"I need an ambulance as soon as possible, sir," he said. "We have a gentleman here that needs help, he's not breathing. We're trying to pump him but he's not breathing."
Within hours the world would find out that the unconscious "gentleman" on the bed was 50-year-old pop superstar Michael Jackson.
The identity of the caller on the 911 tape released Friday by the Los… Continue
DALLAS (AP) -- A casket minus a cadaver yielded nearly 100 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop in Dallas. William Dale Crock of Cave City, Ark., was in jail Friday on a marijuana possession charge, plus traffic and seat beat violations. Dallas police say Crock was arrested Wednesday when bundles of marijuana were discovered under the casket's cover and pillow.
Sr. Cpl. Kevin Janse (JAN'-see) told said the van turned up during… Continue
Chris Brown is under court orders not to go within 50 yards of Rihanna, but both he and his ex want to get rid of the strict no-contact clause.
"They think it's unnecessary and ridiculous," says a mutual pal of the protection order handed down at Tuesday's criminal proceeding, during which Brown pled guilty to one count of felony assault in the February attack that left Rihanna battered and bruised. "After [the proceeding], Ri and Chris… Continue
Armed bandits targeted a Brooklyn day care center where the owners ran a drug den in the basement, with a 10-pound marijuana stash and more than $100,000 in cash, police said Saturday.
Day care owner Donna Rogers, 37, andher husband, Sherwin, 36, were arrested for felony marijuana possession one day after kids at their East Flatbush business slept through a wild gun fight between cops and… Continue
Jeff Jordan has elected not to return to the Illinois basketball program, the school announced Wednesday. The son of Michael Jordan will continue his studies at the school.
"I loved playing for the Fighting Illini and appreciate the support I was given by my teammates, coaches and the great fans here," Jordan said. "But I have come to the point where I¹m ready to focus on life after basketball. I will concentrate on earning my degree from… Continue
Hot 97's Funk Master Flex's Hip Hop Legends 2 Show at BB Kings, New York City, Busta Rhymes is supposed to be introducing Raekwon onto the stage but gets booed off when he announces his love of new artists like Kid Cudi, Lil Wayne & Kanye… Continue
UPDATE:
We've just learned Michael Jackson has died. He was 50.
Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We're told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.
A source tells us Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived.
Once at the hospital, the staff tried to resuscitate him but he was completely… Continue
THE "True Blood: The Com plete First Season" DVD has sold an astonishing 1 million copies, proving that HBO really does have a hit show on its hands.
In the four weeks since its release, the five-disc box set has netted $35 million in total sales according to the-numbers.com.
This puts it in the No. 1 spot for TV DVD sales for the week of June 14. Coming in at a distant second is the fourth season DVD of "Weeds," with 334,000… Continue
IT didn't take long for Russell Simmons to find a new squeeze. The hip-hop mogul, who was dating grapefruit heiress Julie Henderson, is now with French actress/model Noemie Lenoir (above). At model Jessica White's 25th birthday party at The Gates, Simmons and Lenoir were "making out like teenagers," according to a spy. At an after-party at Mr. West, they even snuck off to the bathroom. "They had no shame and were kissing in front of the paparazzi,"… Continue
Kelis secretly threw a Hail Mary in her bitter divorce war with Nas, but the judge had no sympathy.
Kelis, who is about to pop with her first kid, has been begging the judge to make Nas pay for pre-natal expenses and baby stuff. So far Nas hasn't paid squat.
A hearing is set for July 21. Kelis is asking for $3,500 for a baby nurse, 20,000 for strollers, cribs and stuff, etc. But here's the snag. Kelis may be in labor during the… Continue
Why not let Hurricane Chris rap about Halle Berry inside the Louisiana House of Representatives -- it's not like they have anything more important to be doing there, right?
The rapper, a.k.a. Chris Dooley, Jr., was recently honored by his home state. But instead of giving him a key to the city or some random certificate of congratulations, they gave him the House floor -- and he brought his… Continue