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Ray J: Almost Booted Out of Billboard Music Awards By Whitney Houston’s Family!
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Ray J was almost physically removed from the Billboard Music Awards last night after an angry confrontation with Whitney Houston’s family members.
Pat Houston, Whitney’s sister-in-law/manager, was seated next to Ray J, the person Pat believes was a very bad influence on the late music legend.
Minutes before a tribute to Whitney, in which Jordin Sparks sang and Bobbi Kristina Brown accepted an award, Pat asked her security to nix Ray J.
After Whitney’s ex-BF refused to budge, Pat’s security summoned hotel security, along with several uniformed officers to physically remove Ray.
Just before
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Chris Brown Performs at Billboard Music Awards; Fans Divided Over Obvious Lip-Syncing
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Chris Brown brought his BMX skills to the Billboard Music Awards Sunday.
His vocal skills? Mmmnot so much, from the looks of the performance.
The singer rode onstage in Las Vegas to perform his high-energy hit “Turn Up the Music” against a colorful, bike ramp backdrop dubbed the “Fun Zone.”
Breezy’s leopard fur-lined jacket (open to show off his muscular, tattooed chest, obvi) and impressive dance moves wowed the crowd, but his singing?
Chris Brown – “Turn Up The Music” (Billboard Music Awards 2012)
Fans on Twitter were disappointed, at least in part, for Chris’ lip-syncing.
Some
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Robin Gibb Dead at 62
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Robin Gibb, one of three brothers who made up the Bee Gees and their now-iconic 1970s sound, has died. The singer succumbed to cancer at 62.
Gibb “passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery,” said a statement, which was attributed to Robin’s family.
He died in England at 10:47 a.m., according to his family.
Diagnosed with colon and liver cancer, Gibb had been in a coma as he battled pneumonia earlier this spring, representative Doug Wright said.
Doctors believe that Gibb had a secondary tumor, for which he had emergency surgery in 2010 for a blocked
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THG Week in Review: May 13-19, 2012
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Welcome to THG’s Week in Review! Below, our staffers look back at the stories, stars and scandals that made the last seven days some of the craziest ALL MONTH.
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Now, a rundown of the week that was at The Hollywood Gossip:
- Queen of Disco Donna Summer died at the age of 63.
- Fellow music great Chuck Brown also passed, at 75.
- Mitchell Guist of Swamp People fame passed away.
- As did Mary Kennedy, estranged wife of RFK, Jr.
- Did Justin Bieber
Facebook IPO: Stock Falters, Still Raises $16 Billion
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Call it the most disappointing $16 billion raised in investment history.
Facebook stock is off to a rocky start after its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO), jumping more than 10 percent in the first few minutes of trading before sellers swept into the market and that gain evaporated.
“The stock is trading right at the IPO price,” one expert told the L.A. Times. “They didn’t want that in a million years. A traditional IPO is up 10% or 15%.”
The stock most recently hovered at about $40, only $2 above what shares were priced at late Thursday. Shares touched $38 multiple times
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Mary Kennedy Death Caused By Asphyxiation Hanging
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s estranged wife Mary Kennedy died as a result of asphyxiation by hanging, confirming a report that surfaced yesterday.
Now it’s official, according to the Westchester County medical examiner.
The medical examiner’s report does not use the word “suicide,” although it’s being widely reported (and probably accurate) that Mary committed suicide.
Police found Mary Kennedy dead yesterday afternoon at her home in Bedford, N.Y. She was already dead by the time authorities arrived at the home.
According to the Bedford Police Department, officers responded to Mary’s home to
More >Trayvon Martin Autopsy Report Released; Family Slams "Strategic" Leaks in George Zimmerman Case
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The attorney for Trayvon Martin’s family claims there have been strategic leaks of records in the case intended to benefit defendant George Zimmerman.
Attorney Benjamin Crump said on Wednesday he wants “full transparency” in the case, and called for all the police files on the subject to be released.
After several news outlets were given access to a sealed medical examiner’s report on Martin and a police report on Zimmerman, Crump was incensed.
“It was leaked for a beneficial purpose, certainly to help George Zimmerman’s claim of self-defense,” he said. “This report needs to be vetted
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Eduardo Saverin, Facebook Co-Founder, Renounces U.S. Citizenship in Advance of IPO
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Eduardo Saverin, the billionaire Facebook co-founder portrayed by Andrew Garfield in The Social Network, is no longer an American citizen.
