Black Hollywood came out in droves Sunday night (Nov 1) to support the AFI Fest 2009 Screening of the new movie “Precious,” which stars newcomer Gabourey Sidibe and actress/comedienne turned late night talk show host Mo’Nique.

Some of the big names who walked down the red carpet of the big Hollywood event, held at were Oprah, Tyler Perry, Queen Latifah, Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, Mary J. Blige, Will Smith and much much more.

Check out a ton of pics from the “Precious” screening after the break! And be on the look-out for the movie when it releases to theaters nationwide this Friday (Nov. 6).

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Singer Michelle Williams recently sent us a link to the remix version of her song “Sick of It,” produced by SoulShock and Karlin. This version here was remixed by Chris Dave.

She recently revealed on her Twitter that she has a remix version of every song on her underrated album Unexpected and she will be slowly releasing all of them, so fans of Michelle’s work (including us) should be a bit amped! Unexpected was a good album and it’s sad it didn’t do well. Maybe next time…

Anyway, download the track below:

D/L: MICHELLE WILLIAMS – SICK OF IT REMIX

Shakira recently premiered the video to her second international single “Did It Again.” We’re feeling the catchy track and we’re definitely loving it even more after the video. Shakira does an amazing job with the choreography and the portrayal of sex in a new way. Rather than dressing slutty and shaking her (ass)ets, she uses dance to show meaning. Amazing video! Check it out below:

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A Florida man named Thomas Marasciullo filed a copyright infringement lawsuit Friday (Oct 31) in a Manhattan federal court against rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman. The suit was also filed against their record label and various music distribution outlets.

Marasciullo is looking for recognition in a voice over that Wayne used back in 2006. The lawsuit against Cash Money states that Thomas recorded some Italian styled word arrangements and Lil’ Wayne and Birdman used them without permission (or pay) on a track entitled “Respect.”

AP reports: “The gold-selling “Like Father, Like Son” hit the top of the R&B/hip-hop album chart. Several short tracks that Marasciullo says he wrote, recorded and copyrighted — including “Loyalty” and “Respect” — feature a man’s voice delivering mob-movie-flavored repartee.

Among the remarks, from “Loyalty”: “The main name in this game is respect and loyalty. Family is a big thing. When we do this kind of business, everything is with respect.” The lawsuit says Marasciullo’s recordings were used in four tracks on that album and five on “5 (Star) Stunna.”

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Rev. Al Sharpton’s ex-wife and daughter were reportedly arrested Friday night (Oct 31) for resisting arrest after speeding past a patrol car and running through a red light in the Harlem district of New York City. Kathy Jordan and her daughter Dominique Sharpton were pulled over around 7:30 that evening.

When police issued a ticket for the small traffic violation the two women’s attitude and mouths become vulgar toward the policeman. Dominique and her mother argued that they were only trying to get around the slow moving patrol car. Sources report Dominique, who was driving, argued against the order and she and her mother were collared for disorderly conduct and obstruction of governmental administration. The two ladies were given desk appearance tickets and were allowed to go home.

“How what was apparently a minor traffic dispute ended up with two arrests with desk appearance tickets is highly questionable and unusual,” Michael A. Hardy (Sharpton’s lawyer) said. “Reverend Sharpton has been made aware of the details of the matter and will aggressively support his daughter and her mother, despite their announced change of marital status in 2003.”

Al Sharpton and his now ex wife divorced back in 2003 after 23 years of marriage. They have two adult children, Dominique (23) and Ashley (22). Dominique currently works for her dad’s Harlem based company, National Action Network.

GABRIELLE UNION SAYS WOMEN LIKE TO BE ATE OUT // NECOLE BITCHIE

KEYSHIA COLE’S MAMA FRANKIE APPEARS ON JUDGE MATHIS // STRAIGHT FROM THE A

WAIT … KATY PERRY & RUSSELL BRAND ARE DATING??? // POP EATER

SO SOLANGE REALLY WAS DROPPED AFTER ALL? // FREDDYO

KELLY ROWLAND MAXIN’ AND RELAXIN’ IN MIAMI BEACH // MISS JIA

ADAM LAMBERT BREAKS UP WITH BOYFRIEND // POP EATER

LADY GAGA SPEAKS ON KANYE WEST & HER NEW TOUR // THE SMOKING SECTION

BACKSTREET BOYS PERFORM IN MADRID // NEON LIMELIGHT

LIL KIM … IS THAT REALLY YOU?!? // MEDIA OUTRAGE

Diddy has big plans to expand his Ciroc Vodka alcoholic beverage line. The hip hop mogul launched his first liquor in 2007 and since then sales have increased six-fold. This has proven his relationship with Ciroc to be promising and long lasting, so now the Vodka brand is looking to expand the Ciroc line to include additional flavors.In the United States, some of the new flavors will be coconut and red berry.

Combs owns over 50 percent of the brand and will reap half of the $2 billion profit it generated in 2008. Sean Combs Enterprises are accountable for brand management decisions in the venture, including marketing, advertising, public relations, events and product placement.

Diddy (who turns 40 Wednesday) will have no problem popping a bottle or two of champagne to celebrate! And of course he’ll probably down a couple bottles of Ciroc too. Hey, why not … he owns 50% of the company!

Some knife toting 25 year old man named Chidi Uzomah has been trying to attack American Idol host Ryan Seacrest for the past few months. And the crazy dude was finally caught and arrested Friday (Oct 31) after trying to sneak into the officies E! Entertainment Television in Los Angeles where the TV personality was working.

Uzomah was already on probation for attempting to jump in a cab with the host last month and choking a bodyguard for trying to restrain him. The court document from this most recent incident states, “Uzomah was carrying a knife into the building on Friday.”

Seacrest filed a restraining order the same day, and now the charged stalker is being held on $150,000 bail.

Dressed up as angels, singer Mariah Carey and her husband Nick Cannon hosted their own Halloween party Saturday night (Oct 31) at M2 Ultra Lounge in New York City.

Folks like Ice T, his wife Coco and Hot 97 radio personalities Angie Martinez and Miss Info also attended the party.

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Heidi Klum and Seal hosted their Annual Halloween Party Saturday night (Oct 31) in Los Angeles. Other celebrities at the MSN/Skyy Vodka sponsored event were Monique Coleman, Selita Ebanks, Russell Simmons, Paris Hilton and more. Continue reading for all of the pics!

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