Diddy was hanging out in NYC yesterday, with his best new accessory -- his bodyguard.
Puffy must have been embarrassed about his relaxed attire, because he tried to use his hired muscle to hide the evidence. Maybe next time he won't leave the house in slippers!
Filed under: Music, Wacky & Weird
Cops say they've id'd the man who pulled the rhinestone wool over their eyes claiming to be David Lee Roth.
According to the Toronto Star, Ontario Provincial Popo are fingering David Kuntz as the cashew-allergic nut that has been duping people across Canada.
In May, the fake Dave fooled Ontario cops that pulled him over for speeding -- and told them he was suffering an allergic reaction to nuts. The cops then went on the local news talking about how they helped save Diamond Dave's life.
Filed under: Music, Wacky & Weird
According to cops, Lady Godiva ain't the only bare-naked lady riding a white horse.
Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page has been popped by cops in Central New York for allegedly possessing cocaine.
Cops in Manlius, NY say early last Friday morning officers saw a suspicious car with its doors open sitting outside an apartment building. While checking out the car, they observed a man and a woman inside one of the apartments sitting at a table with an "unknown white capsule" with a powdery substance in front of them. After a field test, the cops say the substance tested positive for cocaine.
The 38-year-old Page and a woman, 25-year-old Stephanie Ford, have both been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance. Ford was also charged with pot possession.
Both have been released on $10,000 bail.
A rep for the band tells TMZ "We can not comment because the matter is before the court. We are confident that our client Steven will be completely exonerated. Until that time, it is business as usual for the Barenaked Ladies."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin exercised her vocal chops and opened wide while dining in NYC yesterday.
The 66-year-old living legend showed off a lovely pearl necklace outside the Ritz Carlton.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Music, Food Glorious Food
Rapper Yung Joc is going to hear it from an Atlanta company today that claims he took off with almost $25,000 of stereo gear.
The rapper is due in court in Fulton County today to fight it out with the owners of Stereotypes, a high-end stereo outfit, who say that they put in a bunch of equipment in his whip last year, but got stiffed out of their fee.
Joc was arrested last year for carrying a concealed weapon in Cleveland.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music
How the hell did Alanis go from a moody, edgy pop chick (left) to looking like another stay-at-home mom carpooling on the Long Island Expressway (right)?!
Decked out in her Mrs. Roper finest, Celine Dion hit the town in Monaco -- with her long-haired SON, Rene-Charles. Little Camryn Manheim, is that you?!
If she doesn't get his weave cut soon, Child Protective Services will need to be called.
UPDATE: Canadian cops say they have identified the imposter who is running around Ontario claiming to be Diamond Dave! A police spokesperson says the man has "scammed a lot of people" and could be charged with obstruction of justice for giving a false name to cops. Apparently this dude has done this before.
Someone is impersonating David Lee Roth all over the Great White North!
The faux Diamond Dave first surfaced on May 23, after a man suffering from an allergic reaction to nuts told two Canadian cops and paramedics he was the Van Halen frontman. Now a local police spokesperson admits he's not sure if the cops on the scene actually asked for i.d.
Now "Roth" has been spotted at the Liquid Lounge in Hamilton, Ontario, reportedly singing a song and partying it up with who was described as two nurses from the hospital. The Liquid Lounge's owner says the man was wearing "expensive clothes" and sporting a hospital bracelet.
Yesterday, Dave told us he never had an incident with cops and "the only thing I'm allergic to is criticism."
Filed under: Music, Wacky & Weird
David Lee Roth wants you to know he can eat as many nuts as he wants!
Diamond Dave tells TMZ: "I was in Canada only from July first through the fourth for a performance at the Quebec City Summer Festival. I had no encounters or incidents with the police. The only thing I'm allergic to is criticism. -- Love, Dave"
A story that circulated earlier this week -- fueled by actual interviews with two Canadian police officers -- claimed cops had to save Dave's life after he went into anaphylactic shock from eating nuts.
Dave's rep says he is not allergic to nuts. Good fashion sense? Well, that's another story.
Filed under: Music, Wacky & Weird
Members of rap group Mobb Deep say their ex-manager jacked their tunes without permission -- and now they want to get paid!
Deep-ers Prodigy and Havoc -- that's Albert Johnson and Kejuan Muchita to their mothers -- say ex-manager Norman Bell used their recordings on "best of" albums they never authorized. Albums, they say, they didn't get paid for. They say Bell, who calls himself "Purfek Storm," owes them over a million bucks in back royalties.
Mr. Storm couldn't be immediately reached for comment.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music
Why the hell would an autographazzi be carrying around a drum skin from The Who 24/7 in his car for someone to sign? It ain't like Keith Moon's ever gonna do it.
Filed under: Music, Wacky & Weird
They say black is slimming.
With his North American tour scrapped due to legal troubles, Boy George, 47, was snapped lumbering through Ireland in his Homer Simpson funeral drag on Wednesday.
Time is like a clock of the ... pounds.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Music, Hot Bodies, Nurse!
Celine Dion hit a high note while in Antibes, France -- by wearing a bikini!
The "Titanic" singer proved nothing on the 40-year-old is sinking ... yet.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Music, Hot Bodies
Can you say laser tattoo removal?
While at a book signing on Tuesday, some fool showed Gene Simmons his ridiculous full back tat of all four members of KISS.
There's a fine line between fan and somebody get security.
Filed under: Music, Wacky & Weird, Nurse!
Taylor Dayne is referring to herself in the Royal third person, probably because no one outside the Belmont knew or cared about her in the first or second person. Did Taylor cringe when we made it painfully clear ... no one knew she was still singing? Watch how the 1988 star handles the Z-list.
Filed under: Music, Wacky & Weird
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