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Special Message: Finish The Film Campaign
Dear Finding Me fans and friends,
We would like to thank you for all your support, accolades and your presence during the filming of Find-
ing Me and Finding Me: Truth. Finding Me was successful in ways we had never imagined. Showing in
over twenty cities, several international festivals including the Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian
Film festival, Reel Affirmations 18, Cinema St. Louis, and screening on several islands in Spain.
We believe in the story so much that we decided to do a sequel, this was a massive undertaking. We hired
a kickass production team, recruited some new bright talent. Finding Me: Truth will reveal that we have
listened to our fans and critics and attempted to make a quality film that looks and sounds 100% better
than the first.
The talent spent hours during the summer weeknights and weekends making this production the best of
many from OmeProductions.
With that being said, we have accrued a considerable amount of debt and have been operating in the red
for several months. To date we have suspended filming. We have an almost finished product that we
know you will love more than the first. Today we ask you to consider taking your support and commit-
ment of Finding Me to the next level. We are launching our FINISH THE FILM CAMPAIGN!
We are asking everyone that loves Finding Me to support us today with a DONATION of $7.00! Yes,
you are reading the amount correctly $7.00. We ask that you take the time today and consider how your
$7.00 can change our project’s life. OmeProductions goal is to make films for the community, and so we
are hoping the community can help us out a little. If you choose to DONATE please leave us your infor-
mation so that your name will run in the credits, and also so you can receive a signed postcard image of
Lonnie and Faybien by the two actors. We hope to hear from you soon, and always thank you for your
support.
Yours truly
Sontaia P.Briggs
Production Manager
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SGL Contents
2 Special Message: Finish The Film Campaign
4 What’s The T? :The Entertainment Report
4 Guess who's getting his own Bravo show?
4 Martin Lawrence Speaks About His Thoughts On Touring Again!
4 Vivica A. Fox Joins New Urban Version Of ABC's The View
4 Deon Cole Lands Writer Gig On The Tonight Show
5 FORMER FIANCE OF KANDI BURRUSS KILLED
5 TAMIA, KELLY PRICE JOIN DIVAS LINEUP
6 MJ AUTOPSY SHOWS HE WAS HEALTHY 'OVERALL'
7 Ask Nathan
8 The Jake Experience
13 DVD’s
14 Music
15 'My Black Friend' headed to big screen
15 Samuel L. Jackson set for 'Different'
15 WILL AND JADA'S KIDS HELP AIDS CHARITY
16 WHITNEY TURNED DOWN CHAKA KHAN'S HELP
16 MO'NIQUE'S ATTITUDE MAY HURT OSCAR CHANCES?
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What’s
The T? :The
Entertainment Report Guess who's getting his
own Bravo show?
Bravo is developing three new pro-
jects starring some of the cabler's
recent breakout reality stars: Be-
thenny Frankel, Christian Siriano
and Fabio Viviani.
All three reality vets will star in
docuseries that focus on their lives
and careers, according to Bravo
exec VP/general manager Frances
Berwick.
The untitled show starring Frankel,
from the channel's "The Real
Housewives of New York City,"
will showcase her career as a natu-
ral foods chef, as well as the
Gotham socialite's love life.
The flamboyant Siriano, who won
season four of "Project Run-
way" (back when the show still
aired on Bravo), will be featured in
his show as he sets up a new shop
and markets his clothing line.
Viviani will star in "Fabio: A Ca-
tered Affair," which will chronicle
the challenges he faces as he and
business partner Jacopo Falleni
look to expand their restaurant and
catering business in Los Angeles.
Viviani was a "Top Chef" finalist
in season five.
Magical Elves, which produces
"Top Chef" and formerly produced
"Project Runway" (including Siri-
ano's season), will produce the
"Fabio" and Siriano projects. Shed
Media U.S., which produces "The
Real Housewives of New York
City," is behind the Frankel pro-
ject.
Martin Lawrence Speaks
About His Thoughts On
Touring Again!
