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“Controversy” singer Prince is indebted to a fragrance company for $4 million.  According to a lawsuit, the legendary performer failed to promote a fragrance company’s line of scents in 2006. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/39111

Broadcast journalist Gil Noble was a pioneer in TV broadcasting and a well-known reporter during the civil rights era. Gil Noble has produced the largest collection of programs and documentaries on the African-American experience. Some of his key interviews were with Malcolm X, Fannie Lou Hamer, Dr. Martin Luther King, President Nelson Mandela, Lena Horne, […]

According to the AP, Kobe bruised shin is really putting a damper on his playing days…He’s missed his last 5 games. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/39066

A filmmaker has filed suit against B.B. King for allegedly interfering with his autobiographical film, “B.B. King and I,” which chronicles his long relationship with the blues legend and his success in helping King get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, according to The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/39003

Singer Monica has just released her latest CD “New Life” and she wants her fans to have their chance at one, too. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/38973

Radar Online claimed earlier this week that Bobbi Kristina was in talks with a “major cable network” to star in her own reality series. Today, a representative in her camp says the report is “absolutely NOT true.” http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/39001

Here at the TJMS we always say ‘take a loved one to the doctor’ so with that in mind someone needs to take rapper Rick Ross to the doctor because this seizure is the 2nd go round for him….We hope he’s ok. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/38941

Tameka Raymond has been silent in recent weeks as the custody battle between she and her ex-husband, Usher, has intensified behind the scenes. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/38959

ABC’s long-running show “The Bachelor” will, for the first time in its history, present an African-American bachelor. If you’ve never watched the show, it chronicles a single man’s pursuit of love as he dates several women who are competing for his love and undying affection … for life. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/38926

Filmmaker Jamaa Fanaka was best known for his 1979 pivotal breakout film “Penitentiary.” He is also known as a leader of the L.A. Rebellion film movement from 1960-1980, when black filmmakers worked to produce films that were alternatives to the Hollywood classics. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/38855