NEW YORK (AP) — Police say the 26-year-old son of actor and rapper LL Cool J has been arrested on a trespassing charge following a dispute at a New York City restaurant. The NYPD says Najee Smith refused to leave Catch, a restaurant on Ninth Avenue and 13th Street in the city’s Meatpacking district, after … Continue reading
Oct. 4: Actress Lori Saunders (“Petticoat Junction”) is 74. Actor Clifton Davis (“Amen”) is 70. Actress Susan Sarandon is 69. Actor Armand Assante is 66. Actor Alan Rosenberg is 65. Actor Christoph Waltz is 59. Actress Kyra Schon (“Night of the Living Dead”) is 58.Rap producer Russell Simmons is 58. Keyboardist Chris Lowe of The … Continue reading
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and rapper Nasir “Nas” Jones are among the 2015 recipients of Harvard’s W.E.B. DuBois Medal. This year’s winners will gather Wednesday at Harvard for an awards ceremony and panel discussion. Ali, who is battling Parkinson’s disease, will appear via a video link. … Continue reading
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona music festival is set to resume for a Kanye West performance after as many as 12 people were injured when a crowd rushed a stage, officials said Sunday. Tempe Police Sgt. Damon DeSpain said the department is working with other emergency responders and the event promoter to prevent a … Continue reading
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Rapper DMX is free after serving more than two months in a New York jail for failing to pay child support. His lawyer says the 44-year-old rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, walked out of the Erie County Holding Center in Buffalo Friday afternoon. Simmons’ attorney, Dominic Candino, said his … Continue reading
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Rick Ross has filed a countersuit against two men who claimed the rapper attacked them at his home outside Atlanta. Ross, whose real name is William Roberts, was arrested June 24 and accused, along with his bodyguard, of badly beating a man on June 7. That man, Jonathan Zamudio, was a … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge delayed a hearing Thursday for Marion “Suge” Knight in which prosecutors planned to detail some of their evidence in a robbery case against the former rap music mogul. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ronald Coen granted a defense request for a continuance, pushing the hearing back to Oct. 13. … Continue reading
ATLANTA (AP) — T.I. is setting the record straight: The rapper says he’s still working with Iggy Azalea, despite reports claiming their business partnership was over after his recent radio interview. In an interview with The Associated Press, T.I. said Thursday night that he still considers the Australian rapper his “little sister.” He said his … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kanye West lives in the spotlight, but on Friday the acclaimed rapper was instead a backlit silhouette barely visible behind smoke for his first few songs on stage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. The headline-maker, who recently announced at MTV’s Video Music Awards that he has designs to run … Continue reading
Sept. 27: Actress Kathleen Nolan is 82. Actor Wilford Brimley is 81. Singer-guitarist Randy Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive is 72. Singer-actor Meat Loaf is 68. Actress Liz Torres is 68. Actor A. Martinez (“L.A. Law,” ”Santa Barbara”) is 67. Singer-actor-director Shaun Cassidy is 57. Comedian Marc Maron (“Maron”) is 52. Singer-guitarist Stephan Jenkins of Third … Continue reading
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Rapper 50 Cent is suing a former consultant in federal bankruptcy court in Connecticut, alleging the man improperly acted as his agent and collected fees in advance for projects without his permission. The lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks at least $810,000 from Andrew Jameson, who 50 Cent’s lawyers say improperly negotiated deals … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris confiscated his daughter’s phone for a teenage misstep, he was taken aback by one message string he read. “‘Hold on, why is this kid saying the N-word?’” Barris recalled asking his 16-year-old. “And she said, ‘All my friends say it.’” Barris realized that it’s “become for … Continue reading
Sept. 20: Actress Sophia Loren is 81. Bassist Chuck Panozzo (Styx) is 67. Actress Betsy Brantley (“Deep Impact”) is 60. Actor Gary Cole is 59. Bassist Randy Bradbury of Pennywise is 51. Actress Kristen Johnston is 48. Bassist Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden) is 47. Actress Enuka Okuma (“Rookie Blue”) is 43. Singer The Dream is 38. … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — You could call Taylor Swift baby Oprah, and the stage is her version of Winfrey’s couch. Easily the most important pop star of today, now Swift’s star power has reached even greater heights and stretched outside of music, thanks to her uber successful, star-studded 1989 World Tour. In typical Swift fashion, … Continue reading
MONTREAL (AP) — Pole dancers dressed like nuns, Mike Tyson and nonstop theatrics. Welcome to the church of Madonna. The pop star kicked off her “Rebel Heart” tour in Montreal on Wednesday night, belting out a mix of her iconic hits and new music from her recently released album, also titled, “Rebel Heart.” She even … Continue reading
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