La La Promo Pics For Charm School

Former MTV veejay La La Vasquez is next up to appear in another crappy ass VH1 reality show. This time, she'll be the dean at it's infamous Charm School, along with Ricki Lake and radio Loveline host Stryker. This third season of Charm School will feature the girls from Real Chance of Love and the Rock of Love Bus. The panel will be showing the girls how to be ladies and philanthropist in their own right. When asked about the show, this is what La La had to say:

“Before I began this journey with the girls I was a little skeptic on how much they really wanted to make a change but after spending time with all these young ladies and getting to know each and every one of them, I really believe that this show has helped them all.”

I'm sure there are a few of you that actually follow these shows, and if you do, you'll remember that La La is the one that has done the reunion shows for Flavor of Love, I Love New York, For The Love of Money, and Real Chance of Love. The new season of Charm School will air sometime in the Summer of 09.

Nia Long Hosts BET J Awards

Nia Long will be hosting BET's first Annual J Awards. With this announcement, BET J bridges the worlds of music and virtual reality to bring viewers its first ever awards show. The show will air on BET J on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 8:30 p.m. ET.

The network has tapped actress Nia Long to host along with comedian Chris Spencer as the shows co-host. The show will honors today's best in music and entertainment. It will feature performances from Washington, D.C., New York and Atlanta hotspots, hence the reason it is a "Virtual Awards Show".

BET J also gives viewers an opportunity to showcase their own musical talent by performing their own rendition of one of the five nominated songs in the special user-generated "My Time Online" category.

Through Wednesday, Nov. 12, viewers can log onto www.bet.com/betjvirtualawards to upload their videos which will be judged by a celebrity panel of judges. The winner will be presented with their own BET J Virtual Awards statuette and have their acceptance speech air during the awards show.

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Queen Latifah To Host People's Choice Awards

Queen Latifah will host the 35th Annual People's Choice Awards, airing live on CBS on Jan. 7.

"The Dark Knight" , "Iron Man" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" are all going up against each other for favorite movie. "Mamma Mia!" has been nominated for movie comedy as well as "Get Smart" and "27 Dresses."

"Sex and the City," "Mamma Mia!" and "Knight" will vie in the cast category.

To celebrate its 35 years of publication, People Magazine will present the first People's Choice Award for favorite star under 35. Other new categories include superhero, movie cast and TV drama diva. The People's Choice Awards honor fan favorites in television, movies and music. Awards will be presented at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Fans can vote for their favs over at pcavote.com.

Katt Williams Replaced By T-Pain

Folks who attended the 2008 BET Awards here in the ATL were greeted with a change in the hosting. Seems our boy Katt Williams didn't get to make it out last night for some strange reason. Instead, they were greeted by surprise host T-Pain, who took over the role of master of ceremonies from comedian Katt Williams, who has hosted the award show since it’s inception in 2006.

While T-Pain provided no clue to the last minute line-up change, rumors have surfaced that the replacement was made due to a disagreement between Williams and the brass at BET or even that the pint-sized comedian had been arrested in the hours preceding the start-studded live taping.

BET's executive Vice Pres. Stephen Hill provided a more detailed excuse on BET.com’s P.O.V. blog, stating, “So we were all hanging out last night and Katt bets T-Pain couldn’t beat him in a break dance battle, not knowing T-Pain was an extremely DOPE break dancer, Katt thought it was an easy win. T-Pain said if I win, I get to host the Hip-Hop Awards.”

An official statement released by BET Networks following the awards ceremony at the Atlanta Civic Center simply stated that Williams was “unable to attend.”