaintiff cited a conversation with an MSG intern who confided that she was having a relationship with one of the cousins and had gotten drunk on an outing to a Manhattan strip club in April 2005 that included Marbury. The intern claimed that afterward Marbury lured her into his vehicle for sex, Browne Sanders said.
"She said she basically did whatever he asked her to do and she considered it to be consensual because she got in the car," Browne Sanders testified.
When he took the stand, Marbury admitted pulling up and asking the intern, "Are you going to get in the truck?'" He said she answered, "Yes."
U.S. District Judge Gerard E. Lynch cut off any more questioning on the encounter, saying more details wouldn't help the jury decide the case.
After Marbury finished testifying, he rode down 23 floors in a crowded elevator, saying to no one in particular: "Money makes you do crazy things, man."
Then he left the courthouse, smiling and singing a song out loud. When pressed to divulge more about his relationship with the intern, he instead commented cheerfully on a reporter's shoes.
© 2007 The Associated Press
NEW YORK — New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury testified Wednesday in the case of a fired team executive who has accused head coach Isiah Thomas of sexual harassment, calling the lawsuit absurd and downplaying an encounter with a drunken intern.
After hearing about the lawsuit brought by Anucha Browne Sanders, "I laughed," Marbury said in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. "It was more of a joke than anything."
Marbury, wearing a tan checkered suitcoat, admitted he once called Browne Sanders a "bitch" during a phone conversation with another team employee though he insisted, "I didn't have a reason not to like her."
Browne Sanders, 44, says she is owed her vice president position back and at least $10 million for enduring a sexually harassing workplace for five years. Her lawsuit claims she was fired "for telling the truth" about vulgarity and unwanted advances by Thomas, also a team president; Thomas has denied the allegations.
Taking the witness stand earlier Wednesday, Browne Sanders wept while telling the jury of five women and three men that Marbury and his cousins, also Madison Square Garden employees, were part of the problem.
The plaintiff cited a conversation with an MSG intern who confided that she was having a relationship with one of the cousins and had gotten drunk on an outing to a Manhattan strip club in April 2005 that included Marbury. The intern claimed that afterward Marbury lured her into his vehicle for sex, Browne Sanders said.
"She said she basically did whatever he asked her to do and she considered it to be consensual because she got in the car," Browne Sanders testified.
When he took the stand, Marbury admitted pulling up and asking the intern, "Are you going to get in the truck?'" He said she answered, "Yes."
U.S. District Judge Gerard E. Lynch cut off any more questioning on the encounter, saying more details wouldn't help the jury decide the case.
After Marbury finished testifying, he rode down 23 floors in a crowded elevator, saying to no one in particular: "Money makes you do crazy things, man."
Then he left the courthouse, smiling and singing a song out loud. When pressed to divulge more about his relationship with the intern, he instead commented cheerfully on a reporter's shoes.
REMINDER: Tavis Smiley & Chuck D
This is just a reminder that Chuck D (PE) will be on the Tavis Smiley show tonight 9/13. Check your local PBS listings.
Also, did any of you see the interview he had with Talib Kweli? It was hot and as usual the BCMC kept it real! Sh*t I'm really diggin his new album Ear Drum. I think I've continusly played the CD since I got it! If ya'll don't have it I HIGHLY suggest you get it. It's been well worth the wait.
PS- Creep Peeper I see you feelin that Strong Arm Steady joint!
Also, did any of you see the interview he had with Talib Kweli? It was hot and as usual the BCMC kept it real! Sh*t I'm really diggin his new album Ear Drum. I think I've continusly played the CD since I got it! If ya'll don't have it I HIGHLY suggest you get it. It's been well worth the wait.
PS- Creep Peeper I see you feelin that Strong Arm Steady joint!
Preview of Salt & Pepa reality show
Now Salt & Pepa gotta a reality show!
click link:
http://blog.vh1.com/2007-09-10/salt-...ource=hp_today
Not certain if I gave you the link to preview Dawn from En Vogue's new reality show. Man she's REALLY had to dowgrade a bit! Sorry I cut & pasted my original blog.
Dawn Robinson from En Vogue
Weren't we just talking about En Vogue? Do y'all believe she's really doing THAT bad?? This is a trailor for a reality show that she and her hubby are supposedly doing about trying to come back/come up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huQR_0vSXDM
click link:
http://blog.vh1.com/2007-09-10/salt-...ource=hp_today
Not certain if I gave you the link to preview Dawn from En Vogue's new reality show. Man she's REALLY had to dowgrade a bit! Sorry I cut & pasted my original blog.
Dawn Robinson from En Vogue
Weren't we just talking about En Vogue? Do y'all believe she's really doing THAT bad?? This is a trailor for a reality show that she and her hubby are supposedly doing about trying to come back/come up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huQR_0vSXDM
Stephon Marbury Testifies...
stephon marbury testifies...
and has to admit on the stand, that he had sex with some groupie/knicks intern outside a strip club...and apparently all he had to say to her was 'are u getting in the truck?' and the silly ho hops in, has sex with him and then apparently went crying back to her boss saying 'i felt like i had to'...because it was stephon marbury.
puh-LEEZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! she probably couldnt wait to drop her panties...
i feel bad for his wife...and annoyed that this groupie is making herself out to be a victim.
and has to admit on the stand, that he had sex with some groupie/knicks intern outside a strip club...and apparently all he had to say to her was 'are u getting in the truck?' and the silly ho hops in, has sex with him and then apparently went crying back to her boss saying 'i felt like i had to'...because it was stephon marbury.
puh-LEEZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! she probably couldnt wait to drop her panties...
i feel bad for his wife...and annoyed that this groupie is making herself out to be a victim.
