VH1 has finally made their decision on who will replace actress Stacey Dash on “Single Ladies.”

After Stacey left the show a few months back, she left a huge void in the show’s cast. Well, according to Deadline.com, that void has been filled by former soap actress Denise Vasi … but not “exactly.”

Instead of playing Val (Stacey Dash’s old character), Vasi will star as an entirely new character. Apparently, Val will somehow be crossed out of the show.

Deadline reports:

Denise Vasi has been cast as a new lead on VH1?s hourlong comedy series Single Ladies. On the upcoming second season of the show executive produced by Queen Latifah, Vasi will star opposite co-leads LisaRaye McCoy and Charity Shea.

She fills a void left by the departure of Stacey Dash after the end of the first season. Vasi will play the new role of Raquel, a close friend of Keisha (McCoy) who is a savvy business woman from a prominent Southern family on a quest to discover passion.

“Denise is the perfect addition to the Single Ladies cast,” Queen Latifah said. “She is bringing a fun, new element to the show.”

“Single Ladies,” VH1′s first original scripted series, is a romantic comedy that follows the lives of a group of ‘Urban’ women — Keisha (LisaRaye), Raquel (Denise Vasi) and April (Charity Shea) — living life as an eligible ‘single lady’ in the city of Atlanta.

Last season, the show, created by Stacy A. Littlejohn and produced by Queen Latifah and others, averaged 2.8 million viewers. Production for the show’s upcoming second season is scheduled to begin in January to prepare for an early summer 2012 premiere.

What do you think about Stacey Dash’s replacement?

She once played a “Single Lady” on a certain VH1 show … but now that a judge has finally granted her divorce from her abusive estranged husband, Stacey Dash is a single lady in REAL life!

The 45-year-old actress married actor Emmanuel Xuereb in 2007, but Dash filed for divorce from Xuereb in January 2010 on the very same day that she filed a restraining order against him.

Dash claimed that in the past, her then husband had beat her up on multiple occasions. She says he hit her in the face, head and body during their nearly 3-year marriage, but she was afraid to report it to police at the time.

Last week, an L.A. judge signed off on the divorce, and now Stacey Dash is officially one the sexiest, single 45-year-old women alive.

It’s true. Stacy Dash was fired from left “Single Ladies.” (Insert obligatory sad face here.)

Yesterday, Dash, who played fashion boutique owner Val — one of the show’s lead characters — confirmed that she had left the show, not giving a reason as to why, which leads us to believe that the rumors about the “dispute” between her and her co-star LisaRaye McCoy … were either somewhat true, or all the way true. (Why can’t we all just get along?)

Stacy’s version of the “situation,” however, includes the fact that she’s a mother and she wants to be able to spend more time with her children. Read her statement below:

“I truly enjoyed playing Val on ‘Single Ladies’, but I have decided to leave the show. I have to be back in LA with my children right now and the ‘Single Ladies’ shooting location makes that impossible. I wish VH1 the best of luck with the show and in maintaining the strong fan base we developed in season one.”

VH1 has also issued a statement on the matter:

“VH1 respects Stacey’s decision and her commitment to what she feels is best for her family. We thank her for all of her hard work in making ‘Single Ladies’ a success right out of the gate, and we wish her nothing but the best in her future plans.”

“Single Ladies,” VH1′s first scripted original series, has been renewed for a second season, and there is no word just yet on who the network will replace Stacey Dash with.

Guess we’ll just have to wait and see what happens from here…

Will you continue to watch the show now that Stacey Dash is gone?

The drama-filled season finale of “Single Ladies” aired last night, but it looks like there is even more drama behind the scenes.

According to the rumor mill (tipped off by a tweet from journalist Jawn Murray), Stacey Dash — who plays one of the lead roles on the popular VH1 show — was fired, and a search has been underway for the past few weeks to find her replacement.

Murray also tweeted that Dash clashed with her co-star LisaRaye, as well as other cast members, which ultimately led to her being let go from the show.

Right after the “Single Ladies” season finale aired Monday night, STacey Dash Dash tweeted the following, as if she’s still a part of the cast:

WELL? Fantastic, right? Isn’t the writer brilliant? Can’t wait to see what Stacy Littlejohn has in mind for Season 2! 1 more hour here in LA

“Single Ladies,” VH1′s first hour-long scripted series, was picked up for another season. Averaging at around 3 million viewers every Monday night, the show has proven to be a success so far.

So all of these “Stacey Dash was fired” talks could, indeed, be a clever publicity stunt cooked up by the network’s publicity department.

What do you think?

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In case you missed the series premiere of VH1′s highly scandalous scripted drama entitled “Single Ladies” last night, then don’t fret because we have the entire inaugural episode right here for your viewing pleasure!

