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This Has To Be The Biggest Surprise Of My Life! Halle Berry is opening up to People magazine about her surprise second pregnancy. Berry, 46, is expecting a baby with fiancé Actor Olivier Martinez. She already has five- year old daughter Nahla with ex Gabriel Aubry. Berry is excited, and right now she appreciates the good news in her life. A hit movie with The Call and now a second child. Berry had a rough 2012 with her fiancé (Martinez) and her ex (Aubry) getting into a
violent confrontation outside of her home on Thanksgiving. Berry's baby is due in the fall.

Wesley Snipes is out of jail. After serving almost three years in prison for tax evasion, the actor is now serving time in a halfway house until July. After that, it’s off to the movies. Snipes will be joining Sylvester Stallone in the latest installment of The Expendables. The Expendables III will hit theatres next year.

Is Tyler Perry too busy for “Madea?” Filming is scheduled to start soon on the latest Madea Christmas movie but sources say another actor may be playing the “Madea” role. I hear Actor/Comedian Orlando Jones (Drumline, 7-UP commercials, MAD-TV) will be playing “Madea.” WHAT! Perry is very busy trying to launch two news shows on Oprah Winfrey's OWN cable channel. Perry's two new shows, The Have's And Have Not's and Love Thy Neighbor, debut in late May. Can another Actor play Madea? In other Tyler Perry news, he recently revealed to Steve Harvey his readiness to be a father. He says he is not ready for marriage, but at 43, he is ready to be a dad.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, April 17^th for the Jay-Z-  Budweiser Made In America Festival happening Labor Day weekend in Philly on the Ben Franklin Parkway.  It’s going to be a star-studded musical event with Beyonce, her sister Solange, Nine Inch Nails, Public Enemy, A$ap Rocky, Miguel, Macklemore and Ryan Leslie, 2 Chainz, Kendrick Lamar, The Cure, Alice In Chains, Calvin Harris and Wiz Khalifa, to name a few.

Chris Rock is coming to The Real Husbands Of Hollywood. Singer Robin Thicke's exit made the opening for Rock. When asked why he would want to join the hit BET show, Rock replied he is a fan of the show and it looks like fun. The show star and co-creator, Kevin Hart, said he is
happy to have Rock, his friend and mentor, join the show. Filming for the second season is happening later this year.

Actor Michael Clarke Duncan died last year, and his sister is coming after Duncan's reality star fiancee. Apprentice Star Omarosa was supposed to marry Duncan, but he died after suffering a heart attack. Judy Falzone, Duncan's sister, says Omarosa stole money and personal items from Duncan and cut off his family from getting anything. Apparently, Duncan used to take care of his sister financially. Now that he has died, that support has stopped.

Orlando Brown, Raven Symone's co-star in Disney's That's So Raven has been arrested for drunk driving. This can't be good for the 25-year old Brown, who has previous arrests for D.U.I. in 2011 and for possession of marijuana in 2007.

CBS Syndication may have stopped his show, but Judge Joe Brown says he is not going anywhere. Brown says he is working on new court show, a talk show and a daytime radio show.

Get ready for Memphis Soul Night at The White House, Tuesday, April 16^th on PBS. It’s a salute to that deep, southern soul music that brought us Al Green, Otis Redding, The Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, Ann Peebles and Isaac Hayes. This special salute to Memphis Soul will air as part of the In Performance at the White House series with Justin Timberlake, Queen Latifah and Stax Records Superstar Eddie Floyd.

Poor Cassie……. she will always be....... the forever Jumpoff. The longtime love of P Diddy is dealing with the rumors of her man secretly dating Sports Illustrated Model Kate Upton. Sources say Cassie just lets Diddy do his thing because he always comes back to her.

D'wayne Wiggins of Tony! Toni! Tone! is going through a divorce. After 12 years of marriage, his wife Michelle Lochin-Wiggins is citing irreconcilable differences with the 50-year old singer/songwriter. She is also seeking custody of their two teenage sons.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned! Pilar Sanders, the ex of Football Great Deion Sanders, is planning to write a book about their abusive marriage. Pilar lost custody of her three children, and Deion has moved on with Producer Tracey Edmonds. Edmonds is the ex-wife of Singer/Songwriter/Producer Babyface.

Get ready for season six of The Real Housewives Of Atlanta. All of the ladies will be returning for a new season including NeNe Leakes, breakout star Kenya Moore, Cynthia Bailey, Phaedra Parks, Kandi Burruss and Porsha Stewart.

