Day in Pop Report for 07/16/2012
X tells TMZ he was riding outside his home in South Carolina when he crashed while riding down a hill. He says he flipped over. The rapper says he doesn't remember much, other than the lights from the ambulance, and he doesn't know when he will be released. This is the second time this year X has been in the hospital -- he dealt with a bout of food poisoning back in January. more on this story
"I honestly feel like the time has come that I get back to doing the other things that I do," Lopez told Idol host Ryan Seacrest on his national radio show Friday morning. "We had an amazing run." "It's just been a really long, tough process," continued J. Lo. "Ryan, you know more than anybody, I've been telling the truth. I really have been torn. When I signed on to 'Idol,' I signed on to do one year. I ended up doing two years because I just fell so in love with the show. You know that. I never felt so much part of a family of something working on it as I did with 'Idol.' I didn't know I'd be so moved emotionally. It was just such a lovely surprise in my life to do it. But even last year, when I had to make the decision [to come back for a second season], it was super tough to decide. I have my movies and my music and my this and my that. It all kind of worked together for a while. But it gets complicated." more on this story
Stallone -- who gave us this picture of him with Sage taken in 1991 by famed photog Bruce Weber -- says, "When a parent loses a child there is no greater pain. Therefore I am imploring people to respect my talented son's memory and feel compassion for his loving mother Sasha." Sly goes on to say, "This agonizing loss will be felt for the rest of our lives," adding, "Sage was our first child and the center of our universe and I am humbly begging for all to have my son's memory in full left in peace." more on this story
TMZ has learned ... Omarosa discovered the "Green Mile" actor in a state of cardiac arrest just before 2:00 AM. We're told Omarosa performed CPR and was able to resuscitate the 54-year-old. MCD was transported to a nearby hospital where he was immediately admitted to the ICU. Sources tell us ... Duncan's heart rate is now stable and Omarosa is by his side. Doctors are performing tests to figure out why the actor's heart stopped in the first place. more on this story
Executors for the Estate filed legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- which show the Estate has generated gross earnings exceeding $475 million as of the end of May. According to the docs, all of MJ's debts have been paid, with the exception of a BIG debt involving Michael's publishing catalog ... and executors expect that will be fully paid off by the end of the year. It's not only good news for the Estate ... it's great news for the small army of lawyers who have been handling all the legal and business affairs. Their fees -- from May, 2010 through November, 2011 -- exceeded $13.6 MILLION! Two other things ... Katherine is asking for an additional $34,700 a month to pay for lawyers and accountants, and another $205,041 to cover lawyer and accountant fees from 2011. Final thing --There are still some unresolved creditors' claims and several lawsuits to clear up. All in all ... not a bad turnaround. more on this story
Aubrey Davis -- known as DJ Mixx -- filed a federal lawsuit in FL this week, claiming back in 2008 he created a musical composition titled "Let's Go." DJ Mixx says he shopped the tune around looking for songwriters to add lyrics to the track, but nothing really panned out. Here's the rub -- DJ Mixx claims one of the people he showed the song to passed it on to Usher somehow and the track ended up on Usher's album "Raymond v. Raymond" as the song "Hey Daddy." Mixx claims it was then copyrighted by the singer and his crew as their own work. Now Mixx is angry ... saying he never gave them permission to use the track and has received ZILCH in royalties. He and his legal team -- Singh, Singh & Trauben -- are suing for an unspecified amount and asking a judge to stop Usher from using the song ever again. Calls to Usher's rep have not been returned. more on this story
Mariah is one of the big names that has surfaced since Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler announced they were coming back to "Idol" next season. Cannon told our photog yesterday that it's going to take a HUGE payday to get Mimi to fill Lopez's vacant seat. He told us, "I don't know if they can afford Mariah Carey. That's a lot of money. If they gave JLo $20 million, they might have to double that!" Your move, "Idol." more on this story
Now, a preview of a second new Pink song has surfaced online. A 30-second sample of "The King Is Dead But The Queen Is Alive" is making the rounds. The high-energy song features Pink's customary sassiness, including the lines "You were just blah blah blah / I was Oh my God / And unlike you're anatomy / I'm glad I've got it in me." Check it out here.
"This song means a lot of things to me," explains Furtado on location in Vancouver, "because it does have a lot of spirit to it and a lot of positivity to it. It's meant to be empowering. It's meant to be a tribute to all of us: we all have an indestructible spirit." "It's got an elemental theme," continues Nelly. "I love nature. My first video ever was in nature, 'I'm Like a Bird.' So I do see this new album as sort of a coming home into the original reason why I make music in the first place, with is to have fun and rejoice." Watch the video here.
