In this week’s Page Six Magazine – Comedienne Sarah Silverman on breaking up with Jimmy Kimmel, and why she’s on Team Coco. The star of her own Comedy Central show, The Sarah Silverman Program, talks about her new flame Family Guy writer Alec Sulkin, the recent late-night talk show wars, and why smoking pot is better than drinking.
On being single and famous for the first time ever after a very serious off-and-on relationship with Jimmy Kimmel:
“This was the weirdest time being single. I’ve always had long relationships, so I’ve never been single when people on the street know who I am. And it made it so…it felt a little isolating. Part of the fun of meeting someone is having them discover you. You’re doing your little tap dance, like, ‘This is me!’ And then [the person has] all these preconceived notions, things that are partially true and partially not.”
On David Letterman’s recent sex scandal:
“Well, it didn’t surprise me at all. Is it so crazy? It didn’t blow my mind, and it didn’t make me love him less, because the reasons I love him don’t have anything to do with who he’s f–king. I mean, I can’t imagine he’s the nicest man in the world, but I love ‘talk show host’ David Letterman. I’m not looking to have him be a United Nations representative. The same thing with Tiger Woods. We’re all so shocked that an athlete is f–king people?”
On smoking pot and her medical marijuana prescription:
“I went to the doctor and was honest. I said, ‘When I’m working and I have to get to sleep for the next day, I’d rather smoke a little bit of Indica than take a sleeping pill. Also when I have menstrual cramps, that makes it go away.”
On the recent late-night-talk show wars
“When Conan started in 1993, it took him years to get an audience, and he did—a huge cult audience. But when you move to 11:30, things change—it’s starting over, and the network should have been patient and stuck with him. The truth is, I don’t think the failure is Conan’s show but Leno’s show at 10:00. Taking that 10:00 slot screwed them over, and the affiliates got pissed. Leno said he was gonna retire—I remember the day he announced it. Conan was my first big break. He put me on all the time. I played on the Conan soccer team. I have a place in my heart so special for him.”
Check out the whole interview with Sarah on Thursday, February 11 in Page Six Magazine, free inside the New York Post and at http://pagesixmag.com.
Flo’s nasty attitude and injured foot render her dead weight in the house, forcing the other girls to try to get rid of her. Watch The Bad Girls Club every Tuesday at 10/9C, only on Oxygen. Following the show at 11pm EST only on Oxygen.com, catch an in-depth interview with the Bad Girl who gets booted this week with host, Tanisha from BGC Season 2!
Immediately after the show, Oxygen has a special treat for you – Ms. Pots and Pans herself, Tanisha from Season 2, returns for the first ever online after show.
Starting at 11pm EST on Oxygen.com, Tanisha will sit down with the Bad Girl who gets kicked out this week for an in-depth interview about her stay at the mansion and her experience on the show.
Rapper Yo Gotti is fighting allegations of drug possession after his tour bus was stopped and searched by border authorities in Texas last week.
The hip-hop star, real name Mario Mims, and members of his entourage were arrested by Texas Border Patrol officers on Thursday when sniffer dogs identified “narcotics” on board the vehicle.
In video footage of the incident, which has been posted online, an officer can be seen telling the group, “Our canines alerted (us to) the presence of narcotics or concealed humans. I know there’s not concealed humans in there, so either someone has marijuana, cocaine or any type of illegal narcotic… even residue… (You’d) better let us know right now, it’ll make it easier for yourselves…”
Further details of Gotti’s arrest were unavailable.
It wasn’t the star’s first run-in with authorities – the rapper found himself in handcuffs last June after traffic police in Richmond, Virginia caught him with out-of-state licence tags, reports .
A pair of lusty Motley Crue fans were thrown out the band’s January 20, 2010 show in Winnipeg, Canada – for making love in the audience.
The couple spent four songs giving fans an eye-popping show as the band performed tracks like Motherf**ker of the Year, but when the unnamed man dropped his trousers, some rock devotees decided they had seen enough and reported the pair to security, who asked the lovers to leave.
Footage of the sex act was captured on a camera phone and was posted on YouTube.com on Monday.
One fan who watched the sex act has written to the Winnipeg Sun newspaper, claiming security “over-reacted” by kicking the couple out of the venue.
