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Celebrity Dish Pt. VII
Post all celebrity gossip here. :) Did yall forget what we were talkin about? Yall been str8 dissin my dude MJJ, Janet and her alleged child. Her and Justin (yuck). 3LW AIDS rumor. Denzel with his fine behind and the Classics (Midwest and Bayou). I think that does it, lol.
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I read on another MB that Justin had the hotts for the chica who supposedly is Janet's "lost child". :o
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Boo loser
I picked this up from another listside. And you wonder why some of us are seen as national jokes. :mad:
Beanie Sigel has launched a line of clothing, State Property, which contains hidden pockets and gun holsters. The line is manufactured via Roc-A-Wear, but Sigel described it as "hard everyday wear." "You know how you put your gun in your waistline and you gotta worry about it slipping? With these clothes, you don't got to worry about that. It's already in there," Sigel told AllHipHop.com. |
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IS THIS FOOL CRAZEY OR IS THIS FOOL CRAZEY? :eek: WTF???? I SWEAR, FORGET ABOUT HOLLYWOOD OR THE MUSIC INDUSTRY MAKING US LOOK LIKE IDOITS. FOOLS LIKE THIS DO THE JOB FOR THEM!:mad: |
L.A. Times Fingers Rival in Tupac Shakur's Murder
Fri Sep 6, 7:19 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Six years after rapper Tupac Shakur was killed in an unsolved drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, the Los Angeles Times on Friday identified his arch-rival, Notorious B.I.G., as a key player in the crime. Notorious B.I.G., whose real name was Christopher Wallace, was himself gunned down in Los Angeles the following year. The Times reported in its online edition that it was Wallace who provided the weapon used to murder Shakur as well as $1 million bounty. The two-part report, based on a year-long investigation by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chuck Philips, will run in the paper's Friday and Saturday editions. It identified Shakur's killer as Orlando Anderson, who belonged to Los Angeles' gang called the Crips. Anderson, who was never considered a serious suspect, was later killed in an unrelated shooting. Shakur and Wallace had been feuding for more than a year as part of a rivalry that split the rap community between the west coast (Shakur) and the east coast (Wallace). They exchanged insults in recordings and at award shows and concerts. Shakur was shot -- while riding in a high-profile convoy of luxury cars along Las Vegas Boulevard on Sept. 7, 1996 -- just hours after he and his entourage had beaten up Anderson in the lobby of the MGM Grand Hotel where they had attended a Mike Tyson boxing match, the Los Angeles Times said. The beating was in retaliation for an incident in which Anderson helped his gang beat and rob one of Shakur's bodyguards, who belonged to the rival Bloods gang, the paper said. After the MGM beating, Anderson quickly set up a Crips meeting at the Treasure Island Hotel and planned Shakur's murder, it added. Wallace, who was also in Las Vegas at the time, was brought into the picture after the Crips decided to make some money out of their plan. Wallace agreed to give them $1 million, on one condition: he wanted the satisfaction of knowing that Shakur had been killed by his gun, and he pulled out a .40-caliber Glock pistol, the paper said. Hours later, Shakur was hit by four rounds fired from a Cadillac that had pulled up next to his BMW, where he was a passenger in the front seat. No one saw who fired the gun, and Shakur died six days later. The people behind the shooting got away easily, and Wallace paid the Crips the first $50,000 of the promised $1 million a week after Shakur's death, the paper said. In March 1997 Wallace was shot to death in his car while visiting Los Angeles for the Soul Train Music Awards. That crime also remains unsolved. Anderson was shot dead in May 1998. The Los Angeles Times said the three other Crips who rode with Anderson that night in Las Vegas still live in Los Angeles and none of them has ever been questioned by police about the crime. |
Tupac's Murder
I heard on the radio this morning that investigators have a suspect for the murder of Tupac Shakur. They say that a crypt from Compton by the name of Orlando Anderson is suspected as the murderer. They also say that there are conflicting reports that the murder weapon was given to Anderson by the late Biggie Smalls. Has anyone else heard this, or know a link to the article?
