The week in pop culture: Kelly Rowland gets naked, Mo'Nique gets cancelled

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

Soulja Boy reportedly drops $55 million dollars to purchase and personalize a new private jet. (TMZ)

Chad Ochocinco says that he will pay anything to wear #85 when he begins playing for the New England Patriots. (NBC)

George Lucas’s highly anticipated film about the Tuskegee Airmen finally has a release date. The cast includes Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, and Bryan Cranston. (Entertainment Weekly)

Kelly Rowland poses nude for Vibe magazine. She opens up about the Knowles family and her success overseas. (Vibe)

Tami Roman and Meeka Claxton have a violent fight during and episode of VH1’s Basketball Wives, and Claxton files lawsuit against Roman. (NewsOne)

50 Cent cancels his next album due to problems with his record label and threatens to leak Dr. Dre’s next single. (Hip-Hop Wired)

Michelle Obama and Gayle King wear the same Marc Jacobs dress and create quite a stir. (E!)

Ashanti is back in the studio working on her fifth studio album and releases a new album promo picture. (Urban Daily)

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Lauryn Hill admits that Rohan Marley is not the father of her sixth child. (Bossip)

Amy Winehouse’s album sales go through the roof in the days following her death. (New York Times)

Oprah Winfrey falls victim to low magazine sales, a decline in website views and Jenny McCarthy quits OWN. (NY Post)

BET is allegedly canceling Mo’Nique’s talk show. (Hello Beautiful)

Glee’s Amber Riley says that she is okay with possibly leaving the show after next season. (Access Hollywood)

Jason Derulo features Usher’s ex Tika Sumpter as his love interest in his latest video “it Girl.” (MTV)

Rihanna opens up during and interview with Glamour Magazine and reveals how she likes to be dominated in the bedroom. (Glamour)

Adele, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and more are scheduled to perform at this years MTV Video Music Awards. (Billboard)

Beyonce Knowles and Michelle Williams have a Destiny’s Child reunion at Kelly Rowland’s album release party. (YBF)

Orlando Magic star Gilbert Arenas has asked a judge to pull the plug on VH1’s Basketball Wives: LA. (NY Daily News)

Rihanna becomes the newest face of Nivea skin care products and releases the intro to her new commercial, featuring her song “California King Bed.” (Youtube)