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Micahel Jackson in Search Of His Childhood

2009-06-27T09:34:00.002-04:00

It was frequently said life in a dysfunctional family, lack of consistency (??)at home beginning an entertainment career at the age of nine, may have been some contributing factors to the unusual artistic adult male Michael Jackson became. In the following video Michael sings of his constant search for his lost childhood.

We Never Can Say Good-bye to you Michael Jackson.

Rest in peace.

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Michael Jackson Has Left The Planet: Rest In Peace-We Never Can Say Good-bye

2009-06-26T10:37:00.003-04:00

Just made a post about Michael Jackson's demise.The quintessential entertainer died yesterday at age 50. Watch this early video of Michael with his brothers as the Jackson 5.

Then go here to see our tribute to Michael Jackson the most influential super-star in all areas of world culture for the past forty years.

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Jim Scott Music: Concert Performer, Vocalist, Classical Guitarist, Environmental Activist

2009-05-16T07:45:00.006-04:00

Jim Scott plays music. His original compositions exceed the boundaries of style. Through his original music Jim Scott advances such concepts as peace, justice and the ecology. He's recorded with and performed on stage with the music giants of folk, jazz, and classical music.

This thrilling formally trained musician, a graduate of The Eastman School Of Music, is a classical guitarist. Scott is a former member of the Paul Winter Consort.

In fact Jim led an audience of thousands in singing the song "Common Ground" as well as his own self composed anthem for the ecology, "A Song For The Earth." He was co-creator of the Consort's memorable piece for choir, "Missa Gaia/Earth Mass,". Jim also recorded "A Concert for the Earth”" in the Great Hall of the United Nations. During his time as a guitarist with the Consort, composed PBS soundtracks. He composed and wrote the arrangements for a whole concert given by the Paul Winter Consort with the Indianapolis Symphony.

You will enjoy Jim's mellow thoughtful musical creations. Through Jim's music you will be influenced and transformed just like so many from around the world who have hard him play. We suggest you do not miss an opportunity to see him live. In the meantime, until he comes to your town pick up one or all of his CDs. You'll be so glad you did.

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Richard WIlliams Announces Engagement To Lakeisha Graham 30 Years His Junior

2009-03-15T10:11:00.005-04:00

Last week the father and coach of tennis super-stars, sisters Venus and Serena Williams announced to Jose Lambiet he is serious about Lakeisha Graham. According to Williams they plan to marry sometime after April 5, 2009 following the Sony Ericcson Open scheduled to take place in Key Biscayne, Florida. Williams has been divorced from Oracene, the mother of Venus and Serena, for about seven years. We send our best wishes to the happy couple.
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Paris Hilton, Michael Strahan, Nicole Murphy, Rihanna, Chris Brown-Clark Dark Reports

2009-03-05T09:22:00.004-05:00

Hello celebrity watchers, I'm Clark Dark with enfotainment news...here's the latest:

Former NFL star Michael Strahan gives new meaning to keeping an eye on his lover. It was recently exclusively reported by some New York tabloid that Strahan had a tracking device installed on the vehicle of his now former love-honey Nicole Murphy, the ex-wife of comic Eddie Murphy. Seems Michael had suspected Nicole was not entirely committed to him. According to reports she'd been sharing some close intimate times and emails with Universal Records A&R executive Demetrius Spencer. No need to be concerned about it now. The tracking device was found in Murhpy's car and removed; Strahan was to say in the least disappointed. He has a history of being insecure about his relationships. It's the 21st Century technology at work in so many creative ways, folks

More love notes about Rihanna and Chris Brown... the popular couple will be in court on Thursday in Los Angeles. Amid reports of possible charges to be lodged by the Distric Attorney against Chris Brown, Diddy is helping them to reconcile and TMZ reports Rihanna in her police interview claims the beatings were becoming worse. I'd like to say to all young ladies, teens, and up: no one has the right to physically abuse you. No one has the right to make a point by hitting, slapping, harming you in any way. Being fearful of a guy who allegedly cares for you, while trying to avoid a beatdown is not the way a healthy relationship is conducted. Eventually your self-esteem and your morale will be as damaged as your physical body.