Uncle Luke calls Kanye a lady & Diva....LMAO!!!
LOL first trick daddy , now uncle luke ….. LMAO @ luke calling kanye a he/ she and a diva ….
http://smartenupnas.com/2007/09/12/u...switch-hitter/
n!99a serious? LOL..........? or wut?
http://smartenupnas.com/2007/09/12/u...switch-hitter/
n!99a serious? LOL..........? or wut?
Ja Rule A Homophobe
I snagged this from our chubby friend Perez Hiton...Enjoy!
What a shame. Another male in hip hop perpetuating the belief that gays are bad and corrupting America.
Washed-up rapper JaRule is speaking out about what he the evil homos that are destroying the U.S.A.
He tells the new issue of Complex magazine, “We need to go step to MTV and Viacom, and lets talk about all these f–king shows that they have on MTV that is promoting homosexuality, that my kids can’t watch this shit. Dating shows that’s showing two guys or two girls in mid-afternoon. Let’s talk about shit like that! If that’s not fucking up America, I don’t know what is.”
We hope JaRule didn’t watch our Vh1 show.
That bigot will not be happy with what he sees!
Say what you want to about homosexuality, but when I read it, I just thought "He who lives in a glass house......"
What a shame. Another male in hip hop perpetuating the belief that gays are bad and corrupting America.
Washed-up rapper JaRule is speaking out about what he the evil homos that are destroying the U.S.A.
He tells the new issue of Complex magazine, “We need to go step to MTV and Viacom, and lets talk about all these f–king shows that they have on MTV that is promoting homosexuality, that my kids can’t watch this shit. Dating shows that’s showing two guys or two girls in mid-afternoon. Let’s talk about shit like that! If that’s not fucking up America, I don’t know what is.”
We hope JaRule didn’t watch our Vh1 show.
That bigot will not be happy with what he sees!
Say what you want to about homosexuality, but when I read it, I just thought "He who lives in a glass house......"
Kathy Griffin's Jesus remark cut from Emmy show
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comic Kathy Griffin's "offensive" remarks about Jesus at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be cut from a pre-taped telecast of the show, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences said on Tuesday.
Griffin made the provocative comment on Saturday night as she took the stage of the Shrine Auditorium to collect her Emmy for best reality program for her Bravo channel show "My Life on the D-List."
"A lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus," an exultant Griffin said, holding up her statuette. "Suck it, Jesus. This award is my god now."
Asked about her speech backstage a short time later, an unrepentant Griffin added, "I hope I offended some people. I didn't want to win the Emmy for nothing."
The speech drew fire from a leading Roman Catholic group, the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, which condemned Griffin's remarks as "obscene and blasphemous."
"It is a sure bet that if Griffin had said, 'Suck it, Muhammad,' there would have been a very different reaction," Catholic league president Bill Donohue said in a statement posted on the group's Web site. He called on TV academy president Dick Askin to denounce Griffin's "hate speech" and on Griffin to apologize.
An edited version of the Creative Arts Emmys is set to air on cable television's E! Entertainment Network on Saturday, the night before the live Fox network broadcast of the main Primetime Emmy Awards.
"Kathy Griffin's offensive remarks will not be part of the E! telecast," an academy spokeswoman said on Tuesday. An "abbreviated version" of her acceptance speech will air, instead, she said.
Griffin's reaction to the imbroglio, according to a statement issued by her publicist: "Am I the only Catholic left with a sense of humor?"
Griffin made the provocative comment on Saturday night as she took the stage of the Shrine Auditorium to collect her Emmy for best reality program for her Bravo channel show "My Life on the D-List."
"A lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus," an exultant Griffin said, holding up her statuette. "Suck it, Jesus. This award is my god now."
Asked about her speech backstage a short time later, an unrepentant Griffin added, "I hope I offended some people. I didn't want to win the Emmy for nothing."
The speech drew fire from a leading Roman Catholic group, the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, which condemned Griffin's remarks as "obscene and blasphemous."
"It is a sure bet that if Griffin had said, 'Suck it, Muhammad,' there would have been a very different reaction," Catholic league president Bill Donohue said in a statement posted on the group's Web site. He called on TV academy president Dick Askin to denounce Griffin's "hate speech" and on Griffin to apologize.
An edited version of the Creative Arts Emmys is set to air on cable television's E! Entertainment Network on Saturday, the night before the live Fox network broadcast of the main Primetime Emmy Awards.
"Kathy Griffin's offensive remarks will not be part of the E! telecast," an academy spokeswoman said on Tuesday. An "abbreviated version" of her acceptance speech will air, instead, she said.
Griffin's reaction to the imbroglio, according to a statement issued by her publicist: "Am I the only Catholic left with a sense of humor?"
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Bad Boy Online Team Is Looking For Interns!
Do you wanna be down with Bad Boy?
Are you looking for a career in the music business?
Here is your chance to begin that career...