Watch Stacey Dash, Lisa Raye, Lauren London, and the rest of the all-star cast get their acting on below:

Model Eva Marcille and actress Stacey Dash kicked it at the 32nd Annual Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl Saturday (Jun 12) in Los Angeles.

Actress Vanessa A. Williams posed with a snake on the red carpet of Cartoon’s Network “Unnatural History” world premiere at the Steven J. Ross Theater in the Warner Bros. Studios lot in Burbank, CA.

LL Cool J attended a photocall for his new TV show at Roma Fiction Fest 2010 at the Parco Dei Principi Hotel in Rome, Italy Friday (Jun 11).

Actors Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith and Taraji P. Henson paid a visit to BET’s 106 & Park Thursday (Jun 10) in NYC to promote their new movie “The Karate Kid,” which hit theaters Friday.

Melanie Brown aka Mel B attended the Bravada Women’s Athletica grand opening in Beverly Hills, CA.

Rapper Kid Cudi hit up the Absolut Brooklyn launch party, hosted by Absolut Vodka & Spike Lee, at the Power House Arena in Brooklyn, New York City.

Rocker Bret Michaels isn’t letting his health woes stop him as he continues to perform on tour. The “Celebrity Apprentice” winner performed in concert at the Cruzan Amphitheater in West Palm Peach, FL.

And Evelyn Lozada, one of the basketball hoes wives, hung out with Al Reynolds (Star Jones‘ ex husband) at an event she hosted at the Dulce Shoe Boutique in Coral Gables, Florida.

Now that they are running things in the world of reality television, VH1 is trying its hand at an original series! Actresses LisaRaye McCoy and Stacey Dash both recently revealed to Vibe Magazine that they will be starring alongside fellow actress Lauren London in VH1′s first ever scripted series, “Single Ladies.”

The show was written by former “Living Single” star Queen Latifah and will begin four-day rehearsals and filming in Atlanta this week. “Single Ladies” is said to appeal to fans of shows like “Girlfriends” and “Sex In The City.” No word just yet on when the new show will hit television but continue reading for more details…

“When Girlfriends got off the TV we didn’t have anything else to relate to,” says McCoy.”This would be something else as a series so we can do more and be a little bit more risqué.” Dash—who was first vying for a reality show with VH1—plays a celebrity stylist who is experiencing autonomy for the first time. “My character is very similar to my own life because I’ve never been single. Literally, since I’ve been 17 years old. She’s never been married, the character than I’m playing, whereas I’ve been married three times, so that’s the difference,” Dash says. “It’s a really good script.”

McCoy’s character, a video vixen, is a bit more experienced than Dash’s. “She doesn’t have one of anything nor does she believe in having one man. She believes in dating and being able to explore her possibilities. She’s much like Samantha of Sex in the City,” explains the Player’s Club star. “Very straight up and honest. She’s the one that has that spunk, I’d like to say that she’s the slut of the three.” McCoy, currently starring in her own reality show, TV One’s The Real McCoy, also mentioned to VIBE that London plays a younger, semi-shy character married to an NBA player. Although London will be a recurring character in the show, her rep confirms that the role is small.

Will you be tuning in?

Actress Stacey Dash plays The Game‘s leading lady in his new music video for “Shake,” the latest offering from his new album The R.E.D. Album, due in stores next month (Jun 15). Check out the new video below…

Looks like being linked to Jamie Foxx is doing wonders for Stacey Dash‘s relevancy! The 44-year-old actress (who is currently Smooth Magazine‘s cover girl) will play rapper Rick Ross‘ leading lady in his new action-packed music video for the Ne-Yo featured “Super High,” which is the first single from Ross’ forthcoming 4th studio album Teflon Don, due in stores on June 29th. And Stacey, Rick, Ne-Yo and video vixen Dollicia Bryan (who plays Ne-Yo’s love interest) were all spotted on the set of the video, which was directed by F. Gary Gray and has a Harley motorcycle theme to it. Peep a few pics below and continue reading for behind the scenes video footage…

The very sexy Stacey Dash is appearing in the latest issue of Smooth Magazine! This girl is still killing the game at the age of 44 and she looks better than 90% of the women who typically pose in these kinds of magazines. And she’s twice their age!

In Smooth’s latest issue, Dash talks about everything from her new love life to cooking:

“Stacey Dash can cook. But let’s get it straight: I don’t like to cook. If I’m in the mood, I can cook, but I don’t want you count on me to cook for you every day, because it’s not going to happen.”

