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Horace Grant has signed with the Lakers, according to CNN last night. Who is next?

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4-1-1 ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 28, 2003

Is Janet Jackson engaged to Jermaine Dupri? The couple has been dating for some time and word has it that they are engaged. Jermaine says they aren’t and you can never get a straight answer out of Janet. This is the same woman who lied about her first two marriages. Maybe Janet is ready for that next step with Jermaine. Time will tell.

Hairstylist Gerard Dure’ is known as one of the top hairstylists in the country. Gerard’s work is featured in many top hairstyling magazines. Gerard has styled Toni Braxton, Mary J. Blige and Chaka Khan and he gets five thousand dollars for a day’s work. A few months ago Gerard styled Tyra Banks’ hair. Gerard flew to Ireland to work on the supermodel’s hair and her modeling agency has yet to pay him for his work. Gerard says if he was white they would not treat him this way and he is tired of being treated like a “porch monkey.” Gerard says he is not mad at Tyra, but her modeling agency owes him for his work. (Afrochic's sidenote: I hope he isn't the one that does Tyra's hair the majority of the time because her hair is always a hot mess 98% of the time. Hide the fo head Tyra, hide yo fo head. :mad: Chaka has entirely too much weave and Mary's hair looks too weavy.)

Is Eve’s past catching up to her? The popular rapper/actress is set to hit the small screen in September with her new show on UPN called Eve. Early in her career, Eve used to work as a stripper and now there are pornographic photos being circulated on the internet showing a woman who looks like Eve getting a sex act performed on her. Eve says she used to be a stripper and that the woman in the photo could be her. She says someone has been trying to blackmail her and ruin her reputation by threatening to expose the pictures.

Vivian Green, Heather Headley, Floetry and Erykah Badu are leading the nominations for the 9th annual Lady of Soul Awards. Erykah Badu is getting the “Entertainer Of The Year Award.” Vivica A. Fox is getting the “Lena Horne Award” for outstanding career achievement. The show will air on August 23rd, and will be hosted by Arsenio Hall, Aisha Tyler, Heather Headley and Tyrese. Now speaking of Vivica, everybody is talking about her new love. Vivica is pulling a Demi Moore. Vivica, who recently divorced her husband, singer Six-Nine, is now dating a man 15 years younger than her. He’s a football player, Danerien McCants. He plays with the Washington Redskins. He wears number 85 and he was a fifth round draft pick in 2001. McCants is a graduate of Delaware State and he was recently involved with a woman in Virginia. They had an on again/off again relationship, but now he’s with Vivica.

Calvin Richardson is a new singer on the music scene. Calvin is currently climbing the charts with the song “Keep On Pushin’.” Calvin says the song is about a girlfriend who won’t forgive him for cheating on her. Calvin is coming to Unity Day, Sunday August 17th, on the Ben Franklin Parkway. In a recent interview Calvin spoke of his past relationship with singer Angie Stone. Calvin says they were never an item, he was just working for her and it was just business. A couple of years ago I had a chance to interview Angie and she told me they were an item and she was in love. Calvin says he stopped working with her because he needed more creative control over his work. Calvin and Angie are no longer on speaking terms and the breakup of their relationship whatever it was, was very bitter.

Former Eagle, Reggie White is blasting the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Reggie says Jesse let people down in his dealings with NASCAR. Reggie says the Rainbow Push Coalition got $250,000 from NASCAR to help get African Americans interested in stock car racing. Reggie says nothing happened after the organization got their money. Reggie feels Jesse uses his status and his organization to take money from companies without helping people. Reggie has a new book out he’s promoting called Broken Promises, Blinded Dreams, Taking Charge Of Your Destiny.

Gladys Knight described him as the “Velvet Bear” and now American Idol winner Ruben Studdard is getting his own teddy bear. The Ruben Teddy Bear is going to be sold in stores starting in September.

Tampa Bay defensive back, Warren Sapp, is getting a divorce. Sapp’s wife of five years, Jamiko Sapp, says she has had enough and she wants out. The couple has two children ages 7 and 2. Earlier this year Sapp had to take a paternity test to determine if he is the father of a child born to a woman in Voorhees, New Jersey. Sounds like the test came back positive and now the wife wants out. Hmmmmmmmmm?

The hottest rapper on the music scene is 50 Cent and he’s coming out with his own clothing line. 50 Cent is teaming up with Marc Ecko for the G-Unit clothing line. The line should be ready by the holidays and the clothes will be reasonably priced with jeans starting at $40.

