BEEF ENDED: Spike Lee Finally Ends BEEF With Tyler Perry
In an interview with Ed Gordon, Lee discussed the characters comparing them to those in a minstrel show, stating:
Each artist should be allowed to pursue their artistic endeavors, but I still think there is a lot of stuff out today that is coonery and buffoonery. I know it’s making a lot of money and breaking records, but we can do better. I am a huge basketball fan, and when I watch the games on TNT, I see these two ads for these two shows (Tyler Perry’s “Meet the Browns” and “House of Payne”), and I am scratching my head. We got a black president, and we going back to Mantan Moreland and Sleep ‘n’ Eat?
Perry decided to fire back and respond to Lee in a press conference while promoting ‘Madea’s Big Happy Family’ in 2011.
I’m so sick of hearing about damn Spike Lee. Spike can go straight to hell! You can print that. I am sick of him talking about me, I am sick of him saying, ‘this is a coon, this is a buffoon.’ I am sick of him talking about black people going to see movies. This is what he said: ‘you vote by what you see,’ as if black people don’t know what they want to see.
Well in a recent interview with Hot 97, Lee explained:
I’ve never ever said that Tyler Perry was not a good businessman. I’ve never ever said that Tyler Perry did not provide many jobs for people of color. And in fact, me and Tyler Perry are cool so there’s no beef between us – supposed beef between us. Him and I were together and there’s no actual static or ill feelings between me and Tyler Perry. I’ve never ever ever said I’m speaking on behalf of 45 million African Americans. I say this is my opinion and my opinion alone.
Spike Lee Calls ‘Django’ Movie Disrespectful to His Ancestors
Vocal film-maker, Spike Lee, has gone on record explaining why he is refusing to see Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, ‘Django Unchained’. During a recent interview with Vibe, the 55-year-old Atlanta native said:
I’m not gonna see it. I’m not seeing it. It would be disrespectful to my ancestors, to see that film. I can’t disrespect my ancestors…I can’t do it. I’m not speaking on behalf of anybody, but myself.
Watch the clip below.
Meanwhile, here’s a sit-down with Tarintino, where he talks about the new film, gun violence and the ‘N-word’.
What do you think of Spike’s remarks?
Based off of the films reviews and teasers, does he have a point? Or is he being overly critical because the film was made by Tarrintino?
BABY DADDY DRAMA: Ne-Yo's "Former" Baby Mama MIGHT Sue For Being EXPOSED
Ne-Yo's "former" baby mama may sue him for putting her on blast during his "Behind The Music" special. Find out why inside and get the details on Hines Ward claiming paternity....
Remember that "Behind The Music" special where Ne-Yo revealed he paid off "former" baby mama Jesseca White (not the famous model Jessica) AFTER he discovered the child she claimed was his, really wasn't? Well....we were NEVER supposed to learn that Jesseca "might" had led him on in terms of paternity or that she no longer communicates with him. The situation didn't cast her in the best light and that's clearly why they had a confidentiality agreement in place.
Either Ne-Yo didn't care of maybe he forgot about it when he dished all he dirf on his VH1 Behind The Misic episode. But Jesseca and her attorney Gloria Allred are up in arms...and seeing green $$$. In addition to the $575,000 he paid her in 2009, Jesseca is threatening to take Ne-Yo to court for violating their agreement since she claims she's been "defamed, ridiculed and harassed."
Jesseca is also claiming that she's been unable to work, was mentally distraught and "beset by nausea, vomiting and hair loss" since her past was exposed.
So now she wants more money or she says she'll pursue other legal options.
I'll keep you posted.....
MORE DADDY DRAMA.....Hines Wards CLAIMS Paternity
Remember that "paternity" claim that popped up for Hines Ward in Georgia? It turns out that Hines has claimed paternity and is filing court documents to make it official. Hines has submitted to a blood test to prove he is the father of Jordyn, a girl born to Melanie Smith in January 2011.
