When it was announced that Marlon Wayans and not Eddie Murphy would be portraying Richard Pryor in the long-discussed biopic of the comedy giant, the news was greeted with Internet jeering.
Wayans wasn’t surprised when he read the disparaging comments — you can’t hang your star on films like “White Chicks” and “Little Man” without consequences.
JHUD NEW MILK AD
Jennifer Hudson on the set of her MILK AD!!!
FANTASIA HAS SOME REAL HATERS
Fantasia is having an ugly reality thrown her way. According to TMZ, the singer, starring in “The Color Purple,” playing at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood, is the victim of a threatening letter.
JILL STARS IN A LIFETIME MOVIE AND IT WAS GOOD
R&B singer and actress Jill Scott (The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency) is set to headline the Lifetime Movie Network Original Movie “Sins of the Mother,” a touching story about the harsh realities of love, forgiveness and the closest of bonds between mother and daughter.
DONALD FAISON ON CBS
*”Scrubs” alum Donald Faison has just been cast in the CBS pilot “The Odds,” a move that has sparked rumors that his current series, “Scrubs,” may soon be a done deal at ABC.
AKON CASHING IN ON LADY GAGA
Who knew Akon had it going on the way he does? The Senegalese born singer is supposedly considering an early retirement thanks to Lady GaGa.
