WHAT: World Premiere of "THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS"
Benefiting: Pitzer African American Student Scholarship Fund &
African American Fellowship Fund of Claremont Graduate University

     WHEN:   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th PROMPTLY AT 7:30pm
             Arrivals to begin at 6:30pm

     WHERE:  Grauman's Chinese Theatre
             6295 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood

     WHO:    Cast members attending include:  Beyonce Knowles, Cuba Gooding,
             Jr., Mike Epps, Steve Harvey, Wendell Pierce, LaTanya Richardson,
             Faizon Love, T-Bone, Lil' Zane, Montell Jordan, Chris Cole,
             Melba Moore, Reverend Shirley Caesar, The O'Jays,
             Lourdes Benedicto, Mickey Jones, Mae Middleton, Lou Myers and
             Mitchah Williams

             Other celebrity guests attending include:  Samuel L. Jackson,
             Eve, Arsenio Hall, Nona Gaye, McLyte, Elise Neal, Derek Fisher,
             Constance Marie...and more to follow

             Filmmakers attending include:  Director Jonathan Lynn, Producer
             Loretha Jones, Producer David Gale, Producer Jeff Pollack,
             Executive Producer Benny Medina, Executive Producer Van Toffler,
             Screenwriter Elizabeth Hunter, Screenwriter Saladin K. Patterson

ABOUT "The Fighting Temptations":

A struggling New York advertising executive, (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), travels to his small hometown in Georgia to claim an inheritance, but finds he must create a gospel choir and lead it to success before he can collect. Sparks fly when he meets the perfect lead singer (Beyonce Knowles), who rocks his world and the entire town.

    This film is rated PG-13 for some sexual references.

     Release Date:       SEPTEMBER 19, 2003

    ALL PRESS MUST BE ACCREDITED TO COVER ARRIVALS TO THE EVENT

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