There’ll be no more kidding around for 50 Cent. At least, not in court. The rapper and his former girlfriend, Shaniqua Tompkins, have reached a settlement in their ongoing and bitter custody dispute over 11-year-old son Marquise, announcing this morning they have managed to broker a visitation schedule outside of court, thus avoiding the...
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Hundreds of people paid their last respects on Saturday to music legend and anti-apartheid activist Miriam Makeba, whose death last weekend plunged South Africa into mourning. The public memorial in a Johannesburg concert hall drew some of South Africa’s most prominent politicians, musicians and artists who used song and poetry to hail the woman...
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Justin Timberlake’s restaurant has left one former employee hungry for more. An ex-busboy at Southern Hospitality BBQ & Bar in Manhattan, which is co-owned by the pop star, buddy Trace Ayala and a couple others, has filed a lawsuit claiming that he wasn’t paid a living wage during the year he spent working there.
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All it takes is patience…and a smart lawyer for Steven Adler. The original drummer for Guns N’ Roses will likely avoid jail time after pleading no contest on Friday to felony drug possession charges stemming from a July arrest. A Los Angeles judge ordered Adler, 43, to return to court Dec. 12, where it’s...
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One man has been stabbed and two others wounded during a music awards ceremony in south-east London, police have said. The man was seriously hurt while two others had minor injuries at the Urban Music Awards at the O2 arena. Scotland Yard received reports of the attack shortly after 2210 GMT, and one man...
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