December 2011 Blog Posts (251)

The ex-wife of comedian Eddie Murphy lost a $7 million chunk of her divorce settlement after some not-so-funny business with a brazen con man, federal prosecutors said.

Authorities didn’t name Nicole Murphy in court paperwork unsealed Tuesday, but a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles last year outs her as the victim of Troy David Stratos' alleged fraud.

Stratos was…

Rihanna is making sure she gets in the last word.

The 23-year-old outspoken singer lashed out at the Dutch fashion magazine “Jackie” after it called her “the ultimate ni---bitch” in its latest issue.

Editor-in-chief Eva Hoeke issued an apology after the magazine’s choice of words sparked outrage from readers. However, that wasn’t enough to calm the “We Found…

A case of brotherly love in North Carolina turned deadly after a young man agreed to eat cocaine hidden in his older sibling's buttocks, then died of an overdose.

Deangelo Mitchell is seen in a police car video guilting his brother into injesting the illegal substance because, he is heard saying, "I can't get no more strikes."

The…

Despite showing promise after a couple of seasons, today HBO announced that it is canceling 'How To Make It In America.'

The series followed the exploits of Ben Epstein (actor Bryan Greenberg) and Cam Calderon (Victor Rasuk), a pair of savvy NYC fashion designers on the come up who are steadily looking for their big break.

The now canceled show's Hip-Hop roots…

French medical authorities will this week tell 30,000 women who received defective breast implants to have them removed after several suspcious cases of cancer, Daily Liberation reported Tuesday.

Quoting senior medical officials, the newspaper said that before the end of the week authorities will ask all women who received implants supplied by the Poly Implant…

Chances are no student election’s ever been this entertaining.

Rapper and actor Common stopped by the Eagle Academy for Young Men in Tremont Monday.

More than 500 students, dressed in grey slacks, blue shirts and navy blue sweaters, were in the auditorium for student council elections when Common walked in.

Students jumped to their feet and the room…

Sanaa Lathan was flirting with Kobe Bryant according to gatecrasher.

Here's what they said: Kobe Bryant’s impending divorce may come as good news to Sanaa Lathan. A source who attended Jay-Z and Kanye West ’s Watch the Throne concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday tells us that the luscious-lipped “Love & Basketball” actress was flirting seductively…

A Dutch fashion mag has issued an apology after its readers slammed it for calling Rihanna the n-word used in conjunction with the word b---h.

The magazine “Jackie” used the phrase to describe the singer in its latest issue — sparking immediate criticism.

“While the author meant no harm — the title of the article was intended as a joke — it was a bad joke, to…

India.Arie's former manager isn't just suing her for money she claims she's owed ... she also believes India sabotaged her own career, which cost her even more money ... this according to a lawsuit obtained by TMZ.

According to a lawsuit filed earlier this year in federal court in Tennessee, Noreen Nalli served as India.Arie's manager from 2005-2009, when she claims…

DJ King Flow & DJ Arab Present : Sheek Louch & Raekwon - Yonkers vs Shaolin 2

Playlist:

01. RAEKWON FT. JADAKISS & STYLES P - BROKEN SAFETY

02. RAEKWON FT. BIG REMO - NO PRETENDING

03. RAEKWON - ALPHABET SOUP

04. RAEKWON & MOBB DEEP,NAS - EYE FOR A EYE

05. RAEKWON FT. GHOSTFACE & NAS - VERBAL INTERCOUSE

06. RAEKWON - JOLLY RANCHERS

07. RAEKWON - TRAVEL…

Police are seeking three armed men who forced their way into Yung Joc’s recording studio and stole $50,000 worth of recording equipment.

Two caretakers arrived at the house, which doubles as a studio and were greeted by three armed men hiding in the bushes.

The criminals then forced their way into the studio at gun point and tied the caretakers up against their…

Vybz Kartel has been ordered to pay $15 million to a promoter as a fine for failing to show up on a scheduled concert in 2009.

The event took place at the Turks and Caicos Islands in August 2009 where Jamaican star was supposed to attend, but did not.

The Supreme Court has ordered the troubled star to pay to the promoter Alton Salmon a total of $15 million for…

A pair of slippery smugglers were busted in Norway looking to peddle an illicit contraband - butter.

The two men, who snuck into the country from Sweden, were arrested with about 550 lbs of butter divided into 18-ounce packets, the Norwegian daily newspaper Adresseavisen reported.

They were nabbed Saturday, and both admitted to churning up the scheme,…

Nicki Minaj reigns atop Entertainment Weekly‘s Best Singles of 2011. The hip-hop darling won over the critics at the pop culture magazine, who placed her Pink Friday smash “Super Bass” at #1 on their annual list. “It was the boom badoom boom heard round the world,” writes EW of the Ester Dean-assisted tune. Others joining Nicki’s prestigious company…

Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, here’s the full 42-minute documentary courtesy of VEVO. Purchase the DVD along with TM:103 tomorrow.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE…

If her movie career doesn't get back on track, Lindsay Lohan may still have a bright future moving pictures.

Playboy is crowning the troubled starlet's 10-page spread in its latest issue as a resounding success, with sources at the magazine telling TMZ, that newsstands around the country are re-ordering the issue after selling out. Lohan's nude photos, in which the…

It may not have been another man that sparked Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's rumored marital woes this summer, but rather a pair of kids.

The A-list couple's marriage became strained over disagreeements on how to manage the careers of their ultra-talented children, 13-year-old Jaden and 11-year-old Willow, TMZ.com reported.

Sources told the gossip web site…

Mathew and Tina Knowles' on again-off again divorce dragged on for two years, but it's now legally kaput, done, over ... final.

The final decree of divorce was issued last month in a Texas court, and according to documents -- obtained by TMZ -- Beyonce's mom refiled on August 30. Tina's first swing at the divorce was in November 2009 ... but the matter was dropped in…

Freddie Gibbs was recently let off the hook after TSA failed to report weed found in his bag during an airport security check. Instead of turning Gibbs in, the agent left the note above. But now, Gibbs’ twipic has caught the attention of the Transportation Safety Administration who issued the statement below.

“TSA takes all allegations of inappropriate conduct…