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| Katy Perry Opens Up About Her Friendship With Rihanna
April 10, 2009 at 12:26 pm
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| 'She's a really cool chick,' Perry says of 'Umbrella' singer.
By James Montgomery, with reporting by Kim Stolz 
Katy Perry
Photo: MTV News Earlier this month, tabloids began reporting that Katy Perry and Rihanna had become "inseparable" following the alleged February 8 altercation between the "Umbrella" singer and her boyfriend, Chris Brown. According to a "source" quoted by U.K. tabloid The Sun, Perry "was there when Rihanna needed her the most," reaching out to her and taking her out for nights on the town (there were even rumors of a planned Puerto Rican vacation). Until now, Perry had remained silent on those reports, but when MTV News caught up with her on Wednesday, she talked about her relationship with the embattled pop star. "I don't think I really, like, reached out to her. We're friends and we're both kind of on this crazy rollercoaster, and ... it's nice to have good girlfriends. I pride myself on having cool chicks in my life, and she's a cool chick," Perry said. "We've hung out a couple times. ... Of course I consider her a friend, but it's not like 'I'm there,' making a big deal of it, because I feel weird about that type of stuff. I'm trying to always be there for my friends. She's a really cool chick. I love her style. ... She's one of those unaffected people." Perry added that — surprise! — tabloid reports had slightly exaggerated the extent of her friendship with Rihanna, saying that while they've hung out, there's no Puerto Rican romp in the works. "Um, you know, we're just buddies. We've had dinner, and that's about it," she said. "Her personal life has probably already been blown, I don't really have to go into that. I'm sure she probably wants a break." What Perry wouldn't talk about was Rihanna's current state. After all, she's still got to protect her friend. "I think she's doing fine. I don't know," Perry said. "You should ask her." Related Artists |
| Plastic Surgeon Who Operated On Kanye West's Mother Surrenders Medical License
April 10, 2009 at 12:07 pm
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| Dr. Jan Adams operated on Donda West shortly before her death in 2007.
By Eric Ditzian 
Donda and Kanye West
Photo: MJ Kim/Getty Images Dr. Jan Adams, the plastic surgeon who operated on Kanye West's mother shortly before her death, has surrendered his medical license, according to People.com. In November 2007, Dr. Jan Adams performed several surgeries on Donda West, including liposuction and breast reduction. She died after returning to her Los Angeles home the next day. Adams, a Harvard graduate who appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and once had his own television program, has given up his license to practice medicine in the state of California. "A series of complaints were filed against Mr. Adams, but he chose to surrender his license instead of contest them," California Medical Board spokeswoman Candis Cohen told the site. According to People, the cited complaints involve two convictions for driving under the influence and failure to pay child support. Dr. Adams also had at least four malpractice judgments against him between 2001 and 2007. It was not clear whether any of the complaints were directly related to Ms. West's death. An autopsy performed on the 58-year-old West concluded that she died of heart failure. The report said that "coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors due to or as a consequence of liposuction and mammoplasty" led to her sudden death and that "there was no evidence of surgical or anesthetic misadventure." Dr. Adams has said that there were no complications during West's surgery. According to the autopsy report, she walked out of the clinic several hours after the procedures with heavy bandages and prescription for the painkiller Vicodin. West returned to her home in Los Angeles, despite advice that she should continue to receive post-operative care. The next morning, she began to feel more pain and had difficulty breathing. However, she "was left unattended and found unresponsive on the bed," according to the report. Friends called 911 and West was rushed to Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead on November 10, 2007. "As far as I'm concerned ... at least the autopsy report suggests nothing went on during surgery, nothing went on during recovery," Dr. Adams told CNN's Larry King in January 2008. Several months earlier, the plastic surgeon had walked off the set during King's live broadcast, saying, "I'm going to apologize to you because I think I'm taking up your airtime, but I will not be on the show and I will not discuss any of that. I'm going to honor their wishes." Related Artists |
| Pink, Ex-Husband Carey Hart Reuniting
April 10, 2009 at 11:40 am
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| 'Sometimes you have to take a couple of steps backwards to move forward,' Hart says.
