In the fall of 2007, Kanye West’s mother, Donda, died of a possible heart attack following a massive plastic surgery procedure. Now the controversial doctor who performed the liposuction, tummy tuck and breast reduction on Kanye’s mama has landed in jail for a DUI. Dr. Jan Adams was nailed in June for driving his Jaguar the wrong way on the interstate. When cops nabbed him they discovered that the doctor - who was not board-certified when he operated on Mrs. West - had a blood alcohol level of 2.0 - twice the legal limit.
Adams was sentenced to serve a full year in jail for the charge yesterday, after pleading no contest. Kanye has not released any sort of statement about the drunk doc’s jail time, but we imagine it would involve numerous exclamation points and LOTS OF CAPS. [Photo: WireImage]
Way to spoil the fun, David Paterson. The legally blind New York governor is making everyone feel guilty for laughing at Fred Armisen’s imitation of him on Saturday Night Live last night. While ignoring the whole drug thing, Paterson took offense at the easy blind-guy jokes (including the one that interrupted Amy Poehler’s farewell speech).
I can take a joke. But only 37% of disabled people are working and I’m afraid that that kind of third-grade humor certainly adds to this atmosphere. Let’s just say I don’t think it helped.
No politican ever looks capable in an SNL parody, but having him hold a chart upside down was indeed a lazy gag (there’s no evidence of Paterson ever displaying this level of disability-related clumsiness). Maybe they’ll stick to the part about him being a Jersey-hating cocaine enthusiast next time.
But if anyone should be offended by Saturday’s episode, it’s Kanye West. The talented rapper/producer was portrayed as a pitch-losing microphone breather, prancing in front of a giant screen like Coldplay’s Chris Martin after a week-long bender. Dude a witty rapper, not some emo maniac at karaoke! Not fair, guy. Wait…that was actually Kanye? Oh my.
Check out his performance of “Heartless” after the jump.
Kanye West has really had quite a year blabathoning on that blog of his about everything from hot ladies to ranting post-arrest. This time, Kanye takes to the web to remind us how great he is and tout his new album. “I’ve been hearing that there’s people who bought this album that never bought one of my albums before!” Kanye exclaims and says that the album is so great that “Everybody has a different favorite!”
Kanye also lets us in on his private time at home, which allegedly he spends listening to his own music. “I listened to ‘Say You Will’ last night at my house and was daaamn, this song is soooo dope!!! I’m a fan of what I’ve made.” Read his full blog entry after the jump!
Remember that hottie who stared in Kanye West’s “Flashing Lights” video? Here’s a reminder. Apparently Kanye handpicked the model, 19-year-old Philly native Sessilee Lopez, for his vid, and the two have been tight ever since. A source told The Sun that the two have been spending some intimate one-on-one time together, as well as hitting the town and partying. “Kanye was instantly smitten with Sessilee and it’s not hard to see why. She’s hot!” The over-eager anonymous pal gushed. “But it’s not just her looks that attracted Kanye – they get along really well and have a definite connection.”
We’ll have to wait and see if this relationship pans out into actual love - after all, he’s twelve years her senior. But we’ve already spotted one thing that could signal a match made in heaven - Sessilee has her own blog. [Photos: GettyImages. WireImage]
Kanye West is a simple man, and yearns for just two things in life - an internship at a fashion house to hone his second career choice, and “some pussy.” Does a man really even need anything else to survive?
Once his latest album drops next month, Kayne plans on interning with a designer (Louis Vuitton or Raf Simons, possibly) in hopes of perfecting his passion for fashion. We admire his desire to learn, but something tells us his ego might have a hard time running out for coffee and sorting mail.
Interestingly enough, the rapper is also having a hard time getting laid. Kanye kept a German audience waiting two hours at his concert last night, and then when he finally strolled onstage he announced, “I really need some p***y tonight!” Maybe he’ll meet another intern on the job who will oblige? [Photo: Splash News Online]
Kanye West has been busy tooting his own horn again. What a surprise! “I realize that my place and position in history is that I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade, I will be the loudest voice,” he said in an interview in London this week. “It’s me settling into that position of just really accepting that it’s one thing to say you want to do it and it’s another thing to really end up being like Michael Jordan.”
Yet with his growing arrest record, Kanye may end up being the next Dennis Rodman instead. God’s gift to music was busted early this morning in the U.K. for throwing punches with a photographer. The paparazzo accused the star of getting angry when he snapped him leaving a club with four women, but Kanye was released by police early this morning with no charges filed against him. The guy with the “loudest voice” also packs a pretty mean punch! [Photo: Splash News Online]
Hey, we kind of knew he wouldn’t stay quiet for long. Kanye West has blasted the results of last week’s EMA awards, reckoning they were fixed. Yes, the hip-hop superstar who proved he was nothing if not a sore loser when he stormed the stage at the 2006 awards complaining that he didn’t win Best Video, is now complaining at the choice of winners at this years’ awards.
“Britney Spears over Rihanna? Are you serious? I mean f****** Jared Leto? He’s my boy but he shouldn’t have won over some of those other artists. I won nothing last year and I’d brought out “Stronger.” Then this year, just because I was there, I won best urban act. This was L’il Wayne’s year.”
Ok, we see his point about 30 Seconds To Mars. We may have mentioned something about that ourselves. And we love the fact that Kanye is the opposite of a bland, media-trained singer. But you know, it’s only a little award — it doesn’t mean anything, love!
