ROUNDUP: NATURI TO PLAY LIL KIM / J. LO & TWINS COVER PEOPLE / JILL SCOTT MOURNS LOSS OF ANTHONY MINGHELLA
Thursday, March 20, 2008

Naturi Naughton (top) | Lil Kim circa 1996 (bottom).
Last week, various reports confirmed that Naturi Naughton (formerly of 3LW) is in fact playing Lil Kim in the upcoming film biopic about rapper The Notorious B.I.G.
But get this, some Lil Kim fans aren’t having it. One of them even started a petition to get Naturi kicked off the film. Here is a snippet from the petition..
…Naturi Naughton was chosen to depict Lil’ Kim. Myself along with others feel the casting for the role was not given enough thought and consideration and should definitely give more suitable actresses the chance to apply for it. We are outraged!!! Lil’ Kim is a hip-hop legend engraved in history and deserves the right to be brought to life on the silver screen in the correct and best possible circumstance… [ READ MORE ]
I don’t see the big deal in this Naturi chick playing Lil Kim. Lil Kim doesn’t even look like Lil Kim anymore. Oh and I added Kim’s 1996 mugshot because that’s how she looked before all that surgery.
In related news, an actress by the name of Antonique Smith will be playing Biggie’s wife Faith Evans in the movie. “Notorious” will start filming next week in Brooklyn.
J.LO & THE TWINS FOR PEOPLE

And here it is, the first photos of Jennifer Lopez and her newborn twins. The next weekly issue of PEOPLE, which hits newsstands Friday, features 12 pages of new photos of Jennifer, Marc Anthony and their 1-month-old children Max & Emme inside their Long Island home and nursery.
The new parents talked to the magazine about the pregnancy, addressing everything from Jennifer’s weight gain to rumors of infertility.
JILL SCOTT MOURNS LOSS OF DIRECTOR
Jill Scott (top) | Anthony Minghella (bottom)British filmmaker Anthony Minghella, who directed the upcoming two-hour HBO pilot “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” starring Jill Scott and Anika Noni Rose, died in a London hospital on Tuesday after suffering a brain hemorrhage after sugergy, reports the AP. He was 54.
“Much more than a TRUE artist who thrilled in offering his divine gift with the world, Anthony Minghella was a dear, dear trusted friend,” said Scott in a statement. “My heart aches with grief. Words can not express how deeply he will be missed or how deeply he was loved.” [SOURCE]
Minghella, an Oscar winner for “The English Patient,” died from complications following surgery last week for cancer of the tonsils and neck, agent Leslee Dart said.








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76.
WTF
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
Lil kom? who si gonna play her? who cares i know people want some REDBONE chick cos they forget that kim is now SILICONE AND PLASTIC
J-LO married a man who i don`t think is happy about cos HE IS TOO WHITE to be latino am ashamed to be PR
I DON`T REALLY THINK THAT THE BIGGIE THINK WILL BE ALL THAT
ONLY 2PAC`s life can make a great film
what did biggie do? RAP about crack and one bedroom shack? WHICK TEACHER lives in a shack? biggie was never a crack dealer and i know that for a fact
77.
OBunny
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
LOL @ #20….Puff is going to be played by Miguel Nunez Jr.
Did it ever occur to these petitioners that other black actresses may have not wanted to take the role of Lil’ Kim? I know that roles for black women aren’t as poppular but they do have the option to pick and choose….Just wondering
78.
Hummingbirdee
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
Puff is going to be played by Derek Luke.
79.
Jamie872006
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
WHO CARES IF NAUTRI PLAYS LIL KIM, DAMN LIL KIM AIN’T ALL THAT GREAT
80.
vexxed
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
I’m rolling @ the fact that Kim has Stans at all. You mean to tell me that there are people who actually look up to what this chick stands for? seriously? I’m thinking some real soul-searching and self examination of your life needs to go on if THAt is your effing role model. JMHO
81.
tenderoni
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
ON THE NOTORIOUS BIOPIC…GIVE THE GIRL A DAMN BREAK(WITH ALL SHE’S BEEN THRU).. PEOPLE ALWAYS GOT SOMETHING TO SAY..
ON JLO. THAT’S MY GIRL I’M PROUD OF HER..THE LIL BOY LOOKS SOOOO HANDSOME…YOU CANT SEE THE LIL PRINCESS THAT GOOD. THEY BOTH SHOULD BE FLY… GENETICS
82.
