Hollywood Producer Wants Rihanna To Play Josephine Baker (Video)
Category: Entertainment Written by News One

Let’s file this under “Bizarre Casting News.” The Huffington Post is reporting that producer W Lance Reynolds wants Rihanna for an upcoming biopic on Josephine Baker. Reynolds says:
“Rihanna is one of the most talented performers of this millennium and with her unique acting and performing abilities, I have no doubt she will bring Josephine back to life on the big screen.”
While we can certainly agree that Rihanna shares Baker’s flair for the dramatic in her music and on the stage, not quite sure we can ride with Reynold’s faith in Rih Rih’s (non-existent) acting ability — “Battleship” anyone? It’s one thing to share certain characteristics with an iconic figure like Josephine Baker, but another to be able to act them out believably on the big screen. I mean, would you really cast Beyonce in a Tina Turner movie remake?
If you want to see real acting, do yourself a favor and rent HBO’s “The Josephine Baker Story” (1991) starring Lynn Whitfield, who an Emmy for her work.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 09:38
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Report: Beyonce Pregnant With Baby #2
Category: Entertainment Written by News One


...Music insiders are chattering about Beyoncé expecting her second child with husband Jay-Z. Multiple sources told us after the Met Gala last week that the singer, who is currently in the middle of a world tour, is pregnant. Bey wore a Givenchy gown with a high, belted waist that carefully camouflaged her midsection, but pictures have emerged on blogs of what looks like a baby bump from recent tour dates. Last week Beyoncé, who gave birth to daughter Blue Ivy in January 2012, gave an interview to ABC’s “GMA,” where she said, “I would like more children. I think my daughter needs some company. I definitely love being a big sister.” But she came short of saying when that would occur: “At some point, when it’s supposed to happen,” she told ABC’s Amy Robach. Beyoncé’s rep didn’t get back to us for comment. But we wouldn’t expect her to — the singer announced she was pregnant with Blue Ivy at the 2011 MTV Music Awards by revealing her bump
Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 07:55
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Damon Dash Faces Eviction From NY Home
Category: Entertainment Written by News One



Rap mogul Damon Dash, left, and Rachel Roy arrive to the Cipriani Wall Street concert series in downtown Manhattan, New York where Alicia Keys performed on Thursday, June 23, 2005. (AP Photo/Adam Rountree)
Damon Dash, who made millions with Jay-Z as co-partners of Rock-A-Fella Records and Rocawear clothing line, is now millions in debt and facing eviction, the New York Daily News reports[1].
“I am currently several months behind in paying my personal bills,” he wrote Tuesday in a 5-page court filing. “For instance, I am currently over $100,000 behind in rent for the only home in which I live and at risk of being evicted.”
The home Dash is referring to is a mansion in Carmel, N.Y. that he reportedly described in a 2011 article as “equipped with a full music studio, a pool, hardwood floors and a spectacular view.”
One would think he’d settle for a studio in Brooklyn to save a few dollars, but frugality does not seem to be Dash’s cup of tea.
He appeared Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday to
...Last Updated on Monday, 13 May 2013 11:35
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Interview: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' star Zoe Saldana
Category: Entertainment Written by AJ Williams, Chronicle Web Editor

Even though it’s been four years since audiences embraced her stunning portrayal of Lt. Nyota Uhura in the blockbuster reboot of “Star Trek,” actress Zoe Saldana still can’t quite put into words how grateful she is to play once again the iconic role originated by Nichelle Nichols nearly 50 years ago.
“This was a role that I was so privileged to get in the first place, so to find out I was going to be doing it moving forward made me feel super ecstatic and very blessed,” Saldana told me in a recent call from London. “One, because my mom is a ‘Star Trek’ fan, but also because I met Nichelle Nichols and got her blessing and some amazing pointers. Because of that, I was able to run wild with it.”
Last Updated on Monday, 13 May 2013 12:10
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Tina Campbell of Gospel Group Mary Mary Tried to Stab Husband Over Cheating
Category: Entertainment Written by Uptown staff

Courtesy of Sister 2 Sister
Tina Campbell admits that she almost resorted to physical violence when she found out that her husband had cheated on her. Today, Tina and her husband Teddy are the proud parents in a happy household, but that wasn’t always so. The singer revealed in Ebony‘s June 2013 issue that she and Teddy almost got a divorce when after she learned that he’d been unfaithful to her.
Last Updated on Sunday, 12 May 2013 09:05
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