Film critic Roger Ebert has died after a long battle with cancer at the age of 70. Ebert was a screenwriter and long-time Chicago Sun-Times film critic. He came to international prominence when he teamed with his rival Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune for PBS' Sneak Previews, which later became At The Movies. Siskel & Ebert gave birth to the famous Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down reviews. Siskel died in 1999, and the show continued with Richard Roeper. Ebert's earlier diagnosis of cancer eventually took his ability to speak, but he credited his wife of twenty years, Chazz, for seeing him through the crises. Both were featured together on Oprah, whom Ebert dated back in the day. Ebert was hailed as a champion for equality and social change by looking for those
qualities in the films he reviewed and in film-making generally.

She was known as the Queen of The Mickey Mouse Club. TV Icon Annette Funicello died this week from complications of MS. Funicello was discovered by Walt Disney, who became one of the biggest influences in her life and career. He cast her in TV's The Mickey Mouse Club in the mid 1950's. As a teen idol and with Dick Clark mentoring her, Funicello later went on to record a series of pop records in the late 50's and early 60's before teaming up with life long friend and Singer Frankie Avalon for a series of teenage beach movies. All the while preserving her good girl image. Funicello later became known for her charity work and as a TV pitchwoman for Skippy peanut butter. In 1992, she announced she had multiple sclerosis, which eventually took her abilities to speak and walk. Funicello was 70-years old.

Starting Friday, April 19^th, BET’s Centric Network is adding the Byron Allen sitcoms Mr. Box Office and The First Family to their network programming. Mr. Box Office stars Bill Bellamy & Vivica A. Fox, and The First Family stars Christopher B. Duncan, Kellita Smith, Jackee Harry and John Witherspoon.

How long is DL Hughley going to last on Dancing With Stars? The adjustment has been hard on the actor/comedian. He is not a good dancer. DL felt the judges werebullying him, but his fans are keeping him in the competition. Despite his lackluster dancing, DL has never been in the bottom three. He never realized being on this show would be so hard. How long can DL escape elimination?

Is Janet Jackson retiring from showbiz? Jackson, 46, is married to a Muslim billionaire
businessman (Wissam Al Mana). Jackson has converted to Islam, and is making plans to move to the Middle East. Is this a wise decision for Janet? A lot of people think so. Since, unlike Justin Timberlake, her career has never bounced back from the Superbowl scandal of 2004.

Jill Scott and her son Jett grace the cover of the May issue of Ebony magazine.

Singer Janelle Monae is on the cover of Essence magazine, and she's stunning on the cover.

Now that her TNT drama, Southland, is coming to an end, Regina King has just filmed a pilot for a new ABC show, Divorce: A Love Story. No word on an airdate.......yet. 

Sunny Anderson of The Food Network has a new cook book coming. Sunny Anderson: Easy Food For Real Life hits stores this August.

Smokey Robinson has signed with a new record label, Verve/Universal which is chaired by Musician/Producer David Foster, with plans to record a new duet album. Over the years, Smokey has written classics for Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye and The Temptaions, to name few. On his new CD Duets, Robinson will duet on classic songs he has written, performed or both. Smokey follows in the footsteps of fellow ex-Motowner Lionel Richie. Richie's duet CD of his classic songs gave him his first number one album in almost 30 years. Smokey's CD is due out this fall.

The award-winning film Django Unchained comes out on DVD April 16^th, The Quentin Tarantino movie stars Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington and Christoph Waltz, who won an Oscar for his role as the bounty hunter. Tarantino won an Oscar for his screenplay.

Speaking of Jamie Foxx movies, White House Down is Foxx's latest. Foxx is going to play the President Of The United States and his co-stars are Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx Show alum Garcelle Beauvais. White House Down opens in theatres June 28^th. Foxx has also been named the new spokesperson for the national campaign for Big Brothers And Big Sisters.

Speaking of Barbara Walters, she's being quiet about it, but she will be retiring next year in 2014 like Jay Leno? A big sendoff is being planned for May 2014. Walters, 83, heads up the popular daytime show The View. Over the past couple of years, she has battled health
issues, including a fall at the beginning of the year and a bout with the chicken pox. Walters has enjoyed a storied career, and her retirement would mark the end of an era.

In BET news, TD Jakes getting a talk show called Mind, Body & Soul. Jakes' show will deal with issues of health, wellness and finance. Mind, Body & Soul is set to debut this fall on BET.

Oscar Winner Denzel Washington is teaming up with Mark Wahlberg and Paula
Patton in the movie 2 Guns. The movie opens in theatres August 2^nd.

Poet Author Maya Angelou 85, has just released her seventh memoir. The book Mom & Me & Mom is out in stores now.