He writes, “It looked like a stripper show or something, but it wasn’t really all that bad.”
Former child television star Gary Coleman pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge related to a domestic violence incident last April.
In a deal with the prosecutor, Coleman entered the plea in Santaquin Justice Court on his 42nd birthday.
Court clerk Jane Swan says the original charge of domestic violence assault was dropped. No details of the April 18 incident are detailed in court documents, but defense attorney Randy Kester told The Associated Press that Coleman and his wife, Shannon Price, had an argument which got out of hand.
“No one was injured and no ambulances were called,” Kester said by phone. “It was just a disagreement.”
Judge Sharla Williams sentenced Coleman to 31 1/2 days in jail. The “Diff’rent Strokes” star will serve the time only if he fails to complete a domestic violence course and pay a $595 fine.
“I think it’s an exceptionally fair resolution,” Coleman’s attorney, Randy Kester, told the AP by phone. “He’s been under an extreme amount of stress.”
Kester said Coleman has suffered a string of health problems – dialysis for an ongoing kidney condition and heart surgery that was complicated by pneumonia last fall – and has struggled to find work.
Coleman was arrested Jan. 24 at home on a warrant for failing to appear in court. He spent a night in jail before a fan paid his $1,725 bail. Kester said Coleman missed the court appearance because he was in the hospital.
Coleman moved to Santaquin, about 65 miles south of Salt Lake City, in 2005, around the time he starred in “Church Ball,” a comedy based on basketball leagues formed by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He met Price on the movie set.
In December 2008, Coleman pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from an incident in a bowling alley parking lot three months earlier and was ordered to pay a $100 fine.
A personal injury lawsuit against Coleman and Price, 24, related to the same incident has been settled. Colt Rushton accused Coleman of hitting him with his truck after an altercation over photos.
“Diff’rent Strokes” aired in 1978-86. Coleman played Arnold Jackson, best known for the line, “Whatchu talkin’ ’bout, Willis?”
Michael Jackson’s doctor has been taken into custody and is being held on $75,000 bail after pleading not guilty to causing the pop star’s death.
Dr. Conrad Murray, a Houston cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died June 25, entered his plea Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, just a couple of hours after he was charged.
Superior Court Judge Keith L. Schwartz set Murray’s bail at $75,000, three times more than what most people charged with involuntary manslaughter face. Prosecutors had been seeking $300,000 bail for Murray, who was taken into custody by sheriff’s deputies but not handcuffed in public.
The judge told Murray when he posts bail he may travel throughout the United States but may not leave the country. He must also surrender his passport.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.
Michael Jackson’s doctor has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star.
Dr. Conrad Murray, a Houston cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died June 25, entered his plea Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court just hours after he was charged.
He could face up to four years in prison if convicted.
Murray appeared in court in a gray suit as Jackson’s father Joe, mother Katherine, and siblings LaToya, Jermaine, Tito, Jackie and Randy sat behind prosecutors.
Jackson hired Murray to be his personal physician as he prepared for a strenuous series of comeback performances.
Officials say the singer died in Los Angeles after Murray administered the powerful general anesthetic propofol and two other sedatives to get the chronic insomniac to sleep.
For a couple believed to be on the brink of splitting, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie put on an Oscar-worthy performance of togetherness at the Super Bowl.
And just hours after the A-list couple were spotted for the first time in public since rumors of their imminent demise, they went one step further by issuing a legal statement insisting that they have no intention of ending their relationship.
Lawyers for the couple said that they are not about to split and would consider suing any media outlets who continue publishing the ‘false allegations’.
The couple’s lawyer Keith Schilling said in a statement: ‘We can confirm unequivocally… that the allegations are false as well as intrusive.’
The legal move follows weeks of speculation about their five-year relationship though Jolie, 34, and Pitt, 46, have previously ignored growing rumours that all is not well.
Their denial comes just hours after the Hollywood couple took their eldest son Maddox, eight, to watch the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami yesterday, in a very public display of affection.
During the game, the couple were seen kissing, hugging and laughing together as they cheered on the Saints’ dramatic 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts which provided such an emotional moment for the city of New Orleans, devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
And as they watched the game from their prime location seats, they gave photographers plenty to watch as they cuddled up for the cameras with enthusiastic, toothy grins.