We got a chance to catch up with
Martin Lawrence last night as he
just finished a set at The Comedy
Store in Hollywood. We decided
to ask him about a potential tour,
especially since he has been hitting
the stage in Hollywood recently.
Martin stated that he just was try-
ing to get a "feel for it" and that he
hadn't made a decision one way or
another. So, the door is not com-
pletely closed -or open- to Law-
rence hitting the stage for a na-
tional tour. We can say this; we
will ask him again in a couple of
weeks and get back to you on the
scoop!
Vivica A. Fox Joins New
Urban Version Of ABC's
The View
We just discovered from our
sources that there is about to be an
urban version of The View, ABC’s
very successful day time talker.
We hear that the hosts for the new
show (tentatively titled The Mix),
are Vivica A. Fox, Tony Rock,
Miguel Nunez, Melysssa Ford, and
Sheryl Underwood is created and
executive produced by Michael
Mcquarn (who currently is produc-
ing Tyrese Gibson’s new show on
BET titled First In) and Tracey
Edmonds, and written by come-
dian Chris Spencer. The show’s
first guest is rapper/actor Mos Def
and the pilot is currently being
shopped to the networks.
Deon Cole Lands Writer
Gig On The Tonight
Show
We just discovered that Chicago's
own comedian Deon Cole has just
landed a gig to join the newly re-
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vamped Tonight Show With Conan
O'Brien on NBC.
After the poor ratings the last cou-
ple of weeks for The Tonight Show
(they lost out to The David Letter-
man Show on CBS for the first
time in weeks), they executives
thought it was time to make a
change.
As one of the only African Ameri-
cans to land that type of job, this is
an amazing opportunity for Cole,
as he now has the opportunity to
land an Emmy for writing and
more! Look at it this way; Conan
O'Brien was also a writer for The
Tonight Show and Saturday Night
Live.
FORMER FIANCE OF
KANDI BURRUSS
KILLED: Hospitalized
suspect identified.
Once again one the "The Real
Housewives of Atlanta" is making
the news and it this time it's really
not good.
Ashley
Jewell, the
former
fiancé of
the newest
cast mem-
ber, Kandi
Burruss,
and father
of six, has
died of
wounds
received in a beating early Satur-
day in the parking lot of the Body
Tap strip club in Atlanta
"It appears he was involved in
an altercation in the parking lot
and he received a severe blow to
the head," Atlanta Police Lt. Keith
Meadows told WSB TV 2. Jewell,
who reportedly had a partial own-
ership in the club, was taken to a
hospital where he later died.
According to the Atlanta consti-
tution Journal, Fredrick Richard-
son, an employee at the club, has
been charged with voluntary man-
slaughter.
Richardson was also hospital-
ized due to injuries sustained in the
fight and is at Grady Memorial
Hospital, but will be jailed once
released by medical staff, the pa-
per reported.
Kandi & Ashley Atlanta police spokesman, Offi-
cer James Polite, said detectives
were still “trying to figure out
[what happened]. We had a pretty
good number of witnesses that are
being cooperative.”
But the cause of the fight was
still not known Saturday.
Burruss was flooded with con-
dolences Saturday on her social
networking pages on Twitter.com
and MySpace.com.
She thanked friends for their
condolences and asked for prayers
for Jewell’s six children.
She also asked to be left alone:
“im just in one of those moods
where i dont wanna talk, i dont
wanna b held & told its gonna b
ok. i just wanna cry myself 2 sleep,
alone,” she wrote on a Twitter.com
post.
Kim Zolciak, a fellow
"Housewives" castmate, said in a
phone interview from California
Saturday morning how "disgusted"
she was that someone could take a
life like this.
TAMIA, KELLY PRICE
JOIN DIVAS LINEUP:
Singers added to Sheryl
Lee Ralph's fundraiser
for HIV/AIDS research. Tamia and Kelly Price – two/
thirds of the new trio TDK with
Deborah Cox – have been added to
the lineup for the 19th Annual DI-
VAS Simply Singing, Sheryl Lee
Ralph's annual fundraiser for the
fight against HIV/AIDS.
