Fellow NBA wife and reality TV star tells MTV News she’ll be there for Kim through ‘every part of it.’ By Jocelyn Vena Kim Kardashian Photo: Marianna Massey/ WireImage After Kim Kardashian announced her headline-making split from Kris Humphries , it’s her friends and family who are helping her get through a tough time. One of those pals, fellow reality star and basketball wife La La Anthony, told MTV News she’s just trying to be a supportive friend. “Of course, I was surprised by the news,” Anthony told us Monday night on the red carpet of the Glamour Women of the Year event in New York City. “Anytime someone gets a divorce, it’s a difficult time. All I can do is be her friend and support her through every part of it, and that’s what I’m doing.” It’s been more than a week since Kim announced the breakup but she continues to make news. Over the weekend, the E! star not only visited her ex in Minnesota, but “Saturday Night Live” poked fun at the couple’s divorce news. In a sketch called “Kim’s Fairytale Divorce,” the Saturday night staple imagined what a special about the split would look like, including an over-the-top divorce preceding with Kim handing off dough to Humphries as he grunts. The sketch left Kim’s sisters LOLing on Twitter. “Ha! I just saw the SNL skit they did and I could not stop laughing…. LOL,” Khlo
‘I wanted to quit,’ reality star tells MTV News about new episode at 10 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. By Jocelyn Vena Chelsea Settles Photo: MTV News Since Chelsea Settles launched herself as MTV’s next great reality star last month, it’s been an interesting journey for both viewers and Settles herself. In the episode airing tonight (November 8), Chelsea Settles gets her butt kicked during her first workout in the City of Angels. “I’m most nervous for the first workout with Angela. It was insanity,” she dished to MTV News. “It was nuts, nuts, nuts, nuts. I wanted to quit. I felt like I should just be fat for the rest of my life.” During the super-tough workout, she said she was thinking, ” ‘Why do I need to go through this?’ I knew that I wanted to lose weight, but I didn’t know the hard work and dedication it would take to get there. I wish there was some sort of magic cure to end it all. I didn’t want to put in the hard work. I was embarrassed … so it was kind of mental.” Over the course of the season, those trying moments have helped Settles connect with the audience, and fan feedback has been incredibly positive toward her. “It’s really crazy, and I can’t believe it because we’re almost halfway there,” she said. “It’s kind of a whirlwind but I’m excited to get to interact with a lot of the viewers, and I’m glad that the response has been the way that it has. There’s such an outpouring of love and sincerity from so many people, and I just feel grateful.” While fans love watching Settles grow week after week, it’s been really overwhelming for her. “I cringe every Tuesday before the show airs,” she admitted. “I have butterflies in my stomach. I don’t know what to expect. It’s just it’s weird to see that I played the victim so much. I never realized that I did that. I blamed everything on my weight, and in a lot of the situations, it had nothing to do with my weight.” So, what does Settles blame for her early strife on the show? “It was just lack of confidence and me needing to come into my own, but I just have to accept myself as that girl and love her just as much as I love myself now,” she said. “And that’s been the process that I’ve been going through.” Don’t miss the new episode of “Chelsea Settles,” airing tonight (November 8) at 10 p.m. ET/PT (9 Central) on MTV. Related Videos Chelsea Settles | Ep. 5 | Sneak Peek
‘Truly gone too soon,’ Usher tweets Tuesday. By James Dinh Heavy D Photo: Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images Hip-hop lost a rap icon when Heavy D died Tuesday afternoon (November 8) at age 44, and the music industry is clearly mourning the loss. A string of stars, including Usher , Timbaland and Nicki Minaj , have shared their memories of the late MC on Twitter. Usher offered his sympathy to the family of the Jamaican-born rap heavyweight, tweeting , “This is too heavy, I can’t believe it. HEAVY D was just here. Truly gone too soon. My heart and support goes out to his family. R.I.P HEAVY.” Mega-producer Timbaland couldn’t even process the announcement, writing , “I’m at a loss for words rip heavy d.” After re-tweeting the late-MC’s last message (“BE INSPIRED”), hip-hop’s Harajuku Barbie also weighed in on the news. “We’ll never forget you babe! #hiphopelite #RIPHeavyD,” Nicki wrote . From one raptress to the next, Missy Elliott shared her thoughts: “U will be missed Heavy D so many laughs we’ve shared but your Music is