So while Method Man performed during a Wu-Tang concert this week, he decided to stage dive. But y’all know certain folks are not trying to catch a dude who is flying mid air at them at a rap concert. Peep the video: In a packed and ultra crowded club, nobody caught Method Man as he stage dived and he indeed hit the floor. But then he was picked up after the fact and carried on like nothing happened. Hilarious.




Michael Jordan is worth about $400 million -- but he doesn't use a dime of that to tip on his bill at a popular Vegas nightclub in Las Vegas. Still wanna be like Mike?Sources tell us MJ frequently visits a very upscale Vegas hotspot and gets comped more often than not. But even with the free dranks, MJ isn't opening up his wallet. Nike must not pay what it used to! For his part, Air Jordan shelled out $168 mil for his divorce from Juanita. And apparently he's trying to get that money back, one abandoned tip at a time!




Kimora Lee Simmons’ launch of her Fabulosity collection for JCPenney wasn’t fabulous for everyone. A guest tells us the event at Hiro was “so disorganized” that several people walked out because there were no seats. “It was a disaster,” said our spy. “When we complained, we were offered bottles of champagne to stay.” Another source said attendees were groping for freebies and stealing diamond-shaped Fabulosity perfume bottles. Simmons’ rep said, “There was no designated seating, there was a VIP area that was Kimora’s for executives. And no one paid for anything

According to online reports, Lifetime has given the green light for a reality series featuring Kim Porter, ex-partner of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and mother to three of his children. The unnamed show will follow Kim as she adjusts to new life as a single mother in Los Angeles.  Actor Blair Underwood is tapped to produce the series. We wonder if Sean Combs will completely dominate this show as he has done with every other show he’s in?

DMX

: X was arrested (July 19) in a Phoenix mall, due to an alleged incident at the Scottsdale Mayo clinic in April where the rapper was being treated for an illness. While there, he allegedly used an alias, “Troy Jones,” and defaulted on a $7,500 bill. DMX, real name Earl Simmons, was booked at the Maricopa County jail. The arrest marks X’s fourth bust in two months, on charges that range from alleged illicit drug use to numerous motor vehicle violations .And now  he’s back in jail again  & because of Earl’s celebrity status, he will be held in protective custody.

Who Knocked The Boots Better H-Town or Pretty Rick You Be The Judge

Beginning today Mariah Carey is giving professionals and amateurs alike a chance to remix her current single "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time," from the album, "E=MC2." a contest will be held on the Web site Indaba Music. The online community, marketed as a destination for aspiring and established producers and artists, will be furnished with the complete stems of the Carey track for remixing. Entrants must join Indaba by creating a profile and can then download the song stems, work on their mix and submit it via the site by August 26. The Indaba community will pick its 10 favorite mixes via online voting. Three judges will then select the winner. The producer of the winning mix will receive $5,000, be designated as Carey's No. 1 MySpace friend for four weeks and possibly have his or her work released.

TMZ spies caught Martin Lawrence dining with two members of his posse at Musashi Japanese restaurant in Simi Valley, CA -- where he apparently dropped $120 dollars on a $140 bill

A $1 million judgment against rapper Too Short, stemming from a 1991 car accident, may lead to the closing of his two-month-old recording studio in Oakland.  The Oakland Tribune reported that the artist owes over $700,000 dollars to a family, after his GMC truck was involved in a 1991 head on collision with a Mercury Cougar. Too Short was reportedly fleeing the scene of a previous accident where he clipped a parked car, when the Mercury crossed over the center divider and the two vehicles crashed, head on. Although he was not responsible for the accident, Too Short, born Todd Shaw, did not have insurance and was legally drunk at the time of the deadly crash.  He was later sued by one of the families for $17 million dollars, but agreed to an out of court settlement of $1 million dollars.   According to court documents, Too Short has paid over $282,000 dollars over the last decade, but has yet to pay the remainder.   If he fails to fork over the balance, The Alameda County Sheriff’s office will seize the equipment in the rapper’s Oakland-based UpAllNite studio, which opened in May, the Tribune reported.  Allhiphop.com is reporting that Too Short has already moved the equipment out of the studio and to an undisclosed location in case the facility is raided.

