"T-BOZ AND MACK 10 ARE HAPPY WITH EACH OTHER AND S2S"
WE SPOKE WITH T-BOZ'S PUBLICIST RECENTLY. HE SAID THAT T-BOZ AND MACK 10 WERE
DANCING AROUND THE STUDIO WHEN THEY SAW THE MAY ISSUE OF SISTER 2 SISTER WITH
THEM ON THE COVER. THEY WERE REALLY PLEASED WITH IT. MACK 10 GOT REALLY QUIET
AND STARTED READING THE MAGAZINE. THEN HE KEPT ASKING T-BOZ IF HE LOOKED ALRIGHT
IN THE HIS PICTURES. AS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THE COUPLE PLANS TO WED AUGUST
19,2000, AND MY SWEETIE T BOZ IS EXPECTING A BABY. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU GUYS
AND I BETTER GET AN INVITATION TO THAT WEDDING. BY THE WAY JAMIE IS A GOOD NAME
FOR BOTH A BOY AND GIRL. (JAMIE IS THE EDITOR)
05/27/00
TLC's T-Boz cuts loose
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, 30, is flying solo. For a bit longer, at least. As one third of the high-flying, platinum-selling R&B trio TLC, Watkins -- whose moniker stands for "Tionne is boss" -- remains loyal to the group, despite widely publicized talk of an imminent breakup. (She remains candid, too: She tells us she's had only four boyfriends.) Though the trio's future is unclear, practical-minded Watkins is keeping busy: filling in on TV's syndicated Russell Simmons' Oneworld Music Beat; working on a pilot for her own animated series, It's a Fly World; and producing a movie, Jellybeans. Oh, and she's planning an Aug. 19 wedding to rapper Mack 10; a baby is due in November.
You've been part of TLC since '92 -- a long time. Are you ready to move on?
I'm cool with wherever we go. I've always grown within TLC, but I felt I held myself back [too] because of TLC. If it's over and it's time, then I'm cool with that. God makes a way out of no way because every time things are really awful, we still come through.
Now that you're hosting a TV show, do you see a new career?
It's simple. I have the freedom to interview who I want. When I was on tour, they worked around my schedule. [But] naaah. If I had a Buffy the Vampire Slayer or a Friends, where I got paid so much loot per episode... I'm getting older, honey. I've got money to make.
What feedback did you get from your recent book of poetry?
People respect me as a real person now. They don't just see me as an untouchable girl who sings songs to them on TV. With [poem-turned-hit song] Unpretty, I've had boys come up to me and say, "I get it. Thank you ... 'cause I've always been teased for being fat."
How do you see yourself as a woman of your generation?
I'm doing it. I'm an independent woman who has done things in 10 years that some people have never done. I came to a point where I saw people who were less fortunate and I was complaining. I thought, "Well, dag, you got some Grammys, you got this and that. So how bad is my life, really?"
How about the future? You've toured a lot and you've battled sickle cell anemia all your life.
I have to stay healthy. I never really know what my daily routine is going to be. I've been trying to get a hold on that for 11 years. I'm just going to go home and crack up watching The Sopranos.
You like The Sopranos?
Oh, God! That's the best show I've seen in my life. I like mob movies.
Sounds like you need a vacation.
I haven't had one of those in 11 years. I entered this business at 19, and my first real vacation was Feb. 14, 2000. I went to the Four Seasons in Santa Barbara with my fiancé.
05/11/00
T-Boz- Singer: No one knows better than Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins that looks
can be deceiving. The "T" in the R&B group TLC found inspiration for the
lyrics to their No. 1 single "Unpretty" in her blood -- literally. She was
diagnosed at age 7 with sickle-cell disease. Two decades later, while
watching a Ricki Lake show featuring women being berated by their spouses for
being overweight, Watkins, 30, was inspired to write "Unpretty" as an
empathetic poem based on her own insecurities. During her teen years in
Atlanta, says Watkins, "I was known as a sicko who couldn't do what normal
kids were doing. I couldn't go swimming because the water was too cold, I had
to drink special baby milk for my bones. I felt ugly." Her "Unpretty" words
("You can buy your hair if it won't grow/ You can fix your nose if he says
so"), which were put to music by producer Dallas Austin, resonate with fans.
