Celebrity News for the SU2K3

[Steeltrap]

There's also pics of Angela Bassett with Kim Cattrall (Sammy Sam Sam) and Ron Galotti, the publishing mogul who was the inspiration for SATC's Mr. Big.

[Gyrl7]

The fight is on for Barry White’s fortune. The Maestro of Love died on July 4th after a long illness and now the battle is on to see who is going to get paid. The women and kids in Barry’s life are going to have to go to court to get everything settled. In one corner there’s Barry’s second wife Glodean. Barry never divorced her despite having a couple of relationships during their marriage. Barry had four kids by his first wife Betty. He had one with Glodean and he adopted two of her kids. Barry also has a pre teen daughter by a woman he was seeing during his second marriage and he has a new infant a 7 week old baby girl Barrianna by his latest companion Katherine Denton. Glodean wants Katherine to take a DNA test to prove the baby is Barry’s. Glodean says how did she get pregnant if Barry was sick. Katherine proably got pregnant right before he had his stroke. Katherine has been left with no money and it looks like she will have to leave the house she shared with Barry because her name is not on the house. Sources say Glodean is waiting for court permission to kick her out. When Barry was living his kids got five thousand dollars a month to live on but when he died the money stopped. Now a court is going to have to sort out his finances.
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Wow Glodean.......... She's no joke huhn.

[UpPinkies]

True, that second wife is no joke.

[FeeFee]

Cuban Salsa Queen Celia Cruz Dies at 77
Jul 16, 6:54 PM EST
Associated Press
Celia Cruz, who went from singing in Havana nightclubs to become the "Queen of Salsa," died Wednesday, her publicist said.
Cruz, who was 77, died of a brain tumor. She had surgery for the ailment in December but her health faltered. She died at her home in Fort Lee, N.J., according to her publicist, Blanca Lasalle.
Ruben Blades, a frequent collaborator and friend, called Cruz a classy icon whose dynamic performances became her trademark.
"Celia Cruz could take any song and make it unforgettable. She transcended the material," Blades told The Associated Press in a phone interview Wednesday night. "With Celia, even the most simple of songs became injected with her personality and her vigor."
"I don't think you could hear anything she ever did and be indifferent," he said.
Cruz studied to be a teacher in her native Havana, but was lured into show business when a relative entered her in a radio talent contest, which she won. She later studied music at the Havana Conservatory and performed at the world-famous Tropicana nightclub.
In the 1950s, Cruz became famous with the legendary Afro-Cuban group La Sonora Matancera. She left Cuba after its 1959 revolution for the United States in 1960, and never returned.
With her powerful voice and flamboyant stage shows, Cruz helped bring salsa music to a broad audience.
"She became a symbol of quality and strength, and she became a symbol of Afro-Cuban music," Blades said. "You couldn't be a fan of Celia and not be a fan of Afro-Cuban music, because she was Afro-Cuban music."
Cruz dazzled not only with her voice but also her personality. Always flashing a wide smile, the entertainer gave a highly energetic stage show, punctuated often by her trademark shout, "Azucar!" in the middle of a song. The word, which means sugar in Spanish, became her catch phrase after a waiter apparently asked her, to her surprise, if she wanted sugar in her coffee.
Her alliance with fellow salsa star and "Mambo King" Tito Puente resulted in some of the biggest success in her career. The two recorded albums and regularly performed together, and they were considered legends of the genre.
She was also a member of the Fania All-Stars, the Afro-Cuban music collective that recorded for the Fania record label in the 1970s, along with Blades and Willie Colon. She dazzled listeners with fiery songs such as "Quimbara."
She recorded more than 70 albums and had more than a dozen Grammy nominations. She won best salsa album for "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" at last year's Latin Grammy Awards, and won the same award at this year's Grammy Awards. Among her other best-known recordings are "Yerberito Moreno" and "Que le Den Candela."
Called the "Queen of Salsa" and the "diva of Latin song," Cruz remained energetic late into her career, popular with young audiences as well as old. At last year's Latin Grammys, she showed up wearing a frothy blue-and-white headpiece and a tight red dress and gave a hip-shaking performance.
In 1987, she was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, and several years later, the city of Miami gave Calle Ocho, the main street of its Cuban community, the honorary name of Celia Cruz Way.
Cruz also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Smithsonian Institution and in 1994, President Clinton honored her with an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Recording Academy and Latin Recording Academy issued a statement Wednesday that read in part: "One of Latin music's most respected and most revered vocalists, Celia Cruz was an icon of salsa, tropical and Latin jazz music. ... Thank you, Celia, for teaching all of us that life should be lived with much 'Azucar!'"
Pop and salsa singer Marc Anthony, a friend who recently paid tribute to Cruz at a gala concert, said in a statement: "We are witnessing the end of an era. She is simply irreplaceable and its just an honor to know that she was a part of my life."
Blades said Cruz's music and the legacy she left behind would live on.
"The real death begins when you forget," he said. "No one is going to forget Celia."

