"I only met her once, at a premiere. I was waiting outside with a group of people, surrounded by photographers, and she was walking towards us. I said, 'Madonna, come here,' because she looked so alone, and we were photographed together. She was charming and very respectful to me, but you know, she looked very lonely."
- Sophia Loren to the Daily Mail, on the Queen of Pop
Yes, Madonna was eager to make author Sapphire's novel Push, which was renamed Precious, into a major motion picture. And she wasn't alone, the author recalls:
"There was this really earnest college student who wanted to do his first film. Then Madonna wanted to produce it. I was like, 'Madonna? Idon't think this is her film.' Then I remember this one producer told me that he had found Precious - And it was going to be Brandy. Excuse me? I literally almost hung up on him."
A diss for Madonna AND Brandy? We'll admit, the shut down for Brandy is well deserved (this isn't a Lifetime movie afterall), but it would have been interesting to see where Madonna would have taken the film.
But then again, Oprah seems the most logical choice. We think she made the might decision in waiting.
Things are getting very serious between Madonna and boy toy Jesus Luz!
The 51-year-old Queen of Pop is off to meet Jesus' parents, Cristiane Regina da Silva and Luis Heitor Pinto da Luz.
According to a source close to the family, the cougar:
"Really does love and need Jesus - and she does not hold all the power in their relationship. He grew up with strong Christian beliefs. He wants to marry and be taken seriously. She doesn't want to lose Jesus and so the visit to his parents is her way of saying she will make this relationship permanent. He wants proof of commitment and he wants her to make an honest man of him."
Sounds a little demanding to us! But if Jesus thinks "an honest man" means having a career that he probably would have never had if he wasn't dating her, then she's well on her way.
What's even more shocking is there's buzz that meeting his parents means wedding bells could be in the future!
Madonna biographer Randy Taraborrelli reveals she is "telling close friends and family that 'I definitely see myself marrying him. It's on the table'."
We have a hard time believing that, especially after her appearance on Letterman when she said she'd "rather get run over by a train" than re-marry.
Maybe they should take a cue from the Jolie-Pitts. That's working out just fine!
To call this a remix would be an insult. Akon has reworked Madonna's Celebration - adding vocals by in addition to creating new music - and created a wholly different song.
Sounds like he may get a second chance with this new image of his!
Yankees player Alex Rodriguez used to have quite the shady reputation with steroid and stripper scandals, a messy public divorce, gallivanting with Madonna and being what some might call ungrateful for his giant contract.
Basically advertisers wanted nothing to do with him.
But A-Rod has seemingly cleaned up his act and with a World Series win under his belt he's looking much more marketable these days. His Hollywood actress girlfriend Kate Hudson seems to be helping his image, too, being billed as his good luck charm.
He just has to make wise choices as to the advertising direction he wants to go. Experts think he would be a good match for an electronics company but under no circumstances should he endorse anything having to do with "performance" lest we think he's on the 'roids again!
Richard Yaffa, cheif executive of GroupM's entertainment, sports and cause partnerships says of A-Rod:
"His stock has improved in New York. This next period of time will determine if he has national potential."
In a new interview, Pussycat Dolls creator Robin Antin sharpened her claws saying that the girls are all basically replaceable.
And there will be new music from PCD!
Says Antin:
"The truth is I have had a lot of different girls in the Pussycat Dolls over the years which many people did not know before the band. I had many reincarnations of the PCD so if a couple of girls want to go out and do something else it is easy for me to find other girls. My trademark motto is behind every woman is a Pussycat Doll; there are many girls that I can bring in. I know that I will make it great, sexy and make everyone feel like a Pussycat Doll. That is the beauty of what I have, a brand that is bigger than all of us."
Robin also revealed that we may be seeing the PCD on Broadway! Not gonna lie, we sort of like that idea in a kitschy, campy kinda way:
"I have the idea with the Pussycat Dolls story. The real story which is my story, I started PSC in a garage and worked my way up. It is a good, wild, crazy story but my dream is to do it in a way that Jersey Boys was able to do it. Tell the real story with the huge hits and use all the music to fill the whole show. It is going past dreaming about it now, I believe in it."
As for other celebrities she'd like to see as a guest Pussycat Doll, Antin says:
"I would definitely love to have Beyonce. She is someone that I look and I say, 'she is the ultimate.' I've had Gwen Stefani, Scarlett Johansson and some many beautiful, incredible women, what more can I get? I have always wanted Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna of course, these are woman that get it, they get me and even Madonna would be great."
You probably saw Lady GaGa's special skit with Madonna on Saturday Night Live, but you didn't see the this!
Check out the original version of the skit - complete with a song! - that the Queen and Princess of Pop performed at the dress rehearsal, which never aired.
