Tina Turner is set to play her first show in seven years at London’s Natural History Museum to raise cash for a children’s charity. The singer will headline a benefit concert for the Cauldwell Children charity next month, according to new internet reports.

The singer, 67, tells website Soundgenerator.com, “I am delighted to be associated with a charity which reaches out to so many young people. If my songs make people dig deep into their pockets, then I will have achieved my aim.”

Those hoping to see Turner come out of retirement for the night will have to take part in the charity’s upcoming raffle. Turner is currently completing her first album in eight years.

Two arrest warrants have been issued for troubled rapper DMX after he failed to appear at separate court hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday. The hip-hop star, real name Earl Simmons, was due to appear in Yonkers City Court, New York State on Wednesday to answer charges of driving with a suspended license, stemming from an October arrest. The previous day, DMX was a no-show at White Plains City Court, New York State, for charges of speeding, changing lanes dangerously, driving without a seat belt and using a suspended license following a June arrest. White Plains Judge Brian Hansbury had given the rapper until 2pm (local time) on Wednesday to appear in court, but after he failed to show yesterday, issued a warrant.

Meanwhile, 13 miles away, Yonkers Judge Charles Wood was also issuing a warrant. The 36-year-old’s lawyer Murray Richman, says, “In truth, I do not know where he is. Why would he be hiding out from a damn traffic infraction?”

Simmons failed to appear in court last summer to answer the June 2006 charges and an arrest warrant was issued. He was jailed on June 28 last year, but released on $2,500 bail.

Damn, this fool is ALWAYS in jail!

Disney bosses are offering brides-to-be the chance to turn their nuptials into a fairytale wedding by creating a new line of gowns inspired by film princesses. Bridal couturier Kirstie Kelly has created a line of wedding dresses, inspired by Disney heroines like Ariel, Belle and Cinderella, for the movie company’s new initiative. The gowns will be modeled as part of Bridal Week in New York this weekend. The line goes on sale in June.

Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown has officially listed Eddie Murphy as the father of her daughter on the baby’s birth certificate, a source close to Brown tells PEOPLE. “He’s definitely been named on the birth certificate,” says the source. Brown, 31, gave birth to the baby girl on April 3. Murphy, who once dated Brown, has said he doesn’t know who the child’s father is. Naming Murphy on the baby’s birth certificate is the latest turn in a saga between the pair. In December, before the singer officially announced her pregnancy, Murphy, 46, questioned the baby’s paternity during an interview on Dutch TV. “I don’t know whose child that is until it comes out and has a blood test,” he said after being asked about rumors that he’d fathered the baby. “You shouldn’t jump to conclusions, sir.”

Two days later, Brown put out a statement saying she was “upset and distressed at some of the comments made by Eddie.” The British born singer added: “I was astonished at what Eddie said – there is absolutely no question that Eddie is the father.” A rep for Murphy had no comment when reached by PEOPLE on Wednesday. Despite British reports that Brown has picked a name for her daughter, she has not yet chosen one, says the source, who called the stories “total rubbish.”

Thank God! Because that original name - Fortuna Daphne Bay - was NOT the business! But uhm, it’s been over a week .. when the hell is she gonna pick out a name? I hope she isn’t waiting on Eddie’s tired ass… I’m ready for that damn paternity test! What about you??

 

Justin Timberlake was so concerned about Britney Spears, who entered rehab in February, that he reached out to her, he has revealed. But Spears, who checked out of Malibu’s Promises treatment center in March after nearly a month, is on the right track, Timberlake said.

“I called her because I worried about her,” Timberlake, 26, said recently at a press day for his new movie Shrek The Third. “She’s a great woman. I’m rooting for her,” he said. “[It] seems like she’s getting everything under control now.”

Hmm, that’s funny.. Didn’t he say in GQ Magazine that he was “so far from removed that situation?” Make up your damn mind Justin!

