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A celebrity news reporter called 911 to report that Heather Locklear appeared to be driving drunk, and then took photographs of the actress’ DUI arrest, the woman’s lawyer told ABCNews.com.

Jill Ishkanian, the woman who called 911 after allegedly seeing Heather Locklear driving…
Jill Ishkanian, the woman who called 911 after allegedly seeing Heather Locklear driving [...]

*Will Oprah Winfrey grace the 2008 Emmy Awards stage this year? E! Online is reporting that the talk show tycoon is set to open the Sept. 21 ceremony at the new Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.      
       “It’s still unclear what the talk-show queen will do, but she has agreed to be on stage for [...]

Toni Braxton seems to be getting back into the swing of things.
Or at least her name is.
The Grammy Award winning singer, whose long running Las Vegas show hit the skids due to health problems earlier this year, is reportedly getting ready to appear in the new season of the hit ABC dancing competition, ‘Dancing with [...]

Rozonda Ocelean Thomas, or as she is professionally known, Chilli, is a Grammy Award winning superstar, who — with her friends the late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins — not only took the industry by storm, but managed to sell well over 45 million records in the interim.
The Atlanta, Georgia, singer-songwriter, who [...]

While Bernie Mac remains in the hospital under treament for pneumonia, his rep slammed widespread media reports that the comedian is in very critical condition.
“Bernie Mac is still alive and being treated in a Chicago hospital for pneumonia and is expected to make a full recovery,” his rep, Danica Smith, told People.com. “We once again [...]

Oscar winning actor Morgan Freeman is in a “serious condition” in hospital today after a car accident in Mississippi.
The 71-year-old Hollywood veteran was driving on a freeway near his home at around 11.30pm on Sunday when his car left the road and flipped over several times, according to police.
The actor, who co-starred in the latest [...]

For having played 20 seasons during a baseball era filled with controversy over steroids and escalating salaries, Ken Griffey Jr. has kept his reputation remarkably clean. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of one situation where Griffey drew a lot of fire for something he did or said, unless it was some [...]

Whitney Houston says it all in a new track making the rounds online.
“I want you to love me like I never left,” the legendary songbird trills in the aptly titled “Like I Never Left.”
MIA from the music scene since her private life went on a roller-coaster ride full of substance-abuse problems and a trainwreck marriage [...]

One of the sexiest women to ever grace the screen is about to tell all.
Well, that’s the plan.
BlackVoices.com has learned that Pam Grier has inked a deal with Grand Central Publishing to release an as-yet-untitled tell-all memoir.
Currently scheduled for a spring 2010 release, the book will be released via the company’s Springboard Press imprint.
“Pam Grier [...]

There’s been all this nonsense flying around the net about Kim Kardashian creepin out on Reggie Bush with some some married fool named Travis Barker. His wife, Shanna Moakler, was recently interviewed by The Dirty, and recounted the conflict that jumped off between them last weekend:
Nik Richie: Yea, we heard you had a little altercation [...]

Mariah Carey is set to have her own Las Vegas residency.
The 38-year-old singer - who released her 11th studio album ‘E=MC2′ earlier this year - has been offered a £50 million deal to perform every night for three years at Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.
A source told America’s Star magazine: “Mariah is one [...]

Possessions belonging to late singer James Brown - including iconic stage capes and jumpsuits - have raised $800,000 (£400,000) at auction.
Fans of the soul legend bid for hundreds of relics from his life and career, including instruments, awards, and even some cans of hairspray.
The funds raised at the New York sale will be used pay [...]

Maybe we should blame “Pauly Nipple,” that Paula Abdul “stalker” guy.
Last year, the American Idol auditions in Philadelphia drew the show’s biggest crowds ever - and some of the zaniest contestants.
This summer’s talent quest, however, which starts Thursday in San Francisco, has only one stop northeast of Louisville - and it’s nowhere near a Liberty [...]

Jay-Z demanded a watermelon carved in the shape of wife Beyonce Knowles’ bust during his stay in Africa.
The rapper wanted the bizarre sculpture to be displayed in his £2,500-a-night hotel room where he was staying ahead of his performance at the THISDAY Festival in Nigeria on Friday (11.07.08).
A source told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper: “One [...]