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ITTY BITTY BITS: Diddy's Atlanta babymama; Vivica's 'Curb' sinks; Naomi's new man; 'Little Rock' play; Scherzinger vs. Fergie; Fab at Boston's CollegeFest.
*Blogger Sandra Rose has an exclusive interview with Sarah Chapman, the mother of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ secret daughter in Atlanta. Chapman says of Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Kim Porter: “She definitely knows who I am. Yes, it's true, we've had words. [Kim] knew about my pregnancy prior to her getting pregnant. In fact, Kim and I met [Sean] at the same time." Read the entire interview HERE.
*The season premiere of HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” - which co-stars Vivica A. Fox as a woman who stays with Larry David after she and her family are displaced by a hurricane - earned its worst ratings for a season opener in the show’s six-year history, averaging 1.2 million viewers at 10 p.m. Sunday.
*Naomi Campbell is rumored to be dating British race car driver Lewis Hamilton, reports the New York Post. "They were flirting outrageously," said a guest at last week's GQ Man of the Year awards in London, where the rumored couple was spotted. "They sat together during the dinner and Naomi presented Lewis with the Best Sportsman of the Year award. He then invited her to the Brazilian Grand Prix in October, which she duly accepted."
*It Happened in Little Rock, a stage drama depicting the tense days in fall 1957 when nine African-American students were to enter the all-white Central High School — marking the beginning of the end of segregation there — will get its world premiere, opening tomorrow (Sept. 14) in downtown Little Rock at Arkansas Repertory Theatre's MainStage. The docudrama-style play drew on local interviews and research as part of a Rep initiative called The Legacy Project. The show runs through Sept 30 to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School. Tickets are $20 and $35 with discounts for groups and students. For tickets and information visit www.therep.org or call The Rep box office at (501) 378-0405 or 1-866-6THEREP.
*Head Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger says Black Eyed Peas leader will.i.am offered both she and Fergie a position in the band on the same night, but Scherzinger was under contract with girl group “Eden’s Crush” at the time and had to turn down the offer. "We had some radio shows together and he actually met me and Fergie on the same night and he asked me to join the Black Eyed Peas...I wasn't able to," she said, according to WENN.
*Fabolous and The Shop Boyz will perform at the 22nd Annual CollegeFest, an exhibition to take place at Boston's Hynes Convention Center on Sept. 22 and 23. The event, which also features rock group We Are The Fury and VH1 reality stars Whitestarr, is expected draw over 15,000 college students this year.
