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Shakir Stewart, the executive vice president of Def Jam Records died on Saturday. Stewart was the one who helped Jay-Z to be the head of the famous hip hop music label and who signed artists like Rick Ross and Young Jeezy to the label before being named in June to the post once filled by Jay-Z. He used to discover new talents and develop them. He managed... |
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 After recently divorcing from hip-hop mogul, Russell
Simmons, Kimora Lee won sole custody of her two daughters, Ming, aged 8 and
Aoki, aged 5.
The papers were filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on
Tuesday and apart from granting Kimora Lee exclusive custody of the two girls,
Def Jam Recordings co-founder Russell Simmons was...
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 Hollywood actor Verne Troyer, the man who played Mini Me in the “Austin
Powers” flicks is accusing TMZ of violating his rights by publishing and airing
on its Web site fragments of a sex tape showing Troyer and a 22-year-old
aspiring model engaged in a series of sex acts.
According to the lawsuit filed in US
District Court in...
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 Madonna and Guy Ritchie have reportedly decided to break up after a marriage of seven years. The opinions about the reasons they had are divided between lots of sources. Some say that Guy has had enough of her flirting with some young artists, like Timberlake or Stuart Price and he just couldn’t bear to be “second...
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According to a New York Times report on Thursday, television
network NBC has settled a $105 million lawsuit filed by the family of a man who
supposedly committed suicide when faced with cameras for the TV show “To Catch
a Predator.”
An NBC spokeswoman, Jenny Tartikoff, said in a statement
that “the matter has...
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 Twenty-five outfits worn by James Gandolfini, best known for his portrayal of the HBO series “The Sopranos,” have been sold at auction on Wednesday.
The collection displayed at the event includes not only the actor’s personal costumes, but also outfits belonging to other lead characters in the well-known TV series....
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 Kanye West was nominated for three awards
at this year’s Black Entertainment TV (BET) awards and he won the prize for
Best Male Hip-Hop artist and best collaboration for Good Life featuring T-Pain.
Hip-hop group UGK was named best group and also won video of the year for “International
Player’s Anthem (I Choose You)” featuring...
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 A Monet water-lily paining on Tuesday has
fetched a record 41 million pounds, twice as much as the previous record for a
Monet masterpiece.
“Le Bassin Aux Nympheas” had been expected
to bring $36 million to 47 million. Monet’s “Le Bassin Aux Nymphéas” painted in
1919 in Giverny in France
has been seen in public just once in 80...
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 More than 100 stars have been invited to join
the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, including “Borat” star Sacha
Baron Cohen, French Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, who won the best-actress Oscar
in February for her role in “La Vie En Rose,” Ruby Dee, Jet Li, Josh Brolin,
Allison Janney, Ray Winstone, Jason Reitman, a...
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 American business magnate, author, editor and homemaking advocate Martha Stewart has been denied entry to Britain because of her past criminal convictions for lying about a share sale. Martha Stewart was planning to travel to U.K. in a trip of only a few days to speak at the Royal Academy and hold meetings with key figures in the leisure...
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 The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce released today the names of 25 2009 honorees to receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The officials analyze hundreds of annual submissions, the final awardees being ratified by the Board of Directors.
Among the stars’ stars are Robert Downey Jr., Cameron Diaz, Shakira, disco band The...
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