Michael Vick was released from a Kansas prison where he’s been serving a 23-month sentence for financing a dog fighting ring, The Associated Press had learned.
Vick — once the NFL’s highest-paid player — will serve the remainder of his sentence on home confinement with an electronic monitoring device at his five-bedroom home in Hampton, VA.
He will remain on probation for the next three years.
LaLa Vazquez — MTV/VH1 VJ and fiancee of Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony — blew her top at Monday night’s NBA Playoff Game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets.
On Tuesday, LaLa released a statement claiming she was the subject of racial taunts and violent threats from Mavericks fans:
“Obviously the play-off games bring out the best and the worst in fans but what happened on Monday night with the racial slurs/threats, verbal attacks on my son and physical attacks to myself by irate fans was unacceptable. The fans were totally out of control. What the cameras captured was me defending myself and didn’t show the abuse that was taking place.” Footage shot at last night’s game showed LaLa cursing and getting hostile as security tried to escort her out of the stands. The Mavs and the Nugs are set to face off again ”
Akon is in discussions to record the official song of the 2010 soccer World Cup.
“I’m going to South Africa for a meeting about the 2010 World Cup. I’m the official music coordinator. It means I’ll produce the official World Cup song and I’ll oversee all the official music,” the R&B singer revealed in an interview with The London Paper this week.
But the “I Wanna Love You” star says he won’t be enlisting the help of any soccer players in putting together lyrics.
“If David Beckham said he wanted to contribute musically, I’d advise him not to. He’d definitely be better off playing. It doesn’t work when athletes try to become musicians.”
Rihanna is dating a professional basketball player. The “Umbrella” singer enjoyed an intimate dinner with Los Angeles Lakers star Andrew Bynum at Mastro’s Steakhouse in Beverly Hills on Friday.
“They looked very couple-y, sitting real close to each other in the car,” a source told gossip website X17Online.
In the meantime, R&B crooner Chris Brown has been charged with felony assault and making criminal threats after he allegedly punched, bit and choked Rihanna unconscious in his car on February 8.
Kanye West is the official voice of the 2009 NBA Playoffs.
In a new music video produced by NBA Entertainment, the Grammy winner’s hit single “Amazing” serves as the soundtrack to some of the most incredible performances of the NBA postseason.
Samuel L. Jackson will host the 17th annual ESPYs this summer.
The 2009 ESPY Awards, celebrating the year’s best in stories, will air Sunday, July 19 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN HD.
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John Legend & Juanes “If You’re Out There” live from the 2009 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix on Sunday, Feb. 15.
Shaquille O’Neal popped and locked alongside America’s Best Dance Crew Season One champs, Jabbawockeez, at the 2009 NBA All-Star Game Sunday night.
Making his 15th All-Star Game appearance, Shaq helped The West take Top Honors at this year’s showing of the NBA’s best.
