Eddie Murphy had stiff competition for the 2012 Oscars hosting gig, which he officially landed Tuesday.
EDDIE MURPHY TO HOST THE OSCARS: 'I AM ENORMOUSLY HONORED'
A source close to the production of February's 84th Annual Academy Awards show tells us funnymen Billy Crystal and Jerry Seinfeld were gunning for the coveted role.
With his popularity and success still at a supreme zenith, is it really close to the end for the man who will have the number one album in the country? Back in the July/ August issue of XXL magazine, Lil Wayne declared that he was retiring soon to spend more time with his children.
“I’m bowing out still on top,” Wayne said during his interview for the cover story. “I’m… Continue
Gloria Allred and a famed lesbian rights activist will hold a news conference Monday to protest people who are urging children not to watch Chaz Bono on "Dancing with the Stars."
We're told there will be dance and viewing parties across the country with transgender individuals and their supporters on September 19 -- the night of Chaz's debut -- and Gloria will dance… Continue
As an artist, I let my words get the best of me. Sometimes there are things that we feel, things that we want to express, and when we put them on paper and speak them out loud, they can come out wrong. When I expressed my frustration with the US Army, not only did my words come out wrong, I was wrong to even speak them. So, I write this to give my sincerest apology to all… Continue
Now that NFL rosters are set at 53, and Tiki Barber never got to sniff one, I hope that's not true. According to Peter King at Sports Illustrated, Tiki isn't taking it well.
I tried to reach Barber on Sunday, but he wasn't talking. I hear he's devastated that no team gave him a chance. You might wonder if teams would bring him in after the first game of the season,… Continue
A colossal crocodile suspected of being a man-eater has been caught in the Philippines - and the one-ton beast has quickly become an Internet sensation.
Remarkable photos taken of the giant saltwater crocodile after it was caught alive by villagers in the southern Philippines Saturday have gone viral online.
Season four of the VH1 show "Basketball Wives" will have one less catfighter when shooting starts next month -- cast member Meeka Claxton is getting the boot.
According to sources involved with production ... Meeka has not been invited back -- and we're told she hasn't even heard from producers since the reunion show was taped a few months back.
Kanye West and Kid Cudi perform "All of the Lights" at Call of Duty XP LA 2011 in LA! Why is Kid Cudi's pants so tight I could see his d**k print? What are those?… Continue
What better way to celebrate Labor Day than with Nas? QB’s Finest hosted the final night of the Hamptons Season at AXE Lounge in Southampton, New York, puffing a cigar and performing his classics for the intimate crowd. The night before he closed out the Rock the Bells Festival on Governors Island with Pete Rock and MC Serch. His new album Life Is Good,… Continue
A half-naked, sword-wielding wacko busted by Indiana police Sunday had an explanation for his behavior: He was "cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs."
Police said in a statement the man - who appeared to be in his 40s - was "marching like a drum major" along busy U.S. Highway 30 in Marillville when approached by officers.
Wearing only plaid shorts and slip-on shoes, he… Continue
An unemployed Cincinnati man with no health insurance died after a tooth infection spread to his brain because he couldn't afford treatment, relatives said.
Kyle Willis, 24, came down with a toothache two weeks ago and was told he needed to have one of his wisdom teeth removed.
But Willis - whose uncle is famed bass player Bootsy Collins - decided to tough… Continue
Honesty was the best policy for one Chris Brown fan.
A young woman named Alisha has been rewarded by the R&B singer after she turned in a $22,000 Rolex he dropped during the Video Music Awards last week.
As a thank-you for handing over the gold-and-diamond watch Brown has promised Alisha tickets to an upcoming concert, backstage passes and a special… Continue
Twenty-four New Yorkers were hit by gunfire, one fatally, over 24 hours of violence this weekend, prompting Mayor Bloomberg to call the bloody stretch "unconscionable" and demand action from Washington.
The eruption of shootings from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday left the mayor livid and the parents of three wounded children distraught and angry.
The distraught girlfriend of a New Zealand man sat next to his dead body for hours after he choked and died while eating an in-flight meal.
Robert Rippingale, 31, was flying from Singapore, where he worked, to his native New Zealand last week to celebrate his parents' 50th birthdays, the New Zealand Herald reported.
An hour-and-a-half into the Jetstar Airline… Continue
Beyoncé was serenaded by a music legend for her birthday. Even though she was not present, the one and only Stevie Wonder dedicated his classic “Happy Birthday” to the pop superstar in honor of turning 30. It was also Stevie’s son Kailand’s birthday. He brought him on stage to blow out the candles on his cake during the Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival in the… Continue
A Colorado mom is in hot water with cops after leaving her toddler in a hot car – while she went to a tanning bed.
Imene Nouis, 31, was cited for child abuse on Thursday after cops removed her toddler from her car in Parker, Colorado.
Cops said temperatures had reached a blistering 135 degrees inside the potentially deadly vehicle, Fox 31 reported.