Thursday, September 24, 2009
What Is The Craziest Rumor You Ever Heard
about Sean 'Diddy' Combs? I bet it ain't got nothing on this one. Click here
Kanye Wins a Reprieve
Kanye West was supposed to go to court this month to face charges from that time he smashed on the paparazzi in LAX [click here if you missed that], but because Kanye is considered public enemy #1 in some circles these days, his lawyer was able to get his trial date pushed back until October 23rd.
Six Flags Removes Steve McNair Halloween Display
After intense pressure from the community, Six Flags Ohio agreed not to include a Halloween display that depicted Steve McNair and the mistress who murdered him three months ago.
"When the gates open for the start of our Halloween Haunt event on Friday," said park spokesman Don Helbig, "park visitors will not find a depiction of Steve McNair in any scenes." Other celebrities included are Michael Jackson in pajamas, Health Ledger with pill bottles and Sonny Bono on skis. "You're gonna see Ted Kennedy, Ed McMahon and there's still other ones yet to be placed," Helbig told the local news station who broke the story.
Malaysians Rejoice
Beyonce has agreed to tone down her stage show, which includes her covering up from neck to ankle, in order to perform in the strict Muslim country. Two years ago Beyonce cancelled concerts in Malaysia amid protests from Muslim groups objecting to her "sexy Western style" performances.
Shit Just Got Real
They say when Plaxico Burress landed on Rikers Island to begin serving his two year prison sentence the other day, he didn't exactly receive a hero's welcome. Prison guards snitched to the NY Post that after Plax was strip searched and shorn of his trade mark goatee, fellow inmates hurled obscenities of the worst kind as he was led to his single person prison cell. Good thing he didn't have to stay there for long. The next day Plax was transferred out of Rikers to a medium-security intake center in upstate New York where he'll be evaluated for more permanent placement elsewhere in the state prison system. With good behavior, the earliest Plax can be released is June 6, 2011.
Last Night VH1 Taped a Salute to Def Jam
for the VH1 Hip Hop Honors and everybody was there except for a few glaring omissions. Namely Jay Z, nor any of his affiliates [read: Kanye West] and LL Cool J. The first two are easily explainable. Jay Z is currently overseas promoting his new cd 'The Blueprint 3' and Kanye West just may not be ready to do any televised appearances so soon after his last episode, but LL? You know there's some juicy gossip behind that snub. Anyway, stalking Twitter last night I heard the long standing fued between Ja Rule and DMX was squashed with a man hug, that Foxy Brown and Faboulous were not getting along during rehearsal and that Lyor Cohen gave a scathing backhand to Bad Boy and Death Row while comparing them to Def Jam. The show airs Oct 13.
Pictures from the taping here
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Jay Z
is #1 on the billboard charts for the second week in a row. Jay moved 298,000 copies of The Blueprint 3 this past week bringing his two week total to over 700,000.
Sidenote: Beyonce's Ego single from the multi-platinum cd I Am ...Sasha Fierce was just certified gold, joining the 3x platinum single Put a Ring on It, the 2x platinum If I Were a Boy, platinum seller Halo and gold single Diva.
They Say
Jermaine Jackson is mad at his brothers for not supporting his Vienna Tribute for Michael Jackson. The evidence? The brothers scheduled a photo shoot in New York to promote their upcoming reality series and Jermaine canceled at the last minute, claiming he was sick. Brother Marlon told Entertainment Tonight, "He's got pink eye, and I told him that when I see him, he's gonna have a purple eye." Jermaine will be photo shopped into the pictures.