During the Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m.
event in Beverly Hills, Tamia and
Price will announce the upcoming
TDK album "The Queen Project,"
as well as a reality series that will
document the making of the CD.
Others in the lineup include
Faith Evans, Yolanda Adams,
Brenda Russell, Jenifer Lewis, Yo
Yo, Barbara Morrison, Frenchie
Davis, and Neo Soul Artist
N’dambi along with original
Dreamgirls Loretta Devine and
Ralph herself. Sam Harris will be
the resident divo, paying tribute to
the ladies.
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The event will take place at the Saban Theatre (formerly Wilshire Theatre), located at 8440 Wilshire
Blvd. Tickets range from $25 to $250. For ticket information, contact the box office of the Saban Theatre
Beverly Hills at 323-655-0111.
MJ AUTOPSY SHOWS HE WAS HEALTHY 'OVERALL': No plaque in
heart; kidneys and other organs normal; little arthritis in spine; 'actively pro-
ducing sperm.' Despite all of the track marks in Michael Jackson's arms, scarring on his face
and neck and tattooed eyebrows and lips, an autopsy report shows that he was a
healthy 50-year-old before his death of a drug overdose.
According to the Los Angeles County coroner's report obtained by Associ-
ated Press, Jackson's 136 pounds were in the acceptable range for a 5-foot-9 man.
His heart was strong with no sign of plaque buildup. And his kidneys and most
other major organs were normal.
Jackson did have arthritis in the lower spine and some fingers, and mild
plaque buildup in his leg arteries. Most serious was his lungs, which the autopsy report said were chroni-
cally inflamed and had reduced capacity that might have left him short of breath.
But, according to the document, the lung condition was not serious enough to be a direct or contribut-
ing cause of death.
"His overall health was fine," said Dr. Zeev Kain, chairman of the anesthesiology department at the
University of California, Irvine, who reviewed a copy of the autopsy report for the AP. "The results are
within normal limits."
Kain was not involved in the autopsy. The full autopsy report has not been released publicly, but the
AP obtained a copy.
Other findings in the autopsy report obtained by the AP:
Jackson had a 3/4-inch scar behind his left ear and another apparent scar behind his right ear. He had a
scar beside each of his nostrils and another, 4-inch scar on his right shoulder. He had a pair of additional
scars about 3-inches long at the base of his neck and smaller scars on his arms and wrist. He also had a
small scar near his navel and a 2-inch scar on the right-hand side of his abdomen. Kain said most of the
scars appeared to be from plastic surgery though others, like a scar on the knee, could have been from a
medical procedure.
The medical examiner found numerous punctures on both arms and on a knee and ankle. The leg punc-
tures could have been from intravenous therapies not described in the autopsy report, Kain said.
Jackson had several tattoos, all them cosmetic, including dark tattoos in the areas of both eyebrows
and under his eyes, and a pink tattoo around his lips.
He was going bald at the front of his head, with his remaining hair described as short and tightly
curled. The bald part of his scalp was darkened with what appeared to be a tattoo stretching across the top
of his head from ear to ear.
The coroner found depigmentation of his skin around his chest, abdomen, face and arms.
The coroner also found Jackson was actively producing sperm. (cont’d on page 15)
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Ask Nathan
Why are men and women so dishonest? When it comes to matters of the heart. Instead of
saying I'm an asshole.
Aren't all matters of the heart? One thing we have to be clear about is that we were all raised dif-
ferently. What works for you may not work for someone else.
We also live in a world where it has become easier to tell a lie than the truth. We also believe
lies before the truth as well. Find honest people. Period.
Create a "Sevenly" Day!
_____________________________________________
Nathan "Seven" Scott
Professional & Personal Life Coach
Visit me online: www.nathansevenscott.com
Tweet me: www.twitter.com/nathansevenscot
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The Jake
Experience A Cleavester Brooks Interview
Go inside the newest addition to ADTV Jake Jacobs IV and find out who is this cutie pie. Sit
back and enjoy the interview.