A new remix of "Spectrum (Say My Name)" by Calvin Harris tops the UK chart this week, according to the Official Charts Company. The group have enjoyed two Number 1 albums - 2009's "Lungs" and last year's "Ceremonials" - but have previously only landed a single as high as #5; that was 2009's "You've Got The Love." more on this story
Bentley's rendition of the 1962 folk song will open an episode later this season and has also been recorded over the show's run by artists including Elvis Costello, Regina Specktor, Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Folds, Steve Martin, the Shins and the Decemberists. Preview Bentley's version of "Little Boxes," here.
Saint Dog, the original emcee who appeared on the group's debut album and spit his lispy rhymes on classic songs such as "Suburban Life" and "Bump." Saint Dog recorded the new track "Judgment Day," which sees him ripping it up with the Kings for the first time since 1998's Royal Highness. more on this story
Minaj is currently touring in support of her successful sophomore release, "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded." It's her first headlining tour, after she used to be the opening act for Britney Spears and Lil Wayne. "It's always really nerve wracking, because you never know if people are going to be like, 'OK, get off the stage, psycho person that I don't know,'" said Minaj. "So I was always in a rush to get off stage." Watch the Leno footage here.
No Doubt are now sharing some behind the scenes footage of the video shoot for the song, which was directed by Sophie Muller. No Doubt will perform the live debut of "Settle Down" on July 22 at Nickelodeon's Teen Choice Awards, which will be the band's first official performance since their reunion tour back in '09. Watch the behind the scenes footage here.
TMZ broke the story ... Lindsay blamed faulty brakes for the accident.-- telling friends she slammed on the brakes when the truck allegedly cut her off ... and nothing happened. As it happens, we're told Porsche caught wind of Lindsay's excuse and contacted the company that rented Lindsay the vehicle -- asking if it could formally test the car. According to sources, the rental company obliged -- and Porsche ran its tests, finding the brakes that had been installed on the car were A-OK, and showed no evidence of malfunction ... which blows Lindsay's bum brakes excuse out of the water. A rep for the Santa Monica PD had no comment. A rep for Porsche also had no comment -- but did say they're cooperating with authorities. Calls to Lindsay were not returned. more on this story
As TMZ first reported, Raz B accidentally fell through a glass door in his hotel room in Shanghai, slicing his wrist wide open and losing a scary amount of blood. Raz B tells TMZ he lost count of how many stitches it took to sew him up ... but says doctors will remove his patch work sometime next week. Raz says he's still experiencing numbness in his fingers ... and doctors have told him it could take at least three months until he regains full functionality. Once he recovers, Raz tells us he wants to get back to his tour as soon as possible. more on this story
Problem is, the woman in the footage isn't Whitney ... and isn't even a woman -- it's a celebrity drag queen named Ikenna Beney Amaechi. We spoke with Ikenna ... a charming fellow from Berlin ... who tells us, "I was just sitting at home and at first I didn't realize it, but then it hit me like BOOM! It wasn't Whitney � It was me!" Ikenna tells us he's been "playing" Whitney for 21 years and the picture used by CNN is from the 2008 Reel Awards Show in Las Vegas -- an event dedicated to celebrity impersonators. Ikenna adds, "I feel very honored that I was mistaken for the real Whitney Houston on CNN � is there EVEN a bigger compliment for a tribute artist?!" more on this story
Or he just made an assumption, we'll explain ... Reynolds filed a police report on July 8 after he claimed he was being followed by a photographer. An officer came out to investigate and he described the encounter by saying: We called the Bedford PD to check with the officer about what made him think the couple -- who has been dating since last October -- was actually married. Cops wouldn't talk. Sources close to Blake tell TMZ the report is a mistake and the two are NOT married. more on this story
As we first reported, 22-year-old Grtis Ivey was arrested on November 14, 2011 for allegedly busting into a Las Vegas apartment with a gun and forcing the tenant into the bathroom while his female prostitute friend ransacked the place. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that Ivey agreed to a deal earlier this week in which he agreed to plead guilty to a felony robbery charge ... and in exchange, prosecutors would drop the remaining four felony charges. Under the plea agreement, Ivey will serve a minimum of 3.5 years in prison (and a max of 10 years depending on how much time the judge believes he deserves). A judge will formally sentence Ivey on September 12. more on this story
Vicki and her husband Donn have been hammering out the details of their divorce since Vicki filed back in 2010 -- and now, TMZ has obtained legal docs which show Vicki was granted sole ownership over the ex-couple's 5,400 square foot Coto de Caza home. It's GIANT ... and it sits on a one-acre plot of land, featuring a ridiculous pool with a waterfall. As we reported, the Gunvalsons attempted to sell the house last year for $2.695 million -- but clearly, the house didn't budge. So now, they've decided it's all Vicki's problem. more on this story
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