SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS PUTS HIS LOVE LIFE ASIDE TO BECOME A MORE SERIOUS THESPIAN.

Media mogul-turned-Broadway actor, Sean 'Diddy' Combs has put his love life on hold while he chases his dream of making it in Hollywood. Combs has abandoned his New York home to set up base in Los Angeles while he tries to make a success of his fledgling acting career. And, despite splitting with longterm love Kim Porter last year (2007), Combs insists he has no interest in finding a new lady. The star tells the New York Daily News, "I'm 100 per cent single right now. I'm working on myself right now, personally and artistically. It's a huge responsibility just being a good boyfriend, and I want to get myself right first before I jump over a broom."

Combs also reverted to his meager upbringing in order to prepare for his role in his tv movie, A Raisin In the Sun, which is airing as you are reading this article. Combs plays Walter Lee Younger, a chauffeur who dreams of rescuing his family from a life of poverty - and the star was determined to take the role and his burgeoning acting career seriously. He tells the New York Daily News, "I moved out of my house and rented a two-bedroom apartment. I even cut off my Blackberry (cell phone). Every time I do a role I want to get better."

In related news, Combs is still working hard at preserving his sexy for any movie roles he may be offered in the near future. He admits he has started feeling a little out of shape lately - but he's determined to work-out, so he's ready to jump through a window topless at a moment's notice. "I have to start working out more...I'm reading a lot of scripts, and there may be a scene where I have to jump out the window of a burning building with my shirt off. I want to look right."

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JAMIE FOXX TO PORTRAY MIKE TYSON IN NEW BIOPIC.

All of those years of Jamie Foxx hilariously clowning and spoofing former heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson on stage and on television has paid off. The Oscar-winner will portray Tyson in a Hollywood blockbuster biopic about his controversial career. Tyson, who will also produce the film, personally handpicked Foxx for the lead role. "Jamie Foxx and I will be working together. He will play me in the film about my life. We already talked about it several times," says Tyson. As for Foxx, three years ago, the funnyman-turned-actor, who is also a long time friend of Tyson, sought to acquire the rights to the troubled boxer's life story. Foxx told film website Moviehole.net, “I think the Mike Tyson story is the most interesting thing. Nobody knows the stuff that I know, the stuff that I found out. It would blow your mind. Mike Tyson gives you phrases that, if you listen to it, it’ll blow your mind. They (media) said ‘Mike, how do you feel?’ and he said, ‘I’m happy. I’m more happy now that I don’t have any money,' ‘and they said, ‘Why, Mike?’ Mike said, ‘I don’t have to worry about anything. I’m just here.’ And I said, ‘That’s where you go. Do the story about that and about how he feels now - after he looks back on what all happened.”

Between 1987 and 1990, Tyson reigned as the world's undisputed heavyweight boxing champion, but went into decline after a tumultuous marriage with actress Robin Givens and a rape conviction that landed him in jail in 1992. Tyson's turbulent career continued when he bit off a chunk of Evander Holyfield's ear during a 1997 bout.

AFTER THE JUMP, CONTINUE READING THIS STORY & WATCH FOXX CLOWN TYSON (HE REFERS TO HIM AS A 'PITBULL WITHOUT A LEASH') IN A CLASSIC CLIP FROM ONE OF HIS STAND-UP COMEDY SHOWS.

These days, Tyson insists he is finally free of drugs for the first time in years, admitting he was never completely sober, even in his boxing heyday. He says, "Even when I was training for a fight, there were no drugs, but I would drink. I had never been clean and sober my whole life. This is the first time. I'm tired of losing. I lost the trust of my family, my five kids. I didn't like that way of life and decided to change. I saw the devil and didn't want that." The 41-year-old was jailed for 24 hours last November after pleading guilty to one felony count of cocaine possession and one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence and is currently serving three years' probation.

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MOMENT OF TRUTH? JOHNNY GILL SAYS HE'D TAKE A LIE DETECTOR TEST TO PROVE HE'S NOT GAY.