Bad Boy Records is currently looking for self motivated, enthusiastic, hard working die hard Bad Boy fans for non-paying internship positions within the Bad Boy Online Team!
For more information or to apply now, send your resume to...badboyonlineapply@gmail.com as well as the answers to the following questions...
1. What can you bring to the Bad Boy Online Team?
2. Do you have any marketing/street team/online promoting experience?
3. Do you have any Photoshop, Flash, or web design experience?
4. What are some of your goals you'd like to achieve with the Bad Boy Online Team?
*Serious applicants only please; all emails not regarding the Bad Boy Online Team will not be read and discarded.
*Please note these are non-paid volunteer/internship positions that you can work from home and are not for employment at the Bad Boy offices in New York City.
Are you looking for a career in the music business?
Here is your chance to begin that career...
Bad Boy Records is currently looking for self motivated, enthusiastic, hard working die hard Bad Boy fans for non-paying internship positions within the Bad Boy Online Team!
For more information or to apply now, send your resume to...badboyonlineapply@gmail.com as well as the answers to the following questions...
1. What can you bring to the Bad Boy Online Team?
2. Do you have any marketing/street team/online promoting experience?
3. Do you have any Photoshop, Flash, or web design experience?
4. What are some of your goals you'd like to achieve with the Bad Boy Online Team?
*Serious applicants only please; all emails not regarding the Bad Boy Online Team will not be read and discarded.
*Please note these are non-paid volunteer/internship positions that you can work from home and are not for employment at the Bad Boy offices in New York City.
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9/12 Panache Blind Item
Blind Item- NO MORE GLAMOUR
Like the old saying goes: "It's better not to have money and success than to have it and lose it."
The glamourous life of this black female celebrity will soon come to an end.
She once spent $1,500-$2,000 (each) on several pair of Manolo Blahnik shoes. She also dropped a bundle on expensive customized bling and designer wear.
She once lived in a mansion and she leased fancy sports cars to appear richer than she was. Keeping up with her peers.
All of it was a facade.
Since she's no longer in demand like she once was, fewer and fewer collaborations are being offered.
To compensate, she hooked up with a guy and is manipulating him into thinking that she is crazy about him. In reality, she's put the word out, she's looking for a baller-shot caller, ASAP.
Since she has name status, she's willing to be his trophy if he picks up all her bills and keeps her in furs, bling and fancy whips because she doesn't want to whore herself out overseas like a female rapper (who compensates her income with rich fans).
She seriously wants a major kingpin (drugs/weapons).
But, no one seems to be taking her up on this offer.
Because she's considered damaged goods.
She has become a has been and doesn't even realize it.
Lil' Kim is the first person who came to mind when I read this....especially recently she was in a picture with a Lamborguini and come to find out it wasn't hers.
Like the old saying goes: "It's better not to have money and success than to have it and lose it."
The glamourous life of this black female celebrity will soon come to an end.
She once spent $1,500-$2,000 (each) on several pair of Manolo Blahnik shoes. She also dropped a bundle on expensive customized bling and designer wear.
She once lived in a mansion and she leased fancy sports cars to appear richer than she was. Keeping up with her peers.
All of it was a facade.
Since she's no longer in demand like she once was, fewer and fewer collaborations are being offered.
To compensate, she hooked up with a guy and is manipulating him into thinking that she is crazy about him. In reality, she's put the word out, she's looking for a baller-shot caller, ASAP.
Since she has name status, she's willing to be his trophy if he picks up all her bills and keeps her in furs, bling and fancy whips because she doesn't want to whore herself out overseas like a female rapper (who compensates her income with rich fans).
She seriously wants a major kingpin (drugs/weapons).
But, no one seems to be taking her up on this offer.
Because she's considered damaged goods.
She has become a has been and doesn't even realize it.
Lil' Kim is the first person who came to mind when I read this....especially recently she was in a picture with a Lamborguini and come to find out it wasn't hers.
Superhead/ho says she's engaged....
Ewww,yuck!!! Like someone said ova on the message board "what nicca done fell and bumped his head"
I think it's a marketing tool to keep buzz around her for the upcoming book. What y'all think?
Could this interview be real seeing it's from Media Take Out:
MediaTakeOut.com has learned that Karrine "Superhead" Steffans is claiming to be engaged. During an interview with TV One Access’ Jamal Munnerlyn, Karrine was wearing a rather large engagement ring on her finger.
Here's an excerpt of the interview:
TV One Interviewer: Are you engaged?
Superhead: Yes,
TV One Interviewer: So who is the lucky man?
Superhead: I can’t tell you. I know, I’m the worst.
TV One Interviewer: Is he a celebrity? Is he somebody that we might know of?
Superhead: Yes
TV One Interviewer: Is it Lil Wayne?
Superhead: I can’t tell you. I can’t even hint. I want to protect our privacy for now. Maybe after the nuptials, we’ll discuss it. But you guys will be the first I tell, I promise
TV One Interviewer: So now with the second book coming out, what are we going to read about here that’s different from the first book?
Superhead: The second book is really different because it’s more Hollywood-based. For the first book, I wanted to make it more music industry-based, because I was so done with that, it was easier for me to throw it away. I live in LA. I live in more Hollywood circles and I wanted to bring people more into that.
