Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City clothing designer says Jay-Z and his former Roc-A-Fella record label partners owe him $7 million in unpaid royalties for designing their label logo. Dwayne Walker said in a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court on Thursday that he created the Roc-A-Fella design. The lawsuit says the Bronx […]
In the wake of the jet ski accident that left his stepson Kile Glover brain dead, Usher is looking to conclude his child support/custody war with his ex-wife Tameka Foster. Sources connected with the couple tell TMZ say Usher spoke with Tameka over the weekend and suggested that they settle up, but he did not […]
With Steven Tyler gone and Jennifer Lopez all but gone from “American Idol,” there are now reports that fellow judge Randy Jackson is also ready to leave the judge’s table as well – but not the show. "Us Magazine" reports that Jackson is considering a lateral move from judge to mentor on the show. “Show […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rapper Beanie Sigel has been sentenced in Philadelphia to two years in prison for failing to file federal income tax returns. The 38-year-old's real name is Dwight Grant, and he's from the Philadelphia suburb of Lansdale. He was sentenced in federal court Thursday and ordered to report to prison Sept. 12. He […]
Oprah Winfrey’s father is being accused of threatening to kill his wife. Barbara Winfrey says Vernon Winfrey has been cheating throughout their 12-year marriage and has threatened to take her life, say divorce documents filed in Tennessee, reports Radar Online. The soon-to-be ex-wife even went public with the matter. “I know what is going on. […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The 2012 Essence Music Festival drew 413,000 people to New Orleans for the four-day event held over the Fourth of July weekend. That's down two percent from the 422,000 who gathered for last year's festival, when it ran for three days. This was the 18th anniversary of the festival, which features […]
Eddie Murphy is alive and well, despite Twitter rumors to the contrary. The actor was a trending topic on Wednesday with false reports that he had lost control of his snowboard, crashed into a tree and died from his injuries. Not true. The hoax likely stems from a February 2012 story by Global Associated News, […]
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Maria Hawkins Cole, widow of jazz crooner Nat "King" Cole and mother of singer Natalie Cole, has died in South Florida after a short battle with cancer. She was 89. A representative of the family confirmed that she died Tuesday at a Boca Raton hospice, surrounded by her family. Before […]
Remember that Kool and the Gang song “Too Hot”? Well, heat is the way across most of the country. If you have any elderly or shut-in folks, please be neighborly and check on them if the mercury is registering temps in your area of 90 degrees and above. And that’s certainly likely as the U.S. […]
Mariah Carey has decided to sell her getaway in the Bahamas. The singer has put the 4,000-square foot, three-bedroom, three-bathroom property – where she married Nick Cannon in 2008 – on the market for $5.5 million. The house, which is named Sea Lily, sits on the exclusive Windermere Island which is only accessible by private […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Steven Tyler says he's exiting "American Idol" to put rock 'n' roll first. Tyler said he's leaving the hit show after two seasons to rededicate himself to Aerosmith, the band he fronts. The rock star said he loved every minute on the hit Fox singing contest but added, "it's time to […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has ordered two people accused of extorting Stevie Wonder to stand trial. Superior Court Judge Ray G. Jurado made the ruling after a preliminary hearing Thursday in Los Angeles. His determination was made after hearing from three witnesses who testified Alpha Walker and Tamara Diaz attempted to sell a […]