Curvaceous Reality Star Tackles Cheating In New Music Video Former Love & Hip Hop Atlanta star Jhonni Blaze has moved from reality TV to the music business. The reality show stunner just dropped her music video for her single, “Problems,” a song about a woman struggling with her man’s infidelity. In it, Jhonni confronts the cheater, then packs her stuff and leaves, but not before plenty of flashbacks of her writhing against him in bed. What do you think of Jhonni’s foray into music? Continue reading →
“Don’t Be Scared” Exclusive: Adam Rodriguez Is Playing Cookie’s Love Interest On “Empire” On the latest episode of “Don’t Be Scared” David, Danni and Jah discuss the latest episode of “Empire” and ask these important questions; ‘Is Rhonda really pregnant?!’ ‘Does Ludacris really exist?! and ‘how will Lucious get Hakeem back?!’ Lastly the trio breaks an exclusive on Cookie’s new love interest Laz Delgado played by “CSI” star Adam Rodriguez. “He [Adam] is indeed going to be Cookie’s new love interest on the show. Cookie is going to be dating this Latin sensation, this is her new Latin lover. We got this from a very reliable source who told us that Cookie has new man, there’s no more of that Derek Luke [story line]. Things are going to get steamy between these two. What do YOU think about Cookie’s new bae?? Listen to the episode above!
Marques Houston Talks “Will To Love” “Will To Love,” the romantic comedy detailing the love escapades of a rich and successful business heir who is forced to marry in 90 days, premiered on TV One just a few months ago just hit DVD on October 6th. Film stars Marques Houston , Draya Michele, and Keshia Knight Pulliam are extremely excited for even more people to catch the movie and add it to their home collections. If you aren’t quite familiar, here’s a brief plot synopsis: Jamal Hawkins is a handsome bachelor who will soon be a very wealthy man. As the primary heir to the “Let It Roll” toilet paper corporation, Jamal is set to inherit his grandfather’s empire. Jamal’s world comes crashing down when he discovers that his grandfather has placed a stipulation on his inheritance. The bachelor must find a wife before his grandfather passes away within the next 90 days. As a man who doesn’t believe in marriage, Jamal is lost on what to do. Matters are further exacerbated by Jamal’s conniving half sister, Monica, who calculates a way to steal the corporation right from under her sibling’s nose. In an effort to help, Jamal’s best friend, Danny, devises a plan to fool Jamal’s family and find a suitable wife as soon as possible. With the aid of his new secretary, Rachel, Danny’s one time fling, the trio comes together to hold a casting call for women of all shapes, types, colors and creeds, that might meet his grandfather’s high standards. Actor/singer and now first time scriptwriter and producer Marques Houston wrote and produced the film himself. We caught up with the Film’s star to find out more about his inspiration for the movie. Tell us more about your character Jamal. Jamal is a very successful, wealthy guy who is really all about running hims grandfather’s business. So when he’s faced with this big thing in front of him — finding love — he thinks “How? I don’t even know what that looks like,” because he’s a confirmed bachelor and love just isn’t on his radar. So being that you wrote and produced this movie yourself, did you draw on any of your own experience as a hard-working bachelor? The character of Jamal is actually very very far from who I am — I’m a lover and I love to be in relationships, so it’s a very opposite character for me. But when writing and being creative you come up with different characters. Of course I draw on some of my own experience — I’ve been a bachelor before. I’m definitely a workaholic but when it comes to love, I have more of an openness to it, because that’s important too. I’m a relationship guy, I love being in love. So it’s very different. You worked closely on this project with your long-time collaborator Chris Stokes and also your longtime friends Draya Michele and Keshia Knight-Pulliam. What was your experience working with long-term friends? Draya was really cool. This was actually her first time acting, and she did an amazing job. It’s great to work with people that you know. I’ve known Keshia for years and years as well. As For Chris Stokes, he was very serious about directing. I will say that. Was there a huge difference in working with him on a film rather than on music? Just a bit, only because directors have to run the set. So in that sense, he had the most pressure on him. Other than that, it really was not a huge difference. Will To Love is available on DVD starting TODAY, October 6th. Be sure to grab your copy!!
