Busting Out“Anybody I could get now, I could have gotten before,”
Toccara (nee Toccara Elaine Jones) --one of the more memorable personalities from
Tyra Banks' reality show ‘America’s Next Top Model’-- says in the upcoming issue of ‘King’ magazine. In the six-page spread, the Ashley Stewart and Boost Mobile pitchwoman bares all and talks candidly about men, future career plans and her bodacious bosom. “I never knew my real bra size,” she tells scribe
Jerry Barrow. “Growing up I was always top-heavy, and my family was never able to buy my real size ’cause they’re more expensive. Six months ago, I was in Nordstrom’s and this lady suggested I try a G.” The buxom Ohio native also reveals that her ideal man has to be weight and height proportionate: “I can’t do nothing with no little man. He has to be 6-foot-1 or taller and at least 240. I need a man that makes this big, thick girl feel small.”
Good ‘Evidence’ Vivica A. Fox,
Cicely Tyson, Lynn Whitfield, Gayle King and
Terry Mc McMillan are expected to attend the 20th anniversary of
Ronald K. Brown’s Evidence Dance Company on Feb. 6 at New York’s Millennium Hotel. According to a spokesperson, honorary chairs for the event include socialites
Kathryn Chenault, Gayle Perkins Atkins and
'Essence' magazine’s
Susan L. Taylor. BET’s newly appointed Chairwoman
Debra Lee, serves as Corporate Chair for the event. The celebration is set to highlight broad community and industry support of the company’s mission, which is to create opportunities to share dance, literature, and theater that educates, enlightens and entertains.
’Stone’ Love Sly And The Family Stone will be saluted next week with an all-star tribute album and a special honor during the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. On Feb. 7, Epic/Legacy Recordings will release ‘Different Strokes By Different Folks’ featuring updated covers of the legendary band’s signature repertoire. Collaborations from
John Legend, Janet Jackson, D’Angelo, Isaac Hayes, Randy Jackson, Nile Rodgers, Aerosmith, Chuck D, The Roots, Maroon 5, will.i.am of
The Black Eyed Peas, Joss Stone, and
Big Boi are featured on the 14-track collection. Select artists from the disc are confirmed to pay tribute to Sly and the Family Stone during the Grammy’s telecast on Feb. 8. According to a publicist, Sly Stone has a personal belief in the CD project; so much so that the famously reclusive musician gave his full approval to the artists and producers to use the original master tapes for their new recordings. His last public appearance was when he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
‘Rent’ Due AgainThe big screen adaptation of the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical, ‘Rent,’ will be released on DVD in a 2-Disc Special Edition on Feb. 21. Inspired by Puccini’s ‘La Boheme,’ the story centers on the lives of struggling artists making their way in New York City’s lower east side during the early 1990s. Directed by
Chris Columbus (‘Harry Potter’), the movie stars
Rosario Dawson and
Tracie Thoms, along with original Broadway cast members
Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Taye Diggs and
Idina Menzel. The collection is ripe with bonuses, including director and cast commentary, deleted scenes and musical performances, as well as a five-part feature length documentary. The landmark
Jonathan Larson musical will celebrate its 10th Anniversary on Broadway in April.
T-Boz Gets Animated With Andre 3000 Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins is on board to join the cast of the upcoming Cartoon Network animated series created and executive produced by
André Benjamin. According to a network spokesperson, the highly anticipated primetime half-hour series features a group of musically gifted kids and an unlikely visitor who brings sunshine to their lives. The TLC singer will voice one of the students, and the
OutKast front-man will also lend his voice to a character in the series. Twelve half-hour episodes and a one-hour premiere of the untitled show are being produced at Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, Calif.
Joe Horne (‘The Boondocks’) joins the production as supervising producer.
Big ’Crash’ At SAGPaul Haggis’ racially-charged drama ''Crash'' pulled off an upset win over ‘Brokeback Mountain’ for the overall cast award at last night’s presentation of the Screen Actors Guild Awards, which prides itself for being ‘the awards show where only actors vote for actors.”
Terence Dashon Howard, Don Cheadle, Thandie Newton, Larenz Tate, Beverly Todd, Nona Gaye and
Ludacris star in the racially-charged drama, alongside Sandra Bullock, and Matt Dillon.
S. Epatha Merkerson
walked away with the honor for Actress in a Television Movie or Miniseries: for her critically acclaimed turn in HBO’s ‘Lackawanna Blues. The multicultural cast of ABC’s hit drama, “Lost,” also took home the award for ‘Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.’
