Blade Braxton: As mentioned on the radio show, I received a X-Mas gift from C.Thomas Howell. For those who do not remember, he was the star of the horrid 80’s movie, Soul Man, in which he plays a white guy who pretends to be black in order to receive a scholarship into Harvard. For the role, the pale Howell had to put on a bunch of black face and wear a fake Jeri-curl, and looked totally ridiculous in the process…
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Now, here’s where the Layla / Soul Man joke comes in. First, take a look at everyone’s favorite “deever,” Layla, as seen here with the rest of Extreme Expose. Note that her skin tone is exactly the same as the other two girls.
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In fact, Layla as of late almost looks paler than most of the divas who are tan-a-holics and fake bake everyday…
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So, when it came time for Jakks to make the official Layla action figure, what did they do? They gave her a Jeri-curl and made her look like she dipped herself into C.Thomas Howell’s black paint he used in Soul Man…
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The action figure looks nothing like the picture of her seen on the Jakks packaging. In fact, she looks like such a clone of Howell, she should’ve been marketed as “Layla in C.Thomas Howell Soul Man disguise.” Too funny.
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Thanks to C.Thomas Howell for the gift, and for the laughs!