NEW MOVIE STILLS: TYLER PERRY'S 'MEET THE BROWNS.'

If you search Real Gossip 101's archives, you will see several blog posts related to the upcoming release of Tyler Perry's film adaptation of his successful stageplay, Meet the Browns. And this post is no exception. Due for release on March 21, 2008, Meet the Browns is described as 'a funny, moving romantic drama about the power of love and family and the possibility of second chances.' The film also features a return to the big screen by Madea, the indomitable, law-breaking, fun-loving grandma (peep Madea and Uncle Joe in the Set If Off-esque stills below!). The film stars Angela Bassett, Rick Fox, David Mann, Tamela Mann, Jenifer Lewis, Lamman Rucker (Why Did I Get Married?)(CLICK HERE to read more news on LAMMAN RUCKER ON BLACKCELEBRITYMEN.BLOGSPOT.COM!), Lance Gross (Tyler Perry's House of Payne), Margaret Avery (The Color Purple, Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins), Irma P. Hall (Soul Food) and Tyler Perry as 'Madea' and 'Uncle Joe.' To read the film's full synopsis, CLICK HERE.

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MYA REVEALS WHEN SHE REALIZED SHE WAS ATTRACTED TO DISHONEST & DOGGING-ASS MEN.+MYA AT 'COVER' MOVIE PREMIERE.

R&B star Mya fears she's following in her mother's footsteps by dating serial cheaters. The singer reveals her mother, Theresa Harrison, stayed with Mya's cheating father for 10 years after she first discovered her husband's infidelities. And Mya is still trying to step out of her mother's shadow after dating a series of worthless womanizers. She says, "My dad didn't even know about my mom's breast cancer because she didn't want sympathy from someone she wanted to get away from." Mya first learned she was attracted to dishonest men when her first true love cheated on her after taking her virginity when she was 19 - and she stayed with him. She reveals, "It was the best relationship I ever had. It went downhill after he cheated on me. I tried to stick it out, I was so attached in a way you couldn't believe. I figured every time I wasn't there he was cheating. And that's no way to live. I found myself turning into my mom."

In the meantime, check out these photos of Mya at the premiere of Cover held at Loews hotel last Saturday in Philadelphia. The singer/actress has a small role in the film, which is described as 'a taut thriller with a social conscience.' Here's a short synopsis: When someone is murdered on New Year's Eve, the prime suspect if Valerie Maas, a church-going homemaker whose life unravels when she discovers that her husband of many years has been leading a double life. Her strength of character and faith keep her going as the revelation of her husband's betrayal threatens to destroy all that they have known. The film is directed by veteran actor Bill 'You know you done fucked up, right?'Duke and also stars Aunjanue Ellis, Vivica A. Fox, Leon, Patti LaBelle, Louis Gossett, Jr. and Paula Jai Parker.

Cover opens on February 22, 2008. Check your local theaters for showtimes.

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SHAR JACKSON SAYS HER BABY'S DADDY, K-FED IS 'AN AMAZING FATHER.'; ACTRESS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER.

With all that's going on in Kevin Federline's life, his ex-girlfriend and mother of two of his four children, Shar Jackson says that the blossoming actor is doing "fabulous" and focusing on what's important. He's being daddy. You know, he can't worry about what's going on outside his household. That's the only way you can stay sane and stay focused. You just can't worry about the stuff that's going on outside your house. You have to just protect everybody inside your home and stay focused on that," she told PEOPLE magazine. As for how his boys with Britney Spears, Preston, 2, Jayden, 1, are doing, "They're good," she said. "I've always said he's an amazing father...it's just now people decide they want to listen. He's an awesome dude. He makes mistakes – people do that. It's part of life." Her relationship with Federline is good these days, she also says. "He's like my best friend."

In related news, the actress will go head-to-head on the record charts with her former Moesha castmate, Brandy, when both actresses release their solo albums this summer. In the meantime, Jackson, who just wrapped a horror movie The House that Jack Built, explained that she's "working ... trying to stay busy" and maintains her recent fit and glowing appearance by simply not letting things get to her. "I just decided to be happy regardless of anything. If I'm having a bad day, whatever, I'll get over it. Just be happy," she says.
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EMINEM TO RELEASE HIS MEMOIR, 'EMINEM: THE WAY I AM' THIS YEAR.

