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Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons‘ UniRush has filed a lawsuit against a company that he claims has been using the “Rush Card” name to leverage search results.

Lawyers for Simmons’s Rush Card filed a lawsuit against AccountNow in United States Federal Court, Southern Division.

According to the complaint, AccountNow is taking advantage of the word “Rush” and sending customers to its own website, in some cases trumping the real “Rush Card” display ads on various Internet sites.

Lawyers for Simmons’s Rush Card said that they sent a cease and desist notice to AccountNow in November of 2011, but the legal warning was ignored.

NEW YORK — After seven years with a no-host format, the Grammys will have an emcee — LL Cool J.

The Grammy-winning rapper and actor says the Feb. 12 broadcast is “gonna be a great night” and says his hosting duties are a dream come true.

Director George Lucas talked about the difficulty of getting his latest project, Red Tails to the big screen screen.

Red Tails stars a virtually all-black cast. It tells the story of the famed Tuskegee Airmen fighter pilots from World War II. They were the first black pilots to serve in combat and their story will be recreated by stars like Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard and Nate Parker.

Lucas, who serves as executive producer of the film, told Stewart that he has been developing on the film for 23 years. He financed its production and tried to get promotion from major studios.

Lucas went on to say that he was inspired to make the film to inspire teenage boys around ideas of heroism and patriotism. “It’s not Glory where you a lot of white officers running these guys into cannon fire. These are real heroes,” he said.

The film is set to be released January 20.

Jay-Z released a heartfelt musical tribute to his brand new baby daughter titled “Glory.” Via his wife Beyoncé’s BeyonceOnline, the Hip-Hop power couple issued a statement formally announcing the arrival of Blue Ivy Carter.

‘Hello Hello Baby Blue! We are happy to announce the arrival of our beautiful daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, born on Saturday, January 7, 2012. Her birth was emotional and extremely peaceful, we are in heaven. She was delivered naturally at a healthy 7 lbs and it was the best experience of both of our lives. We are thankful to everyone for all your prayers, well wishes, love and support.’

A sitcom about corporate greed may seem a bit of a head-scratcher during these tough economic times, but for Showtime and the multifaceted Don Cheadle, it’s good to be bad.

In House of Lies, Cheadle stars as Marty Kaan, a manipulative management consultant (head of Galweather & Stearn), who along with his team, works with struggling Fortune 500 companies around the country to dole out dubious — but expensive — redemptive expertise, all while having good times on the client’s dime. The goal isn’t to improve the client’s rep or bottom line, but to boost their own.

Cheadle gets four stars for this new series on Showtime on Sunday’s at 10 p. m.

Third time’s the charm for Halle Berry. The 45-year-old actress and Olivier Martinez are engaged.

Over the holidays, Martinez, 46, proposed with an emerald-and-diamond ring.

Berry, who has a 3-year-old daughter, Nahla, with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry, has been married twice before.

Jermaine Dupri has been rumored to have had tax troubles over the years and it looks like his late payments caught up with him.  J.D. paid nearly double for his most recent tax lien.

According to Georgia records, the super-producer owed $493,818.75 after failing to pay taxes for the year 2007.  However, the principal was only $254,782.64. Extra fines included $91,721.75 in interest, a $64,969.57 penalty fee and a collection fee of $82,294.70.

NEW YORK — Aretha Franklin says she’s ready to tie the knot with longtime friend William “Willie” Wilkerson.

Franklin said in a statement Monday that the pair was considering a summer wedding, perhaps on Miami Beach. The Queen of Soul wants to follow the ceremony with a reception on a private yacht.

The 69-year-old jokes, “No, I’m not pregnant.” The Grammy-winning singer has been married twice before.

Mariah Carey’s husband Nick Cannon was rushed to the hospital in Aspen, CO with kidney failure. We’re told that he is currently in stable condition.

What happened? Well it’s not clear. But we heard that Nick may have suffered a “kidney injury” while sparring with world class welterweight boxer Amir Khan a few weeks back. It’s not clear whether this ailment has anything to do with the injury he suffered.