The “American Idol” Top 24 has been formed with only one upset – no Jacee Badeaux. The 15-year-old fan favorite from Louisiana didn’t make the cut, losing out on the final male slot to friend and fellow teen contestant, Brett Loewenstern. Producers managed to drag out two hours on Thursday as the contestants walked the […]

It was a birthday lunch that sent the Internet into a frenzy. On Valentine’s Day, the members of famed female super group Destiny’s Child all sat down together to celebrate one of their own, Rap-Up reports. Kelly Rowland recently turned 30, and she was joined in L.A. by Beyonce Knowles and Michelle Williams, along with Beyonce’s […]

Just one week after saying she wasn’t “going to even deal with” rumors that she was suffering from pancreatic cancer, Aretha Franklin is finally speaking out. “I don’t know where ‘pancreatic cancer’ came from,” the Queen of Soul tells “Access Hollywood.” “I was sitting there reading the newspaper and it was saying someone in my […]

Aretha Franklin’s life story is making its way to the big screen, and Halle Berry may be stepping into the spotlight as the legendary Queen of Soul. Sixty-eight-year-old Franklin — who says her health problems have been “resolved” — issued a press statement this week saying a biopic was in the works based on her […]

Health

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have made a special gift to the land of one of their children’s birthplace. The Jolie-Pitt Foundation has committed $2 million  towards the N/a’an ku sê Mission in Namibia. The Mission aims to conserve the land, cultures and wildlife of the African county and to rescue species threatened by an […]

What kind of wedding gift do you get the groom who has everything? How about a song celebrating his engagement? In honor of Prince William’s April 29, 2011, nuptials to Kate Middleton, Snoop Dogg has released “Wet,” a song he thinks is perfect for the blueblood’s bachelor party. “When I heard the royal family wanted […]

          Having amassed 27 Grammy awards during his career, it’s no wonder Quincy Jones has plenty of opinions about the current state of music. In an interview with Us Weekly to chat about Jones’s tribute album, “Q: Soul Bossa Nostra,” the 77-year-old music wunderkind took the time to touch on a […]

          Looks like the doors will soon close for good on the flagship store for P. Diddy’s Sean John clothing line. According to Women’s Wear Daily, the Manhattan store, which first opened back in 2004, will shut down at the end of the year. A spokesperson released a statement citing “inadequate […]

          Hangover” director Todd Phillips doesn’t mind at all that Mike Tyson said he did the movie for drug money. “I love that quote!” Phillips told Details magazine in their November issue. “But I didn’t really understand the logic behind it. He said he wanted to bootleg the DVD but then […]

           Mel Gibson in “The Hangover 2”? Not anymore, says director Todd Phillips. Though the troubled 54-year-old actor had been confirmed to do a cameo as a Bangkok tattoo artist in the follow-up to the 2009 hit comedy, he has now been cut from the film. “I thought Mel would have […]

Movies

          Steel yourselves, “Iron Man” fans – the third installment of the hit movie starring the metallic Marvel character has an official release date. According to SlashFilm.com, “Iron Man 3” – which hasn’t yet started filming – will arrive in theaters on May 3, 2013. Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow […]

Lifestyle

          Kimora Lee Simmons is heading into fall fashion season with one less clothing line: the former model is parting ways with the parent company for Baby Phat, Kellwood, as of September 1. Simmons, who has worked on the brand for more than a decade, told E! Online, “It’s time for […]