Chris Brown Will Read To New York Kids

06 March 2010 

R&B star Chris Brown is attempting to shed his bad boy image following his well-publicized fight with Rihanna last year - he's offered to read to schoolchildren in a tough area of New York. Brown, who is currently serving five years probation for beating his ex-lover in February, 2009, was recently approached by the principal of the Big Apple's Sisulu-Walker Charter School, who invited the singer to join in the annual Family Read Night Event next week.

And Brown - who was also ordered to carry out 180 days community service for the attack - accepted the offer, and will attend the evening to encourage youngsters to love literature.

However, despite the controversies surrounding Brown, parents of children at the school in Harlem are not fazed - with one mother insisting everybody deserves a second chance.

It is not known whether the event will count towards Brown's community service.

Source: starpulse

Lily Allen Smokes On Stage

06 March 2010

The singer puffed on a cigarette throughout her show at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England as part of her U.K. tour with rapper Dizzee Rascal.
Allen was forced to apologise for her off-key vocals, telling fans she had been struck down with bronchitis.
She said, "I've got a bout of bronchitis so sorry if my singing's a bit s**t. Not that it's any good anyway."
The Smile hitmaker was at the centre of an investigation by local authorities in Liverpool, England in December (09), after she lit up during a performance.


Source: ireland.com

T-Pain Crashed Golf Cart On Lil Wayne Tour

05 March 2010 

Rapper T-PAIN trashed his beloved "pimped-out" golf cart after a high-speed prank went wrong backstage at a recent LIL WAYNE concert.
The Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin') hitmaker was testing out his modified cart with a security man when he lost control of the vehicle and smashed up his foot and teeth.
He explains, "It (cart) was dying onstage; I used to drive it onstage on the Lil Wayne tour... and they (mechanics) said, 'We've fixed the motor and we've made it faster than it was before.'
"I wondered if it can make it up the steepest hill in this whole arena... We make it up fine, we come back down and of course I try to hit the brakes - 22-inch wheels, the brakes are not working... I panicked... hit the curb."

Source:Contactmusic

Ne-Yo Detained In Norway Over Restaurant Fight

01 March 2010

R&B star NE-YO was detained in Norway on Saturday (27Feb10) after a member of his entourage allegedly assaulted a restaurant worker.
The So Sick hitmaker was partying at the Emil & Samuel restaurant/nightclub in Oslo following a performance in the city, when one of his associates allegedly punched a bus boy in the face as he walked past the group's table.
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton reports another member of the singer's entourage then ran into the restaurant's kitchen and allegedly threatened staff with a knife.
The group subsequently left the venue, but was immediately detained and searched by police.
Officers are said to have released the group, but restaurant bosses are reportedly planning to press charges over the incident.


Source: Contactmusic

Keisha To Sue Sugababes Over Name

01 March 2010

Keisha Buchanan has demanded that the Sugababes stop using the band name or pay her a massive financial settlement in a new lawsuit.

According to reports, the singer, who founded the girl group over a decade ago, has decided to sue the current line-up after she was kicked out last year.

The "landmark" High Court action will "send shockwaves through the industry," it has been claimed, with Jade Ewen, Heidi Range and Amelle Berrabah facing a costly legal battle to save their future.

"The Sugababes are one of the most successful girl bands of all time, but if they are forced to change their name, it would be absolutely disastrous for them," said a source.

"It would be very hard for them to maintain any credibility if they had no original band members and were called something else," they explained.