A mistrial has been declared in the drug case of Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton, who alleged attempted to purchase five kilos of cocaine from an FBI informant last year.
According to reports, the 12 jurors could not reach a verdict after four days of deliberating Buju Banton's guilty, prompting U.S. District Judge James Moody declare a mistrial.
The reggae singer, born Mark Myrie, was arrested in December of 2009, after surveillance… Continue
Rapper Kid Cudi has pleaded guilty to cocaine possession and will serve two days of community service, authorities said Monday.
Charges against the 26-year-old hip-hop artist, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, will be dismissed if he completes the court-mandated work and stays out of trouble for six months, officials said.
"He's happy to be able to focus on his career," said his lawyer Stacey Richman.
A U.S. soldier's chilling description of killing Afghan civilians for fun was screened on Monday in front of a war crimes hearing investigating his case.
Cpl. Jeremy Morlock, 22, is one of five soldiers who stands accused of being part of a secret "kill team" in his Stryker brigade unit, murdering innocent Afghans and collecting their body parts as souvenirs.
Videotapes of his interviews with Army investigators surfaced on Monday, in which Morlock details how… Continue
Wyclef Jean's brief stint in politics was too much for him to handle -- he was hospitalized for fatigue this weekend. According to his rep, Jean -- who abandoned his bid for the Haitian presidency last week -- was "suffering from stress and fatigue based on the grueling eight weeks he's had."
The rep says Jean plans to take it easy and should get out of the hospital sometime this… Continue
George Lopez and his wife, Ann, are getting a divorce, TMZ has learned.
Sources say George and Ann have been working out details of the split "for a long time," but they've both made the decision to end the marriage.
The couple has been married for 17 years. They have a 15-year-old daughter, and we're told they both want to keep the divorce amicable for the sake of their kid.
UPDATE: A rep for George and Ann tells TMZ,… Continue
J.Lo and her 2-year-old twins can rest easy at night: Daddy is packing heat.
Singer Marc Anthony is one of dozens of celebs, millionaires and high-profile athletes authorized to carry a concealed weapon in the city, records show.
And the number of A-listers who have guns is growing.
"We have seen an increase in celebs seeking their own permits," said John Skylar Chambers, a lawyer who has helped New Yorkers get gun permits… Continue
Lil Wayne may be in jail, but that's not stopping him from celebrating his birthday.
The 28-year-old rapper, who is in the slammer on Rikers Island weapons charges, released his eighth album, "I Am Not a Human Being" online on Monday.
"My family, I like to do things for him for his birthday, you hear me?" rapper and Weezy collaborator Birdman told MTV.com. "This the first time we not gonna get a chance to do that. But he is putting a… Continue
Remember when we showed you the crotchy-liciousness coming from the set of Ci-Error’s next video “Gimme That”?
Apparently, CiCi is very upset that those pics got out to the public.
First I have to say that the photos you saw… umm… I was honestly a little frustrated about the photos that you did get to see from the video shoot, only because they weren’t photos that I had taken by my photographer and someone decided they wanted to shoot… Continue
Beyoncé and her mother Tina Knowles have decided to add temporary tattoos to the sportswear collection. “We decided to invite Temptu to help us create custom body art for her to model with our fashions,” Tina Knowles, Deréon’s founder, designer and creative director, told WWD. “The resulting images were so strong that we realized consumers might want to re-create the tattoos themselves.” On Nov. 1, Deréon and airbrush makeup firm Temptu will release a… Continue
Converse has announced its new Fall 2010 brand campaign entitled, "The Procession", featuring product with the iconic Converse "Star Chevron" logo, including the new Star Player Evo shoe.
Developed to pay homage to legends of Converse’s past, present and future and to celebrate basketball along with the breadth of Converse product.
The ads for the campaign shine a light on the iconic “Star Chevron” mark and give nods to Converse's… Continue
Kanye West believes he can wear anything because he is Kanye. He stated on his twitter that when he went to see Lil Wayne on Rikers Island. The guard told him his shoes were the bizness. Well the shoes turned out to be slippers.The guard gave Kanye the compliment and he replied yes they are I am Kanye West. Hey Kanye I thought the EGO was… Continue
The waxiest of the Jacksons is telling a judge that he’s still too broke to pay child support. According to a TMZ exclusive, MJ’s older brother just asked a judge for a break on the amount of child support he has to pay for two of his son’s, Jermajesty and Jaafar.
Jermaine just filed new child support papers in L.A. County Superior Court — obtained by TMZ — grousing that he’s expected to pay $3,000 a month in child support for sons Jaafar and… Continue
Lil Kim and her cousin Katrise Jones have opened a new hair salon in Charlotte, North Carolina. Kim’s “Salon Se Swa By Queen Bee” was opened this Saturday with a champagne toast and ribbon-cutting ceremony complete with celebrity guests including Meagan Good, Joe Dudley of Dudley Hair Products and Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Cannon.
Several members of Lil Kim’s family were in town as well including her other Ruby Jones and brother Chris… Continue
MC Hammer Takes Offense At Jay-Z Diss, Planning Retaliation Record [Video]
MC Hammer is a little bit upset with Jay-Z taking shots at him on Kanye West's latest single "So Appalled" which also features Swizz Beatz, Pusha T, RZA and CyHi Da Prynce.
On the track Jigga spits,
“…And Hammer went broke so you know I'm more focused. I lost 30 mil so I spent another 30. Cause unlike Hammer 30 million can't… Continue