Over the weekend, Hot 97′s Mister Cee was arrested in Brooklyn for trying to solicit a prostitute. Back in 2011, he plead guilty to loitering for the purpose of engaging in prostitution. This morning, he decided to make an appearance on Hot 97′s morning show to address everything. He denied reports that it was a male prostitute and says it was actually a… Continue
Reclusive singer Lauryn Hill will receive her sentence today for the tax evasion charges she pleaded guilty to last year. She is facing potentially three years in prison, after failing to pay taxes on $1.8 million in income, even though her lawyers say she's now all paid up. Hill released a song on iTunes over the weekend in the hopes of raising some funds to pay the taxes,…
Hot 97's Ebro Darden, Peter Rosenberg and Funkmaster Flex confirm that Mister Cee will address his arrest on the radio station's morning show on Monday, May 6.
Damn! We gotta wait till Monday to hear him trying to justify picking up a male prostitute?…
The Twitter account for E! Online was hacked Saturday by a group which quickly began spreading bogus 140-character bits of celebrity gossip to its 5 million followers.
“Exclusive: Justin Bieber to E!online: I’m a gay,” the E! Online account announced — prompting 1,200 retweets and 351 favorites.
Lil Flip is no longer a wanted man after an incident with an AR-15 rifle ... 'cause the rapper's lawyer just got his arrest warrant recalled, blaming Flip's crappy scheduling skills.
The arrest warrant was issued last month for Flip (real name Wesley Weston) after the rapper no-showed at a hearing in his drug/gun possession case.
Lil Kim's been slapped with a not-so-lil lawsuit by her former biz manager ... who claims her money-grubbing, diva-like behavior cost him MILLIONS in botched endorsement deals.
Andrew Ro says his company, International Rock Star Corp, inked a licensing deal with Kim back in August 2012 and planned to roll out a slew of products, including a perfume line, clothing…
Popular Hot 97 deejay “Mister Cee” was busted trying to pick up a male prostitute in Brooklyn, cop sources said Saturday.
But Cee, 46, whose real name is Calvin LeBrun, didn’t know that the gigolo he approached at Madison St. and Broadway in Bushwick just before midnight on Friday was really an undercover cop, the sources said.
Pepsi Co has said it is cutting ties with Lil Wayne after he made an "offensive" reference to civil rights martyr Emmett Till in a song.
The New Orleans rapper has been embroiled in a months-long controversy over a lyric in a remix of Karate Chop, originally written and performed by hip-hop artist Future, that likens the lynching of 14-year-old African-American… Continue
American Idol is down to its final three contestants, but the competition onstage is nothing compared to the rivalry at the judges table. As the 12th season nears its end, it has become increasingly clear that the show just isn't big enough for both Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj. Earlier this week, the ongoing feud between the two divas was kicked up a notch when Minaj let loose… Continue
President Barack Obama said Thursday he was comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older.
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday had lowered the age at which people can buy the Plan B One-Step morning-after pill without a prescription to 15 — younger than the current limit of… Continue
Abraham Orellana, the hip-hop producer known as AraabMUZIK, has been shot and is hospitalized.
Orellana's publicist said in a statement late Thursday that he is "currently alive and well" after being shot Wednesday night, noting he was in the wrong place at the wrong time while hanging out with friends. Police are investigating.
Uh oh, Jay-Z may have just given Taylor Swift some new track material.
The music mogul, who is the executive producer of the star-studded "The Great Gatsby" film soundtrack, made a clear note of the 23-year-old country star in his lyrics possibly regarding her feud with his pal Kanye West.
In Jay’s song, “100$ Bill,” he implies that celebrities don't really…
Kobe Bryant is in a tooth-and-nail fight with his mother over some priceless basketball memorabilia, including his 1998 All Star ring.
Seems Kobe's mom, Pamela Bryant, made a deal with Goldin Auctions to sell hoards of Kobe's bball swag, including a 2000 All Star game signed ball, game and practice jerseys from his days at Lower Merion High School, a Lakers jacket… Continue
While some believe "June Eighteen" is the date West's new album will drop, others believe it's his baby mama Kim Kardashian's due date.
She is the only person he follows on Twitter.
"Kim Kardashian announced she was pregnant with their child on Dec. 31. So it wouldn't be too big a guess to say he was giving his 9.4 million followers a due date," writes The… Continue
Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and Florence & The Machine are teaming up for a four-hour charity concert in London next month to benefit women's health and education projects around the world.
The "Sound of Change Live" concert on June 1 in London's Twickenham sports stadium could fund at least 120 projects supporting girls and women in more than 70 nations, if all the… Continue
"Kris Kross" rapper Chris Kelly had been using a combination of cocaine and heroin the night before his death, this according to the police report obtained by TMZ.
According to the report, paramedics initially responded to Kelly's Atlanta home around 3 PM EST -- after his mother called 911 asking for medical assistance.