February 2010 Blog Posts (178)

On Friday, former NBA All-Star player Alvin Robertson was arrested and charged with child sex trafficking after his alleged involvement in kidnapping a minor for illegal sexual transactions. According to Texas officials, Robertson was a part of a seven-man group involved in kidnapping, human trafficking, and sexual assault of a child.

Robertson, who was born in Barberton, Ohio, is said to be part of a group that kidnapped a 14-year-old girl…

The Maya siblings never imagined that helping a government agency could jeopardize the lives they have so arduously worked for in the US. After serving as secret informants for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE), these undocumented siblings were set to be deported but recently received a pardon that postpones their deportation date.

According to The Associated Press, the request to set back the deportation process was…

Latin American and Caribbean leaders agreed at their Mexico summit this week to set up the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States.

The proposed new body excludes the United States and Canada, and has been described by analysts and others…

But a who really go shoot up Black Ryno House sah? Wi nah lie, from him come public and sey him a leave Portmore Empire, we did kinda a expect fi hear something like this. But wi ongle hope that good sense will prevail and dat dem leave di likkle youth fi prosper and gwaan do music. Cause even though statement send out sey anybody do Ryna anything dem haffi answer to Kartel, wi still a watch, cause wi still nuh si di statement yet sey him deal wid di man dem wi beat…

Everybody who's anybody in Hollywood has a sex tape. So no wonder 50 Cent felt the need to join da club.





But now the MC is in a heaping pile of trouble for allegedly splicing himself (in his bewigged guise of "Big Pimpin' Curly") into X-rated footage of a Florida woman doing the nasty and then posting the clip online.





Sure, it might result in a lawsuit, but there's no doubting Fiddy has some mad comedic skillz.





As for the legal…

40-year-old man from Massachusetts is charged with cannabis trafficking

after police allegedly found 102 pounds of suspected cannabis hidden in a

hide-a-bed and a box spring in U-Haul truck in Peru, according to state

police.



Hung The Truong, 40, of Quincy, Mass., was stopped for failure to signal

and improper lane usage at 11:16 a.m. Sunday on Route 251 near 38th

Street in Peru, according to the report.…

News.Com.Au: THE owner of a goat allegedly raped is demanding the two accused make traditional wedding arrangements.



State media also said the two young men accused of having sex with a goat in central Mozambique faced criminal charges.



The young men, whose names and ages were not released, were caught in the act by police and arrested outside the rural town of Mbucuta in central Mozambique, the website of…

Bossip.com reports Chairman and CEO of Island Def Jam Music Group LA Reid is about get fired, according to a close source.



Apparently the lackluster sales of Rihanna’s Rated R album and the deal that he made to sign rapper Shyne which was close to 7 milli has caused people to second guess his judgment as a CEO and businessman.



Damn, looks like LA ain’t bringing in half of what…

Rapper Nas needs a wake-up call -- he's trying to win back his estranged baby mama Kelis (despite the fact she's suing him over child support) and now he owes the IRS a huge chunk of change.



We told you about the tax lien the IRS slapped on Nas back in October to the tune of $2,584,206.31. Now, according to court docs, Nas' bill has ballooned to a whopping $3,365,671.26. Not Joe Francis territory, but getting…

It was a 'Precious' night at the NAACP Image Awards on Friday, where the film scored six trophies out of eight in the motion picture category.

"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" scooped up prizes for best motion picture and best independent feature. Gabourey Sidibe topped Sandra Bullock for best actress, and in the supporting actress category Mo'Nique trumped co-stars Mariah Carey and Paula Patton for the kudo. Precious writer, Geoffrey Fletcher, and…

The harrowing tale of an abused, obese Harlem teen also brought an…

New York Gov. David Paterson speaks to reporters after meeting with President Obama at the White House on Monday in Washington, D.C. (Mark Wilson / Getty Images)

New York - David Paterson, who became governor of New York when his predecessor was…

Harare — REGGAE icon Sizzla Kalonji arrived in Zimbabwe yesterday (February 25th) to a rapturous welcome by his multitude of fans.



In our entertainment section we had said he was arriving this morning.



Sizzla will perform at the 21st February Movement gala at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair grounds in Bulawayo tonight (February 26th) to celebrate President Mugabe's…

This is basically a personal journal of what I experienced at TNT Carnival 2010. I got to the Hyatt and was pleased to see that it was a gorgeous hotel. When I crossed the threshold into the…

Last week, Capleton's appearances on three shows in California were cancelled due to pressure from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation

(GLAAD) and the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. Renegade

Productions, which booked Capleton for the shows, announced the

cancellations on its website.

A release from Capleton's manager, Claudette Kemp, said the artiste was saddened that he did not get the opportunity to perform for his many…

Two wanna-be players looking to catch the eye of a rap star in a celebrity-studded Chelsea nightclub wound up behind bars after they rang up a whopping $28,500 tab on expensive champagne – and tried to pay for it all with a bogus credit card, The Post has learned.

Robsson Depeine, 23, Jeff Sylvain, 24, and five of their friends had reserved a table Monday night in an exclusive section of M2 Ultra Lounge on West 28th Street, according to general manager Dan…

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