Embattled former Death Row owner Suge Knight allegedly started his career by hanging Vanilla Ice out of a hotel window—so it makes sense that the impresario would go back to harrassing rappers today. Knight is belatedly suingKanye West for the shooting injury he received at West’s pre-VMA bash in August 2005. After all, it was the “Love Lockdown” star’s security that let the unknown assailant through, capping Knight in the leg.
Knight’s other grievances against West include loss of blood, the loss of a diamond earring worth almost $150,000, and having to take a private jet back to Cali (it was so necessary!). He’s also—we shit you not—hitting West up for the “mental anguish” Knight received over “the loss of use and enjoyment of the earring.” Pretty ridiculous, though if anyone would sympathize with the pain of losing diamonds, it’s West.
So why did Knight fail to sue West until now? It couldn’t have anything to do with Knight being under bankruptcy protection, could it? Still, it might be in West’s best interests to settle. Remember when Knight was arrested for beating his girlfriend in Vegas last August? That case is on hold, as the woman, Melissa Isaac, is now missing. Take heed, Yeezy.
No, sadly he wasn’t at the MTV Europe Music Awards cozying up with Grace Jones and Estelle. But President-elect Barack Obama proved to be the real star of the evening’s proceedings, featuring in a huge number of tributes …
At the beginning of the show Jared Leto got the crowd chanting in a “Congrats Barack” shout-out. (”Maybe Europe will love us again now,” quipped Katy Perry.)
Katy Perry’s least-mad costume choice of the evening was a glittery yellow Barack shift dress. We’ll all be wearing them next season!
Estelle and Kanye West ended their less-than-exciting “American Boy” duet with a giant projection of the man himself on the video screens. It got the biggest cheer of their entire performance, natch.
Paul McCartney also namechecked Mr. Obama in his self-depracating acceptance speech.
And Solange Knowles tried to get in on the action by bigging up Obama while wearing a puffy striped top and glittery skirt. Yet she still managed to have the personality of a wet towel. Never mind.
What, you expected celebs to stay silent about last night’s big win for President-Elect Barack Obama? No such luck, my friends. Everyone from Oprah Winfrey to Diddy to Jessica Alba had something to say about 2008’s historic election. Read ‘em all in our round up below.
Oprah Winfrey, one of Obama’s biggest celebrity supporters, couldn’t keep her excitement hidden. “I’m vibrating,” she gushed to Us magazine. Might be a little TMI, Oprah! She also told the BBC, “It feels like hope won. It feels like there’s a shift in consciousness. It feels like something really big and bold has happened here, like nothing ever in our lifetimes did we expect this to happen.”
Usher: “It’s so incredible to see that this historical thing has happened, man…The public service that went into this and the encouragement that came out of it, it’s just incredible to see it happen.”
Lindsay Lohan, on her Myspace blog, of course: “OBAMA IS OUR PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! everyone that voted, no matter their choice…should be proud for voting in the first place :)”
Diddytakes responsibility for Obama’s win: “I felt like my vote was the vote that put him into office. … And that may not be true but that’s how much power it felt like I had.”
The always astute and reflective Jessica Alba: “I was surprised that McCain brought race into his speech. I guess he was trying to bring people together.”
A cute message from Kanye West to his deceased mom: “HI MOM, OBAMA WON!”
Pete Wentzshouts out new Vice President Joe Biden, “I would not be standing here actually in reality, at all, because my parents met working for [vice president elect] Biden. They met on a campaign so they have this particular affection for Joe - he came to their wedding. If it weren’t for Joe Biden, I would not exist as a human being.”
Spike Lee: “I think that’s a lot to do with young white Americans - they don’t have the same views as their parents.”
George Clooney: “I congratulate President-elect Obama on his historic victory, and now it’s time to begin unifying the country so we can take on the extraordinary challenges that this generation faces.”
Browse through photos of celebs casting their vote yesterday.
Lindsay Lohan is all smiles as she votes in the general election in Los Angeles. Dressed casually in knee-high boots and her signature leggings, she was accompanied by a friend and a body guard. She was only at the polling station for about ten minutes. [Photo: Splash News Online]
Jay-Z attends "Promote The Vote" block party in Philadelphia. [Photo: FilmMagic]
Hilary Duff looks fantastic as she shows off her legs in a pair of black heels and a black mini dress as she runs some errands with her sister Haylie on election day in Los Angeles, Ca. Hilary showed that she'd cast her vote with an "I've Voted" sticker on her chest. [Photo: Splash News Online]
Beyonce attends "Promote The Vote" block party in Philadelphia. [Photo: FilmMagic]
Rachel Bilson, with the company of Hayden Christensen, makes her vote count for Obama. [Photo: Splash News Online]
Christina Aguilera and husband Jordan Bratman cast their votes at a Beverly Hills polling station. [Photo: Splash News Online]
Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick and James Wilke Broderick vote at a West Village voting precinct. [Photo: Splash News Online]
Jennifer Garner votes in Brentwood, California. [Photo: Splash News Online]
Sean "Diddy" Combs attends "Promote The Vote" block party in Philadelphia. [Photo: FilmMagic]
A true patriot on election day, Justin Timberlake wears an American flag (gray scale) proudly on his shirt. Jessica Biel was not with Justin though he was diving her car. Justin was rumored to have voted near his house at 7am. [Photo: Splash News Online]
Ben Affleck casts his vote at a church in Ocean Park, Santa Monica. Ben lost his voting sticker so went back inside to get a new one. [Photo: Splash News Online]
Paris Hilton votes at a polling station in Norwalk, California. [Photo: Splash News Online]
