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ITTY BITTY BITS: ODB bio; 'Billary's' black support; Ne-Yo on 'Rosie Live'; Beyonce at 'AMA' and 'TRL'; Joe the Faker; Rihanna's lingerie.
*In the upcoming book "Digging for Dirt," a biography of late rapper Ol Dirty Bastard, his one-time lawyer Robert Shapiro describes the insanity of working with him on several cases. He tells author Jaime Lowe the rapper would "talk in jive talk" and "come into court with two different shoes, labels with price tags attached . . . It's possible his behavior was a result of mental illness. One time he had his hat on backward, had on two different shoes, and he stood with his back to the judge with his hat facing the judge as if he was looking at the judge."
*The New York Post is reporting that African American support for Bill and Hillary Clinton has dwindled in their own Harlem neighborhood, based on their reception at Monday's 200th anniversary of the Abyssinian Baptist Church. Page Six said: "One prominent member of the African-American community told us, 'We all saw their tepid support for Barack Obama and we heard what they said during the primaries.' When Hillary was announced to the crowd - which included Jennifer Holiday, Cicely Tyson and Andre Leon Talley - the reception was 'courteous, but not nearly as exuberant as it used to be,' an attendee reports. 'Nothing compared to the applause she would have received a year ago. People are still salty.'"
*Ne-Yo is booked to perform on Rosie O'Donnell's one-hour NBC special, "Rosie Live," which aims to bring back the variety format reminiscent of "The Carol Burnett Show" with comedy sketches and musical numbers. Alanis Morissette will also perform on the program, which will air live from New York's Little Shubert Theatre on Nov. 26.
*Beyonce has been added to the list of performers for this year's American Music Awards, to be held Nov. 23 in Los Angeles and broadcast live at 8 p.m. EST on ABC. Also part of the performing lineup: Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift and Rihanna. Annie Lennox is to receive the AMA's Award of Merit. Jimmy Kimmel is set to host the 36th annual event. Other performers include Kanye West, the Jonas Brothers, Ne-Yo and Miley Cyrus.
*Beyonce is also set to perform at Sunday's final airing of MTV's "TRL," along with 50 Cent, Fall Out Boy and the Backstreet Boys. Justin Timberlake, Kid Rock, JC Chasez, Christina Aguilera, Travis Barker, Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, Hilary Duff, Fred Durst and Korn's Jonathan Davis will also be on hand. "TRL" debuted in September 1998 amid the teen pop music craze led by Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync. Various hosts from throughout the show's history will also be on hand for the finale.
*The New York Post's Page Six is reporting that the man identified as Joe the Plumber at Jay-Z's 40/40 club over the weekend was actually a lookalike. The fake Samuel Joe Wurzelbacher reportedly fooled patrons and staffers alike, as folks swarmed around him to take photos and workers gave him drinks on the house.
*Chris Brown recently bought his girlfriend Rihanna over $1,000 worth of delicates during a stop at Sydney store Ariane Lingerie, reports WENN. The outlet is also reporting that Brown has signed on to launch his own line of lingerie.
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