Monday, October 22, 2007

Pac Man Sued By Paralyzed Shooting Victim

A week ago NFL defensive back Adam “Pacman” Jones was telling people at the TNA iMPACT! tapings that as far as he knows, he is done with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling after that night's Bound For Glory pay-per-view, because despite repeated requests, TNA Vice president Jeff Jarrett had been unable to get the Tennessee Titans to allow Pacman to wrestle. And that ain't the only thing going wrong for Pacman, besides serving a one year suspension from the NFL for getting arrested one to many times. Tommy Urbanski, the man who was shot in the back and paralyzed in Las Vegas last year is suing both Pacman and the NFL, claiming the Tennessee Titans knew Adam "Pacman" Jones was trouble but refused to rein him in until after the Las Vegas strip club manager was shot and paralyzed, according to a lawsuit the former professional wrestler is expected to file in the Nevada courts.

If Michael Jackson Sued by Prince Abdulla


Remember when Michael Jackson beat those molestation charges and moved to Baharain for a year? The guy who hosted Mike, Prince Abdulla Al-Khalifa, is suing him. The Prince says that in exchange for taking care of ALL of Mike and his kid's expenses, (living accommodations, guests, security and transportation. The prince also paid for Mike’s lawyers, who handled his financial renegotiations with Sony and Fortress Trust. At one point in the spring of 2006, Sony could only deal with Prince Abdulla’s team on behalf of Michael.) he and Mike had an agreement that Michael would record two albums, write and produce a live-Broadway kind of show with Jackson’s music and a cast album, and to write and publish an autobiography. Michael did none on those things and to make matters worse, the Prince claims Michael hasn't returned a call from him since he left Baharain. The Prince should have asked somebody, 'cause Mike did the same thing to his former manager Myung-Ho Lee and German concert promoter Marcel Avram. In both cases, Mike signed complicated agreements, made promises for work in exchange for money and then left his partners high and dry. In both cases, he was sued and lost. Last year, Mike lost another case, to former partner Marc Schaffel, who advanced him money and was never repaid. Schaffel won the case and a lien on Neverland. He’s in second place for liens behind Fortress, which has a $25 million attachment to the ranch. Michael recently settled another case, with Prescient Capital, a firm that sued him for $48 million in fees. He did the same thing to Damon Dash's cousin Darien. After Darien Dash secured $357 million dollars for Michael, Mike moonwalked on Darien's $48 million dollar fee. Darien sued and had to settle for $5 million bucks.

What Do Sinbad, Dionne Warwick, And OJ Simpson Have In Common?

All three of 'em showed up on a list compiled by the California Franchise Tax Board of people delinquent in paying their state income taxes. The 250 person list dates as far back as 1999. OJ owes more than $1.44 million, Sinbad owes more than $2.1 million, and Dionne Warwick owes nearly $2.7 million. The tax board made the list public in an effort to shame people into paying their taxes. It worked on Dionne, she's already made a statement blaming her advisors and vows to rectify the situation. Good luck with the other two, cause you know damn well Sinbad ain't got no $2 million dollars and OJ ain't got no shame.

Friday, October 19, 2007

Michael Vick's GA Home For Sale

Michael Vick's 7 bedroom, 8.5 bath Duluth, GA home is on the market for 4.5 milion dollars. Check the listing here. That $23,000 monthly mortgage payment gotta hurt right about now, what with his being suspended from the NFL and having to give back $20 million in bonuses.

TI Not Coming Home Today

According to reports, T.I. and his attorneys did not meet specific conditions for a bond release today, which included a $3.7 million cash and property bond and private alarm monitoring. Plus T.I. would have had to submit to twice weekly drug testing. Additionally, the only adults who would have been allowed on the property would have been his baby mama, Tiny and a federal agent. And before Tip could go back home, the Fed wanted to conduct a full sweep of his house to find any hidden safes and or contraband. I guess they felt that was a bit much. T.I. will be back in court next Friday.

T.I. In Court Today


Rapper T.I. will make another appearance Friday in federal court where his legal team will try and convince a U.S. magistrate T.I. should be allowed to post bond and remain out of jail pending his trial on weapons charges...

Spike Lee Facing a Mutiny on Set


The crew on Spike Lee's new movie, "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Kills You," are upset

"A lot of people took pay cuts to do Spike a favor," said one crew member, who estimated 20-30 people were out up to $3,000 each. An accountant for production company Drop Squad said: "It's not a matter of if [they get paid], but when."

Tyler Perry and Janet Jackson Receive an Apology

So you know that guy who fronted on Tyler Perry and Janet Jackson last week? After an avalanche of emails, he apologized. Watch it here. Oh, and Why Did I Get Married was the number one at the box office on its opening weekend.

Salt Talks About Her Bulimia

Salt and Pepa are in this month's Essence magazine, you know, promoting "The Salt and Pepa Show" on VH1, and Salt opens up about her bout with Bulimia. She says, "It was a lot of things including my home life, getting in the business and trying to keep up with looking good, being skinny and the pressures of life. I never thought I was pretty because I went through a chubby stage as a teenager—and kids are mean—so I had to fight girls all the time. Bulimia is an addiction like any other addiction I know a lot of people don’t understand it, but it’s the thing that caught me by the throat. Growing up in that environment affects you as a kid with all the arguing in the house. But I stopped and did the work. I did the digging, figuring out and healing, so now I’m good. I still have my issues, but I know how to get on my knees and lay it at the altar and keep it movin' as opposed to getting depressed, overeating and throwing up. I learned how to cope through my spirituality."

Charges Against Beanie Sigel Dropped

Remember how Beans caught that case over the stolen rental car? That's all over with. Prosecutors withdrew the charges against him after he paid $5,000 in late fees for keeping a rental car from Payless Car Rental for almost a month past its return date.

Diddy Controls The Kids

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Eddie Murphy Refusing Visitation


In her latest press release, Scary's lawyer Gloria Allred, says, “Mel’s hurting at the moment. Even though she’s invited Eddie to visit Angel, he’s refused. She’s tried every way she can think of to get him to visit his gorgeous baby. It’s just hurtful. Just because the two are no longer together, doesn’t mean the father should avoid being involved in the child’s life.”

Jason Kidd Accused of Battery

Jason Kidd grabbed a girl by her crotch in a NY city bar the other night. The woman filed a police report the following day, accusing the NBA All-Star of inappropriately touching her. She also said Jason threatened her asking, "Who do you think would win in a fight between me and you?" I'm sure Jason’s estranged wife Joumana can answer that question.

Ashanti and Nelly in Fake Secret Relationship?

Flavor of Love winner Deelishis was at the BET Hip Hop awards and she said Nelly and Ashanti are a fake couple. Deelishis says she saw Nelly's REAL long time love seated in the front row. Listen here.