Oksana Grigorieva signed an agreement with Mel Gibson for a $15 million package, which would have kept the Mel tapes secret, but she ultimately walked away from it.
Sources tell TMZ, during the child custody mediation in May, lawyers for Mel and Oksana worked out a financial deal for Oksana -- she would get a total of $15 mil, which included child support, a house and other assets.
But sources intimately familiar with the mediation tell… Continue
Plies is off the hook in relation to a shooting that took place in Gainesville, Florida during a concert featuring the rapper and Lil’ Boosie that left five people injured.
Members of Plies’ entourage were accused of firing three rounds into a crowd of about 1,000 people at Club 238, during a dispute with performers over performance time in 2006.
Plies, born Algernod Lanier Washington, eventually pleaded no contest to possession of a… Continue
A number of celebrities gathered in Los Angeles this weekend to raise awareness for children who suffer from diabetes.
The three-day event is sponsored by the non-profit Developing Options, the City of Los Angeles, Wells Fargo Bank, Powerade, the LAPD and football legend/community activist, Jim Brown.
Brown tapped stars like Ving Rhames, Tommy “Tiny” Lister and Ludacris to help teach the community about the importance of personal health… Continue
R&B crooner The Dream, born Terius Nash, recently issued statement regarding recent allegations of infidelity about his failed relationship with Christina Milian.
"I would love to tell the truth as to why my relationship wasn't successful," The Dream stated in an emotional letter to his fans. "But today that is between me and Christina."
"Its easy to say that its because of another woman or a new relationship but truthfully, its… Continue
Lil Kim is quickly working on her new album, but also revealed she was assisting Dr. Dre on the producer’s own comeback album.
"I am working on my album," said Lil Kim. "I'm gonna be dropping some singles soon. I'm not concentrated on dropping an album so soon, but I will be dropping singles. I'm doing a collaboration right now in the studio with Keri Hilson. I'm so excited! This is for her album though. So you might be hearing that song really soon. Shout out to… Continue
An FDNY emergency medical technician accused of ignoring a dying pregnant woman while on a break last year was shot and killed outside a Manhattan nightclub early Sunday, police and FDNY officials said.
Jason Green, 32 - who was suspended by the FDNY for 30 days for abandoning Au Bon Pain worker Eutisha Rennix in December - was shot in the face outside of Greenhouse club in Soho about 5 a.m., police said. He was off duty at the… Continue
Paris Hilton continues to get caught up in high jinks.
The dopey heiress was briefly detained by police for pot possession on Friday - the second time in less than a month.
Airport authorities on the French island of Corsica stopped her after she flew in from Paris on a private jet. They found less than a gram of cannabis in her purse, but did not charge her. She was later released, AFP reported.
The cast of "Jersey Shore" is so dissatisfied over their contract situation that they refused to shoot scenes for the upcoming third season until they get a better deal ... this according to sources connected with the show.
The cast was supposed to begin shooting "at home" scenes today for season three, but we're told JWoww, Ronnie, Sammi, Pauly D and Vinny -- who are spread out between New York and Rhode Island -- told the crews they… Continue
Oksana told Sheriff's deputies Mel Gibson struck her in the mouth twice, knocking one tooth out and chipping another. Although Dr. Shelden sees no evidence of a strike to the mouth, he does have a different scenario. We've learned Dr. Shelden believes Oksana was struck in the left temple, which caused her to bite down so hard, one veneer was completely knocked out and another was damaged. The charts… Continue
Wesley Snipes just got his ass kicked by a federal appeals court -- which denied the actor's claim that his 3 year prison sentence for tax evasion was "unreasonable."
Translation -- dude will definitely serve hard time.
Back in 2008, Snipes was found guilty of not filing tax returns from 1999 to 2001 ... and consequently failing to pay the government nearly $12,000,000.
Snipes was sentenced to 36 months in prison -- but… Continue
Sherri Shepherd's divorce trial just got nasty today, when the co-host of "The View" testified ... while her newborn was in the ICU, she found pictures of her husband having sex with someone.
Shepherd testified after having a preemie baby weighing 1 pound, 10 ounces, she was going back and forth to the neonatal intensive care unit for several months. She said one day upon returning home, she found pictures of her husband Jeff Tarpley having… Continue
After gaining the attention of fans earlier this week with a heart felt letter from behind bars, incarcerated New Orleans rapper Lil' Wayne is making headlines in a less favorable way.
Apparently the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is after Lil' Wayne’s fortunes, seeking over $1.13 million dollars in back taxes for the years 2004, 2005 and 2007.
The IRS filed and a lien against his One Family Foundation this past June in Dade County… Continue
Geto Boys rapper Bushwick Bill was in Atlanta Immigration Court yesterday (July 16th) where he is facing deportation to his native homeland of Jamaica.
Rumors about Bushwick Bill’s status as a citizen in the United States was questioned shortly after the VH1 2010 Hip Hop Honors in June, after the pint-sized rapper missed a dedication to Rap-A-Lot Records’ founder, James Prince.
As of press time, it is believed that Bushwick Bill… Continue
Oakland, California rap star Too $hort was arrested in Boise Idaho, after he was involved in a fight during a performance early Thursday morning (July 15th).
According to reports, Too $hort and another man fought with security guards, after they allegedly refused to let several underage girls backstage at the Knitting Factory.
Too $hort, 44, and his associate allegedly became irate and began kicking and punching three employees at the… Continue