Rapper Eminem has started work on his memoirs, which will be published later this year. Eminem: The Way I Am will feature unseen photographs of the Lose Yourself hitmaker as well as journal notes, hand-drawn art and lyric sketches as well as a narrative and introduction written by the star himself. The memoir, published by Orion Books, is set to hit shelves on October 16, 2008. And Ian Preece, of Orion, insists the memoirs will reveal the truth about the rapper. He says, "Everyone has their own take on Eminem. Because of where he is from, people think they know where he is at, what kind of person he really is. This book cuts through all that and gets to the source. It has an edge. It'll be one of the books of the year."

In other Eminem news, the rapper is denying reports claiming he is set to join the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a pro-wrestler. The Slim Shady hitmaker - real name Marshall Mathers III - was rumored to be training for the WWE and was reportedly four months away from making his debut on the wrestling circuit. But the star's publicist has refuted the claims, telling CelebrityTruth.com, "Eminem has no interest whatsoever in becoming a wrestler. This 'source' is making stuff up."
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ANDRE 3000 TO LAUNCH HIS NEW CLOTHING LINE; RAPPER SAYS IT WILL BE 'TRULY TIMELESS.'

Guess what? Another celebrity has hopped upon the 'I'm creating a clothing line' wagon. Multiple Grammy Award-winning rapper, Andre Benjamin a.k.a. This Fall, Andre 3000 will launch his self-funded Benjamin Bixby line which consists of 70 pieces, ranging from wide-brimmed fedora hats to pink sweatshirts, all sketched by Benjamin. And he artist is absolutely sure that his line will be a great success, and will blow away other musicians' clothing efforts, because he is the only one not doing it for the money. "I know there's a trend of entertainers doing clothing lines but I think they do it more as a business move. But for me, I actually love clothes and feel like I have something to bring to the table." The rapper/actor, who has been voted the World's Best Dressed Man by men's magazine Esquire, is also confident his new clothing line is so well-designed that it would have impressed late style icons Beau Brummell and British monarch Edward VIII. "There has to be something inventive about it. But not so inventive that it's a turn-off. So that some of the greats, like Beau Brummell or the Duke of Windsor, would nod and say 'Well done. Those guys killed us.’ That's hip-hop.”

On the music front, Bejamin is reportedly working on a solo album due for release this Fall.
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RUMOR HAS IT THAT ...J. LO BANS HOSPITAL STAFF FROM HER SOON-TO-BE DELIVERY ROOM; SINGER TO RAKE IN MILLIONS FOR FIRST BABY PHOTOS

Rumor has it that Jennifer Lopez has told hospital staff not to enter the room where she will give birth. The Latina beauty is set to give birth to twins, her first children with husband Marc Anthony, later this month, and has allegedly asked staff at Long Island's North Shore Medical Center not to use the room until she arrives. A source told the New York Post newspaper: "There is a room, which even has a brown leather couch, that has been sitting empty for two weeks now. No one is even allowed in there until she gets here. It's just sitting there for her." The hospital has reportedly prepared an entire suite for the 38-year-old star, complete with wooden flooring and a giant TV. It was recently revealed the hospital has been put on kidnap alert. Staff have been undertaking specialist 'Code Pink' drills to ensure they are prepared in case anyone attempts to snatch Jennifer's babies. A friend of the couple said: "Jennifer has spoken so much about how excited she is about the birth that anyone who is considering a kidnapping knows how far she would be willing to go to get her babies back." However, hospital officials claim their 'Code Pink' practice drills, which involves locking down the hospital if a baby goes missing, has nothing to do with the star's scheduled stay. Officials have played down kidnap fears, insisting the timing of the drill was "coincidental".

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In related news, J. Lo and Marc will rake in between $4 million and $6 million for exclusive rights to the first snaps of their expected twins, Ad Age reports today. The buyer? People — though the mag, as well as Jennifer’s reps, denied to Ad Age that any deal for U.S. rights for the pics has been finalized. The asking price will be split with OK! magazine, which will pay for the international rights for its editions around the world. If the $6 million figure turns out to be accurate, it would easily dwarf recent payouts to other A-listers: People’s current issue features Christina Aguilera with her newborn son — which was rumored to have cost the magazine $1.5 million. And in 2006, the tab shelled out an estimated $4 million for pics of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s biological daughter, Shiloh.

