February 2012 Blog Posts (192)

Bobby Brown said it was difficult for him to take the stage with New Edition last night, but just hours after learning of the death of his ex-wife Whitney Houston ... he did it for his loyal fans.

As TMZ previously reported, Brown was having "crying fits" upon learning of Whitney's passing. But Brown and the rest of the group performed in…

LOS ANGELES -- Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.

Publicist Kristen Foster said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unknown.

At her peak, Houston…

Musician-actor Ice T and his wife, Coco, know well what folks whispered about them early on in their relationship — and a lot of it wasn’t nice.

“It’s funny,” Coco says, “when I first got into his life, the first six months, I would hear all the comments, ‘Who’s that bimbo chick on his arm?’ ”

“With the big huge t—ies,” Ice says, laughing.

Indeed, the…

A blonde Ciara roared into RedZone Entertainment’s Pre-Grammy Party in West Hollywood last night. The R&B siren, who stars in the upcoming Adam Sandler comedy That’s My Boy, sported two-toned hair and a lion-print dress as she caught up with hitmaker Tricky Stewart at Greystone Manor Supperclub. Birthday girl Kelly Rowland, who turns 31 today, and Christina Milian were…

Wale stays schemin’ and is full of surprises. During his sold-out concert at Irving Plaza last night, Mr. Folarin brought out Mr. Montana for a performance of “Shot Caller”.…

A North Carolina dad's video lecturing his daughter for being spoiled — and then shooting her laptop full of bullets — has received millions of hits on YouTube.

His anger, according to the video, came after his 15-year-old posted on Facebook complaining about the chores she had to do every day.

“Hannah, you were grounded for about three…

Patrons at a British pub were forced to flee for their lives when a chainsaw-wielding madman burst through the doors and tried to attack them.

The maniac, Dean Dinnen, 24, became livid at Hull, England's Endyke Pub after he was asked to leave for refusing to put out his cigarette. He returned less than an hour later revving the saw.

The…

A woman is crediting her record-setting 38KKK bosom for saving her life after she wrapped her car around a tree.

Sheyla Hershey, of Houston, Tx., told Radar Online that she was driving to pick up her husband after a Super Bowl party when she lost control of her car and slammed into a tree.

She said the airbags in her Ford Mustang didn't go off — which could…

Gabrielle Union's hair is fly - but it almost grounded her at the airport on Wednesday.

The actress said her "weave got 'flagged' by the bodyscan at security," on Twitter. "No lie. TSA required a hair pat-down."

The “Good Deeds” star, 39, expressed surprise that the "black female TSA agent" who stopped her was so naïve about her weave.

"If human hair and…

Usher's ex-wife Tameka Raymond is asking the singer to dig his own legal grave -- by handing over $50,000 to cover HER attorney's fees and other legal investments she's made ... to strip him of child custody.

Tameka filed the docs in Fulton County Superior Court in Georgia -- asking a judge to force Usher to pay her $15,000 to cover her expensive lawyer fees ... plus…

The judge in T-Boz' bankruptcy case has turned his back on the ex-TLC singer -- refusing to provide ANY protection against her army of creditors ... but according to court docs, it's the singer's own fault.

TMZ broke the story ... T-Boz filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy in October -- claiming she owed $768,642.99 to multiple creditors -- but last…

NEW MUSIC & NEW VIDEO BRIANNA PERRY "STAY SCHEMIN' FREESTYLE"…

The vodka was flowing and the soulful sounds of Mary J. Blige emanated from the speakers at the (Belvedere) RED Pre-Grammy Party at Avalon in Hollywood on Thursday night. MJB shimmered in gold on the red carpet, posing with comedienne Chelsea Handler at the all-red affair, which benefitted the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa. Kelis, MC Lyte, Sheila E., and Paris…

Killa Cam enlists Yummy for his latest release, "So Bad." Take a listen to the Dipset General's latest offering and let us know whether or not this record really was "So Bad."

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Rapper 50 Cent is teaming up with the World Food Program to see firsthand the effects of hunger in Somalia and Kenya.

The rap star flew to Dolo, Somalia, on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of women and children have fled there over the last year to flee a devastating famine that killed tens of thousands of people across Somalia.

WFP said the…

Beyonce and Jay-Z want to control any green made off their beloved baby Blue.

The proud parents filed a Jan. 26 application to trademark the name "Blue Ivy Carter," their infant daughter's now world-famous moniker.

Queen B and her rap mogul hubby are asking for exclusive rights to use the name in connection with cosmetics, recordings, baby products, clothing,…

Suge Knight, once the most feared executive in Hip-Hop, got pinched for a weed charge in Las Vegas. Yesterday (February 8th) Suge was pulled over by cops for making an unsafe lane change in his Bentley, TMZ reports.

When the authorities ran his name, multiple warrants for his arrest popped in their system. To make matters worse, turns on the former Death Row honcho…

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After the premiere of Kanye West and Jay-Z's new "N---as in Paris" video — which bowed Thursday (February 9) on MTV.com — someone joked that I needed to watch it 13 times in a row to best approximate the experience of the dynamic duo's Watch the Throne tour.

And it's true, Kanye and Jay did play "Paris" a whole lot during their trek ... mostly…

Comedian Mike Epps made a stop in Houston and set the stage on fire. No one was safe as he went in on the mother's of Jim Jones and Keyshia Cole and even Chrissy Lampkin's face mole was unsafe.

"That [ninja's] mama look like Freddy Krueger," cracked Epps. "She gone whip Jim Jones' wife's a$$. I'm gone snatch that chocolate chip off yo face…