Don’t look for Elin Woods on Oprah, but you may see her shopping. Elin got a divorce settlement worth $100 million from Tiger Woods, but there are restrictions. She can never speak about her marriage to Tiger: no interviews, no tell alls, no TV appearances. She will have sole custody of their young children, but Tiger will have extensive visitation rights. Tiger has restrictions too. He can’t let the bimbos….. (err..my bad!) girlfriends near their children. Elin, at the age of 30, is going to be one of the richest single moms in the world.
Is Mel Gibson a racist? After his latest public gaffe, it sure seems like it. Gibson, best known for his work in the Mad Max and Lethal Weapon movies has some explaining to do. Gibson made headlines four years ago during a drunken anti-Semitic tirade towards a Malibu cop. Now, Gibson has been battling his baby momma, and she saved the tapes of his other rants. In a voicemail message, Gibson is heard telling her she’s an embarrassment, a f******g pig, a woman who dresses like a slut and if she gets raped by a pack of n**gers, it’s her fault. What’s up with the racist rants Mel? You make your fortune off of the backs of minorities and Jewish people. Mel, get help! You only have yourself to blame for ruining your career.
Alicia Keys, slow your roll! After her recent slip and fall at The Essence Music Festival, Keys has been urged to put aside the high heels and end her tour. She is having a baby with Producer Swizz Beatz, but her recent antics have left people scratching their heads. Is she thinking of the baby’s safety? I was done when she crawled on the piano during the Prince tribute at The BET Awards.
More problems and strange behavior for Dave Chappelle. After turning down a $50 million contract deal for the Comedy Central network, a lot of people thought he was crazy, but his recent antics over the weekend have topped even that. Chappelle was the passenger on a private jet which had to make an emergency landing because he was acting up. At first, he wouldn’t put his seatbelt on. Then he jumped up and starting poking the pilot of the plane in the arm. WTH! As he was being escorted off, he claimed he didn’t know where he lived. Is Chappelle on that ish?!!!! Just asking!
Music Great Harvey Fuqua passed away this week. The 80-year old Fuqua was the force behind The Moonglows in the 50’s, and he was an early mentor to one of the group’s young members, Marvin Gaye. In addition to Marvin Gaye, Fuqua was known for his work with Tammi Terrell, The Spinners, Johnny Bristol, New Birth, Etta James, Sylvester and The Weather Girls, to name a few. Fuqua had been ill, and succumbed to a heart attack. Fuqua’s nephew is famed Director Antoine Fuqua. Antoine is married to Actress Lela Rochon, and he made headlines himself this week with his I.R.S. tax troubles. Antoine Fuqua is currently working on a movie about Legendary Rapper Tupac Shakur. He’s best known for his work on the movie Training Day featuring Denzel Washington’s Oscar winning performance.
Louis Gossett, Jr. is telling all. The 74-year old Oscar winner has a new book called An Actor And A Gentlemen. In 1982, Gossett won an Academy Awards for his role in the movie An Officer And A Gentlemen. In his book, he says despite the Oscar, the Emmys (one for Roots) and the Golden Globe, he still battled racism and drug and alcohol addiction. In 2004, he entered rehab, and he has been clean ever since.
Maxwell says he will have a new album by next winter, and Fantasia’s long awaited release, Back To Me, comes out late August.
Janet Jackson is the cover girl for the new issue of Essence Magazine. She will be releasing her first book, True To Me, soon. Jackson is currently on location with Tyler Perry and Whoopi Goldberg for the movie For Colored Girls.
Idris Elba is hot on the cover of Ebony Magazine. His new movie Takers arrives in theatres on August 27th.
Pam Grier is the cover girl for the latest issue of Jet magazine.
After winning her fourth Wimbledon title, look for Serena Williams on the cover of Sports Illustrated and Harper’s Bazaar. In Harper’s Bazaar, she revealed why she and Rapper/Actor Common are no longer together. She says their schedules just got too hectic, and there was no room for romance.
Our prayers go out to our good friend Al B. Sure. His mother is battling breast cancer.
Keyshia Cole has snagged Tank for her new album.
Are people starting to disconnect with Oprah? Her show is in reruns at the moment, but the ratings are worse than last year. Analysts are saying people know her talk show is ending in September 2011, so they are starting to disconnect by finding other alternatives at that time slot.
Larry King says goodbye to CNN’s Larry King Live after 25 years in November, and it looks like he will make money after he leaves. King currently makes $7 million a year with the cable network, but if he starts doing ad and pitchwork or game shows, he stands to make more money. Low ratings and his scandalous personal life ended his run at CNN. But you know what, leaving the talk show could be the best thing that happens to him….. financially.
After the success of his last movie Not Easily Broken, Bishop T.D. Jakes is returning with the movie Jumping The Broom. Angela Bassett and Paula Patton will star. Filming begins in a few weeks.
Mary J. Blige has got her G.E.D., and now she’s going to college. Blige never finished high school. Now with her G.E.D., she will be joining the Howard University class of 2014.
Tia and Tamera Mowry of Sister Sister fame will be teaming up for a TV special on the Style network.
Get ready for a new Kardashian reality show. Newlyweds Khloe Kardashian and hubby Lamar Odom of the L.A. Lakers are getting their own reality show. The show will follow her quest to become pregnant, and the furnishing of their multi-million dollar mansion.
The O’Jays will be profiled on the new season of the TV documentary series Unsung along with Teddy Pendergrass, Tammi Terrell and George Clinton. The new season kicks off this fall. Also get ready for K-Ci and JoJo of Jodeci fame. They are getting a reality show on TV One dealing with their lives, and how they have battled their addictions.
Here are some upcoming DVD releases:
July 13th- Our Family Wedding with America Ferrera, Lance Gross, Forest Whitaker and Regina King.
July 20th – Cop Out with Bruce Willis & Tracy Morgan.
Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney is being honored at The White House. McCartney is getting the Gershwin Prize For Popular Song from The Library Of Congress. Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and Corinne Bailey Rae are among those honoring McCartney. The ceremonies will air on PBS July 28th.
