Dan Aykroyd appeared on the Tonight Show last night to promote the James Brown biopic Get On Up. While there, he shared a story about the time he and Bill Murray ran into James Brown in a rental car lot.
A 45-year Scottish property developer who had become so rich he was able to retire at 36 was sentenced to five years in jail this week following a major cocaine bust last year.
Some of you people don't just comment on specific posts. Sometimes you comment in #tips, and sometimes those comments are amazing mysteries. Like the commenter who posted this picture of Joe "You Lie!" Wilson and departed soulster James Brown.
An "intuitive psychic" healer named Aiden is her new manager. James Brown's body goes missing from its crypt. Socialite shocked to discover racism, anti-semitism, homophobia make you unpopular. Corey Haim died of a too-big heart. Friday gossip is so alone.
Tonight 60 Minutes aired its much-anticipated Michael Vick interview, conducted by James Brown of CBS Sports, the first time Vick has spoken publicly about his crimes since being sent to prison for running a brutal dog-fighting ring.
Lily Allen trashes Susan Boyle on Twitter, Jon and Kate face the "dark side of reality," Kelly Bensimon is annoying the shit out of people all over the place, Katherine Heigl got fired from another project for being a diva, and Tori Spelling looks horrendous in a bikini.
♦ Good news for downtown hipster boys: Chloë Sevigny is expanding her Opening Ceremony clothing line to include menswear. [Nylon]
♦ Just because you're a celebrity doesn't mean that your clothing line will be successful, points out WWD: Scarlett Johansson and Mandy Moore both have failed attempts behind them. But…
Apparently James Brown was unable to hit it and quit: "The late soul legend has another daughter and it may not be his last. An unnamed woman has proved through DNA testing that the singer, dubbed the Godfather of Soul, was her father. She is the third person to do so since Brown's death last December and other tests…
Caught outside the Apollo Theater in Harlem, people waiting to pay their respects to James Brown. Lots of dancing feet involved.
A reader just told us that WCBSTV.com is running a live feed of the James Brown body viewing at the Apollo. Their streaming seems to be Mac-unfriendly, but any PC users out there wanting to pay the Godfather some last respects—now's your chance!
While porcupine-becoiffed superproducer Brian Grazer (don't worry—we won't use the headshot) has long been developing a big screen treatment of James Brown's life story with the cooperation of the legend himself, just two days after the singer's death comes a report that Spike Lee has signed on to direct. And…
The late James Brown is evidently the hardest working man in death. Following his stint at the Apollo, the well-traveled Godfather of Corpses will be on display in Augusta, Georgia at James Brown Arena, which, it should be pointed out, is an arena bearing the name of James Brown.
James Brown may have missed his planned NYC gig at BB King's club, and his alleged widow isn't having much luck getting into his house. But on Thursday, the Godfather of Soul will make one more date at Harlem's Apollo Theater, lying in state for fan viewing. It's a little creepy, sure, but also a little perfect. If we…
When there's blanket coverage of a celebrity death, it's always fun to compare the way it's handled by different news outlets. So: who do you think described James Brown's signature style and moves most whitely and dorkily?
1. Try the Savoy's signature dishduck breast baked in salt crust.
2. Hear James Brown at the B.B. Blues Club & Grill.
3. Catch the Peter Sellers Retrospective at the Film Forum.
