Showing posts with label television. Show all posts
Showing posts with label television. Show all posts

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Singer Amy Winehouse Dead

The singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London home on Saturday at the age of 27. The cause of death is possibly due to drug overdose even though the cause has not been confirmed yet.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Singer Aretha Franklin Fighting Cancer

It has been revealed that the popular singer Aretha Franklin has incurable and deadly pancreatic cancer. She had undergone surgery last week and claims that the results were high successful. She is canceling all concert dates and appearances until May of 2011 due to doctor orders.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Rapper T.I. Going Back to Prison

On Friday, October 15th, the rapper T.I. was sentenced to return to prison for 11 months for violating his parole. Last month, he was charged with a felony of possession of a controlled substance while being on probation for a 2009 federal gun possession conviction. He has two weeks to turn himself in

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Singer Christina Aguilera Separates from Husband

The Pop singer Christina Aguilera has separated from her husband, Jordan Bratman. The couple has actually been separated for a few months now and have no plans for a divorce so far. An insider of their relationship states that they are more like friends than husband and wife and that is where their problems stem from. The couple met in 2002 and married in 2005. They also have a two year old son together named Max.

Friday, October 1, 2010

R &B Singer Mario Arrested

The R&B singer Mario was arrested this morning in Baltimore for assaulting his mother in their apartment. His mother, Shawntia Hardaway, told police that he had been throwing and damaging property. She also told them that he had pushed her around with his hands and forearms and that he had also attacked her earlier in the week by pushing her eight feet into a living room wall where she hit her head on the wall. Police found several broken items inside the apartment, including a broken china cabinet, a busted mirror, and a hole in the closet door. Mario was arrested for 2nd degree assault and has been released on $50,000 bond.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Rapper T.I. and Wife Arrested

The rapper T.I. and his wife, Tameka, Cottle, were arrested in Los Angeles yesterday after police found drugs in their possession. The incident happened during a traffic stop where police found marijuana. The couple were released from jail this morning on $10,000 bail. T.I. will have an initial hearing in November since he already posted bond.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Michael Jackson’s Mansion Up for Sale

The late Michael Jackson’s mansion in Holmby Hills, where he died by overdosing on Propofol, has been put back on the market for nearly $29 million. The home is 17,171 square feet, has 7 bedrooms, a 7-car garage, and 13 toilets. All potential buyers must go through an extensive pre-qualifying check before they can even go into the home to check it out. Several Michael Jackson fans have expressed an interest in buying the home so far.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Actor Charlie Sheen to Serve Jail Time

Next Monday, the actor Charlie Sheen is set to go to Aspen and plead no contest to 3rd degree assault. He will then begin his sentence of 30 days in jail. He had the choice of serving jail time or getting probation. With good time credit his jail sentence could be shortened to 17 days. After jail, he will not have to be on probation.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Actor Gary Coleman Dies

On Friday, the popular actor Gary Coleman died at the age of 42 due to a brain hemorrhage. He had been hospitalized on Wednesday and placed on life support. He went into a coma and never regained consciousness. His wife decided to discontinue life support and he died peacefully soon after 12:00 p.m. on Friday. As a child he played on the show "Diff’rent Strokes" and also made many guest appearances on other shows.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Lindsay Lohan to Wear Alcohol Monitoring Bracelet

On Monday, the actress Lindsay Lohan was ordered by a judge in court to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet. The bracelet receives a signal through the skin if she has been drinking and then sends the signal to the company that monitors it. Lohan also received strict restrictions on her probation that may affect her recent career plans. She has a probation hearing set for July 6th due to her not appearing in court last week for a scheduled progress report on the probation that involved two high-profile arrests.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Tyra Banks Writing Fantasy Novels

The TV show Host and former model Tyra Banks has signed a deal for a series of fantasy novels about modeling. Her first book is called "Modelland" and it is about a teen-aged girl in a make-believe society at an academy for exceptional models called Intoxibellas. The book will be published in the summer of 2011 and will cover issues from relationships to body images. The book is meant to empower women of all ages. Banks is set to end "The Tyra Banks Show" later this year after five seasons to launch her own production company called Bankable Studios.

Friday, April 30, 2010

Actress Lindsay Lohan Headed for Jail

The actress Lindsay Lohan recently violated the terms of her probation, which will very possibly will mean that she will have to serve jail time after she goes to court next month on May 20th. She is on probation for DUI and has not finished the alcohol education requirement that the judge ordered for her. The judge told her that if she did not comply with the terms of probation that she would go to jail.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Rapper Lil Wayne Begins Jail Sentence

The rapper Lil Wayne has officially began his one year jail sentence due to having a loaded gun on his tour bus in July of 2007. He has already arrived at the Rikers Island jail complex, where he is being kept apart from the general population due to him being a celebrity. He has a cell to himself and has the option of spending time in a TV room with 17 other inmates who have been separated from the general population due to other reasons. Lil Wayne could possibly be released from jail in eight months with good behavior.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Rapper Lil Wayne Sentencing Postponed

The rapper Lil Wayne was supposed to begin serving his one-year jail term but it has been postponed due to a basement fire at a Lower Manhattan courthouse. In October, he pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon after police found a loaded gun on his tour bus in July of 2007.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Conan O'Brien Receives $45 Million Settlement

The late night tv host Conan O'Brien has reached a $45 million settlement with the televison network NBC. O'Brien will get a severance of $32.5 million whether he gets another hosting job or not. NBC will also pay $4.5 million to the executive producer. O'Brien has agreed to not have another hosting job until at least September of this year. His last show will be on Friday.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Actor Gary Coleman Hospitalized

Today, the actor Gary Coleman was taken to the hospital. He was transported from the Custom Hotel where he was staying in Los Angeles. People who were with Coleman say that he has signs of seizure. Coleman was reportedly sitting on the bed when he went into what looked like seizure. Coleman came around and paramedics were called.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Actor Matthew McConaughey Announces Birth of New Baby

The actor Matthew McConaughey and his girlfriend, model Camila Alves, have announced the birth of their new baby girl that was born on Sunday. The baby is named Vida Alves McConaughey and was born weighing seven pounds and seven ounces. The couple have a son named Levi that was born in 2008.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Tyra Banks Ending Talk Show

Former model, Tyra Banks, says that she will be ending the syndicated “The Tyra Show” after its fifth season. She plans to still work with the reality show “America’s Next Top Model” and she is making a new production studio with plans to make movies. She also has plans for new digital projects.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Beyonce's Mother Files for Divorce

Last month, Beyonce's mother, Tina Knowles, filed divorce papers in Harris County to end her 29-year marriage with Mathew Knowles. In October, Matthew received a paternity lawsuit from another woman who claimed that he is the father of her child. The couple have two children together, which are Beyonce and a daughter named Solange.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Kourtney Kardashian Gives Birth

Kourtney Kardashian, one of the stars of the reality show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," recently gave birth to a baby boy named Mason Dash Disick in in Los Angeles. The baby was born weighing 7 pounds and 6 ounces and had a height of 19.5 inches. The father is Kardashian's boyfriend Scott Disick.