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*Rihanna will return to Dallas and Houston to make up for shows lost earlier this month due to illness. The singer’s Diamonds World Tour added the new Texas dates to the back-end of the itinerary. As it now stands, the Live Nation-produced tour should see Rihanna swing into Dallas’ American Airlines Center on Nov. 11 [...]
*Rihanna and Chris Brown are reportedly not expecting a baby, contrary to recent rumors. Talk of a bun in the oven popped up after the singer canceled four upcoming concerts with illness and was captured by paps visiting a doctor. However, Hollywood Life is reporting that insiders close to Rihanna insist she’s just suffering from [...]
*Rihanna has missed another show on her Diamonds World Tour, this time passing up Monday night’s Houston performance due to an unidentified illness. The pop star canceled a show last month in Boston, just the second city on the tour. A follow-up performance was also canned in Baltimore. On both occasions, the singer missed due [...]
*Former South African leader Nelson Mandela is said to be “in good spirits” and “making steady progress” as he recovers from a recurring lung infection. The civil rights icon, 94, was hospitalized on Wednesday night (March 27) as he battled the illness, four months after he spent almost three weeks under doctors’ care for the [...]
*Former South African President Nelson Mandela was admitted to the hospital just before midnight Wednesday due to his recurring lung infection, the South African president’s office said today. “Doctors are attending to him, ensuring that he has the best possible expert medical treatment and comfort,” the government’s statement said. Mandela, 94, spent 18 days in [...]
*Former Temptations member, Damon Harris, is in the fight against prostate cancer. The singer, 62, has been fighting the disease since 1999, but now spends a lot of time under careful watch and chemotherapy at the John Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. Although many would like to be optimistic about the outcome, he’s preparing [...]
*Keri Hilson says she fell ill during a flight on Friday and blames lack of sleep for the health scare. The singer has been in China this week, and was on a flight back to the States when she apparently began vomiting and passed out. The 29 year old tweeted this morning: “Sure hope my [...]
*ABC has a true warrior on their team. Robin Roberts has been on the job, in a way, keeping fans and followers updated about her health. She endured a bone marrow transplant after being diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare blood disorder. But she’s doing well. According to her latest update, the “Good Morning America” [...]
*Nile Rodgers fought off a vicious bout of prostate cancer in 2011 after undergoing surgery. But his life hasn’t been the same since. Founder and guitarist of the legendary R&B/funk/disco band Chic revealed that he’s currently seeking out a medical specialist to help him recover from the damage done from the illness. He says yes [...]
*Truly sad story. Former Moesha star, Yvette Wilson, known for her role as Andell Wilkerson, is battling a nasty battle against cancer, says blogger Carlton Jordan. Fans and supporters of the star are helping her fight the illness through the “CANCER SUCKS” fund. Money from donations will go toward medical expenses not covered by Wilson’s [...]
*Rihanna made the producers of “SNL” upset when she ditched the final rehearsal for the show last week. Sources say the singer called in sick for the dress rehearsal, and brought the main man, Lorne Michaels, to a boil when she didn’t show up ’til the last minute, according to TMZ. But her choreographer had [...]
*Montel Williams appeared on the Dr. Mehmet Oz show recently and opened wide about his emotional past. He admitted dealing with an emotional eating disorder after going through a double mastectomy at the age of 19. Unfortunately it was the wrong procedure. His torn pectoralis muscle was misdiagnosed as male breast cancer. RELATED: Montel Williams [...]
*Music legend and “Godfather of Go Go,” Chuck Brown has been hospitalized. The 75-year-old performer was taken to a Washington, DC area hospital for “joint pain and inflammation that has prevented him from performing.” He was scheduled to go on stage Saturday at the Howard Theater in DC, but the appearance has been postponed until [...]
*Poet Maya Angelou is said to be on the mend following a brief illness that forced her to cancel a planned speech in Texas. Angelou’s lecture agent David LaCamera said Tuesday the 83-year-old poet was scheduled to speak on Wednesday at Texas Women’s University in Denton, but came down with an illness that left her [...]
*Maya Angelou was scheduled to appear at Texas Woman’s University, but canceled last minute due to an illness. Details about the poet’s sudden sickness have not been revealed, but the university hopes to reschedule her visit for sometime this semester. In the meantime, the activist and artist has been very busy lately with hosting a [...]
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