I am an only child, so I have no clue about the sturm und drang of siblings.

But the Sunday night finale (as it turned out) of Kisha and Jen, the sistah sisters on reality TV show “Amazing Race” was a pisser – literally. Blame it on cry baby Kisha, who’s been playing the drama card since last week when challenged to swim 400 meters. She cried through that, which put them in last place.

They were saved by the fact that the pit stop wasn’t the end of the challenge and lived to take the second half that involved deciphering Chinese dialect and eating strange fruit. Kisha washed down the eels and tempura starfish with water – lots of it. By the time they made it to the final location, they were neck-and-neck with the cheerleaders from hell for a shot at last place or as one of the final three teams who will go on to compete for $1 million.

So what does L’il Keesh do? Hit the port-a-potty. No joke. With everything hanging in the balance, she does the unthinkable and they reach host Phil a split second too late.

Remember that stalker astronaut who drove across three states wearing Depends? It’s all about focus.

What the frizzle! Donald Trump fired T-Boz!!? Celebrity Apprentice, where reality TV meets bidness school, is, ultimately, a platform from which The Donald can club the self-esteem of team members he’s reduced to minions. The Apprentice franchise started off pitting sharp, serious MBAs against one another for a shot at $1 million and a chance to work within Trump’s empire. It quickly devolved into the celebrity schtick, which largely involves the likes of Dennis Rodman and Joan Rivers hitting up their friends for bank in order for their team to make the most money.

T-Boz did her team proud last week when she acted as Project Manager, handing out orders and assignments like she was born to CEO. This week, however, she headed back into the board room with Project Manager Melissa Rivers, who asked for volunteers. The fact that she put herself in a position to be axed infuriated Trump who sent her packing, yelling after her, “Never volunteer!!”

Almost as ruthless as her tangle with former TLC management.

Thanks to Hunter for tipping us to Davey D’s blog post about Danny Glover’s film project on the life of Touissant L’Ouverture. During an interview with Agence France Press, Glover laid out the difficulty he’s had in attracting investors, both in the States and internationally. Unfortunately, he finds himself coming up against the idea that “Black” films (never mind the historic angle) don’t do well in international markets.
“Somebody has to prove that to be a lie!” he told the agency. Producers also wanted to know why there were no “white heroes” in the story of the Haitian slave revolt.

To date, Glover has raised 18 million of the 30 million dollars he needs to do the film. His biggest investor so far? Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, whose presidency long-time activist Glover has supported since he was first elected in 1998. The film, starring Don Cheadle, Mos Def, Wesley Snipes and Angela Bassett is slated to shoot in Venezuela in 2009.

Michael Jackson and hot Ed Hardy clothing designerChristian Audigier have made a love connection. The two just announced the launch of a Michael Jackson clothing line that will be available only at Kitson’s in L.A. 

The $14 million Audigier partnership isn’t the first for the King of Pop. In the 80s he teamed up with shoe manufacturer L.A. Gear to launch a line of customized shoes (Jackson subsequently told the company to beat it in a round of nasty lawsuits).

Jackson has had a relationship with Japanese clothing designer, Wakita, for several years featuring a line of men’s suits available only in the Japanese market, and Roberto Cavalli introduced Thriller-themed duds as part of his Summer 2008 line for men in honor of the 25th anniversary re-release of “Thriller.” 

MJ’s international fan base is HUGE, but it remains to be seen whether or not he can drum up the same level of interest here in the States. Developing…

Spike Lee, at the Cannes Film Festival to promote his upcoming WWII flick, “Miracle at Saint Anna,” had some words for fellow directors, Clint Eastwood and brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. Addressing the topic of death in his film, Lee stressed how his approach to the topic differs from the Coens: “I love the Coen brothers; we all studied at NYU, but they treat life like a joke. Is like, ‘Look how they killed that guy! Look how the blood squirts out the side of his head! Hahaha.’ I see things differently.”While he was at it, Lee also busted on Clint Eastwood for the dearth of Black actors in his war films: “Clint Eastwood made two films about Iwo Jima that ran for more than four hours total and there was not one Negro actor on the screen. If you reporters had any balls, you’d ask him why.”OK, Clint, why?Spike’s “Miracle at St. Anna” tells the story of four Black soldiers in Tuscany during WWII. Release is scheduled for October 10, 2008.

Bossip.com reports on the bonds of trust between newlyweds Beyonce and Jay-Z. Actually, just go ahead and make that treasury bonds.   The pre-nup between these two is staggering, with Beyonce reportedly getting $10 million if the marriage ends after two years, and $1 million each year she stays married, up to 15 years. B also gets access to their private jet and a fleet of cars. To juice the deal even further, Jay has added a Santa clause, providing an additional $5 million for each child she bears for him, which could be sooner rather than later, if the rumors of impending pitter-patter are to be believed.

Though still the disputed “wife” of the late James Brown, Tomie Raye Hynie is showing hers. Hynie has been after the Brown estate, if not as his wife, then certainly as the baby mama of six-year-old Godfather II. If the executor knows what’s good for that child, there will be some insistence on a trust fund that cannot be touched until he turns 21. Papa’s brand new bag, indeed.

Using that same muscle that made him a star in the paint, Magic Johnson has put the cap on his $1 billion fund targeted for urban development. Johnson and his partners at Canyon Capital Realty Advisors were able to work with pension funds and endowments that have invested with previous ventures by the team, including Johnson’s chain of movie theaters, to raise the money. The fund, the Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund has targeted Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and several other locations as areas of possible interest.