Herculean hot dog eater Takeru Kobayashi was released from jail Monday morning and said he felt empty inside.
"I'm really hungry. I wanted to eat hot dogs," he said as he walked out of Brooklyn Criminal Court after being arraigned on charges of storming the stage at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island Sunday.
Kobayashi, 32, was released without bail on charges of trespassing, resisting arrest and… Continue
Mary J. Blige is one of the most recognized R and B singers in the game right now. With her soulful lyrics, and incredible stage presence, Blige has a way of pouring her heart into every song she sings. Being in the game so early, Blidge never finished highschool. Recently, she held a summer concert where she revealed she just graduated.
As many of you already know, I never finished highschool, and they just recently gave me my honorary degree.… Continue
Jackson marked her return by closing the festival’s first night inside the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. It was her first time at the festival, which runs through Sunday.Fans got a glimpse of Jackson’s new, sassy, short-cropped hair and her signature, shapely figure on the finale show of American Idol where she rocked classics like “Again” and “Nasty” and her latest release, “Nothing,” from the soundtrack of the movie, “Why Did I Get Married Too?,” which she also… Continue
You never know what's coming next from Kelis. Her four previous albums boasted just as many distinct sounds, and appeared on as many different labels. Over her decade-long career, Kelis has lurched from the vengeful shrew of her breakout single, "Caught Out There," to the sex queen of the smash hit "Milkshake" to the attitudinizing narrator of the camp anthem "Bossy."
While such songs could have turned this Harlem-born… Continue
The Colombian soccer team didn't make the World Cup, but the country's police made a great save to intercept a replica tournament trophy made entirely out of cocaine.
Colombia authorities seized the 14-inch replica trophy bound for Madrid at Bogota Airport Saturday, CNN reported.
The painstakingly engraved statue was painted gold with green stripes on the base to match the real trophy. It was bound, along with several team jerseys… Continue
Amar'e Stoudemire got a large dose of New York Saturday night, taking in a Broadway show, watching incredulously as two reporters snuck into the theater and were chased out by the NYPD, and claiming that two other NBA superstars are ready to join him in a Knicks uniform if he decides to sign here.
Wearing a Yankees cap and leaning against a building on Eighth Ave., as he waited for his limo to pick him up from the musical "Rock of Ages," the… Continue
The holiday turned gruesome for a Long Island man when he blew off his arm while lighting illegal fireworks for friends and family Saturday, Suffolk County police said.
Eric Smith, 36, lost his left arm in the Independence Day weekend blast at his Islip Terrace home about 5:45 p.m., when the mortar he ignited went off before he could get out of the way, cops… Continue
A private jet carrying comedian Dave Chappelle made an emergency landing in Pittsburgh last night because the pilot couldn't handle Chappelle's erratic behavior, TMZ has learned.
A source extremely familiar with the incident tells TMZ Chappelle boarded a private jet in New Jersey last night bound for Ohio -- where the actor lives.
During the flight, we're told Dave "freaked out" and refused to put his seat belt on. Then -- according to… Continue