Cleavester: What are you bringing to ADTV? I’m bringing a different outlook onto ADTV. I’m bringing my story, I believe that everyone has
a story and fortunately for me Derrick found mine to be interesting enough to want to display it
on his show.
Cleavester: What is ADTV? Well, the letters A.D.T.V. stand for Attention Deficient T.V. But ADTV, to me, is an outlet for
real people to talk about real issues/concerns with a mix of entertainment.
Cleavester: What is your guilty pleasure? My guilty pleasure is Breyer’s Ice Cream Vanilla Fudge Swirl! Yeah, I know a bit boring huh?
But ask me what I do with it and you’ll think otherwise! LOL
Cleavester: What is your favorite sport? Why? Hahaha, well I am not a sports person cause I do NOT believe in getting sweating and stank for
no reason other than… well you get my drift! LOL But I LOVE swimming! It is something like
the best feeling to swim and be free in the water. But I do NOT do oceans! I need to see the bot-
tom of where I’m swimming! LOL
Cleavester: Who is Jake Jacob IV? Who am I? I never took the time to define myself. I would definitely have to say that I am a God
fearing man at heart, perfectionist at mind, and a musical being in my soul. I live everyday with
these things around me or in my thoughts.
Cleavester: What was life like growing up? Oh wow, this one will take three years or more to explain! But life for me was not as bad as most
people I have listened to but also not the best. It was hard growing up in a dysfunctional family,
you know? I was raped somewhere between the ages of 4-5. I don’t remember the details of that
too well but flash backs of that time come to me like still shots. My dad was not the best to live
with, never knowing when he was going to flip out and start emotionally abusing you and if you
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didn’t respond too well to his outbursts he’d physically abuse you. My mom is great she tries so
hard to do the best she can for her children but it seems like they all like to cause her grief for
things done in the past. We didn’t grow up poor, actually I grew up pretty upper middle class, so
it wasn’t a poverty thing, it’s more of a disconnect that stemmed for generations.
Cleavester: Where were you born? I was born in the suburban part of the Washington, D.C. area called Silver Spring, MD. I love it
here, but my time is running low here.
Cleavester: What do you look for in a guy? Wow, don’t really know how to answer this one. A well rounded renaissance man comes to mind
first, and that can entail a list of things. Communication and trust are the biggest things to me.
Looks, of course have a big part as they are the first thing anyone notices about a person. I usu-
ally go for dudes like myself, mixed race, pretty boy type but regular looking (No crazy routine
maintenance to stay that way either just a get up and go type!), educated, I’m not a “body dude”
so regular build to muscular is fine with me, great communicator with people in general, great
smile, can make me laugh, make me think- a challenger, into the arts, music, fashionable but not
over the top with it, the list continues. But I know that realistically I will not get ALL the things I
“like” in another person, that’s why you have your checks and balances.
Cleavester: What role do you play in the relationship? I’m not sure what role you are speaking of but I play the part that is requested of me to play. I am
more domineering and like to take charge but I have my moments when I don’t want to think
about what to do next and things like that so I play my “fall back” role as well. There are so
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many things I DO control in my life that I, a lot of the times, like to depend on another to make
the decisions. I guess that is my zodiac sign kicking in! LOL I’m a Libra
Cleavester: What role do you play in the bedroom? Well considering I just told you I was more domineering than anything, one could guest what I
prefer over what I do to make the person I am with pleasantly happy and satisfied!
Cleavester: Describe a date with Jake? A date with Jake will always be interesting as I am naturally a good talker and listener. I tend to
ask “survey” questions, so I’ve been told, so it may feel like I’m interrogating that person but
I’m really not. I just like to get to know all I can about a person on first meet so I can walk away
from it knowing as much about you as possible. That will then make me want to either see you
again or not! LOL
Cleavester: Do you like them thick or thin? I like regular size men to well define. I have dated a thicker guy before though.
Cleavester: If you could date any cast member from ADTV which one and why? Aoooowwww! That is a spicy question! You tried it with this one! But I would date J’Nara! She
is a fellow Libra and I like to switch things up a bit!
