On Monday night's episode of "Behind the Music," Jennifer Hudson openly discussed the tragic October 2008 murders of her mother, brother and nephew for the first time, describing that time as "surreal."
"It's all a blur. It was surreal," she said in the episode. "It was like I was outside of myself. For almost two weeks straight ... [I was] inside one room with just family and friends coming in and out. I prayed when I'd get up in the morning and… Continue
Hip-Hop star Kanye West is entangled in a new lawsuit that was recently filed over his hit 2007 single “Stronger,” from the hit album Graduation.
Songwriter/producer Vincent “Vince P.” Peters filed the lawsuit on Friday (June 25th) in United States District Court For the Northern District of Illinois.
Peters claims he wrote the track in 2006 and played it for John Monopoly, a manager/business associate of Kanye West, at his Chicago home… Continue
(AllHipHop News) Lil Boosie officially entered into a not guilty plea today (June 28th) during a court hearing related to a murder charge against the popular rapper.
Boosie, born Torrence Hatch, was in court for a total of about two minutes, where he stood before Judge Mike Erwin and pleaded not guilty to murdering 35-year-old Terry Boyd in October of 2009.
"I think he's absolutely not guilty. I think he meant what he said. He's… Continue
Method Man agreed to pay the tax man Monday.
The Wu-Tang Clan rapper and film star pleaded guilty in Staten Island Criminal Court to tax evasion charges and forked over $106,000 in restitution.
"Whether you are a celebrity or an 'Average Joe,' you will be investigated, arrested and prosecuted," said Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan.
Method Man, whose real name is Clifford Smith, failed to file New York State… Continue
These robbers were no Hamburglars.
Geoffrey McDonald, an heir to the fast food fortune bearing his name, and his wife were ambushed by baseball bat-wielding thugs who stole more than $376,000 in money and jewelry from their home in the south of France.
McDonald was "violently beaten," according to his lawyer.
The thieves, who are still at large, apparently waited for the couple to return from a night out on the town before… Continue
After about four minutes of some of the best Michael Jackson inspired dancing you will see, Chris Brown broke down crying on stage during the BET Awards last tonight. The waterworks start around 4:30 mark if that's what you're into -- but seriously, his dance routine before that was amazing.
He started crying right as he got to the "Man in the Mirror" portion of the medley.…
Jay-Z and Justin Bieber. Kanye West and T.I. John Legend and Prince.
Hosted by Queen Latifah, Sunday night's BET Awards promise to be a star-studded affair, and organizers say it will be packed with more performances than in previous years.
West and T.I. will make their TV comebacks on the show. West is set to perform, returning to the spotlight after keeping a low profile since last year's MTV Video Music Awards, when the rapper swiped… Continue
Father's Day came a bit late for Patrick Fousek.
The demented dad, arrested for allegedly trying to hawk his 8-month-old in a Walmart parking lot, has been brutally beaten in a California jail after his cellmates heard of his heinous crime, police said.
The baby bargain was $25.
Before being arraigned on Friday, Fousek was attacked in an open dorm of the Monterey County Jail when inmates learned of the offense on television,… Continue
(CNN) -- Authorities in southern California said the strong smell of marijuana helped them discover $45 million worth of drugs in the back of a tractor-trailer they had pulled over for a traffic violation.
Deputies stopped the truck Wednesday morning, then opened the trailer after finding problems with the paperwork for the load, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office said Friday.
An "overwhelming odor" led investigators to about 20… Continue
Rapper 50 Cent has a message for kids: Get off your butts.
The platinum-selling superstar hosted a day of games and healthy snacks at a Queens park Saturday to encourage kids from his old 'hood to put down the video games and get some exercise.
"I just want [kids] to be active, move around and be physical," the 34-year-old Queens native told the Daily News. "Don't sit in front of a computer all day."
Two weeks ago, a Bronx woman e-mailed a photo of her boyfriend to her daughter.
She told her that if anything happened to her, the man in the photo would be the one responsible.
The dark prophecy appeared to come true Saturday after Anna Silva's boyfriend was charged with stabbing her to death.
"He knew my mom wanted to leave him. That's why he killed her," a devastated Sirena Frias, 18, said. "He was very… Continue