Did Chris Bosh’s wife Adrienne Williams really sleep with Lil Wayne, as the rapper boasted in an NBA All-Star weekend rant denouncing all things Heat? She hasn’t directly addressed Weezy’s comments, but the NBA star’s wife did re-tweet a pair of (possibly) telling quotes by friends to that effect. “Some people attack those who have the peace & joy they wish they had! Pay them no mind! Live your dream, strut & wave,” wrote Gabrielle Union. Gabrielle is dating Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh’s teammate, so it’s not a stretch for the actress to refer to Lil Wayne saying he f–ked Bosh’s wife. Adrienne re-tweeted Union’s comment, as well as another that said, “Truth prevails. Today stand in your truth and ignore the chatter around and about you.” “Some people create hate for profit, and some people create love for free. Pay no mind to the haters, embrace the love…. They will never bring me down.” Damn straight. In front of a crowd in Houston, Lil Wayne went OFF on the whole franchise, saying “F–k LeBron, f–k She-Wade, f–k Chris Bosh, f–k all of them ni–as, man!” “And, and, and I f–ked Chris Bosh’s wife .” Lil Wayne’s rant stems from an incident that took place last week in which he claims he was kicked out of a Heat game against the Lakers in Miami. He claims this happened solely because he was cheering for visiting L.A. on the Heat’s floor, but a fan says it was because he made a gun gesture. Just another day in the life of Weezy.
Gabrielle Douglas is exactly what #winning looks like. Prior to her Olympic triumphs, Gabrielle Douglas was crowned the 2004 Gymnastics State Champion in Virginia, which…
“I would like to announce Uma and Arki’s daughter’s name for the first time officially: Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson, better known to family and friends as Luna,” the actress’s rep Gabrielle Kachman tells us exclusively. While the couple is keeping the origins of Luna’s name private, Thurman’s rep allows, “Each name has a special reason and meaning to her mother and father.” Born in Rhinebeck, N.Y., baby Luna is the first child together for Thurman, 42, and Busson,
Snoozy but sumptuous, Benoît Jacquot’s quasi-historical drama Farewell, My Queen isn’t going to set the world aflame: The experience of watching it is something like lounging on a satin divan, being fanned lazily with a bouquet of ostrich plumes. But maybe that’s part of what you want in a picture about the last days of Marie Antoinette’s rule: The languorousness of Farewell, My Queen recalls the last days of summer, though in this case the air is quivering not with the chirping of crickets but with a whisper of foreboding. The picture coasts along quite nicely on the strength of its contemplative sensuality, its macaron colors, and the exquisite beauty of its three chief actresses, Léa Seydoux, Virginie Ledoyen and Diane Kruger. Oh, and there’s nudity in it too, not to mention lesbian undertones – or are they overtones? I knew that would get your attention. Kruger plays Marie Antoinette, and in our first glimpse of her, she’s just awakened from what must have been a hell of a beauty sleep: Bedecked in a cream-colored nightie and sitting up in her bed at Versailles, she looks fresh and creamy and glowing, like a prized blond peach. One of her servants, the quiet but astute Sidonie Laborde (Seydoux), has come to read to her. Shall it be a novel or a fashion magazine today? It quickly becomes clear that Sidonie harbors a special fondness for her mistress and seeks to protect her from the gossip of the court — or worse. Meanwhile, the queen lavishes attention and worry on her own special favorite, the regal and somewhat icy Gabrielle de Polignac (Ledoyen). Sidonie hopes that someday the queen will single her out; but her hopes are dashed when she learns that her mistress has a special task in mind for her, one that could demand the ultimate sacrifice. There are men in Farewell, My Queen : Xavier Beauvois plays Louis XVI, and Michel Robin appears as his historiographer. But really, who cares about them? The picture also gives an appropriate sense of the court’s decadence while being only marginally tolerant of the queen’s taste for expensive finery: I suspect that Farewell, My Queen is the movie that many of the detractors of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette wanted that picture to be. Coppola didn’t want to punish her heroine, and her refusal to bow to that kind of moralism turned off plenty of people who thought the movie should have been more politically astute. But Farewell, My Queen — which was based on the novel by Chantal Thomas — is in its own way sympathetic to the ill-fated ruler. One servant claims to understand why Marie Antoinette spends hours staring at her accumulated luxury goods: “That’s how she forgets she’s queen.” She also longs for love, and her ardor for Gabrielle appears to skim lightly over any perceived impropriety of feelings or behavior. Her desire is only partly carnal; it seems that Gabrielle is a kind of sisterly twin to her. Seydoux’s Sidonie registers all of this not with pouty disappointment but with greater resolve, and, ultimately, a resignation that’s a kind of victory. Meanwhile, she’s the most overtly sensuous of the three: Kruger’s beauty is fine-grained and luminous, and Ledoyen’s is cool as pink marble, but Seydoux has both brains and a thumping pulse. The picture’s painterly production design and cinematography (by Katia Wyszkop and Romain Winding, respectively) ensure that everything is gorgeous to look at, but Jacquot never lets the picture slide into total sterility – even the sight of Seydoux scratching her mosquito bites is vaguely libidinous. Farewell, My Queen may move along at a stately pace, and it may not cut very deep. But even if it’s essentially little more than a pretty porcelain figurine, it’s one that at least nods to the glow and warmth of real flesh. Follow Stephanie Zacharek on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
The beautiful Gabrielle Union stopped by Jimmy Fallon to promote her new movie, Good Deeds. During the video, she also talks about Dwyane Wade and a funny basketball encounter with Ice Cube. Check out the video!
