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*(MAA News) – At about 6:30am (Detroit time) Sunday, after a long illness, Bobby Rogers of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles died at his Detroit suburban home, he was 73 years old. Rogers joined the pre-Miracles group The Matadors in the 1957. The group auditioned for Jackie Wilson and was turned down. But, Berry Gordy [...]
*2009 was a tough year, indeed. While the economy began showing signs of improvement, big business just didn’t do its part to push things forward, choosing instead to rush the bailout repayment so that they could bonus each other out for the year end. Essentially, they thumbed their noses at the American people and showed [...]
*High-powered attorney Gloria Allred, currently representing two of Tiger Woods’ alleged transgressions, has taken on as a client yet another woman linked to a married professional athlete. Radar Online is reporting that Vanessa Lopez has hired Allred to represent her in a harassment claim against basketball star Shaquille O’Neal. Meanwhile, Shaq’s estranged wife Shaunie has [...]
*A publicist for model Naomi Campbell is trying to squash rumors that her client is on the verge of filing for bankruptcy. The runway diva, currently in talks to host her own fashion-orientated reality TV show, was suspected of having financial problems after she dropped a lawsuit against a former personal assistant, reportedly citing “litigation [...]
*Rev. Al Sharpton, retired boxing champion Thomas Hearns, and former NFL players Ted Johnson, Kyle Turley and Bernie Parrish are scheduled to appear as witnesses at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on head injuries in football. According to the Associated Press, the committee will hold a session called “Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries, [...]
*USC has announced it has implemented self-imposed sanctions on its men’s basketball program for NCAA rule violations related to former player O.J. Mayo. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the team, which includes Percy “Master P” Miller’s son Romeo Miller, will be banned from the 2010 postseason, including participation in the Pacific 10 Conference [...]
*The amount of claims levied against the estate of Michael Jackson totals more than $20 million, according to Web site TMZ. The tally includes a $5 million claim from a memorabilia collector, a $1 million claim from someone who wants a cut of the “Thriller” music video, a $2.3 million claim from Dr. Tohme Tohme [...]
*British glam rocker and one-time user Elton John says he’s been mentoring Eminem in his battle against drug addiction for the past year-and-a-half. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 in the U.K. on Saturday, Sir Elton said: “I’ve been helping Eminem over the last 18 months and he’s doing brilliantly,” according to the British Press Association. [...]
*For the fifth time in a row, former tennis champ Yannick Noah was voted “Favorite Celebrity” in his native France, beating stiff competition ranging from filmmakers to politicians, reports AFP. A poll published Saturday showed the ex-French Open winner topping a string of opponents, including former footballer Zinedine Zidane, who was third, and comedian and [...]
*The stellar 100th anniversary gala of the New York Amsterdam News and tribute to the late Wilbert A. Tatum, publisher emeritus of NYC’s oldest African American newspaper, honored Hon. Hillary Clinton, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., William “Bill” Lynch, R. Donahue Peebles and Hon. Charles B. Rangel at the David H. Koch Theater, formerly The New [...]
*”The Book of Eli” star Denzel Washington just barely made an annual list of top 10 box office draws, placing 10th on the strength of his lone film last year, “The Taking of Pelham 123.” Sandra Bullock tops Quigley Publishing Company’s new list of top money making stars, released last week. In 2009, she starred [...]
*Shawty Redd, a producer who has worked with such rappers as Young Jeezy and Snoop Dogg, has been charged with murder in Atlanta following an incident at his home. The artist, born Demetrius Lee Stewart, is accused of shooting 35-year-old Damon A. Martin of Detroit during an argument at the producer’s home in Hampton, about [...]
*Tiger Woods’ wife Elin Nordegren spent the holidays skiing at a posh French Alps resort – thousands of miles away from her husband and his cheating scandal that continues to make headlines. U.K. tabloid the Sun says Nordegren, 30, has been staying in an $8,000-a-night, seven-room chalet outside the resort town of Chamonix since last [...]
Teddy Riley TMZ caught up Teddy Riley who was more than willing to explain his side of the story going around that he beat up his daughters. Well as far as Teddy is concerned, the truth is that he didn’t beat his daughter. He did what he had to do to protect himself. You see, [...]
*Associated Press business writer Andrew Vanacore wrote a piece Tuesday that suggests free TV – ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, the CW and Fox, for example – will soon go the way of the 8-track tape. “For more than 60 years, TV stations have broadcast news, sports and entertainment for free and made their money by [...]
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