So how is Michael Jackson getting ready for his 50 night concert stand? He’s getting more plastic surgery. The King Of Pop is about to go under the knife again because he wants to look his best when he hits the stage. Jackson has had a ton of plastic surgery, but in his head he has only had a nose job, and he did that so could breathe better. The Gloved One returns to performing on July 9th. There is still no word on whether he will bring his shows to the U.S.

Tameka Foster-Raymond wants her surgery too. Mrs. Usher almost died a few weeks ago when she snuck off to Brazil to get plastic surgery. Tameka suffered a heart attack during the procedure. Usher had to rush by her side, and he couldn’t believe her betrayal. How could she leave behind their babies to get surgery? Why would she lie to him? Tameka feels that after having five children, she needs to have plastic surgery. She is planning to get the lipo and a tummy tuck performed on her later this year in the states that she couldn’t complete in Brazil. So how does Usher feel about this? Last week, he was photographed with go-go dancers in Paris having a good time- without his wife.

Tyra Banks says she is going to give the short girls another chance. Last weekend, Tyra Banks and the producers of America’s Next Top Model had a casting call for short, petite women 5’7 and under to try out for the show. Well hundreds upon hundred of women showed up. The Manhattan Park Central Hotel couldn’t handle the crowd. There was pushing and shoving, and then the fights started. A melee broke out, and there was blood and mascara everywhere. Three people were arrested, and six people were injured. Hundreds of girls were shut out, and now Banks says she will have another casting call to give them a chance. The mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, is furious. He feels the producers of the show underestimated the first casting call. Bloomberg doesn’t feel confident they can handle a part two. Banks promises things will be handled differently this time with all women getting a chance to audition safely.

Brandy is looking to re-start her career, and she is turning to Rap Mogul Jay-Z. Jay-Z is a platinum-selling rapper, an NBA owner, a real estate mogul, a business manager and Beyonce’s husband. He’s now turning his talents to Brandy. Brandy started out as a child star in her teens. She had a hit show with Moesha and a hot recording career. Then it all ended. For years, Brandy had been managed by her mother. But, during the past few years, Brandy has had a lot of career mishaps that were not handled well. When Brandy got pregnant, she lied about being married to protect her image. Her baby daddy subsequently put her on blast for all of her lies. This was a PR disaster because Brandy lied to a lot of notable news figures about this charade. Then there was the car accident that she was involved in where a woman was tragically killed. It wasn’t Brandy’s fault, but because she was the celebrity, she took the brunt of the blame. She subsequently lost her job as a judge on America’s Got Talent. Her love life has been on and off. She was engaged to Basketball Star Quentin Richards. She even had his image tattooed on her back, but he broke things off. She has a new album out, but it has not taken off the way she had hoped. Can Jay-Z help Brandy get her mojo back and put her career in gear?

Now, Morgan has to stand alone. Oscar-winning Actor Morgan Freeman is still feeling the effects of his car crash last August. Freeman, 71, almost lost his life that night. He was in the car with a woman who was not his wife. The woman in the car is suing him for negligence. Demaris Meyer says Freeman was drinking that night when she left a bar with him. They were on their way to a rendezvous when he crashed the car. While in the hospital, Freeman’s wife shows up. They decide to divorce days later, and Myrna Freeman is looking to gain half of his fortune. Freeman’s wife had enough with his cheating. So after 24 years, she decided to take the money and get out. In addition to the woman in the car, Freeman was fooling around with a friend of his wife. The woman in question was Freeman’s mistress, and now she has dumped him. She can’t believe he was about to cheat on her with a woman he just picked up in a bar. After years of being the other woman, she realized he never loved her. Wow!!! Easy Reader was getting his Mack on! First there were three, and now there are none. Freeman is currently filming a new movie about Nelson Mandela with his friend and fellow Oscar Winner Clint Eastwood.

Last week was not a good one for Gospel Sensation BeBe Winans. Winans was arrested and booked on a domestic assault charge after an argument with his ex-wife. The 46-year old Winans allegedly pushed his wife to the ground. Apparently, the Winans are in a custody dispute over their children. Earlier this month, Winans had to get an order of protection against his ex-wife after a judge ruled she was a very disturbed woman. In a statement, Winans said he just wants his rights as a father protected.

Not content with just being “Mr. Mariah Carey,” Nick Cannon has a series of jobs lined up. In addition to his summer hosting duties on NBC’s America’s Got Talent, Cannon just signed a two-year deal with Nickelodeon to create, star, produce and direct original programming for the network.

Daddy’s getting married, and we don’t like it. Tennis Sensations Venus and Serena Williams are not happy with the fact that their dad/manager, Richard Williams, is getting married to a much younger woman. Williams, 67, is marrying a 30-year old woman in a few weeks. The girls are urging their dad to protect his money by making his young cutie sign a prenup.

Actor Donald Faison of Scrubs will be joining Cedric The Entertainer on his new ABC show The Low.

Courtney B. Vance has signed on for the Harrison Ford sci-fi thriller project. The movie will air on the CBS network.

Get ready for more Stevie Harvey. Harvey says with the success of his bestselling book, Act Like A Lady-Think Like A Man, he will be doing a follow-up. Meanwhile the WDAS-FM morning man is coming to town. On April 1st, Harvey will be signing copies of Act Like A Lady-Think Like A Man at Borders Bookstore, Broad and Chestnut Streets. He’s also hosting his Radio Star talent competition at the Kimmel Center, Broad and Spruce Streets. Tix are on sale now. Steve is on a roll because he is also teaming up with Oprah Winfrey. He is doing a show about his book. Oprah will be turning her show over to Steve.

The 2010 Grammy Awards are set for January 31st.

