December 2011 Blog Posts (55)

Although he wasn't present, Yung Joc recently had his Atlanta studio robbed at gunpoint. The suspects got away with almost $50,000 in equipment after ambushing two employees and tying them up the inside the studio bathroom. Joc Tweets, "They took all my [stuff]! Just thankful they didn't kill my people."

After two years of being on and off, Mathew and Tina Knowles' divorce has finally come to pass. The final decree was issued last month in Texas after Tina re-filed for divorce in 2010. She'd started things in motion in November 2009, but the proceedings were put off when both she and Mathew were no-shows in court. Court docs attribute the divorce to "discord or conflict of personalities."Maybe part of that conflict was because Matthew fathered a child outside of the…

Maya Angelou is upset that Common used the N-word on the track "The Dreamer," which she's featured on. Maya tells the New York Post she "had no idea" Com would be dropping N-bombs. She says the word is "vulgar and dangerous" to the black community and that she's "surprised and disappointed."

This guy was voted "most likely to be made into an animated character!

Terrence Howard says his estranged wife HATES black people ... and she would often call him names like, "monkey" and "n**ger"  ... this according to new court docs obtained by TMZ. 



Howard is in the middle of perhaps the nastiest…

Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa has filed for divorce.

According to TMZ, she decided to end their 10-year marriage after "very recently" catching the NBA star cheating on her. The gossip blog says Vanessa had caught Kobe with multiple women over the years, but this was the final…

Sorry, Santa, Justin Bieber never believed in you.

In an interview with AOL Music, the 17-year-old says, "My mom always told me there wasn't a Santa. This was her logic -- she thought if I grew up knowing about Santa then…

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows led the weekend box office with a less-than-stellar $40-million debut. The original flick opened with $62.3 million in 2009.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked opened in second with $23.5…

According to a new survey from Triple A, more than 90 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home during the Christmas holiday -- a 1.4 percent increase over last year.

This year's travel is expected to be the second highest in the past decade.…

The NFL no longer has an undefeated or winless team after the Green Bay Packers lost yesterday and the Indianapolis Colts won. And, after six straight wins, Tim Tebow's luck finally ran out.

The Packers hopes for a perfect season ended at the hands of the lowly Kansas City Chiefs, led by…

Lady Gaga picked up another award last week, but this is probably not one she'll keep on display. The readers of Billboard magazine have named the Mother Monster the world's Most Overrated Artist. Gaga picked up 30 percent of the vote, edging out Britney Spears, who earned 29 percent of the readers' disses, and Justin Bieber, who…

Lindsay Lohan's Playboy issue is a hit. Yesterday Hugh Hefner tweeted that her Marilyn Monroe-inspired pictorial is helping the magazine beak sales records, and TMZ says the issue has been selling out at newsstands across the country.

Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean…

Kobe Bryant's wife has filed for divorce ... TMZ has learned.  

Vanessa Bryant filed legal docs Friday afternoon, citing "irreconcilable differences."

Sources connected with the couple tell TMZ ... Vanessa -- who stuck by Kobe after he was charged with sexually assaulting a Colorado woman in 2003 -- decided to end the marriage…

Russell Simmons wants to put his money where his mouth is. The hip-hop mogul is reeling over the recent controversy over Lowe's decision to pull ads from the TLC reality show "All American Muslim." Simmons tells CNN he'll buy up any remaining ad time left after the home improvement store's exit, but he also says this is about more than just money. Simmons argues that this is an issue of First Amendment rights, and he wants the Lowe's CEO to…

Do I HAVE to tell you what's wrong HERE!

And on this one...I have decided to put in an application for another race...#ican'tdothis!…

Pharrell Williams has been hired as a music consultant for the 2012 Academy Awards. According to the Hollywood Reporter, he'll be working with one of his mentors, Hans Zimmer, so the show will combine Zimmer's…

Jermaine Dupri is being sued for allegedly owing $80,000 on a Lamborghini he bought in 2006. Premier Financial Services says JD made most of the payments on the $330,000 car but dropped the ball in 2009. PFS then re-possessed the car and sold it for less than half the price -- and now wants some of that money…