Tyler Perry - Perry Cleared In Plagiarism Case
Filmmaker Tyler Perry has been cleared of accusations he stole the idea for his movie DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN from a Texan playwright. Donna West's case against ...

Buzz Briefs: Rapper DMX, Tyler Perry
Home » EntertainmentBuzz Briefs: Rapper DMX, Tyler PerryPlus: Harry Belafonte, Screen Actors Guild, Michael Jackson, Paula Abdul, Fantasia Barrino Dec. 10, 2008 E-Mail Story Print Story Sphere

Tyler Perry Wins Lawsuit
The woman who claimed Perry stole her ideas to create “Diary” movie lost her case: A woman who accused actor-screenwriter Tyler Perry of stealing material from her play for his movie “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” lost her federal lawsuit against the entertainer on Tuesday. Jurors in the East Texas town of Marshall found Donna [...]

Digging into the Production Design of ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’
Powder Blue • Tyler Perry's Madea ... • The Curious Case of ... • New Moon • Not Easily Broken • Delgo • Angels and Demons Enhance your Google search with RopeofSilicon

In Praise Of Hollywood's PoetKnowIt
DHD readers who don't scrutinize the comments (hard to believe) have been missing one of the more amusing analysts of the Hollywood scene -- the PoetKnowIt. After this past week's depressing news, we all can use some grins. So here are recent gems from the PoetKnowIt. Wish I knew the identity of this gifted guy or gal... YOU MADE MONEY IN DRESSES AND PUMPS. BUT THEN YOU PLAYED WRITERS LIKE CHUMPS. YOUR LIES THEY ALL TRUSTED. YOUR CHEAP ASS GOT COLD BUSTED. NOW PAY UP, YOU CROSS-DRESSING HUMP.     

Talking About Beyoncé's Shaving Habits Is The Pits [Dirt Bag]
Okay, so they're saying Beyoncé had a little armpit hair at the Cadillac Records premiere. 1) Who cares? 2) Can you even see it? [Mirror] A reader points out you can barely see Beyoncé's pit hair in Perez's pictures, though on TMZ, her pits seem especially hirsute. Photoshop of horrors? [Perez Hilton, TMZ] Surely when Kanye West said that Beyoncé is "just as great, if not greater, than artists we had in the past. She’s probably greater than Tina Turner," he had not seen this. [Perez Hilton] Tina Turner

NAMES & FACES : K.Fed focuses on his kids
Kevin Federline, the former back-up dancer who received instant fame after marrying Britney Spears, fathered her two children and then split with the pop phenom in 2006, is just a misunderstood man. Nobody remembers that horrid attempt at a rap career. Or his antics in Novi's MbarGo nightclub this past summer. Really. K.Fed, 30, shows off his sensitive side to People magazine during the week of Brit-Brit's new album release, assuring the gossip-loving world that what truly matters most are his children (son

Morning Mix: Lawyer -- Boy George 'Too Fat' to Attack Male Escort
Headlines: Britney Spears's "Circus" video leaked on Japanese site (may take a few secs to load)... Tom Hanks says he'd gladly stand in crowd to attend inauguration... Oprah moving show to D.C. during inauguration week... John Hamm to play Tina Fey's love interest on "30 Rock"... Madonna meets Argentina's president, ex-hostage... George Clooney, Mariah Carey among stars to sign bowls for hunger relief charity auction... Victoria Beckham launches line of dresses... Mom gives Heidi Montag's marriage "six mo

Angela Bassett and Eric McCormack Set to Announce 15th SAG Awards' Nominees
The 'ER' actress, Angela Bassett, and the 'Will and Grace' actor, Eric McCormack, will uncover the nominations of the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Two presenters have been chosen to unveil the nominees for the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. On Monday, December 1, executive producer Jeff Margolis has announced that Academy Award-nominated actress Angela Bassett and Emmy Award-winning actor Eric McCormack will join SAG pr

Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Shemar Moore stars in Diary of a Mad Black Woman (which looks good but I never seem to watch it). Anyway, the playwright, actor, and director, Tyler Perry (who is buddies with Oprah, by the way) is being sued by a woman from Texas, who alleges that Perry stole the her idea for Diary. Apparently, the woman suing, Donna West, says she wrote a script called “Fantasy of a Black Woman” in 1990, which is the basis of the movie. Perry says that he came up with the idea with no knowledge of Ms. West&

Will Smith - Smith Latifah And Perry Named Most Influential African-americans
Will Smith, playwright/moviemaker Tyler Perry and Queen Latifah have joined Barack Obama on Essence magazine's coveted Most Influential African-Americans list. The quartet ...

