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Patty Jackson's,
4-1-1
4-1-1
ENTERTAINMENT
FOR
THE
WEEK
Please
Janet!
Leave
that
man
alone!
He's
no
good
for
you!
Janet
Jackson's
management
team
is
urging
her
to
dump
longtime
boyfriend
Jermaine
Dupri.
Two
weeks
ago,
Dupri
threw
up
on
Jackson.
He
loves
to
drink
and
party,
but
the
little
fella
can't
handle
it.
Jackson's
Rock
With
You
Tour
and
last
two
albums
have
been
commercial
failures.
She
has
been
under
the
guidance
of
Dupri,
and
it
has
lead
to
disastrous
results.
There
have
been
so
many
lies
about
her
cancelled
concert
shows
that
they
can't
keep
the
lies
straight.
For
the
record,
poor
tickets
sales
are
dooming
this
tour.
She
needs
help,
and
I
have
been
saying
for
months
she
needs
to
re-team
with
Jimmy
Jam
and
Terry
Lewis.
Dupri
was
also
the
mastermind
behind
the
2004
wardrobe
malfunction
Superbowl
scandal,
which
almost
ruined
her
career.
Dupri
has
done
wonders
for
the
career
of
Mariah
Carey.
But
when
it
comes
down
to
his
lady,
he
has
single-handily
killed
her
career.
Will
Janet
leave?
Sources
say
the
relationship
is
over,
but
the
big
question
is
will
Jermaine
stay
away
from
her?
There
is
also
the
question
of
the
many
Jackson
secrets.
If
they
split,
will
Dupri
spill
the
beans
on
Miss
Jackson?
Why
does
controversy
always
follow
Beyonce?
Beyonce
is
gearing
up
for
the
new
release
of
her
double
CD,
I
Am,
which
is
coming
out
November
18th.
Two
hot
singles,
"Single
Ladies"
and
"If
I
Were
A
Boy,"
have
already
been
released.
Beyonce
has
come
under
fire
for
song-jacking
If I
Were
A
Boy.
This
song
was
written,
in
part,
by a
21-year
old
singer-songwriter
from
California.
According
to
Beyonce,
the
songwriter
has
been
paid
for
the
song,
and
Beyonce
says
she
did
not
steal
or
take
credit
for
the
song.
On
her
last
album,
she
came
under
fire
for
not
giving
Ne-Yo
credit
for
the
song
"Irreplaceable."
Beyonce
also
admitted
she
borrowed
from
the
dance
styling
of
the
late
Director/Choreographer
Bob
Fosse
for
her
latest
video
to
that
second
single
"Single
Ladies."
Oscar
Winner
Forest
Whitaker
will
be
directing
and
starring
in a
movie
based
on
the
life
of
Jazz
Legend
Louis
Armstrong.
The
movie
is
called
What
A
Wonderful
World,
and
will
focus
on
the
early
years
in
New
Orleans
of
the
trumpet
virtuoso
and
improvisational
singer.
Whitaker
won
an
Academy
Award
two
years
ago
for
his
role
as
Idi
Amin
in
the
movie
The
Last
King
Of
Scotland.
Why
is
Dancing
With
The
Stars
Diva
Toni
Braxton
driving
around
town
with
a
handicapped
pass?
Is
she
taking
advantage
of
driving
privileges
while
dancing
up a
storm
on
TV?
Braxton
suffers
from
a
heart
condition,
and
she
got
permission
from
a
doctor
to
get
a
special
handicapped
parking
pass.
Boxer
Evander
Holyfield
is
trying
to
stay
out
of
jail.
The
46-year
old
former
heavyweight
is
having
problems
paying
his
child
support.
He
is
the
father
of
10
kids
and
owes
thousands
in
child
support.
During
the
height
of
his
career,
he
made
over
$248
million.
What
happened
to
his
fortune
is
anybody's
guess.
If
he
doesn't
come
up
with
the
money,
he
could
be
in
jail
by
next
week.
Mel
B
has
changed
her
mind,
and
she's
keeping
her
clothes
on.
