Def Jam Executive Found Dead

Shakir Stewart, Executive Vice President of Def Jam, was found in his home dead from a gunshot wound to his head on Saturday. Police found him after responding to a a shooting at an undisclosed address. The official cause of death has not been released yet but police suspect that he committed suicide. No arrests or charges have been made. He was the person who signed the music artists Young Jeezy and Rick Ross to the label.

Rapper Slick Rick Receives Pardon

The New York governor David Paterson is granting the rapper Slick Rick a full and unconditional pardon for the murders of two men that took place in 1991. The pardon will stop the deportation of the rapper back to the United Kingdom, the country Slick Rick left when he was a young child.

Slick Rick had previously served five years in prison for shooting his cousin and another man. Both of the people survived the shooting. The governor says that the rapper has not had any criminal problems since he was released in 1997. He is also a landlord in the Bronx and has volunteered to counsel children against violence.

Pamela Anderson Ends Marriage

Pamela Anderson has ended her short marriage to Rick Salomon with an annulment. Documents list fraud as the reason for annulment. The two married on October 6, 2007 in Las Vegas and separated on Dec 13th. Pamela has been married to both Kid Rock and Tommy Lee, drummer for Motley Crue, in the past. Rick Salomon is known as the ex-boyfriend of Paris Hilton and was previously married to actress Shannen Doherty for nine months.

Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon Gets Married

Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon got married on the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday. Pam wore a white denim Valentino dress and the vows were in between the 7 and 10 p.m. shows of Hans Kiok’s The Beauty of Magic at the Planet Hollywood Resort.

Rick Salomon is known for making a sex tape with Paris Hilton years ago and used to be married to the 90210 actress Shannen Doherty. Pamela Anderson has been married to music artist Kid Rock and drummer Tommy Lee.