With all this unhappy relationship news word from the Hilton household is that Kathy Hilton, mother of Paris, is advising her daughter to stay away from the dating scene. Momma Hilton believes her baby, Paris, should have time to heal from the devastating November 2008 break up with Benji Madden.

"My dating advice for Paris would be just to take your time. It is okay to be alone; you don’t have to always be with someone."

To help her heal there are reports of Paris's plans for a super b'day party in Las Vegas...you know the place where what happens there stays there...plus she's reportedly got a brand new bitch: one tiny teacup Pomeranian, a designer pooch, purchased during a recent business trip to Tokyo to promote Samantha Thavasa, a line designed by her sister Nicky Hilton. Meanwhile reports abound that Hilton's latest ex-beau is now sniffing around Katie Perry. I say Paris listen to your mother, but when you're ready to kick it again. holla atcha man Clark.

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J-Hud To Perform National Anthem At SuperBowl XLIII

2009-01-24T10:49:00.002-05:00

Clark Dark, ace entertainment reporter here with news about our favorite American Idol star Jennifer Hudson.

The National Football League, (NFL) has confirmed Jennifer Hudson, the 27 year-old singer/actress who already has an Oscar on her trophy shelf, will be returning to the stage on Sunday, February 1, 2009 at Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Florida, to sing the Star Spangled Banner, the American national anthem. As we recall the last time Hudson performed the tune was in August at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado on the night President Barack Obama accepted the party's nomination to run for the office of President of the United States.

Hudson has not performed in a public appearance since her mother, Darnell Hudson Donerson; brother Jason Hudson; and nephew Julian King were slain in Chicago in October. Her estranged brother-in-law has been charged in the killings.

Hudson is also expected to sing at this year's 51st Grammy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 8, 2009 where she has been nominated to receive four awards; Hudson is up for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Song (for "Spotlight"), Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals for her duet with Fantasia ("I'm His Only Woman"), and Best R&B Album.

Add to those nominations seven nominations from the NAACP Image Awards and it looks like Jennifer Hudson's future is very bright after thedevastating experience of losing and mourning for her family members.

I hope she wins in all four Grammy categories, and I hope she will take home all of the Image Awards, even for categories she's not been nominated. Much success to you J-Hud. I love you.

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Patrick McGoohan TV's Star "Secret Agent" Man Dies

2009-01-18T22:32:00.003-05:00

Patrick McGoohan, the man who starred as "Secret Agent" on American television, and on British and Canadian tee vee as "Danger Man", as well as the quixotic "Prisoner" Number Six died on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 in Los Angeles after a brief illness. He was 80 years old.

During the airings of the popular shows with which he was associated McGoohan had the distinction of being the highest paid television actor of that time.

Orson Welles once said of McGoohan that he could have been one of the major stars of his generation: he had the looks and the intensity and painted most of the roles he played with a wryness and a satirical edge that made him a compelling actor to watch. Yet this complicated man, highly-strung, unpredictable and irascibly enigmatic, seemingly threw away his career while at the height of his fame and influence and was never again to fully recapture it.
It was Orson Welles, who discovered McGoohan's talent and cast him as Starbuck opposite his Ahab in the well-received theatrical production of Moby Dick in the 1950s.

On television McGoohan, a charismatic leading man, was selected to play secret agent John Drake in a new action-adventure series, Danger Man. It proved to be the perfect showcase for McGoohan's special brand of acting in which he created around him an aura of potential eruption, like a caged wild animal that could pounce at any moment. McGoohan confessed that he deliberately acted with a certain abrasive edginess to keep himself and others on their toes.

McGoohan starred in 86 episodes of Danger Man, propelling him to international stardom. The father of three daughters, McGoohan reacted against what he considered to be a moral lapse on television by refusing to allow his TV hero to use a gun (unless absolutely necessary) or be involved in sexual dalliances with his leading lady. He gave similar reasons for twice turning down the chance to play James Bond in 1962.

The success of Danger Man as the first British show to break into the burgeoning American television market, paving the way for others like The Avengers and The Saint – gave McGoohan creative carte blanche to pursue his own project, a startlingly original, and costly, series about a retired spy (known as Number Six) living in a quaint village from which he cannot escape.