"I get a lot of tears, a lot of hugs," says the 5'2" Watkins, who went public
with her illness in 1996 to refute rumors that she had AIDS. Now working
closely with the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Watkins "helps
get the word out," says the group's president, Lynda K. Anderson. "The
motivation she provides kids is outstanding." But motivation is something
Watkins must often summon up herself. In November she went straight from the
Atlanta hospital where she was being treated for a sickle-cell-related spleen
disorder to the nearby stage where TLC was taping a concert for HBO.
"Somehow, when it was time for me to do my solo, I got it together," she
says. "My mental state is strong. I stay very positive." Not to mention
pretty -- and pretty experimental. Now blonde, she has tried a spectrum of
hair colors, including red and purple. She also concocts different mixtures
of perfumes daily "so no one will smell like me," she says. Her fiancé,
rapper Mack 10, age 28, approves. "I'm still looking for a flaw," Mack says
jokingly, "and I can't find one." Watkins, who is pregnant and planning a
summer wedding, doesn't care if he does. "One thing I'm trying to teach kids
that nobody ever taught me is that nobody's flawless," she says. "If somebody
says to me that I have bags under my eyes, that I look tired, well, honey, I
am tired."-article courtesy ISportNike
LISA LEFTEYE LOPES SAYS SHE DOESN'T WANT TO MANAGE ARTISTS ANYMORE. SHE HAS THE
GROUP BLAQUE, AND SHE HAS ONE OTHER ARTIST, SHONDA, FOR WHOM SHE'D GOTTEN A DEAL
ON CAPITOL RECORDS. BUT NOW SHE WANTS TO DABBLE MORE IN MUSIC PUBLISHING.
BLAQUE WAS SCHEDULED TO GO BACK OUT ON THE ROAD WITH TLC LAST I HEARD.
LEFTEYE GAVE HER EX BOYFRIEND MARSHALL LORENZO MARTIN CO-WRITER CREDITS ON FOUR
SONGS ON TLC'S ALBUM FANMAIL. YEP, THE CREDITS INCLUDE BOTH THEIR NAMES WITH A
SLASH IN BETWEEN. AIN'T THAT SOMETHING? WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR FROM HIM.-article courtesy Tae
05/3/00
WW-WENDY
TR-TONEY
DL-DEE LEE
SN-SEAN
LE-LEFTEYE
LE-HEY
TR-YO
SN-WHAT UP WHAT UP
DL-WHAT DA DEAL SEAN
WW-DEE LEE SEAN SAID WHAT'S UP. SO WAIT YOU GUYS COME OVER HERE AND SIT ON THE COUCH.
WW-WOW SO THIS IS YOU GUYS
TR-YO SO HOW THEY LOOK
WW- LET ME DESCRIBE THE LOOK LET'S START WITH SEAN FIRST. SEAN LOOKS EVERY BIT THE HIP HOP HUNK, HE'S GOT BRAIDS, AND WHAT BLUE GRAY EYES.
SN-BLUE, GRAY
WW-BLUE GRAY, HE IS VERY LIGHT SKINNED, HE'S GOT BEAUTIFUL DIAMONDS IN BOTH EARS, AND EVERYBODY'S DRESSED HIP HOP FABULOUS. NOW LEFTEYE IS SPORTING ENYCEE, AND HAS A HAT ON, AND YOU LOOK EVERY BIT OF LEFTEYE IN PERSON
LE-OKAY
DL- THAT'S GOOD RIGHT
WW-CUZ YOU KNOW I'VE NEVER INTERVIEWS TLC, CUZ THE ONE TIME WE WERE SUPPOSED TO INTERVIEW IN NEW YORK, I GOT MAD AT YOU AND THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
LE-THAT WAS A WHILE AGO, I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED.
WW-I DON'T EVEN WANT TO RECAP CUZ WE DON'T HAVE TIME, BUT ANYWAY I WROTE DOWN SOME QUESTIONS, CUZ I KNOW WE HAVE VERY LITTLE TIME. SO THE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU AND SEAN. HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON
LE-HOW MANY DAYS WOULD YOU SAY CUPCAKE
DL-SEAN SHE CALLED YOU CUPCAKE!
TR-DAWG, I KNOW SHE AIN'T CALL YOU CUPCAKE
DL- WAIT TILL YOU GET AROUND THE WAY IT IS OVER. CUPCAKE
SN- IT'S OVER, IT'S OVER, IT'S EVEN OVER WHEN I SAY SHE MY TOASTER STRUDEL.
