Rapper Andre 3000 Charged with Speeding

On Saturday, the rapper Andre 3000 from the group Outkast was charged with speeding and is free on bond after police clocked him driving at 109 mph on a highway in Atlanta, GA. He told police that the was driving fast because he had missed an exit and had to turn around. He is currently free on a $1,200 property bond and has a court date set for April 29th.

Actress Queen Latifah Gets Sued

The actress Queen Latifah is being sued by a makeup artist and a fashion stylist who claim that she owes them $1 million collectively. The makeup artist, named Roxanna Floyd, says that she didn't pay her for $700,000 worth of work done between July 2005 and February 2008. A fashion stylist, named Susan Moses, has a separate lawsuit that claims that she is owed $300,000 from the actress.

Rapper T.I. Receives Prison Sentence

On Friday, the rapper T.I. was sentenced to one year and a day in prison on federal weapons charges. He has 30 to 60 days to start his sentence and has completed nearly 1,000 hours of community service while warning children about the negative effects of drugs, guns, and violence. He still needs to complete 470 more hours. He pleaded guilty in court last March after he was arrested in October of 2007 for trying to buy unregistered machine guns and silencers before his scheduled appearance at the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta.

Don Cornelius Sentenced to Probation

Don Cornelius, the previous host of the television show "Soul Train," has been sentenced to three years on probation after he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor spousal battery on Wednesday. In November, he was charged with spousal battery, assault with a deadly weapon, and dissuading a witness from making a police report after being arrested a month earlier for a domestic dispute with his wife in his Hollywood Hills home.

Rapper Kanye West Charged with Misdemeanors

The rapper Kanye West has been charged with misdemeanor battery, grand theft, and vandalism by the Los Angeles city prosecutors due to destroying a paparazzi's camera back in September. He has the possibility of spending 2 and a half years in jail if he is convicted of the charges.

West's manager, named Dan Crawley, is also facing six misdemeanor charges, two counts of battery, and vandalism and grand theft due to being part of the incident by breaking the camera and accosting a videographer from TMZ. He has the possbility of spending up to five years in jail if he is convicted.

Nicole Richie is Pregnant Again

Nicole Richie, the reality tv star and daughter of singer Lionel Richie, is pregnant with her second child. She currently only a few months pregnant and she and her husband, named Joel Madden, currently have an one year old daughter named Harlow. Joel announced the news on his personal blog on February 21st.

Rapper Coolio Charged with Drug Possession and Battery

The rapper Coolio has been charged with cocaine possession and battery. This is due to his his arrest at the Los Angeles International Airport after he grabbed a screener's arm to prevent a luggage search that found the drug cocaine. He was charged with one felony count of possession and one misdemeanor count each of battery and possession of paraphernalia. He was released from jail on $10,000 bail and is scheduled for his arraignment on April 3rd.

Actor Bruce Willis Countersues Production Company

On Thursday, the actor Bruce Willis filed a countersuit against the movie producers that are accusing him of breach of contract for backing out of a film project. Willis is accusing the producers of the film "Three Stories About Joan" of failing to demonstrate that they had full funding for the project by an agreed-upon deadline. Willis is seeking $8.7 million in compensation against two dozen defendants.

Last week, the producers of the film sued him for $4 million and accused him of quiting as the director of the film without notice, thus violating his contract.

Rapper Coolio Arrested on Drug Possession

The rapper Coolio has been released on bail from jail after being arrested on suspicion of drug possession. On Friday, he was arrested and booked on felony narcotics possession after being stopped at a Los Angeles International Airport. He was released after posting $10,0000 bail.

Singer Chris Brown Makes Court Appearance

On Thursday, the singer Chris Brown made a short court appearance after being charged with two felonies that come from a physical altercation with his girlfriend, Rihanna. His arraignment has been postponed until April 6th on charges of assault that was capable of causing great bodily injury and making criminal threats. Brown is still free on $50,000 bail and was ordered by a court commissioner not to harass, threaten, or harm anyone. The commissioner did not order him to stay away from Rihanna due to the request of her attorney.

Singer Michael Jackson Sues Auction House

On Wednesday, the singer Michael Jackson filed a lawsuit against Julien's Auction House to halt the scheduled sale of thousands of his personal items. The lawsuit claims that the founder Darren Julien promised to send Jackson an inventory of sale items, but Jackson hasn't given the permission to move them all. Many of the items that are up for auction are also considered priceless and irreplaceable. The attempt to sell them was described as malicious, fraudulent, extreme, outrageous, and without any legal justification as described in the lawsuit.

In December, Julien's Auction House announced that it would hold a five day auction in April for more than 2,000 of Jackson's personal items, including awards, clothing, celebrity signed items, a customized Harley Davidson, a Rolls Royce limousine, and artwork. Jackson's company authorized the auction house to remove the items from Neverland Ranch but not to sell them without Jackson's permission.