Timeless and will Always be Around 4ever Love u Heav…” Ciara described the MC as “a really nice man. Sending my condolences to him and his family!” DJ Drama and Nick Cannon reflected on the icon’s impact. “Heavy D ‘Who’s The Man’ was one of my 1st pieces of vinyl when I first started djayin,” DJ Drama wrote . “Def 1 of the first 5 records I spent $ on. RIP.” Cannon said he had “just talked” to Heavy D, adding , “He was just encouraging me about life.” “RIP TO A REAL HIP HOP LEGEND HEAVY D!” Nas chimed in. Juelz Santana recalled the rapper/actor’s recent BET Hip Hop Awards performance. “RIP Heavy D. He was a Hip Hop Legend,” he shared. “Crazy how sh– happens. I was late 2 da BET Awards & Heavy D’s Performance was 1 of da only 2 I got 2 see. Blessed 4 dat opportunity. RIP.” Boyz II Men, who shared the ’90s spotlight with the MC, sent condolences to his family, writing, “UGH…heavy d..always cool as hell with us..just a sick feeling….praying for his little daughter and family.” Share your memories of Heavy D on Facebook. Related Videos Remembering Heavy D Related Photos Heavy D: Life, Music And Friends Related Artists Heavy D Nicki Minaj Usher Timbaland
‘Brett is a good person, but his comments were unacceptable,’ Academy president says in a statement. By Kara Warner Brett Ratner Photo: Kevin Winter / Getty Images In a move that falls right in line with the old adage “actions speak louder than words,” director Brett Ratner has stepped down as producer of the 2012 Academy Awards . Ratner submitted his resignation to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization in charge of the Oscars, on Tuesday (November 8), according to a statement posted on Oscars.org . The “Tower Heist” director has been making headlines over the past few days — first, due to his comments about a sexual relationship with Olivia Munn, then at a screening of “Heist,” where he used a gay slur, claiming that “rehearsal is for f–s.” “He did the right thing for the Academy and for himself,” Academy President Tom Sherak said in the statement. “Words have meaning, and they have consequences. Brett is a good person, but his comments were unacceptable. We all hope this will be an opportunity to raise awareness about the harm that is caused by reckless and insensitive remarks, regardless of the intent.” Ratner explained his resignation in an open letter to the entertainment industry, obtained by Deadline . “Over the last few days, I’ve gotten a well-deserved earful from many of the people I admire most in this industry expressing their outrage and disappointment over the hurtful and stupid things I said in a number of recent media appearances,” he wrote. “To them, and to everyone I’ve hurt and offended, I’d like to apologize publicly and unreservedly. “So many artists and craftspeople in our business are members of the LGBT community, and it pains me deeply that I may have hurt them,” he continued. “I should have known this all along, but at least I know it now: words do matter. Having love in your heart doesn’t count for much if what comes out of your mouth is ugly and bigoted. With this in mind, and to all those who understandably feel that apologies are not enough, please know that I will be taking real action over the coming weeks and months in an effort to do everything I can both professionally and personally to help stamp out the kind of thoughtless bigotry I’ve so foolishly perpetuated. As a first step, I called Tom Sherak this morning and resigned as a producer of the 84th Academy Awards telecast. Being asked to help put on the Oscar show was the proudest moment of my career. But as painful as this may be for me, it would be worse if my association with the show were to be a distraction from the Academy and the high ideals it represents.” Ratner apologized for the gay slur on Monday. “I apologize for any offense my remarks caused. It was a dumb and outdated way of expressing myself,” Ratner said in a statement. “Everyone who knows me knows that I don’t have a prejudiced bone in my body. But as a storyteller I should have been much more thoughtful about the power of language and my choice of words.” The statement was condemned by gay-rights organization GLAAD, which acknowledged the apology but said it did not go far enough. Sherak initially stood behind Ratner as 2012 Oscar producer but warned that the organization would not put up with any more indiscretions. “The bottom line is, this won’t and can’t happen again,” he told Deadline on Monday. “It will not happen again.” No word yet on whether this will affect plans for Ratner-recruited “Heist” star Eddie Murphy to host the show . Related Videos MTV Rough Cut: Tower Heist
