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Faith Evans Calls Son CJ Wallace An 'Accidental Movie Star'

13 May 2011 15:49:42 EDT

Evans' son with Notorious B.I.G. stars alongside Will Ferrell in 'Everything Must Go.'
By Alvin Blanco, with reporting by Sway Calloway

R&B star Faith Evans caught up with MTV News' "RapFix Live" on Wednesday and spoke about Christopher Jordan "CJ" Wallace, her son with late husband and rap legend the Notorious B.I.G. The "I Love You" singer checked in via Skype from Los Angeles, where she was recording new music, and discussed CJ's role in the new Will Ferrell film "Everything Must Go," which opened in limited release Friday (May 13).

"Everybody that gets a chance to check that out, yeah, CJ is doing his thing in there," Evans said. CJ has a prominent role in the film playing Kenny Loftus, a neighbor of Nick Halsey (Ferrell) in the comedy/drama.

CJ's first role on the big screen was playing a younger version of his father in the biopic "Notorious." The budding actor was only 3 and a half months old when his father died, and Faith said the film helped CJ realize just how important his father was to the hip-hop community.

"I think that once he did ['Notorious'] and us being in Brooklyn every day... that kind of took it over the top, that whole experience," Faith said. "Him being able to be part of the movie and then also seeing it on a whole worldwide level with it, it's actually in the movie. He has to understand how important [his father] was to everyone else on a bigger scale as well. That was a great experience for him."

The proud mother then admitted that her son's newfound success as an actor was purely happenstance. "It's funny, 'cause he wasn't the seasoned little actor," Faith said. "He never had lessons or anything like that. He just auditioned, and they liked him, so he's kind of become the little accidental movie star in our household."

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Faith Evans Gets Three Years' Probation In DUI Case

29 Nov 2010 20:34:25 EST

Singer also had to pay a $300 fine plus penalties after pleading no contest.
By Mawuse Ziegbe

Faith Evans has settled her DUI drama. The singer was sentenced Monday (November 29) to three years of probation after pleading no contest to one misdemeanor count of reckless driving involving alcohol stemming from an August DUI bust, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office spokesperson Frank Mateljan told MTV News. Evans must also pay a $300 fine plus penalties, complete a three-month alcohol program and cannot drive "with any measurable amount of alcohol in her system" while she's on probation.

Evans was arrested in August for suspicion of drunken driving at a checkpoint in Marina Del Rey, California. The "Love Like This" songstress took to her Twitter after the incident to assure fans that she was doing well and that a visual for her single was coming down the pike.

"Hi Faithfuls...I am on the set of my new video for my single 'Gone Already.' I'm sure by now most of you heard that I was detained on suspicion of a DUI," the "Burnin' Up" songstress tweeted days after the arrest. "After completing a full day of wardrobe prep I was stopped at a random checkpoint. I'm fine and well, and thank you for your prayers, kind words and concerns. I can't wait for you all to see my new video & look forward to hearing from u guys...Fizzy."

The incident follows the "You Gets No Love" singer's 2004 arrest alongside her husband in Atlanta on drug-possession charges. Evans sidestepped time behind bars by entering a pretrial drug-abuse intervention program and referenced the experience in her 2005 single "Again."

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Faith Evans Says She's 'Fine And Well' After Arrest

23 Aug 2010 13:54:47 EDT

'I am on the set of my new video,' the R&B singer tweets, thanking fans for support after weekend drunken-driving charge.
By James Dinh

When it comes to R&B singers these days, personal troubles seem to be the least of their worries. Fantasia was ready to promote her album just weeks after her reported suicide attempt. And now Faith Evans says she's resuming work on her new music video just days after her arrest on suspicion of misdemeanor drunken driving.

The singer took to Twitter to thank fans for their well-wishes and assured them that a music video is still on the way.

"Hi Faithfuls...I am on the set of my new video for my single 'Gone Already.' I'm sure by now most of you heard that I was detained on suspicion of a DUI," she tweeted on Monday (August 23). "After completing a full day of wardrobe prep I was stopped at a random checkpoint. I'm fine and well, and thank you for your prayers, kind words and concerns. I can't wait for you all to see my new video & look forward to hearing from u guys...Fizzy," she continued.