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NEW CELEB CANDIDS: KIMORA & DJIMON HAVING LUNCH IN BEVERLY HILLS (2.18.2008)

Kimora Lee Simmons and her boyfriend Djimon Hounsou were spotted together while having lunch in Beverly Hills on Monday afternoon (February 18, 2008).

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BRANDY ON BEING A MOMMY: 'IT'S SO MUCH FUN!' & WORKING ON A NEW ALBUM: 'IT WILL BE ONE OF MY BEST ALBUMS YET.'

Brandy tells OK! magazine she enjoys being a mommy to her 5-year-old daughter, Sy'rai from her first 'spiritual' (and invalid) marriage to music producer Robert Smith. “It’s great,” the 29-year-old singer/actress says. “It’s so much fun. I’m learning so much about myself and her. Patience." Brandy says Sy'rai spends much of her time reading...or at least trying to learn. “She's learning how to read because she’s in kindergarten. She wants to read everything. She thinks she can read everything.” Bless her heart.

In related news, Brandy is currently in the studio recording a new album which she says will be “one of my best albums yet.” The untitled album will be released this summer. In the meantime and in between time, all of you B-Rock fans, don't fret. When Tyler Perry's Meet the Brown's movie soundtrack hit the record stores on March 18th, you all can expect to hear a brand new track from Brandy on it entitled Dig This. No word on if Dig This will appear on Brandy's new LP.

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FLAV'S ENGAGED?! SAY IT ISN'T SO!; 3rd SEASON TO HAVE A 'HAPPY ENDING.' + A RANDOM PIC OF DEELISHIS W/FLAV'S SISTERS.

Not that we really care about the following story due to the fact that Flavor Flav is old as hell (he'll be 50-years-old next month) and indisputably uglier than the law should allow, but word around the web is that although the former hype man is currently filming the third installment of VH1's top-rated reality show, Flavor of Love, in a quest to find 'true love', the alleged realness of it all is that he's reportedly (and) presently engaged to a woman outside of the contest who's carrying his baby. I guess the it's true what they say: Beauty is only a light switch away, but in this case, I just can't believe it. I really can't. "Right after season two wrapped Flav got yet another woman pregnant," a spy explained to the New York Post's Page Six. "He decided he was in love with her and they got engaged. He has a fiancée he's in love with and doesn't want to cheat on, but he'd already cashed his check that VH1 gave him for season three - and the show resurrected his career," the spy continued. "He was dead broke before, so he's doing it for his family." A rep for VH1 said, "Flav is not engaged. It's true he's on his eighth child but, as he's said in the past, he'd like 10. So there's two more to go."

Flav was conveniently dumped by his season-one winner Hoopz, while season-two champ Deelishis never even got a phone call from the Public Enemy rapper after the final reunion show. "I would have to say this (third) season has a very happy ending," executive producer Mark Cronin says. "You can't predict the future of a relationship, but this is the best choice of anybody he's ever made." Flav disagrees with complaints that the show disrespects women and plays up racial stereotypes. "You'll never see Flavor Flav disrespect women," he says. "To take a group of girls who grew up so different and put them in a house together for the first time, you're going to get conflict. It's not me making them do it. I ain't Flav Springer."

Poor Deelishis. In some strange and unbelievable way, she actually thought she was going to be the next Mrs. Flavor Flav. So much so that she formed a tight relationship with Flav's family, including his two sisters. And if you thought Cinderella's step-sisters were ugly as hell, you ain't seen nothing yet.

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Deelishis and her would-be-sister-in-laws at Flav's Comedy Central Roast.


Deelishis and Flav's mother, Mrs. Drayton at her son's Comedy Central Roast.

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REAL OR RUMOR: KIMORA GAVE RUSSELL'S GIRLFRIEND THE ICE QUEEN TREATMENT @ BABY PHAT SHOW.

According to Page Six, Kimora Lee Simmons is being frosty toward her ex-husband's girlfriend Porschla Coleman. Kimora reportedly refused to allow Coleman to attend her Baby Phat show during New York's Fashion Week "because she doesn't want Porschla to be photographed with her children." Russell is said to be annoyed, as he "holds no animosity toward Kimora or her boyfriend, Djimon Hounsou."

