"Friend Of Failure"
DAMN ALICIA KEYS
MAGIC JOHNSON, SPIKE LEE, MICHELLE OBAMA ALL AT WAYNE STATE
*Spike Lee, Magic Johnson and Kimberly Locke will join first lady Michelle Obama in Detroit on Wednesday to stress the importance of being a mentor, the White House announced Monday.
The forum will be held tomorrow morning at Wayne State University. A limited number of tickets were made available to the public until 8 p.m. last night.
ARETHA FRANKLIN GAINED A HONORARY DEGREE FROM YALE UNIVERSITY
“We know royalty when we see it, and you are, without question, the Queen of Soul.
A natural woman, you have been signing your whole life, learning the grace of gospel from family and faith community, tuning it with your own sometimes painful, often joyful, experiences, and creating a signature style that transcends any one musical genre,” Levin said in his introduction of the singer.
NICOLE: LEAD SINGER FROM THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS IS THE DANCING WITH THE STARS NEW “CHAMP”
*Don’t you wish your girlfriend could dance like her?
Yes sir buddy, she’s gorgeous. She can sing. And now the world knows she can dance!
In other words, the Pussycat Doll is now the “Dancing With the Stars” champ.
A MAN CLAIMS SUGE KNIGHT IS TRYING TO KILL HIM
*One day after Suge Knight was sprung from jail, an L.A. County Superior Court judge ordered him to stay at least 100 yards away from a Los Angeles man who claims the mogul was trying to kill him.
ADWALE LANDED A NEW GIG
*He may have been missing from the heavenly reunion scene on “Lost” Sunday, but Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje has turned up as the latest cast member to join Universal’s upcoming prequel to “The Thing.”
RIHANNA NEW ROCK STAR VIDEO
*Rihanna dons skin-tight black leather pants, a bushy wig and top hat to impersonate Slash in the video for her latest single “Rock Star 101.”
She also recruits rock drummer Travis Barker for the clip, which showcases RiRi’s stylized twist on rock video clichés – including the metal-band obsession with spikes, chains, smashing guitars and leopard-print pants.
WYCLEF JEAN WANT BRAD AND ANGELINA TO ADOPT ANOTHER CHILD
Brad Pitt, Anfgelina Jolie and Wyclef Jean
Hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean is encouraging his celebrity friends and adoptive parents Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to adopt a Haitian child.
The couple is planning to revisit the ravished country soon and may be considering adopting a child.
MICHAEL JACKSON BELTS SOLD AS A TRIBUTE
*A lawyer representing the estate of Michael Jackson has condemned the sale of commemorative belts which have allegedly been produced without the permission of the trustees, and appear to have been authorized by Jackson’s own parents, Joe and Katherine.
TMZ.com posted a photograph [below] that appears to show the pair signing one of the items.
MARIAH CAREY SAYS”NO I’M NOT PREGNANT”
*Mariah Carey has reportedly pulled out of the film adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf.”
According to People.com, the 41-year-old’s sudden withdrawal on Tuesday has reignited rumors that she is pregnant.
FLESH IN BONE HAD TO PAY A 250 DOLLAR FINE: FOR AN 11 YEAR OLD CASE
*Flesh-N-Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony has been fined $250 after reaching a deal with prosecutors to end an 11-year-old legal case.
The rapper, real name Stanley Howse, faced felony charges over allegations he assaulted his mother in 1999. He was said to have struck her on the side of the head with a gun, leaving her with a large cut.
ZACH RANDOLPH SELLS MARIJUANA
*Zach Randolph of the Memphis Grizzlies is allegedly moonlighting as a drug kingpin in Indiana.
No charges have been filed against the Marion, Indiana native, but according to the Indianapolis Star, a detective is calling him a “major marijuana supplier” and “financier for known drug dealers in Indianapolis.”
GEORGIA SCHOOL TEACHER SLEEPS WITH 17 YEAR OLD STUDENT
It used to be that every time you heard about a teacher having sexual relations with a student it was always involved someone white. Well guess what? The phenomenon has crossed over.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that a Teacher of the Year at a Gwinnett County school has resigned after admitting to having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student, according to records obtained by the paper.
50 CENT TRANSFORMED FOR HIS NEW ROLE: WEIGHT LOSS GONE TO FAR
Many folks in the blogosphere believe these pictures are fake – but they were posted on the rapper’s official Web site,
Facebook and Twitter pages to show the amount of weight he has lost in preparation for his next role as a cancer-stricken football player in “Things Fall Apart,” due in theaters next year.