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Thanks Pinkey08, I think we are posting at the same time.;)
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I heard on the radio this morning that DMX accused JaRule of being gay. He goes on to say that Ja Rule was hitting some ecstacy and hooked up with one of the male stylist when they were out on tour. Ja Rule heard the comment and went on the radio in New York and openly told DMX to bring it whether it be in the studio or out in the street. He said you want to see 2pac you then he show how 2 Pac really is. He was upset and you could hear it in his voice.:eek:
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Patty Jackson The 411
R Kelly is being allowed to travel. This past weekend R Kelly attended two celebrity pool parties. A judge ordered Kelly to surrender his passport and to stay away from minors. R Kelly attended the parties in Miami, Florida but the promoters did not make a lot of money. The parties had to be stopped because of on going fights. The promoters didn't want to pay R Kelly because they felt he brought the wrong crowd and they lost money but they had to pay up because they signed a contract with R Kelly. R Kelly has to go to court on Sept. 20th to face child pornography charges. So what's going on with Jen and Ben. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are in Philly filming the movie Jersey Girl. After the MTV Video Music Awards Ben took J-Lo to his hometown of Boston and I hear the two are planning a Valentines Day wedding in Puerto Rico. This will be Jennifer's third marriage. For Ben's birthday J-Lo had nude photos taken by Famed Photographer Herb Ritts and she presented them to Ben. Patti Labelle is no longer with MCA Records after 20 years. Brian McKnight is coming out with a greatest hits LP in November. The Movie scene is also going to be hot check out whose coming to the big screen Sept. 13th its Barbershop with Ice Cube, Eve, Cedric The Entertainer and Anthony Anderson. Oct. 11th it's Brown Sugar with Sanaa Lathan, Taye Diggs, Boris Kodjoe, Ralph Tresvant, Nicole Ari Parker and Queen Latifah Oct. 11th - Knockaround Guy with Vin Diesel Nov. 1st - Eddie Murphy in I Spy Nov. 15th - Morris Chestnut in the movie Half Past Dead Nov. 22nd - Halle Berry and Pierce Brosnan in the James Bond Movie Die Another Day Nov. 22nd - Ice Cube, Mike Epps, John Witherspoon in the movie Friday After Next. Dec. 20th Denzel Washington directs and stars in Antoine Fisher. Sallie Richardson also stars Dec. 25th - Spike Lee directs the movie 25th Hour. It stars Ed Norton and Rosario Dawson. |
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are you sure Sugar_N_Spice ....I thought DMX initially started it. Saying that Ja was trying to sound like him.
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Friday After Next
I saw the preview for FRIDAY AFTER NEXT; it is set around Christmas.
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Whether it's set for Thanksgiving or Christmas, I won't be there. Sometimes they just don't know when to let it go. After Chris Tucker left, it was over.
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I saw the preview for the Taye Diggs/Sanaa Lathan flick yesterday. It looks GOOD! HE looks GOOD!
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Biggie Mom replies to Times allegations
"We are outraged at the false and damaging statements," Wallace's family said in a statement. "For the record, Wallace was at his home in New Jersey on the night of Tupac Shakur's murder, with friends who will continue to testify for his whereabouts since he is unable to defend himself."
One of those friends, Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s Lil' Cease, told MTV News he felt the Times' story was preposterous and refuted Philips' allegation against his buddy. "I got the article about seven this morning," said Cease, who had heard a vague description of the story the night before it was released. "I was just like, 'That's total nonsense.' " Cease claims Biggie was in the New York recording studio Daddy's House the morning of the shooting, and that he then returned to his home in Teaneck, New Jersey, to watch that evening's Mike Tyson fight on pay-per-view. Cease said documentation exists confirming Biggie's studio session that day. "We watched that fight at home," Cease affirmed. "Big was in the studio earlier that day, did what he had to do in the studio, then went back home and we watched the fight. We wasn't nowhere near Vegas." Cease also refutes Philips' claim that Big had strong ties to the Crips and hired them to act as security guards when traveling to the West Coast. "It wasn't no Crips rolling with us," Cease said. "We didn't really do no shows [in Los Angeles]. We did one show out there and that was '94, when we did the Puff Daddy, Mary J. Blige and Jodeci tour. That was the only time we performed out there. All that stuff, throwing up gang signs and stuff like that, that's just media hype. When we was out there, we never used no security from out there. Anybody that was with us was from New York." Family and friends of the rapper stressed that Biggie would never have killed Tupac. "Chistopher's character was both sensitive and loving," his mother, Voletta Wallace, said in a statement. "Not only could my son not have participated in such a crime, but he also wept openly and was desperately saddened at the news of Tupac's death." Faith Evans, Biggie's widow, said in a statement that there's no truth to what Philips wrote about her husband. "Our family continues to grieve over these and other lies perpetrated by irresponsible parties," she said. Members of Wallace's family said they're considering a lawsuit against the Times "for untruthful statements and accusations which amount to character assassinations of someone who is himself the victim of an unsolved murder." Writer Randall Sullivan investigated both rappers' murders for his book "LAbyrinth," which inspired