On Saturday, Evans was pulled over at a checkpoint near Los Angeles in Marina del Rey, California, and arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor drunken driving where she was then taken into police custody at 10:40 p.m. According to The Associated Press, the singer's car was impounded as she was held for a few hours before being released on bail the following morning.

In addition to working on new music, the singer is reportedly filming her own reality show, titled "It's All About Faith," which will follow Evans as she makes her return to the music scene.

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Faith Evans Arrested On Suspicion Of Drunken Driving

22 Aug 2010 17:40:29 EDT

The singer was reportedly pulled over Saturday night in Los Angeles.
By Mawuse Ziegbe

Faith Evans was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of misdemeanor drunken driving, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Evans was taken into police custody at 10:40 p.m. at a checkpoint near Marina del Rey, Los Angeles Police Department's Officer Cleon Joseph told the Times. The Associated Press reports Evans' car was impounded and she was released on bail the following morning.

The incident is not the singer's first brush with the law. In 2004, Evans and her husband, Todd Russaw, were arrested in Atlanta on drug possession charges. Evans evaded jail time by entering a pretrial drug-abuse intervention program. She referenced the drama in her 2005 single "Again." "In ATL, I caught a case/ And the media tried to say, I had a habit/ I couldn't manage, and I'm throwing my life away," Evans belts on the midtempo track.

Evans first hit the scene as a signee to Diddy's Bad Boy label and went on to pump out R&B hits such as "Love Like This" and "You Gets No Love." Evans also married fellow Bad Boy artist Notorious B.I.G. and won a 1997 Grammy, along with Diddy and 112, for the Biggie-tribute song "I'll Be Missing You," in the wake of the iconic MC's death.

After parting ways with her longtime label and releasing the 2005 album The First Lady on Capitol Records, the singer took a break from the fame game to focus on her family. At the 2009 premiere of "Notorious," the biopic about her late husband's rise to hip-hop prominence, Evans told MTV News that while she didn't have a record contract, she was looking to return to music.

"I've been taking a lot of meetings, and I've been enjoying my freedom, not being tied down to anything other than my family. I'm ready to record again," Evans said. "I've been hesitant to get into any type of record-deal situation. The offers have been coming in. Through the process of elimination, I'll pick the one that's right for me."

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Diddy Says Lil' Kim 'Has Every Right' To Be Upset About 'Notorious'

30 Jan 2009 13:58:00 EST

In a video blog, Puff and D-Roc agree that Kim's portrayal in the movie was incomplete.
By Jayson Rodriguez

Lil' Kim has made it known that she's not happy with her portrayal in the Biggie biopic "Notorious."

The pint-size rapper said her and Big's relationship was deeper than what was reflected in the film, complaining that the actress who portrays her, Naturi Naughton, was terrible. And she said Biggie's mother, Voletta Wallace, and the late star's wife, Faith Evans, are behind it all.

Lil' Cease, Wallace, Evans and the film's writers have refuted Kim's criticisms in various interviews. Evans told MTV News that Kim's badmouthing was "just sad." And though Big's mom told Hip Hop Weekly that Kim should "get a life," she also said she felt "bad" for Kim after seeing the film.

Now, however, Diddy and Junior M.A.F.I.A. cohort Damian "D-Roc" Butler have entered the fray to defend Kim. The two spoke up in a video blog on Diddy's YouTube page on Friday morning (January 30).

Diddy said Kim called him and asked the Bad Boy CEO to consider how she feels about how she was represented in the film.

"The only thing that I can say about the movie ... that was great from their relationship is that he really respected her as an artist, as an MC and was into her like that," Diddy explained. "All the other extra stuff, it was a movie. And Kim will have her chance, her own movie will come out there. Give Kim her chance. Don't believe what you saw in the movie; it wasn't only about that. She was with us, that was our queen. She'll always be the queen. She got every right to feel that way. The movie is really about Big. Don't focus on none of our parts; focus on Big as the man."

