Florida Sentinel Bulletin

McDONOUGH, Ga. — Music producer Shawty Redd has been found not guilty of a murder charge that stemmed from his 2010 New Year’s Day arrest.

Redd, whose real name is Demetrius Lee Stewart, was accused of shooting 35-year-old Damon A. Martin of Detroit during an argument at Stewart’s home in Hampton, about 30 miles southeast of Atlanta.

Henry County District Attorney Tommy Floyd says Redd was cleared of the murder charge Thursday after Judge Wade Crumbley determined that the producer acted in self-defense.

Redd became known for producing tracks for Rick Ross, Young Jeezy and Gucci Mane. His breakthrough came when he produced Snoop Dogg’s 2007 single “Sexual Seduction.”

Kanye and Jigga finally have their first #1 off of their Watch The Throne album.

According to Billboard’s The Juice, Jay-Z and Weezy’s “Ni**** In Paris” landed at the top of Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, knocking off Lil Wayne and Drake’s “She Will” for the position.
“Ni**** In Paris” is the first No. 1 single off of Watch The Throne, after the album’s first single “Otis” peaked at No. 2.

Jay-Z and Kanye West are currently on a Watch The Throne national tour.

Samuel L. Jackson has been named the highest-grossing actor of all time by The Guinness Book of World Records, according to the New York Daily News.

Jackson, 62, has made over $7.42 billion over the span of his entire career. Jackson got his big break in 1991 in the Spike Lee film, ‘Jungle Fever.’

Daytime television may have a new talk show on the way.

According to reports, Will and Jada Smith are looking to bring a new talk show hosted by Queen Latifah to daytime TV.

The show will be produced by Sony Pictures Television, Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Entertainment, and Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment. The show is planned to debut in the fall of 2013.

No other details have been released as of yet, but lets hope this show does better than The Queen Latifah Show, which ran from 1999 to 2001.

FOX is bringing back its groundbreaking 1990s sketch comedy series In Living Color  with the series’ creator and star, Keenen Ivory Wayans, on board as host and executive producer.

FOX has ordered two In Living Color half-hour specials to air as part of the network’s 25th anniversary celebration in midseason with a series option behind them, meaning that in success, the reboot will join Fox’s schedule as a regular series next season.

Kris Humphries was reportedly shocked to learn that Kim Kardashian, his wife of 72 days, had filed for divorce.

“I love my wife and am devastated to learn she filed for divorce … I’m willing to do whatever it takes to make it work,” the NBA star said.

According to divorce docs filed by Kardashian Monday, the reality starlet asked the court to reject any request by Humphries for spousal support. She also asked that both parties cover their own legal fees.

A film genre is currently taking over Hollywood. It’s known as faith based-films.

At its forefront is 33-year-old DeVon Franklin, who is vice president of production for Columbia Pictures (a division of Sony).

With more than a decade of experience in the film industry, Franklin has helped create films with religious undercurrents, such as The Pursuit of Happyness and most recently, Jumping the Broom — one of his greatest successes. “Jumping the Broom was a great experience,” he said. “It was bigger than a movie it was a movement.

In recent years, there have been fewer films in the African-American market and fewer writers, and this film turned that.”

According to Franklin, the faith-based film genre came from his wanting to create movies that would inspire audiences: “I have always wanted to create movies that really allow people to see themselves on screen. Movies that give people a sense of hope and purpose.”

Adele’s voice has given her the biggest success this year — and the most trouble. The singer will have throat surgery and has now canceled all tour dates and promotional appearances for the year.

Columbia Records announced that the Rolling in the Deep  singer will have surgery “to alleviate the current issues with her throat.” A full recovery is expected.

Earlier this month, the 23-year-old canceled a U.S. concert run due to a hemorrhage in her vocal chord; she also canceled concerts in June due to laryngitis.

Adele’s “21” is the best-selling CD of the year in the United States; it’s sold over 4 million units.

There was a big confrontation at Nicki Minaj’s house.

A couple of weeks ago, Nicki’s maid took a photo of the singer out of the trash and then asked Nicki to sign it. Nicki got pissed and fired her.

The maid went back, and Nicki became enraged and ordered her to leave. The maid stood her ground, demanding not to be “treated like an animal” — at which point, Nicki allegedly said, “I’ll show you how to treat someone like an animal … get the f**k out of my house!”