By Cara Alwill 
Pink and Carey Hart (file)
Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ Getty Images It looks like singer Pink and her ex-husband Carey Hart are giving their relationship another shot. After splitting in 2008 aftertwo years of marriage, the motocross racer told People.com that the pair are "rebuilding" their relationship. "Sometimes you have to take a couple of steps backwards to move forward," Hart said. After their divorce, the couple said frequently that there were no hard feelings. Quickly after their separation was confirmed, Pink posted on her blog that she and Hart still loved each other, were best friends and would remain that way. And the feeling seems to be mutual. Hart said to People, "The thing about Pink is she's so dedicated to her fans and putting on amazing live shows. She might not see the record success of a Britney Spears but the girl sells a hell of a lot of albums. She's incredible." The two were spotted spending time together, taking motorcycle rides and hiking, before Pink hit the road for her current tour, and they rang in the New Year together in Las Vegas earlier this year. Though Pink is currently on the road, her ex is finding ways to keep busy himself. "I'm really just focusing on my business but also being a great athlete again," he said. "It's something that's in me. I'll be that guy who's 70 years old who's pounding through the desert on a dirt bike." Related Artists |
| Sarah Michelle Gellar Pregnant
April 10, 2009 at 10:20 am
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| 'Buffy' star and husband Freddie Prinze Jr. are expecting their first child.
By Jocelyn Vena 
Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar
Photo: Claire Greenway/ Getty Images Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. are expecting their first child, a source close to the couple told People magazine. "They're very excited," the source said. The 31-year-old "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" star and the 33-year-old Prinze, whose résumé of romantic comedies includes "She's All That," met in 1997 on the set of the teen horror flick "I Know What You Did Last Summer." They married in 2002 after dating for two years. For the couple's fifth wedding anniversary, Gellar legally changed her last name to Prinze. The actors are currently hard at work on two upcoming television shows. Gellar will soon begin shooting the HBO pilot "The Wonderful Maladys," which she is also executive producing. The show is about dysfunctional New York siblings who lost their parents at a young age. Meanwhile, Prinze recently shot the pilot for "No Heroics," an ABC comedy about off-duty superheroes. Recently, some of Gellar's former "Buffy" co-stars have also been in the family way. Alyson Hannigan, 35, who played Willow, and her husband, Alexis Denisof, 43, who played Wesley, welcomed a daughter, Satyana Denisof. It was the first child for the couple. Meanwhile, Gellar's former onscreen love, David Boreanaz, 39, who stole girls' hearts as Angel, the vampire with a soul, appeared on "Live With Regis and Kelly" last month and announced that he and his wife, Jaime Bergman, are expecting their second child. The couple already have a 6-year-old son. |
| Beyonce, Jay-Z Earn Combined $162 Million In 2008
April 10, 2009 at 9:04 am
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| Britney Spears brought in just $2.25 mil, according to Parade magazine's celeb-earnings list.
By Gil Kaufman 
Jay-Z and Beyoncé
Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images Talk all you want about how Beyoncé's husband rakes in the bucks, but Mrs. Sean Carter is doing just fine on her own, thank you very much. As part of Parade magazine's annual "What People Earn" issue, it's revealed that Beyoncé banked a remarkable $80 million in 2008, just $2 million less than Jay-Z. Also included in the random sampling of celebrities in the issue was funnyman Will Ferrell, who made $31 million last year, edging out actress Jennifer Aniston, who took in a not-too-shabby $27 million. It was also a good year for Ferrell's former "Saturday Night Live" castmate Tina Fey, who was paid $4.6 million for her work in movies and as the creator/star of "30 Rock." And though she's now in the midst of a career-reviving tour and has a hit album on her hands with Circus, Britney Spears was not yet ramping up her earning potential yet in 2008, during which she took home a modest sum (for her) of $2.25 million. Banking twice that much was country pop sensation Taylor Swift, who brought in $5.5 million. It was clearly a good year for actor/director/screenwriter Tyler Perry. The "Madea" franchise mastermind amassed an amazing $125 million with his hit movies, plays and various other entertainment ventures. Proving that crime doesn't pay, the impeached Illinois Governor Rob Blagojevich — who allegedly attempted to sell the Senate seat once occupied by President Obama — made $177,400 (at least that we know of). Another governor who chafed under the harsh spotlight in 2008 — and who was seriously lampooned in the new Eminem video — former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took home the not-too-blue-collar sum of $125,000. That sum was a bit more than one of the country's newly minted heroes, airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who safely landed a plane on the Hudson River in New York. He earned a modest $100,000 last year. Frankly, all of these celebs combined couldn't hold a candle to the biggest celebrity earner of the bunch: iconic doll Barbie, who amassed $3.3 billion in her 49th year. One-time (supposed) Madonna boyfriend Alex Rodriguez had a perfectly good year, with a $34 million paycheck from the Yankees and various endorsements. But that didn't hold a candle to golf deity Tiger Woods, who made $110 million during a year he mostly spent rehabbing from knee surgery. Other celebs on the list were TV host Kelly Ripa ($8 million), actor Patrick Dempsey ($3.5 million), billionaire New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ($1!), racecar driver Danica Patrick ($7 million) and radio host Rush Limbaugh ($38 million). Related Artists |
| Jadakiss Joins Us For A Sneak Peek Of The New York Auto Show
April 10, 2009 at 7:50 am
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| Rapper searches for most expensive, fastest and most eco-friendly vehicles on display.
