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Diddy’s Entourage Stopped by Customs for Excess Vodka
Diddy is a self-proclaimed Francophile: with an album titled 'Last Train to Paris' and premium vodka Ciroc attached to his famous name, you'd think he'd be riding around in a striped shirt, by now, baguette in tow. But it's precisely this French fascination that recently got the hip-hop mogul and his crew into trouble with customs at Nice's Cote d'Azur airport last week...
Eminem and Audi Settle Over ‘Lose Yourself’ Rip-Off
As the BoomBox recently reported, Eminem's publishing camp filed suit against German car manufacturer Audi for using a blatant, unauthorized rip of the rapper's 'Lose Yourself' in a recent ad.
The Detroit Free Press has now revealed that Audi has settled out of court with the famous Detroit MC and has agreed to "support the revitalization of Detroit by contributing to selected social projects
Amy Winehouse May Have Died From Alcohol Withdrawal
Amy Winehouse's family has come forward about their late daughter's death, stating that the singer had died from alcohol withdrawal, People reports.
According to Britain's The Sun, via People, a source close to the family has revealed that Winehouse quit drinking cold turkey within the past month, sending her body into a state of shock: "Abstinence gave her body such a fright, they thought it
Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back to Black’ Climbs Back Up the Charts
In the wake of Amy Winehouse's death, the late singer's smash albums 'Frank' and 'Back to Black' have climbed back onto the Billboard album charts, with the latter coming in at No. 9.
Just a week before her death, 'Back to Black' moved only 1,000 physical units while this week it topped at 37,000 copies sold and the numbers are expected to rise...
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Announce Divorce
It's official: after seven years of marriage Marc Anthony, 42, and Jennifer Lopez, 41, are getting a divorce, People reports.
"We have decided to end our marriage," the couple tells People in a joint statement. "This was a very difficult decision...
Xzibit Upset Over ‘Planking,’ Says Act Linked to Slave Trade
The rather bizarre internet craze known as 'planking,' in which celebrities (i.e. Chris Brown, Nick Cannon, Joe Budden, Big Sean) and lay persons alike turn their bodies into stiff board-like planks over and across various objects, has had its fair share of criticism -- especially because it's just plain weird...
Ghostface Killah Sued for Using ‘Iron Man Theme’
Ghostface Killah and his label, Sony Music Entertainment are in hot water after being served with a lawsuit by Hollywood composer Jack Urbont for sampling the 'Iron Man Theme,' Rollingstone.com reports.
Urbont's song, which was written for a cartoon show in the '60s, was sampled twice on Killah's 2000 album, 'Supreme Clientele...
Chris Brown Avoids Ticket, Drops Homophobic Slurs
Chris Brown has found himself in the midst of controversy yet again, this time after he was threatened with a parking ticket. According to TMZ, C-Breezy had parked his hot set of wheels illegally and was in the process of sweet-talking a female police officer into letting him off easy -- which succeeded...
Nicki Minaj Accused of Stealing Lil Mama’s Style
Don't you just love celebrity feuds? Nicki Minaj's barbie-doll image has been mired in controversy as of late after internet star and actor Ice-T's wife Coco accused the female rapper of having a "fake" backside. Now, as Popdust points out, 'Lip Gloss' fame Lil Mama is getting in on the hatin' ...
Rihanna Declared Tourism Ambassador for Barbados
Back when Rihanna was a lesser-known pop singer, her claim-to-fame was her Caribbean heritage, which she so wonderfully portrayed in her first hit single, 'Pon de Replay.' Now RiRi is getting back in touch with her roots after inking a deal with the Barbados Tourism Authority to promote her beautiful homeland...