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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Janet’s into ‘Discipline’ — if you are
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Thanks to his Valentine’s juicy interview on “Extra” Wednesday, we now have a new moniker for Jermaine Dupri, in addition to label president, author, producer, songwriter, impresario and rapper (we recently came into possession of a mint-condition 45 single of “Sweetheart,” Dupri’s 1988 collaboration with Mariah Carey, after all).
The next time you see the owner of Buckhead’s Cafe Dupri or the proprietor of Studio 72 nightclub in Tucker, why not walk up, extend your hand and say, “Hello, my little Tasmanian devil.”
That’s how part-time Atlantan and Dupri’s gal pal Janet Jackson referred to him in her interview with “Extra” while out promoting her upcoming album “Discipline,” due Feb. 26.
Jackson revealed in the interview she wasn’t looking for love when she first met Dupri. Contemplating a potential future as a single parent, Jackson says she considered “probably having a baby or something out of wedlock. I was down with that. Adopt a couple of kids. I was cool with that and then here comes Jermaine … my little Tasmanian devil.”
Alas, Jackson tells “Extra” that a secret wedding to Dupri might be difficult to pull off.
Explains Jackson: “If I were to get married, Jermaine is going to let the entire world know!”
Married or not, Jackson tackles some interesting lyrical territory on “Discipline,” including slipping between the sheets with multiple lovers.
When “Extra” asked about the pop star’s own boundaries, Ms. Jackson (if you’re nasty) responded, “I think whatever you’re into, as long as you both are into it, it’s cool.”
In other words, Happy Valentine’s Day, Atlanta.
COUPLING AT KRYSTAL
Not to be outdone by the Waffle House in Johns Creek offering Valentine’s Day reservations tonight, the fine folks at Krystal are honoring three Georgia couples with the offer of a candlelit romantic dinner at the burger emporium for being selected as having the most romantic, Krystal-inclusive love stories.
Joyce Jordan of Columbus, for example, met her future husband Parks, a truck-driving daily customer, when she waitressed at a Krystal in 1954. We’re told the couple celebrated many wedding anniversaries with Chili Cheese Pups afterward. Cash-strapped college kids in the late 1960s, Michael and Mary Beth Watkins of Lilburn pooled their money in order to afford dates at Krystal. Now, after 34 years of marriage, the couple still holds hands over a No. 1 Combo. Even more frugal was Rome Romeo Wayne Masters, who ended up proposing to his future wife Judy more than 50 years ago at the Krystal Drive-In on Shorter Avenue. Masters explains that after the purchase of the engagement ring, he had just “enough money for lunch” at Krystal. Best of all, Masters still has the receipt from the day his wife said “yes.” Hoping to inspire other sack-full-seeking future couples, Krystal is offering a limited-edition chocolate-covered cherry MilkQuake today. …
LEE: ‘UNAFRAID TO PROVOKE’
Morehouse grad Spike Lee has been awarded the $50,000 Wexner Prize, which recognizes innovation, quality and integrity among artists.
The silver hammer sculpture was presented to the 50-year-old filmmaker by Abigail Wexner, wife of Les Wexner, founder, chairman and chief executive of Columbus, Ohio-based clothing and specialty products retailer Limited Brands Inc.
“Spike Lee exemplifies what the Wexner Prize was created to celebrate: a bold creative spirit who is unafraid to provoke and challenge us. He tests the American mind, and its attitudes, assumptions and values, and in doing so, he has advanced American cinema in remarkable ways,” Les Wexner said in a statement.
A selection of Lee’s films, including a free showing of “Malcolm X,” will be presented at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus this month.
His documentary on Hurricane Katrina, “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts,” will screen continuously in the center’s video space throughout the month.
Lee is the 13th artist to receive the award, funded by the Wexner Center Foundation. It was presented this week at a ceremony at the Wexner home in the Columbus suburb of New Albany.
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
TV personality Hugh Downs (“20/20”) is 87. Actress Florence Henderson is 74. Jazz saxophonist Maceo Parker is 65. “The Insider” host Pat O’Brien is 60. Magician Teller of Penn and Teller is 60. Actor Enrico Colantoni (“Veronica Mars”) is 45. Singer Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty is 36. Actor Freddie Highmore (“August Rush,” “Finding Neverland”) is 16.
OVERSCENE
Former New Kids on the Block member and “Saw II,” “Saw III” and “Saw IV” actor Donnie Wahlberg having dinner at Thrive downtown as the nightclub and eatery celebrated its first anniversary Tuesday night.
Contributing: News services
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