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JAWN’S JUICE # 42 – VOL. ll / FEBRUARY 11, 2004 (Late Edition): Pharrell Williams, Jamie Foxx, Ananda Lewis,
by Mr. Jawn Murray (Washington, D.C.)

No Laughing Matter: My Hollywood moles tell me that it was Jamie Foxx who was one of the showstoppers at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy shindig. Many don’t know, but the Tinseltown funnyman has a degree in classical music, and he actually released an album in 1994 called “Peep This” on RCA Records. Jamie penned Adina Howard’s hit tune “T-Shirt and Panties” from the “Woo” soundtrack, and also appeared on the duet “I Wanna Be Loved” with Gladys Knight on her last album “At Last.” Jamie apparently auditioned for Clive Davis on last Friday and was then allowed to join Alicia Keys and Angie Stone on stage. His performance apparently blew the audience away, and word from Hollywood was that Jamie could have been singing a deal with J Records. I’ll keep you posted.
In other news on Jamie… He will return for the second consecutive year as host of the ESPY Awards, which honors top athletes. This year's show will be taped July 14 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood and air July 18 on ESPN.
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Pharrell’s Façade: Apparently, Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes isn’t the guy next door he portrays himself to be. “Good Day Live” correspondent Bo Griffin learned that the hard way while having to interview the difficult entertainer on the red carpet at Sunday’s telecast.
“There were a few folks on the red carpet that weren’t so nice. Let’s just say someone was not ‘for real,’” said Bo, who initially didn‘t want to identify the name of the culprit. After co-hosts Dorothy Lucey and Jillian Barberie equated ‘for real’ with Pharrell, Bo came clean.
She admitted, “He’s was a bit arrogant in real life. He wasn‘t the sweetest person. Not Sweet! Everyone has their moments, but you have to have your game face on when out at the Grammys. I had to get him straightened out.”
Bo isn’t the only person who thinks Pharrell is arrogant either. Pharrell’s N.E.R.D. group member Shay apparently agrees. When “E! News Live” correspondent David Adelson told Pharrell, “You seem so unaffected by all of this.” Shay quipped, “Don’t be fooled!”
Though the Virginia-bred producer attempts to maintain a humble persona in both his music and with his wardrobe, the author of his Paper magazine cover story was able to see through Pharrell’s façade as well. After mentioning that he was planning to buy a super-expensive car in the story, the sometimes singer then begged the writer not to mention what type of car it was. Meghan Sutherland, who penned the piece, went on to write the car was in the Rolls Royce, Porsche and Ferrari ballpark.
Apparently, singer Kelis isn’t feeling the love anymore either. She had this to say about her former boyfriend Pharrell to the New York Post: “It got to the point where there is no reason in lying about it. Being signed to [The Neptune’s label Star Trak] has been a nightmare."
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Serving Poetic Justice: Usher was denied entrance through the back door of the Loews movie theater in Times Square on Saturday when he showed up to see the B2K movie, “You Got Served.” The R&B bachelor isn’t used to being denied, but he remained a good sport about the whole situation. He and his entourage decided to park two blocks away from the theater and walk to the front entrance instead. By the time he and his camp reached the inside of the theater, hundreds of screaming fans chased them and knocked over barricades and velvet ropes to get to the singer. The theater’s manager was forced to shut down the theater and asked Usher to take the back elevator to prevent further chaos. Usher and his crew politely declined and told the manager, “We tried to avoid this madness from the start. Looks like you just got served.”
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For The Dogs: I’ve always thought Ananda Lewis was a great talent. I’ve followed the former MTV veejay turned talk show host from her early days of being the host of BET’s defunct series, “Teen Summit.” When Ananda’s talk show launched, everyone was hoping it would launch her into superstar status, but the daily chat fest failed and for a while, the multimedia talent just disappeared.
Things began looking good again when I heard Ananda would appear on the popular ABC reality series, “Celebrity Mole Yucatan.” The TV talent joined Mark Curry, Angie Everhart, Tracey Gold, Keshia Knight Pulliam and Dennis Rodman on the show. Ananda was eliminated from the competition the first week, but has reappeared in other missions since her execution.
While channel surfing the other night, I came across a frightening discovery. Ananda was a host on “America’s Top Dog” on the A&E Channel. So you’re asking yourself, “What is “America’s Top Dog?” The show is described as an "American Idol" for canines. The show is a two-hour special featuring all types of dogs, including family pets, competing in such categories as appearance, performance, talent and intelligence. A panel of judges including comedian Jimmy Pardo, dog psychologist Cesar Milan, and animal behavior specialist Dr. Katrina Warren critique the pooches.
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