Hines plans to provide child support (and said he's already started) and wants joint legal and physical of little Jordyn.
SOULJA BOY SELLING TWITTER SHOUT OUTS
Soulja Boy is doing the absolute most.
In a bizarre effort make ends meet Souja Boy has resorted to selling Twitter shout-outs and follows...
In a drop down memu on the SODMG website Soulja Boy offers
A MESS!
T.I.’s Album Release Party At Compound Nightclub In Atlanta
All the celebrities came out to celebrate T.I.‘s new album, Trouble Man, at Compound nightclub in Atlanta.
Those who came out were Tiny, Ne-Yo and girlfriend Monyetta Shaw, Jermaine Dupri, Brian Michael Cox and Kenny Burns
FUN TIMES!!
Chris Brown & Rihanna BOO'D UP AT Lakers Christmas Game!
Well...we said Rihanna would have a comeback any minute now after Karrueche posted her "support" for Chris Brown by snapping a pic of herself rocking his new Bathing Ape collabo tee this...in bed.
Check out Breezy & Rih Rih boo'd up at the big Lakers vs. Knicks Christmas game happening as we type...In case your not totally over their Breezy/Rih/Kae love triangle yet....we've got a new saga installment.
Not much could upstage the much anticipated Lakers vs. Knicks Christmas game going on right now at the Staples Center. But Chris Brown and Rihanna have done just that by showing up together and chillin' courtside next to the Laker bench. And on full-out couple status.
The camera has caught them several times throughout the game cuddled up with Chris' arm around Rihanna while they take in the festivities on the court. And they were also spotted arriving to the Arena using the same bodyguard:
The "Diamonds" chick walked in rocking a midriff baring top and pants while Chris and his blonde 'do are rocking leather. Looks like Chris indeed rushed back to L.A. from his tour stops in South Africa and Rihanna rushed back from her Barbadian vacay...all so they could be together on Christmas Day. How....sweet.
Maybe their newest display of very public affection is why Karrueche has already deleted her "statement pic" for Breezy from earlier.
As the 'Nobody's Business' world turns....
Chad Johnson Spends $8,000 On Marty McFly Shoes
Chad Johnson just bought himself a nice pre-Christmas present and it only cost him $8,000 for Marty McFly shoes from “Back to the Future.“
TMZ reports Johnson who we all know collects shoes as seen via his social media found this expensive pair of sneakers at a high end shop in Miami Beach called ATC Miami. Guess it’s a celebration too that he no longer has a restraining order on him from Evelyn
Kevin Hart & Ludacris On A Double Date With Girlfriends in Thailand!
Comedian/actor Kevin Hart & Rapper/actor Ludacris on a double date with girlfriends Eniko (Kevin), and Eudoxie (Ludacris) in Thailand.
We caught the four dining and enjoying the sun in Thailand, alongside Kevin Hart and his boo, Eniko. Peep some of the pix.
NICE!
Daphne Wayans Fired From Hollywood Exes?
Back in September VH1 confirmed that Kenan Ivory Wayans ex wife Daphne was joining the cast of Hollywood Exes’
Well according to the streets Daphne has already been let go...
Insiders tell Wives Confidential that Daphne took the diva route and started making outrageous demands so the producers pulled the plug on her.
Wives Confidential adds a little sugar to the tea by also revealing that Jada Pinkett-Smith testified on Daphne's behalf during her divorce from Keenan.
Wannabe Rapper Lola Monroe Confirms She’s Pregnant Debuts Baby Bump
Congratulations are in order! On Christmas day, rappers Lola Monroe (real name Fershgenet Melaku) and Los confirmed that the two are expecting. Baltimore’s Los (signed to Bad Boy) and D.C. native Lola (signed to Wiz Khalifa’s Taylor Gang), have been dating for over two years.
No further details have been shared yet.
NBA LeBron James Gets NO LOVE in Dallas!
