Bobbi Kristina Brown Wrecks Car in Crash
Bobbi Kristina Brown has
totaled her Chevy Camaro in a car accident in Alpharetta, Georgia, TMZ reports. The actress and reality star
thankfully emerged unscathed from the crash, which involved the car barreling
down an embankment and crashing into several trees.
Police say a
passerby called 911 after noticing Whitney Houston's daughter standing on
the side of the road next to the crashed vehicle. An official investigation by
cops concluded that the 19-year-old simply lost control of the vehicle when
making a left turn. Drugs and alcohol were not involved.
Bobbi Kristina
was given a citation for "failure to maintain lane." The teenager and her
beau Nick Gordon were involved in another major
accident just this past September, also in a Camaro. Gordon was behind the
wheel at the time of the previous accident.
Hopefully everyone keeps an eye on the road from here on out.
Kevin Hart: "Real Husbands of Hollywood Will Be What Chappelle's Show Was"
Kevin Hart is about to
launch another laugh assault on comedy audiences everywhere with BET’s new
original series Real
Husbands of Hollywood, which is based on the popular viral skits that
debuted during the 2011 BET Awards. The very
busy comedian tells BET.com why he compares the series to Chappelle’s
Show. Plus, he dishes on what fuels his mock show beefs with
his Real Husbands of Hollywood co-stars: Nick Cannon,
Boris Kodjoe and Robin Thicke.
You’ve been very busy this year filming several projects that are
slated for release in 2013, could you share what some of them are?
I’m
getting ready to do a movie called Write Along that’s with [producer]
Will Packer and [director] Tim Story — I star opposite Ice
Cube in that one. Another movie I’m doing is called Let Me Explain —
my standup special, which I taped during two sold out shows in Madison Square
Garden in November, that will be headed to theaters. Also, I’m about to do
Think Like a Man 2. I’ll be doing Grudge Match with Robert
DeNiro and Sylvester Stallone. I have an untitled project with
Seth Rogan. We’re also working on a cartoon that I’m producing and
funding and, last but not least, I'm also touring.
Wow, that sounds like a lot of work. When do you sleep?
There’s no
such thing. I just gave you my rest time during this interview.
[Laughs]
First up is your highly anticipated new BET TV series Real Husbands of Hollywood. The skits were
hilarious.
I can honestly go on record saying this show will be what
Chappelle's Show was for Comedy Central. Comedy Central was a great
network but Chappelle's Show took it to a completely different level.
Other shows got bigger because so many viewers were watching the Chappelle
reruns. For BET, the Real Husbands of Hollywood has that same
potential.
Give us the breakdown on the show.
There’s nothing like it on television. It’s a mock reality show with a
Curb Your Enthusiasm-feel — with me being that Larry David type.
Every actor in it is not afraid to make fun of themselves. It stars Nick
Cannon, Duane Martin, Boris Kodjoe, Robin Thicke and
myself. Then Nelly, Trey Songz, Faison Love and Cedric
the Entertainer are part of the many people who come by to do [guest star]
favors. Mariah Carey is doing one, so is Shane Mosley. It’s mock
reality but we’re treating it like it’s real.
Are there any BFFs or rivalries between the husbands that we can
anticipate?
Nick and I don’t like each other, but it stems from the movie
Drumline. There’s a flashback of Nick and I playing the drums for the
final part of the film and I drop the stick and he held on. Then it cuts back to
me and I’m like, “I haven’t liked you since. I don’t like you.” I’m jealous of
Boris because he models and I don’t think he’s that attractive. Robin, I think
that his singing career is a fluke and Paula Patton really wants me. It’s
so much nonsense that we’ve made it appear to be real. I think it’s really going
to be something to see. We have a special thing and I’m really excited to be
apart of it.
Ryan Leslie Ordered to Pay Promised $1 Million Reward
Ryan Leslie has been forced to keep his word by a jury of his peers.
The music producer-singer-songwriter lost a lawsuit yesterday over whether or
not he is required to pay a $1 million reward he famously promised for the
return of his stolen laptop in 2010.