In "Notorious," Kim's character is shown in several lewd sex scenes with Biggie and also in a physical confrontation with the Bad Boy rapper.

D-Roc, who has spoken very little in public about the movie, said the real-life Kim has more depth than her character in the movie does. "She's more than that, and you see that when you meet her," he said.

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13 Jan 2009 16:10:00 EST

Notorious B.I.G.'s widow says she's 'been hesitant to get into any type of record-deal situation.'
By Shaheem Reid

NEW YORK — If there were ever a singer who didn't need today's popular vocal enhancer, the Auto-Tune, it would be the great Faith Evans. The former Bad Girl, who blossomed into fame during the mid- to late 1990s alongside her husband, the Notorious B.I.G., and labelmates such as Mase, 112, Craig Mack, Total and Carl Thomas, told us she's ready to end a four-year hiatus with a new LP in 2009.

"I just got off the phone with Easy Mo Bee [the Grammy-winning producer behind Bad Boy classics such as 'Flava in Ya Ear' and 'Warning'], and I think I'm gonna go to the studio tonight," she said last week in NYC, where she was attending the "Notorious" premiere and doing press for her late husband's biopic.

"I'm not ready to record a whole album tonight, but I'm back in that mode," she continued. "I've been taking a lot of meetings, and I've been enjoying my freedom, not being tied down to anything other than my family. I'm ready to record again. I've been hesitant to get into any type of record-deal situation. The offers have been coming in. Through the process of elimination, I'll pick the one that's right for me. But I'm gonna begin recording soon and have an album out this year. Sooner than later."

Evans said she's used her time off to be a wife and raise her four children. Her family comes first, and even with a return to making music, she doesn't want to be tied down by a deal. Whichever label can tailor-make a situation suitable to the time she needs for her family will more than likely win her over — at the right price, of course.

"I'm not trying to be in any long-term contractual situation anymore," Evans offered. "I need to be able to say, 'I need a break.' "

While a return to Bad Boy Entertainment as an artist doesn't seem likely at this point (Evans left in 2004 to go to Capital and release 2005's The First Lady), Faith will be in the studio with Diddy.

"I would certainly work with Puff," the Newark, New Jersey, native, who now lives in Los Angeles, explained. "Even on my last album, when I was sitting here recording, I made it a point to sit with him and play my joints. I respect his opinion. I let him know: 'I'm still the same girl who you asked to sign as soon as I got out of the booth.' We definitely will work together again. I'll be going in Daddy's house, like, 'Who's up in here working? Gimme some beats. I need some beats.' "

A new record isn't the only project Faith is looking forward to. The Grammy winner hopes to knock 'em off their feet in Hollywood.

"I developed a synopsis for a sitcom, which is based loosely on my life," described the singer, who released her autobiography earlier this year. "With my book, I was so nervous, I was trying to get the publisher to hold off on the release once Ms. Wallace started to get the stuff rolling [with 'Notorious']. I was like, 'I don't want it to be an oversaturation of Big. I know that's not where it was coming from [when I started the book.].

"The show alludes to the fact that I was married and lost my husband," she added. "It's not about my husband being an artist. It's about that I took a break from the music business when I lost my husband, then I went back after I got offered [a gig performing] at a five-star hotel and casino. Then my kids are starting to sneak into my shows."

Evans wants to be the star of the program as well as the creator.

"I did plays when I was a teenager. [Acting] is definitely not foreign to me," she promised.

Of "Notorious," she said, "It was amazing. I was looking at it from afar — almost as if it wasn't a part of my life as well. I was just really proud."

The film did bring tears for Biggie's widow, even during the humorous scenes.

"I saw Lil' Cease and them there. We all still talk and hang out. I'm glad we weren't sitting together. We would have been a whole row of sniffles. I was crying from the beginning. Even parts that were funny made me cry."

Evans and Big's son CJ found the movie quite funny. He learned more about his dad.

