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Stephan Bobb's Blog – March 2010 Archive (12)

PRECIOUS'S DVD DEBUTS AT #1

PRECIOUS'S DVD DEBUTS AT #1

*On the heels of its two Oscar wins, Lionsgate’s “Precious” debuted at No. 1 this week on the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert sales chart, and at No. 3 on the rental chart.

The film about an illiterate Harlem teen who turns her life around earned Academy Awards for best screenplay (Geoffrey Fletcher) and best supporting actress (Mo’Nique).

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s “The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day,” meanwhile, debuted at… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on March 18, 2010 at 10:49am — No Comments

BET Wins ‘The Game’; Inks Deal for New Episodes

BET Wins ‘The Game’; Inks Deal for New Episodes

*It’s now official – BET has signed a deal with Paramount to produce a new season of The CW’s canceled sitcom “The Game.”

Starring Tia Mowry, Brittany Daniel, and Wendy Raquel Robinson as, respectively, the girlfriend, wife, and mother of three professional football players in San Diego, the spinoff of “Girlfriends” ran for three seasons until the network severed ties in 2009.

BET picked up the series for syndication and… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on March 18, 2010 at 12:39am — No Comments

NY Jets Pick Up Baby Daddy Drama

NY Jets Pick Up Baby Daddy Drama

Antonio Cromartie, Video model Terricka Cason and her daughter Jordan,4

*The NY Jets is now in the business of handing out child support bonuses to bring in new players. Their newest cornerback, Antonio Cromartie, signed with the team recently and received a $500,000 advance just to get the baby mamas off his ass.

Cromartie comes to the team a fast, strong, young 25-year old fresh out of Tallahassee, Fl., with seven children on… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on March 18, 2010 at 12:36am — No Comments

NJ Wal-Mart Tells ‘All Black People to Leave’; Probe Launched

NJ Wal-Mart Tells ‘All Black People to Leave’; Probe Launched

*Officials at a southern New Jersey Wal-Mart store are reviewing security tapes to try to track down the person who used the public-address system to tell “all black people” to leave.

Shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday at the Washington Township store, a male voice calmly announced: “Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now.”

Witnesses say customers and store employees looked stunned,… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on March 18, 2010 at 12:33am — No Comments

Jamie Foxx and Stacey Dash: Lovers or Publicity Stunt?

Jamie Foxx and Stacey Dash: Lovers or Publicity Stunt?

*Gossip rags are buzzing over what could be a budding romance between Jamie Foxx and actress “Clueless” actress Stacey Dash, who arrived arm-in-arm for the Oscars red carpet Sunday night, or a publicity stunt to revive Dash’s stagnant acting career.

“First, Stacey just decided to split from her third husband, Emmanuel Xuereb, and spoke about it on – wait for it – Foxx’s radio show, “The Foxxhole,” on Sirius XM on… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on March 18, 2010 at 12:30am — No Comments

Jamie Foxx, Ludacris Team with CDC for HIV Awareness

Jamie Foxx, Ludacris Team with CDC for HIV Awareness

*Jamie Foxx and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges are joining other celebrities and African-American leaders to promote “i know,” a social media effort launched last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The celebrities, along with participating African-American organizations, will use their own Facebook pages and Twitter feeds to increase participation and expand the conversation’s reach.

“The ‘i… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on March 18, 2010 at 12:27am — No Comments

A settlement has been reached in the ongoing divorce of Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O’Neal and his estranged wife Shaunie.

*A settlement has been reached in the ongoing divorce of Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O’Neal and his estranged wife Shaunie.

According to TMZ.com, Shaunie’s lawyer, Sorrell Trope, says the two have agreed on all terms of the divorce, including property, custody and support.

Under the terms, Florida courts will have jurisdiction to officially divorce the couple. In addition, a Florida judge will handle any issues that may arise involving property division and… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on March 12, 2010 at 11:43am — No Comments

Glynn Turman, Loretta Devine and Art Evans are to take part in a staged reading of the award-winning play “The Dreamers”

Glynn Turman, Loretta Devine and Art Evans are to take part in a staged reading of the award-winning play “The Dreamers” this weekend in Los Angeles.

The production, directed by Bill Duke, follows a poor African-American family in the south and begins the day that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated.

“It is April 4, 1968. In the wake of Dr. King’s horrible assassination, the shameful ghosts of the past return to haunt a poor southern family, reopening the festering… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on March 12, 2010 at 11:37am — No Comments

Ludacris and his Fox News nemesis Bill O’Reilly has ended feud!!!

It appears as if the longstanding feud between rapper Ludacris and his Fox News nemesis Bill O’Reilly has ended.

In 2002, O’Reilly helped to get Ludacris dumped as a Pepsi spokesman after calling on his viewers to boycott the soft drink. But Luda reportedly stepped to the conservative commentator at a recent event when he noticed O’Reilly’s name on the guest list.

“The first thing I said to him was, ‘I want to meet the guy who has had so much to say about me, but knows… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on March 12, 2010 at 11:32am — No Comments

Snoop Dogg Wins Latest Battle in UK Ban

Snoop Dogg Wins Latest Battle in UK Ban

*Snoop Dogg is inching closer to gaining entry into the UK in his long-running battle with British border authorities.

The rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, was originally banned from the country in 2007, forcing him and fellow rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs to cancel the British dates of their European tour.

The ban was triggered by Snoop Dogg’s arrest at Heathrow airport in 2006 following a scuffle involving members… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on March 5, 2010 at 3:32pm — No Comments

Allen Iverson’s Wife Files for Divorce

Allen Iverson’s Wife Files for Divorce

Turns out Allen Iverson was handed two big breakups this week – one from, his NBA team, the other from his wife.

According to reports, Tawanna Iverson filed papers Tuesday in Atlanta’s Fulton County Superior Court saying their 8½-year marriage is “irretrievably broken.” On the same day, the Philadelphia 76ers announced he would not return for the rest of the season.

After returning to the 76ers as a free agent in December,… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on March 5, 2010 at 3:26pm — No Comments

Jay-Z Visits President Obama at the White House

Jay-Z Visits President Obama at the White House

*During his tour stop in Washington D.C. last night, Jay-Z, his wife Beyonce and mother-in-law Tina Knowles squeezed in a visit to the President of the United States.

“I just came from the White House,” Jigga told the audience during the last minutes of his Blueprint 3 concert at the Verizon Center, which is just a hop skip and a jump from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Officials confirmed to the Washington Post that… Continue

Added by Stephan Bobb on March 5, 2010 at 3:20pm — No Comments