Worlwide star Beyonce is under scrutiny by the Egyptian Muslims because of her theatrics and tour customes, and they’re saying her show is an “insolent sex party” and believe that her performing in their country will make it hard to maintain social peace and stability. Displayed throughout Cairo, Egypt are posters of Beyonc gripping a set of motorcycle bars extending from her waist and sporting a revealing flame covered outfit. This is completely opposite of anything a Muslim woman wearing a traditional head car would have on walking down the streets of the Egyptian capital.

TV ads running on Egyptian and Arab satellite stations have been promoting the show, which is a part of Beyonce’s “I Am…” world tour. And as of October, said tour has grossed nearly $54 million, according to Billboard magazine. Campaigns and social networking sites accussed the government of debauchery and fought hard for a cancellation of the show. And a facebook campaign collected over 10,000 members for banning Beyonce’s “concert nudity.”

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The Kardashians aren’t wasting any time finding love and making it stick. Khloe, the youngest Kardashian girl, recently got married to Lamar Odom. Kourtney, the oldest, is expecting her first child with her on/off boyfriend Scott Disick; and now Kim is ready to take things to the next level with her off and on boyfriend Reggie Bush.

Sources say the couple is looking to take the next step in their relationship and buy a house and move in together. Kim is putting her $1.1 million dollar condo in the heart of Los Angelos back on the market for grabs and the former eligible bachelor is releasing his $5.1 million dollar bachelor pad back to the housing market under the control of Kim’s real estate agent.

Kim tells TMZ.com, “We just made the decision that we want to make it work, and the time off was really beneficial for the both of us. I think sometimes people need to take a break just to take time off to see how much they need each other and how much they really are compatible.”

Well, good luck with that!

Pop/R&B diva Janet Jackson is set to be featured in an hour-long exclusive interview with ABC News correspondent Robin Roberts on November 18th. This will be her first extended sit-down interview with her brother Michael’s death back in June. Janet’s Number Ones greatest hits compilation drops November 17th and the interview will air the next day. Number Ones is a two disc feature-set of her biggest hit singles, and will include a new track called “Make Me,” which is a tribute to her late brother’s smash single “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.”

Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z says that if he had to choose to do one thing before he died, he would love to fly to the moon! The Grammy Award winning rapper told Gotham Magazine that he’s accomplished a lot in his liftime, but he’d love to “Go to the moon.”

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Until all domestic abuse allegations are cleared and resolved, singer BeBe Winans will not be appearing on an upcoming episode of The Oprah Show.

While promoting he and his sister CeCe’s new album Still, the gospel veteran taped an appearance of the “Karaoke Challenge” show as a judge last Friday, and bloggers and Winans’ ex-wife accused Oprah of having a double standard after having a special on domestic abuse and taking a strong stance against domestic violence following the Chris Brown/Rihanna assault incident.

Last Friday when Winfrey allowed BeBe Winans onto the show, his ex-wife told TMZ she was “hurt” by the talk show host’s decision because their case is still pending. Now, it looks like Oprah got the message.

Winans was charged with assualt last winter after he allegedly pushed his ex-wife Debra Winans to the ground following an argument regarding the custody of their children.  His official court date is set for January 20th.

DID RIHANNA WAIT TOO LONG TO TALK ABOUT “THE INCIDENT?” // POP EATER

MICHAEL JACKSON LIKED TO PISS IN CUPS … IN FRONT OF PEOPLE? // FREDDYO

BOB WHITFIELD GOES IN ON EX WIFE SHEREE (REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATL) // NECOLE BITCHIE

GUESS WHICH MEMBER OF BOYZ II MEN HAS THE SWINE FLU! // MISS JIA

KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN BOTH EXCITED AND NERVOUS ABOUT BEING A MOMMY // POP EATER

A FEW GOOD REASONS ON WHY YOU SHOULD SEE “PRECIOUS” // THE SMOKING SECTION

ALICIA KEYS PERFORMS ON YAHOO! PEPSI SMASH // ALL THAT’S FAB

MEET CHARLI BALTIMORE‘S UNCLAIMED CHILD! // CRUNK & DISORDERLY

MARIAH CAREY TRIPS UP ON JAY LENO // POP EATER

AMERIE TALKS DEF JAM, HER NEW ALBUM AND MORE // ALL THAT’S FAB

MEET THE YOUNGEST MOTHER IN THE ENTIRE WORLD! // FREDDYO

PHOTOGRAPHER DIES AFTER TAKING LADY GAGA PICS // POP EATER

LALA VAZQUEZ TALKS ABOUT HER UPCOMING WEDDING // NECOLE BITCHIE

MARY J. BLIGE OPENS CENTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN IN NYC // MISS JIA

50 CENT BREAKS DOWN AFTER HEARING RICK ROSS’ TRIPLE C’S ALBUM SALES // SHAMELESS HYPE

The already nasty divorce between Nas and Kelis just got nastier! The rapper recently filed legal papers requesting that the judge presiding over the case block his estranged wife Kelis from getting child support.

The legal papers, filed by his lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan, also state that Nasir is asking for joint custody of their two-month-old son Knight.

Back in July, the judge ordered Nas to pay Kelis over $50,000 per month in spousal and child support. And now Nas wants that number to be dropped down to only include money for his son.

