T.I. Pleads Guilty to Weapons Charges (Updated with Video!)
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Rapper T.I. pleaded guilty to federal weapons possession charges in court today (Mar. 27th), and will receive a sentence that includes prison time after he completes community service. In the year that he is awaiting sentencing, Clifford “T.I.” Harris, must complete at least 1,000 hours of a total 1,500 hours of community service, [...]
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Chris Brown Prince of Pop?
Chris Brown is making some major moves in the industry with the release of his late-2007 album, Exclusive (Jive), already platinum-status worthy, him winning the NAACP Image Award for Best Male Artist of 2008, his moderately successful tour as well as all of his other lucrative business projects. There is no denying that Young Chris [...]
Corrine Bailey Rae’s Husband Found Dead, Soulja Boy Boy Attacked, and Mike Epps Might Be Somebody’s New Baby-Daddy
JASON RAE, HUSBAND OF CORRINE BAILEY RAE, FOUND DEAD » I know we’re like 2 days late on reporting this, but the husband of Grammy-nominated British soul singer Corrine Bailey Rae was found dead in an apartment in the northern English city of Leeds on Saturday. Officers are awaiting results of toxicology tests to determine [...]
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Juvenile’s Daughter’s Uncle Speaks Out!
I feel horrible. I’m usually the type of person that gives people the benefit of the doubt 99% of the time, and unfortunately, I gave Juvenile the benefit of the doubt when I learned that he had not attended the funeral of his slain daughter. But after reading this letter Illseed posted at All Hip [...]
Juelz Santana Pleads Not Guilty
Standing by his attorney, David Russo, in a New Jersey municipal court yesterday (Mar. 12th) Dipset rapper Juelz Santana pled not guilty to one count of marijuana possession and one count of possession of penetrating bullets. He was read his rights and ordered to report to criminal case management in Hackensack, NJ within 48 hours, [...]
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Halle Berry confirms name of daughter
Actress Halle Berry has revealed the name of her newborn daughter: Nahla Ariela Aubry. The baby girl, who was BORN SUNDAY, is the first for Halle and boyfriend, Gabriel Aubry. Congratulations Halle and Gabriel!
It’s a Girl for Halle Berry!
Halle Berry’s rep has confirmed that the actress gave birth to a baby girl early Sunday and “is doing great.” Doesn’t it seem lie she’s been pregant forever? Lol! Anyway, the 41-year-old Oscar winner and her model boyfriend, Gabriel Aubry, welcomed their first child, a 7 pound 4 ounce daughter, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in [...]
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Eddie Murphy Says Mel B Tricked Him into Having a Baby
Actor/comedian Eddie Murphy has made it clear to the public that Melanie Brown (aka Mel B or “Scary Spice”) deliberately tricked him into getting her pregnant. According to The Daily Mail, the former Spice Girls singer stressed to the actor that she was on birth contol, and Eddie claims that the former couple only had [...]
Rumor Control: Kanye West and Alexis Phifer are NOT Married!
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If you recently read reports from MTV UK, then you’re probably under the impression that rapper Kanye West and his fiancee Alexis Phifer secretly tied the knot in Paris last month. West, who proposed to Phifer during an Italian vacation in 2006, was said to have exchanged vows with the designer while vacationing [...]
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Juelz Santana Busted With Weed and Hollow Point Bullets
Dipset rapper Juelz Santana was arrested last week in his hometown of Teaneck, New Jersey after being stopped by the police, who after a search of his Bentley, found 29 hollow point bullets wrapped in a sock and marijuana in the form of blunts and roaches. The arresting officer claimed he smelled marijuana coming from [...]
The Game Released Early from Prison
I guess white girls aren’t the only celebrities who get sprung from prison early. For the past week, there have been reports going back and forth stating that rapper The Game had been released, and shortly after that, the reports changed to him being transferred over to another facility, and then back to him being [...]
Bishop Thomas Weeks Pleads Guilty
On charges of aggravated assault against his estranged wife, televangelist Juanita Bynum, Bishop Thomas Weeks plead guilty on Tuesday in open court.
“I want to apologize to my wife for all actions you had to go through,” Weeks said, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper. “I know it has been difficult. I appreciate you and [...]
Janet Jackson Has the Flu & Mariah Carey Will Replace Her as a Performer on SNL Saturday, Juvenile Avoids Daughter’s Funeral, and the Remy Ma Trial Begins
JANET JACKSON RECOVERING FROM THE FLU // MARIAH CAREY TO REPLACE HER FOR SNL PERFORMANCE » Pop singer Janet Jackson went to the emergency room Monday in Los Angeles with a case of the flu, and according to her rep, “she’s fine.”
“She’s fine,” says the rep. “She’s just battling this crazy flu like everyone [...]
Polow Da Don (Almost) Robbed
Producer Polow Da Don, the man responsible for invading the nation’s radios with In This Club by Usher and Young Jeezy, was the victim of an attempted robbery inside of his Atlanta recording studio Monday night (March 10th). According to various sources, a group of unknown masked gunmen entered the studio late Monday night and [...]
Headliners for the 2008 Essence Music Festival Announced!
The all-star lineup for the 2008 Essence Music Festival, held annually in New Orleans, has been announced! Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, Jill Scott, Chris Rock, Morris Day and The Time, and Maze featuring Frankie Beverly are all slated to hit the stage in July for the weekend-long music festival. The festival, which [...]
New Rumor: Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Honsou Expecting?
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The New York Post’s popular gossip column, Page Six is reporting that fashion mogul Kimora Lee Simmons might be pregnant with her third child.
Kimora Lee Simmons finally has her long-sought-after bun in the oven. The demanding diva has been trying for a child with her lover, Djimon Honsou, and sources say the [...]
