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"Not Anymore" and "She Don't" singer LeToya Luckett has been cast for a recurring role in the anticipated third season of VH1's "Single Ladies." Currently in production, the third season will feature Luckett as Felicia Price, an icy founder and seni  «Full Post»

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The American Idol Season Finale drew the lowest ratings for a finale in American Idol history. Somebody's getting fired... The American Idol season finale pulled in a pitful 13.61 million viewers last week. In comparison Last years finale pulle  «Full Post»

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"The X Factor" is upping the sexy factor -- TMZ has learned Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio are signing on to be judges for next season. Sources connected to FOX tell TMZ the pair are in final negotiations to join the show ... with only minor det  «Full Post»

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No more real-life hangovers for Zach Galifianakis. The actor, 43, has "stopped drinking," he told Conan O'Brien on a Wednesday, May 15 appearance on Conan. Looking noticeably thinner, the bearded comic star revealed he "was getting into too much trou  «Full Post»

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Is Rihanna to blame for J.R. Smith's struggles during the Knicks/Pacers playoff series? Some Knicks fans out there think so. Rih-Rih and J.R. were spotted partying together after a Knicks win in Game 2 of the series last week and he hasn't been the s  «Full Post»

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DJ Yella -- one of the founding members of N.W.A -- will not be reaching back like a pimp and smacking the person who greenlit the Eazy-E hologram ... 'cause he thinks it's pretty damn cool. TMZ spoke with Yella -- who also produced Eazy's first  «Full Post»

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Diddy caused a big commotion outside the most swanky place in L.A. today ... well, it was actually Diddy's car that triggered a guns-drawn response by L.A. County Sheriff's deputies. We've learned Diddy had just been dropped off at the Soho House  «Full Post»

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Chris Brown's attorney is slamming neighbors who are demanding the star remove street art-style murals from his Hollywood Hills home. Neighbors claim the monsters are scaring neighborhood kids and ruining the hillside aesthetic of the area below L  «Full Post»

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Kobe Bryant's parents have turned their backs on their son -- claiming Kobe was LYING when he accused his mother of stealing more than a million dollars worth of his basketball memorabilia ... and putting it up for auction, TMZ has learned. Kobe'  «Full Post»

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Rochester SummerFest features a weekend of City-sponsored musical entertainment paired with a basketball tournament and social events organized by the Team E. Foundation Inc., a non-profit organization that helps disadvantaged city youth who have dem  «Full Post»

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There has been an overwhelming amount of controversy surrounding the forthcoming Nina Simone biopic. Although many have admitted that they'd like to be happy about a movie celebrating the "High Priestess of Soul," it has been expressed that the thoug  «Full Post»

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Dennis Rodman tells TMZ ... he's going back to North Korea on August 1 to reopen the political dialogue with Kim Jong-un ... because Barack Obama "can't do s**t." Rodman was out in L.A. yesterday when we asked about his plan to head back to DPRK t  «Full Post»

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In these fractious, Red State/Blue State times, it's kind of surprising that all Americans can agree on our next president, even if the majority vote does go to Justin Timberlake. Yes, according to a brand-new survey conducted by Public Policy Polli  «Full Post»

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Maybe her answer would have been different if she'd been given a head's up that the dawg in the next seat was leaving, but on Thursday Nicki Minaj told Ryan Seacrest she was still feeling the "American Idol" love. With just one week to go in the sea  «Full Post»

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Chris Kelly's public wake is under way at a funeral home in Atlanta, GA ... where mourners were greeted with an instrumental version of "Jump". Friends and family members have been paying their respects to the Kris Kross rapper at the open-casket  «Full Post»

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Michael Jackson has been posthumously accused of molesting a now-famous choreographer who spent lots of time with the singer at the Neverland Ranch. TMZ has obtained legal docs ... filed by Wade Robson ... in which he's asking for money from the M  «Full Post»

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It's his mission, and he's chosen to accept it. Tom Cruise officially signed on to star in and produce a fifth "Mission: Impossible" film, It wasn't exactly top secret: speculation had mounted that the now 50-year-old actor would continue the a  «Full Post»

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Jennifer Lopez -- wearing a tiny bikini -- was escorted off the set of a music video shoot in Ft. Lauderdale this weekend after three gunshots rang out right near the production. Lopez seemed very cool, calm and collected as her BF Casper Smart  «Full Post»

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Lauryn Hill has been sentenced to spend 3 months in FEDERAL PRISON for tax evasion ... even though she claims she paid off her nearly $1 million bill to Uncle Sam before sentencing. A judge in Newark, New Jersey dished out the sentence moments ag  «Full Post»

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Almost weekly throw downs between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey, the ability to vote 50 times at once, the promise of the first female winner in half a decade and alleged secret plots to bring back Jennifer Lopez
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As hip-hop's most unapologetic superstar, Lil Wayne will undoubtedly continue to do what he wants, musically and otherwise, but as of Friday (May 3), he will no longer be able to "Dew" anything for PepsiCo. The multinational food and beverage corp  «Full Post»

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Can your family sell the things you leave behind when you move out? Kobe Bryant�s mother thinks so, but the NBA superstar disagrees and now the two are locked in a high-profile, high-stakes court battle over some of his memorabilia. According to c  «Full Post»

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Tyler, The Creator's Mountain Dew ad has already been banned due to Dr. Boyce Watkins decrying it as "arguably the most racist commercial in history," but now the social activist is back tracking just a bit after studying the Odd Future rapper's musi  «Full Post»

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This Sunday on Oprah's Next Chapter, Jason Collins and his twin brother, Jarron, will sit down together for their first interview since Collins' coming out essay in Sports Illustrated. Collins, parents Portia and Paul along with several other family  «Full Post»

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Spin-offs is the name of the reality series game. Keke Wyatt's husband, Michael Ford, the divo of "R&B Divas: Atlanta" is starting up his own show online called "The World According to Michael." "I wanted to give everyone a chance to see our home  «Full Post»