DL & TR- AAAAAAHHHHHHHH
DL- STOP THE DRAMA. STRUDEL AND CUPCAKE
WW- SO YOU GUYS JUST CAME BACK FROM LONDON TOGETHER WHERE I HEARD YOU WERE SHOPPING FOR JEWELRY WAS THAT LIKE WEDDING RINGS AND STUFF
LE- YOU KNOW WE WERE JUST SHOPPING FOR A FEW THINGS
WW- CUZ YOUR NOT WITH ANDRE ANYMORE AND LEFTEYE YOU KNOW I HAVE TO ASK YOU, OKAY GIVE ME THE EYE THOUGH, GIVE ME THE LEFT EYE IF I AM OVERSTEPPING MY BOUNDARIES, BECAUSE I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO WRECK SHOP IN MY HOUSE, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING, YOU START BREAKING AND BURNING. LOOK SO THE RELATIONSHIP WITH ANDRE RISON. YOU WERE WITH HIM FOR A WHILE YOU GOT BACK TOGETHER WITH HIM AFTER YOU BROKE UP, AND IT WAS LIKE 2 MONTHS AGO I AM TELLING EVERYBODY THEY'RE BACK TOGETHER ANDRE'S GROWN UP, LEFTEYE WANTS TO SETTLE DOWN THEN WHAT HAPPENED
LE- ANDRE AND I DID DATE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, WE WENT TO THE GRAMMY'S TOGETHER, AND UM THAT'S ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THAT.
WW- IS IT THAT ANDRE IS STILL AN ABUSIVE MAN, AND YOU CAN KEEP IT REAL
LE- YOU KNOW, I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I HAVE NOT SPENT THAT KIND OF TIME WITH HIM
WW- ALRIGHT SO THE SECOND TIME AROUND IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP, I'M SORRY SEAN I HAVE TO ASK, WERE YOU AND ANDRE SLEEPING TOGETHER
LE- ME AND ANDRE DIDN'T HAVE A RELATIONSHIP THE SECOND TIME AROUND, THE RELATIONSHIP WENT AS FAR AS A COUPLE DATES
WW- OH, OKAY SO YOU WERE TRYING TO GET IT BACK TOGETHER AND IT DIDN'T WORK, AND THEN YOU MOVED ON
LE- ME AND ANDRE HAVE LONG BEEN FRIENDS AND WE DECIDED TO GO TO THE GRAMMY'S
WW- I UNDERSTAND CUZ YOU HAVE TO SHOW RESPECT TO YOUR NEW MAN, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING. SEAN YOU CAN'T JUST TALK ABOUT THE NEXT MAN, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING
SN- YEAH WELL YOU KNOW
WW- OKAY SO LEFTEYE HOW IS IT TOURING WITH THESE TWO GIRLS THE T AND THE C WHEN YOU RELEASED A STATEMENT IN VIBE SAYIN YOU COULD NOT STAND BEHIND THE PROJECT AND BASICALLY ALOT OF STATEMENTS, P.S. I WAS BEHIND YOU GIRL, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING, AND EVERYONE IN PHILLY KNOWS, BUT HOW WAS IT TOURING WITH THESE 2 WENCHES, I MEAN IF YOU SAY ALL THIS STUFF ABOUT EM
LE- LOOK THE WAY I HANDLE MY BUSINESS IS WHEN IT'S TIME TO GO TO WORK, IT'S TIME TO GO TO WORK
DL- THERE IT IS, GET THE MONEY
LE- YOU KNOW I TRY TO PUT ALL PERSONAL STUFF ASIDE, I DON'T GET CAUGHT UP IN MY EMOTIONS, AND I HANDLE MY BUSINESS. AND THAT'S HOW I LOOK AT ALL THINGS THAT I DO
TR- BUT DO YALL JUST DO THE SHOW AND DON'T TALK AFTER THE SHOW, DO YOU DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO AND JUST BOUNCE
LE- OH NO, IT'S NOT THAT DEEP, UNLESS WE JUST HAD A EPISODE BUT WE GET OVER THINGS VERY QUICKLY, AND SOMETHIMES THE MEDIA MAKES THINGS LAST ALOT LONGER THAN THEY DO LAST
