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Rick Ross and Young Jeezy Brawl at BET Awards; Shots Possibly Fired
7 months ago
Rick Ross and Young Jeezy got seriously into it at the BET Hip Hop Awards last night, with sources even telling TMZ shots were fired between the parties in the parking lot after the ceremony.
Here is what reportedly went down:
The rappers verbally and then physically assaulted each other backstage, forcing BET security and bodyguards for both to step in and separate the rivals.
The altercation then spilled into the parking lot, though reports differ on what went down from there.
A spokes person for the Atlanta Police Department confirms that “shortly after 7:15 pm Saturday,
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Honey Boo Boo Family Drama: Who are the Daddies?
8 months ago
Viewers of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo are familiar with the show’s six-year old star and her dad, David Michael “Sugar Bear” Thompson, who is also featured on the tragically popular TLC series.
But what of Honey Boo Boo’s three siblings and their biological father? The National Enquirer has learned that June Shannon conceived all of her kids via different sex partners – and the three she can name all possess criminal records.
First there’s Thompson, who served five years in a Georgia prison in 1998 for a string of robberies.
Then there’s David Dunn, the father of June’s oldest daughter,
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Kate Gosselin: Looking for Love, Reality TV Fame
9 months ago
Run and hide, men around the world. Kate Gosselin wants to find love again.
And, hey, if it comes along with the fame and fortune of another reality TV run, the mother of eight won’t object.
Not long after expressing sorrow for her former life and series, Gosselin is shopping a dating show around to the networks, according to E! News.
“She is ready to get back into the dating game,” an insider says of Gosselin. “She is ready to find love again and to move on from her past. She’s excited, this is a chance to start something new.”
The source adds that Gosselin is having trouble tracking
More >Kim Kardashian: Helping in Haiti
1 year ago
Might Kim Kardashian actually be using her fame for the benefit of someone else for a change? Or is her PR team simply orchestrating opportunities to improve her floundering image?
The answer is most likely a combination of each, but the facts are these: Kim is currently in Haiti – along with Kris Jenner, designer Donna Karen and actresses Patricia Arquette and Maria Bello – as part of We Advance, an organization that aims to “advance the health, safety and well being of women throughout Haiti,” according to its website.
“She’s been there for two days,” an insider tells Us Weekly. “She
More >Casey Anthony Enjoys Taste of Freedom, Corona
1 year ago
One of first things on Casey Anthony’s agenda after her release from jail?
Cracking open a cold one!
According to TMZ, a video is being shopped around showing Casey getting off a private jet in Florida, just hours after she ended her stint behind bars.
Keep celebrating, Casey. You certainly earned it.
The video shows Casey Anthony smiling with a half-empty Corona beer bottle. The acquitted murderer is seen smiling as she deplanes at an unknown location.
Casey’s former lawyer, Todd Macaluso, who is believed to have transported Anthony by plane (his firm has a private jet), is also on board
More >Casey Anthony Judge Shreds Media; Names of Jury Members to Remain Sealed
1 year ago
The judge in the Casey Anthony case ordered the names of the jurors to remain secret for their protection, tearing the media a new one in the process.
Judge Belvin Perry cited the “circus-like atmosphere” around the trial in the name of entertainment rather than justice for putting the jurors at risk.
Jury members’ identities will be sealed until at least October 25.
“The jurors in this case face the possibility of substantial injury if their names are made public,” Perry ruled, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
Florida law requires that the names be
More >Casey Anthony Interview Sweepstakes: Bidding War Off the Hook!
1 year ago
The bidding war for Casey Anthony interviews is off the proverbial hook.
According to reports, a syndicated talk show was laughed at with a bid of $250,000 … and that was just for Casey’s parents, George and Cindy!
An interview with Casey Anthony herself? That’ll cost you $1.5 million.
It may be too much for one player. ABC News just released a statement saying it will no longer pay for photos and video in exchange for interviews.
Casey’s defense lawyer, Jose Baez, was holed up in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City last week, taking bids from NBC, ABC and CBS.
All three networks
More >She’s Going Places: Rascal Flatts Pens Tribute to Caylee Anthony
1 year ago
Rascal Flatts has come out with an emotional tribute to Caylee Anthony, the precious toddler whose death sparked one of America’s most notorious court cases.
Lead singer Gary LeVox co-wrote “She’s Going Places” with Cledus T. Judd.
Casey Anthony’s folks, George and Cindy, have already reached out to try to arrange a meeting with the ban, though Rascal Flatts has yet to respond.
