The face-lifted 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo will debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show in September, the German automaker confirmed on Friday. Porsche, uncharacteristically, is putting the emphasis on the 911 Turbo's fuel economy, saying in a statement that it "continues to create more from less."
However, the car's actual fuel economy remains a mystery, since neither Porsche nor the EPA have released any official numbers. The EPA says the 2009 Porsche 911 Turbo with a… Continue
Kanye 1st Performance since VMAs @ Common Benefit in LA 9/26/09
He may be a social pariah everywhere else -- but when Kanye West made a surprise appearance at Common's benefit concert last night in Hollywood, he got a hero's welcome.
The crowd at the show -- which featured Common, Nas, Ludacris, De La Soul, The Roots, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and more -- just exploded when… Continue
After winning three Moonmen at the 2009 VMAs and becoming the first singer in a decade to hit #1 with her first two singles, Lady Gaga has definitely certified herself as the breakout star of the year.Akon, who signed Gaga to his Kon Live Distribution label in 2008 and calls her his "franchise player," said his protégé's success is the result of a lot of hard work.
"She's definitely paid her dues," 'Kon told MTV News. "She's been through all… Continue
QUEENS, New York — 50 Cent finally had his day — as in his 40 Day, the block party he had originally planned for last month in his neighborhood of Southside Jamaica. It was postponed after weeks of promotion because the rap megastar was unable to get the proper permits from the city. But on Saturday (September 26), he had all the paperwork in order.
Over 2,500 people came to the yard by P.S. 40, according to security officials for the 50 Cent/… Continue
MANILA, Philippines — Rescuers plucked bodies from muddy floodwaters and saved drenched survivors from rooftops Sunday after a tropical storm tore through the northern Philippines and left at least 106 people dead and missing.
It was the region's worst flooding in more than four decades. The government declared a "state of calamity" in metropolitan Manila and 25 storm-hit provinces.
Tropical Storm Ketsana roared across the northern… Continue
An off-duty cop who was allegedly driving drunk struck and killed the daughter of a Brooklyn pastor early Sunday, police sources said.
Police Officer Andrew Kelly was behind the wheel of a blue Jeep Grand Cherokee that slammed into the woman trying to catch a cab at the corner of Ave. N and E. 56th St. in Marine Park around midnight, the sources said.
The victim, Vionique Valnord, 33, had just left a wedding moments before she was… Continue
The following message was put out by Swizz Beatz soon-to-be-ex-wife R&B singer Mashonda . . . it's a long read.
In short, she suggests that Alicia stole Swizz from her. Read it at your leisure:
After having a great evening with my son and enjoying some fun twit chat, I decided to sign off and get some work done. However, a few hours later I was advised that I should check @Alicia keys twit page. I've never reached out to her on… Continue
On Bravo's hit show Watch What Happens Live, Tyson Beckford EXPOSED his inner feelings of gayness towards the President. A caller called into host Andy Cohen and asked Tyson “What man would [Tyson] want to be with?”
And this is an excerpt of what happened from there:
Tyson: Well I don't actually go that way ... but I noticed a lot of people think I do. It would have to be Barack Obama ... I would be the one in control . . . well who… Continue
On Thursday, rumors began circulating on the web that Soulja Boy Tell'em had gotten engaged to model/ video star Rosa Acosta — according to Acosta's manager and a source in Soulja Boy's camp, the rumors are false.
Acosta's manager, Charles Garner, told MTV News on Friday (September 25) that the rumors began after the pair was seen hanging out together in photos on the model's Web site. In the photos, Acosta is seen wearing what looks like an… Continue
Seems like only yesterday Katie Holmes was sporting a baby bump — but look how fast little Suri Cruise is growing up.
Even though she's only three-years-old, new photos have revealed Little Miss Cruise sporting bright pink lipstick, and more recently, wearing pint-sized kitten heels while holding her mom's hand for an afternoon out on the town.
The toddler completed her ensemble with a ruffled printed skirt and neon pink t-shirt with a… Continue
WASHINGTON - Osama Bin Laden hinted Friday that he has visited Afghanistan in recent years, where U.S. air strikes might have gotten too close for comfort.
The Al Qaeda leader released yet another Internet audiotape - this time ranting at Europe ahead of elections there to pull NATO troops out of Afghanistan.
He said "intelligent" Europeans shouldn't waste their "money and sons for a gang of criminals in Washington."
Talk about a hit song.
Six Connecticut women are facing assault charges for attacking a Westchester County woman for her amateurish karaoke performance at a bar, police said Friday.
Leidy Alcantara, 25, was singing "A Dios Le Pido" by Colombian superstar Juanes on Wednesday night when suspect Kiana Strickland, 20, began heckling her, cops said.
"I was singing the song in Spanish, and some girl said I was very annoying,"… Continue
The daughter of a newspaper heiress jumped off the Tappan Zee Bridge nearly 16 years after her stepfather leaped from the span after beating her mother to death at their Bronxville estate, sources said.
Witnesses saw Anne Petrillo, 38, abandon her car on the Rockland County-bound side of the bridge, remove her clothes and jump into the Hudson River around 8 p.m. Thursday, sources said.
State police led the search for the woman, but the… Continue
Shawn Corey Carter, better known by his artistic name Jay Z, is rumored to have some plastic surgery procedures, could it be true? But he is not the only one, his wife Beyonce is also rumored to have had a lot of plastic surgery from breast implants to rhinoplasty. He do look different than couple of years ago, but we don't think that it is due to plastic surgery but a change on his style, hair, clothes, but his features remain the…
Perhaps the Garden State should switch its nickname to the Barnyard State.
A New Jersey judge has dismissed animal cruelty charges against a cop accused of committing a sex act with cows, saying a grand jury had no way of knowing whether the animals were "tormented."
Moorestown police officer Robert Melia, who is currently suspended, allegedly stuck his penis in the mouths of five calves in Southampton in 2006. Since New Jersey currently has no law explicitly… Continue
It looks like Chris Brown will take a break from his 180-day community labor service sentence next month to headline Power 105.1's Powerhouse concert at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Brown, 20, will perform October 27 alongside Fabolous, The-Dream, Trey Songz, Keri Hilson, Mario, Ginuwine and Day26.
Images of Brown clearing brush and trash emerged last week as the singer began his six-month community labor stint as part of his… Continue
You can never front on the legacy of DMX or the Ruff Ryders. We all know about the loudest Ruff Ryder's troubles the last few years, but Swizz Beatz says the Dog is clean and back in the studio.
"Me and X probably have the realest of realest talks," Swizz said of his close… Continue