11-01-06 EUR: Prince Opens Vegas Nightclub / Heavy D Files Suit

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PRINCE TO OPEN NIGHTCLUB IN VEGAS: Spot will host performances by the artist as well as acts on his NPG label.
*The former Club Rio in Las Vegas is history. According to Billboard.com, Prince is taking over the space to launch his own 3121 nightclub, which will host concerts by the artist as well as acts signed to his NPG label. Read Full Story

GABRIELLE UNION INKS SIX-FIGURE TV DEAL: Actress signs contract with ABC and Touchstone following short run on ‘Night Stalker.’
*Gabrielle Union, last seen on the small screen in ABC’s short-lived “Night Stalker,” has signed a mid-six-figure casting and development deal with ABC and Touchstone to take another stab at television. Read Full Story

MIJAC TALKS ABOUT WORKING WITH WILL.I.AM: Singer tells ‘Access Hollywood’ he’s a huge fan of the Black Eyed Pea.
*Michael Jackson, a proud fan of rapper/producer Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, invited the artist to a recording studio in Ireland to help produce tracks for his long-awaited comeback album. Read Full Story

DAVID E. TALBERT TAKES ‘TYME’ FOR LATEST PRODUCTION: Playwright readies for 12th tour after TV, book, film
By Kenya M Yarbrough
*Since the early 1990s playwright David E. Talbert has been writing and producing stage productions and basically shaping the genre of gospel themed urban plays. More recently, the award-winning Talbert has taken a step further and developed the romantic musical comedy. Furthermore, along the way, he’s compiled a resume to include prime- time television producer book author, and movie producer. Talbert was hand-picked to write and produce Jamie Foxx’s TV special, recruited by Snoop Dogg to pen a series of novels, and has written his first big screen movie. Read Full Story

BILL DUKE SIGNS DEVELOPMENT DEAL: Actor options book about inner-city vigilante in a bid to spark franchise.
*Actor-director-producer Bill Duke, who turned up last week in an episode of ABC’s “Lost,” has optioned the book "Push" and signed a development deal with its writer, urban author and street lit publisher Relentless Aaron. Read Full Story

HEAVY D FILES SUIT OVER 1991 CCNY STAMPEDE: Rapper accuses insurance company of refusing to pay damages for the injured.
*Rapper-turned-actor Heavy D has filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against an insurance company he says refused to pay damages to people who sued him following a deadly stampede in 1991 at the City College of New York. Read Full Story

IDI AMIN’S SON BLASTS ‘LAST KING’: Dictator’s eldest of 43 children says film damages the family name. He’s threatening to sue.
*Taban Amin, the 51-year-old son of late Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, is upset over the depiction of his father in Fox Searchlight’s new film “Last King of Scotland” and has threatened to sue the filmmakers. Read Full Story

SACHA BARON COHEN: The Borat Interview
By Kam Williams
*Sacha Baron Cohen was born in London on October 13, 1971, and attended the exclusive Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys School. He majored in history at Christ’s College in Cambridge where he wrote his thesis on Jewish involvement with America’s Civil Rights Movement. He was planning to pursue a Ph.D. when he opted to take a shot at comedy. Read Full Story

JAZZE PHA TO OPEN CLOTHING STORE: Producer to carry couture jeans and array of sneakers.
*Music producer Jazze Pha is teaming with Tamara Knechtel and longtime friend and business partner Ryan Glover to launch the clothing store Knitch, which is scheduled for a Nov. 16 grand opening in Atlanta. Read Full Story

MAN BANNED BY NBA FOR RACIAL TAUNTS: Orlando Magic season ticket holder punished for calling Mutombo a monkey.
*The Orlando Magic fan accused of calling Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo a monkey was banned for the season Monday by the NBA and the Magic organization. Read Full Story

IRV GOTTI, WHITE RAPPERS INVADE VH1: New programming slate added under “VH1’s Wild Life” banner.
*A reality show surrounding record mogul Irv Gotti and his attempt to rebuild his record label, The Inc, is among a slate of new shows added to VH1 under it’s freshly-branded block of programming, VH1’s Wild Life. Read Full Story

SNOOP RELEASES HIS FIRST NOVEL: ‘Love Don’t Live Here No More’ on sale now.
*Snoop Dogg has teamed with playwright David E. Talbert to release his first novel, “Love Don't Live Here No More: Book One of Doggy Tales.” Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: ‘President’ abandoned; ‘Studio 60’ in trouble; Jackson’s ‘Afro’ adds talent; Richie denies passing out.
*Looks like no one is trying to see a film about President Bush being assassinated. "Death of a President" officially tanked during its opening weekend in North America with a meager $282,000 in ticket sales from 143 theaters. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Rock Hall noms for Flash, Chic, Tex; Webstar witnesses shooting?; Bow Wow’s Ciara track?; DMX clothing line; Bizzy Bone inks deal.
*Hip Hop pioneers Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, the disco/funk band Chic and late singer Joe Tex are among the nine music acts considered for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Read Full Story

THEATER BITS: Kitt’s ‘Mimi’ moves; Fields to tour with ‘Purple’; ‘Sam Cooke’ musical in Delaware.
*“Mimi le Duck,” a new off-Broadway musical featuring the legendary Eartha Kitt, moves its opening night from Oct. 31 to Monday, Nov. 6 at New York’s New World Stages (340 West 50th St.). Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Snoop, Marsalis make Golf Digest list; mother of Berbick suspect questioned; NY Giants ‘Fly High.’
*Rapper Snoop Dogg and jazz artist Branford Marsalis are among Golf Digest’s list of the best golfers among music-makers. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Anita Baker in L.A.; Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival’s contest; Clik Honors Elite 25 Awards; MD Eastern Shore’s New Orleans Education Project.
*After canceling her appearance at the Hollywood Bowl this summer, Anita Baker will be making it up to her L.A. fans with a performance scheduled for Friday, December 1 @ 8:15 at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk. Read Full Story

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Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn't cover in today's issue. (It's sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. Read Full Story

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