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Blockbuster Inc. knows the days of the movie rental store are numbered, as video downloads over the Internet slowly start to replace DVDs.

Nearly a decade after the NAACP condemned a "virtual whiteout" in broadcast TV, the civil rights group said major networks have stalled in their efforts to further ethnic diversity on-screen and off. Television shows of the future could be even less inclusive because of a failure to cultivate young minority stars and to bring minorities into decision-making positions, NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous said.

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith have deep pockets when it comes to charities. Tax returns for their foundation show the couple gave $1.3 million in donations last year to a variety of religious, civic and arts groups, reports Fox411's Roger Friedman.

American Idol winner Fantasia could be in line with millions of other Americans. Media reports suggest that the singer "is about to lose her home." She says it's not true.

Oprah Winfrey opens up about her recent weight gain in an  eight-page package in the January issue of O. The coverline reads: "How Did I Let This Happen Again?" Winfrey writes about how and why she has gained 40 pounds in four years, now reaching 200 pounds. That's right. 200.

TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey wants a court to dismiss or order arbitration in a defamation lawsuit filed by the ex-headmistress of her girls school in South Africa. Nomvuyo Mzamane sued over remarks the media mogul made following sex-abuse complaints at the US$40 million Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, near Johannesburg.

A jury was selected in Marshall's federal court this week to hear a copyright infringement case against Tyler Perry of Atlanta, Ga. The playwright, actor and film director is probably best known for his comic female character, Madea.

The nominees for The 24th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards were revealed in Nashville, Tenn. Don Jackson, Chairman and CEO of Central City Productions, announced the 2009 nominees.

The 40th NAACP Image Awards will broadcast live from Los Angeles' historic Shrine Auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 12 (8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET/PT) on Fox.