Monday Memo

The film "Snow White & The Huntsman" topped the weekend box office, earning over $56 million dollars. "Men In Black 3", "Marvel's The Avengers", "Battleship" and "The Dictator" round out the top five films of the week. Rapper Nicki Minaj was a no show at New York's Hot 97 Summer Jam. Reportedly, the Young Money MC was upset due to a Hot 97 DJ labeling her latest single "Starships" wack during the introduction of another act. Meanwhile, Lil Wayne tweeted and Young Money would not appear at the event. Minaj later tweeted that she wouldn't go against Wayne's words. Although porn site YouPorn has inked a deal with Brian McKnight to have the Grammy nominated star perform their new theme song, the site has pulled his explicit single "Show You How Your P***y Works". Although no official reason has been given, the song is much too explicit to appear on any other sites. Rapper/actress Queen Latifah says fans shouldn't read too much into her recent performance at the Gay & Lesbian Prided event in San Diego. She says she's never discussed her personal life and never will. She also added that the show was one of the most fun things she's ever done. It appears that behaving badly does pay off for some. Castmembers of several reality shows are receiving hefty paychecks for their antics. The highest paid is NeNe Leaks, star of "The Real Housewives Of Atlanta". She reportedly receives 75,000 per episode, and will receive over a million should Bravo order a new season of the show. The MTV Movie Awards was a star-studded event that lived up to the hype. Host Russell Brand was on his best behavior, for the most part. He did take jabs at the usual suspects, Kim Kardashian and others. Both "Twilight" and "Hunger Games" were big winners. "Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows Pt 2" was a big winner as well. Sad news out of Hollywood. Richard Dawson, former host of "Family Feud", has died of cancer. He was 79. He hosted the game show for several years before retiring. He also appeared on "Hogan's Hero's". May he rest in peace. The year 2012 certainly looks to be the year of Chicago, even if the Chicago Bulls are out of the playoffs. A host of young rappers and producers are representing the Windy City well. One in particular, Lil Reese, has inked a deal with Def Jam Records after gaining over 5 million You Tube views with the hit "I Don't Like". He joins fellow Chi-Town native Lil Durk, who has also signed to Def Jam. In addition, Epic Records signee King Louie and Chief Keef are leaders in a new movement in one of hip hops most overlooked hot beds. Meanwhile, Lil Reese says he has several collaborations on his upcoming album, including collabos with Freddie Dibbs, Hell Rell, Lil Durk and Chief Keef. No word on when his debut will hit stores. "America's Got Talent" continues it's season tonight. It's anyone's guest who will walk away with the grand prize. On the tube: "Hell's Kitchen" on Fox, "How I Met Your Mother" on CBS, "The Bachelorette" on ABC and "America's Got Talent" on NBC. Happy Monday!