Apr 17 2013

"BET Experience" launches three-day event

After co-starring in one of the most critically acclaimed movies of 2012, “Silver Linings Playbook,” Chris Tucker is stepping into the spotlight solo.

The actor and comedian will host the 2013 BET Awards this June as the awards ceremony launches a three-day weekend event.

In a statement, Tucker said he’s “honored to be asked to host this year’s BET Awards,” and that he’s “looking forward to being part of a really great show.”

Apr 17 2013

Allege they are owed more than $1 million

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Two weeks after filing labor complaints alleging they haven’t been paid for both regular and overtime hours, writers for the E! Network’s “Fashion Police” went on strike today.

Officials with the Writers Guild of America said producers of the show — which features Joan and Melissa Rivers — have not signed a contract with the union.

Apr 15 2013

Performed “1901” and “Ignition”

The rumor blowing up Saturday was that Day 2 of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival could feature a surprise appearance by electronica icons Daft Punk. According to the Twitterverse, it would probably take place during the set of headliners Phoenix.

But when the special guest finally materialized on the main stage, it wasn’t Daft Punk, it was R. Kelly. Yes, that R. Kelly.

Apr 15 2013

Drove 90 mph and nearly hit a gas tanker

Comedian and actor Kevin Hart says he’ll straighten up his act. And he’s not being funny.

Los Angeles traffic police arrested the stand-up comedian for “suspicion” of drunken driving early Sunday.

They observed him speeding down a freeway at 90 mph in his black Mercedes, weaving across traffic lanes and almost running into a gas tanker truck, the California Highway Patrol said in a statement.

When patrol officers pursued him, he took an off ramp and pulled over, police said.

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