A federal judge in Brooklyn Wednesday gave city lawyers until May 6 to decide whether they will represent the NYPD cops charged in the wrongful death lawsuit of Sean Bell, the unarmed man gunned down on his wedding day.
Judge Sterling Johnson -- a former NYPD sergeant himself -- rejected the city's request for a six-month stay of the civil suit filed nearly three years ago but put on hold while the officers faced criminal charges and a civil… Continue
Creepy ex-Rep. Eric Massa answered charges he groped male staffers on Tuesday by admitting it - but insisting it was just a tickle fight.
"They're saying I groped a male staffer. Yeah, I did," he told Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck in a bizarre hour-long interview, just after The Washington Post reported the groping complaints against the upstate Democrat.
"Not only did I grope him, I tickled him until he couldn't breathe and… Continue
Eighties teen idol Corey Haim died Wednesday morning of an apparent drug overdose, according to Los Angeles police.
Haim, who has battled an addiction to prescription drugs for years, collapsed in the bedroom of his mother's Oakwood apartment just before 1 a.m., police sources told TMZ.com.
Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter told RadarOnline.com that when emergency personnel arrived, the 38-year-old actor was… Continue
New York emcee DMX has had yet another run-in with Arizona authorities. The troubled rapper was arrested in Arizona on Tuesday for allegedly violating the terms of his probation with the use of illegal drugs. The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, has run afoul of the law numerous times over the past few years. He was released from an Arizona jail last May after serving more than 90 days for drug, fraud and animal cruelty…
A simple early morning disturbance call ended with the death of a gay-porn actor.
And it was all captured on video.
Deputies with the Bay County Sheriff’s Department in Florida arrived at the Executive Inn after Andrew Grande (known professionally as Dustin Michaels), 23, allegedly got into a fight with a female friend, according to Panama City Beach's WJHG.
Police attempted to handcuff Grande, who… Continue
One New York chef is bringing new meaning to the term “milking” a situation. Klee Brasserie chef Daniel Angerer has started using his wife’s breast milk to create “Mommy Milk Cheese” and is making it available to any willing patrons. Angerer has posted a recipe for the daring dairy product on his blog so any new parents can make their own.
And how does it taste? Well the chef told Grub Street, “It tastes just like really sweet cow’s milk. It… Continue
Mariah Carey took another pregnant pause this weekend when she attended several star-studded events with husband Nick Cannon in tow.
While speaking to inquisitive reporters at the Independent Spirit Awards on Friday night, the singer revealed that "something special" is about to happen in her life.
Carey, who attended the award show to support her film 'Precious," has been dodging baby rumors for months now.
A man discovered bleeding from the head at a routine traffic stop in Witchita, Kansas, told police he was the victim of an angry drug dealer - upset that he paid for a hundred dollars worth of crack cocaine using Monopoly money weeks before, St. Louis' KSDK NewsChannel 5 reported.
"The man from whom he had bought the drugs was upset and invited him over to his house, and upon arrival… Continue
Jamie Foxx appeared on Oscar's red carpet Sunday night with the beautiful (but much forgotten) Stacey Dash, causing waves of whispers and a flurry of camera flashes.
Why?
First, Stacey just decided to split from her third husband, Emmanuel Xuereb, and spoke about it on - wait for it - Foxx's radio show, "The Foxxhole," on Sirius XM on Friday.
Lil Wayne was shipped off to jail Monday, with his lawyer saying he wanted to hang tough at Rikers Island by doing his time with the general population.
And he'll get his wish.
Even though defense lawyer Stacey Richman initially claimed that city officials were forcing the rapper into protective custody, it turns out he's going into a regular cellblock.
Correction Department spokesman Stephen Morello… Continue
Lindsay Lohan wants $100 million from E*TRADE -- because she believes their "milkaholic" baby featured in their Super Bowl commercial was modeled after her ... and as far as Lindsay's concerned, the smoking gun is all in the name.
The commercial features a baby named Lindsay -- who in the spot, is accused of being the "other woman" in a baby love triangle.
Lohan has filed a lawsuit in Nassau County Supreme Court in NY, first obtained by the NY Post, in… Continue
TAIJI, Japan – The gala crowd in Los Angeles cheered as "The Cove" won the best documentary Oscar with its grisly portrayal of dolphin hunting. Half a world away, residents of the small Japanese village shown in the film abhorred the attention and said it won't end their centuries-old tradition.
In Taiji on the rocky coast of southwest Japan, residents gathered in whale eateries with names like "Tail" and rolled their eyes Monday when told of Oscar laurels for the… Continue
Movie audiences went mad as hatters for Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" weekend, spending a whopping $116.3 million at the box office this weekend, the highest-ever haul for a non-sequel, Variety reported.
Disney's fantasy film also obliterated the record for a movie not released in May, June, July or November, Paul Degarabedian, box office analyst for Hollywood.com, told the News.
Once Lil Wayne has turned himself in to begin his one-year prison sentence in New York, his label, the Miami-based Cash Money outfit, is expected to relocate its operations to the Big Apple both to be closer to its franchise artist and to show him support.
That support, one assumes, will include plenty of visits to Wayne on Rikers Island, where the rapper will reside at the Eric M. Taylor Center,… Continue