The
Spice
Girl
has
turned
down
an
offer
of
over
a
million
dollars
to
pose
for
Playboy
magazine.
Jennifer
Hudson
doesn't
like
to
talk
about
her
fiancé's
past.
When
she
is
asked
about
him,
she
prefers
to
focus
on
his
law
career.
He
may
have
graduated
from
law
school,
but
he
has
never
practiced
law.
Hudson's
fiancé
is
better
known
for
his
star
turn
on
the
reality
TV
show
I
Love
New
York.
David
Otunga,
a.k.a.
Punk,
had
a
hot
and
heavy
romance
with
the
show's
star
New
York,
a.k.a.
Tiffany
Pollard.
In a
recent
interview,
Pollard
had
a
lot
to
say
about
Otunga.
She
says
he
loves
being
Mr.
Jennifer
Hudson.
He
loves
the
lavish
things
Hudson
brings
in
his
life,
and
that
he
is
living
through
Hudson's
success.
OUCH!
I
guess
New
York's
not
being
invited
to
the
wedding.
Terrence
Howard
has
talked
himself
out
of a
job.
Howard
will
not
be
featured
in
the
sequel
to
Iron
Man.
Howard
was
set
to
star
as
War
Machine
"Jim
Rhodes,"
the
best
friend
to
Iron
Man
"Tony
Starks,"
but
Howard's
financial
greed
got
in
the
way.
Now,
producers
have
decided
to
go
with
Actor
Don
Cheadle.
The
new
Iron
Man
movie
is
due
in
theatres
2010.
Is
there
room
for
only
one
queen?
Will
the
real
queen
stand
up?
The
Queen
Of
Soul
Aretha
Franklin
and
the
Queen
Of
Rock
&
Roll
Tina
Turner
recently
exchanged
barbs.
Earlier
this
year
at
the
Grammys,
Beyonce
referred
to
Tina
Turner
as
"the
queen."
Well
Aretha
didn't
like
it.
Re
Re
felt
disrespected
and
said
so.
Turner
is
getting
ready
for
her
latest
tour.
She
was
asked
about
the
controversy
and
responded
Aretha's
ego
is
so
big
she
must
think
she's
the
only
Queen.
Aretha
responded
back.
Aretha
said
she's
surprised
Turner
is
using
tacky
press
to
sell
tickets.
She
thought
Tina
had
more
class.
For
the
record,
the
music
legends
have
never
met.
Maybe
they
can
do
lunch
one
day
and
work
it
out.
Bishop
T.D.
Jakes
new
movie,
Not
Easily
Broken,
opens
in
theatres
early
next
year.
The
movie
stars
Morris
Chestnut,
Taraji
P.
Henson
and
Jennifer
Lewis.
Chef
G
Garvin
has
just
released
a
new
cooking
book.
Dining
In
features
115
new
recipes.
After
15
years
the
Fat
Boys
are
reuniting.
Prince
Markie
Dee
and
Kool
Rock
Ski
plan
on
releasing
an
album,
going
on
tour
and
doing
a
reality
show.
Original
member
Buffy
died
in
1995.
Jay
Manuel
and
Miss
J
Alexander,
judges
on
America's
Next
Top
Model,
are
now
getting
their
own
show.
Operation
Fabulous
is
the
name
of
the
show.
It
features
the
duo
traveling
the
country
and
giving
women
makeovers.
Congrats
to
former
76er
Allen
Iverson.
Iverson
and
his
wife
Tawanna
are
the
proud
parents
of a
baby
girl.
Dream
Alijah
Iverson
was
born
weighing
5
lbs.
and
15
ounces.
She
joins
her
siblings
Tiaura,
13,
Allen,
II,
10,
Isiah
Rahsaan,
5
and
Messiah
Lauren,
3.
Iverson
now
plays
for
the
Denver
Nuggets.
The
family
is
doing
well.
Kindred
The
Family
Soul
is
back
with
a
new
album.
The
Arrival
features
the
hit
single
"House
Of
Love."
The
new
album
comes
out
October
21st.
Labelle
is
back!
