Ca. - Minutes after any big celebrity dies, Internet swindlers get to work. They pump out specially created spam e-mails and throw up malicious Web sites to infect victims' computers, hoping to capitalize on the sudden high demand for information.
Michael Jackson's death was no different, and security experts say the fraud artists are just getting started.
The scams started cropping up almost instantaneously as Jackson's… Continue
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"American Idol's" blunt Brit may make up to $144 million a year to slap down contestants, according to the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper.
Simon Cowell earned $36 million last season, and a source close to "Idol" creater Simon Fuller says he has been offered three to four times as much to remain on the show when his contract expires next May, the Guardian's Web site reported.
The cruel Cowell has delighted audiences and… Continue
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Breezy and RiRi know they need to stay away from each other. They were court ordered to do so but something tells us that they will hook up again and risk Breezy’s @ss going to jail for violating his probation. The plot thickens. Follow @afoti on Twitter.
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Sigg Jones is an upcoming 3D animation movie produced by three French film students. Their love for sneakers takes up an important role in the movie, with the main character getting super powers via his Magic Dunk. After the Marty McFly shoe, the Magic Dunk might be the next one that people will ask to be put into production. Only time will tell. SneakerFreaker talked to the three animators of the… Continue
Added by Anthony on June 30, 2009 at 10:32pm —
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Chris Brown and Rihanna are looking to have a court-ordered protection order banning the pair from contacting one another lifted because they want to work on their friendship.
Brown was told that he must stay at least 50 yards away from Rihanna and keep a distance of 10 yards from her if they attend the same event.
A New York Daily news source says that the pair thinks that "It's… Continue
Billboard’s Mariel Concepcion recently spoke to Hov and got some clarification on the deals he just closed with Atlantic and Sony.
“Sony is Roc Nation. That’s where Roc Nation’s going through,” Jay-Z told Billboard.com on Friday (June 29).
As for the deal he recently signed with Atlantic, he clarifies that it is a one-off situation for his upcoming album, “Blueprint 3,” slated for a September 11th release.
My predictions are coming true, if you didn't know earlier in the year I predicted that Chris Browns and Rihanna's relationship would not make it to September and earlier this week, he got 5 year probation for the events that caused them to break up. I just want to say that he'll be all right, I don't see him getting into anymore trouble to violate the 5 years probation. What happens is they give your ass those 5 years and hope you mess up so they can give you state… Continue
Added by TheNew50Cent on June 30, 2009 at 7:43pm —
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Grand Hustle's DJ Drama has addressed recent rumors on T.I. being infected by a virus which hit his prison earlier this month and updated fans on the "King's" well-being.
Grand Hustle's DJ Drama has addressed recent rumors on T.I. being infected by a virus which hit his prison earlier this month and updated fans on… Continue
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Reporters gathered outside the Jackson family compound in Encino, California, on Monday morning for a press conference from Michael Jackson's father, Joseph, during which they expected to hear about plans for the singer's funeral.
But instead, Joe Jackson deflected most of those questions and talked about a new record label he's launching with a former member of the classic R&B group the Chi-Lites, even as he defended detractors… Continue
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Airplay for Michael Jackson's biggest hits, and some of his overlooked gems (including a few dozen spins for some of the Jackson's Christmas songs), blanketed airwaves from coast to coast immediately after his death on Thursday, and continued throughout the weekend.
According to research provided by Nielsen BDS of monitored airplay from over 1,600 terrestrial and satellite radio stations, 143 of Jackson's recordings totaled 67,383… Continue
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The Game wasted no time in paying tribute to Michael Jackson. The Compton lyric master spearheaded an all-star tribute song, recorded it and released it within 10 hours. And less than a week after dropping the record, Game put out a video for the song. On Tuesday (June 30), the clip… Continue
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