NEW PICS: USHER ON THE SET OF HIS NEW VIDEO 'TRADING PLACES'; CHILLI & HER SON ON THE SET OF DJ UNK'S 'SHOWOUT' VIDEO.

Usher recently shot the video for his next single, Trading Places.' I'm not sure what the treatment for this video is, but I do know that there was a clip (that has since been taken down) the model who plays Usher's love interest, slobbing him down, around and IN his mouth. Now between that and Usher letting the so-called nanny chic kiss his baby on the mouth, I wouldn't be surprised if Tameka has already gotten all up in his ass....and not the way he would want her too either.

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And speaking of video sets, boy, you couldn't tell Chilli she wasn't doing her thang on the set of DJ Unk's ShowOut video in Atlanta. The singer makes a cameo appearance alongside her son Tron. Shout out to Hannah for emailing these pics to me. Thanks, gurl!! There's also a video clip at the end of this post.

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JADA PINKETT SMITH ON BEING THREATENED BY A CRAZED WILL FAN; OPENS UP ON LESBIAN ROLE IN NEW MOVIE 'THE WOMEN.'

"You would think it would be Will who gets them, but I always get the crazy ones. There was a woman who had a total meltdown in Miami while I was there. The police called my agent and said, 'We have this woman who has plotted to kill Jada because she claims to be married to Will Smith, and that Jada stole him from her.' So the police found this woman and locked her up. I believe people pick on me because of my small stature....It's because I'm little. Will is a 6 foot 2 inches, 14-stone black dude, who nobody wants to mess with. So instead they come after the little 4 foot 11 inch chick."

--Jada Pinkett Smith on being threatened by a crazy, obsessed fan in Miami who wanted to kill her because of her marriage of over ten years to Will. In other Jada news, the actress recently opened up about her role in her latest film, the 1939 remake of The Women where she plays a lesbian with a runway fashion model girlfriend (played by Eva Mendes). Jada also admitted that she believes 'there is a lesbian' inside of her. I'm not sure making that statement was a smart move considering the endless rumors over the years of her and Will's swinger lifestyle. Anyhoo, read excerpts from Jada's interview below where she comments on working with an all female cast and how she felt about her kissing scene with Eva Mendes.

"I play a lesbian, which is fantastic, and I got to be in love with Eva Mendes, which is even more fantastic. Will was like, 'Oh, I had her already. You can have my leftovers'. I love Eva. That's my girl. They took my favorite scene out. I thought I was going to get the opportunity to kiss Eva Mendes, but that didn't happen......I know a lot of lesbians. A lot of them! I got a ton of lesbians that are friends of mine. You know what? I think there’s a lesbian inside of me somewhere that I just pulled out [Laughs]. I just said, ‘Honey, let that lesbian shine on through!’ So that’s what I did.... We [the entire cast] had a good time together. That was one of the reasons I wanted to do The Women. It was a first time female director. She had been working on this project for 13 years and it's called The Women and its an all-female cast, and I was like, 'I have to do this'. It was just the statement alone."
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LIL WAYNE'S EX-WIFE TO WRITE A TELL-BOOK BASED ON QUESTIONS FROM FANS, STANS, GROUPIES, HATERS......

And it don't stop. Looks like Lil Wayne's ex-wife and baby mama Antonia Carter has jumped on the 'time-for-me-to-write-a-tell-all-about-my-personal business' wagon by penning her own hood experiences about her life as Mrs. Wayne Carter, according to her Myspace page. Also included in her 'memoirs' will be answers to the questions submitted by groupies, fans, Stans and haters via her email account CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS. I guess this is what will set her tell-all apart from all the other rapper baby mamas (Nas baby's mama Carmen), jumpoffs (Allen Iverson's jumpoff Golden Girl) and video vixens (Karrine Steffans). But what she hopes to gain from this is anybody's guess. Embarrassing or not, I wonder what tea she has to spill regarding Lil Wayne? At least 50 Cent took it upon himself to buy the rights to Shaniqua's (his son's mother) life story to stop her putting pen to paper to snitch on her relationship with him.
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KANYE WEST CREATES PUPPET SHOW, 'ALLIGATOR BOOTS' FOR COMEDY CENTRAL NETWORK.

