NEW CELEB CANDIDS: TONI BRAXTON, MIKE TYSON & TRACEY EDMONDS IN LOS ANGELES.

Toni Braxton was lensed out and about in Los Angeles earlier this week.

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A couple of paparazzi hounds almost received the Mike Tyson Bust Your Ass treatment while they snapped pics of the former heavyweight boxer while he lunched with not one, but two different ladies at an outside cafe in Los Angeles.

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Tracey Edmonds was spotted leaving The Ivy on Robertson Boulevard in Los Angeles today. I can't help but to wonder if Babyface is basking in the fact that he has the last laugh because we all know he's too much of a gentleman to actually laugh in her face. Bless his Whip Appeal heart. Lord knows Tracey has made a complete and utter fool out of herself the very moment she began dating Eddie 'I don't want to have anything to do with a child who is biologically mine' Murphy. Therefore I feel no sympathy for her whatsoever. None.

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A 3rd REMATCH BETWEEN EVANDER HOLYFIELD & MIKE TYSON COULD BE IN THE WORKS.....IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT.

Evander Holyfield said he and Mike Tyson are discussing the possibility of fighting each other for a third time, the Guardian newspaper reported, citing an interview with the four-time heavyweight boxing champion. Holyfield, 45, said Tyson approached him via an intermediary to discuss a rematch, the Guardian reported. Their second fight in 1997 ended in controversy when Tyson was disqualified for twice biting Holyfield, on one occasion tearing off a chunk of his ear.

``There has been some talk between us,'' the Guardian cited Holyfield as saying. "Mike had Jeff Fenech, who's been training him, call me a few months ago. Jeff says Mike wants to fight me again - but he needs to know if I would agree to it. I said, 'It all depends on what they are going to give us - because I'm gonna catch a lot of flak if I say I'm fighting Mike Tyson again. I've already said I don't want to fight Mike no more'. Jeff says, 'What if Mike gets in proper shape?' I told him that's OK but I can't be part of it if Mike's going to pull out. Jeff said, 'The main thing Mike wants to know is if you would be willing to fight him again?' I said, 'Yeah, if the price is right, I probably would'."

Holyfield knocked out Tyson when they first fought in 1996 and has a professional boxing record of 42-9-2. Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in 1986 when he beat Trevor Berbick at age 20. Now 41, Tyson last fought in June of 2005, when he quit during the seventh round of a bout against Kevin McBride to leave his record at 50-6.
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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.

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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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MICK VICK SURRENDERS HIMSELF TO SERVE JAIL TIME 3 WKS EARLY; MIKE TYSON SPENDS SERVES 1 DAY IN JAUL.

Shamed boxer Mike Tyson has been sentenced to 24 hours in jail and three years' probation after pleading guilty to drug possession and driving under the influence (DUI) in relation to a 2006 arrest. He entered his plea at a hearing in September (07) after being charged with one felony count of cocaine possession and one misdemeanour count of DUI. Tyson has since been seeking treatment at an inpatient facility program for "various addictions", as well as attending Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings, according to his lawyer David Chesnoff.

Prosecutor Shane Krausner appealed to Arizona's Superior Court Judge Helene Abrams on Monday (19Nov07) to sentence Tyson to one year in jail, stating that the former boxer was a multiple offender who had previously been convicted of a violent crime. But Tyson escaped the maximum sentence of four years and three months behind bars, after Abrams praised the disgraced star for taking action against his drug problems and ruled he must spend just one day in jail.

Meanwhile, Michael Vick got a head start on a possible long prison stretch Monday, surrendering three weeks before he was to be sentenced for his involvement in a bloody dogfighting ring. The disgraced Atlanta Falcons quarterback surrendered to U.S. marshals in what his lawyer said was another step in his public repentance. "From the beginning, Mr. Vick has accepted responsibility for his actions, and his self-surrender further demonstrates that acceptance," lawyer Billy Martin said in a statement.

He's scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 10 on a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge but worked out a deal "to voluntarily enter custody prior to his sentencing hearing," according to a court document. The federal sentencing guideline range is projected at a year to 18 months, but Vick, who has admitted bankrolling the Bad Newz Kennels, could be sentenced to up to five years in prison.

Vick is being held at Northern Neck Regional Jail in Warsaw until his sentencing, U.S. marshals told The Associated Press. The mixed-gender facility houses about 450 inmates.

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PICS: CELEBS STROLLING THE RED CARPET-MIKE TYSON, VENUS & SERENA, JENNIFER HUDSON

Ernie Hudson, Mike Tyson and actress Shari Headley ('Lisa' from Coming to America) attend the grand opening of Clinique Le Beau at the Laser and Med Spa in Los Angeles, California. FYI: Did yall know that she has a son with Play or former rap group Kid 'N Play? She also once labeled him as a deadbeat dad for not keeping up with this child support payments.

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Jennifer Hudson and her longtime boyfriend James attend Vacheron Constantin Watch launch honoring Clive Davis at The Xchange in New York City on November 13, 2007.

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Serena Williams, actress Michael Michelle, former America's Next Top Model contestant Whitney and BET personality, Mad Linx attend the launch party for Venus Williams' new clothing range 'EleVen' at Tejune at Steve and Harry's in New York City.

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