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Entertainment

This week in entertainment: Obamas on Oprah, Rihanna remixes S&M

by Chris Witherspoon | April 15, 2011 at 8:01 AM
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Welcome to the weekly wrap up. We’ve got all the black entertainment news from the week that was!

Samuel L. Jackson will be starring as Martin Luther King Jr. in a new Broadway show. (Deadline Hollywood)

Whoopi Goldberg tells Piers Morgan that she was never in love with any of her three husbands. (CNN)

Prince makes a rare TV talk show appearance gracing the stage on TBS’s Lopez Tonight. (LA Times)

Donald Trump says he has a great relationship with “the blacks.” (USA Today)

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Team Oprah announces that the Obamas will be sitting down with the talk show queen for one of her last show. (Madame Noire)

Sade releases her collaboration with Jay-Z for her song “Moon and the Sky” remix. (Billboard)

R&B’s bad boy Bobby Brown is expecting another baby with his new wife Alicia Ethridge. (Bossip)

Beyonce wants you to “Move Your Body” for First Lady “Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Campaign** agains childhood obesity. (Concrete Loop)

Usher’s mixes business with pleasure once again as his new gal pal, 43 year-old Grace Miguel takes control of his life. (New York Post)

Nicki Minaj signs on to join Britney Spears for her North American summer tour. (Pop Eater)

Alicia Keys announces that she is releasing a 10th Anniversary edition of her Grammy award winning album Songs In A Minor. (Hip-Hop Wired)

Mariah Carey poses naked again with husband Nick Cannon’s hand covering her breasts. (Hollywood Gossip)

Behind the scenes photos of Beyonce wearing a large crown on the set of her new music video “Til The End Of The World.” (Bossip)

Gwyneth Paltrow interviews Jay-Z and asks him “How the f*** did you get so cool?” (Huffington Post)

Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard TKO’d this week on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.
(Washington Post)

Rihanna releases a remix to her single S&M featuring Britney Spears. (OK Magazine)

Jennifer Hudson delivers two amazing performances on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. (Daily Motion)

Ashley Judd releases personal memoir dissing P. Diddy and Snoop Dogg. Russell Simmons provides and outlet for Judd to explain her controversial statements. (Global Grind)

Oprah rakes in the dough for her farewell season charging at least $1 Million for a 30 second commercial during her final show episode. (Atlanta Post)

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