The new season of R&B Divas Atlanta kicks off May 1^st. Angie Stone and Xscape's LaTocha Scott will be joining Faith Evans and Keke Wyatt on the TV One reality show.

Get ready for the sequel to the Disney-Pixar hit Finding Nemo. Finding Dory will hit theatres in 2015.

The Rolling Stones are coming to Philly for their anniversary. The Stones are bringing their 50^th And Counting Tour to the city on June 18^th.

Wedding bells are in the air for Tina Turner. Turner, 73, is marrying her partner of 27 years Erwin Bach. Turner is older than the 57-year old Bach. The couple now reside in Switzerland.

It’s going to be a boy for Singer Tamar Braxton and her husband Vince Herbert. The power couple are expecting their first child later this year.

Gospel Superstar Fred Hammond has formed  a new group United Tenors. It’s Hammond, Eric Roberson, Dave Hollister and Brian Courtney Wilson. Hammond says it’s the perfect combination of R&B and gospel.

At the movies this week, it's the movie 42, the life story of Jackie Robinson starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford. First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a screening of 42 at the White House where she and President Obama hosted and welcomed Rachel Robinson, the 90-year old widow of the baseball legend. Mrs. Obama is also on the cover of Vogue magazine. The First Lady turns 50 next January, and she is already gearing up for a star-studded bash featuring Beyonce and Adele.

Queen Latifah's new talk debuts September 16^th on CBS. The show is being produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, and will feature stand up comedy, music and interviews.

Oscar winners Octavia Spencer and Jennifer Hudson are joining forces for the movie Call Me Crazy. The movie is about mental illness and will air Saturday, April 20^th on the Lifetime channel. Meanwhile, Jennifer is causing quite a buzz. She has been doing promotional events but not wearing her engagement ring. Are marriage plans still in the works for Hudson and David
Otunga? They have been engaged forever, but no wedding date has been set.

Oprah Winfrey and Steve Harvey? Yes! Oprah is going to be a guest of Harvey's top-rated daytime talk show. Oprah will sit down with Harvey on April 26^th.The Steve Harvey talk show airs locally at 2pm on NBC-10.  It's now called The Neighborhood Awards and tickets are now on sale. The Neighborhood Awards are happening August 8^th -11^th in Las Vegas.

Taye Diggs is coming back to TV. Diggs was recently in the ABC drama Private Practice. Now, he just filmed a pilot for the TNT network called Murder In The First, where he will play a homicide detective. Later this year, Diggs will be starring in the Best Man sequel which is slated to hit theatres in November. Best Man Director Malcolm Lee will be back as well, but first his directing work on Scary Movie V will be in theaters April 12^th.

Olympic Darling Gabby Douglas has written another book called Raising The Bar. In the book, she talks about her life after the Olympics. Douglas covers: her daily life with family and friends as an everyday teen with a not so everyday life. It also details her life after the London Olympics. The book is a followup to her previous bestseller Grace, Gold & Glory: My Leap Of Faith. Last summer, Douglas stole the hearts of the international Olympic audience at the London games.

Motown Founder Berry Gordy will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in June. Before he founded Motown Records, Gordy was quite a prominent songwriter for artists such as Jackie Wilson (To Be Loved, Reet Petite, To Be Loved and Lonely Teardrops) and Etta James (All I
Could Do Was Cry). The legendary music mogul is getting the Pioneer's Award. This is hot on the heels of the The Motown Musical, which debuts on Broadway April 14^th.

Check out Grammy Award winning Singer Miguel. He will be appearing as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live this week with Actor Vince Vaughn hosting.

How hot is Actor Craig Robinson? Well, there is life after the sitcom The Office. The show ends this year, but Robinson is filming a pilot for a new NBC show where he will play a musician who takes a job as a middle school teacher. Actor Larenz Tate (Why Do Fools Fall In Love; Love Jones) will co-star. Robinson also has a new Tyler Perry produced-movie coming out May called Peeples. It hits theaters May 10^th, and also stars Kerry Washington, Diahann Carroll, David Alan Grier
(In Living Color), Craig Robinson (The Office), S. Epatha Merkerson (Law & Order), Melvin Van Peebles and Tyler James Williams (Everybody Hates Chris, Go On). Tina Gordon Chism wrote and directed while Perry is producer.

Ahmir Questlove Thompson, the drummer for The Roots, has a memoir coming out June 18^th called Mo' Meta Blues: The World According To Questlove.

Iyanla Van Zandt is back the second season of her hit show Iyanla: Fix My Life kicks off April 13^th on OWN. In the new season, she squares off with Rapper DMX and Sheree Whitfield, formerly of The Real Housewives Of Atlanta. Following Fix My Life, it's LaToya Jackson' new reality show Life With LaToya on OWN.

