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CHICAGO (AP) — The first full day of jury selection in the Chicago trial of the man accused of killing singer and actress Jennifer Hudson’s family ended Monday without the seating of a full jury. William Balfour is accused of killing Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew. The 30-year-old Balfour faces a maximum life sentence if […]
Hip hop legend Snoop Dogg has penned a rather unique new book that is meant to be used for more than reading. Snoop Dogg, 40, has created a smokable book made entirely of rolling paper. The rapper enthusiastically shares that the book is made primarily of hemp material, the pages can be ripped out and […]
According to reports, the final bill for the funeral of Whitney Houston is $187,000 and will be billed to the residents of Newark, N.J. The very public funeral attracted hundreds, if not thousands of fans and service attendees and caused the local police department to erect barriers to prevent unruliness. The bill is the overtime […]
Death hoaxes have become the norm on Twitter, but when the “RIP Keke Palmer” death hoax began trending early Saturday morning, it sent the actress fuming and brought her sister to tears. The Disney star took to her Twitter account to let her fans know that she was alive and went off on how upset […]
If you thought these Southern Belles were doing this show strictly for the publicity, think again. Check out who makes the most and how much the husbands make for appearances on the show. NeNe Leakes – $750K per season, plus a $250K bonus for doing the reunion show Kim – $600K per season plus a […]
With the way their marriage break up has been reported over the last couple of months, you’d a thought that they had someone had already filed the legal papers. Well, until a day ago that hadn’t happened. On Friday in Los Angeles, Heidi Klum moved to formally end her marriage from singer Seal a little […]
The athlete filed a lawsuit claiming he lost $160,000 investment in a barbershop downtown Delray Beach, Florida, reports Gossip Extra. His lawyer, Eduardo Rasco, didn’t reveal much more about the suit. “Randy’s sorta of a private person,” Rasco said. According to court documents, however, the football star supposedly invested lots of money into the 301 […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL star Warren Sapp owes more than $6.7 million to creditors and back child support and alimony, according to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing in South Florida. Sapp’s $6.45 million in assets includes 240 pairs of Jordan athletic shoes worth almost $6,500, a $2,250 watch and a lion skin […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drugs took many things from Whitney Houston — her pristine voice, clean image and her career — and coroner’s officials revealed Thursday that cocaine also played a role in the Grammy winner’s death in the bathtub of a luxury hotel nearly six weeks ago. Houston drowned accidentally at the Beverly Hilton […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Potential jurors got their first look Thursday at the man accused in the 2008 slayings of actress and singer Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew ahead of trial testimony set to begin later this month. When Judge Charles Burns introduced the defendant, a deferential William Balfour stood, tugged nervously on his […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey says creating her new cable network has turned out to be a steep climb. “I’m climbing Kilimanjaro,” she told advertisers Thursday at a presentation for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. She quickly explained that her Kilimanjaro is at the offices of OWN. “You know that song, ‘The Time of […]
On Monday, when she appeared on the CBS morning news show, Oprah Winfrey said she’s still “100 percent behind” President Obama, but won’t have time to campaign for him this year. “I actually love our president and have the utmost respect for him and that office and what it takes to be there,” Winfrey told […]