Day in Pop Report for 05/20/2011
(BBC) Actress Rosie Perez takes legal action against the producers of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, alleging she was injured during the filming of a 2009 episode. more You butcher a Fleetwood Mac classic; you have to pay the price. (Billboard) After finding herself in the bottom three numerous weeks in a row earlier this season (but hitting her stride in recent weeks), Haley Reinhart was eliminated from "American Idol." more (Jam!) 50 Cent has signed up to play a blind DJ in director Stephen Sommers' movie adaptation of Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas. more (Hollywood Reporter) Simon Cowell predicted it during season 4 and in 2011 it came true Carrie Underwood is now officially "American Idol's" top earner, surpassing season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson. more (Billboard) The 40th birthday of rapper Tupac Shakur will be celebrated with a concert featuring performances from Erykah Badu, Bun B, Roy Ayers, Eric Roberson, DJ Drama, Too Short, 8 Ball and MJG. more (FMQB) B.o.B. is currently working on his sophomore album, though there is no set release date for his work. However, the rapper did tell MTV News that he is about 50 percent finished with the album, and that fans can expect to hear new music this year. more (Hollywood Reporter) A stream of Lady Gaga's forthcoming second album "Born This Way" has been sent to media outlets one week ahead of its May 23 release and its liner notes have turned up an interesting collaborator: Robert "Mutt" Lange. more (Jam!) Victoria's Secret model Kate Upton has denied reports linking her to rapper Kanye West. more (FMQB) Cee Lo Green expects that he and the other judges on The Voice -- Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine -- are all likely returning for the show's second season later this year. "We've already been secured for a second season more
The temporary restraining order was issued against David Cocordan, who Lindsay claims has been harassing and stalking her for 2 years. According to her declaration, obtained by TMZ, Lindsay claims Cocordan's conduct has escalated over the last 4 weeks. He has come to her home at least 3 times, followed her to public appearances and sent her more than a hundred text messages as well as phone calls. But the most ominous -- according to the declaration, Cocordan sent a text message on May 5 saying, "F**king n sucking wit u kkk i need it more thn." Lindsay says in her declaration, "I am afraid that this text message shows that Mr. Cocordan intends to sexually assault me." more on this story
TMZ spoke with Randy's brother, Lanny Poffo, who tells us the wrestling legend suffered a heart attack while he was behind the wheel around 10 AM ... and lost control of his vehicle. Earlier this month, Savage celebrated his 1-year anniversary with his new wife Lynn. Savage was 58. more on this story
Timberlake and Andy Samberg were wearing their sunglasses and cheesy '90s suits in front of an apartment building in NYC ... along with an SNL film crew. Susan Sarandon was also on the set. Of course, Timberlake is set to host the show this weekend ... and Lady Gaga is the musical guest ... though our sources didn't see Gaga with the rest of the boys during today's shoot. more on this story
M-Bone's girlfriend -- who lived with him for more than a year -- says a man living in their apartment complex was obsessed with the rapid rise of Cali Swag, and overtly hostile to M-Bone -- aka, Mante Talbert. The girlfriend -- who is scared and does not want her name used -- confirms M-Bone was in a Twitter war with the jealous man, which we previously reported. We're told the jealous man made threats of violence. The girlfriend tells us ... on Sunday ... she picked M-Bone up at the airport at 12:15PM and took him back to their apartment. Later that night, at around 10PM, M-Bone took her car and said he was going to the studio to record. more on this story
Broussard and his band will hit the highway beginning June 14th at Los Angeles, California's El Rey Theatre and then continue through early August . The tour is in support of Marc's forthcoming self-titled album, which is due for release on June 14th. more on this story
The official announcement comes just a few hours after Schwarzenegger said he was putting all his future acting gigs in a holding pattern. A rep for the animated project -- Arnold's first after leaving office -- tells TMZ, "In light of recent events, A Squared Entertainment, POW, Stan Lee Comics, and Archie Comics, have chosen to not go forward with the Governator project." more on this story
Their new album, Island In The Sun, will be released on August 16th by Bananabeat Records and the duo will hit the road with Slightly Stoopid and Rebelution on the Seedless Summer Tour 2011 tour, starting July 21 in Missoula, MT., running through August 27 in Chicago, IL.
