For the past 23 years, when not having 37-hour tantric sex sessions, Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, have been raising awareness for the indigenous people of Central and South American rain forests. Every two years, they’ve hosted star-studded concerts to support their efforts, and they’ve been able to protect almost 30 million acres of rain forest in the process. And this year… well, hold on to your fanciest hats, because the A-list is coming in full force.

Meryl Streep, Elton John, James Taylor, Roseanne Cash, Bryn Terfel (he’s a popular opera dude), Bruno Mars, Vince Gill and Jennifer Hudson will join Sting at Carnegie Hall this year for “Songs from the Silver Screen.” But someone must have built a rec center in one of the rain forests, because joining them on the main stage – Channing Tatum!

Tatum, who stars in “21 Jump Street” with Jonah Hill, isn’t really known for his voice, and has never sung onscreen. However, the former Abercrombie & Fitch model-turned-stripper-turned-actor does know how to entertain a crowd, if his “Saturday Night Live” debut is any indication.

The star-studded concert’s theme of the night is “Songs from the Silver Screen.” The Rainforest Foundation concert will take place on Tuesday, April 3 at 7 p.m. ET at Carnegie Hall. (Via the HuffPo)

If you, too, were forced by a she-devil to see The Vow, you’ll know that Tatum showed that he actually has some chops on the guitar, no matter how hard you may have laughed when he did it. But singing? MIND = BLOWN.

Thankfully, I have my dear friend C-Tates on speed dial, and once again the hardest workin’, twerkin’, lay it down, flip it and reversin’ it man in $SShow BizzNastee was glad to share some insight.

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The first footage has hit the web from Darrell Roodt’s Winnie, a biopic of Winnie Mandela and ostensibly an awards vehicle for Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson. But as the footage begins, Hudson is quickly overshadowed by FilmDrunk favorite Terrence Howard’s powerhouse performance as Nelson Mandela.  Mandela has previously been portrayed on film by a who’s who of fine actors — Morgan Freeman, Sidney Poitier, Dannis Haysbert, Danny Glover, Dave Chappelle — but never by a philosopher on the level of Terrence Howard.  Naturally, we wanted to get the news straight from the source, so we asked Terrence Howard how it felt to play a living saint.

(*the faint sound of bongo drums can be heard across the alley*)
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Mark your calendar, crazy bitches. The Sex and the City movie is out May 30, 2008.

That's right, fresh off the news that Carrie has a sASSy black ASSistant (Jennifer Hudson from American Idol), New Line has announced the release date.  Hot damn, throw in a talking animal or two and you've practically got a Jerry Bruckheimer movie.  

Seriously though, guys: if you meet a girl and she seems cool, but then you find out she loves Sex and the City – run.  Get out while you still can, before she's setting your clothes on fire or slashing your tires – not because she's mad, because she wants to get your attention. Sex and the City fanatics are the female equivalent of guys who like Entourage – not to be trusted. 

You can thank me later. 

Jennifer Hudson of Dreamgirls has joined the cast of the Sex and the City movie.  She will play Carrie Bradshaw's assistant. 

And you can bet she'll put the ass in assistant.  Mmm mmm mmm, girl.  *does that side-to-side head thing that only black girls can do*  

It's simple politics. Once you have your base of crazy white bitches and their emasculated yuppie man friends locked down, you've got to branch out.  Naturally, the first thing they thought of was a voluptuous black.  And apparently Queen Latifah was busy. 

But wait a second, Carrie Bradshaw, a weekly newspaper columnist, has an assistant?  I'm the most important movie blogger in the universe, and I don't have an assistant. 

Unless you count my hangover, which doesn't so much assist as it does make me want to shit.