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  via:eurweb Cirque du Soleil is getting deep into the Michael Jackson business — way beyond just the “Michael Jackson, Immortal World Tour.” The Mandalay Bay hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip plans to open a sprawling entertainment complex that includes a Jackson-themed lounge, an interactive memorabilia museum and a theater designed to replicate the […]

via:eurweb Tyler Perry is bringing another television series to TBS. As previously reported, the multi-hyphenate has signed his latest deal with the Turner-owned network for “For Better or Worse,” a dramedy series based on his successful “Why Did I Get Married?” movie franchise. Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight) and Tasha Smith (Couples Retreat) are […]

via:usatoday.com The cable network has picked up a new dramedy from the director-producer-actor called For Better or For Worse, a spinoff project from his Why Did I Get Married? movie franchise. TBS has ordered 10 episodes of the show, which stars Michael Jai White and Tasha Smith as bickering married couple Marcus and Angela, who […]

  via:eurweb Blues-tinged singer Phoebe Snow, a  guitarist and songwriter who had a defining hit of the 1970s with “Poetry Man” but then largely dropped out of the spotlight to care for her disabled daughter, has died. Snow, who was nominated for best new artist at the 1975 Grammys, died Tuesday morning in Edison, N.J., […]

  via:eurweb MSNBC today launches the second phase of its brand campaign under the slogan “Lean Forward” with commercial spots directed by Spike Lee. Several of the ads star the network’s primetime hosts – Chris Matthews, Lawrence O’Donnell, Rachel Maddow and Ed Schultz, but the campaign also includes general ads. To See The Promos, Click […]

via:eurweb Time magazine released its annual “Time 100″ list of the 100 most influential people in the world on Thursday, and among 2011’s chosen are educator Geoffrey Canada, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Oprah Winfrey, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, EPA Chief Lisa Jackson and pop singer Bruno Mars. Read More

via:eurweb It’s here, Tyler Perry’s newest movie production, “Madea’s Big Happy Family.” In the midst of all the excitement, it looks like the playwright and cross-dressing actor is preparing to launch a new show, “For Better or for Worse.” The new production will premiere on TBS and is based on the characters of couples flick […]

  via:eurweb With all the drama in the world, a new reality television show, and tragedy and struggle hitting her from every angle, Toni Braxton is not ready to let go of her estranged husband. In fact, she refuses to divorce him. Keri Lewis and the singer have two young sons together. She told sister2sister […]

via:eurweb Taye Diggs and Julia Stiles will star in “Between Us,” an adaptation of an off-Broadway play. It is described as a dark ensemble comedy exploring the bittersweet friendship between two couples who meet as old friends and discover their lives are tarnished by money, sex, success and children. Read More

  via:eurweb She sang “At Last” at the Inauguration Ball while Michelle Obama danced with her husband, and this week Beyonce again used her singing talent for the First Lady’s benefit  – this time in support of the White House campaign to fight childhood obesity. As part of “Let’s Move! Flash Workout,” a new partnership […]