the upcoming documentary "Biggie and Tupac," and he said he hopes the legal action will reveal the truth behind Philips' story. Both he and former LAPD Detective Russell Poole, the main source in "LAbyrinth," agree with Philips that Crips gang member Orlando Anderson shot Shakur, but they believe Death Row Records CEO Marion "Suge" Knight was behind the crime. "It sounds like the story was written by Suge, who wants to take some heat off of him[self]," Poole said. "I think the real question to ask is how did Philips connect with the Crips?" Sullivan added. "Was it Suge Knight, which I strongly suspect it was? And what would be their motive?" Knight declined to comment on Friday's Times article. Philips said Crips wouldn't discuss the shooting in the months after it occurred, but that five years later he was able to find people willing to talk. "After it's all forgotten, people feel differently," he said. "I believe the story we constructed for this paper, everything I have written in there," Philips added. "I heard lots of things and went down lots of paths with this story. It's not like I started out on Monday and ended on Friday. It was a period of more than a year, and countless interviews with individuals that I know no reporter has ever talked to and the police have never interviewed about what I have written here." Donald David, the lawyer representing Shakur's family, said he was not surprised by the allegations in the Times, but that he believes there is "no evidence either one way or the other" that Biggie was involved in the crime. "Afeni [Shakur, Tupac's mother,] still believes that the police have not done virtually anything to solve this murder, but she's not going to actively pursue it unless there is something that comes out, which is more evidence than what we've seen to this point," David said. "Chuck Philips has been a strong friend on this. He's done everything that could possibly be asked of him to try and get to the truth. But it's a lot easier for him to get people to talk than it would be for us." The Notorious B.I.G.'s family, however, said the Times report is disrespectful to Shakur's family. "Both men will have no peace as long as stories such as these continue to be written," their statement read. |
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Yahoo! - Sports - Help
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Webber indicted on charge of lying to grand jury By DAVID RUNK Associated Press Writer September 9, 2002 DETROIT (AP) -- Sacramento Kings star Chris Webber was indicted Monday on charges he lied to a grand jury about his dealings with a University of Michigan basketball booster more than a decade ago. Webber, who led Michigan's ``Fab Five'' team to two NCAA title games, was charged with obstruction of justice and making a false declaration before a grand jury, FBI spokeswoman Dawn Clenney said. Webber's father, Mayce Webber, and his aunt, Charlene Johnson, were indicted on the same charges. If convicted, each faces up to 10 years in prison and a $500,000 fine. The indictment contends that Webber, his father and aunt lied to the grand jury and conspired to conceal the cash, checks, clothing, jewelry and other benefits that booster Ed Martin gave the player and his family from 1988-93. All three testified in 2000. The Kings had no comment on the indictment. Messages seeking comment from the elder Webber and Johnson were not immediately returned. After Martin's indictment, Webber publicly denied taking significant amounts of money from him and said the government's charges were inaccurate. Martin pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to launder money. Martin admitted he took gambling money, mixed it with earned income and money given to him from another person, then loaned it to at least four players while they were amateurs. Martin said he paid $280,000 to Webber; $160,000 to Robert Traylor, now with the Charlotte Hornets; $105,000 to Maurice Taylor, now with the Houston Rockets; and $71,000 to Louis Bullock, who has been playing professionally in Europe. Traylor and Bullock admitted receiving the money in testimony to the grand jury, their attorney, Steve Fishman, has said. Former Michigan guard Jalen Rose, now with the Chicago Bulls, also said in May that he took ``pocket money'' from Martin. Webber, a 29-year-old four-time All-Star, was the first pick in the 1993 NBA draft and was rookie of the year with Golden State. He starred at Washington before being traded to the Kings. Webber led Sacramento to the Western Conference finals, and the Kings were eliminated in Game 7 by the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers. Copyright © 2002 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Help - Ad Feedback |
American Idol Follow-Up
Posted on Tue, Sep. 10, 2002
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Conflict finds 'American Idol' Famous for just a week and already embroiled in controversy. It was bound to happen to "American Idol" Kelly Clarkson, the former cocktail waitress with the powerful pipes and the new recording contract. Though she's scheduled to sing Wednesday at an event commemorating Sept 11 at Washington's Lincoln Memorial, she thinks it's a bad idea and says she won't do it. The debate arose after critics suggested her appearance might seem a tad self-serving at what should be a somber occasion of national mourning. Clarkson agreed, but the producers of "American Idol" and a charity that's sponsoring the event say Clarkson will go on as scheduled. The runners-up aren't out Meanwhile, other "American Idol" contestants are looking for their own moments in the spotlight. Kelly's runner-up, Justin Guarini, announced he will be managed by "Idol" judge Simon Cowell. Cowell also signed Tamyra Gray. Baby-faced R.J. Helton told the New York Post that he was in talks with Christian music labels. Ryan Starr claimed she too was in talks with a label. |
CT$, i can't your original thread, so here goes...
