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Photo of the Day October 27, 2008
APOLLO THEATER TEAMS WITH COLUMBIA U October 27, 2008
Harlem’s Apollo Theater has teamed with Columbia University to create an oral history of the world-famous landmark, a move done amidst controversy that the school’s expansion is threatening the solidarity of the surrounding Harlem neighborhood.
The project, described as “an effort to spotlight and safeguard one of New York’s most important cultural institutions,” is planned for the theater’s 75th anniversary in 2009 and will include online and on-site exhibitions, an educational program for public school students and an archive of audio and video interviews with Apollo performers such as Smokey Robinson, Leslie Uggams and Fred Wesley, reports Variety.
Columbia has announced plans to expand uptown from its 120th Street borders, building $6.3 billion worth of new facilities between W. 125th Street (just west of the Apollo) and W. 134th over the next 25 years.
Local residents are dreading the inevitable uptick in prices, and individual businesses have been hurried out of the 17-acre area, which the Empire State Development Corp. declared blighted in July, making way for the expansion.
Columbia president Lee Bollinger has stated his intent to keep the community involved in the process, and the university estimates that the new campus will create some 6,000 new jobs in the area.
PERRINEAU, ROSS ON THE ‘CASE’ October 27, 2008
Actor Harold Perrineau, most recently seen in the ABC drama “Lost,” will executive produce and star in the forthcoming indie drama “Case 219.”
The film is based on the novel “Shooter” by award-winning children’s book author Walter Dean Myers and centers on the aftermath of a high school shooting from the perspective of three misfit teens, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Evan Ross is among the supporting cast, joining Leven Rambin and Taylor Nichols. Leslie Hope is in negotiations.
Perrineau recently wrapped up starring in and executive producing the indie film “The Killing Jar” with Michael Madsen and next appears in the upcoming ABC drama “The Unusuals.”
Williams supports Lohan; Boosie arrested again; Cosby in MI; Aretha in NY; Chris Brown’s U-DANCE October 27, 2008
Ugly Betty” actress Vanessa Williams has come out in defense of guest star Lindsay Lohan amid reports that a feud with lead America Ferrera cut her scheduled six-episode visit to four. “That’s what the press does, that’s what gossip’s about, and media is about,” Williams told WENN. “I had a few scenes with Lindsay. She was a hard worker, she showed up on time and in the scenes I had with her, she was completely prepared. In terms of me working with Lindsay, she was professional, she knew her lines and she was great with me.”
*Lil Boosie was arrested in his hometown of Baton Rouge on Wednesday and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of a firearm with a controlled dangerous substance and resisting an officer. The rapper, born Torrance Hatch, pulled up next to police officers in East Baton Rogue, who allegedly smelled weed coming from his white Dodge Challenger. The 25-year-old refused to get out of the car when asked by officers and attempted to drive away. A search of the vehicle also turned up a firearm as well.
*Bill Cosby will be the keynote speaker at Michigan’s Wayne County Community College District’s (WCCCD’s) District-Wide Conference Day, an annual one-day professional development event for District staff and faculty. The event will be held tomorrow (Oct. 28) at Cobo Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The theme for this year’s event is “Student Success: Everyone’s Responsibility.” For more information on WCCCD, please visit www.wcccd.edu.
*Aretha Franklin will appear at Borders Columbus Circle in New York Wednesday at 7 p.m. to sign copies of her first-ever holiday CD “This Christmas Aretha.” Produced by Tena Clark and Franklin for DMI Records, the 11-track CD features classic and contemporary songs infused with the artist’s trademark gospel, soul, R&B and classical styles. Wrist bands to secure a place in line for the signing will be distributed beginning at the store’s 9 a.m. opening to the first 125 fans who purchase the CD. Franklin is also scheduled to appear this morning on ABC’s “The View.”
