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[AKA2D '91]

Thompson Living Large as 'Fat Albert'
Wed Mar 10, 1:23 AM ET Add Movies - Reuters to My Yahoo!


By Chris Gardner

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Fat Albert" is alive and kicking.



Kenan Thompson, former star of Nickelodeon's "Kenan and Kel" and now in theaters with "Barbershop 2: Back in Business" is the new leading man in the adaptation of Bill Cosby (news)'s famed CBS cartoon, "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids."


The 20th Century Fox film follows Fat Albert and his posse of friends, who come to life when they walk out of the cartoon and into the real world. The film will start with animation, move into live-action and end in the animated world.


The project is gearing up for a mid-April start with a cast that also includes Omarion of B2K fame as Reggie, Raven-Symone ("That's So Raven") in the animated part of Danielle, Jermaine Williams ("ER") as Mush Mouth, Jeremy Suarez ("Brother Bear") in the animated role of Russell and Aaron Frazier as Weird Harold.


Director Joel Zwick ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding") will direct the project he boarded nearly a year ago.


Thompson steps into a role once filled by newcomer Omar Benson Miller. Miller was to topline with Forest Whitaker (news) at the helm in early 2002. However, that package fell apart because of a conflict of visions between Whitaker and Cosby, who created the characters.


With Zwick on board, the filmmakers went back to Thompson who had screen tested the first time around with Whitaker, sources said. Cosby co-wrote the original draft of the screenplay, and will serve as a producer.


Thompson is the most recent addition to the cast of NBC's "Saturday Night Live," and his first impression on the Lorne Michaels series was of Cosby. His other credits include "Love Don't Cost a Thing," "Good Burger" and "All That."


Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

[FeeFee]

Go 'head Kenan!!! Homeboy's doing his thang in the acting industry.

[FeeFee]

O.J. Simpson Accused of Piracy
Mar 8, 3:27 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) -- DirecTV is accusing O.J. Simpson of pirating its satellite television signal.

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Miami, the company demanded the former football star pay DirecTV $20,000.

Federal agents removed satellite TV equipment from Simpson's house in the Miami neighborhood of Kendall during a search in 2001. DirecTV alleges the devices were "bootloaders," for unscrambling the company's signals.

Simpson attorney Yale Galanter was in court Monday and did not immediately return a call for comment.

[Intense1920]

Sniper Malvo sentenced to life without parole

CHESAPEAKE, Virginia (CNN) -- A Virginia judge Wednesday formally sentenced Lee Boyd Malvo to life in prison without parole for his role in the October 2002 Washington-area sniper killings.

Malvo, 19, was convicted December 18 of capital murder, terrorism and weapons charges in the shooting death of Linda Franklin, an FBI analyst gunned down outside a Home Depot in Falls Church, Virginia, on October 14, 2002.

[Honeykiss1974]

Originally posted by FeeFee
O.J. Simpson Accused of Piracy
Mar 8, 3:27 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) -- DirecTV is accusing O.J. Simpson of pirating its satellite television signal.

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Miami, the company demanded the former football star pay DirecTV $20,000.

Federal agents removed satellite TV equipment from Simpson's house in the Miami neighborhood of Kendall during a search in 2001. DirecTV alleges the devices were "bootloaders," for unscrambling the company's signals.

Simpson attorney Yale Galanter was in court Monday and did not immediately return a call for comment.

ROTFL!!!!!!!! Dag OJ, times are REALLY HARD when you got to steal satelitte TV! Its only $30 a month!!

[Steeltrap]

Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
ROTFL!!!!!!!! Dag OJ, times are REALLY HARD when you got to steal satelitte TV! Its only $30 a month!!

I guess. But really, Ohhhjjjjenthal needs to stop stealing satellite TV and start worrying about losing his head-of-household status. That's what's keeping him from having some of his caiche-foo garnished.

[MeezDiscreet]

Originally posted by AKA2D '91
Thompson Living Large as 'Fat Albert'
Wed Mar 10, 1:23 AM ET Add Movies - Reuters to My Yahoo!


By Chris Gardner

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Fat Albert" is alive and kicking.



Kenan Thompson, former star of Nickelodeon's "Kenan and Kel" and now in theaters with "Barbershop 2: Back in Business" is the new leading man in the adaptation of Bill Cosby (news)'s famed CBS cartoon, "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids."

good choice! i would've never thought about him playing the role but i can see it now.

on a side note, why is he getting better looking and kel is getting ugggggglier? have you seen that pepsi commercial he is in?

