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NEW YORK (AP) —Burger King is apologizing to Mary J. Blige and her fans for releasing an ad that garnered the singer serious fan backlash. The clip featured Blige soulfully singing about the fast-food chain’s new chicken snack wraps. It immediately went viral when it was released Monday, and some in the black community said it [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drugs took many things from Whitney Houston — her pristine voice, clean image and her career — and coroner’s officials revealed Thursday that cocaine also played a role in the Grammy winner’s death in the bathtub of a luxury hotel nearly six weeks ago. Houston drowned accidentally at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood ex-wives surely have stories to tell, and now five of them will have their own TV series. VH1 said Wednesday that it is making “Hollywood Exes,” a one-hour series that will air this summer. Featured players are the ex-wives of Eddie Murphy, Prince, R. Kelly, Will Smith and Jose Canseco. The network said that Nicole Murphy, Jessica [...]
(Reuters) – Pop star Rihanna called her recent musical collaboration with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown ”innocent,” after critics and fans split on the duo working together three years after Brown assaulted the pop star. “We did two records, one for my fans and one for his fans, and that way our fans can come together. There shouldn’t be a divide, you know, [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — A founder of the Roc-A-Fella record label has pleaded guilty in New York to marijuana distribution charges. Kareem Burke entered the plea Thursday in federal court in Manhattan. Burke started the hip-hop label with Jay-Z and Damon Dash in the 1990s. The 38-year-old was arrested in October 2010 along with more [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The horseracing series “Luck” was canceled by HBO after a third thoroughbred died during production of the drama starring Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, the channel said Wednesday. “Luck,” about the seedier side of racing, will air the final two episodes of its first season now in progress, HBO said. But the series won’t return [...]
(CNN) – Whitney Houston’s only child opened up Sunday about her late mother in her first interview since the singer’s death last month. Bobbi Kristina Brown, 19, told Oprah Winfrey she can still hear her mother’s voice sometimes and feel her spirit, urging her to “keep moving.” “She’s always with me. I can always feel [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Cable TV is getting ready to chronicle another sports-related celebrity wedding, this time involving NFL wide receiver Chad Ochocinco and “Basketball Wife” star Evelyn Lozada. VH1 said Monday that its eight-part series “Ev and Ocho” will air starting in September, culminating in a two-episode finale with their wedding. It should sound [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie and the lateEtta James will be inducted into the Apollo Theater’s hall of fame in New York City. The ceremony will be held at the historic Harlem theater on June 4. Richie performed with The Commodores at the Apollo in the 1970s. His hits include “ Stuck on You” and “Endless Love.” [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Soul singer Erykah Badu said Wednesday she holds no grudge against Malaysia’s government for barring her from performing after a photograph of her body art offended some Muslims. More than 1,500 people had bought tickets to watch the Grammy-winning American singer at a Kuala Lumpur auditorium Wednesday, but Malaysia’s information minister announced on the eve of the concert [...]
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