Sharon Carpenter Tells BOSSIP What It’s Like To Work On Empire Set Television reporter Sharon Carpenter moved from journalism to primetime, making her acting debut on tonight’s Empire. Carpenter’s character is host of the fictional show “Sippin’ The Tea,” and lands an interview with Jamal Lyon, played by Jussie Smollett. “We are presenting Jussie to the world as a bonafide star for the first time,” Carpenter explained. “He’s reached that level of stardom. He reveals some things that he never said before, and it could end dramatically.” Lee Daniels handpicked the former Revolt reporter for the scene with Smollett, which was shot in a day last summer at Empire’s soundstage in Chicago. Carpenter, whose new website, Wiretapped, covers all aspects of pop culture, said her nerves kicked in once Empire co-star Taraji P. Henson arrived to watch her film. “I started to get a little nervous, but everyone made me feel comfortable,” she said. “I think they’ve realized what the secret is, taking the pressure off and saying kind and supportive words. Once you take that pressure off, it makes people more comfortable to perform.”
Vivica Fox Talks Kenya Moore While chatting it up with Bossip’s “Don’t Be Scared” podcast about “Empire” and “Independence Day 2”, Vivica also talked about her infamous feud with Kenya Moore . As previously reported things reached a fever pitch between them after Vivica accused the “toxic trick” of stealing her phone and using it to write a disparaging tweet while they competed on “Celebrity Apprentice.” So have the two ladies since made amends??? Nope. Not according to Vivica at least: “There were 16 contestants there [on “Celebrity Apprentice] and I finished in the top 3 and I was really proud of myself and I raised $70,000 for my charity. So I felt like ‘yes, mission accomplished!’ However all the drama and the cat fighting that jumped off was so trippt to me. I wasn’t used to being around girls like that that would look you in the face and then when you turn around stab you in the back. I got a taste of that with Kenya when she first started with Keshia Knight Pulliam and threw her under the bus with the whole Bill Cosby thing. I looked at her like ‘Damn, it’s three of us sisters on here. Oh you like that?’ So when I saw how she did her it made me keep my eye out on her. […] Kenya, she’s a snake in the grass. I’ve known Kenya forr a very long time and I was so surprised by how she’s changed and how manipulative she is. She took my phone. She cost me $600, I had to get a new phone. Yes that heifer took my phone and hacked into my Twitter account. But I’m over it, moving on!” Welp! What do YOU think about Kenya and Vivica’s feud??? Listen to “Don’t Be Scared’s” entire “Empire” recap featuring Vivica Fox below.
Flooring Company Slaps $15K Lien On Rapper’s House Akon really, really, really hates paying those who work on his Georgia home – well it appears that way. The singer has been hit with another lien by a home construction company who accuse him of screwing them out of $15,000, despite them fixing up his pad. The company, Capital Floors LLC, which specialize in installing of hardwood floors – filed a claim of lien against Akon , accusing the producer of stiffing the company out of $15,000. Capital Floors head Naftali Yair said they performed tile work on the singer’s Atlanta mansion, and bill was to be paid by June 23rd. But he said Akon hasn’t paid them a dime. “He cost me my health,” Yair, who is now battling heart problems, told BOSSIP. “I was just in the hospital. He needs to be in jail.” Akon has been remodeling the manse for years, and it has caused him a lot of trouble. He’s facing multiple lawsuits by companies and being slapped with numerous liens for not paying for work done. Last year, a company named Durable Steel Structures filed legal docs in Georgia which claimed Akon refused to pay up on a $36,765 bill for structural work they did on his property. They said they provided the singer with services, furnishing, materials and equipment and completed the job – but when it came time for Akon to pay the invoice he refused. The company filed a material man’s lien against Akon’s property, which means if he ever sells it off, they will get the debt owed to them from the sale of the home. Construction companies that also worked on Akon’s pad hit him with two previous liens. Lazer Stucco, along with Clearvue Glass & Mirror Co. said he refused to pay up on invoices for $18,745 and $4,670 following work they did for him.
