Reality stars Vanessa and Angela Simmons are speaking out about their younger brother Joseph “Jojo” Simmons’ recent arrest for running from the cops after allegedly buying marijuana in New York City.
The 19-year-old aspiring rapper — and star of MTV’s Run’s House — was caught allegedly purchasing marijuana and then rolling it into a joint on Manhattan’s Upper West Side last Friday, MTV News reports.
According to a spokesperson for the NYPD, Jojo was booked on a felony charge of attempted reckless endangerment, as he allegedly tried to ran his BMW into a police car. He has also been slammed with two misdemeanors for criminal use of drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest and a violation for marijuana possession.
“It was a really bad situation,” the sisters told ET’s Kevin Hart during Southern California’s annual Wango Tango Music Festival over the weekend. “But everyone learns on their own and, you know what, he’s human.”
Dismissed Danity Kane singer Aubrey O’Day is in talks to star in the next season of MTV’s bisexual dating series A Shot At Love….
The recent nude Playboy centerfold, was fired from Diddy’s charttopping girl group in 2008 , thanks in large part to her hard-partying lifestyle.
A source tells PerezHilton.com, “She’s in final negotiations. Aubrey will be singing the theme song and hopes this opportunity will help her launch a solo recording career.”
Rap star Eminem will make his long-awaited return to the stage with a live performance at this year’s MTV Movie Awards the network confirmed on Monday.
The 18th Annual MTV Movie Awards, hosted by SNL’s Andy Samberg, will air on Sunday, May 31 at 9 p.m. on MTV.
Eminem is scheduled to release his new LP, Relapse, the first of two albums coming to fans in 2009, on May 19.
It was a fight to the finish on MTV’s Making The Band 4 on Thursday night, as Day26 crooners Que and Brian got into a heated argument that escalated into a bitter fistfight.
On Monday, Feb. 16, MTV will air a 30-minute special taking a look at the events and ramifications surrounding the alleged brawl between R&B stars Chris Brown and Rihanna.
Chris Brown & Rihanna: Love in Trouble airs Monday, February 16, at 6 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.
T.I.’s new MTV reality show will be premiering next month and the ATL rap boss hopes the series will scare teens away from a life of crime. Read the rest of this entry »