[RedefinedDiva]

Here is just a condensed list of some of this year's Emmy nominations:

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

The Bernie Mac Show • FOX • Bernie Mac as Bernie Mac
Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO • Larry David as Himself
Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS •Ray Romano as Ray Barone
Friends • NBC • Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani
Monk • USA • Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk
Will & Grace • NBC • Eric McCormack as Will

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

The Shield • FX • Michael Chiklis as Detective Vic Mackey
Six Feet Under • HBO • Peter Krause as Nate Fisher
The Sopranos • HBO • James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano
24 • FOX • Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer
The West Wing • NBC • Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Door To Door • TNT • William H. Macy as Bill Porter
Gleason • CBS • Brad Garrett as Jackie Gleason
Normal • HBO • Tom Wilkinson as Roy
Our Town • Paul Newman as Stage Manager
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story • USA • James Woods as Rudy Giuliani

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS • Patricia Heaton as Debra Barone
Friends • NBC • Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green
Malcolm In The Middle • FOX • Jane Kaczmarek as Lois
Sex And The City • HBO • Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw
Will & Grace • NBC •Debra Messing as Grace

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Alias • ABC • Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation • CBS • Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows
Six Feet Under • HBO • Frances Conroy as Ruth Fisher
The Sopranos • HBO • Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano
The West Wing • NBC • Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Homeless To Harvard: The Liz Murray Story • Lifetime • Thora Birch as Liz Murray
Live From Baghdad • HBO •Helena Bonham Carter as Ingrid Formanek
My House In Umbria • HBO • Maggie Smith as Mrs. Delahunty
Normal • HBO • Jessica Lange as Irma
Tennessee Williams’ The Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone • Showtime • Helen Mirren as Karen Stone

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS • Peter Boyle as Frank Barone
Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS • Brad Garrett as Robert Barone
Frasier • NBC • John Mahoney as Martin Crane
Frasier • NBC • David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane
Malcolm In The Middle • FOX • Bryan Cranston as Hal
Will & Grace • NBC • Sean Hayes as Jack


Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Alias • ABC • Victor Garber as Agent Jack Bristow
The Sopranos • HBO • Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti
The Sopranos • HBO • Joe Pantoliano as Ralph Cifaretto
The West Wing • NBC • Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman
The West Wing • NBC • John Spencer as Leo McGarry

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Hitler: The Rise Of Evil • CBS • Peter O’Toole as Hindenburgh
Hysterical Blindness • HBO • Ben Gazzara as Nick
My House In Umbria • HBO • Chris Cooper as Thomas Riversmith
Napoleon • A&E • John Malkovich as Talleyrand
The Pentagon Papers • FX • Alan Arkin as Harry Rowen

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO • Cheryl Hines as Cheryl David
Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS • Doris Roberts as Marie Barone
Sex And The City • HBO • Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes
Sex And The City • HBO • Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones
Will & Grace • NBC • Megan Mullally as Karen


Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Alias • ABC • Lena Olin as Irina Derevko/Laura Bristow
Judging Amy • CBS • Tyne Daly as Maxine Gray
Six Feet Under • HBO • Lauren Ambrose as Claire Fisher
Six Feet Under • HBO • Rachel Griffiths as Brenda Chenowith
The West Wing • NBC • Stockard Channing as Abigail Bartlet


Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Door To Door • TNT • Kathy Baker as Gladys
Door To Door • TNT • Helen Mirren as Irene Porter
Hysterical Blindness • HBO • Gena Rowlands as Virginia
Hysterical Blindness • HBO • Juliette Lewis as Beth
Tennessee Williams’ The Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone • Showtime • Anne Bancroft as Contessa

Outstanding Comedy Series

Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO
Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS
Friends • NBC
Sex And The City • HBO
Will & Grace • NBC

Outstanding Drama Series

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation • CBS
Six Feet Under • HBO
The Sopranos • HBO
24 • FOX
The West Wing • NBC

[FeeFee]

Serena was the only athlete to win multiple awards.

[Steeltrap]

The Kobester looks clean and relaxed. I like Vanessa w/dark hair.

