ShowBiz Minute: 50 Cent, James Brown, More

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EntertainmentEntertainmentExtraShowBiz Minute: 50 Cent, James Brown, MoreShowBiz Minute: 50 Cent, James Brown, MoreThe Associated Press50 Cent gets the green light to take a vacation with his son, "Desperate Housewives" creator says the series will end after seven seasons and an auction of James Brown's possessions fetches some hefty bids. (July 18)This is AP ShowBiz Minute. 50 Cent gets the green light to take a vacation with his son. He was in a Long Island courtroom Thursday asking permission to take the trip with 11-year-old Marquise. A drug test was ordered, and it came back clean.The rapper is involved in a bitter dispute with his ex-girlfriend - Marquise's mother -over a fire that destroyed the Long Island mansion where she and the boy were living.The women of Wisteria Lane may have only a few more years to resolve their many problems."Desperate Housewives" creator and executive producer tells the AP that he plans to end the ABC series after seven seasons.The show begins its fifth season this fall.An auction of James Brown's possessions fetches some hefty bids. Musician Paul Shaffer offered over 32-thousand dollars for Brown's medical bracelet, and 10-thousand for a Hammond organ.All together, the auction brought in nearly 860-thousand dollars. Brown's estate is mired in turmoil and contention. Family members tried to block the auction. This is ____ with AP ShowBiz Minute.

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