JHud as Winnie? Aaaaw hells no…

So, it’s been confirmed. Jennifer Hudson will play Winnie Mandela in a movie about the iconic South African. [Insert severe side-eye here] Hmmm. I’m real salty about this. JHud was okay in Dreamgirls, but she sucked in Sex and the City (as the wide-eyed, countrified assistant). What makes anyone think she’s competent enough to play Winnie Mandela? SMH. This is just turning me off from even attempting to watch the damn movie… I wonder if she’ll even be able to get the accent right? This whole thing reeks of Oscar-bait. According to Variety:

Jennifer Hudson is set to star in “Winnie,” a drama that casts her as the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela.

Hudson will play Winnie Mandela in a film that begins production May 30 in the South African locations of Johannesburg, Capt Town, Transkei and Robben Island, where the future president spent 18 of his 27 years in prison.

“Winnie” will be directed by Darrell J. Roodt, the veteran South African filmmaker whose 2006 film “Yesterday” was Africa’s Best Foreign Film nominee, and who also directed “Cry, The Beloved Country,” and “Sarafina!”

“I was compelled and moved when I read the script,” Hudson said. “Winnie Mandela is a complex and extraordinary woman and I’m honored to be the actress asked to portray her. This is a powerful part of history that should be told.”

I know it’s important to get big names attached to a South African project in order to get funding and exposure, but Winnie is a big deal — she’s an icon and (in the eyes of some) a certified (s)hero. Why not get a real actress and a real South African actress, at that, to pay homage to the woman? I mean, is Terry Pheto too busy or something?

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… Yes, I bore myself with the constant excuses and um, yeah, like, eventually I’ll blog agains. But cut me some slack people. Your girl’s trying to make some paper (cue a random Soulja Boy jam).

But, promises promises, I’ll be back. On the regular. For sure this time.

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At Clive Davis' party, hours before the 'incident'

If you didn’t know, now you know:
RnB singer – and former Generations Exasperations cameo actor – Chris Brown was arrested yesterday (Sunday) on domestic violence charges. Damn. And the victim is rumoured to be none other than Miss Rihanna. I don’t have the strength to type all this craziness and speculation, you can read about it here and here.

Shame.

Surprising? No, not really.

The Game: crushing a child's dream.

When American rapper The Game decided to head over to ‘The Motherland’ last year and bless us with his banal inspirational brand of hip hop, he almost, almost made a little boy’s dream come true.

10-year-old Mbekezeli Ndlovu was called up on stage with The Game during his concert at the Standard Bank Arena and completely stole the show – he grabbed the mike and schooled his idol. The Game was clearly impressed and handed the boy his diamond-encrusted chain (apparently worth $2.5 million) and gave him the name Game Boy. He then offered to take GB over to the US to tour and record with him.

But. GB and his family are still waiting by the phone. Music Industry Online report that Game Boy is ‘upset and sad’ (you think?), but his father is staying positive, saying: ‘It is still quiet but it is promising.’ (really?).

Call me a cynic (because that’s what I am), but I honestly saw this coming. The Game is beholden to whoever the hell he’s beholden to. He’s not really checking to play mentor. It’s a damn shame, though, because he’s doing his brand some serious damage. I mean, not even a courtesy call to check how he’s doing? Tsk tsk tsk. Not a good look.