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News for 1/18/2007


'Miss Congeniality 2' Star to Divorce

Actress has been married since 1997


Regina King, who partnered up with Sandra Bullock in "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous, is splitting with her real-life partner.

The 36-year-old actress has filed for divorce from her husband Ian Alexander, according to published reports.

In the documents filed on Nov. 8, 2006, she cited "irreconcilable differences."

The couple wed in April 1997. They have a son together, Ian, Jr.

Alexander once served as the vice president of the now-defunct Qwest Records, which was distributed by Warner Bros. Records.

King's film credits include "Ray," "Jerry Maguire," "Legally Blonde 2" and "Enemy of the State."

She's also recognized for playing Marla Gibbs' daughter Brenda on "227" and recently finished appearing in the sixth season of "24" playing President David Palmer's (Dennis Haysbert) sister Sandra.



News for 7/17/2006


'24' Adds Two More

Woodside becomes regular, King joins cast


LOS ANGELES -- David Palmer is dead and buried, but his family will still be a presence on "24" next season.

In the show's latest round of casting, the FOX thriller has made DB Woodside, who's had a recurring part as Palmer's (Dennis Haysbert, now on CBS' "The Unit") brother, a regular for the forthcoming sixth season. Regina King ("Ray") has also joined the cast, playing his sister.

Woodside's character, Wayne Palmer, will follow in his late brother's footstep by assuming the presidency, taking over from the twitchy and traitorous Charles Logan (Gregory Itzin). King's character, Angela, is a "powerful advocacy lawyer," according to FOX.

How the two new regulars will play into the story of Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) in the coming season remains to be seen. FOX isn't dropping any details about the season-six plot, although Sutherland has said it will focus at least in part on Jack trying to save his own skin.

Woodside has appeared in the third and fifth seasons of "24." His credits also include "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Romeo Must Die" and "Murder One."

The series will be the first live-action TV work for King since she co-starred in the short-lived NBC comedy "Leap of Faith" a few seasons back. She also voices Huey and Riley on Adult Swim's "The Boondocks."

In addition to "Ray," her film credits include "Jerry Maguire," "Legally Blonde 2" and "Enemy of the State."



News for 3/5/2006


Women In Law (ABC)

Regina King ("Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous") is in talks and Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon (Nora Gage on "Eyes") and Jill Ritchie ("Herbie: Fully Loaded") are set to join the cast of the drama pilot, about a group of women working at a law firm. The trio would join the previously cast Kelli Williams in the Sony Pictures Television-based hour, which comes from creators Steven Banks and Claudia Grazioso. Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman of 25C Productions also serve as executive producers on the project, which Robert Luketic is directing.



News for 3/27/2005


Bullock and King on Miss Congeniality 2

Source: Andrew Weil


Sandra Bullock reprises her role as FBI agent Gracie Hart in the Warner Bros. sequel Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, opening Thursday, March 24.

The story catches up with Hart shortly after she successfully disarmed a threat against the Miss United States Pageant while working undercover as a contestant in the first film. Having become a media celebrity following her heroic pageant exploits, Gracie has been spending more time lately at the salon than the shooting range, working the talk show circuit and promoting her book. When her friends, pageant winner Cheryl and emcee Stan, are kidnapped in Las Vegas, Gracie's all-out efforts to jump back into action to save them puts her at loggerheads with the FBI top brass who don't want to risk losing their mascot and fear she might not be up to the job anymore.

Sandra Bullock is joined by Regina King in the movie. "It's about a love story, we auditioned together, they always audition men and women, we had that chemistry," said Bullock. "Regina was the last person we saw and I said, 'I want to go hang with her for 30 minutes,' so we sat down for 30 minutes, and by the end, I knew more about her life and she knew more about my life and I was like, please let it be this person cause she now has all the juice. And she worked." (Read More...)