James Brown's Funeral Still Isn't Paid For

The trust handling James Brown's estate owes more than $70,000 for his elaborate funeral and care of his body for nearly three months before it was laid to rest in March, according to the funeral director who handled the soul singer's arrangements.
"I'm just waiting on them to get some of this mess straightened out," said Charles Reid, manager of the C.A. Reid Funeral Home in Augusta, Ga., which handled Brown's funeral. "I really haven't pushed the issue, even though I'd like to have my money."
Some of the funeral costs have already been paid and trustees have mailed a cheque to Reid this week covering the outstanding balance, Brown's longtime adviser and trustee Buddy Dallas said Wednesday.
"It was the children that ran up a funeral bill of over $150,000, not the trustees," Dallas said. "We've done our very best to do what we could to accommodate the creditors. There's no great big pile of money or surplus of money just lying around."

(Brietbart)

Joe Frazier Suing His Daughter

Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier has sued his daughter for the return of his contracts, product endorsements and other business papers.
Frazier is financially strapped at 63 and may be missing out on film royalties, product endorsement fees or other income promised in the contracts, his lawyers said.
Jacquelyn Frazier-Lyde _ a lawyer, judicial candidate and sometime boxer _ controls the documents because she served as her father's lawyer and business adviser from 1989-2004, according to the lawsuit.
"I wouldn't want to harass her, my daughter," Frazier said Tuesday by phone from Toronto, where he was appearing at a festival. "I brought her here in this world and gave her the best of everything. I love her."
He said he doesn't know why she might be keeping the records.
"I don't talk to her," Frazier said. "All I'm asking is for the papers, that's all."
The suit charges that Frazier-Lyde has failed to explain where the records are now and refused to accept a certified March 2 letter demanding their return.
A call to her law office in North Philadelphia rang unanswered Tuesday, and there was no immediate reply to phone and e-mail messages left with her judicial campaign. Frazier-Lyde is campaigning for a seat on Philadelphia's Municipal Court.
The suit was filed April 4 in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court.
Frazier-Lyde's campaign Web site plays up her lineage, noting she is the "daughter of former World Heavyweight Champion 'Smokin' Joe Frazier and Florence Frazier."
The divorced Joe Frazier lives alone and makes "under six figures" while managing expenses that include child support for at least one of his 11 children, according to lawyer Michael P. Kelly and manager Les Wolff.
Wolff vowed that more suits will follow against others who may have defrauded Frazier.
"He has been swindled and mismanaged," said Wolff, Frazier's agent for the past three years. The ex-champion now largely derives his income from appearance fees, Wolff said.
Kelly, who filed the suit, said he wants to know where Frazier's earnings have gone.
"This guy made a lot of money, was the heavyweight champion of the world, and he doesn't have much. So what happened to it?" Kelly asked.

(Comcast)

Sounds Like A Set Up

Police investigate shooting at Piston Flip Murray's home

Mike Martindale / The Detroit NewsTROY -- Police are investigating an incident in which two masked men approached Detroit Piston Flip Murray outside his home early Monday and fired three gunshots into his residence. Murray, 27, told police he was returning to his home, in the 1000 block of Lorenzo, about 1:30 a.m. Monday after being at a Detroit nightclub. Murray left the front door to his home open for a 25-year-old woman friend who was following him home in her own vehicle.The woman was approached from behind by two masked men as she walked to the front door."She was told to be quiet but screamed and ran inside and hid," said Scherlinck. "That brought him (Murray) down to the door where he was instructed to move towards the door by one of the gunmen and instead, he slammed it shut on them."Murray retreated to another part of the house and called 911 as three gunshots were heard outside, Scherlinck said. Two gunshots went into the front door and one pierced a window near the door. No one was injured, police said.Police arrived a few minutes later and the gunmen were gone. The woman, who initially ran from the house, returned and was also interviewed by police. Scherlinck said she corroborated Murray's recollection of events.Murray told police that shortly after he came home he noticed a light-colored, possibly tan sedan pull into the parking lot of a nearby landscaping business. A police tracking dog followed a scent from Murray's home to that location where it is believed someone stepped into a vehicle and drove off.Troy police declined to name the Detroit club that Murray visited before the shooting.Anyone with information about the incident, or who may have seen anything unusual in the Lorenzo-Rochester Road area early Monday morning is asked to call police at (248) 524-3477.Murray signed a two-year, $3.6 million contract with the Pistons last July.

(Detroit News)

Damon Dash Suing His Accountants

Seems like Damon Dash just can't catch a break. Dame just filed a lawsuit against his accountant for 3.5 million dollars. Dame accuses his money man of incorrect filing of his tax returns and not telling him how much money he made after the sale of one of his companies.


(NY Daily News)

Lou Gossett Stiffs The Lakers

Lou Gossett is is in hot water with the Lakers. Dude copped a pair of $37,000 tickets and never paid for them.

In a lawsuit filed recently in Los Angeles Superior Court, the former "Iron Eagle" is accused of signing a 2003 contract for a pair of exclusive Premier Seats at Staples Center -- home to the Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers and the NHL's L.A. Kings -- but never forking over the dough. The tickets, located close to the floor, are good for nearly any sporting event at the arena -- for two years!

