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Entertainment

The week in pop culture: Beyoncé's latest gets leaked, Lupe bashes Obama

by Chris Witherspoon | June 10, 2011 at 9:42 AM
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Welcome to the weekly wrap up. We’ve got all the black entertainment news from the week that was!

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Chris Brown claims that he influences the world with his music and his smile. (Huffington Post)

68-year-old Sly Stone from Sly and the Family Stone gets arrested for cocaine possesion. (TMZ)

Beyoncé responds to her latest album being leaked. (MTV)

Wiz Khalifah and Amber Rose reportedly were snubbed at a high end department store in L.A. (Radar Online)

Jennifer Hudson rushed to hospital after Good Morning America outdoor concert. (Hip-Hop Wired)

Rapper Lupe Fiasco calls President Barack Obama “the biggest terrorist.” (NBC)

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Sherri Sheppard reveals that she lied about her dress size. (People)

Tracy Morgan goes on a lewd homophobic rant during one of his recent stand-up comedy performances. (Bossip)

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Rohan Marley denies that he is the father of Lauryn Hill’s sixth child. (Concrete Loop)

Black Eyed Peas anger loyal fans by canceling their Central Park concert in New York City. (Rolling Stones)

Actress Naomi Harris is being considered to play the new Bond girl in the upcoming James Bond movie. (E!)

Thandie Newton says that she had an affair with her 39 year-old director when she was only 16 years old. (Jezebel)

Beyoncé graces the cover of Dazed and Confused magazine and talks about the importance of taking a haitus from music business. (Perez Hilton)

Alicia Keys releases a preview of her Songs In A Minor documentary. (Hello Beautiful)

White female rapper Kreayshawn takes heat over her use of the n-word in her song lyrics. (Madame Noire)

Sonya Norwood dishes on transitioning from being a ‘momager’ to a hollywood agent. (Atlanta Post)

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