He was never interested in the ancillary aspects of acting, of stardom and having his name up in lights. He even moved his family, first to Switzerland, then to Mexico, and finally to California to avoid media intrusion on his home life.

McGoohan found satisfaction in total involvement in first-class projects. Although first and foremost an actor, during his Danger Man/Prisoner days he had also involved himself heavily in scripting and production and he continued these interests in America. He directed the film Catch My Soul (1974), a rock version of Othello, and directed and guest-starred in a number of episodes of the popular television detective series Columbo, winning an Emmy Award for one performance. He also began to write poetry and novels, supplementing such pursuits by taking supporting roles in big Hollywood movies including the Gene Wilder/Richard Pryor comedy hit Silver Streak (1976) and Clint Eastwood's Escape from Alcatraz (1979).

McGoohan's final appearance on the big screen as the tyrannical King Edward Longshanks was in the 1995 Mel Gibson blockbuster Braveheart.

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Ricardo Montalban, Activist, Fantasy Island Actor Dies

2009-01-15T10:46:00.006-05:00

Ricard Montalban had died. He was 88 years old. According to a statement by his son-in-law, Gilbert Smith, the actor succumbed to "complications of advancing age". Montalban was born in Mexico City in 1920. He was a star in Mexican movies before coming to the United States when hired by MGM in the 1940s to appear in big expensive American film productions with swimming star Esther Williams.

Montalban is best remembered as the welcoming wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke on the hit tee vee show "Fantasy Island". He is also known for his portrayal of the alien super being "Khan" on the original Star Trek television show a role he reprised in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Watch video:

Klingon proverb - "Revenge is a dish best served cold. It is cold in space." Khan

Ricardo Montalban is held in high esteem by his community for his contributions. Among them his assistance in founding the ALMA Awards, which honor and encourage fair portrayals of Latinos in entertainment.

In an interview during the 1970s Ricardo Montalban said, "The Spanish-speaking American boy sees Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid wipe out a regiment of Bolivian soldiers. He sees `The Wild Bunch' annihilate the Mexican army. It's only natural for him to say, `Gee, I wish I were an Anglo.'"

By all reports from family, friends, fellow actors he was the spirit of humility, and excellence. He was known for giving back to the community. They say he was just plain decent man.

With his wife the former Georgiana Young, actress, model and younger sister of actress Loretta Young, whom he married in 1944, he had four children: Laura, Mark, Anita and Victor. Ricardo and Georgiana remained one of Hollywood's most devoted couples. She died in 2007.

Montalban is survived by daughters Laura and Anita, sons Victor and Mark and six grandchildren.
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Balfour Suspect In Chicago Hudson Family Murders Indicted

2008-12-30T14:44:00.002-05:00

William Balfour, 27, was indicted during an appearance in an Illinois courtroom today. Balfour is the estranged husband of singer actress Jennifer Hudson's sister, Julia.

Prosecutors allege he killed Hudson family members October 24, 2008 in their home in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago because he thought Julia had a new boyfriend. Slain were Jennifer's and Julia's mother, Darnell Donerson, 57; their brother, Jason, 29, and Julia's 7-year-old son, Julian King.

Balfour is also charged with home invasion. He is being held without bond on a parole violation at the Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet. Today, his attorney asked Judge Maria Cecil to transfer him to Cook County Jail so he could be closer to his family. She took the request under advisement.

The indictment--on exactly the same charges as filed against Balfour earlier--relieves prosecutors of having to detail their evidence at a preliminary hearing.

Prosecutors have alleged Balfour told a girlfriend the day of the slayings that he killed Donerson and Jason Hudson and later lied to police about his travel that day.

His attorney has said there's no evidence to connect Balfour with the crime.
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Paris Hilton's Pink Bentley, Leonardo DiCaprio's Green Tesla

2008-12-29T21:13:00.002-05:00

Seems the Hollywood elite are treating themselves to new rides.

Paris Hilton, the model, actress, hotel heiress, and BFF, spent a bundle on a customized, Barbie doll pink Bentley sports car. We think it looks like Pepto Bismol on wheels; you know the over the counter medicine for relief of upset stomach, nausea and such.

Now comes news that Leonardo DiCaprio has traded in his Toyota Prius for a new Tesla Roadster. This environmentally friendly electric vehicle goes 244 miles on one charge and burns no oil.

