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Brandy Hooks Up With LeAnn Rimes, Discusses Acting Pursuits

Teen country star LeAnn Rimes will soon turn up on TV in a seemingly unlikely guest spot, and will play herself in an upcoming episode of Brandy's sitcom, "Moesha."

The summit of two of the brightest stars in country and hip-hop will come when Brandy's character takes her best friend to meet and interview Rimes as part of a fictional taping for the MTV series, "Fanatic."

As for Brandy herself, she says she's all about acting right now, and told MTV News that it'll tale some major motivating and coercing to get her back into a recording studio anytime soon.

[article id="1440658"]"I'm in the middle of [focusing on] acting right now,"[/article] Brandy said, [article id="1440658"]"and I'm trying to go on tour to promote this album, 'Never Say Never,' and hopefully in a couple of years I will start to work on a new album. I'm trying to think of another event -- like the Brandy and Monica that was such a huge event for this album -- and I'm trying to

think of another event, so people can be interested in buying this record." [28.8 RealAudio][/article]

Brandy says she plans to launch a tour in May, unless she's booked to do another film. And in a strange twist of fate, MTV's "Fanatic" will be searching out Brandy's biggest fan on February 10.

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