By Brian Jacks 
Jadakiss and Tim Kash at the 2009 New York Auto Show
Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — The economy might be in recession, but you wouldn't know it from standing on the floor of the 2009 New York International Auto Show. The annual convention — NYC's largest — brought together automakers from around the world to spotlight everything from souped-up convertibles to electric sports cars. Nearly 1 million people are expected to attend the show over a 10-day period, and MTV News got a sneak peek at the festivities. Joining us on our tour was hip-hop maestro Jadakiss, whose latest album, The Last Kiss, hit stores earlier this week. Together with reporter Tim Kash, Jadakiss — a noted car enthusiast — went searching for the most expensive, fastest and most eco-friendly vehicles on display. (Browse our complete New York Auto Show gallery.) It was a tough challenge. In the dollar category alone, a number of blinged-out cars from such brands as Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Maybach came attached with astronomical price tags. In the end, it was the Mercedes SLR McLaren that topped our list, with a whopping $545,000 price tag for the two-door, 617-horsepower roadster. "You feel like you own the highway when you're in this joint," said Jada, who also noticed another benefit. "It don't matter what kind of gear you got on — you pull up in this, and the chicks is on you." (Did Jada find his dream ride at the show? Head to the Newsroom blog to find out!) But with gas prices and carbon emissions at the front of drivers' minds, it was the color green that reigned supreme. Leading the pack was newcomer Fisker, whose premiere vehicle, the Karma, managed to score considerable buzz with the claim that buyers who drive fewer than 50 miles per day would only have to purchase gas once a year. Sleek and curvaceous, the Karma features rooftop solar panels to charge the lithium-ion battery during the day, and the company even offers to outfit homes with additional panels to charge the car overnight. Of course, if you're more concerned with speed, then Lamborghini's awe-inspiring Murciélago comes front and center. Accelerating from zero to 60 in just 3.4 seconds, this $350,000 Italian stallion features a $25,000 matte-black paint job coating its 640-horsepower interior. As one of the sharpest-looking vehicles at the show, it didn't go unnoticed by our guest MC. "I own you in this," Jada exclaimed. "Whoever you are, I own you when I'm in here! You don't even have to drive this. You can just sit somewhere, and there'll be a whole group of people." And how does he sum up the ride? "This car leaves me speechless," he said. With more than 34 new vehicles being announced at the show, there's a lot to cover. Stay tuned to MTVNews.com for more from Jadakiss and the New York Auto Show. Related Photos Related Artists |
| Juelz Santana Confirms: No Dip Set Reunion With Cam'ron
April 10, 2009 at 7:45 am
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| 'Cam gave y'all the answer. He's the boss,' Santana says.
