Justin Timberlake has hit a bump of legal troubles. It seems he and his touring entourage bowed out of a 2007 concert set for the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Accoring to papers filed in the L.A. Superior Court, the rights to the debunked concert were held by Andrew Kim. Kim is asking $30,000,000 in punitive damages.
Martha Stewart is mourning the death of one of her dogs (Genghis Khan) who died in a sudden propane explosion at a Pennsylvania kennel. Another 16 dogs were killed in the explosion, which occured during the delivery of a propane tank. The man making the delivery was in the hospital suffering from severe burns. He managed to save several dogs before he was injured.
Bad news for Coolio, who was busted with crack cocaine at LAX. A security person found the drug on the rapper as he was going through a security screening on his way to catch a Southwest flight. Reports say a small scuffle occurred between Coolio and the screener when he was arrested.
Singer Rihanna was given permission by the court to tape conversations between herself and the man accused of beating her, rapper Chris Brown. The order was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court and states that Brown must not “harass, strike, threaten, assault (sexually or otherwise), follow, stalk, molest, destroy or damage personal or real property, disturb the peace, keep under surveillance, or block movements of” Rihanna. Seems silly now that she’s allegedly back with her abuser.
Amy Winehouse is up to her neck in legal problems again. The singer was charged with assaulting a fan last year. The victim says that Winehouse slapped her when she asked for a picture at a charity event in London.
Actor/comedian Robin Williams temporarily put a hold on his recent tour and headed off to the hospital instead to have heart surgery. Reps state that Williams underwent “surgery for an aortic valve replacement.” If all goes as well as expected, he will resume his tour again in the fall. Williams released this message to his fans: ”I’m so touched by everyone’s support and well wishes. This tour has been amazing fun, and I can’t wait to get back out on the road after a little tune-up.”
Hotel mogul Steve Wynn (67) has called off his marriage to wife Elaine for a second time. The two were initially married in 1963, divorced in 1986 and then remarried in 1991. Wynn filed a divorce petition in Las Vegas’ Clark County District Court. The hotel mogul’s grand fortune is somewhere in the arena of $3.9 billion. In 1993 one of Wynn and Elaine’s two daughters, Kevyn, was kidnapped and released after Wynn paid $1.45 million in ransome. The kidnappers were later apprehended trying to buy a Ferrari with some of the money.
TMZ was the first to report that Charles “Mask” Lewis Jr., owner of the TapouT MMA clothing line, died when his $300,000 Ferrari hit a light pole and split the car in half. The accident took place in Orange County, California and “Mask” was declared dead at the scene. A female passenger, who was ejected from the car, was taken to the hospital. Police on the scene suggest that “Mask” was street racing with a Porsche. Police later arrested the driver of the Porche, Jeffrey David Kirby, who had fled the scene. He was held on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter.
Reports have Sarah Palin’s unwed-teenage daughter Bristol giving her baby daddy the boot.
Seems the rift between rappers 50 Cent and Rick Ross has reached a new low. The fight began over a homemade porn tape that 50 Cent bought and planned on releasing to the press co-starring the mother of at least one of Rick Ross’ children.
An odd looking and even stranger acting Joaquin Phoenix reportedly flew off stage and jumped at a fan in the audience at a Miami concert. The way Phoenix has been acting lately it’s hard to tell what is going on with him and why.
It’s mano y mano as porn king Larry Flynt comes out kicking with the statement that he has slept with more women than his rival Hugh Hefner.
