Month: December 2010

December 16, 2010

50 Cent Accused Of Stealing “I Get Money” Beat

  Rap star 50 Cent has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit by an aspiring rap artist from Atlanta, Georgia, who claims he owns the original license for the beat to the rapper's biggest hit single, "I Get Money." Tyrone "Caliber"…

December 16, 2010

Chrisette Michele, Def Jam Heading To Court Over $20 Million Dollar Lawsuit

A $20 million dollar lawsuit against Def Jam involving R&B singer…

December 16, 2010

Teddy Riley Disses Quincy Jones Over ‘Michael’ Album

After a long fought battle, Michael Jackson’s unreleased music hit shelves yesterday, over a year and a half after the…

December 16, 2010

Grace Jones Owes Taxes, Too: $64,000

Grace Jones has joined the infamous wall of celebrities who owe Uncle Sam with a modest $64k. The singer along with a whole lot of others can’t escape the IRS and will be getting into trouble if they don’t pay up. So as of Oct. 29, she has a $63,898…

December 16, 2010

Neil Diamond to enter Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Neil Diamond will be inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year alongside artists including…

December 16, 2010

Australia launches criminal probe into asylum shipwreck

Australia is launching a criminal investigation into the Christmas Island shipwreck that killed at least 28 people, under people trafficking laws. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said more bodies may be pulled from the sea after a boat carrying…

December 16, 2010

All passengers killed in Nepal plane crash

All 22 people travelling in a small passenger plane that crashed in Nepal were killed, police say. The Tara Air Twin Otter plane took off on Wednesday from Lamidanda Airport, 162 km (101 miles) east of Kathmandu and was heading to the capital. The…

December 16, 2010

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange awaits bail hearing

Swedish authorities will be at the High Court on Thursday to try to block bail for Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks. The 39-year-old Australian was granted bail earlier this week on condition he provides sureties of…

December 16, 2010

Gulf of Mexico oil leak: US sues BP over oil disaster

The US is suing BP and eight other firms for allegedly violating federal safety regulations in connection with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The lawsuit asks that they be held liable without limitation for all clean-up and damage costs. The…

December 16, 2010

Wikileaks on Cuba: Fidel Castro ‘nearly died’

Cuban leader Fidel Castro came close to death in 2006, according to the latest secret US diplomatic cables published by Wikileaks. Mr Castro almost died after suffering a perforated intestine during an internal flight, unnamed sources told US…