It's no secret Akon likes to exaggerate. Remember that time he said both Alicia Keys and Beyonce were jocking him for a date? Or how he likes to claim he’s from Sengal when actually he was born in St. Louis, or that time he claimed he was a polygamist and had 3 wives? So it should come as no surprise that he exaggerated about his criminal record to up his street cred. Remember when he first came out, he said he spent 4 1/2 years in prison for running a car theft ring? Never happened. According to The Smoking Gun, despite having been arrested six times, the only conviction Akon has on record is a 1998 gun possession charge, for which he got three years probation. He was also arrested in metro Atlanta for possession of a stolen BMW and spent several months in a DeKalb County jail before all charges were dropped. But that's it.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Liar Liar Pants On Fire
It's no secret Akon likes to exaggerate. Remember that time he said both Alicia Keys and Beyonce were jocking him for a date? Or how he likes to claim he’s from Sengal when actually he was born in St. Louis, or that time he claimed he was a polygamist and had 3 wives? So it should come as no surprise that he exaggerated about his criminal record to up his street cred. Remember when he first came out, he said he spent 4 1/2 years in prison for running a car theft ring? Never happened. According to The Smoking Gun, despite having been arrested six times, the only conviction Akon has on record is a 1998 gun possession charge, for which he got three years probation. He was also arrested in metro Atlanta for possession of a stolen BMW and spent several months in a DeKalb County jail before all charges were dropped. But that's it.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
LaLa Causes Trouble for Carmelo in Denver
The Denver Police Department has launched an investigation into whether several of its officers gave preferential treatment to Denver Nugget Carmelo Anthony during his DUI arrest the other night, because in Denver when you get pulled over for a DUI you're supposed to be taken to Detox or released to a sober, responsible party...
The Numbers Are In for Ray J's Music
According to Hits Daily Double, Ray J sold 36,198 copies of his new CD, ALL I FEEL, it's first week out. Even though he pulled out all the stops promoting it, like bringing up old stuff...
Foxy Brown Wants Fans at Prison Release
I heard when Foxy Brown gets released from jail this Friday, after doing 8 months on a 12 month bid for parole violations, she wants all her fans to be outside the prison holding up signs and banners and wearing Welcome Home Foxy t-shirts so she can film it for her reality show.
Miss Understood
Alicia Keys wants to clarify those statements she made to Blender Magazine about gansta rap being a ploy to convince black people to kill each other...
R.I.P. Mary Ida Vandross
Mary Ida Vandross, mother of the late Luther Vandross, died last Thursday. She was 82.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Toni Cancels Shows For The Rest Of April
Citing the need for more medical tests after her recent heart scare, Toni Braxton and The Flamingo Hotel Las Vegas have canceled the rest of Toni's shows for the month of April. She is scheduled to return May 6. Refunds are being issued.
Beyonce Retiring After Next Album
They say Beyonce is working on a new album, but it will be her last yeah right. They say she's going to retire from making music and devote her time to scouting talent for hubby Jay Z's new label, The Carter Music Group.
I Got 50-11 Emails About Eddie Murphy's Party
Telling me that Johnny Gill was indeed in Vegas for Eddie Murphy's birthday celebration. I had to go back and look at the pictures and thats when I saw Johnny standing in the corner. I stand corrected! And here's a close-up of the cake.
GM Drops T.I.
No more Chevy Impala endorsements for T.I.P. because General Motors dropped him. GM stood behind T.I. when he was first arrested on felony gun charges because T.I. insisted he was innocent and would be vindicated, but after he pled guilty, that was all she wrote. Tip claims to have lost upwards of $12 million dollars in business deals, not including tour money, because of his latest felony.
Carmelo Anthony Arrested for DUI
Denver Nugget Carmelo Anthony got busted by TMZ ,
Monday, April 14, 2008
LisaRaye's Friend Accuses Her Husband of Rape
One of LisaRaye's friends has accused her husband, the Premire of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Michael Misick, of rape...
More Trouble For Wendy Williams
So remember last month when Wendy Williams' talent booker Nicole Spence filed a sexual harassment suit against Wendy and her husband Kevin Hunter, claiming Kevin kept telling her he wanted to have sex with her and that he came to the radio station and beat Wendy up a few times? Well, more WBLS staffers have come forward to corroborate the claims...
