Shaq Vs. Shaunie; 'Yonce Revealed; NeNe Health Struggles Continue
AM BUZZ: Shaq Vs. Shaunie; ‘Yonce Revealed; NeNe Health Struggles Continue & More
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Shaunie O’Neal loves a good reality show, so much that she’s willing to fight her ex-husband and the father of their four children over it. As the executive producer of “Basketball Wives,” Shaunie is set to expand her reality horizons on a new show–“The Shaunie Project.” The show is about life with her and her kids, but Shaq is not too happy with that idea and has put his foot down. Shaunie rushed to court for an emergency order that will allow her to put her kids on the show. After all, she’s facing a strict January deadline to begin taping.
It’s being reported that Shaunie has tried convincing Shaq that her show is just like “The Cosby Show” — good, wholesome, family fun. She told him one of the episodes will focus on Shaunie’s aversion to working out. The kids will convince her that working out is good and they’ll all run a 5K together.
Shaq doesn’t believe it for a second and a source told TMZ that he thinks there’s way too many pressures on his kids from the producers that they won’t be able to keep the show “wholesome.” He’s convinced the show will end up showcasing a dysfunctional family that will hurt his kids, some of whom are already struggling in school.
SMH. Who’s right, who’s wrong?
UP NEXT: NeNe’s Still Not Well
TMZ recently caught up with “Real Housewives Of Atlanta” star, NeNe Leakes and while she’s absolutely fabulous, her health is still on the fence. “I’m taking tests and I’m not 100 percent, but I’m getting there,” the blonde bombshell told TMZ at NYC’s LaGuardia Airport.
NeNe recently tweeted a photo of herself in the hospital, telling fans that she’s been sick because of blood clots in her lungs. “Late last week I wasn’t feeling well and was feeling a little short of breath,” she wrote earlier in November. “I know my body and I know when I should be concerned so I went to the hospital to get checked out.”
The hilarious housewife added that she’s still on medication and will be for awhile, but if there’s anything we know about NeNe, it’s that she’s a fighter!
We’re hoping she gets better soon!
UP NEXT: ‘Yonce Director, Ricky Saiz Reveals Fun Facts About The Video
Beyonce dropped her visual album less than a week ago and already the project has racked up 1 million records sold exclusively through iTunes! While the reception of the project has been generally positive (we’re 100% here for it!), some critics are already buzzing about the hot mama’s unapologetically sexed up image and racier lyrics. One of the sexiest videos from the 17-music video project is “Yonce,” which features models Jourdan Dunn, Joan Smalls and Chanel Iman , lots of skin and even girl-on-girl licking!
The director of the sizzling video, Ricky Saiz, spilled the tea with The Cut on how the concept and how they really went there. See five things he revealed below:
Beyonce plays somewhat of a madam in the video
“I think this is really straight-forward. I wanted to strip down any concrete narrative and wanted it to be more about the girls, doing the performance with Beyoncé taking a backseat as a kind of madam character.”
Beyonce wanted all black models for the video
“Beyoncé wanted to push that angle — that was her request and concept initially. I think any time you can promote a sense of community and unity and that is natural, you should. All the girls are friends and it was so friendly and there was no ego on set. Everyone was so happy to be there. The girls were incredible. What a great cast. It was spontaneous and not at all contrived.”
The Lick was Joan Smalls idea
“We were going through takes and it was her and Joan and they were close. And Joan went for the lick and we got it.” (When asked if she thought the move and video was “too sexy,” Smalls told Entertainment Weekly, “Noooooo! If you think something is too sexy, you are too boring!” Welp!).
Beyonce never sings in the video
“Beyoncé actually never sings in the video. She almost plays like a madam character and the girls are doing the performing for her in a sense. I think they are so important individually and have their own characters and they each really brought that to the set… [It’s] almost like this just happened and we were there with our cameras.”
The video was influenced by Madonna and 90′s eroticism
“I wanted to do something sexy and provocative, but not so overt. I feel like the Mileys and the Rihannas have that covered and this was more sophisticated. There are a lot of references to nineties eroticism and Madonna videos. We shot it against one wall for the most part, so I was looking a lot of Carlo Molino photos.”
Pass the fan! Too hot! Get a preview of it here.
UP NEXT: Lupita Nyong’o Makes a “Vogue” Debut!
Actress Lupita Nyong’o, the Golden Globe nominee who blew audiences away with her performance in “12 Years a Slave,” is making her “Vogue” debut in the January 2014 issue (on newsstands Dec. 23)!
In addition to captivating Hollywood on the big screen, the striking beauty has captured the fashion industry’s hearts with a parade of gorgeous gowns and makeup looks on the red carpet , so it’s no wonder the fashion Bible named her “One to Watch in 2014,” their annual best-dressed list!
READ MORE: 10 Standout Style Tips From Lupita Nyong’o
The dynamic star previously revealed to “Vogue” in their “The Backstory” series that she had wanted to be an actress since the age of 5, but what really made her go for it was watching the “The Color Purple.” ” When I saw Whoopi Goldberg and she looked like me…I was like ‘oh, I could do this! I could do this for a living,” she said, adding, “That’s when I feel it really became a bug.”
We love that! And just imagine how many more Black girls will feel beautiful and feel like they too, can pursue their dreams of being on fashion pages or on the big screen after watching Lupita work! Get into her striking “Vogue” shoot above and see the actress talk more about her early years in the United States in the video below:
