OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun The Blind Side (PG-13 for sexual references, drug use and brief violence) Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw co-star in this true, overcoming-the-odds tale about a wealthy white couple who adopt a homeless black teenager (Quinton Aaron) and help him pursue his dream of playing football in college and the pros.
NOW AT 'EUR THIS N THAT': Gil Scott-Heron Is Back! *Watch out Amsterdam, the U.S. is pushing the envelope with its first legal Mary Jane restaurant and cafe. But while Portland, Oregon is home to the first "Cannabis Cafe," its patrons have an exclusive membership in the National Organization for the Reform of the Marijuana Laws (NORML).
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*Oprah Winfrey will reportedly end her talk show in September, 2011 after its 25th season on the air, and will spend the ensuing years focusing on her new cable network OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network).
*Chris Brown was praised for being on his best behavior since being sentenced to probation in his assault case.
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*Retired NBA star Jayson Williams has agreed to a plea deal that would send him to prison for up to three years for accidentally shooting a driver at his New Jersey estate in 2002.
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*We knew Aaron had a special way with the ladies, but he's parlayed that talent into another industry. He has tapped into his inner dog and has become a Dog Whisperer.
*Alicia Keys is getting into the bling business with a new line of necklaces in partnership with The Barber's Daughters designer Gisele Theriault.
*"The Princess and the Frog" merchandise is apparently flying off the shelves despite the film being weeks away from its debut in theaters.
*The New York Daily News found some disgruntled ticket scalpers who said they had trouble reselling tickets for Chris Brown's sold-out "Fan Appreciation" concert in Hollywood this week.
*The Producers Guild of America will present the producers of "Precious: Based on the Novel ?Push' by Sapphire" with its Stanley Kramer Award at the 21st Annual PGA Awards ceremony on Jan. 24 at the Hollywood Palladium.
*Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal is moonlighting as a curator overseeing an art exhibition titled "Size DOES Matter,'' coming in February to New York's nonprofit Flag Art Foundation.
*When Mariah Carey reportedly requested that she be surrounded by 20 white kittens and 100 white doves while lighting a Christmas tree at a British shopping center, local health and safety officials had to put their foot down.
*Eddie Murphy is set to produce and possibly star in "The Misadventures of Fluffy," an R-rated road trip movie for Paramount Pictures.
*There are reports that Danny Glover will exchange wedding vows next month with his Brazilian girlfriend of six years, Eliane Cavalleiro.
*The white glove worn by Michael Jackson as he moonwalked his way into pop culture history at the 1983 Motown 25 television special will go on the auction block Saturday in New York.
*South African track star Caster Semenya gets to keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential, the South African sports ministry announced Thursday.
*The Hollywood Reporter's Steven Zeitchik posted a piece Thursday comparing the new Sandra Bullock movie "The Blind Side" with "Precious," calling the former a "red state" version of the latter.
*Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary's Revelations Entertainment has thrown its financial resources and technical expertise behind Digiboo, a new venture that allows consumers to rent films by plugging a small USB 3.0 flash drive into kiosks that will be set up at retail outlets.
*John Mayer says it's time for the media and public to pipe down on the Kanye West hatred and move on.
The Blind Side (PG-13 for sexual references, drug use and brief violence) Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw co-star in this true, overcoming-the-odds tale about a wealthy white couple who adopt a homeless black teenager (Quinton Aaron) and help him pursue his dream of playing football in college and the pros.
*BET.com launches its first Web series "Buppies," starring Tatyana Ali, on Tuesday Nov. 24.
*TV One is calling its Thanksgiving weekend lineup "a schedule full of family, fun and lots of music," including the TV One premiere of "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella," starring Brandy and Whitney Houston at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. ET.
*Alicia Keys, Aretha Franklin and the Roots join a lineup of performers for NBC's 12th annual "Christmas in Rockefeller Center," scheduled to air Wednesday, Dec. 2 from 8-9 p.m. ET/PT.
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*Well, it's all over for "Oprah." Oprah Winfrey's production company says she'll announce Friday that her show will end in 2011.
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*So much for Shemar Moore ever reprising his role of Malcolm Winters on "The Young and the Restless." Beginning next month, the character will be played by former "Family Matters" star Darius McCrary, according to EW.com.
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*Jennifer Hudson is set to star in a drama that casts her as the former wife of South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela.
*Janet Jackson has confirmed reports that she and her family attempted several times to help her brother Michael with his drug problem, but that he rebuffed those attempts to intervene.
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*Watch out Amsterdam, the U.S. is pushing the envelope with its first legal Mary Jane restaurant and cafe. But while Portland, Oregon is home to the first "Cannabis Cafe," its patrons have an exclusive membership in the National Organization for the Reform of the Marijuana Laws (NORML).
*Antoine Fuqua and Spike Lee join forces for a big screen adaptation of the graphic novel "Miss: Better Living Through Crime," with Fuqua directing and Lee executive producing.
*Georgia's Fulton County Medical Examiner has ruled the death of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star A.J. Jewell a homicide in which his assault triggered a flare-up of his sickle cell condition.