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Kobe Bryant slam-dunked Spike Lee right before the taping of “Kobe: Doin’ Work” by demanding creative control over the documentary and forcing the director to drive to his house to beg for a meeting to save the project, after Lee had worked for months to get permission from Bryant, the Lakers team, coach Phil Jackson, the NBA and ESPN, for the day-in-the-life documentary.Source: Bossip Internet rumors have been circulating that Jennifer Hudson is pregnant. While her manager and publicist deny the rumors, two sources close to the Oscar and Grammy winner confirm exclusively to ESSENCE.com that she is indeed expecting. This would be the first child for Hudson. Source: Bossip Fans of Mo’Nique who fretted over her departure from radio may just be in luck. Word is that BET is offering a new late-night show to advertisers next week that will be hosted by the “Queen of Comedy” and called “Breakin’ Up With Mo’Nique,” according to the Los Angeles Times. Source: Bossip “Hell no,” is what the NYPD said when Fat Joe, cameras, and hordes of questionable characters and law abiding citizens alike flocked to peep the shoot for his new video, Hey Joe. Source: Bossip The day that being gangsta is seen as a negative aspect is a day we can all rejoice. According to Jay Z, that day is coming thanks to Obama being elected as the President. The hip-hop icon says that President Barack Obama’s election marks a decline of the “gangsta” image in the black and Latino communities. Source: Bossip

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Prince pulled off his scheduled three concerts in one night on Saturday, but it came with a number of sound problems that irritated the singer and a calling out of executives that he felt were responsible.T-Pain is said to have broken four teeth and suffered several cuts and abrasions on his face during a freak golf cart accident that took place on Friday. Hours after receiving a one year federal prison sentence for gun possession, rapper T.I. took the stage in Atlanta Friday night for a surprise appearance with his Grand Hustle artist B.o.B. RNC Chairman Michael Steele said he is "done" reaching out to President Obama, having apparently been rebuffed in his previous attempts to start a dialogue, reports Huffington Post. It appears that Saturday's final episode of CNN's "D.L. Hughley Breaks The News" included the legalization of marijuana controversy. The segment takes viewers on a tour of some of the stores in Cali where you can purchase the herb with a prescription, but something about it was a bit too uncomfortable for the news network. As expected, Chris Brown and Rihanna did not attend the Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday. Incarcerated NFL star Michael Vick is looking to make some quick cash by writing a book that would likely detail his road from poverty to becoming the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL.So who was the man in the "Tonight Show" audience that was handed Prince's guitar by the artist himself? Damon Dash said he was so caught up in making sure the people around him were succeeding that he took his eye off the ball regarding his own financial well-being.Queen Latifah has been cast in the upcoming film "Just Wright," a romantic comedy that had been set up six years ago at Disney, but was put into turnaround and picked up by Fox Searchlight, reports Variety. Ben Vereen is suing a toothpaste company claiming it used unauthorized footage of him to promote the product without his permission. Method Man is blaming his love of weed for the recent repossession of his 2008 Lincoln Navigator due to unpaid back taxes.The hip hop documentary "This is the Life" will make its TV premiere April 4 on Showtime.TV One's "Who's Got Jokes" returns for its 4th season, this time taking their search for the hottest comics to Sin City.

Today's Papers: A Comeback for Saddam's Baath Party?

The New York Times leads with word that "up to 35" officials, including four generals, from Iraq's Ministry of the Interior have been arrested and some have been accused of trying to reconstitute Saddam Hussein's Baath Party. There's talk that some of them were in the early stages of planning a coup, but details are scant. The Washington Post leads with Chrysler's announcement that it will suspend production at its 30 U.S. factories for one month, beginning Friday. The automaker was already planning to stop production for two weeks, but extended it in order to save cash at a time when it's struggling to survive and Washington has yet to award the company the billions of dollars in loans it said it needed to continue operating. "If I were a Chrysler worker, I'd be worried that the plant won't reopen," an industry analyst said. USA Today leads with an analysis of the federal government's first ratings of nursing homes that found non-profit homes generally provide better care. The new ratings system assigns homes one to five stars based on a complicated formula that takes into account several factors. Overall, 27 percent of for-profit homes were given one star, while 13 percent of non-profit homes received the same rating. Also, 19 percent of non-profit homes received five stars, compared to only 9 percent of for-profit homes. The Wall Street Journal leads with President-elect Barack Obama choice of a veteran regulator to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mary Schapiro, the chief executive of the National Association of Securities Dealers, will take over an agency that has been under heavy criticism lately for failing to prevent the financial crisis and not catching Bernard Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme. In addition, Obama will nominate Rep. Ray LaHood, an Illinois Republican, to head the Department of Transportation. The Los Angeles Times leads locally and goes high with a look at Teodoro Garcia Simental, one of Mexico's most feared crime bosses. Even though he's thought to be responsible for most of the gang-related violence that has been plaguing Mexico, most people have no idea what he looks like and many police officers and prosecutors don't even dare utter his name for fear of reprisal. To continue reading, click here.

BlackBerry Daily Blog Buzz 11.11.08

After months of courtship, HBO has closed a reported seven-figure deal for the U.S. rights to an untitled Barack Obama documentary produced by actor Edward Norton, according to the Hollywood Reporter.The Oprah Winfrey Show" scored its best ratings of the season on Wednesday, when the TV host was finally able to celebrate her support for Barack Obama and his historic election victory the night before.The 27-year-old man questioned in the killings of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew could be released from jail today following a 9 a.m. parole hearing if an administrative officer finds no reason to hold him.Comedian Katt Williams nearly missed his scheduled Carnegie Hall concert on Thursday after he was arrested on weapons charges just hours before show time.Chris Rock is putting his weight behind a re-imagining of the 2007 comedy "Death at a Funeral" from Screen Gems and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE) reports Variety.One nephew of R&B star R. Kelly is in intensive care and another is in custody after both were arrested as suspects in an armed-robbery attempt at a Chicago-area barber shop, reports MTV News.After years of searching for the right opportunity to work with Will Smith, director Steven Spielberg thinks he may have found the perfect project - an update of the 2003 Korean drama "Oldboy."Mariah Carey has revealed that she and her husband Nick Cannon did not engage in sexual activity until their wedding night.Four days before Roy Jones Jr. stepped into the ring to face Welsh fighter Joe Calzaghe Saturday night, he was in tears as Barack Obama's election night victory was being celebrated outside of his window and around the world.Dave Chappelle, one of the more memorable guests to ever appear on Bravo's "Inside the Actor's Studio," will take over the show for one day as host James Lipton's takes a turn in the hotseat.Avid Hillary Clinton supporter Maya Angelou says she has been inspired to write a poem in honor of president-elect Barack Obama, who will be the first African American to hold the nation's highest office when he is sworn in on Jan. 20.Funeral services have been announced for Jheryl Busby, the longtime music industry veteran and former President/CEO Motown Records who died Nov. 4 at the age of 59.BET Networks and Marvel Comics have recruited Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou to voice the lead character in their upcoming animated series "The Black Panther," reports Variety.If the nation has evolved enough to elect its first black president, surely it would accept an African American woman in the role of white superhero Wonder Woman. At least, that's what Beyonce is banking on.O.J. Simpson lost his bid for a new trial during a hearing Friday before the same judge who oversaw his recent conviction in the armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room. SOURCE:EURWEB.COM