T.I. To Appear On 'Larry King Live': Rapper Will Discuss His Nine Months In Prison During Thursday's Episode.

T.I. will appear on Thursday's "Larry King Live," airing at 9 p.m. ET, to talk with the CNN host about the nine months he spent in prison on federal weapons charges, among other topics.

The rapper was sentenced to one year and one day of prison last year following his arrest in October 2007 for attempting to illegally purchase firearms. The rapper was subsequently released to a halfway house in December to serve out the remainder of his sentence before his ultimate release at the end of March.

Since finishing his sentence, Tip has filmed and released a music video for his appropriately titled new track "I'm Back," the first single from his forthcoming King Uncaged LP, set for release in August.

"I want to maintain the level of success I've been fortunate enough to do, over and over again, over the years," the rapper said of his upcoming album in a recent interview. "This album is different in many ways. I think that Paper Trail was a lot more about thoughts; this is more about feelings. This is significantly more aggressive, or at least at this period in production. Who knows? I can do 10 love songs tomorrow and change the direction. At this point, right now, it's going hard. It's going hard like classic T.I."

Speaking with MTV News last month, The-Dream agreed with Tip's assessment of the developing record. "Tip is in the zone, man," he said. "Right now, he's rapping like he's in space. Not a place we don't know — it's in the same area — but his vibe is just wider now."

Source: MTV

Cops On The Hunt For Dwyane Wade's Wife Siohvaughn For Missing Court Appearance

TMZ has learned law enforcement officials are currently on the hunt for Dwyane Wade's estranged wife - after she missed a mandatory court appearance today.

Earlier today, Siohvaughn Wade had blown off a court hearing in Chicago regarding her ongoing divorce war with the Miami Heat star - so the judge threatened to issue a body attachment order unless she showed up in the afternoon.

The deadline came and went - and Siohvaughn never showed.

Now, the judge has issued the order - which means cops will now seek her out, take her into custody ... and deliver her to the judge.

As we previously reported, Siohvaughn has made several sensational claims about Dwyane - most recently accusing the NBA star of engaging in "sexual foreplay" with his new girlfriend in front of his kids.

Dwyane (who was present at court today) has denied all of Siohvaughn's allegations.

Source: TMZ

Legendary Actress & Singer Lena Horne: Dead at 92

According to a family spokesperson, Lena Horne died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Sunday night.

Ms. Horne, a renowned jazz singer and Hollywood actress was also a forerunner of the Civil Right movement as she was one of the first Black actress with a major Hollywood contract and fought through bigotry and racism.

In essence, Ms. Horne paved the way for the likes of Halle Berry, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys and so many others.

The stunning Lena once stated in an interview,
"I was unique in that I was a kind of Black that white people could accept. I was their daydream. I had the worst kind of acceptance because it was never for how great I was or what I contributed. It was because of the way I looked."

According to The Associated Press, In the 1940s, she was one of the first black performers hired to sing with a major white band, the first to play the Copacabana nightclub and among a handful with a Hollywood contract.

In 1943, MGM Studios loaned her to 20th Century-Fox to play the role of Selina Rogers in the all-black movie musical "Stormy Weather." Her rendition of the title song became a major hit and her signature piece.

On screen, on records and in nightclubs and concert halls, Horne was at home vocally with a wide musical range, from blues and jazz to the sophistication of Rodgers and Hart in songs like "The Lady Is a Tramp" and "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered."

Always facing racism, Horne once stated,

"I was always battling the system to try to get to be with my people. Finally, I wouldn't work for places that kept us out ... it was a damn fight everywhere I was, every place I worked, in New York, in Hollywood, all over the world," she said in Brian Lanker's book "I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America."

While at MGM, she starred in the all-black "Cabin in the Sky", in 1943, but in most of her other movies, she appeared only in musical numbers that could be cut in the racially insensitive South without affecting the story. These included "I Dood It", a Red Skelton comedy, "Thousands Cheer" and "Swing Fever", all in 1943; "Broadway Rhythm" in 1944; and "Ziegfeld Follies" in 1946.

"Metro's cowardice deprived the musical of one of the great singing actresses" , film historian John Kobal wrote.

When Halle won her Oscar in 2002, Lena Horne was one of the people that she thanked for paving the way.

Rest In Peace!

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Will Smith Goes 3D For Men In Black 3

Will Smith has signed on to star in Men In Black 3, which will be released in 3D.

Smith will be reunited with director Barry Sonnenfeld in the movie, which will feature a plot centered around the rapper/actor traveling back in time, to 1969.

According to sources, producers of the 3D flick are currently negotiating with MIB’s previous co-star, Tommy Lee Jones and actor Josh Brolin, who will play a younger version of Jones’ character.

MIB in 3D will be executive produced by legendary filmmaker Steve Spielberg and is slated to hit theaters on May 25, 2012, during Memorial Day weekend.

Men In Black 3 will be released by Columbia Pictures.

Source: AllHipHop

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Forest Whittaker joins 50 Cent's Movie “Things Fall Apart”

Rapper/Actor Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson is filming his new Movie "Things Fall Apart" in Grand Rapids. Now there are the first news from the Movie set.

HollywoodToday reports that Forest Whittaker just joined the cast.

Also on the cast is Cedric Sanders ("American Gangsta"), he is playing the role of 50 Cent's characters brother and actress Lynn Whitfield plays the mom.

50 Cent said: "Cedric’s character of my brother is practical, awkward, book smart, and has lived in the shadows of his older brother his whole life. When tragedy strikes, the relationship between the two brothers really transforms.”

Cedric Sanders admires 50 Cent's dedication to his character: "We’d have a break from rehearsals and he [50 Cent] would immediately head outside to workout. Very impressive."

The Film is produced by 50 Cent's own company Cheetah Vision Films. The story centers around a high school football star (played by Curtis Jackson) who's career tragically jeopardized.

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Airport Employee Arrested For Assaulting Co-Worker For Jokes Made When Body Scanner Reveals His 'Small Package'

NbcMiami.com: Perhaps the new airport body scanners are a bit too revealing.

A TSA worker in Miami was arrested for aggravated battery after police say he attacked a colleague who'd made fun of his small genitalia after he walked through one of the new high-tech security scanners during a recent training session.

Rolando Negrin, 44, was busted for assault after things got ugly at Miami International Airport between Negrin and some of his fellow Transportation Security Administration workers on Tuesday.

Sources say Negrin stepped into the machine during the training session and became embarrassed and angry when a supervisor started cracking jokes about his manhood, made visible by the new machine.

According to the police report, Negron confronted one of his co-workers in an employee parking lot, where he hit him with a police baton on the arm and back.

"[Negron] then told victim to kneel down and say 'your sorry,'" the report reads. "Victim stated he was in fear and complied with [Negron]."

Negron was arrested the next day when he arrived for work. He told police he had been made fun of by coworkers on a daily basis.

"[Negron] stated he could not take the jokes anymore and lost his mind," the report reads.

Negrin was arrested and booked into Miami-Dade County Jail. His arrest photo (above) shows him wearing his blue TSA shirt at the time of the arrest.

The attack may be the first piece of proof that the new scanners may be leaving too little to the imagination.

The $170,000 machines, which were introduced last year, took some heat from fliers who weren't quite ready to show their bod to government employees.

But if this latest incident is any indication, the scanners sound like good news for anti-terrorism and bad news for less-than-average men.