As Luther Vandross continues to recover from his stroke, some of his friends in the entertainment industry have gathered to film his music video for “Dance With My Father.” Beyonce, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Monica, Brian McKnight, Patti LaBelle, Johnny Gill, Babyface and Whitney Houston participated in the video.

Actor Dominic Chianese who plays “Uncle Junior” on the hit HBO show The Sopranos is being written off the show.

The “Godfather of Soul” James Brown is divorcing his wife of two years Tomi Raye. The have a two-year-old son. James says the demands of touring are the reason for the breakup. Tomi tours with James and they are coming to Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on Saturday night with Patti Labelle. James’ first two marriages ended in divorce and his 3rd wife died in 1996, from complications following plastic surgery.

Jesse/Reggie W./Neckcar
 

How did Jesee (sic) end up dealing with Neckcar?:rolleyes: :confused: But I'm also not surprised that Reggie White would blast Jess; Reggie comes from the right side of the political spectrum.

I saw Calvin's video last night. I was kind of feeling the song. I wondered who he was. I also wondered about a certain tattoo on his left arm. :confused:

Now, I feel for the hairstylist. Get yours, man, get yours.

Oh NO, Uncle Junior is leaving? He was so funny to me.

Yet another athelete who cannot seem to put on 2 or 3 condoms with EACH encounter. :eek: :rolleyes:

Re: Jesse/Reggie W./Neckcar
 

Dat man is tryin' to sell his book. LOL

I wonder what will happen to "Uncle Junior". Will he die from health complications or will he be the next one to get "whacked"??? :( :confused: I didn't get a chance to watch the last season of the Sopranos.

Gerard Dure :rolleyes: well I too hope that he wasn't the stylist on some of these women all along because those styles he put them in were all a mess. Shoot they could have hired me, and paid 10 times less.

Re: More Celebrity News
 

NO NO NO!!!!!!!!

I'm about to go Florida Evans over here in a minute!

While surfing look what I found...Ashanti
 

Ok I know this is mean but I had to share.
http://www.imagewonder.net/ash.jpg

Re: While surfing look what I found...Ashanti
 

Um, whoa!! And DAYUM!!!! And :confused: :eek:

Why are Ashanti's teeth so..cheezy...literally...DAYUM!

Ben Affleck corrects the Press
 

Talk about a control freak....Poor Jen...


http://www.msnbc.com/news/945680.asp?0sl=-20&cp1=1

Re: Ben Affleck corrects the Press
 

Actually, I don't feel sorry for her. I give props to Ben for being the one to keep it real. I mean, look at the video. How you gonna claim to be "Jenny from the Block," YET you don't make your video on the block?!! You are rocking Manolo Blahniks, furs, and diamonds. You are on a yacht with your movie star fiance who is kissing you on your ass! She's a fake and phony!

I commend Ben for stating that she is none of those things. I know that she isn't. There aren't many people who are. I know that there are people that come from "the block" that keep a little bit of that with them, but with fame and status, you can't COMPLETELY remain that. I have never heard of her ever being as down as she claims to have been. From other articles, they say that she was never around or just kicking it with the boys and girls on the block. :rolleyes: Thanks Ben for exposing this charade.

Jesse & NASCAR
 

Actually Jesse received more money than that from the France Brothers to start Nascar weekly racing teams. But it seems Jesse wanted more and some folks at NASCAR may be a bit peeved with him now since representatives from NASCAR was invited to participate in the sports seminar during Rainbow Push's recent convention here and some PUSH members went on public tirades against them calling them "The last bastion of White Supremacy". So Jesse, um where is the money? :confused:

Rapper-Actor Heavy D Loses 135 Pounds
 

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Heavy D isn't so heavy anymore.

The rapper-turned-actor says he's dropped 135 pounds in the last year. Although he didn't say what he previously weighed - or how he lost the weight - Heavy D, whose real name is Dwight Myers, said the loss wasn't prompted by health concerns.

"I went on a couple auditions and one director was kind enough to say, 'Look, you would've had this part but you're not fitting, you're stifling yourself,'" he told the Television Critics Association last week.

"He was right. I kind of always knew it in the back of my mind, and I just woke up on a Tuesday and I just kept going."

Heavy D plays a mechanic in "The Tracy Morgan Show," a proposed show starring the former "Saturday Night Live" comic. It's not yet on NBC's fall schedule. Heavy D composed and performs the show's title theme.

The 36-year-old has no plans to lose the moniker he's used since he broke into the music business. Heavy D and the Boyz earned three Grammy nominations and scored a hit with "We Got Our Own Thang."

"There's a lot of checks involved with 'Heavy D,' so that name stays," he said.

His credits include the movies "Life,""The Cider House Rules" and "Big Trouble."