| What It Iz |
February 2009 Archives
T.I. caught a bad break yesterday when an Atlanta judge increased his child support payments to his ex-girlfriend LaShon Dixon.
... continue reading T.I. Ordered To Pay More Child Support. The back lash just doesn't stop for Chris Brown. Word is Ciara scrapped plans for a duet with the troubled star following his alleged altercation with girlfriend Rihanna.
... continue reading Ciara and Flo-Rida Ditch Chris Brown Collabo. Imprisoned NFL star Michael Vick will be allowed to serve the last two months of his 23-month sentence for his dogfighting plea under home confinement because there is no room at a halfway house for him, a government official told The Associated Press yesterday.
... continue reading Michael Vick home soon. It's easy to hate on CHRIS BROWN. And yeah, what he did DESERVES our scorn. But at the same time, we really don't know how he's going to bounce back from this.
... continue reading Bow Wow: Chris Brown Is Only Human. America voted, and ALLISON IRAHETA, KRIS ALLEN and ADAM LAMBERT are the next three contestants who've made it through to the Top 12 of American Idol season eight.
... continue reading Idol: 3 More Join Top 12. Word on the street is that rapper The Game - who retired last year - is now being forced to get back in the rap game because his pockets are REAL LIGHT!!
... continue reading The Game Is Broke!. So much for fleeing to Barbados. Word has it Rihanna's people led the media to believe she jetted to Barbados right after the whole Chris Brown assault scandal.
... continue reading Rihanna Spotted On The Beach In Mexico!. If you were under the impression that the INSANITY surrounding DMX would die-down now that he's in custody . . . you were WRONG.
... continue reading DMX Attacks Officer. USHER took a different stage yesterday. The singer was in Washington, where he testified before the House Education Committee about youth service and his New Look Foundation.
... continue reading Usher Testifies for the House of Reps. Michael Jordan and his Cuban model girlfriend Yvette Prieto have bought a new home together. They took out a 30 year mortgage on a modest home in Miami. According to The Post:
KARA DIOGUARDI is none too happy about the fact that PAULA ABDUL apparently dissed her in an interview with OK! magazine. Paula was quoted in the magazine as saying that she feels four judges, quote, "don't work" on American Idol, because, quote, "it takes up so much time for each of us to give our opininon that it slows down the pace of the show."
... continue reading Paula Abdul's Comments Hurt Kara. The internal investigation launched last week into who provided TMZ.com with a photo of Rihanna that was taken after she was allegedly assaulted by Chris Brown is still underway, E! News confirmed Tuesday.
... continue reading LAPD Investigating Rihanna Photo Leak. The second set of 12 contestants performed on American Idol last night, vying for a spot in the ultimate top 12. Only one guy, one girl and the next top vote-getter will make the cut, so the pressure is on. As always, RANDY JACKSON, PAULA ABDUL, KARA DIOGUARDI and SIMON COWELL were on hand to offer their judgment. Here's what happened:
... continue reading American Idol: The Second Twelve. CHRIS BROWN is in a movie called "Bone Deep", which is scheduled to hit theaters next January. But because of Chris' "incident" with RIHANNA, the producers have been forced to change their marketing plans.
... continue reading Chris Brown in Upcoming Movie. Tyra & co. are on some new ish for the next season of ANTM:
America's Next Top ModelFor the first time in Top Model history, Tyra Banks announces that girls must be 5′7″ and under in order to become America's Next Top Model.
... continue reading ANTM Looking for Shorter Models. America's Next Top ModelFor the first time in Top Model history, Tyra Banks announces that girls must be 5′7″ and under in order to become America's Next Top Model.
Arkansas police seized nearly 500 pounds of marijuana on the rapper's tour bus the other day as it made its way east from the NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix.
Looks like CHRIS BROWN is trying to get back into RIHANNA's good graces.
