Steve Backley out of Dancing on Ice & other: June 2008

Thursday, 26 June 2008

Mills set to appear on US Apprentice

Heather Mills, ex-wife of Sir Paul McCartney, is in the running to appear on Celebrity Apprentice in the United States.
Mills has secured her place on the show because business guru Donald Trump, who plays the Alan Sugar role on the US version of the show, reportedly told producers he liked her fighting spirit.
Trump said: "Because The Apprentice did so well last time around, lots of people want to be on it, including Heather Mills. We start shooting in four weeks. The names will be revealed then."
It is not clear whether Mills will take part in the show as a contestant, or whether she will appear as a surprise guest in a single episode.

Wednesday, 18 June 2008

Dr - Reverend Denies Dr Dre Blackmail

Civil rights activist REVEREND AL SHARPTON has blasted allegations he demanded money from hip-hop producer DR. DRE to end a disagreement between rival rappers 50 CENT and THE GAME.

Bruce Williams, a confidant of the superproducer and author of a recently-released book about him, claims Sharpton issued an ultimatum to Dre to end the long-running feud between the two stars in early 2005, shortly after The Game had been axed from 50 Cent's G-Unit crew.

Sharpton is alleged to have challenged the Forgot About Dre hitmaker to settle the pair's discrepancies and pay up $500,000 (GBP250,000), or he would lead a National Action Network (NAN) march and call for fans to boycott the stars' music.

But Sharpton and representatives for his NAN organisation have staunchly denied the claims.

In a statement issued to AllHipHop.com, they say: "The National Action Network and Reverend Al Sharpton were not involved with and did not attend a press conference held by Hip-Hop artists The Game and 50 Cent to announce their truce and donation to charities.

"At no point has Reverend Al Sharpton or an authorised representative of National Action Network met with Dr. Dre."

The Game and 50 Cent held a joint press conference in May 2005 to publicly declare a truce. They also made a combined donation of $253,500 (GBP126,750) to the Boys Choir of Harlem, New York.

However, the two rappers have since reignited their feud.

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Monday, 9 June 2008

Waiters to Restaurant: You Stole Our Pennes!

Simon Cowell's favorite Hollywood restaurant is getting sued by waiters who claim their tips were being jacked.
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Three former servers at Ago claim supervisors forced them into pooling 40% of their tips. Of that, the waiters say the managers snagged 25%. According to the suit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, when the trio bitched about it, management retaliated by sending them to the Siberian part of the restaurant. One was eventually let go, the other two were forced to quit.

BTW, the waiters couldn't be more Italian. Their names -- Emanuele Gicacometti, Marco Pellichero and Alfredo Fuduli.

The suit seeks unspecified damages. The restaurant had no comment.

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