Rapper Kanye West is developing a new puppet show project for Comedy Central Network. A 30-minute pilot for Alligator Boots, has already been shot. West teamed up with comedians Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla's Jackhole Productions for the project, which has been described as hip-hop meets the Muppets. West and fellow executive producer Rhymefest will serve as musical directors on the show, which is scheduled to debut in 2009. According to Billboard.com, West hosts the pilot. Like The Muppet Show, the idea is to have a different celebrity guest host for every episode.

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NEW PICS: STEVE HARVEY'S 2008 6th ANNUAL HOODIE AWARDS.

Steve Harvey's 6th annual Hoodie Awards (short for Neighborhood Awards) took place last weekend at the Orleans Arena in the Orleans Hotel and Casino Las Vegas. The Hoodie Awards, which was created by Steve, is considered the awards show for the 'people.' As a matter of fact it's the only awards show where celebrities (from the A-list to the Z-list, respectively) not only give awards to other celebrities, but also honor and hand out awards to us civilians who provide extraordinary services to people in our communities by acknowledging local business establishments, religious and community leaders, churches and high schools for their contributions and excellence within various neighborhoods. Some of the categories include Best Barber Shop, Best Gospel Choir, Best Hair Salon, Best High School Teacher, Best Soul Food Place, Best Car Wash/Detail Shop, Best Nail Salon, Best Fried Chicken Place (stop laughing yall) as well as the The Best Community Leader just to name a few. I actually heard someone say the Hoodies is quickly becoming as popular as the Soul Train Awards. Whether the person who said it was trying to facetious or not is still a mystery. Especially since it's been a couple of years since we've seen a Soul Train Awards broadcast. Steve, once described the Hoodies as the urban/hood version of the Oscars with a twist. I would ask Steve to stop playing with me if Barack Obama hadn't deemed this event worthy enough to make a surprise call during the taping to commend Steve on executing such a positive event.

Anyhoo, celebrities who attended this year's awards show included: Steve Harvey with is wife Marjorie, Wendy Raquel Robinson (Steve's former The Steve Harvey Show castmate), Patti LaBelle, Regina King, Dwele, Cupid, comedian Bruce Bruce, Kirk Franklin (with his wife Tammy), LisaRaye's rival Rocsi, Judge Greg Mathis, House of Payne stars LaVan Davis and Cassi Davis, Steve's radio show co-hosts Shirley Strawberry and Carla Ferrell, comedienne Sommore, Dr. Ian Smith and more.

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To peep pictures from the 5th annual Hoodie Awards, click HERE.

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MOVIE TRAILER: WATCH TYLER PERRY'S 'MADEA GOES TO JAIL.'

Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail movie trailer has been released online. If you went to see Perry's latest film, That Family that Preys, chances are, if you got to the theater on time, you've already seen this preview. For those of you who haven't, check out the trailer below. I laughed my ass off at seeing Madea in jail with those gray-haired cornrows. This movie is going to be hilarious! Word of advice and/or warning: if you watch this trailer, please swallow whatever it is you have in your mouth or you will mess up your entire keyboard! Madea Goes to Jail opens in theaters on February 20, 2009.

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BIGGIE SMALLS 'NOTORIOUS' MOVIE TRAILER STARRING ANGELA BASSETT, DEREK LUKE, NATURI NAUGHTON & JAMAL 'GRAVY' WOOLARD.

Last month I posted exclusive pictures from the movie set of the late Biggie Smalls new bio-pic aptly titled Notorious which stars Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Naturi Naughton and newcomer Jamal 'Gravy' Woolard as Christopher Notorious BIG' Wallace. Now, thanks to the guys over there at WorldStarHipHop.com, I'm able to show you all the Notorious movie trailer. The film is scheduled to hit theaters in January 2009. Check it out below.

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NEW CANDID PICS: HALLE BERRY & HER DAUGHTER NAHLA SPOTTED AT POPULAR PLAYGROUND IN BEVERLY HILLS.

Let me find out the Cold Water Canyon Park is the spot for celebrities to be seen with their children. So far we've seen "candid" pics of Diddy spending time with his twin girls back in May; and just last Friday Usher staged an impromptu father/son/so-called nanny moment at the same park. Today, the paparazzi snapped pictures of Halle Berry, her mother Judith and Halle's 5-month old daughter Nahla Ariela Aubrey as they enjoyed a sunny Sunday afternoon at the popular playground. Check out the photos below.

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