In an interview with the London Daily Mail Online Leo said,
"It's my first sports car and it's an unbelievable drive. It's scarily fast and it all happens with the flip of a switch, unlike a piston-driven engine that needs to build up momentum."

The Tesla Roadster is the first high performance electric car.

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Eartha Kitt, Singer, Dancer, Activist, Dies

2008-12-26T13:35:00.003-05:00

Eartha Kitt died on Christmas Day 2008 in Connecticut. She had recently been treated for colon cancer. She was 81 years old.

Orson Welles called her "The most exciting woman in the world." She persevered through an unhappy childhood as a mixed-race daughter of the South to become one of the entertainment world's most versatile performers, winning two Emmys and receiving a third nomination. She also was nominated for several Tonys and two Grammys.

Eartha Kitt began her career as a dancer with the Katherine Dunham dance group. From there she sang in cabarets moving to acting and singing on stage, in movies and on television. Below an interview from 2006.

As an activist she participated in the movement for equal rights marching with the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. She was also an opponent to the war in Viet Nam stating at a White House luncheon with then First Lady Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson, "You send the best of this country off to be shot and maimed," she told the group of about 50 women. "They rebel in the street. They don't want to go to school because they're going to be snatched off from their mothers to be shot in Vietnam."

For those remarks she investigated by the FBI and CIA. Following that episode wherein she expressed her anti-war stance Ms Kitt worked almost exclusively overseas.

In an interview with Essence MAgazine Ms Kitt revealed, "The thing that hurts, that became anger, was when I realized that if you tell the truth _ in a country that says you're entitled to tell the truth-you get your face slapped and you get put out of work."

Eartha Kitt was known for her cat-like purr. Her career spanned 60 years. She will always be remembered as an international symbol of elegance and sensuality.

"I'm an orphan. But the public has adopted me and that has been my only family. The biggest family in the world is my fans."

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Aretha Franklin-Queen Of Soul- To Headline Free Concert For King Birthday Celebration

2008-12-16T01:53:00.002-05:00

A free concert featuring Aretha Franklin will be held at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on Monday, January 19, 2009 to celebrate the birthday of American humanitarian the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The event is co-sponsored by Georgetown University and the Kennedy Center. This concert event features Kennedy Center honorees along with popular entertainers. Ms Franklin was honored in 1994.

Tickets will be available at the concert hall on the day of the program. Other performers include the violin duo of Nuthin' But Strings and the Let Freedom Ring Choir from Georgetown University.

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The Obama Dance And Innovator Bob Brown

2008-11-18T13:09:00.003-05:00

Clark Dark here with news of the hottest dance move innovation currently sweeping dance clubs across the nation. It's the Obama Dance created by Rap/Hip-hop artist Bob Brown of Jacksonville, Florida. Watch the video. Learn to do the Obama Dance.

Brown, who graduated from the Univeristy of Florida with a degree in marketing, created the dance and video back in June. As an avid supporter of the then candidate Obama, Brown said,

"I wanted to contribute to his campaign….. Some people are good at raising money, some people hold signs, but me, I’m a rap artist."

If you're alive you can do this dance. I'm doing it right now. It's so easy Republicans can do it!

I'm getting ready for those January 20th 2009 celebrations. Get your historic party on and learn to do the Obama Dance today!

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JHud, Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee, Barack and Michelle Obama

2008-11-17T12:20:00.005-05:00

Chicago's the Oscar-award winning actress Jennifer Hudson,
wrote in her MySpace blog a note of thanks to her fans and friends.

"I want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. My sister and I take great comfort and strength from your love and concern. jhud"

Though Hudson still mourns the devastating tragedy which occurred in late October when her mother, Darnell, and brother, Jason, were found shot to death in their Chicago home followed three days later by the discovery of the body of Julian, her 7 year-old nephew; she has agreed to continue with the Gap Stores' holiday campaignusing her smiling countenace in its ads. Hudson, pictured in the ad in a bright red sweater, was photographed in NYC last July, is one of several celebrities featured in the ad to be seen in magazines, newspapers and on billboards in New York and Los Angeles with the tag line "Shine Your Own Star".