TV One Interviewer: Why did you go the route of doing a tell-all as opposed to doing a novel and fictionalizing it?
Superhead: I’m not a good liar. I’m all the way around honest and true and open. I can’t change names and dates and places. I can’t do it.
I think it's a marketing tool to keep buzz around her for the upcoming book. What y'all think?
Could this interview be real seeing it's from Media Take Out:
MediaTakeOut.com has learned that Karrine "Superhead" Steffans is claiming to be engaged. During an interview with TV One Access’ Jamal Munnerlyn, Karrine was wearing a rather large engagement ring on her finger.
Here's an excerpt of the interview:
TV One Interviewer: Are you engaged?
Superhead: Yes,
TV One Interviewer: So who is the lucky man?
Superhead: I can’t tell you. I know, I’m the worst.
TV One Interviewer: Is he a celebrity? Is he somebody that we might know of?
Superhead: Yes
TV One Interviewer: Is it Lil Wayne?
Superhead: I can’t tell you. I can’t even hint. I want to protect our privacy for now. Maybe after the nuptials, we’ll discuss it. But you guys will be the first I tell, I promise
TV One Interviewer: So now with the second book coming out, what are we going to read about here that’s different from the first book?
Superhead: The second book is really different because it’s more Hollywood-based. For the first book, I wanted to make it more music industry-based, because I was so done with that, it was easier for me to throw it away. I live in LA. I live in more Hollywood circles and I wanted to bring people more into that.
TV One Interviewer: Why did you go the route of doing a tell-all as opposed to doing a novel and fictionalizing it?
Superhead: I’m not a good liar. I’m all the way around honest and true and open. I can’t change names and dates and places. I can’t do it.
P. Diddy's Other BABYMOMA SPEAKS!!!
I thought this was a lie but it seems like P. Diddy got another child. *smdh* Sandra Rose post this on her blog. She is a known liar but this could be the truth. Just damn!!
Got this from Sandra Rose's Blog;)Enjoy!!
Yesterday I spoke by phone with Sarah Chapman, the mother of Sean Combs first daughter who turned one last week. I am honored that Sarah chose Sandrarose.com to give her very first interview - even though she didn't originally intend to be interviewed by me.
Sarah was soft spoken and articulate during our 40-minute phone conversation. There are things she told me that I chose not to publish here. Never one to be greedy, I knew this wasn't the right forum for what she had to say. I asked Sarah to speak to someone at a national magazine to get her story out. I told her how much money she could make for her story, but Sarah wasn't impressed with the money. She was so humble that I was awed by her. She wanted to speak to me first, she said. She was happy that I portrayed her in a positive light, but she wanted to clear up a few errors in yesterday's post regarding Kim Porter's interview with Essence magazine. Sarah said, "I just wanted to let you know that whatever you write about me I want it to be truthful things."
"I never moved out of Atlanta," she said. "I have always lived here and I'm definitely 33. I graduated [from Spelman] in '96. My birthday is next week and I'm going to be 34," she said. "I never ran away from Atlanta because I was pregnant." Sarah, who was born in Minneapolis, said she moved to Atlanta at age 17 to attend Spelman College.
Sarah's response to Kim's assertion that she didn't know her: "A lot of what you said is true about me and Kim. There's so much more to the story than that. She definitely knows who I am," said Sarah. "Yes, it's true, we've had words. [Kim] knew about my pregnancy prior to her getting pregnant. In fact, Kim and I met [Sean] at the same time."
Sarah stressed that she doesn't seek out the spotlight: "That's not for me. I don't enjoy that. I'll let Kim have that"
She also talked about the rumors that surrounded her pregnancy last year: "There's been rumors out there that [Sean Combs] offered me a million dollars to not have the baby, said Sarah. "If he gave me a million dollars I wouldn't be calling him every month for child support," she joked. "I mean, he pays me on a monthly basis, but there's rumors that he offered me a million dollars hush money."
About her longterm relationship with Sean, Sarah said, "He and I are friends, we've always been friends. I've known him for a long time - 13 years exactly. Sarah adding that they dated "on and off" over those years. "I know it sounds very cliché, but we really are friends. It's never been a situation where I'm trying to step on top of [Kim] or I'm trying to be in her position."
Sarah expressed surprise that Kim dropped her name in the Essence interview. "She threw my name in that shit," said Sarah, raising her voice slightly. Regarding Kim's revelation that Kim didn't speak to Sean Combs about Sarah's baby until after her twins were born, Sarah said, "the scary part is that any woman can be with a man and not even mention to him 'oh, I heard you got another woman pregnant' - that's really scary. For the longest time she never mentioned my pregnancy to him. She kept it a secret to herself so it wouldn't take the shine off of her," said Sarah. "I thought [Sean] was lying, but he said Kim never mentioned my pregnancy to him."
Sarah stressed she wanted the opportunity to tell her side of the story in a national forum. "I don't have a voice," she said softly. "I don't have a forum to speak about my child. He has the forum. I'm not a superstar, he's the superstar. He's the person that should be out there acknowledging his child. I'm going on with my daily life and raising my child. We do what we do. We go to Sesame Street and the zoo," said Sarah.
"Now that she's lured me out, let me paint the picture. I don't want anyone else to paint the picture. Let me have a say so," she said. "I need to have a voice. I want to be heard."