CNN APOLOGIZES FOR PLAYING A SONG USING THE “N-WORD”
Oops. CNN Kyra Phillips apologizes for Coolio song with N-word
CNN anchor Kyra Phillips apologized to viewers Wednesday for playing the unedited version of a Coolio song in which he says the N-word.
For a clip on a 103-year-old Pennsylvania woman who still drives, the cable channel played Coolio’s “Fantastic Voyage” while going to the break.
OPRAH WINFREY CLOSES HER “ANGELS CHARITY”
With the end of her daytime talk show coming next year, Oprah Winfrey is also shutting down her long-running charity that has been associated with the program since 1998 – the Angel Network.
Nearly 150,000 donors have given more than $80 million to the charity, helping to fund more than 200 grants and project in the United States and over 30 other countries.
TIGER WOODS WILL DEFEND HIS TITLE AT THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
After three weeks spent rehabbing a neck injury, Tiger Woods will prepare to defend his title at the Memorial Tournament next week in Dublin, Ohio.
Woods withdrew from The Players Championship on May 9 with an inflamed facet joint in his neck. He confirmed on his website Wednesday that he’ll return to the PGA Tour next week at Muirfield Village, where he has won four times and is the defending champion.
JANET JACKSON SHOWING OFF TRUE TALENT ON AMERICAN IDOL
Before Lee DeWyze was crowned the new “American Idol” Wednesday night, the buildup included a number of performances from the Top 12 contestants featuring such surprise guests as Alice Cooper, Christina Aguilera and even the ailing “Celebrity Apprentice” winner Bret Michaels.
BORIS KODJOE IS BACK WORKING FULL TIME
'Undercovers' stars Boris Kodjoe and Gugu Mbatha-Raw
*If you ladies have been going through withdrawals to get an opportunity to see the big and tall guy of Hollywood , wait no longer, he’s back and in full force!
Dr. Boyce and Lola: Kwame Kilpatrick's Rise and Fall
COMMON & SERENA ARE CLAIMING TO BE OVER & TOGETHER : WITCH ONE IS IT???
In Touch Magazine is reporting that Common and Serena Williams have ended their two year relationship.
The publication cites a source close to the rapper who claims the pair “just grew apart.”
WILLIE NORWOOD HAS ANOTHER SON: WATCH VIDEO BELOW
Willie Norwood, you are the father! The web is a powerful thing…especially if you put all of your business out on front street via reality (FAKE) television. AN-T-WAY, word has it that Willie Norwood has an illegitimate son by the name of Danyelle Brown.
Danyelle, who was born in 1975, claims to be Willie’s eldest child but Willie has denied him for all of his life. According to a video I found while surfing the web, Danyelle, has a webseries documenting the journey that will ultimately prove that Willie Norwood is his father.
ALBERT HAYNESWORTH GOT A STRIPPER PREGNANT
CBS.com's CRIMESIDER has obtained pictures of Silvia Mena
*Washington Redskins star Albert Haynesworth is being sued for $10 million by a Brooklyn exotic dancer who claims he got her pregnant, then bounced.
Silvia Mena, currently four months pregnant, says she met the 6-foot-6, 350-pound defensive lineman in Miami late last year. But she claims in papers to be filed in Brooklyn Supreme Court that he dumped her in late February after finding out that she was with child.
TRINA HAS NOT FORGOT ABOUT HAITI: SHE’S STILL DONATING
Rapper Trina says she will donate partial proceeds from her upcoming Amazin’ Cosmetics line to a charity benefiting victims of the Haitian earthquake.
As previously reported, the artist recently unveiled plans to launch her Amazin’ Cosmetics line, which will include lipstick and beauty accessories like fake eyelashes.
MARK ANTHONY AND JLO ARE RENEWING VOWS
Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony are planning to renew their wedding vows next month for two reasons: to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary and to shut up all the haters who never thought their marriage would last.
“We realized the bets in Vegas (on whether their marriage would last) stopped at five years, so we’re really looking forward to this one,” he told the magazine. “This is a big anniversary.”
T.I & LADY GAGA TEAMING UP FOR A SONG
*T.I. has revealed that he and Lady Gaga have collaborated on a track for his upcoming album.