The Simon And Shuster Publishing Company is suing M.C. Hammer. Hammer was supposed to write a family-inspirational book. He took the advance money, but he never finished the book. Reps for Simon And Shuster want their advance money back. Hammer is currently gearing up for his new reality show on the A&E network.

Congratulations to The Miracles. The group that Smokey Robinson founded is getting a star on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame. The Motown group is best known for their hits with Smokey, such as Track Of My Tears, Ooo Baby Baby, Shop Around and Tears Of A Clown.

Charles Barkley says getting arrested and going to jail was the best thing that ever happened to him. The former NBA great just got out of jail for his New Year’s Eve drunk driving conviction. Barkley says his arrests and jail sentence was a wakeup call for him to get his life in order. He says drinking and driving will never happen again.

Is there an American Idol scandal brewing? Does the show practice favoritism? Is the winner already in the bag at the beginning of the season? A former American Idol employee is shopping around a tell-all that could be embarrassing for the show. The book talks about the gallon-size Ziploc bags that Paula Abdul carries around with her. Inside are orange prescription bottles. The book alleges that some contestants are preselected plants, and they must sing certain songs. If the book comes out, it could be damaging to the show.

Speaking of reality show problems, is there a Dancing With The Stars curse? Two of this season’s contestants, Rapper Lil Kim and Comedian/Actor David Alan Grier, are having tax problems. Kim owes almost a million dollars in delinquent state and federal taxes. Reps for Kim say she is working on her debt. Grier owes $50,000 in state taxes. Reps for Grier say he is also working on his debt.

Denzel Washington’s new movie, with John Travolta and James Gandolfini, The Taking Of Pelham 1, 2, 3 hits theatres on June 12th. We have the exclusive trailer on our website at wdasfm.com. Just go to Patty’s Page and check it out. Let me know what you think. I can’t wait to see it. It’s a remake of the 70’s action thriller with Walter Matthau about a trio of bad guys who take a New York subway care hostage.

Former NBA Great Norm Nixon is out of jail after getting arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. Nixon is married to Actress/Dancer/Director Debbie Allen. Back in the 70’s and 80’s, Nixon was a star with the L.A. Lakers.

So what does a man do after he catches his woman cheating on him? If you’re Michael Strahan, you head to TV. Last week, Strahan, the former NFL great, made headlines after he caught Nicole Murphy cheating on him. Nicole is the ex-wife of Eddie Murphy. Strahan put a tracking device in her car, and it led him to her jumpoff, a young record executive. Strahan is filming a new show for the FOX network with Darryl “Chill” Mitchell. He will also continue his hosting duties on NFL Sunday.

On March 31st, Access Hollywood TV Host Shaun Robinson hits the shelves with a new book celebrating girls’ self esteem with advice from America’s most successful women. The book, Exactly As I Am, features Patti LaBelle, Queen Latifah, Oprah Winfrey, Iman, Nancy Pelosi, Jennifer Hudson and Robinson all sharing their journeys to womanhood while passing along advice today’s youth.

Fantasia starts her stint in the national touring company of The Color Purple in June. Fantasia reprises her role as “Celie.”

Ruben Studdard’s new album is produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and hits stores May 19th.

Beyonce’s new movie, Obsessed with Idris Elba, comes out on April 24th. Check out Beyonce on the new issue of Vogue magazine as well as the latest edition of Ebony. Beyonce is gearing up for a summer tour and once again she’ll be backed by a female band.

Speaking of Idris, he’ll play Jill Scott’s love interest in the series opener of Scott’s new HBO series, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. The show debuts on HBO March 29th.

Poet and Author Dr. Maya Angelou has an exciting new project. Letter To My Daughter: Her Path To Living Well And Living A Life With Meaning. In the book, Angelou shares her life lessons.

Prince recently signed a deal with Target retail stores. Prince is releasing a three-disc set of new music, which will be sold exclusively at Target. The set comes out March 29th. Prince is also doing a series for shows for Jay Leno. Prince will be performing live on The Tonight Show on March 25th, 26th and March 27th. Prince is also helping Jay say goodbye to Tonight. Prince will be performing on May 28th. After 17 years, Leno’s last night on The Tonight Show is May 29th.

Producer Lee Daniels has changed the name of his upcoming release. The long awaited project Push will be renamed Precious. The movie is scheduled to be released later this year and stars Mo’Nique, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey and new comer Gabourey “Gabby” Sidibe as “Precious.” Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey have joined forces to help Lee with the promotion of this movie. The film Precious is based on the book Push by Sapphire, and focuses on the plight of a 16-year old who suffered years of abuse but overcomes her odds with the help of others.

The Bynum Brothers are back with a new venture. They own Warmdaddy’s on Columbus Boulevard and had the old Zanzibar Blue in Center City. Their latest project is called RELISH at 7152 Ogontz Avenue. It replaces Sadiki’s. RELISH features live jazz music Thursday through Sunday. For more info go to http://www.relishphiladelphia.com or call 215-276-0170.

Seven Pounds starring Will Smith and Rosario Dawson will be released on DVD March 31st.

The T.D. Jakes film Not Easily Broken starring Morris Chestnut and Taraji P. Henson hits DVD shelves April 7th.

The Wendy Williams talk show is set to debut this July. The show is going nationwide.

The 15th Annual Essence Music Festival is set for July 3rd, 4th and 5th in New Orleans. Beyonce, John Legend, Eric Benet, Robin Thicke, Anita Baker, Bill Cosby and Maxwell are all on the bill. There will also be seminars featuring Prophetess Juanita Bynum and Roland Martin. Plus, there’ll be an all-star tribute to Bishop T.D. Jakes.