N.C. beauty queen case back in court
More evidence, closing arguments to be heard Thursday September 12, 2002 Posted: 9:53 AM EDT (1353 GMT) A judge is to hear more evidence and closing arguments Thursday in the effort by Rebekah Revels, left, to be reinstated as Miss North Carolina. Runner-up Misty Clymer speaks with her here in Atlantic City. WILMINGTON, North Carolina (AP) -- A North Carolina beauty queen is waiting to see if her legal briefs -- not her looks and talent -- are good enough to keep her in the Miss America pageant. Rebekah Revels' royal reign as one of two dueling Miss North Carolinas expired at midnight Wednesday after U.S. District Court Judge James Fox refused to extend a temporary restraining order. Revels claims she was unfairly forced to resign in July when a former boyfriend told pageant officials he had two topless snapshots of her. Misty Clymer, 24, then also assumed the title of Miss North Carolina. Fox said he'll hear more evidence and closing arguments Thursday, then issue a decision from the bench that would determine whether Revels continues to compete. "It is going to be made in haste," said Fox, who goes on a Canadian vacation next week and will be gone during the September 21 finals of the pageant. "The legal issues that you have presented are complex." Revels, 24, has asked Fox for an order that would compel the Miss America Organization to recognize her as a contestant. Her request is part of a civil lawsuit against the organization. Revels has been accepted at the pageant along with Clymer since Friday, when pageant officials received court papers ordering that Revels participate. Revels also has lawsuits pending against the Miss North Carolina pageant, which was ordered by a state judge to restore her title and contract. And she has sued the boyfriend. Earlier Wednesday, Revels said she would be disappointed if the judge ruled against her. "But I've been prepared to pack up and leave since I arrived," she said. George Bauer, interim president of the Miss America Organization, said after the hearing that Revels would not be removed immediately. Her lawyer, Barry Nakell, had expressed concerns that she might be escorted from her hotel room at midnight. "The Miss America Organization will treat Rebekah Revels with every courtesy and treat her as a VIP guest," Bauer said. A pageant spokesman said Revels will be permitted to rehearse, eat lunch and participate in a scheduled meeting between contestants and New Jersey schoolchildren. Spokesman Steve McKay would not say if she would still be considered a contestant or be introduced as Miss North Carolina. In testimony Wednesday, Bauer said it would be very difficult to continue with two contestants from North Carolina. Earlier in the court appearances, Fox also said it wasn't practical to have more than one contestant from a state. On Tuesday, Revels admitted that she resigned, but said she didn't feel it was voluntary. She said she was given the choice of quitting or being fired. Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two Miss North Carolinas both practicing for the pageant? :eek: |
Shaq gets cleared
From the Advocate of Baton Rouge, La. ST says: A coupla of potheads just trying to get $$$ off the Daddy. Boo, low-budget losers. :mad:
O'Neal cleared of wrongdoing The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said Wednesday that NBA star Shaquille O'Neal has been cleared of wrongdoing in an internal affairs investigation that stemmed from his accompanying detectives on a drug raid last week. Sheriff's Chief Criminal Deputy Col. Mike Barnett said O'Neal, an LSU graduate and Los Angeles Lakers center, was permitted to accompany the officers on the raid because he is a commissioned officer from another jurisdiction. However, a spokeswoman for the Port of Los Angeles Police, said O'Neal has not completed his training. Barnett said an internal affairs complaint was filed by one of the two people who were issued misdemeanor summonses on Sept. 3 after a search of their trailer at 16352 Old Hammond Highway, Lot 224. Joshua Brock, 20, and Rikki Bewley, 21, both got summonses for possession of marijuana after the raid, Barnett said. He would not say which of them filed the complaint. WBRZ-TV, citing unnamed sources, claimed that the complaint involved O'Neal putting a man's head in a toilet. Barnett would not discuss the substance of the complaint. The department does not discuss those complaints, he said. He said the investigation showed that the complaint was unfounded. "There is no indication that O'Neal or any of the other officers there" violated any Sheriff's Office policy or law, Barnett said. He said the investigation, based on multiple interviews with detectives and witnesses "clearly showed" that no one participating in the raid "did anything improper." He suggested that the person who complained may have had an ulterior motive. "It is not unusual for people to attempt to shake down sports figures," he said. O'Neal is in training with the Port of Los Angeles Police and has said he might pursue a career in law enforcement after he leaves basketball. Rachel Campbell, a spokeswoman for the Port of Los Angeles Police, said O'Neal is not a commissioned officer because he has not completed training. O'Neal's spokesman, Michael Parris, did not return a message seeking comment on the matter Wednesday. Neither Bewley nor Brock could be reached for comment. Click here to return to story: http://www.theadvocate.com/stories/0...clear001.shtml |
