May 2011
99 posts
Sean Kingston Hospitalized After Accident
Recording artist Sean Kingston is currently in the intensive care unit of a Florida hospital after his watercraft crashed into a bridge on Sunday evening, according to MSNBC.com
Kingston and a female passenger were injured, but the two are doing ok, according to a spokes person. A rumor surfaced on Twitter late Sunday night that Kingston had died, but the rumor was set...
5 tags
Remembering Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron was a true renaissance man. He was a musician, poet and author. His spoken word work in the 70s and 80s is considered the main influence of hip hop and the style of rapping used by many rap artists.
Born in Chicago, Scott-Heron attended Lincoln University and received his masters degree from Johns Hopkins University. He began his recording career in the...
7 tags
3 tags
5 tags
Jeff Conaway Passes Away
Actor Jeff Conaway, most popularly known by my generation as Kenickie in the classic musical Grease passed away today. He was 60 years old.
Conaway was in a medically induced coma stemming from pneumonia and was taken off of life support Thursday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles Times.
While Grease shot him to fame, Conaway was also on the TV series Taxi and made...
10 tags
9 tags
4 tags
Cheryl Cole is Fired! Replaced on The X Factor
Awwwww boo!
After I dedicated an entire post to her, Cheryl Cole has been fired from the US version of The X Factor.
According to TMZ, Cole was fired because her English accent was too thick for American TV, while PerezHilton.com is reporting that Cole did not get along too well with Paula Abdul.
Cole has been replaced by former Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole...
6 tags
Idol is Losing its Luster: DWTS Beats Idol in the...
While the ratings for American Idol’s Season Finale was up 21% from last season according to MSNBC.com, the previous nights performances of the two finalist were beat out by the Dancing with the Stars finale.
While many speculated that this season would not draw in big numbers because they didn’t have big names like Bristol Palin (REALLY? That’s the celebrity you use in...
5 tags
6 tags
Here We Go Again: Harold Camping Says Judgement...
So there were people going around scared on Saturday, May 21, 2011 because that is the day evangelist Harold Camping “calculated” as the day of the Rapture and the beginning of the Apocalypse.
Well, we’re still here. He got it wrong for the second time.
On his radio broadcast Monday night, Camping assured his listeners that a Rapture did take place, a...
7 tags
4 tags
1 tag
Tornado Kills 116 in Joplin, MO. Find Out how You...
On Sunday, a tornado devastated the city of Joplin, Missouri, causing the death of 116 citizens.
The tornado that hit the city of about 50,000 has been named the most deadliest tornado since 1947, according to Yahoo News. Winds were reported up to 200 mph. The city was only given 20 minuets notice before the tornado hit, and currently 20,000 residents and businesses are...
4 tags
7 tags
3 tags
We All Saw This Coming: Noah Gets Fined for Using...
You would think all the NBA ads against homophobia would have stopped him before he said it.
Chicago Bulls player Joakim Noah was fined $50,000 today after shouting the anti-gay “f-word” on camera at last night’s game against the Miami Heat.
Noah issued an apology, according to the NYTimes.com that read as follows:
What I said wasn’t...
4 tags
4 tags
2 tags
2 tags
4 tags
Johnny Depp is Box Office Gold: "Pirates" Breaks...
For this to be the 4th installment of a series, this is pretty impressive.
Johnny Depp returns as Captain Jack Sparrow for Pirates of the Carrbbean: On Stranger Tides this weekend, and while the reviews were not favorable and Keira Knightly and Orlando Bloom did not return for the film, the movie opened to $256.3 million internationally, according to CBSnews.com.
This...
3 tags
2 tags
5 tags
5 tags
UNACCEPTABLE! YOU LIE! Botox Mom Made Up the Whole...
Did you hear that story about the woman who gave her 8-year-old daughter Botox injections???
Well, she lied.
Sheena Upton, now known by the media as ‘Botox Mom’ admits that she fabricated the story to make money after Child Protective Services took her daughter from her, according to ABCNews.com.
Upton’s story first appeared in the U.K. media, and after...
4 tags
Sad News: 'Macho Man' Randy Savage Killed in Car...
WWF (now WWE) legend ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage was killed in a car accident today. Savage was 58 years old, according to E! Online.
According to reports, Savage, born Angelo Poffo, was driving a Jeep Wrangler when he suffered a heart attact at about 10am this morning in Tampa, Florida. Savage’s wife, Lynn, survived suffering from minor injuries.
...
2 tags
Is This Really Ronald McDonald's Fault???
This week, health professionals have been urging fast food giant McDonald’s to fire their spokes person Ronald McDonald and to eliminate Happy Meals from their menu, connecting the two the childhood obesity and poor eating habits amongst children.
Yesterday, an open letter signed by 550 health professionals ran in 6 major newspapers across the country urging...
Danielle Staub Seeks Psychiatric Help; Quits...
Danielle Staub, formerly of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, has finally admitted to psychiatric issues and is seeking help, according to CBSnews.com.
Staub, born Beverly Merrill, admits to having self esteem issues stemming from sexual abuse in an interview with People magazine:
My low self-esteem derived from childhood sexual abuse has messed with my...
6 tags
SHOCKING! Ah-Nold's Wife and Mistress were...
Dang Ah-Nold!
Apparently, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s soon to be ex wife Maria Shriver and his former mistress Mildred Patricia Beana were pregnant at the same time,
His son with Shriver, Christopher was born on September 27, 1997 and his son with Beana (no name given yet) was born on October 2, 1997, less that a week apart, according to TMZ.com.
The divorce has gotten so ugly that...
1 tag
Beyonce's Album Cover is Here
This isn’t it, but check it out after the jump.
Fierce! (please release better songs!!!)
