Singer/songwriter Don Henley is suing California State Assemblyman Charles DeVore in federal court for ripping off two of Henley’s biggest hits and using them in his campaign against Sen. Barbara Boxer for U.S. Senate.
The former Eagle claims DeVore, a Republican, wrote his own lyrics to the song, “The Boys of Summer,” criticizing President Barack Obama [...]
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Okay. So the Bentley that music producer Scott Storch didn’t return? He gave it to Lil’ Kim. And then, apparently, the leasing company found it and repo’d it from her!
TMZ is reporting that Storch leased the Bentley and never gave the car back to the Florida-based leasing company when the lease ran out in 2007. [...]
Nathan Mathers – little brother of Marshall Mathers, who is better known as rapper Eminem - was arrested for DUI early Wednesday morning in Macomb Township, Michigan. The police reports says he failed to pull over for an ambulance.
After he was stopped, the cops smelled booze and gave little Mathers a field sobriety test. He [...]
Do you know who Scott Storch is? He’s gross. He used to be a really rich hip hop music producer. Wikipedia says his production company is called Tuff Jew Productions. So. Cool. And he’s really gross.
Anyway, he has apparently been charged with grand theft auto. Storch allegedly leased a Bentley but never returned it after [...]
If you’re old like me, then you remember (or were obsessed with) “Dirty Dancing” when it came out in the ’80’s. Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, the dancing, the soundtrack. The total cheese. I wore knee-length cut-off jean shorts and white Keds with no socks for two summers after that movie.
Did I just admit that on [...]
A New Jersey judge denied Ann Kelly’s request to have her divorce proceedings sealed from public review. Which wouldn’t be that big of a deal except Kelly is the woman alleged to have had an adulterous affair with Bruce Springsteen. Kelly’s husband, Arthur Kelly, made the allegations in his divorce petition a few weeks [...]
Phil Spector, legendary music producer of hits like “Da Doo Ron Ron,” and “You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling,” was convicted today in a Los Angeles court of second degree murder and illegally discharging a firearm. The jury sat through a five-month trial and reached its verdicts after 27 hours of deliberation.
Spector was accused of murdering [...]
This is a weird story about a bizarre relationship between country music star John Rich and a no-name, aspiring country singer Jared Ashley. Rich is one half of the country duo Big & Rich, a co-host of the now-canceled Nashville Star and host of VH1’s Gone Country. Ashley was a Nashville Star finalist in 2006.
After [...]
Actress/singer/fashion designer/perfume hawker Jennifer Lopez sued the operator of two websites – JenniferLopez.net and JenniferLopez.org – and won.
Apparently, the site operator registered the domain names, purportedly fan sites, and then filled them with pay-per-click advertising and not J.Lo content. Although the sites indicated that they were not “supported or endorsed by Jennifer Lopez or her [...]
Singer Chris Brown is supposed to be arraigned for assault in Los Angeles this afternoon. Media is reporting that Brown’s lawyer Mark Geragos and the prosecutor in the case have been engaged in “serious” plea bargain negotiations. According to sources, they are close to making a deal.
Brown was charged with assaulting his girlfriend, fellow singer [...]