Samuel L. Jackson, one of the surviving actors featured in the recently released film "Soul Men" says as he goes around the tee vee circuit promoting the film he doesn't feel normal promoting his latest film "Soul Men" without costar Bernie Mac.

In the movie, Jackson and Mac play former bandmates who embark on a zany cross-country road trip to perform at the memorial concert for their deceased lead singer played by John Legend. Mac died of complications from pneumonia in August after production on the film ended. "It's even weirder that he never saw the movie," Jackson said. He describes a twenty year relationship with Mac. It was a friendship wherein they shared their dreams of making it big in the entertainment world.

Renowned film maker Spike Lee tells readers in New York Magazine's 40th Anniversary issue he's glad Obama won the presidency. "...I think he’s a visionary. Actually, Barack told me the first date he took Michelle to was Do the Right Thing. I said, thank God I made it. Otherwise you would have taken her to Soul Man." The highly acclaimed and controversial director speculates Michelle would have been like, "What’s wrong with this brother?” The 1986 film "Soul MAN", not to be confused with the new Sam Jackson, Bernie Mac, Isaac Hayes film "Soul MEn", was directed by Steve Miner. It is a race comedy featuring actor C. Thomas Howell. The story about a white man who disguises himself as a black man in order to be accepted as a student at Harvard Law School. Some people (??) think the film directed by Steve Miner helped pave the way for cultural acceptance of Barack Obama. More about this speculation in another post.

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2008-11-13T18:17:00.005-05:00

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QEII- The Person, Has Questions About The Global Credit Crunch

2008-11-11T12:55:00.004-05:00

As the oceanliner the Queen Elizabeth II enters into the world of retired cruise ships to become a floating hotel in Dubai , the person, Her Royal Majesty or HRM QE2 wonders why no one spotted the credit crunch that has affected the entire world.

During a recent visit to the pretigious London School of Economics, (Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones went to LSE ), the Queen was briefed on the origins and effects of the credit crunch by economics professor Luis Garicano.

"Why did nobody notice it?" asked the 82-year-old monarch, adding that the turmoil was "awful".

Professor Garicano explained the economic mess this way, "At every stage, someone was relying on somebody else and everyone thought they were doing the right thing."

The questions from the Queen provides proof she's just like us. Just like us she wants to know why the experts did not warn of the collapse, and why no one did anything to try to stop it.

The explanation provided is also proof that just because you are royalty does not mean you will receive an adequate answer to your quiry.

God save the Queen, it looks like she really is a human being.

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Miriam Makeba An International Singing Star And Activist

2008-11-11T12:17:00.002-05:00

Miriam Makeba, the South African singer, who helped to bring the plight of dark-skinned Afrikans living under the apartheid system to the attention of the world, died earlier this week.

Makeba was a music sensation in the United States and other countries of the world. Unfortunately, at the time the government of South Africa did not value her gift as the treasure the rest of the world appreciated. The Pretoria government banned her music and she was exiled from her native land.

In 1960 the South African government refused to allow Makeba to come home. For 31 years she lived away from Johannesburg where she will be laid to rest. It was in 1990following Nelson Madela's release from life imprisonment when he asked Miriam Makeba to come home. She did saying, "I never understood why I couldn't come home. I never committed any crime."

Here she sings a duet with Paul Simon, his composition from the Graceland album. "Under African Skies".

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Miriam Makeba-Mama Afrika Dies In Italy

2008-11-11T11:56:00.004-05:00

Miriam Makeba, the first lady of African song for the last fifty years has died.The 76 year-old performer whose career spanned continents, collapsed on stage during a concert in Castel Volturno, a small city in Italy. She was paying homage to six Africans killed by the Camorra mafia two months ago and to the Italian journalist Roberto Saviano who exposed the murders and was himself threatened with death.

Nelson Mandela, who is 91, is among a host of dignitaries expressing condolences and celebrating the life of the woman with a voice like a nightingale said, "She was South Africa's first lady of song and so richly deserved the title of Mama Afrika.
It was fitting that her last moments were spent on a stage, enriching the hearts and lives of others - and again in support of a good cause."

Indeed it is reported the last song she performed before her onstage collapse was the 1967 hit "Pata Pata" an up beat South African party song.

