Jay-Z has been tapped as a last-minute replacement for the NYC rap trio at next week's All Points West music fest in New Jersey. The Beasties backed out of the July 31 concert last Monday after group member Adam "MCA" Yauch announced he has cancer in his parotid gland and in a lymph node in his throat. Beyonce's main squeeze has never played an American music festival before.
And he's picked quite a place to start! The Brooklyn-born rap… Continue
After a bad break-up, even a glowing star may need to wrap herself in a protective cocoon - by eating ice cream and doughnuts.
Alanis Morissette's body has emerged from food-inflicted hibernation and is ready to float like a butterfly once again, as she proved to the world out for a jog last week.
Now that the extra flesh isn't there to remind her of the mess left when ex Ryan Reynolds went away - and promptly married Scarlett… Continue
Jenny is heading to another block, and this one is in Miami.
Jennifer Lopez’s hubby, Marc Anthony, inked a deal yesterday with the Miami Dolphins, making him a partial owner of the NFL team under real estate guru Stephen Ross. Although Anthony and La Lopez will remain residents of New York, they’ll be spending a lot more time in the Sunshine State.
“I could quite possibly be staring at the first day of the rest of my life,” the… Continue
Akon may have just discovered that he’s a father again, but he plans on doing right by his baby mama Sara Coleman.
"I think kids are a blessing," he told us. "[To set the record straight], I never ran away from my responsibilities and I never plan to. Everything I am doing now is for [my other five kids] anyway, so the more kids I can have, the better. I just love them."
Of his child with Coleman, he said, "It’s a boy and he’s handsome… Continue
Oakland residents overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to approve a first-of-its kind tax on medical marijuana sold at the city's four cannabis dispensaries. Preliminary election results showed the measure passing with 80 percent of the vote, according to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters.
The dispensary tax was one of four measures in a vote-by-mail special election aimed at raising money for the cash-strapped city. All four measures won, but… Continue
A female photographer claims to have gotten a "real stinger" of a slap from Jude Law outside a London restaurant on Thursday morning and is considering legal action against the 'Cold Mountain' actor. Harsha Gopal was among a group of paparazzi taking pictures of the actor as he was leaving an eatery called Automat when flashes went off and there was confusion, leading the star to flail his arms around, striking the woman.
"He hit me full on the… Continue
TMZ has learned Kelis has finally given birth to her son with estranged hubby Nas -- and this time, he was allowed into the hospital to see 'em.
After nearly three days of labor, Kelis gave birth to son Knight Jones last night -- and while Nas was not in the delivery room, he was outside and he did get to see his baby.
As we first reported, Nas had tried to visit Kelis in the hospital while she was in labor the night before -- but was… Continue
There's nothing more vicious than an old-fashioned Twitter fight -- which is exactly what just broke out between Larry King and his handlers at CNN.
Larry's wife Shawn says CNN asked him to stop posting details from his personal life on KingsThings -- his official Twitter account -- interesting personal stuff like him and Ryan Seacrest arguing over who's gonna pay for dinner.
So King let his rebellious side shine and started his own… Continue
Comedian Katt Williams is officially off the hook -- the two weapons possession charges he faced in New York City have been rejected by the D.A.
Sources tell us the charges -- filed against Katt back in November after cops allegedly noticed two guns in his car -- were dismissed because the D.A. wouldn't be able to prove them beyond a reasonable doubt at… Continue
Solange goes bald, well close to it! She talked about this on Twitter a couple weeks ago. She was tired of having hair, tired of dealing with it. She was looking for pictures of when she shaved it all off before as a teenager. I guess she decided to do away with the hair. And at the same time, she showed Lala, Teyana Taylor and Cassie what shaving your head is really about. She’s brave! I give her that.… Continue
M.I.A.'s infamously unconventional maternity outfit worn at the Grammy Awards has been given a new life in the form of a onesie for the rapper's five-month-old son. The 'Paper Planes' star tweeted a picture of the pint-sized polka dot onesie, donned by cute lil' Ikyhd, this week. The new mom wore a similar outfit at the Grammys in February when she was nine months pregnant and days from giving birth.
Both outfits were designed by House of… Continue
It's the footage you've been waiting for -- the tape LeBron James tried to destroy -- the moment King James gets slam dunked on by an amateur!!!!!!!!
Here's the back story -- LeBron had a bunch of basketball prospects over at his LeBron James Skills Academy camp earlier this month.
LJ joined in on a pick-up game during the camp, when Jordan Crawford -- a 20-year-old baller from Xavier University -- got the rock and decided to go right after LeBron,… Continue
Imagine you’ve just been given a choice: You have to drink from one of two containers. One container is a cup from your own kitchen, and it contains a product that has passed strict state, federal and local guidelines for cleanliness and quality. Oh, and it’s free. The second container comes from a manufacturing plant somewhere, and its contents—while seemingly identical to your first choice—have not been subjected to the same strict national and… Continue
Tina Turner, Whitney Houston … and Miley Cyrus?
VH1 announced the return of its celebrated "VH1 Divas" after a four-year hiatus on Tuesday – but this year's models may strike fans of past shows as a little off-key.
The musical showcase has tapped "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson, British crooners Adele and Leona Lewis, and tween sensation Miley Cyrus to wear the prima donna mantle as the series tries to sashay back into the… Continue
GUANGZHOU, China — An employee at a factory that makes iPhones in China killed himself after a prototype went missing, and Apple Inc. responded Wednesday by saying its suppliers are required to treat workers with dignity and respect.
The dead worker, Sun Danyong, 25, worked in product communications at Foxconn Technology Group, a Taiwanese firm that makes many Apple products at a massive factory in the southern city of… Continue
A PETA undercover investigator obtained footage in March 1999 of
vicious elephant beatings at Carson & Barnes Circus. Tim Frisco, the
circus' animal care director and longtime elephant trainer, was caught
on tape violently attacking, shocking with an electric prod, and
screaming and cursing at endangered Asian elephants. Frisco is heard
on the tape instructing other elephant trainers to hurt the elephants
until they scream, "holler," and run… Continue