The lyrics are pretty emotional, and if you’re a fan of the band, you’ll probably like the music as well. If you’ve got tissues on hand, take a listen:
Rascal Flatts – She’s Going Places (A Tribute to Caylee
More >Jose Baez Shopping Casey Anthony Interview to Networks
1 year ago
Casey Anthony’s lawyer Jose Baez is reportedly at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City, holding meetings with all of the major TV networks.
NBC, ABC and CBS are all competing for the first interview with the accused child murderer, and you can bet HUGE dollar amounts are involved.
Sources connected with the negotiations say there is a “big price tag.”
The networks don’t technically pay for interviews, however, they can offer to license photos and other material and pay whatever amount Baez asks.
NBC, which is paying for Baez’s hotel room, looks like the frontrunner, but ABC is in
More >Social Network’s Armie Hammer to Play a Prince, in Snow White Movie
2 years ago
(HMG Celebrity News) - The Social Network star, Armie Hammer, 24, has been cast as Prince Andrew Alcott in Snow White, the upcoming (June 2012) film featuring Julia Roberts as the evil Queen.
This version is being billed as a modern retelling of the Brothers Grimm story: “After her evil stepmother kills her father and destroys the kingdom, Snow White bands together with a gang of seven quarrelsome dwarfs to reclaim what is rightly hers,” according to a statement from studio Relativity Media. The role of Snow White has yet to be cast. Hammer who appeared in “Social Network” as the
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Sarah Palin: Not Afraid of Jon Stewart!
2 years ago
While he is, by all accounts, left of the political center, Jon Stewart has had many GOP members on the Daily Show and has a reputation as a well-respected interviewer.
After a recent appearance, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld tweeted that he “Just wrapped up one of the most thoughtful interviews” of his book tour.
Yet many prominent conservatives, Sarah Palin among them, keep holding out on Stewart. But why? Is she afraid of his questioning or of the gaffe potential?
Is Sarah Palin ducking Jon Stewart? Or just not a fan?
Palin has been invited numerous times by Stewart, yet her
More >David Arquette may soon be ‘Ranking the Stars’
2 years ago
[HMG Celebrity News] – After the unsettling revelations on the Howard Stern show, Courteney Cox’s estranged partner David Arquette has found another outlet for his curious tastes in disclosure. He’s going to host a celebrity game show.
The 39-year old actor has partnered with the Merv Griffin group [makers of 'Jeopardy' and 'Wheel of Fortune'] and will host a new show called ‘Ranking the Stars’ in which celebrities rank each other to see who’d be more likely to do weird stuff, like tell the paparazzi their own location or ‘leak’ a sex tape.
And the president of the Griffin group, Roy Bank
More >Food Networks star Sandra Lee Won’t Be Moving Into The NY Governor’s Mansion
2 years ago
(HMG Celebrity News) – The Food Networks star Sandra Lee is known for her show ’semi-homemade Keep It Simple,Keep It Smart,’ which debuted in 2003. She also happens to be the girlfriend of Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo, and participated in his campaign and stood beside him when he made his Election Night victory speech. Traditionally, the state’s First Ladies have had a prominent public role in government as well as a staff and budget. But since the charismatic couple haven’t married yet, Sandra won’t be a ‘first lady’ or have any official titles, duties or staff, it’s now being More >
AMC Scores Big Numbers With “The Walking Dead” Premiere
2 years ago
It was a good night to be dead on Sunday, at least that was the case for AMC who’s new TV series The Walking Dead scored big numbers.
With 5.3 million viewers during the shows 10 p.m time slot and another 2.8 million at 11:30pm the show became the biggest premiere hit in the networks history.
According to Indyposted:
Those numbers are stronger than the 4.8 million that watched the series premiere of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.”
Charlie Collier, President of AMC had this to say about the show’s premiere:
“It’s a good day to be dead. We are so proud of this series, its depth of storytelling More >
Sarah Ferguson Reality Show Coming To Oprah Network
2 years ago
Sarah Ferguson is set to star in her own talk show on the Oprah Network. The show is a six-part reality series that will focus on Ferguson’s fight with weight, money and family.
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network will launch in January 2011 and network executives announced the reality show in anticipation of the networks launch.
The show is titled Finding Sarah and will feature Ferguson getting advice and help from some of Oprah’s best friends and employees including Dr. Phil, Suze Orman and Martha Beck.
Ferguson said in a statement about the show:
More >“I’m doing this because I need to heal my