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Jessica Simpson, Ken Paves, Elizabeth Edwards,John Edwards, Shakir Stewart, Jay-Z , Paris Hilton

2008-11-02T19:34:00.006-05:00

Jessica Simpson: Seems the actress turned Country Western singer is having a string of misfortune. Her latest film, "Major Movie Star" a hit in Russia, has been named a flop by the critics in the U.S. It's going straight to DVD without a theatrical release. And if that weren't bad enough her hairdresser was injured last night when overzealous paparazzi mobbed Simpson's entourage. Simpson along with Ken Paves, tress dresser to the stars, and others were exiting Madeo, a trendy Los Angeles restaurant. An eye witness says one photographer banged into Paves' face as he and another man were trying to protect Simpson from the onslaught. Simpson accompanied her Coiffeur-In-Chief who was rushed to Cedar-Sinai hospital in West Hollywood for emergency treatment from the restaurant.

Observers are talking about former North Carolinla Senator John Edwards'wife Elizabeth. Elizabeth was seen recently at a Washington, D.C. forum without her wedding ring. Some are speculating the couple has called it quits. The New York Post reports that sources say John Edwards "is no longer living with Elizabeth and that the couple have separated." The former senator admitted having an affair with Rielle Hunter during his priimary race campaign earlier this year for president. He denies being the father of her baby daughter. Perhaps Elizabeth's fingers are swollen from the cancer medication she is taking. Stay tuned....

The executive vice president of Def Jam Records Shakir Stewart is dead. The company founded in the mid-1980s by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin made the announcement stating only that the executive had died on Saturdya. No cause of death has been confirmed for the man who succeeded Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, in June of this year the role of head of the company. A Cobb County police spokesman does however report Stewart died of a self inflicted gunshot wound. He was found dead in his home in an Atlanta suburb. Our sincere and deepest condolences to his family, friends and business associates.

Finally. Paris Hilton admits her ditzy image is just an act.

"I know what's going on. I'm in on the joke." We are very relieved to know this.

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Hudson-King Foundation for Families of Slain Victims-Public And Private Memorial Services Set

2008-11-02T19:30:00.000-05:00

Actress/singer Jennifer Hudson along with her surviving family members have established a foundation in memoriam to her mother, brother and nephew.

Hudson's family members, mother Darnell Donerson and brother Jason Hudson, were found shot to death in the family's Chicago home; three days late the body of seven year-old Julian King, Hudson's nephew, the son of Hudson's sister Julia and Greg King, was found in the family's stolen SUV also dead of fatal gunshot wounds.
According to a statement from the Hudson family the "specific purpose of the Foundation is to care for the needs of families who have lost relatives to a violent crime. This encompasses their basic needs of food, clothing and shelter as well as grief counseling."

A public memorial service has been set for Sunday afternoon for members and fans to honor the memory of the Oscar winning performer's family.

A private family service will be held on Monday, November 3, 2008.

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JHud Announces Private Services For Family As Triple Murder Investigation Continues

2008-10-31T12:52:00.003-04:00

As Chicago Police continue to examine evidence and investigate the murders of three of singer/actress Jennifer Hudson's family, the surviving family members announce a private ceremony. Last week Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, brother Jason Hudson were found dead from gunshot at the family home. On Monday the body Julian King, Hudson's seven year-old nephew was found.

The only person announced by police to be of interest in the case is William Balfour the estranged husband of Julia Hudson, sister of the popular actress, and step-father to the mrudered boy.

The private service will be held on Monday, November 3, 2008 in Chicago at the Apostolic Church Of God. The Oscar winning performer and her family is expected to announce the date and time of a public service later today.

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Jennifer Hudson Family Triple Murder Investigation Continues in Chicago

2008-10-28T11:55:00.001-04:00

Chicago police investigation of the murder of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew continues.Yesterday the body of Hudson's seven year-old nephew was found along with the vehicle described in the Amber Alert issued last Friday. The child had been shot to death.

William Balfour, estranged husband of Hudson's sister Julia remains in custody for parole violations and as yet has not been charged in connection with the crimes.

Police investigators have not discovered a motive for the crimes although it has been reported a domestic dispute between Balfour, and the Hudson family was ongoing.