We reflect on late hip-hop legend’s career and impact on the next generation. By Kelley L. Carter Heavy D Photo: Ethan Miller/ Getty Images There was this odd but super cool sound that rolled off Heavy D ‘s tongue that we all tried to emulate. It was his melodic calling card; it was the key thing he inserted into Heavy D & the Boyz ‘ “We Got Our Own Thang.” Its significance was cemented in pop culture when he guest-starred in a 1989 episode of one of the era’s hottest sitcoms, “A Different World.” He was set to be a featured performer at a fundraiser on the show, and the pompous, pretentious Whitley wasn’t having it. “I’ll tell you what lacks melody is that diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly dee,” she drawled, displaying her disgust for hip-hop, completely unaware that she was, in fact, bemoaning Heavy D himself. Heav, playing a caricature of himself (and an old junior high friend of Dwayne Wayne), laughed and shrugged it off. We all chuckled with the laugh track as Whitley realized her mistake and Heavy showed her the right way to do the thing that had all of us — in the ‘hood, in the ‘burbs and in the sticks — trying to copy him every time we heard one of his wicked, uptempo tracks. We next see him onstage, doing that infamous Heavy D shake, performing the track “Somebody for Me,” the single that questioned — and longed for — a woman’s affections for the man who dubbed himself the Overweight Lover. Heavy D, born Dwight Arrington Myers, died Tuesday (November 8) at an L.A. hospital. He was a young 44. TMZ is reporting that a 911 call was placed from his Beverly Hills home around 11:25 a.m. PT to report an unconscious male on the walkway. When help arrived, the entertainer was conscious and speaking and was taken to the hospital. He died shortly thereafter. Heav was that kind of touchable performer. We felt comfortable with his Overweight Lover nickname — he was the big guy who could move. His size never stopped him. He moved in ways that intimidated the slimmest dude in the crowd. He was smooth, dapper and celebrated the around-the-way-girl through song; his music helped soundtrack 10th-grade dances near and far, and his colorful, danceable and at times sensitive brand of hip-hop clearly proved to be wildly influential to new-millennium household names like Diddy or Drake. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who came up after Heavy D that doesn’t cite him as an influence — and if they didn’t say it out loud, their showmanship certainly was a giveaway. He brought professionalism to live hip-hop shows, and because he fancied a variety of music and musical stylings, his shows were thought-out, deliberate and defined all that New Jack Swing embodied. Heavy brought the bounce to hip-hop and his smooth delivery made every woman look at big boys with new eyes. He was sexy — so were his lyrics, and so was his style. He was one of few rappers to collaborate with Michael Jackson (he rapped on “Jam”), and we all applauded when he linked up with Janet Jackson for an “Alright” remix. His death is tragic for a number of reasons. Until last month, we hadn’t seen Heavy perform live onstage in 15 years. When he hit the stage back in October for the BET Hip Hop Awards , he showed the young guys that he could still swing with the new New Jacks. He also showed off an amazing 135-pound weight loss, but his hip-hop moniker was still fitting for a guy who gave so much to a musical genre that continues to shape pop culture. Even past his hit-producing hip-hop prime, Heavy continued to be a force in entertainment . He’d often dabbled in film and television, and most recently. we saw him in an episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and the just-released “Tower Heist.” Some of hip-hop’s biggest luminaries tweeted their affections for the rapper Tuesday. It was undeniable what he brought to the genre. He was one of the biggest who ever did it — and he got there because he did his own thang. Share your memories of Heavy D on Facebook. Related Photos Heavy D: Life, Music And Friends Related Artists Heavy D Heavy D & The Boyz
Prayers for the Pempengco family… The estranged father of singer Charice Pempengco of the hit TV show “Glee” was stabbed to death in her hometown in the Philippines, leading the teen star Tuesday to pull out of a concert in Singapore. The singer apologized to her fans for having to skip the show scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday so she could travel home to the Philippines. “I am not going to be there to be part of David Foster and Friends concert,” she said in a post Tuesday on Twitter. “I have to go back to the Philippines as soon as possible to be with my family.” Her father, 40-year-old construction worker Ricky Pempengco, had been at a small grocery store in San Pedro township south of Manila late Monday when he brushed against a drunk man who became angry and stabbed him with an ice pick in the chest and back, according to the Laguna province police chief, Senior Supt. Gilbert Cruz. A manhunt has been launched for the suspect, with a 20,000 pesos ($470) award for information leading to his arrest. Cruz said the killing appeared random and there was no indication the suspect and victim had any prior grudges. Charice had long been estranged from her father. Local media reported that Charice’s mother left him when Charice and her younger brother were small children. All joking aside, isn’t $470 a random number? And why so little for information on a murderer?? Maybe that’s just how they get down over there… Source
