If producers of the reality TV show Basketball Wives have their way Vanessa Bryant will soon be appearing on their series. According to a VH1 source the shows producers are attempting to put together an offer she simply can’t refuse.

According to sources if she’s not a regular on the show she’ll at least be a “recurring character” that joins the storyline.

One source tells TMZ:

“Vanessa has more than enough storyline and would bring the show to another level.”

The timing of the deal arrives after it was discovered that Vanessa Bryant bagged at least $75 million in her divorce settlement along with three homes in Newport Beach, California that are said to be worth a combined $18.8 million.

People close to the production say the shows creators have wanted Vanessa Bryant on the show all along but didn’t believe she would be receptive to the idea.

Following the couples divorce Vanessa recently acknowledged that Kobe Bryant has slept with at least 105 women.

Considerations were also recently made because Basketball Wives is now one of the highest rated shows on VH1 which has afforded producers with more money to offer Vanessa Bryant.

If she accepts the deal the former wife of Kobe Bryant would immediately become the star of the Los Angeles scene for the show.

Would you be more likely to tune in for an episode of Basketball Wives if Vanessa Bryant was part of the hoopla? Or would you rather skip the series entirely and watch an NBA game starring Kobe Bryant?

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The late Amy Winehouse will be honored at the 2011 VH1 Divas concert on Sunday, December 18. According to reports honoring the deceased singer will be the likes of Florence Welsh, Sharon Jones, Dap-Kings and Wanda Jackson.

Florence Welsh and Wanda Jackson will sing the Winehouse hit Back to Black which will then be followed by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings taking on You Know I’m No Good.

Also expected to honor the singer is superstar Mary J. Blige, former top American Idol’s Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson and Jill Scott, Jessie J and Florence and the Machine.

The show airs tonight at 9 p.m. ET/PT Monday on VH1.

If you’re a fan of soul music the VH1 divas concert is also slated to play host to a second tribute about the birthplaces of that musical genre including Chicago, Detroit, London, Philadelphia and Memphis, Tennessee. It’s still unclear what soulful sounds will be heard at the concert but setting the tone for those songs will be the events house band The Roots while Roots member ?uestlove has taken on the responsibility of musical director.

Also performing at tonight’s live show will be Boyz II Men and Travie McCoy.

Do you plan on tuning in for the VH1 Diva’s show for the Amy Winehouse or soul tributes?

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Heidi Montag isn’t getting into trouble on her new reality show as she has in the past and probably for good reason Famous Food is about the cutthroat business of running a restaurant, not sunbathing and drinking with friends like her last TV appearances.

Premiering July 10 on VH1, Montag competes against various other celebrities to open a successful restaurant in L.A. Among those competing are ’Real Housewives of New Jersey’ star Danielle Staub, ‘Bachelor’ Jake Pavelka and former (we think) call girl Ashley Dupre

Speaking to MTV News Montag said of her time on the show:

“I really want to stay away from all of the drama,” while adding, ”And I just try to be like, ‘OK, let’s open a restaurant.’ “

Heidi does have a bit of experience over her fellow competitors, her parents were in the business when living in Colorado and she said of that experience:

“I grew up in the restaurant industry; my parents had a restaurant since I was 2 years old,” while adding, “There was nothing easy about ‘Famous Food.’ Really it was very difficult.”

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Ahead of tonight’s premiere on VH1 of the show Single Ladies, LisaRaye McCoy has dished on the ins and outs of the the reality show.

For instance, McCoy says, the alleged beef between the star and Stacey Dash was totally over-exaggerated:

“I normally don’t like to address rumors, but I think it was so unfair to both of us the way they took that story and dragged it out,” McCoy said. “There was no physical altercation or some beef that people were trying to fabricate. It was us being together for the last 4 or 5 months filming every day for 15 to 16 hours a day.”

McCoy continues:

“When you have creative differences with someone, some words might flow back and forth but that doesn’t mean we carried it on to the next day…When we read the blogs, it became something else and we laughed at it at first. Stacey and I have known each other since before ‘Single Ladies’ and we worked together before so at the end of the day we have moved on and know that we’ve made a wonderful product.”

McCoy also isn’t shy when she recounts the networks assessment of her and their age-related critique:

“My friend, Stacy A. Littlejohn, wrote the character with me in mind,” McCoy said. “When she sold it and partnered up with VH1 and Queen Latifah’s production company, Flavor Unit Entertainment, they wanted a younger demographic.”

Single Ladies premieres tonight at 9, will you be watching?

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It has just been confirmed that Jessica Simpson will travel the world in search of what people consider to be beautiful as the host of a new VH1 reality show called “The Price of Beauty.”

Jessica Simpson, who came under scrutiny back in January after she had gained a few pounds then performed on stage in a pair of jeans that made her look, frumpy, for lack of a better word, understands what it’s like to go from having people think she’s perfect to chubby and unappealing. The singer says she was fascinated by the whole thing as she stood firm that women do not need to be skinny to be beautiful.

Apparently VH! thought that Simpson’s attude during the ordeal qualified her as a prime candidate to host the new reality show.

In a statement released Monday, Jessica Simpson said:

“I am really looking forward to discovering how beauty is perceived in different cultures and participating in some of the crazy things people do to feel beautiful. I know we will all learn a lot on this journey and I am so excited that VH1 is coming along on what I’m sure will be a wild ride.”

See our previous coverage of The Price of Beauty here and more about Jessica Simpson here.

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Turns out the smaller you are, the bigger tool you can be with “tiny tool” Josh Douglas winning VH1′s Tool Academy.

Douglas beat Matsuflex (Ryan) Matsunaga from California was the runner-up to win $100,000 and engagement ring for his girlfriend, Ashley. In a final twist, Douglas proposed to Ashley in the finale, and she said yes.

If you missed the series, the idea was fairly simple. VH1 found the biggest douche bags they could find and told them they were competing to become “Mr. Awesome, ” when really the show was all about what complete tools they all were. No word yet if it will be back for a second season now the shows starting premise could warn likely contestants off.

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Tanedra Howard has won VH1′s Scream Queens and a spot in Saw VI.

The competition pitted 10 unknown actresses against each other for a role in the film Saw VI. James Gunn directs contestants during acting challenges, Shawnee Smith acts as a mentor, and John Homa also provides instruction — and all three also act as judges.

Tanedra went into the final Scream Queens competition with two other finalists: Michelle and Lindsay. Tanedra was regarded from the start as the underdog as the only actress on Scream Queens without any formal training.

Before the show, 28 year old Tenedra was a waitress in Inglewood, California.

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