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One Direction Charity Visit to Ghana Comes Under Fire From Country's Celebrities

Posted on Jan 17th 2013 3:30PM by Jason MacNeil
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British boy band One Direction meant well when they visited Ghana this past weekend. But the trek and subsequent tweets by band members upset some local musicians and celebrities concerned about negative stereotypes.

According to Myjoyonline, Niall Horan tweeted regarding the visit: "Massive thanks to @rednoseday for taking us to Ghana! It was incredible! real eye opener! We take so much for granted over here!" The trek was in connection with the band's involvement with the British charity Comic Relief. One Direction recently recorded a cover of Blondie's "One Way or Another" as a benefit single for the organization.

But in subsequent tweets, the musician added: "I've seen the slums right in front of me! This is no joke! They really need your help! Poverty is real !" He later described the trek as the "best life experience ever!"

"Today was the most amazing day I've had so far.. In my life ever," fellow band mate Harry Styles tweeted.

The comments didn't go over well with some of Ghana's celebrities and musicians, with controversial artist Wanlov the Kubolor dismissing the band and their visit to Accra and its surroundings.

"Ghana is getting worse so heaven sent 5 downcut jesuses to teach us clapping," the musician sarcastically tweeted with an accompanying photo of the band clapping near some local children.

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Stevie Nicks, Nicki Minaj: Fleetwood Mac Singer Takes Sides in Mariah Carey Feud

Posted on Oct 10th 2012 1:58PM by Jason MacNeil
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Nicki Minaj did to Mariah Carey recently, by smack-talking the "Butterfly" singer on the set of "American Idol." In fact, she would've literally gone on the attack.

According to The Daily, Nickswas being interviewed for her forthcoming documentary In Your Dreams when the Minaj-Carey topic arose.

"How dare this little girl!" Nicks told the publication. "If I had been Mariah I would have walked over to Nicki and strangled her to death right there. I would have killed her in front of all those people and had to go to jail for it."

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John Mayer, Ponzi Scheme: Singer Sued Over Half-Million Dollar Payday for Corporate Gig

Posted on Sep 10th 2012 1:35PM by Jason MacNeil
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A lawsuit regarding a Seattle-based Ponzi scheme totally over $100 million could end up dragging John Mayer into it for simply performing a normal corporate gig.

According to TMZ, Mayer might be in possession of $465,000 in dirty money from the scheme's collapse.

The scheme revolves around Darren Berg. Berg was sentenced to 18 years in prison for bilking investors of more than $100 million through his investment company. Trustees assigned to try and find that lost money are tracking down where the money went and thus suing everyone they can in order to recover it. This is where Mayer comes in.

Legal documents now show that Mayer's name made that list after booking agency Grabow & Associates was paid by Berg's company.

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will.i.am's Custom Delorean Car Gets Stolen in Hollywood, Takes to Twitter Asking Help Finding it

Posted on Aug 14th 2012 12:30PM by Jason MacNeil
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He might have had a feeling last night was going to be a good night, but in the end Black Eyed Peas' singer will.i.am ended up without wheels after his custom-made Delorean was stolen in Hollywood.

According to the Daily Mail the musician was attending his #willpower listening party for his new album at Hollywood's The Avalon. Both the musician and Nicole Scherzinger posed for photos near the car before entering the venue.

On leaving however, will.i.am realized something was amiss, namely his vehicle.

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Madonna, Russian Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Warns 'Threat of Physical Violence' at Upcoming Concerts

Posted on Aug 7th 2012 3:05PM by Jason MacNeil
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Days after Madonna spoke out in support of the three jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot, a security alert has been announced for the pop star's upcoming concert tonight in Moscow and Thursday in St. Petersburg as part of her world MDNA tour.

Madonna took a strong stance against censorship in media statements she made in advance of her Russian shows. "I'm against censorship, and my whole career I've always promoted freedom of expression, freedom of speech," she said. "So obviously, I think what's happening to them [Pussy Riot] is unfair. And I hope that they do not have to serve seven years in jail, that would be a tragedy."

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Nina Dobrev, Nick Braun Release Funny or Die Suntan Lotion-Themed Rap Video

Posted on Jul 6th 2012 2:30PM by Jason MacNeil
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Canadian actor Nina Dobrev, best known as Elena Gilbert on The Vampire Diaries, is doing her part to show people the dangers of sun exposure via a rap video recently posted on Funny Or Die.

The video begins with Dobrev receiving a "Lotion Music" cassette. From there Dobrev and actor Nick Braun (Red State, Prom) rap throughout the nearly three-minute song.

"Summer summer summer always gets me very nervous, because the largest organ on my body is my epidermis," Braun raps before Dobrev sings "All I need is my SPF."

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Katy Perry, 'Part of Me': Pop Star's Military-Inspired Video Called 'Propaganda'

Posted on Mar 26th 2012 2:15PM by Jason MacNeil
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Katy Perry's new video for the song "Part of Me" has rubbed some people the wrong way, including Naomi Wolf, feminist author of The Beauty Myth.

Wolf took to her Facebook page to take aim at Perry for the video featuring her dressed in military attire.

"Have you all seen the Katy Perry Marines video?" Wolf asks in the post. "It is a total piece of propaganda for the Marines... I really want to find out if she was paid by them for making it... it is truly shameful. I would suggest a boycott of this singer whom I really liked -- if you are as offended at this glorification of violence as I am."

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