The week in pop culture: Black Eyed Peas take a break, Spike Lee makes a comeback

theGRIO REPORT- Welcome to the weekly wrap up. We've got all the black entertainment news from the week that was!...

Welcome to the weekly wrap up. We’ve got all the black entertainment news from the week that was!…

Jay-Z says that he is working on his twelfth solo album, a follow-up to The Blueprint 3. (Perez Hilton)

The Black Eyed Peas announce that they will be taking an indefinite break. (Huffington Post)

Halle Berry is still in the running to play Aretha Franklin in biopic. Franklin names Fantasia and Jennifer Hudson as other actresses contending for the role. (Hip-Hop Wired)

Spike Lee tweets that he is shooting his latest feature film Red Hook Summer and confirms he will be directing the South Korean revenge thriller Oldboy. (Collider)

Waka Flocka talks retirement and says he would rather work at Wal-Mart that continue his rap career. (Pop Crush)

Rihanna named new face of Emporio Armani underwear and jeans. (US Magazine)

Chris Tucker announces dates for an 18 city national stand-up comedy tour. (Hip-Hop Wired)

R&B singer Monica and L.A. Laker Shannon Brown tie the knot…again. (Access Hollywood)

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Alleged stalker is arrested at the home of Academy Award winning actress Halle Berry. (Los Angeles Times)

Bow Wow is nixed from his daughter birth certificate. (Hello Beautiful)

Reports surface that Beyoncé fired her father/manager, Matthew Knowles, because he stole money from her most recent tour. (TMZ)

Mary J. Blige reveals that she will spend the rest of this summer studying to play Nina Simone in the upcoming film biopic. (MSN)

Brandford Marsalis will compose the music for the upcoming Broadway play The Mountaintop starring Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson. (Playbill)

NBC’s Parks and Recreation fans and show executives are in hot pursuit of getting Oprah Winfrey to play a character on the show. (Huffington Post)

R.Kelly is hit with a $2.9 million foreclosure and is in danger of losing his home. (NBC Chicago)

Tyler Perry talks with Ebony magazine about how he almost became a father, and also discusses why he no longer resents Spike Lee. (YBF)

Nicki Minaj is allegedly attacked in a hotel fight in Texas. (Global Grind)

Oprah Winfrey is ready to take on the task of being the CEO of OWN. (Atlanta Post)

Martin Lawrence says Bad Boys III is in the works and Will Smith with join for the project. (Perez Hilton)

Gay rights group go after Chris Brown for alleged homophobic rants. (Radar Online)

In a recent interview Jill Scott discusses being “d**kmatized,” and defines what the term means. (S2S)

NFL Hall of Fame legend Michael Irvin appears on the cover of Out magazine and reveals details about his brother being gay. (The Root)

Foxy Brown and her legal team plan to sue New York City for $100 million. (New York Post)

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