Rapper/Actor LL Cool J was photo’d out headed home from a dinner date with his wife, Simone. The couple has been together for more than 20 years. {Media Takeout}
Actress Nicole Ari Parker tweeted last week that her new film, 35 and Ticking, will open in theaters in Atlanta and Baltimore on May 20. The romantic comedy focuses on the lives of 30-somethings and also stars Kevin Hart, Mike Epps, Megan Good, Wendy Racquel Robinson, and other well-known celebs.
Beyonce heated up the set in LA yesterday working on a brand new video to go along with her album due out later this year. Meanwhile, hubby Jay-Z joined a host of other celebs in NYC for a party in honor of his buddy Gwyneth Paltrow‘s new cookbook. Jay recently celebrated the launch of his own new website, Life and Times. {Pop Sugar}
House star Omar Epps and his wife Keisha, formerly of the R&B group Total, were spotted leaving dinner with the cast of the series at Eva Longoria’s Beso restaurant. {Zimbio}
Actor Duane Martin talks about how he’s having a ball filming the Paul Reiser Show, a new sitcom. Also known as hubby to actress Tisha Campbell-Martin, the actor plays a restauranteur named Fernando on the show, which is a comedy about Paul Reiser’s return to showbiz after the end of his TV series, Mad About You.
CNN is considering comedian Chris Rock and former Talk Soup host Aisha Tyler as possibilities for a new show in their 7 p.m. time slot. The network hopes to nab African American and Latino viewers said to have migrated to MSNBC after the 2008 election. {NY Post}
View cohost Sherri Shepherd tells People magazine that she’s teaching her son Jeffrey, 6, how to walk her down the aisle when she marries TV writer Lamar Sally this August. The couple were engaged just after Christmas last year. {Black Celebrity Kids}