[FeeFee]

Originally posted by MeezDiscreet
good choice! i would've never thought about him playing the role but i can see it now.

on a side note, why is he getting better looking and kel is getting ugggggglier? have you seen that pepsi commercial he is in?

See, you dead wrong for that, lol.

[AKA2D '91]

Police Secretly Watching Hip-Hop Celebs
24 minutes ago


MIAMI - Police say they are secretly monitoring hip-hop stars P. Diddy, DMX and others in South Florida to protect them, but celebrities and critics see the surveillance as unnecessary and racist.



Officers in Miami and Miami Beach have photographed rappers and their entourages at Miami International Airport and staked out hotels, video shoots and nightclubs while consulting 6-inch-thick dossiers of rappers and associates with arrest records in New York state, The Miami Herald reported.


"We have to keep an eye on these rivalries," said Assistant Miami Beach Police Chief Charles Press. "The last thing we need in this city is violence."


Some experts believe the sweeping surveillance of a genre of musicians is unprecedented.


"There's been no shortage of rock stars and other musicians" scrutinized by police, said Anthony DeCurtis, contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine. "But there has never been anything like this."


Miami Beach and Miami police did not immediately respond to calls Wednesday for additional comment.


Police began gathering intelligence on rap artists after the Memorial Day 2001 weekend, when 250,000 hip-hop fans flocked to South Beach for four days of parties hosted by their favorite rappers. More than 210 people were arrested, double usual number, most for disorderly conduct and intoxication.


Although no major rap artists were arrested, police decided to learn the nuances of hip-hop culture, Press said.


"Nobody on the beach had a handle on who the players were," Press said. "We didn't know anything. We didn't know who were the big record labels, who were the kingpins. We didn't know why there were rivalries with Ja Rule and Eminem (news - web sites)."


Officers were sent to New York for a three-day training session in May, along with police from Los Angeles, Atlanta and other cities. That's where they received the dossiers, said Miami police Sgt. Rafael Tapanes.


"This kind of conduct shows insensitivity to constitutional limitations," said Nova Southeastern University law professor and constitutional law expert Bruce Rogow. He represented 2 Live Crew when the rap group was prosecuted for obscenity in the early '90s. "It also implicates racial stereotyping."


Only one of 97 officers in supervisory positions at the Miami Beach police department is black. Miami has 226 ranking officers and 26 are black.


"The cities should take taxpayer dollars and put them toward something else," said Luther Campbell, the former 2 Live Crew rapper.

[lil_sunshine]

Originally posted by MeezDiscreet
on a side note, why is he getting better looking and kel is getting ugggggglier? have you seen that pepsi commercial he is in?

That is sooooooo true!!! Kenan has gotten better looking, but then again, I don't think he has marriage and kids to worry about like Kel does. Wifey needs to feed a brotha....

[UpPinkies]

Originally posted by lil_sunshine
That is sooooooo true!!! Kenan has gotten better looking, but then again, I don't think he has marriage and kids to worry about like Kel does. Wifey needs to feed a brotha....

WHAT!!!! Kel is married!!! When did this happen?!!!!!


Also about the cops following celebs. In the vibe article about 4 Dimes and 2 Nickels (50 cent) he talked about the cops following them around in special celeb units.

[CrimsonTide4]

MASTER P SHOWS BOTH SIDES: Good Side/Bad Side, a 3-Disc Set, Coming March 23
Will be released on New No Limit/KOCH Records


Master P
(Mar. 10, 2004) NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ -- Master P is pioneering a new trend in music and film with the release of Good Side/Bad Side, a limited edition 3-disc set featuring 2 CDs of new music from Master P AND a full-length feature film by the same name on DVD.

Due in stores March 23, this project marks the first time an artist has released a CD in conjunction with a straight-to-DVD full-length feature film. The film is executive produced and co-directed by Master P and stars Master P and Lil Romeo.

Shot in and around South Central Los Angeles, the film is a gritty dramedy about a young man (Master P) and his younger brother (Lil' Romeo) struggling to walk a straight path and make the right life decisions despite many negative influences around them. Always a trendsetter, Master P released his first feature film in 1997, the straight-to-video release "I'm Bout It," which he produced, wrote, directed and starred in. The film sold just short of 500,000 copies in its first week of release, more than any other straight-to-video release before it. After the success of "I'm Bout It," Master P starred in, wrote, produced and directed four more films, including the popular "I Got The Hook Up," with its platinum certified soundtrack, and "MP Da Last Don," whose soundtrack was certified 4x platinum.