WW- HAVE YOU GUYS EVER HAD FIST FIGHTS
LE- NOOOOOOOO
DL- DAMN, DAMN
WW- YOU KNOW, CUZ I GOT THE FEELING THAT ALL 3 OF YOU'S COULD THROW DOWN, AND WHEN YOU GET MAD YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING, CUZ IT GET'S HECTIC
DL- I SEE 2 THROWING DOWN NOT 3
WW- YOU KNOW WHAT I PICTURE IN THE GROUP, I'VE ALWAYS SAID THIS, I'VE PICTURED THE OTHER 2 BEING JEALOUS OF YOU SO IT'S 2 AGAINST 1
TR- I'M SORRY I SEE LEFTEYE WHIPPING THEM ALL
DL- CUZ THAT'S THAT PHILADELPHIA ASS WHIPPING
WW- I CAN SEE EM TRYING TO JUMP HER, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING
DL- I CAN'T SEE CHILLI DOIN MUCH OF NOTHING
WW- YEAH, YEAH
DL- T BOZ HOLD HER DOWN, HOLD HER DOWN (ACTING LIKE CHILLI)
WW- SO YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB HOSTING LAST YEAR'S SOUL TRAIN AWARDS
TR- YEAH YO DID
WW- AND MIGHT I ADD KYLE YOUNG JUST HOOKED YOU UP YOUR CLOTHES YOUR HAIR, YOUR OUTFITS, AND WHEN YOU JUST HOSTED THE UH, WHAT AWARDS DID YOU JUST HOST, SOUL TRAIN, BUT THE SOURCE AWARDS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, BECAUSE THAT WAS YOUR FIRST WARD SHOW YOU HOSTED BY YOURSELF, AND THE T AND THE C WERE NOT THERE, AND THEY WERE NOT IN THE AUDIENCE AND I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING BECAUSE I AM A FAN, AND THEY WERE NOT IN THE AUDIENCE FOR THE SOUL TRAIN AWARDS AND ALOT OF LISTENERS WERE LIKE WELL WHEN LEFTEYE GOT UP THERE FOR HER AWARD WHY DID SHE THANK THANK HER HAIR DRESSER, AND WARDROBE PEOPLE AND I WAS BEHIND YOU GIRL, I WAS LIKE WHY THOSE GIRLS DIDN'T SUPPORT HER, ELABORATE
LE- ACTUALLY, THE FIRST THING I SAID WAS I WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT THIS AWARD ON THE BEHALF OF TLC. AND THAT WAS THANKS ENOUGH I THOUGHT
WW- ME TOO (CLAPPING IN THE BACKGROUND)
LE- BUT EVERYBODY WANTED TO MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT, BUT IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE, AND I EXPECT SOMEONE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S WHAT IT ENDED UP BEING, SO WHATEVER, EVERYONE'S GONNA FIND SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT
WW- ISN'T THAT THE TRUTH. HOW IS YOUR LIVING SITUATION NOW AND YOUR CAR CUZ I KNOW YOU RECOOPED AND YOU ARE A MILLIONAIRESS NOW, SO WHAT KIND OF CARS DO YOU DRIVE AND HOW ARE YOU LIVIN
LE- LISTEN I AM NOT A VERY MATERIALISTIC I HAVE ONE CAR AND IT'S A WHITE UM
SN- NAVIGATOR
LE- NAVIGATOR I ALWAYS GET CONFUSED WITH WHAT I HAVE. OH I LIVE IN STONE MOUUNTAIN GEORGIA, IN A HOUSE
WW- IS THAT A FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR HOUSE OR A MILLION DOLLAR HOUSE
LE- IT'S HALF A MILLION
WW- IT LOOKED LIKE ANDRE'S HOUSE
LE- NOT QUITE
WW- OKAY, HOW MUCH DO YOU WEIGH, WHAT SIZE CLOTHES DO YOU WEAR, AND WHAT SIZE SHOE DO YOU WEAR
LE- I WEIGH ABOUT A BUCK O FIVE, AND I WEAR A SIZE 4 IN BOYS, AND A SIX IN GIRLS, AND WHAT WAS THE OTHER QUESTION.