SweetThang729
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
he babies are cute the boy looks like Marc hope J. Lo feeds him so he don’t grow up o=looking sickly like his Pa…
Good for Naturi I just noticed her in the “Truth” commercial that had a broadway theme. The role is opposite of what I’m used to seeing from her…
83.
boo
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
i shoulda know it was Angel that did this post. The bitchy tone gave it away.
84.
dee dee
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
This is good for Naturi. she looks better than orginal lil’ Kim. I believe she can do it. People need to stop hate’n!
85.
blackisbeautiful
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
Eh I see we Lil’ Kim has idiotic fans huh? The movie is not going to be about Kim and who’s to know that she will have a big part? She might not and think about it Biggie’s life was short lived. Her fans take this so serious. Lil’Kim might not be a granola rapper or should I say a Jean Grae but she has been reppin for female hip-hop for awhile whether you like her style or not. The movie is not about Kim it’s about Biggie damn people over react over dumb shit for real
J.Lo’s kids are cute and fly because they mama fly lol
R.I.P Anthony Minghella
86.
OrangeSharpie
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
good lord. ppl get over it. i dont now what the big deal about the whole Kim thing is either.
87.
GODSCHILD
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
the six million that they paid Jlo they could at least gotten pictures of the baby faces (both of them)
88.
AIJUSWANNASAY
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
@ 74 WHY YOU HAVE TO BRING MIKE IN IT, THAT WAS COLD
89.
redbone
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
@ 2 they are going to attack her and her twins for pictures so it’s better to just give them what they want now then have them hassle them for the pics maybw she’s gonna give the money to charity and if they don’t then that’s okay to i guess
90.
redbone
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
lil kim a hip hop legend please these folks are truly need a reality check
91.
redbone
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
how are some of you saying that the babies look like the father how can you tell their eyes are close. give it a couple more months.
92.
redbone
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
@39 wow they look like sisters
93.
TATUM
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
@papichulo ramiro.. does that smell good?
94.
redbone
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
does stans mean fans can someone explain
95.
prettyboimizrahi
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
Why did eva pigford say she got the role of lil kim? Is there anotha movie depicting the life of Biggie then?
96.
redbone
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
@66 was megan williams the girl who was gang-raped by bunch of racist white men and tortured for days
97.
redbone
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
the movie might be good. you Angela Basett don’t be in crappy movies……..well for the most part(LOL) she’s gonna play biggie’s mother.
98.
the floacist
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
Are there any actual ACTORS in this Biggie movie? Or just rappers and singers pretending to be actors? lol…
99.
yes
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
Naturi didnt like the ghetto girl image they wanted her to have in 3LW, but she’s gonna play Lil Kim?? That doesn’t make sense.
J.Lo and the babies look cute
R.I.P. Anthony Minghella
100.
Ms GOAT
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
Lil’ KIM is a fucking LEGEND!
She single handedly changed the whole female rap game !!!
Queen B 4 Life !!!
101.
Elle
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
They don’t want her to play little Kim because they think it seems second-rate, casting just anybody in the role… What they don’t get is movies on EVERY LEVEL are just casting anybody, it’s all about money and our culture is celeb-obsessed, so you got Fergi in a Tarantino film and you’ll probably see 50 Cent in a Woody Allen film…yeah, it’ll happen… But I don’t think this is a case of just casting anybody, Naturi was on broadway…and though lots of terrible singers and C-Listers were too, you get a lot of great experience out of that… It didn’t help Puffy, but whatever….
JLO’s kids look just like Daddy. Looks like she’s going right back to size 3…good for her…
102.
RUBI
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
ummm….explain to me again why they are making this movie?
103.
livinsweet
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
nobody wants to see a movie on lil kim dam has american entertainment really come to this shit.. what has she ever done that would grant someone wanting to do a movie on this stupid ho…… wow …..
104.
REAL REPPIN HIPHOP
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
bitch kim has sold more records than male artist in the game like her or not she has opened doors for females in the game she has done countless things for charity, and why a person u don’t personally know you can disrespect so easily?? that ain’t right nor is it an opinion, when did ignorance become an opinion??
BITCH KIM IS A LEGEND DO YOUR RESEARCH, MOMMA MADE COUNTLESS HITS GRAMMY AWARD WINNER, SOLD NEAR 20MILLION ALBUMS YES, HOW IS THAT NOTHING??