In an interview with MTV News, the rapper described Gaga as a “phenomenal talent” and said that he is “extremely proud” to have worked with her on the song, which is tentatively titled “Lick It.”
KELIS & NAS OFFICALLY OVER
Their five-year marriage was terminated on Friday, however, the battle continues on over child custody and spousal support.
According to TMZ, documents filed Friday in L.A. County Superior Court show that Nas is ordered to pay roughly $10,000 per month in child and spousal support, but he still maintains that he can’t afford it.
TIMBALAND SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT
*Timbaland has settled a legal dispute after a songwriter accused him of sampling his track without permission.
Producer David Cortopassi, who wrote a song titled “Spazz’ that was originally recorded by The Elastik Band in the 1960s, claimed that the super producer had swiped portions of the track in his 2007 song “Throw It On Me,” which featured the Hives.
ALICIA KEYS APART OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR
*Alicia Keys, the Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, Juanes and Shakira are among the artists performing at the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert to kick off the FIFA World Cup in South Africa
VAUGHN WARD CANDIDATE FOR IOWA
Well now this is verrry interesting. It seems we have a Republican congressional candidate from Idaho, Vaughn Ward, who’s got the backing of Sarah Palin AND a penchant for ripping off Barack Obama.
KWAMA KILPATRICK GETS FIVE YEARS
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is placed in handcuffs at his sentencing hearing in Detroit, Tuesday, May 25, 2010.
*Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to up to five years in prison today for violating the terms of his probation stemming from his conviction for lying under oath about an affair with his chief of staff.
EDDY CURRY HAS A BIG LOAN TO PAY BACK
Eddy Curry of the New York Knicks was ordered to pay back a $570,000 loan, plus interest, to Allstar Capital after failing to convince a judge that he was unable to afford it.
According to the New York Daily News, the $10.5 million benchwarmer tried to argue that he already has too many expenses to pay, including $6,000 to his personal chef, $17,000 a month on rent, $425 on satellite TV and another $30,000 on “household expenses.”
OPRAH WINFREY & KITTY KELLEY BUMPING HEADS
Author Kitty Kelley is still plugging her biography on Oprah Winfrey with the recent revelation that employees for the talk show host don’t use her real name when discussing her in public.
According to Kelley, staffers use the code name “Mary” instead.
MICHAEL CLARK DUNCAN HAS A NEW ROLE
Michael Clarke Duncan has been cast in the 3D indie action-thriller “No Man’s Land” for ChipShot Films, reports Variety.
The movie is being described as “The Amazing Race” meets “Deliverance.” The story follows a group of reality show contestants on a globe-trotting race who are traversing a dense Louisiana swamp where a misunderstanding with a group of backwater Cajuns turns into an all-out blood feud.
TOM JOYNER CRUISE GOES VERY WELL
The man, Mr. Tom Joyner, presided over another successful cruise
*The 2010 Tom Joyner cruise just got back into port after a week of partying at sea. Photographer Hiltron Bailey was onboard to capture the sights and boy there were bunches of them, too.
VIOLA DAVIS FENCES ROLE PAYS OFF
The Broadway productions Fences and Memphis racked up wins at the 55th Annual Drama Desk Awards, held May 23 at the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center.
Fences, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, tied with A View from the Bridge for Outstanding Revival of a Play, while Davis earned the award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play. Also, composer Branford Marsalis earned for Outstanding Music in a Play.
HIP HONORS AWARDS ‘TELL ALL’
*Missy Elliott, Murphy Lee, Mystikal, Nelly and Paul Wall are among the artists set to attend VH1’s seventh annual “VH1 Hip Hop Honors,” which will celebrate the music, the influence and the artists from The South.
As previously reported, Timbaland was the most recent addition to the list of honorees, which include Jermaine Dupri, J Prince of Rap-A-Lot Records, Luther “Luke” Campbell, The 2 Live Crew, Master P, and Organized Noize. All will be saluted through performances in collaboration with some of today’s hottest talent.
KOBE BRYANT’S MAID WALKED AWAY WITH 6 FIGURES
Terms were supposed to be confidential, but according to TMZ.com, Kobe Bryant and his wife paid their former maid six figures to settle her lawsuit against them out of court.
As previously reported, the Los Angeles Lakers star and his wife, Vanessa, were sued by the ex-employee for wrongful discharge, invasion of privacy, emotional distress and unpaid wages.