Gnarls Barkley’s New Video “Run” May Cause Epileptic Seizures
According to Billboard, fans of Gnarls Barkley will have to rely on the likes of Youtube or another online alternative if they want to see their new video for Run. Popular music video station MTV released a statement saying that they will not be airing the video due to its failing of the Harding [...]
Marion Jones Reports to Prison, Yolanda Adams Under IRS Investigation, and Celebs to Star in New Movie “Obsessed”
ATHLETE MARION JONES BEGINS SERVING PRISON SENTENCE » Former Olympic gold-medal winner Marion Jones started her 6-month sentence behind bars in a federal prison in Texas on Friday, reports People. Jones arrived a little before noon at the Federal Medical Center-Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas.
As previously reported, the athlete will have to perform 800 hours [...]
Chris Brown clears the air about rumors …
… He even gives MediaTakeOver a quick shout-out! “I’mma just put it on YouTube right now … I don’t really do this … but it’s funny to me!” The young R&Ber says in a jokingly, yet serious manner, “the media always builds you up to get you down [and] I just want to tell all [...]
Brooklyn Rapper Jamal Woolard aka “Gravy” to play Notorious B.I.G. in New Biopic
Brooklyn-based rapper Jamal Woolard, better known as “Gravy,” has been tapped to play rap icon Biggie Smalls, in the upcoming biopic Notorious, which is set for a January 2009 release, reports All Hip Hop.
According to Variety, Notorious will also star Angela Bassett as Voletta Wallace, Derek Luke as Sean “Diddy†Combs and Anthony Mackie, who [...]
Kelly Rowland Admits to Having Breast Implants
Kelly Rowland put those rumors of her having breast implants to rest by confirming their validity in an upcoming issue of People Magazine.
Rowland, who sang “Bootylicious” with Beyonce in the group Destiny’s Child, tells People magazine in its March 17 issue that she had plastic surgery last October to bring her “from an A-cup to [...]
Usher Number 1 on iTunes!
USHER’S NEW SINGLE NUMBER 1 ON iTUNES!!
Usher’s new song ‘Love In This Club’ featuring Young Jeezy, from his forthcoming album Here I Stand (Jive)[ 1 ], set to release this June 2008, has soared from number 51 on iTunes all the way to number 1![ 2 ] Now keep in mind that no video has [...]
Amy Winehouse Diagnosed with Skin Disease
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British singer Amy Winehouse has been diagnosed with impetigo, her spokesman confirmed to PEOPLE yesterday. It’s a bacterial skin infection that causes pimple-like lumps – and is “is highly contagious, and scratching or touching the sores is likely to spread the infection to other parts of the body as well as to other [...]
Cleveland from “Family Guy” to Get his Own Spin-Off Series!
Producers of Fox’s animated series “Family Guy” will create a new spinoff series centered on Cleveland Brown, the slow-talking, accident-prone neighbor of main character Peter Griffin. Tentatively titled “Cleveland,” the new show will revolve around the Brown family, with “Family Guy” writer-producer Mike Henry continuing to voice the Cleveland character, according to the Hollywood Reporter. [...]
Disturbing Tha Peace Resigns with Def Jam
Disturbing Tha Peace (DTP), Ludacris’ Atlanta-based record label, has re-signed a long term distribution deal with Antonio “L.A.” Reid’s Island Def Jam Music Group. This officially lays to rest any rumors that had previously stated that Def Jam had dropped DTP, and all of its artists, from their roster.
“The Atlanta Hip-Hop scene and the [...]
Russell Simmons Publicly Endorses Barack Obama
Hip-hop mogul and Phat Farm CEO Russell Simmons has publicly released a statement announcing his endorsement for Senator Barack Obama, saying that he was inspired by the diversity among supporters of the senator from Illinois.
“Today I am announcing my personal endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States,” announced entertainment mogul Russell [...]
The Game Turns Himself In
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Rapper The Game turned himself in last night (March 2nd 2008) to begin serving a 60-day weapons possession prison sentence. 28-year-old Jayceon Taylor was sentenced to a 2-month prison sentence last month after he pleaded no contest to a felony charge of possession of a firearm in a school zone.
Dozens of friends [...]
Naomi’s out of the Hospital, Jennifer & Marc Reveal Baby Names, and Diddy’s Moving to Hollywood
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NAOMI CAMPBELL RELEASED FROM BRAZILIAN HOSPITAL » Supermodel Naomi Campbell is officially out of the hospital, as of Friday (Feb. 29th), five days after she was rushed in for emergency surgery, the hospital said.
“She recovered very well from her surgery,” the Sirio Libanes hospital in Sao Paulo said in a statment. “Doctors signed [...]
Juvenile’s Young Daughter, Along with Her Mother and Sister, Shot and Killed
FROM L TO R: ANTHONY, JUVENILE, MICAIAH (TOP), AND JELANI & JOY (BOTTOM)
Anthony Tyrone Terrell Jr., a 17-year-old high school sophomore, has been arrested and charged with allegedly killing his mother, Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Deputy Joy Deleston (age 39), and his two younger sisters, Micaiah (age 11) and Jelani (age 4). Young Jelani just so [...]
Jamie Foxx to Play Mike Tyson, Bobby Brown Gets Community Service, and Michael Jackson to Sell Neverland Ranch
JAMIE FOXX TO PORTRAY MIKE TYSON IN NEW MOVIE » Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson has chosen actor/comedian Jamie Foxx to portray him in a new movie based on the former boxer’s life story.
“Jamie Foxx and I will be working together,” Tyson told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “He will play me in the film [...]
