Constant break up rumors haven’t slowed down the powerhouse that is Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith one bit. The couple is teaming up with Queen Latifah to co-produce her new daytime television talk show which will debut in 2013. The Queen’s ties to Will go way back; she appeared on the Fresh Prince of Bel Air twice. {RTT News}
And the best Halloween costume award goes to”.... Actress Holly Robinson Peete who bore a surprising likeness to Lil Wayne when she got decked out as the rapper for Halloween. Holly’s costume was complete with tats and a platinum grill. {Miss Xpose}
Singer and songwriter Erica Campbell of the gospel group Mary Mary is expecting a baby girl! The announcement follows Campbell’s previous announcement that she shared in an exclusive interview with BMWK, that she and her husband Warryn Campbell of The Soul Seekers were expecting their third child. {Black Celeb Kids}
Even though Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey’s twins Roc and Roe haven’t hit one-year-old, Daddy Nick is already keeping a watchful eye over the twosome’s behavior. After a-not-quite-angelic childhood, he hopes his twins don’t follow in their father’s footsteps. He tweeted, “As a parent it makes you reevaluate your own childhood. I hope my kids won’t be as bad as I was.” {Famecrawler}
Although it may be ancient history, and many of the young’uns may be asking, “What’s In Living Color?” Chris Rock opened up about about why he made the seemingly bizarre move of leaving the well-established Saturday Night Live for In Living Color early in his comedy career. Chris said, “SNL is still a pretty white show. When I got hired I was the first black guy in like eight years”” and In Living Color was just hip. The {bleep!} was hot. I wanted to be in an environment where I didn’t have to translate the comedy I wanted to do.” Fox plans to re-launch the popular 90s sketch comedy show in Spring of 2012. {Laughspin}
Fashion mogul Kimora Lee Simmons dished about her blended family to Parade saying of her family with actor Djimon Honsou and ex-husband Russell Simmons “I’m a mom and I have two husbands ““ an ex-husband and a next husband. It’s a blended family and it’s very hard to keep things together, but we’re happy and we live in love.” The mom of three also talked shared her feelings on striking the balance between work and motherhood, and teaching her kids the importance of giving back. {Parade}