While not known for their huge interest in American football, Pitt and Jolie are big supporters of New Orleans and own a $3.5million 1830s house in the historic Louisiana city.
Their hugs and kisses follow weeks of speculation about their five-year relationship, with reports suggesting they have signed legal papers over their £200million fortune and custody of their six children.
Jolie, 34, and Pitt, 46, will no doubt be hoping their public outing on the biggest night’s of America’s sporting calendar will quash speculation all is not well in their relationship.
With Jolie dressed down in her signature black, the couple hoped to make a low-key entrance as they dashed through the stadium to take their seats for the big game.
It was the first time they’d been pictured together in over a month – after last being photographed out dining in New York on January 6.
Pitt and Jolie both attended the Directors Guild of America Awards over a week ago, but arrived separately and declined to be photographed together.
The remaining five of their six children appeared to miss out on the fun, but Cambodian-born Maddox got into the spirit of the game wearing a black and gold Saints jersey with quarterback Drew Brees’ number nine on the front.
Since then, the couple have been involved in several projects to help rebuild the city in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Leonardo Di Caprio and director Martin Scorsese
The Experience of the streets. The mind of a hustler. The work ethic of a CEO. The intelligence of a politician. The backing of two moguls in the making. The will to never stop, never quit, never take no for an answer. The voice of a generation.
Q: What are some of the projects you’re currently working on?
Juice: Right now I’m working on “American Me” mixtape/EP I got a Part 1 and a Part 2. It’s a real hot project. Then I’m also getting prepared to hop on this tour it’s called the NBA Live Nation Tour. I’ll be traveling to different cites and get it popping, sell the “Juice” brand…….. as well as Black Wall Street.
Q: How did the name “Juice” come about?
Juice: My grandma use to call me Juice back in the day. I played basketball and that was kind of a big deal; I also use to play football and people would always say “That kid got juice.” When it came down to me starting to brand myself as an artist and rapper, I didn’t want to go for something so left field but using something that didn’t define me for who I was, so the name Juice stuck with me and that’s what you have today.
Q: So why use the name Juice McCain, what’s the story behind that?
Juice: Basically, I’m from a city with its back against the wall; we don’t have a major music scene such as L.A. or New York or Miami or even Texas. Then there’s John McCain, who the senator of our state and he doesn’t support my people, so I took it upon myself to be the voice of the city and state. I’ve been branded by the people and they call me Juice McCain because I’m so active in my community and I live by that.
Q: Can you describe in your own words why Arizona is misunderstood by the hip hop industry?
Juice: We have a lot of artist’s that are making major buzz here but because we haven’t been looked at by the mainstream in the past they don’t think to recognize us now. But that’s about to change.
Q: Do you feel you have more to prove being from Phoenix?
Juice: Of course; I remember I was in New York at MTV with The Game and he was like this a new kid from Phoenix and niggas was like “Phoenix, What the fuck is in Phoenix” and I took offence to it at first because I was like if you don’t know about it, you got to learn about it and it made me work that much harder. So people can respect my flow, my movement and what I’m about. But I think at this point being branded by The Game in music and having business savvy skills to have a partnership with Amar’e Stoudamire I think that automatically puts me in a different category compared to a ordinary rapper coming from a nowhere ass state. I think people are now taking my music and my city serious so it’s really coming from all corners.
Q: Why do you think Hip Hop down play/over look the West; It goes from Cali to the South to the East?
Juice: I don’t think people witnessed or been here to really give judgment. That’s like any city you haven’t been to down play something you’re not a custom to. For example take Texas but Texans took it among themselves to come together and get their sound heard and that’s the stage we’re currently in. I feel in due time hip hop will start to recognize and give respect where is due.
Q: With two other fellows’ artist signed to labels (Willie North pole signed to DTP and Hot Rod signed to G-Unit) What sets you apart to make a difference to put your city/state on the map?