SHE OBVIOUSLY HAS FANS AND SUPPORTERS
ITS NOT THE FACT THAT SHE DOESN’T WANT NATURI PLAYING HER, ITS MORE SO OF SHE WAS ASKED WHO SHE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PLAY HER, AND THE WAY THEY R SENSATIONALIZING THE DRAMA IN THE SCRIPT IS EXACTLY WHAT HOLLYWOOD DOES TO MAKE MOVIES MORE INTERESTING….
AT THE END OF THE DAY KIM SURGERY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HER MOVES SHE HAS MADE IN THE GAME, AND IF YOU R A PERSON THAT DOES RESEARCH RATHER THAN HATE YOU WOULD KNOW THERE IS NO DENYING HER THAT SHE IS A HIPHOP LEGEND PERIOD BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!
105.
notbuyingit
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
please plenty of singers sale over millions of cds won awards and has fans that doesn’t make me her a great singer or a legend i.e. j.lo rihanna etc. plus lil kim sold be glad that they put her part in the story in the movie after all this is the biggie’s movie not hers and she just a disgrace to our community anyway. for naturi this should be hard for her to play this kinda of person
106.
JSCENE
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
Damn, i didn’t even know you could get cancer on the tonsils and neck! RIP minghella family.
Congrats to JLo and her family…..sidebar: It’s amazing how people are constantly being born, while others leave the earth. in death…kind of deep when you stop and think about it. Boy, life sure is fleeting and goes by quickly.
107.
jane
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
naturi has done a few things on broadway. i have also seen her in a couple of commercials lately. good for her. i hope she gets her singing career up & running again.
108.
UGLY
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
I saw Naturi on one of those truth commercials on MTV “it must’ve been a typo, a typo, a typo…” lmao I crack myself up, anywayzzz I see no problem with her playing lil kim what’s the big deal? She’s actually doing lil kim a favor in terms of making her look good… Jennifer Lopez looks good! And her babies are too cute! (I can see some of Marc’s features on his son)
109.
msblknasty1
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
gooooood for naturi them other two lil bitches aint doing nuffin now lolololololol and im sure she will do a great job playin lil kim lolo….. jlos twins r cute da lil boy looks like daddy poor thang lolololol……… is jill dating home boy from the movie i see them ery where now some body pleeeeeze tell me lolololol…..
110.
fransleeca
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
AWWWW JENNIFER LOPEZ N MARC ANTHONY R SO CUTE N ADORABLE I AM SO HAPPY FO JLO I LUV HEA
111.
jojodancer
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
It’s probably them Cheeta Girls who started the petition. They don’t want Naturi to get any shine.
112.
Phil-Up
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
We can’t judge Naturi by how she was acting with 3LW because she was young. Homegirl may actually be able to act. She has to have a voice though! Throw a crazy weave on the girl and she should be good to go. I’m not just that excited about the movie anyway because it seems like its going to be half down. They’ll probably put it on tv.
113.
Nicole
Thursday, March 20, 2008 /
Kim should be happy she is being played by this beautiful girl, Naturi. Kim really needs to get over herself. Has she looked at pictures of herself before she started having all the plastic surgery, [probably not, or she would see that this girl who is going to be playing her is an upgrade (to what Kim looked like 10 years ago). Naturi is even an upgrade to Kim right now. At least Naturi is true to her name, and hasn’t had 10 plastic surgeries because she hates herself, and hates looking black.
Kim needs to get some therapy, sit down and talk to a psychiatrist, so she can get over her self hatred, and low self esteem. A psychiatrist who can get her intouch with reality.
114.
backingbarack
Friday, March 21, 2008 /
the only interesting part of lil kims life that i would want to see is her and biggies relationship. i heard that was no joke.
for those who say naturi is not hard enough…lil kim is not hard. she raps hard but actually when she speaks she is very soft spoken and sounds like a mouse
115.
Scorpiopooh19
Friday, March 21, 2008 /
I think Naturi will be a good person to play lil kim. Naturi is both short and peteite just like lil Kim. Its not always a good thing to put a famous actress or actor in a role.,,sometimes we get lost by the big names, we dont focus on the fact that they are portraying someone elses life. Who knows maybe Naturi went through a whole lot of auditions and was the most qualified person for the role. Nebbies need to shine too. So Congrats to Naturi I cant wait to see the movie.