Amy Winehouse Lioness: Hidden Treasures will feature previously unreleased tracks. By Gil Kaufman Amy Winehouse Photo: MTV News The world will finally get to hear the music Amy Winehouse was working on before her unexpected death earlier this year. According to a press release from her English label, a posthumous collection of unheard studio tracks, Lioness: Hidden Treasures, will be released on December 5. The 12 tracks on the disc were put together by Winehouse’s longtime collaborators, producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, and will include songs she recorded before, during and after the releases of her two studio albums, 2003’s Frank and her smash 2006 breakthrough Back to Black . “It was said by all who worked with Amy that she never sang or played a song the same way twice,” read the release announcing the disc. “It quickly became apparent to Salaam and Mark that they had a collection of songs that deserved to be heard, a collection of songs that were a fitting testament to Amy the artist and, as importantly, Amy their friend.” The disc is a “chronicle of her musical development” and will feature alternate takes of previously released songs, including a demo version of “Wake Up Alone” and mellower takes of “Tears Dry on Their Own” and “Valerie,” as well as her recently released Tony Bennett duet, “Body & Soul.” It will also have a number of covers, such as the Shirelles’ “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,” Donny Hathaway’s “A Song for You” (with just Amy and her guitar, recorded at her London home in the spring of 2009 in the midst of the singer’s struggles with drugs and alcohol) and a 2002 reggae version of the classic ’60s doo-wop song by Ruby & the Romantics “Our Day Will Come.” Winehouse died in July at age 27 as a result of excessive alcohol intake. “I spent so much time chasing after Amy, telling her off, that I never realized what a true genius she was,” her father, Mitch Winehouse, said. “It wasn’t until I sat down with the rest of the family and listened to this album that I fully appreciated the breadth of Amy’s talent, from jazz standards to hip-hop songs, it really took my breath away.” Among the unreleased songs are “Halftime” and “The Girl From Ipanema,” which were cut during sessions for Winehouse’s debut, Frank . The standard “Ipanema,” in fact, was the first song an 18-year-old Winehouse sang when she flew to Miami to record with Remi, who said in the release that Amy’s reinterpretation of the bossa nova classic made him realize that, “I was dealing with a very special talent. Her approach to the song was so young and fresh, it really inspired the rest of our sessions.” Mitch Winehouse said he’d never heard the “incredibly beautiful” song “Halftime” before, but that if the family “had felt that this album wasn’t up to the standard of Frank and Back to Black, we would never have agreed to release it and we believe it will stand as a fitting tribute to Amy’s musical legacy.” One of the most recent tracks is a duet with Amy’s hip-hop pal Nas titled “Like Smoke,” which was recorded in May 2008. Another unheard song, “Between the Cheats,” is reportedly a take on Winehouse’s troubled marriage to ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil, recorded in May 2008 for possible inclusion on her third album. Fans will also hear “Best Friends,” a Remi-produced track from 2003 that used to serve as Amy’s live show opener. Winehouse had been working on her follow-up to Black for two years before her death, but it is unknown if the upcoming release represents the totality of the music she recorded during that period, of if there could be another collection in the offing sometime in the future. Some of the proceeds from the sales of the album will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, a charity set up by the singer’s family to fight addiction. Related Photos Amy Winehouse: A Life In Photos Related Artists Amy Winehouse