The first lady Michelle Obama turns 48 years old today! Promoting service and working with young people has remained a staple of her career and her interest in the White House, exemplified by her Let’s Move campaign to bring together communities in a nationwide effort to tackle childhood obesity. As Mrs Obama celebrates her birthday today, here are 48 things you didn’t know about about the First Lady: 1. Her nickname is “Miche” (pronounced “Meesh”). 2. Her husband calls her “My Rock” 3. Her father worked the swing shift in the boiler room at Chicago’s water purification plant. 4. She grew up with her older brother, Craig, and parents in a one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment. She shared the living room with her brother, which was separated by a room divider. 5. She and her brother both skipped a year at school – second grade. 6. As a girl, she loved her “Easy-Bake Oven”. 7. Michelle was student council treasurer in high school. 8. Growing up, she practiced playing the piano so much that she had to be told to stop. 9. Although a great athlete, she shied away from competitive sports because, her big brother says, “she hated losing”. 10. Her father died of complications from multiple sclerosis when she was in her 20s. 11. Michelle attended only public schools while growing up in Chicago. 12. She was assigned Barack’s mentor when he came to her Chicago firm for a summer job. 13. Her first impression of Barack wasn’t great; after seeing a photo of him in the law firm directory she decided he had a big nose. 14. She declined Barack’s first invitations to go out on a date, saying it would be inappropriate. 15. Her father and brother had always said you could tell a lot about someone’s character on the court, so before agreeing to date Barack, she asked her brother to take him on on the basketball court. 16. Her university dissertation was entitled, “Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community.” 17. Santita Jackson, Jesse Jackson’s daughter and Michelle’s high school classmate, sang at the wedding 18. She works out “like a gladiator,” according to friends. 19. She hates tights – too “painful.” 20. At the Democratic National Convention in 2004, moments before her husband went on stage to give his speech, she said: “Just don’t screw it up, buddy!” SEE THE REST OF THE LIST BELOW THE GALLERY 21. She watches reruns of The Dick Van Dyke Show 22. For breakfast she likes fruit, eggs and bacon. 23. When she got to Princeton she said the tutors weren’t teaching French correctly. 24. She refused to accompany her husband for walks in the cold Chicago winters. 25. She is the former associate dean at the University of Chicago 26. On their first date Barack took her to see Do The Right Thing, a Spike Lee movie set in Harlem. 27. Her brother, Craig Robinson, is the basketball coach at Oregon State University. 28. At Princeton, Michelle majored in sociology. She got her law degree from Harvard. 29. She worked for Chicago’s Mayor Daley in the city’s office of planning and development. 30. She uses a webcam to stay in touch with Barack while separated. 31. She cooks shrimp linguini – her husband’s favorite meal. 32. Michelle wrote her own stump speech during the campaign and delivered it without notes. 33. Michelle made Barack promise to quit smoking if he ran for president. 34. She plans not to have any more children. 35. She graduated from high school second in her class. 36. She cut back from her six-figure salary with the University of Chicago hospital system to help her husband with his campaign 37. Michelle makes Barack do the dishes. 38. As vice president of community and external affairs at the University of Chicago Medical Centre, Michelle supervised a five hundred per cent increase of volunteerism in the hospital. 39. She was on the board of six major organizations, including the prestigious Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and Tree House Foods; and Vice President, Community and External Affairs at the University of Chicago Hospitals. 40. She routinely drew audiences of 1,000-plus supporters, even when she was campaigning on her own, on the trail 41. Her inauguration dress was designed by Cuban-American designer, Isabel Toledo. Her green gloves were J Crew and her shoes by Jimmy Choo. 42. After her husband’s election to the US Senate, Michelle decided to stay in Chicago with their daughters instead of relocating to Washington, DC. 43. Her great-great-grandfather, Jim Robinson, was a slave in South Carolina before the Civil War. 44. Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama are the only First Ladies to receive master’s degrees. 45. She has committed each episode of The Brady Bunch to memory. 46. At 5 ft 11″, she is tied with Eleanor Roosevelt for tallest First Lady. 47.Her secret service codename is “Renaissance”. 48. Mrs. Obama shares her special day with Muhammad Ali who turns 70 today. Watch Michelle Obama Show Off Her Dance Moves On iCarly [VIDEO] Michelle Obama On Motherhood: ” I Am Just Hoping That I Don’t Mess Them Up”
A few months ago Rihanna was photographed on a beach smoking what looked like a blunt. Well Ri Ri is at it again, and this time we’re certain she was toking on a fattie! Rihanna was caught by paparazzi smoking a huge blunt while vacationing in Hawaii. Rihanna even bragged about smoking weed on her Twitter page, saying she’s got the “kush rolled.” @rihanna Kush rolled, glass full…I prefer the better things! 1 day ago via UberSocial for BlackBerry @rihanna Waken…Baken…Good morning 2 days ago via UberSocial for BlackBerry @rihanna 4:20 ….Hi 5 days ago via UberSocial for BlackBerry Click here to see more photos of Rihanna in Hawaii. RELATED: What Is Rihanna Smoking?! [PHOTO] Celeb Sightings: Rihanna, Tyga, Gabrielle Union & Brandy Step Out! Rihanna Reveals New Single & Cover [PHOTO] Rihanna Gets Freaky With Female Fan On Stage
