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Patty Jackson's 411 for the week of May 14th

Is Whitney Houston getting high again? According to her mentor Clive Davis: NO! Whitney was spotted at a birthday celebration for Stevie Wonder, and there were reports claiming she was red-eyed and out of it. Davis says Whitney is committed to her sobriety. She did take some unflattering photos, but she is not doing drugs. Whitney is preparing to release a new album, and she is also headed back to court to deal with ex-husband Bobby Brown. Bobby has had a change of heart, and he now realizes he wants and needs some alimony money from his ex-wife. At first Bobby said he didn’t want anything, but he realized he wasn’t in the right frame when he went through with the divorce proceedings. Bobby is being managed by his new girlfriend Alicia Etheridge, and she wants to make sure that Bobby is getting his due.

Wedding bells are in the air for Aretha Franklin. The Queen of Soul has lost some weight (Jenny Craig), and she’s gained a new beau. ‘Re Re is in love, and she wants to look great on her big day. Husband number 4 is Willie Wilkerson. He’s a nice looking, very tall, older gentlemen. Franklin was recently honored with a Doctorate degree in music from the University of Pennsylvania.

Mothers’ Day was a lonely one for Jonetta Patton. Patton is Usher’s mom, and he recently fired her as his manager. Usher’s mom doesn’t get along with his fiancйe Tameka Foster. Foster is running Usher’s life right now. She turned her back on her three kids and husband to take up with Usher. Usher has abandoned his family and longtime assistants to be with Foster. Foster has been in Usher’s life for a while. She was the reason he broke up with his longtime love Singer Chilli from TLC. Is Usher whupped? Has Foster turned him out? Will Usher ever make amends with his mother, or will he let his older woman/mother figure continue to run his life?

Jaden Smith, the son of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, has found another acting role after his smash The Pursuit of Happyness. Jaden will be starring in the movie Newton’s Law about a young inventor who gets trapped in a science center while on a field trip.

Get ready for Janet Jackson mania. She is about to sign to her boyfriend Jermaine Dupri’s record label at Island/Def Jam, and the first release will be on the soundtrack of the Rush Hour III movie. Janet will also be starring in the new Tyler Perry movie Why Did I Get Married. Jill Scott also stars. Janet will be playing a college professor.

Actor/Comedian Tracy Morgan is at it again. He’s being accused of groping a woman while on a drunken rampage. Morgan has a serious alcohol abuse problem. He’s due to be fitted for an alcohol monitoring device next week. The device picks up the alcohol vapors that come from your body. If Morgan is caught drinking, he will wind up in jail. Morgan has been involved with numerous DUI incidents, including one last fall.

Is basketball great Michael Jordan turning into the old man at the club? At 44 he’s not old, but he’s not doing well on the singles scene. He likes to approach young women, and he tells them his name is Leroy. Anyone over the age of 12 should know who he is, so why is lying about his age? Ever since his divorce from his wife, he has been acting like a fool.

At the movies, it’s Eddie Murphy in Shrek 3. Murphy has also signed on for the big screen adaption of the TV classic Fantasy Island. Murphy will be playing several characters. Speaking of Eddie and his movies, his latest Dreamgirls took in over $32 million in sales and rentals at the DVD counter.

Actress Lynne Whitfield is pregnant. Whitfield is best known for playing the title role in The Josephine Baker Story. She’s 54-years old, and she’s acting as a surrogate for her younger sister. Whitfield’s youngest sister has suffered several miscarriages. Whitfield is carrying twins, a boy and a girl, and she’s due in October.

The June issue of Ebony magazine is dedicated to the new Black Fathers. Boris Kodjoe and his son Nicholas grace the cover. Gospel sensation Tye Tribbett is also featured in the article with his two young children.

Mary J. Blige is the cover girl for the new issue of Essence magazine. The photo layout is incredible. Mary talks about her life and her knight in shining armor, her hubby Kendu Isaacs. Mary reveals how happy she is now that she no longer has to be with someone who is jealous of her, her career or her money. Look for Mary J. Blige to guest star on an upcoming episode of the hit HBO series Entourage.

Prince is coming out with his line of perfume. 3121 will be available in July. Prince is about to do a series of shows in London. Then, he will take some time off to study the bible and travel.

Beyonce is also getting into the perfume business. Beyonce is going to be the face and voice of Giorgio Armani’s new women’s fragrance.

Bernie Mac and Don Cheadle will be teaming up once again with George Clooney for another Ocean’s movie. Ocean’s Thirteen opens in theatres June 8th. Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Al Pacino, Andy Garcia and Ellen Barkin will also star.

Laurence Fishburne will be featured in the Fantastic Four movie, The Rise of the Silver Surfer, which opens in theatres June 15th.

One of the final projects that Singer Gerald Levert was working on before he died is being released. At the time of his death, Gerald was working on a book project with his dad Eddie called I Got Your Back. The book comes out June 5th, and it talks about love, fatherhood, family and friendship. The book also features one of the last photos taken of Gerald when he was in South Africa visiting Nelson Mandela. Eddie Levert is scheduled to be in Philadelphia on June 15th to do a book signing.

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

He’s young and one of the hottest football players on the scene today. On one hand, he’s got it going on. But, on the other hand, he loves groupies. His latest girlfriend sleeps with any man who’s hot, and she’s the star of her own porn movie. Let’s hope he doesn’t get a disease with this association.

This guy is a publicity slut. If it weren’t for his Superstar girlfriend and his famous sister, no one would care about him. In his latest stunt, he tried to lie and slander a famous gossip columnist, but the columnist is a smart woman. She tapes everything, including his begging her for free publicity.