The 40/40 Sued Again

Jay Z's 40/40 club stay getting sued. First they got sued by an employee who filed a class action suit claiming 40/40 employees were forced to work for below minimum wage and accused The 40 of taking a cut of their tips. Then BMI sued The 40/40 for not paying royalties on the music they played. Now a pregnant ex-employee is suing because she says she was fired after she got knocked up. The lawsuit, filed in New York County Court, claims she was fired by managers who said her pregnancy didn't fit the club's "sexy image." The woman seeks an unknown amount in damages.

Michael Vick Filing For Bankruptcy?

Last week we heard that, after putting his homes in Virginia and Georgia on the market, Michael Vick bought an apartment in Miami Beach 450 Alton Rd, if you’re nasty. Some wondered why Mike would sell his Virginia and Georgia estates, then turn around and buy an apartment in Florida when he can't even leave Virginia right now and is very likely going to jail for three years or more. They say it’s because Michael is going to file for bankruptcy and the lenient bankruptcy laws in Florida make it easier for you to keep your home, unlike the bankruptcy laws in Georgia or Virginia.

Michael Jackson 90 Days From Losing Neverland

Michael Jackson has defaulted on a $23 million loan and the holder has put him on notice. He has 90 days to pay the full amount — $23 million plus $212,963.83 in interest — or he will lose his Neverland Ranch. The papers were filed in Santa Barbara County on Oct. 22.

Naomi Campbell Throws a Fit at Heathrow

Weren't you tired of that fake, new and improved, well-behaved Naomi Campbell? For me, half of her appeal is that she's such a raging psycho. Ever since she finished that last tour of community service for attacking her maid with a Blackberry, we've barely heard a peep out of her. Well forget that. Nay Nay was seen throwing a tantrum at the British Airways Heathrow ticket counter after arriving 11 minutes before take off and being refused permission to board. Witnesses say Naomi was stamping her feet and screaming, "I can't believe you won't allow ME to board!" British Airways offered to let Naomi fly without her luggage, but she refused screaming, “You are joking. You are always losing bags and I wouldn’t trust you with mine in a million years.” They offered to book her on a later flight but Naomi wasn’t hearing that and stomped away in a huff.

Coming To A Barber Shop Near You

American Gangster doesn't open until November 2nd, but a high quality bootleg has already hit the Internet and according to the Wall Street Journal the copy is so good it has Universal studios worried. John Desmond, an executive with online piracy-research company MediaSentry, told the WSJ that if a bootleg copy is going to be offered online, it's best for the studios if it's of poor quality (like movies camcorded in theaters) since most consumers would rather buy a theater ticket than watch a poor-quality bootleg copy. The bootleg version of American Gangster appears to be in pristine condition and lacks even the "not-for-distribution" scroll that identifies screeners.

T.I. Was Released Today

T.I. was released on a $3 million bond today, two weeks after he was arrested in a weapons case that could see him jailed for 30 years. Judge Alan Baverman ordered that he remain at his home in Henry County, Georgia, and submit to having his precise whereabouts monitored both electronically and by a private surveillance company. His favorite baby mama, Tiny, would be allowed to reside at the house, which on Friday was searched for weapons, or illegal goods by the U.S. bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives prior to his release.

Scandal at Oprah's Leadership Academy for Girls

Earlier this week news of a some sort of scandal at Oprah Winfrey's South African Leadership Academy for Girls leaked out, but with very few details. Well the details are out and it ain't nice. The house mother who was dismissed was accused of choking one girl and slamming another against a wall, along with cursing and screaming at other girls and getting freaky with at least one them. Girls have fled the school and others have been removed by their parents. Oprah had to go all the way to Africa for that? She could have gotten that here.

Lil Wayne Owes His Jeweler

Jack Sutton Fine Jewelry in New Orleans is suing Lil’ Wayne for $146,000 he still owes on a $138,000 diamond ring and $32,000 gold-and-diamond necklace purchase: The handmade platinum ring contains an 11.55 carat, princess-cut diamond surrounded by an additional five carats of invisible set princess diamonds. The 32-inch necklace is draped with ice — four rows deep, 105 carats total weight — in 18 karat white gold. Weezy agreed to pay monthly installments, the suit says. Sutton received a $24,000 check on Oct. 12. The next $24,000 check was dated Jan. 18. Sutton deposited it, only to learn a stop payment had been issued. Sutton says he tried to reach Carter, sending e-mails to the artist’s finacial advisor to no avail. "He spent a lot of money with me. I thought we have a really good relationship. I don’t know what happened, unless it’s a misunderstanding.” Sutton says.

Tracy Didn't Make It 90 Days

Tracy Morgan was supposed to wear his SCRAM alcohol monitoring ankle bracelet for a total of 90 days as a condition of his probation for a DUI. Homeboy didn't make it. Tracy's attorney, Blair Berk, appeared in a Los Angeles County courtroom this week and explained that Tracy took off his SCRAM bracelet early because of an undisclosed medical condition. Berk will present specifics to the court on October 30.

Lil Scrappy, His Baby Mama, and Diamond

Ok, so last week Ill Seed at All Hip Hop said Atlanta rappers Lil Scrappy and Diamond from Crime Mob had broke up, and we all know he still be messing with his baby mama, Erica. Anyway, now I'm hearing stuff about how Scrappy baby Mama and Diamond got into it at an Atlanta area club and how Diamond be stalking Scrappy whenever he and Erica are together. Any of you Atl people got details on the club fight?

Michael Vick Moves to Miami

Michael Vick just bought an apartment at Icon located in Miami Beach, where the condos start in the $500,000's. They say Mike hasn't been seen there yet, but that his released-from-the-Miami Dolphins-with-statutory rape charges-pending brother Marcus has. The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade has an apartment there too and they say Shaquille O'Neal hangs out there A LOT.

Diddy Signs Ciroc Vodka Deal

Sean "Diddy" Combs inked a multi-year deal to develop the Ciroc vodka brand — one of Diageo PLC's superpremium lines — for a 50-50 share in the profits. Diageo said the agreement could be worth more than $100 million for Combs over the course of the deal, depending on how well the brand performs. "It is not an endorsement deal," Combs told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. "This is something that will have my daily attention." Combs said he wanted to work with Diageo because the company understood that "I'm not just a celebrity endorser, I'm a brand builder. I'm a luxury brand builder."

You Know Ain't Norhing To Talk About When We Start Talking Bout Ed Lover But...

Ed beat an assault case brought by a woman who says he cold cocked her and left her face permanently scarred. Lover, 43, was sentenced in Manhattan to seven days' community service for the December 2005 confrontation at Duvet on West 21st Street. In pleading guilty to a violation, Lover, a morning DJ on Power 105.1, did not admit punching the woman as originally charged, and will not have a criminal record. The plea left victim Letitia Belford, 28, from Middlesex County, dumbfounded and furious at prosecutors. Belford said she had eyewitnesses ready to testify that Lover - real name James Roberts - cold-cocked her out of nowhere as she argued at the club with Lover's gal pal. But prosecutors knew Lover had his own friends ready to testify that Lover punched her in self-defense after she threatened him with a glass - which she adamantly denies.

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