Reggae superstar Buju Banton was arrested in Miami on drug conspiracy charges.
According to Drug Enforcement Administration, Buju (whose government name is Mark Anthony Myrie) was picked up on Thursday and will soon be transferred to Tampa, where the U.S. Attorney is charging him with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilos of cocaine.
According to federal mandatory minimum sentencing, Buju faces 20 years… Continue
"Avatar" won't come out for another week, but advance screenings have already taken place on both sides of the Atlantic and early reviews are streaming in. The consensus is staggering, from near-universal praise from bloggers on Twitter to a 100 percent approval rating on the movie aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes as of Friday morning (December 11).
Yup, the Web has a lot of love for James Cameron's… Continue
Stop me if you've heard this one before: After bumping around to various December dates, Lil Wayne's perpetually delayed rock-influenced album Rebirth has now been pushed to a 2010 release.
Wayne's Cash Money boss, Baby (a.k.a. Bryan "Birdman" Williams), announced on Twitter Wednesday that the album, which has had more than half a dozen release dates so far, has now been pushed back from a December 21 street date to February 1. "Rebirth album… Continue
Timbaland told MTV News that if he makes another Shock Value LP, he'll give it away.
"If this album does as semi-well as the last one, I'm done," Timbaland said. "I'm not going through the stress no more. I will do it for my fans and give it away for free
The super-producer says he's tired of the politics and the way the music biz is going and he's losing his desire to try to sell albums. Of course, he's still in the midst of doing… Continue
You'd think the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony would be safe from superficiality, but not when Will Smith is attending; or, more notably, his kids.
Hollywood's first family brought some much-needed glamour to Friday's Nobel Peace Prize concert in Norway, which award winner President Barack Obama was forced to miss due to his busy schedule.
Will and Jada Pinkett Smith co-hosted the event that included musical numbers by Wyclef Jean, Donna… Continue
She says, "Definitely the high-risk [guys]. I don't like cream puff, corny guys. Usually they are the nice guys, the ones that won't hurt you. They'll pull out the chair for you and the whole nine yards. Everything is perfect and boring. I like the risk, I like the edge. That's the thrill for me."
Insider's predict his new album Graffiti will sell fewer than 100,000 units.
And Chris Brown seems to be taking the news VERY POORLY. Here’s what he said on his Twitter page:
im tired of this sh*t. major stores r blackballing my cd. not stockin the shelves and lying to costumers. what the f*ck do i gotta do...
WTF... yeah i said it and i aint retracting shit
im not biting my tongue about sh*t else... the industry… Continue
The free ride may be over for New York schoolkids.
The cash-squeezed MTA is considering eliminating free MetroCards for the hundreds of thousands of students who use the passes to get to school, the Daily News has learned.
Under a possible budget-saving measure, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority would charge students half-price fares next year - and full fares starting in 2011, sources told The News.
What do you get the gamer who has everything?
Answer: this 24-karat gold-plated Playstation 3, which comes complete with two matching controllers and a one-year warranty.
You might want to consider a second mortgage first, though: pricing starts at (yes, starts at) $4999. And we thought the PS3 was expensive when it launched at $500.
If that doesn't quite do it for you, the same supplier also offers a mighty snazzy… Continue
Tila Tequila’s engagement ring from new girlfriend Casey Johnson looks familiar, there’s a good reason. That’s because Johnson gave the same ring to Courtenay Semel when they were dating!
In an exclusive statement to RadarOnline.com Semel said that Johnson re-gifted the ring from Semel to Tequilla.
“I can confirm that the engagement ring given to Tequila by Johnson was not purchased for her,” Semel told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive… Continue
Woods just released the following statement on his website:
"I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children. I want to say again to everyone that I am profoundly sorry and that I ask forgiveness. It may not be possible to repair the damage I've done, but I want to do my best to try.
I would like to ask everyone, including my fans, the good people at my… Continue
French luxury shoemaker Christian Louboutin debuted a small collection of men’s shoes for Fall/Winter 2009. Well known for his fiery-red soles, these pairs are no different, and the solo sneaker style, the Louis, returns for Spring/Summer 2010 completely studded out. Available in black or white leather, with a retail price of around $1200 USD a pair.
Have a closer look at the Christian Louboutin Studded Louis Sneakers after the… Continue
R&B singer Brandy recently launched her new career as a rapper on Timbaland’s new album Shock Value 2.
Brandy created the new rap alias Bran’ Nu and rhymes under the alias on the track “Meet in The Middle,” which is taken from Timbaland’s album, which hit stores Tuesday (December 8).
Timbaland tapped Brandy for her rhyming ability after he saw a video of the singer rhyming on YouTube.
“What I’m doing on the album is a little bit different… Continue
Axl Rose allegedly pulled a Sean Penn the other night and beat up a paparazzi photographer.
The Guns N' Roses frontman -- whose real name is William Bruce Rose Jr. -- punched the snapper after he got too close to a woman in the singer's entourage, reports TMZ.
Before the fight broke out at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday night, the infamously hotheaded rocker warned the paparazzi to keep their… Continue
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Graverobbers stole the corpse of former hard-line Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos, digging up his coffin during a thunderstorm just before the first anniversary of his death, police said Friday.
The body snatching horrified people in a country where such acts are rare. It came as the island's Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders are locked in complex reunification talks that have made limited progress.
The bouncers caught on tape beating two ejected patrons outside Jay-Z's 4-0/40 Club in Atlantic City have gotten the boot themselves, local media reported Thursday.
The security guards were seen punching and kicking Leonard Clark and Tyrell Durant in the club's parking lot after the two Neptune, N.J., men were thrown out for inappropriate behavior Oct. 29.
It wasn't clear how many bouncers were fired, the Press of Atlantic City said. The club did not… Continue