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The New Visions TV Show is profiling me on Saturday night, May 9th. The New
Visions airs at 7:30 on 6ABC. It’s a day in my life as a radio announcer,
mom and caretaker. In addition to my job, I am raising a child, and I take
care of my mom who suffered a stroke a few years ago. Yes, I love the
celebrities, but the most important job I have is taking care of my family.
To all the caretakers and Moms. Happy Mothers Day!!!
Michael Jackson is being sued. Remember his Thriller video? Remember the
lady who played his girlfriend in the video? Well Ola Ray is back. The
former Playboy beauty is suing The King Of Pop saying she is owed money
royalties from the video. In the meantime, how is Jackson preparing for his
London shows which start in July? He’s been spotted getting hair plugs and
minor plastic surgery. He has also been shopping, which has a lot of people
concerned. Is he rehearsing? Is he taking this seriously? We don’t know? He
has auditioned dancers, but what else is he doing? The backstage crew being
hired for the shows has already been told to not touch The King Of Pop
because he is delicate.
What is going on with comedian Eddie Griffin? The comic, who is known for
drinking during his comedy act, recently broke down during a show in
Connecticut. Griffin started talking about his family problems, including
the fact that he just found out one of his kids that he was raising was not
his. Griffin has 8 children, and friends say he is questioning their
paternity.
When will
Jennifer Hudson reveal all? Is she suffering from a throat ailment, or
is she pregnant? Hudson has had to postpone her tour with
Robin Thicke to deal with her health issues.
Hudson is supposed to do a big promotion with The Today Show for a
concert next week. Will she be able to do it? Will she reveal that she is
pregnant?
Check out who’s coming to Good Morning America: Lionel Richie on May 29th,
John Legend on June 5th, Jamie Foxx on June 19th and Queen Latifah on July
10th.
At the movies, it’s Star Trek: The New Adventures Of The USS Enterprise.
This movie is focusing on Capt. Kirk and Mr. Spock in their early days.
Director JJ Abrams has breathed new life into this movie series. Also check
out Tyler Perry. Yes Tyler has a cameo! Don’t blink. You may miss him, but
he is in the movie. This is the first time he has done someone else’s film.
Perry says he has been a fan of Star Trek for years.
Also at the movie, it’s Next Day Air. The comedy, directed by West
Philadelphia native and Temple Graduate Benny Boom, stars Donald Faison,
Wood Harris and Mos Def. Director Boom is best known for his work with music
videos. He says directing a movie has always been a lifelong dream.
It felt like the 80’s last week when Singer Al B. Sure breezed through town.
Sure has a new CD coming out in June called Honey, I’m Home. It was 22 years
ago when he burst onto the scene with the hits Nite And Day and Off On Your
Own Girl. It was fun seeing him. He still looks good. I had to chance
to talk Sure about his current project, and the personal drama surrounding
his son (by Kim Porter) Quincy. Quincy has been very vocal about the
strained relationship with his father. Al says he will not play out his
relationship with his son in public. He says it is a family matter, and is
asking for prayers for him and his family.
Can you see Actor Idris Elba as the first black James Bond? I can, and so
can Elba. Elba, currently starring in Obsession with Beyonce, says he would
be the perfect black James Bond. Elba, best known for his role as “Stringer
Bell” on the HBO series The Wire, is actually British, but he does a great
American accent.
Ashanti is off to see the wizard. Ashanti will be playing “Dorothy” in the
musical revival, The Whiz.
Gospel sensation Marvin Sapp is joining Dr. Ian Smith’s 50 Million Pound
Challenge. Sapp says he has struggled to lose weight all of his life? He
says now is the time to set a good example for his church and family.
Singer Will Downing is marking his 20th anniversary in the music business
with a new release called Classique. The album, his 14th, arrives in stores
on June 16th. The new CD will feature Downing recording some classics
including David Ruffin’s Statue Of A Fool and Barry White’s I’m Gonna Love
You Just A Little Bit More. Downing says he’s excited about the project, and
his health has been progressing since being diagnosed with the muscle
disorder Polymyositis.
Despite her need for a new kidney, Singer
Natalie Cole says the
show must go on. So, she is embarking on a music tour that will bring her to
this area in the fall.
Get ready for the Milli Vanilli movie. Back in the 90’s, Rob Pilatus and Fab
Morvan were the rage: the hair, the eyes and those songs. In 1990, they won
a Grammy for the song Girl You Know It’s True. Then their world came
crashing down when they were exposed as frauds. Rob and Fab were not the
real singers on the recordings, and it became the music scandal of the 90’s.
