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*Blue Heron Farm, the Martha’s Vineyard property that President Obama and his family vacationed at in late August, has been put up for sale, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The owner, William Van Devender, a Republican timber businessman, is asking $24.5 million for the 28.5-acre estate, which is one of just a handful of large [...]
*Though its ratings are not as robust as, say, “Modern Family,” the NBC sitcom “Community” – which follows a crew of students and teachers at a community college – has not only developed a cult following among viewers and become a critical darling, but is about to enter its third season on Sept. 22 with [...]
*Although Soulja Boy’s camp has already announced they will remove his anti-military track “Let’s Be Real” from his upcoming album, “Respect My Hustle,” U.S. officials are threatening to keep the disc out of military base stores if the song remains. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), which oversees merchandise sold on military bases, [...]
*Brett Ratner has apologized for including a joke in his trailer for the forthcoming “Tower Heist” in which Eddie Murphy makes light of epilepsy. In the ad, Murphy says to co-star Ben Stiller, “You were the little seizure boy having seizures all the time! You would have seizures on a regular basis! All the kids [...]
*Big Sean appeared in court on Tuesday over sexual assault charges stemming from an arrest last month. The rapper, real name Sean Anderson, was taken into custody with Willie Hansbro over an encounter with a female fan following a concert with Wiz Khalifa in Lewiston, New York. They’re accused of forcible touching, unlawful imprisonment and [...]
*Eriq La Salle, who starred as Dr. Benton on NBC’s ”ER,” is returning to both series television as well as a role set in a fictional hospital. The actor has booked a multiepisode arc on CBS’ upcoming Patrick Wilson medical drama “A Gifted Man,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. La Salle will recur as neuropsychiatrist Evan Morrison, [...]
*Musician Sonny Rollins was announced today as part of the five cultural icons whose creative work will be celebrated at the 34th Annual Kennedy Center Honors airing Tuesday, Dec. 27 on CBS. Rollins will be joined Actress Meryl Streep, singer-songwriter Neil Diamond, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins and singer Barbara Cook. “This [...]
*Pap photos of Beyonce’s birthday getaway in Venice, Italy show her tummy considerably flatter than the bump she proudly displayed at the MTV VMA awards a week earlier — and thus begins the latest round of headlines regarding the pregnancy: Did Beyonce Embellish Her Baby Bump for the Cameras? MediaTakeOut was the first to point [...]
*Mos Def, whose real name is Dante Terrell Smith, has announced that he’s letting go of his rap name at the end of 2011 and will take on the new moniker, Yasiin. He told “Mtv2′s Sucker Free” show, “Mos Def is a name that I built and cultivated over the years; it’s a name that [...]
*Variety is reporting that Chris Tucker is coming out of his hiatus with two new films on deck. The comedian, who last appeared on the big screen in 2007′s “Rush Hour 3,” is in talks to join David O. Russell’s “The Silver Linings Playbook” at the same time he’s circling a key role in 20th [...]
*Comedian Sheryl Underwoood made her debut on CBS’s daytime chat show “The Talk” on Tuesday, occupying the end chair left vacant by Leah Remini. “Saturday Night Live” veteran, Molly Shannon,” the other new host this season, takes over Holly Robinson Peete’s old seat, and started off the show’s second season with conversation about the car [...]
*The Black Eyed Peas raised at least $1.3 million to help flood recovery efforts in the North Dakota town of Minot with a concert Saturday at the North Dakota State Fair. According to the Associated Press, the group drew nearly 16,000 fans to the show, which featured an appearance from actor and Minot native Josh [...]
*Soulja Boy’s controversial anti-military track “Let’s Be Real” will not appear on his upcoming album, “Respect My Hustle,” his rep, Debby Coda, confirms to TMZ.com. Additionally, she says the rapper’s management team and record label have been trying to remove the song from the web since Friday. She tells TMZ.com it was “hastily and foolishly [...]
*Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter IV” sold 964,000 in its debut week for the second-best first-week sales of the year, according to Nielsen SoundScan on Tuesday. Only Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” sold more this year. That album hit No. 1 with 1.1 million sold thanks in part to a one-day offer from Amazon.com to buy [...]
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