Jurors in New York found
unanimously that Leslie must pay the hefty sum to the German Armin
Augstein, 54, who found the laptop while walking his dog and turned it over
to police. Augstein, who still lives in Germany, flew to New York to testify
against Leslie.
"No one forced him to make an
offer of so much money for a finder’s fee," Augstein told the New York Post. "It seems like he believes
that that which he promised, he doesn’t have to live up to."
In his defense, Leslie suggested that Augstein may have been involved with
the people who stole the laptop. He also claimed that he was unable to retrieve
valuable multi-track recordings from the hard drive. In the end, however, the
jury sided with the plaintiff's contention that such complaints were not
valid.
On Twitter, Leslie showed signs of accepting the hit to his ego... and
wallet.
"Ain't no way to get around ups & downs," he wrote. "Jury of my peers
rules for the plaintiff."
Kanye West Deposed in Kim Kardashian Divorce
How much would you want to know
about your soon-to-be ex-wife’s new relationship with her super famous
boyfriend? If you're NBA baller Kris Humphries, you want all the grisly
details and then some. In the latest development from the messy Kim Kardashian divorce, her new beau Kanye
West was ordered by Humphries’ legal team to sit for a deposition.
While it wasn't reported what
goods the hip hop star gave up during the legal grilling, according to TMZ, Mr. West was drawn into the court battle as
Team Humphries looks for an opportunity to gain the upper hand in the fight over
the prenuptial agreement their client signed last year. As has been
well-documented, the union between the reality star and the pro baller lasted a
whopping 72 days before they filed for divorce. Kardashian started her romance with the "Good Life" rapper soon after.
Now Humphries lawyers are probing to see if that relationship may have violated
terms of the prenup.
Kim K’s attorney, Laura Wasser, is arguing that the entire deposition
was a "fishing expedition" by the opposing lawyers to avoid the inevitable.
Wasser would just like to bring an end to the conflict so that her client can
move on. In court today she told the judge of Kardashian’s current state in the
matter, "she [Kim] is now handcuffed to Mr. Humphries."
And as we all know in the world of love and hip hop ‘cuffing is not allowed.
Tyler Perry Sued Over Good Deeds
One moviegoer felt Tyler
Perry’s Good
Deeds was just the opposite. Author Terri Donald is suing Perry
for ripping off the plot for his 2012 romantic drama from her 2007 book Bad
Apples Can Be Good Fruit.
Donald is seeking $225,000 in initial damages and also
an injunction that would require Perry’s production company, Tyler Perry
Studios, to add a credit for her book in the opening and closing credits. Her
lawsuit, filed in Philadelphia, also requests that the company provide a full
accounting of the movie’s profits. Donald, who also writes under the pseudonym
TLO Red’ness, claims she sent a copy of her book to Perry’s production company
before filming on the movie began.
Good Deeds starred Perry as a wealthy businessman who meets and falls
in love with a struggling single mother portrayed by Thandie Newton. The
film, released in February 2012, grossed $35 million at the box office.
No word yet from Perry or film
distributor Lionsgate Entertainment, who is also named in the lawsuit.
One moviegoer felt Tyler
Perry’s Good
Deeds was just the opposite. Author Terri Donald is suing Perry
for ripping off the plot for his 2012 romantic drama from her 2007 book Bad
Apples Can Be Good Fruit.
Donald is seeking $225,000 in initial damages and also
an injunction that would require Perry’s production company, Tyler Perry
Studios, to add a credit for her book in the opening and closing credits. Her
lawsuit, filed in Philadelphia, also requests that the company provide a full
accounting of the movie’s profits. Donald, who also writes under the pseudonym
TLO Red’ness, claims she sent a copy of her book to Perry’s production company
before filming on the movie began.
Good Deeds starred Perry as a wealthy businessman who meets and falls
in love with a struggling single mother portrayed by Thandie Newton. The
film, released in February 2012, grossed $35 million at the box office.
No word yet from Perry or film distributor Lionsgate Entertainment, who is
also named in the lawsuit.
