An elderly Queens man was shot for his new flat-screen TV Friday - but the 47-inch set was too big for the robbers' getaway car.
Three bandits ambushed Bentley White, 64, in his Cambria Heights home about 8:30 a.m. and shot him in the stomach, police said.
The trigger-happy dimwits had their eye on his TV set, but apparently didn't plan ahead.
"I saw three guys fumbling with a box outside by the lamppost," said neighbor…
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A Vietnamese man dug up his wife's corpse and slept beside it for five years because he wanted to hug her in bed, an online newspaper reported on Thursday.
The 55-year-old man from a small town in the central province of Quang Nam opened up his wife's grave in 2004, molded clay around the remains to give the figure of a woman, put clothes on her and then placed her in his bed, Vietnamnet.vn said.
The man, Le Van, told the website that…
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Uncle Sam is about to go medieval on Ving Rhames' ass if the "Pulp Fiction" star doesn't fork over almost half a million bucks in unpaid taxes.
TMZ has obtained documents filed in L.A. County Superior Court showing Ving and his wife Deborah owe the IRS $491,588.06 for unpaid taxes in 2007.
Calls to Ving's people were not returned.
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Tiger Woods did not suffer facial lacerations from a car accident. They were inflicted by his wife, Elin Nordegren -- according to a conversation Woods had Friday after the accident. Tiger has yet to be formally interviewed by the Florida Highway Patrol -- that should happen this afternoon. But we're told Tiger had a conversation Friday -- with a non-law enforcement type -- detailing what went down before his Escalade hit a fire…
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As much as she likes being the primary attraction on her albums, Alicia Keys is clearing the way to bring in a few friends to add to what she’s already put down on her forthcoming album, The Element of Freedom.
Keys’ guests include Beyoncé, who pops up on "Put It In A Love Song" and Drake, who lends background vocals for "Unthinkable (I'm Ready)." News of the collaborations come as Keys gears up to perform at a sold out show in New York City on…
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Kelis is bouncing back from her divorce from Nas with a new record deal and a new single for fans. "My song is called “Acapella” and I wrote it with love and life in mind,” Kelis tweeted. “ I hope that it finds you well and that you love it, cause honestly I do! Muah!" Kelis tweeted as she set the stage for her upcoming Will.I.Am/Interscope Records debut. "My album is pretty much done. I signed a new deal and I’m madly in love with life and ready to…
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Sade is back in the studio working on tunes for a new album. Well it looks like we’ll soon be hearing what she’s been up to in the very near future. Media sources state the group, which features vocalist Sade Adu, has completed work on its sixth studio album, Soldier of Love. Plans call for the album to hit stores Feb. 8, 2010, just in time to make Valentine’s Day a lot sexier for those looking for a soundtrack to set the mood with your significant…
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Months after parting ways with the folks at The Inc., Ashanti is forging a new solo path in the world of reality television. The songbird has signed a development deal to work with Reveille LLC on a new reality show. Details of the new deal have not been fully disclosed.
Ashantithisisme.com reports that under the partnership, Ashanti will service as “executive producer and will appear and oversee a new music based competition TV…
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Move aside Barbie, drop that Wii. The hottest toy this Christmas is an interactive hamster that drives a car and squeaks happily when petted on the nose -- and doesn't break the bank for parents.
These fuzzy, electronic toy hamsters have featured on many lists of the season's top toys and are flying off the shelves at major outlets like Walmart and Toys "R" Us at about $8 each -- but selling for up to $100 on sites like Amazon.com and…
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It turns out that Jennifer Lopez's sex tape might be made public after all — except it's no sex tape.
"They think I have a sex tape with her and that I'm trying to sell it," ex-husband Ojani Noa told E! News earlier this week. "My tape is from our honeymoon, the wedding, us hanging out. There's no nudity — maybe one spanking."
That's right, spanking.
"There's moments of her fighting with her mom...couples having fun and…
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Prolific filmmaker Tyler Perry is accused of lifting lyrics from a gospel song for his hit film, "Madea Goes to Jail," according to a federal lawsuit.
Tyler allegedly pirated an entire verse from "When I Think of the Goodness of Jesus," written in 1950 by singer Bertha James, according to the suit obtained by the Web site TMZ.
No credit or payment was made for the lyrics used in a monologue by Madea during a court proceeding in the…
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Convicted girlfriend beater Chris Brown is starting to land a few gigs again.
The R&B singer will perform live on "Good Morning America" in early December, reports RadarOnline.com.
Brown is scheduled to do a pre-tapped "tell-all" interview with co-anchor of the morning show, Robin Roberts, and then will perform live in the studio, though all of the details are reportedly still being worked out.
This interview comes just…
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British Prince Charles' wife Camilla Parker Bowles is coming out SWINGING against Beyonce.
Yesterday during a tour of raper crisis centers in Britain, the Dutchess offered some SCATHING criticism of Beyonce - especially her music and her videos. Here's how the UK paper the Daily Mail is reporting it:
During the discussions, the subject turned to a controversial video by pop singer Beyonce, who is particularly popular with young…
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According to reports, NBA star Ron Artest is being investigated for WELFARE FRAUD!!!
What happened? Well Ron has a sister named Latoya Holmes-Ivey who gets Section 8 assistance for the apartment she rents for her and her 3 children. And in order to get that Section 8 voucher, LaToya claimed she had NO income.
Well now a former accountant for Ron’s managers is SNITCHING!!! The accountant claims that Toya's baller brother actually pays…
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Everyone loves a Black Friday deal -- even NFL superstar Chad Ochocinco. The Cincinnati Bengal hit up Target early this morning and picked up a Snuggie for just $5.
Cool sunglasses not included.
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The family of slain rapper Dolla will celebrate his 22nd birthday today (November 25th) with the release of a brand new mixtape titled The Miseducation of Dolla.
Dollar, born Roderick Anthony Burton II, was gunned down in front of the Beverly Center on May 18th 2009.
Just hours after the shooting, police arrested Aubrey Louis Berry, 23, as he attempted to flee California via a flight from Los Angeles Airport, back to his hometown of…
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NBA star/rapper Allen Iverson has announced his retirement from the NBA in a statement released on commentator Stephen A. Smith’s website yesterday (November 25th).
Iverson, who played in the NBA for 13 years, was a 10 time All-Star, who played with the 76ers from 1996 until 2006.
From 2006 until 2008 Iverson played with the Denver Nuggets. In 2009, the Nuggets traded Iverson to the Detroit Pistons, where he sat out the majority of the…
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Three Bronx elementary school students - ages 8, 9 and 11 - were arrested Wednesday for bringing a knife and a box cutter to class, authorities said.
The pint-sized delinquents - two third-graders and a fifth-grader - were escorted out of Public School 2 in Morrisania by their principal after a school aide saw the kids with the weapons, sources said.
"I'm scared to go back to school," said Izhanee Thomas, 10, a classmate of one of the…
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