Oh no, JLO!!!!!!
It seems that Jennifer Lopez has ticked off the Illustrious Music of Black Origin (MOBO) because she refuses to let them use any of her songs in their compilation CD, MOBO 2002 saying her music "Is of latin origin not black". A source at MOBO says Lopez has the right to decline but asks " who does she think she is and why did she accept a hip hop award at the MTV awards"? I wonder how P. Diddy, Nas, and Ja feel about her saying that especially when music experts says she's a mix of R&B and hip hop.
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If you notice she never attends any Soul Train Awards (not that I blame her for this years ST awards), BET, Essence Awards, Source or any African-American Awards. Now you can catch her all up the Emmy's, MTV, or Grammy's. She was with P. Diddy for the publicity only as far as her album "on the 6" was concerned. When she saw that she could make it musically without him and she long some of the ropes in the music business she cut him like yesterdays garbage. Personally, I don't think he was such a partyer and ladysman as she claims. |
Patty Jackson's The 411
Is Supermodel Naomi Campbell married? The 32-year-old model says she is married. The guy is a twenty something Italian model named Enrique Palacio. They are both wearing wedding rings but sources say Naomi has a habit of lying about her love life. In the past, she has claimed to have been married or engaged to Actor Robert DeNiro and Adam Clayton from U2. Claudette Robinson, the ex-wife of Smokey Robinson, is writing a tell all book about her life with Smokey and the Miracles. Claudette was the only female member of the Miracles and she was eventually forced out of the group. Claudette was married to Smokey for many years but his cheating and a baby he had outside of their marriage destroyed the relationship. Look for Claudette's book next year. Claudette says she wants her book to show the history of the Miracles and their contributions to the Motown Sound. R Kelly's brother Carey wants the rumors about him to stop. Carey Kelly who is also known as Killer says he is not the guy on the infamous sex tape that got his famous brother in trouble. Carey says he had nothing to do with it and he will not take the blame for his brother. Carey is darker and thinner than R Kelly and he used to tour with him. Carey certainly doesn't live as large as his brother Carey is currently living in the projects and he is the father of ten children. The BET Cable Network has some new competition. The MBC Network is spearheaded by Marlon Jackson of the Jacksons, Boxer Evander Holyfield, Attorney Willie Gary and retired Baseball Star Cecil Fielder. The MBC Network provides original wholesome programming geared towards the African American Community. The MBC Network currently features News, Sports, Movies and Music Programs. Locally it is shown on the Urbanworks Cable System. If you don't have the MBC Network call your local cable operator so you can get it. Bobby Brown is hard at work on a new film. Bobby is in California filming the Hip Hop Western, Guns and Roses. Guns and Roses also stars Lil Kim and Lisa Raye. Bobby says his wife, Whitney Houston, is doing fine and they are planning to go on tour together next year. Right now she is finishing up her new album. Are Supermodel Tyra Banks and Basketball Star Chris Webber engaged? I hear Tyra is sporting a huge ring and that Chris recently proposed to her in Hawaii. Tyra and Chris insists they are just good friends. Matthew Knowles, the father of Beyonce and the Manager of Destiny's Child, is putting together an Urban Version of American Idol. Check out the Number One Tennis Sensation Serena Williams. She's on the cover of Ebony Magazine. She looks fabulous and she talks about her love life and her relationship with her parents. Now speaking of her parents. What's up with her mom's hair? Did you see the final match of the US Open? Why does Mom Williams (Oracena) always look crazy? Did you see Aretha Franklin who sang America for the opening? Why did her ponytail look like it was just slapped on? Just Asking. Eagles Running Back Brian Mitchell is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Brian is being sued by a Philadelphia Cop who claims that Brian injured her at his Center City Apartment. The officer had to undergo surgery for a torn ligament. The 26-year-old police officer says she had a four-month affair with Brian and then she told his wife about it. Brian's wife and children live in Virginia. The officer is seeking 11 million dollars in damages. She wants two million from Brian and the rest from the Eagles Organization. She claims they knew about this incident and proceeded to ruin her reputation. Brian's wife should think about staying in Philly during the season. What do you think? |
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Tyra and Mayce
Well, we'll see if Ms. Tyra stands by handsome Chris as he takes on the legal system. Will she stick by her guy, or will she go the route of the J.Lo-Ho?
