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Jay-Z's $150 Million Concert Deal Changes Nothing, Probably
The Times reported that rapper Jay-Z is about to close a $150 million deal with concert promoter Live Nation, and said, in its headline, that the deal is a "New Model For Ailing Business." Really? Because the whole thing sounds awfully familiar. More »
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Gossip Roundup: Vaughniston Ends Possibly Fictional Engagement
• Us Weekly "breaks the news" that Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston have split, noting that the relationship soured shortly after the late-June engagement. The same engagement that Us announced and Aniston denied, coincidentally. But who cares? Now there's meaty quotes from "insiders" and "close friends," and you can't argue with that sort of evidence. [Us Weekly]• Paris and some other skank claw each other's eyes out. For the record, we fully support the yanking of weaves. [TMZ]
• If Kevin Federline and Britney Spears get divorced, he'll get $10 million. So unless Brit's 4-weeks pregnant again, expect K-Fed to be fucking Vegas hookers every weekend. It's win-win. How is that God so brightly smiled upon this guy? [Page Six]
• ABC shelled out six-figures in "licensing fees" to Crocodile Widow Teri Irwin, just so Barbara Walters could fly to Australia and piss off the locals. [R&M]
• Now that Jacob the Jeweler is facing charges of money-laundering, very few of his hip-hop clients are coming forward to support him. Wonder why. [Lowdown]
• Former Miss Seventeen contestant Brianna Burrows scored an internship with the magazine but left the gig "traumatized." She also claims EIC Atoosa Rubenstein threatened her, and 21-year-old Burrows is now prepping a legal team — just the kind of youth empowerment we like to hear about. [Page Six]
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Rumor Mongering: 50 Cent Arrested? No, Can't Be!
Breaking: We're hearing that Kevlar spokesman and hip-hop role model 50 Cent, innocently driving his silver Lamborghini just like any of us would, has been arrested on the corner of 35th and 8th, possibly for cocaine. Per usual, this is completely uncomfirmed, based on rumor and hearsay — and yet totally believable. More »
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• Kevin Federline performed at last night's Teen Choice Awards. There are no words to describe this national nightmare. [Egotastic]
• Rapper Busta Rhymes was arrested Saturday on felony assault charges; he allegedly beat a "fan" into a concussion on August 12 in Chelsea. Granted, the fan spit on the rapper's car before getting his ass kicked — guess he's just lucky that Busta didn't use the machete police found in his car. A machete. Really? Is that how far a rapper has to go just to prove his cred nowadays? [NYDN]
• Tom Hanks on Asians: they all look the same. And operate pedicabs. [Page Six]
• Just three weeks after Julianne Moore and family bought a puggle puppy, the poor thing died of distemper. Meanwhile, Melania Knauss uses Craigslist to find a serial killer/nanny. [Gatecrasher]
• Not only is Mel Gibson likely denying the Holocaust, but his Jewish publicist is denying the denial. You follow? [Page Six]
Gossip Roundup: K-Fed Hurts the Children
• Kevin Federline performed at last night's Teen Choice Awards. There are no words to describe this national nightmare. [Egotastic]
• Rapper Busta Rhymes was arrested Saturday on felony assault charges; he allegedly beat a "fan" into a concussion on August 12 in Chelsea. Granted, the fan spit on the rapper's car before getting his ass kicked — guess he's just lucky that Busta didn't use the machete police found in his car. A machete. Really? Is that how far a rapper has to go just to prove his cred nowadays? [NYDN]
• Tom Hanks on Asians: they all look the same. And operate pedicabs. [Page Six]
• Just three weeks after Julianne Moore and family bought a puggle puppy, the poor thing died of distemper. Meanwhile, Melania Knauss uses Craigslist to find a serial killer/nanny. [Gatecrasher]
• Not only is Mel Gibson likely denying the Holocaust, but his Jewish publicist is denying the denial. You follow? [Page Six]
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Yesterday morning Jay-Z held a press conference at the United Nations to announce a collaboration with the UN and MTV: during his world tour, the rapper will travel to areas affected by the international water crisis, filming footage for an upcoming MTV special, Diary of Jay-Z: Water for Life. So what if MTV will only run the thing at 7 on a Saturday morning? It's the thought that counts. And watching Jigga hold his own next to Kofi Annan only makes us love him more. More »
Jay-Z at the UN: Against Dehydration
Yesterday morning Jay-Z held a press conference at the United Nations to announce a collaboration with the UN and MTV: during his world tour, the rapper will travel to areas affected by the international water crisis, filming footage for an upcoming MTV special, Diary of Jay-Z: Water for Life. So what if MTV will only run the thing at 7 on a Saturday morning? It's the thought that counts. And watching Jigga hold his own next to Kofi Annan only makes us love him more. More »
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He's Got 99 Problems and the 'Observer' Budget Is One
As a sign of solidarity with Hova, new Observer owner Jared Kushner has released the following statement: More »
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Gossip Roundup: Angelina Jolie's Lips to Play Mariane Pearl
• Angelina Jolie has officially stolen Jennifer Aniston's Oscar vehicle. She'll play Mariane Pearl, the widow of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl — a role originally written for Aniston. Stolen manchild Brad Pitt will produce, then continue to scratch his ass. [Gatecrasher]• Radio jock Wendy Williams reveals Method Man's wife is battling cancer, sending the Wu Tang rapper into a lengthy rant on an online hip-hop station. If it had been on Hot97, someone would've been shot by now. [Lowdown (2nd item)]
• The hunger makes Ellen Pompeo crazy: she refuses to do interviews with other Grey's Anatomy cast members and jumps out of a car in the midst of a screaming match with her boyfriend. [Page Six]
• TomKat have had a very exciting, great, amazing and redundant year. [Us Weekly]
• Jackie Chan is sorry he's such a drunk. If you were the star of The Tuxedo, you'd be an alcoholic too. [IMDb]
• Stuck in Lebanon amidst warfare, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain makes one last call to his ex-girlfriend to tell her that he's okay. [Page Six]
• Mr. T renounces gold chains. Welcome to the summer news slowdown, people. [TMZ (3rd item)] More »
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Breaking: Rapper Goes to Prison, Eats, Emerges Fat
If you happened to see any of the sensitive local tabloid covers from yesterday, you know that Lil' Kim gained a little weight in the slammer. Unlike Martha Stewart, who emerged from prison looking wonderfully svelte, Lil' Kim's time behind bars was spent perfecting her corpulence (alas, it's been reported that the rapper nevertheless spent her Independence Day dining on barbecued chicken and ribs). Such is what happens when starstruck wardens are begging to give you their food. Kim also told the Post that during her time in prison, her fellow inmates regularly brought her breakfast in bed and tailored her jumpsuit. You didn't think the Queen Bee would go to prison and not be the lead bulldyke on the block, did you? More »
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