116.
monhol
Friday, March 21, 2008 /
lil kim has had so much plastic surgery that people want someone else who does not look the way kim really looks to play her. if ya ask me naturi looks way better than kim. kim did not look that good before the plastic surgery so she and others ought to take naturi playing her as a compliment. kim was not all that fine in the first place. she now looks strange. i guess when you have money people do not tell you how ridiculous you really look. who cares who plays her?? her talents are very overrated. she is not the best female rapper. her flow is not all the that. she is just a run of the mill rapper who happened to become famous with the help of puffy and biggie. come on now she ain’t all that. stop it!! she acts like she loves herself so much and has the nerve to be stuck on herself. if she was so sure of herself, there would have been no need for all the surgery. maybe one or even two but she has had all type of shit done to her face and body and also skin color. self hatred all the way live people.
117.
Nathandevonte
Friday, March 21, 2008 /
I LOVE OFF NATURI
118.
nikki
Friday, March 21, 2008 /
Who gives a damn who’s going to play Lil Kim. She can’t play herself, because
s she looks like a plastic melted Barbie. Don’t get me wrong, I like Lil Kim, but I love
Junior Mafia Lil Kim, that lil Kim that was around when Biggie Died. How can ya’ll s say Naturi don’t seem hard enough. We don’t even know that lil girl. Good luck
Naturi, i hope you do your thing.
119.
GGiggles
Friday, March 21, 2008 /
who cares who plays lil kim? well at least naturi will have a job to do that might get her some solo tension after the whole 3lw fiasco.
concreteloop staff need to fix the website because only half of it shows and also whenever i go on to CL it says page cannot be displayed! its very very annoying.
j-lo’s kids are not cute like i expected, everyone thinks theyre cute because theyre pale but their faces are quite ugly imo. Guess thats what happens when skeletor Marc anthony is the father
120.
La Shun
Monday, March 24, 2008 /
P. Diddy will probably play himself, with his stuck up behind.
121.
CJ
Monday, March 31, 2008 /
I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS WITH NATURI FOR HALF OF MY LIFE;WE GREW UP TOGETHER IN EAST ORANGE ,NEW JERSEY, AND IF U KNOW THAT THATS THE SAME HOOD WHO BIRTHED WHITNEY HOUSTON,DIONNE WARWICK, AND NAUGHTY BY NATURE, U KNO THAT EO IS NOTHING TO PLAY WITH. NATURI IS EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT, BUT SHE IS MORE HOOD THAN MOST WOULD BELIEVE.PLUS I AM HERE TO SAY SHE DOESNT CARE WHAT ANY OF YOU SAY,AND LIL KIM IS NOT IN SUPPORT OF THAT DUMB PETITION BECAUSE HER AND NATURI ARE GOOD FRIENDS, AND LIL KIM HAS GIVEN HER BLESSING FOR NATURI TO PLAY THIS ROLE. nATURI HAS 8YEARS OF ACTING UNDER HER BELT, WITH ROLES IN HAIRSPRAY ON BROADWAY AND IN THE MOVIES, TAINA,AND TRUTH SMOKING COMMERCIALS.STOP HATING!!!!!!
122.
DAREALESTONE
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 /
Why should anybody care who the hell is playing lil’ kim’s mark-ass. All I wanna know is who’s playing the legendary B.IG.
123.
Sleepy
Monday, January 26, 2009 /
she did a good job, i wouldn’t have got naked for that wack movie tho
124.
Janah
Saturday, February 7, 2009 /
OK WTF GIRL ALL YALL TRYNA DO BIGGIE IN TUPAC AINT NO BODY HE ONLY STUPID ENOUGH TO SAY BIGGIE WOULD SET HIM UP JUST CAUSE SOMEONE SET HIM UP DONT MEAN BIGGIE DID IT BIGGIE WARNED HIM TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE BOYZ HE HANGZ AROUND BUT NO HE DIDNT LISTEN SO PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT B.I.G
His SONGZ IS REALLY ABOUT SOMETHING JE TELLS THE STORY OF HIS LIFE OK HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DRUG DEALER BUT AT LEAST HE WAS SMART ENOUGH TO GET OF AND TAKE CARE OF HIS DAUGHTES HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DOG TO HIS WOMEN BUT NAME 1 MAN THAT AINT!!!!
BIGGIE IS A BEAST….AND IM TIRED JUST CAUSE 2PAC IS A GOOD RAPPER NO DISRESPECT HE AINT NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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