January 19, 2012
Rihanna Takes Over Kobe Bryant’s Table at Basketball Bash
Rihanna had a prime seat after making a late arrival at a party for L.A. Clippers star Chris Paul and his new shoe line: She grabbed Kobe Bryant’s table! The R&B star, who was recently spotted at a Clippers game, arrived just as Bryant was…
January 19, 2012
Mark Wahlberg sorry for ‘disrespectful’ 9/11 comments
Mark Wahlberg has apologised after saying things may have turned out differently if he had been on one of the planes that crashed on 9/11. In a magazine interview, he said: "If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn't have went down like it…
January 17, 2012
Golden Globes: Ricky Gervais ‘subdued’, say critics
A "respectful and restrained" Ricky Gervais lacked the bite of last year as the host of a lacklustre Golden Globes ceremony, reviewers have concluded. The Los Angeles Times said he was "surprisingly subdued". The Hollywood Reporter said it was…
January 16, 2012
Golden Globes: The winners list
The 69th annual Golden Globes wrapped up on Sunday without too many bleeped curse words, fumbled speeches - or surprise wins. As predicted, George Clooney and Meryl Streep picked up a best actor and best actress in a dramatic motion picture Golden…
January 16, 2012
Golden Globes Go to Octavia Spencer, Idris Elba & Morgan Freeman
The 2012 Golden Globes were given out Sunday night in Hollywood. Among the many winners were Octavia Spencer, Idris Elba and Morgan Freeman. Spencer won best supporting actress for her role as a brassy housekeeper joining other black maids to…
January 16, 2012
Nicki Minaj and Bruno Mars to perform at Grammy Awards
Nicki Minaj, Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars are set to perform at next month's Grammy Awards, it has been announced. Minaj is nominated for four awards at the ceremony, including best new artist and rap album for Pink Friday. Taylor Swift and Kelly…
January 16, 2012
First online TV network to hit the region
Jamaican and Caribbean content providers and users are set to benefit from eMedia Interactive’s iVu online TV network, a new media company based in Jamaica, offering ad-supported and premium on-demand streaming of TV shows, plays, movies and…
January 16, 2012
Bruce Springsteen Plays Surprise Set At New Jersey Benefit Concert
To someone passing by the Paramount Theater in Asbury Park last night, the sight of fans standing in the freezing cold, desperately pleading with complete strangers for extra tickets probably seemed a little odd. After all, the biggest names on…
January 13, 2012
Samsung and LG fined by regulator for price fixing
South Korea's antitrust regulator has fined Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics for conspiring to fix the prices of some appliances. The companies face a penalty of 44.6bn won ($39m; £25.2m), said the Fair Trade Commission (FTC). The regulator…
January 13, 2012
Lil Wayne to Publish Prison Memoir
Lil Wayne has signed a deal to publish a prison memoir called Gone Till November. The book will be drawn from notes the rapper made while serving an eight-month sentence at Rikers Island on a weapons possession charge. The book, to be published by…