Jazz great Oscar Peterson dies at 82
AP - Oscar Peterson, whose early talent, speedy fingers and musical genius made him one of the world’s best known jazz pianists, has died. He was 82.
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AP - Oscar Peterson, whose early talent, speedy fingers and musical genius made him one of the world’s best known jazz pianists, has died. He was 82.
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AP - Rapper Remy Ma is being sued for $20 million by the woman she is suspected of shooting in a dispute over money. Makeda Barnes-Joseph was shot twice in the abdomen on July 14, after leaving a party in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.
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AP - Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who recently conducted a lengthy magazine interview with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, on Friday visited a new housing project his country built for Cuban oil refinery workers.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt spend the holidays in New Orleans.
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AP - The man known as Don Vito on MTV’s “Viva La Bam” show has been sentenced to 10 years to life on probation after he was convicted on two counts of sexual assault on a child.
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What was your favorite Christmas gift? Access talks to some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, from Fergie to Eva Mendes, to find out who got the gift of their dreams and who got a lump of coal in their stocking in Christmas past.
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AP - The Christmas season brought Martha Stewart one fond memory of her stay in a West Virginia prison.
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Reuters - Universal Music Group said on Monday that rap artist and hip-hop mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter is stepping down as president of its Def Jam Records unit, effective by the end of the year.
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AP - Former child star Danielle Fishel, a teen heartthrob on ABC’s “Boy Meets World,” was arrested this week on a drunken driving warrant from Los Angeles County, police said.
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AP - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has something to sing about, thanks to Nick Lachey and the hometown choir he put together.
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