Ceaser and Dutchess from VH1’s Black Ink Crew hit the red carpet on March 23 for the opening of African American Women In Cinema Film Festival at 1199 Bread and Roses Gallery in New York City. Ceaser told yours truly that he and Dutchess have “plans as a couple and are getting married somewhere in the future.” The busy tattoo artists headed to Atlanta after the evening’s screening of “The Sin Seer.” Additional chicsters at the premiere included “The Sin Seer” producer Angela White and star Lisa Arrindel Anderson, AAWIC founder Terra Renee, former Miss America Suzette Charles, Meli’sa Morgan, actress/filmmaker Karina Tatarski and publicist extraordinaire Irene Gandy.
An action-packed frontier mystery about eight strangers with one deadly connection, “The Hateful Eight” became available for digital download on March 15 from Starz Digital before heading to retail on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment and On Demand March 29. Special features for “The Hateful Eight” include two featurettes, “Beyond the Eight: A Behind-the-Scenes Look” and “Sam Jackson’s Guide to Glorious 70mm.”
On March 21, Jean Shafiroff hosted a celebration at her home to mark the publication of her first book, “Successful Philanthropy: How to Make a Life by What You Give.” Georgina Bloomberg wrote the introduction for the book and made a special guest appearance to toast Shafiroff in front of guests who included Suzette Charles, Mortimer Zuckerman, Helen Shelton, Rita Cosby, FOX News correspondent Rick Leventhal, Anne Rapp, Dawne-Marie Grannum, Shannon Hales, Dr. Penny Grant, Elsie McCabe-Thompson, president
of the NYC Mission Society, and Randi Schatz.
According to Variety, Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus are replacing Pharrell Williams and Christina Aguilera as coaches for the next season of “The Voice.” “The musical expertise and energy these two incredibly talented women will bring to the show is remarkable,” said Paul Telegdy, NBC’s president of alternative and late-night programming. Keys and Cyrus will join Adam Levine and Blake Shelton when the show begins its fall cycle in September.
Congratulations to T.I. and Tiny. Former Xscape member Tameka “Tiny” Harris gave birth to a 5-pound baby girl on March 26 at 2:58 p.m. in Atlanta. Although the baby made her way into the world a month ahead of schedule, she is very healthy, and both mother and child are doing great!
