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UK WEB SERIES: UNFAMOUS (EPISODE 4)

  Something For Sunday: Rio’s not the only one hiding something. The Unfamous attend the weekly showcase ‘Sunday Slam’ and secrets begin to unravel. … Watch previous episodes below. Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3

SOPRANOS STAR JAMES GANDOLFINI DIES

Actor James Gandolfini has died of a suspected heart attack. He was 51 years old. Gandolfini suffered a possible heart attack while on holiday in Rome, the US HBO TV network told the BBC. HBO also said the star of The Sopranos, which ran for six series on the cable channel from 1999-2007, would be “deeply missed”. The  man was a brilliant actor and I was a huge Sopranos fan. Rest In Peace James Gandolfini.

DOLCE AND GABBANA SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR TAX EVASION

Oh dear… oh dear…. well I didn’t see this coming. Via BBC News Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have been sentenced to jail in Italy for one year and eight months for tax evasion. They were accused of hiding millions of euros from Italian tax authorities. The pair, whose customers have included Madonna, Kate Moss and Kylie Minogue, were not at the trial, deny the charges and have appealed. Dolce and Gabbana have not commented on their sentences, which []

VIDEO: RUSSELL BRAND EMBARRASSES US TV TALK SHOW “HOSTS”

Comedian Russell Brand appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe yesterday, to talk about his controversial world comedy tour Messiah Complex. But instead, co-host Mika Brzezinski and panelists Katty Kay and Brian Shactman preferred to make jokes at Brand’s expense, pretend they couldn’t understand what he was saying, and refer to him in the third person even though he was sitting right there.  Oh and at one point, start calling him by a different name. At about the 5:30 mark, Brand decides he’s had enough goofing []

QUOTE OF THE DAY: WILL I.AM TALKS ABOUT HIS ABSENT FATHER

Black Eyed Peas star and The Voice UK judge Will.i.am spoke to the Radio Times about his absent father and why he refuses to track him down. I had this conversation with my mom. It was like a Darth Vader moment. I was talking about him, and she said, “I am your daddy.”’She said, “Willy, let me ask you something. When it was raining that day and I put an umbrella over your head, were you upset that I didn’t let you []

I’M SO EXCITED… JAY-Z TEAMS UP WITH SAMSUNG – ‘MAGNA CARTA HOLY GRAIL’ COMMERCIAL

The mighty Shawn Carter aka Jay-Z aka J-Hova aka Hov aka elder statesmen aka just plain annoying has teamed up with the even mightier Samsung.  The rapper’s 12th album will be available to Samsung Galaxy users 72 hours before its official release on July 4th. The Wall Street Journal reports that Samsung paid $5 for each album download, which means Jay-Z will be the first artist to have a platinum album before it’s  been released. *rolls eyes* Anyway check out the commercial below announcing Jay-Z’s earth []

UK NEWS: TULISA CONTOSTAVLOS’ PERSONAL ASSISTANT CAUTIONED BY POLICE AFTER SENDING DEATH THREAT TO SUN REPORTER

N-Dubz star and former X-Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos (24) really needs to find herself a better class of friends and staff. Tabloid rag The Sun reports that Tulisa’s personal assistant Gareth Varey  (27) sent a death threat to the reporter who exposed the star and her “best friend” rapper Mike GLC (35) in an ‘alleged’ drugs sting. Original gangsta and bad man Varey sent the following email to the reporter:  “I’m going to kill  you bitch.” The police questioned Varey and formally cautioned him over the offence. He had no choice but to admit to this offence and has apologised. [Thanks L] []