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*Rap mogul Andre “Dr. Dre” Young and music industry veteran Jimmy Iovine have donated a combined $70 million to create a new institute at the University of Southern California, the school announced Tuesday night. The huge gift from the two who have been music business partners in the past will be used to create the [...]
*Oxygen has brought back 14 standouts from its “Bad Girls Club” franchise to battle each other in a series of over-the-top challenges – to test both brain and braun – for a $100,000 prize and the title of “Baddest Bad Girl of All Time.” All this – with Ray J serving as the host. “You [...]
*Rapper Eminem was the latest celeb to be targeted by Internet death pranksters. This time it was a Facebook post, which showed a gruesome photo of a man (that was supposedly the rapper) getting shanked with a knife. The post said the star was “left nearly DEAD after being stabbed 4 times in NYC!” Em’s [...]
*Phil Jackson always has been hesitant to compare Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Until now, reports ESPN.com. In his new book, co-written with Hugh Delehanty and entitled “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success,” Jackson breaks down what separated Jordan from Bryant, the biggest stars and personalities that he coached during his Hall of Fame career. [...]
*Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s widow got wind of the hologram organizers of the upcoming Rock the Bells Festival plan to use in place of the late rapper, and has filed a motion to shut the entire idea down. As previously reported, promoters are planning to resurrect the former Wu-Tang Clan member in the form of a [...]
*Fox News announced today that former Tea Party congressman Allen West has joined the network as a contributor, reports The Washington Post. Fox News’ Bill Shine said in a statement obtained by The Washington Post, “Representative West’s congressional and military experience along with his fearless approach to voicing key issues will provide a valuable point [...]
*At press time, neither Beyonce’s rep nor Jay-Z rep could not be reached for comment, but E! News is reporting that multiple sources have confirmed to them “exclusively” that the famous couple is expecting their second child. Rumors first began churning that the Grammy winner was pregnant, earlier this month, she walked the red carpet [...]
*After her name was called as the winner of “American Idol,” Candice Glover headed to the backstage press area and faced a swarm of reporters. According to Billboard, the South Carolina native took the podium to discuss overcoming her nerves of singing with Jennifer Hudson, performing her new single in tears, and her plans for [...]
Did we say SPOILER ALERT? *“Scandal” fans gathered into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood on Thursday to watch the cast of “Scandal” do a table read of the season finale episode just before its 10 p.m. premiere. It was the first-ever onstage table read of the show, according to Deadline.com, [...]
*In his latest rant, Kanye West said he wasn’t doing an skits on the “Saturday Night Live” season finale this weekend, where he is the musical guest, but he showed that he definitely has a sense of humor in spots promoting the show. Ye cracked a few jokes alongside this week’s host Ben Affleck and [...]
*Aretha Franklin provided an awkward moment during Thursday’s “American Idol” finale when she referred to finalist Candice Glover as “a winner,” before she was officially announced. “Candice, you’re a winner,” the legend said from a huge screen in LA’s Nokia Theater. The Queen of Soul immediately followed it up with, “Win or lose – you’re [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE I’ve learned that people will forget what [...]
*Haven’t watched one episode of “Scandal,” but don’t want to be left out of tonight’s season finale hype? ABC today released a season two recap, just in time for tonight’s 10 p.m. episode – which star Kerry Washington said was so “shocking” that she had a hard time just speaking the last line of the [...]
*Although Naomi Campbell and Vladimir Doronin have yet to confirm a split, the billionaire businessman was spotted getting cozy on his yacht with a new black model, Jazzma Kendrick. The 23-year-old Miami native, who has worked the runway for Diane Von Furstenberg and Tracy Reese, was dressed in a purple two-piece as she giggled and [...]
*People magazine is reporting that the 29-year-old son of former heavyweight boxing champ Evander Holyfield saved the life of an ailing 19-year-old woman by giving her his bone marrow. Darian Craig was just 3 years old when she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a cancerous tumor that affects mostly infants. She was given less than a [...]
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