After
thirty
years,
Patti
LaBelle,
Sarah
Dash
and
Nona
Hendryx
are
ready
to
release
a
new
CD,
Back
To
Now.
The
CD
comes
out
October
21st,
and
features
the
hit
singles
"Roll
Out"
and
"Superlover."
At a
recent
listening
party
at
WDAS,
the
ladies
talked
about
reuniting,
their
new
album
and
their
upcoming
tour.
Tickets
go
on
sale
Saturday
for
the
show
the
Martin
Luther
King,
Jr.
Weekend
show.
On
Saturday
January
17th,
Labelle
is
in
concert
at
the
Mark
G.
Etess
Arena
at
the
Trump
Taj
Mahal
in
Atlantic
City.
He
was
once
dubbed
the
world's
fastest
man.
Now,
he's
in
jail.
Former
Olympic
darling
Tim
Montgomery
has
been
sentenced
to
five
years
in
jail
for
dealing
heroin.
The
33-year
old
was
already
serving
a
four-year
sentence
for
check
fraud.
Montgomery
says
he
squandered
his
talent,
acclaim
and
money.
Montgomery
was
banned
from
the
Olympics
years
ago
when
he
was
suspected
of
steroid
use
and
was
named
in a
scandal.
Montgomery
is
the
father
of
Marion
Jones'
son.
She
just
got
of
prison
for
lying
to
authorities
about
her
steroid
use.
Rolling
Stone
magazine
is
getting
smaller.
For
four
decades,
the
magazine
had
a
larger
format
than
most
magazines.
The
new,
smaller
Rolling
Stone
will
have
more
pages
and
thicker,
glossier
paper.
American
Idol
Judge
Paula
Abdul
doesn't
feel
appreciated
by
the
show.
A
new
female
judge,
Kara
DioGuardi,
has
been
added
to
the
cast
for
the
new
season
of
American
Idol,
and
Paula
just
found
out
how
her
paycheck
stacks
up
against
another
Idol
judge.
Abdul
makes
$7
million
compared
to
Simon
Cowell's
$36
million.
Abdul
knew
Cowell
made
more
money
than
her,
but
she
never
realized
he
made
that
much
more
money.
Producers
claim
Cowell
makes
more
money
because
he
brings
more
to
the
table.
If
you
are
planning
on
attending
the
Maxwell
concert,
bring
your
underwear.
Let
me
explain.
Maxwell
is
taking
a
page
from
the
history
of
Tom
Jones.
Jones
was
notorious
for
collecting
underwear
during
his
performances
from
the
ladies,
and
now
Maxwell
is
doing
the
same.
The
American
Music
Awards
are
set
for
November
23rd.
Jimmy
Kimmel
is
back
as
host.
Alicia
Keys
is
leading
the
pack
with
four
nominations.
Mary
J.
Blige
is
teaming
up
with
the
makers
of
Carol's
Daughter
for
a
new
natural
fragrance
line.
Oscar
Winner
Halle
Berry
is
also
working
on a
scent.
Wanna
smell
like
Halle?
She
has
been
working
on
the
fragrance
for
two
years.
Look
for
Halle
in
stores
by
next
spring.
Our
condolences
go
out
to
Gospel
Singer
Yolanda
Adams.
This
week,
Adams
lost
her
mother,
Carolyn
Adams.
The
original
members
of
En
Vogue
and
New
Edition
are
in
talks
about
going
on
tour.
Dexter
King
is
speaking
out
about
the
turmoil
that
is
destroying
his
family.
The
King
legacy
is
at
stake
as
the
fighting
continues
between
Dexter,
Bernice
and
Martin,
III.
Money
is
at
the
root
of
their
problems,
and
no
one
can
seem
to
bring
them
together.
This
feud
is
downright
embarrassing.
Dexter
says
he
is
saddened
by
all
the
fighting,
but
he
says
Bernice
and
Martin,
III
started
it
by
attempting
to
change
and
rewrite
history.
Dexter
is
in
charge
of
the
King
Foundation.
Bernice
and
Martin,
III
still
possess
many
important
papers,
which
they
refuse
to
turn
over
for
a
possible
book
about
their
parents.
