When taping his upcoming VH1 special, American Gangster, rapper Jay-Z showed off his hotter, infinitely more talented girlfriend's surprising acting range as well as his propensity for hilarious ad-libbed topical humor. Reports Stereohyped:
Knowles was hanging out in the back of Brooklyn’s Steiner Studios – dancing and cheering to every song during Jay-Z’s nearly two hour taping…
Jay-Z appeared rather jovial and joked with the audience: “Can I get my Lindsay Lohan on?” before launching into a new track about “addictions to the game” [i.e. cocaine] called “Sweet.” Laughing about his own comment, Jay-Z then asked, “That’s too far, huh? They’re gonna have to edit that out.”
Way too far, Jigga Man! Or, as the politically correct folks over TMZ would say, "Oh, no you di'int!"
• Professional Jackass Johnny Knoxville didn't take out a billboard with Luke Wilson's private, unlisted phone number on it or anything. He just hired a plane to hover around some B-list party in Malibu with a flier.
• Did you hear? Lindsay is innocent of all charges and she was totally framed by the police! Like O.J.! Also, she has the excuse-making abilities of a thirteen year-old girl caught smoking ciggies in the girls' lavatory.
• Next time, Paris feels like drugging Tyler Atkins, she may want to go with something more potent.
• Jay-Z and Jermaine Dupri went from rapping together on "Money Ain't A Thing" to facing off in some bizarre mogul-to-mogul standoff over (you guessed it) money.
Tired of smoking cigars in Beyonce's face, prancing around in barely-there bikinis and going for pervy, "sightseeing" tours of the French Riviera's nude beaches, B-Jay finally manage to forget about all those pesky photographers long enough to enjoy a perfectly spontaneous cuddle aboard the Jigga Man's love-yacht.
• Alright, we get it, Jay-Z's completely loaded. Which still doesn't explain why he and Diddy were acting like money-throwing douchebags at some party last month.
• From today's NYDN: "[Lindsay] has cut a lot of negative influences in her life. She and [mom] Dina speak every day." Contradiction much?
• Nicole Richie is reportedly hoping that her malnourished fetus lives long enough to keep her out of jail.
• Jessica Simpson continues to go all "Fatal Attraction" on her ex, John Mayer.
• The Olsen twins are now officially of legal drinking age. Take that, Lohan!
• Many concert goers are guilty of smoking, chugging shots and forgetting the majority of the lyrics, and some would argue that Lily Allen is no exception. Then again, she did it onstage.
• Paris Hilton has already shed five pounds since becoming a guest of the state. Related: an envious Nicole Richie to throw herself at the mercy of the court.
• Also, Hilton has finally left the medical center (a.k.a. loony bin) and rejoined her fellow Lynwood inmates.
• Anderson Cooper can only lift five-pound weights, says stalker/openly gay rocker Rufus Wainwright.
• "My driver is a crackhead" screamed Rosario Dawson, prompting Martha Stewart to respond, "He must be Eqyptian, dear."
• A remake of Hairspray hits the big screen next month, but the casting of John Travolta as Edna Turnblad has gay critics flaming mad. Apparently, traditionalists wanted to see the role go to a cross-dressing transsexual rather than a closeted homo.
• Jay-Z woos Beyonce by promising her the world. Starting with lung cancer.
• Instead of having her children taken away by Child Welfare Services, Dina "Mom of the Year" Lohan gets rewarded with her very own reality show. About parenting. On the E! channel!
• Fat Joe "emerges for Summer Jam," begging the question: How easy is it for someone named Fat Joe to disappear?
• Jay-Z may have popped the question to Beyonce, thereby adding "marriage" to his list of 99 problems.
• Lenny Kravitz and Steven Bing sat in a car and listened to "extremely loud music" together.
• A source close to newly reformed Calum Best (i.e. his publicist) suggests that Best is much calmer now that he's not under Lindsay's bad influence.
• Insiders say Paris Hilton's diary "will make a more dramatic reading than Martha Stewart's." Presumably because her gaunt, willowy body will appeal more to fellow inmates.
