Venus Williams took it back to the '90s with the outfit she wore Thursday night at a match in Key Biscayne. The 1890s, that is.
In her opening match at the Sony Ericsson Open, Venus wore a red, spaghetti-strapped corset trimmed with a flounce. It was part can-can, part Valentine's Day. And though it certainly flouts the conventions of tennis fashion, the dress worked: Venus won the match 6-4, 6-3.
Oakland rapper Yukmouth has released a statement denying that former Death Row Records CEO Marion “Suge” Knight led a group of men who attacked him Monday evening in California.
According to reports, Yukmouth originally identified Knight as one of 11 men who accosted him the parking lot of a San Fernando Valley supermarket and robbed him of $92,000 worth of jewelry.
Yukmouth allegedly identified Knight as one of his attackers to… Continue
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Police in Florida say a minor league pitcher in the Atlanta Braves farm system has been charged with two prostitution-related misdemeanors after a sting conducted not far from the team's spring training facility.
Right-handed pitcher Deunte Heath bonded out of jail Friday.
Kissimmee police spokeswoman Stacie Miller says the 24-year-old ballplayer was arrested Thursday night when he allegedly responded to Internet… Continue
Murders are up sharply in the city this year, with startling increases in gunplay across the five boroughs, a Daily News study of NYPD statistics shows.
The citywide murder rate has increased 22.8% in the first 11 weeks of the year over the same period in 2009, from 79 homicides to 97 as of Sunday, the most recent day for which statistics are available.
Shootings in general are also up citywide, with 293 people hit by bullets this… Continue
The Internet rumors have been buzzing about Beyonce being pregnant, but there's still no word of confirmation or denial as yet.
Urban gossip site MediaTakeOut.com reports that the singer and rapper Jay-Z are going to have a baby, but details are scant.
"According to our source Beyonce is doing fine and resting (for now), but she's expected to continue working throughout her pregnancy," MediaTakeout.com reports. "And we're also… Continue
Following the snub on Vanity Fair's recent Young Hollywood cover, "Precious" star Gabourey Sidibe is getting another fashionable cold shoulder.
The Oscar award nominee is said to have zero chance of ever appearing on a future cover of Vogue magazine due to her size, PopEater.com reports.
"She's a joke in the fashion community," a fashion industry insider scoffed. "What she wore on the red carpet at the Academy Awards wasn't a dress,… Continue
MEXICO CITY - Federal police have arrested Mexico's "King of Heroin," a powerful drug trafficker allegedly responsible for running thousands of pounds of heroin into Southern California each year, authorities said Thursday.
Jose Antonio Medina, nicknamed "Don Pepe," was arrested in the western state of Michoacan on Wednesday and is being held for prosecution, said Ramon Pequeno, head of the anti-narcotics division of Mexico's federal… Continue
Word on the streets is that rapper Drake is a 'SNITCH'!!
Here's what happened. A few years back, Drake and two of his boys got ROBBED by some goons from Toronto. Drake and his boys then called the cops, and described the robbers.
The police later picked up the suspects - who were arrested and brought to trial. During the trial, MediaTakeOut.com learned that Drake… Continue
Shaquille O'Neal is partially divorced from wife Shaunie.
Shaq and Shaunie pretty much settled the terms of their divorce, but it took two different states to end the marriage. A California judge was handling custody and visitation matters, while a Florida judge was handling spousal support, property division and the official dissolution of the marriage.
We learned last Monday a judgment was entered on custody and visitation… Continue
Keyshia Cole was ripped apart by a judge in New Jersey yesterday -- a judge who called the singer's testimony "nonsensical" and then questioned her literacy.
Cole -- a platinum-selling artist -- was being sued by an event promoter who claims she blew off an appearance in 2006 after he paid her $15,000 up front.
The judge not only ruled against Cole, but she blasted the singer in her written opinion, saying Cole's testimony was… Continue
T.I. will finally get to roam free today for the first time since he was locked up for weapons charges last year ... but he's still gonna have the curfew of a 16-year-old schoolboy.
T.I.'s attorney, Steve Sadow, tells TMZ the rapper -- who's been serving the last 30 days of his sentence under house arrest -- will officially be done today.
T.I. will now be placed under 23 days of supervised release ... which means he'll have to be… Continue
Prince is the subject of a public shaming in Ireland -- after a judge decided to release information about the singer's recent court battle because the Purple One isn't paying the piper.
High Court Justice Peter Kelly just announced that Prince owes nearly $3 million in damages to concert promoters for bailing on a 2008 show in Dublin at the last minute.
According to Kelly, the two parties reached a settlement back in February --… Continue
1,200 Pounds Of Weed, Seized At The University Of Central Florida! (Over 41 Ppl Arrested & Main Buyers The Students)
"gents found 1,200 pounds of marijuana (see images) in a massive bust Wednesday and investigators say its worth more than $1 million. WFTV learned that the marijuana investigation centered on University of Central Florida students. Earlier this month, WFTV reported on the investigation into drug rings. Agents raided 12 homes that were all involved in a… Continue
They have to fully destroy you, huh? OJ is far from the smartest dude, but is this where he’s going? The National Enquirer is now reporting that OJ is running around the jail with the “girls” (trannies and the lot of them) of the yard. The report say “The Juice” gets the works from these doting individuals. They clean his drawls, socks, give him massages and other jailhouse luxuries. They treat him like a KING. Say it ain’t so,… Continue
A war has been declared against Sean “Diddy” Combs after the mogul labeled other vodka brands as “pee pee.”
Liquor Tycoon M.J. Silver has announced a press conference will be held tomorrow (March 25) in Times Square to protest Combs’ statement that “if you’re not drinking Ciroc vodka, then you’re drinking pee pee.”
Combs made the statement during a party he was hosting earlier this month at New York hot spot,… Continue