Beyonce is launching The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. She'll be in Philly July 25^th at the Wells Fargo Center and at The Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on July 26^th.

In more Beyonce news, she has just confirmed her return to 2013 Essence Festival July 4^th  -7^th. She'll take her Mrs. Carter show to New Orleans and the Essence main stage. LL Cool J, Trey Songz, Jill Scott, Keyshia Cole, New Edition, Brandy, Mint Condition, Tamia, “Uncle Charlie” Wilson, Solange Knowles and Maxwell are also on the bill.

The BET Awards has now turned into the BET Experience. The show airs June 30^th on BET with special guests Beyonce, New Edition, R Kelly, Miguel, The Jacksons, Snoop Dog and many more.

We are going to get more of Wendy Williams. Her popular talk show will be extended into the Summer with fresh episodes in June and July and she has a new advice book Ask Wendy which is coming out May 7^th.

The R&B Music Hall Of Fame will launch new inductees May 5^th, 2013. New Inductees include Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, The Supremes, The Miracles and Ray Charles.

Upcoming Events:

Come See About Me: The Mary Wilson-Supremes Collection kicks off in January at the African American Museum. The collection will be on display now until June 30th, and it features over 30 of the Supremes' most glamorous gowns. The African American Museum is located at 7^th and
Arch Streets. For more information go to AAMPMUSEUM.ORG or call 215-574-0380.

WHAT’S THE UNDERGROUND BUZZ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jay-Z and Beyonce get plenty of shade thrown at them, but now an Actress has joined their critics. Does she really want you to know about the super couple spend their money............ or how her career is going?

Check out who’s coming to town:

This Sunday, April 14^th -Alicia Keys & Miguel in concert at Revel in Atlantic City.

Saturday, April 20^th – Smokey Robinson in concert at Caesar's in Atlantic City.

Wednesday, April 24^th - Boney James in concert at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside.

Friday, April 26^th - Tower Of Power & The Average White Band at the Keswick Theatre.

Thursday, May 2^nd – Mike Tyson's one man show Undisputed Truth Directed by Spike Lee at The Academy Of Music, Broad and Locust Streets. For more information
215-893-1999.

Friday, May 3^rd- Avant, Carl Thomas and Case at The House Of Blues in Atlantic City.

Friday, May 10^th - Chris Tucker comedy show at the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby.

Friday, May 10^th- The Temptations & The Four Tops in concert at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside.

Saturday, May 11^th- Charlie Wilson, El DeBarge, Freddie Jackson and Jaheim at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

Saturday, May 11^th- The Mother's Day Comedy Jam with Sheryl Underwood, Eddie Griffin, Earthquake and Tony Rock at The Liacouras Center, Broad and Montgomery.

Sunday, May 12^th- The Whispers in concert at Caesar's in Atlantic City.

Saturday, May 18^th- Brian McKnight in concert at Harrah's in Atlantic City.

Friday, June 28^th- Bob James and David Sanborn in concert at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside. For information call 1-800-745-3000.

Saturday, June 1^st- The 6^th Annual Roots Picnic with Naughty By Nature, Solange and Robert Glasper, just to name a few, at Penns Landing.

Friday, June 7^th- Anthony Hamilton in concert at The House Of Blues in Atlantic City.

Sunday, June 9^th- Babyface at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside.

June 13^th- Tamia at the TLA, 3^rd and South.

Saturday, June 15^th- New Kids On The Block, 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men in concert at the Wells Fargo Center.

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Michael Jackson's family is suing his concert promoter. Katherine Jackson brought a wrongful death lawsuit against AEG Live for negligent hiring of Dr. Conrad Murray, who is currently serving 4 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson. Published reports say the suit is for $40 billion stating that's how much money The King Of Pop would have made had he lived. The suit is because AEG hired Murray and the trial is to established how much
responsibility AEG must take for Jackson's death. Jackson's two eldest children, Paris and Prince Michael, are expected to testify. The trial began this week and may last months.

It’s official! Singer Robin Thicke won’t be returning to the BET show The Real Husbands Of Hollywood. Thicke didn’t like the way he was being portrayed on the show, and he was constantly getting into arguments with the show's star and producer, Kevin Hart. Thickequickly became a fan favorite on the show, but he feels he needs to concentrate on his singing career.

More problems for former Sesame Street Puppeteer Kevin Clash of “Elmo” fame. Clash left his roles as producer and voice of the “Elmo” character after accusers came forward with claims of underage sex against Clash. Well, a new accuser, the fifth, has now come forward
claiming he had sex with Clash when he was a teenager. The sex scandals with minors helped to torpedo Clash's career. The Sesame Street producers have been searching for a permanent voice for “Elmo,” but in the meantime, the popular character has been voiced by temporary replacements.