Sorry Kelis!

Radio personality Charlamagne was let go from his post at Philadelphia radio station 100.3 The Beat and our peoples over at Media Outrage have the inside scoop!

MO: Was Charlamagne fired because of his interview with Beanie Sigel?

Person: Yes, I am %100 sure that he was let go because of his interview with Beanie Sigel.

MO: So you’re not speculating like the rest of us right now?

Person: No

MO: Why would they do that though, knowing that that interview brought high ratings?

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When police issued a ticket for the small traffic violation the two women’s attitude and mouths become vulgar toward the policeman. Dominique and her mother argued that they were only trying to get around the slow moving patrol car. Sources report Dominique, who was driving, argued against the order and she and her mother were collared for disorderly conduct and obstruction of governmental administration. The two ladies were given desk appearance tickets and were allowed to go home.

“How what was apparently a minor traffic dispute ended up with two arrests with desk appearance tickets is highly questionable and unusual,” Michael A. Hardy (Sharpton’s lawyer) said. “Reverend Sharpton has been made aware of the details of the matter and will aggressively support his daughter and her mother, despite their announced change of marital status in 2003.”

Al Sharpton and his now ex wife divorced back in 2003 after 23 years of marriage. They have two adult children, Dominique (23) and Ashley (22). Dominique currently works for her dad’s Harlem based company, National Action Network.

GABRIELLE UNION SAYS WOMEN LIKE TO BE ATE OUT // NECOLE BITCHIE

KEYSHIA COLE’S MAMA FRANKIE APPEARS ON JUDGE MATHIS // STRAIGHT FROM THE A

WAIT … KATY PERRY & RUSSELL BRAND ARE DATING??? // POP EATER

SO SOLANGE REALLY WAS DROPPED AFTER ALL? // FREDDYO

KELLY ROWLAND MAXIN’ AND RELAXIN’ IN MIAMI BEACH // MISS JIA

ADAM LAMBERT BREAKS UP WITH BOYFRIEND // POP EATER

LADY GAGA SPEAKS ON KANYE WEST & HER NEW TOUR // THE SMOKING SECTION

BACKSTREET BOYS PERFORM IN MADRID // NEON LIMELIGHT

LIL KIM … IS THAT REALLY YOU?!? // MEDIA OUTRAGE

Diddy has big plans to expand his Ciroc Vodka alcoholic beverage line. The hip hop mogul launched his first liquor in 2007 and since then sales have increased six-fold. This has proven his relationship with Ciroc to be promising and long lasting, so now the Vodka brand is looking to expand the Ciroc line to include additional flavors.In the United States, some of the new flavors will be coconut and red berry.

Combs owns over 50 percent of the brand and will reap half of the $2 billion profit it generated in 2008. Sean Combs Enterprises are accountable for brand management decisions in the venture, including marketing, advertising, public relations, events and product placement.

Diddy (who turns 40 Wednesday) will have no problem popping a bottle or two of champagne to celebrate! And of course he’ll probably down a couple bottles of Ciroc too. Hey, why not … he owns 50% of the company!

Some knife toting 25 year old man named Chidi Uzomah has been trying to attack American Idol host Ryan Seacrest for the past few months. And the crazy dude was finally caught and arrested Friday (Oct 31) after trying to sneak into the officies E! Entertainment Television in Los Angeles where the TV personality was working.

Uzomah was already on probation for attempting to jump in a cab with the host last month and choking a bodyguard for trying to restrain him. The court document from this most recent incident states, “Uzomah was carrying a knife into the building on Friday.”

Seacrest filed a restraining order the same day, and now the charged stalker is being held on $150,000 bail.

Cleveland Cavaliers baskeball star Shaquille O’Neal has admitted more than once he is interested in a career in the law force.  This may very well be the next step after his career in the NBA.  It is said that when he gets time off from his busy basketball career, the 7 ft. 1 in. center hangs out with the 5-0 as a reserve L.A. Port police officer, and in Miami he serves as a Beach reserve officer.

Shaq was also part of the Maricopa County Sherriff Posse in Arizona, until he was relieved of his duties after going after NBA player Kobe Bryant in a rap battle. But now, “Officer O’Neal” wants to be with the po-po in Cleveland.

Black Voices reports: “Shaq applied to become a special deputy with the Cuyahoga County Sheriff. If his application is approved, he would require 36 hours of police training and take an Ohio police exam. If he completes the training and passes the test, he will be deputized.

“But what does a special deputy do? Not much, but just enough. The title allows him to carry a firearm and make arrests, but he would not be a paid formal employee. That’s right, he’s being a cop for the fun of it!”