Marc Anthony is a cardholding member of the “I’m rich bitch, and I don’t think I should pay my taxes like everybody else because I’m a celebrity and I can do that” club! Supposedly ol’ dude hasn’t paid taxes for four years in a row and owes Uncle Sam $2.5 million in back taxes and fines. And he has to pay them back by June 1 … OR ELSE!

Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau says the New York-born singer was not charged because he relied on his accountant to file his tax returns. Jennifer Lopez, who married Anthony in 2004, was not a subject of the investigation. Anthony’s manager and brother, Bigram Zayes, and Philip Sarna, the business manager and accountant for Anthony and his three companies, also failed to pay their personal city, state and federal income taxes. Those companies, which handle Anthony’s tours, the publication of his music and lyrics and his management, collect income which is then turned over to Anthony. Both men will be sentenced in June.

What is it with these celebrities not paying their taxes? Do they feel that they should be exempt? I know he had an accountant filing for him, but that’s the kind of thing you should check up on .. at least every once in a while. He ain’t got nothin else better to do anyway, lol.

Roscoe Lee Brown - who received a Tony nomination for his work in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running - passed away on April 11 in Los Angeles at the age of 81, according to the Associated Press. Brown, who was born on May 2nd, 1925 in Woodbury, NJ, made his Broadway debut in 1960’s The Cool World. He had also been featured in the inaugural season of the New York Shakespeare Festival, in which he performed in Julius Caesar. He also appeared on Broadway in General Seeger, Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Danton’s Death, A Hand is on the Gate, and the Gershwin-scored 1983 musical My One and Only, in which he played Rt. Rev. J.D. Montgomery. He received a Tony nomination for his work as Holloway in 1992’s Two Trains Running.

Before becoming an actor, he had taught literature and French at Lincoln University, and was an award-winning track star. As an actor, he was noted for his “rich voice and dignified bearing.” Film and TV work included “Will and Grace,” “Law and Order,” “The Shield,” Babe: Pig in the City and Babe, Judas Kiss, The Mambo Kings, “Falcon Crest,” “The Cosby Show” (for which he won an Emmy Award), “Soap,” “All in the Family,” and many more.

- Story obtained from http://www.broadwayworld.com

 

Don Imus’ racist remarks got him fired by CBS on Thursday, the finale to a stunning fall for one of the nation’s most prominent broadcasters. Imus was initially suspended for two weeks after he called the Rutgers women’s basketball team “nappy-headed hos” on the air last week. But outrage kept growing and advertisers kept bolting from his CBS radio show and its MSNBC simulcast, which was canceled Wednesday.

“There has been much discussion of the effect language like this has on our young people, particularly young women of color trying to make their way in this society,” CBS President and Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves said in announcing the decision. “That consideration has weighed most heavily on our minds as we made our decision.”

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Speaking of Daddy Yankee, here is his new single produced by Scott Storch, “El Impacto,” the original and the remix featuring Fergie from his new album El Cartel: The Big Boss which will drop June 5, 2007. The album will feature guest appearences by Fergie, Nicole Scherzinger from The Pussycat Dolls, Akon, and Will.i.am from Black Eyed Peas. Both Akon and Will.i.am also produce, as do Reggaeton producers Eli “El Musicologo”, Tiny Tunes, Diesel and Menace, Mr. ColliPark and Scott Storch (the latter producing the first single, “Impacto”). For future information please visit Daddy Yankee’s MYSPACE. Not really into his music but he is very big here in Miami, my friends LOVE him— boy do they love him! LOL. [ CREDIT: Chris Picks!]

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Here is the new video, “Make Me Wonder,” (BTW you can see the single cover after the cut) from Maroon 5’s new album It Won’t Be Soon Before Long set to be released later this year. Urrrgh, why do I love this band so much! Lol. Ever since Songs About Jane I had this open mind for music you know? But yeah I think the video and the whole airplane theme with the colors, it’s very dope, far from what they normally do. As far as the song, I can deeply relate, sometimes people “Make Me Wonder!”
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