Barack Obama is Named African American of the Year
Essence magazine has complied their list for 2008's most influential African Americans, and it's no surprise to us that Barack Obama comes in at number one. Editor-in-chief Angela Burt-Murray says, "President-elect Barack Obama's historic win was the pinnacle of an amazing year in African-American achievement. ESSENCE is so proud to acknowledge the top 25 African-Americans who followed suit with extraordinary steps in news, music, film, politics, activism and fashion and emerged as the game changers of

COUPLED UP: EVA & LANCE AT THE “Nothing Like The Holidays” MOVIE PREMIERE
Wow! They are one good looking couple! Actress/model Eva Marcille Pigford and her boo Actor/model Lance Gross attended the Los Angeles premiere “Nothing Like The Holidays” at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater on Wednesday night in California. Eva recently joined the cast of The Young and The Restless; while Lance is still starring in the hit TBS series Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, which kicked off its 5th Season last night. ( Photos: BAUER-GRIFFIN / GETTY IMAGES )

GABRIELLE UNION HEADED TO NBC: Actress reteams with 'X-Files' writer/producer to develop new series.
*Gabrielle Union is developing a procedural drama for NBC along with "X-Files writer/producer Frank Spotnitz, who worked with the actress briefly in ABC's short-lived "Night Stalker" during the 2005-2006 TV season.       According to Variety, Spontitz will write the as-yet-untitled show and Union will star as a detective who must race to save someone's life before it's too late.       Union, who was seen last season on "Ugly Betty" and regularly appear

Eva Marcille and Lance Gross at "Nothing Like The Holidays" Premiere
Actress/model Eva Marcille Pigford and her boo Actor/model Lance Gross attended the Los Angeles premiere “Nothing Like The Holidays” at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater on Wednesday night in California. Eva recently joined the cast of The Young and The Restless, while Lance is still starring in the hit TBS series Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, which kicked off its 5th Season last night. http://concreteloop.com/2008/12/coupled-up-eva-lance-at-the-nothing-like-the-holidays-movie-premi

TYRA, OPRAH, TYLER AMONG TV’S “SMARTEST PEOPLE”
Whoopi Goldberg, Tyra Banks, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry appear on Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Smartest People in TV, a list of small-screen titans who are driving today’s sharpest shows and deals. Winfrey came in 6th on the tally because “her talk show still rules daytime, her first foray into reality (’Oprah’s Big Give’) averaged 11.6 million viewers, and she’ll launch her own network — appropriately named OWN — in 2009,” said Entertainment

BRAD PITT DEFENDS ANGELINA JOLIE & CONFIRMS BRANGELINA AFFAIR CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON PREMIERE PICS
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attended the red carpet premiere of Brad's Oscar pic The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The film opens nationwide on December 25th which is Christmas Day. Click here for more photos from the red carpet premiere.

Star Tidbits: Lauren London swings the other way, Madea is NOT going to jail, Jennifer Hudson shoots new video + MORE
“A woman who accused actor-screenwriter Tyler Perry of stealing material from her play for his blockbuster movie “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” has lost her federal lawsuit against the entertainer. The Marshall News Messenger reports jurors found Tuesday that Donna West did not present evidence that supported her claim of copyright infringement.West argued that Perry lifted material from a script she wrote titled “Fantasy of a Black Woman.” She asked that her family b

While You Were Sleeping: Kate Winslet's Underage Sex
Can't afford to go to Bonnaroo because of the economic crisis? Music festivals have implemented payment plans for hipsters... and other citizens with good taste. John McCain is scheduled to stand David Letterman up again this Thursday.  The Governor of Illinois has no plans to resign, called Obama a "motherfucker." Class act. A Cleveland City Councilman gambled a long political career and up to 20 years in prison for a measly $500 bribe... and lost. Tyler Perry beat back

Angelina & Brad: Twins Again?!? [Dirt Bag]
Holy double zygote! Star is reporting that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are having twins. Again. Fertility treatments, duh. More in Midweek Madness. [Star] Meanwhile, in this clip, Brad Pitt says he thinks Angelina is gorgeous: "I get up some mornings and gasp." [E!] Pitt's next production: Starring as a British soldier and spy in The Lost City Of Z, an epic flick about Percy Fawcett, who left Victorian society to explore in the Amazon. [Variety] Wow, don't call it a comeback: Britney's Circus is the number

TYRA, OPRAH, TYLER AMONG TV'S 'SMARTEST': EW magazine ranks television's biggest movers and shakers.
      *Whoopi Goldberg, Tyra Banks, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry appear on Entertainment Weekly's 25 Smartest People in TV, a list of small-screen titans who are driving today's sharpest shows and deals.        Goldberg and her co-hosts on "The View" were listed at No. 25.5 for "juicing their ratings by pumping up their political banter."  During election week, "The View" reached No. 1 in total daytime viewers for the first time in

Ill-Informed Will Smith's Gloves Come Off for Jay Leno [Short Ends]
newVideoPlayer("/Will_Smith_Gift.flv", 506, 423,"");· We'd lay even odds that Will Smith reclaimed his going-away present to Jay Leno after reading the trades this morning.· In related news, a noted Hollywood blogger today revealed the source of NBC's internal turmoil: Aliens.· Film critic-turned-director Rod Lurie remembers the glory days when reviewers went on to helm Robert Redford movies instead of just getting unceremoniously discarded by their former publications.· "You got

Eva Marcille Pigford & Lance Gross: Pigford Gross dating (photo)
Eva Marcille Pigford & Lance Gross had a date at the L.A. Premiere of “Nothing Like The Holidays”. Pigford and Gross were seen at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater on Wednesday night, Dec. 3, in Calif. You can watch Pigford in “The Young and the Restless.” Gross is in TBS’ “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne.” The photo of Eva Marcille Pigford & Lance Gross is at the link. Please click here for more recent posts. This entry was posted