What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Unless you’re The Weeknd!
The “PBR&B” singer got a little too turnt this past Weekend in Sin City, and he was arrested after he got into a scuffle which led to him allegedly punching a cop in the face.
Law enforcement sources tell us a fight allegedly involving Weeknd started inside the Cromwell Hotel around 4:20 AM … and when they arrived, the fight was still raging.
We’re told cops attempted to break up the fight, and one of them pulled the singer into an elevator during the scuffle. That’s when Weeknd allegedly punched him in the head.
The singer — best known for his duet “Love Me Harder” with Ariana Grande — was instantly hauled off to jail for battery of a protected person.
After he was bailed out … Weeknd posted a pic of himself boarding a private jet with the caption, “escaped from Las Vegas.”
DAMN! It’s crazy how most of these R&B singers are turning out to be more gangster than your favorite “trap rappers.”
Eminem gets a pretty bad rap for being reckless with his lyrics and the awkward way he carries himself outside of music, but the 42-year-old Hip Hop legend proved that he’s one of the coolest guys to ever walk this planet when he granted a terminally ill fan his last dying wish: to be able to meet The REAL Slim Shady.
A 17-year-old fan by the name of Gage Garmo was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer called Osteosarcoma, and was recently told he only had less than a week to live.
A few days ago, Gage’s friends and family rallied together using the hashtag #GetGageGarmoToMeetEminem in hopes of getting the attention of the teen’s idol, and their efforts paid off.
Gage’s story reportedly caught the attention of Michigan-based charity The Rainbow Connection, which grants wishes to terminally ill kids, and the Detroit superstar — despite being known for avoiding the spotlight — fulfilled Gage’s last wish by spending some personal time with him Sunday (Jan 11) at his home in Michigan, which, according to TMZ, is only about 20 minutes away from Em’s own home.
We’re told Em was adamant he did not want the visit to become a media spectacle — and quietly arrived to Gage’s home around 5PM Sunday. The two spent around an hour together — talking and hanging out. We’re told the whole thing meant a lot to Gage, who was in good spirits during the visit and after.
“Gage sat up with a grin of his face,” a Rainbow Connection rep told the Detroit Free Press. “His family hadn’t seen their son do that in such a long time. It was one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen. The stars aligned, and Gage’s wish came true.”
The day after his wish of meeting his favorite rapper was granted, Garmo — who would have turned 18 years old on Friday — passed away as his battle with cancer came to an end. His friends and family held a candlelight vigil at the football field at Rochester High School, where Gage was a student.
“He’s one of the most inspiring people I have ever met,” his friend Gabbie Ratkowiak said.
We’re only months away from the release of “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” so to hold fans over, Marvel has released the movie’s epic second trailer Monday (Jan 12).
The nearly 2 minute long clip shows our favorite superheroes reuniting, but they’re not getting along. At all. But they’ll be facing a super-intelligent robot that hates humans (Ultron, voiced by James Spader), so they’ll need to get their ish together … and quick.
We also get to see some new characters and what appears to be a magnificent fight scene between the Hulk and Iron Man.
The movie stars Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson and Mark Ruffalo as characters Thor, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Nick Fury, Black Widow and the Hulk, respectively.
Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” is due in U.S. theaters on Friday, May 1st.
Now that Nicki Minaj has publicly moved on to the next one, her ex boyfriend Safaree Samuels has taken it upon himself to spill all kinds of tea about their past relationship.
While Nicki and Safaree (aka “SB,” aka “Scaff Beezy,” aka “That guy who was always with Nicki Minaj”) were in a pretty lengthy relationship, much isn’t really known about it, but Mr. Samuels changed all of that today in his sit-down interview with Power 105’s “Breakfast Club.”
“That was my soulmate,” he said about their relationship. “Me and her were calling all the shots. Every time it came to writing raps, it was me, her and the beat. It got to the point where the respect was gone. I’m the one who packed my stuff and left.”
Nicki’s former hype man and weed carrier explained how their relationship evolved, and he he also talked about how he helped her write her raps, and what ultimately made him feel like it was time for them to break up.
“I just got to the point where the respect wasn’t there,” he said. “Everyone around her works for her, you know? So it got the point where it was like, I’m your man. I’m who you go to sleep with every night. I’m who you wake up with every morning. And it got to the point where I was being treated like an employee, instead of like her man.”
When Nicki’s rumored relationship with Meek Mill was brought up, Safaree was asked if he was the one who introduced her to Meek.
“Yeah,” he replied. “But if that’s who she decides to move on with, it is what it is. I’m not mad. I’m not bitter. If I wanted to make it work, I could’ve made it work. She can take a picture with whoever she wants, she can get married tomorrow and be pregnant the next day I will wish her the best, but when you try to pull me down and discredit what I’ve done for you, that’s what’s weak to me.”