There are now two crime scenes in the Englewood section of the city. One is the location where the Hudson matriarch and her son, Darnell Donerson and her son Jason Hudson, were found mortally wounded last Friday at the family's Chicago South Side home. The other crime scene being investigated is the location not far from the family home where the white Chevy SUV and the young boy's body were found. It is also the area where police apprehended Balfour to bring him in for questioning.

On Monday, Jennifer Hudson accompanied by family members, traveled to the Medical Examiner's Office to identify the child's body as that of Julian King age seven years old. An autopsy is expected to be performed today on the youngest of those slain.

More details as they become available in this sorrowful event.

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Cheryl Burke Fat? No Just Strong And Healthy

2008-10-27T12:37:00.005-04:00

Cheryl Burke, the beautiful professional dancer

partnered with Olympian Maurice Green on the current Dancing With The Stars season seven, has been advised by one male dancer who was on the program but had to leave because his partner was injured,to drop the five pounds she gained over the summer.

Sounds like sour grapes us. Let us tell you why we think these guys are just expressing their inner green meany-monster.

Cheryl Burke has won the competition twice. Once when paired with Drew Lachey,and a second time when she was partnered with retired professional NFL star and SuperBowl champion Emmit Smith.

Maksim Chmerkovsky, a professional dancer who we admire, says he reminded reminded both Burke and "DWTS" newcomer Lacy Schwimmer of the fact "the camera adds 10 pounds".

Also speaking in the role of self appointed weight monitor, professional dancer Louis Van Amstel, who in "DWTS" season 6 was paired with Priscilla Presley. Van Amstel said Burke's weight gain might "discourage" some in the viewing audience, "...if they watch someone who’s dancing her butt off and she’s still heavy." You may recall team Presley-Van Amstel was voted out of the competition early by viewers.

This season's team Misty May-Treanor, of beach volleyball olympics fame, and Maksim Chmerkovsky, is on the sidelines because Treanor tore her Achilles tendon during a rehearsal two weeks ago on the day the show was to be recorded.

We think Green and Burke are in position to win this competition, with Cheryl Burke capturing the title and the coveted glitter ball trophy for a third time.

To us Cheryl Burke looks fabulous. She does not look weak, like a certain celebrity who was bluntly told, on the air during the first week of the season seven competition, to gain a few pounds because she looks so frail and fragile. The certain celebrity was further advised to gain some weight because the exercise from dancing will cause her to lose weight. There are a few male and female dancers who appear to us to be under weight. Perhaps they should take a page from Burke's book. She admits she's come to realize and accept being comfortable with herself.

We agree with Cheryl when she said in an interview with People mag:

"People will always have an opinion about you, whether it's good or bad.But most important is to have a secure feeling about yourself and know that you're beautiful regardless of what people think of you.

I want kids or women out there to realize you don't have to be anorexic to be beautiful."

Cheryl Burke is looking strong, healthy and simply gorgeous. Her choreographic skills are outstanding. She looks incredible in her costumes. Watch her with her celebrity partner Maurice Green tonight as they execute with verve.

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UPDATE: Vehicle Found In Chicago JHud Murders And Abduction Case

2008-10-27T11:15:00.000-04:00

Reports from Chicago indicate a vehicle fitting the description of the missing car from the scene of the murders of Darnell Donerson, mother of Jennifer Hudson and Jason Hudson, the singer's brother, has been found by police early this morning. It has also been reported a child'sbody has been found inside the vehicle. No information as to the identity of the body in the vehicle.

More details will be available as the story continues to unfold.

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Jennifer Hudson And Family Offer Reward For Abducted Julian King's Return

2008-10-27T01:20:00.003-04:00

Jennifer Hudson and her family are offering a $100,000 reward for the safe return of her missing 7-year-old nephew Julian King, whose whereabouts have been unknown since Friday. Through her publicist Lisa Kasteler, Jennifer Hudson issued a statement in which an appeal to the public for its assistance was made, offering the reward and asking citizens to give any information to Chicago police.

"Jennifer and her family appreciate the enormous amount of love, support and prayers they have received while she and her family try to cope with this tragedy and continue the search for Julian. We ask that all inquiries be directed to the Chicago Police Department, Area 1 Detective Division at 312/747-8380."

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