Miley Cyrus' dad is cool with his little girl's recently released "lap dance" video.
Billy Ray Cyrus says that the teen pop star, who was 16 when she was filmed grinding with a 44-year-old movie producer, Adam Shankman, was "having fun."
"It's what people her age do," Cyrus told TMZ.com about the video, which was shot during the wrap party for Cyrus' film, "The Last Song."
We may be seeing more of Shaquille O'Neal in NYC. We hear the mighty Cavalier has been dating former Sony Music exec Lisa Ellis. Insiders say Shaq set his sights on Ellis during his first separation from wife Shaunie. Now that the O'Neals are in divorce court again, Shaq and Ellis are said to have rekindled their thing. Ellis previously dated former Congressman Harold Ford. She's denied claims of a romance… Continue
A rapper known as Yung Hott was killed during a Saturday evening shooting spree that erupted while he made a video in his hometown, Griffin police said.
One accused shooter is still on the loose, police said.
Jerode Paige died at the scene of the quadruple shooting in which about 20 rounds were fired, according to Lt. Sam Parks. Three others, including a 5-year-old girl, suffered non-life threatening injuries, police said.
Sacramento rapper X-Raided was stabbed during a prison riot at Pleasant Valley State Prison, sources told AllHipHop.com.
A group of inmates affiliated with the gang The Northern Riders were responsible for the attack on the rapper, because he refused to produce their album.
The result was a full-blown riot when three African-American inmates attempted to assist X-Raided, who fought his… Continue
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is to star in a biopic of former South African President Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie, whose lawyers have already contacted the film makers threatening to block it.
"Winnie," which also features Terrence Howard as Nelson Mandela and is based on a book by Anne Marie du Preez Bezdrob, starts shooting in South Africa on May 31 and could be ready for theatres by spring next… Continue
Herds of nerds - and plenty of regular folks - are fleeing Facebook.
Concerns about eroding privacy on the beloved social networking site - buoyed by word that Facebook staff held an "all hands" summit about security on Thursday - have prompted members of the tech elite to logout for good.
"It doesn't feel like Facebook is on the side of its users," said Peter Rojas, a well-known blogger who created Web sites like Gizmodo and gdgt.com.… Continue
A fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is all anyone in boxing can talk about now that Mayweather beat Shane Mosley and Pacquiao won a congressional seat in the Philippines. Everyone except Bob Arum, Pacquiao's promoter.
While saying that he is going to do his "darndest to make the fight," Arum has taken a vow of silence when it comes to talking about the upcoming negotiations. That's what he told reporters on a conference… Continue
Springtime in the NFL means a few things for players. First, we're training to get ready for minicamps. Two: Our teams are bringing in rookies and free agents. And three: Players have to take a break from their favorite street drug of choice to avoid getting put in the NFL Drug program.
It's only for a few months, because while the NFL is hard on guys like Brian Cushing (Editor's note: The Houston Texans linebacker and reigning Defensive Rookie of… Continue
Drake confirmed Alicia Keys will appear as a guest on his forthcoming debut album during the Los Angeles stop of his Away From Home tour on Thursday night.
The Toronto MC broke the news to the crowd as the opening notes of "Fireworks," slated to be Thank Me Later's opening track, began to boom from the speakers.
"This right here is the first song that you will here when you put that disk in," Drake said of Thank Me Later, due June 15. "It's a song with… Continue
Rick Ross is sitting on top of the world — in his new video for "Super High," Ross, along with his lady, straddles his motorcyle on a mountain top.
"Shout-out to F. Gary Gray," Ross said recently on the set of the clip, referring to the video's director, known for the films "Set It Off" and "The Italian Job," among others. "That's my favorite director throughout film. I met him ... Diddy introduced me to him one night.… Continue
A 14-year-old girl was repeatedly raped, drugged and beaten by two men for two horrifying weeks in a Brooklyn basement, prosecutors said.
Anthony King and Kevin Evans, both 24, were identified by the victim after she escaped from the Crown Heights basement on Tuesday, court records show.
Evans picked up the girl and a female friend, also 14, on April 27 and took them to New Jersey, where they used heroin, officials… Continue
Someone stole Tyler Perry’s credit card information and balled out. This is not a laughing matter. People work hard for their money and it is sad that people will do that. This is what they spent off Tyler’s credit card: TOTAL: $28,492.22 4/25/10 – Southwest Airlines – M. Woods (Burbank-Las Vegas) – $3.00 4/25/10 – Southwest Airlines – M. Woods (Burbank-Las Vegas) – $158.70 4/28/10 – Best Buy – $734.00 4/29/10 – Lowe’s (Greenville)… Continue
We're all for sporting comfy clothing, but Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon looked downright ridiculous while running errands in their equally atrocious sweatsuits. Fashion-challenged Mimi paired her royal blue blunder with t-strap peep-toe pumps, and her hubby's oversized gear made him look even more minuscule than he already is.