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Sex and the City' movie? No way, Samantha says
Plans to produce a feature-length film based
on "Sex and the City" took a high-drama turn last
week, just one week after the project was pub-
licly announced. According to a report in the
New York Post, sexy minx Kim Cattrall (who
plays Samantha) is balking.
"She feels she has been treated horribly by
Sarah Jessica Parker for six years — so why
would she want to revisit that for one moment?"
a source told the Post.
Cattrall recently denied the persistent reports
of an on-set feud with Parker. Cattrall insisted to
Newsweek, "Sarah was the main character, and
of course that meant she got a lot of the attention.
That's the business."
Rift reports were also dismissed by an HBO
mouthpiece, who insists the film is progressing
just fine.
,s°Far too much has been made of Sarah Jessica
and Kim," the HBO rep told the Post. "If there
was such animosity, there wouldn't be a film."
Prince back onstage after 6 years
Prince will return to arena stages for the first
time in six years with a national tour featuring
classic hits such as "When Doves Cry" and
"Little Red Corvette."
"It's older music, but it's going to be played in
a newer way," the reclusive performer said
Tuesday in announcing the tour.
Prince followed his announcement with a half-
hour concert backed by his eight-piece group, the
New Power Generation Band. He performed the
title song from his upcoming new CD
"Musicology" before answering questions from
200 fans and reporters.
His upcoming tour is designed to show that the
singer is ready to move back
into the pop music main-
stream he dropped out of
in the '90s. He kicked
off last month's
Grammy telecast with
Beyonce joining him on
^ his hit "Purple Rain." This
marks the 20th anniver-
sary of the groundbreaking
album and movie.
The tour kicks
off March 29 in
Los Angeles
and is sched-
uled to hit at
I least 38 cities.
Prince will
return to
arena stages
for the first
time in six
years, belting
out classic
hits like
'When Doves
Cry' and
'Little Red
Corvette'
Florence Henderson
Henderson as whip-toting dominatrix
In a new stage
show, "Florida
Follies," quin-
tessential TV
mom Florence
Hen-derson
pours herself
into a tight black
vinyl miniskirt
and bustier —
with whip to
match — for a
knowing parody
of the all-Ameri-
can housewife,
If Carol Brady had a naughty side, it might
look a lot like this saucy, vaudeville-style revue,
bankrolled by a group of longtime New York-
based theatrical producers. The show, which set-
tled in at the Parker Playhouse last month, is a
throwback to the old days of variety, when danc-
ing dogs, borscht belt comics, long-legged show-
girls and ventriloquists were staples on "The Ed
Sullivan Show."
The cost of turning Mrs. Brady into a whip-
cracking dominatrix and all the other original
costumes, sets and choreography was $1.5 mil-
lion. It's an investment the show's producers say
will pay off over several seasons.
In addition to Henderson, "Florida Follies"
features a cast of "retired" showgirls (no one
under 55 need apply), all veterans of Las Vegas,
the Lido, Broadway, and similar venues.
"It's really a celebration of life and energy,"
Henderson said.
Miss Universe may see 1st TG
A 24-year-old fashion model from China
could be the first transgender allowed to compete
in the Miss Universe pageant, according to the
People's Daily in Beijing.
"A sex-change woman registering for the Miss
Universe contest is something that has never hap-
pened before,'' selection committee chairman
Zhang Ruiling told reporters.
In order to reach the Miss Universe competi-
tion, to be held in Ecuador on June 1, Lili must
first win a competition in Sichuan Province^
located in the southwest part of China.
Lili made headlines earlier this month when
she was allowed to change her national I.D. card
to reflect her gender reassignment.
"I could not be happier now, as my female sta-
tus has become protected by the law," she said.
Mizrahi gets syndication deal
Clothing de-
signer Isaac
Mizrahi is flam-
boyant, fey, fash-
ionable — and
thanks to NBC he
will soon be in
syndication, accor-
ding to Reuters.
The network
said on Monday it
has signed a devel-
opment deal with
Mizrahi to create a
Isaac Mizrahi
nationally syndicated show. It did not say what
the format of the proposed show would be.
The designer, host of "The Isaac Mizrahi
Show" on cable's Oxygen Network, has starred
in documentaries and on stage in addition to run-
ning his clothing business. He recently launched
a women's clothing and accessories line for
Target Corp.
A nod to Old Hollywood
Glamour. Glamour. More Glamour.
The red carpet fashions at Sunday's Academy
Awards were a throwback to Oscars past as stars
wore sophisticated and classy gowns, such as
Naomi Watts' stunning nude-colored Versace
dress.
The gown was adorned with huge teardrop-
shaped crystals. "It's the Oscars
and there's so much tradi-
tion, I wanted to go
old-school glam-
our," said Watts
Charlize Theron
went with a senti-
mental favorite: a
nude beaded
Gucci gown
by Tom
Ford
who
just
showed
his last collection for the
label.
"I've always been a
huge fan of his work. I
thought if he's leaving, I
want to wear one more
dress," Theron said.
"It's kind of incredible
how retro glam the
whole thing is.... There
was nothing rock 'n'
roll," said Cindi
Leive, Glamour mag-
azine's editor-in-
chief.
Renee Zellweger
again looked to
Carolina Herrera, wearing a white strapless col-
umn gown with a draped bodice and back bow.
She also wore almost SI million worth of Cartier
jewels.
"I loved the elegant and regal look of white on
Renee," said Tom Julian, fashion commentator
for the Web site Oscar.com. Julian also praised
Susan Sarandon's black cap-sleeve, silk satin
Gucci dress and Oprah Winfrey's sea foam green
wrap gown by Gianfranco Ferre.
Julianne Moore's Versace dress was a light
gray sheath with a lace spider's web embroidery
with crystals and pearls.
A blond Julia Roberts, wearing a bronze
Giorgio Armani gown with a deep V-neck and a
gathered waist decorated with a jewel, said her
new hair color was "just for work."
For the most part, Oscar's men went with clas-
sic tuxedos — noteworthy because stars such as
Sean Penn and Johnny Depp normally shun tra-
ditional red carpet garb. This time, they showed
up in Armani.
By Angela Geralds
Would you vote for a political candi-
date based primarily on his or her
stance on GLBT issues?
"Right now, yes, if
the candidates were
otherwise even.
President Bush has
made marriage a big
issue and threat-
ened to change the
Constitution, so I
would vote for a pro-
gay candidate."
"I would say the
candidate would
have to have the
whole package, not
just have a stance I
agree with on gay
marriage."
"No, because there's
more involved. It
would be like voting
for someone just
because of black or
Hispanic issues. It
would be a factor,
but it wouldn't be
the determining
factor."
"Yes, because how
they stand on gay
issues often indi-
cates how liberal
they are on other
issues. I'm a bleed-
ing-heart liberal."
"Yes. A candidate's
stance on GLBT
issues has always
been a factor, but
given marriage and
other gay rights con-
cerns, I would be
more inclined these
days to center on
gay issues."
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