Monday Memo

The film "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2" topped the weekend box office, earning $35 million. "Prisoners", "Rush", Baggage Claim" and "Don Jon" round out the top five films of the week. Rapper Kanye West had yet another run in with photographers as he and girlfriend Kim Kardashian left his home to catch a plane to Paris. West, as to be expected, blasted the group as they snapped pictures of the two. Meanwhile, Khole Kardashian has apparently dumped husband Lamar Odom. She's now known as Khole on social media. The BET Hip Hop Awards aired over the weekend and legendary female rapper MC Lyte was honored for her contributions to the music and culture. 2 Chainz, Drake and others notables attended the ceremony. Next year's ceremony is sure to be as exciting as this year's. The son of former Rocka Fella Records honcho Damon Dash was arrested in New York City for allegedly assaulting and strangling his girlfriend, according to the New York Post. Damon "Boogie" Dash Jr., 22, was charged with misdemeanor assault and strangulation after a Sep. 22 altercation at his apartment where he reportedly chocked a woman over sex, a source told the Post. According to the source, the woman was visiting him, he got violent, began punching and slapping her, pushed her onto the bed, got on top of her and started choking her. Although the two reconciled, the girlfriend called the police after a second argument. According to the misdemeanor complaint, the woman was left with red marks on her neck, where she was choked, and in addition, received a black eye and cut lip. Dash, who works as a DJ and producer and also co-founded a bakery company, has one previous arrest, but the details have been sealed. The elder Dash has had his own share of legal issues. In 2003, a $15 million lawsuit was filed by a woman who accused him of rape and a $30,000 sexual harassment suit was brought on  a year later by a Georgia woman. On the tube: "Bones" on Fox, "How I Met Your Mother" on CBS, "Dancing With The Stars Live" on ABC and "The Voice" on NBC. Happy Monday!