SOME WEIRDO IS TRYING TO SELL MICHAEL JACKSON’S AUTOPSY PICTURE! // POP EATER

JOE JACKSON ARRIVES TO “THIS IS IT” VEGAS PREMIERE WITH 2 WOMEN // FREDDYO

WALMART GETTING INTO THE CASKET SELLING BUSINESS??? // CRUNK & DISORDERLY

CONFIRMED (WITH PICTURES): SHYNE TOUCHED DOWN IN BELIZE YESTERDAY // NECOLE BITCHIE

ANGELINA JOLIE IN HER 16-YEAR-OLD MODELING GLORY // POP EATER

TEYANA TAYLOR EXPLAINS EXACTLY WHY SHE’S RELEVANT // MISS JIA

GUCCI MANE’S “THE STATE VS. RADRIC DAVIS” ALBUM COVER // THE SMOKING SECTION

TV star Rashinda Jones is denying rumors that she and guitarist John Mayer are seeing each other. The online gossip mill said the two were spotted having dinner together Friday night (Oct 23) at the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood. Supposed “witnesses” at the restaurant even said John borrowed a guitar from one of the restaurants’ performers and sung “Your Body is a Wonderland” to Jones, who plays Ann in the new NBC comedy, “Parks & Recreation.”

But a spokesperson for Rashida says she and John were NOT there together. They were there separately, each with their own group of friends.

“She was having dinner with friends – totally independent of him,” the rep told WENN. “He came over to the table she was at with her friends, said hello to everyone, (and) asked if he could play the guitar that her friends were already playing. (His) performance was not directed at anyone.”

Rashida Jones, whose father is musical genius Quincy Jones, is still dating presidential speechwriter Jon Favreau.

The hot tempered model we all know as Naomi Campbell is back in court again, but this time it’s not because she laid the smack-down on somebody or anything like that. She’s allegedly holding out on paying a company who helped her develop a line of cosmetics. And now the Miami-based company, known as “Moodform Missions,” is suing her.

“The payments stopped coming,” said Daniel Bright, a lawyer for Moodform Missions. “I guess she just decided she didn’t want to pay any more.”

Campbell signed a contract back in 1998 agreeing to pay a portion of the profits to Moodform, the company responsible for developing the line of cosmetics. Bright says she and the distributors are still making money off of the products, but Moodform is apparently isn’t receiving a penny.

But Naomi’s people deny the company’s claims.

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According to reports, Shyne was deported to his home country of Belize today after serving almost nine years in jail in connection with a shooting at a New York night club back in 1999. His father, who just so happens to be the Prime Minister of the country, has enlisted Harvard Law Professor and Obama insider Charles Ogletree to get NY Gov. David Patterson to pardon Shyne so that he can return to the U.S.

According to a press release from Major League Baseball, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys‘ performance has been rescheduled to take place in tomorrow’s (Thurs. Oct 29) pre-game ceremonies, which will air on FOX at 7:30 PM ET. Tonight’s inclement weather was the cause for the postponing of the performance. Officials say the staging for the show could “adversely impact the field if it is wet, creating damaged and unsafe playing conditions.”

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DIDDY TALKS WITH ELLE MAGAZINE ABOUT HIS SEXCAPADES // MEDIA OUTRAGE

MYA‘S WEEK 5 PERFORMANCE ON DANCING WITH THE STARS // THE SMOKING SECTION

MEL B LOOKS A HOLY HOT MESS IN THAT BLONDE WIG! // MISS JIA

IS ROCSI MISUNDERSTOOD? // NECOLE BITCHIE

KEYSHIA COLE’S OTHER SISTER & NEFFE’S STYLIST GET THEIR OWN SHOW // FREDDYO

KIM FROM RHOA GOES COMMANDO (AND MAKES UP WITH NENE) // STRAIGHT FROM THE A

GROUP OF HOES SHAKIN THEIR AZZ IN A GRAVEYARD (NO LIE!) // CRUNK & DISORDERLY

Lady Gaga recently revealed via her Twitter page that her father was having open heart surgery. Now the “Poker Face” singer is stating that her recent success, which has led to her having some money in her pockets, has allowed her to pay for the whole operation with ease.

In a radio interview with 104.7 KISS FM in Phoenix, Arizona on Monday morning (Oct 26) the singer said, “It was pretty necessary… It was the biggest nightmare of my life. My father is my whole world; I’m such a daddy’s girl. I said, ‘I haven’t bought anything yet with any of the money that I’ve made from my new album… so let me buy you a new heart, dad.’ And he said, ‘OK, fine.’”

Gaga’s took two weeks off from her busy work schedule to take care of her recovering father, and she’s so happy her dad’s surgery went well she wants to get a tattoo to celebrate.

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Eighteen people were injured at an Akon (featuring T-Pain) concert in Melbourne, Australia Monday night (Oct 26) when over 50 people rushed security guards to get into the venue. Sadly 8 to 11 of the eighteen people had to be rushed to the hospital for serious trauma.  Although a lot of fans were involved in the chaotic brawl only a 21 year old male who knocked a security guard unconsciousness during the melee has been charged with assault.

To no avail, Akon jumped into crowd during his performance to try stop the crowd from fighting.  A YouTube video shows Akon jumping down with his body guards trying to calm the fans down while the crowd cheered. Akon, top of one of his bodyguards’ shoulders at this this point, directs his attention toward the crowd saying, “Hold on Melbourne…I need ya’ll to let me speak for one second. I don’t know if ya’ll know how hard it took me to get there. It took me almost two years for Australia… and I am not going to let them f*ck up our concert tonight.”

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Wait, Brian McKnight has a talk show???

TMZ is reporting that there’s some craziness going on behind the scenes of R&B singer/songwriter Brian McKnight’s new television show, “The Brian McKnight Show.”

