February 2016 Blog Posts (104)

Lil Wayne is in trouble with Uncle Sam, yet again.

The “6 Foot 7 Foot” rapper, 33, was hit with a $868,000 tax lien, according to TMZ.

Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., is accused of not paying a portion of his 2014 taxes.

He was previously slammed with a $12 million tax lien for unpaid taxes in 2011 and 2012. He also owed $7 million…

We’re never going to get to old for this.

Fox moved forward with a pilot for a “Lethal Weapon” TV series, with Damon Wayans Sr. cast in the role made famous by Danny Glover.

The prospective series is based on the 1987 box office hit, which starred Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as mismatched police partners Riggs and Murtaugh and spawned three sequels.

The…

DMX seemed ready to party up just days after being revived from the brink of death.

The 45-year-old rapper was photographed arriving to perform at the Lively nightclub in the Meatpacking District early Friday morning — an astounding turn of events considering his collapse in a Yonkers hotel parking lot four days earlier.

Local police said they found DMX —…

Apple is making its first original television show. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the technology giant is backing a top-secret scripted series starring one of its own executives, Beats co-founder and rap legend Dr. Dre.

Multiple sources say the 50-year-old mogul is starring in and executive producing his own six-episode vehicle, dubbed Vital Signs, and the…

Ciara just can't score in the red zone.

The sexy singer and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson have been open about their decision to remain abstinent, but nobody's saying it has been easy.

The couple started dating last April, and their sex-free relationship choice is clearly wearing on Ciara, according to an interview with "Cosmopolitan."

"I'm…

North West is only 2 years old and she’s already a kick in the head.

The first-born child to Kanye West and Kim Kardashian had an “oops” moment backstage when she kicked rapper Lil Kim in the head at the Yeezy Season 3 fashion show extravaganza at Madison Square Garden. “Kim was mortified,” a spywitness tells Confidenti@l.

Kardashian appeared to have made…

The woman who claimed Chris Brown and his crew hit her and tossed her out of a Las Vegas party ... has now filed a lawsuit against him.

She says she went to Chris' room at the Palms Hotel and Casino, and then someone -- Chris or someone in his crew -- hit her in the "face and/or arm and/or hands."

In the suit, she also says someone in the room took her cell…

Less than a month after Jamie Hector (better known as Marlo from The Wire) was cast as Tupac Shakur’s stepfather in the rapper’s biopic All Eyez on Me, the man himself, Mutulu Shakur, has been released from prison after serving half of a 60 year sentence, The Journal News reports.

The news comes as a bit of a surprise to those familiar with Shakur’s case, a 1981…

Stevie J and Joseline Hernandez were guests on "Wild 'N Out" Monday when the 2 ex-lovebirds squared off during the rap battle against Nick and his crew. It started out all fun and games, but got…

Rapper DMX was recovering at the home of his ex-wife Wednesday after his near-death experience Monday night, his lawyer said.

“He’s with Tashera. They’re in the middle of a divorce, but they’re on good terms. The kids are there, and she doesn’t want to see him sick,” lawyer Murray Richman told the Daily News.

“She’s the nicest person in the world,” the lawyer…

In the world of hip-hop, rappers turned businessmen — Shawn "Jay Z" Carter, Andre "Dr. Dre" Young and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson being the most recognizable names — have become fairly commonplace. Nowadays, most artists have side ventures in music (of course), apparel, food and beverages. Yet however impressive their individual business prowess, few of them are able to…

Kanye West isn't waiting for the other shoe to drop.

The rapping renaissance man, who designed a line of sneakers for Adidas, took to Twitter to slam rival footwear company Puma over reports the company has tried to ink his sister-in-law Kylie to an endorsement deal.

"1000% there will never be a Kylie Puma anything. That's on my family! 1000% Kylie is on Yeezy…

Platinum-selling pop star Ciara is suing her rapper ex-boyfriend Future to the tune of $15 million, claiming his “venomous tweets” and press statements caused permanent damage to her career.

In her defamation lawsuit filed in Fulton County, Georgia, Ciara claims Future acted with "actual malice" when he described her as calculating and controlling and someone who…

Rapper DMX was on the brink of death Monday after he collapsed to the ground without a pulse in a Yonkers hotel parking lot, Westchester authorities suggested Tuesday.

The "Party Up" artist was reportedly no longer breathing by the time Yonkers cops responded to a call outside the Ramada Inn where he fell unconscious.

The officers immediately began performing…

Derek Fisher's reign of error ended with the second-worst winning percentage in Knicks history.

The coach was canned Monday in an announcement made by the Knicks president Phil Jackson, during a stretch of nine losses in 10 games that left the squad 23-31 and in 12th in the Eastern Conference.

Kurt Rambis took over as interim coach, the team announced, and…

LAS VEGAS — The entertainer Flavor Flav has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor driving under the influence in a Las Vegas case stemming from a traffic stop last May.

The plea Monday means the 56-year-old rapper and reality television star acknowledged that he had marijuana residue in his system when he was clocked going 87 mph in a 65-mph zone. It was his…

Would you like some Cookies with that milk-stake?

"Empire" star Taraji P. Henson made a big oops at Super Bowl 50 when she couldn't contain her excitement over seeing Maroon 5 perform at the halftime show.

The 45-year-old actress even shared a post from her VIP box at the game before the band’s performance.

“YAAAAAAASSSSSS!!!! #maroon5 is life to me!!!…

Jay Z is "crazy in love" with his wife.

The rapper made sure to let Beyonce know he's thinking of her ahead of her halftime performance on Sunday night.

Jay Z sent 10,000 roses to his queen just hours before her big Super Bowl 50 halftime show, according to US Weekly.

The "Single Ladies" singer took the Super Bowl 50 stage on Sunday for a…

Perhaps the third time will be the charm for Kanye West.

The indecisive rapper hinted he changed his upcoming album's title once again — just three days before it's scheduled to be released.

"There may be a new secret album title," West innocuously tweeted Monday morning.

The 38-year-old rapper has already changed the name of his highly anticipated new…

50 Cent was performing during a show with DJ Mustard at the Fox Theater in Oakland when a fan tossed something onstage. The Queens rapper picked up the object which happened to be a black shirt with the words “RIP Meek Mill (1987-2016).” 50 displayed the shirt for everyone to see and the crowd went crazy. Someone with a mic yelled, “get your cameras out.”

This is the…