... continue reading Chris Brown Hoping For Forgiveness. 50 CENT was making fun of the CHRIS BROWN / RIHANNA situation in some animated skits on his website. But all that changed when he saw the picture of Rihanna after Chris allegedly assaulted her.
... continue reading 50 Cent Stopped Making Fun When He Saw Rihanna's Picture. Two weeks ago, KANYE WEST filmed an episode of the VH1 "Storytellers" series. It'll premiere this Saturday night at 9:00 P.M.
Hope they've got XXXXL jumpsuits in AZ, 'cause Charles Barkley is officially going to jail.
Ne-Yo says he didn't want to find out the details from anyone besides Rihanna and Chris Brown. "I wanted to talk to them before I made a comment. I spoke to Rihanna. She says she's fine. She didn't go into detail about what happened. I understand it's a painful situation; I didn't push." [watch here]
... continue reading Ne-Yo Talks About Rihanna Incident. SIMON COWELL has been cold at times towards a number of American Idol wannabees, and he apparently wants to be even frostier when he dies.
... continue reading Simon Cowell To Be Frozen When He Dies. The New York Post reports RIHANNA was scheduled to be a "surprise special performer" at Sunday night's Academy Awards, but backed out in the wake of her alleged beating by boyfriend CHRIS BROWN.
... continue reading Rihanna Backs Out of Oscar Appearance. Film site Empire Online says Martin Lawrence is producing and hoping to star in a new film called "Back To America," which shares the premise of Eddie Murphy's "Coming To America," but in reverse.
... continue reading Martin Lawrence May Star In "Back To America. Listen to Obie's Interview with Ne-Yo, and tell us what you think?
... continue reading Interview: Ne-Yo Gives Obie Attitude!. Dwyane Wade scored a career-high 50 points on Sunday night, but it wasn't enough to beat the Orlando Magic. Dwight Howard's 32 points and 17 boards were too much for the Heat as Orlando rolled.
... continue reading Video: Dwight Howard Hits 75-Foot Shot. If timing is everything, then the KARDASHIANS officially have NOTHING. The same week that a supposedly domesticated chimpanzee RIPPED A WOMAN'S FACE OFF in Connecticut, the Kardashians adopted a chimp of their own.
... continue reading The Kardashians Have Adopted A Chimp. In recent years, some artists have canceled concerts overseas due to fear of terrorism, but T-PAIN was just forced to scrap a show in Guyana because of death threats.
... continue reading T-Pain Scraps Guyana Concert After Death Threats. Congrats may be in order. Is Lauryn Hill is pregnant with her 6th child?
... continue reading Lauryn Hill Pregnant With 6th Kid?. JOEL MADDEN is going to be a father for the second time.
... continue reading Joel Madden and Nicole Richie Expecting Baby #2. Here are some pictures of Rihanna taken this past Thursday. She was reportedly headed to an airport in the Los Angeles area
... continue reading Pictures of Rihanna From Last Thursday. CHRIS BROWN, who was booked by police on February 8th on suspicion of making criminal threats after allegedly assaulting RIHANNA, may still face more serious charges.
... continue reading Chris Brown Facing Serious Charges. On Friday, RIHANNA's 21st birthday, her spokesperson issued a statement saying that the singer, quote, "wants to assure her fans that she remains strong, is doing well and deeply appreciates the outpouring of support she has received during this difficult time."
... continue reading Rihanna Says She "Remains Strong". | Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner at last night's 81st Annual Academy Awards. |
Although Madea was Mr. Perry's claim to fame, Why Did I Get Married? is unaruguably his best film to date. So...he decided to make a sequel:
HUGH JACKMAN will host the 81st Annual Academy Awards this Sunday, live from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. Though the presenters for the event will remain a mystery until showtime, Jackman has already revealed that he'll be delivering a bit of song and dance during the ceremony, which airs on ABC beginning at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time.
