Diddy Closes NY Justins

Sean "Diddy" Combs just closed Justin's, his restaurant on West 21st Street, after 11 years in business, and he's looking to reopen in a larger space, like his Justin's in Atlanta, which covers most of a city block.

If You Have To Ask, The Answer Is No

They say before Russell Simmons spoke at the Ad Club lunch at the Metropolitan Club honoring Bobby Shriver, he asked if it would be all right to use his usual term of endearment with the Kennedy cousin, "my ni**a." When told no, Simmons said, "You're right. There are too many white people in this room."

Mike Tyson Pleads Guilty

Mike Tyson pleaded guilty yesterday in Arizona to cocaine possession and driving under the influence. Mike admitted to being impaired when stopped while driving erratically last December after leaving Scottsdale's Pussycat Lounge. Authorities said they found cocaine bags in Tyson's pocket and in his car. He will be sentenced Nov. 19.

OJ Threatens To Kill Handyman Over GF

6 weeks before his Las Vegas arrest for armed robbery, OJ allegedly threatened to kill his former handyman for sleeping with his girlfriend, Christine Prody...

DMX Dog Autopsies Shows Scars

Two dogs found buried at a home belonging to rapper DMX had serious wounds, authorities investigating neglect allegations said Saturday...

De La Hoya Stripper Backtracks On Pics

The woman who says she took photos of boxer Oscar De La Hoya in women's lingerie is changing her story. Just days after she claimed the pictures were "not Photoshopped," Milana Dravnel now tells us, "I cannot personally verify the authenticity of the images." Pictures of De La Hoya "were taken from my personal camera and were out of my control," Dravnel said last night. "I was pressured into going public with the photos by certain individuals who had improper motives and acted solely for their own financial gain. I have not received any money from the sale or use of these photos."

Good looking on the pic Bronx!

James Brown's Daughter Wants His Estate Settled

"I've been walking around looking like this man for 45 years," said LaRhonda Petitt, a retired flight attendant and school teacher who took a post-mortum DNA test that proved she is James Brown's daughter...

KKK Web Site Calls For Lynching Of Jena 6

The FBI is reviewing a white supremacist Web site that lists the addresses and phone numbers of five of the six black teenagers accused of beating a white student in Jena and "essentially called for their lynching," an agency spokeswoman said Saturday. Sheila Thorne, an agent in the FBI's New Orleans office, said authorities were reviewing whether the site breaks any federal laws. She said the FBI had "gathered intelligence on the matter."

Dennis Rodman Wanted for Questioning

Dennis Rodman smacked a chick on the butt in a bar near his home in Newport Beach, CA so hard, he left a "major mark." A police report was taken and is currently with the sex crime unit.

Jim Jones Shooting Reality Show for VH1

Bail Denied

Mychal Bell, the sole defendant who remains behind bars from the group of teens known as the "Jena 6," will not be released today, a court decided. Bell, 17, has been in jail since his arrest more than nine months ago. It was not immediately clear what happened in court today, where Bell's attorneys had planned to push for his release. A source inside the court said the issue of bond was not discussed at the hearing. Attorneys did not immediately comment. The proceedings, involving a juvenile, are not open to media.

Remy Ma Bail Not Increased

Remy Ma caught another break yesterday when the judge in her assault case decided not to raise her bail amid allegations she and her boys roughed up and threatened the boyfriend of one of the witnesses to the alleged shooting of Remy's former friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph over $2000.00.

Snoop Pleads Guilty

Snoop Dogg was sentenced to 160 hours of community service and three years probation after pleading guilty on a charge of possession of a dangerous weapon. He also has to donate $10,000.00 to charity. The sentence comes from that time Snoop got caught trying to take a collapsible metal baton on a plane he says was a prop from a video.

Peaceful Rally In Jena

Over 50,000.00 people showed up for the rally in Jena, La. yesterday in support of the Jena 6. There were no reports of violence and Mychael Bell will be granted a new hearing within 72 hours. President George Bush, wearing a black suit on television last night, said," The events in Louisiana have saddened me. And I understand the emotions. The Justice Department and the FBI are monitoring the situation down there. And all of us in America want there to be, you know, fairness when it comes to justice."
See pictures from the march here.