AMERICAN IDOL VIOLATES CHILD LABOR LAWS???

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Oct.17, 2007

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FOXY STILL DIVALICIOUS

Rapper Foxy Brown may be behind bars but she’s still a diva. The Associated Press reports that the rapper twice refused to board a corrections’ department bus on Friday (October 12th). Assistant District Attorney Robert Isdith told New York’s Daily News, “The first time she wanted to change her clothes, put on some makeup and make herself prettier.” The rapper, who is serving a year behind bars for violating the terms of her probation, was due in Brooklyn Supreme Court for her arraignment stemming from a July 31st incident in which she allegedly hit her neighbor with a Blackberry cell phone during an argument. The rapper’s court appearance has been rescheduled for Tuesday (October 16th). Brown will be handcuffed and forced on the bus if she refuses to board again.

ALICIA KEYS FOUGHT DEPRESSION

Multiple Grammy winner Alicia Keys is featured on the cover and in an in-depth interview inside the Fall Style Issue of Uptown Magazine. In addition to talking about the creation of her brand-new CD, As I Am, in the article, Keys opens up about confronting her estranged father and her personal struggle with depression. Her issues led her on a journey of self-discovery in Africa, where she also served as a humanitarian ambassador. “I had to learn to let go,” says Keys, adding that she had to “pray at least three times a day” during her search for self.

CHILD NUMBER FIVE ON THE WAY FOR LAURYN HILL

Singer Lauryn Hill, who has puzzled fans and the media with inconsistent behavior and head-scratching performances over the past year, is reportedly pregnant once again. The online blog Young, Black And Fabulous is reporting that the tyke will be baby number five for L-Boogie with her on-again-off-again partner, Rohan Marley. Though the couple had split after their fourth child, Hill reportedly sought solace with the Bob Marley scion after getting all the bad concert reviews earlier this year. Rohan — who has two other children from a previous marriage — is said to have moved to Ethiopia and is not in Hill’s life. Both Wyclef Jean and Prazrakiel “Pras” Michel blame Hill’s behavior for the failed Fugees reunion project that was originally slated for this year.

BUDDIES TURNING ON O.J.

Charles Cashmore, one of the five men accused of joining O.J. Simpson in a September 13th hotel room raid of two sports memorabilia dealers, will plead guilty to a reduced charge and testify that guns were involved in the theft of sports collectibles. Cashmore’s attorney, Edward Miley, said Friday (October 12th) that Cashmore — a Las Vegas bartender and DJ — will testify that Walter Alexander and Michael McClinton had guns when they entered the room with the former football star. He will plead guilty to being an accessory to robbery, a felony that could get him up to five years in prison. Simpson and the others are charged with kidnapping, armed robbery, assault, burglary and conspiracy. Simpson also faces a felony charge of coercion.

THE SALT AND PEPA SHOW RETURNS TO VH1

Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandy “Pepa” Denton reunite for VH1’s new reality program The Salt-N-Pepa Show. The show follows the current relationship between the two pioneering rap stars, who retired the group in 2002. While the “Push It” duo have agreed to give the music biz one more shot, they have some serious baggage. According to VH1’s notes, Salt is a devout Christian living a quiet married life. Pepa is still a party girl, still in love with the glory days. Salt is angry because she thinks she did all the work in the group and was never appreciated. Pep’s still angry that Salt broke up the group — and that she did it by calling Pep in the middle of a pedicure! The ladies have never before spoken to each other about why they broke up in the first place and their feelings about it. The show will follow the pair to see if they can overcome their lifestyle differences and put the past behind them.

AMERICAN IDOL VIOLATES CHILD LABOR LAWS?

The company that runs the national American Idol tour has reportedly violated child labor laws in New York State, by not securing the permits necessary for underage singers Jordin Sparks and Sanjaya Malakar to perform. The company, 19 Touring LLC, must pay $5,000 in fines after the New York State Labor Department cited them with 16 different violations. Both Sparks and Malakar were both 17 years old during the tour’s five New York concert dates in August and September. New York law requires employers who use child performers to register with the state so they can be properly monitored. In related news, ex-Idol contestant Corey Clark pleaded guilty to felony harassment after placing phone calls to his father-in-law, which was a violation of a court order prohibiting the singer from contacting him and other members of his family. He faces up to two years in jail and a maximum fine of $150,000.

CHAKA KHAN LOVED RECORDING DUET WITH MARY J. BLIGE

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Veteran singer Chaka Khan says she really enjoyed recording a duet titled “Disrespectful” with fellow Grammy winner Mary J. Blige. The tune is the urban radio single from Khan’s brand new album, Funk This!, which she recorded with producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

Khan says it’s the first successful duet she’s recorded with Blige after several tries. She explained: “Well, Mary J. started writing this song with Jam and Lewis before I came into the studio and they played it for me and I was floored by it, I said, ‘Oh this is great.’ And Mary have been and I were working on some duets, in fact we recorded a duet that never went anywhere, and we weren’t thrilled with it. So this song, she loved it, I loved it, and so … it’s just as simple as that.”

In addition to the Blige duet, Funk This includes other original tunes as well as Khan’s versions of some favorites, including Joni Mitchell’s “Ladies Man,” Jimi Hendrix’s “Castles Made Of Sand,” Prince’s “Sign O’ The Times,” and a tune recorded by Dee Dee Bridgewater, “Foolish Fool.”

Khan is on a national concert tour. Next January, she will also join the cast of the Broadway musical The Color Purple as Sofia.

Black History Fact

In 1957, After a concert in Sydney, Australia, Little Richard announces that he’s giving up rock-and-roll, but he returns to rock in 1962.
In 1972, the “Use Me” single by Bill Withers is certified gold.
In 1976, the Happiness Is Being With The Spinners album by the Spinners is certified gold.
In 1990, the “Knockin’ Boots” single by Candyman is certified gold.
In 1990, the Pandemonium album by the Time is certified gold.
In 1991, “Emotions” by Mariah Carey peaks at Number One on the pop singles chart.
In 1992, Michael Jackson breaks his own record for album sales when Dangerous sells more than 15 million copies in 10 months.
In 1993, the Very Necessary album by Salt ‘n Pepa is released.
In 1997, the Janet Jackson album The Velvet Rope is banned in Singapore because of songs about abuse, sexuality, and homosexuality.
In 1999, the Slim Shady album by Eminem is certified triple platinum.
In 1999, the Finally album by Blackstreet is certified gold.
In 1999, the Mary album by Mary J. Blige is certified gold and platinum.
In 1999, Basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain dies at age 63.
In 2001, the United Nations and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan win the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 2001, Ol’ Dirty Bastard receives a two-year state prison sentence in Los Angeles Superior Court for possession of body armor.

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Celebrity Birthdays

Actress Terri J. Vaughn (”The Steve Harvey Show”) is 38.

Rapper B-Rock of B-Rock and the Bizz is 36.

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Words To the Wise

God is good.
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