Chi Town Treats

Former Bulls player Eddy Curry racked up a tab of more than $41,000 at
Casual Male Retail Group, and two years later it remains unpaid. Of
course they are suing.

His list of must haves:
$22,000 in suits,
eight sweaters -- ranging from a $750 wool crew-neck to a $1,390
cashmere V-neck
$3,700 in ties
Ties…. I mean everytime I saw dude he was scruffy…… he gets the Yung
Berg slap of the week

Kanye West 808’s & Heartbreak pushing 128,113 discs this week from
the number 6 spot. Moving his total to 632K.

Common landed at the number 12 spot with 84,764 copies sold…. Awwww boo boo

Oprah Winfrey's production company has signed a deal to make movies,
documentaries and series for cable channel HBO, she will no longer
produce for ABC

R. Kelly’s body guard, Grime Reaper Q, is planning a tell all
documentary titled “The World’s Most Dangerous Bodygaurd.” The
documentary will feature unheard stories about protecting some of the
biggest names in music…. Its been said he took a bullet for Kelly and
claims to killed 8 or 9 men….. wtf? My crazy self will probably read it,
NOT buy but read… from the lovely Chicago Public Library

Oprah's lost

For many years Oprah has considered her pets like children. Recently she has talked about her dog, Sophie and her fight with her health. Unfortunately Sophie has passed.

Oprah project: Alica Keys as Lena Horne

ALICIA KEYS, will portray Lena Horne in a movie based on the 90-year-old legend's film and recording career. Production will start later this year and is an Oprah Winfrey project.

"The Color Purple" fades to black

Oprah is closing the Broadway production of “The Color Purple” on Feb. 24 after two years.

Lupe & Kanye cover GIANT magazine

Check out the interview and photo shoot of Lupe in GIANT's Dec/Jan issue









Also in the issue The GIANT 100 which includes: 96) Jennifer Hudson
6) Oprah
and 11) Kanye West

Oprah to adopt in 2008?

Some California psychics decided to predict the future of some celebrities. Oprah came up and the prediction.... "Oprah Winfrey, America's all around great lady, adopting one or two girls from Cambodia or South Africa, between the ages of one and nine. Speaking of Oprah, sadly, several psychics see her public support of Barack Obama as backfiring on her."

Ummmm I'll believe it when I see it about the children. She has said numerous times that her beloved dogs are her children. The Obama situation?? I see that happening but who didn't?

Obama and Oprahpalooza

Oprah has joined Obama in his race to become the next President of the United States. First stop on Dec 8th was Iowa where Oprah stated, "So I am not here to tell you what to think. I am here to ask you TO think."
Calling her decision to stump for Obama "very, very personal," Winfrey looked around at the sea of people in front of her and said, "It feels like I am out of my pew, I'm out of my terrain. Backstage somebody said, 'Are you nervous?'
"I said, 'You're damn right I'm nervous. Yes I am because I've never done this before.'

South Carolina was the next stop on December 9th where attendees expressed mixed emotions from wanting to see Oprah and Obama in person to others already deciding he was their choice of vote. After South Carolina they move on to New Hampshire. Currently Clinton holds 45% and Obama 31% of Democratic primary voters in South Carolina.


Yesterday the stop was New Hampshire where Winfrey confronted Obama's chief weakness: his lack of experience.
"You can't be fooled by this experience question," she said. "And time -- because you know it is not the amount of time that you spend with your children, it's the quality of that time, it's what you do with that time."

There are mixed feelings about Oprah campaigning for Obama. Some feel that it won't make a difference in votes while others believe that Oprah's cult like following will weigh heavily. Personally I think that it will open people minds to considering Obama. At the same time it looks as though this tour is a big "see Oprah for free, instead of flying to Chicago" promotion.