Maybe it was this crazy old Texas weather or maybe people just didn’t know King Lebron James was hosting a party, whatever the reason was Dallas did not step up and represent for the Sportsman of the Year. I’m talking about no love for the the eight-time NBA All-Star who followed up his first NBA championship with his second Olympic gold medal as he led Team USA to an undefeated record in the games.
Miami Heats MVP Lebron James hosted his party at Club Zouk in Dallas, TX for his ‘Celebrating the Life of Dallas Cowboy Jerry Brown’and less than a hundred people showed up. I will say that the weather could have played a last minute part in it but if you spent money on a ticket the rain will not stop you.I don’t think there’s any love for the Miami Heat.
Zouk is a huge club and sometimes it doesn’t draw the large crowd it anticipates but I’ve been there when T.I., Drake, R. Kelly, and Snoop and it was super packed. I also thought well it was a Wednesday night but I know Dallas parties during the week too. Whatever the reason was it had to leave Lebron feeling a certain type of way about Dallas.
Check out the emptiness of the club and these were taken at 1:15am….
Oh, but I will tell you who was there. Out of the one hundred people 75 were young ladies eagerly waiting to get into the VIP to hang with him. Most would call these ladies Boppers because you never see them until a star athlete or major celebrity come through but i’ll just call them determined young women. Lebron chilled in the VIP with his crew and a few ladies that managed to get past his security.
The party was supposed to be an evening of philanthropy in efforts to support Jerry Brown’s family and daughter, Mya.
Beyonce Shares New Pictures of Blue
Beyonce gave the BeyHive an extra special gift this Christmas by releasing new pictures of her daughter Blue Ivy...
LOL!
Jessica Simpson confirms expecting second child
Jessica Simpson confirms via twitter she is very much expecting a second child with Eric Johnson. Simpson, shared a photo on Christmas day of her daughter wearing holiday pajamas and smiling in the sand with the words, “BIG SIS, Merry Christmas from my family to yours!”
It’s official Jessica Simpson is expecting her second child. Congrats.
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘WHEN FARTING GOES HORRIBLY WRONG’
I don’t know what happened here, and frankly I don’t want to. The bottom line is somewhere along the way you screwed up and you screwed up hard. The next step is doing something about it and I suggest we do it now.
Spike Lee is in the final stages of completing a Michael Jackson documentary. The legendary filmmaker is in the latter part of post-production on the project, which will focus on the story of the late singer's Bad album, world tour and videos to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the record following its release in August 1987. The documentary will feature more than 40 interviews, conducted by Spike – who directed both short films for Michael's 'They Don’t Care About Us' in 1996 - with the 'Thriller' hitmaker's confidants, choreographers, collaborators and musicians who worked on the record. Spike said: 'I’m more than just a huge fan of Michael Jackson, and having the chance to actually know him and work with him, I deeply care about his legacy. 'With this 'Bad' project I was able to uncover just what made this such a huge, important coming of age in his career and unearth compelling stories surrounding the making of the album, the long awaited follow-up to 'Thriller' – the best selling album of all time - the short films and the tour that may have never seen the light of day.' Icon: The documentary will feature more than 40 interviews, conducted by Spike about the late pop star, pictured here days before his death in June 2009 Other interviewees featured in the documentary include Oscar-winning film director Martin Scorsese, who helped to bring Michael's songs to life in short films, as well as some of today's top music artists including Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Cee Lo Green and Sheryl Crow, who was a back-up singer on the Bad tour.
Bad – the singer's seventh studio album – has generated more than 45 million unit sales and won Michael, who died of acute Propofol intoxication in June 2009, a host of awards including two Grammys, as well as making history with five consecutive number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The 25th anniversary of Bad will also be celebrated with the September 17th release of Bad 25, a package featuring three CDs, two collectible booklets, and the first-ever authorised DVD release of Michael's concert at Wembley Stadium on July 16, 1988.The gig was attended by 72,000 fans, from the record-breaking Bad tour.
