January 2012 Blog Posts (202)

For 50 Cent, there's a lot riding on Feb. 5's Super Bowl XLVI.

The rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, apparently has so much faith in his hometown team, the New York Giants, that he is willing to wager $1,000,000 on the Giants in the Super Bowl, according to his Twitter account.

But another tweet uncovered a bet that would cause the Queens native to…

Nearly 40 pounds of cocaine stuffed inside hollowed-out textbooks were intercepted at the United Nations Headquarters’ mail room, officials announced Thursday.

Two bags - bearing only the UN symbol with no addressee or return address - were X-rayed around 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 16 by the Security and Safety Service after they were deemed suspicious by workers, police and…

Twitter service may be getting spotty in some countries.

The micro-blogging firm announced on the company blog Thursday that it plans to change its censorship policies to comply with different countries' regulations.

"As we continue to grow internationally, we will enter countries that have different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression," the post…

If you wanna party with Diddy at the Playboy Mansion, you better be freakin' LOADED -- because TMZ has learned, tickets for the rapper's post-Grammys after party top out around $50,000 each.

The cheapest ticket is a slightly more affordable $1,500 and they go up from there -- $15,000, $25,000 ... all the way up to $50,000 -- depending on what services you may require…

Maino teamed up with Green Lantern and DJ Infamous for his new mixtape. Tracklist and download link after the cut. The Day After Tomorrow coming soon.

DOWNLOAD LINK…

Rihanna has tackled the worlds of music and movies. Now the fashionista is foraying into television with her own “Project Runway”-inspired series.

The “We Found Love” singer will executive produce and appear in an original show for Sky Living HD in the U.K. Known worldwide for her bold style, the pop star will search Britain for the next generation of undiscovered…

Young Money bombarded the charts last year with platinum releases from Lil Wayne and Drake, but they’re not done yet. Over the next few months, hip-hop’s reigning crew will return with albums from Nicki Minaj, Tyga, Bow Wow, and Lil Twist.

First up, Tyga will unleash Careless World: Rise of the Last King to stores on February 21. With “Rack City” and “Still Got It”…

DMX had the plane ride from Hell last night -- throwing up all the way from Miami to Charlotte, and then rushing straight to the hospital after landing.

According to DMX, he had some "bad shrimp" at his baby mama's house in Miami before he got on a plane -- commercial -- and then spent most of the flight tossing his cookies in the lavatory.

X tells us ... as…

Demi Moore's friend called paramedics Monday night after the actress inhaled a dangerous amount of nitrous oxide ... TMZ has learned.

Sources tell TMZ ... one of Demi's friends who was at her home told emergency workers Demi was doing whip-its. A whip-it is a street name for a type of nitrous oxide inhalant.

The friend said she became upset when Demi had a…

We all know Webbie lives a savage life but when it comes to murder, he proclaims his innocence. According to TMZ, the Louisiana MC is adamant that he had nothing to do with a shooting at an Alabama nightclub that left a man dead.

Webbie was performing at Primetime nightclub around 3a.m. on Sunday when the shooting occurred. When police arrived, they discovered a man…

50 Cent seems to making another run in the fashion game after the previous success of his G-Unit brand and sneaker deals with Reebok.

Fif hit up Twitter announcing that he'll be starting a Street King clothing line, in conjunction with the…

RiRi is having a hard time keeping her thuggish tendencies under wraps.

The songstress, 23, unleashed another bout of Twitter photos to her followers Wednesday, but this time, her knuckles were up front and center.

In the shots, the "We Found Love" singer shows off her latest set of tattoos, letters that spell out "Thug Life" across her knuckles in a pale pink…

Brooklyn Mic Club Adrenaline Rush vs Shottie Bee round 1 & 2.

Round 3:…

Shoemaker to the stars Christian Louboutin strolled back into court Tuesday, eager to give Yves St. Laurent the boot, for swiping his signature red soles.

The French footwear maven, the go-to shoe guy for Scarlett Johansson, Blake Lively and Sarah Jessica Parker, appeared for a federal appeals court hearing on his suit against YSL.

The three-judge panel…

Two months after her split from Ashton Kutcher, a painfully thin Demi Moore was rushed to a hospital late Monday and is entering rehab, sources told the Daily News.

"Because of the stresses in her life right now, Demi has chosen to seek professional assistance to treat her exhaustion and improve her overall health," her publicist Carrie Gordon said in a statement to…

A Newark mom has yanked her 8-month-old daughter from a local daycare center and is slamming the center's staff as too lax after her tot was reportedly found with a dead mouse stuffed in her mouth.

Britanny Barba told ABC 7 News that her baby girl, Alanah, was ill for hours after her mother-in-law, a volunteer at the Donald K Tucker Childcare, discovered the child…

Terrell Owens has always been an island of sorts. His brash personality and self-absorption routinely alienated his teammates during an NFL career that teetered between terrific and toxic, leaving him to fend for himself.

Now, at 38 and out of football, he's lonelier than ever, and running out of money. In a GQ profile, Owens comes across as wounded, broke and…

Mary J. Blige didn’t hear her name called when nominations for the 84th Annual Academy Awards were announced today. The disappointed singer took to Twitter to address the snub.

The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul was considered a…

Tracy Morgan was released from Utah’s Park City Medical Center Monday afternoon after enduring a medical scare during the Sundance Film Festival.

The “30 Rock” star, who suddenly collapsed after receiving an award at the Creative Coalition Spotlight Awards two days earlier, was spotted by TMZ cameras as he made his way through a local airport with the help of a…