MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Billionaire Bob Johnson (a k a Robert L.Johnson), former owner of Black Entertainment Television, will putin a rare appearance when he speaks before the annual "Breakfast ofChampions" business event sponsored by WVON radio and N'Digomagapaper March 19 at the Hyatt Regency. This rich man is hard tocatch up with since he owns and operates so much property andvarious types of businesses.
Johnson was born in Hickory, Miss., the ninth of 10 children.However, he spent most of his childhood in Downstate Freeport andgraduated from the University of Illinois. Johnson became a bonafide billionaire when, in 1999, he sold BET to Viacom for anincredible $3 billion. Hey brother . . . can you spare a dime?
HERE YE! A casting call for the new "Humboldt Park" movie isSaturday at the Clemente Community Academy High School from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. Casting director Sharon King and Humboldt Park Productionsare looking for Latino males, females, extras, all ethnic groupsages 18 to 50 and over. Bring a head shot and resume.
NOW ACTRESS Jessica Alba and boyfriend Cash Warren are preggers!As are Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry and Nicole Richie and JoelMadden. These out-of-wedlock scenarios coming out of Hollywood sendthe wrong message to young STUPID GIRLS and BOYS. Yeah, I said it!
THE L.A. LAKERS' KOBE BRYANT will be speaking to a select groupof high school basketball players Monday at the new Attack AthleticCenter on the West Side. The facility is owned by Michael Jordan'slongtime trainer, Tim Grover. The event is sponsored by Nike andfeatures a dinner and Q&A with Kobe.
POLITICAL STUFF: Former Ald. Dorothy Tillman's book signing ofHang Onto Your Hats is Sunday at the Harold Washington CulturalCenter. . . . Noted jingle writer Curtis Green hosts a fund-raiserfor Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown on Monday.
MORE STUFF: The Former Assistant U.S. Attorneys' annual shindigwas held at the Union League Club last week and was chaired by JimSloan. U.S Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald was a special guest, as wellas FAUSA's oldest practicing member, 91-year-old Chicagoan BillBarnett -- who worked with Special Agent Eliot Ness and the U.S.attorneys who prosecuted mobster Al Capone on tax evasion.
JUST IN: THE HARLEM Globetrotters' awesome ballhandler, Anthony"Buckets" Blakes, makes a guest appearance at the ESPN Zone Monday.The team will be in town for its "Magic As Ever" World Tour Jan. 11-12 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont. . . . Top record retailerGeorge Daniels' annual birthday party/toy drive is Tuesday at theAlhambra Palace. "The Color Purple" star Fantasia and her boyfriend,rapper Young Dro, are co-hosting.
HEY, THAT KIM KARDASHIAN is a real piece of work. On a recentepisode of her VH-1 reality show, she quibbles about doing a Playboyphoto shoot -- and had the nerve to ask Hugh Hefner if she'd have totake her clothes off. Duh!
I just wonder if she asked her ex-boyfriend, recording artist RayJ, if she'd have to take her clothes off for that all-in-your-face,scandalous T&A sex tape they made.
Kardashian's stepbrother Brody Jenner, the handsome star of MTV's"The Hills," will be at the Enclave nightclub Saturday to judge amodel search. . . . Lil' Jon performed at the posh club lastweekend.
SOCIABLE SCENES: Art Smith, Oprah's longtime chef and owner ofthe trendy Table 52, dined at La Pomme Rouge. . . . TV's "Curb YourEnthusiasm" star Jeff Garlin was seen eatin' at the Ashkenaz Deli. .. . WLS-Channel 7's Mark Giangreco relaxing at Jilly's Big Room onRush. . . . New Blackhawks prez John McDonough had lunch at Gibsonswith Score radio's Mike North, and on a separate day, actor PatrickSwayze dined with his family, while the Bears' Rex Grossman was infor lunch. McDonough recently lunched at Harry Caray's with Hawksowner Rocky Wirtz. . . . Also at the HC, actor R. Lee Ermey of "FullMetal Jacket," and WLS radio's Roe Conn.
THE BIRTHDAY FOLKS: Richard Dent, Donna LaPietra and belated toRenetta McCann, the Sun-Times' Deborah Douglas, Illinois SupremeCourt Justice Charles Freeman, and anniversary wishes (9th) to WGN-Channel 9's Merri Dee and Nick Fulop. Friday: John Iltis, PastorCharles Jenkins, WBBM-Channel 2's Antonio Mora and ValerieValentine. Saturday: Pat Quinn, Channel 5's Camille Edwards, andanniversary greetings to Bishop Charles Little and Corine. Sunday:Channel 2's Mai Martinez and WTTW-Channel 11's Shaunese Teamer.Monday: Photog Vic Skrebneski and Dr. Neil Stone.
Well, that's Stella in the City!
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