Tuesday, October 07, 2008

R Kelly Wins Lawsuit

R. Kelly has won a $3.4 million award against his former tour promoter Georgia-based Rowe Entertainment. Kell's company claimed that Rowe Entertainment and owner Leonard Rowe failed to pay him in full for shows scheduled for late last year and early 2008.
Ne-Yo also successfully sued Rowe Entertainment for $700,320 for kicking him off the R Kelly Double Up tour.

Tina Turner Kicks Off Tour

Tina Turner on the opening night of her latest tour on Oct. 1. October 1 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center 3 Chicago, IL United Center 6 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena 13 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center 14 Anaheim, CA Honda Center 19 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion 22 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena 24 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena 30 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena November 2 Fort Lauderdale BankAtlantic Center 5 Orlando, FL Amway Arena 9 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena 13 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre 16 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden 23 Washington, DC Verizon Center 26 Newark, NJ Prudential Center December 3 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum 8 Montreal, QB Bell Centre

Monday, October 06, 2008

Janet Steady Cancelling Concerts

Janet Jackson cancelled a Saturday show in Greensboro, N.C., one on Sunday in Atlanta and a third on Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale.

Proof?

Tameka Foster and her belly held court at Tyler Perry's celebration for the opening of his southwest Atlanta studios without her husband Usher Raymond. source

They Say

Before the verdict, OJ Simpson told an associate, "This is really depressing. I feel like I'm back in the '50s - a black man in a white justice system. The judge is helping the prosecution as much as she can. I only hope one juror does the right thing."

Brandy Talks About Ray J, Kim K, and Her Baby Daddy

The Invitations Have Been Sent

and I know you don't care, but they're a whopping 11 pages long. Mel B, who got married to Stephen Belafonte [no relation to Harry] in Las Vegas last year shortly after giving birth to her and Eddie Murphy's baby, sent out invites for a lavish wedding ceremony to be held in Egypt later this year. An insider claims, "The invite was very ornate and detailed and included a contract, to be signed by the recipient, agreeing to be photographed and videotaped because Mel is going to be selling the pictures to a magazine for as high a price as she can get." Well good luck with that guest list Mel. In light of recent tourist kidnappings in Egypt it wouldn't be surprising if nobody famous showed up.

Rick Ross Admits He Was a Corrections Officer

Rick Ross finally admitted to Don Diva magazine that yes, he used to be a corrections officer. When asked flat out, is that you in the picture, the biggest boss that you've seen thus far answered, "Yes. It's me." But but he also added, "I never tried to hide my past. I put my name inside my cds. My company has my SS#. I could've put a company name... I done been up and I done been down and that's what makes me what I am. I never ratted on a nigga. I never prosecuted a nigga. I never locked up a nigga, that's first and foremost. I always felt that me being the nigga that I am, I never owed a nigga an explanation... When I'm making my music and I'm talking about blow, it's because I did it. When I say that I'm rich off cocaine, it's because i did it. Those are the street principals that apply." Now that wasn't so bad, was it?

Saturday, October 04, 2008

Guilty On All Counts


Exactly 13 years to the day he was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her boyfriend, OJ Simpson has been found guilty on all charges related to a 2007 confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel [click here if you missed that].

OJ is facing 15 years to life.

Yung Berg Stay Getting His Azz Whooped



Maino, author of summer anthem 'Hi Hater', slapped the shit out of Yung Berg in an Atlanta club on Friday. Maino told an Atlanta radio station that Berg, who Maino describes as a person he 'likes', walked up to him at club Pure and said, "I heard you were talking wreckless about me." Maino says Berg's body language and mannerisms indicated that Berg was 'stepping to him' and that Maino felt he was being disrepectful. Maino also says he understands why Berg got his ass kicked in Detroit.

Natalie Cole On Dialysis

Natalie Cole, who suffers from hepatitis C and had been admitted to the hospital on September 22 suffering complications from the disease, is at home in Los Angeles after checking out of the hospital earlier this week. In a press release regarding her hospitalization, it was revealed that Natalie had also been receiving kidney dialysis that isn't related to her struggle with hepatitis C. Nat announced in July that she was suffering from the disease, revealed to her during a routine examination, and that it was likely caused by her drug use years ago.

Thursday, October 02, 2008

She's Not Pregnant. She Has Vertigo

While the rumors surrounding Janet Jackson's mystery illness run the gambit from pregnancy to exhaustion to poor ticket sales, according to Janet's brother Randy, the reason behind Jan cancelling those concerts is because she's suffering from the equilibrium disorder vertigo. "Janet is doing okay, she suffers from vertigo," Randy recently revealed. Janet's camp, however, has yet to release a statement.