Diddy released in arrest at UCLA, where son plays football

OS ANGELES: Hip-hop music mogul Diddy was released from jail late Monday night after an alleged assault with a weight-room kettlebell at the athletic facilities of UCLA, where his son is on the football team, police said. Diddy, 45, whose real...

Travel Abroad 23 Jun, 2015

Snoop Dogg eyes Twitter CEO post

NEW YORK: Rapper Snoop Dogg says he is “ready to lead” Twitter after the company announced that its current chief Dick Costolo will step down next month. The 43-year-old singer took to Twitter, just a few hours after Costolo’s...

Travel Abroad 14 Jun, 2015

Fans throw foam on court in Lakers' loss to Cavs

LOS ANGELES: After the Cleveland Cavaliers made the defending NBA champions look ordinary, the Los Angeles Lakers' fans threw up their foam hands in frustration. Mo Williams scored 28 points, LeBron James added 26 and the Cavaliers beat Los Angeles...

26 Dec, 2009

Estefan's bullet jewellery confiscated in London

LONDON: Gloria Estefan has become the latest celebrity to spark an airport security alert because of her love for peace. The Miami, Florida-based pop star was asked to remove her Bullets 4 Peace pendant before boarding a flight from London to Milan in...

Travel Abroad 08 Oct, 2009

Estefan's bullet jewellery confiscated in London

HOLLYWOOD: Gloria Estefan has become the latest celebrity to spark an airport security alert because of her love for peace. The Miami, Florida-based pop star was asked to remove her Bullets 4 Peace pendant before boarding a flight from London to Milan...

Travel Abroad 08 Oct, 2009

Perry & Snoop Dogg for millionaire show

NEW YORK: Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg are to test their general knowledge on TV after signing up to appear on a special celebrity edition of quiz show WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE. Actress Vanessa Williams, The Hills star Lauren Conrad and U.S. human...

Travel Abroad 05 Aug, 2009

Jury clears Snoop Dogg of man's beating

SANTA MONICA: A civil jury says Snoop Dogg didn't hit a man who came up on stage during a 2005 concert near Seattle. The rapper wasn't in court Friday when the jury's verdict cleared him of civil assault and battery claims. The jury did find that...

Travel Abroad 10 May, 2009

Snoop Dogg of man's beating

SANTA MONICA: A civil jury says Snoop Dogg didn't hit a man who came up on stage during a 2005 concert near Seattle. The rapper wasn't in court Friday when the jury's verdict cleared him of civil assault and battery claims. The jury did find that...

Travel Abroad 10 May, 2009

Snoop Dogg takes stand in civil trial

SANTA MONICA: Snoop Dogg told jurors on Monday that he didn't hit a man suing him for millions of dollars with a brass-knuckle microphone during a melee at one of his 2005 concerts. The rapper (real name: Calvin Broadus) took the stand for nearly two...

Travel Abroad 28 Apr, 2009

Civil beating case against Snoop Dogg

SANTA MONICA: A man suing Snoop Dogg for millions told a jury Friday that the euphoria of being near one of his idols quickly turned to terror during a 2005 concert when he was savagely beaten. Richard Monroe Jr. claims the rapper, whose real name is...

Travel Abroad 25 Apr, 2009

Beckham turns Terminator in mobile ads

LOS ANGELES: David Beckham is to feature in a new global ad campaign for Motorola inspired by 1980s Arnold Schwarzenegger movie The Terminator. The campaign, to launch the new Aura phone, breaks internationally from the end of April. Print ads for...

Travel Abroad 19 Apr, 2009

Snoop Dogg turns Sardarji

MUMBAI:When Snoop Dogg decided to shoot a song with Akshay Kumar for Singh is Kinng, he didn’t know what he was getting into. According to the contract, the rapper was to have his own crew and clothes but within no time Akshay had him eating Indian...

Travel Abroad 20 Jul, 2008