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Ex Big Brother housemate, Geraldine, launches first novel

Former Nigerian Big Brother housemate, Geraldine Iheme, recently launched her first novel ‘Disfigured Emotions’ at the Oriental Hotels, Victoria Island, on December 29, 2010. Comedian, Basket Mouth, was the event compere while the book launch was preceded by a Red Carpet session.

Speaking about the idea behind the book, Ms. Iheme said she decided to write it because many issues are not being talked about and it is hurting in every sense. In her words “it is a fiction novel; it’s a world that exists only in my head”, as she invites everyone to come experience that world. The book is a captivating and intriguing story of unspoken truth and a definite ‘must read’. Fellow housemates from South Africa and Mozambique were present to give their support.

The night was blended with comedy by Basket Mouth and Fx and musical performances by super vocalist, Bez, and sensational Modele and Chike.

‘Disfigured Emotions’ is a story of love, broken hearts, pain, neglect, betrayal, and abandonment.

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New Nigerian singles

Kicking off 2011 in a grand style, Naeto C features Asa in a track titled ‘Share My Blessings’. His much anticipated album ‘Super C Season’ album is scheduled for release later in the month.

As a build-up to the Nigerian general elections, Storm Record’s General Pype is out with a new single ‘Nigeria Love (Forever Green)’. The song was delivered over Jay-Z’s ‘Forever Young’ instrumental and preaches national solidarity, while also criticising the corrupt leaders in the country.

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Rock great, Chuck Berry, falls ill at New Year’s show

Rock ‘n’ roll star, Chuck Berry, was feeling fine and headed back to his hometown of St. Louis, associates said on Sunday, hours after the musician fell ill during a New Year’s performance in Chicago.

The 84-year-old entertainer startled fans on Saturday night when he slumped over his electric piano before a crowd of some 3,000 at Chicago’s Congress Theater and had to be helped off stage.

Berry returned about 30 minutes later, waved to the crowd and said he was OK, according to concert-goer, Jim O’Malley. Then, as if to reassure the audience, he did an abbreviated version of his signature duck-walk move before leaving the stage again.

An assistant to Berry said in a telephone on Sunday morning that the artiste confirmed that he was feeling well and returning to his home outside St. Louis in the afternoon. Another associate, Joe Edwards, owner of the Blueberry Hill nightclub in St. Louis where Berry performs monthly, told Reuters, “I spoke to people with him, and he is en route to St. Louis and he is OK. He is in flight right now. I think he was just tired.”

“He is in phenomenal health, and he doesn’t drink or smoke, and is a very strong person,” Edwards added.

Hotel staff at the Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago, where Berry was staying, also told Reuters they saw the performer on Sunday morning and that he looked good.

Berry’s next performance at Blueberry Hill is slated for January 19 and already sold out.

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Actor David Arquette in rehab

Actor, David Arquette, the estranged husband of former ‘Friends’ star, Courteney Cox, has checked into rehab to deal with alcohol and depression issues, according to news reports on Sunday.

Arquette, 39, and Cox, 46, announced in October that they were undergoing a trial separation after 11 years and one daughter together, but still loved each other “deeply.” Since then, both have been linked to other people, while Arquette has been unusually open about his marital woes and his subsequent sexual and drinking activities.

People Magazine said Cox was supportive of her husband’s decision to get help. “I really admire David and his choice to take charge and better his life,” it quoted Cox as saying. “I love and support him.”

The couple met on the set of the 1996 horror film ‘Scream’, and married three years later.

But while Cox enjoyed a red-hot decade-long run on ‘Friends’ as the fussy domestic diva Monica, Arquette failed to capitalise on the commercial success of the ‘Scream’ series and on the critical acclaim for his 2001 Holocaust drama ‘The Grey Zone’. The couple will reunite on screen in April when ‘Scream 4’ is due to hit theatres.