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Sir Mix-A-Lot concert canceled by promoter

The Sir Mix-A-Lot concert, scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Pinellas Expo Center has been canceled, center officials announced Friday.

Officials say the concert was canceled by the promoter. Ticket refunds are available at the point of purchase.

Miramax slimmed down Latifah in 'Chicago' ad

It's happened again. Not three months after GQ magazine embarrassed itself by airbrushing out Kate Winslet's curves for a cover shot, Miramax has done the same thing to Queen Latifah.

Miramax, the distributor for the Oscar-winning Chicago, admitted to Inside Edition that Queen Latifah's body was altered in a print ad for the film, blaming it on a "ratio mistake."

Inside Edition reported Wednesday that when it contacted Miramax after noticing an unnaturally lithe Latifah in an ad, the company admitted it altered her body, saying it was an error.

A day after Inside Edition's inquiry, Miramax changed the ads; they now show Latifah in all her plus-sized glory.

'Survivor' producer plans show set in boardroom

The corporate jungle will be the setting for a new reality television series from Survivor producer Mark Burnett that will feature business tycoon Donald Trump.

In The Apprentice, about 20 people will compete in New York for a job with Trump and his company. The winner will receive a six-figure salary, NBC said Tuesday.

Contestants will face a series of job assignments and those who fail to complete their task successfully will be grilled by Trump and his key executives, the network said. Trump will fire one contestant each week.

The 13-episode series offers "a way to discover a new generation of business leaders in a fun, entertaining and cutthroat way -- not unlike the real business world," Trump said in a statement.

No air date was announced for the series. There are plans to feature other business executives in subsequent seasons.

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