(WENN) Singer K-CI has slammed reports stating his brother JoJo collapsed drunk
onstage at a recent Jodeci reunion gig in Sydney - insisting he had a epileptic fit on-stage.

The R&B group infuriated fans at a show at Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia on Saturday (23Aug08) after founding member Donald DeGrate apparently pulled out, leaving brothers Cedric and Joel Hailey - who perform together under the name K-Ci and JoJo - to take the stage.

Revelers booed and threw bottles at the stage as the duo seemingly forgot song lyrics and, at one point, even sat down. The gig was thrown into further chaos after JoJo appeared to pass out, lying still as a security guard came on stage to pick up the star's microphone.
 
And K-CI is eager to explain JoJo's collapse was due to a medical condition, which was brought on due to their intensive travel schedule before the show.

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is living up to her philanthropic reputation and stance on education by pledging $1 million to an educational scholarship fund for the youth of Whitesboro, New Jersey - the hometown of her longtime boyfriend Stedman Graham.

The couple attended Whitesboro's 20th Reunion Festival, where Winfrey served as a keynote speaker on Saturday.

"I'm committed to help him help this community," Winfrey told the crowd, as Graham stood next to her. "Today I'm contributing $220,000 as my first installment in a $1 million plan for the educational scholarship fund of Whitesboro. Keep dreaming ladies and gentlemen, keep dreaming."

Apparently, Stedman has already been giving back to his community in a major way. The TV queen talked about how her man has worked to get sidewalks, street lights, a baseball field and a community center built in the town.

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CINCINNATI (AP) -- Receiver Chad Johnson declined to say Monday whether he will try to get the Cincinnati Bengals to put "Ocho Cinco" on the back of his uniform this season.

Johnson had his last name legally changed to "Ocho Cinco" -- the moniker he gave himself based on his No. 85 -- last week in Florida, where he lives. He declined to talk to reporters on Monday about the reason for it.

Asked if he would try to get it on his jersey for the season opener at Baltimore, Johnson said, "It don't matter what it says. It don't matter. If it ain't about the Ravens, I don't want to talk."

The Bengals have declined to comment on the name change.

Johnson caught 93 passes for 1,440 yards last season, when his relationship with local fans soured over his attention-getting antics during games. He tried to maneuver the Bengals into trading him in the offseason, but failed. Ankle surgery slowed him at the start of training camp, and he injured his left shoulder during the second preseason game against Detroit.

With all that has gone on in the offseason, Johnson said he needs to have a big season.

Days after two Jacksonville Jaguars players were arrested, another has been shot, and is in critical condition.

According to the Associated Press, the team's offensive tackle Richard Collier was shot and critically wounded outside an apartment building at around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday (September 2), as he and a former Jacksonville teammate waited for two women they had met at a nightclub.

The 26-year-old player was reportedly waiting in a Cadillac Escalade when a gunman fired into the vehicle and was shot several times.

The Jaguars owner, Wayne Weaver, released a statement confirming that the player was in critical condition, but said he is currently stable.

"We're shocked and deeply saddened by this morning's news about Richard Collier. We have been informed that Richard has had surgery and he's in critical but stable condition. The entire Jaguars family is praying for Richard and his family at this time," Weaver said.

Police are currently investigating the shooting, and said that the motive behind the attack was unknown.

Retired and undefeated boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. was robbed of nearly $7 million in jewelry in August from his Las Vegas mansion.

According to a spokesman for Las Vegas Metro Police Department, the boxer's home was empty when intruders broke in, by smashing a window separating the master bedroom from the pool area, sometime between August 17th and August 18th.

There was security camera footage capture, but reports indicate that it was largely unusable aside from a grainy shot of one suspect was transformed into a still image by investigators.

Las Vegas detectives sent out a press release last week, seeking assistance from the public in solving the case, in which "four people forcefully entered a home in a gated community in the northwest part of the Las Vegas Valley, taking unique items."

The items stolen included a necklace and accompanying ruby-and-diamond encrusted boxing glove pendants, valued at $7 million.