The two were quickly pushed aside. Rob later died of an overdose in 1998. A
deal is currently on the table to bring their story to the big screen.
When you think of great radio Dee Jays, you think of Jocko Henderson, and
you think of The Guy With The Goods: Georgie Woods. Woods was so much more
than a Dee Jay. He was good looking and smooth, but he also played a
significant part in the civil rights movement. I would not be where I am
today without the work of a Georgie Woods. A movie about his life is in the
works. The movie Georgie Woods: The Forgotten Legend is due out in 2011.
We have to vote EVERYTIME! I bring this up because of how unfair it was when
Lil’ Kim got bounced from Dancing With The Stars. A sistah can’t catch a
break on that show: Mel B, Laila Ali and now Lil’ Kim. Meanwhile on America
Idol, Paula Abdul is finally fessing up about her addiction to pain killers.
In an interview with Ladies Home Journal, Abdul says she went under detox
last fall. She says she became addicted to painkillers to deal with the pain
resulting from her dancing and cheerleading days. In other Idol news, how
are they going to ease the new fourth judge out? Kara is not fitting in. In
a recent interview, she admitted she only signed on for one season.
Regina King’s new NBC cop drama Southland has been extended on the network.
13 more shows have been ordered. Also look for Actor Derek Luke in the fall
debut of the NBC drama Trauma.
This fall get ready for Cleveland. This is the animated spinoff of the FOX
hit series Family Guy. Cleveland will feature the voices of Actresses Sanaa
Lathan and Nia Long.
En Vogue is celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. Dawn, Cindy, Terri
and Maxine are back together working on a new album.
Jamie Foxx is looking
to secure the rights to do a movie about famed Boxer Mike Tyson. Foxx says
he is the person to bring this story to the big screen. In addition to
producing, Foxx would also star. Tyson is currently out promoting a new
documentary on his life. In the documentary, Tyson doesn’t hold back as he
talks about the rise and fall of his career.
Dennis Rodman has had enough. The former basketball great has decided to
enter rehab for his alcohol addiction. Since retiring from the NBA, Rodman
has been involved in one bad incident after another. Rodman’s wife, family,
former coaches and friends all played a part in staging an intervention to
get Rodman to get his life together.
Will Smith and Samuel L. Jackson will be appearing in a new ABC money
special called Unbroke. Unbroke is everything you need to know about money,
credit cards, mortgages, the stock market and investing. The special airs
May 29th on ABC.
Gladys Knight is coming out with a jewelry line. The singer/actress and
business woman is exited about her new venture. The Gladys Knight Jewelry
Line will be sold at major department stores and through The Home Shopping
Network. The Gladys Knight Jewelry Line debuts in December. Also check her
out in the new Tyler Perry Madea movie I Can Do Bad All By Myself, which
opens in theatres in September.
Ruben Studdard wants his fans back. Twenty million people voted him as their
American Idol, and now he wants them to buy his new CD. Love Is will be a
collection of romantic ballads. The CD is due out May 19th. Love Is will be
Studdard’s fourth CD and features production from Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
Studdard does some remakes, including Michael Jackson’s I Can’t Help It and
Al Green’s For The Good Times.
Bill Cosby has yet another big honor coming up this fall. He’s getting The
Mark Twain Prize For American Humor. Previous winners of this award include
George Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal and Steve Martin.
For a record fourth time, Samuel L. Jackson will be hosting the ESPY Awards.
Sports biggest night is set for July 19th on ESPN.
Jada Pinkett Smith’s new TV drama about nurses, Hawthorne, debuts June 16th
on the TNT network.
The Norman Lear Collection, a boxed DVD set, is coming out on June 9th.
Norman Lear is the famed producer behind the TV classics The Jeffersons,
Good Times, All In The Family, Maude and Sanford & Son to name a few. The
first seasons of those and other Lear classics will be included in the set.
The 2010 Grammy
Awards are set for January 31st.
Denzel Washington’s new movie, with John Travolta and James Gandolfini, The
Taking Of Pelham 1, 2, 3 hits theatres on June 12th.
Let me know what you think. I
can’t wait to see it. It’s a remake of the 70’s action thriller with Walter
Matthau about a trio of bad guys who take a New York subway care hostage.
The 15th
Annual Essence Music Festival is set for July 3rd, 4th and 5th in New
Orleans. Beyonce, John Legend, Eric Benet, Robin Thicke, Anita Baker, Bill
Cosby and Maxwell
are all on the bill. There will also be seminars featuring Prophetess
Juanita Bynum and Roland Martin. Plus, there’ll be an all-star tribute to
Bishop T.D. Jakes.
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