Get off the street!
That's Mayor Bloomberg's message to art vendors in the park, food trucks idling on the streets, street fairs clogging the avenues - and even Mr. Softee.
"The little stand is now getting to be these enormous trucks with generators," the mayor said on his WOR-AM radio show.
"We are moving stores into the street. And they sit there and they park and they take up parking places and they block… Continue
Chamillionaire is revealing a few more details about the recent foreclosure of his Texas mansion. The emcee was recently a guest on Houston’s “Mad Hatta Morning Show,” where he explained that his mother’s cancer caused him to let the home go. He states, quote, “My mother has cancer and she was looking at my house and my lifestyle and was afraid to come to me about money for medical bills. And I’m like, don’t do that. Whatever bill you have come to me… Continue
The claws are out for "Real Housewives of New York" star Bethenny Frankel and reality TV villain Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth.
During an appearance on "The View" Thursday, Frankel said she could not be compared to the infamous reality show star because she has made "a real career" out of her time in the spotlight.
"I think she's an interesting example because she used [her time on a reality show] to be… Continue
RIO DE JANEIRO - A man in a remote fishing village in Brazil kept his daughter imprisoned for 12 years, raped her repeatedly and had seven children with her, police said Wednesday. The man is also accused of abusing a young girl he had with his daughter.
Police allege that Jose Agostinho Pereira, 54, kept his daughter, now 28, under virtual house arrest in a two-room, thatched-roof hut near a tiny fishing village in northeastern… Continue
New York’s DJ Absolut is suing rapper Kia Shine in court over Drake’s breakout hit single “Best I Ever Had.”
According to a lawsuit filed in Queens Supreme Court, DJ Absolut is suing Kia Shine, claiming he made at least $1 million dollars off of the single without sharing the proceeds.
The lawsuit stems from a Lil Wayne song produced by Kia Shine and Lil Wayne called “Do It For The Boy,” which was on DJ Absolut’s The Leak… Continue
The debut album by Drake, the Canadian musician who reportedly had a brief fling with the Barbadian babe last year, has leaked online and appears to lay bare the duo's… Continue
It would be the ultimate male fantasy - if Courtney Love wasn't involved.
The 45-year-old Hole front woman claims she engaged in some x-rated celebrity skin play with supermodel Kate Moss in the '90s.
Love tells the Irish magazine Hot Press that their "Wild Things" affair involved the British top model chasing Love around the room before pinning her down.
"It was just a thing that happened in Milan in the '90s," the singer… Continue
Usher followed up Luda's set with a nearly hour-long performance that spanned his entire catalogue. Usher worked hard all night, dancing and sweating through his set. Most impressive, though, was his voice, which wasn't aided by a backing track.
The Raymond v. Raymond singer tore through early favorites like "Caught Up," "You Make Me Wanna" and "U Remind Me." But when Usher went all the way back to "My Way," things really heated up. He pulled off some suggestive… Continue
Tom Cruise was secretly videotaped as he spilled his guts in Scientology confessional sessions, and those tapes became fodder for Scientology cocktail party humor ... this according to a high-profile and former high-level member of Scientology.
Mark Rathbun says in his blog, he recorded Cruise during the confessional sessions and Scientology guru David Miscavige read the transcripts at parties, "joking and laughing" at them.
Diddy had better hope that M2 gets its act together - and fast.
We hear that the celebrity-packed nightclub - which is set to throw a Diddy-hosted bash for DJ Pro Style's birthday next Monday - was shut down all weekend. The reason: Reports surfaced yesterday that undercover officers had caught staffers selling marijuana and narcotics, and that several security guards were unlicensed.
The drama began Friday night at 11, when the… Continue
Nicole Richie is setting the record straight: she never had an eating disorder.
“I felt it was a little unfair to say someone has an eating disorder when they don’t. It’s extremely insulting and irresponsible,” the 28-year-old mother of two said in an interview in the latest issue of Marie Claire magazine. “An eating disorder is serious and it’s a disease.”
Critics point to photos from her past, like the infamous 2006 bikini photo… Continue
We all know Hollywood loves its nips and tucks, but some stars look like they've made too many trips to the cosmetic surgeon. From aging rockers to young starlets on the rise, everyone in Tinseltown's getting a tune up these days. But while a tweak or two may be the norm, some stars have become nearly unrecognizable in their quest to turn back time.
As if she didn't already look like Barbie, Heidi Montag now admits she's "obsessed" with going… Continue
The woman accusing Shaquille O'Neal of carrying out a campaign of harassment against her has had major issues with at least two other NBA players in the past, TMZ has learned.
According to several police reports, Vanessa Lopez has had serious legal run-ins with Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West -- during the same time period she claims she was secretly hooking up with Shaq.
Man's best friend apparently isn't averse to making a meal out of a man.
Two pugs feasted on the flesh of their owner for two weeks after he died, cops in Papillion, Nebraska told the Associated Press. An autopsy determined the man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
A Human Society spokesman, Mark Langan, told the AP that feeding on the corpse would be normal behavior for dogs left without food or water for such a long time, but… Continue
Michelle Duggar gave birth to baby #19 last night after the reality star was rushed to the operating room for an emergency.
TMZ spoke with a rep from TLC who told us, "Michelle, who has been in the hospital recovering from a gallstone, was taken to the OR for an emergency c-section."
At 6:27 PM, Michelle and Jim Bob welcomed their new daughter, Josie Brooklyn ... who weighed in at 1lb., 6 oz.