Well, I'm going to have to consider this little tidbit as a rumor. Both couples were featured in Ebony (Feb. 2008) magazine's 10 Hottest Celebrity Couples issue where Russell talked about his true feelings for his Hounsou as well as Coleman's relationship with his two daughters.

'My children adore her. Porschla tells these long stories. I can leave the room and come back three hours later, and she's still telling the same story. They warmed up to her immediately." And that, says Simmons, likely gives Kimora a measure of comfort, similar to the comfort he has with Kimora's handsome new beau. 'I'm sure that's very important to Kimora. I have the same feeling about Djimon. The girls love Djimon, which is inspiring to me. I don't think we could have found a better person than Djimon. He's such a sweet guy. I've said that from the beginning. The more I know him, I've come to believe that he's a great inspiration for Kimora, and he has a very grounding effect on her. Most important, the children love him. That's key, the way my kids should feel.'

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When their various schedules permit, the two couples sometime travel to the same locales. While in Miami recently, Coleman and Simmons stayed at the Delano Hotel, while Kimora, sans Djimon, stayed next door at the Ritz Carlton--all for the convenience of the children.

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'THE THINGS CELEBS SAY': RIHANNA: 'I HAVE THREE GIRLFRIENDS AND ABOUT 20 GUY FRIENDS.'

"I have three girlfriends and about 20 guy friends. I love listening to guy talk because I learn a lot. Here's the key - you can't lower your standards for a guy because he won't respect you and he'll tell his friends. You always have to stick up for yourself and speak your mind."

--Grammy award-winner Rihanna on why she believes (her) male friends are more loyal than women and why she prefers talking to her two brothers about dating and her problems with me.

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R&B SINGER TANK GETS TASED & ARRESTED IN 'NAWLINS; SCREAMS POLICE BRUTALITY.

R&B singer Tank was tased and arrested outside the House of Blues in New Orleans early Monday morning (February 18) on several charges including disorderly conduct. However, Tank claims he was a victim of police brutality. The singer and Ira Dewitt, the CEO of Notifi Music Group, were headed for an afterparty for NBA All-Star Weekend at the House of Blues. When they began to walk into the direction of the club, they were blocked from doing so by cops, due to a shooting in the area. According to an eyewitness account by Ira, the police were rude, harassing both Tank and herself, before telling them they could not enter the area. In response, Tank told the policemen, "Why are you gonna be like that?" before walking away. Soon after, three policemen allegedly attacked the R&B singer and began using their tasers on him. "We started walking away," Ira said, "but they grabbed Tank and threw him against the wall. [The cops] bent one of his arms up and the other arm back and asked him to do something. Tank told them that he couldn't and before you knew it, there were three cops all over him... and they tased him."

Tank was arrested and booked, and was reportedly released on bail Monday.

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One source told BallerStatus.com that several police officers were actually overheard making sexual comments about the woman after Tank was in custody. However, Julia Beverly, founder of Ozone magazine (and owner of the above photo of Tank in custody), added that "overall the police in New Orleans this weekend (in my experience) did a good job of keeping things safe without being overbearing."

The singer was coming off his first two Grammy nominations -- for Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B album for Sex, Love & Pain. While he did not win, he was excited about the nominations beforehand.

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T.I. USES HIS HOUSE ARREST TIME TO DESIGN NEW T-SHIRTS FOR PLAYBOY.

Even while on house arrest on several felony gun charges, T.I. has taken it upon himself to use his extra time wisely...as if he had a choice. Anyway, according to Allhiphop.com, Atlanta-based rapper T.I. has designed a custom line of T-Shirts for Playboy. The rapper is one of twenty musicians participating in the second annual Rock the Rabbit Program. Each artist placed their own personal design around Playboy’s famous Rabbit Head. T.I.‘s limited edition Rock the Rabbit custom designed line will be available at select Bloomingdales nationwide, as well as at www.rocktherabbit.com. Additionally the original prototype for each T-shirt will be auctioned off with the proceeds going to Rock the Vote.

In related news, T.I. is working on his new album, Paper Trail. "I want to spend more time working on my lyrics," T.I. said. "Not just get up there and flow, which I can do and have done well, but to put in the time on the writing, each lyric, raise my game."
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