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Nick's Choice: Chris Rock

Whit Honea — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:29:00 GMT

Chris Rock and his wife Malaak took their daughters Lola and Zahra to the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

Looks like they enjoyed themselves.

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Martin Lawrence is Not Dead

trix — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:07:00 GMT

So what started out as a little rumor/misunderstanding went viral and had everyone wondering whether Martin Lawrence was dead or not.

He's not!

He's filming a movie called Death at a Funeral. The movie stars Martin Lawrence and Chris Rock and is a remake of a British flick from 2007.

Do people just not think before they open their big fat mouths anymore?

I guess not.

Martin's oldest child probably has a cell phone, how horrible it would be for her to see a text like that on her phone, while at school or with friends.

Think before you speak!!

Natasha Richardson Confirmed Brain Dead By Medics

Is Martin Lawrence Dead?

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Is Martin Lawrence Dead?

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:37:00 GMT

There are rumors circulating around the internet today that actor and comedian Martin Lawrence has passed away. What apparently touched off the stories are reports of people receiving cryptic text messages broadcasting reports that Lawrence had died in his sleep. If you'll remember, similar text messages were tagged as the source of death rumors regarding Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and actor Bernie Mac. Sadly, the rumors surrounding Mac's death turned out to be slightly prescient; he was gravely ill in a hospital at the time and passed away a few days later. Let's hope that isn't the case with these stories of Lawrence's passing.

The rumors surrounding Lawrence's death may have been started by the recent news that the Big Momma's House star is joining Tracey Morgan and Chris Rock in a remake of the 2007 film "Death at a Funeral." A publicity stunt, perhaps?

Lawrence actually did have a near-death experience August 1999. The actor went into a three-day coma after collapsing from heat exhaustion while jogging in 100-degree heat while wearing several layers of heavy clothing. He did recover, although there were reports that at one point he had a body temperature of a seemingly impossible 107° and was on a respirator.

Let's hope the rumor is just that - a rumor, and hope it gets cleared up quickly. As we've seen, the internet is a great tool for spreading information, but not all of it is true. The sad story of Natasha Richardson's tragic accident that has been dominating the news today has been rife with false information and innuendo. I can't imagine how difficult it would be for Lawrence's children, Jasmine; 13, Liana; 8 and America, 6 to hear false stories in the media about their father's death.

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Ben Stiller Hospitalized

Sassy Smith — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:07:00 GMT

Ben Stiller was hospitalized over the weekend in NYC - so what happened to the 43-year-old comedian and actor?

No worries, he should still be able to wrap presents for Ella, 6, and Quinlin, 3, although he might be a bit slow going. Still apparently broke his hand.

His publicist Kelly Bush said, "I can confirm that he broke his hand snowboarding."

Stiller was admitted to Mount Sinai Hospital on Sunday and treated for the fracture. While no other details were made public, it's believed one of the hospital's top hand specialist was called in to treat him.

Hope you're better soon Ben - you've got two kids to chase around!

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Playdate: Chris Rock's Kids & Obama's Girls

Sassy Smith — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:05:00 GMT

Comedian and actor Chris Rock has two daughters - Lola, 6, and Zahra, 4 - and he loves playing Santa. He said, "Christmas (as an adult) before I had my kids was so uneventful -- they were basically like, 'Argh, I wish this Christmas thing would be over so I can get back to work'. But now I love the ritual of it. I love the 'are they asleep yet?' I love playing Santa." And Rock's girls have a holiday wish - to have a playdate with Barack Obama's daughters!

Chris tells PEOPLE, "His girls are a little older than mine. My girls want a playdate. They look at the youngest (Sasha, 7) and they're like, 'We can play with her, Daddy.' We'll see."

And who knows? Maybe the four girls could get together - with the Obama family making their move to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in January, the First Daughters will be leaving friends behind and wanting to make new ones.

Maybe Chris will put on his Santa suit and make their Christmas wish come true!

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Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor: No More Kids

Karl Erikson — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:05:00 GMT

Ben Stiller says that his two "incredible" children are enough for him and wife Christine Taylor. The couple's children, Ella Olivia and Quinlin Dempsey, are included in the new movie Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and Ben says "they're ridiculously cute at 6 and 3."

Despite their glowing love for children, Ben and Christine don't plan to expand the family any more. Ben says they're "happy where we're at right now." Christine says, "Two is enough for now. Three's off." She thinks a third would throw everything off kilter.

"Two is a handful. I feel very fortunate," says Ben.

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Ben Stiller Wants Normal Childhood for Kids

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Ben Stiller Wants Normal Childhood for Kids

Karl Erikson — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:43:00 GMT

Ben Stiller, star of movies such as "Meet the Parents" and "Zoolander," has been part of the show business world from the get-go. His parents are Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, after all. But as for Ben's kids - Ella Olivia, 6, and Quinlin Dempsey, 3 - he wants them to "have as much of a regular childhood as possible."