By Shaheem Reid 
Juelz Santana
Photo: MTV News Earlier this week, Cam'ron was on New York radio station Hot 97 and said that while he still considers Jim Jones and Juelz Santana Diplomats, he will not be recording with them again. The straw that broke the camel's back, according to Cam, is that Jim Jones publicly denied the two of them having a phone conversation in which they began the process of trying to patch things up. No reunion with Cam seems just fine with Juelz Santana. On the Manhattan set of the Skull Gang video for "I Am the Club," Santana said Cam's revelation was a relief. "I'm just glad that people get to see the type of person he really is," Juelz said. "Once again, he said a lot of things about Jim — [talking to] him, which I don't really know about. We all had separate relationships at the end of the day. [Cam] has yet to tell people what Juelz did. You dig what I'm saying? Let's be serious. At the end of the day, [Cam] can't look in the mirror when it comes to me. He knows how loyal I was to him," Santana continued. "He knows how much of a brother I was to him." According to Juelz, Cam's declaration of not wanting to record with him and Jim Jones makes it easier to explain to the fans. "It kind of makes me feel good, 'cause it lets the people know you don't have to ask me that [reunion] question. He's telling y'all. 'No matter what the fans want, I'm not doing it.' It takes a load off my back. Cam gave y'all the answer. He's the boss. He's always been the boss. I never tried to take that way from him. It is what it is. I'm moving forward. We all got kids. I got family, my peoples got families. We're moving forward." Just like Cam is focusing on making music on the solo side and with his new crew, the U.N., Juelz wants his own group of artists to blow up. He recently secured an album deal for the Skull Gang, and their self-titled LP is due out May 5. Related Artists |
| Method Man, Redman Return With Blackout 2 After 'Venturing' Out
April 10, 2009 at 6:51 am
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| 'We can't just depend on this rap game,' Red says of the duo's various projects
By Shaheem Reid 
Method Man and Redman
Photo: MTV News Redman and Method Man are finally putting out a sequel to their 1999 classic, Blackout! "I had obligations. Doc had obligations," Method Man said, explaining why it's taken 10 years for the two of them to put out a new album. "There were things going on [with] the label. Staff changes. That's what happened." Since that joint LP, Red and Meth have dropped solo LPs, toured together nonstop and starred in various film and TV projects, not to mention Meth's various Wu-Tang Clan albums. "We was out venturing, starting other careers," Red said. "We can't just depend on this rap game. We did a movie, TV show — venturing out. Now we back. We ain't left. We're coming at the right time." The duo started formulating the Blackout 2 last year when they had a stint on the Rock the Bells tour. "A lot of it was written during the tour and the Canada tour," Meth said. "We came home and went right in. Within a month, month and a half, we had some solid joints." "We're more advanced now than the first one," Red added. "We went in, had fun. I have my own studio now, so it's more relaxed. I engineer now. It ain't no rush for time, paying the studio and engineer. It's fun. We treated [the album] like a mixtape, really. If we really got in there and sat, it'll be a beast. But it's a beast now, and we treated it like a mixtape." Red and Meth leaked a viral video called "Ayo" on Thursday, and a clip for "Miss International" will air soon. "We wrote the record on the road," Redman said of "International." "It's a record we're dedicating to the women, whether you're fat, ugly, skinny — it don't matter. You're all beautiful inside." " 'Miss International' is a state of mind," Meth added. "It's not around the way; it's around the world. You could be in a messed-up neighborhood or messed-up background — it doesn't mean you can't change for the better." Erick Sermon and Pete Rock produced on the project, and Raekwon and UGK make appearances. "[Red] had the record," Meth said of "City Lights," their UGK collaboration; Pimp C's voice is sampled on the chorus. "It had Pimp C's hook on it. It was only right we put Bun B on it." Blackout 2 lands May 19. Related Videos Related Artists |
| Eminem To Judge Vibe Magazine Rap Contest
April 10, 2009 at 4:11 am
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| MC will pick final two winners of 'Vibe Verses Presents No. 1 Stan' contest.
By MTV News staff 
Eminem
Photo: Stephen Lovekin/ Getty Images It makes sense that Eminem would hook up with Vibe magazine for a contest in which the winner has to do a live battle rap in order to take the big prize. That's why the Vibe Verses Presents No. 1 Stan competition will feature a group of aspiring MCs hand-picked by none other than Slim Shady fighting it out to see who has the skills to earn the title. In celebration of the upcoming "Real Rap" issue of the magazine, which hits newsstands on May 19 and Eminem's upcoming Relapse album, (the first video from which, "We Made You," premiered on MTV this week) Vibe is launching a contest in which participants are asked to upload a 60-second video clip of themselves freestyling over the instrumental track from Em's iconic tune "Stan." "Battling is the way I came up, so it's gonna be interesting to watch a rap battle unfold online," Eminem said in a press release announcing the competition. "Vibe is taking it out of the clubs and street corners and putting it on the Net. MCs better bring it, because I'm watching." Entries are due by April 21. The magazine will send the top 10 finalists (determined by Vibe.com user votes) another instrumental track to rhyme over for 60 seconds, with the final results passed along to Eminem to judge. Eminem will pick the top two finalists by May 8. Then they will be flown to a special Vibe event where the winner will be determined by an audience vote. The champ will get an engraved microphone dubbing them Eminem's "No. 1 Stan" and they will be featured in the magazine and on Vibe.com. Related Artists |
| Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks Dishes On Her Relationship With Lindsey Buckingam
April 10, 2009 at 3:32 am
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| 'Who Lindsey and I are to each other will never change,' Nicks says.