Cleavester: Most famous name in your cell phone? LOL That would have to be me sweetie! Well, I am famous “in my mind”, like Wendy says!
Cleavester: When are you going to finish my song? LOL I know you told me months ago to finish it but so much has been going on that I don’t
write as much. I got you! We can do a Kim and NeNe duet and get Kandi to mix it but I won’t
throw you under the bus! LOL
Cleavester: If you could work with any artist who would it be and why? I would love to work with Keri and Brandy OMG I am in love with their music. I go into a musi-
cal coma every time I listen to a track by them. It’s crazy how their vocals send me over!
Cleavester: Tell us about your family: Are they supportive of the choices you have made in
your work? My family knows nothing of what I do. And I keep them at bay because in this life whether you
are gay or straight, bi or high, you almost have to act like no one else exist, especially close
friends and family, in order to become successful and to live your dreams, for there are some
nasty dream stealers and takers out here. I’m not saying to ditch them but remember that you
CANNOT get wrapped up in their lives as much for they will be okay with or without your help.
Cleavester: What is your favorite word? Freedom – It’s the lead way to a lot of things, happiness, wealth, successful relationships, etc.
Cleavester: What is your least favorite word?
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Nigga – It depicts COMPLETE ignorance and a person that is not going anywhere in life. That
does NOT define Jake at all. So I refrain from using the word and correct anyone that calls me
that.
Cleavester: What turns you on creatively, spiritually, or emotionally? I get turned on by people who express themselves in their most natural state. So people that cry
when they feel like crying, people that make a mistake and own up to it, people that are truthful,
and people that do not feed you what they want you to know however give you their story.
Cleavester: What turns you off creatively,spiritually, or emotionally? Individuals that tend to fly off the handle for no apparent reason other than to gain attention and
people that have a fly by the night spirit – one day they are your friend the next they aren’t.
Cleavester: What can we expect from you in the future? You can expect to see more of me everywhere; I have my hands in a few projects that I want to
make sure they manifest into greatness. Only God knows truly where I will be but I hold onto the
belief that you get what you put out.
Cleavester: Do you have any special message for our readers? I do! I love you all! Thank for taking the time to look/read up on me and to follow me on Twitter
(Twitter.com/JakeJacobsVi ) or facebook me Jake Jacobs VI. Be sure to look at for me some-
where, everywhere! LOL
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DVD’s
The Proposal
Sandra Bullock is at her funniest in the fresh, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy The Proposal. On the
verge of being deported and losing the high-powered job she lives for, the controlling Margaret an-
nounces she's engaged to her unsuspecting, put-upon assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds). After proposing
a few demands of his own, the mismatched couple heads to Alaska where they have four short days to
convince his quirky family and a very skeptical immigration agent that their charade is real. Featuring a
star-studded supporting cast, including Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson and the delightfully inappro-
priate Betty White, this madcap comedy will have you saying "yes" to The Proposal again and again.
Mischa Barton's at it again, baring her sweet B-cups for the visual pleasure of this nerdy high school re-
porter dude (and us) in this amazingly sexy bathtub scene that allows for three awesome looks at those
fine sacks scrumptiousness. She plays the slutty girlfriend of the popular jock who starts hooking up with
a nerdy reporter after he writes an expose on her boyfriend in this high school black comedy.
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Music
Meshell Ndegeocello- Devil’s Halo
2009 release, the acclaimed musician's eighth solo release. Devil's Halo harkens back to the way records
used to be made: no click, live band energy, and phenomenal musicianship. Influenced by a breadth of
sounds, from The Human League to Wu Tang to Yes, Devil's Halo displays Meshell's own diversity of
formidable gifts. Always the uncompromising artist and bass player, this record brings a broad range of
musical and lyrical voices and selves: the searcher, the skeptic, the dissenter, and the lover. True to form,
Meshell offers compositions with raging climaxes alongside moments of terrifying tenderness and hon-
esty. Genre-defiant as ever, Devil's Halo asks for the real fans of exploration to please stand up.
