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*Naturi Naughton found a new niche when she decided to venture off into acting. The singer, now successful actress, who’s been on a musical hiatus for quite some time, has landed several roles since being cast as Lil Kim in “Notorious.” Speaking of which, the former 3LW singer just accepted a new role in Regina [...]
*Turns out “The Playboy Club” wasn’t as inviting as NBC thought it would be. The premiere bombed, according to Nielsen, attracting just five million viewers and finishing last in its timeslot. Vanity Fair contacted a former Playboy bunny, Marilyn Miller, for her thoughts. “I’m so disappointed,” she wrote. “None of those things happened. They did [...]
*Tika Sumpter, Naturi Naughton and Rutina Wesley got a 70s makeover and are definitely looking fierce and fab. In a spread in the October issue of Essence, the ladies are dressed in the era’s revolutionary style clothing, representing the Black queen of the “Black and Proud” and Foxy Brown days. Tika rocks a full Afro, [...]
*The hype is now over. After a summer full of reservations from TV critics over its misogynistic vibe, from parents groups over the sexual content implied by its title, from an NBC affiliate in Utah who refuses to even air the program, and from women’s rights icon Gloria Steinem who called for a boycott of [...]
*NBC’s “The Playboy Club” has included Raphael Saadiq and the winner of “The Voice” on the list of contemporary musical acts portraying stars of the late 1950s and early ’60s during the season. Javier Colon, who took first place on NBC’s singing competition series this summer, will portray Ray Charles in an upcoming episode, singing [...]
*Naturi Naughton has a new gig and it’s not singing. The former 3LW member will premiere her new role in the new television series “The Playboy Club.” Since splitting with her R&B group, the singer has ventured off into the acting world, co-staring in several films. Her new role is Bunny Brenda. “I went in [...]
*Miss Naturi Naughton’s career is on a roll. According to reports, the actress has been tapped to be “X-Men’s” newest mutant. Naughton is set to appear Cecilia Reyes in “The Wolverine.” Her power is to create a protective force-field around herself and others. Since leaving the singing group 3LW, Naughton hasn’t looked back. She’s also [...]
Naturi Naughton and Jenifer Lewis tried really hard last week to defend their upcoming NBC series “The Playboy Club” as a show that actually empowers young women. The pair joined other cast members and producers in arguing against critics who have seen the pilot and insist that it romanticizes 60s-era sexism and racism. Iconic feminist [...]
*NBC’s upcoming drama “The Playboy Club” had a lively discussion this morning at the Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills, where the entire cast – including Naturi Naughton and Jenifer Lewis – found themselves having to defend rather than discuss the show. Set in 1960s Chicago, the series follows the men and mobsters [...]
*NBC’s Salt Lake City affiliate KSL-TV has announced it will not air the network’s upcoming fall drama “The Playboy Club,” citing objectionable content. The Utah station said Monday that the series – which stars Eddie Cibrian and features Naturi Naughton in a 1960s-set club where crooners, mob bosses and politicians mingle among Chicago’s elite – [...]
*New film “Highland Park” is expected to get good reviews especially for its depiction of America’s realities. The cast isn’t looking too bad either. Parker Posey, Danny Glover, Billy Burke, Kimberly Elise, Naturi Naughton, and Rockmond Dunbar will star in the movie about a group of high school faculty members in Detroit strive to improve [...]
*Former member of girl group, 3LW, Naturi Naughton, is turning out to be quite the actress. We hear her latest triumph is landing a part in the new NBC pilot “Playboy.” According to Variety, in her role as Brenda, she has aspirations to become the first African-American Playboy centerfold and will room with Maureen, played [...]
*Guess who hopped onto TV’s hottest (and perhaps whitest) show on Sunday? Former 3LW member Naturi Naughton, best known for playing Lil Kim in the Notorious B.I.G. biopic “Notorious,” appeared in this week’s episode of “Mad Men” as a waitress at New York’s historic Playboy Club, circa 1965. Her character, named Toni, is also the [...]
*Thursday night was a celeb-packed event as the red carpet was rolled out for the LA premiere of “Lottery Ticket.” The premiere was held in Hollywood at Grauman’s Chinese Theater. Scroll below for more photos of the star-studded event: On a rather random and dismal note, the director of “Lottery Ticket” is being sued for [...]
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