With a new year comes a fresh set of challenges for some of TV's biggest names, shows and networks. Here are some developments we'll be watching closely.
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There's a reason Jamie Foxx has an Oscar on his mantel. Not only can he act, the Ray star can sing, rap, and he's even pretty good at cross-dressing. Who knew?! For his second time hosting Saturday Night Live, Foxx showed off all these skills and more, and got some help from a few surprise celebrity cameos.
A buddy cop movie starring only one actor? That's the selling point for Tyler Perry's newest film, Alex Cross 2 — Madea: Special Ops, in which Foxx played Perry playing half crime novel detective Alex and...
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Tyler Perry is being sued by an author claiming he stole her plotline, Reuters reports.
Terri Donald, who writes under the pseudonym TLO Red'ness, filed a lawsuit in Philadelphia claiming that Perry based his 2012 film Good Deeds on her 2007 book, "Bad Apples Can Be Good Fruit." Donald writes that she sent Perry's production company a copy of her book before filming began. She's seeking $225,000 in damages, as well as a credit on the film.
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Paranormal Activity 4 debuted at the top of the box office but failed to live up to its predecessors.
The horror film grossed an estimated $30.2 million in its opening weekend, well below the...
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Oprah Winfrey's OWN Network has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Tyler Perry that will bring all of his new television series and projects to OWN, the network announced Monday.
The deal includes two new scripted series that will premiere in 2013, which Perry will executive-produce, write and direct. The series mark the channel's first foray into scripted programming. The partnership between the network and Perry is described as a "multi-year" deal, but additional details of the agreement were not released.
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