"My daughter is not that interested in movies," Ben says. "She'd rather be playing with her dolls, which is good. I think that's healthy. My son sort of gets show business but he's also more involved with his trains."

Of course, if Ben's kids decide to go into the biz, he'll be totally supportive. Ben is married to actress Christine Taylor, 37. He's starring in the new movie "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" and the upcoming "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian." He enjoys making movies that are accessible to his kids now.

"It's great to be able to share with them something they can enjoy," says Ben, 42. There's not a lot of films of mine I can show to them but we'll get to them eventually. I don't know how long it will take until they can see Dodgeball or even Heavyweights. But I'm guessing we'll get to both of them before There's Something About Mary."

Um, yeah. Quite a while, I'm sure.

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Babble Talk: The Cast of Madagascar 2

Chris Rock and Family Go Wild

Babble Talk: The Cast of Madagascar 2

Whit Honea — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:07:00 GMT

There was a brief moment where it looked like I was going to be sitting down with the cast of Madagascar 2, and as such I scheduled my life around the possibility. Turns out L.A. is too far in the boonies for a group of New York zoo animals. Luckily, Babble is bi-coastal and Meghan Pleticha was able to enjoy some star shine in the big city.

Check out the interview and you'll see why I'm so envious.

Chris Rock and Family Go Wild

Karl Erikson — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:34:00 GMT

Here's Chris Rock, 43, with wife Malaak and girls Lola and Zahra. The family attended the L.A. premiere of "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" in Mann Village Theater. Madagascar 2 opens in theaters on November 7. Chris has a part in the movie, of course, and also produces and narrates the TV series "Everybody Hates Chris."

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Chris Rock: Sarah Palin's a Hockey Mom Version of Kim Kardashian

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Chris Rock: Sarah Palin's A Hockey-Mom Version Of Kim Kardashian

HerBadMother — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:21:00 GMT

Chris Rock was on Larry King recently, and managed to summarize almost perfectly the problem with Sarah Palin, without referring to any of her unfortunate opinions on abortion or gay marriage or her decision to put her pregnant daughter Bristol on the hustings: he compared her to Kim Kardashian.

Watching Sarah Palin 'perform' - in interviews and photo-opps - is discomfiting, he suggested, because you really just expect her to do better. "It's like watching Kim Kardashian on Dancing With The Stars. All that ass and she can't shake it."

(The Kardashian comment comes at the very end of the clip)

"All that ass she can't shake it." I want that on a t-shirt.

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Chris Rock's Mom Drops Knowledge

Whit Honea — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:54:00 GMT

Rose Rock is the mother of celebrity Chris Rock. She's had an interesting life and has learned some valuable lessons on child-rearing. She recently put out a new book that shares some of those lessons with us.

Jennifer V. Hughes has an interview with Mama Rock for Babble. See if Everybody really Hates Chris.

Seinfeld Says For $10 Million I'll Even Pretend to Love Vista

Karl Erikson — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:28:00 GMT

Jerry Seinfeld, the 54-year-old father of three and star of the infamous Seinfeld sitcom, is getting $10 million to plug Microsoft Windows Vista. Yep, Bill Gates is plunking down $300 million in a big advertising push to start airing on September 4, all in an effort to try and knock down Apple's series of Mac commercials. You know, the awesome spots where Justin Long (of Ed fame) portrays Macs as hip and cool (since they are) and John Hodgman as the inept and boring PCs (since they are). Word on the street is that Microsoft is also trying to woo Will Ferell and Chris Rock for the ads.

Many of my friends are self-proclaimed Mac snobs, but I am a stubborn hold-out for Windows. In my defense, however, I still use Windows XP and refuse to upgrade to Vista because, well, it's a big flaming ball of crap. I know - I've played with it and I'm currently inventing entirely new swear words while trying to fix a friend's computer.

So when I say that Jerry Seinfeld has a hell of a job in front of him, I know that I'm not the only one. Sure, Seinfeld still cracks me up, but can he do for Vista what he did for the "puffy shirt" or Junior Mints or older men dating teenagers? I don't know. He did act as the successful pitchman for American Express in 2004 in "The Adventures of Seinfeld and Superman," but that was different. Most people don't taste bile when they say "American Express."

According to industry insiders, the new ads will revolve around the slogan "Windows, Not Walls," but I think it's a tall order for anyone to make Windows look good. Course, for $10 million, I'd do an ad campaign for heroin. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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Bernie Mac's Funeral Attended By Thousands (Pictures)

sweatpantsmom — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:05:00 GMT

More than 6,000 family members, friends and fans gathered at Chicago's House of Hope church on Saturday to pay their final respects to Bernie Mac. Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Rock, Steve Harvey and Rev. Jesse Jackson attended the emotional service and Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama and Andy Garcia also sent condolences.