Good Side/Bad Side, the double disc collection of new music from Master P, was produced by Myke Diesel and features several tracks by Lil' Romeo and P's brother Silkk The Shocker. The new release includes guest appearances by Southern rap newcomers Curren$y, Afficial and Liberty. Highlights on the CD include Master P's collaboration with his brothers C on "Who Them Boyz" and the disc's rowdy first single "Them Jeans," which is already a Southern club classic. Also notable are, "Who Wants Some" and "Act A Fool," two hot tracks featuring and produced by Lil John.

Catch Master P in March on "Mad TV" and the "Late Late Show with Craig Kilborne."

[WenD08]

i am so disappointed in her and the CT jail officials for this. clearly, she committed a a crime and should do the time

Diana Ross Ordered to Serve Jail Time

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Diana Ross was ordered to return to Tucson to serve a two-day jail sentence in her drunken-driving case.
The singer, who pleaded no contest to DUI last month, had arranged to serve her sentence in Greenwich, Conn., where she lives. But during her stay, she left and returned multiple times, said City Court Magistrate T. Jay Cranshaw.
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Greenwich Police Chief James Walters originally wrote Cranshaw to say that Ross, 59, had completed her sentence, spending 48 hours in custody over three days, including two overnight stays.
Cranshaw asked for a full accounting of the time spent there, and it turns out Ross spent only 47 hours in police custody.
Arizona law requires DUI defendants to spend at least 24 consecutive hours in custody. Cranshaw said in a written order that the jail arrangement in Greenwich ``clearly does not comply with Arizona law.''
``To avoid questions of impropriety, the defendant is ordered to return to Tucson to serve 48 consecutive hours in the Pima County Jail,'' Cranshaw wrote in a March 4 order.
The original jail order sent to Greenwich didn't state that Ross had to serve 24 consecutive hours behind bars.
Ross, the former lead singer of The Supremes, has been on tour in Europe.
She was arrested Dec. 30, 2002, after someone reported seeing someone driving the wrong way on Tucson's northeast side.
A hearing is scheduled April 1 to schedule her new jail stay.

[Miss. Mocha]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
MASTER P SHOWS BOTH SIDES: Good Side/Bad Side, a 3-Disc Set, Coming March 23
Will be released on New No Limit/KOCH Records


Master P
(Mar. 10, 2004) NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ -- Master P is pioneering a new trend in music and film with the release of Good Side/Bad Side, a limited edition 3-disc set featuring 2 CDs of new music from Master P AND a full-length feature film by the same name on DVD.

Due in stores March 23, this project marks the first time an artist has released a CD in conjunction with a straight-to-DVD full-length feature film. The film is executive produced and co-directed by Master P and stars Master P and Lil Romeo.

Shot in and around South Central Los Angeles, the film is a gritty dramedy about a young man (Master P) and his younger brother (Lil' Romeo) struggling to walk a straight path and make the right life decisions despite many negative influences around them. Always a trendsetter, Master P released his first feature film in 1997, the straight-to-video release "I'm Bout It," which he produced, wrote, directed and starred in. The film sold just short of 500,000 copies in its first week of release, more than any other straight-to-video release before it. After the success of "I'm Bout It," Master P starred in, wrote, produced and directed four more films, including the popular "I Got The Hook Up," with its platinum certified soundtrack, and "MP Da Last Don," whose soundtrack was certified 4x platinum.

Good Side/Bad Side, the double disc collection of new music from Master P, was produced by Myke Diesel and features several tracks by Lil' Romeo and P's brother Silkk The Shocker. The new release includes guest appearances by Southern rap newcomers Curren$y, Afficial and Liberty. Highlights on the CD include Master P's collaboration with his brothers C on "Who Them Boyz" and the disc's rowdy first single "Them Jeans," which is already a Southern club classic. Also notable are, "Who Wants Some" and "Act A Fool," two hot tracks featuring and produced by Lil John.

Catch Master P in March on "Mad TV" and the "Late Late Show with Craig Kilborne."

Maybe I'm just cynical, but who in the world has been waiting with baited breath for Master P's next album?

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by Miss. Mocha
Maybe I'm just cynical, but who in the world has been waiting with baited breath for Master P's next album?

all the no limit whoadies of the world who still listen to and watch the movie BOUT IT!