A special shout out to Stacey Dash for definitely keeping her body nice and trim during her 44 years of life. Here’s a few more shots from the spread:

Actress Stacey Dash has been in the news a lot lately with her current fling going down with Jamie Foxx and her ongoing divorce to her husband, Emmanuel Xuereb. And until now, no one really knew why the divorce was happening, but TMZ is reporting that this dude actually was putting hands on Ms. Dash, forcing her to actually file a restraining order against him! Peep the details below:

Stacey Dash from Clueless claims her soon-to-be ex-husband beat her on multiple occasions … and she got a restraining order against him on the day she filed for divorce. TMZ obtained the restraining order — originally signed by a judge January 29 and still in effect — in which Dash claimed her husband, Emmanuel Xuereb, hit her in the face, head and body during their two-plus years of marriage … but she was afraid to report it to police.

Dash, 44, also claims a drunken Xuereb once violently pinned her down to a bed and threatened her, saying it would be the worst night of her life. Xuereb must stay 100 yards away from Stacey, her two children (neither of whom are his) and the family home. They’re due back in court in June.

Whoa… this is absolutely sad. Why in the hell would this lame have the nerves to touch this girl? SMH… We wonder what her cousin Dame Dash has to say about this mess. Sounds like ol’ dude needs one of those good ol-fashioned “State Property” type beat-downs!!

It seems like it was just yesterday when we saw Jamie Foxx put the moves on hot model/actress Stacey Dash by bringing her as his date to the recent 2010 Academy Awards. Well it appears that he fell so hard for this chick that he has decided to give Ms. Dash her own show on his XM/Sirius radio station The Foxxhole. We’re getting word that Stacey is basically taking TV personality Claudia Jordan‘s slot.

Do we see a pattern going here with Mr. Foxx? It has been rumored for years that Claudia Jordan and Jamie Foxx were getting it in, and that eventually lead to him giving her a 1 hour show. And since Jamie and Stacey’s Oscar date night, we have been hearing that they are definitely getting it in, and have been seen together a lot around town, and now she is getting her own show. Things that make you go “hmmm…..”

Anyway, if there was any doubt to the story of Dash and Foxx dating, peep this confirmation from the “Clueless” actress herself:

“I did his radio show The Foxxhole and after the show he said, ‘Do you want to go with me to some parties Sunday night, Oscar night?’ I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, sure’. And then he texted me and it was for real”, the 44 years old actress said. “He sent a car for me and then I picked him up. He wasn’t ready though. His family was there. It was all very, very wholesome. A real first date. We’re friends. We like each other. He’s a nice guy”, Dash added.

Right after the 82nd Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles came the 2010 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower Sunday night (Mar 7). Some of the celebrities in attendance for the big shindig were Amber Rose (without Kanye — where they do that at??), Lenny Kravitz and his daughter Zoe, Gabby Sidibe, Jennifer Hudson, Common, Robin Thicke and Paula Patton. Check out 20+ pictures of the folks mentioned and then some below and when you continue reading…

Has a Hollywood female finally managed to tame Jamie Foxx??? Quite possibly!

Actor/singer/comedian Jamie Foxx’s Oscar after-party date was none other than the beautiful Stacey Dash! Now if you are a big Jamie Foxx fan, you probably know that he has made it very clear that he has no plans to ever get married for several reasons and no one has really ever seen him actually dating any chick exclusively in over 10 years. But he has a 16-year-old daughter and allegedly another child (thanks for the tip Garcelle Beauvais!), so he’s getting it in with SOMEBODY.

So what was the deal last night? Sources say the the pair are very good friends and have been sharing time together occasionally over the past few months. They met on the set of Jamie’s Sirius XM radio show, “The Foxxhole,” where she announced her divorce recently. The rumor going around is that they’re “dating,” but not exclusively. We personally think that this is a good look for the both of them. They are close in age and Stacey is definitely sexy enough to keep Jamie’s attention. She’s always had ours!

Check out a few pics of them attending various Oscar Awards after-parties, including the 2010 Vanity Fair Oscar Party and the 18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar Party, both held in Hollywood Sunday night (Mar 7) following the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.

Actress Stacey Dash turns 44 on Wednesday (Jan 20) but judging by this picture of her on the red carpet at one of the official Golden Globe Awards after parties she doesn’t look a day over 30!

Stacey, Gabourey Sidibe, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon and more attended the InStyle and Warner Bros. 67th Annual Golden Globes after party, held at the Oasis Courtyard at The Beverly Hilton Hotel Sunday night (Jan 17) in Beverly Hills following the 2010 Golden Globe Awards, which was held in the same building. More pics below and when you continue reading…

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Actress Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon posed for photographers Monday evening (Nov 2) as she arrived at a private event in support of the Motion Picture & Television Fund, sponsored by the Jimmy Choo H&M collection.

Other celebrities at the West Hollywood Event were Stacey Dash, Paris Hilton, M.I.A. and more.