Speaking of Sesame Street, for years Roscoe Orman played the loveable dad and
neighbor “Gordon Robinson” on that children's classic. Well, Orman's ex is now talking about their relationship, and it appears he was anything but loveable. Sharon Orman never married Roscoe, even though she took his name. They were together 40 years and had four
kids. Well, Roscoe left Sharon for another, younger woman (Kimberley Lamarque) and married her. Now Sharon has no money and no place to live. She says she put up with a lot from Roscoe because she loved him. Sharon says he often cheated and even had a child with another
woman (Deborah Hill), who won a child support case against Roscoe. Can all this really be “Gordon?” This sounds more like the pimp Roscoe played in the 1974 movie Willie Dynamite. Roscoe got the Sesame Street role of “Gordon” in 1974, and held it the longest after three other actors, including Holly Robinson-Peete's real life dad the late Matt Robinson.

Changes are coming to American Idol. Low ratings have plagued the show this season, but don't look for new changes to include Nicki Minaj. Minaj has been a lightening rod for the show. She is raw and brutal in her comments and has a take no prisoners attitude. Despite her diva antics of being late and  large entourages, she has been a breathe of fresh air to the show. It appears she only likes Country Superstar Keith Urban as she often turns her back to Randy Jackson and Mariah Carey, dismissing them. Producers say she can come back and continue
to be a judge if she wants. Carey on the other hand turned into a $18 million bore. Despite her great singing career, she has brought nothing to the show. Will Minaj return as judge? Looks like the ball's in her court.

It's official. Jay Leno will step down from NBC's Tonight Show......again! This time Jimmy Fallon, the current host of Late Night will take over Tonight in the spring of 2014. When Fallon takes over, Tonight will also move back to New York and be produced by Saturday Night Live
Creator Lorne Michaels. Johnny Carson moved the show to Burbank, California in 1972 and the show's been there ever since. Both men have been joking about the switch off on their shows, but Leno, 62, issued a statement wishing Fallon, 38,  well with the hope he can host the show until he becomes the old guy. NBC tried replacing Leno in 2009 with Conan O'Brien. When O'Brien's ratings sank, NBC brought Leno back in a matter of months and let O'Brien leave for TBS. Leno
took a beating for this from the press and his critics. This time Leno, Fallon and NBC are hoping to avoid all that drama this go round. 

Will the Today Show's Hoda Kotb leave NBC for her own daytime talker? Could be her negotiations are the sticking point, but really Kotb's not being looked at for hard news, which is where she started. Plus, with Kathie Lee looking to get back to her family in L.A., could the
timing might be right for Kotb to jump?

More internal fighting with the 90’s super girl group EnVogue, and this time it’s over the use of the group name. A judge has ruled that original group members Cindy Herron-Braggs and Terry Ellis can use the name EnVogue when they go on tour, but Maxine Jones and Dawn Robinson , also original group members, cannot use the name when they go on tour. The ladies have been battling for years since they parted ways over  money and group direction. Don’t look for an EnVogue reunion anytime soon with all four ladies.

Kerry Washington and her Scandal Co-star Tony Goldwyn are on the cover of
Entertainment Weekly.

Jill Scott and her son Jett grace the cover of the May issue of Ebony magazine.

Singer Janelle Monae is on the cover of Essence magazine. She is stunning on the cover.

Now that her TNT drama, Southland, is coming to an end, Regina King has just filmed a pilot for a new ABC show, Divorce: A Love Story. No word on an airdate.......yet. 

Halle Berry had to break up a fight between her boyfriend Olivier Martinez and photographers at the L.A. International Airport. Martinez is tired of being hounded by photographers while he is out with Berry. Martinez has quite a temper. Last Thanksgiving, he beat up Halle's baby daddy. The fight left Model Gabriel Aubry with a black eye, broken ribs and a police investigation. No charges filed in that case.

Sunny Anderson of The Food Network has a new cook book coming. Sunny Anderson: Easy Food For Real Life hits stores this August.

Smokey Robinson has signed with a new record label, Verve/Universal which is chaired by Musician/Producer David Foster, with plans to record a new duet album. Over the years, Smokey has written classics for Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye and The Temptaions, to name few. On his new CD Duets, Robinson will duet on classic songs he has written, performed or both. Smokey follows in the footsteps of fellow ex-Motowner Lionel Richie. Richie's duet album gave him a number one album after nearly 30 years. Smokey's CD is due out this fall.