Juice: For me it’s a number of things; the people I have behind me, the knowledge that I have. I’m a student of the game I’ve set back watched and studied a lot of great artist. The expectation I have for myself is higher than the average artist want to achieve. I make a lot of calculated moves, I’ve had the chance to sit behind The Game and see how he created an album, to see what made it successful what didn’t bring his view to a maximum point. Then I have the opportunity to sit in board meeting with Amar’e and see him make hundred million dollar moves and trades for his company. I really feel I’m in all the right situations and I can’t fail, I take full advantage of everyone and everything around me so that I can create my own path. And this isn’t to take away from Willie or Rod cause true Hot Rod was the first to sign his deal and Willie North Pole was the first to drop an album but I’ll be the first to hang a plaque (believe that)
Q: To clear up and any misunderstanding cause in the past there has been some head butting between yourself and Willie North Pole, is that still going on?
Juice: It is what it is, when you got two artists from the same state and both are trying to up lift it you’re going to have some “friendly” competition. We see each other out and its all good we have that respect for each other.
Q: SO would you say you’re an Arizona artist or a West Coast artist?
Juice: I would say I’m an artist (period). It don’t matter where I’m from or where I am the point is I make good music across the board. I have that glow where I can go anywhere and get the love.
Q: SO which connection came first, The Game or Amar’e?
Juice: The Game situation came first; he was in Phoenix promoting his album. After I found out he was in town I wasn’t taking no for an answer. How Amar’e came about was after I signed to The Game I had created a really big buzz in the city and people started taking a liking to my music. I became really big in the city by flooding the streets with my music and getting out to all the clubs to give people a visual. Amar’e really respected my music and I respected him as a ballplayer and businessmen, so we sat down to came up with the idea about HYPD and get my album ready to be lunched in the right way.
Q: So let me get a clear understanding, are you signed to Black Wall Street or Hypocalypto?
Juice: Both. It’s a joint deal when the album drop I will be under both. They are both power tycoons to have which a lot of artists don’t have, so I’m really blessed.
Q: So where do you go from here as a young artist since you’ve already been on tour with The Game?
Juice: It was really needed for me to go on tour so that I could go out on the road and see the ups and downs, the good and the bad, and basically how to handle myself as an artist away from home so that when I’m ready to go out on my own I will be prepared and ready.
Q: Why is your approach to the industry slow and steady? Why are you not flooding the streets with mixtapes?
Juice: The game changes every day and in order for you to really execute it you need to format it to fit your certain needs to be really successful. I’ve known artist to drop 60 mixtapes and still not known on a national level, so why drop mixtape after mixtape and it only goes so far. When I push myself and brand myself on a national level I understand that it takes more than just an artist putting music together everything must be in a certain order. With the “American Me” campaign people will see a lot more of the structure put into making an album.
Q: What sets you apart from other artist?
Juice: One of the main things that sets me apart from other rappers is my sound is global. Even though I’m from the West I’m not put into a box or afraid to take a risk in those markets because I’m confident about my sound.
Q: So with all the music that’s popular right now, some being one hit wonder dance songs and you being signed to Black Wall Street which is known for gangsta rap; What category would you say you fall in?
Juice: True The Game is known for gangsta rap and I’m a street nigga. Basically I’m that nigga.
Q: So what made Game take the time out to listen to your music, which is clearly not in the same category as his own, over other artist?
Juice: Game said I always reminded him of him just “fresher.” He took the hood route and I took the street route with a fresher sound, but that’s the way I do things, that’s just me. But we still have so many similar traits, which connects us. It’s kind of like Jordan and Kobe. Jordan set the standards but Kobe came and put his own twist to it.
Q: Do you feel that’s hip hop is straying away from its roots and becoming more pop?
Juice: Yes I would defiantly say hip hop has changed. I feel that people look at it more like a fad than for a way of life and for most our culture. Corporate American have for a way to capitalize on it and conform I to something to “their” liking.
Q: What part of the industry would you like to see change or plan on changing?
Juice: The industry use to have principle and structure but now it’s so cut throat you sell one and then it’s a wrap. The companies that I’m involved with are interested in the project as a whole, by bringing stability, respect and discipline back to the business. They will give a budget for a project for all parties involved to reap the benefits not rape them.
Q: So “American Me” was suppose to drop a few weeks ago (on Jan.15th) what’s the hold up; and why is this album so different?
Juice: “American Me” is different because it’s not conformed to mainstream ways it’s all me 100% good music. The reason I pushed it back was because I felt I wanted more vibe to it. Everyone knows the name Juice but not too many people know the man, so I wanted to make sure I had my (see 25:33) because I have some heavy shit.
