Notorious B.I.G. was sitting on top of the world in 1997. At 24 it was speculated that he would become one of the greatest rappers of all time. While his future in music seemed extremely promising, it was cut short on March 9th, 1997 when he was shot down dead, shocking the world of Hip Hop.
There were never any arrests made in Biggie’s case and his mother Voletta Wallace blamed the LAPD and L.A. city officials as contributors in her son’s death. In 2002 Wallace followed up her accusations with a wrongful death lawsuit. In 2006 the Wallace family was awarded $ 1.1 million when U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper ruled in their favor.
This ruling was later overturned when it was believed that the family had withheld information during the original investigation and case. The Wallace family, hoping for a better outcome, returned to court this year. This week, after several hearings and an eight year endeavor, federal court judge Jacqueline Nguyen dismissed the case.
Although Biggie Small’s family did not win the case, it has been 13 years since his death and his music and memory continue to vividly live on. To some his immortality could be considered the bigger win.
Shaunie O’Neal, estranged wife of Shaquille O’Neal, isn’t taking any chances after Shaq’s latest threats and has contacted her legal team.
Shaq is being accused of trying to pry information from their children about Shaunie’s new boyfriend. The kids are feeling intimidated and are reportedly afraid of their father. The couple have four children ranging from age 3 to 10, and she has a 12-year-old son from a previous relationship.
The NBA great allegedly told his 6-year-old son to relay a message to the boyfriend: “Shaq is going to kill you.” The child was afraid and said that his father screamed at him, “Say it now! My daddy is going to kill you!”
Shaunie’s lawyers sent a letter to Shaquille’s legal team asking that he put a stop to any and all “inappropriate discussions.” According the the lawyer, this recent behavior has put the basketball legend in violation of the non-disparagement provision of the divorce agreement.
The 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards were held at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sunday night. The telecast was hosted by Reba McEntire and featured performance by most of the top country artists.
Top Male Vocalist honors went to Brad Paisley. Miranda Lambert won Top Video for “White Liar”, Top Album for “Revolution” and Top Female Vocalist. The 26-year-old has been nominated for multiple awards over the past five years and finally made a breakthrough last night, much to the delight of the audience who gave her a standing ovation after her musical performance.
Carrie Underwood was given the special Triple Crown Award for previously winning Best New Female Artist, Best Female Artist and Entertainer of the Year. The former American Idol winner also took Entertainer of the Year honors for the second year in a row.
Lady Antebellum won Song of the Year, Single Record of the Year, and Top Vocal Group of the Year.
The three hour presentation was light on big moments and the sound technicians had numerous problems during the majority of performances. One highlight was Brad Paisley dropping backwards into a pool of water after removing his guitar and handing it off to someone in the audience. He then accepted his award for Top Male Artist while still soaking wet.
Brooks & Dunn are reportedly in the last year of performing. They sang “My Maria” and then went on to win Vocal Duo of the Year — a parting gift it would seem. In their acceptance speech they reported that they are in “Brett Favre waffling mode” right now with regard to their retirement decision.
Best New Artist honors went to Luke Bryan.
Just when you think there couldn’t possibly be any new reality show themes, another is announced. This time it’s about celebrities who cheat on their loved ones. Co-hosting the show will be Michelle “Bombshell” McGee and Jamie Jungers.
Because of their demonstrated expertise on the subject, the former mistresses of Jesse James and Tiger Woods were an obvious choice for the new project. These ladies know a thing or two about being the “other woman” so they should be a perfect casting fit.
The shows creator is Bobby Goldstein, who also produced the original show “Cheaters”. This time the twist is that it will be all about celebrities getting caught in the act. Lawsuits? We are guessing so.
It seems that on a daily basis now at least one celeb is being outed as a cheater or is suffering from sexual dysfunction of some sort, so we are thinking they will have a large canvas to work with.
McGee actually tried to get on the original show “Cheaters” to expose an ex who she thought was cheating on her. The show turned her down…ironic.
Mad Men actress Christina Hendricks graces the cover of Esquire magazine’s May 2010 “Women” issue. She landed the front spot because she was judged ‘Best Looking Woman in America’ in a survey that had 10,000 women respondents.
Actually 30 percent of those who participated in the survey voted for the Joan Holloway character as their top pick. Hendricks came in ahead of Megan Fox and Adriana Lima.
Another question was posed to the survey group. When asked ‘If you were/are a lesbian, which woman would you rather?” The same 10,000 females picked Zooey Deschanel, followed by Fox and Lima.
Hendricks continues to claim that she has not had implants to enhance her figure – and is just naturally endowed. In any case, she gets plenty of attention because of her curves.
Christina recently participated in a decidedly alluring photo shoot for New York magazine wearing a corset – see the pics here.
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