Ray J has got to be the most childish man alive. The “Love & Hip Hop Hollywood” star just will not let his ex-girlfriend and former sex tape partner Kim Kardashian catch a break.
According to TMZ, Ray is looking to move into the same neighborhood as Kim and Kanye. Can you say awkward?
Kim’s former sex tape partner just wrote a $2.7 million offer to buy a Hidden Hills mansion 8 doors down from Kim and Kanye.
Ray and his business manager, David Weintraub, perused the grounds Friday afternoon and then wrote the offer. BTW, it’s pretty baller … there’s even 3 horse stalls.
As for why he wants to live so close to Kim, Ray says it’s already his hood. He lived in the vicinity longer than Kim so if anything she’s the carpetbagger.
Beyoncé has the internet going nuts over whether or not she’s pregnant with her and Jay Z’s second baby.
On Sunday (Jan 11), Bey shared a cryptic photo via Instagram, possibly hinting that she’s with child.
The image shows Queen B lying on the beach (beside Blue Ivy), covered up to her neck in sand, which was molded into the shape of boobies and a very noticeably “baby bump.”
In 2013, Beyoncé revealed in an interview with ABC News that she “would like more children” because she thinks Blue Ivy — who just turned 3 years old on January 7th — “needs some company.”
George Zimmerman was arrested in Florida Friday night (Jan 9) on charges of domestic violence and aggravated assault with a weapon after he allegedly threw a wine bottle at his girlfriend.
After appearing in court, Zimmerman bailed himself out Saturday morning on a $5,000 bond, and he was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim or travel to Volusia County, where she lives.
The judge who granted Zimmerman’s bail also ordered him to surrender all firearms by Tuesday and he’ll also be required to wear a GPS monitoring device.
Zimmerman’s attorney Don West said he didn’t want to “speculate” about what led to the alleged assault, but he did weigh in on poor Georgie’s love life, saying that he “hasn’t been very lucky with the ladies.”
“Anyone who has been through what he has would have a rough time,” West added.
After getting away with Trayvon Martin’s murder, Zimmerman has had numerous run-ins with the law, including a fight involving a gun with his estranged wife and in-laws and allegedly assaulting his pregnant girlfriend.
More recently, in September, a motorist claimed a gun-toting Zimmerman, in a fit of road rage, threatened to kill him, saying, “Do you know who I am?”
Kendrick Lamar covers the January 17th issue of Billboard magazine, and in his interview, the rapper shared his thoughts on recent police killings, namely the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri:
“I wish somebody would look in our neighborhood knowing that it’s already a situation, mentally, where it’s fucked up. What happened to [Michael Brown] should’ve never happened. Never. But when we don’t have respect for ourselves, how do we expect them to respect us? It starts from within. Don’t start with just a rally, don’t start from looting — it starts from within.”
After reading K Dot’s comments, the always vocal Azealia Banks took to her favorite platform — Twitter — and gave the Compton native a read, criticizing him for not only his observations regarding Ferguson, but for giving them to a “white publication.”
In his interview, Kendrick Lamar also stuck up for Banks’ arch nemesis Iggy Azalea, who has been criticized relentlessly criticized over her alleged cultural appropriation, so maybe that’s what has Azealia Banks all but hurt.
“She’s doing her thing,” Lamar said about Iggy Azalea. “Let her. People have to go through trials and tribulations to get where they at. Do your thing, continue to rock it, because obviously God wants you here.”
Five people were shot early Sunday morning (Jan 11) while Chris Brown was performing at Fiesta nightclub in San Jose, California … and the whole thing (including Chris Brown’s shocked reaction) was captured on video.
According to SF Gate, Brown was there for a “Capricorn Bash” birthday party. Four people were rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds, and a fifth victim showed up at the ER later. All five are suspected to survive, and though police detained several people after the shooting, no arrests were made.
Brown was unharmed in the shooting and he posted a message on Twitter that read, “I’m 100,” which he later deleted.
Here’s the video footage showing Chris Brown’s reaction:
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Here’s the footage from the crowd (gunshots ring out right after the 1 minute mark):
And here’s the crowd footage showing the aftermath (notice the blood all over the floor):
Nearly five years ago, before he was officially signed to Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group, Meek Mill tweeted that he had two goals: (1) To get Nicki Minaj and (2) To get Nicki Minaj knocked up. Looks like so far he’s 1 for 2.
Further fueling rumors that they’re an item, Nicki and Meek — who are now being aptly referred to as “Omeeka” — were spotted hugged up on a couch alongside Wale, MMG boss Rick Ross and his girlfriend Ming Lee at an afterparty for Wale’s “Simply Nothing” tour stop in Philadelphia.