Mayor Richard Daley spoke fondly of Mac and recalled how the late comedian was especially passionate about wanting to help children. Mac doted on his granddaughter, Jasmine, who was the daughter of his only child, Je'Niece.

“He wanted to help get children away from a life of crime and violence,” Daley said “That’s why he’s the king of comedy. He never lost his soul in Chicago.” The service also included the reading of letters of condolence from children.

Jackson, who co-stars with Mac in the upcoming movie “Soul Men,” also spoke at the service as did Mac's co-stars in "The Original Kings of Comedy," Harvey, Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley and Cedric The Entertainer. The three actors took the stage together as Hughley remembered, “Bernie would wear colors that crayons hadn’t even thought of yet.”

Also honored at the memorial was singer Isaac Hayes, who passed away one day after Mac and who also co-starred with him in "Soul Men." Some of Hayes' songs were played in the background as a montage of photos and sound clips were played during the service.

Fans arrived by the busload and waited in line for hours to gain entry into the church. Some even camped out overnight. Cedric brought some laughter to the occasion when he remarked during the service about Mac, "This dude is a very popular guy. You know y'all were like, 'Let me get four tickets to the funeral!' He's still the hottest ticket in town."

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Who Took A Paternity Test?

HerBadMother — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:39:00 GMT

Somebody refuses to believe that they're the daddy until the DNA says so...

Michael Lohan has taken a DNA test to confirm whether or not he fathered a lovechild with Kristi Kaufmann, a woman with whom he had an affair while married to Dina Lohan. The results will come in in a couple of weeks and will confirm whether or not he is the father of a 13-year-old girl named Ashley.

For Ashley's sake, I sincerely hope not. How much do you want to bet that Michael already has his people working on a reality show pitch for Living Lohan Illegitimately?

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Chris Rock Makes His Daughter Nervous

Whit Honea — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:29:00 GMT

Chris Rock's daughter Lola is always prepared. Look at her giving dad the eye. She knows it's only a matter of time, and she's ready.

What's up with the clothes for non-winners? A prison shirt and a Mets cap? Man, aim higher, Chris.

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Spying on the Neighbors: 5-09-08

Whit Honea — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:45:00 GMT

Hey, that got pens!

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Celebrity Dads Raising Money For Autism

Sassy Smith — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:10:00 GMT

I love this - celebrity dads (and some moms too!), who used their comedic talent to raise money for autism. Who was there to help raise awareness?

Last Sunday night, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Chris Rock joined funnymen forces and took to the stage at New York's Beacon Theatre for "A Night Of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert For Autism Education."

The show was hosted by Jon Stewart and was broadcast live on cable network Comedy Central and featured other talents, such as: Matthew Broderick, Susan Sarandon, Tina Fey, Sarah Silverman, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler and talk show icon Conan O'Brien.

Matthew Broderick said, "It's fun to be here. I'm a fan of 94 per cent of the performers. I'm always a little nervous. I hope it goes well."

They did a show in 2006 and raised almost $ 3 million!

Keep up the good work!

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Chris Rock Attends Church: Building Still Standing

Whit Honea — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:17:00 GMT

Chris Rock and his cutey daughters Lola Simone, 5, and Zahra Savannah, 3, attended Easter Service on Sunday. He kisses God with that mouth?

I look at this picture of Rock sitting so quietly in his pew and it makes me happy to know that should I ever actually attend a church that I am relatively safe from enduring any wrath. My mouth isn't nearly as dirty as Rock's.

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Chris Rock's Shocking Description Of Affair

HerBadMother — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:25:00 GMT

Chris Rock just lost A LOT of my esteem. A shocking phone conversation between Rock and celebrity P.I. Anthony Pellicano, revealing the lurid details of a brief affair that Rock had in 1998 while he and his wife, Malaak, were separated rocked the courtroom in the criminal trial of Pellicano. And it is ugly.

The affair turned into a rape report - and a claim of pregnancy (the woman, Monica Zsibrita, also claimed she had a Kleenex in her freezer with Rock's semen on it. Um, ew) - that had Rock talking about suicide, which is really unfortunate. But what's more unfortunate is the way these men talk about women:

8:15
CR: "I know the night we went to the Ivy she had on white pants. I only noticed cause my wife's real classy and subdued and I'm out with a girl with big tits and white pants. It's just, I know people were like, 'heeey'."

10:30
Pellicano excuses himself to "scream at my secretary."

14:00
Pellicano (reading from report): "He tried to pull out and ejaculated on her thighs. She immediately got up and went to the bathroom where she cleaned up with a Kleenex. She put the Kleenex in her pocket."

