Lil Jon Donates His ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Money To Children’s Home
Rapper slash producer Lil Jon has donated the $40,000 he got from the television show “Celebrity Apprentice” to a United Methodist Children’s home.
After his team won a competition on the NBC reality show, Lil Jon gave his winnings to the home in Decatur, Georgia. Two of Lil Jon’s siblings were adopted by his mother from the same home.
“I have a sister and a brother who were foster kids,” said Lil Jon. “My mother ended up adopting them. I feel children shouldn’t have to suffer for faults of adults.”
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Jay-Z To Throw Benefit Concert At Carnegie Hall For Scholarship Foundation
December 9, 2011 - 12:17 AM
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NEW YORK – Jay-Z didn’t graduate from high school, but he’s encouraging others to value their education.
The rapper announced Thursday that he will perform two shows at New York’s Carnegie Hall in February to benefit the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation and the United Way of New York City.
Says Jay-Z: “Education is super important. ” He [...]
Wyclef Accused Of Squandering Haitian Quake Relief Funds
November 27, 2011 - 7:37 PM
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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Less than a third of the $16 million gathered in 2010 by hip-hop star Wyclef Jean for earthquake relief in Haiti actually made it to emergency efforts in the country, the New York Post reported on Sunday.
According to the exclusive report, Jean’s charity, Yele Haiti, doled out millions in questionable contracts [...]
Alicia Keys Donates Musical Instruments To Her Old High School
November 2, 2011 - 9:24 AM
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NEW YORK – Alicia Keys is heading back to high school.
The Grammy-winning singer will visit the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan on Tuesday and donate music instruments to its students.
Keys says her alma mater is underfunded and oversubscribed, “and I hope to make this better for them.”
She will also launch an online contest where [...]
In Living Color Coming Back To TV
Fox is bringing back its groundbreaking 1990s sketch comedy series In Living Color with the series’ creator and star, Keenen Ivory Wayans, on board as host and executive producer.
Fox has ordered two In Living Color half-hour specials to air as part of the network’s 25th anniversary celebration in midseason with a series option behind them, [...]
‘Like’ Street King On Facebook And You Will Feed A Starving Child
October 20, 2011 - 2:02 PM
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50 Cent continues his quest to provide one billion meals for children in need through his new Street King energy drink.
The G-Unit general’s latest move is setting up a Street King facebook page and for the next five days every “Like” on the Street King facebook page will equal a male for a hungry child. [...]
Cory Gunz “Son Of A Gun” Finale Parts 1 And 2 [Video]
June 3, 2011 - 3:19 PM
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MTV’s Son Of A Gun ends its first season as the fans were given a look into the life of Young Money rapper, Cory Gunz.
SWV Making A Comeback Album With Reality Show!
May 20, 2011 - 9:19 PM
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90s girl group SWV are making their way back to the spotlight with new music and a new reality show…
From Singers Room
After a 13 year hiatus, the Sisters with Voices are back and once again ready to take the R&B world by storm. SWV has inked a new deal with Mass [...]
Charlie Sheen Replaced By Ashton Kutcher On “2 And A Half Men”
May 13, 2011 - 1:08 PM
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Here’s fired “Two and a Half Men” star Charlie Sheen and newly hired “Two and a Half Men” star Ashton Kutcher.Charlie’s base pay on the show was $1.25 million an episode. We’ve learned Ashton will get more than half — more than $625,000 — but less than $800,000.
There are reports Charlie received [...]
All My Children And One Life To Live Canceled By ABC
Iconic Shows All My Children and One Life to Live Will Broadcast Their Final Episodes in September 2011 and January 2012, Respectively; Series Will Sunset in a Manner That Honors Viewers and the Shows’ Creative Legacies
Guided by extensive research into what today’s daytime viewers want and the changing viewing patterns of the audience, ABC is [...]
Tyler Perry Gives Georgia Family A New Home
April 8, 2011 - 6:42 PM
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NEWNAN, Ga. – Movie mogul Tyler Perry delivered on a Christmas promise when he handed the keys of a new four-bedroom house to an 88-year-old woman who lost her rural Georgia home to a fire.
Rosa Lee Ransby and her seven grand- and great-grandchildren lost their home a week before Christmas.
Perry saw the story on [...]