*Republican Party leaders in central Illinois are calling on their own candidate for state senate to step down following racist remarks he made at a candidate’s forum last week, reports the Huffington Post.

Al Reynolds, who is…

Janet Talks About Her Body, Childhood, Relationships, and Lady Gaga

*Janet Jackson has been flexing her muscles lately … not her actual muscles, but her ability to transform from singer to actress to storyteller. Her latest movie with Tyler Perry, “For Colored Girls,” is…

Photo: Alleged Kanye West Nude Pic Hits the Web

*In the wake of rumors that a photo of Kanye West’s privates was being shopped to online outlets, Media Take Out has just posted what it claims is the money shot.

Click…

Drug Charges Filed Against Tiny in Ecstasy Bust

*Tameka “Tiny” Cottle has been charged with drug possession in the same case that is sending her husband, T.I., back to prison.

TMZ is reporting that the L.A. County District Attorney has charged Cottle with possessing…

Rihanna Gets Jay-Z to Manage Her

*Rihanna dropped her current manager, Marc Jordan and picked up her new company, Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Management.

Rihanna told The Associated Press in a statement Wednesday that she’s “so excited to take this next step in my…

Jaden Smith Sought for M. Night Shyamalan’s Sci-Fi Film

*With all of the attention focused on his sister Willow and her hair, Jaden Smith is quietly being courted for a starring role in new sci-fi movie “One Thousand A.E.” by M. Night Shyamalan.

Plot details about the…

Tina Knowles Says Beyonce is NOT Pregnant

Beyonce & Jay-Z arrive at their hotel in Miami on Wed.

*On Wednesday the internet was a blaze with chatter that Beyonce was finally…

Tyson Beckford ‘Just Can’t Resist’ Russell Simmons

*Asked about Russell Simons at the red carpet premiere of his new Oxygen show “running Russell Simmons,” (premiering Nov. 2), model Tyson Beckford says he has the music mogul/philanthropist all figured out.

“A lot of…

VH1 Sets Date for Latifah’s ‘Single Ladies’ Series

*As we reported last spring, the upcoming Queen Latifah-produced movie “Single Ladies” has been expanded into a weekly television series for VH1. Today, the cable network announces more details surrounding the project.

The…

Find Clues to Jay-Z’s Memoirs

*As of Monday, Jay-Z fans now have exclusive access to his upcoming memoir “Decoded.”

The rapper has partnered with Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, to promote his new book, which will be published on Nov. 16. Here’s the catch, you gotta…

Us Weekly Claims ‘Beyonce is Pregnant’

*Another round of rumors claiming Beyonce is pregnant with her first child have flared up on the Web – this time from a source for …

Kanye West: ‘I Contemplated Suicide’

Kanye West is pictured before a screening of "Runaway," a short film he directed that will accompany his forthcoming album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,"…

T.I. ‘Disappointed’ with 11 Month Sentence

*We’re not sure why, but T.I. is “disappointed” today because he will be sitting behind bars for…

Bail for Banton … But It’s Going to Cost $250k

*Bail is being offered to Buju Banton, but it’s going to cost him a quarter of a million dollars. His trial begins in December for cocaine-trafficking charges.

The judge in the case ordered that he pay for 24-hour security…

Update: Minaj Firing of Diddy False

*Apparently online reports of Diddy being fired by Nicki Minaj are false. According to a posting by Ms. Info, Minaj confirmed that earlier reports of Diddy being fired as manager are false.



It was also reported that…

Nick Cannon: Chelsea Handler is ‘Angry, Ugly, White Trash’

*Just days after complaining about all of his Twitter haters, Nick Cannon got wind of a tweet from talk show host Chelsea Handler that set him off all over again.

Handler tweeted: “I just heard nick cannon is…

Allred Repping Family of Victim in Hilary Swank Film

*For her latest case, Gloria Allred has latched on to family members of the murder victim portrayed in the new Hilary Swank movie “Conviction.”

According to TMZ, the family of Katharina Brow is upset they were never…

P. Diddy Wants Majority Stake in NFL Team

*Sean “P. Diddy” Combs is making it known that he wants to become the first black majority owner of an NFL team, and not just a shareholder like his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez – who has a piece of the Miami Dolphins along with her…

Kanye West Says His Album is Banned from Wal-Mart

*Kanye West took to Twitter Sunday to lament over his new album being banned from Wal-Mart due to its cover. [See above photo.]

“Banned in the USA!!! They don’t want me chilling on the couch with my phoenix!” tweeted…