Got this from Sandra Rose's Blog;)Enjoy!!
Yesterday I spoke by phone with Sarah Chapman, the mother of Sean Combs first daughter who turned one last week. I am honored that Sarah chose Sandrarose.com to give her very first interview - even though she didn't originally intend to be interviewed by me.
Sarah was soft spoken and articulate during our 40-minute phone conversation. There are things she told me that I chose not to publish here. Never one to be greedy, I knew this wasn't the right forum for what she had to say. I asked Sarah to speak to someone at a national magazine to get her story out. I told her how much money she could make for her story, but Sarah wasn't impressed with the money. She was so humble that I was awed by her. She wanted to speak to me first, she said. She was happy that I portrayed her in a positive light, but she wanted to clear up a few errors in yesterday's post regarding Kim Porter's interview with Essence magazine. Sarah said, "I just wanted to let you know that whatever you write about me I want it to be truthful things."
"I never moved out of Atlanta," she said. "I have always lived here and I'm definitely 33. I graduated [from Spelman] in '96. My birthday is next week and I'm going to be 34," she said. "I never ran away from Atlanta because I was pregnant." Sarah, who was born in Minneapolis, said she moved to Atlanta at age 17 to attend Spelman College.
Sarah's response to Kim's assertion that she didn't know her: "A lot of what you said is true about me and Kim. There's so much more to the story than that. She definitely knows who I am," said Sarah. "Yes, it's true, we've had words. [Kim] knew about my pregnancy prior to her getting pregnant. In fact, Kim and I met [Sean] at the same time."
Sarah stressed that she doesn't seek out the spotlight: "That's not for me. I don't enjoy that. I'll let Kim have that"
She also talked about the rumors that surrounded her pregnancy last year: "There's been rumors out there that [Sean Combs] offered me a million dollars to not have the baby, said Sarah. "If he gave me a million dollars I wouldn't be calling him every month for child support," she joked. "I mean, he pays me on a monthly basis, but there's rumors that he offered me a million dollars hush money."
About her longterm relationship with Sean, Sarah said, "He and I are friends, we've always been friends. I've known him for a long time - 13 years exactly. Sarah adding that they dated "on and off" over those years. "I know it sounds very cliché, but we really are friends. It's never been a situation where I'm trying to step on top of [Kim] or I'm trying to be in her position."
Sarah expressed surprise that Kim dropped her name in the Essence interview. "She threw my name in that shit," said Sarah, raising her voice slightly. Regarding Kim's revelation that Kim didn't speak to Sean Combs about Sarah's baby until after her twins were born, Sarah said, "the scary part is that any woman can be with a man and not even mention to him 'oh, I heard you got another woman pregnant' - that's really scary. For the longest time she never mentioned my pregnancy to him. She kept it a secret to herself so it wouldn't take the shine off of her," said Sarah. "I thought [Sean] was lying, but he said Kim never mentioned my pregnancy to him."
Sarah stressed she wanted the opportunity to tell her side of the story in a national forum. "I don't have a voice," she said softly. "I don't have a forum to speak about my child. He has the forum. I'm not a superstar, he's the superstar. He's the person that should be out there acknowledging his child. I'm going on with my daily life and raising my child. We do what we do. We go to Sesame Street and the zoo," said Sarah.
"Now that she's lured me out, let me paint the picture. I don't want anyone else to paint the picture. Let me have a say so," she said. "I need to have a voice. I want to be heard."
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Rosie vs Babs
Everytime I log off these boards .................I find some hot gossip to post. Anywho, Rosie O' Donnell and Barbara Walters are at odds. Boy, Karma is really a bitch. I must go back to work so I will leave this tasty little dish from our chubby friend Perez. Loving this!!
"These are fighting words!
Rosie O’Donnell is dropping her new memoir, Celebrity Detox, next month and she does not mince her words when it comes to talking about Barbara Walters.
Addressing her former boss in the book, Rosie says, “And Barbara. At some point, a person gets tired. It’s inevitable,” the New York Post reports. Barbara Walters is almost twice my age. At some point it becomes necessary to step back. Everyone has to go. Going is part of the gig.”
O’Donnell goes on to add, “I would be less-than-honest if I were to say that there is no trouble between Barbara and I. I mean, our differences are obvious.”
What lead to the tension between Rosie and Barbara? Jealousy, O’Donnell alleges.
Rosie say that during commercial breaks on The View, audience members would sometimes shout out, “I love you, Rosie” – “and Barbara politely tells them in a schoolteacher tone, ‘It is impolite to say I love you to one person when there are four of us up here.’ ”
For her part, Walters is avoiding discussing O’Donnell’s book in detail.
Asked for comment, Barbara has said, “Rosie sent me the book with a note telling me how much she loved me. I have read the book – and I would like to concentrate on the love that she sent.”
Where is the love????"
"These are fighting words!
Rosie O’Donnell is dropping her new memoir, Celebrity Detox, next month and she does not mince her words when it comes to talking about Barbara Walters.
Addressing her former boss in the book, Rosie says, “And Barbara. At some point, a person gets tired. It’s inevitable,” the New York Post reports. Barbara Walters is almost twice my age. At some point it becomes necessary to step back. Everyone has to go. Going is part of the gig.”
