Thursday 17 September 2009

Show me the money

Everyone connected to the extraordinary Lee Daniels film, "Precious", will breathe a sigh of relief today when actress Mo'Nique appears on the "Today" show. Rumors have been swirling for some time that the actress-comedienne, highly touted for a Best Supporting Actress nomination, has been demanding payments for personal appearances to promote the movie.

The weird thing is, this seems to be an open secret. Everyone connected to "Precious" knows about it. On Sunday, the whole cast showed up in Toronto for a party at the Royal Ontario Museum and a premiere at Roy Thomson Hall. Mariah Carey, Gabby Sidibe, Sherry Shephard, and Paula Patton were all in attendance. Only Mo'Nique and Lenny Kravitz - who's touring and recording - were absent.

Meantime, Mariah Carey continues to be a good sport about "Precious". She will do a live concert at 10 a.m. from Central Park this Friday for "Oprah". Winfrey added her name to the film, along with Tyler Perry, after it debuted in Sundance to give it higher visibility. But Carey has been plugging away for a while on it, even recording a song for the movie. Alas, Winfrey pal Mary J. Blige got the title song honors. Mariah is non-plussed by the whole episode. "I'm going to use it for something really good", she told me, putting a positive spin on the matter.

(excerpt from Showbiz 411)



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