Sources connected to the incident tell us ... 39-year-old Shauna and her 25-year-old husband Laurent Homburger got into a pretty heated argument after Shauna told Laurent she wants a divorce. We're told the argument escalated and Shauna locked herself in the bedroom -- but according to our sources, Laurent kicked in the door ... and that's when Shauna let the pepper spray rip. As TMZ first reported, cops were eventually called to the scene and both Shauna and Laurent were arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. more on this story
Elsewhere in the world, Selena's new album will be available June 24 in Austria, Belgium, Holland, Norway, Switzerland and South Africa; June 28 in Spain, Italy, Canada, Asia Pacific and Latin America; July 1 in Germany, Australia and New Zealand; July 4 in the U.K. and France; and September 14 in Japan. In North America, Selena Gomez & The Scene will be featured in the iTunes Countdown program. The Countdown kicks off June 7 with "Bang Bang Bang" followed by June 14 with "Dices" ("Who Says" Spanish version), then June 21 with the release of Selena & The Scene's upcoming single "Love You Like A Love Song." When The Sun Goes Down will also have an exclusive Target version featuring four bonus tracks, and a Direct To Consumer package with exclusive bonus content. more on this story
Shellie Smith claims, "In 1979, I started having sexual relations with the decedent. Shortly thereafter, I began to get blisters on my legs, face and lips. He was my only partner." Smith continues, "At this time, I am unable to have a full and vibrant life due to the complications of this disease." But she also filed a second claim with different facts, stating she began having sex with Michael in 1977 and was diagnosed with herpes simplex. In this claim, Smith says, "[Michael] knew I was getting blisters on my body, however, he continued to have sex with me." Smith is asking the Estate for $10 million. Good luck ... For starters, the statute of limitations ran out decades ago, the deadline for filing a creditor's claim has long expired, and the claim sounds, well ...
In the lawsuit, filed today in L.A. Superior Court, Moore claims the driver -- Phillip Randall -- failed to yield and struck Shemar and his bike from behind ... back in 2009. Shemar doesn't specify his injuries in the lawsuit -- but as TMZ reported at the time he was treated at a hospital for a broken leg. Moore wants to be repaid for medical bills, loss of past and future income -- and his busted bike. more on this story
In the stack of documents ... there is a lengthy rundown which Upton says she was told to follow when she did interviews for "Good Morning America" and "Inside Edition." Among the instructions on what to say ... "She's [her daughter] going to be famous thanks to me giving her injections so young." And there's this ... "I have found a clinic that will do boob jobs in Mexico at 14, so if she hasn't developed by then we're saving for that surgery." And another passage reads, "I admire Lindsay Lohan's mum ... for turning Lindsay into a child millionaire." Upton used a broker to arrange the interviews with GMA and "Inside Edition" and the broker is allegedly the one who provided the script. And Upton claims the broker gave her some pretty specific instructions about not telling anyone she was getting money from GMA ($10,000) and "Inside" ($9,500). more on this story
TMZ spoke with the man who owns the loan on Octo's La Habra home -- Amer Haddadin -- who tells us Nadya Suleman missed her May payment and the bank has already hit her with late fees. Amer tells us he's been in contact with Nadya ... who has made it clear -- she's broke-ass broke all over again. Of course, it ain't the first time Nadya has been on the verge of homelessness -- last year, Amer let Octo off the hook when she failed to make a $450,000 balloon payment on the home ... and mercifully changed the payment structure so she could stay in the house. more on this story
(Billboard) As she bids adieu to her syndicated talk show, Oprah Winfrey can also kiss goodbye to her standing as the most powerful person in showbiz, according to the list-makers at Forbes magazine, who gave Lady Gaga the No. 1 spot on this year's Celebrity 100. more (FMQB) Lady Gaga will reveal intimate stories from her youth and path to stardom in a new one-hour documentary, Lady Gaga: Inside The Outside, which is set to premiere on MTV on Thursday, May 26 more (Billboard) Are Ke$ha and T-Pain in love? The pop singer and Auto-Tune star have been tweeting at each other since Sunday, and the playful rapport culminated with T-Pain posting a picture of the pair nuzzling each other more (Jam!) Avril Lavigne and Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley are moving on from their divorce by putting their marital home back on the market. more (FMQB) The RIAA has handed out its Gold and Platinum certifications for the month of April, with Britney Spears' new album Femme Fatale