According to the California Labor Board, more than 20 employees have filed non-payment complaints against the McKnight show — totaling $86,300.

But Brian’s people intend to pay — telling us there “was mismanagement in the beginning and since then we have gotten new investors and the show is continuing.”

We didn’t even know Brian McKnight had a talk show to begin with! And apparently he has a radio show too. There’s an official website and everything with information on where and when the radio/tv show airs. All of this is definitely news to us.

Anyway, here are a few pictures of him at J&R Music and Computer World in New York City Tuesday (Oct 27) promoting his new album, Evolution of a Man.

“My latest album is a culmination of how much I have changed,” McKnight said in a recent interview with the Banner. “I just turned 40, and I am a newly single dad after being married mostly during my 20s and 30s. This album is about the next stage in my life.”

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LaToya Jackson says her nieces and nephews are taking their father Michael Jackson’s death pretty hard; so hard that the three of them are going through therapy to cope with their loss. She even mentioned how heartbroken Paris is because she’ll never be able to see her daddy perform live in person.

“Paris thinks and talks about her father all the time. She’s doing very well, writes a lot and she wears his shirts every day. They still smell of him and it helps her feel close to him. Her bedroom is covered in posters of Michael and she watches tapes of him all the time. After he passed, the kids went up to the house to get whatever they wanted. Paris took anything with a picture of her father on and brought it back to her new room at my mother’s house. She was so upset that she would never see her father on stage. She said, ‘Now I’ll never get the chance to see Daddy perform live.’

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Khloe Kardashian wrote on her blog Monday (Oct 26) that over the weekend, she and her new husband Lamar Odom made a spontaneous decision to get matching tattoos. While the couple were eating dinner Saturday night (Oct 24) at Sunset Plaza in Los Angeles, Khloe says she just knew she wanted to get a tattoo for Lamar in the web of her hand. She also explained how she’s a firm believer in thoughtful tattoos with significant meaning and she mentioned the tattoos she has in memory of her late father, attorney Robert Kardashian.

Khloe writes:

Hi dolls! Hope you all had a fabulous weekend…I definitely did! Saturday night Lamar and I were eating at Sunset Plaza and I just said, “Let’s go to Tattoo Mania! I want a tattoo!” I think the best tattoo experiences are the spontaneous ones, because that way you are not only left with the tattoo, but an amazing memory to go along with it!

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Your boy Chris Brown just can’t let well enough be can he? The 20-year-old musician posted this YouTube video to his Twitter account earlier today along with the message, “IM SORRY YALL. JUST HAD TO POST IT.” The video features a sad melodic backing track along with a montage of different pictures and video clips of Chris and his ex girlfriend Rihanna before their big fight back in February 2009 (almost a year ago).

Dude can’t legally speak to Rihanna (or even be in her presence) for 5 years so it’s high time he chills out or this half-decade is going to feel like half a century! We think he needs to just let this go and move on with his life. You don’t see Rihanna pouring her heart out all on her Twitter do you?

Check out this shot of him, Swizz Beatz and Lil Wayne on the set of Chris’ new music video, “I Can Transform Ya.”

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Rap star Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to a class “D” violent felony of attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree at a court hearing in Manhattan Thursday morning (Oct 22) stemming from a July 2007 arrest following a show in New York.

Police pulled over Wayne’s tour bus back in July 2007 on the night of his show at New York’s Beacon Theater, which also marked his first headlining concert in the city. After conducing a search of the bus, he and another man were subsequently arrested by NY police for criminal possession of a weapon (a .40-caliber semi-automatic) and criminal possession of marijuana, respectively.

At Thursday’s court hearing, he pleaded guilty to the charges and accepted a 1-year prison term, of which he’s only expected to serve about 8 months.

Lil Wayne (real name: Dwayne Carter) will officially be sentenced in February 2010, and at that point he must surrender himself to authorities and begin his prison sentence.

Singer/songwriter Justin Timberlake was granted his request for a restraining order against one of his compulsive lady fans, who made several unannounced visits to his Los Angeles home. More recently on October 22nd, the 48-year-old woman named Karen McNeil got in a cab and made her way to Justin’s house before bypassing security measures, trespassing onto his private property, attempting to gain access to his home and claimed to be friends with Timberlake.

TMZ reports that the woman, who is said to be a mentally unstable celebrity stalker, frequently enters through the gates of Justin’s private community and refuses to leave.

In 1997, for the same offense, McNeil also violated an order of protection granted to Guns N’ Roses lead singer Axl Rose. Justin claims this time she didn’t want to leave so his staff called the police and she was arrested. McNeil claims she only wanted to leave a note for the singer.

LAPD cops took her to the psychiatric ward in a local hospital and gave her a 5150 psychiatric evaluation.  Unfortunately she did not reach the criteria to be placed and was shortly released afterward.

The year 2009 has been very tabloid friendly to rapper Kanye West, from break-ups to make-ups with Amber Rose, interrupting Taylor Swift at the MTV VMAs, canceling his big world tour with Lady Gaga and the list just goes on and on.

But through it all, Mr. West finally received some relief this past Friday, Los Angeles court commissioner dismissed all three misdemeanor charges against the rapper (and his manager Don C) in connection with a brawl with the paparrazzi at the Los Angeles International Airport in September 2008.

