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Don’t disrespect Malcolm.

That’s the message the slain civil rights leader’s daughter wants to send to pop star Nicki Minaj, whose use of Malcolm X’s likeness for her latest single prompted a backlash.

“Ms. Minaj’s artwork for her single does not depict the truth of Malcolm X’s legacy, is completely disrespectful, and in no way is endorsed by my family,” Ilyasah…

Beyonce's dad is so far behind on child support payments for his illegitimate kid ... his baby mama is destitute and has to use food stamps to survive.



Alexsandra Wright hasn't seen any money from Mathew Knowles since we posted our story back in…

Chris Brown got so pissed off over a foul call during a pick-up basketball game at a 24-Hour Fitness ... he allegedly proclaimed himself a member of the Bloods street gang and then beat the crap out of the other player.

Malcolm Ausbon just filed a lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- in which he claims he was playing BBall last July against Chris when he called a foul on…

Rapper YG claims he was guilty of a crime that just can't be fought in court -- driving while black, and this time he says guns were drawn.

At 3:30 AM Friday YG was leaving a music video shoot in Malibu that he had been filming with Drake. He was…

Nicki Minaj has responded to the outcry over her use of a civil rights icon’s image to promote her new single.

On Wednesday, the hip-hop star released artwork on her website to promote her new single, “Looking A-- N-----.” It featured the late Malcolm X holding an high-powered rifle while looking out a window, with her name and the single title superimposed on the…

A Taiwanese woman who went to hospital with earache was shocked to find a maggot living inside her ear.

Fruit-fly larva were also discovered moving around the 48-year-old's ear canal, which was full of a blood-stained discharge.

Doctors at the Tri-Service General Hospital, in Taipei, said the woman had been suffering from severe pain for 24 hours.

They…

No, it wasn’t just a rumor: there really will be a biopic of rapper Tupac Shakur. What makes it more real now is that it finally has a producer by the name of John Singleton, who is best known for his directorial debut “Boyz N The Hood,” released in 1991. Singleton will not only produce, but rewrite and direct the biopic as well.

Tupac Shakur died in 1996 at the age…

Drake has issued an apology after he pointed out that Rolling Stone magazine replaced him on their cover in favor of the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

"With today being the 5th anniversary of So Far Gone I figured it's fitting to return to it's place of its origin in order to clear the air about an extremely emotional day," the 27-year-old rapper wrote in a lengthy post…

Nicki Minaj has apologized for using a famous photo of Malcolm X with a rifle in his hands and just aposing it with a racial slur for her new song.

Minaj posted the photo Wednesday on her website and Instagram page, and received criticism for how she used the Malcolm X image. It's for her new song "Lookin (Expletive) (Expletive)." The title uses the…

New Zealand immigration authorities Thursday banned Los Angeles rappers Odd Future from entering the country after deciding they pose a threat to public order.

The group was due to play an open-air concert with headline act Eminem on Saturday in Auckland.

Border Operations Manager Karen Urwin said authorities decided to decline visas to six group members after…

"The biggest difference between this and the last marriage will be a prenup -- at my insistence," Union, who was married to NFL player Chris Howard from 2001 to 2006, said.

"The reality is, I've never seen Dwyane balance a checkbook," she confessed.

Still, the "Being Mary Jane" star is excited about her upcoming nuptials and has even said she's on a porn diet for…

Lil' Kim just debuted her not-so-lil' baby bump!

After taking a couple months off from the public eye, the rapper had a BIG surprise for everyone at The Blonds' New York Fashion Week show on Wednesday night: Her growing belly.



Sporting a…

Drake just spit on Philip Seymour Hoffman's grave ... throwing a bitch fit over losing the Rolling Stone cover to the dead actor.

Drake's hissy sesh started with a complaint about being misquoted in the issue regarding Kanye West's album -- but then he quickly lashes out at the mag for making a switch.

Drizzy tweeted ... "They also took my cover from me last…

Michael Jordan has more to be happy about than just the improved play of his NBA franchise.

His wife, Yvette, has given birth to the couple's identical twin daughters, Jordan's spokeswoman Estee Portnoy told The Associated Press.

Portnoy said Tuesday night Yvette Jordan, 35, gave birth to Victoria and Ysabel on Sunday in West Palm Beach, Fla.

"Yvette…

What’s a birthday without your girlfriends there to help you celebrate? This year, Kelly Rowland hooked up with besties Beyonce, Solange and their cousin Angie to celebrate her 33rd birthday. With a successful solo career and happy engagement on deck, the former Destiny’s Child member has a lot to celebrate.

“THANK YOU ALL FOR THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BIRTHDAY…

A pair of diamond-encrusted shoes made from solid platinum have gone on sale for an eye-watering $116,000.

With a heart detail sole, the Contessa Wafer stilettos — available in silver, gold or platinum — are the ultimate Valentine's Day gift.

While a platinum pair will set you back about $116,000 and a gold pair $100,000, those on a more modest budget can…

Rihanna says her accountant made so many boneheaded decisions that he blew her fortune and she was "effectively bankrupt" by the end of 2009.

The singer claims in new legal docs she had $11 MILLION in cash at the beginning of 2009. Rihanna says the accountant was not on the ball and she was horrified to learn at the end of the year she had $2 million left. To make…

Flo Rida has reasons to be insecure -- he just lost a big lawsuit to a security company that claimed it got stiffed after it set up an elaborate security system in his Miami mansion.

Flo hired ADT to protect him from evildoers ... the system was tricked out with 27 cameras at a cost of $58,000.

Flo paid a little more than $19K as a deposit and then flaked out…

Shaquille O'Neal has traded lay ups for loungewear.

The former center for the Los Angeles Lakers has launched a line of fashion menswear with Macy's, the store announced Tuesday.

The Shaquille O'Neal collection will be available at 100 Macy's stores nationwide and online starting mid-February.

O'Neal, a supersized former basketball star who stands 7-foot-1…

World-class brat Justin Bieber is considering legal action against the former housekeeper who sold him out to a British newspaper in a tell-all interview, sources tell Confidenti@l.

Tatiana Voziouk is believed to have pocketed a five-figure sum from the Sunday People tabloid, where she made several bold and chilling claims, including that she thinks Bieber will end up…