Chris Brown’s lawyers are hoping to delay a preliminary hearing set for Monday in his assault case against Rihanna, the second time that his legal team has tried to do so. Rihanna is expected to testify at the hearing. Some unseemly types are threatening to engage in a bit of sex-tape synergy with the case; they claim that they have a video of the “Shut Up And Drive” singer doing the nasty with Brown and that they’re going to release said video on the date of Rihanna’s testimony, in a bit of behavior that comes off like noxious opportunism and blackmail at the same time. Congratulations, guys! You just proved that this whole story has even lower depths to which it can sink. [AP] MORE »
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Phil Spector’s Wall Of Hair Becomes A Casualty Of The Legal System
Above, Phil Spector bears an eerie resemblance to another rock legend in his booking photo taken at a California prison last week. It’s a testament to whoever was impersonating the disgraced record producer on Twitter that he at least got the bit about his wigs being confiscated by The Man right. [The Smoking Gun] MORE »
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Santigold’s Label Not Too Pleased With The Creator Of A Mixtape About Her
The Brooklyn DJ Terry Urban had put together Southerngold, a ziptape blending Santigold and “Santigold-influenced samples” with MCs like Andre 3000, T-Pain, and Young Jeezy. But the mix’s path to YouSendIt was blocked by a cease-and-desist sent Terry’s way by Downtown Records, the label currently distributing Santigold’s debut LP. Irony alert: Downtown is also home to Gnarls Barkley, which has as one member a man who vaulted to fame on the backs of others’ copyrights! MORE »
Phil Spector has been sentenced to at least 19 years in prison for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson. The music producer’s attorneys have vowed to appeal the conviction, but if their appeal is denied, it’ll be 19 years before he’s even eligible for parole. [The Law
DMX is a free man after having spent 90 days in Maricopa County Jail on charges related to drugs, animal cruelty, and fraud. And his post-incarceration plans involve finding God and starting a ministry and not being on Celebrity Rehab (at least not yet).[AllHipHop] MORE »