Saverin, 30, renounced the U.S. citizenship he gained as a teenager in advance of the company’s impending IPO, a move met with criticism.
He’s accused of trying to skip out on taxes with the move, though the Brazilian-born resident of Singapore has done nothing illegal at any point.
Eduardo Saverin co-founded Facebook at age 21, was forced out two years later, sued CEO Mark Zuckerberg and ultimately settled out of court.
He was given a share of the
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Russell Brand on Katy Perry: Nothing But Love!
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Russell Brand and Katy Perry might as well be teaching Celebrity Breakups 101.
Proving that a split doesn’t have to be bitter or contentious just because it’s painful, the comedian opened up to Ellen DeGeneres about his recent divorce and had only positive things to say about former wife Katy Perry.
“I still love her as a human being,” he said. “But, sometimes when you’re in a relationship I suppose it doesn’t work out, does it? You can’t absolutely make everything the way you want it to be in life. But that doesn’t mean I regret it or anything.”
Russell Brand on Katy Perry (Ellen
More >Bobby Brown Releases Whitney Houston Tribute Song, World Slaps Collective Forehead
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Bobby Brown took to The Tonight Show stage to debut a new song he wrote about life since Whitney Houston’s death … we wish we were kidding.
The song, released online a week ago but little-noticed because Bobby Brown’s career has been on a 15-year tailspin, is a confession of sorts.
Bobby admits he “messed up pretty bad” and begs his late ex-wife … “Don’t let me die.” That’s right, even after her death, it’s all about BB.
Bobby Brown – Don’t Let Me Die
The song also features the lyrics, “I didn’t realize that every breath I took was from you … You were my air.” That’s actually somewhat
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Mary Kennedy Dead at 52
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Mary Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has died.
She was 52. Law enforcement sources say she was found dead in her Mount Kisco, N.Y., home this morning. The cause of death has not been reported.
Mary and RFK Jr. were married in 1994. She was Robert’s second wife. The couple, who separated nearly two years ago, has four kids together.
The radio host, political activist and nephew of JFK filed for divorce from his wife mere days before Mary Kennedy was charged with DUI in 2010.
According to Radar Online, a source revealed that the cause of death was suicide, though
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Bobby Brown: Whitney Houston Would’ve Wanted Me to Perform the Night She Died
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Recalling the night Whitney Houston died in her hotel room, Bobby Brown tells Ellen DeGeneres that he performed because she would’ve wanted him to.
Despite many critics feeling it was poor taste for her ex-husband to perform at his scheduled show February 11, Brown has zero regrets … big surprise.
“I was in Mississippi performing and I got the call. Of course, I tried to get a flight. Tried to rent a jet. Whatever I had to do,” he told Ellen Wednesday.
“But it was impossible. So I knew the best thing that she would’ve wanted me to do was perform. You know, we are
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Manny Pacquiao Clarifies Same-Sex Marriage Comments
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Manny Pacquiao is standing by his criticism of same-sex marriage, but denies giving some of the strongly-worded quotes in a recent article about his views.
The athlete, regarded by many as the best pound-for-pound boxer on Earth, criticized gay marriage in the wake of President Obama’s recent support of it.
Pacquiao DOES NOT, however, believe gay people should be put to death, or treated intolerantly, blaming the media for distorting his take on the subject.
Manny has been under scrutiny since the National Conservative Examiner published an interview in which he said that gay marriage is
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Kim Kardashian Accused of Bogus Skechers Promotion
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According to the Federal Trade Commission, Kim Kardashian recently used her body to endorse a product that doesn’t work as advertised.
Raise your hand if you’re surprised.
The Skechers shoes Kim Kardashian tried to convince you to buy don’t work, according to the federal government, which concluded that Skechers made unfounded claims about its Shape-Ups shoes, promoted by the shameless spokeswoman.
Kim Kardashian Super Bowl Commercial
According to the FTC, Skechers lied about clinical studies which they said proved the shoes help lose weight and strengthen muscles in the ass, legs and
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John Travolta Accuser #1 Drops Sexual Battery Lawsuit
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Score one for John Travolta.
The first of three sexual battery accusers has moved to dismiss his own lawsuit against the movie legend. The anonymous masseur did not give a reason.
E! News has obtained the notice of dismissal, which was filed today in U.S. District Court. So the actor is officially in the clear … with this guy at least.
John Travolta’s accuser set off a firestorm last week, but drew criticism early on both for his extremely graphic lawsuit and for contradicting his story.
While the man claimed sexual assault at the hands of the actor which took place on January 16,
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