In addition to his TV Land show The Soul Man and his new hosting duties on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Cedric The Entertainer will be lending his voice to the animated movie Planes. The movie comes out Aug 9^th.

The award winning film Django Unchained comes out on DVD April 16^th, The Quentin Tarantino movie stars Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington and Christoph Waltz, who won an Oscar for his role as the bounty hunter. Tarantino won an Oscar for his screenplay.

Speaking of Jamie Foxx movies, White House Down is Foxx's latest. Foxx is going to play the President Of The United States and his co-stars are Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx Show alum Garcelle Beauvais. White House Down opens in theatres June 28^th. Foxx has also been named the new spokesperson for the national campaign for Big Brothers And Big Sisters.

Oscar Winner Forest Whitaker will be directing a movie about Comic Legend Richard Pryor. The movie has been 20 years in the making. Whitaker is doing the movie in collaboration with Pryor's widow, Jennifer Pryor. The comedian had an unbelievable life. He grew up in a brothel,
struggled on the comedy circuit, became an Emmy-winning writer (Sanford and Son, Blazing Saddles) became comedy's biggest name and became a star of TV and film. Pryor admitted to Barbara Walters that he nearly died when he ignited himself free basing cocaine. Pryor died of a heart attack in 2005.

Speaking of Barbara Walters, she's being quiet about it, but she will be retiring next year in 2014 like Jay Leno? A big sendoff is being planned for May 2014. Walters, 83, heads up the popular daytime show The View. Over the past couple of years, she has battled health issues, including a fall at the beginning of the year and a bout with the chicken pox. Walters has enjoyed a storied career, and her retirement would mark the end of an era.

Singer India.Arie is facing criticism over her latest CD cover. She appears light skin in the photos. Has Arie, known for her song Brown Skin, bleached her skin? She says no, and it was the lighting from the photo shoot. Hmmmmmmm! Arie is currently promoting this latest album
titled Cocoa Brown.

The BET show The Game kicked off its sixth season to millions of viewers, but viewership is down from last year.

In more BET news, TD Jakes getting a talk show called Mind, Body & Soul. Jakes' show will deal with issues of health, wellness and finance. Mind, Body & Soul is set to debut this fall on BET.

As Tyler Perry goes after a younger audience with his new movie, he did well at the box office. His latest movie, Temptation: Confessions Of A Marriage Counselor staring Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Vanessa Williams, Brandy, Kim Kardashian and Lance Gross, took in over $22 million in its debut weekend.

In the 70’s and 80’s, Vanessa Del Rio was a top porn star. Rio, 60, starred in over a 100 movies. Now a movie is being made about her life as arguably the world's most recognizable name in adult entertainment.

Oscar Winner Denzel Washington is teaming up with Mark Wahlberg and Paula
Patton in the movie 2 Guns. The movie opens in theatres August 2^nd.

After 15 years, Byron Pitts is leaving CBS News for ABC. Pitts is best known for his work on 60 Minutes. He will now work as a news anchor and as a chief national correspondent for ABC News. Pitts also noted the lack of diversity at CBS News helped spur his decision to leave.

Poet Author Maya Angelou 85, has just released her seventh memoir. The book Mom & Me & Mom is out in stores now.

The new season of R&B Divas Atlanta kicks off May 1^st. Angie Stone and Xscape's LaTocha Scott will be joining Faith Evans and Keke Wyatt on the TV One reality show.

Rapper Chubb Rock (Treat 'Em Right) is behind in his child support to his daughter. Rock, 44, owes $200,000 in back child support.

Comedians Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James and David Spade are reteaming
for the movie Grownups 2. The movie comes out July 12^th.

The Philadelphia Daily News is returning with their Saturday edition starting this Saturday, April 6^th.

Magic Johnson's son Earvin Johnson, III has come out the closet. The 20-year old son of the basketball great and his wife Cookie was filmed on a date with his boyfriend and the video went viral. “EJ” used to date Director Robert Townsend's daughter Skye. Those days are
long gone now because EJ wants to live his life his way. Magic and Cookie Johnson say they stand by and support their son.

Phaedra Parks of the Real Housewives of Atlanta has been quiet since stories of her husband cheating with a jump off came out. A 20-year old woman has produced a receipt of her hotel stay with Parks' husband Apollo. She says Apollo claimed he was unhappy in his marriage to Phaedra. I’m sure this scandal will find its way onto the show.

Get ready for the sequel to the Disney-Pixar hit Finding Nemo. Finding Dory will hit theatres in 2015.

The Rolling Stones are coming to Philly for their anniversary. The Stones are bringing their 50^th And Counting Tour to the city on June 18^th.