"CJ was right there with me," Faith said. "He was cracking up. We talk about so many things. He was sitting there asking me stuff during the movie: 'Did that really happen?' CJ, a lot of mannerisms he has [are] like his dad — rubbing his nose, rubbing his toes together. As soon as the movie started, his questions would come: 'Oh he did that?' He's able to be even prouder of his father."

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Lil' Kim Talks New LP, Slams 'Notorious'

09 Jan 2009 18:19:00 EST

Former Biggie protege says her next LP is coming 'soon, really soon.'
By Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Matt Elias

One thing about Lil Kim, the pint-sized Brooklyn rapper will take on all challengers. It doesn't matter if it's man or woman.

First, there were Kim's recent comments in the latest issue of Hip-Hop Weekly, where she lashed out against Faith Evans and Big's mother, Voletta Wallace.

The lady lyricist was upset that she wasn't invited to be more involved in the making of the film. Although she hasn't seen the movie yet, Kim claims the accuracy of the script is off. The rappers said a writer involved in "Notorious" — who was not identified in the article — contacted her and, during the conversation, she said she discovered mistakes in the story.

"I knew something was fishy about them having the writer call me. When I spoke to the writer I felt like he was trying to play me, so I wouldn't give up anything," Kim explained to the magazine. "I knew I wouldn't have control of how I was depicted. I did correct the writer about Biggie's nickname for me. He had written that Biggie called me Big Momma. Biggie never called me Big Momma. As a matter of fact, he didn't even like that name for me. He used to call me Mookie."

Kim went on to say that Faith and Biggie's mother were responsible for the way she was portrayed in the movie by Naturi Naughton. But on Thursday, Evans told MTV News she wasn't responsible for the script. The screenplay, in fact, was adapted from the book "Unbelievable: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of the Notorious B.I.G.," by writer Cheo Hodari Coker.

"I don't know what to say," Evans said. "I think that beyond myself, Ms. Wallace or whoever else she wants to blame, everyone who was around Big at that time has had some things to say about [her relationship with Biggie] in order for Cheo to even write the book. He interviewed pretty much all of us. She's sadly mistaken. I'm aware of what she has to say, and that's fine. I don't know what to say. God bless her."

(The Hip-Hop Weekly interview was conducted before Evans' comments to MTV News were published; at press time, Kim's rep had not responded to requests for comment.)

The Queen Bee said she's spoken to her lawyer and has no plans to support the movie. She said she might watch the bootleg. "For legal reasons," she said.

Another, less intense, battle Kim is set to embark on is with her fellow rappers.

She recently told MTV News she's plotting her return to music soon and her approach may surprise some.

"I'm getting ready to come with a whole new flavor, a whole new style," she said, beaming. "And I don't care what nobody says, I'm not gonna let anyone pigeonhole me. This is what it is. I'm coming with it. I got to hang in there with the fellas. The only way to hang in there with the fellas is to be able to do what the fellas do. And with Lil Wayne singing and rapping, T-Pain singing and rapping, and everybody singing and rapping, somebody got to represent for my laaaaaaadies, she laughed.

Kim said she has no plans for her to use Auto-Tune, but then again, she said there are no plans in place at all.

"Maybe, maybe not," she said. "I'm gonna be singing, I'm gonna be flowing. Whatever I feel. It's not gonna be so strategic or placed. It's gonna be whatever I feel. I'm gonna have fun on my next album. It's coming soon. Really soon."

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09 Jan 2009 08:04:00 EST

'I hope she found the closure she's looking for,' Biggie's widow says of Kim's Hip-Hop Weekly rant.
By Shaheem Reid

NEW YORK — On Wednesday night in Manhattan, almost all the music-industry insiders associated with the Notorious B.I.G. came out to see the premiere of his biopic, "Notorious." Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Lil' Cease, even Nas. But no Lil' Kim.

The Queen recently came out publicly and stated she is not in support of the film and blames Big's mother, Voletta Wallace, and his widow, singer Faith Evans, for what she calls a negative portrayal.

"I've had enough and I'm about to expose them both. ... I've been quiet for a long time," Kim was quoted as saying by Hip-Hop Weekly. "I'm very disappointed in Faith. There's nothing Faith or Ms. Wallace could do to stop me from reppin' B.I.G. all day. I'm gonna always do that. ... It's time for Ms. Wallace to be exposed.