After storming off the set on Friday, rumors are flying all around the web regarding Rocsi’s mysterious absence from yesterday’s episode of 106 & Park. Word is she has been suspended indefinitely, and Terrance could be on his way out too. Keri Hilson stood in for ole girl yesterday and received a bouquet of flowers from Terrance once she arrived on set. I  have a feeling both of the kids are on their way out,

 

Kim Kardashian’s kid sis is headed to the Big House. Khloe Kardashian, will surrender to authorities in California this Friday, July 18th, to begin serving a thirty day sentence for a DUI-related probation violation. “Khloe is ready and willing to serve out her sentence, no matter how long and where, and have this resolved,” Khloe’s attorney tells TMZ.com.The twenty-four year old star of Keeping Up With The Kardashians was sentenced to thirty-six months’ probation and community service with the California Department of Transportation last August after pleading no contest to driving under the influence on March 4, 2007. Khloe failed to complete to the alcohol education class or community service phase of her sentence.

Peep Mos Def and his estranged wife Alana Wyatt during happier times. Now the former stripper is writing a tell-all which implicates him as a wife beater.  She said she filed for divorce in October following what she claimed was a loud argument that got out of control. “I don’t believe that his intent was to hurt me, I believe that he was trying to prove a point,” she said. “But I had shared and cried with him many nights about my past (abusive) situation and I asked of him not to do that [abuse her]. Wyatt-Smith said she didn’t press charges because she didn’t “want to cause problems” in the hopes that his outburst was “a first and last.” She said there were several attempts at reconciliation, but that Mos Def, who has six children with four different women, has a demanding though not abusive demeanor that she found difficult to abide. They have not been together since October 2006, but despite a $115,000 financial settlement are not officially divorced. “He won’t sign the papers,” she said. “He told my lawyer if he can’t have me, nobody else will.”

Prince ise suing a Norway record company for releasing a 5-CD cover album of the Purple One’s songs. Shockadelica, an 81-track album featuring all Norwegian artists, already released its run of 5,000 copies when the label, sent a copy to Prince as a goodwill gesture. Instead, Prince’s legal team swiftly requested that Shockadelica be pulled and all copies destroyed. All artists involved with the album weren’t paid for their contribution, and Shockadelica is, for the moment, still available online

    

Romeo Miller will enter his freshman year at USC this fall as an actor, rapper, and now, budding fashion tycoon.  The 18-year-old teen and his father, No Limit founder Percy "Master P" Miller, have agreed to relaunch their P. Miller Designs clothing line exclusively through Wal-Mart. The brand of men's apparel, featuring graphic T-shirts, fleece hoodies and fashion denims, will be available at about 350 Wal-Mart stores beginning next month. "Wal-Mart stands for everything P. Miller does," said Master P. "It's America and diversity. Our whole thing is price point. I want to put out affordable clothes where the masses can buy them." 

DMX was busted in Miami for trying to buy cocaine and marijuana.
According to the Miami-Dade Police Department, DMX was busted as part of an undercover narcotics investigation. He approached an undercover Miami-Dade Police narcotics detective and requested to purchase “30 Powder & 15 Weed” — street slang for cocaine and marijuana. X handed over $45 — and was arrested. X, real name Earl Simmons, was popped back on June 23 for driving without a valid driver’s license … and on May 9 on seven misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and four felony drug possession charges … and May 7 on charges of racing on a highway, reckless driving, two counts of endangerment, three counts of criminal speed and driving on a suspended license.




There’s a new reality shown in England called “Britain’s Missing Top Model” featuring young women with disabilities competing in a beauty contest. It will air on BBC Three and includes women in the 18-30 range, one of whom is partially paralyzed, one deaf and several limbless. The winner gets a spread in British Marie Claire and will be represented by a modeling agency. Producers say they want to increase awareness and acceptance of people with disabilities: ‘Britain’s Missing Top Model’ only features models with disabilities from around the world - including one from the U.S.. Among the eight lovely ladies who will duke it out onscreen are women without limbs, some who are partially paralyzed and one who is deaf.The series, which debuts on BBC in July, reportedly aims to challenge the standard of beauty in the fashion industry.“I went into this program thinking it was an adventure, rather than a path to a new career,” contestant Jessica Kellgren-Hayes, who often uses a wheelchair to get around, told Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper. “Although I don’t want any of my dreams to be unattainable, I’m not sure if Britain is ready for a model with a disability.”U.K. Marie Claire editor Marie O’Riordan, who serves as a judge for “Missing Top Model,” says she has high hopes for the show: “I do believe the program could help challenge our attitudes to disability. I want to see the winner shake up the fashion industry. These young women shouldn’t be invisible to the fashion world just because they are disabled.” How do yall feel about this would you watch this show hit me with a comment.  

This past week, former G-Unit member Young Buck was scheduled to perform at Fur Nightclub in Washington D.C. According to reports, only 20 people showed and the promoters made Buck pay for his own hotel room. Before the show, he was paid half of the money for the gig but never performed when he got his remainder at show time.His entourage wasnt allowed into Fur because they weren't dressed properly. Buck was the only one to wear athletic wear.