Wedding bells are in the air for Tina Turner. Turner, 73, is marrying her partner of 27 years Erwin Bach. Turner is older than the 57-year old Bach. The couple now reside in Switzerland.

Congrats to Singer Monica. She and her husband Shannon Brown of the Phoenix Suns are expecting their first child together. Monica has two sons, and Shannon has a son from previous relationships.

The much hyped Jodeci reunion is getting off to a rocky start. The group was recently booed off the stage in London. Back in the 90’s, Jodeci ruled the charts with their songs Forever My Lady, Love U 4 Life and Come And Talk To Me. At the London show, not only were they late for their performance, but they were singing off key. K-Ci, JoJo and Mr. Dalvin were a hot mess. Group founder DeVante Swing was not there.

It’s going to be a boy for Singer Tamar Braxton and her husband Vince Herbert. The power couple are expecting their first child later this year.

Gospel Superstar Fred Hammond has formed  a new group United Tenors. It’s Hammond, Eric Roberson, Dave Hollister and Brian Courtney Wilson. Hammond says it’s the perfect combination of R&B and gospel.

On April 12^th, it’s the movie 42, the life story of Jackie Robinson starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford. First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a screening of 42 at the White House where she and President Obama hosted and welcomed Rachel Robinson, the 90-year old widow of the baseball legend. Mrs. Obama is also on the cover of Vogue magazine. The First Lady turns 50 next January, and she is already gearing up for a star-studded bash featuring Beyonce and Adele.

Queen Latifah's new talk debuts September 16^th on CBS. The show is being produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, and will feature stand up comedy, music and interviews.

Oscar winners Octavia Spencer and Jennifer Hudson are joining forces for the movie Call Me Crazy. The movie is about mental illness and will air Saturday, April 20^th on the Lifetime channel. Meanwhile, Jennifer is causing quite a buzz. She has been doing promotional events but not wearing her engagement ring. Are marriage plans still in the works for Hudson and David
Otunga? They have been engaged forever, but no wedding date has been set.

Season number 3 of T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle kicks off April 8^th at 10pm on VH1.

Oprah Winfrey and Steve Harvey? Yes! Oprah is going to be a guest of Harvey's top-rated daytime talk show. Oprah will sit down with Harvey on April 26^th, but first Steve welcomes Tyler Perry on Friday, April 5^th. The Steve Harvey talk show airs locally at 2pm on NBC-10. Meanwhile, Steve Harvey will be hosting BET’s Celebration Of Gospel. Anita Baker, Tamar Braxton, Tye Tribbett and Donnie McClurkin are some of the scheduled performers. The show airs Sunday, April
7^th on BET. And, in more Steve news, his Hoodie Awards now has a new name. It's now called The Neighborhood Awards and tickets are now on sale. The Neighborhood Awards are happening August 8^th -11^th in Las Vegas.

Taye Diggs is coming back to TV. Diggs was recently in the ABC drama Private Practice. Now, he just filmed a pilot for the TNT network called Murder In The First, where he will play a homicide detective. Later this year, Diggs will be starring in the Best Man sequel which is slated to hit theatres in November. Best Man Director Malcolm Lee will be back as well, but first his directing work on Scary Movie V will be in theaters April 12^th.

Olympic Darling Gabby Douglas has written another book called Raising The Bar. In the book, she talks about her life after the Olympics. Douglas covers: her daily life with family and friends as an everyday teen with a not so everyday life. It also details her life after the London Olympics. The book is a followup to her previous bestseller Grace, Gold & Glory: My Leap Of Faith. Last summer, Douglas stole the hearts of the international Olympic audience at the London games.

Motown Founder Berry Gordy will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in June. Before he founded Motown Records, Gordy was quite a prominent songwriter for artists such as Jackie Wilson (To Be Loved, Reet Petite, To Be Loved and Lonely Teardrops) and Etta James (All I
Could Do Was Cry). The legendary music mogul is getting the Pioneer's Award. This is hot on the heels of the The Motown Musical, which debuts on Broadway April 14^th.

Check out Grammy Award winning Singer Miguel. He will be appearing as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on April 13^th with Actor Vince Vaughn hosting.

How hot is Actor Craig Robinson? Well, there is life after the sitcom The Office. The show ends this year, but Robinson is filming a pilot for a new NBC show where he will play a musician who takes a job as a middle school teacher. Actor Larenz Tate (Why Do Fools Fall In Love; Love Jones) will co-star. Robinson also has a new Tyler Perry produced-movie coming out May called Peeples. It hits theaters May 10^th, and also stars Kerry Washington, Diahann Carroll, David Alan Grier
(In Living Color), Craig Robinson (The Office), S. Epatha Merkerson (Law & Order), Melvin Van Peebles and Tyler James Williams (Everybody Hates Chris, Go On). Tina Gordon Chism wrote and directed while Perry is producer.