Ask my best friend of 20+ years, Kamika, and she will tell you that me and Johnny Gill (who I've been crushing on since 1988) were supposed to have been married with three kids: two boys: an eight-year old and a six-year old; and a four-year old baby girl, respectively. So imagine my surprise when I found out that he knocked up a chic younger than my 26-year old baby sister. But I digress. Ronnie did the same thing, but again, I'll digress...at least for now. I've always considered Johnny a straight man and I always will, although I'm puzzled as to why he wears a damn nipple ring. Note to JG: that shit is not the business, son. Anywhoo, I said of all that to say this: when will he ever stop addressing the gay rumors surrounding him and his best friend, Eddie? And quite frankly, I'm tired of hearing them and I'm even more tired of hearing him defend himself against them. I'mma mess around and have a J.G. Heartbreak. And just when I thought I'd heard the last of it, at least for a while, I find out that he's again addressing the same rumors. Not only that, but he is also putting the smackdown regarding pesky rumors that claim he was the motivation that caused Eddie to break off his engagement to Tracey Edmonds.

In a radio interview with Doug Banks' syndicated radio show last Friday, denied both rumors and faulted the media for failing to check the facts. He seemed genuinely hurt that he's constantly being being referred to by the public as being more than just Eddie Murphy's running pal. The man who was supposed to be my future husband said it pained him dearly to have to hear about these gay rumors on a damn near daily basis. So much so, he's volunteered to take a lie detector test to prove there's not a gay bone in his body. In the words of 'Gina Waters Payne': 'You go, boy!!' Johnny told Banks', "There's not one person on this planet that could ever say they've seen Johnny Gill step outside of the rim or conducted himself as a man. I keep a stable," he said, explaining that he is not married and has women of all races.

If he's sincere about it, I think he should call up the folks at 'Moment of Truth' and become a contestant. You best believe the ratings from that one show alone will go through the roof.

AFTER THE JUMP, SEE WHAT JOHNNY HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE 'SPIRITUAL' WEDDING SHOWDOWN BETWEEN THE MURPHY & THE EDMONDS FAMILY AND THE REAL REASON EDDIE AND TRACEY JUMPED ON A FIRST CLASS TRIP EN ROUTE TO SPLITSVILLE BEFORE THEY EVEN SET FOOT INTO NEWLYWED TOWN. (AUDIO LINK INCLUDED)

Commenting on reports that Murphy's mother Lillian had bickered constantly with Edmonds' mother throughout the weekend, Gill said Mrs. Murphy was just expressing her belief that the actor was rushing into marriage so soon after the debacle with Scary Spice and amid ongoing issues with his first wife, Nicole. "Eddie has a great level of respect for his mother and his family, just like anybody," Gill told Banks. "And when Mommy finally decided to speak on it, she spoke on it after the ceremony – simply that she felt everything was moving too fast and it didn't feel right. She's not an actress and she was being honest with him." Gill also shed some light on what initially set off Lillian's tirade. "One of Tracey's guests said some things that were inappropriate that triggered everything with the mom, and that's how it all started," he said.

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SOULJA BOY SEALS SNEAKER DEAL WITH NEW SNEAKER LINE, YUMS.

Last November, I told you all the folks at Disney, Nickelodeon and Paramount pictures had contacted Soulja Boy and pitched ideas to him in the hopes of expanding his brand and their corporate dollars. If things go Soulja Boy's way, expect to see movies, a Soulja Boy cartoon and even a Soulja Boy comic series in the near future. That's why it didn't surprise me when I learned the 17-year-old rapper now has his own sneaker line through new urban sneaker line, Yums, whose motto is The Sole of the Streets: In It. Of It. From It. The sneakers are available in flavors like Kiwi-Strawberry, Lemon-Lime, Lemonade, Grape, Tum Tum, Bubblegum, Smores and more.

In the pics below, Soulja Boy is pictured at an ESPN event during All-Star Weekend donning a pair of Candy Apple Yums. The shoe sports patent leather upper and a fully lined interior, crystal clear Oursole with graphic, and a no-tie stay-fly lacing system. Two sets of laces, a lace keeper, keychain and a Yums mix tape are included with every sneaker purchase. Prices range from $85.00-$125.00. If you can't find them in your area, visit their website at YumsShop.com.

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