Los Angeles’ premiere hotel rooftop, LUXE, hosted some of the greatest names in sports honoring Football Hall of Famer, Deion Sanders, at the 3rd annual Champions for Choice event for the AFC in conjunction with the 2014 ESPY Awards. The event was hosted by boxing champion Laila Ali, WNBA and six-time Olympian Lisa Leslie, NBA Veteran Jalen Rose and sports expert for ESPN Stephen A. Smith. Also in attendance at last night’s celebration were: Oscar Award winner Louis Gosset, Jr, Karrueche Tran, VH1 Hollywood Exes stars, Torrei Hart, Nicole Murphy and Shameka Lawerence; former CW Girlfriends star Jill Marie Jones (with her new man); Tiffney Cambridge from Marrying the Game; Basketball Wives stars, Sundy Carter and Laura Govan, and a host of other taste-makers and influencers.
She’s an Oscar nominee…why should she be relegated to “Woman #3″ roles? Viola Davis Speaks On Big Screen Opportunities For Black Actresses The dire straits for Black actors in Hollywood are well documented. Even though it’s a source of greater opportunity for actors from across the pond , meaty roles aren’t exactly plentiful for Black stars. For this reason, you have Oscar winners and nominees like Viola Davis turning to the small screen to get the well-written, leading lady roles they’re deserving of. Via Washington Post : Viola Davis’s comments about why she was returning to television as the lead in “How to Get Away With Murder,” a new ABC series, were a sharp shot at what the movies have to offer even the best, most beloved African American actresses. “I have gotten so many wonderful film roles, but I’ve gotten even more film roles where I haven’t been the show,” Viola Davis said at the Television Critics Association press tour in Los Angeles. “It’s like I’ve been invited to a really fabulous party only to hold up the wall. I wanted to be the show.” It was a striking admission from an actress who has been twice nominated for Academy Awards: for “Doubt,” where she played a mother whose son may be the object of clergy sexual abuse, and “The Help,” in which she was a domestic worker who finds her voice as a writer. Davis has two Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards for her stage performances. But despite these accomplishments, she said she wanted more out of the characters she was given. “I spent too much time in my career just trying to force writers to write for me in a way that was bold,” she told critics. Davis thanked Pete Norwalk, the creator of “How to Get Away With Murder,” for giving her a role that allowed her to be alternately commanding, personally messy and sexual. As a law professor whose ruthless attitude (and catchy course title) have perhaps too much of an influence on her students, Davis gets to chew scenery in flashy classroom sequences, display her professional acumen in the courtroom and balance a husband and a lover. Davis has been blunt before about her career prospects, even at times when she might appear to be at the top of her game. “I’m a 46-year-old black woman who really doesn’t look like Halle Berry, and Halle Berry is having a hard time,” Davis mused in a roundtable of Oscar-nominated actresses from 2012, when she was in contention for “The Help.” Hey, even Halle Berry is on television these days! At least Black actresses have SOME venue to get worthy roles…but why is Hollywood so reluctant to put them in the good roles on the big screen?
This is cute… Lupita isn’t quite as fearless as she appears. And we can’t blame her! Lupita Nyong’o Shares Behind The Scenes Video Of Her Shooting With A Snake For Vogue The actress shared this cute clip from her Vogue magazine shoot where she was training with a snake: She was really shook but she got it down. You’d never know how afraid she was from the final shot: Photo Credit: VOGUE/MikaelJansson
The news of LeBron James’ return to the Cleveland Cavaliers has really breathed new life into Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. The legendary harmonious quintint are announcing their plans to pull a Wu-Tang on the game and auction off a single album for a whooping $1 million… Continue
Mariah Carey’s Biggest Photoshop Fails There’s no doubting Mimi’s golden legacy but she’s the BIGGEST (and lumpiest) Catfish in the game who refuses to live in reality. At 44, she’s one of the most Photoshopped celebs alive who probably doesn’t even know what she really looks like anymore. Hit the jump for a complete history of Mariah’s Photoshop sorcery .
Good news! Now that Wimbledon’s over, it looks like Maria Sharapova can finally focus on the truly important stuff, you know, like hanging out in a bikini. And yeah, I know these shots aren’t the best quality, which is a little disappointing. But not nearly as disappointing as the fact that Maria didn’t invite me along instead of that other loser. I’ve always wanted to play doubles with her. And I’ve been practicing my game and everything. Solo, but still. Photos: Fameflynet Continue reading →
I guess Brittney Palmer didn’t read the memo properly, because for some weird reason, she got in a bikini for the big UFC pool party (which is good). But then she went and covered it up (not good). It’s like she doesn’t even want to be drooled over by a bunch of perverts on the Internet or something. Like I said, weird. Anyway, all I know is, she’s never going to take over Arianny Celeste ‘s title as the Tuna’s favorite ring girl of all-time with sloppy mental mistakes like this. So here’s hoping Brittney steps her game back up next time. For all our sakes. » view all 17 photos Photos: WENN.com
I guess Brittney Palmer didn’t read the memo properly, because for some weird reason, she got in a bikini for the big UFC pool party (which is good). But then she went and covered it up (not good). It’s like she doesn’t even want to be drooled over by a bunch of perverts on the Internet or something. Like I said, weird. Anyway, all I know is, she’s never going to take over Arianny Celeste ‘s title as the Tuna’s favorite ring girl of all-time with sloppy mental mistakes like this. So here’s hoping Brittney steps her game back up next time. For all our sakes. » view all 17 photos Photos: WENN.com
The Duggar family may have gotten swept up in the Hobby Lobby controversy today, but the newly-renamed Jill Dillard certainly isn’t letting that get her down. Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard celebrated their weekiversary on Monday and the fesiivities continued on Instagram today, as Jill posted more good time photos from the couple’s secluded honeymoon: Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard Honeymoon Photos! 1. Derick Dillard Honeymoon Photo Derick on his honeymoon. He recently married 19 Kids and Counting star Jill Duggar. “My sweet husband grilling our dinner yesterday,” Jill captioned the above photo. It’s been a hard road to the altar for Jill and Derick, so it stands to reason that their honeymoon would be a simple getaway in which they’d have plenty of time to “celebrate.” Jill and Derick adhered to the Duggars’ courtship rules while they were dating, which meant no sex, kissing, or even face-to-face hugging until they were married. Even so, as one of the photos in the gallery demonstrates, Jill and Derick must not have gone very far on their honeymoon, as Jill was able to return home and go grocery shopping with her 12-year-old brother James. Hope you like in-laws, Derick. You’ve got about a million of them now! SO Many Duggars 1. A Duggar Family Pic Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are still working on that 20th kid.