WW- HOW TALL ARE YOU
LE- 5'1
WW- WOULD YOU EVER CONSIDER GETTING BREAST IMPLANTS
LE- MOST DEFINITELY
WW- WORK GIRL, WORK, I KNEW ONE OF YOU'S WAS FALLING FOR THAT UNPRETTY LIKE I GOT EM ALL. I'VE GOTTA TELL YOU, THE UNPRETTY SONG WAS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONGS, I MEAN YOU GUYS HAVE MADE ALOT OF NICE SONGS, BUT UNPRETTY, CRY, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING, THE FAT GIRL IN HER ROOM STUFFING THINGS UNDER HER BED, THAT WAS ME, THE BLOSSOMING THE BREAST IMPLANTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT WAS ME. AND I FEEL AS THOUGH IF YOU FEEL UNPRETTY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND OBVIOUSLY YOU DO TOO.
LE- THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT
WW- OKAY IF YOU WERE TO SEE PEBBLES TODAY TODAY, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO HER
LE- I HAVE NO ILL FEELINGS TOWARDS PEBBLES, I DON'T HOLD GRUDGES
WW- OKAY, UM DALLAS AND CHILLI, DO THEY COME OVER FOR DINNER WITH YOU AND SEAN
LE- OH NO, WE DON'T DO THAT KINDA THING AND WE NEVER HAVE FOR SOME REASON, BUT IT'S JUST BEEN LIKE THAT
WW- MACK 10 IS ROMANCING AND GETTING READY TO MARRY T BOZ, AND ALLEDGELY GAVE HER A 13 CARAT RING, WHAT DOES THE RING LOOK LIKE HAVE YOU SEEN IT
LE- I HAVE SEEN IT
WW- BIG HUH
LE- IT LOOKS LIKE A BIG CHUNK OF GLASS
WW- WOW, SO ARE YOU IN THE POSITION TO IN HER LIFE TO BE A BRIDESMAID AT THAT WEDDING OR YOU WON'T BE INVITED
LE- YOU KNOW, ME AND TIONNE ARE COUSINS THROUGH MARRIAGE, MY MOM IS MARRIED TO HER UNCLE, SO I HEARD SHE IS ONLY INVITING FAMILY, SO I DON'T KNOW IF I AM GOING TO GO OR NOT
WW- OOOOOOOHHH I FELT SOMETHING CHILLY IN THAT STATMENT, WILL THE GROUP STAY TOGETHER FOR ANOTHER CD
LE- YEAH, I MEAN WE'RE NOT SPLITTING UP, IT DOES'NT MAKE SENSE TO SPLIT UP. WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR 10 YEARS, ANOTHER RECORD MEANS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY
DL- CASH
WW- I RECENTLY HEARD YOU GUYS LOST A DEAL WITH A COSMETIC COMPANY IN LONDON BECAUSE YOU WERE NOT GETTING ALONG
LE- NO, WE STILL ACTUALLY THE COMPANY IS CALLED SEPHORA THEY ARE OUT IN NEW YORK, BUT ANYWAY NO WE DIDN'T LOSE THAT DEAL
WW- SO YOU HAVEN'T AND YOU WILL BE THEIR SPOKESPEOPLE
LE- YES
WW- WOULD YOU EVER CONSIDER POSING FOR A GIRL MAGAZINE
LE- LIKE PLAYBOY
WW- YEAH
LE- WELL I DID CONSIDER IT AND UM I TURNED IT DOWN TO PUT MY OWN BOOK OUT
WW- AND YOU ARE GONNA HAVE WHAT 50 PAGES OF LEFTEYE NUDE
TR- YO SEAN HOW YOU FEELING ABOUT THAT DAWG
DL- HE FEELIN GREAT
SN- HEY GET THAT MONEY
DL- EXACTLY WE TALKED ABOUT HOW TO EARN SOME EXTRA DUCKETS, GET THE POLE
SN- EXACTLY, YO DEE YOU GOTTA CALL ME TOO, WE GOTTA TALK
DL- ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT
WW- LEFTEYE I DON'T REALLY PICTURE YOU, LIKE YOU SAID EARLIER YOU ARE NOT A MATIERIALISTIC PERSON, YOU GOT ON A LITTLE ICE IN YOUR EARS, BUT IT'S A LITTLE ICE FOR A MILLIONAIRESS, YOU KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING, IT'S LIKE ONE CARAT PER EAR THAT'S NOTHING, YOU GOT NO PLATINUM, YOUR SNEAKERS ARE AS DIRTY AS MINE, YOU KNOW HOW PEOPLE ARE LEFTEYE YOU CAN'T GO OUT UNLESS YOUR SNEAKERS ARE CLEAN, SO I SAY ALL THAT TO SAY DO YOU SHOP
LE- I'M NOT A BIG SHOPPER
WW- I CAN'T PICTURE YOU BEING LIKE THAT
LE- NO NOT AT ALL, I SPEND ALOT OF MY TIME DOING HOBBIES
SN- SHE WANTED TO CATCH THE BUS TO NEW YORK
WW- I CAN PICTUE THAT, A REAL KEEP IT REAL GIRL. SO LETS TALK ABOUT YOUR NEW PAJAMA LINE, WITH OUR FAVORITE GUY KYLE YOUNG, CUZ PAJAMAS ARE GOOD AND I WANNA MAKE SURE YOU GOT SOME 3 AND 4 X'S IN THERE
LE- WELL THE PAJAMAS WE ARE INITIALLY DOING ARE THONGS AND BOXERS SO THEY STRETCH
