Entertainment News:
Rapper 50 Cent says Taco Bell stole his endorsement
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. rapper and hip-hop mogul 50 Cent
sued Taco Bell on Wednesday, saying the restaurant chain made
him the star of its hip-hop themed ad campaign without his
permission and without paying him a fee.
Correction: Mick Jones story
(AP)
AP - In a July 22 story about Foreigner's Mick Jones, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Foreigner's co-headlining tour with Bryan Adams stops Thursday. The bands have a concert Thursday, July 24, near San Antonio, Texas, before ending their combined tour Saturday in Dallas. Foreigner will continue on the road at least through late October.
Texas Has the Jonas Brothers Feeling Neighborly
(E! Online)
E! Online - The Jonas Brothers apparently figured that they literally needed an area the size of Texas to accommodate their massive fan base.
That Was the Week That Was
(AP)
AP - Entertainment highlights during the week of July 27-Aug. 2:
What's in a Name? Nas No. 1
(E! Online)
E! Online - The ABBA-channeling Meryl Streep apparently doesn't have the same street cred as Nas and Lil Wayne.
50 Cent sues Taco Bell in NY over ad campaign
(AP)
AP - 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent.
Neil Young documents anti-war tour in film
(AP)
AP - Not every musician will make a film that features a fan facing him from a concert audience with two arms raised, middle fingers extended — more than one fan, in fact.
Courtney Not in Love With Sharing the Wealth?
(E! Online)
E! Online - Courtney Love has been accused of leaving a hole in the books.
Ry Cooder keeps alive L.A. sound with new album
(AP)
AP - It was more than 50 years ago but Ry Cooder remembers it like it could have been last week; he was 8 years old and Johnny Cash came on the radio singing "Hey Porter."
Kanye West visits veterans on home turf
(Reuters)
Reuters - Kanye West has joined forces with
MTV for the documentary "Choose or Lose & Kanye West Present:
Homecoming," the next installment of the "Choose or Lose"
campaign, which tells the stories of war veterans and the
difficulties they face once they return home.