14:55
CR: I've been so set up...
AP: Did you come on her thighs?...
CR: I had a rubber on. I probably took it off right when I was getting ready to come. I probably came on her ass.

22:00
AP: Did you stick it in her? Without a rubber?
CR: No

24:45
AP: Now we got to go get this thing legally, which means we gotta subpoena it.

25:50
CR: It never stops
AP: It's gonna stop. I'm going to make it stop.

27:25
AP: [On Richard Pryor] I know of him trying to kill himself at least 5 times.

29:05
AP: We're going to get her one way or the other... Does your old lady know what's going on?
CR: No. She thinks it's over, put it that way. She knows of it.

30:05
CR: Rape is just fucking, buzz, you know?... Once you're accused of rape, you're just FUCKED, you know?
AP: That's why i want to blacken this girl up, totally. I want to make her out to be a lying, scumbag, manipulative cocksucker... Stupid bitch.
CR: I'm fucked. I'm better getting caught with needles in my arm. WAY better. Needles, with pictures, there's Chris Rock shooting heroin. Much better blow to the career.

Seriously. Misogyny much?

Dude, you have kids. Be a better example to them.

Audio can be found here.

Video here.

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Who's (Not) Your Daddy: Chris Rock's Paternity Battle Comes To An End

That's Crazy! Tracy Morgan Outs His Baby Mama at NAACP Awards

sweatpantsmom — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:05:00 GMT

In Hollywood we're used to seeing stars go to great lengths to deny parenting a child until DNA tests are ordered. Or until the kid comes out with the exact same hair color and features as the mom's suspected lover (Hello, Prince Harry.)

But Tracy Morgan likes to get these things out in the open. While presenting an award at Thursday night's NAACP Image Awards Morgan ignored the teleprompter to wish Happy Valentine's Day to all his baby-mamas, specifically fellow-presenter Tichina Arnold, whom he revealed to be the mother of his eldest daughter. Arnold, an actress who stars in the CW series Everybody Hates Chris, does have a four-year-old daughter who was previously thought to be fathered by ex-boyfriend Carvin Haggins.

Something tells me Haggis is ordering up a paternity test right about now...

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David Beckham and Posh Have Fake Boob Withdrawal

Whit Honea — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:42:00 GMT

Apparently David and Victoria Beckham were more affected by boobgate than previously thought. The couple recently spent some quality time at the Spearmint Rhino in Las Vegas where I understand fake boobs are actually grown and harvested.

According to reports they were in private room for 3 hours. I'm guessing that is the time it took for Posh to pick out her next round of blouse goodies.

We all know that nothing else happens in the champagne room.

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Seinfeld Hints at New Sitcom

Karen — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:08:00 GMT

While in Australia ~~continuing to over~~promoting Bee Movie, Seinfeld spoke with ABC's Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, to air tonight, Seinfeld agreed part of him had been quietly writing a show about marriage. Better than nothing, which is what his last sitcom was about.

"There is, 'cos all my friends are married and I always think of all the stuff that we do, you know, I would love to do it in a sitcom," said Seinfeld, who married Jessica Sklar in 1999.

"And I guess if I did another sitcom it would be about marriage. I'd just call it 'Mrs Seinfeld'."

Oh darn, I had high hopes. I mean, if the first sitcom was such a success and based on nothing, than having another sitcom based on something would be interesting and funny too. But then he had to throw Mrs. Seinfeld in there and she isn't exactly well-liked. Unless of course he means his mother, or his grandmother. Anybody but Jessica "I'll smack your food outta your mouth" Seinfeld.

Maybe he should stick to writing about nothing. Like me.

He went on to talk about marriage and kids and how they changed his ife:

"To me, the funny thing about being single, I had married friends and I wouldn't visit them . . . because I thought their life was so pathetically depressing," he said.

"Now that I'm married and I have single friends, I feel I don't really like to be with them now 'cos I find their lives trivial and meaningless. And I think in both cases I was correct."

Who's (Not) Your Daddy: Chris Rock's Paternity Battle Comes To An End

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:05:00 GMT

Chris Rock and wife Malaak have a message for the nutjob that has claimed that Rock fathered her son: I told you so, b**ch!

Now that DNA tests have proven that Rock is not the father of the teenager, the Rocks issued a statement that, among other things, accuses Kali Bowyer of selling her story to the tabloids and pointing out her extensive criminal record. They go on to say, "Last week it was concluded through DNA testing that Chris is not the father of Ms. Bowyer's son...We also express our deepest prayers for the welfare of Ms. Bowyer's son who has been continuously embarrassed and exposed in the media by his mother."

Bowyer was last spotted looking for Eddie Murphy.