Hot off the presses: Entertainment Tonight has unveiled our first look at Malik Yoba, Janet Jackson, and the rest of the cast of Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?, the sequel to the 2007 box office hit Why Did I Get Married?.

The film hits theaters April 2010.

When 50 Cent’s long-delayed fourth solo album Before I Self Destruct arrives in stores November 23rd, it will include a bonus DVD featuring the rapper’s directorial debut.

Here’s the trailer for Before I Self-Destruct: The Movie….

Chris Rock’s stance on dog-fighting has come back to bite him in the — well, you get the picture. The comedian and documentarian behind the critically-acclaimed side-splitter Good Hair has been dumped from a upcoming biopic based on the life of late comedy icon Richard Pryor after defending convicted dog killer Michael Vick during an appearance on The Jay Leno Show earlier this month, The National Enquirer reports.

“What the hell did Michael Vick do, man? A dog, a pit bull ain’t even a real dog. A pit bull, that’s the white stuff. Dogs are white man’s best friend – dogs have never been good to black people,” Chris quipped

That didn’t go over so well with Richard’s White, animal-lovin’ widow, Jennifer Pryor
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Outspoken actress Nia Long stopped by The TODAY Show Thursday to discuss her role in Chris Rock’s critically-acclaimed documentary Good Hair.

Marlon Wayans — primarily known for his comedic roles in Wayans Bros.’ movies such as Dance Flick and White Chicks — is in advanced discussions to play iconic comedian Richard Pryor in the upcoming biopic Richard Pryor: Is it Something I Said, Entertainment Weekly has learned. Eddie Murphy was originally attached to star in the project –produced by Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Prods. and Sony Pictures — but he dropped out over conflicts with Paramount Pictures.

It’s a bad day for Good Hair. Chris Rock’s groundbreaking documentary on the history of the African-American hair care industry and the lengths some people of color go to change the texture of their hair is at the center of a $5 million lawsuit from a woman who alleges the funnyman ripped the idea off from her.

According to the lawsuit filed by Regina Kimbell in United States District Court, Central District of California, Kimbell claims Rock’s new film is very similar to her own film, My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage. Kimbell has filed a suit at Los Angeles’ District Court claiming the inspiration behind Rock’s Good Hair film came from a documentary she made in 2005, which she showed the comic on the set of his now-defunct TV series Everybody Hates Chris in 2007.

Kimbell is suing Rock for copyright infringement, unfair competition and fraud, and deceit.

Good Hair opens in theaters Friday.

Check out this studio-released five minute clip from the upcoming Disney feature The Princess And The Frog. The fantasy fairytale features the voiceover work of actress Anika Noni Rose and introduces Disney’s first ever African-American princess.

The Princess And The Frog opens in theaters Christmas Day.

If Mo doesn’t see any moolah, you won’t see any Mo’Nique….Mo’Nique has effectively refused to promote the film that will likely earn her a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 2010 Academy Awards.

According to Showbiz 411’s Roger Friedman, Mo’Nique — who will premiere her late-night series on BET on Monday night — will not attend the world premiere of the critically-acclaimed drama, Precious, over a cash dispute with producers. It seems the self-professed “Phat Girl” isn’t keen on not getting paid for promo appearances.

“Mo’Nique has gotten herself a reputation for demanding money for showing up to promote Precious. It’s a first in Oscar history,” Roger writes.

“Mo’Nique said she signed on to do this film for a small amount of money. She said she didn’t care about ‘no Oscar’ – all that mattered was ‘those Benjamins!’ Because Oprah and Tyler Perry are backing the film, she feels as though there should be a budget to pay for her promotional duties…”
Precious, which opens in November, will be the subject of a huge premiere in New York City this weekend.

The money troubles are so bad, Mo’s publicist of two weeks, Tresa Sanders, quit Thursday, after growing tired of having to come up with excuses about why Mo’Nique is not promoting the film and won’t attend this weekend’s premiere

Ciara, Lynn Whitfield, Billy Zane & Hill Harper star in the big screen adaptation of the classic urban musical Mama, I Want To Sing!

The movie opens in theaters soon.

Tyler Perry’s latest comedy I Can Do Bad All By Myself topped the box office, taking in over $24 million in ticket sales in its opening weekend.

The Lionsgate comedy stars Oscar-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson as a hard-drinking lounge singer forced to care for her delinquent niece and nephews.