"I was not involved in the movie," she continued. "[The filmmakers] never came and asked me anything about Biggie, but again, this was Faith and Ms. Wallace's movie," Kim told the tabloid about her thoughts on the biopic. "I couldn't believe it. I was outraged," adding that she thought Naturi Naughton was a bad choice to play her and that Jamal Woolard was a poor choice to portray Big.

"I try my best not to think about it," Evans told MTV News on Thursday afternoon (January 8) about Kim's recent quotes. "It's kinda sad."

Evans said the magazine informed her of the quotes. "I got four kids, and I definitely don't have time for this type of sh--," she noted. "It's just sad. I don't know Kim's story like that. The part of my life that she was a part of, that what was in my book. This movie is not relative to my book other than that there are certain things in there. This is not my movie. I didn't write the script. Any characters in the film had to agree for their life rights to be in the movie. I don't think I would have signed anything had I felt I was not portrayed properly. I think she had the opportunity to do that. I could be mistaken. I wasn't there.

"It's not like [the film's producers] are calling Faith to write something about somebody," Evans added. "It's based on a book that I think she participated in as well [Editor's note: 'Notorious' is based on the biography 'Unbelievable: The Life, Death and Afterlife of the Notorious B.I.G.,' by Cheo Hedari Coker.] I don't know what to say. I think that beyond myself, Ms. Wallace or whoever else she wants to blame, everyone who was around Big at that time has had some things to say about [her relationship with Biggie] in order for Cheo to even write the book. He interviewed pretty much all of us. She's sadly mistaken. I'm aware of what she has to say, and that's fine. I don't know what to say. God bless her."

Faith has not figured out what Kim has up her sleeve with the threat to "expose" her and Ms. Wallace. "I don't think there's anything about me that I would be ashamed of that I haven't already told people," she said. "I hope she found the closure she's looking for."

Faith is ready for a brand-new beginning. On Wednesday, she went to the "Notorious" premiere and watched the movie with her son, Christopher Wallace Jr. CJ plays his dad in the movie. Evans couldn't be more proud or surprised. She always knew the 11-year-old was talented but says he's the most shy of all her kids. On Thursday, CJ and his grandmother even rang the opening NASDAQ bell.

"He didn't want to get up that early, but I'm like, 'Uh-uh, baby, you go to work. You want fame? Fame costs,' " she laughed.

Although CJ is getting great reviews in the movie and appears on the film's soundtrack, rapping alongside his dad on a remix of "One More Chance," Evans said she's not sure if he'll pursue entertainment at such a young age.

"If it wasn't for this project being the project it was, I wouldn't have pulled him out of school," she said. "He thinks he's interested [in being a performer], then every time he remembers that tutor he had on set, he goes back to reality. He's like, 'I don't know.' It's fun, but it's still work."

Faith, CJ and the rest of their family are living in California. Although the Grammy winner has been out of the spotlight, concentrating on raising her kids for the past few years, she's ready to get back to her career. The New Jersey native is planning to record an album this year and is shopping around a sitcom that she would star in.

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'Notorious' Premiere Afterparty: Like A Scene Out Of Biggie's Life

08 Jan 2009 12:42:00 EST

Diddy, Faith Evans, Jamal "Gravy" Woolard rock party after biopic's premiere in New York.
By Jayson Rodriguez

NEW YORK — The New York premiere of "Notorious" may have brought out stars like Jay-Z, Diddy and Spike Lee. But the afterparty at Roseland Ballroom is where the real action was on Wednesday night. Hundreds of people packed the venue and danced to the tunes DJs Cassidy and D-Nice were spinning.

Cast members Angela Bassett, Jamal "Gravy" Woolard and Anthony Mackie, as well as many people depicted in the film were all in the house — even Diddy made a quick appearance. And Brooklyn was more than accounted for, as Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s Damion "D-Roc" Butler, Money L and Lil' Cease made their way in.

The setting for the party was ripped straight from the pages of Biggie's life.

