October 27, 2017
Cardi B shuts down rumor about Beyoncé collaboration
Cardi B fans have been in heaven this week with speculation about their favorite artist recording with Beyoncé. Sorry to break it to you, though -- the “Bodak Yellow” rapper denies the collaboration. Engineer Michael Asby ignited the rumors when he…
October 27, 2017
Eminem donating proceeds from “Lose Yourself” lawsuit win to hurricane relief
Eminem is donating the settlement from a copyright lawsuit involving one of his classic songs to assist victims of recent hurricanes. Slim Shady was awarded $415,000 in court this week for unauthorized use of his Oscar- and Grammy-winning number-one…
October 26, 2017
Judge rules Mary J. Blige must continue paying estranged husband
Mary J. Blige reportedly must continue temporary spousal support payments to Kendu Issacs, but her estranged husband won't receive as much as he's asked for. While a judge ordered the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul to keep paying $30,000 a month to Issacs,…
October 26, 2017
Suge Knight drops Chris Brown lawsuit following legal threat
Suge Knight has reportedly dropped his lawsuit against Chris Brown, stemming from a 2014 shooting in Los Angeles. Knight was shot seven times in the incident at the 1OAK nightclub, where Breezy was performing at a pre-MTV Video Music Awards party.…
October 25, 2017
Rock and roll pioneer Fats Domino, dead at 89
Fats Domino, whose piano-driven R&B hits more than 60 years ago helped define rock and roll, has died in New Orleans. He was 89. Domino died Wednesday morning, surrounded by family and friends, according to his daughter. Born Antoine Domino,…
October 24, 2017
Emmy-winning Benson star Robert Guillaume, dead at 89
Robert Guillaume [gee-OHM, "gee" as in "ski"], who won Emmys for playing the dry-witted butler Benson Du Bois on the TV shows Soap and Benson, has died due to complications from prostate cancer. He was 89. In a statement provided to ABC News, his…
October 24, 2017
Kelly Clarkson denies she “contemplated suicide” because she was forced to be thin
Kelly Clarkson is denying that she felt suicidal because she was forced to be skinny. In the British magazine Attitude, Kelly was quoted as saying, "When I was really skinny, I wanted to kill myself. I was miserable, like inside and out, for four…
October 23, 2017
Janet Jackson not “banned” from NFL halftime show, but NFL won’t speculate on “potential guests”
Calm down, Twitterverse. Janet Jackson is not "banned for life" from the Super Bowl halftime show. Following the news that Justin Timberlake would be headlining the 2018 halftime show, Janet Jackson fans took to Twitter to decry the fact that JT…
October 23, 2017
JAY-Z all-star Tidal X concert raised $3.7 million for disaster relief
JAY-Z's star-studded Tidal X: Brooklyn charity concert raised nearly four million dollars to assist victims of the recent natural disasters. The third annual show, held on October 17 at Barclays Center in New York City, featured over 40 performers,…
October 23, 2017
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween scares off Geostorm and The Snowman with $21.65 million debut
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween topped the weekend box office, easily crushing this weekend's other big releases, Geostorm and The Snowman, with an estimated $21.65 million haul. It becomes the eighth film in Tyler Perry's Madea series to top the $20…