The three misdemeanors were grand theft, battery, and vandalism after the rapper allegedy confronted TMZ reporters and smashed their equipment after he noticed they were snapping pics of him. People magazine is also reporting that in return for the dismissal, the court offered anger management counseling for his random public outbursts and scuffles with the paparazzi.

Berk, Kanye’s attorney, told MTV news, “Kanye took the charges very seriously [and] responded appropriately by getting counseling to figure out why this happened.”

American Heartthrob Brad Pitt was declared A-OK after his motorcycle collided with a paparazzo’s vehicle Saturday afternoon (Oct 24) in Los Angeles.

Pitt was driving his newly purchased motorcycle when he was hit from behind from a photographer and lost his balance.  There has been no damage reported to neither him nor his bike, but the actor is said to have left the motorcycle at the scene after exchanging a few words with the photographer about his carelessness.

Brad was wearing a helmet which he thought hid him from paparrazzi and obviously, in this case, also saved him from any injuries he could have sustained from this incident.

Pop diva Madonna is heading back to Malawai for education this time around, instead of adoption.

The fabulous 51 year old singer, who has already adopted two children from Malawi, is visiting the African country this weekend on behalf of her charity, Raising Malawi. The big plan is to lay the foundation of education with a $15 million dollar school, following in the footsteps of high-profile philanthropist Oprah Winfrey, who built a boarding school for girls in South Africa back in 2007.

“She plans to meet the President Bingu wa Mutharika and together lay a foundation stone for her multi-million dollar girls school,” a staffer at the charity, who declined to be named, told Reuters Thursday.

Nothing has been declared on whether or not her two Malawi children, David (4) and James (3) will get to join her for the ride to their home country.

Snoop Dogg

The rapper, who has starred in movies including Bones and Hood of Horror, professes his love for the hit drama in the lyrics of his new single Gangsta Luv, and now he’s hoping producers and casting agents can find him a part in the series, starring Anna Paquin and her real-life fiance Stephen Moyer. He says, “You know I’m down with it. I love that show. I wish I could be on it. I’d be a hell of a vampire, don’t you think? So what’s happening True Blood, get at me – Snoop Dogg wants to be a vampire”

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Michael Jackson’s three children, Prince Michael (12), Paris (11) and Prince Michael aka “Blanket” (7) were not inside the vehicle that was involved in an accident in Los Angeles Wednesday afternoon (Oct 21). Reports previously stated that the kids were on their way to a Karate class when the car they were riding in was rear-ended by a thirsty paparazzo.

But after further investigation, the LAPD are saying that the car that was hit was a security vehicle, and not the car the Jackson kids were in. The unidentified photographer who rear-ended the Jackson security car was charged after he reportedly fled the scene without exchanging insurance information. He was charged with a hit-and-run misdemeanor.

The damage done to the security vehicle was reported to be minor and the kids’ grandfather Joe Jackson told reporters that the kids and his wife Katherine, who was also in the vehicle, were okay.

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“RIP Kanye West” became a trending topic on Twitter (and Google) earlier this week after a hacking organization known as 4Chan hacked into credible news websites, including Fox.com (as seen above) and began spreading a story about Kanye West dying in a car crash Tuesday (Oct 20).

Kanye’s girlfriend Amber Rose immediately came to her man’s defense via her Twitter, saying that she didn’t find any humor in continuing to spread word that Kanye had died, even though it had been made clear that he was alive and well.

‘RIP Kanye West’ topic is not funny and it’s NOT TRUE! He has people like myself and his family that love him very much. … It’s in extreme poor taste to have that as a trendy topic. It’s totally disrespectful to make up a story like this we’re all human … and we all make mistakes and to say someone died cuz of a mistake is ridiculous. You wouldn’t want someone to say that about you.”

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Thank God Hulk Hogan answered the phone! The heavyweight champ was in a state of depression following a terrible sequence of events in his life. He was going through a very nasty divorce from his wife Linda (who was in the middle of a fling with a 19-year-old), his son Nick was in jail and above all, the Hulk says he felt lonely. In his new tell-all book, “My Life Outside the Ring,” he confesses that he had downed a cocktail of Xanax and Rum and was damn close to pulling the trigger on a loaded gun before his phone rang and his friend/co-star Laila Ali was on the other end. Ali had noticed Hogan acting very distracted and “distant” on the set of their show “American Gladiators” earlier that day.

Hogan, who still hadn’t gotten over losing the couple’s 23 years of marriage, claims his desperation came from his ex-wife Linda and the courts, who were trying to get him to pay $40,000 a month in alimony. He also said all of the constant partying, clubbing and drinking, and having women fall all over him every night made no difference when all he came home to was an empty house.

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High school sweethearts Robin Thicke and Paula Patton are having their first child as confirmed by their publicist Thursday (Oct 22).

Paula had recently revealed to Giant Magazine that she had stopped taking birth control over the past few months in hopes that she would get pregnant. Patton said she been on the pill since she and Robin tied the knot back in 2005.

At the 2009 Angel Ball, Robin said that he was lucky to be married to a woman like Paula.

A gushing Robin Thicke tells UsMagazine.com, “She could make a marriage work with a chair. She’s an incredible woman, and she’s very beautiful, so I’m just lucky to be with her.”

