Last month we had the opportunity to see an exclusive early screening of the new independent film “Life, Love, Soul” and interview “The Wire” actors Chad Coleman and Jamie Hector who star in the project. Also featuring Tami Roman, Egypt Sherrod and Terri Vaughn “Life, Love, Soul” follows the story of young Roosevelt — forced to live with his estranged father after the tragic death of his mother and little brother. He and his father bump heads at first, but just as they begin to make a breakthrough, Roosevelt is faced with a huge decision of his own. The film hits theaters today but if you need a little more info before copping your tix, check out this interview Bossip did with Coleman and Hector below:

Bossip: We’re big fans of “The Wire” so we loved watching you guys in this film. We noticed a lot of themes around African American males role models and providing examples and wanted to see what has inspired you.

Chad Coleman: The film is about an African American man, who is estranged from his son. I think the film was able to demonstrate how even though he may have had a broken relationship you can reach out and rebuild bridges where they once were walls, despite the relationship between him and his ex, who unfortunately passed away. I thought it was a great opportunity to show the growth between and father and a son and it’s never too late to for an individual to change, an African American male to change, and accept his responsibility, and demonstrate that this is something he can do, we have so many negative images this is an opportunity to show that we can have those types of relationships.

Jamie Hector: Also one of my favorite things in the film is when my character goes to visit Robby’s father, because that shows the audience as well as myself that it takes a community to raise a kid. Chad and I both have organizations, nonprofit organizations… What you see the character doing in the film is very close to what I am doing. We don’t charge people to come, we focus on developing a character while helping them, We support each other in order to serve the community.

Bossip: In the film, how did you bridge the gap, what did you see in the script as being able to overcome these situations, the things that you baby mother might have said, that made Roosevelt act the way he was acting?

Chad: That was very challenging –the circumstances, the way the things were set up. It breaks down communications in the earlier years with the exes. It’s fundamental, you have to be able to communicate with each other and share the vision where you are going together, if you don’t have that type of communication going on you will have separations. The personal baggage creates a huge difference. I was inspired by the fact I was given a second chance with my son. We couldn’t work it out, but she was still participating which was great. Relationships are very difficult to negotiate, but these things do occur, so what are you going to do? I hope we inspire a lot of people to feel there should be a second chance. If we can inspire a change of heart, to try to come back at it, to come to some kind of common ground, where there is humanity for the child, regardless how much you may have to work. Even if it doesn’t work between me and her, as men we have to do the best we can, have to be willing to take risks. I had to put myself out there, I never gave up on it.

Bossip: Would you say your character is abusive? Do you think there was an issue with alcohol for your character?

Chad: I don’t think it went to that degree; there was a level of self medication. I thought the film showed an honest way of this man having to come to terms, not through continued alcohol use, but confronting internal pain, finding a place in his loved ones life, that he will be a blessing to his son, through that incredible inner pain, I think its very courageous.

Bossip: Do you think enough attention is given to teenage pregnancy and kids staying in school despite these obstacles? As a community what should we do to address this issue?

Jamie: One thing that we know is that young folks are going to have sex. We have to educate them and be their support system. For me personally, finishing school is mandatory. I love the way the story expressed that. When you have a child, it’s not just about one person, its about both. They both need to take care of that child. That’s one thing I like about the film — even though the parents got pissed off, Moms she was heated — which I truly understand — afterward you see the support. You know they could have gone to school, gone to work and having to make these decisions, there was no way this could have happened without the support of the father, teacher, the community. When the girl gets pregnant you have to make sure she doesn’t do anything drastic or become depressed. We are human, we have to develop. The film exposes life after a child, you don’t have to put yourself in your own section just because you had a child — you have to educate yourself and those around you. You’re still a kid even though you had a kid.

Chad: I would agree, he put everything on the table; there wasn’t a perspective that was not represented, which says within the community there are very distinct voices. Where these kids landed, through all those varying perspectives, there was hope for those children. The key is to not give up, to continue to work on yourself. It’s never over. In reality, there are challenges.

Bossip: If you had a daughter and she came to you in that same scenario hw would you react?

