Florida Sentinel Bulletin

U Can’t Touch This.   Well apparently the U.S. government says differently.

The one-time King Of Rap, MC Hammer, still owes the I.R.S. $779,585 in back taxes and has now filed a lawsuit against the Oaktown MC and his wife.

The back taxes are mainly from his financially troubled years, 1996 and 1997, and the government wants any concert earnings automatically directed back to the government.

Hammer filed for bankruptcy in 1996 after being more than $13 million in debt.

The gated, 16-room mansion built by Grammy Award-winning R. Kelly in 1997 in suburban Olympia Fields is officially on the market.

Kelly, 44, is selling the mansion, part of a $2.9 million foreclosure lawsuit, for $1.595 million. Kelly reportedly failed to make mortgage payments on the property at 2945 Maros Ln. since June 2010.

JPMorgan Chase filed a foreclosure suit on the Maros Lane mansion in July. The home’s appraised value went from an estimated $5.2 million to $3.8 million in the span of a year.

Eddie Murphy and Spike Lee are teaming up with HBO Films to do a biopic about the controversial former D.C. Mayor, Marion Barry.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Lee is attached direct the film and John Ridley will write the script.

Murphy will play Marion Barry if the project moves forward.

Barry currently serves as a D.C. City Council member, representing DC’s Ward 8. Barry came into the national spotlight in 1990, while serving as DC’s mayor, when he was videotaped smoking crack cocaine and was arrested by the FBI officials on drug charges. He subsequently served 6 months in prison, before being re-elected as mayor in 1994.

Murphy, Lee and Ridley are all said to serve as executive producers for the project.

Ironically, this will be the first time Murphy and Lee have collaborated on a film. Lee has been quite critical of Murphy’s work in the past.

Chris Bridges, better known as the rapper Ludacris is an actor (Crash and 2 Fast 2 Furious), salesman (Ludacris Soul Headphones and Conjure Cognac), and philanthropist (The Ludacris Foundation). While all these accolades are impressive, Ludacris is a father first.

In a partnership with his 10 year- old daughter, Karma, Ludacris has created Karmasworld.com, an educational website that utilizes hip-hop to teach elementary students math, english and etiquette.

Rick Ross will not be caught off guard in case he suffers another medical emergency — the rapper now travels with his own special medical kit, just in case the seizures strike again.

Ross suffered not one … but two seizures on the same day in October while traveling to an event.

According to multiple sources, Ross wants to make sure he’s prepared in case it happens again … and put together a kit that includes 3 different prescription medications, vitamins, water and an inhaler.

We’re told Ross is serious about having the kit near him at all times … and often requires a member of his entourage to carry it around wherever he goes.

The speculation is over … Ice Cube has finally confirmed he’s resurrecting the ‘Friday‘ franchise.

A rep for Cube Vision Productions says … “Absolutely yes the studio is in the process of getting the entire original cast to do another ‘Friday.'”

The statement continues, “[Ice Cube] is very excited about this and has every intention to make it happen.”

Both he and Chris Tucker are down to reunite for the 4th installment of the ‘Friday‘ franchise … but they still have to work out their contracts.

Kyla Pratt set the record straight about why she kept her pregnancy under wraps and what her babydaddy really does for a living.

One thing you do not do is talk about Kyla Pratt’s family! The “One on One” star took to her Tumblr to blog about all the mess that’s come her way since revealing that she’s a mom.

In the December 2011 issue of Sister 2 Sister magazine, Kyla shared that she’s got a 1-year-old daughter named Lyric.

Kyla, who will appear on the next season of BET’s “Let’s Stay Together,” stated that her decision to hold off on introducing her new baby to the world wasn’t an attempt to hide. Rather, she wanted to have a normal pregnancy and go about her life as usual.

LOS ANGELES — Terrence Howard was ordered Tuesday to stay 100 yards (90 meters) away from his estranged wife after she claimed the Oscar-nominated actor repeatedly threatened and hit her during their marriage.

The star denies the allegations.

Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon granted the stay-away order sought by Michelle Howard after she filed a lengthy declaration alleging abuse began within a week of the couple’s January 2010 marriage.

Michelle Howard filed for divorce a year later.

The restraining order remains in effect until a Jan. 17 court hearing.

In a text message last week, she claims Howard, 42, has repeatedly hit her and threatened her. She stated in a sworn declaration that she is in constant fear of Howard and has chronic health issues caused by the actor’s treatment.

The Barbadian pop-superstar Rihanna was put a 24-hour health watch by her concerned handlers.

Mercury Records execs grounded the 23-year-old singer after she apparently had an episode and almost cancelled a tour date in Dublin, Ireland.

Basically, since Ri Ri has been on tour all year to supplement the lackluster sales of her latest project — which is not an indictment of her album, but of the record industry in general — her investors wanted to give her a day off.