Jay-Z was pictured attending Super Bowl LVII where his protégée Rihanna put on a spectacular performance, and announced she was pregnant with her second child.
Lady Sings the Blues” was made. The movie was
Diana Ross’ debut as an actress, where she shared star billing with
Billy Dee Williams. The film was also
Berry Gordy’s debut as a film producer.
Like most films, there’s always a back story to the things that happen on the set. Billy Dee Williams has revealed some interesting tidbits about a few of the happenings during the making of the film, which caused a few awkward moments between Williams, Ross, and Gordy.
Williams’ character, Louis McKay, was deeply in love with Diana’s character, Billie Holiday. The film called for Williams and Ross to get close – real close on the set. The problem was that Gordy, according to Williams, wasn’t cool with the love scene between the actor and Ross.
So my friend, Brandon James, wrote a book about his mom Jeanne Carmen called “My Wild, Wild Life“. It is the definitive biography of legendary pin-up, trick-shot golfer, Sinatra girlfriend, and friend of Marilyn – the incomparable Jeanne Carmen and it’s available now on Amazon.com. He sent me this article supporting the book which I share now… Enjoy! Johnny Punish
by Brandon James, JeanneCarmen.com
Carmen, who passed in 2007, was one of the last great Hollywood broads, who was honored by being selected as the first subject of the long-running E! True Hollywood Story series. She was a certified member of the Rat Pack – having dated Sinatra on and off for decades, and was a dangerously close friend of Marilyn Monroe.