On
Thursday,
October
23rd,
The
Philadelphia
Music
Alliance
Walk
Of
Fame
will
welcome
five
new
inductees
celebrating
Philadelphia's
musical
legacy.
This
year's
honorees
are
Billy
Paul,
the
late
Tammi
Terrell,
Dee
Dee
Sharp,
Charlie
Grace
and
Trumpeter
Clifford
Brown.
Each
will
receive
commemorative
bronze
plaques
along
the
Avenue
Of
The
Arts
in
Center
City.
For
more
information,
log
onto
www.philadelphiamusicalliance.org
.
At
the
movies
this
week,
it's
The
Secret
Life
Of
Bees
with
Jennifer
Hudson,
Alicia
Keys
and
Queen
Latifah.
The
movie,
Notorious,
based
on
the
life
of
Rapper
Biggie
Smalls,
a.k.a.
The
Notorious
B.I.G.,
is
gearing
up
for
its
release,
which
is
scheduled
for
January
16th
2009.
Angela
Bassett
will
be
playing
Biggie's
mom,
Volletta
Wallace.
Motown
Records
is
celebrating
its
50th
anniversary
with
a
new
box
set
of
songs
that
the
fans
have
picked.
The
box
set
is
due
before
Christmas.
The
Whispers
are
coming
out
with
a
holiday
DVD.
The
famed
singing
group
has
been
performing
for
over
45
years.
Christmas
With
The
Whispers
features
holiday
classic
and
interviews.
Big
Daddy
is
back!
The
Food
Network's
latest
star,
Aaron
McCargo,
Jr.,
hails
from
Camden,
New
Jersey,
and
his
food
show,
Big
Daddy's
House,
has
been
renewed
for
a
second
season.
The
new
season
premieres
in
January
2009.
McCargo
will
be
in
Philadelphia
on
Friday
October
24th
at
the
Radisson
Plaza
–
Warwick
in
Center
City,
Philadelphia.
For
more
information
and
to
get
tickets,
visit
his
website
at
www.Aaronmccargo.com
Mark
your
calendars
for
November
7th,
8th
&
9th.
It's
the
Philadelphia
International
Art
Expo
presented
by
October
Gallery.
This
is
the
nation's
largest
African
American
Art
Expo.
It
all
takes
place
at
the
Liacouras
Center,
Broad
and
Montgomery.
Special
guests
include
NBC
10's
Lori
Wilson,
CN8's
Arthur
Fennell,
Bern
Nadette
Stanis
&
Ralph
Carter
("Thelma"
&
"Michael
Evans"
from
Good
Times)
Actress
Ella
Joyce
("Eleanor"
from
Roc)
and
Rapper/Actor
Ice-T.
There
is a
$10
admission
fee
that
will
cover
all
three
days.
Quincy
Jones
is
gearing
up
to
release
The
Complete
Quincy
Jones:
My
Journey
And
Passions.
The
75-year
old
music
giant
is
set
to
release
this
book
on
October
28th.
Clint
Eastwood
is
doing
the
foreword
for
the
book,
and
Dr.
Maya
Angelou
is
doing
the
introduction.
Jones
is
not
slowing
down.
He
is
also
opening
a
restaurant
in
Las
Vegas.
In
other
Quincy
news,
he
says
he
will
not
be
working
with
Michael
Jackson
on
his
upcoming
album.
The
Q
produced
some
of
Jackson's
biggest
selling
albums,
including
Off
The
Wall,
Thriller
and
Bad.
Q
says
he
is
too
busy
with
his
other
projects.
Cedric
The
Entertainer
is
headed
to
Broadway.
The
stage
play
American
Buffalo,
about
small
time
crooks,
also
stars
John
Leguizamo.
American
Buffalo
opens
on
November
17th.
Poet
and
Author
Dr.
Maya
Angelou
is
going
to
be
honored
along
with
TV
Producer
Norman
Lear
at
the
2008
Annual
Marian
Anderson
Awards.
The
ceremony
honoring
them
is
taking
place
November
17th
at
the
Kimmel
Center.
