ATLANTA FASHION AND GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP PINUP SHOOT WITH "PAUL HU"

ATLANTA FASHION AND GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP PINUP SHOOT WITH "PAUL HU"

15 YRS FOR O.J. SIMPSON

O.J. Simpson,who walked away a free man after one of America's most sensational murder trials, was today sentenced to 15 years in prison for a botched attempt to recover sports memorabilia.
Simpson, 61, and his co-defendant and former golfing friend, Clarence "CJ" Stewart, were convicted in October of 12 criminal charges including kidnapping and armed robbery.
The former American football star was found guilty of holding up two sports memorabilia dealers in a room at the Palace Station hotel and casino in Las Vegas before stealing from them in September last year.
Simpson will be eligible for parole after six years. Stewart received the same sentence.
In a long preamble before sentencing, prosecutors sought to pin the blame mainly on Simpson rather than his co-defendant. They said Simpson was the ringleader of the crime, the one who secured the guns and the one who escalated the violence.
"It could have been a lot worse," the prosecution said. "He's the person who ruined so many lives."
Simpson's two defence lawyers mounted strong appeals for clemency before an emotional Simpson stood up to say he was sorry. Wearing a blue prison suit, he defended his actions as those of a man trying to recover property that had been stolen from him.
"This was the first time I had an opportunity to catch these guys red-handed who were stealing my property," Simpson told the judge.
"I did not mean to hurt anyone, I did not mean to steal anything, just my own stuff," Simpson said. "I just wanted my personal things back… I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt anybody."
The judge, Jackie Glass, said Simpson's behaviour amounted to much more than stupidity.
"It was a very violent event, guns were brought. The potential for harm to occur in that room were tremendous," she said.
Glass made it clear that she was sentencing Simpson solely for the case in Las Vegas, and not for any of his past actions.
"I'm not here to sentence Mr Simpson for what happened previously," she said. "I'm not here to try and cause any retribution or any payback for anything else."
Simpson achieved international notoriety when he was cleared of murdering his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles in 1995. The verdict of the mainly black jury in what was called the trial of the century divided America along racial lines and prompted debates over the suitability of televised court cases.
Today Goldman's father, Fred, expressed his satisfaction with the verdict outside the court.
"It's a bittersweet moment that this SOB ill be in jail for a long time. He still had that arrogant look on his face when he came in and he still had that arrogant look when he walked out. He's going be where he belongs," he said.
In the Las Vegas trial, Simpson was accused of taking a gang of men to the Palace Station to retrieve items he lost while trying to hide them from Goldman's family, which won $33.5m in damages from Simpson in a civil case over the deaths of Brown and Goldman.
Four of the five men who accompanied Simpson to the casino - Charles Cashmore, Walter "Goldie" Alexander, Michael "Spencer" McClinton and Charles Ehrlich - agreed to cooperate with prosecutors and testified against Simpson and Stewart.
Simpson's lawyers said he never intended to commit a robbery but wanted to reclaim personal mementos of his career and family life that were being sold by the dealers Bruce Fromong and Alfred Beardsley.
Simpson did not give evidence during the three-week trial, and jurors were instructed not to consider that fact when judging the case. Glass, who rejected several mistrial motions and kept a tight rein on proceedings, warned the all-white jury against trying to punish Simpson over the death of his former wife.
She told them that if they hoped to become famous because of the trial "then this is not the case for you".
The charges included two of first degree kidnapping, two of armed robbery, two of assault with a deadly weapon, two of coercion with a deadly weapon, burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit a crime, kidnapping and robbery.
Jurors who heard 13 days of testimony said after the verdict that they were convinced of Simpson's guilt because of recordings secretly made of the September 2007 confrontation at the Palace Station casino hotel with Beardsley and Fromong.
"Don't let nobody out of this room!" Simpson commands on the recordings, and he instructs other men to scoop up items he insists had been stolen from him.
Simpson's friends insist that the whole thing was a set-up as Thomas Riccio, who had encouraged Fromong and Beardsley into setting up shop in the hotel's room 1203, had also bugged the place. It was Riccio who told Simpson about the men. He sold the resulting audio tapes, on which Simpson can be heard, for thousands of dollars to a celebrity website.
On Tuesday, Glass is scheduled to sentence those who agreed to testify against Simpson and Stewart.

The Black Eyed Peas are planning more of a "music diary" than a conventional album when the group releases "The END" in March.

Group leader will.i.am tells Billboard.com that "The END" stands for "The Energy Never Dies," which describes his model for a project that will be living and frequently updated throughout its designated cycle.

"It's a diary ... of music that at any given time, depending on the inspiration, you can add to it," the artist/producer/songwriter explains. "When it comes out, there'll be 12 songs on it, but the next day there could be 100 songs, 50 sketches, 1,000 blogs all (online) around 'The End,' so the energy really, truly never dies.

