NEW PEFORMANCE PICS: BEYONCE PERFORMING IN MUMBAI INDIA (10.27.2007)

Pop sensation Beyonce Knowles rocked Mumbai as a large gathering of mostly youngsters danced to her hit numbers at a dazzling concert here Saturday evening. The crowd went euphoric when Beyonce came on the stage at the MMRDA Grounds in Bandra, an upscale suburb, even as pyrotechnics and laser special effects enveloped her glittering white and red costume. Her famed 10-member all-woman band was accompanied by a couple of men this time. As with any rock concert, the 15,000-plus crowds danced, jumped, sang and enjoyed to their hearts content as she belted out her evergreen number like No, No, No, No, Bills, Bills, Bills, Dangerously in Love and others. The open-air venue with a 40-foot covered stage was packed almost to capacity. The 10-time Grammy Award winner American pop star arrived here from Ethiopia Friday night as part of her The Beyonce Experience - 2007 World Tour. Lasting two hours, the Beyonce concert was organised by the Royal Challenge in partnership with the DNA Networks, which had brought singer Shakira to Mumbai March 27.

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OSCAR SCREENER COPY OF 'AMERICAN GANGSTER' LEAKED ONLINE.

I don't mind telling you all that last week, I was fortunate enough to 'attend' a very high-quality special screening (in the comforts of my own home...but that's neither here or there) of Denzel Washington's new movie, American Gangster, which opens nationwide on November 2nd. Now, will I go see the film, which is 2.5 hours long when it hits theaters next Friday? Probably not; and that decision isn't just based on my opinion of the movie. I can easily see Wahington garnering another Academy Award win for his portrayal of real-life heroin druglord, Frank Lucas.

An Oscar screener copy of Ridley Scott's American Gangster has been uploaded to a popular bit torrent site and has been downloaded thousands upon thousands of times. And remember, this isn't some cheap bootleg job. Oscar screeners are regular DVD quality. Also, bootleg DVDs of the movie are being sold for $5 apiece in Los Angeles, the Wall Street Journal reported last Friday (10/26). The availability of the movie and others earlier this year, the newspaper commented, "shows that Hollywood's supposedly reinforced preventive measures on piracy aren't as reliable as the industry thought."

It also noted that for Universal the problem is compounded by the fact that the bootleg version of American Gangster appears to be in pristine condition and lacks even the "not-for-distribution" scroll that identifies screeners. John Desmond, an executive with online piracy-research company MediaSentry, told the WSJ that if a bootleg copy is going to be offered online, it's best for the studios if it's of poor quality (like movies camcorded in theaters) since most consumers would rather buy a theater ticket than watch a poor-quality bootleg copy. However, the newspaper noted, pristine copies often can be made from prints that have been sent to postproduction houses.

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IN TODAY'S 'NOW, YOU KNOW YOU WRONG FOR THAT!': DIANA ROSS @ TIFFANY BLUE BOX COLLECTION EVENT IN NYC.

Diana Ross, the legendary Supreme of all Supremes, attended the Tiffany Blue Book Collection at the Museum of Natural History in New York City on October 27, 2007. Can anyone point out the travesty in these pictures? As if all that unnecessary blush wasn't bad enough, for some reason or another, Ms. Ross took it upon herself to wear red lipstick with a damn purple dress! That shit is not a good look at all! Tracee, come get yo mama, please and thank you kindly!

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NEW PICS: 'SOMEBODY HELP ME' MOVIE PREMIERE IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA (10.25.2007)

Let me find out a handful of young, black Hollywood actors and actresses came out to show support for the new urban horror/thriller flick Somebody Help Me. The movie, written and directed by Chris Stokes, stars singers/actors Marques Houston and former B2K front man, Omarion (Grandberry). Somebody Help Me delivers a chill a minute as the story revolves around characters Brendan Young (Marques Houston) and Darryl Jennings (Omarion) as they head off with friends and their respective girlfriends for a weekend stay at a remote cabin in the woods. After the couples settle in and start to enjoy the weekend, things take an eerie turn. On trips into the local town, they start to have strange encounters with some of the townspeople who seem a bit askew. One by one of group ends up missing or dead, while the dwindling group is forced to ban together more and more to figure out who or what is behind the killings. Ultimately, they discover even more than they bargain for in a chilling revelation. Brooklyn Sudano (from My Wife and Kids and daughter of Donna Summer) and Alexis Fields (from Sister, Sister; also lil sis to actress Kim Fields) also co-star in the film.

Other celebs attending premiere included: Chris Stokes (with his wife, Monye and daughter, Chrissie), Marques 'Go Home, Roger!' Houston with his girlfriend, actress Jennifer Freeman. (I know! I was surprised too! I thought he was still dating that Mila chick), Tia Mowry, Claudia Jordan, Vanessa Williams (Showtime's Soul Food series), Kim Kardashian (and that amazon she calls a sister a.k.a. Khloe), Jimmy Jean-Louis (Phat Girlz), Kim Fields, Shondrella Avery (Houston's co-star on UPN's Cuts), Carl Payne (Martin), Camille Winbush (The Bernie Mac Show), Rick Jame's daughter, Ty James, Wesley Jonathan (Roll, Bounce) with his fiancee, Denyce Lawson, video girl/model, Vida Guerra, Leslie Grandberry (no, she is not a celebrity...but she is the mother of one: Omarion...I guess he couldn't attend).

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