By Kim Stolz 
Stevie Nicks
Photo: Fernando Leon/ Getty Images It's one of rock's most enduring love stories, one that's played out in the media, "Behind the Music" and the imaginations of millions of fans for decades: Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. Nicks and Buckingham first met in high school, when Buckingham was singing at a party and Nicks walked up and joined him. "We were at some get-together and he was there, sitting, playing his guitar — [the Mamas and the Papas' hit] 'California Dreamin' ' — and I walked up and brazenly burst into harmony with him. It was cool, and I said 'I'm Stevie Nicks' and he said 'I'm Lindsey Buckingham.' I never saw him again for two years, until he was in a band and he remembered that night and he called and asked me to join their band." That second meeting resulted in the formation of their romantic relationship as well as their musical career. They released an album entitled Buckingham Nicks in 1973 (the cover of which is a photograph of the two of them topless). Two years later, they joined — and revitalized — Fleetwood Mac, which was formed as a blues band by drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie in 1967, but became one of the biggest pop acts of all time after Buckingham and Nicks joined. Their eponymous 1975 album and 1977's Rumours were among the biggest sellers of the era. Yet with success came discord: Nicks and Buckingham's always-tumultuous romance unraveled in 1976; McVie and keyboardist Christine McVie filed for divorce, and drummer Mick Fleetwood divorced his wife as well. The result of such romantic turmoil was famously reflected in the songs on Rumours. The group split in the 1980s and, with the exception of their 1993 performance of "Don't Stop" at President Bill Clinton's inaugural ball, did not reunite until 1996 for The Dance. The album includes "Silver Springs," a song that that did not make the final cut of Rumours, much to Nicks' dismay, but it remains a striking representation of the Nicks and Buckingham's relationship ("Time casts a spell on you, but you wont forget me/ I know I could have loved you, but you would not let me"). On Fleetwood Mac's recent tour, which Buckingham has described as "fun" and "drama-free," and Nicks' agreed that the two are in a better spot than in the past. "I don't feel like screaming at Lindsey right now. ... I'm not in a violent state of mind," Nicks, 60, said. "I want people to leave feeling the emotion of 'Silver Springs,' but without seeing Lindsey and I clawing at each other." However, she concedes that "fun" might not be the most suitable word for their relationship on or off the stage "When he goes onstage and does his little speech where he says, 'You know, everything is great and we're just all grown up now and we're having fun,' I'm just standing on the other side of the stage and going [rolls her eyes], 'Whatever!' Right now, we're trying to be a little more on the high road, but let us go in and do another album, and bang! Back down to the bad, low road go we." Still, fans find it hard to let go of the vision of Stevie and Lindsey together. "That electric crazy attraction between Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks never dies, never will die, never will go away," she said. "He's married, he's happy, he has three beautiful children that I love. You know, he's found a good, happy, calm, safe place — but who Lindsey and I are to each other will never change." Still, she said, "It's over. It doesn't mean the great feeling isn't there, it must mean that ... you know, we're beauty and the beast. It means that the love is always there but we'll never be together, so that's even more romantic." Asked when she knew the romance was really over, Nicks said, "The day his first child was born. I knew that was it ... that was the definitive thing." Whether or not that was really it, the romance of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham clearly lives on for fans, and perhaps in their own hearts as well. Related Artists |
| Billy Bob Thornton Booed Onstage During Show In Canada
April 10, 2009 at 1:25 am
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| 'Boo all you want, but I want to say something — we're really happy to be here,' Thornton told Toronto audience.
