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PATTY JACKSON'S 4-1-1
Week of
September 8, 2008
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Singer Natalie Cole is determined to
promote her new album, Still
Unforgettable, despite her failing
health. Cole, 58, is suffering from
Hepatitis C. Hepatitis causes
extreme fatigue and exhaustion. Cole
is undergoing chemo, but it leaves
her weak. She is now forced to use
an oxygen tank to help her with her
breathing. Cole has gone against
doctors orders. They have begged her
to postpone her promo schedule, but
she won’t do it. The chemo has
already started to make her lose her
hair. Cole says she doesn’t care.
She just slaps a wig on and keeps on
going. Her appearance in recent TV
shows has left people in shock. Her
friends think she should take off
the rest of the year to rest then
resume her career.
Their wedding was huge….the talk of
the town, but the divorce…… very
quiet. It is officially over between
Star Jones and Al Reynolds. They
have quietly settled out of court
and have moved on with their lives.
Jones is currently dating a handsome
New York chef. Friends say she is
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Mariah Carey is shaking up her
management team. Carey is not happy
with the buzz her career is getting,
and she is replacing longtime manger
Benny Medina. Carey feels she can do
a better job herself. Medina’s past
clients included Jennifer Lopez,
Tyra Banks and Usher. Medina has
been losing clients left and right,
and now Carey wants him out. Since
marrying Nick Cannon, there has no
buzz or excitement surrounding
Carey. Despite the stories of her
bossing him around, this marriage
has been a press snooze. Will Carey
do a better job herself? She is
known for being wacky despite her
great voice. And, what does the
future hold for Medina, who can’t
seem to hold on to his clients? Just
a few weeks ago, Usher dumped Medina
to go back to his mother, who is now
managing her son’s career.
What has happened to young Pop
Singer Ciara, and why is she posing
naked? Ciara has come a long way
from dating Bow Wow. Check her out
naked on the new issue of Vibe
magazine. She’s promoting a new
album, and her new straight to video
movie Mama I want to sing is coming
out early next year.
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Halle Berry is lashing out at media
reports that she bleached the skin
of her baby daughter. How could
people be so cruel as to spread
outrageous lies? Little Nahla’s skin
has not been bleached. Berry has had
enough of the mean-spirited attacks
on her family, and she is not going
to sit back quietly and take it.
Berry was one of the few Hollywood
celebrities who didn’t cash in on
her baby and make lots of money. She
even took a lot of flak for it, and
she was accused of hiding her baby.
Berry started taking her baby out in
public a month ago.
Toni Braxton’s family is not happy
with the fact that she is appearing
on the reality show Dancing With The
Stars. Braxton has been battling a
heart condition that forced her to
cancel her Las Vegas nightclub show.
By going through a rigorous schedule
and dancing on the show, her family
feels she is putting her life in
danger. Braxton doesn’t feel this
way, and she says she’ll be ready
when the show kicks off a new season
on the 22nd.
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Usher and his wife Tameka Foster are
expecting baby number two. There
have been rumors of trouble in the
marriage, but Usher and his wife are
still going strong. Tameka may not
get along with his mother, but that
is not going to stop her from
popping out those babies with Usher.
Foster realizes she needs to stake
her claim and give him as many
babies as she can. This will be her
fifth child. Her son with Usher was
born last year.
Speaking of babies, Supermodel Naomi
Campbell is ready to procreate.
Campbell is ready to be a mom. She
recently admitted to having
fertility problems, but she
underwent surgery this past spring
to correct the problem. Now, she
says she is ready for motherhood.
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Director Spike Lee is determined to
do a movie about the life of “Mr.
Dynamite” James Brown. Lee says if
the project happens, he wants Wesley
Snipes to star as the Godfather Of
Soul. He says Snipes is the only
actor who could pull off this role.
Lee has been busy with two
documentaries. One is about Michael
Jordan and the other is on Kobe
Bryant. He’s also reteaming with
Denzel Washington and Clive Owen for
a sequel to the hit film Inside Man.
Lee’s latest movie, Miracle At St.
Anna with Derek Luke, Michael Ealy,
Laz Alonso and Kerry Washington,
opens in theatres on September 26th.
Quincy Jones is gearing up to
release The Complete Quincy Jones:
My Journey And Passions. The 75-year
old music giant is set to release
this book on October 28th. Clint
Eastwood is doing the foreword for
the book, and Dr. Maya Angelou is
doing the introduction. Jones is not
slowing down. He is also opening a
restaurant in Las Vegas.
Morgan Freeman and Barbara Streisand
are among the honorees for the
Kennedy Center Honors.
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Will Whitney Houston make it into
the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame? She
has been placed in the nominations
along with The Red Hot Chili
Peppers.
It’s all about Patti! Patti LaBelle
is coming out with her third
cookbook, and this one will be
promoting her line of natural
products. Patti is also hard at work
on the LaBelle reunion. Sarah Dash,
Nona Hendryx and Patti are reteaming
as LaBelle with the new CD called
Back To Now. The new CD features
production from Kenny Gamble & Leon
Huff and Lenny Kravitz. In more
Patti news, Anita Baker, Jennifer
Hudson, Dionne Warwick, Yolanda
Adams and Fantasia will all be on
hand for an all-star salute to the
Philly Diva. Patti is being honored
at the United Negro College Fund’s
Evening Of Stars. The program will
air in January.
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Marion Jones is out of jail. The
former Olympic darling recently
finished up a six-month jail
sentence. Jones lied to prosecutors
about her steroid use. She lost
everything: her gold medals, her
reputation, and her mother’s home.
Jones is married and the mother of
two young children. Sources say she
will try to pick up the pieces of
her life by writing a book about her
experiences and why she lied about
her steroid use.
More troubles for former child star
Gary Coleman. Coleman was involved
in an incident where a 24-year old
man was hit by Coleman’s car. The
young man was treated for minor
injuries. Sources say the two were
arguing at a bowling alley, and
Coleman accidentally hit the guy
when he was backing out of a parking
lot.
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Cedric The Entertainer is headed to
Broadway. The stage play American
Buffalo, about small time crooks,
also stars John Leguizamo. American
Buffalo opens on November 17th.
Get ready for another Tyler Perry TV
show. We’ve seen the play Meet The
Browns and the movie version with
Angela Bassett. Now get ready for
the new TBS TV version. Meet The
Browns, the TV show, debuts in
January 2009 and will star David
Mann as “Mr. Brown.” Speaking of
Tyler, his 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 website: http://wdasfm.com. Just
go to Patty’s Page.
As the NBC drama ER enters its 15th
and final season, look for some
changes. Angela Bassett is joining
the cast along with her husband,
Actor Courtney B. Vance.
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.
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.
Singer Al Jarreau is hard at work on
a new Christmas CD, which is coming
out this fall.
Singer Robin Thicke is set to
release his new CD, Something Else,
on September 30th. The CD features
the hit single ‘Magic.’
The 5th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors
takes place in October. Actor
Comedian Katt Williams is hosting.
The Late Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes
make their final screen appearance
in the movie Soul Men. Soul Men
opens in theatres on November 7th
and also stars Samuel L Jackson.
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Her daughter is one of the richest celebrities in
the world. Maybe that’s why she doesn’t like to pay
her bills.
This Singer could care less about his family. He is
very jealous of his brothers and sisters. At a
recent event honoring his family, he refused to show
up. Instead he stayed hidden with his rich
girlfriend who pays all his child support bills. The
family event went well and no one missed the jealous
brother.
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