Congratulations to Paula and Robin on their new baby! Enjoy these pictures of the couple at the 2009 Angel Ball this past Tuesday (Oct 20) at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

In Bobby Brown’s new tell-all book, he claims his whole relationship with R&B legend Whitney Houston was a hoax! Bobby wrote that the only reason Whitney married him was because she wanted to protect her “good girl” image. He says she was also in a “bisexual relationship” at the time, and she knew that being gay wouldn’t look good for her career.

“(The marriage) was doomed from the very beginning,” Brown writes in ‘Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But…’ “I think we got married for all the wrong reasons. Now, I realize Whitney had a different agenda than I did when we got married… I believe her agenda was to clean up her image, while mine was to be loved and have children.

“The media was accusing her of having a bisexual relationship with her assistant, Robin Crawford. Since she was the American Sweetheart and all, that didn’t go too well with her image… In Whitney’s situation, the only solution was to get married and have kids. That would kill all speculation, whether it was true or not.”

Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston filed for divorce back in 2007 after spending 14 years together as husband and wife. They have one daughter together, 16 year old Bobbi Kristina Brown. And Whitney Houston is currently busy promoting her new album, I Look To You.

He was hired to defend the non-profit against a personal injury/negligence claim from 2007. Ludacris’ mother stepped in and tells XXL magazine, “We are talking with the law firm and I am sure we will get this resolved.” We can only hope for the best.

The firm, who began representing Luda and his carity in March 2008, claims they haven’t been paid for out-of-pocket expenses either. So they suspended their services in April of this year due to non-payment of the outstanding balance.

Ludacris has had his non-profit organization, known as the “Ludacris Foundation,” since 2001 and recently gave away used cars and six months worth of gas to 20 lucky fans in Atlanta.

As Tiny sits at home holding down the fort, she briefly discusses with her fiancee  T.I. on the phone, “How is everything going?” And she’s provided an update on everything going on with the rapper.

“He hears things and we talk about it. He wants me to stay out the way, me being out of harm’s way. I know it’s a lot of crazy things going on so I try to stay in as much as possible because I don’t have him here. So I come out only when it’s necessary. I stay out the way…He’s doing good. He’s passing the time by working out and just doing things they do inside, you know,” she told All Hip Hop.

Tiny goes to visit T.I. every Sunday or Monday, with the only exception being an outbreak of a gastrointestinal virus in mid June swept the prison. Visitations were suspended for 18 days after 158 of the 2,000 plus inmates, along with several correctional staff members, reported symptoms of the virus. One inmate did test positive for norovirus.

But we’re glad to know all is peace in harmony in the world Tiny and T.I. as the Atlanta rapper  is still scheduled to be released from prison in the year 2010.

Shyne was born in Belize, and raised in New York where he was later signed to Bad Boy Entertainment as a rapper. But he is now being held in custody by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after serving his prison sentence as the result of a New York club shooting back in 1999. Shyne served nine years of his ten year sentence after pleading guilty to assault in the case.

Rumors about whether the rapper would be deported hit the streets fast. Shyne has been in a federal facility for weeks now in Buffalo, New York, awaiting his fate, and Hot 97’s Miss Info states on her site in a blog that Shyne feels he will be deported soon, and at this time, he is still trying to get a pardon from the governor of New York so that he can stay in the country. It still remains uncertain of his fate to this day.

Michael Gilhooly of the immigration department states, “We would never discuss any individual or group of individuals, if we had a deportation operation under way for security reasons.” Gilhooly confirmed that Shyne is being held in custody for violation of an immigration law, but he would not identify which law was broken. According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Web site, a child born outside the country to a parent of American citizenship can become a citizen, but the circumstances around the law vary depending on birthday.

So unless the New York State Government pardons Shyne, he’ll be heading back to Belize, and he will appeal his deportation from there.

After posting a $10,000 dollar bond, Frederick Richardson, best known as the man allegedly responsible for the death of A.J. Jewell (from the Real Housewives of Atlanta), was released from prison Tuesday morning (Oct 20). Before Richardson posted his bail, he was seen before Judge Karen Woodson, who set the bond following an autopsy on A.J.’s body.

Richardson and Jewel, who was engaged to Kandi Burruss of BRAVO’s Real Housewives of Atlanta up until August of this year, had an undisclosed dispute at Atlanta strip joint Body Tap earlier this month (Fri Oct 2). Shortly after the dispute and the physical altercation that followed, Jewell died on the way to the hsopital. During Richardson’s arrest, authorities assumed Jewell’s death was due to head trauma, and charged Richardson accordingly with voluntary manslaughter. But the new autopsy states differently and considers that A.J. suffered from Sickle Cell and that may have played a role in his unfortunate demise.

And though his family acknowledges that he indeed have the Sickle Cell trait, his death was due to the physical altercation and not the disease.

“Our son A.J. had the Sickle Cell trait which caused no related medical problems during his life. We feel A.J.’s death was a result of the malicious attack by the individual and/or individuals present during the figh,” the family told TMZ.

A.J. Jewell leaves behind his fiancee and Real Housewives of Atlanta co-star Kandi Burruss, and six children. His family is in our prayers and we are hopeful that justice will be served.

