If your teen’s music tastes run toward lyrics that mention marijuana, he’s more likely to smoke pot, new research suggests.
Teens who listen to music that mentions the drug often are much more likely to use it, according to the study, which was reported on Msnbc.com.
The study, published online in the journal Addiction, focused on 959 ninth-graders. The average study participant listened to…
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MTV officials are taking a ton of heat for the reality show "The Jersey Shore" - the latest salvo coming from the state's Italian American Legislative Caucus.
The network should not back down.
If MTV gives into the latest complaint about the show, it will have, to quote cast member Mike Sorrentino, "a situation."
The New Jersey lawmakers have asked MTV to pull the show because, they say, it promotes ethnic stereotypes that…
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Mary J. Blige punched husband Kendu Isaacs in the face at her record release party at club M2 Tuesday night. The singer slugged Isaacs, drawing blood, after she thought he was flirting with a waitress.
"She turned to him and was screaming, 'You're not going to ruin my night,' " our witness says. "They got up in each other's faces before someone tried to separate them, at which point she shoved the guy aside, pulled back and popped [Isaacs] in the…
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Youngbloodz member Sean Paul was arrested Monday night (December 21), after an altercation at a popular Atlanta night club.
While details are sparse, local reports stated that the rapper was hosting a mixtape party at popular night club Tongue and Groove when some sort of altercation broke out.
Sean P. was initially facing felony simple assault charges, but the charge was later reduced to disorderly conduct following his court…
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Rihanna got a new tattoo (photo on page 12 of Us Weekly). It says, "Never a failure Always a lesson" on her collarbone — and, no, the tattoo artist didn't make a mistake, the words are printed backward so they can be read in a mirror. It's not a failure, it's a lesson.
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Fantasia Barrino knows what people have heard about her, and she wants them to know that most of it isn't true.
The season three "American Idol" winner is using her new VH1 reality show, "Fantasia for Real," to set the record straight about her family life, her love life and her career.
"In 2008, there were a lot of things going on in Fantasia's world," Barrino told The News. "There was a lot of press about me - a lot of truth but also…
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Balloon boy's parents learned the age old lesson Thursday that what goes up must come down.
Richard Heene, the dad behind October's gripping Balloon Boy hoax, was sentenced to 90 days in jail and four years probation.
Balloon Boy's mom, Mayumi Heene got 20 days behind bars.
"I do want to reiterate that I'm very, very sorry," Richard Heene told Judge Stephen Schapanski in a packed Fort Collins, Colo. courthouse before he was…
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The Brooklyn home of the owner of Willoughby's Camera was "ransacked" Tuesday night by three robbers who locked two children in a bathroom and made off in the family Ferrari, police said.
Isaac Douek, the 17-year-old son of Joseph Douek, was in his bedroom when the trio broke into the family's home on E.Seventh St. in Midwood shortly after 7 p.m.
Armed with a screwdriver, the robbers first encountered Isaac's 12-year-old sister,…
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LONDON -- Singer Amy Winehouse was charged Wednesday in connection with an assault at a theater, police said.
The 26-year-old soul diva was arrested after she presented herself at a police station with her lawyer, Thames Valley Police said in a statement.
She was charged with a public order offense and common assault under the name Amy Civil, following a Saturday incident at Milton Keynes Theater, police said. Winehouse was granted a…
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NEW YORK – Usher knows his stuff when it comes to fashion.
The R&B singer describes his style as "flashy classy" and he is known for seamlessly moving between three-piece banker suits and leather jackets. He admires edgier designers such as Rick Owens, Marc Jacobs and Kris Van Assche.
Usher has enough business savvy to say it's not the right time for him to launch his own label, but he is in New York to promote his new fragrance,…
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Rihanna pre-tapes her performance for NBC's "New Year's Eve With Carson Daly" at Rockefeller Center on December 19, 2009, in New York
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Atlanta rapper T.I. was officially been released from a low-security federal prison in Forrest City, Arkansas today (December 22).
The rapper, born Clifford Harris Jr., is expected to report to Dismas Charities Atlanta West correctional center tonight, where he will spend three months.
T.I. was sentenced to 366 days in prison after an October 2007 incident, in which federal agents caught him attempting to purchase machine guns and…
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – A former Hollywood executive sued celebrity gossip outlet TMZ Monday for $20 million over an article that allegedly branded him a thief and a rapist.
Ronald Grigg, an attorney and former president of Jon Peters Entertainment, filed suit for defamation in Los Angeles Superior Court over a December 24, 2008 report entitled "Famous Producer Alleges Fraud, Theft, Date Rape." It detailed a lawsuit Peters had filed against Grigg.
"The…
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