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Marvin Sapp Elevated To Bishop
Pastor and gospel artist Marvin Sapp was consecrated as a bishop.
Judge Doesn’t Buy 50 Cents’ Bankruptcy Story
50 CENT
Rapper 50 Cent made a des- perate attempt Friday to protect his pocketbook by telling a fed- eral bankruptcy judge his sad- sack life story, but the judge wasn’t moved. Federal Judge Ann Nevins didn’t buy the story and ordered Jackson to face the second stage of a $5 million sex-tape trial in Man- hattan on Monday.
80s R&B Singer Says Industry Held Him Hostage
Alexander O’Neal
He conquered the charts in the 80s with hits including ‘If You Were Here Tonight’ and ‘Criticize’.
R&B singer Alexander O'Neal blames the hypocrisy of the music industry for his dwindling fame, claiming that he was never given a fair chance to redeem himself fol- lowing his well-documented drug addiction.
The 61-year-old star has opened up about his 30-year struggle with cocaine for the first time since he suffered a re- lapse in February, when he was caught binging on the class-A substance in a budget hotel shortly after leaving the Celebrity Big Brother house. Alexander lamented the fact that drugs are always men- tioned in association with his name, citing stars like Ozzy Osbourne as examples of peo- ple who have got off scot-free, whereas his own reputation has been tarnished.
Jeremih Spends Birthday In Jail
In a sacred and grand Epis- copal Consecration Service held 2 Fridays ago, July 10, in Jacksonville, Florida, Marvin Sapp was elevated to Bishop within the Global United Fel- lowship (GUF) under the lead- ership of Presiding Prelate, His Grace, Bishop Neil C. Ellis.
The service was held on the final day of GUF’s second an- nual National Gathering. More than 20 members of Sapp’s
family, including his mother, as well as 40 members of Lighthouse Full Life Center Church, traveled to Jack- sonville and joined thousands of GUF delegates and atten- dees in witnessing the event.
The consecration service was led by Chief Celebrant Bishop Neil C. Ellis along with Co-Consecrators Bishop J. Delano Ellis, II; Bishop Rudolph McKissick, Jr. and Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer.
Jeremih received one of the worst birthday presents ever! Looks like the "Don't Tell 'Em" hitmaker partied too hard for his 28th birthday, be- cause he had to spend the night in jail.
The R&B singer-songwriter was pulled over by California Highway Patrol around 2:15 AM Friday morning in San Fernando Valley and booked for misdemeanor DUI.
Jeremih spent the rest of the night in jail before being
JEREMIH
freed on $15k bail.
Meek Mill Buys Nicki Minaj A
Robin Thicke and Phar- rell Williams will get to keep some extra money in their pockets from a recent "Blurred Lines" verdict, but they will see a dip in future earnings.
On Tuesday, U.S. District
Judge John A. Kronstadt
ruled that the copyright in- fringement verdict a jury reached in March in favor of Marvin Gaye's family should be less. He cut the verdict from $7.4 million to $5.3 million, saving Thicke, Pharrell and their record labels over $2 mil- lion.
Contrary to the decrease, the judge ruled that Gaye's fam-
$75K Ring After Album’s Success
Rapper Meek Mill bought new girlfriend Nicki Minaj a $75,000 diamond ring to cele- brate the success of his new album.
After Meek’s new record “Dreams Worth More Than Money” hit number one he headed over to Rafaello and Co. Jewelers in Manhattan’s Diamond District.
The six carat ring features two yellow heart shaped dia- monds with a white diamond pave setting set in 18 karat white gold.
It matches her huge 15 carat yellow diamond engagement ring from the rapper. Minaj posted a picture of both rings
Pharrell and Robin Thicke have to pay Marvin Gaye’s fam- ily $5M instead of $7M.
ily must receive 50 percent of the song's future royalties.
Judge Cuts ‘Blurred Lines’ Payout By $2M
Suge Knight Claims He Has A Brain Tumor
Ciara and Russell Wilson at the Nickelodeon Awards Show on Thursday.
Ciara and her new boyfriend, NFL star Russell Wilson, seem like they have all the chemistry of a lasting relationship.
During the 2015 Nick- elodeon Kids' Choice Sports Awards on Thursday, the Seat- tle Seahawks quarterback brought his lady on stage for a little fun.
"I think I know someone who knows how to sing and dance a little bit better than me," Wilson, who hosted the show, said before bringing his superstar girlfriend to the stage. The two, along with backing cheerleaders, did a fun set of the Whip & Nae Nae to Silento's "Watch Me."
Ciara’s ex and baby’s father, Future.
Prior to the show, the fly new couple strolled the red carpet, showing some cute PDA by giving each other cheeks kisses. Baby Future also turned up on the carpet.
Speaking of baby Future, his daddy, Future showed his horns during an appearance on The Breakfast Club. He had a lot to say, especially in re- gards to Wilson pushing his son around in a stroller back in May.
"Of course I wouldn’t want anyone to push my son. That’s like the number one rule. Fu- ture also called the relation- ship a publicity stunt, insisting they should leave his son out of it.
Suge Knight’s law- yer, Thomas Mesereau, ap- peared in court Friday (July 17) expressing that Knight’s bail is excessive and should be reduced. Knight’s bail was ini- tially set at $25 million but was reduced to $10 million in April.
His legal team is also trying to get the former Death Row CEO into a new jail. He is ar- guing that Knight’s mental and physical health is deterio- rating and that he may have a brain tumor. Mesereau claims that Knight feels numbness on one side of his body and that could be due to a brain tumor. He wants his client transferred to a jail where he would have full ac- cess to a medical facility. The toilet is Knight’s cell also
Suge Knight is physically and mentally deteriorating in jail in L.A.
flushes every 20 minutes, which is allegedly driving Knight crazy.
Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj at the BET awards.
on her Instagram and wrote, “I get gifts when I’m good, better gifts when I’m bad.”
Ciara Appears With Boyfriend On Nick Awards Show; Ex Says Couple Is Publicity Stunt
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