California Rumor

TI and his wife Tameka ‘Tiny’ Cottle was arrested late Wednesday night for possession of a controlled substance. TI and his wife got in trouble during a traffic stop when cops smelled marijuana coming from their car. This could be very bad news for TI who is currently on a three-year probation after being charged and jailed in 2008 for unlawfully possessing firearms as a convicted felon. It seems like it was just a short while ago since he was released on his weapons charges and now he may have to go back into the slammer for drugs.
Way to go TI

Paris Hilton’s hairstylist, Michael Boychuck, is coming to the heiress/actress/singer’s defense by saying that she “wants everyone to know she does not do drugs and does not have time for that.” He said “Paris and I have been texting since her arrest. Poor girl; my heart goes out to her and I feel bad about what happened. She told me the cocaine they found did not belong to her. She expressed to me that her career is very important and she would never do drugs or anything else for that matter to destroy what she's worked so hard for. I’ve known Paris for 18 years and can honestly say I’ve never seen her use drugs. She's a sweet, hard-working girl and unfortunately she's in a bad position right now. But she will be fine and these bogus charges will be dropped.” This is what you call wishful thinking. And what career is there to speak of? Paris is just a wannabe.

A remake of the 80s film ‘Back to the Future’ starring Michael J. Fox should be out of the question. But the fact that it’s being discussed with the remake starring Justin Bieber is just nauseating to me. Unfortunately, sources are saying that this could very much be a possibility with the teen pop singer being considered for the remake if “he is capable of acting at that level”. I have yet to see his acting chops but regardless of that, teen girls will still flock to him. I guess Hollywood is more concerned about making money than producing anything original and has quality.

Michael Jackson's body could be exhumed at the request of Conrad Murray lawyers, who is accused of murder, they willing to challenge the assumption that the death of the star would have been caused by an overdose of drugs. Murray's lawyers want to prove that Michael Jackson might have die of other drugs than those he gave to him. They have announced that they may require an exhumation to perform medical tests in November. Defense attorney Ed Chernoff has already received approval to conduct new medical tests on frozen tissue samples, taken from the body after the death of the artist

Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova have decided to stop making music together as The Swell Season. Glen plans to return to his band The Frames and Marketa plans on doing a solo album. The news of the band’s split comes after the tragedy that occurred at their Saratoga, California concert when a fan committed suicide onstage. However, they say that it has nothing to do with their decision to split. Glen said “I'll go back to the Frames, and Mar will make her own record at some point. This band (Swell Season) will eventually naturally end. But right now, all of us are just so grateful. Getting together and making music with Mar was a side thing for me, but it felt absolutely right.” They’re both very talented so I’m sure they’ll be ok on their own.

Legendary singer Stevie Nicks has announced to sources that she is hard at work on a new solo CD. It’s been quite a while since we’ve heard any new music from her that wasn’t Fleetwood Mac related but she assures everyone that her new stuff will drop some time next year. While it is a solo album, Stevie is collaborating for the first time as she is writing with The Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart. She said “This is a great opportunity to do something new. You feed so much off each other…. [the CD is a] full-blown rock-n-roll album with some beautiful ballads”. I can’t wait!

Kara DioGuardi is still talking about getting fired from American Idol. According to a source, the former judge has been trying to leave the reality TV show for some time now. The source said “She went to Fox two months ago and told them she didn't want to do another season. She's ready to move on. She did two years and thinks that's enough.” I don’t buy it. Wasn’t it just a couple of weeks ago when her dad said that Kara didn’t find out about getting fired until she read about it in some paper and how she was devastated about it?

Adam Levine and his band Maroon 5 recently swung by the Y100 radio station headquarters in Miami. The singer was asked what the meaning is behind his ‘222’ tattoo, which also happens to be the name of his new clothing line. Adam shared “Well, there’s a place called 222, the first studio we recorded our first demo at in Hollywood and it was this tiny little building. It no longer exists, actually, or it’s under a different name now, but it was the first studio we recorded at and then that demo tape…we had this tape and we took it around. That’s kind of what started our whole career! Even back then, we said 222 was going to be our lucky number and it just kind of stuck with us.”

A clothing company is taking some legal action against Madonna, claiming that the singer has ripped off the ‘Material Girl’ trademark. LA Triumph, Inc. claims in a new lawsuit it’s been marketing ‘Material Girl’ clothing since 1997, selling millions of dollars worth of clothes under its trademark. According to the documents, the Queen of Pop jacked the name for her junior clothing line, which launched this year. LA Triumph wants a declaration from a federal judge that Madonna’s use of ‘Material Girl’ creates deception in the marketplace and also wants the judge to order Madonna and her company to turn over all of the profits they’ve made from the clothing line.

The organization created to honor DJ AM made a serious donation to a cause that was close to the celebrity DJ’s heart – helping teens who are suffering from addiction. The organization isn’t just writing a fat check though as they are also trying to change lives with state of the art DJ equipment. The DJ AM Memorial Fund is making the donation to the Phoenix House Academy in LA, a residential treatment program for teens struggling with addiction. According to a rep for the DJ AM Fund, the goal is to give kids the chance to find a new passion through music. There’s no word on how much cash they’re donating but it’s said to be a sizable amount.