The pregnant Kardashian unfortunately had things stolen right from up under her nose on Saturday night in her Calabasas townhome. TMZ reports Kourtney Kardashian’s home was broken into and over $80,000 in jewelry were stolen. Kourtney left her residence around 7 p.m. for a causal dinner date with her boyfriend, and hen she returned home only a few hours later she discovered that she had been robbed, which prompted her to immediately call the police.

But really… how much is a few thousand dollars in jewelry worth to a heiress banking millions? Among the items stolen was a $30,000 Cartier watch, her boyfriend’s Rolex and many diamonds given to her by her late father, Mr. Robert Kardashian.

How much you wanna bet it was somebody she knew? These celebrities should be careful about who they let into their home!

E! reality star Khole Kardashian’s dream marriage has become a reality, whether we like it or not. Friends say they see the genuine love and they believe that it can only get better with marriage. Khloe and her new husband Lamar Odom have finally concreted all the details in this crazy prenuptial agreement.

During their glamorous wedding back on September 27th ( how can we forget!), sources stated a marriage licence and nuptial agreement would be filed this week.  In the words of Kanye, “Cause when she leave yo’ ass she gon’ leave with half” And the new Mrs. Odom is basically saying “I LOVE YOU……BUT!!!”

This reality star is demanding:

1.) $500,000 for every year they were married

2.) $25,000 a month in general support

3.) their house

4.) a new luxury vehicle at the end of every lease cycle

5.) $5,000 a month for shopping

6.) $1,000 for beauty care

7.) and last but not least courtside Lakers tickets for everyone in her family.

All we can say is DANNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGG homie!!

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Fulton County Associate Medical Examiner, Dr. Kelly Rose tells TMZ preliminary autopsy results lead her to believe Ashley “A.J.” Jewell suffered from Sickle Cell — a disease which inhibits oxygen flow to tissues in the body.

Rose says it’s most likely that Jewell was worked up from the fight — and because of his condition, it’s probable that he couldn’t replenish the oxygen he lost during the incident … which the Dr. says could have fatal consequences.

AJ was engaged to R&B singer/songwriter Kandi Burruss (formerly of Xscape) up until August 2009 and was a regular on her show, “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” Filming for the reunion special was set to take place last Thursday (Oct 8), but has since been pushed back due to AJ’s sudden death the week prior.

PHOTO: FREDDYO

TMZ has obtained the 911 call Usher made back in September when that crazy lady he decided to marry and have two kids with keyed his car. The R&B singer kept it cool as he explained what happened and even recalled of an incident with his ex-wife Tameka the night before, insinuating that beyond a shadow of a doubt she was indeed the culprit.

After completing an investigation, cops were unable to charge Tameka with anything because there wasn’t enough evidence available to make an arrest. Click here for more that.

According to Life & Style Magazine, Beyonce’s upcoming music video for “Video Phone” will feature none other than her VMA rival Lady Gaga. Sources reveal that the singers were shooting the new video on October 7th at a studio in New York City.

“Everything on the set was being kept very hush-hush, and security was extremely tight. In the video, Beyonce wears a feathered dress. And of course Lady Gaga wears something wild. The fashion is sick and insane.”

This has not been confirmed by either camp so as for now, treat it as a rumor. But if this is true, we’re expecting this video to be a smash!

In other Beyonce news, Billboard has reported that with Video Phone debuting on the charts, I Am…Sasha Fierce will be the first album in the past decade to have six singles on the mainstream R&B/Hip Hop Chart1 The singles are: “If I Were A Boy,” “Single Ladies,” “Halo,” “Diva,” “Ego,” and of course, “Video Phone.”

X-Factor Season 3 winner Leona Lewis was attacked by an unidentied young man at a book signing meet and greet session for her new book “Dreams” at Waterstone’s booksellers in Piccadilly earlier today (Oct 14)! Her publicist, Stuart Bell, released a statement shortly after confirming the incident:

“Leona was the victim of an unprovoked attack. The police were called immediately and medical attention has been sought. Leona is understandably shaken and apologizes to the fans she was unable to meet and complete signings.”

Lewis was posing for pictures and signing autographs Wednesday when a 29-year-old man came up and hit her. Security immediately reacted, escorted Leona to safety and arrested the jerk on the spot.

She was taken to see a doctor just to be on the safe side and can be seen in the picture above (L) leaving the signing in a shocked/shaken state. London’s Metropolitan police say the man was arrested on suspicion of assault and is currently being held in their custody.

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Alicia Keys is planning on launching her own blog, IAmASuperWoman.com, later this year when her new album drops. She talked about the blog while discussing the vision for her new company AK Worldwide with The Associated Press last week.

What do you think about A Keys launching a blog dedicated to empowering women with all of the drama surrounding her, Swizz Beatz and Beatz’ soon-to-be ex wife Mashonda?

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TMZ says an officer received a call about a group of young people hanging out at an abandoned house in the Henry County area in the rapper’s home state of Georgia. Authorities close to the case say when the officer arrived at the vacant house, he saw a group of young women walking towards the yard and when they didn’t stop after he asked them to, he followed them to the house, where he saw about 40 people in the yard.