By Eric Ditzian 
Billy Bob Thornton
Photo: Andrew H. Walker/ Getty Images Billy Bob Thornton's trip north of the border has taken yet another turn for the worse. First he battled with a Canadian radio host who introduced Thornton — much to his dismay — as a movie star while he was promoting his music career. At a concert on Thursday night, while playing his music and attempting to explain his battle with the radio host, Thornton ended up fighting with his audience too. As his band, the Boxmasters, opened for Willie Nelson at Massey Hall in Toronto, Thornton made a reference to the bizarre radio interview in which he'd refused to answer questions from CBC Radio's Jian Ghomeshi. "It seems as if when I say something it's in the news," Thornton told the crowd, according to the Toronto Star. The audience immediately began booing, to which Thornton replied, "Boo all you want, but I want to say something — we're really happy to be here, but I need to say something. I talked to this a--hole yesterday." Thornton went on to explain that the radio show's producers had promised not to make any references to his acting career. Ghomeshi began the interview by introducing Thornton as an "Oscar-winning screenwriter, actor and director." Thornton then became alternately belligerent and nonsensical, drawing comparisons with Joaquin Phoenix's epic unraveling on "Late Show with David Letterman" in February. Over the nearly 15-minute interview, Thornton claimed not to understand the simplest of questions and professed to never having met Willie Nelson. "I don't really like sensationalism," he told the crowd at Massey Hall. "If you look someone in the eyes and promise them something, and you don't do it, you don't get the interview. That's the way it goes." Thornton's explanation did not satisfy the audience, and they began jeering, "Here comes the gravy," a reference to Thornton's description of Canadian audiences during the CBC interview as "mashed potatoes with no gravy." Earlier in the evening, Thornton was asked by a reporter to explain the mashed potatoes comment. "I was talking about the guy who was interviewing me," he said. |
| Demi Lovato, John Mayer Form A Beautiful Twittermance
April 10, 2009 at 1:06 am
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| 'You're going to make lots of records, I can tell,' Mayer tweets to Disney star.
By Jocelyn Vena 
Demi Lovato
Photo: Jon Kopaloff/ Getty Images Demi Lovato and John Mayer are having a Twittermance. Yes, we're coining that term. For the past three weeks, the Disney star and the singer/songwriter have been having public conversations with each other through @messages on Twitter. Sure, Demi (Twitter.com/ddlovato) talks to BFFs Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus through the site. And Mayer (Twitter.com/johncmayer) tweets with the likes of Pete Wentz and Mark Hoppus, but this new development seems like a match only Twitter could make. At first, the Twittermance started with Demi just saying "Hi" to Mayer. But it soon progressed to the Grammy winner giving praise and career advice to the 16-year-old. On Thursday, Mayer tweeted that Demi's song "La La Land" is "sophisticated." "You're going to make lots of records, I can tell," he added. "Write one song at a time, never apologize for any of them, ever. From 'Wonderland' to Trio stuff, they're all my kids." The 16-year-old seemed very excited by this very public compliment. "Holy crap. Thank you. You're so awesome," she wrote to him. "That is quite possibly the best compliment I've received in this business. ... If that's not inspiration, then I don't know what is! You're incredible." Back in January, before all these tweets, Demi actually told MTV News that she will be taking a page from the John Mayer playbook for her next album, due out this summer. "It's going to take a different sound, so hopefully it goes over well," she said. "I sing a lot of rock, but this time I want to do more John Mayer-ish type of songs. Hopefully, I can write with people like him. I love their music — it would be amazing." Related Artists |
| Snoop Dogg's Wife, Shante Broadus, Is Not Dead, Manager Confirms
April 10, 2009 at 1:06 am
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| Rapper's manager dismisses online reports as 'ridiculous.'
By Jocelyn Vena 
Snoop Dogg with his wife, Shante Broadus
Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images In the wake of a confusing report on TMZ.com speculating that Snoop Dogg's wife, Shante Broadus, might be dead — which spread rapidly across the Internet on Friday morning (April 10) — the rapper's manager dismissed the report to MTV News as "ridiculous." TMZ reported that an anonymous tipster called into the California Highway Patrol, which later posted the tip on the CHP Web site, saying that Snoop "has the dead body of his wife in his basement." The incident appeared as a "possible fatality" on the Web site. The tipster called in at 3:19 p.m. Thursday afternoon to report the "fatality," while Snoop was hosting a show on the Internet. According to TMZ, the Highway Patrol did not forward the report to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department. Snoop Dogg (real name: Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr.), 37, married Shante Taylor Broadus, in June 1997; the two had been high school sweethearts. Seven years into the marriage, Snoop filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, but the couple reconciled and renewed their wedding vows in January 2008. "I thought I was the man, and I was willing to give up what I had at home for that," Snoop told The Associated Press in 2007, "until I realized that what I had at home was irreplaceable. So I gave that up to go back home." The pair have three children together, Corde, Cordell and Cori, all of whom star along with the couple on the reality show, "Father Hood." "Sometimes you lose focus because this Hollywood entertainment world can throw you off track," he told the AP. "That's why you see me doing things like this television show and my own football league, and the positive things I do, because I'm back aware again." Related Artists | | | 
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