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PATTY JACKSON'S 4-1-1
Week of
August
11, 2008
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With his wife and daughter by his
side, Bernie Mac struggled to hold
on. The actor/comedian had been sick
for a while. He suffered from a lung
condition caused by sarcoidosis.
Over the past few weeks, he battled
pneumonia. The family didn’t want
anyone to know how sick he really
was, but according to associates,
Mac’s health has been on the decline
over the past two years. Samuel L.
Jackson worked with Mac on one of
his final projects, the movie Soul
Men. Jackson said neither Bernie Mac
nor the late Isaac Hayes appeared to
be healthy. (More on Hayes later
on). Why was his family so quiet
about Mac’s health? They wanted to
protect the man they loved, and they
truly felt he would get better. Mac
was known for his comedy, TV, and
film work, but he was also a devoted
family man who cherished his wife of
30 years and his daughter. A private
service is happening on Friday for
the family, and a public memorial is
taking place on Saturday in Chicago.
Macs final projects, Soul Men, Old
Dogs and Madagascar II, where voiced
the role of “Zuma,” are all due out
next year.
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Despite his financial problems at
the end of his life, the young widow
of Isaac Hayes and his 11 children
will be taken care of. The past two
years of Hayes life were held in a
cloak of secrecy. Hayes was a
scientologist, and his health was
not good. Three years ago, Hayes
married Adjowa Hayes and they had a
son. Despite the age difference,
Adjowa was in love she had met the
man of her dreams. The world knew
“Black Moses” as a singer, Oscar
winner, actor, composer and a chef,
but Mrs. Hayes knew the man as her
husband, Isaac Hayes. Shortly after
they got married, Hayes suffered his
first stroke and it left him
immobilized. It took him a while to
regain his speech and mobility.
Friends of Hayes say he was in no
condition to go on the road, but he
was broke. In 1977, Hayes lost the
rights to his music catalog, and he
only made money from touring. He did
stints in radio and acting, but his
big income came from touring. As a
scientologist, he was also required
to give them a big portion of his
income. Thank goodness for the
recent songwriters act that will
allow his family to regain the
rights to his music. Hayes young
wife is said to be devastated over
the loss of her 65-year old husband.
She will now have to raise their
two-year old son without him. Last
week was a tough one in the
entertainment world as we lost two
giants, Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes.
A memorial service is taking place
on Monday in Tennessee for Hayes. |
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The Marriage Is Over! These were the
horrifying words Actress LisaRaye
McCoy Misick had to hear from her
husband Michael Misick, the prime
minister of the Turks & Caicos
Islands. What Do You Mean It’s Over?
I’m Ready To Take My Place As The
First Lady Of The Islands! Despite
the scandals and cheating, the prime
minister pulled the plug on the
marriage. The Misicks were married
two years ago in a fairytale
setting, and it’s been rocky ever
since. It was just last week that LisaRaye announced she was going
back to her husband. The former star
of All Of Us and the cult classic
film The Players Club realized she
loved the status and perks that came
along with the title of first lady.
She was willing to brush aside her
husband’s flaws and continue with
the marriage. The prime minister has
gone public with his romance with
BET Host Rocsi, and now he wants to
be with her. Rocsi is younger than
LisaRaye. LisaRaye was caught
blindsided with the divorce news.
She feels humiliated since she
decided to return to the marriage.
What will LisaRaye do now? How about
write a book or maybe Players Club
II or go back to road doing plays?
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Now that he’s been served divorce
papers, what’s next for Actor Morgan
Freeman? The Dark Knight star is
going to take the rest of the year
to recuperate from his injuries
suffered in a car crash. The jaws of
life were brought in to save the
71-year old Oscar winner. His
passenger, a much younger woman,
only suffered minor cuts and
scratches. Freeman’s 24-year
marriage to his wife Myra has been
rocky for a while, but his getting
caught with another woman was the
last straw for Freeman’s long
suffering wife. She has long
suspected that her husband was up to
no good and his recent accident
confirmed things. Friends of Freeman
say the actor is relieved that all
is out in the open. Now he can go on
with his life, and his 64-year old
wife can go on with her hers. The
Freemans did not have children
together.
Get Ready for the Tranny! For the
new season of America’s Next Top
Model, a transsexual will be a part
of the cast. Tyra Banks, the show’s
creator and executive producer,
wants to shake things up for the new
season which kicks off September
3rd. Meanwhile, is Tyra getting
ready to tie the knot with her rich
boyfriend? For the past two years,
Banks has been dating Jon Udentahl,
a millionaire investment banker.
He’s tall and good looking. Banks is
crazy about him. She immediately
moved her show to New York to be
with him. Lawyers on both sides are
working on pre-nuptial agreements
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What kind of woman has our son
married? Nick Cannon’s parents are
worried that their son may have
gotten in way over his head with his
recent marriage to Mariah Carey.
Cannon’s parents feel too much
partying and drinking is going on.
This was not how they raised their
son. Plus, Carey is demanding that
Cannon get a high profile job to
bring in money. Why does she care
she has money why is she pressuring
our son. So far the honeymoon
continues for the cannons. They
recently were feted at a party in
the Hamptons and they appear very
much in love despite what the
naysayers says.
KeKe Palmer has a new movie, Long
Shots with Ice Cube, hitting
theaters August 22nd. Palmer plays a
female quarterback. She’s on a roll
because this fall, Palmer will also
be starring in the Nickelodeon show,
True Jackson, V.P. Next year, she’ll
also play Roxanne Shanté in the hip
hop film Vapors. Now speaking of Ice
Cube, he told me exclusively that he
is the front runner for the role of
“B.A. Baracus,” in The A-Team movie.
