Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who is currently facing perjury charges and a host of other felonies stemming from a sex scandal with a former aide Christine Beatty, was sentenced to jail Thursday because he violated his bond by taking a quick trip to Canada without notifying authorities.
“I’ve been living in an incredible state of pressure and scrutiny,” the so-called “Hip-Hop Mayor” appealed to 36th District Court Judge Ronald Giles.
Ultimately Judge Giles said the Motor City Mayor lhad to be treated like any other defendant.
“What matters to me … is how the court overall is perceived and how if it was not Kwame Kilpatrick sitting in that seat, if it was John Six-Pack sitting in that seat, what would I do? And that answer is simple….”
Cosmetics company L’Oreal has denied claims that they lightened Beyonce’s skin color for their singer spokemodel’s latest campaign for the brand.
“Beyoncé Knowles has been a spokesperson for the L’Oréal Paris brand since 2001,” the company said in a statement Thursday
“We highly value our relationship with Ms. Knowles. It is categorically untrue that L’Oréal Paris altered Ms. Knowles’ features or skin-tone in the campaign for Feria’s hair color.”
A rep for the “Crazy In Love” star declined to comment.
Mary J. Blige was sued in a California court on Wednesday by a West Coast production company who have accused the multiplatinum-selling singer of swiping her hit single “Work That” from their catalogue of songs.
A 24-year-old New York woman who attended Lil Kim’s nightclub birthday party on Sunday night was discovered dead on the rooftop of the same hotspot on Wednesday.
Police say Ingrid Rivera was beaten with a blunt object-like a champagne bottle, perhaps- during the celebration at Manhattan’s Spotlight Live -and left for dead.
Grammy-nominated R&B singer Joe has accused the genre’s Pied-Piper, R. Kelly, of trying to sabotage his career while the pair were labelmates on the Jive Records label for more than a eleven years. Read the rest of this entry »
Usher has dumped noted Hollywood manager Benny Medina and returned to the waiting arms of his lifelong momager Jonetta Patton, E! News reports.
“Usher has dissolved his management arrangement with Benny Medina and has re-engaged Jonnetta Patton as his manager,” the mother and son said in a statement Wednesday.
Usher canned Big Mama as his official representative over the 2007 Mother’s Day Weekend due to Jonetta’s well-publicized beef with Ush’s wifey, Tameka Foster-Raymond. Read the rest of this entry »
