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4-1-1 ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 6TH, 2003

A new autobiography of Sammy Davis Jr. is ripping the zipper off his amazing sex life. The book, In Black and White, reveals Sammy's fascination with strippers and porn stars. He was reportedly so fascinated with "Deep Throat" star Linda Lovelace that he arranged to have sex meetings with her with the approval of his wife. In the 70's he traveled everywhere in his Rolls Royce with an entourage of strippers and porn stars. The legendary entertainer died at the age of 64 in 1990 from cancer. Sammy's third wife, Altovoise Davis, said to have fallen on hard times and is living in poverty after spending his estate. Atovoise did not help with the autobiography because she wanted to get paid for her information. Quincy Jones is preparing to bring Sammy's life story to the Broadway stage. I'm sure they won't go into details about the strippers and porn stars.

Comedian Mark Curry will be hosting BET's new reality show Coming to the Stage. The show airs Tuesday nights at 9pm on BET.

Arsenio Hall is notorious for being quiet about his private life and now published reports are revealing the truth. Arsenio has a four- year-old son by the ex-vice president of his production company. The pretty brunette and Arsenio lived secretly together for many years, but now they are no longer together. Arsenio is supporting his child and friends say he loves being a dad.

Samuel L. Jackson and his wife, Latonya Richardson, are working on a project for the UPN Network. They are developing a show about a black family and its struggle to maintain control of a network of churches. Latonya will star and Sam will be the executive producer.

The movie Bad Boys Two is coming out on video and DVD on December 9th. The summer blockbuster starred Will Smith, Martin Lawrence and Gabrielle Union.

Patti LaBelle will be honored at this year's Jamerican Film Festival. Actress/singer Sheryl Lee Ralph puts together this film festival that ranks as one of the top in the country. The dates are November 12th-16th in Jamaica. If you're interested in a movie career you should be there with the writers, producers, directors and the stars. For more info call 1-323-936-8951.

The FX Network has cancelled the Orlando Jones Show. Jones is best known for his role in the movie Drumline. The Actor/comedian is also known as the pitchman for 7-UP.

Luther Vandross Live is out. The Live album was recorded at Radio City Hall two months before his stroke. Luther is currently recovering at a rehabilitation facility. The Best of Boyz II Men is also out in stores.

Everyone is buzzing about the hot romance between Lenny Kravitz and actress Nicole Kidman. The former Mrs. Tom Cruise has found love with the rocker and sources say the two are engaged. Next year Lenny will be revealing his clothing line.

At the movies on Friday it's Kill Bill with Uma Thurman, Vivica A. Fox, Lucy Lui and Samual L. Jackson. Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction) directs this action packed drama about a vengeful bride who wakes up from a coma looking for the people who left her for dead on her wedding day. Vivica is hot in this movie. Check out the action scenes. Vivica starts filming the female sequel to Barber Shop soon. Filming on the movie Beauty Shop takes place in two weeks in Baltimore. Vivica replaces Queen Latifah who was supposed to star in the movie. Check out Vivica on the cover of the men's magazine King. Vivica looks like Lil' Kim with her bikini and garter belt. In the article, Vivica says she is a "ghetto classy chick." She also poses with boyfriend rapper 50 Cent.