Serena's dress, although a beautiful color, was a bit on the low-cut side.

Lara Flynn Boyle. Ugh. Bony. Stick. Insect. Loved Gary Payton and his new Lakers' jersey.

Dr. J, as usual, looks distinguished.

BronBron seems to handle celebrity fairly well.

[RedefinedDiva]

Originally posted by Steeltrap
Serena's dress, although a beautiful color, was a bit on the low-cut side.

It doesn't look "store bought." It looks like someone may have made it for her. Maybe it was the same guy that made the dress for the little girl on True Life.

Lara Flynn Boyle. Ugh. Bony. Stick. Insect.

Is that who that is? She looks horrible? Is she "naturally" that small or is she anorexic or something? She doesn't look healthy.

[Steeltrap]

Originally posted by RedefinedDiva
[B]It doesn't look "store bought." It looks like someone may have made it for her. Maybe it was the same guy that made the dress for the little girl on True Life.


Is that who that is? She looks horrible? Is she "naturally" that small or is she anorexic or something? She doesn't look healthy.

LOL @store-bought. ETA: Thanks, Gina, for pointing out it was self-designed.
Serena should have no trouble scoring designer gear, BTW. Doesn't matter what kind of body type you have as long as you have $$$ and celebrity.

Not sure if Lara is anorexic or naturally thin. I would suspect the former, I can't remember her looking that haggard when she was doing Twin Peaks.

[1savvydiva]

Originally posted by FeeFee

Dag...that's a nice picture!!! Speaking of...anybody know of a good sugardaddy? Mamma needs a new pair of sh...Mamma needs a new car!

[Steeltrap]

Well, after all, many NFL fans are men over 40 years of age, the key market for this stuh.

Impotence Drug Makers to Sponsor NFL
Wed Jul 16, 7:34 PM ET Add Business - AP to My Yahoo!


By THERESA AGOVINO, AP Business Writer

NEW YORK - The National Football League announced Wednesday that two companies behind an experimental impotence drug will become league sponsors. The deal is expected to be the beginning of a ferocious marketing war in territory that Viagra currently has to itself.


Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. and GlaxoSmithKline, which expect their drug Levitra to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) later this year, wouldn't say how much they are spending on the three-year sponsorship. They also declined to disclose details of the agreement.

Published reports said the companies are spending $18 million. A source close to the deal who spoke on condition of anonymity said that figure was close to the actual amount of the deal.

Each week, 120 million people watch the NFL.

"This is a strategic opportunity for us. We will educate men on health issues," said Bayer spokeswoman Nancy Bryan. "Sexual health is a key issue."

Eli Lilly & Co. and Icos Corp., are also expecting approval later this year for their impotence drug, Cialis.

Currently, the impotence drug market is owned by Pfizer's Viagra. In 2001, Pfizer spent $101 million marketing Viagra, making it the fourth most heavily promoted drug in the country that year — and that was when it had the market all to itself.

"We expect Pfizer will continue to market its product," said Glaxo spokesman Michael Fleming. "But we have a robust and exciting campaign." He said specifics of the campaign would be released in the coming weeks.

[AKA2D '91]

Jamie's ode to Serena was funny. He mentioned that he hated Ashanti's song, questioned B-Kno and Jay-Z...it was funny.

[delph998]

Serena's dress didn't look cheap on TV, but after seeing that picture it did. I think she overdoes it sometimes, but that's my opinion. The girl is very shapely and she's just flossing what her mama gave her!

[toocute]

Originally posted by Bamboozled
This just in from CNN...

Felony sexual assault charge filed against NBA star Kobe Bryant in Eagle County, Colorado.

Many details to follow, I'm sure.

Kobe just admitted through his attorney that he is not guilty of sexual assault but he is guilty of the crime of adultry.

[CrimsonTide4]

(7/18/03, 3 p.m. ET) -- Rapper Styles, one-third of the Lox, will be released from prison on August 4, after 10 months of incarceration. Styles was convicted of assault for allegedly stabbing a man in his backside. **LMAO**


Prior to heading behind bars, the rapper shared his sentiments with New York's Daily News, saying, "Who wants to go to jail? Jail sucks, you get treated like an animal. I'll catch up on my reading, get in better physical shape, get some rest."


Styles released his certified-gold solo debut, A Gangster And A Gentleman, in 2002.


Upon release, the rapper will aid his group mate Sheek Louch with the promotional efforts for Louch's forthcoming solo set, Walk With Me, which will be released on September 9. In addition, Styles will be putting the finishing touches on a new Lox album.