O’Donnell goes on to add, “I would be less-than-honest if I were to say that there is no trouble between Barbara and I. I mean, our differences are obvious.”
What lead to the tension between Rosie and Barbara? Jealousy, O’Donnell alleges.
Rosie say that during commercial breaks on The View, audience members would sometimes shout out, “I love you, Rosie” – “and Barbara politely tells them in a schoolteacher tone, ‘It is impolite to say I love you to one person when there are four of us up here.’ ”
For her part, Walters is avoiding discussing O’Donnell’s book in detail.
Asked for comment, Barbara has said, “Rosie sent me the book with a note telling me how much she loved me. I have read the book – and I would like to concentrate on the love that she sent.”
Where is the love????"
Blind Item (Spiritual Phony) Panachereport.com
BLIND ITEM (SPIRITUAL PHONY)
This black female celebrity is always preaching self-love, high morals and spirituality despite having the morals of an alley cat.
She's more of an uninhibited "sex freak" than a spiritual counselor/lifestyle coach.
What 's not known is that she loves the drug dens across this country when she's on tour or location. She likes cocaine and she just started dabbling with crack.
And, she likes to sleep with her friend's boyfriends behind their back, it makes her feel powerful and in control. She's down for whatever with whomever. Reportedly, she allegedly has a appetite for menage a trois as well.
She also slept with the famous (former) boyfriend of one of her musical peers. She's scandalous.
Whenever she feels the need to have a kid, she hooks up with a man, pretending she's all in to him, in reality, he's nothing more than a sperm donor. After she conceives, she tolerates him for a year or two, then kicks him to the curve, in her mind, 'he's served his purpose.'
She will soon have financial problems due to her expanding drug use.
Obviously, this is a singer with a few kids, but who?
Hmmmmm....Miss Badu per chance!?
This black female celebrity is always preaching self-love, high morals and spirituality despite having the morals of an alley cat.
She's more of an uninhibited "sex freak" than a spiritual counselor/lifestyle coach.
What 's not known is that she loves the drug dens across this country when she's on tour or location. She likes cocaine and she just started dabbling with crack.
And, she likes to sleep with her friend's boyfriends behind their back, it makes her feel powerful and in control. She's down for whatever with whomever. Reportedly, she allegedly has a appetite for menage a trois as well.
She also slept with the famous (former) boyfriend of one of her musical peers. She's scandalous.
Whenever she feels the need to have a kid, she hooks up with a man, pretending she's all in to him, in reality, he's nothing more than a sperm donor. After she conceives, she tolerates him for a year or two, then kicks him to the curve, in her mind, 'he's served his purpose.'
She will soon have financial problems due to her expanding drug use.
Obviously, this is a singer with a few kids, but who?
Hmmmmm....Miss Badu per chance!?
Rapper Trick Daddy Arrested After Strip Club Brawl
Miami rapper Trick Daddy was arrested this morning (September 11), after he was involved in a fight that broke out at a local gentleman's club in Broward County.
Trick Daddy, born Maurice Young, was at Tootsie's Lounge, a gentleman's club located in Miami Gardens.
A brawl broke out involving the rapper, who was eventually taken from the strip club in an ambulance to Jackson Memorial hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries.
Trick Daddy was charged with disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest. He is being held on $1500 bond.
Representatives for Trick Daddy were not available as of press time.
Trick Daddy, born Maurice Young, was at Tootsie's Lounge, a gentleman's club located in Miami Gardens.
A brawl broke out involving the rapper, who was eventually taken from the strip club in an ambulance to Jackson Memorial hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries.
Trick Daddy was charged with disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest. He is being held on $1500 bond.
Representatives for Trick Daddy were not available as of press time.
FOXY'S FORMER JUMPOFF DENIES BEING HER BABY'S DADDY
Dancehall artiste Kulcha Don has denied being the father of rapper Foxy Brown's unborn child. Brown, who is currently serving time behind bars for violating conditions of a probation following a recent arrest, is reportedly three months pregnant. Kulcha Don, who teamed up with Beenie Man last year on the track Drive You Crazy, said he dated Brown for a few months earlier this year. "I am definitely not the father," he insisted in an interview backstage at the recently concluded Irie Jamboree stage show in New York. "I heard that she is three months pregnant. She and I broke up almost six months ago. I want to make it clear that despite the rumours and all the things being said, I am not the father of Foxy Brown's unborn child."
The deejay, who is signed to Ruff Nation Music, is originally from Montserrat. "Foxy is going through a lot of things right now, and I just wish her all the best," he said. "She is a very spiritual woman and she goes to her church every Sunday."
The deejay, who is signed to Ruff Nation Music, is originally from Montserrat. "Foxy is going through a lot of things right now, and I just wish her all the best," he said. "She is a very spiritual woman and she goes to her church every Sunday."
Ike Turner Reality Show!?
In a project to rival Bravo's Being Bobby Brown, veteran musician Ike Turner is hoping to launch a reality series based on his volatile relationship with ex-wife Audrey Madison, the woman he claims tried to kill him with an overdose of prescription pills. According to WENN, the 75-year-old divorced artist is now back together with Madison, his background singer, and looking to make some money off of their quirky relationship. Friends insist the couple will be together forever, because she's the only woman who is "wilder than he is." One source says: "He's been used to marrying groupies he could control." In addition to working on their relationship and pitching a new reality TV show, the duo is currently planning a tour of Europe.