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I noticed Aretha's hair at the tennis opening.....:( I can't believe her....my little niece (age 4) could put it on better than that.
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I heard on the radio the other day that Toni Braxton is pregnant again already. Anyone else hear this info?
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I heard that LaWanda Page died Saturday 9-14-02 from complications of diabetes. She was 81.
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LaWanda Page was very raunchy but sooo funny. How sad to hear about her passing. :(
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http://www.latimes.com/news/printedi...e17sep17.story OBITUARIES LaWanda Page, 81; Actress Played Aunt Esther in 'Sanford and Son' By MYRNA OLIVER TIMES STAFF WRITER September 17 2002 LaWanda Page, comedic character actress best known for her role as the Bible-thumping Aunt Esther in the 1970s television hit "Sanford and Son," has died. She was 81. Page died Saturday in Centinela Hospital in Los Angeles of complications from diabetes. "LaWanda lived the life she loved, and loved the life she lived," said Donald Welch, who wrote and directed a comedy gospel musical in which Page starred, "Take It to the Lord ... Or Else." He said Page had often used the phrase as a soothing accolade when close friends died. Born in Cleveland and reared in St. Louis, Page began her career as a dancer and chorus girl billed as "the Bronze Goddess of Fire." She soon became adept at stand-up comedy. But her greatest fame began in her 50s, when childhood friend Redd Foxx asked her to join his Norman Lear sitcom adapted from the British series "Steptoe and Son." Page signed on as Fred Sanford's crusty sister-in-law, Esther Anderson, in 1973 and stayed until the series ended with Foxx's departure in 1977. As proprietor of the run-down Sanford Arms rooming house next door to Sanford's junkyard, Aunt Esther was constantly at odds with Fred over his lifestyle, his business and how he treated his grown son, Lamont, played by Demond Wilson. Page perfected the persona of a righteous, elderly woman who more than stood up for herself. She reprised the Aunt Esther role in two short-lived "Sanford and Son" spinoffs, "The Sanford Arms" in 1977 and Foxx's own "Sanford" in 1980. She also made guest appearances on Foxx's variety show, "The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour" in 1977. Again as a mouthy matriarch, Page was a regular in another brief sitcom, "Detective School" in 1979, as one of the unlikely students trying to become a private eye. Similarly, she was Ma, owner of the cops' favorite neighborhood restaurant in the brief 1980 series "B.A.D. Cats" (an acronym for Burglary Auto Detail, Commercial Auto Thefts), starring a little-known Michelle Pfeiffer as a police officer. Page also appeared in such films as 1982's "Zapped!" and Ice Cube's "Friday" in 1995 and had guest roles on such television series as "Family Matters," "In Living Color" and "Martin." In recent years, Page also made television commercials, including a well-received one for Atlanta-based Church's Fried Chicken. To tout the chain's honey-buttered biscuits, she was seen humorously milking a "bumblecow" that was adorned with bee's wings and antennae, then deadpanning into the camera, "Hey, it could happen." Page is survived by her daughter, Clara Johnson, of Los Angeles, and sister, Lynn Hamilton. Funeral arrangements are pending. Copyright 2002 Los Angeles Times |
aunt ester will be missed!
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