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Faith Evans & Todd Russaw Release Official Divorce Statement

Faith Evans & Todd Russaw have released the following statement regarding news of their divorce!

“The dissolution of a marriage is a difficult time in anyone’s life. However, after a great deal of thought and careful consideration, we have come to the decision to end our marriage together. We will both remain committed to parenting our children and will also continue to support each other’s professional endeavors. We consider this a private matter and we will not make any further statement regarding the matter. We would appreciate the press respecting the privacy of our family, particularly our children, as we attempt to handle our situation with respect and dignity.”

Faith Evans Files For Divorce

Faith -- who is married to record company exec Todd Russaw -- filed legal docs in L.A. County Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences. Todd is also Faith's manager.

The couple married in 1997 and has two minor children. But according to the divorce petition, the couple separated in December, 2005. The 2005 date is curious, because one of their children was born in 2007.

Faith is asking for joint legal and sole physical custody. She wants Todd to have visitation rights.

Faith also wants the judge to reject any claim of spousal support.

Faith was married to Biggie Smalls when he was shot and killed in 1997.

Notorious B.I.G.'s Son Stars Opposite Will Ferrell

Biggie's son with Faith Evans, Christopher Jordan Wallace, will be featured in a new Will Ferrell film, "Everything Must Go."

Notorious B.I.G.'s son with Faith Evans, Christopher Jordan Wallace, will appear in Everything Must Go, a new film, starring actor/comedian Will Ferrell. The young actor has an integral role in the new feature film, one that is now on display in the recently released movie trailer. This is C.J. Wallace's second film after playing a young version of his father in 2009's Notorious.

Everything Must Go is a film adaptation based on Raymond Carver's short story, "Why Don't You Dance," and features Ferrell in a slightly less comedic role than the roles he's become known for through successful films like Anchorman, Step Brothers and more. Everything Must Go also features Rebecca Hall and will be opening in theaters nationwide on May 13.

To view the film's trailer, via NYMag, check below.

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R&B singer Faith Evans to star in Florence Ballard biopic

R&B Singer Faith Evans, center right, visits the Motown Museum with (from the left) Michelle Ballard-Chatman, Maxine Ballard, and Nicole Ballard-Chatman in Detroit on Friday, Nov. 19, 2010


The 37-year-old R&B star has been tapped to play singer Florence Ballard in "Blondie," a film chronicling the dramatic rise and fall of the late Supreme.
Evans will join the film's production staff today for a weekend tour of Detroit, meeting with Ballard's three adult daughters and visiting Motown sites.

The movie, a $7-million project by Atlanta's Spirit of Life Films, will begin shooting in January. Though some exterior scenes will be filmed in Detroit, principal shooting will take place in Atlanta. Producers say an accompanying soundtrack will include performances by Evans, Lauryn Hill, Fantasia and others.

Motown songs might be featured in the film, though clearances have not yet been finalized, said publicist Treavion Davenport. The film's story pivots on the real-life experiences of Peter Benjaminson, a onetime Free Press reporter who conducted lengthy interviews with Ballard in the months before her 1976 death.

Those hours of tape became the basis for Benjaminson's 2008 book, "The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard." Ballard, nicknamed Blondie for her light hair, fell into poverty after her 1967 ouster from the Supremes and was nearly destitute when she died in Detroit of a coronary blood clot.

She is widely considered the inspiration for Jennifer Hudson's character in the movie musical "Dreamgirls," but "Blondie" producers say their film marks the first authentic historical treatment. "We want people to understand she does have a legacy," said Davenport. "The story has been told a lot of different ways, but this one is from her perspective."

This will be the sixth acting role for Evans, a pioneering hip-hop singer and widow of the rapper Notorious B.I.G. "Faith was the ideal choice, and not just for her striking physical resemblance and vocals," said Davenport. "It's also Ms. Ballard's tribulations -- there are several parallels, and it's a story she really connects with."


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