Lil Mama  likes her freebies and showed it while at the BET Oasis Spa Lounge Sunday afternoon report  say that  while folks were trying to enjoy their mani/pedis and massages, Lil Mama starting yelling out diva demands about what she wanted.  The lounge was for cleebs and media to come through for a complimentary spa treatment but Ms. Bo Peep, who was actually greedy enough to get all spa treatments instead of one, was too busy yelling at the staffers for not giving her the right kind of juice.  She barked orders at the staff to get her a glass of cold Orange Juice ASAP…and demanded that it be free on top of all that.

Kimora had her way in court recently: Each of the hip-hop mogul’s two girls with estranged wife Kimora Lee is set to receive $20,000 a month in child support. That’s a total of $480,000 each year for kids who already live in a palatial $24 million estate in Saddle River, N.J. Their mom, a former model, is CEO of the Baby Phat fashion house. The agreement shows that until 2019, Russell Simmons will continue payments for Ming Lee, now 8, and, until 2022, for Aoki, now 5.

 

Rapper Kanye West has been ordered to pay over $600,000 to settle the mortgage on his late mother’s home. Dr Donda West died in November (07) from complications following a cosmetic surgery procedure, and the Stronger hitmaker has since been handed control of her estate. But now West, who inherited $250,000 of assets from his mother, has also been handed a court order asking him to pay off her debts - which have been incurred by delayed payments on the late 58-year-old’s Illinois condo. West will have to settle the unpaid fees as well as interest payments, which have been mounting since his mother’s sudden death.

Rapper DMX is set to lose a New York building he owns because of a long running battle with a dog clothing company. The star was ordered to pay Amusing Diversions $281,000) after the company filed suit in 2004, alleging DMX reneged on an agreement to promote its canine wear range. The firm has spent the past four years attempting to get DMX to pay up, and authorities are finally stepping in and forcing the sale of a $1 million townhouse in Harlem. The sale is slated for 13 August (08), reports the New York Post , & has been arrested once again  this time in Miami for driving without a valid driver’s license. The Police got the 37-year-old on an arrest warrant at about 1:30 p.m. Monday and brought him to Turner Guilford Correctional Center where bail was set at $500. This latest arrest is his third since early May, when he was taken into custody for driving 114 miles per hour on an Arizona freeway back in January. Three days later, he was charged with suspicion of drug possession and animal cruelty after his home in Arizona was raided by police.

    Infamous music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight has officially lost ownership of Death Row Records, as he lost his appeal against a ruling forcing him to sell off all assets from the defunct label.Knight, who first filed for bankruptcy in 2006 following the company's downfall, was ordered by a California judge in May to liquidate the label at an auction this month. He was in court Tuesday arguing against the order, but his motion was denied and the sale pressed on. The auction included the rights to the label’s back catalogue, which contains such classics as Dr. Dre's The Chronic, and various tracks from Snoop Dogg and the late Hip-Hop legend Tupac Shakur. The highest bid in the auction came from Global Music Group owner Susan Berg, who bid $24 million for the lot, according to TMZ.

 

Dr. Jan Adams, the doctor who operated on Kanye West's mom just before she died, was arrested around 2:45 AM this morning on suspicion of drunk driving. According to the CHP, officers saw Adams' 2004 gray Jag XJ8 driving the wrong way up an off ramp. After failing a field sobriety test, he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, driving the wrong way and driving on a suspended license. This is Adams' third DUI arrest since 2003.  He's currently in the Solano County, Calif. Jail awaiting bail.

  

Singer/dancer Ciara, who has just completed a print modeling gig for Jay-Z's Rocawear line, has signed a contract with modeling agency Wilhelmina, reports Billboard.biz. The prestigious agency will reportedly focus on placing the artist in more clothing and fragrance campaigns. "Modeling has always been one of my aspirations," says Ciara. "But I was insecure about my height. I thought I was 5'7" but I just found out that I'm 5'8" so I'm really excited about that."  The "Goodies" hitmaker is also in negotiations with department store, Steve & Barry's, to create an affordable clothing line that incorporates her personal style. "I have a couple of cool things that I'm working on," says Ciara. "The coolest thing about Steve & Barry's is they cater to everyday people. I won't say that my line will be like theirs, I want to stay true to who I am, but most importantly it has to be affordable

Tracey Morgan was spotted acting out yet again He was catching a flight from N.Y to LA Monday evening when he was bumped from first class to coach because it was overbooked.  He refused to speak to anyone–flight attendants and TSA folks included–and mean mugged everyone who even attempted to talk to him.  This dude knows he just got off probation.  He needs to stop. Lay off that stuff Tracy