No, it's not April Fool's Day. So it's unclear why Diddy's Twitter feed has suddenly been decked out with a "Downton Abbey" background and profile picture.
The 43-year-old rapper, producer and occasional actor surprised social media users Wednesday evening with the announcement that he had become "a series regular" on his "favorite show," the ITV/PBS costume drama… Continue
Nicki Minaj could be the next judge to exit "American Idol," following Randy Jackson's announcement that he's leaving the show after 12 seasons.
Us Weekly quotes an inside source saying, "It's safe to say she isn't coming back to 'Idol.' She's okay with it. She had a great time but was only going to do one season anyway."
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, and music industry entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine have donated a combined $70 million to create a new institute at the University of Southern California, the school announced Tuesday night.
The huge gift from the two who have been music business partners in the past will be used to create the Jimmy… Continue
R&B singer Monica is pregnant with her third child.
The 32-year-old Atlanta native already has two sons from her previous relationship with rapper Rocko but this will be her first child with husband Shannon Brown.
The singer and her 27-year-old Phoenix Suns point-guard husband couldn’t be happier about their baby. Monica boasted about the news by… Continue
Eazy-E and Ol' Dirty Bastard are gearing up for their first performances since their deaths ... AS HOLOGRAMS ... and it's all going down in just a few months.
Promoters for the annual "Rock the Bells" hip hop festival have announced a "virtual" Eazy and a "virtual" ODB will perform on stage (a la Tupac) during shows in September and October.
The Syrian rebels appear to have their first cannibal commander. A chilling video shows Khalid al Hamad lean over the body of a dead government soldier and carve into his torso with a sharp blade. Then he rips out the man's heart and part of his lung, sinking his teeth in before addressing the camera:
Dwyane Wade's latest move has come up short ... real short.
Wearing a high and tight expensive polka dot double-breasted suit that only Urkel could love, the Miami Heat star showed off some major ankle skin before playing the Chicago Bulls on Monday.
While the cropped pant look is a trend right now, the fashion plate baller should know manpris… Continue
Usher has secretly been stiffing the nanny ... financially ... this according to a new lawsuit obtained by TMZ.
Cecilia Duncan is suing the singer, claiming Usher hired her as a part-time nanny back in December 2010 and she worked her ass off caring for his two sons (aged 4 and 5) often exceeding 40 hours per week.
Gucci Mane pled NOT GUILTY to aggravated assault in Atlanta for allegedly bashing a U.S. soldier over the head with a champagne bottle.
Gucci (real name Radric Davis) allegedly bottled the Afghanistan vet back in March in an Atlanta nightclub ... the man said he approached the rapper's security to ask about getting a photograph when he was attacked, leaving a huge… Continue
17-year-old rap prodigy Chief Keef is making bank off his music -- GREAT NEWS -- except he knocked up a girl and now has to pay a TON in child support based off his budding income.
Keef -- real name Keith Cozart -- was sued for child support by his middle-school-aged baby mama earlier this year. She claimed Keef fathered her kid -- born in 2011 -- when he was only… Continue
Beyonce's dad's tax bill for unpaid taxes is said to be $1.2 million and the IRS is looking for their money. TMZ broke the story on May 13, and it looks like Mathew Knowles had better come up with a plan to fork over some serious cash very soon.
The IRS just filed a lien over Beyonce's dad's tax bill, and it covers outstanding money due from 2010 and 2011. They…
Hip-hop mogul Damon Dash may be facing a mountain of legal troubles, but he’s not letting deep debt throw him off his game, he told the Daily News in an exclusive interview.
“I can’t touch my money. I can’t pay certain bills,” Dash said in a wide-ranging talk on Saturday. “But I’m still working every day. It’s not stopping me from hustling. I am an entrepreneur. I am… Continue
Grammy-winning musician Chris Brown's neighbors are unhappy with what some are calling frightening art he's chosen to have painted along the curb of his Hollywood Hills home.
A neighborhood group said the grimacing, sharp-toothed, red-eyed goblins painted along a retaining wall have been scaring children, and is an eyesore to boot, according to the Los Angeles… Continue
The IRS slapped Snoop (now Lion) -- real name Calvin Broadus -- with a tax lien back in February, claiming he still owed back taxes for the years 2009 and 2011. Not one to leave Uncle Sam hanging ... Snoop recently paid his debt in full --…
"Sex in the Lounge" singer Bobby V doesn't limit himself to lounges ... he does the nasty in all kinds of rooms ... as evidenced by a new sex tape claiming to feature the R&B singer being shopped to the highest bidder.
The XXX vid -- which we've seen -- is several glorious minutes of Bobby doing his best impersonation of Ray J ... i.e. getting it on inside a hotel…