*Chris Brown has teamed with Hasbro, Inc. to Launch the U-DANCE gaming system. Through the use of a patented technology, U-DANCE combines dance with motion sensing technology allowing players’ feet to be the controller and enjoy a wide range of motion. The U-DANCE “Superstar” Sweepstakes runs through Nov. 18 onwww.udancegame.com (Visit site for details and official rules). Visitors to the site can view videos featuring some of Brown’s most exciting dance moves and vote on the move they think is the best.
JANET SAYS SHE FEELS ‘A LOT BETTER’ October 27, 2008
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Janet Jackson is thanking fans for the well-wishes that poured in during her bout with vertigo-induced migraines. The condition caused her to postpone a string of dates on her current “Rock Witchu” tour.
“I want to thank you for all your messages and all your love and support when I wasn’t feeling very well,” the singer said in the clip shot by her boyfriend Jermaine Dupri before her show in Houston last week. “I’m a lot better now.”
Later in the clip, the couple attempts to downplay rumors that the two were toward splitsville.
“Baby, they say you broke up with me because I threw up on you,” a laughing Dupri said as he held the camera.
“How lame is that?” Jackson deadpanned. “Because you threw up on me? Well, there’s no real love there, is it?”
View clip below.
BRAXTON ‘COMES TO TERMS’ WITH SON’S AUTISM October 27, 2008
Entertainer Toni Braxton says for years she was filled with confusion and guilt following the 2006 diagnosis of her youngest son, Diezel Ky, 5 ½, with autism.
“You tend to blame yourself,” the singer admits in the Oct. 27 issue of People, adding that she tortured herself with the question: “Is there something I did wrong?”
The recent “Dancing With the Stars” contestant says it took some time and a lot of patience to accept her son’s condition.
“A lot of times, parents are in denial because they want to think their child is perfect,” says Braxton, 41. Over time, however, she was able to “come to terms” with the diagnosis and with the help of an applied behavioral analysis (ABA) specialist who works with Diezel both at home and at school, Toni’s family appears to have brighter days ahead.
“A friend of mine told me, ‘Toni, all these autistic kids in the world now, they are God’s new angels, and they are here to show us life differently.’ I’ve been embracing that,” she says. “He’s a wonderful kid.”
‘DWTS’ PREPPED MONIQUE COLEMAN FOR ‘HSM 3′ October 27, 2008
Monique Coleman, who plays brainiac student leader Taylor McKessie in the “High School Musical” movies, loves to dance. She just doesn’t like being judged while she’s doing it.
She discovered that during her 2006 stint on “Dancing With the Stars.”
Coleman’s passion for performing propelled her into the top four, but she never vibed with the contest aspect of the show.
“One thing I learned is that I am not a competitive person. I only compete with myself. So, that sort of platform…isn’t really suited for my personality,” explains the versatile entertainer and DePaul University graduate.
At the time Coleman had no way of knowing that “Dancing With the Stars” was prepping her for the third and final “High School Musical” flick. When director and choreographer Kenny Ortega announced that the young cast would have to waltz for a prom scene in “HSM3,” a lot of the actors got nervous. (Leading lady Vanessa Hudgens thought Ortega was joking at first and she says the waltz was “the most difficult dance that I’ve had to do throughout these three movies.”) But Monique was excited. She knew she could handle the dance and she loved the idea of adding old school elegance to a movie about teenagers.
“Whatever you expose kids to is what they’re going to absorb,” Coleman opines. “If you expose them to (a dance) that is very difficult and does require trust and does require you to be intimately close to someone without it being sexual then I think we’re really sending out an awesome message.”
Coleman believes that “High School Musical 3” also has a message for parents: take some of the pressure off of your kids!
“We’re living in a time when kids need to know what they want to do by the time that they’re 7 and that’s ridiculous,” Coleman declares. “What this movie does is it says is that you don’t need to know by the time you’re 18… you have a whole world of possibilities that lay before you and ultimately the only thing that is important is that you do make a choice and that the choice is yours.”