Jay-Z had 99 problems. Now he has 100. And while a bitch may still not be on the list, accusations that he doesn't even pay minimum wage at his 40/40 club is on there. And the accusations are being made by a girl. Who, Mr. Carter might call, a bitch. CONTINUED »
Is Def Jam floundering? That's what one tipster claims, bringing (unverified) word that some 40 people were laid off today at the record label – home to Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Fabolous, Bobby Valentino, and Young Jeezy – with a number of executives fleeing last week. "Jay-Z, L.A. Reid and Jermaine Dupri are still getting paid millions … and running the company into the ground," says a source.
What? Jay-Z a wasteful spender?
• Was Jay-Z in a plane crash? Or is this all just an internet hoax, of Sinbad proportions?
• Fergie wears eight different outfits in a single day. Only two are acceptable.
• Jada Pinkett Smith claims Katie wears the pants in the TomKat relationship. Naturally, she would know.
• Pam Anderson wants to see Scarlett Johansson take off her clothes. Every American male aged 25-40 wholeheartedy agrees.
• Haylie Duff and Kim Kardashian in a MySpace feud? We can't tell if it's real or not, although our instincts tell us it's faker than Kardashian's rack.
• Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony splitting? So soon after she referred to her husband by both first and last name on American Idol? Well, the item IS from OK!, so let's not start doing something crazy like buying her new Spanish album.
• Naomi Campbell manages to show up for community service, but not her own reality show.
• Jake Gyllenhaal and Austin Nichols should just move in together already.
• Lindsay Lohan's mother is every bit as irresponsible as you've come to expect her to be.
• Post-Jennifer, Vince Vaughn isn't doing so well.
• Kelis is pissing off the gays. And NOBODY pisses off the gays.
• Beyonce and Jay-Z table hopped at Waverly Inn so they won't be oogled at. At the Waverly. WHERE YOU GO TO BE OOGLED.
• Haikus about Larry Birkhead? Start counting your syllables.
• Jay-Z: What baby?
• Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds make things official. "Official," in the sense that she's obnoxious and he's hot.
• Liz Hurley's new in-laws not so fond of her, or their treatment at her wedding.
• Justin Timberlake: Prick. But rich. And doable.
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Scooter who? The real trial you should be paying attention to is Jacob "The Jeweler" Arabov's, who holds the potential to deliver more celebrity fun than Diddy's gun trial ever could.
And speaking of Diddy, he's being called as a witness — along with Mariah Carey, Jay-Z, and David Beckham, who supposedly can muster up a fraction of a defense in Jacob's money-laundering ordeal. Only problem now, of course, is catering to celeb needs. Is it appropriate to produce a rider for this type of thing?
Brafman is trying to have the case moved to New York, which is home to many of the boldface witnesses he plans to call during the trial. "Trying to coordinate flying them into Detroit is a logistical nightmare that is beyond comprehension," the lawyer said.
Getting this A-list clique to Detroit is indeed problematic. First, they'd have to find it on a map. Second, they'd have to find a Super Bowl party worth attending. Oh, that was last year? Sorry, Jacob … close, but no white gold 4.5 karat diamond cigar.
• Beyonce and Jay-Z's camps once again deny a wedding.
• The enemy "LR" in Lindsay Lohan's latest less-than-lucid BlackBerry missive is former assistant Lindsay Ratowsky. LR's new gig? Being Jessica Biel's assistant.
• Paris Hilton may be newly engaged, or she's using that huge rock to do finger exercises.
• Tori Spelling gets rid of of 90210 memorabilia taking up the spare bedroom.
• Dakota Fanning's VF spread – shot by Karl Lagerfeld – succeeds in making the tween actress even scarier.