50 Cent’s Bankruptcy Trustee Blasts Rapper’s Attempt To Keep Control Of Millions In Investments 50 Cent’s bankruptcy trustee is blasting the rapper’s attempt to get a judge to OK him continuing to control more than seven million he has in investment accounts. William Harrington has demanded the rapper – who filed for bankruptcy earlier this summer – not be allowed to touch the money and instead have it go to pay off his enormous debts. Late last month, 50 Cent headed back to court to plead with the bankruptcy judge to allow him to keep control of his investment accounts. He explained that since filing the case he has continued to control his assets and property along with manage his business affairs. The rapper, born Curtis Jackson, said he has investment accounts at various financial establishments. He pleaded with the judge not to take away his control of his investments because he claimed it would be potentially detrimental to his estate and not allow him to continue making money to pay off his massive amounts of debt. Then on September 15th, trustee Harrington filed docs in the case objecting to 50 Cent being allowed to continue controlling his investment accounts. The trustee said the rapper’s more than seven million dollars in these accounts aren’t protected by the FDIC – meaning he could easily lose a large percentage of his cash if the market drops. The trustee said 50 Cent has only $567,000 of his seven million protected by the federal government, which leaves 92% of his investments in danger of being lost if anything with the stock market were to change drastically. 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy last July, just days after a New York jury ordered him to pay Rick Ross’ baby mama five million for leaking a sex tape. According to his Chapter 11 petition, 50 Cent claimed his assets were between ten and $50 million, but his liabilities were in the same range. The total amount of liabilities 50 Cent lists for his top 20 creditors comes to a total of $28,478,920. The rapper has explained in court docs that he is not a celebrity who has spent recklessly living the high life, but rather he is the prime example of the American Dream. It’s just that he got caught up in too many legal battles that have left him with tens of millions to pay out.
Reality Star Set To Be Sentenced In Drug Trafficking Case Next Month Federal prosecutors in Love & Hip Hop’s Mendeecees Harris ’ drug running case have asked that the reality star serve no more than 10 years for the crimes. Last April, Harris took a deal and pled guilty to felony drug trafficking and conspiracy, admitting that he, his brother and another man ferried large amounts of cocaine and heroin to upstate New York. Despite the deal, Harris still faced up to 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine. But prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office recommended that Harris’ sentence be downgraded, so that he serves between 108 months and 121 months in the Big House. The feds wrote that Harris deserved a break because he admitted his role in the major drug ring and cooperated with authorities on the terms of his plea deal. The U.S. Attorney’s Office also requested that Harris forfeit his earnings from the hit reality show – nearly $171,000 – as well as pay an additional $100 fine when he’s sentenced Oct. 2. “Upon the ground that the defendant has assisted authorities in the investigation or prosecution of the defendant’s own misconduct by timely notifying authorities of the defendant’s intention to enter a plea of guilty, thereby permitting the government to avoid preparing for trial and permitting the government and the court to allocate their resources efficiently, the government hereby moves the court to apply the additional one level downward adjustment for acceptance of responsibility…” Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Sherman wrote to the court Sept. 11. BOSSIP has reached out to Harris’ attorney, Donald Thompson, for comment.
Wells Fargo Does An About Face After BOSSIP Highlighted Black Stuntmen’s Fight For Bank To Honor Black Stagecoach Driver In Commcercial The Black Stuntmen’s Association scored a win in their fight against Wells Fargo to honor a freedom-fighting black stagecoach driver who worked for the bank during the California Gold Rush. Wells Fargo bank offered to fork over a $10,000 grant to the Black Stuntmen’s Association the day after BOSSIP asked its reps about the group’s battle with the bank to commemorate their one-time employee, William Robison, with a commercial featuring a black stagecoach driver. The bank also agreed to include them in an upcoming publicity campaign. “We recognize the importance of your legacy to the African-American community,” Wells Fargo rep Lisa Frison told the stuntmen in an email, “and would be pleased to help bring broader visibility and awareness to your organization in this way.” But association president Willie Harris said the $10,000 amounted to “hush money,” and said the bank hadn’t been in touch for weeks until BOSSIP began asking questions. “I think they think if they offered us the $10,000 we would go away,” Harris told BOSSIP. “We ain’t for sale.” “Why did they wait till you called?” he asked. “We do have some pride.” The association – created in the 1960s to tackle the entrenched racism in the Hollywood movie stunt industry – has been in a two year fight with Wells Fargo over Robison, who drove a six-horse stagecoach from Stockton, Ca. to the Nevada gold mines for 40 years until he retired in 1895. Robison was part of a gun-toting gang who freed a group of African-Americans in San Joaquin County who were being illegally sold into slavery. Robison also worked to desegregate California’s school system, and as a delegate in the state Convention of Colored Citizens, he distributed petitions demanding blacks be allowed to testify in court. We’ve reached out to Wells Fargo for comment. Harris said he’s asked Wells Fargo for a face-to-face meeting, and he doesn’t know if the group would accept the money. “We’re not stupid and we do have respect for ourselves,” Harris told BOSSIP. “We’re going to stand on our feet.”
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