NEW MOS DEF ALBUM DUE IN FEB October 27, 2008
Mos Def has set aside Feb. 9 for the release of his new album “The Ecstatic,” via the record label Downtown. The first single, “Life in Marvelous Times,” will arrive exclusively on iTunes Nov. 4, reports Billboard.
The rapper’s last album, “Tru3 Magic,” barely made a ripple upon its late 2006 release via Geffen and has sold just 93,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Its predecessor, 2004’s “The New Danger,” has sold 484,000.
Mos Def will perform Oct. 31 in Prague for the European leg of the Rock the Bells tour, alongside Nas, De La Soul, EPMD and the Pharcyde, among others. On the big screen, the artist plays Chuck Berry in the film “Cadillac Records,” due Dec. 5 in U.S. theaters.
POLICE ACCUSE ISIAH THOMAS OF ‘COVER UP’ October 27, 2008
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Shortly after news broke Friday that Isiah Thomas may have been rushed to the hospital after overdosing on sleeping pills, the former New York Knicks coach said it was not him, but rather his 17-year-old daughter, who was hospitalized.
Local authorities, meanwhile, are outraged that Thomas would make such a comment, and are referring to it as a “cover up.”
“It wasn’t his daughter,” Harrison Police Chief David Hall told The Associated Press. “And why they’re throwing her under the bus is beyond my ability to understand.”
As previously reported, authorities were called early Friday to Thomas’ Westchester County home, where police said a 47-year-old man was taken to the hospital and treated for an overdose of sleeping pills. Several media outlets reported that police confirmed it was Thomas who went to the hospital.
But reached on his cell phone Friday, the 47-year-old NBA veteran told the New York Post he had not been treated for a sleeping pill overdose, and that it was his daughter Lauren who had a medical issue.
It “wasn’t an overdose,” he told the newspaper. “My daughter is very down right now. None of us are OK.”
Hall forcefully refuted Thomas’ statement.
“My cops … know the difference between a 47-year-old black male and a young black female,” Hall said. “These people should learn something from Richard Nixon — it’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up.”
Thomas’ 20-year-old son, Joshua, has come out in defense of his father’s initial statement about his sister having the overdose.
“Saying that someone is being thrown under the bus when you are talking about health issues is disrespectful,” the Indiana University student wrote in a text to the New York Daily News regarding Hall’s comments. “I love both my sister and dad and am glad that both are doing well. Thanks for all the support, but as a family we are fine and stronger than ever.”
No suicide note was found, and police were classifying the case as an “accidental drug overdose” on “a number” of prescription sleeping pills, Hall said, however, he stillwould not confirm the identity of the hospitalized man.
Thomas was fired as the Knicks’ coach April 18 after a dismal season, a scandalous sexual harassment lawsuit and unending chants from fans demanding his dismissal. Still, he was retained by the organization as an adviser and consultant.
“Isiah Thomas spoke with members of the New York Knicks organization and is OK,” the Knicks said in a statement. “He is dealing with a family matter, and we will have no further comment. He has asked that we respect his privacy, and we will.”
HUDSON’S ‘IDOL’ FAMILY OFFERS SUPPORT October 27, 2008
American Idol” judge Randy Jackson is offering support for former contestant Jennifer Hudson in the wake of what authorities are calling a double homicide at her home in Chicago.
“My heart and soul goes out to her and the rest of her family,” Jackson tells People. “Such a huge tragedy – I can’t even believe that it’s possible. Paula Abdul and I were just talking about it yesterday and it’s just so sad.”
Jackson says he has attempted to contact Hudson since news broke Friday that her mother and brother were shot dead inside of their home, and her 7-year-old nephew, Julian King, was reported missing.
“I left a couple of messages for her and I’m just trying to give to her whatever I can,” said Jackson. “My God. The world is an ugly place right now.”
Fellow season 3 “American Idol” contestant Jon Peter Lewis, who became close friends during the 2004 competition when both advanced to the top 12, tells People, “I am so bereft of words, just how shocking this is … how senseless and heartbreaking. My prayers are with Jennifer.”