50 vs Tyra
50 Cent reportedly got into it with one of Tyra Banks' entourage as they all herded down the red carpet of Fashion Rocks last week. According to the New York Daily News, the rapper was inadvertently nudged by Banks' handler and yelled to the man: "What the fu*k is wrong with you? How you gonna bump me?"
Eve's Anklet Removed
Rapper Eve's alcohol monitoring anklet was removed this weekend, just in time for Sunday's VMA red carpet. In April, the artist was ordered to wear the SCRAM device for five months after agreeing to a plea deal following a DUI arrest. When Us magazine asked if she was going to get her drink on to celebrate, she said: "You know I am! I don't know (what I'm going to drink) yet. I might wait for dinner. I gotta start slow. It's been so many days."
WYCLEF URGES LAURYN TO SEEK HELP: 'SEE a PSYCHIATRIST, MS. HILL.'
Wyclef Jean continues to mourn the perceived unraveling of his former Fugees mate, Lauryn Hill, whose erratic behavior during recent shows have raised a few eyebrows, to say the least. "Lauryn Hill, Mrs Hill, the Hill should go see a psychiatrist - period - Just seek help," Clef told MTV News. "At this point I really think it will take an act of God to change her, because she is that far out there."
Kim Porter Says She Was Betrayed by Diddy
By Stephen M. Silverman
Kim Porter, who for more than a decade was in an on-again, off-again relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs, is coming clean about the dissolution of their romance, saying his philandering was just one the reasons for their breakup in July.
"As Black women we sacrifice," Porter, 36, tells Essence magazine for its October issue, which hits newsstands Wednesday. (Part one of her interview was posted on Essence.com last week.) "We stand by our man, through thick and thin, through whatever. But if you feel like, 'Maybe I am getting the short end of the stick,' that's when a change has to take place."
Porter's rudest awakening in all her years with Combs, 37, took place late last year, when she was pregnant with the couple's twin daughters D'Lila Star and Jessie James, who were born Dec. 21. That was when a girlfriend informed her that Combs had recently fathered a baby with another woman.
"I wasn't even coming from the place of who, what, why," Porter tells the magazine. "I laid low and did what women do: I did my background work, collected information [about the other woman]. But I wasn't even on it like that because I was pregnant, and what was bubbling inside me was a blessing from God. I couldn't let my energy be on that. I didn't have time for any drama, trauma and bull----."
As Porter was to learn, the other baby was born five months before Porter and Combs's twins arrived. The mother was Sarah Chapman, 33, who lives in Atlanta, worked in fashion and knew Combs for several years, her attorney tells Essence.
Of Combs's behavior, says Porter, "It's not an original script. He's not the first man who's cheated. He's not the first man who's had a baby outside of his relationship. He's not the originator of this. But at this point in my life – I have girls now – it's a different program."
Porter expresses regret that she didn't first hear about the other child directly from Combs (who declined to speak to Essence for the article and did not return calls from PEOPLE for comment). "I would have preferred to find out from him because that's a man," she says. "I know it's hard for anyone to say to their significant other, 'I've gotten into some s--- and I got a baby on the way.' But men do get caught up in things; I'm not naive to that. Still, there's a right and a wrong way to handle it. Because, most of all, we were friends. Even if I couldn't have understood it as a woman, I would have understood it as a friend."
Ultimately, Combs did approach Porter with the news, but it was after their twins were born, she says.
"He told me that he may have gotten himself into a situation and he may have fathered another child outside the relationship and I said, 'Really? Well, I already knew. I'm glad you decided to be a man,' " recalls Porter. "I was like, 'Dude, this is so wack I can't even respect you right now.' And for me, once the respect is gone, I'm not even listening to you."
But as things finally played out, she says her choice to leave Diddy was simply because the relationship was not working for her. "I'm a Southern girl, and my home life is numero uno," she says. "I wasn't waking up feeling happy. There's no other way for me to articulate it, other than a feeling. I just wasn't feeling it, that's why I had to leave."
Kim Porter, who for more than a decade was in an on-again, off-again relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs, is coming clean about the dissolution of their romance, saying his philandering was just one the reasons for their breakup in July.
"As Black women we sacrifice," Porter, 36, tells Essence magazine for its October issue, which hits newsstands Wednesday. (Part one of her interview was posted on Essence.com last week.) "We stand by our man, through thick and thin, through whatever. But if you feel like, 'Maybe I am getting the short end of the stick,' that's when a change has to take place."
Porter's rudest awakening in all her years with Combs, 37, took place late last year, when she was pregnant with the couple's twin daughters D'Lila Star and Jessie James, who were born Dec. 21. That was when a girlfriend informed her that Combs had recently fathered a baby with another woman.
"I wasn't even coming from the place of who, what, why," Porter tells the magazine. "I laid low and did what women do: I did my background work, collected information [about the other woman]. But I wasn't even on it like that because I was pregnant, and what was bubbling inside me was a blessing from God. I couldn't let my energy be on that. I didn't have time for any drama, trauma and bull----."
As Porter was to learn, the other baby was born five months before Porter and Combs's twins arrived. The mother was Sarah Chapman, 33, who lives in Atlanta, worked in fashion and knew Combs for several years, her attorney tells Essence.
