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by Chris Witherspoon | July 1, 2011 at 10:03 AM
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Welcome to the weekly wrap up. We’ve got all the black entertainment news from the week that was!

Kanye West and Jay-Z push back the release date for their new album Watch The Throne. (Global Grind)

Aaron Carter claims that Michael Jackson gave him wine and cocaine when he was 15 years old. (PopEater)

Director Spike Lee opens up about why he’s not been making movies for the past few years. (Perez Hilton)

Beyoncé discusses with Piers Morgan her plans to have a baby by age 30. (Washington Post)

Raven-Symoné premieres new show State of Georgia on ABC Family. (ABC)

Rihanna poses in a series of new advertisements for coconut water. (Hip-Hop Wired)

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Taraji P. Henson says that she would play a tree or a rock to be in a Tom Hanks movie. (Huffington Post)

Fantasia Barrino takes a vacation to Barbados with Antwaun Cook. (YBF)

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Star of BET’s The Game star Tia Mowry and her husband Cory Hardrict welcome a baby son. (The Root)

Amber Rose responds to public outrage over nude photos leaked. (Concrete Loop)

Tracy Morgan offends disabled people in his latest stand-up routine. (MSNBC)

Javier Colon becomes the first winner of NBC’s The Voice. (People)

NBA start Ron Artest explains his plans to change his name to ‘Metta World Peace.’ (New York Post)

Missy Elliott opens up about being sexually abused on VH1’s Behind The Music. (YBF)

Patti LaBelle files countersuit against the man accusing her bodyguards of beating him up outside an airport. (Today)

Teen Nick announces that they will be bringing back 90’s shows like All That, starring Keenan Thompson. (Huffington Post)

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