Hulk Hogan’s ex-wife Linda Bollea is set to reveal all about her time with the wrestling legend in a new tell-all book. Hogan and Bollea split in 2007 amid reports of infidelity and they have since battled a bitter divorce, which was concluded last. The wrestler, real name Terry Bollea, has since released his autobiography, My Life Outside the Ring, in which he described his former partner as an “abusive alcoholic.” And now Hogan’s ex has decided to tell her side of the... read more ...

Wanda Sykes took on CBS this week, mocking the fact that the network is going to allow a pro-life ad to run during the game, while squashing a gay dating site’s commercial. Sykes recommended that Man Crunch make their ad more conservative, by bashing abortion, in order to appeal to the network’s censors. Here’s the commercial that caused all the drama:  See a Larger Photo & Read More →

The New Orleans Saints stymied Peyton Manning, then intercepted him to seal the Super Bowl, rallying to beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17. Tracy Porter intercepted a pass from Manning, of all people, and sprinted 74 yards for a touchdown and a 31-17 lead with 3:12 left. Playing in the Super Bowl for the first time, the Saints went on a 31-7 run after falling behind 10-0 early. MVP Drew Brees went 32 for 39 for 288 yards for the Saints, tying Tom Brady’s Super Bowl record for completions.... read more ...

SuperBowl Sunday isn’t shaping up as planned for Warren Sapp. The former NFL star was scheduled to provide on-air analysis for the NFL Network’s coverage of SuperBowl XLIV, but he has been yanked from the lineup after being arrested for an incident of domestic violence that allegedly occurred early Saturday morning. Sapp has been charged with domestic battery in South Florida, and the analyst will not be part of the NFL Network’s Super Bowl coverage on Sunday. Sapp was charged with one count... read more ...

Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith will now be in the NFL’s Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The NFL’s career receiving and rushing leaders were joined in the Hall by John Randle, Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Floyd Little and Dick LeBeau. Little and LeBeau were elected as senior committee nominees. “I am just honored … to stand up there with greatness,” Rice added before breaking down in tears. Rice and Smith both made it in their first year of eligibility. They were elected a day before the... read more ...

Frustrated by term-limited Mayor Ray Nagin’s leadership of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, voters elected Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu to succeed him Saturday, turning to a political scion to speed up the city’s recovery. Landrieu, 49, became the majority-black city’s first white mayor since 1979, the year his father Moon left the office. The mayor-elect, a moderate Democrat, won in a landslide over a field of 10 opponents in a campaign that concluded as Carnival celebrations and... read more ...

Jada Pinkett-Smith wrote and directed a film that was so bad it never went anywhere and now the main investor is trying to sue her ass. The movie was called Human Contract [ever heard of it? ... neither has anyone else] and the dude who put up the money says Will and Jada “guaranteed” him a return on his investment. Well, that never happened and movie went straight to DVD. And now Investor Dude wants some money back.  See a Larger Photo & Read More →

Joe Jackson has started legal proceedings against media outlets who published the last photographs of Michael Jackson. Joe says pictures of his son being taken from his home on a stretcher and a picture of his face as he was being loaded from the ambulance to the hospital is an invasion of his family’s privacy.  See a Larger Photo & Read More →

On September 13, 1996, an unknown assailant in Las Vegas, Nevada gunned down Tupac Amaru Shakur, one of the most high profile, controversial, and multi-talented recording artists of his day. He was twenty-five. Tupac Shakur: The Life and Times of an American Icon is a critical, incisive, and unauthorized biography that examines Tupac’s rise to success, untimely end, and impact on hip-hop culture. Tupac’s early end brought an abrupt conclusion to an era of social and political critique through... read more ...

Trey Songs was recently on Tavis Smiley’s PBS show. The two got into a lively discussion when Tavis asked the singer how he explained his hit song, “I Invented Sex,” to his mother.  See a Larger Photo & Read More →

Rihanna helped to kick off Super Bowl weekend with a performance at the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam in Miami Thursday night. She chose an asymmetrical bodysuit that showed one leg and half her bra for the occasion.  See a Larger Photo & Read More →

Talk about vindication after being railroaded by New York police over 30 years ago, Freddie Peacock, a mentally ill New York man, was exonerated Thursday after DNA testing showed he was innocent after spending nearly six years in prison for a 1976 rape he insisted he didn’t commit in 1976. Peacock’s conviction was based on a false confession police attributed to him just hours after the early morning rape of a 24-year-old woman who lived in the same apartment building in Rochester.... read more ...

We’ve gotten iPhone apps from Snoop Dogg, T-Pain and even MC Hammer. But there’s one celebrity iPhone app that will top them all… the Samuel L. Jackson iPhone app. Heatwave Interactive announced that they will be bringing the “timeless wisdom” of Samuel L. “I-like-to-swear-a-lot-in-my-movies” Jackson to iPhones and iPod Touches everywhere. The app will be the actor’s definitive soundboard featuring his famous soundbites and “untamed”... read more ...

The stars are aligning once again for a telethon to raise money for Haiti relief efforts. BET broadcast their “SOS Saving Ourselves-Help For Haiti” telethon Saturday night, bringing together acts from around the country. Hosting the telethon at Miami’s American Airlines Aren were three powerhouses in Hip-Hop, Diddy, Pharrell and Queen Latifah. The hosts were joined by several of their musical counterparts who took the stage including Drake, Justin Bieber, Ludacris, Robin Thicke, Mary... read more ...

With most of the biggest names in entertainment in Miami for Superbowl Weekend, Aubrey “Drake” Graham brought in a huge crowd for his amazing performance at the AXE Lounge at LIV last night… although a little under 1,000 people were allowed in to see his performance, nearly 2,500 people showed up trying to get in….his performance attracted Nelly, members of the Black Eyed Peas, Dr. Dre and so many more to the AXE Lounge to support hm.  See a Larger Photo & Read More →

Trina is taking full advantage of all the celebs being in Miami for SuperBowl weekend. She is filming her video for “Million Dollar Girl” featuring Diddy. Seems like Diddy couldn’t keep his hands off the baddest bitch in Miami…  See a Larger Photo & Read More →

Rapper Yo Gotti got detained by the Texas Border Patrol for possession of weed & cocaine.  See a Larger Photo & Read More →

When Queen Latifah isn’t busy gracing the pages of magazines as a Cover Girl, she’s hard at work running her Flava Unit production company. Now Flava Unit is partnering up with VH1 to give a new comedic drama airing exclusively on the network. While no release date is available the drama, it is described as a film about young (22 year old “ish”) friends in Atlanta and their “very different takes on relationships.” The two main characters are aspiring fashion mogul... read more ...

There have been whispers of a ’90s revival across the music industry, so maybe Foxy Brown is just trying to pitch-in with a new song called ‘Let Em Know.’ The track is a vintage slice of East Coast aesthetics and takes some pointed jabs at fellow Brooklynites Lil’ Kim and Jay-Z. Of course, the digs at Lil’ Kim are not so surprising as it’s been Foxy’s prerogative for around fifteen years at this point. She gets her criticism in by repeating lines from... read more ...

I had the pleasure of attending a Sade album listening party in Seattle last week, and it was fabulous. Most people don’t realize that “Sade” is the name of the band, not just the lead singer. The band, Sade, began their career 26 years ago with the classic album “Diamond Life” that was a multi-platinum success in various countries including the US. The lead singer Sade Adu, for which the band is named after, has delivered smooth soulful vocals from that first album on.... read more ...