Of Combs's behavior, says Porter, "It's not an original script. He's not the first man who's cheated. He's not the first man who's had a baby outside of his relationship. He's not the originator of this. But at this point in my life – I have girls now – it's a different program."
Porter expresses regret that she didn't first hear about the other child directly from Combs (who declined to speak to Essence for the article and did not return calls from PEOPLE for comment). "I would have preferred to find out from him because that's a man," she says. "I know it's hard for anyone to say to their significant other, 'I've gotten into some s--- and I got a baby on the way.' But men do get caught up in things; I'm not naive to that. Still, there's a right and a wrong way to handle it. Because, most of all, we were friends. Even if I couldn't have understood it as a woman, I would have understood it as a friend."
Ultimately, Combs did approach Porter with the news, but it was after their twins were born, she says.
"He told me that he may have gotten himself into a situation and he may have fathered another child outside the relationship and I said, 'Really? Well, I already knew. I'm glad you decided to be a man,' " recalls Porter. "I was like, 'Dude, this is so wack I can't even respect you right now.' And for me, once the respect is gone, I'm not even listening to you."
But as things finally played out, she says her choice to leave Diddy was simply because the relationship was not working for her. "I'm a Southern girl, and my home life is numero uno," she says. "I wasn't waking up feeling happy. There's no other way for me to articulate it, other than a feeling. I just wasn't feeling it, that's why I had to leave."
50 Cent's Diddy Dislike
When asked if he ever feels competitive towards Diddy and Jay-Z's business ventures, he replied: "Nah. I don't even like them."
The hip-hop star refused to retract his words when it was suggested they could be misconstrued, saying: "I don't give a f**k."
50 insisted he "respected" Diddy but won't be phoning him to ask for advice.
He told hip-hop website SOHH.com: "In business, I respect what he does. But if we liked each other, we'd call each other to talk for no reason. And me and Puffy, we don't have conversations."
Diddy and Jay-Z are not the first to feel 50's wrath. He has also been involved in a war of words with Kanye West.
The two hip-hop heavyweights are due to do battle in the charts next month when their new albums - 50's 'Curtis' and West's 'Graduation - are both released on September 11.
50 is so confident he will win the sales war, he has threatened to quit music if his rival outsells him.
He said: "Let's raise the stakes. If Kanye West sells more records than 50 Cent on September 11, I'll no longer perform music. I'll write music and work with my other artists, but I won't put out any more solo albums."
Boy Bye
The hip-hop star refused to retract his words when it was suggested they could be misconstrued, saying: "I don't give a f**k."
50 insisted he "respected" Diddy but won't be phoning him to ask for advice.
He told hip-hop website SOHH.com: "In business, I respect what he does. But if we liked each other, we'd call each other to talk for no reason. And me and Puffy, we don't have conversations."
Diddy and Jay-Z are not the first to feel 50's wrath. He has also been involved in a war of words with Kanye West.
The two hip-hop heavyweights are due to do battle in the charts next month when their new albums - 50's 'Curtis' and West's 'Graduation - are both released on September 11.
50 is so confident he will win the sales war, he has threatened to quit music if his rival outsells him.
He said: "Let's raise the stakes. If Kanye West sells more records than 50 Cent on September 11, I'll no longer perform music. I'll write music and work with my other artists, but I won't put out any more solo albums."
Boy Bye
Urlacher, son's mom in new clash
Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher and the mother of his 2-year-old son both failed to complete the parenting class they were ordered in July to take, they said at a hearing in a Will County courtroom Monday. Judge Dinah Archambeault set a new date of Oct. 1 for them to complete it.
For much of their son's life, Urlacher and Tyna Robertson have been in and out of court in disputes over custody, co-parenting and child support. The latest hearings have centered on missed co-parenting time and transporting the boy between her home in Joliet and his in Lake Forest. On Monday, the issue was whether Robertson should drive her son to and from Urlacher's since he missed Father's Day weekend with his dad.When they appeared in court in July, Robertson was found in civil contempt of a co-parenting order for failing to deliver the child to his father on two dates. Robertson was ordered to transport the boy to Urlacher's chosen location for the next five visits, provide four overnight makeup days and transportation. She is appealing that ruling.
Monday's proceeding took a somewhat humorous turn during a recess when Urlacher broke the wooden chair he was sitting on as he tried to scoot forward. The 258-pound linebacker caught himself, showed off the broken leg, and exchanged the chair for another.
For much of their son's life, Urlacher and Tyna Robertson have been in and out of court in disputes over custody, co-parenting and child support. The latest hearings have centered on missed co-parenting time and transporting the boy between her home in Joliet and his in Lake Forest. On Monday, the issue was whether Robertson should drive her son to and from Urlacher's since he missed Father's Day weekend with his dad.When they appeared in court in July, Robertson was found in civil contempt of a co-parenting order for failing to deliver the child to his father on two dates. Robertson was ordered to transport the boy to Urlacher's chosen location for the next five visits, provide four overnight makeup days and transportation. She is appealing that ruling.
Monday's proceeding took a somewhat humorous turn during a recess when Urlacher broke the wooden chair he was sitting on as he tried to scoot forward. The 258-pound linebacker caught himself, showed off the broken leg, and exchanged the chair for another.
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