Chris Rock incurred the wrath of Gabourey Sidibe’s father Thursday when he took liberties with the actress’ backside during the third annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood event. The “Precious” star, who is nominated for a Best Actress Oscar at Sunday’s Academy Awards, got a shock when Rock gave her the two-handed booty grab [...]

That evil limo driver, who eariler this week provoked Naomi Campbell into kicking his ass, has apologized. Ain’t that a blip? (I did mention that he worked for Naomi’s man… right?)

R&B singer Monica is honoring the late British fashion designer Alexander McQueen in her latest video, ‘Everything to Me.’ The track was produced by Missy Elliott and is the first single from her upcoming album, ‘Still Standing,’ due on March 23.

Don’t let the tough talk on Nivea’s ‘Love Hurts’ video fool you. While she says she’s done being hurt and that the other girls can have ‘him’, she and Wayne were caught exiting a New York hotel last night.

Philadelphia Inquirer sports columnist Stephen A. Smith is citing various NBA sources who claim that fired Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson is a bona fide alcoholic and has a serious gambling addiction, having already been banned from casinos in Detroit, Memphis and Denver. “If numerous NBA sources are telling the truth — and there’s [...]

After four false starts, Lil Wayne was finally taken away in handcuffs to begin his year-long jail term for attempted criminal possession of a weapon. The rapper was sentenced in Manhattan Monday, where he’ll serve his sentence in city jails, not a state prison. He could be released in about eight months with good [...]

Mo’Nique won the best supporting actress Oscar on Sunday for her role as an abusive mother in “Precious,” claiming her first Academy Award. The actress had been considered the favorite to win, having racked up a slew of critics’ choice, festival and guild awards for her role in the independent film. Her chilling [...]

What’s Toure’ apologizing for? After making a series of weird tweets about slaves using sex to be liberated and then lying and saying his cousin did it and then cursing out his followers after they called him on the lie. It got pretty ugly.

Then he tried to clean it up [...]

Legendary emcee Guru, one-half of the old school hip-hop group Gang Starr, suffered a cardiac episode over the weekend and was in a coma. Details are thin, but we do know that he was hospitalized in New York and underwent surgery on March 1st. According to his partner Solar, Guru is said [...]

Actress Paula Patton has a constant reminder of the nude cover she shot for husband Robin Thicke’s debut album – her father-in-law keeps a copy in his living room . The “Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire” star shed her clothes for the cover of Thicke’s 2003 record “A Beautiful World” and [...]

Okay, so there’s this clothing line owned by rapper T.I. called Akoo. And Akoo bought billboard space for their new ad campaign in New Jersey. But after the mayor of Newark, NJ, saw the billboard, he objected to it’s images, (which kinda look like the dude about to get a blow job). [...]

Jermaine Jackson’s son Jaafar is being accused of trying to zap Michael’s sons Blanket and Prince with a stun gun. 13 year old Jaafar ordered the stun gun over the Internet and was trying to stun the other kids with it. They got caught when security heard strange sounds coming from the second [...]

but he’s not being paid and if you want to see him you’ve got to go to church. DMX will perform at the Morning Star Sanctified Church for a fundraiser this Saturday in Glendale, Arizona. Pastor Barbara King says X and his wife have been members for the last 8 months. And [...]

Authorities have busted up a sex-trafficking ring accused of forcing a 14-year-old girl to have sex with men throughout San Antonio and Corpus Christi. Linked to the ring is former Spurs guard and four-time NBA All-Star Alvin Robertson. Seven people allegedly are tied to the ring, including an R&B performer and a man [...]

Judge Joe Brown is being sued by one of his former TV show plaintiffs who claims His Honor falsely accused him of trying to pay a woman for sex. The plaintiff, Mark Schweninger, sued a woman on “Judge Joe Brown” for $7,500, claiming he loaned her money but she didn’t pay him back. [...]

It was a winning night for “Precious” at the 41st NAACP Image Awards. The heart-wrenching tale of an illiterate and abused teen who finds hope in a Harlem classroom was named outstanding motion picture and outstanding independent film at Friday’s ceremony. Stars Mo’Nique and Gabourey Sidibe, screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher and director Lee Daniels [...]

No. But Anita Baker’s Friday began with the threat of jail hanging over her. It ended with the Grammy-winning R&B singer exiting a Detroit courtroom, smiling and excited to get her weekend started. What made the 52-year-old entertainer so happy was that she and her lawyers were able to reach an agreement [...]

Rapper Juvenile, whose real name is Terius Grey, was arrested Thursday in St. Bernard Parish, La., on suspicion of marijuana possession after a small amount of the stuff was found in the house where he was recording. Per New Orleans’ Times-Picayune, police were at the house responding to a report that the smell of [...]

In a recent interview Academy Award nominated actress Monique finally put to rest the whole, “she wouldn’t promote Precious for free” issue and this time she didn’t lie about being too busy or wanting to spend more time with her kids. Monique says, “Well, when they say Mo’Nique was worried about money, I wasn’t [...]

Lawyers for Prince agreed Friday to pay damages for his sudden cancellation of a 2008 concert scheduled in Ireland’s largest stadium. Dublin concert promoters MCD Productions Ltd. sued Prince for $2.3 million alleging breach of contract. The company presented evidence showing Prince had committed to perform in the 82,300-seat Croke Park in June [...]