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Here's a sneak peek at what will soon become the human size form of Beyonce Knowles' wax figure at the newest Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Washington, DC. The museum which will open on October 5, 2007 will also feature other celebs such as Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, Madonna, Samuel L. Jackson and Angelina Jolie.
Are we even surprised that Vanessa Williams would dole out advice and a shoulder to lean on to High School Musical 2 superstar, Vanessa Hudgens after a host of un-Disney-like photos of the teen laid out in all of her glory surfaced on the Internet last week? Williams, whose nude photos cost her to loose her Miss American crown in 1984 says Hudgens will survive her own racy photos scandal. "She's got talent and she's professional, and those are the things that'll help her survive in life," Williams, 44, said at the ET/PEOPLE Emmy party on Sunday. "You know, welcome to the lesson of hard knocks. She got her first big one right now."
Diddy has taken it upon himself to release online his too-hot-for-tv commercial/three minute movie for his Unforgivable Woman fragrance after MTV deemed its 30 and 60 second versions too 'racy' to air. The media mogul, who produces and stars (I swear this dude has to have his face in and on everything!) in the unrated movie version, says. "I feel strongly that this movie needs to be viewed and judged by the public rather than by executives. Some people may be uncomfortable with the sensuality and sexual content, but it is important for them to make that decision personally.”
Britney Spears' former bodyguard Tony Barreto is the 'secret witness' who has come forward to testify against the pop superstar in her ongoing child custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline. As Federline and Spears' lawyers meet in Los Angeles to thrash out ongoing custody terms concerning the couple's two young sons, independent attorney Gloria Allred turned up at court early on Monday (Sept. 17th) with her client, Barreto. Adding to the confusion outside the courthouse, Allred told reporters she has filed a declaration on her client's behalf in the custody battle.
Lord, have mercy. First Shaq and Shaunie and now this. If the rumors are true, it looks as if D-Wade and his wife Siovaughn's marriage has run out of heat. According to Chanel, my fellow sister in blogging (and Cruade family member), Mrs. Wade, who just gave birth to the couple's second son, has gone ghost on their marriage.
Um, who died and left Vivica Fox in charge of telling people who and who not to date? Especially when she can't keep a man her damn self. Maybe she's speaking from experience, because during the 2007 BET Awards back in June, the actress had the gall to tell Pussycat Dolls member Melody Thornton--who was once rumored to be dating Bow Wow--to not date rappers. What?! Thornton replied, 'And I won't ever.' What?! Girl, bye! Weren't you just spotted hand-in-hand with lil dude just last month while strolling the streets of Los Angeles all willy-nilly and whatnot?
Anyhoo, Vivica continued her mini-lecture by explaining to the singer that there are some good rappers out there (wait a minute. What's a 'good rapper'? And whose considered one?) but you have to just take your time and get to know them. Hmph! This coming from the same woman whose rapper boyfriend of about 5 minutes obtained a restraining order to keep her [Lynn Whitfield's character from A Thin Line Between Love & Hate movie] off his property and then broke up with her over the radio while she was out of the country. This was just a widely spread rumor although his camp confirmed it while her camp denied it.
In related news, BOLO (be on the look out) for Three Can Play that Game (produced by Fox) which is the sequel to Two Can Play that Game. Fox will reprise the role of Shante Smith, a relationship expert who uses her knowledge of the male psyche to help women get what they want. Morris Chestnut, Terry J. Vaughn (Lovita Alize Jenkins Robinson from The Steve Harvey Show) plays the best friend to the ladies whose relationships are being repaired by Fox's love doctor character, Jaszmin Lewis (The Barbershop 1 & 2), Jason Winston George (The Barbershop and Eve), Kellita Smith (Wanda from The Bernie Mac Show), video vixen Melyssa Ford and Chris Rock's brother, Tony (Dirk Black from All of Us), who plays that dude who swears on everything he own that he knows all there is to know when it comes to women and relationships, also star in this romantic comedy sequel.
And the synopsis alone tells me that this movie will go straight to DVD. Two Can Play that Game earned $22 million at the box office in 2001. Let's just hope that she doesn't get the urge to produce sequels to her other movies like Juwanna Mann and Kingdom Come.
