Jada Pinkett-Smith tweeted an adorable pic this week of daughter Willow curled up asleep in dad Will Smith’s lap on a plane ride earlier this week. Jada posted, “Being a fatherless daughter these are the moments I cherish. Love. J” [Atlanta Blackstar]
A snippet from Spike Lee’s new documentary “Bad,” a film about Michael Jackson’s “Bad” album on the 25th anniversary of its release, hit the web this week. Although Spike has released few details about release date, Spike is said to have interviewed several people for the full-length feature, from Martin Scorcese, who directed the “Bad” video, to Justin Bieber and Kanye West. In the clip, “The Way You Make Me Feel” choreographer Vince Paterson says that when MJ first started singing a cappella on the set: “Everything stopped. We had to stop shooting, because people just froze. They actually froze.” [Slate]
The Broadway production of “Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire” will receive the Extraordinary Excellence in Diversity on Broadway Award for the 2011-2012 Season from Actors’ Equity Association. The show stars three black and married celebs; actress Nicole Ari Parker (married to actor Boris Kodjoe), actor Blair Underwood (wife Desiree DaCosta) and actor Wood Harris (wife Rebekah Harris). The show is the first multi-cultural Broadway production of the classic play. [EUR Web]
Singer Monica beat the heat with some of her favorite guys this week. The singer posted pics of herself, hubby Shannon Brown, sons Rodney, 7, and Romelo, 4, and her dad hanging out at the pool this week. She tweeted: “Love these guys?God is all knowing! Gives us who & what we need #Blessed.” [Black Celeb Kids]
Mariah Carey is reportedly in talks to join the cast of American Idol after J-Lo’s exit, but hubby Nick Cannon doesn’t think the show can afford his wife. Nick told TMZ, “I don’t know if they can afford Mariah Carey. That’s a lot of money. If they gave JLo $20 million, they might have to double that!” [TMZ]