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50 Cents British Movie “Dead Man Running” to Get U.S. Release

50 Cent x Dead Man Running. Just when we thought the U.S. film market would be spared from this British Indie film, the newly formed Phase 4 Films has acquired North American rights to the action thriller starring 50 Cent. To date, the film has grossed less than one million U.S. dollars. Although no exact date is set yet, Phase 4 plans to release the film this year.

” ‘Dead Man Running’ is a heart-pounding, fast-paced adrenaline rush with 50 Cent, who once again proves how multitalented he is, adept in crossing over from music to movies,” Phase 4 president and CEO Berry Meyerowitz said.

When the movie does hit theaters here in the U.S. don’t expect a huge release though. This will most likely only be shown in top major cities and for a limited run.

Michael Jackson’s Estate signs the biggest Music Deal in History

Even in death, Michael Jackson is breaking new records.

The King of Pop’s estate has signed the biggest recording deal in history: a $200 million guaranteed contract with Sony Music Entertainment for 10 projects over seven years, according to a person familiar with the deal.

The record-breaking contract through 2017 could be worth up to $250 million if certain conditions are met. One of the albums will be of never-before-released Jackson recordings that will come out in November, the person said.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the official announcement is expected later Tuesday.

Future projects may also include a video game, a DVD compilation of videos and a rerelease of “Off the Wall,” Jackson’s fifth studio album, which first came out in 1979, accompanied by some unreleased material. Before his sudden death in June at age 50, the pop star had wanted to reissue the album, people familiar with the deal said.

One of the projects already counted in the contract was the two-disc album that accompanied “This Is It,” the film based on footage of concert rehearsals for what was to have been Jackson’s comeback at London’s O2 arena.

Including the more than 5 million copies of that special release, Jackson has sold some 31 million albums since his death, about two-thirds of them outside the United States.

“During his life, Michael’s contracts set the standard for the industry,” said John Branca, the co-administrator of the Jackson estate, in a statement prepared for release Tuesday. “By all objective criteria, this agreement with Sony Music demonstrates the lasting power of Michael’s music by exceeding all previous industry benchmarks.”

Rob Stringer, chairman of Sony Music’s Columbia Epic Label Group, said in prepared remarks, “We’re dedicated to protecting this icon’s legacy and we’re thrilled that we can continue to bring his music to the world for the foreseeable future.”

The landmark deal is worth more than all other benchmarks, such as the all-encompassing rights deals that concert promoter and ticket-seller Live Nation Entertainment Inc. had previously signed with Madonna at $120 million and Jay-Z for $150 million.

Jackson’s deal is even more remarkable because it does not include royalties from merchandise.

The contract shows the value of legacy artists. It also comes at a time of decline for the music industry, with sales down about half from their peak in 2000 mainly due to free file-swapping.

The money will go a long way to settling Jackson’s debts, estimated at around $400 million when he died. But the singer whose life was plagued with scandal has had a resurgence in popularity in death.

Distribution rights for “This Is It” were sold to Sony Pictures, another unit of Sony Corp., for $60 million and the movie went on to gross $252 million worldwide, the most of any concert film ever.

Revenue from that, song sales and merchandising agreements brought into the estate revenues of about $100 million, lawyers for the estate’s administrators told a Los Angeles Superior Court judge in December, when they sought a percentage as an administration fee.

The Walt Disney Co. even brought back the 17-minute Jackson movie “Captain EO” to its Disneyland theme park in Anaheim last month. The original began running at the park in 1986 but was pulled in 1997.

Jackson’s most lasting and valuable asset is the 50 percent stake in Sony/ATV Music Publishing, a company that owns publishing rights to music by The Beatles and numerous other artists, including Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan. Split with Sony Music, the copyright catalog itself is estimated to be worth $2 billion.

The new financial windfall comes even as circumstances around his death remain in legal limbo.

Dr. Conrad Murray faces an involuntary manslaughter charge for allegedly giving Jackson a lethal combination of sedatives. He is due back in a Los Angeles court April 5

T.I Gives Tiny a New Porsche He Slept with Rihanna before going to Jail ?

Tiny’s a pretty lucky girl to be whipping that new 2010 Porsche Panamera T.I. gave her Monday, when he made his first public appearance since getting sprung from the bing. That’s the kind of present a good loyal wifey deserves for standing by her man — especially since he got treated in a major way before going in last May.

Sources tell BOSSIP exclusively that T.I. and Rihanna shared more than just their hit song “Live Your Life” before Clifford headed to his cell. That’s right. After we exposed the secret that Chris had been hitting off Alycia Bellamy from “Daddy’s Girls,” multiple sources hit us up confirming that it was not just a rumor (as Alycia tried to claim via Twitter before deleting) but that Alycia was preferred among those who truly cared for Chris. Especially since these sources also knew that Little Miss Sunshine Rihanna had been spreading her umbrella for more than just Chris.

According to BOSSIP sources, in the months after “the incident” as Chris and Rihanna tried to work through all the drama and stay together — they both continued to be unfaithful. Chris with Alycia, and Rihanna with several other folks.

“She f*cked T.I. before he went to jail and she f*cked Drake,” one insider told BOSSIP, before adding. “All within a months time.”

Another source confirmed the Drake rumor as well while telling BOSSIP, “I think its important that you guys air out Rihanna’s crazy ways cause the b*tch gets away with murder. She’s just got the right people on her side covering it all up.”

“There is nothing wrong with a woman going to claim her fantasies,” one of BOSSIP’s sources said, before adding, “but to have this golden girl image and you’re an angel and Chris is a monster. F*ck it – if he’s a monster she’s a ho.”

Wow… We knew you were a bad girl RihRih, but Aubrey and Clifford all in one month?

With all that said — Tiny you more than earned that Porsche, putting up with T.I.’s cheatin’ ass. Hopefully you already knew about this indiscretion.

And as for Rihanna — we’re not quite finished counting how many rapper/actor/singers have felt the shelter of her “Umbrella”. We know of at least one more with absolute certainty, we promise to tell you very soon. In the meantime — any guesses???

Story Courtesy of Bossip.com

Chris Brown Goes to Court Today again over the Rihanna Beat Down Case

Chris Brown will face an L.A. judge today a judge who wants to know if Brown got his hands dirty enough to satisfy his probation on that felony assault conviction in the Rihanna case.

Our sources say Judge Patricia Schnegg has been skeptical about the type of community service Brown has been performing in Virginia. She wants to make sure it’s true hard labor.

Would you wear that Scarf ? Where they do that at ?

Brown and his lawyer, Mark Geragos, will go before Judge Schnegg at 2 PM PT today … and we’re told they’re armed with a list showing Chris got plenty dirty performing his community service — one of Chris’ specialties … cleaning brush off Virginia highways.

Story credit TMZ

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Lil Wayne Gets out of Going to Jail until he gets Teeth Fixed

Lil Wayne mouthed off to the judge in his weapons possession case — and it actually won him his freedom … at least temporarily.

Lil was scheduled to be formally sentenced today … to begin serving 1 year in jail, but it didn’t happen because Weezy has a date with the dentist to fix all the crap in his mouth.

Lil Wayne Grill saved him

Turns out Weezy’s grill is going under the knife on February 12 so the judge won’t throw him in the slammer until the surgery is complete.

But this will be the last oral argument in the case … the judge said no excuses on March 2, when Weezy shows up with his freshly fixed mouth.

Original Story TMZ.COM