Lear
is
best
known
for
the
TV
classics
All
In
The
Family,
Sanford
&
Son,
The
Jeffersons,
Good
Times
and
Maude.
The
award
is
named
after
the
famed
Contralto
Marian
Anderson,
a
Philadelphia
native.
Past
honorees
include
Sidney
Poitier,
Richard
Gere,
Elizabeth
Taylor,
Gregory
Peck,
Oprah
Winfrey
and
Harry
Belafonte.
Dr.
Angelou
and
Lear
go
back
a
ways
back.
The
doctor
is
godmother
to
Lear's
youngest
children.
Sanford
&
Son,
the
popular
70's
show,
is
coming
out
on
DVD.
The
complete
series,
17
discs
containing
all
six
seasons,
comes
out
on
October
28th.
The
late
Comedian
Redd
Foxx
starred
as
the
grouchy
junkman
and
Demond
Wilson
played
his
long-suffering
son,
Lamont.
Singer
Al
Jarreau
is
hard
at
work
on a
new
Christmas
CD,
which
is
coming
out
this
fall.
Brian
McKnight,
Aretha
Franklin,
Howard
Hewett
and
Ledisi
are
also
releasing
holiday
projects.
The
late
Bernie
Mac
and
the
late
Isaac
Hayes
make
their
final
screen
appearance
in
the
movie
Soul
Men.
Soul
Men
opens
in
theatres
on
November
7th
and
also
stars
Samuel
L.
Jackson.
Beyonce
teams
up
with
Oscar
Winner
Adrian
Brody
and
Jeffrey
Wright
for
the
movie
Cadillac
Records.
Beyonce
is
playing
the
Legendary
Etta
James.
The
movie
opens
in
theatres
December
5th.
DJ
Doc
B is
gearing
up
for
the
Annual
Scorpio
Birthday
Bash
on
Saturday,
November
1st,
2008.
This
party
is
so
big,
it's
happening
in
two
locations:
Pharos's
Night
Club,
3401
South
Market
Street
in
Wilmington,
Delaware
hosted
by
The
Hot
Boyz
of
Power
99
Mikey
Dredd
and
Uncle
O,
and
I
will
be
hosting
the
party
at
Luxe
Lounge,
524
Walnut
Street
with
DJ
Mont,
DJ
Lamaar,
Doc
B
and
Cosmic
Strictly
Skills
Kev.
WHAT'S
THE
UNDERGROUND
BUZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If
this
TV
personality
is
going
to
survive,
she
is
going
to
have
to
reinvent
herself.
But,
if
she
keeps
talking
trash
about
her
former
boss,
her
career
may
be
dead
in
the
water.
This
actress
has
finally
landed
a
married
man.
She
tore
her
way
through
married
actors,
singers
and
athletes,
and
now
she's
got
her
married
man.
He's
so
smitten
that
he's
ready
to
go
public.
He
has
already
bought
his
mistress
a
condo.
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New Book
In Rules of Love, by Kamah Alicia Scott,
you are amid the lives of nine charaters;
Katrina, Michelle, Stanly, Idalis, Jackson,
Teresa, Karen, Tarik, and Kimberly. These
characters share a common link; WYES radio
station. Either they were employed by the
station or were friends with one of the
characters employed there. |
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Rules of
Love takes you on a journey through the
backstage drama of WYES with employees who
have shacked up, stolen each others
positions, or were on the down low with
their sexual preferences. The novel also
goes in-depth into domestic violence,
infidelity, and online love affairs, leaving
you clutching your chest and/or gasping.
While Kamah's novel is eventful, the format
of the story takes some getting used to. She
switches between characters, often taking
away from the strong subplots, in an attempt
to create mystery. The editing and
typesetting could use some work but overall
the novel has enough conflict to keep
readers attention. |
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There will be
a sequel to Rules of Love and I would
recommend that Kamah Alicia Scott invest in
good editing services, utilize fewer main
characters, and use conventional methods of
scene transition. If you are in the mood for
a good, drama-filled story, you should pick
this up, but in its current state I would
not call it a must read. |
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