Pop singer Britney Spears kicked off the year 2008 in a way that she, and only she, can. If you remember correctly, she earned a spot at the top of our celebrities who failed to “Think2wice” in 2007 list, and it appears like she might make the top spot for this year too!
Police were called to Britney Spears’ home Thursday night in a custodial dispute that lasted nearly three hours before an intoxicated Spears reportedly turned over her children to ex-husband Kevin Federline. Officers were called to the home around 8 p.m., and the 26-year-old singer turned over the children around 10:50 p.m., Officer Jason Lee, a police spokesman, told City News Service. Aerial footage from KTLA-TV showed Spears being lifted in a gurney into an ambulance. It was unclear where she was being taken. Lee said Spears was under the influence of an unknown substance, and no injuries were reported.
The incident involved a family dispute that police worked to resolve “peacefully by court order,” he said. An Associated Press photographer outside the gated community that includes Spears’ house saw six police cars, an ambulance and a fire truck enter around 10:30 p.m. A dispatcher with the fire department referred calls to the police department. Spears and Federline are fighting over custody of their sons, 2-year-old Sean Preston and 1-year-old Jayden James. Federline, 29, has temporary custody of the children because Spears, who has limited visitation rights, has defied court orders. The two were married in October 2004 and divorced in July. CONTINUE READING
Access Hollywood got the hook-up to Janet Jackson’s new video for the single “Feedback”! AH cameras rolled as the super sexy pop singer gave an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at her new video! Looks fire! And somewhat similar to Britney Spears’ “…Oops! I Did it Again” video but I’ll wait.
Now that Jay-Z has left his post as president of Def Jam, rumors are circulating that he and Apple are on the verge of forming a new record label, reports Rolling Stone.
Jay-Z would “develop and attract†urban artists, a similar job he held at Def Jam, while promoting the acts on radio and in the media and giving iTunes some street cred. A spokeswoman for Island Def Jam would neither confirm nor deny the report, but said that Jay-Z is “considering several different options.†Seeing as Jigga is currently under contract for two more albums with Def Jam, it might be some time before he actually joins the supposed label as an artist, unless he has two American Gangster sequels ready to roll. If it happens, the Jay-Z/Apple collabo would mark the computer giant’s true entry into the traditional music business, and could be revealed at Apple’s annual MacWorld Expo on January 14-18 in San Francisco.
I hear Beyonce’s supposed to be a part of this too. We’ll see how it all pans out soon enough…
Here’s the official theatrical trailer for Will Smith’s latest movie to hit theaters in 2008, “Hancock.” In Hancock, Will Smith plays a superhero named Hancock who’s fallen on hard times, and when he hires a PR exec to correct his image, Hancock ends up falling for the guy’s wife, who is played by actress Charlize Theron.
People has the first exclusive photo of “newlyweds” Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds after being married during a sunset ceremony on New Year’s Day on a private island off Bora Bora. But hold up … a rep for Tracey Edmonds has come out stating that the marriage between Eddie and Tracey isn’t yet official.
“As is typical when couples get married in foreign countries, a legal ceremony will take place when they return to the U.S.,” says Edmonds’s rep.
“The wedding that took place in Bora Bora was a ceremony to bind Eddie and Tracey spiritually in the presence of family and friends,” according to the spokesperson. “The couple plan a legal ceremony as soon as they return to the States.”
The two exchanged vows in Bora Bora on New Year’s Day, and plan on legally binding the marriage as soon as they hit the U.S.
Chris Martin, also known as Play, 1/2 of rap group “Kid N Play,” was hospitalized in Durham, NC after his car was hit by a man involved in a police chase. Play’s SUV was struck by a man who was fleeing a crime scene, according to The News & Observer. The driver, 34-year-old Raul Riva Aldamo of Greensboro, NC, was shot by police while trying to escape and pronounced dead at the scene. The incident took place this past Saturday (December 28th) and Play was released from the hospital Wednesday.
According to police, three men broke into a house in Durham and began stealing property and subduing the residents. As two of the men exited the house, police arrived on the scene. Raul Aldamo drove at officers, striking one of the officers, who fired on the vehicle. Aldamo, mortally-wounded, managed to drive about a half a mile, when he struck an SUV driven by Play. Play and his passenger were ejected from the vehicle, while Aldamo died at the scene.
Just so you know, in my opinion, you’re not a real celebrity until a blurry video of you doing the nasty with your significant other (or just a random jump-off … whatever makes your boat float) “leaks” to the internet. Word on the sidewalk is that a certain Atlanta radio personality who goes by Porsche Foxx lucked up on a sex tape (recorded via cell phone, mind you) featuring Vivica Fox and an unknown male companion. Apparently Aunt Viv was blowing dude’s whistle, if you know what I mean. And Sandra Rose basically confirmed it, but of course Porsche’s denying that she said it was really Viv!
Sex tapes aren’t really all that bad. Look what they did for the careers of Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian!! Besides, it’s the year 2008 … you should know by now that anything “recorded” and not immediately deleted/destroyed is liable to get out SOONER OR LATER. When are people gonna learn?!
As if a pending court case for several counts of child pornography, R Kelly has been hit with yet another lawsuit … this time around by ex-tourmate Ne-Yo!
Ne-Yo and Compound Touring Inc. filed a suit Monday (Dec. 31) against Rowe Entertainment Inc., the promoter of R. Kelly’s “Double-Up” Tour, for firing the singer after two shows as the opening act for Kelly. The suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges breach of contract and violation of the right of publicity. The suit maintains Ne-Yo, born Shaffer Smith, was to be paid $785,000 for opening the 25-stop tour alongside singers Keyshia Cole and J. Holiday. The outing began Nov. 14, and Ne-Yo was fired prior to the third show on Nov. 19 and is still owed $735,000. Compound Touring and Smith are seeking unspecified damages.
“Plaintiffs allege that an unknown representative of R. Kelly urged Rowe to terminate Smith from the tour given the audience’s and critics’ more favorable reaction to Smith than the reaction to R. Kelly,” the suit states. Compound Touring spent “substantial monies in preparation for the tour and turned down other touring and performance opportunities for Smith in reliance on Rowe’s agreement that Smith would perform on the tour,” according to the suit. [ BILLBOARD ]
They say the best way to hurt a man is through his pockets. I’m behind you on this one Ne-Yo!