When the people at the house spotted the cop, half of them, including 19-year-old Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em (real name: Deandre Way) ran off! The cop stuck around and spoke with the people who stayed, and they all claimed to be at the house for a music video shoot. When Deandre made his way back to the home to get his Range Rover, he was arrested for obstruction of justice, which is only a misdemeanor. He was taken to the jail and released.

Soulja Boy is set to perform tonight at the 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta.

And here it is people. The baby mama drama that always goes along with a very nasty and a very public divorce settlement! TMZ is reporting that Usher and his soon-to-be ex wife Tameka Foster-Raymond recently got into an argument regarding the custody of their two young sons, Usher V and Naviyd and Usher reportedly called the cops after she vandalized his truck the next day.

According to the reports, Usher told the Johns Creek Police Department that on Sept. 10, he had a “verbal argument” with Tameka over the phone regarding weekend custody of their children. Usher told cops that after the argument, he dropped his kids off at his mother’s house — but when he drove back to his home, Tameka showed up “demanding to take the kids.” Usher claims Tameka eventually left and he drove back to his mother’s house — but when Usher got there, Tameka showed up and began “knocking on the door” and making several phone calls to the residence. Usher claims he and his mom ignored Tameka — and eventually called police. When cops arrived, Tameka was nowhere to be found.

The next day, Usher called police again after he noticed several scratches on his truck — Usher told cops he believed Tameka vandalized the car in retaliation for their fight just hours before. In the police report, the responding officers who checked out the scratched car claim they found no evidence to support Usher’s accusation. The cops even reviewed the entrance log to Usher’s private neighborhood … but there was no record of Tameka ever getting into the area where the alleged crime would have taken place.

Usher recently opened up about his divorce to Tameka Foster in his new single “Papers” but it seem that he might be the one that’s holding up the divorce. Though they have been separated for a while now, divorce papers have yet to be signed by Usher while Tameka waits, ready to move on.

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Singer Jennifer Hudson’s son David Daniel Otunga Jr. has only been here for a little under 2 months now, but the former American Idol hopeful tells People.com that the little guy already has an ear for music! She also said that the experience of her becoming a mom is “just amazing.”

“He’s the cutest thing in the world!” she told People.com. “There are no words for it. He’s the best. It’s just amazing – us discovering each other, me becoming a mom. He seems like he’s very interested in music already. The other night he was having a fit screaming, and someone turns on the music and he just stops and calms down. And I was exactly the same way as a baby,” said Hudson, who played “Let It Be Me,” her collaboration with Rod Stewart, to calm her son. “Sometimes when he cries, I try to harmonize!”

J-Hud will also host ABC’s holiday music special, “Jennifer Hudson: I’ll Be Home For Christmas.” The one-hour special will follow Jennifer around as she relives her childhood Christmases with musical performances shot on location at the small neighborhood church where she brought the congregation to its feet week after week; the music academy where she studied; and other Chicago sites.”

It seems like this year is turning into a special one for Jennifer and her family. It couldn’t have happened to a more deserving person!

Continue reading for more of Jennifer’s interview with People, where they go more in depth about the pregnancy and the actual delivery of the baby.

How hard was it keeping your pregnancy under wraps?
“David and I were the only people who knew for a long time. I would forget I was pregnant, it was so easy. I didn’t have any morning sickness, no cravings either. I just thought, ‘Oh, well, we’ll wait until it’ll tell on itself.’ I didn’t show until I was seven months so that made it easy right there.”

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There is still a month left before the anticipated movie “Precious” hits theaters on November 6th but there is already drama surrounding the film, or more-so, its actors. According to “sources,” actress Mo’Nique, who is a favorite for an Oscar nod for the “Best Actress” category might jeopardize her chance at winning the award. Lionsgate executives claim that Mo’Nique has “a bad attitude and a shameless demand for money” and that her actions might cost her her nomination.

The NYDN says the 41-year-old comedienne/actress turned talk show host didn’t show up to Saturday’s big debut at the New York Film Festival, and on top of that, she neglected her promotional duties at the Toronto Film Festival in Canada back in mid-September.

“That money didn’t even include hair and makeup costs. She also demanded that her glam squad fly first class,” sniped an incredulous industry source. “Apparently, she’s ignorant as to how the Hollywood system works.” According to our snitch, exasperated studio chiefs suggested that executive producer Oprah Winfrey get involved to deflate Mo’Nique’s substantial ego, but even O couldn’t stop the actress from seeing green.

“Mo’Nique said she signed on to do this film for a small amount of money. She said she didn’t care about ‘no Oscar’ – all that mattered was ‘those Benjamins!’ Because Oprah and Tyler Perry are backing the film, she feels as though there should be a budget to pay for her promotional duties,” the source explains.

“When people say, ‘You care more about money than winning an Oscar,’ well, what does an Oscar mean? An Oscar means more work when you win it, and that means more money!” retorts Mo’Nique in response to the allegations. “I couldn’t eat that Oscar. Everybody needs money, baby. That’s how we survive, right?”

We’re not sure who to side with on this one, but we don’t think an Oscar nod should be taken from someone because of their “bad attitude.” You win the award because of your talent and how well you portrayed your character in the film. Nothing should affect that. But if this is true, we suggest Mo takes a moment to chill out because Oscar nod or not, this is bad publicity.