Twitter FAIL: Rihanna
Yesterday, pop singer Rihanna excitedly retweeted a message from a rabid follower who announced that her Minneapolis show had sold out in just 68 minutes. The apparent sell out comes after reports surfaced that Rihanna’s U.S. concert dates were selling slowly. Too bad Rihanna didn’t check with the Target Center in Minneapolis before posting that tweet.
According to the arena’s website, tons of tickets are still available for Rihanna’s June 16th concert with featured guest, Cee Lo Green. Now Rihanna is looking pretty dumb… again.
And, oh, by the way, a loyal reader just sent this…
DJ Megatron Shot To Death While On Weed Run
The news came as a shock to friends of Corey McGriff, better known as DJ Megatron. The popular BET 106 & Park DJ was found lying face up in the street in the early morning hours of Sunday near his Staten Island brownstone.
According to police, McGriff was on his cell phone with a male friend when he was accosted by 3 unknown males who shot him in the chest and fled the scene on foot. The unidentified friend told police that McGriff said he was on his way to buy weed when the phone went dead. The friend said he didn’t hear a gunshot.
Police confirmed the 32-year-old DJ had been walking when he was shot once in the chest, but a motive has not yet been established. McGriff’s cell phone was found near his body.
According to the NY Post, McGriff had $1 in his jeans pocket when he was found dead in the street. His bills had apparently been paid by a “female gal pal.”
The shooting may have been witnessed by McGriff’s 4-year-old son, who, wide awake at 2 a.m., stood in the doorway of McGriff’s brownstone and watched his father cross the street as the 3 males approached him. The boy had been left home alone.
Bronx Zoo’s Missing Cobra Joins Twitter
Twitter has a new star joining its ranks. The Bronx Zoo’s missing cobra joined Twitter yesterday, and he already has over 35,000 followers. Worried zookeepers don’t know how the wily cobra slipped out of its enclosure in the reptile house on Friday, but the poisonous snake doesn’t plan on being recaptured any time soon.
In addition to keeping the zookeepers off his trail, the cobra humorously narrates his adventures while on the loose in the Bronx.
After the Bergdorf Goodman store invited the @BronxZoosCobra to visit, it tweeted, “If I recognize a single belt…”
For its part, the zoo is working overtime to find the snake and restore confidence in an alarmed public. In a statement released yesterday, zoo director James J. Breheny noted, “We understand the interest in this story and that everyone wants us to find the missing snake. As this may take days or even weeks, daily updates should not be expected.”
Celebs Out & About: Keyshia Cole
R&B Diva Keyshia Cole was spotted yesterday arriving at the same Beverly Hills medical building that celebs often frequent. The building houses doctors offices and a pharmacy. Celebs photographed leaving the medical center in the past include the late Michael Jackson, Halle Berry, Whitney Houston, Ciara, Diddy and Usher, among others.
Keyshia had mentioned in the past that she was thinking about getting her ample breasts reduced to lessen the load on her lower back. The part time Johns Creek, GA resident is gearing up for a special live performance on April 30 at the New York EIF Revlon Run/Walk for Women. Keyshia has a son with NBA star Daniel “Booby” Gibson.
Photos: Splash News Online
Beyoncé to Matthew Knowles: “You’re Fired!”
Just days after shocking photos of a stricken and pale Beyoncé surfaced online, comes word that she has fired her dad, Matthew Knowles, as her manager.
Most of us thought she fired him already. But, according to Bey’s longtime publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, the termination is for real this time.
The news comes a year after scandalous reports of Matthew’s infidelity, money laundering and drug abuse hit the blogs. In addition to Beyoncé, her sister Solange and their half-sister, Kelly Rowland, Knowles is also the daddy of a 1-year-old boy by actress Alexsandra Wright (“Scrubs”).
Matthew released a prepared statement last night complete with shameless self-promotion, which I have deleted since no one cares:
The decision for Beyoncé and Music World Entertainment to part was mutual. We did great things together, and I know that she will continue to conquer new territories in music and entertainment.
In Music World’s repositioning it will not continue its label/management role with Columbia/Sony artist Tiffany Evans.
Business is business and family is family. I love my daughter and am very proud of who she is and all that she has achieved. I look forward to her continued great success.
Maybe now Beyoncé can get her stalled career back on track?
Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images
Mariah Carey will do anything for attention…
Pregnant songstress Mariah Carey is bored waiting for her twins to be delivered so she can exploit them to the world. So she painted a butterfly on her swollen tummy and tweeted the pic to her 4 million followers. That was after she tweeted about her false contractions and dramatically rushed herself to the hospital only to be sent back home yesterday.
I fear for these babies when they are finally born.
Celebs Out & About: Beyonce, Paris Hilton
At one time Beyonce Knowles was the reigning queen of Pop — until she stumbled and was forced to give up her crown to Rihanna. Apparently she has never fully recovered from that public humiliation. Slowly, the paparazzi who once famously stalked Bey, stopped showing up at her appearances. Now I’m told that Bey’s people frequently call the wire services with Bey’s schedule, but to no avail. The paparazzi just aren’t interested in her any more. These pictures surfaced online over the weekend. They show a pale Beyonce with no makeup walking to her waiting limo with her loyal bodyguard, Julius. These new pictures have ignited old rumors that Beyonce is ill. I hope she’s okay.
Socialite Paris Hilton, 30, posed with a black baby at the Starlight Children’s Foundation 2011 “A Stellar Night” Gala in Century City, CA over the weekend. Hilton is still reeling from accusations of racism after shocking quotes attributed to her from an upcoming book surfaced online last week.
According to the LA Times, a book entitled “Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead: Journeys Into Fame and Madness” by Neil Strauss contains an encounter he had with the party loving heiress in 1999. Supposedly, Hilton met a biracial guy at another party the previous evening.
Hilton pointed the guy out to Strauss and said, “We were making out, but then we went somewhere where it was bright and I saw that he was black and made an excuse and left. I can’t stand black guys. I would never touch one. It’s gross.” When Strauss asked Hilton, “How black does a guy have to be?” she allegedly responded, “One percent is enough for me.”
Photos: Wireimage/Getty and Zimbio.com
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