La La Anthony opened up to the Miami Herald about her life as wife to basketball star Carmelo Anthony, mother to their four-year-old son Kiyan, and her upcoming movie roles. La La plays Sonia in the upcoming movie, Think Like a Man, based on Steve Harvey’s book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, alongside stars like Kevin Hart, Taraji Henson, and Gabrielle Union. When asked about her reality show, La La’s Full Court Life, she said she felt that the show was one every one could relate to because “We don’t throw drinks in people’s faces or act ridiculous. That’s not the kind of stuff we do.”
Guess who’s coming to dinner at director Spike Lee and wife Tonya Lewis Lee’s home on January 19th? The power couple will host a fundraising dinner at their New York brownstone this month with President Barack Obama as their guest of honor. The intimate dinner will host no more than 60 guests at $38,500 per person. {New York Post}
Holly Robinson Peete got into the holiday giving spirit by giving way iPads to families with autistic children at her HollyRod Foundation’s awareness night. Started by Holly and her husband Rodney Peete, the foundation helps those with autism as well as those with Parkinson’s disease. iPads have been touted as tools to help children with autism communicate. {Access Hollywood}
Baller LeBron James proposed to his longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson on New Year’s Eve at a party ringing in the New Year and celebrating LeBron’s birthday. The couple are high school sweethearts and have two sons. {People}
Television personality Niecy Nash-Tucker will star with her family on an episode of ABC’s Celebrity Wife Swap, swapping families with Tina Yothers, best known for her role as Jennifer Keaton on the 80s hit show, Family Ties. Niecy, who married Jay Tucker in 2011, has three children ages 10 to 18 and is also shooting a reality show about her family. {Black Celeb Kids}