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DURACELL ANNOUNCE NEW JOINT VENTURE WITH JAY-Z

January 11, 2012

Batteries giant Duracell announced yesterday that they have entered in to a joint venture with former Marcy Projects resident turned rapper/mogul Jay-Z. Jay-Z  will become an investment partner and act as the new face of its Powermat wireless charging technology. In a statement he said, “I believe in the future of wireless energy and I believe that Duracell Powermat is the company to bring on the revolution. I’m partnering with Duracell Powermat because they’re providing the solutions for the future”. [Thanks Bea] Yeah I believe it too […]

QUOTE OF THE DAY: STEVEN SPIELBERG

January 10, 2012

Super director Steven Spielberg claims the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton shed tears while watching his new film War Horse. ‘I was sitting next to her and all I know is at one point my wife, who was sitting to my right, right in front of my face she passed a Kleenex. ‘I saw the Kleenex go across my face, arrive and stop but I didn’t want to intrude on her experience watching War Horse so I never glanced over.’ Yeah alright […]

DEVASTATING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: JASON DERULO FRACTURES NECK DURING TOUR REHEARSAL

January 7, 2012

Yes devastating news folks…. US singer Jason Derulo fractured his neck during one of his energetic practice dance sessions. So sadly his international tour has been put on hold to give him time to recover. The star tweeted, I fractured my neck doing tumbling & acrobatics 4 tour! Always tryin 2 push boundaries 4 YOU! Like my new chain? 😉 http://t.co/Hysz8kaD — Jason Derulo (@jasonderulo) January 4, 2012 Get well soon Jason. The international community really needs this tour to happen.

50 CENT CLAIMS HE HAS INKED DEAL WITH PEPSI… BUT THIS IS NEWS TO PEPSI

January 6, 2012

Several days ago rapper/mogul Curtis Jackson aka 50 Cent tweeted to his millions of followers that he had inked a deal with drinks giant Pepsi that would distribute his energy drink Street King nationally.  He added that every time his drink is purchased, a meal would be provided for a hungry child with a donation to the United Nations World Food Program.  The aim is to feed 1 billion children worldwide via the initiative. However Pepsi know nothing of this “deal”. A PepsiCo spokesperson said, […]

UK NEWS: FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION SAY LUIS SUAREZ RACE CASE EVIDENCE WAS ‘UNRELIABLE’ AND ‘INCONSISTENT’ IN RELEASED REPORT

December 31, 2011

Several weeks ago the FA (Football Association) announced that footballer Luis Suárez would be banned for eight matches and fined £40,000 for racially abusing Manchester United star Patrick Evra during a match. Today the Football Association released the independent regulatory commission’s 115-page document which details  the case, the conversation the two players had during the match at Anfield on October 15, and explains their decision to fine/suspend Suárez . Read excerpts from the report below. The FA’s case, in short, was as follows. In the goalmouth, […]

PASTOR USED HIS PENIS TO ‘EXORCISE EVIL SPIRITS IN WOMEN’

December 29, 2011

Via Ghana To Ghana A self-styled Nigerian pastor, Efe Ese, who claims he specialises in exorcising evil spirits with his penis, has found himself in the grips of the police after stealing from one of his victims. Efe, by his trade, hypnotised women he prophesied to and lured them into believing that they were tormented by evil spirits. He told them he had to have sex with them so he could exorcise all the demons which, he claimed, were responsible for all their […]

PIC OF THE DAY: RUSSELL SIMMONS AND ACTRESS GIRLFRIEND TAKE ROMANTIC STROLL ON BEACH

December 28, 2011

Mogul Russell Simmons and his new ‘love’ Australian actress Melissa George take a romantic stroll on a beach in St Barts. Russell has a home on the Caribbean island and being a mega rich American walks around like he owns the place (LOL). Anyway I will always associate Melissa with the Australian soap Home & Away. She starred in the show in the 1990s and played a character called Angel. What do all these young women see in this man?  Russell is […]

ARTICLE OF THE DAY: I AM AFRICAN CAMPAIGN – ‘ALICIA KEYS IS NOT AFRICAN’

December 28, 2011

Check out this brilliant article written by Carolyn Edgar about celebrity backed campaigns set up to “save Africa”. After returning from a trip to South Africa earlier this year Carolyn wrote, I rolled my eyes at Alicia Keys’ “I Am African” campaign when I first saw the photos. I rolled my eyes at the idea of Alicia Keys repping “Africa” by letting her hair go curly and poufy and wearing random tribal paint on her light skin. I rolled my eyes at […]

RAPPER NELLY OWES AMERICAN EXPRESS OVER $20,000

December 26, 2011

TMZ reports that rapper Nelly (real name Cornell Iral Haynes Jr) is being sued by American Express for running up a still outstanding credit card debt of $20,403.64. Earlier this year the rapper’s ex-manager said his former manager had been struggling financially for some time, which Nelly later denied. …. For goodness sake!!! Nelly made MILLIONS of dollars. Don’t these artists know anything about financial management and putting aside money for a rainy day???? Click HERE to watch Nelly’s MTV Cribs episode. The house […]