WW- WE LIKE THEM, WE LIKE THEM, SO WHEN WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO BE SOLD, OR ARE YOU THAT FAR INTO KNOWING
LE- NO WE ARE NOT THAT FAR INTO KNOWING
WW- I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING YOU ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS
LE- THANK YOU VERY MUCH
-interview courtesy Tae
04/18/00
TLC may be having a few in-house squabbles at the moment, but the group were united in their joy at winning the Best International Group at this year's Brit Awards.
The girls also picked up no less than three highly prestigous Grammy Awards at the 42nd Annual Ceremony staged on February 23 2000. 'Fanmail' was awarded the Best R&B Album Of The Year while the single 'No Scrubs' picked up two awards including Best R&B Song.
TLC released 'Dear Lie', their third single from the platinum selling 'Fan Mail' album on Dec 6. Despite hitting the Top 10 earlier in 1999 with both 'Unpretty' and 'No Scrubs', Dear Lie failed to make the Top 30.
They have a chance to resume business as usual with the release of their next single 'Shout', which is currently due to be released in late May.
Meanwhile Left Eye has taken two recent opportunities to display her creativity. She has now experienced her first taste of No.1 success in the UK with her collaboration with Melanie C on 'Never Be Same The Again'. This follows her Top 3 collaboration with Donell Jones on 'U Know What's Up'.
Left Eye has also been selected by Calvin Klein to be one of the faces of the company's new advertising campaign. Her photograph on huge billboards will soon be seen around the world.
"Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes Launches Pajama Line"
A forthcoming solo album isn't the only thing that TLC's Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes has on her plate.
04/13/00
TLC star Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes is making waves again.
The fiery beauty and her new beau, model Sean Newman, told the Daily News yesterday that they plan to marry.
Lopes, who hails from the Logan section of Philly, and Newman, a West Oak Lane native, met just two months ago at a Las Vegas trade show. The attraction was hot and heavy from the jump, they say.
"The second day we were together I said, 'We just met yesterday, but let's get married tomorrow,' " Lopes said.
Not surprisingly, it was the outspoken Lopes who made the first move.
"One day she called me and said, 'Do you want to go to London?' and we just hit it off," Newman said. "It was an instant connection."
After calling to spill the news, the couple called back a few hours later to say they were "not engaged," officially. But last week, the two were spotted ring-shopping in London, while in town to promote Kyle Young Designs.
Newman, one of the hottest new faces in modeling, is known for his fair skin, blue eyes, and straight-back cornrows.
His distinctive look has landed him gigs in major music videos, the most recent being Blaque's "Bring It All To Me."
Lopes, if you recall, was arrested for torching the home of her ex, football player Andre Rison, in 1994. When asked yesterday if she'd informed Rison of her wedding plans, Lopes politely responded, "No. I'm not obligated to pay him that respect."
The burning question: When are they going to jump on over that broom?
"We haven't set a date," said Newman, a Millersville University grad. "We're trying to spend some time together and make sure it's the right thing. We're just shopping for rings right now."
Stay tuned to learn how well their quality time is going.
-article courtesy Raven