The sighting comes just days after the rappers posted a selfie that had social media and the blogs buzzing.
Apparently, Meek has been plotting on getting with Nicki for quite some time. See these tweets from 2010:
Kevin Gates has no chill whatsoever. Besides eating booty during his free time, Gates also has sex with his cousin. (Yes, you read that right!)
The “I Don’t Get Tired” rapper admitted on Instagram that he and his cousin had been dating for three months before they found out they were related.
However, Gates says he doesn’t plan on ending the relationship and he claims they have a strong connection. Also, he doesn’t get tired.
“I’m fuckin’ the shit out of her, come to find out she my cousin, Ya heard me? But I ain’t bout to stop fuckin’ with her. Shit, the pussy good and we click. Shit, I ain’t grow up with you knowing you was my people…Man, y’all gonna stay out my mothafuckin’ business. So, you mean to tell me if you been fuckin’ somebody for three months. Ya heard me? Everythang beautiful. And yo grandmama come and tell you one day ‘You know, that’s your cousin.’ Y’all done got the hard part out the way. Why fuck up a good thang? I don’t get tired.”
Kevin just went on TMZ Live to clarify what he posted a few days back … that he was dating a woman a few years ago and after 3 months his grandma told him the lady was his cousin.
Kevin told us … they began dating in 2006 and continued dating for nearly 2 years after finding out. He says he never found out whether it was a first, second, third cousin or even more remote.
The rapper and the woman are still close, and he has no regrets and feels no weirdness about their relationship.
While Safaree “SB” Samuels was spotted out on a dinner date with his new chick model Candice Brook … Nicki Minaj was spending time with her rumored boo Meek Mill.
Nicki posted a photo of her and Meek on what she first said was the set for an upcoming video, only to post another photo minutes later saying, “J/K no video.”
Somebody PLEASE take Uncle Snoop’s Instagram account away from him! (LOL)
I think we’re all aware by now that Snoop Dogg is the KANG of roasting people on Instagram.
Everyone from Iggy Azalea to his nephew Wiz Khalifa has been on the receiving end of a good ol’ roast from the Doggfather, and at times Snoop even makes fun of himself.
But sometimes Uncle Snoop’s humor tends to hurt people’s feelings and spark conflict (e.g. that whole fall-out between Iggy and Snoop).
Now a guy named Cortez Booze says he plans on suing Snoop for making him the butt of his jokes, which he claims has caused him to suffer from gay-bashing.
Cortez Booze tells TMZ … 5 days ago the rapper posted a pic of him on Instagram with the caption, “Whose auntcle is this?” The pic triggered a torrent of hate … people calling him f*****, shemale, confused, ugly, punk and a host of other slurs.
Cortez went to the folks at Instagram and reported the pic as inappropriate, but it’s still up.
So now he’s pulling out the gunz … the legal variety. Cortez has hired a lawyer and plans to duke it out with the Dogg in court.
An off-duty Kentucky cop ran into the scare of a lifetime when he accidentally shot himself in the stomach while on a parking garage elevator in Cincinnati, OH, and the video has gone viral online.
Surveillance footage shows Officer Darryl Jouett and his wife getting on the elevator after leaving dinner on Monday, January 5th.
Seconds later the off-duty cop reaches for his gun in his pocket, but ends up shooting himself while trying to holster the weapon. The cop then falls to the floor in a slumped position before struggling out of the elevator.
Joueet was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. He was released on Monday and will spend the rest of his recovery at home.
He’s reportedly been instructed to not speak with reporters about the incident, however Cincinnati Capt. Michael John gave some insight into what happened.
“He was transitioning the holster and transitioning the gun out of his holster. He was going to carry it in his hand as they walked to the car,” John told WLWT. “As he was pulling the gun from the holster, a round discharged, ricocheted in the elevator, struck him in the stomach.”
“It’s very unusual. Obviously you have somebody that’s used to handling firearms,” John told WCPO. “It’s very unusual to see somebody discharge a firearm, accidentally, in a confined space like that. It’s very unusual.”
Jouett has more than 25 years of experience in the police department. Sh*t happens … but he definitely should know better.
After posting a photo of a positive pregnancy test on Instagram, and telling her “The Real” co-hosts backstage, the 36 year-old announced the news that she’s pregnant to fans on her personal website, and her due date is in July.
This will be Tamera’s second child with her hubby Fox News Correspondent Adam Housley. They already have a two-year old son named Aden.