already going Gold and Platinum more (AP) Scotty McCreery flawlessly performed a trio of tunes on American Idol Wednesday, while his two competitors briefly botched their songs. more (Billboard) The nominees for the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards were revealed yesterday, with Arcade Fire, Drake, Justin Bieber and Metric leading the way more (NME) Take That's 'futuristic' 'Progress' tour to cost �50 million Singers' production will also feature Robbie Williams solo spot more (FMQB) Rapper Nas tells Billboard he has a new record on the way, saying he is inspired by the current state of Hip-Hop. more (Billboard) Paramount Home Entertainment topped the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert sales chart the week ending May 15 with "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" more (Reuters) Lady Gaga's heavily-hyped new album "Born This Way" made its way to the Internet on Wednesday, five days ahead of its official release on May 23. more (Billboard) Adele's "21" claims an eighth week atop the Billboard 200 albums chart -- the longest reign of any album since early 2009 more
The Prince tells us the 94-year-old star has been unresponsive since 2AM this morning. Zsa Zsa was rushed to the hospital yesterday where doctors performed emergency surgery to repair a "major infection in her stomach" caused by a feeding tube. more on this story
TMZ has learned ... the fine people over at Hustler have bravely decided to make a XXX parody ... starring the cold-hearted bastard himself. It's called "This Ain't Osama bin Laden XXX" -- and the porn studio claims Osama's secret porn stash was a major inspiration ... telling us, "We're pretty sure from what we've heard that bin Laden was a big fan of Hustler. He was looking at porn, now porn is looking at him." more on this story
The album was recorded over a year between the spring of 2009 and the spring of 2010, while Beyonc� took time away from the spotlight. She engaged in what she describes as simple things, including listening to every kind of music she truly enjoys. Her mixed musical gumbo will be displayed on the upcoming album. The title signifies not only the artist's fourth solo offering and the day of her birth but it is also a personal gift to her fans. For over one year now her fans around the world took to their social media pages urging her to name the album for her special number. The video for the album's lead single, "Run The World (Girls)," was filmed in Los Angeles and the Mojave Desert over three days in April, the Francis Lawrence-directed video boasts a cast of over 200 dancers, a menagerie of exotic animals and Beyonc� as the leader of a stunning army of women. Check it out
Beverly Hills cops were called to Shauna's home just before midnight, after someone called and reported a fight at her home. Shauna was arrested on a charge of felony domestic violence after cops notice visible marks on her husband, Laurent Homburger. Homburger was also arrested on a domestic violence charge. Sand and Homburger were taken to the Beverly Hills Police Station where they were booked. She has been bailed out. He has not. more on this story
We're told a heavyset man who goes by the name, "Bubba" -- was in front of the liquor store in Inglewood, CA Monday night when someone shot and killed M-Bone. Bubba famously did the "Dougie" without a shirt on in the group's music video -- and is close personal friends with several members of C.S.D.. Several witnesses tell us Bubba was waiting inside of the car M-Bone drove to the store ... and when the fatal shots were fired, shards of broken glass struck Bubba in the face. Bubba was hospitalized for his wounds -- though we're told the injuries are not life-threatening. As we previously reported, cops are on the hunt for the killer -- and looking into the possibility the shooting was all over a girl. more on this story
He joins the previously announced lineup which also includes Chaka Kahn, Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott, Kanye West, Mary J. Blige and New Edition. Also joining the line-up are Morris Day & The Time, Loose Ends, Noel Gourdin, and Timothy Bloom. more on this story
This was a remix to a song called "Raining in my Head" off my "Magic Bullet Cassette". It was the first beat I ever heard from Aoi who went on to If you compare all 3 verses (OG version, Pistol's and my new one) you'll get the idea. I told Aoi to flip the instrumental and we turned it into the refrain in We got the zoot suits from some tacky store in Newark that was having a going out of business sale and rented the casket from a costume shop in New York. When we were pulling the casket out of the van to bring into Tone's place, my good pal Sam No Dice pulled up in a car looking to cash a check a few buildings away so he and a few of his buddies joined us for the photo shoot. Small world. Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself as you check out the video right here!