This was the role made famous by Mr.
T. Sorry Tyrese, I know you’re being
considered for the role too but,
like me, what Ice Cube wants, he
gets. Cube’s good buddy John
Singleton is directing this big
screen version. |
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Serena Williams: the tennis
sensation is going out glam. If you
thought she looked good on the June
issue of Ebony, check her out in the
new issue of Men’s Fitness magazine.
Williams looks amazing. She is
showing the world she has a lot of
sex appeal.
Has Auntie Viv found a new love?
According to published reports,
Vivica A. Fox has found love with
Actor David Caruso. The two have
been dating for a few weeks. Caruso
stars on the CBS show CSI Miami. Fox
recently celebrated her 40 something
birthday. |
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Usher
is hoping to get his career back on
track now that his momma, Jonetta
Patton, is back in charge. Last
week,
Usher
fired his management staff. His
publicity staff was also sent
packing.
Usher
was not happy with the direction of
his career, and he has rehired his
mother to run his career. It was
just two Mother’s days ago that
Usher famously fired his mom because
she didn’t get along with his wife.
This was supposed to be Usher’s
year, but he found everyone raving
over Ne-Yo and Chris Brown. Where
was the love for him? His former
management company and publicity
firm have both released statements
claiming they were planning to part
ways with
Usher
and wished him the best. Inside
sources say they were furious at
being let go, and told Usher to go
back to his momma. As for Usher’s
wife, Tameka Foster, she doesn’t
like the changes, but she is trying
to have another baby with Usher so
she is just being quiet. Jonetta
Patton has her work cut out for her.
But, she knows her son is talented
and well liked. She is sure she will
able to turn things around. First up
for Usher, he will be performing in
a free concert to kick off the 2008
NFL season before the
Giants/Redskins game. Patton is
going to make sure Usher’s set is
tight after his lackluster opening
at The BET Awards and his obvious
lip-synching on Good Morning
America. She is going to make sure
her son shines. |
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Is it going to be baby number three
for the Bryants? While Kobe is on
the quest for Olympic gold during
the Beijing games, word has it his
wife, Vanessa Bryant, is pregnant
with baby number three.
The past week was not good for
Beyonce. Hurry up with the album B,
your clothing line, House Of Dereon,
has been declared a major
disappointment within the fashion
industry. No one is buying the
clothes, and L’Oreal cosmetics got
busted making you look Caucasian in
your ad campaign. They digitally
enhanced her photos totally, erasing
her color. This photo appears in the
new issue of Elle magazine. She
looks like herself in the same ad
for Essence.
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A new best of compilation featuring
the music of
Tina Turner
is coming out. Look for ‘Tina’ on
September 30th:
http://www.2downfront.com/tinaturner.html
I Want To Take You Higher, The Life
And Times Of Sly Stone is title of
the new book about the famed
musician coming out in October.
Poet and Author Dr. Maya Angelou is
going to be honored along with TV
Producer Norman Lear at the 2008
Annual Marian Anderson Awards. The
ceremony honoring them is taking
place November 17th at the Kimmel
Center. Lear is best known for the
TV classics All In The Family,
Sanford & Son The Jeffersons, Good
Times and Maude. The award is named
after the famed Contralto Marian
Anderson, a Philadelphia native.
Past honorees include Sidney
Poitier, Richard Gere, Elizabeth
Taylor, Gregory Peck, Oprah Winfrey
and Harry Belafonte. Dr. Angelou and
Lear go back a ways back. The doctor
is godmother to Lear’s youngest
children.
Singer Nancy Wilson is mourning the
loss of her husband, the Reverend
Wiley Burton. Wilson and Burton were
married for 34 years. The
Presbyterian minister passed away
last week after a long battle with
cancer.
Get ready for Lethal Weapon V.
Another movie sequel is in the works
for Mel Gibson and Danny Glover
reprising their roles they created
in 1987.
The LaBelle reunion is set for
October 21st with their new CD Back
To Now. Patti Labelle, Nona Hendryx
and Sarah Dash are back together
after 30 years. The new CD features
production from Kenny Gamble & Leon
Huff and Lenny Kravitz. She will
also be honored by
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Who will be on Dancing With The
Stars for the new season? Word has
it Toni Braxton, former NFL Player
Warren Sapp and Tom Selleck (Magnum,
P.I.) will be a part of the new
season.
Sanford & Son, the popular 70’s
show, is coming out on DVD. The
complete series, 17 discs containing
all six seasons, comes out on
October 28th. The late Comedian Redd
Foxx starred as the grouchy junkman
and Demond Wilson played his
long-suffering son, Lamont.
Oprah Winfrey may make a surprise
appearance at The Emmys. Word has it
she’ll open the show September 21st.
Tyler Perry’s new movie, The Family
That Preys, is set to open in
theatres September 12th. The movie
stars Alfre Woodard, Kathy Bates,
Sanaa Lathan, Robin Givens, Taraji
P. Henson, Rockmond Dunbar, Cole
Hauser and Tyler Perry. You can
check out the trailer right now on
our his website:
http://www.tylerperry.com/_Movies/
Check out his
tour dates for the play: The
Marriage Counselor. |
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Singer Al Jarreau is hard at work on
a new Christmas CD, which is coming
out this fall.
Anita Baker, Jennifer Hudson, Dionne
Warwick, Yolanda Adams and Fantasia
will all be on hand for the all-star
salute to Patti LaBelle. LaBelle is
being honored at the United Negro
College Fund’s Evening Of Stars. The
program will air in January.
Singer
Robin Thicke
is set to release his new CD,
Something Else, in September. The CD
features the hit single ‘Magic.’
The 5th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors
takes place in October. |
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