Jay-Z is expected to attend a ground breaking ceremony for the Nets’ new arena in Brooklyn today (March 11) at Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn, New York.
The rapper, who owns a percentage of the team, will be joined by developer Bruce Ratner, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. David Paterson to break ground on the construction for the construction of the Barclays Center, an 18,000-seat arena.
While some may welcome The Nets to Brooklyn,… Continue
A crazy Dutch man stabs his ex-wife in the nexk on the street while bystanders watch and try to help. This happened in 2006.
The 22 year old woman still suffers from permanent injuries and this video was used in the court against the attacker who got 4 years of… Continue
Chris Brown is literally begging his fans to help keep him relevant -- and the convicted woman beater is using a recorded audio message to spread his desperate plea. Brown's message is available through SayNow.com -- a website in which celebrities can record messages for their fans. In the message, Brown begs his fans to help "bring me back"-- saying "a lot of radio stations aren't playing my records. They are not being that supportive and I wouldn't expect them… Continue
DMX’s wife will be telling all in an upcoming book. Tashera Simmons is working on a book titled “Strength of Woman.” The publication will reportedly reveal the “not so glamorous life” that Simmons has endured while married to the New York emcee. A rep for “Mrs. DMX” discussed the book saying, quote, “She will be talking about her experience with her family and trying to hold them together through the DMX journey. Her story is a stellar, heart wrecking,… Continue
Jay-Z has backed out of a deal with the Aqueduct Entertainment Group to invest in the Aqueduct racino it was revealed yesterday (March 9).
According to Crain’s, Jay-Z had an estimated 2% interest in AEG through an entity he has ownership in named Gain Global Investments Network.
The racino project has generated a great deal of controversy because the losing bidders claim New York Gov. David Paterson awarded AEG the group due to… Continue
Andy Whitfield, who plays the title role in the Starz Original series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
The British-born actor will begin treatment immediately.
The network says the cancer was discovered during a routine checkup as the 38-year-old Whitfield prepared to begin shooting the second season of the action-adventure series, which is filmed in New Zealand.
A federal judge in Brooklyn Wednesday gave city lawyers until May 6 to decide whether they will represent the NYPD cops charged in the wrongful death lawsuit of Sean Bell, the unarmed man gunned down on his wedding day.
Judge Sterling Johnson -- a former NYPD sergeant himself -- rejected the city's request for a six-month stay of the civil suit filed nearly three years ago but put on hold while the officers faced criminal charges and a civil… Continue
Creepy ex-Rep. Eric Massa answered charges he groped male staffers on Tuesday by admitting it - but insisting it was just a tickle fight.
"They're saying I groped a male staffer. Yeah, I did," he told Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck in a bizarre hour-long interview, just after The Washington Post reported the groping complaints against the upstate Democrat.
"Not only did I grope him, I tickled him until he couldn't breathe and… Continue
Eighties teen idol Corey Haim died Wednesday morning of an apparent drug overdose, according to Los Angeles police.
Haim, who has battled an addiction to prescription drugs for years, collapsed in the bedroom of his mother's Oakwood apartment just before 1 a.m., police sources told TMZ.com.
Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter told RadarOnline.com that when emergency personnel arrived, the 38-year-old actor was… Continue
New York emcee DMX has had yet another run-in with Arizona authorities. The troubled rapper was arrested in Arizona on Tuesday for allegedly violating the terms of his probation with the use of illegal drugs. The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, has run afoul of the law numerous times over the past few years. He was released from an Arizona jail last May after serving more than 90 days for drug, fraud and animal cruelty…
A simple early morning disturbance call ended with the death of a gay-porn actor.
And it was all captured on video.
Deputies with the Bay County Sheriff’s Department in Florida arrived at the Executive Inn after Andrew Grande (known professionally as Dustin Michaels), 23, allegedly got into a fight with a female friend, according to Panama City Beach's WJHG.
Police attempted to handcuff Grande, who… Continue
One New York chef is bringing new meaning to the term “milking” a situation. Klee Brasserie chef Daniel Angerer has started using his wife’s breast milk to create “Mommy Milk Cheese” and is making it available to any willing patrons. Angerer has posted a recipe for the daring dairy product on his blog so any new parents can make their own.
And how does it taste? Well the chef told Grub Street, “It tastes just like really sweet cow’s milk. It… Continue