The University of Florida sent out an email to students participating in their study abroad program in Italy -- which states "any student who does agree to participate in the filming of the show, or who signs a waiver or legal agreement of any sort with MTV, will be dismissed from the program immediately." TMZ obtained the email -- warning the students that any action deemed potentially embarrassing to the school "will not be tolerated." The school has also threatened to contact the student's parental units to inform them why the school would be kicking them to the curb. more on this story
Available in a 2-CD Deluxe Edition and a 2-CD/1-DVD Collector's Edition, the 10th Anniversary sets include songs in A minor era bonus tracks, demos, live performances and more, hand-picked by Alicia for her fans for these editions. The two disc Deluxe Edition will include the original songs in A minor in its entirety in addition to a second disc featuring two previously unreleased recordings: the original funky blues demo for "If I Was Your Woman" and an early version of "Typewriter," recorded in Alicia's Harlem apartment in 1997. The second disc also features hard-to-find rarities from the era including "A Woman's Worth" (Remix) featuring Nas, "Juiciest" (Mixtape version), "Fallin'" ("Ali" Soundtrack Version) and "Butterflyz" (The Drumline Mix). more on this story
People who live next door to Patty and her son tell us, the boy "is the type of kid you just want to be around. He is so sweet, funny, and handsome." But that's not it -- we're also told he is extremely well-mannered and smart, loves sports, and is even involved in door-to-door fund-raising for local charities. more on this story
He will be joined by a diverse collection of talent, ranging from hip-hop pioneers De La Soul to newcomer Nosaj Thing, as well as tastemaker Daddy Kev, responsible for L.A's inimitable weekly party, Low End Theory. Meanwhile, following their memorable and rambunctious debut set at SXSW, Z-Trip will join legend LL Cool J for a series of shows. more on this story
As a prelude to the album launch, they have released a new Facebook app, 'Feed Joshua', who is a baboon (as seen on the Controlling Your Allegiance album cover) that comes alive, creating a new online experience for fans and their friends, and enabling fans to appear in their own personalized version of a new music video for the track "Joshua". A first of its kind for the industry, with the end result allowing each user to hold their own unique version of the online video. more on this story
The guy in the picture -- named Chris Lakkees -- tells TMZ, his 5-year on-and-off relationship with Jessica Alba inspired him to create a website designed to prevent unnecessary break-ups ... helping feuding couples overcome their differences with advice from people across the Internet. It's called RelationshipCourt.com -- and Chris is pretty confident Alba wouldn't have ended things if something like it existed back when they broke up ... telling us, he "always wished that someone would have mediated between Jessica and him so they at least could have stayed friends." more on this story
This chart position marks Mars' third consecutive single to reach #1 in the U.K., preceded by "Grenade" and "Just The Way You Are." In other news, Mars will donate proceeds from his upcoming performance at Alabama's Jubilee CityFest celebration "Bama's Big Bang" to the Alabama Tornado Disaster Relief Fund via the American Red Cross. more on this story
Sources close to Frank Sorrentino tell TMZ, the man volunteered to make himself the target in dunk tank for charity this Saturday -- raising money for the Plumosa School of the Arts in Delray Beach, Florida. And get this ... we're told Frank isn't just the honorable dunkee -- he and his pals also DONATED the dunking contraption just for the event.... at the Delray Beach Family Fun & Local Business Expo. more on this story
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