Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson has come under attack from a South African actors’ union after the American star was cast as the ex-con former wife of the country’s former president, Nelson Mandela, in a new biopic.
The former American Idol-turned-Dreamgirl is set to portray Winnie Mandela in South African filmmaker Darrell J. Roodt’s new project Winnie, about the famous politician’s longtime wife. However, Jennifer’s gig has caused uproar among the members of the Creative Workers Union of South Africa (more…)
Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z says he regrets not releasing a range of umbrellas when Rihanna’s song was a worldwide hit in the Summer of 2007. “We really should have had some Rihanna Rocawear umbrellas when the song became a hit,” Hov says. “We could have made a load of money on those. I’m still kicking myself.”
He added: “The goal is to make Rocawear a $1 billion company. People want a quality product, which is what I want Rocawear to be known for – we make a damn good pair of jeans, that’s why people buy them.”
“‘Umbrella” was such a mega hit that fans started bringing umbrellas to Rihanna concerts to imitate the island beauty’s now-famous dance routine. However, umbrellas were eventually banned from her shows after audience members continually injured themselves.
Serena Williams has been slammed with a record-setting $82,500 fine thanks to her foul-mouthed tirade against a judge during the U.S. Open last summer.
Williams lashed out at a lineswoman after a foot-fault call at the end of her semifinal loss to Kim Clijsters during an Open match in September. Williams already paid $10,000 for the profanity-laced rant, but after further investigation it was determined that she violated a “major offense” rule for “aggravated behavior” and the tennis champ has been hit with another fine and a two year probation sentence, Grand Slam administrator Bill Babcock said Monday.
Any more bad behavior from Serena, and she could be fined up to $175,000 and barred from the U.S. Open altogether.
Nicole Murphy told People Magazine “It’s my second time around, and I had the big extravagant wedding when I got married to Eddie. I want to do something really simple. I want the dress to be flowy and elegant, and I’d love all the guests to wear cream, and no shoes on the beach.” Nicole and Michael are set to marry June 10, 2010.
Jay-Z refused to walk the red carpet at the Victoria’s Secret show, The New York Post claims. The rapper who attended the annual Victoria’s Secret Showin the Big Apple last Thursday night decided not to be photographed with the lingerie models because he didn’t want to upset his wife Beyonce, who is currently on tour in Ireland. “Victoria’s Secret begged, but Jay-Z refused,” a source said. “He explained it was out of respect for Beyonce.”
Hov was also given his own booth at the after-party so that he would not be photographed anywhere near the models.
“He has to be good in bed and the size matters. You know what I mean? The inner beauty counts as well, but without a toy it doesn’t make it fun. Right now I don’t want to have a serious relationship, I want to have fun,”
Rihanna allegedly quipped to German magazine Bravo when asked what it takes for a guy to impress her.
Rihanna spotted in the club in London’s Mahiki nightclub with (more…)
According to The Detroit News, the 50-year-old founding member of Public Enemy — and former VH1 reality star — is delinquent on his taxes, owing $183,000, states public records.A lien was filed against Flav back in December by the State of California.
Gucci Mane was sentenced to 12 months in prison on Thursday (November 12) for probation violation and taken away to prison in handcuffs, according to a rep from his label.
The sentence is a blow to Gucci’s career. The ATL rapper has a album coming out — The State Vs. Radrick Davis — on December 8 and is arguably at the height of his career; in terms of his sentence, he may be out of prison in six months. Last September, Gucci went to jail and served until March; he was sentenced to a year in prison for failing to fulfill his court-ordered 600 hours of community service, which had been mandated in 2005. Source
The swine flu takes down T-Boz!
The 39-year-old former TLC singer — real name Tionne Watkins — has lived with sickle-cell anemia
for more than a decade and underwent brain surgery for a non-cancerous tumor in 2007. Now the star is recovering from a battle with the potentially life-threatening H1N1 virus.
