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FILM/TV BITS: Beckford riled up; Star’s late Range; Brandy’s ‘View’ debut; DMX on BET; free ‘Blade’ on iTunes; Arab beauty backs Oprah, Ferrera enters ‘Darkness.’
*Tyson Beckford, who recently joined the “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” boys to help turn a pizza delivery guy into a model, was reportedly ready to throw fists over MTV host Vanessa Minnillo. According to Page Six, Beckford was grinding on Minnillo at New York City nightclub Stereo last week when they were interrupted by Hollywood blogger Perez Hilton. Stereo owner Mike Satsky tells Page Six: "When Perez started dancing with her, Tyson put his hand up and said, 'Yo, you're trying to put a cool on my steam. Back up.' Tyson was about to throw a punch. I jumped down from the banquette and was like, 'Yo, Tyson, chill out.' We had to break it up. He was being unreasonable and extremely rash."
*Star Jones Reynolds had a little situation with the valet people last weekend during a party at reporter Claudia Cohen’s crib in the Hamptons. According to TMZ.com, the former “View” co-host and her husband Al Reynolds had given the valet attendant their parking ticket to retrieve her Range Rover. But a mix-up left her at the stand long after other party-goers had come and gone. Soon, all but two cars were claimed, a Honda and her Range. According to TMZ, Star told the attendant: "You better get my Range Rover before that Honda!" When her vehicle finally arrived, Star and Al got in and sped off… without leaving a tip, reports TMZ.
*Meanwhile, the search to take Star’s place at “The View” continued Wednesday with the unofficial audition of Brandy. The singer, currently a judge on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” was pretty much content to sit back and speak when spoken to during the hour-long show. Co-host and executive producer Barbara Walters asked about her five tattoos and co-host Joy Behar inquired about her weave (believing it was a wig). At one point, Joy mentioned the absence of Reynolds by noting that the “View” hosts were “dwindling down.” Brandy just laughed it off without commenting. She’s scheduled to return to the show on Friday. In related news, "America's Got Talent" was the most popular program on broadcast television last week, drawing 11 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.
*DMX’s reality series, “Soul of a Man,” will debut July 12 on BET. The six-week run, produced by Tracey Edmonds' Edmonds Entertainment, will show the jail-prone rapper as he embarks on a soul-bearing, cross country trip from New York to Arizona. BET will also feature DMX in an episode of “Access Granted,” which will follow the making of his video “Lord Give Me A Sign” from his Sony Urban Music's debut, “Year of the Dog, Again,” due Aug. 1.
*Spike TV's premiere episode of “Blade: The Series” is available for free on Apple's iTunes Music Store until July 11. The drama, which stars Kirk "Sticky" Jones in the role made famous on the big screen by Wesley Snipes, drew 2.5 million viewers last Wednesday, the biggest audience for any program in the channel's history. As previously reported, Spike TV’s parent company, MTV Networks, is also offering additional programs from Nick at Night, TV Land, and the gay-oriented Logo channels for $1.99 per download on the iTunes site.
*The movement to get Oprah Winfrey a Nobel Peace Prize has been joined by one of People magazine’s ten Most Beautiful Women in the World. Haifa, nicknamed The Madonna of the Arab World, recently gave her endorsement to Oprah Winfrey for Nobel Peace Prize Movement (OWNPPM), founded by Rockville, MD resident Rocky Twyman. Simo Ben Bachir, Middle East entertainment reporter and International Chairperson of The Oprah Winfrey for Nobel Peace Prize Campaign, Middle East and Europe secured Haifa's endorsement, according to Twyman.
*America Ferrera, the lead actress in ABC's upcoming "Betty the Ugly," has signed on to star in and executive produce the indie film "Hacia la oscuridad" (Toward Darkness) for writer-director Antonio Negret. According to Variety, the bilingual thriller follows the last 90 minutes in the life of a kidnapped Colombian and the surrounding tension as his family, the ransom delivery man and a special ops team attempt to save him. Production is under way in Panama City, Panama.
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