There was an ice block in the of the place carved into the word "Notorious," just like there was at one of Big's album-release parties back in the day. Partygoers were rocking Coogi sweaters. A few Versace shades were spotted in the crowd. And the scent of some illegal substances may have been evident.

"Y'all here to party for Biggie?" Big's wife, Faith Evans, asked the crowd unexpectedly, asking the DJ to cut the music so she could speak.

"Say 'Yeah!" she continued. "I see D-Dot in here. Shout-outs to the Bad Boy family. But where's Brooklyn at?"

The atmosphere was festive throughout the night. Big's former stylist, Groovey Lew, told a story about a Biggie artifact he still has.

"I got this old, yellow sheet of paper," he told MTV News. "Big wanted to remember something, and he asked me if he could borrow a piece of paper to write it down. He didn't want to forget. So he wrote down, 'Money, hoes, and clothes all a brother knows.' "

Those lyrics, of course, would later become a part of the Brooklyn Don's hit "Big Poppa."

DJ Premier, the Beatnuts' Psycho Les and Mase's Harlem World alum Cardan were among the others in attendance.

The after afterparty — which kicked off at 3 a.m. — was held at NYC hot spot Mr. West. D-Nice manned the tables again, spinning some old-school Prince and a couple Biggie cuts too. "Soul Food" actress Malinda Williams was there, as was former Vibe editor in chief Mimi Valdes, who penned the mag's first cover story on Biggie. She teared up after the movie, remembering scenes from the flick ripped from her story.

"It's like 1995 all over again tonight," she said.

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08 Jan 2009 10:14:00 EST

Diddy, Jay-Z, Nas, Faith Evans and more of hip-hop's elite laugh and cry at the biopic's New York screening.
By Shaheem Reid

NEW YORK — The only person missing from the world premiere of "Notorious" Wednesday night in New York was Biggie himself. You could almost imagine the late icon cracking up as he watched some of the more humorous parts of his life on the big screen. The audience definitely did.

Walking down the aisle in the main theater of the AMC Lincoln Square was almost like going to an award show. Jay-Z and Beyoncé are over there. Nas is right here. Busta Rhymes is a few rows up. Fabolous, DJ Clue, Ciara, Jadakiss, Mary J. Blige, Russell Simmons, members of "The Wire" cast and, of course, the cast of "Notorious." All were in the building, along with Big's circle of the Junior M.A.F.I.A., Faith Evans, Big's managers, Voletta Wallace and Diddy. Lil' Kim, who recently blasted Biggie's mom and widow in an interview with Hip-Hop Weekly, was noticeably absent.

As the movie played, it was evident the filmmakers devised the right path to touch the audience's emotions. The laughs were loud, people were dancing in their seats during the performance scenes, and — whoa ... We all know the great tragedy that is the death of Christopher Wallace/ Frank White/ Biggie/ Big Poppa. When that last chapter of his life came up, you could see eyes getting glassy and some downright dripping with tears. What a ride.

"I loved it," Jadakiss said in the lobby.

Diddy was one of the last to leave the theater after the screening, and in the lobby, he mingled with his peers and took pictures with fans. He had a pleased smile on his face. The general consensus was that the film surpassed expectations. The hip-hop community has a winner.

After the screening, everyone headed to the Roseland Ballroom for the afterparty, where DJs kept acts like Guy, New Edition and even George Michael in rotation throughout the night. "Faith" was played, and Faith Evans got on the mic.

After shouting out a myriad of Big's friends, Evans asked, "Where's Brooklyn at? Y'all in this muthaf---a? Y'all came to party with B.I.G.? Say, 'Yeah!' F--- that, say, 'Yeah!' Let's do it like New York ni--as know how to do it!"

Just then, the DJ dropped "Party and Bullsh--."

Faith came back later and told the story of how "Hypnotize" was repeatedly played at the Vibe party Biggie attended before his murder. The DJ threw that on for the people at Roseland. And you know a good time is being had by all when you see Omar from "The Wire" (Michael K. Williams) dancing in front of the stage. "Ha! Sicker than your average ... "

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