NEW YORK - Federal officials want to keep Burmese pythons and eight other kinds of large snakes out of the country, saying they threaten the environment.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the snakes escape or are released into the wild, where they threaten sensitive ecosystems like Florida's Everglades.
Salazar announced the proposed ban on importing the snakes at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.
Halle Berry's about to launch her latest fragrance, and she's gone from figs to cactus flowers.
The 43-year-old Oscar-winning actress will release Pure Orchid, the second edition of Halle by Halle Berry next month, People.com reports.
Her first fragrance, which came out last year, was a blend of mimosa and fig scents. However, Pure Orchid has notes of jungle cactus flower, blackberry creme and tonka bean, according to… Continue
If two pole dancers accused of prostitution try to mount a lesbian defense, prosecutors have a secret weapon: a boyfriend.
Cassandra Malandri and Falynn Rodriguez are on trial for allegedly offering a cop sex for $5,000 at the Hot Lap Dance Club in 2008.
"One of their defenses may be that they're lesbians," Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Daryl Reed said in court Wednesday.
"We should be allowed to call her so-called… Continue
It's been nearly a year since Rihanna was brutally assaulted by her then-boyfriend Chris Brown, and now Star exclusively reveals charges of abuse by the ex-girlfriend of the singer's new man.
During their Mexican vacation earlier this month, Rihanna and Los Angeles Dodgers star Matt Kemp didn’t skimp on affection, indulging in PDA all over Cabo San Lucas. But a Star investigation reveals that Matt has… Continue
Markice "Kesan" Moore -- the MTV reality star accused of brutally beating his one-year-old daughter -- has been released on $20,000 bail.
Moore, who was on "From G's to Gents," is accused of breaking both of his infant daughter's arms, one leg, 3 ribs and a collarbone.
Moore told TMZ the only thing he should be held accountable for is the broken wrist his daughter suffered when she fell out of her bed in… Continue
"General" Larry Platt -- the musical mastermind behind "Pants on the Ground" -- hasn't seen a dime since everyone and their mother started singing his tune ... and now he's lawyering up in the hopes of finally raking in some cash.
Platt tells TMZ he loves the countless parodies and remixes of his tune -- but says since he's the one who wrote the greatest song ever created about pants being on the ground ... he's the one who should be getting… Continue
David Beckham grabbed headlines in Milan after a woman from an Italian prank show grabbed his crotch -- carrying out a full-on sexual assault for what she thought would be a funny TV segment.
The video shows a "reporter" sneaking through a crowd and reaching down at an unsuspecting David Beckham. The woman then gropes his crotch -- in an attempt to see if he measured up to the Armani underwear ads.
Beckham was furious -- and security instantly swooped to… Continue
Apparently T.I. — serving out the remainder of his year-and-one-day sentence on a gun possession charge in a halfway house — is back in the lab making music. In late December, former Warner Music Group executive Kevin Liles tweeted on his page @Kevinliles1, "My right hand went home to visit his family and found his way to the studio. He said 'why wait for 2010, get it now.' Love the attitude!"
On Thursday, during an interview with MTV News, Trey… Continue
Rihanna will join Wyclef Jean for a special episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Wednesday (January 20), focusing on the devastation in Haiti in the wake of last week's 7.0 earthquake and what people can do to help. Wyclef will give a first-hand account of his recent visit to his home country; R&B singer Maxwell will also be on hand for the special.
Rihanna will perform her version of Bob Marley's classic "Redemption… Continue
When did the motto of The New York Times change to "All the news that fits in a Size Zero?"
The paper of record irked various bloggers following the Golden Globes for its provocative comments about women and weight.
That includes the assertion that some superskinny actresses have become — gasp — slightly less stickfigure-ish.
The report by female writer Andy Port appeared online in the NYT's fashion blog The Moment and… Continue
Playboy magazine subscription Iconic girlie magazine Playboy makes WalletPop's list of "12 things not to buy in 2010."
"In 1972, Hugh Hefner had a virtual monopoly on skin, selling 7 million copies of Playboy a month ... Today, however, such images are available everywhere -- and that's been bad news for the bunny," the site says.
Over the past 10 years, Playboy's stock has dropped from $31 to today's $3.46. And now Hefner is shopping the… Continue
The grass is greener in the Garden State - and a whole lot cheaper, too.
New Jersey's medical marijuana law is a looming cloud for New York pot dealers who worry that profits are about to go up in smoke.
"It's going to cut a lot of the bridge-and-tunnel customers," one pot dealer told the Daily News. "I'm just trying to lock down who I have in the city. I have to stay on the grind."
Scott Baio you, know Chachi, went after Michelle Obama on Twitter/TwitPic today linking a tweet to an unflattering picture of the First Lady Michelle Obama.
Classless, but what do you expect from this guy, he is nothing but a scumbag. You would think that a guy that claims to care about special needs children wouldn't be such miserable asshole.
After pleading guilty to assaulting Rihanna last year, Chris Brown was spotted at a fashion show in Milan on Tuesday wearing long black leather gloves that only O.J. could love.
No word if Chris wore Bruno Magli shoes.…
One of the guys from the MTV reality show "From G's to Gents" is wanted by Georgia police for one of the most disgusting crimes imaginable -- the brutal, bone-breaking beating of his infant daughter.
Cops in Cobb County are on the hunt for Markice "Kesan" Moore, who is "accused of breaking both of his infant daughter's arms, one leg, 3 ribs, a collarbone and bruising all over her body."
Kesan -- who is currently on Cobb County's most… Continue
LONDON – Amy Winehouse admits it went beyond seasonal spirit.
The soul diva pleaded guilty Wednesday to assaulting a theater manager who asked her to leave a family Christmas show starring Mickey Rooney because she'd had too much to drink.
The singer, whose scrapes with the law often overshadow her music, was given a fine and a warning to stay out of trouble by a judge who praised her for trying to clean up her act.
NEW YORK – The music world's top stars are signing on for Friday's "Hope for Haiti" telethon.
Bruce Springsteen, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Keith Urban and Alicia Keys are just a few of the performers who will be featured, according to MTV Networks, an integral partner in the two-hour event.
Haiti was devastated and thousands of its citizens killed when an earthquake hit the Caribbean nation last week.
Rosa Acosta Talks Omarion Says Her Breast Taste Good And Almost Shows Her Coochie Talks King Magazine Her Workout Dvd Her Top Video Vixens And Her Love For… Continue