Rapper and entertainment mogul Jay-Z sat down with Oprah Winfrey on Thursday to discuss his childhood in Brooklyn, the N-Word, and his thoughts on Rihanna and Chris Brown.
Oprah and Jay-Z walked the Marcy projects, where the man also known as Shawn Carter explained what growing up in a rough environment taught him at a young age. Read the rest of this entry »
On Tuesday afternoon Chris Brown walked out of a Los Angeles court room, with five years of felony probation, 52 weeks of domestic-violence counseling and 180-days of community labor on his plate, after formal sentencing in the assault case against ex-girlfriend Rihanna. The judge’s ruling seems to be only part one of Brown’s repentance, however, as the R&B singer sat down with CNN’s Larry King the following day for his first exclusive interview since the infamous February assault.
Save for his quick video post with Bow Wow back in May, where Brown declared to his fans, “I’m not a monster,” and his public apology to his fans, the singer has remained relatively mum about both the incident and his relationship with Rihanna. Read the rest of this entry »
Bruno, Borat and Ali G creator Sacha Baron Cohen has given a rare television interview as himself on the David Letterman Show.
Sacha, looking smart and relaxed in the clip, explained how he set about interviewing a terrorist for his new movie, Bruno, which opens in the UK tomorrow (July 10).
He tells David: “We thought one thing would a comedian interviewing a terrorist which I think has never been done before – with good reason. It’s not that easy to find an actual terrorist. In fact, your government has been looking for one for about nine years.”