... continue reading Academy Awards This Sunday. M.I.A. just gave birth to her first child on February 11th, so the question on everyone's mind is whether or not she'll be M.I.A. for the Oscar's this Sunday. The rapper is nominated for co-writing "O Saya," a song from the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack -- it's one of three tracks competing for Best Original Song on Sunday.
... continue reading MIA To Attend, Not Perform At Oscars. RIHANNA turns 21 today, but unfortunately, her birthday isn't likely to be the joyous occasion she'd hoped.
... continue reading Rihanna Turns 21 Today. 
Notice that there ARE welts on either side of Rihanna's forehead, as we'd heard there were. There's also some bleeding on or around her bottom lip. And there are a few scratches or cuts on her face. Singer Rihanna's camp has declined to officially comment on Chris Brown's apology statement, but sources say that the "Umbrella" crooner is "appalled" by Brown's statement.
... continue reading Rihanna Appalled by Brown's Apology?. Both Chris Brown and Rihanna pulled out of the Grammy Awards telecast, following a report of an alleged domestic violence felony battery involving Chris on Saturday night.
... continue reading Are Rihanna and Chris Brown Married?. NELLY is bored by the talk shows on TV, so he wants to launch his own.
... continue reading Nelly Plots Talk Variety TV Show. After 24 million votes, ALEXIS GRACE, MICHAEL SARVER and DANNY GOKEY made it to the top 12 last night on American Idol's first results show of the season. We've got a feeling that the very emotional TATIANA DEL TORO will be coming back to the top 12 in one of the judge's three wild card spots. though.
... continue reading American Idol Contestants Advance. It's "Hammertime."
Stanley Burrell, better known as rapper MC Hammer, has landed his own reality TV series on A&E, the network announced Wednesday.
It was a disappointing debut for American Idol's Top 36 as the first twelve hit the stage live for America for the first time.
Russell Simmons plans to launch a new line of clothing to be sold exclusively in the 350 Wal-Mart stores in the United States. Simmon's new clothing line, American Classics, will sell for between $9.99 and $29 with most of the clothing being priced at least $15. Wal-Mart will carry many items from the American Classic line including knit and woven shirts, sweater vests, jeans, sports shoes and more.
... continue reading Russell Simmons Sells Clothing In Wal-Mart. We don't have an update on the condition of USHER'S wife TAMEKA. But we do know that she's STILL in the hospital . . . 11 days after suffering a HEART ATTACK while being prepped for liposuction in Brazil.
... continue reading Usher's Wife Still In The Hospital. Chris Brown is 19 and clueless. You can't feel sorry for him exactly, he doesn't know anything. Still: over the weekend he apparently hired Paris Hilton's spin doctor, Mike Sitrick, to try and dig his way out of his huge mess with girlfriend Rihanna.
... continue reading Chris Brown Hires Paris Hilton's Publicist. Yesterday, a week after he allegedly assaulted RIHANNA, CHRIS BROWN broke his silence, releasing the following statement:
... continue reading Chris Brown Releases Statement. Wyclef Jean continues to help his home country Haiti. Clef plans to build a new school called The Yele Center.
... continue reading Wyclef Opens A School In Haiti. SUGE KNIGHT was the victim of YET ANOTHER BEATDOWN. Here's what happened...
In April, there's going to be a huge auction of MICHAEL JACKSON'S personal belongings at the Beverly Hills Hotel. It shouldn't surprise you in the least that there are some pretty FREAKY items going up on the block. They include the following . . .
Tonight, the first live shows of American Idol season eight get underway. Over tonight's two-hour show, the first group of 12 out of the Top 36 perform, and then America will vote.
... continue reading First Live American Idol Tonight. Dogg After Dark" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 9:30 P.M. on MTV. Snoop Dogg's new weekly show is basically a variety talk show.
