February 25, 2014
Ghostbusters star Harold Ramis dies aged 69
Actor and director Harold Ramis, best known for the films Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day, has died aged 69. He died of autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, a rare disease that involves swelling of the blood vessels, his agent told the BBC. The star…
February 25, 2014
Jermaine Dupri Hit With $1 Million Lawsuit
So So Def Recordings founder Jermaine Dupri Mauldin is facing a $1 million lawsuit. Radar Online reports that Dupri is being sued by his former business partner Eddie Weathers for failing to turn over profits on a merger deal involving Dieniahmar…
February 25, 2014
Tommy Lee hospitalised in Dominica, due to be deported later Monday
Jamaican dancehall artiste, Tommy Lee Sparta, was undergoing medical treatment at a hospital in Marigot, in Dominica, prior to being deported later on Monday, his lawyer, Tehani Behanzin has said. Behanzin told reporters that the singer, who was…
February 25, 2014
Alec Balwin retires from public life
Actor Alec Baldwin has announced he is retiring from public life blaming the “Gay Department of Justice”. Baldwin made his announcement via a lengthy article in the New York Magazine titled ‘I Give Up’, following a scandal-plagued 12 months.…
February 23, 2014
Maria von Trapp, last member of Sound of Music family, dies
The last surviving member of the Trapp Family Singers, the group whose story inspired The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 99, her family say. Maria von Trapp died at her home in Vermont on Tuesday, her brother, Johannes von Trapp, told the…
February 23, 2014
Late start to Calypso Fiesta …but performances deliver
Hundreds of patrons chanted in protest of the late start of the 72nd Annual Calypso Monarch semi-finals, with many demanding a refund from show organiser the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) yesterday. The large crowd, which had…
February 23, 2014
Rihanna wins multimillion-dollar settlement against former accountant
Barbados singing sensation Rihanna has won a multimillion-dollar settlement after she nearly went bankrupt reportedly based on bad advice from her former accountant. Rihanna, whose real name is Robyn Fenty, claimed her ex-accountant Peter Gounis…
February 23, 2014
Pharrell’s Grammys hat attracts $10,500 in auction
Pharrell Williams is selling the much talked about hat he wore at this year's Grammy Awards. The item, listed as "Pharrell Willams' mountain hat", attracted a bid of $10,500 (£6,301) within 24 hours of being put online. The profits of the sale will…
February 23, 2014
Wolf of Wall Street triggers $25m legal action
The producers of Oscar-nominated film Wolf of Wall Street are being sued for $25m (£15m) by a former stockbroker who claims he has been depicted as a "depraved" drug-fuelled criminal. Andrew Greene has filed court papers in New York claiming the…
February 20, 2014
David Bowie wins best British male trophy
Rock legend David Bowie has been named best British male at the Brit Awards in London, although he was not there in person to collect his award. Arctic Monkeys won both best group and best album for the third time - the first act to achieve that…