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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!

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Yours truly

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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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