T.I. and Wife Arrested for Drugs
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by rubber chicken in Entertainment, Music, Scoopage
Rapper T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle were arrested in Los Angeles Wednesday night after a traffic stop led to their car being searched. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, T.I. was pulled over after making an illegal U-turn on Sunset Boulevard. Upon approaching the car, officers smelled marijuana, which led to [...]
iTunes 10 Adds Social Networking to the Mix
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by rubber chicken in Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music, Tech
Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the release of iTunes 10, available today, which makes some big improvements and, more notably, adds a social networking component to the music software. Jobs described the new iTunes feature, Ping, as “Facebook and Twitter meet iTunes.” Ping, which users must opt in to use (as opposed to Facebook features [...]
Taylor Swift Premieres New Music Video
Posted on 29. Aug, 2010 by Chuck Rocker in Dis & Dat, Entertainment, Music, Scoopage
Pop music star and one-time teen sensation (she just turned 20) Taylor Swift premiered her newest music video for her song “Mine” in Kennebunkport, Maine this past Friday. Kennebunkport is the setting where the video was shot last month and so it makes sense to release it there first! The singer also treated the locals [...]
Whoopi Goldberg Quits Sister Act to Be with Sick Mother
Posted on 27. Aug, 2010 by rubber chicken in Entertainment, Music, Scoopage
Whoopi Goldberg pulled out of the London stage production of Sister Act upon learning her mother, Emma, had suffered a stroke. She flew home Friday to be by her mother’s side. Goldberg is one of the producers of the stage version of her hit movie and was cast as Mother Superior. The show is planning to [...]
Naya Rivera Vandalizes Glee Co-Star’s Car
Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by rubber chicken in Entertainment, Music, Scoopage
It seems the actors on Glee are more typecasted than we knew. Naya Rivera, 23, who plays bitchy Santana has been dating Mark Salling, 28, the studly Puck. When Rivera found out Salling was seeing other girls, she got pissed. She and a friend went to a store and bought eggs and dog food, which they [...]
Timbaland Denies Attempted Suicide
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by feistyfranny in Dis & Dat, Entertainment, Music
Superproducer Timbaland called Ryan Seacrest’s radio show today to confront the rumors flying about his attempted suicide. “Why would I commit suicide?”, he said. Reports have been that he had fled his house after realizing he had been robbed of a 2 million dollar watch. His family called police who brought him home safe. He admitted to [...]
Lauryn Hill Performs Live
Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by Chuck Rocker in Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music, Scoopage, Video
So, this weekend was the annual Rock the Bells concert in Los Angeles. According to MTV, Lauryn Hill “started with a can’t-miss one-two punch of “Lost One” and “Doo-Wop (That Thing).” Backed by a six-piece band and three backup singers, just about all her selections were remixed variations of her classics, with the tempo sped up. [...]
Justin Bieber is a Jerk
Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by Chuck Rocker in Dis & Dat, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music, Scoopage
I’ve wanted a reason to say that since the little prick came to fame. He is the vinegar to my honey and I can’t wait for him to fail. Looks like the little guy has started down that slippery slope. This past weekend the 16-year-old was riding his dirt bike around a resort in Georgia [...]
Wyclef Jean Disqualified from Running for President of Haiti
Posted on 21. Aug, 2010 by rubber chicken in Music, Politics
Hip-hop’s Wyclef Jean has been disqualified from running for the president of Haiti, presumably due to a failure to meet the residency requirements. Overall, Haiti’s electoral council approved 19 candidates and rejected 15. Jean, 40, says he will continue to be involved in helping the needy in Haiti, just in “a different role than I had [...]
Courtney Love’s Psycho Tweets to Daughter
Posted on 20. Aug, 2010 by rubber chicken in Entertainment, Music, Scoopage, Video
Courtney Love lost custody of her daughter when Frances was 17. This week, Frances turned 18 and Courtney took to Twitter to beg her not to allow Kurt Cobain’s mother Wendy and sister Kimberly to maintain their guardianship. Love is not allowed to contact her daughter directly as Frances has a retraining order against her. [...]
