June 19, 2013

Kanye Angers Parkinson’s Group with ‘On Sight’ Lyric

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*Kanye West has run afoul of a Parkinson’s advocacy group for using the disease as a punch line in a track off his new album “Yeezus,” which dropped Tuesday. In “On Sight,” Kanye raps: “A monster about to come alive again / Soon as I pull up and park the Benz / We get this [...]




2 Chainz’ Bodyguard Believes Bay Area Robbery was a Set Up Job

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*The personal bodyguard for 2 Chainz is speaking out about last weekend’s incident when some dudes with guns accosted the rapper and his crew. Friday morning, Harold “Hammer Strength” Folsom spoke with Power 107.5 radio in Columbus, OH. He told the station the aggregation had just flown into San Fran and were making a quick [...]




Rihanna: ‘My Dad Treated Me Like I was a Boy’

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*Rihanna will be spending Father’s Day this Sunday performing overseas, but she’ll surely take time out to call her pops back in Barbados. Ronald Fenty, who told The Sun last month that he wants his daughter to get back with her ex Chris Brown, was asked how she’s been doing since her on-and-off romance with [...]




Bruno Mars Thanks Fans for ‘All the Love’ After Mom’s Death

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*Bruno Mars took a moment to thank fans for their well wishes as he continues to cope with the sudden loss of his mother, Bernadette Hernandez. “So thankful for all the love during the most difficult time in my life,” he tweeted early Friday morning. “I’ll be back on my feet again soon. That’s what [...]




Paris Jackson’s 911 Call Mentions ‘20 Motrin Pills’, ‘Knife’ (Listen)

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  *TMZ has obtained the emergency call made from the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Dept. to the L.A. County Fire Dept. on June 5, reporting that Paris Jackson had “OD’d on 20 Motrin and cut her arm with a kitchen knife.” During the call, the Sheriff’s Dept. tells Fire that Paris is “awake and breathing.” The [...]




Ludacris Compares his 1st ‘Fast & Furious’ to his Newest, 10 Years Later

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*Ludacris joined the “Fast and Furious” franchise in 2003 for its John Singleton-directed second installment, “2 Fast 2 Furious.” A decade later, the rapper, born Christopher Bridges, is back for his third at-bat as Tej Parker following his “Fast Five” return in 2011. In the current sixth effort, “Fast & Furious 6” (he’s also confirmed [...]




Blair Underwood on How His ‘Ironside’ Will be Different

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*This fall, Blair Underwood will literally roll into his sixth television series in as many years. The 48-year-old actor will star as wheelchair bound detective Robert Ironside in NBC’s update of the original “Ironside,” which ran on the network from 1967 to 1975 with Raymond Burr in the chair. Underwood says the character’s wheels aren’t [...]




Toni Upstages Tamar in ‘Braxton’ Season 3 Finale (Preview)

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*On tonight’s third-season finale of “Braxton Family Values” (WE tv at 9 p.m.), Toni steals the thunder at Tamar’s baby shower” when she makes a big decision about her musical career. Also, Traci’s bizarre behavior leads to shocking news that has something to do with an illegitimate child. Mama Evelyn, who seemed to approve of [...]




Watch First Five Minutes of The Rock’s TNT Show ‘The Hero’

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*In the premiere episode of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s new TNT reality show “The Hero,” challenges include scaling the face of Panama City’s 837-foot-tall Towerbank Financial Center and having to crawl through a dark maze populated with tarantulas — inside the former bunker of Gen. Manuel Noriega. So what is the point of it all? [...]




Beyonce ‘Felt Like a Kid’ Voicing ‘Epic’s’ Queen Tara (Listen to her Soundtrack Single ‘Rise Up’)

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*Fans have given her the nickname Queen B, but Beyonce is currently in theaters as the real thing in 20th Century Fox’s animated film “Epic.” Directed by Chris Wedges and based on the children’s novel The Leaf Man, “Epic” tells the story of teenage girl (Amanda Seyfried) who finds herself magically transported into a secret [...]




Jason George on Being a ‘Mister-ess’ in ABC’s ‘Mistresses’

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*We hit up Jason George of ABC’s summer soap “Mistresses,” which centers on four friends involved in various states of infidelity. However, the actor is quick to point out that the series, as the title may suggest, is about more than just a bunch of vixens happy to be “the other woman.” “The title jumps [...]




Malcolm Barrett: Looking Like Dave Chappelle Has its Perks

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*Brooklyn-born Malcolm Barrett has had many roles on the large and small screen, but what he’s recognized the most for is being a dead ringer for Dave Chappelle. In fact, his resemblance to the comedian came in handy when it was time to promote his last film, “Tyler Perry Presents Peeples,” during a shopping mall [...]




Mel B Leaves Boo Birds Behind on ‘America’s Got Talent’

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*Melanie “Mel B” Brown had a rough start to her run on “America’s Got Talent,” having been booed by two different audiences (New York and New Orleans) during the audition rounds in March and April. But it’s been smooth sailing between the crowds and the Spice Girl ever since. Brown assumes judging duty on the [...]




Halle Berry Turns Tables on the ‘X-Men’ Fanatics

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*Halle Berry loves her some Storm. She’s currently filming her fourth go-round as the Marvel Comics character in the fifth “X-Men” film of the franchise, “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” due in 2014. “I love that character and people love that character. I’m really happy to be back,” said the 46-year-old actress and Oscar winner, [...]




Cultures Clash on US-Mexico Border in FX’s ‘The Bridge’

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*For the past several weeks, viewers of shows on FX have been hit with strange scenes doubling as teasers for the network’s upcoming drama, “The Bridge,” a crime thriller set along the dangerous US-Mexico border. The show follows two detectives – American Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger) from El Paso PD, and Mexican Marco Ruiz (Oscar [...]