Singer Sheena Easton on Motherhood
Hollywood -- July 4, 1996 -- Singer Sheena Easton says she's glad
she waited till she was 35 to become a mother. Easton's adopted two
children, Jake, 22 months, and Skylar, 6 months. "If I'd done this at 25
I'd have been a lousy mother," notes the singer. "I was selfish in the past.
It wasn't consciously, but I never put anyone before me. I was way, way
involved with me, me, me...everything had to be what made me happy,
what worked for my career and what was convenient for me. I had to
get that out of my system and get to a place spiritually and emotionally
where it was enough already with being so self-involved. I got sick of
myself and after a long, long time of figuring out what I needed, realized
I needed to focus on giving to somebody else a lot more. And it was
about bloody time." Easton says the children help her keep everything in
perspective. "They don't care if you're supposed to be up at 7 a.m. to go
to work, if they want you at 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning they'll let you
know." She adds that, "Now every decision I make involves my kids...If
I get an offer of work and don't think it's good for my kids I turn it down.
That was unheard of in the past."
Townsend Says Berry No Diva on 'B.A.P.S.'
Hollywood -- July 5, 1996 -- Halle Berry reportedly started getting
a reputation for being troublesome when she threw a tantrum on the
set of the 1995 film, "Losing Isaiah" with Jessica Lange. But Robert
Townsend, who's directing Berry in the currently shooting "B.A.P.S."
(Black American Princesses), says he's witnessed no evidence of
Diva-it is from the comely actress. "You have to check the source. If
a director isn't trusting of the artist and says I want you to do this' or
I don't want you to do that' and it doesn't feel right to the artist, there
could be a problem...But if the actor's done his research and knows
his character inside out..." In "B.A.P.S.," Berry plays one of two
women who befriend an aging millionaire ( played by Martin Landau.)
As far as Townsend's concerned, "Halle is an actress with solid gold
instincts and I trust her. If someone's willing to take a chance on
something, or willing to do this stunt or that, then you work with the
artist -- especially if they're bringing magic. Halle's bringing magic
to this. You're going to laugh one minute and cry the next when you
see the film."
Copyright (c) 1996 Beck/Smith Ent.