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      *Chris Brown is in final negotiations to join Matt Dillon and rapper T.I. in the thriller "Bone Deep," says the Hollywood Reporter. The Screen Gems project revolves around a group of criminals who plan a major heist at a money depot, with two detectives hot on their trail. Brown will play one of the members of the heist crew.

   *John Witherspoon, 66, is releasing a rap/comedy album titled "63 Cents." According to Allhiphop.com, the project will be available on iTunes and include songs such as “Don’t Nobody Go In The Bathroom,” and “Dance Now With Your Big Ole Ass.” Witherspoon will personally fund at least two videos from the new album, one for “Dance,” and the other for “Don’t Be P***y Whipped.”

      *Vernice Armour, America's first female African American combat pilot, on July 15, will speak to approximately 100 students in Philadelphia from area universities and the Emma Bowen Foundation who hold internships with Comcast. This will kick off Comcast's second annual Multicultural Intern event. Armour was recognized as America's first African-American female combat pilot by the U.S. Department of Defense, and completed two tours of duty. She left the Marine Corps in June 2007 and will convey her remarkable message of leadership and courage through her unique insight and life strategy.     

      *Obba Babatunde will return to the Broadway company of Chicago this summer for a two-week run as defense attorney Billy Flynn beginning July 15, replacing Jeff McCarthy, who leaves the show on July 13. Babatundé received a Tony nomination for Dreamgirls and has appeared on Broadway in Timbuktu!, Reggae, It's So Nice to Be Civilized and Grind.