(TMZ)

Buckwild Host Going To Jail

Did you ever watch that show on the Playboy channel called Buckwild, where Snoop Dogg and this guy named Ken Francis followed rappers around to strip clubs and stuff? Well you should have. Maybe if the show had been more successful, Ken wouldn't be going to jail for smuggling Ecstasy! Dude had a little modeling agency on the side where prosecutors said he took part in a drug smuggling ring that involved recruiting couriers to travel to Belgium and the Netherlands to pick up packages containing Ecstasy tablets. The couriers told authorities they were told they were smuggling diamonds. The packages actually contained tens of thousands of pills that were brought into Los Angeles and New York in 2000 and 2001, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Cheryl Murphy. Before he was sentenced Monday, Francis told U.S. District Judge Manuel Real that he "got involved in this whole drug-smuggling conspiracy by wanting to start my own business, which was a modeling business." He said he initially thought the models were traveling to Europe for photo shoots, but he later learned they were smuggling drugs.

(Newsday)

Dave Chappell Returns to the Stage

Dave Chappell is back with a vengence. He stayed onstage at the Laugh Factory for six hours and seven minutes last Sunday night.

"He was absolutely amazing, for six hours making people laugh," the club's owner, Jamie Masada, said Tuesday.

(Yahoo)

Dwyane and Siovaughn Wade List Miami Estate

Check out Miami Heat Dwyane Wade and his wife Siohvaughn's Miami crib. Click here for an inside view.

Price: $8,900,000

City: Pinecrest

Neighborhood: Pinecrest

County: Miami-Dade

Bedrooms: 7

Full/Half Baths: 7/1

Sq Ft Living Area: 11,611

The opportunity for one lucky fan to own a Miami Heat MVP's personal estate, now offered furnished with artwork and personal memorabilia (please request inventory list). This gorgeous Pinecrest residence is on almost a full acre of land that features a playground and room for a full basket ball court or tennis court. Newly constructed French Design, the estate features a spacious 7 bedrooms and 7 and a half baths, marble and wood floors. Beyond the swimming pool are separate Guest Quarters. The pool is especially in-laid in tile (see photos). The patio area features a large summer kitchen with grill conducive to indoor/outdoor entertaining. The interior design is contemporary yet warm, and features elegant, smooth Venetian plastering expertly applied throughout, especially prominent in the grand foyer. The main floor contains a living room, a more informal family room, dining room, kitchen with breakfast dining area, granite-top island and stainless finishes, and plenty more, such as office and prominent garage space. Located in one of Miami’s most prestigious communities, this exquisite gated estate boasts an additional media and billiard room with a hand-crafted, custom glass door, and a master bathroom that is en suite. As an option to climbing the lovely, dual-sided spiral staircase one may choose the adjacent elevator, one of the many additional features of this fine home.

Keyshia Cole's Easter Performance Goes Left

Here's the audio. It sounds like she always sounds to me...

Don't Quote Me On This

You know I love reading gossip on message boards right? It may not be true, but it sure is juicy. I believe every word of it

......What has never really been mentioned is Beyonce’s little romance with Chico Debarge.. YES… CHICO DEBARGE.. they use to date back when she was with Destiny’s Child. It was all very secretive. The girls would stay at the Beverly Wilshire when they came to Los Angeles – The Wilshire is not far from a small boutique hotel where Chico DeBarge was a regular. Ms. Beyonce would slip over to his hotel for late night visits and leave in the AM. This was an upper crust hotel so not too many of the workers knew who she or he was, a few of them did and one night they heard them having very loud relations. One time Mr. Knowles came to the hotel ENRAGED because he found out Beyonce had been sneaking away at night to spend time with jail bird Chico Debarge. He put an end to that relationship with the QUICKNESS for two reasons....1- He thought Chico was low class and he knew Beyonce was on her way to being a superstar. Beyonce didn’t care because she was in love, but her dad set her straight. 2 – She got pregnant with his child and well… She was deep into it with Chico.. her first real love.

Mike Tyson Trial Date Set For August

A trial date has been set in Mike Tyon's latest skirmish with the law. Mike could be facing seven years after being ordered to stand trial for possession of cocaine and driving under the influence after he was stopped by police in Scottsdale, Arizona.

In other Mike Tyson news, Mike put his Paradise Valley, Arizona home on the market for 2.3 million dollars. He paid 2.1 million for it in 2005. It's initial listing was $2.45 million but Mike dropped the price after it sat on the market for 3 months. They say his neighbors couldn't be happier he's leaving because Mike built a big pigeon coop in his backyard that attracted dozens of birds to the area.

Can you image all the bird poop?

(Fox)

Kelis Gets $25,000 To Do Two Songs

So Kelis was supposed to perform at a Palm Springs White Party and she got paid $25,000.00 in cash up front. Why she show up 2 hours late and only do two songs? They even had some chick on the stage lip-syncing Bossy. The party promoters are pissed, talking about they're making sure to report the cash payment to the IRS, cause they know Kelis won't. In Kelis's defense, her rep released this statement: "There were many missteps behind the scenes which created a less than suitable environment for any artist to perform. Because of her love for her fans, Kelis made the decision to take the stage, against any advice not to do so."

(Page Six)

Remember That Girl Who Tried To Blackmail Bill Cosby?

You remember that girl, Autumn Jackson, the one who got convicted in 1999 for trying to blackmail Bill Cosby for 24 million dollars, threatning to reveal she was his secret love child? That chick is back in trouble again. This time for welfare fraud. Her and her mama are accused of submitting false employment verifications to qualify for child care benefits-illegally collecting about $40,000 between 2001 and 2003. What a dumb bitch.

Happy Birthday Brat!

Did you know Friday night was girl on girl night at Club Miami in Atlanta? That said, Da Brat celebrated her 33rd birthday at Club Miami last Friday Night. Don't act like you didn't know.
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