‘It was the first-ever video t we didn’t know what to expect,’ Mim tells MTV News.hat we’ve been in, so By Christina Garibaldi Mim and Liv of NERVO Photo: MTV News Aussie twins NERVO (Liv and Mim) have made quite a name for themselves as one of the most-sought-after DJ duos in dance music. They’ve written hit songs for some of the biggest artists in the business (Ke$ha, David Guetta, Kylie Minogue) and spent their summer as an opening act on Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale Tour . Now it’s their turn to step up to the mic. Last month, the sister duo dropped “We’re All No One,” the first single they’ve released through Astralwerks/EMI and the first major-label release on which the girls show off their vocal skills. The song, which features superstar DJs Afrojack and Steve Aoki, may seem like a departure for the girls, but fear not NERVO fans: That’s how they planned it. “We really wanted our first record through Astralwerks to be different to everything that we’ve done for other artists,” Mim explained. “And we also wanted the collaboration aspect to be with the people within our family.” Last week, the video for “We’re All No One,” directed by DJ Skeet, premiered on MTVu and MTV’s new dance-music hour, “Clubland,” and on Monday, the girls stopped by MTV News’ studio to talk about the finished product. “It was kind of scary because it was the first-ever video that we’ve been in, so we didn’t know what to expect,” Mim said. “But in the end, there was a little bit of back-and-forth — ‘Can we change this?’ ‘Can we do this?’ — but we are happy with the end result.” This carefree video features the girls hanging out with their friends, cruising the streets on their bikes and in cars, and finishing it all off with a late-night pool party. It seems like the perfect way to spend a laid-back summer day, but according to these girls, looks can be deceiving. “It was so boiling,” Liv said of the extreme heat during the shoot. “It must have been like, I’m not really good with Fahrenheit, but it must have been like 130 [degrees] or something in that car.” Mim added, “In the car was unbearable. Not unbearable, almost unbearable because there was no air-conditioning, obviously because it was an old car, and we were shooting at a time of day when it was quite warm.” The girls weren’t the only ones that suffered in the heat: Both Afrojack and Steve Aoki made cameos in the video as well. “We’re like, ‘Guys, can you be in the video?’ ” Liv recalled. “And we wanted it to be something that they would be comfortable doing. Like a cameo role, but not them DJing because we all DJ, and none of us are actors. But Steve did an amazing job as the actor in the department store, and Afrojack is just really cool driving a car. It suits him.” What do you think of the “We’re All No One” video? Let us know in the comments. Related Artists NERVO
Clip, which premiered Wednesday night, also features appearances from Kelly Rowland and Solange Knowles. By James Dinh Beyonce in her “Party” music video Photo: Columbia Beyonc
If you haven’t heard by now, Curtis is pushing a new product nowadays, SK Energy Drink, and the new commercial is hilarious! Fiddy might not make good songs anymore , but that damn sure doesn’t mean he isn’t entertaining! All jokes aside, what 50 is doing with this energy drink is commendable. After spending most of his career picking fights and instigating, Curtis has finally attached himself to a cause to do some good. As both a massively successful artist and a survivor of a harsh childhood, 50 Cent found himself compelled to use his success to help others in need. A trip to the World Cup in Africa opened his eyes to rampant poverty and hunger across the continent. Back home, 50 and his trusted manager Chris Lighty began brainstorming ways he could help kids born with the odds stacked against them. They immediately thought of Chris Clarke, the entrepreneur behind Pure Growth Partners. PGP’s revolutionary mission is to find and create sustainable brands using a “one for one” give-back component to donate directly to the world’s most effective charities. Together, they conceived a product that perfectly fit 50′s driven persona and their mutual desire to make a difference: the Street King energy shot. Street King provides focus and energy, two qualities 50 credits with being crucial to his success. And every single bottle of Street King purchased will furnish a meal for an impoverished child. Providing his fans worldwide with positive energy – while helping children get the nutrition they need – is just the kind of powerful impact 50 has been longing to make. Now Street King Energy Shots are here to turbo-charge your drive to succeed at whatever you do. And you’ll not only feel good, you’ll feel good about yourself, too. Flip the page to see the commercial. Hate It or Love It?!?!
Breaking Sports Video
