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Motown legend Levi Stubbs died Friday morning at his home in Detroit.  The lead singer and founding member of The Four Tops was 72.

Share your Motown memories and messages of condolence by adding a comment below:

Bernie Mac, the actor and comedian who teamed up in the casino heist caper "Ocean's Eleven" and gained a prestigious Peabody Award for his sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show," died Saturday at age 50.

Send your condolences and share you thoughts abouit Bernie Mac by adding a comment below.

If FOX 2's Fanchon Stinger were a 'Bond Girl,' what would her name be?

Let us know here because Alan Lee is coming up with ideas left and right and we some better ones. And please, keep it clean.

As you may have heard, in January, I was diagnosed with Polymyositis (PM)
an auto-immune disease which affects the muscles among other parts
of the body. This disease basically took away my ability to function on my
own using any of my own limbs or even the ability to walk.

At the time I was diagnosed, I was just beginning to work on the recording of
my new CD, “After Tonight”. As a matter of fact, a lot of the vocals were cut
from my wheelchair at home. However, one of my main reasons for getting
up every day and pushing through this, was my heartfelt desire to use this
recording as a source of faith, inspiration, and hope for so many people out
there who are facing great obstacles in their lives.

All of the songs on “After Tonight” were chosen, written and recorded with
great love and care.

In closing, I wanted to let all of the wonderful people who support me know
that I am I am alive and well – getting better and stronger everyday and that
I AM still here.

It is my deep faith in God and the love of my family and friends that is
seeing me through this. No matter what ALL things are possible to those
who believe.

From my heart to yours. Enjoy.

Love,
Will Downing

 

Respond to Will's message by adding a comment below: 

Many of us can't go anywhere without it, including our own meteorologist Ben Bailey. 

How about you? Do you seem to have a lip balm addiction? If so, what's your favorite brand? 

Owners of Metro Detroit's professional sports teams and concert venues have launched an aggressive campaign to make sure a sales tax on tickets, suggested as a way to help plug the state's $1.8 billion budget hole next year, gets beaten down before it ever gets any legs in Lansing. Since mid-June, an anti-tax coalition has bombarded fans with announcements at Tigers games, fliers passed out at events, e-mails to people who have bought tickets online and ads on local radio stations.

The appeals direct fans to www.NoTicketTax.com , established by Fans Against the Ticket Tax, where they are asked to call or send e-mails to Gov. Jennifer Granholm and their state legislators to voice opposition to extending the state's 6 percent sales tax to tickets at entertainment venues.

OK this is interesting -- but what would you do to solve the state's huge deficit.  Is the ticket tax better than cutting teacher's jobs?  Or are the two topics exclusive.

 

What do you think?  Sound Off and be heard. 

 

 

Without a doubt, this week belongs to Paris Hilton.  Love her or hate her, people around the world are talking about the locked up hotel heiress and her ongoing fight to get out of jail. 

Friday A judge ruled that she will serves her full sentence, overriding the decision to release her by the L-A County Sherriff.

The Frenzy is shining a bright light on the way the courts view celebrities, so we want to know what you think . . .

Has the Paris Hilton Case Weakened Your Trust in Our Justice System?

Is Paris Hilton receiving special treatment?

The L-A County Sheriff released her on Thursday because of an alleged medical condition, and some reasoning about jail over-crowding.

Whatever the reasons, the prosecuting attorney involved in the case is now asking the judge who presided over the case to find the Sheriff in contempt of court.

The judge ordered that Ms. Hilton serve 45 days behind bars, not jail from home.

Is this another example of two justice systems in our country, one for the haves, another for the have-nots?

Should Paris go back to jail?

If you were in Hilton's predicament, do you think you would be out of jail right now?

What do you think, Sound Off and be heard.

Some of your comments may be used on the air.

According to reports from TMZ.com on Thursday, Paris Hilton is now out of jail after serving only three days.

This is sure to be a hot topic for day, so what do you think? Is this a mockery of the legal system? Or should we really not care at all?

Sound Off below!!

 

17-year-old Jordin Sparks is the winner of Season Six!  So, did America make the right choice?  Add a comment below and let us know what you think.

If tonight the night Flint native LaKisha Jones gets voted of 'Idol'? 

Or will she hang on to make the final five?

'Sound Off' your thoughts on who should get the boot tonight.

And the award goes to...

The 2007 Academy Awards nominees were announced Tuesday morning in Beverly Hills and there were a few surprises that came along.

First off, 'Dreamgirls' led the way with eight nominations, but was left off of the Best Picture list, surprising many that had it pegged as the year's best film.

And how about Eddie Murphy coming onto the Oscar scene? Leo gets the nods in 'Blood Diamond' instead of in 'The Departed.' And 'Little Miss Sunshine' gets plenty of love from the academy.

What are you thoughts? Your favorites and your surprises? Blog a comment below and let us know!

Here's a complete list of the nominees:

1. Best Picture: "Babel," "The Departed," "Letters From Iwo Jima," "Little Miss Sunshine," "The Queen."

2. Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, "Blood Diamond"; Ryan Gosling, "Half Nelson"; Peter O'Toole, "Venus"; Will Smith, "The Pursuit of Happyness"; Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland."

3. Actress: Penelope Cruz, "Volver"; Judi Dench, "Notes on a Scandal"; Helen Mirren, "The Queen"; Meryl Streep, "The Devil Wears Prada"; Kate Winslet, "Little Children."

4. Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin, "Little Miss Sunshine"; Jackie Earle Haley, "Little Children"; Djimon Hounsou, "Blood Diamond"; Eddie Murphy, "Dreamgirls"; Mark Wahlberg, "The Departed."

5. Supporting Actress: Adriana Barraza, "Babel"; Cate Blanchett, "Notes on a Scandal"; Abigail Breslin, "Little Miss Sunshine"; Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"; Rinko Kikuchi, "Babel."

6. Directing: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Babel"; Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"; Clint Eastwood, "Letters From Iwo Jima"; Stephen Frears, "The Queen"; Paul Greengrass, "United 93."

It was well worth the wait as over 17,000 fans packed the Palace of Auburn Hills Wednesday night to see Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band live on stage for the first time in over 10 years.

The reviews are in and the 13-member band was on top of their game, delighting fans and quickly becoming the talk of the town.

So what do you think?

Share your thoughts if you went to Wednesday's show, or if you're heading to one of the three upcoming shows at the Palace.

Donald Trump announced at a news conference Tuesday morning that Tara Conner will not be stripped of her Miss USA crown after she came under fire amid reports that she visited bars before turning 21.

So what do you think? Was Donald Trump right to give her a second chance? Or should she have been stripped of her crown?

Blog your thoughts below.