JILL SCOTT

Jill Scott admits that she can not relate to the character "Sheila," the emotionally abused wife she plays in the new Tyler Perry film Why Did I Get Married. IN an interview with the Dallas Newspaper Quick She said,

"She's not someone I would personally want to spend time with simply because I have a personal problem with the concept of low self-esteem. I know what it's like to not feel 100 percent, but you can't degrade and belittle me. I may not feel fly today, but you're not gonna put me below the ground. No way." The subject of abuse also hits a bit too close to home. "My mother was married to a very mean man who was physically abusive. The next thing I knew, when I was about four, I remember waking up in my mother's arms. We were on the street, and she had a blanket wrapped around me. I don't know where we were going, but I do remember that we never went back."

Jill Scott’s latest CD The Real Thing: Words and Sound Volume Three, is in stores now. Why Did I Get Married hits theaters October 12th



GUESS WHO’S BACK …AGAIN?
JAY-Z! He is releasing a DVD. The documentary of his debut album , Reasonable Doubt, is coming to D-V-D. Classic Albums: Reasonable Doubt, a collection of behind-the-scenes footage and commentary. This DVD will feature interviews with Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, Crazy …I mean Foxy Brown and Irv Gotti, I also heard that there is some classic footage of Jay with the Notorious B-I-G.
The DVD hits store October 30th. But, if you don’t want to wait until then you can catch the special on VH1 Classic next Wednesday.
And More Jay News .. Jay-Z's Roc-a-Wear clothing company is competing with Izod and South Pole for the naming rights to New Jersey's Meadowlands arena -- which has been known as the Continental Airlines Arena since 1996. According to the Bergen Record, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority -- which owns the building -- may choose the winning bid as early as next Thursday. The winner will have rights to the name for two years -- until Hova's New Jersey Nets head for their new digs in Brooklyn. Jay-Z's reps didn't return our calls for comment. -- Elle Castro