Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Chris Brown will be one of many that will star in Benson Lee directed film Planet B Boy. Chris Brown, Laz Alonso, Josh Holloway and Caity Lotz will headline Screen Gems’ dance film that will be based on director Lee’s 2007 documentary, also titled Planet B-Boy.

The fictional narrative film will follow an all-star American b-boy crew training to compete at the Battle of the Year International Championships in France.

Diddy was on hand in New York last week to open a new Sean John concept store.

The Bad Boy mogul visited the Herald’s Square Macy’s where he joined Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren at a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Sean John has an exclusive deal with Macy’s that only allows it to be sold in their stores.

Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, is being released by Open Road Integrated Media as an e-book.

Walker will also be releasing other publications, The Temple of My Familiar and Possessing The Secret of Joy, plus a few others.

The e-book will include interviews, photographs and personal documents from Walker.

Say hello to Morrocan and Monroe.

Mariah Carey and her hubby Nick Cannon debuted their 6-month-old twins nicknamed “Roc” and “Roe” on ABC’s 20/20 Friday night.

The twins were dressed in their Sunday best for the big reveal, as Barbara Walters interviewed the family in the nursery of their New York City apartment.

During the interview Mariah (who appeared svelte and up-beat), talked about the difficulties she encountered while being pregnant, and the couple also revealed having a miscarriage.

“I don’t think I understood the enormity and the magnitude of what it really does to your body,” Carey said. “Carrying two babies. Unless somebody’s been through it, it’s difficult to understand what I went through, because my pregnancy was very unique in terms of what happened to me.”

During her pregnancy the self-proclaimed diva suffered from gestational diabetes, was at a high risk for seizures and ultimately put on bed rest for an extended period of time.

NEW YORK — Janet Jackson is rescheduling part of her Australian tour so she can support her family during the trial of the doctor accused of involuntary manslaughter in her brother Michael’s death.

Dr. Conrad Murray is on trial in Los Angeles. He is accused of being negligent in his care of the superstar, who died in 2009 of an overdose of the anesthetic propofol at age 50.

The prosecution is wrapping up its case this week, and the defense is about to present its case. The Jacksons have been a regular presence at the trial; Janet Jackson was there at the beginning.

“When I planned these shows, the schedule in California was completely different,” she said in a statement. “After talking with my family last night, I decided we must be together right now. …. This saddens me in so many ways.”

Chris Brown has been nominated for five prizes at the Soul Train Awards.

The Next 2 You singer is up for Best Male R&B/Soul Artist, Album of the Year for F.A.M.E., Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year for Look at Me Now (featuring Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne), Song of the Year for She Ain’t You and Best Dance Performance for the same track.

Chris faces tough competition in the Best Male R&B/Soul Artist category in which he is up against Trey Songz, Cee Lo Green, R. Kelly, Eric Benet and Miguel.

LONDON — Soul diva Amy Winehouse died with empty vodka bottles in her room and lethal amounts of alcohol in her blood — more than five times the British drunk driving limit — a British coroner ruled Wednesday.

Coroner Suzanne Greenaway gave a verdict of “death by misadventure,” saying the singer died of accidental alcohol poisoning when she resumed drinking after weeks of abstinence.

“The unintended consequence of such potentially fatal levels (of alcohol) was her sudden and unexpected death,” Greenaway said.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA — One of Jamaica’s most popular deejays now has a second murder charge against him.

Police say 35-year-old dancehall star Vybz Kartel was charged late Monday in the August slaying of a Jamaican man nicknamed “Lizard.”

Earlier this month, police accused the rapper of conspiring with others to kill a 27-year-old music promoter who was gunned down on a street corner.

Assistant Police Commissioner Ealan Powell tells the Jamaica Gleaner that Kartel is being investigated “in connection with a number of murders, shootings and gunrunning.”

Waka Flocka is expanding his Brick Squad Monopoly imprint to the west side and getting none other than Suge Knight to help handle his west coast business.

The Round of Applause rapper recently revealed that he was utilizing the expertise of the former Death Row CEO to help with his Cali presence saying, “You gotta really start pulling in people in the game who know the game. Suge is not the only one. I’ma start snatching in the real ones. Suge helped me get a good movie deal. Now I need to get on the TV screen. Ain’t nothing wrong with f*ckin’ with some Gs. I f*ck with Master P too. They’re just good for information, homie. He’s helping me oversee the company. I’m not trying to be ‘Pac, I’m not trying to be Death Row. I’m Brick Squad Monopoly. My mother is still my manager. I ain’t changing sh*t. It is what it is. But it’s like having Jordan and Kobe. Why not play with both?”