... continue reading Dogg After Dark. Chris Brown's pops spoke out to People the other day, and here is what he had to say:
Rihanna's father has spoken up about his sentiments concerning the pummeling his daughter took at the hands of Chris Brown:
MTV is now cashing in on the unfortunate situation with Chris Brown and Rihanna. The reality tv network plans to air "Chris Brown & Rihanna: Love in Trouble" in which MTV News will take an in-depth look at the allegations of domestic violence that Chris Brown faces after an alleged altercation with Rihanna last weekend.
... continue reading MTV To Exploit Rihanna & Chris Brown. Singers Chris Brown and Rihanna have been the talk of the nation, since Sunday's domestic spat between the couple. New details are continuing to surface, and here's the latest.
DMX will be one of four playable characters in an upcoming zombie game for the Nintendo Wii.
... continue reading DMX To Appear In Wii Zombie Game. Rapper Kid Cudi has been involved in an altercation that has resulted in the Cleveland native being tasered and apprehended by authorities, according to multiple sources.
... continue reading Kid Cudi Tasered And Arrested At An NBA All-Star Party. British pop singer M.I.A., who performed at the Grammy Awards last Sunday despite experiencing labor contractions, has given birth to a baby boy, she said on her MySpace page.
... continue reading M.I.A. gives birth to boy. Did a text message cause the fight between CHRIS BROWN and RIHANNA? Law enforcement sources have comfirmed to TMZ.com that while the two were driving early Sunday morning, Chris received a text from a woman who expressed interest in hooking up with the singer later on.
... continue reading Did a text message cause the fight between CHRIS BROWN and RIHANNA?. National Organization for Women president says victim-blaming is not unusual in such situations.
... continue reading Why Are Some People Blaming Rihanna For Alleged Altercation With Chris Brown?. Chris Brown may have gotten lucky because the charge he was booked on is kinda weak, law enforcement sources tell TMZ. But he's still in big trouble, and Rihanna says it's not the first time he's attacked her.
... continue reading Did a Fake Call Start the Fight?. Just received the real story of Chris Brown and Rihanna's fight from a highly placed source in the Chris Brown legal camp:
... continue reading Chris Brown & Rihanna: The REAL Story Behind The Fight. This year's NBA All-Star weekend will generate a deeper sense of fulfillment for Jay-Z. The rap mogul, along with Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, will be on hand to donate 150 musical instruments to students at the Mesa Arts Academy.
... continue reading Jay-Z and LeBron James Make Musical Donation to Mesa Arts Academy. The clip of Hayek nursing a very hungry baby boy (ironically born on the same day as her own daughter) has surfaced on YouTube as well as on dozens of other web sites, drawing thousands of comments
... continue reading Salma Hayek On Why She Breastfed Another Woman's Baby.
R&B singer Mario wrote a song called "Emergency Room" for Rihanna's upcoming album. It's about killing a cheating boyfriend. Or at least fantasizing about doing it.
As you probably know, Jay-Z is the one who pretty much brought Rihanna to the game. So you'd think he'd be FURIOUS with Chris Brown for (allegedly) roughing her up.
| American Idol's top 36 contestants were announced last night as the Hollywood round came to an end. Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Kara Dioguardi and Paula Abdul brought each of the top 50 contestants into the inner sanctum of the judges' mansion to deliver the news individually. |
This time, when Brett Favre decided to ride off on his lawnmower in Mississippi and spend his days in retirement targeting deer instead of receivers, it felt final.
There's been more fallout from CHRIS BROWN's alleged assault of RIHANNA. Entertainment Weekly reports that Sesame Street has pulled a 2007 episode featuring Chris and will no longer air it.
... continue reading Chris Brown Loses More Endorsements. TI told Carson Daly that he recently spoke with Chris Brown about the incident.
... continue reading VIDEO: T.I. Talks Chris Brown And Rihanna. The American Idol Top 36 for season eight will be revealed tonight in the final Hollywood Week episode. It appears that the contestants will have to -- at least from the looks of last night's promo -- climb a very long staircase at the 'Judge's Mansion' and sit in a chair in an opulent room in front of Simon, Randy, Paula and Kara to learn their fate.
