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NYC Pays $7 Million to Settle Sean Bell CaseWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:57AM*The city of New York agreed Tuesday to pay more than $7 million to settle a wrongful death civil suit filed by the fiancée and friends of Sean Bell, the unarmed black groom gunned down by cops on his wedding day, reports the New York Daily News. The settlement, approved by a Brooklyn federal magistrate, [...]

‘SYTYCD’ Star ‘tWitch’ Lands Two FilmsWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:12AM*”So You Think You Can Dance” alum Stephen “tWitch” Boss has just booked two new roles for Trimount Pictures. In the first, “Perfectus,” Boss will play Marcel X, a superhero mutant who sets out to save what is left of the destroyed planet. Malcolm McDowell, Tom Savini, Elise Avellan, Electra Avellan and Danny Trejo also [...]

Video: Kanye Performs for Facebook EmployeesWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 10:42AM*For some reason, Kanye West chose to preview material from his upcoming album at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, where he performed for employees from atop a conference table. [View clips below.] Based on a leaked track list of his album “Good Ass Job,” the rapper – dressed in a suit and tie – appeared [...]

Common to Play Freed Slave in AMC PilotWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:12AM*Rapper-actor Common is moving from film to television with his first TV role in AMC’s pilot “Hell on Wheels.” The show is described as a contemporary western that centers on the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Common will play Elam, a freed slave who goes West to work on the railroad [...]

Old Spice Guy Joins Jennifer Aniston FilmWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:57AM*Isaiah Mustafa, the former NFL player whose fame skyrocketed as “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like,” has just been cast opposite Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman in Warner Bros. upcoming comedy “Horrible Bosses.” The film follows three friends who conspire to murder their awful bosses for standing in the way of their happiness. Mustafa [...]

Photos: Aretha, Leezy and Surprise – Ron Isley – Perform in PhillyWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:12AM*A crowd of about 8000 crammed into Philadelphia’s Mann Music Center Tuesday night to witness Aretha Franklin and former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice team for a rare musical performance. Rice, a classically trained pianist, backed the Queen of Soul during a three-hour concert filled with Franklin’s catalog of hits as well as arias from [...]

Lisa Wu Hartwell: Leaving 'Real Housewives of ATL'Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:38AMFiled under: Exclusives , Television BV Buzz can report exclusively that 'Real Housewives of ATL' star Lisa Wu Hartwell is leaving the hit Bravo reality series. Speculation that the originating cast member from the 'ATL' franchise was leaving the show began earlier this spring when talk that she was only shooting on a limited production schedule surfaced online. Now BV Buzz has learned that the ...

VH1 Creates a New Foursquare Badge for Music Lovers and Provides Fans With Valuable Tips About Live Music Venues ...Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 8:00AMStarting today, music lovers can earn the 'VH1 Fanatic Badge,' a new foursquare badge that concert-goers can earn by following VH1 on foursquare at foursquare.com/vh1. Using foursquare's GPS-enabled application on their mobile devices, users can check-in at over 10,000 music venues in the foursquare database, including rock clubs and concert halls nationwide.  Users will be able to unlock the ...

Demi Lovato Wants To Embrace Her ‘Inner Soul’ Diva On Next AlbumWednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 10:22PMLast year, Demi Lovato released her pop/rock sophomore album, Here We Go Again, and now Lovato is, well, at it again. She's back in the studio, but unlike her first two efforts, this one will sound a little less hardcore, as Demi embraces her inner-R&B diva. "I'm really excited for working on new music in the spare time that I have before I go out on tour with the Jonas Brothers," she told MTV ...