Ahmir Questlove Thompson, the drummer for The Roots, has a memoir coming out June 18^th called Mo' Meta Blues: The World According To Questlove.

Iyanla Van Zandt is back the second season of her hit show Iyanla: Fix My
Life kicks off April 13^th on OWN. In the new season, she squares off with Rapper DMX and Sheree Whitfield, formerly of The Real Housewives Of Atlanta.

Beyonce is launching The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. She'll be in Philly July 25^th
at the Wells Fargo Center and at The Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on July 26^th.

In more Beyonce news, she has just confirmed her return to 2013 Essence
Festival July 4^th -7^th. She'll take her Mrs. Carter show to New Orleans and the Essence main
stage. LL Cool J, Trey Songz, Jill Scott, Keyshia Cole, New Edition, Brandy, Mint Condition, Tamia, “Uncle Charlie” Wilson, Solange Knowles and Maxwell are also on the bill.

The BET Awards has now turned into the BET Experience. The show airs June 30^th
on BET with special guests Beyonce, New Edition, R Kelly, Miguel, The Jacksons, Snoop Dog and many more.

We are going to get more of Wendy Williams. Her popular talk show will be extended into the Summer with fresh episodes in June and July and she has a new advice book Ask Wendy which is coming out May 7^th.

The R&B Music Hall Of Fame will launch new inductees May 5^th, 2013. New Inductees include Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, The Supremes, The Miracles and Ray Charles.

Upcoming Events:

Come See About Me: The Mary Wilson-Supremes Collection kicks off in January at the African American Museum. The collection will be on display now until June 30th, and it features over 30 of the Supremes' most glamorous gowns. The African American Museum is located at 7^th and
Arch Streets. For more information go to AAMPMUSEUM.ORG or call 215-574-0380.

WHAT’S THE UNDERGROUND BUZZ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is this Reality Star going to have the rug pulled out from under her. Her “haters” are ready to put out the list of all her romantic conquests!

Check out who’s coming to town:

This Friday,  April 5^th- Mike Epps,  & Doug E. Fresh- comedy-hip hop show at the Liacouras Center, Broad & Montgomery.

This Saturday, April 6^th- Breakwater & Rheel Men in concert at Major Events Banquet Hall, 5075 Lancaster Avenue, for more info 215-776-2853.

This Sunday, April 7^th - Keyshia Cole & Chrisette Michele on The Woman To Woman Tour at the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby.

April 14^th -Alicia Keys & Miguel in concert at Revel in Atlantic City.

Saturday, April 20^th – Smokey Robinson in concert at Caesar's in Atlantic City.

Wednesday, April 24^th - Boney James in concert at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside.

Friday, April 26^th- Tower Of Power & The Average White Band at the Keswick Theatre.

Thursday, May 2^nd – Mike Tyson's one man show Undisputed Truth Directed by Spike Lee at The Academy Of Music, Broad and Locust Streets. For more information 215-893-1999.

Friday, May 3^rd- Avant, Carl Thomas and Case at The House Of Blues in Atlantic City.

Friday, May 10^th- Chris Tucker comedy show at the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby.

Friday, May 10^th- The Temptations & The Four Tops in concert at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside.

Saturday, May 11^th- Charlie Wilson, El DeBarge, Freddie Jackson and Jaheim at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

Saturday, May 11^th- The Mother's Day Comedy Jam with Sheryl Underwood, Eddie Griffin, Earthquake and Tony Rock at The Liacouras Center, Broad and
Montgomery.

Sunday, May 12^th- The Whispers in concert at Caesar's in Atlantic City.

Saturday, May 18^th- Brian McKnight in concert at Harrah's in Atlantic City.

Friday, June 28^th- Bob James and David Sanborn in concert at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside. For information call 1-800-745-3000.

Saturday, June 1^st- The 6^th Annual Roots Picnic with Naughty By Nature, Solange and Robert Glasper, to name a few, at Penns Landing.

Friday, June 7^th- Anthony Hamilton in concert at The House Of Blues in Atlantic City.

Sunday, June 9^th- Babyface at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside.

Saturday, June 15^th- New Kids On The Block, 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men in concert at the Wells Fargo Center.

If you would like more info please email me at pattyj1053@aol.com
Pattyjackson@clearchannel.com or check me out with my Midday reports at 10:35am, 12:35pm and 2:35pm during the day.