... continue reading American Idol Top 36 Tonight. SNOOP DOGG has teamed up with the folks at MTV on a new nighttime television series called DoggAfter Dark. The talk-and-variety show will premiere February 17th at 9:00 pm ET/PT. Snoop will host the show, chat with A-list celebs and feature sketch comedy segments and musical performances.
... continue reading New Snoop Dogg Series on MTV. There's a rumor going around that the procedure USHER'S wife TAMEKA was undergoing in Brazil when something went wrong was LIPOSUCTION.
... continue reading Usher's Wife In Coma?. Chris Brown has officially been booked into the custody of the Los Angeles Police Department. He was driven to the station by high-powered attorney Mark Geragos.
... continue reading Chris Brown Arrested -- Caught On Tape. Gum company Wrigley has announced that its pulling its commercial featuring CHRIS BROWN touting Doublemint Gum
... continue reading Wrigley Pulls Chris Brown Doublement Ads, Rihanna to Scrap Asian Show?. Now that CHRIS BROWN has been charged with making "criminal threats" and may face further charges of domestic violence against a woman believed to be RIHANNA, comments he made a few years ago are now coming back to haunt him.
... continue reading Chris Brown Describes A History of Family Violence. Chris Brown was photo'd leaving the booking station with bruises on his knuckles, take a closer look
... continue reading PHOTOS: Chris Brown With Bruises on his Knuckles!. NICK CANNON . . . (--who's probably MOST famous for nailing MARIAH CAREY . . . any time he wants to) . . . will replace JERRY SPRINGER as the host of "America's Got Talent".
... continue reading Nick Cannon To Host America's Got Talent. Britain's Daily Mail newspaper reports EDDIE MURPHY has been ordered to pay nearly 52 thousand dollars a month to the daughter he had with SPICE GIRL MEL B.
... continue reading Eddie Murphy Ordered To Pay Child Support. USHER's rep now confirms that he's with his wife TAMEKA FOSTER in Brazil, where she suffered complications from "routine surgery."
... continue reading Usher In Brazil With "Stable" Wife. Fresh from two big appearances at the Grammy Awards, T.I.'s new reality show, Road to Redemption, premieres tonight on MTV. This "docu-series" follows Tip as he helps at-risk teenagers across the country get their lives in order. He told the Los Angeles Times, "If I can't get through to them, nobody can."
... continue reading T.I.'s Reality Show Premieres Tonight. This is a photo of Chris Brown and Rihanna 30 minutes before he allegedly fought with her in this car.
... continue reading Chris and Rihanna -- Prelude to Arrest. Though the Grammys offered performances from plenty of music legends last night -- including Plant, U2, PAUL MCCARTNEY, NEIL DIAMOND and BB KING -- the telecast actually seemed to focus heavily on what's happening now in music.
... continue reading Grammy Recap - What was the Best Performance?. Darn, Bossip folk, they're saying Usher had to cancel his performance at Clive Davis' party to go be with his wife, Tameka Foster, as she has experienced difficulties stemming from a plastic surgery procedure:
Country singer JEWEL and her rodeo star-husband, TY MURRAY, will put their marriage aside and compete against one another this spring on Dancing with the Stars. They were two of the celebrity names announced last night during ABC's primetime lineup, when the eighth-season cast of the dancing competition was officially unveiled.
... continue reading New Cast of 'DWTS' Revealed. Billionaires are getting younger. Forbes magazine released its list of the world's mega-rich Wednesday and said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, 23, became the youngest ever self-made billionaire.
... continue reading Facebook CEO is youngest self-made billionaire. Usher's wife and mother of his two sons, Tameka Foster, has been told to stay away from the singer because his record label is afraid of having another "Here I Stand" !