Jamie: I would do my best as a father. It’s always my job. I have to find that healthy perspective, that is going to inspire to help her grow even dealing with that situation

Check out a trailer for the movie below:

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Bossip hasn’t always been the nicest to Khloe, so we were surprised when she agreed to an interview with us. But we were even more surprised by how little she held back! Khloe gave us the full scoop on Lamar’s visit to the strip club the media made so much about, the rumors about her not having the same dad as Rob, Kim and Kourtney and even opened up about her beef with Kimmy Cakes. Check out our exclusive interview below:

Bossip: How are you adjusting to being in Texas?

Khloe Kardashian-Odom:I am actually pretty good going anywhere, it’s just new being to a place I have never been before. I don’t know anyone and getting adjusted to a new bed and not even knowing where to get groceries at and where to get cash. That kind of stuff is definitely easy for me in L.A. L.A. is where all of my family is. Getting used to being alone in a city is different but it’s about Lamar. He is definitely now finally adjusting and I am just trying to make everything as comfortable for him as possible.

Bossip: Have Lamar’s kids come to visit you guys in Dallas or did they come when you were still in LA?

Khloe: They were with us in Dallas recently.The great thing about Dallas compared to LA, is LA is hard for us to see the kids during the school year; they live in New York and go to school in New York. So its not easy for us to get them on the weekends because of the time difference and the flight is so long and they are kids and we don’t ever want to inconvenience them, or interfere with their grades. The few great things about Dallas is the flight is about 2 ½ hours from NYC, and its only a one hour time difference. So, its easier, now we can have the kids more on weekends, which is great, instead of waiting until spring break, Christmas, or Summer. So, Lamar and I are both very happy about that.

Bossip: It seems like Destiny is ready for her close up. She is always posing when the paparazzi is taking pictures.

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Khloe: She is so cute and she is 13 years old. She is beautiful and like 5’10. If they wanted to do the show, that would be up to them, I would never ask Lamar to put them in the show, that’s not what Lamar and I are about. Right now, we feel we don’t want to expose them to that. We will wait until they are a little older. She’s 13, so maybe when she a little older and says something, we are not stopping them, but I think we want to keep that a little private. When we get that time with the kids it’s so precious because they don’t live with us full-time because of them being in NYC. We have our family activities, we don’t want to have to wait and get things cleared. We just want to be spontaneous and do what we do.

Bossip: There is always so much talk about when you are going to have a baby, and reports that Khloe is going for fertility treatments. We even saw you guys installed a sex swing in the first episode.

Khloe: Yea, Lamar and I have no problem; we just like a little spice in our life. I’m flattered that everyone is so excited about us a having a baby, I think that is really sweet, but I think Lamar and I got married so fast, just 30 days after knowing each other, I think people just assume, they got married so fast, they will have a baby fast. We have been very vocal about wanting to start a family and when the time is right it will happen. We are not doing anything to prevent it, but it’s in God’s hands. I also look back and think wow, with this trade and everything that has happened, it would have been very stressful. To add a newborn baby or say I was 8 months pregnant to add that stress on top of everything else. Everything happens for a reason. You don’t know until later. Maybe, I’ll get pregnant in Dallas.

See guys, she’s not as pressed to get knocked up as the tabs would have us believe. Keep reading for Khloe’s take on Lamar’s D.C. lapdances and find out what she has to say about the drama surrounding her father.

This is just disgusting!!!!! Al Sharpton and Rachel Maddow had an explosive argument with former Newt Gingrich spokesman Rick Tyler about the candidate’s approach to race on Tuesday night, in which Tyler himself used some very suspect theories about African Americans:

According to BlackVoices:

TYLER: More people are on food stamps today because of Barack Obama, they fail in the schools, you can ask Al Sharpton, the Democrats have failed in the public schools with the African-Americans, they abort their babies, they’ve done nothing to lift them out of poverty.

And then he doubled down a few seconds later.

98 percent of African-Americans vote Democrat, okay? What have they gotten for it? Poor schools, poor neighborhoods, crime-ridden neighborhoods, a destruction of the family, and the Democrats want to abort their babies. That’s their position. I’m not going to defend that.

Wow. Got that, folks? If you’re a Democrat, you want to abort black babies. Really?!??!?? This is just disgusting for ANYONE to say!

What do you think of Tyler’s description of the Democratic party? Do you think he’s right??

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In part 2 of Jonesy’s Bossip Exclusive with Amber Rose on the set of her movie, we get into her personal life. Amber talks about the highly publicized breakup with Kanye West, how she is going to be with Wiz forever, have a lot of babies with him, and also said she wants to grow her hair out!

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