8 tags
And As For American Idol...
I stopped watching consistently the season after Jordin Sparks won unconsciously, and it turns out, that was a good thing.
Tonight was the first episode I watched in about 2 years, and I was beyond disappointed.
There people in the “Top 3” SUCK (especially the two chicks.)
If Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Fantasia, and Jordin Sparks were on season 10, them...
4 tags
2 tags
6 tags
Maya Moore Becomes First Female to Sign With...
Yaaaassssss!!! *snaps and claps*
Former UConn star and WNBA #1 overall draft pick Maya Moore made history today, becoming the first female athlete to sign an endorsement deal with Nike’s Jordan Brand, according to ESPN.com.
Moore will be joining the likes of athletes such as Carmelo Anthony, Derek Jeter, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, Andre Johnson, and of course, the man...
12 tags
Oprah Tapes Her BIG Finale! And I Mean BIG!
Next week, the final three episodes of Oprah will be airing. She taped the special yesterday and some of the people who stopped by include:
Beyonce, Madonna, Alicia Keys, newly seprated Maria Shriver, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, couch jumper Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes, Stevie Wonder, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry, Dakota Fanning, Tom Hanks, Rascal Flatts,...
2 tags
China to Open a Hello Kitty Theme Park! *Starts...
OMG! OMG! OMG!
China will be opening a $215 million dollar Hello Kitty Theme Park in 2014!
Construction is expected to begin in July of this year for the 150-acre theme park, according to the Los Angeles Times. It will be located in Zhejiang province, three hours west of Shanghai.
There are already Sanrio parks called Harmony Land and Puroland in Japan, and the new park in China will be...
3 tags
YES! Kevin Hart to Host the BET Awards
YES! YES! YES!
BET announced that comedian Kevin Hart will be hosting their annual BET Awards this year on June 26.
Hart has been on high demand since the release of his stand up special Seriously Funny in 2010.
I haven’t really enjoyed the show since they had Mo’Nique, Cedric the Entertainer and Steve Harvey, and Will and Jada Pinkett Smith as hosts....
6 tags
More TV Cancellations
Last week an this week, all of the five major networks announced that they would be cancelling shown, but the number of cancelled shows were alarmingly high.
Along with the cancellations of their popular soap operas, ABC announced that they were cancelling the following shows all at the same time:
Brothers and Sisters
Better With You
Detroit 1-8-7
My Generation
Mr. Sunshine
No Ordinary...
2 tags
Lisa Edelstein is leaving House
Sad news for House fans.
Lisa Edelstein, who played Dr. Lisa Cuddy, will not be returning for House’s 8th season. Her contract was set to expire at the end of season 7 and she opted not to sign for the season 8, according to Entertainment Weekly, and released the following statement:
After much consideration, I am moving onward with a combination of...
4 tags
Life After Real Housewives of New Jersey: Danielle...
Did you catch the premier of Real Housewives of New Jersey last night?
Many fans thought the show was going to suck after it was announced that Danielle Staub would no longer be on the show (aside from Teresa’s money issues.)
But last night’s premier proved differently.
The two new housewives Melissa Gorga and Kathy Wakile brought the drama to Franklin Lakes in the first...
6 tags
Uh oh! Ah-Nold Admits to Fathering Love Child
Former governor of California and action movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger and wife Maria Shriver announced their separation last week after being married for 25 years. Late last night, Schwarzenegger admitted to fathering a child with a house staff member almost 10 years ago in a statement to the Los Angeles Times.
After leaving the governor’s office I told my wife about...
4 tags
CNN Anchor AND NBA Executive Come Out of the...
*claps and snaps*
So happy for the both of them!
Yesterday, CNN anchor Don Lemon revealed that he is gay in an interview with the New York Times to promote his new book Transparent. Lemon commented on his struggle with being gay in the African American community by saying:
It’s about the worst thing you can be in black culture. You’re taught you have to be a man; you have to be...
4 tags
Stephen Hawking Angers the Religious; Says There...
Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking declared yesterday that he believes heaven does not exist.
When comparing the human brain to a computer that eventually shuts down, Hawking, 69, explained:
There is no heaven or afterlife for broken-down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.
-from TIME magazine
This is not the first time that Hawking, who has...
6 tags
Hooray! "Run the World" Gets a Release Date!
YAY!
It was announced today that the video for Beyonce’s “Run the World” will be released on Wednesday night during American Idol, according to ThatGrapeJuice.net
Please make the video make up for the song!
It was also reported today that Beyonce presented 72 tracks to Columbia Records with 72 tracks for her upcoming album “4” according...
5 tags
6 tags
Pop the Champagne! Donald Trump is NOT Running for...
I mean, once President Barack Obama released his birth certificate and found bin Laden, there was no hope.
Today, Republican candidate Donald Trump announced that he WILL NOT be vying for the Republican Party nomination for the 2012 presidential election, according to USA Today.
I have spent the past several months unofficially campaigning and recognize that running for...
5 tags
Twitter Rumor: Rebecca Black's Pregnancy
Ok, I have to admit that I engaged in this because the punch lines were hilarious!
This poor lil girl just cant catch a break.
Yesterday, Twitter was set a buzz with the rumor that internet sensation Rebecca Black was pregnant. Black became famous earlier this year when her song and video for “Friday” became an internet sensation (for all the wrong reasons.)
The...
4 tags
Alicia Keys Finally Defends Herself
It’s about damn time!
Alicia Keys has finally decided to open up about her dating situation between her, producer Swizz Beatz, and his former wife Mashonda.
In an interview with Essence Magazine, Keys explains:
We didn’t start seeing each other until months after they had separated,
On being called a homewrecker, Keys says:
I was aware of all the false...
