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Floyd Mayweather Jr surrendered in a courtroom Friday to begin a three-month jail sentence for attacking his ex-girlfriend in September 2010 while two of their children watched. Mayweather was originally scheduled to serve his sentence in January but was allowed to delay in order to fight Miguel Cotto. Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Melissa …
An advert that promoted a new series of Channel 4’s hit show, Big Fat Gypsy Weddings is being investigated for racism by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), according to reports. The ads, which were posted on billboards, featured the slogan, “Bigger. Fatter, Gypsier” and received 370 complaints. They also caused outrage with the travelling community …
According to reports Queen Latifah has come out as gay. The hip hop queen, has never openly acknowledged her sexual identity. Despite being photographed vacationing with women rumored to be her romantic interests, she has never herself acknowledged her sexuality. Latifah served as host at the 2012 Long Beach Pride Festival and some of her …
Jamaican runner Usain Bolt, who was dating Canadian Lubica Slovak, broke up with the fashion designer to focus on winning gold at this summer’s London Olympics reports the Jamaica Star. Bolt and Slovak dominated social networks last month after a photo of the couple kissing was leaked by the local newspaper the Jamaican Observer. The …
Whitney Houston’s teenage daughter will star in a reality TV show that follows the family of the deceased singer as they cope with her sudden death earlier this year. The Lifetime channel says that Bobbi Kristina Brown, 19, Houston’s mother Cissy, brother Gary and the singer’s manager and sister-in-law Pat Houston will all appear in …
R&B singer Brandy blames herself for her fall from grace in the early 2000s and admits faking her marriage after falling pregnant was the “biggest mistake” of her career. The Boy Is Mine hitmaker’s squeaky-clean image lay in tatters in 2002 when she discovered she was pregnant with producer Robert Smith’s child – and she …
Nicki Minaj has said that children should be protected from her more explicit lyrics. The rapper has said in a new interview that she would be ‘very upset’ if she heard kids singing along to the ‘dirty’ versions of her tracks, like ‘Stupid Hoe’. Speaking to the Guardian’s Weekend magazine Minaj said: “I don’t want …
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian added fuel to rumors that the two are indeed more than friends as the socialite introduced the rapper to her family. Kim, 31, and Kanye, 34, were pictured leaving trendy Asian fusion restaurant Spice Market in New York, along with her mum Kris Jenner, sister Kourtney and her son Mason …
Rapper 50 CENT is being sued by a producer who alleges the star sampled a song by The Persuaders without permission. Robert Poindexter, who worked on a number of tracks for the 1970s R&B group, has filed suit in New York accusing the hip-hop star of using part of the band’s track Love Gonna Pack …
According to former Death Row Records label CEO Suge Knight, Tupac could still be alive. Ever since Tupac’s much talked about Coachella appearance, crazed fans are beginning to re-wonder: Is Tupac really dead? The rap mogul, who was in the driver’s seat of the car in which the artist was shot in 1996, addressed this …
Rapper Niki Minaj who has been in the UK to promote her latest album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded has quit Twitter. The 29-year-old star is believed to have quit Twitter following the online leak of her tracks, says she left the micro-blogging site because her conscience urged her to do so. “A voice in my …
It’s official, I hate rappers. Okay maybe not all rappers but definitely all those who tweet crap to their followers and have questionable lyrical content in their music. I know it’s a lot. They have the power to educate and empower their fans and yet they spout a lot of trash that keeps our people …
A law enforcement official announced that the shooter in the Trayvon Martin case will be charged with second-degree murder and is in custody. The official with knowledge of the case says that the charge against 28-year-old George Zimmerman will be announced at a news conference. The official says he’s in custody in Florida but wouldn’t …
A video featuring two-year-old William Stokkebroe dancing to Elvis’s ‘Jail House Rock’ has become a viral hit, clocking up 943,754 shares and more than seven million views, after appearing in an ad for his parents’ online dance supplies store. William is featured in the amateur footage that has now gained masses of exposure for his …
Stop Search is a hard-hitting story about the impact of police Stop and Search powers; of the tense drama young people must play out in the public space. It’s all over the news but how does it feel to be right in the thick of it? Two happy families are thrown together by celebration and …
Universal’s sci-fi adaptation of the naval board game Battleship will hit cinemas in the UK on 11April 2012. The movie is directed by Peter Berg and stars Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgård, (Eric in True Blood), Taylor Kitsch (Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine), and Rihanna makes her acting debut as Petty Officer Raikes. Talking about her …
Whitney Houston was a chronic cocaine user who had the drug in her system when she drowned in a hotel bathtub, coroner’s officials said after releasing autopsy findings that also noted heart disease contributed to her death. The announcement ends weeks of speculation over the cause of Houston’s death. Several bottles of prescription drugs were …
The co-founder of Invisible Children has been taken to hospital in San Diego, California, following what the group called an “unfortunate incident” after he was reportedly found half-naked and screaming at traffic. Jason Russell narrated the Kony 2012 campaign video which went viral on the internet last week. Russell was taken to hospital on Thursday …
Sportswear company Nike has apologised after issuing a St. Patrick’s Day-themed running shoe that raised memories of a British paramilitary unit notorious for terrorising Irish Roman Catholics in the 1920s. The shoe is officially named the SB Dunk Low, but the “beer-themed” shoe has been nicknamed the Black and Tan as a nod to the …
Nelson Mandela was released from a South African hospital a day after officials said the ailing anti-apartheid icon underwent a keyhole examination for an abdominal ailment. “The doctors have assured us that there is nothing to worry about and that Madiba is in good health,” President Jacob Zuma said in a statement earlier, referring to …
Octavia Spencer produced the first tears of Oscar night after winning the Best Supporting Actress gong. The Help star, who was awarded the prize for her role as a maid in the segregated South, also received the first standing ovation of the night as she took to the stage “Oh, thank you,” a tearful Spencer …
Adam Deacon was referring to himself as the “underdog” before the BAFTA Awards ceremony – a competition he was even calling “a class war”. But by the end of the night, he was grinning like a Cheshire cat after picking up the Award for Orange Wednesdays Rising Star (voted for by the public). The 28-year-old …
The entertainment industry is in mourning after award-winning music legend Whitney Houston was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room on the eve of the Grammys. Stars took to Twitter to express their grief and shock. Music moguls such as Russell Simmons, singers including Rihanna and Mariah Carey were among the biggest names in …
A month after giving birth to Blue Ivy, new mom Beyonce is back on her feet. Or, should we say, back in her Louboutins. The 30-year-old star singer made two public appearances since Blue Ivy’s arrival in New York City, when she attended her husband Jay-Z’s performance at Carnegie Hall. On the first night, she …