... continue reading Usher's Wife Told To Stay Away From Studio. Very quietly, Simon promised to help Fantasia take care of some of her back payments she owed so the house wouldn't go up on the block ... His offer of monetary support helped her stave off creditors, at least for the time being.
... continue reading Simon Rescues Fantasia From Foreclosure. Reggie just broke the bank for and received a mega deal from the Saints...just kidding, he signed a promo deal with Red-Bull:
50 Cent's baby mama won't be able to take half his loot, a judge just ruled in New York.
... continue reading Fitty Won't Have to Pony Up 50% to Babymama. Who will take home the most Grammy Awards this Sunday night? LIL WAYNE has the most nods, with eight, but he may get shut out for the big awards because the Grammys don't generally reward hip-hop artists in major categories like Album of the Year.
... continue reading Grammys On Sunday - See The Nominees. | NE-YO is having quite the moment. He's heading into the Grammy Awards this Sunday with a whopping six nominations, including one for Album of the Year. And tonight, he kicks off a U.S. headlining tour in his hometown of Las Vegas. | ||
Lil' Wayne sits down with Couric and talks about his journey from impoverished childhood to being hailed as one of the best rappers of his generation.
... continue reading Watch Now! Lil Wayne Gets Interviewed by Katie Couric. The African sax star who wrote the song that Michael Jackson borrowed for his hit song "Wanna Be Startin' Something" says Jacko -- and now Rihanna -- used his song again without permission.
... continue reading African Musician Sues Rihanna and Jacko. Cash Money Records will throw Lil Wayne a Pre-Grammy party to celebrate Weezy's insanely huge year.
... continue reading Cash Money Throws Lil Wayne Grammy Party. Holy eff-bomb Batman, it's a Christian Bale tirade!
... continue reading Christian Bale Goes Insane. Bobby Brown and his girlfriend Alicia Etheridge are expecting their first child together.
... continue reading Bobby Brown's Girlfriend Is Pregnant. Vivica Fox has turned over a new leaf. She is hosting a psychic hot-line . We guess when the checks stop coming in, you have to do what you gotta do.
... continue reading When the Checks Stop Coming in...Host a Psychic Hotline Commercial: Vivica Fox. Ladies, Are you really trying to have the fellas drooling over you or what? If so, Kim Kardashian has the formula:
... continue reading Kakes Like Kim Kardashian: The Workout DVD. If you didn't know, JENNIFER HUDSON was lip-synching when she performed the National Anthem during the Super Bowl on Sunday.
... continue reading Did Jennifer Hudson Lip Synch At the Super Bowl?. BRITNEY SPEARS' upcoming tour will indeed be a family affair, despite speculation to the contrary.
... continue reading Britney Spears Threatened to Cancel Her Tour If Her Kids Were Not With Her. Why is it a big story, you ask? Well because the Olympic committee has a 4 year ban for ANYONE taking ANY DRUG.
The half brother of President Barack Obama has been busted for possession of marijuana ... in Kenya, and the circumstances sound weird.
Damn, she's thick as hell. Anyway, Serena's done it again as she captured her 10th Grand Slam title by winning the Australian Open.
DMX was sentenced to 90 days in a Phoenix jail on Friday.
... continue reading DMX To Serve 90 Days. Super Bowl 43 turned out to be "Six-burgh" for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
... continue reading Super Bowl Recap. advertisement
advertisement
Marketplace
Stay ahead of the storm. Find evacuation routes, safety tips and more in the Hurricane Guide.
Better sound. New stations. No fees. Discover the benefits of HD RadioTM
From fast food to fine dining, find it all in our Local Business Directory .advertisement
Don't miss your favorite TV shows! Click to get the latest WFTV Channel 9 programming schedule.
Shop for cars, find a dealer, and get the latest automotive news in our Local Car Buying Guide powered by AutoTrader.com
© All Media Guide, LLC. Portions of content provided by All Music Guide®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC. 