BeBe and CeCe Winans-Still
After 15 years away the brother sister duo is back together like never before. The CD opens with
the title track Still, then it goes into the lead single Close to You which it leave you in a feel
good mood. Then they team with there older brother Pastor Marvin Winans on the song called
Things. The other songs are Grace, Reason to Dance, He Can Handle It, Change My World,
The Garden, Never Thought, I Found Love, Let It Be (feat. Mary Mary). The only negative
thing about the album is it is to short with only 11 songs I wish it was longer cause we don’t
know if they will record another one and do we have to wait another 15 years for the next album.
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(What’s The T? cont’d
from Page 6)
'My Black Friend'
headed to big screen
Chris Rock (Getty)
Lionsgate and Oprah Winfrey's
Harpo Films are partnering to
develop the comedy "Will You
Be My Black Friend?" with
Chris Rock starring.
The project stems from a No-
vember GQ magazine article
written by senior correspondent
Devin Friedman, who began a
self-conscious search for black
friends on Craigslist. The white,
married Manhattan journalist
then pursued his quixotic quest
to expand his social circle, with
unexpected results.
Winfrey, Kate Forte and Carla
Gardini of Harpo are producing.
Gardini brought the project to
Harpo, and will supervise the
production alongside Lions-
gate's Mike Paseornek and Cha-
risse Nesbit. Lionsgate will dis-
tribute the film worldwide.
"This is a story that takes on
themes of race and friendship in
a very modern and unexpected
way," Forte said.
Winfrey is also a co-presenter
and executive producer on the
festival hit "Precious: Based on
the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire,"
which Lionsgate is releasing in
November.
The ICM-repped Rock most
recently co-wrote, executive
produced and co-starred in the
documentary "Good Hair,"
which hits theaters Friday via
Roadside Attractions. He next
will star in the Screen Gems
comedy "Death at a Funeral,"
which he also co-wrote and pro-
duced. It will be released in
April.
Harpo produced "The Great De-
baters," "Tuesdays With Mor-
rie" and "Their Eyes Were
Watching God."
Samuel L. Jackson set for
'Different'
Samuel L. Jackson has signed
on to star in "Same Kind of Dif-
ferent as Me," an adaptation of
a nonfiction bestseller that has
been adapted by screenwriters
Roderick and Bruce Taylor
("The Brave One").
Jackson will play Denver
Moore, an ex-con drifter who
develops an unlikely friendship
with a wealthy Dallas art dealer
named Ron Hall. The book,
written by Hall, Moore and
Lynn Vincent, was optioned by
Veralux Media in 2008. With
Jackson aboard, the script is
now being shopped for produc-
tion financing.
Ralph Winter will produce
through his 1019 Entertainment
banner, with Veralux's Mark
Clayman and Jennifer Gates.
Jackson will be exec producer
alongside Brad Reeves, Susana
Zepeda and Todd Shuster.
Jackson is currently at work in
the Adam McKay-directed Co-
lumbia Pictures comedy "The
Other Guys" and recently
wrapped an adaptation of the
Cormac McCarthy play "Sunset
Limited" for HBO, starring with
Michael Sheen.
WILL AND JADA'S
KIDS HELP AIDS
CHARITY: Jaden and
Willow become youth
ambassadors for Project
Zambi. The
children
of Will
and Jada
Pinkett
Smith are
teaming
to help
Hasbro's
Project
Zambi, a
global
initiative
dedicated to raising awareness for
the 15 million children who have
lost parents and relatives to the
AIDS epidemic in Africa.
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Jaden, 11, and Willow, 8, have
signed on as the organization's
youth ambassadors, according to
Usmagazine.com.
"Willow and I joined Project
Zambi to represent all the kids out
there who want to make the world
a better place," Jaden told Us in a
statement. "We want to encourage
kids everywhere to lend a hand
and join us in spreading the word
about how much children who
have been orphaned by AIDS in
Africa need our help."
Jaden and Willow have joined
other celebrities in autographing
custom-designed, one-of-a-kind
collectible elephant models that
are available in a celebrity charity
auction. All proceeds from the sale
of each elephant will be donated to
a charity that supports children
orphaned by AIDS in Africa.