“I have some big news that I’ve been looking forward to sharing with you… Adam and I are thrilled to announce that we’re expecting! Ever since being blessed with Aden we have known that we would eventually want to expand our family. We’re very excited and grateful to say that we will be welcoming baby #2 this July! Can’t wait to meet him or her.”
Justin Bieber has come a long way from his “Baby” days.
The 20-year-old pop star revealed to the world Tuesday (Jan 6) that he is the new face for Calvin Klein’s Spring 2015 campaign.
“I have been wearing Calvin Klein underwear for years in hopes of getting to model for the brand one day,” Bieber told Women’s Wear Daily. “It’s always been a dream. Last spring, I posted a picture on Instagram in my underwear, using the #mycalvins tag. Thankfully the brand saw it and liked the reaction it was getting, and a relationship started from there.”
Justin also shared photos of him in his undies and posing with Dutch Model Lara Stone on Instagram.
While the majority of the world may be against Bill Cosby right now, his former “Cosby Show” co-stars Phylicia Rashad and Keshia Knight Pulliam aren’t buying into the rape allegations surrounding the actor/comedian.
In an interview with Roger Friedman’s ShowBiz 411, Rashad defended her TV husband of 12 years (8 on “The Cosby Show” and 4 on “Cosby”) and showed no sympathy for the loads of women who claim Cosby sexually assaulted them.
According to Rashad (aka Mrs. Claire Huxtable), this is all an attempt to ruin the legacy of “The Cosby Show” and to keep Bill Cosby off T.V.
Let’s make something clear. Rashad, who is one of our greatest stage actresses, has kept quiet, didn’t seek me out, and even said “I don’t want to become part of the public debate.”
But knowing this she did say to me “I love him” about Bill Cosby. She stands defiantly behind him. She told me that in the years she’s known him, she has never seen the behavior alleged by the women who say they were drugged and raped, or sexually harassed.
“Forget these women,” Rashad said. “What you’re seeing is the destruction of a legacy. And I think it’s orchestrated. I don’t know why or who’s doing it, but it’s the legacy. And it’s a legacy that is so important to the culture.”
Rashad dismisses claims from both Beverly Johnson and Janice Dickinson. “Oh, please,” she said when their names came up. She also is quick to defend Camille Cosby. “This is a tough woman, a smart woman,” she told me. “She’s no pushover.” There is no question, Rashad said, that Camille Cosby has not been complicit or looked the other way as her husband terrorized women for the last 50 years.
She said, “Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV,” alluding to people other than the women. “And it’s worked. All his contracts have been cancelled.”
Keshia Knight Pulliam — who played Bill Cosby’s youngest daughter Rudy Huxtable — was recently fired on the season premiere of “Celebrity Apprentice” for not calling up her TV dad asking him for a donation to a charity, and she too has spoken out on the rape allegations.
“I know The Cosby Show is in reruns, and everyone thinks that we’re this family that has dinner every Friday night,” she said in an interview on the Today show Monday morning (Jan 5). “But the reality was I hadn’t spoken to Mr. Cosby. I felt that it would be tactless, very rude to call someone and be like, ‘Hey, so, let me have some money right now.'”
When asked about the sexual assault allegations, she defended Cosby.
“What I can say is this: I wasn’t there,” she said. “No one was there except for the two people who know exactly what happened. All I can speak to is the man that I know and I love.”
She added, “The fact that he’s been such an example, you can’t take away from the great that he has done. You know, the amount…the millions and millions of dollars that he has given back to colleges and education, and just what he did with The Cosby Show and how groundbreaking that was.”
She concluded, “Ultimately, they’re just that, allegations. You know, it’s very much been played out in the court of public opinion. But we’re still in America, where ultimately you’re innocent until proven guilty. I wasn’t there. That’s just not the man I know. So I can’t speak to it.”
Who gets engagedAND married on the same day? Ludacris and his fiancée Eudoxie did, if reports from TMZ are to be believed.
According to our sources, Luda popped the question to long time GF Eudoxie during the day … then took her out to dinner at a Georgia restaurant. When they returned home, a wedding dress was draped over a piece of furniture.
This was all a surprise to Eudoxie, but she was game so they got married on the spot. A few friends and family members were there to celebrate.
Luda’s mom reportedly picked out the dress, which according to People, came straight from Eudoxie’s closet:
She selected a dress she already had in her closet, then added a few finishing touches (sparkling geometric earrings, a sophisticated nude lip and her “something blue,” hydrangeas as part of her bridal bouquet) and she was ready to say “I do” in front of a small group of friends and family. “Eudoxie wanted a simple ceremony and it was exactly what she dreamed,” says a source.
Luda announced that he was a married man on Instagram with a photo he captioned, “Why wait? Did the thing before 2015. #mrandmrsbridges.”
