Monday Memo

The film "Underworld Awakening" topped the weekend box office earning over $25 million dollars. "Red Tails", "Contraband", "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" and "Haywire" round out the top five films of the week. Rapper Jay Z recently celebrated the reopening of his 40/40 Club, but it closed a day later. The club closed due to several health department violations, and it remains to be seen when it will be able to reopen. It appears that a misunderstanding occurred involving producer Swizz Beatz. It was rumored that he got some associates in hot water regarding a music downloading site megadownload. Now it's been reported that negotiations took place for Swizz' purchase of the site but fell through. Hopefully, he'll have better luck with his next venture. The Khloe Kardashian paternity drama continues. As most fans know, rumors began circulating about the late Robert Kardashian not being her natural father. Mother Kris Kardashian has admitted to cheating, but not confirmed Khloe being father by anyone else. Older sister Kim took to Twitter to make her feelings about the subject known, sarcastically, of course. Stay tuned. There's bound to be more drama to come. Fans waiting for rapper Nicki Minaj's sophomore album will have to wait a little longer. The album has been pushed back and it remains to be seen when it will it store shelves. At any rate, fans can catch the rapper on the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. The show airs on February 12 on CBS at 8pm. Actor/comedian Tracy Morgan was rushed to the hospital after passing out at the recent Sundance Film Festival. Although it hasn't been confirmed, sources say the reason for the incident could be exhaustion as well as trouble with altitude. Hope he gets well soon. Although it hasn't been confirmed whether he's signed with the label, Jaden Smith was seen sporting a Young Money/Cash Money emblem recently. The young actor and rapper has certainly made waves in the industry and has a bright future ahead of him no matter what direction he goes in career wise. Sad news out of the word of R&B. Legendary singer Etta James, known for such hits as "At Last" and "Tell Mama" died Friday. She was 73. She began her career as a child gospel prodigy and later went on the form a group with some friends called The Peaches. She later signed with Chicago based label Chess Records where she recorded several hits. She was plagued with several health problems in later years and was recently hospitalized. She was later released. Her legacy will live on. On the tube: "House" on Fox, "How I Met Your Mother" on CBS, "The Bachelor" on ABC and "Who's Still Standing" on NBC. Happy Monday!