Pictured Above: Tyler Perry as Madea Mable & Martin Lawrence as Big Mama.
With Tyler Perry receiving much backlash for being a horrible director and screenwriter, many onlookers in the African-American community have also had a problem with the successful producer having to humorously wear a dress to get the attention of the masses.
Comedian Chris Rock addressed the topic in a recent interview with VIBE magazine and pointed out that it is nothing new and is not just an African-American male comedian thing:
“I mean, hey, lots of comedians dress up like women, not just Black. It’s one of the oldest tricks in the book. Men in drag…There was Mrs. Doubtfire. [Adam] Sandler’s next movies is Jack and Jill. He plays his brother and sister. [The Black community] doesn’t have that many movies, so if there’s only four Black movies in a year and two of them star Black men in dresses, I could see how that would upset some people. But that’s a job for some people… Tyler Perry is great in a dress, but I don’t want to see Denzel or Will Smith in a dress. And I don’t think we’re in any danger of seeing that.” [Source]
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Comedian Dave Chappelle stopped by and talked about his recent stand-up show where he was booed off stage. The former Chapelle’s Show star talked about what really happened, his thoughts on artists and comedians today and how he still has no desire to return to television:
It’s addictive. Being a famous person and all that. It was an enjoyable part of my life. It was good when it was good, probably much like drugs. But then there’s parts of it you don’t want. Listen, a guy does drugs for how long of his life? A year? Two years? He could spend the next twenty years trying to get over a good drug to have. And show business is like that. TV was fun. Television was fun.
Well I’m sure a lot of us can agree that we miss his comedy show. Who has his seasons on DVD?
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Rihanna was spotted with a restaurant owner in Australia early Thursday. She was also spotted hitting up some stores around the area.
Chris Brown danced for the cameras on his way out of Maggiano’s at The Grove in Los Angeles earlier this week. Chris covered his new bleached hair in a hat.
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Guess who was spotted eating lunch and listening to music on Melrose Ave Wednesday afternoon? Hint: After a long hiatus he is rumored to be starring in a new movie with actor/comedian Jack Black…
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