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411 for the week of March 1st, 2004

Arsenio Hall is having "baby momma drama!" Arsenio is the father of a five year old and his baby's momma, former assistant Cheryl Bonnacci, is hauling him back to court for more money. When his son was born Arsenio wasn't working, but now he is hosting the hit CBS talent show Star Search and she is saying, "Show me the money." He does support his son and he had filed a restraining order against her claiming harassment.

Our condolences go out to the "Godfather of Soul" James Brown. Brown's mother, Suzie Brown, died after a long illness. She was 87 years old.

The cast of Girlfriends will be hosting the NAACP Image Awards. The awards air on Fox March 11th. Check out the ladies on the cover of this week's Jet Magazine. Also in this week's Jet, exclusive photos from Tichina Arnold's baby shower. Tichina played "Pam" on the Martin show. She is having a baby with noted songwriter and music producer Carvin Haggins. Carvin is one of the city's leading producers. He has led the way with the neo soul sound with Jill Scott and Musiq. They are expecting a girl.

Mike Tyson is so broke he will fight for food. Mike says he is struggling to put food on the table. Mike describes himself as the most famous unemployed person in the world. Mike once had a fortune of $300 million, and now he is $34 million in debt. Mike says he is hoping to have a boxing match lined up by the summer so he can pay his bills.

Naomi Campbell has a new love. Sean Lennon, the son of the late Beatle John Lennon. Sean's mom is Yoko Ono and he was caught making out with the supermodel at a party.

Martin Lawrence is being sued again. This lawsuit stems from an incident that happened at a Hollywood party. Model Jennifer Palmer claims she met Martin at a party and she approached him and she asked him if he would like to go to another party with her. She says Martin was drunk, cussing and acting strange and that's when he allegedly hit her in the jaw. Spokespeople for Martin claim Jennifer was the one who was drunk and that he had to defend himself. They claim her lawsuit is without merit and that she is just looking for money. She is suing him for $25,000 and a hearing is set for June 7th.

Usher is teaming up with Beyonce for her new video "Naughty Girl" Usher and Beyonce get a little racy in the video at one point he gets to spank her booty.

Janet Jackson won't be starring in the planned Lena Horne movie for ABC. Janet has been dropped from the project after objections from the legendary Horne. Lena was not pleased with Janet's Super Bowl breast baring stunt. She feels Janet is not right for the role. Janet was set to play Lena in a movie on ABC based on her life. Producers are now eyeing singer Alicia Keys for the movie if it still happens. Janet will probably talk about the controversy when she sits down with Diana Sawyer next month for a Prime Time interview.

Whoopi Goldberg has just signed to deal to write some children's books. The first book will be out next year.

Oprah Winfrey recently gave Morehouse College in Atlanta a $5 million donation to help with their scholarship fund.

Singer Carl Anderson has died. Carl is best known for his role as "Judas" in the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar." He played the role on Broadway and on film. Anderson also had a chart topping song in the 80's with singer Gloria Loring. The song "Friends and Lovers" was a love theme for the soap opera Days of our Lives. Anderson died after a long battle with leukemia.

Will there be a Sex in the City movie? Maybe not, after the show's finale last week there was talk of a movie, but actress Kim Catrall who plays the racy "Samantha" says she doesn't want to sign on for a movie because she doesn't appreciate the way she was treated by Sarah Jessica Parker during their six season run. Sarah played "Carrie" on the show and she also served as the show's executive producer. Kim claims her character became too popular and that's when the jealousy started. Kim wants to have approval of the script and the director. The girls have already received a bonus for agreeing to do a movie but if Kim doesn't sign on can the movie really happen?