Willow and Jaden's choice?
The Chikumbuso Women and Or-
phan's Project in Zambia.
"Project Zambi is about kids
and for kids, and it's so important
that we all learn to take care of
each other," Willow told Us in a
statement. "Even from the other
side of the world, kids in Africa
will know they have friends who
care about them."
WHITNEY TURNED
DOWN CHAKA
KHAN'S HELP: 'Sweet
Thing' singer says she of-
fered to help Nippy kick
crack addiction, but was
rejected. In an interview with Britain's
OK! magazine, R&B legend
Chaka Khan said her friendship
with Whitney Houston fell apart
after the younger soul star refused
her friend's assistance in getting
off drugs.
Khan
helped
Houston
jump start
her career
by recruit-
ing the
then-
teenager
to sing
back-
ground vocals on her 1980 album
"Naughty" and the pair became
good friends. Twelve years later,
Houston's cover of Khan's "I'm
Every Woman" became a huge
hit.
Chaka kicked her own sub-
stance abuse problems in the 1990s
and offered to help Houston over-
come her crack cocaine addiction -
but the star turned her down.
"I love her very much, but
we're not close any more," Khan
told the magazine. "I reached out,
but she doesn't want my help.
Maybe she thinks I'm going to
confront her, but after what I've
been though, c'mon..."
MO'NIQUE'S ATTI-
TUDE MAY HURT
OSCAR CHANCES?:
NY Daily News says her
'shameless demands for
money may jeopardize
her shot.' The movie hasn't even hit
theaters yet and Academy
Award nominations are more
than a month away, but there is
already talk that Mo'Nique – a
best actress frontrunner for
"Precious" – is jeopardizing her
chance for Oscar glory.
The New York Daily News
is reporting that executives at
Lionsgate, which produced the
forthcoming film, say the 41-
year-old has a bad attitude and a
shameless demand for money
that could spoil her chances at a
nomination - all this before the
highly anticipated movie opens
on Nov. 6.
According to the newspa-
per, the star never showed up to
Saturday night's New York
Film Festival premiere of the
buzzworthy film, and she also
allegedly ditched her promo-
tional duties during the Toronto
Film Festival when she was de-
nied a $100,000 appearance
fee.
"That money didn't even
include hair and makeup costs.
She also demanded that her
glam squad fly first class," the
Daily News quoted of an indus-
try source. "Apparently, she's
ignorant as to how the Holly-
wood system works."
The Daily News further
reported:
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According to our snitch, exasperated studio chiefs suggested that executive producer Oprah
Winfrey get involved to deflate Mo'Nique's substantial ego, but even O couldn't stop the actress
from seeing green.
"Mo'Nique said she signed on to do this film for a small amount of money. She said she did-
n't care about 'no Oscar' - all that mattered was 'those Benjamins!' Because Oprah and Tyler
Perry are backing the film, she feels as though there should be a budget to pay for her promo-
tional duties," the source explains.
But the star's attitude is starting to work against her. Winfrey and Tyler have reportedly in-
structed Lionsgate to put their promotional machine behind fellow stars Mariah Carey and
Gabby Sidibe for the Oscar race. Those two are adept at playing the game; both turned up in
New York and Toronto to push the film for free (although Carey, left, was 30 minutes late to Sat-
urday's Alice Tully Hall premiere and entered to boos from the audience in response to her tar-
diness).
"When people say, 'You care more about money than winning an Oscar,' well, what does an
Oscar mean? An Oscar means more work when you win it, and that means more money!" retorts
Mo'Nique in response to the allegations. "I couldn't eat that Oscar. Everybody needs money,
baby. That's how we survive, right?"
Reps for Winfrey, Tyler and Lionsgate declined to comment, but the film's director, Lee
Daniels, was quick to say, "Mo'Nique is not a diva. She puts her soul into whatever she does. I
love her very much." He does add, however, that "doing the press is hard for her because she's
in the moment."
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