Q: Okay, let’s go into some random questions and delve a little bit more into the mind of Juice. What is your greatest strength? Your greatest weakness?
Juice: My greatest strength is my pride, my will to win. I have more passion and will to succeed than the average artist. My weakness…..well I don’t have any. But if I had to say, it would be my trust issues. The industry is so Hollywood and “plastic”, that it’s hard to trust a lot.
Q: What is a day in the life of Juice?
Juice: I’m up before anybody, and I’m in the gym early. I get back and take a little time for myself and get my day planned out. I contact my manager, hop on the phone and internet, my publicist and label. The I start off my day very calculated, very cool but I’m a very hard worker. I don’t accept mediocrity. I want to be an over achiever. Even to be given a little time and space. I want to do what the next person can’t be. And that is the most completely perfectly successful man possible. I will always raise my standards and push my limits until I’m there.
Q: Any more words before you go?
Juice: Fushion Magazine, I appreciate you. Make sure you check out your boy Juice, The New Face of America. American Me coming soon, and check me on IamJuice.com and on Twitter and MySpace.
There are two sides to every coin, two sides to every story, at least two paths to every fork in the road, and two choices to every decision made. But what happens when two dreams pull equally at your heart strings? Do you give up one? Or go balls to the wall in an effort to achieve greatness, twice over?
Amar’e Stoudemire didn’t start playing basketball until he was 14, but his passion for music has been lifelong. The teen prodigy played two years of high school ball, then declared for the NBA. He was drafted 9th in the 02 Draft, was 03’s Rookie of the Year, is a 5 time NBA All Star, and Olympic Bronze Medal winner.
So what could be left? Besides the ever elusive NBA championship ring? Why not a Record Label, maybe even a Grammy, by way of his Hypocalypto Artist: Juice.
How did you make the transition from the basketball court to the hip hop side of the industry and what prompted it?
I have a huge passion for music. I wanted an opportunity to explore that side of it, so I started the record label to see if I could be successful at it. There are a lot of quality artists out there who just don’t get the opportunity to prosper, so I started it as a way to help, for one, and secondly to fill my passion for hip hop music.
How did you come across Juice and how did that develop into the business relationship that you have now?
I knew Juice before we actually signed him. The situation he was in prior to me wasn’t working out well for him so I invited him over to Hypocalypto. We sat down and came up with an idea together of what we wanted to do with him as a project. Now he’s Hypocalypto and we go from there.
What role do you play in his career? How much do you have to do with what he does on a daily basis?
Right now, with Juice, he’s self-motivated. A lot of the things he does, he pretty much does on his own. He’s always in LA. He’s always hanging out with Game and Black Wall Street. Even though he’s signed with us, he still hangs out with them. He has his own type of plan in mind, so he grinds on his end, and on our end we make sure everything is legit from a corporate as far as shows, and just trying to keep his career lined up.
At the beginning of last year, there was a huge buzz about you, Hypocalypto, TI, and Grand Hustle coming together to work on artist and athlete management. What’s going on with that situation?
The thing about myself and Grand Hustle is, we have a friendship first of all, and that grew into a business venture. Me and TI became good friends, so we decided to come together and help each other out in our individual fields. Unfortunately, TI had to go away for a little while so that was put on pause, but I still work with Grand Hustle and we still collaborate. We currently have Baby Boy, a R & B singer down in Atlanta that we are both currently working with right now.
What is the meaning behind the name of the label?
Hypocalypto is a name that I actually came up with. I was sitting back thinking about a positive movement because a lot of times in hip hop you need something positive, so I took the words Hypothesis and Appocolypto and came up with the name, which means an educated guess about a new beginning.
Melo has a label, Artest has a label; Shaq, Kobe, AI all tried their hand at rapping. Do you think it’s becoming a trend for ball players to cross over (no pun intended) into hip hop?
I think, for one, rappers and basketball players have a certain swag about themselves. It’s a similar swag. Rappers love to play basketball and vice versa. I think with that being said we just have a passion for music and try to get involved.
Any other business ventures?
I have a lot of other stuff I’m taking on, but right now from an urban standpoint, the label is what we’re focusing on. As well as Baby Boy in ATL, and Juice, we also have Judge out here in Phoenix. We’re focusing on getting our artists out there, and in the right direction with their careers.
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