See a performance of ‘Another Part of Me’ right here;
Elderly Couple In Fear Over Spike Lee. Star erroneously linked Floridians to man who killed Trayvon Martin
With Twitter and Facebook continuing to explode with posts purporting to contain the address of George Zimmerman, property records and interviews reveal that the home is actually the longtime residence of a married Florida couple, both in their 70s, who have no connection to the man who killed Trayvon Martin and are now living in fear due to erroneous reports about their connection to the shooter.
The mass dissemination of the address on Edgewater Circle in Sanford--the Florida city where Martin was shot to death last month--took flight last Friday when director Spike Lee retweeted a tweet containing Zimmerman’s purported address to his 240,000 followers.
The original tweet was sent to Lee (and numerous other celebrities like Will Smith, 50 Cent, and LeBron James) last Friday afternoon by Marcus Davonne Higgins, a 33-year-old Los Angeles man who uses the online handle “maccapone.” Higgins included the direction, “EVERYBODY REPOST THIS.”
Higgins, first began disseminating the Sanford address to his Twitter followers last Wednesday, including the claim that Zimmerman “Like the fat punk he is, he still lives at home with mommie & daddy.” In a simultaneous post to his Facebook wall, Higgins told his 4000 friends, “FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT & TOUCH HIM.” He also claimed in another post that, “REAL TALK MY PEOPLE OUT THERE IN FLORIDA JUST TOLD ME GEORGE ZIMMERMAN IS NOT AT HIS HOUSE THEY OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.”
Higgins’s dissemination of Zimmerman’s purported Edgewater Circle address was not, however, limited to cyberspace. At a protest rally last Thursday in an L.A. park near his Crenshaw home, Higgins held a sign containing Zimmerman’s name, address, and phone number.
Except, of course, none were accurate.
The man who shot Martin is George Michael Zimmerman. Higgins has repeatedly identified him as “George W. Zimmerman.” The residence on Edgewater Circle is actually the home of David McClain, 72, and his wife Elaine, 70. The McClains, both of whom work for the Seminole County school system, have lived in the 1310-square-foot lakefront home for about a decade, records show.
In an interview tonight, Elaine McClain said that she and her husband were “afraid” due to the online linking of her address to Zimmerman. “We're keeping everything locked,” she said. McClain added that the couple was particularly unnerved by a letter mailed to them at their home. On the envelope, she said, were printed the words “Taste The Rainbow,” the slogan for Skittles. Martin was carrying a pack of Skittles and a can of ice tea when he was gunned down by Zimmerman.
McClain said her husband returned the envelope unopened to the post office. The McClains (pictured below) only became aware that their address was being widely circulated online two days ago, when a TV reporter arrived at their home asking for “George.” Bewildered by their sudden--and erroneous--connection to Martin’s killer, the elderly couple’s distress can only be heightened by posts made by Twitter and Facebook users who threaten to visit their residence in search of Zimmerman. Or other posts that goad followers to vigilante action.
Higgins has not responded to numerous messages, so it is unknown where he came up with the information tying Zimmerman to the McClains's home. A check of Zimmerman’s residential history shows no connection to the Edgewater Circle property, which is about four miles from his actual home in Sanford.
So how did Higgins screw things up? Besides overlooking the different middle initial, perhaps that answer is connected to an old voter record for a “William George Zimmerman” at the Edgewater Circle property. That registration, which dates back to 1995, is for a 41-year-old man. The Zimmerman who shot Martin is 28.
Elaine McClain identified William George Zimmerman as her son, noting that he has not lived at the Edgewater Circle residence for seven years. “He is six-foot-five and thin as a rail,” McClain said of her son, who now lives elsewhere in Seminole County. McClain said she was previously married to a man named Zimmerman, but that he was not related in any fashion to the Zimmerman who shot Martin.
When told that Twitter posts containing her address continued to pour in this evening, an exasperated Elaine McClain remarked, “Maybe we should get a lawyer and send a cease and desist letter to Spike Lee.”
