"I'll never forget this. This is what was amazing. At my house in Vegas, 55 people there, eight guys, the rest were women. Corporate. I'm not talking about groupies. Corporate women, had their own money, own jobs. Watching this fight. I was like, 'You like Mike Tyson?' 'Oh yeah, there's something about him.' He was just this ultimate man. I remember him knocking some guy out, and it was like the Daytona 500 to get to our cars to get into the after party just to get a glimpse of this guy. He was just bigger than life."
-Actor and singer Jamie Foxx on Mike Tyson, who he hopes to portray in a film about the legendarily embattled pugilist and former heavyweight champ. During an interview to promote his upcoming film "Law Abiding Citizen," Foxx talked about his opinion of Tyson and how his life and experiences haven't yet been captured accurately on film. "A lot of times we've just seen everyone else's take; it would be great to just get his take," Foxx told MTV News. "I think he has a tremendous story. And if he allows me to do it, I think it will be one of those things were it will be really a serious event." Tyson is no stranger to the cinema, having appeared in this summer's comedy hit "The Hangover" and in his own James Toback-directed documentary "Tyson."
It's official: Bryce Dallas Howard, the actress best-known for playing Gwen Stacy in "Spider-Man 3" and for starring in the worst M. Night Shyamalan films, will join the cast of "Twilight" starting with the third film "Eclipse" (scheduled for release in 2010). She'll take on the role of Victoria, the nomadic vampire who is trying to kill Bella and whose role beefs up significantly in the third film.
Howard is something of Hollywood royalty, as her father, Ron Howard, has been in the business for decades. He broke in as a child star on "The Andy Griffith Show," graduated to a role on "Happy Days" and has since become one of the most prolific and varied directors in film, creating modern classics like "Apollo 13," "Willow" and "Cinderella Man." (He is also responsible for "The Da Vinci Code," but it's hard to hold that against him considering he brought "Arrested Development" to television). He's also one of the few people to have multiple guest spots on "The Simpsons," which is elite company indeed. But though Ron's contribution to American pop culture is great, his best recent work has been in a cameo in the video for Jamie Foxx's "Blame It," where he is seen rolling with Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker and Samuel L. Jackson at a club. It's hard to believe that Ron is much of a club guy, but he makes the appearance work if only because his look could easily be described as anti-hip-hop. Still, he looks more at home toasting champagne with those ladies than Gyllenhaal does.
So best of luck to Bryce in the upcoming "Twilight" film (which begins shooting next month), and a toast to her father Ron for his work in "Blame It."
When Jamie Foxx takes on hosting duties at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 28, you can be sure to expect a bunch of jokes, even more jokes and a few more jokes for good measure. We got a taste of his humor yesterday when we headed down to the studios of BET's "106 & Park" (which is actually on 57th and 10th, but I guess that doesn't have the same ring to it) to catch up with the actor/singer/comedian.
Foxx looked slick in a green leather bomber jacket, dark jeans, white Gucci sneakers and some dope Louis Vuitton sunglasses (it's all in the details). He was in great spirits and joking with everyone in the room. Before the interview had even started, Jamie had me laughing at a funny story about how R&B singer Maxwell stole a girl from him at a club. (It's funny because Maxwell did the exact same thing to me. Ha.)
We didn't have long to chat because Jamie had to catch a flight, but it was long enough for us to chop it up about everything from the BET Awards to his steamy kiss with Halle Berry at Spike TV's Guys Choice awards (lucky SOB).
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By Selina Kaye
Grammy-nominated singer, Oscar-winning actor and hilarious comedian Jamie Foxx always seems too good to be true. How can one man be so talented — and still have so much more to offer? MTV News sat down with Foxx to talk about upcoming movies, his new tour and hosting the BET Awards.
Not only is he extremely funny and charismatic on camera, but I got to see him up close, behind the scenes as I assisted with his interview with MTV News' Tim Kash. Foxx revealed some exclusive secrets about his upcoming "Blame It" tour. He also gave a special shout out to up and coming rapper Drake, performed with him this week on "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien."
Foxx was always on, constantly making everyone in the room laugh hysterically. It got to the point where one person had to leave the room so as not to disturb the interview.
This morning, Foxx performed on "Good Morning America," where he did his signature impressions of Barack Obama and Ray Charles. He performed his new song "Digital Girl" and got the crowd to bounce during his club hit "Blame It." To close out the show, he serenaded a clearly uncomfortable Diane Sawyer, topping off a whirlwind 24 hours in fantastically Foxx-ian style.
By Rya Backer
Last night, Harlem's historic Apollo Theater celebrated its 75th birthday — in a big way. Among the stars who graced the stage (and presumably rubbed the lucky tree stump before addressing the crowd) to celebrate and raise money for the hallowed hall included Prince, Mariah Carey, Steve Harvey and Bill Cosby (who along with his wife earned the Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis Arts & Humanitarian Award that evening).
But the guest who made the biggest splash was Jamie Foxx, who was on hand to bring out Quincy Jones, the newest inductee into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame. And it wasn't just any introduction.
Reaching into his catalog of well-honed impressions, Foxx shouted out Bill Cosby and his former "Cosby Show" co-star with a spot-on impression of the legendary comedian, and uttered something about "pudding" and playing some tennis.
He then quickly transformed into his Oscar-winning take on Ray Charles, sporting a pair of sunglasses and an ear-to-ear smile whilst rocking from side to side. "I miss my friend," Foxx uttered to the honoree. "I got a choir up here that's off the chain!"
Without missing a beat, Foxx dove into his most popular impression: President Barack Obama. "If there's any indication that Quincy Jones is not the most incredible talent in the world and ... look, if there's anyone out there that doesn't believe he can do it: yes, he can. Yes, he can." And the crowd went wild.
"American Idol" used to be so squeaky-clean with the guest appearances from middle-of-the-road acts like Neil Diamond, Rod Stewart, Tony Bennett, Martina McBride, Barry Gibb and Dolly Parton.
While their songs are fun for the whole family, the show dodged a bullet on Wednesday night when this week's mentor, Jamie Foxx, had to perform a foreshortened version of his ode to the pants-loosening effects of alcohol, "Blame It." See, after recent results shows on which Lady Gaga sang about bluffin' on her "muffin" and rapper Flo Rida paid tribute to strippers and/or oral sex with "Right Round," Foxx's song avoided controversy from edgy verses that might have inspired shouts of "ear muffs!" from parents across the country. Read more...
By Cara Alwill with Jem Aswad
New York City is filled with legendary music venues, from Radio City Music Hall to Town Hall to the big kahuna itself, Madison Square Garden. But there's absolutely no place like Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater, which has hosted just about every soul legend in its 75 years in business — Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and countless others, and of course it was the site of three live James Brown albums: in 1962 (which many consider the greatest live album of all time), 1967 and 1995.
On June 8, the legendary theater will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a star-studded bash, and to mark the event Mariah Carey and Jamie Foxx will induct singer Patti LaBelle and producer/musician Quincy Jones into its Hall of Fame,
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