• A peek at tonight's taped Bill O'Reilly appearance on David Letterman shows they can both be childish, but only one of them makes us laugh. [P6]
• Jay-Z sorta takes blame for the break-up with longtime friend and biz partner Damon Dash. [R&M]
• That concert promoters are surprised by Mariah Carey's outrageous demands is more shocking than her outrageous demands. [NYDN]
• Sienna Miller heads back to Shittsburgh. [P6]
• Snoop Dogg arrested for pot and firearm possession. No Pussycat Dolls found during search. [CNN]
• Turns out the guy who heckled Barbra Streisand may have not only been conservative, but a stalker as well. What a nightmare. [Page Six]
• China has placed sanctions on Jay-Z. A diss track is surely soon to follow. [NYDN]
• David Bowie will voice a character on an upcoming episode of SpongeBob Squarepants. We’re shocked—really we never saw anything like this coming. [Metro UK]
• Expect the people of Malawi to come out with a reality show where they pawn their children away to rich celebrities any day now. [Y!]
• C’mon did it ever occur to the police that Jadakiss and his buddies were gathering all those guns to fight crime? No? [HipHopGame]
• Pete Doherty: Diary of a Celebrity Crackhead. [Ananova]
• Oh God. At this point, does anyone even care if Madonna actually adopted an African baby? It's not even supposed to be about her. It's supposed to be about bringing attention to whatever that place she's in. [Page Six]
• Unlike Paris Hilton and her home videos, Jay-Z and Def Jam are taking the leak of his single very seriously. [AllHipHop]
• While we crazy Americans may have gotten used to Slayer and their crazily offensive lyrics, some folks in India may not be so cool with them. [Idolator]
• Wait — first of all, how does Leif Garrett even get into any clubs these days? [Page Six]
• Good job Nick Carter! Not only did you make an ass out of yourself, but you also made Ashlee Simpson look bad. We aren't even being sarcastic. [Page Six]
• When Beyonce parties, Jay-Z just shakes his head and lets her fall all over the limo. [Mollygood]
• Carrie Underwood has finally learned how to read. [NYDN]
• Did you hear about how rich music moguls sail around in yachts and drink champagne? Well, Lloyd Grove did. (Please tell us he wasn't actually at this party though.) [Lowdown]
• Well geez, Isaac Hanson, it took you long enough. We were beginning to worry. [AOL]
• Good Charlotte reaches all generations? Excuse us while we go attend music’s funeral. [AP]
• When Elton John talks, people (for some reason) just listen. We think it's the accent. [Jam!]
• Guns n' Roses are embarking on a tour of Canada, the only place in North America where they can go without having Axl Rose booed off the stage. [Much Music]
• What Olivia Newton-John fails to consider is that maybe her husband was trying to get away from her. [Page Six]
• Great. Now Jewel can go from totally out of the public eye to … this. [NYDN]
• When babies die it is the saddest thing. It even makes dead baby jokes seem not very funny. [Lowdown]
• While we would have killed to be at this show, we just don't think this is very good for Jay-Z's street cred. [NME]
• We guess this means Jamie Foxx's career is pretty much over. [Page Six]
• Nick Denton now has an outlet for all those celebrity iPod playlists. And oooh, it sparkles. [Idolator]
• Anyone remember INXS? Yeah, neither do we. Which makes us wonder if they paid people to write this story. [NYDN]
• It’s official: Jay-Z can’t stand Beyonce’s music, and he’s going to make sure everyone pays attention to him now. [Y!]
• We’re now placing bets as to how long it takes for the other members of Rockstar: SuperNova to start hating Lukas Rossi. [Billboard]
• We get that this MySpace chick should have know better, but can everyone please chill out on making/watching the the drunken teenage girl porn? It's kind of getting disgusting. [Hollywood Reporter]
• After 30 years in the business, can Madonna really do that much more damage to the global psyche? [Y!]
• Norah Jones is playing drunk again! [Page Six]
• Holy crap if Jay-Z comes out with another album, maybe the clubs won't have to play all Beyonce all the time. [Hip Hop Game]
• Everyone who's ever been to Times Square knows the monstrosity called the Naked Cowboy. If you have souls, please do your damnedest to make sure he doesn't produce any more music. [AOL]
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