"I'm trying to break away from the concept of an album. What is an album when you put 12 songs on iTunes and people can pick at it like scabs? That's not an album. There is no album anymore."

will.i.am -- who's been busy promoting the "Madagascar 2" film soundtrack, which he co-scored with Hans Zimmer, and his "It's a New Day" Barack Obama victory song -- says he and the other Peas have been working on "The END" throughout the year and that the follow-up to 2005's "Monkey Business" is "almost" done.

He describes the music as "a lot of dance stuff, real melodic, electronic, soulful. We call it, like, electric static funk, something like that." There are currently no guest features planned for the album.

The Peas will hit the road in May or June, and will.i.am says singer Fergie has told him that "our show needs to be f*ckin' ridiculous this time. We need to. put together a monster show.' So I'm gonna hold her to that and we're gonna follow her lead and really knock 'em out."

Besides his Peas and solo work, will.i.am has also been busy as a producer and guest, with contributions to recent releases by Usher, Estelle and Flo Rida.

He's worked on material for expected upcoming releases by Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and the Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger and was recently in London working with U2 ("I'm not supposed to talk about that," he says) and has a role in the X-Men prequel "X Men Origins: Wolverine," which is due out in 2009.

LUDACRIS FOUNDATION TO FEED 500 FAMILIES THIS THANKSGIVING

By Mike Winslow
Ludacris will bring holiday cheer to 500 Atlanta families this Thanksgiving, via his non-profit organization, The Ludacris Foundation.



This weekend (November 22 & 23rd), Luda and the foundation's LudaCares program will distribute Thanksgiving turkeys and pies to underprivileged residents of metro Atlanta.



"This is the foundation's sixth year giving away turkeys and distributing food boxes for Thanksgiving," Ludacris revealed. "I especially look forward to this time of year because it allows me directly touch the people we are trying to help."



On the 22nd the foundation will distribute food items to areas on the Southside of Atlanta.



On the 23rd, Ludacris will be on the North side of Atlanta, distributing more food to local residents in need of a hand this holiday.



The events are private, for recipient families who have been pre-selected by community organizations who have partnered with the Ludacris Foundation.



"Our major focus is youth – at the holiday time we uplift youth by uplifting the family" added Ludacris' mother Roberta Shields, who is also President of The Ludacris Foundation. "The Foundation helps people year around through our LudaCares Program. We want to do something to help families have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day – It's a great feeling to sit with your love ones and share the many blessings that God has bestowed upon us. If we add to their blessings in a small way then we have accomplished our goal."



Sam's Club, The Schwan Food Company and GM are sponsors of the holiday food boxes that needy families will receive.



The Ludacris Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization which was founded in 2001 by Ludacris.



Black Enterprise magazine recently named The Ludacris Foundation as one of the top twenty "Leading Philanthropy Foundations" this year.

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RUSSEL SIMMONS CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY IN ATLANTA SEPT 29TH!!!

Immediate Media Release

Russell Simmons Birthday Bash
w/ Argyle Collection & Global Grind Launch Party in Atlanta

ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 12, 2008. Russell Simmons (American Entrepreneur, Music Mogul, Author & Philanthropist), is
scheduled to celebrate his birthday and the launch party of Argyle Collection & www.GlobalGrind.com (a community based website allowing
people to discover and share content from anywhere on the web in a social and democratic way on issues and news related to the world of
Hip-Hop) in Atlanta, Sept. 29th 2008.
USA Today named Russell Simmons one of the “Top 25 Most Influential People of the Past 25 Years,” calling him “a hip-hop pioneer for his
groundbreaking vision that has influenced music, fashion, finance, television and film, as well as the face of modern philanthropy.” He shares
his personal thoughts to all of us as an author with the New York Times bestseller Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to
Achieve Happiness and Success. He lives his life as a vegan and yoga enthusiast with a deep dedication to bring all ethnicities together
through his charitable foundations.
This party is considered exclusive with especially invited celebrities, and will be open to the public who RSVP in advance for a chance to
celebrate with Russell Simmons and socialize with entertainment VIPs/personalities invited by the respective partnership companies: Upscale
Entertainment, Furious Entertainment, OffDaBloc co., Image Makers Media Group and our PR Firm: PR-Franchize, Inc.
WHEN: Monday, September 29th, 2008 @ 10pm
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WHERE: Tongue & Groove Ultra Lounge @ 2420 Piedmont Road, Atlanta, GA 30324
RSVP@PR-Franchize.com | Before Guestlist is Closed!

The ambiance will include socialites of Atlanta coming together to have a great time to celebrate with Russell Simmons. There will be a red
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Toni-Mateo @ 516.298.3633 and all Media-Press will be handled by Journalist/Publicist, Darnell Clark @ 404.849.2451.
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website that published the story, driving traffic to that website and creating a larger market for sites that publish their own news stories,
photos, and videos. Headquartered in New York City, Global Grind is a privately held firm funded by the Silicon Valley venture capital firm,
Accel Partners and Hip-Hop Mogul Russell Simmons. For more information please visit: www.globalgrind.com

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