Mayweather's camp has confirmed the burglary this week, announcing a $100,000 reward for information leading to recovery of the items. Only jewelry was taken, according to the announcement.

The rap mogul formerly known as Master P is launching his own family-friendly cable network to provide "positive" viewing for the black community, according to reports.

The star, born Percy Miller and now referring to be called P. Miller, announced on Thursday that the new network - titled Better Black Television (BBTV) - will focus on general entertainment, ranging from drama, comedy, movies, animation, politics and sports, as well as entertainment news.

The new channel will be in direct competition with the existing network Black Entertainment Television (BET), which also caters for the African American community. Miller insists, though, that he still has "a great relationship with BET and MTV" and has vowed that he and his rapper/actor son Lil’ Romeo "will continue to do work with them and support their networks".

BBTV is set to launch in 2009.

WENN News - Morgan Freeman is divorcing his wife of 24 years, his attorney has confirmed. Freeman, 71, denied allegations he was splitting from his wife Myrna Colley-Lee in June (08) after reports alleged the actor had been unfaithful. But just days after The Shawshank Redemption star was involved in a serious car accident at the weekend (03Aug08), the actor’s Mississippi-based lawyer and business partner Bill Luckett have confirmed the split.

In a statement, Luckett says the former couple "are involved in a divorce action", adding, "for legal and practical purposes (Freeman and Colley-Lee) have been separated since December of 2007".

Freeman was involved in the wreckage with a female passenger, identified as Demaris Meyer, whose relationship to the actor is unknown. She has been described as the actor’s friend.
Both Freeman and Meyer had to be cut free from the car, before they were airlifted to a Tennessee hospital where the star has undergone surgery for serious injuries to his left arm and shoulder. Meyer reportedly suffered only minor injuries in the crash but remains "in good condition".

At an event in June (08), the actor was shocked to hear reports of his rumoured break-up with his second wife when quizzed about his marital status, insisting, "I don’t know anything about that (filing for divorce)." Freeman married Myrna in June 1984. He also shares two children with his first wife Jeanette Adair Bradshaw, whom he was married to for 12 years from 1967.

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Legendary producer and songwriter, Quincy Jones, recently inked a two-book publishing deal with Insight Editions, where he will release two books about his life and journey through music.

The first book to be release via the new deal will be The Complete Quincy Jones: My Journey & Passions, which the publisher says will celebrate his contribution to American art and culture, via photos, letters, memories and more.

The book celebrates his 75th birthday, which took place earlier this year.

The Complete Quincy Jones will include a foreword by Clint Eastwood, preface from Bono, an introduction by Maya Angelou and an afterword by Sidney Poitier. Comprised of personal interviews and recollections from Quincy, this collection is said to give extraordinary access to his creative inspirations and achievements, through private notebooks, correspondence, and more than 400 photographs -- all from his private collection.

In late 2009, the second book, titled Quincy Jones: 60 Years of American Music, will follow. However, no further information on the second book has been released.

The Complete Quincy Jones will hit shelves October 28.

In addition to the book, Jones is set to open a Las Vegas restaurant and club called Q's Jook Joint in 2009, and is currently working on albums for Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder, Clark Terry and Snoop Dogg, and Joe Pesci, among others.

Fantasia Barrino is finally revealing why she abruptly left The Color Purple before its official end on Broadway. The actress, who played Celie in the live stage show, developed a tumor on her throat that left her feeling drained and too exhausted to keep up her nightly schedule.

"I couldn't get enough sleep and sometimes onstage, I could taste blood, every now and then," she tells Sister 2 Sister Magazine. "They (producers) would send me to the hospitals and they would say, 'Well, she's dehydrated; that's what's making her tired.' They would put IVs in me. But it just wasn't enough."

Eventually, the American Idol winner sensed that something was seriously wrong and visited a top throat doctor in Los Angeles, according to Eurweb.com. With the use of a small camera, the physician discovered what he thought was a cyst. The singer recalls, "I went into surgery and he came out and told my mother it was a tumor."