LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – Lil Wayne always keeps it moving. That's the one absolute you learn about the rapper after talking with him.
When Billboard caught up with Lil Wayne -- real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. -- it was a couple of days after he had finished a set of shows in London, Paris and Amsterdam -- and a week before he pled guilty to attempted weapon possession for an incident that occurred in 2007. Having barnstormed his way through… Continue
Remember "Glitter"? Mariah Carey is about to make you forget all about it.
In the past two years, the Long Island-raised superstar, 40, has revived an acting career that most critics thought was dead on arrival.
She has stepped up to the plate with risky roles. Her latest: a tough-as-nails social worker in the gritty Harlem-set drama "Precious."
The part was originally offered to Oscar winner Helen Mirren, and Carey came in… Continue
For the time being, Nicole Richie is safe from two pesky paparazzi.
A Los Angeles judge granted Richie a temporary restraining order on Friday against photographers Eduardo "Bam Bam" Arrivebene and Ivon Miguel, TMZ.com reported.
The ruling orders the two photogs to stay 100 yards away from Richie, 28, and her two children, Harlow, 21 months, and Sparrow, 6 weeks.
According to her statement, the two men would harass Richie… Continue
A Columbia scientist whose S&M conviction was overturned is about to experience the wrath of a woman scorned.
Oliver Jovanovic's ex-lover - who ardently defended him when he was on trial a decade ago - plans to help city lawyers fight his $10 million malicious prosecution suit.
Marinza Bruineman says Jovanovic repaid her loyalty by freezing her out of his life - and now she's ready to get revenge by dishing dirt.
The Rev. Al Sharpton's ex-wife and oldest daughter were arrested in Manhattan on Friday night for resisting arrest after speeding past a patrol car and through a red light, sources said.
Kathy Jordan, 53, and her daughter, Dominique, 23, were pulled over around 7:30 p.m. for ripping through the light at Eighth Ave. in Harlem, sources said.
As officers attempted to issue the two women a summons for the traffic violation, things got… Continue
Usually it's considered common courtesy to give up your seat to a woman -- but Rudy Giualiani was reportedly none too pleased when he had to vacate his prized spot at Yankee Stadium ... to the First Lady.
The former mayor of New York City always sits near the Yankee dugout, but according to Page Six he was relegated to behind the photographers' box for Game 1 of the World Series because Michelle Obama was given the seats instead.
Verizon Wireless' answer to the iPhone - the Droid - will go on sale next week for $200.
Verizon revealed details Wednesday after intensely advertising the device in recent weeks. Verizon has been pointing out the features Apple's phone lacks, such as a physical keyboard and the ability to run several applications at once.
At a launch event in New York, Verizon said it was embarking on its largest marketing campaign ever and would… Continue
The texting-while-driving ban goes into effect in New York State today, and those caught in the act will be slapped with a fine of up to $150.
While the new law is designed to make the roads safer for teens, they're the ones who will have the toughest time stopping the dangerous behavior: Teens are the group most likely to text from behind the wheel.
Nearly 100 teens from New York City and Long Island died in the past five years in… Continue
LOS ANGELES - Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is canceling all travel plans to focus on treatment, his manager says.
The 73-year-old actor and artist is being treated through a "special program" at the University of Southern California, Sam Maydew said Thursday.
Asked about Hopper's prognosis, Maydew said, "We're hoping for the best."
He would not elaborate on the actor's condition. Hopper was… Continue
Kiss that anchorman gig goodbye.
Outraged that Dominic Carter played the "high-profile journalist" card in a desperate bid to get a judge to bury a wife-beating charge, a top honcho at New York 1 all but slammed the door shut on the fallen anchorman.
"At this point, we have no plans to bring him back," New York 1 spokesman Steve Paulus said. "He's got a lot of personal issues to work through."
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — Officials say a Florida Panhandle Fish and Wildlife officer lost a 5-foot alligator after bringing it to his daughter's school for show and tell.
Searchers scoured a wooded area surrounding the school Friday afternoon. The alligator jumped out of the man's vehicle Friday morning. The animal's mouth was taped.
Fish and Wildlife Spokesman Stan Kirkland says alligators have "amazing" jumping ability and that… Continue
NEW YORK – U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers — Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas — with them onstage Friday at another night of mix-and-match magic at Madison Square Garden.
Metallica brought the thunder to Lou Reed and Ray Davies. It was the second of two concerts to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and they will be edited into an HBO special to be seen on Thanksgiving… Continue
You'd expect Alex Rodriguez to have a bedroom filled with trophies - not bizarre portraits of himself.
US Weekly reports the Yankee's slugger has commissioned paintings of himself - as a centaur.
But wait, it gets better - they're hanging above the superstar athletes' bed, according to the magazine.
"He was so vain. He had not one, but two painted portraits of himself as a centaur. You know, the half man, half horse figure,"… Continue
He got a shoutout in the liner notes of Lil Wayne's "Like Father, Like Son" album, but a Florida man says the rapper owes him a lot more than that.
Thomas Marasciullo claims in a federal lawsuit that the singer stole his voice and used it on two CDs.
Marasciullo said he recorded some "Italian-styled" spoken words for Cash Money Records in 2006 but was never paid or told how the recordings were to be used, a lawsuit filed yesterday in… Continue
CLEVELAND - Police in Cleveland say at least three bodies have been found at the home of a convicted rapist, and they expect to confirm three more.
Police spokesman Lt. Thomas Stacho said Saturday that the bodies were found at the home of 50-year-old Anthony Sowell of Cleveland.
He says officers have found three bodies and believe they have discovered three more but are awaiting confirmation from the coroner. On Thursday, police came… Continue
The following song, supposedly from Ne-Yo, just leaked to YouTube. If you listen to the lyrics to the song, it appears to be WRITTEN FOR A MAN. But it's NOT blatantly gay - the song is about how a woman feels when SHE kisses HIM.
But assuming it's Ne-yo, with all the gay rumors about dude ... we gotta wonder ... is he trying to tell us something… Continue