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Tracy Morgan is paying the price following last fall's drunk >driving arrest. The 30 Rock star is a hard partier. Now to avoid jail time, >he is going to have to wear an ankle monitoring device. The device can tell >if you have been drinking because it captures the vapors that come out of >your skin. He will have to wear the device for 90 days. If Tracy is caught >drinking, he will have to go to jail.
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Beyonce is all wet, and revealing in the June issue of Vibe. Beyonce >doesn't listen to negative talk about her, so she avoids blogs, radio and >negative TV shows. One subject that Beyonce avoided was her illegal use of >a song that belonged to Singer Des'ree. Beyonce was warned not to use the >song Kissing You, but her management went ahead anyway and put it her on >latest deluxe edition of B'Day. Well, the CD's distribution has been >halted, and that version with the illegal song can no longer be sold. >Des'ree is suing Beyonce. She is seeking $150,000 in damages.
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>The marriage is over between
Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, but the >fascination about their love lives continues. Bobby is dating a woman named >Alicia Etheridge. Etheridge used to be good friends with Whitney Houston, >but when Whitney dropped her man, Alicia swooped in. Etheridge recently >announced she was Bobby's manager, and they are living together in her >home. As for Whitney, she continues to baby-sit Brandy's lil' brother, the >publicity hungry
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The Black Family Channel may be given a last reprieve. The channel has been >on for the past 8 years. The channel was started by Willie Gary, Marlon >Jackson and Evander Holyfield. Actor-Director Robert Townsend was in charge >of the programming that was based in Atlanta. The channel had 16 million >viewers, but had trouble securing cable satellite distribution. Word has it >the Black Family Channel may be joining forces with the Gospel Music >Channel.
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>To no one's surprise,
Rosie O'Donnell is leaving The View. Rosie was >controversial and was too much for Barbara Walters to handle. From the >feuds to the various changes in the show, these two women couldn't take >another minute of each other. Call it The Revenge of Star Jones. Barbara >couldn't wait to show Star the door, but Barbara got it all back when she >hired Rosie O'Donnell. Now, the show will have to find two new >replacements. Elisabeth Hasselbeck has announced her pregnancy, and she >will be on maternity leave. And, they have never replaced Star Jones. Will >a minority get a chance? Rosie says she would like to see Whoopi Goldberg >take her place.
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>Get ready for season number two of I
Love New York! New York continues her >search for love. Tango was last season's winner, but he dumped her on the >reunion show. I Love New York is one of the top rated shows on VH1. Do you >think this show is for real? Inside sources say New York and Sister >Patterson are not related. They claim the two women are highly paid >actresses. Do you think the show is staged? Let me know what you think at ><
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>Papa's Girlfriend's got a brand new man. Four months after
James Brown's >death, his companion Tomi Rae Hynie has found love again. Hynie is dating >Archbishop Don "Magic" Juan. He's the pimp who is often seen with Rapper >Snoop Dogg. The two met at the Players Ball in California. It didn't take >long for those tears to dry.
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Eddie Murphy's family wants him to speak up and tell his side of the story >involving the Mel B love scandal. Is he the father of her new born >daughter? She says Eddie is the daddy, and she is gearing up to do her >first Kiss and Tell interview. Mel wants money and a new house. Eddie's >brother Charlie Murphy was overheard telling strangers maybe his brother >had a vasectomy. Maybe Eddie's brother is telling the truth. Sources say at >first it was love, but Eddie was paranoid about their 15 year age >difference. He was afraid she was going to leave him. Plus, there was the >question of Mel's sexuality, and his mother did not like her. Was she just >a golddigger who practiced Voodoo? Eddie's new movie Shrek III comes out on >the 18th. He's had trouble promoting the project because everyone wants to >talk about the baby and Mel B. When will Eddie take the DNA tests and clear >everything up? Eddie's ex-wife Nicole Murphy (the mother of five of his >children) is enjoying her single life. She was recently spotted with >basketball great Michael Jordan.
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Babyface has moved on. His ex may be dating Eddie Murphy, but Babyface has >found love with a 22-year old former dancer who used to work for Janet >Jackson. Nikki Pantenburg looks like a younger version of his ex-wife >Tracey, and Nikki gets along with his kids.
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>Rapper/Actor
LL Cool J is headed to Broadway. LL is set to star in a >Broadway revival of the Tennessee Williams classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. >Debbie Allen will be producing the production.
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>Will
Isaiah Washington be back for another season of ABC's Grey's Anatomy? >According to published reports, "Dr. Burke" is leaving the building, and >won't be back for next season. The Burke character doesn't take the news of >not being promoted to chief very well, and leaves his lady at the altar. >Washington has been in the center of the storm on the set of the hit TV >show. When he wasn't fighting on the set and choking his co workers, he was >making gay slurs towards others. Washington admitted he had anger issues >and entered rehab, but apparently that wasn't enough to satisfy those who >felt he should have been fired from the show. The season finale is May 17th >and we will find if he is really leaving.
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Rapper Eve is due in court May 17th to answer drunk driving charges. Eve >was arrested last week after crashing her Gold Maserati on Hollywood >Boulevard. She totaled the front of the car. No one was hurt in the >accident.
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>The LaBelle reunion is on.
Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash are >recording in a New York studio. Their last project was in 1976. LaBelle is >best known for the classics Lady Marmalade, What Can I Do For You and Isn't >It A Shame.
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>Will
Michael Jackson agree to go on tour with Boy George? Back in the 80's, >the two pop stars ruled the music charts. Now, promoters are trying to get >them together for a Retro tour, but Boy George can't seem to stay out of >trouble. He was recently questioned about a kidnapping involving a male >prostitute.
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>On May 15th the complete second season of
Martin is coming out on DVD. The >DVD set features 27 episodes from that season.
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>It's also a Supreme DVD connection in May.
Diana Ross's Mahogany is coming >out on DVD on May 1st. The Supremes inspired movie Dreamgirls, with >Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy and Jamie Fox, is also coming out on >the same day.
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Tyler Perry's latest movie Daddy's Little Girls, with Gabrielle Union and >Idris Elba, is coming out on DVD, June 12th.
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