Diddy buys 360k car for son's 16th

Behind the Scenes

By Antracia Merrill-Moorings

A Very Sweet 16: For his 16th birthday, Sean “Diddy” Combs gave his son Justin Dior Combs a brandnew silver Maybach (price tag: $360,000). The teen received the wheels at a lavish bash Saturday night at M2 Ultralounge club in NYC. (Among the guests: Jersey Shore stars Paul “Pauly D” Delvecchio, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and rapper Lil’ Kim.) Diddy, 40, also gave his son a $10,000 check to open a bank account. (He donated it all to Haiti relief.) “I’m just ecstatic right now,” Justin said at his party, which will be featured on an upcoming episode of MTV’s My Super Sweet 16. “Words can’t even describe how I feel. I’m so blessed and thankful for all of this.”

On the Grind: In addition to recording her fifth album, “The Light of the Sun,” Grammy Awardwinning singer and actress Jill Scott is gearing up for the release of two new films, a cartoon series, a new addition to her Ashley Stewart intimate apparel line and a main stage stint on the upcoming Lilith Fair tour. An NAACP Image Award outstanding actress nominee for her work in late director Anthony Minghella’s HBO presentation “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency,” Scott will next be seen in the Lifetime film “Sins of the Mother.” Premiering Feb. 7, the telepic is based on the novel “Orange, Mint & Honey” about an alcoholic and abusive mother (portrayed by Scott) and directed by Paul Kaufman. Scott will return to the big screen on April 2 when Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married Too” bows in theaters. Set in the Bahamas, it is the sequel to Perry’s successful 2007 entry, “Why Did I Get Married.” Scott is joined by fellow returning co-stars Janet Jackson, Michael Jai White and Perry. Scott is next set to provide the voice of XMen heroine Storm for the animated mini-series “Black Panther” due out in mid-2010. Also coming in second quarter 2010 is a new plunge-style bra developed by Scott’s J Heather Inc. The bra is the latest product in the joint venture between Scott’s company and Ashley Stewart, established in 2008.

Nothing But Love: Whitney Houston will embark on what is being dubbed the “Nothing But Love” World Tour. Including previously announced dates in the U.K., Houston’s forthcoming tour will makes its way through South Korea, Japan, Australia, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland, by July, with multiple concerts in most cities. The “Nothing But Love World Tour” follows the successful release of Houston’s 2009 effort “I Look To You,” which spawned the hit singles “Million Dollar Bill” and “I Look To You”. The tour is also Houston’s first major tour in well over five years.

Briefly, Oscar winner Forest Whitaker will star in CBS’ potential “Criminal Minds” spinoff.… The project, which revolves around a new group of profilers who work outside the FBI bureaucracy, will be introduced on an episode of “Criminal Minds” in the spring. Whitaker will play Cooper, the leader of the squad described as a dynamic, mysterious, charming and a father figure to the rest of the team.… Eddie Murphy’s ex-wife Nicole Murphy has launched a jewelry line. The line, called Friendship, Love & Peace, is available online now and should at retail in high-end department stores and designer boutiques later this year. For details on Friendship, Love & Peace, go to http://friendshiplovepeace.com/.

Finally, Tyrese Gibson is readying his first bio-film. The singer/actor will play the late R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass in an upcoming movie about the soul star’s life. The feature was in the works before the 59-year-old quadriplegic died on Jan. 13 at Philadelphia’s Bryn Mawr Hospital. “I actually had started going to Philly a week at a time. I was doing research for the life story of Teddy,” Gibson shared.

This is part of the February 10, 2010 online edition of Frost Illustrated.

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