LIL WAYNE has settled a $20 million (£12.5 million) lawsuit with a producer who claimed the rapper failed to pay him for work on his hit 2008 album THA CARTER III.

Grammy winner Darius Harrison, who goes by the name Deezle, sued the hip-hop star last year (11) over allegations he was owed money for his contribution to songs including Lil Wayne’s popular track Lollipop.
The two sides have now reached a confidential settlement to bring the legal action to a close, according to TMZ.com.
The terms of the settlement were not released.

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BEYONCE KNOWLES has dismissed speculation she secretly used a surrogate for her first daughter with husband JAY-Z, branding the rumours “crazy”.

The pop star gave birth to daughter Blue Ivy in January (12) but during her pregnancy, she faced gossip about whether she really was expecting after her stomach appeared to fold inwards during a TV interview.
It prompted rumours the superstar couple was using a secret surrogate mum to carry their child and that Beyonce was wearing a prosthetic baby bump to fake her pregnancy.
The gossip shocked Knowles, who tells People magazine, “That was crazy.

Hitmaker AKON can’t wait for AMERICAN IDOL finalist JESSICA SANCHEZ to be voted off the TV talent show – so he can sign her up.

It appears the teenager has a career path mapped out for her whether she’s crowned the 2012 Idol winner or not, thanks to her number one celebrity fan.
Akon, who recently guest mentored on Idol, says Sanchez is by far his favourite contestant this season, telling Eonline.com, “I know I shouldn’t be saying this, but I kind of want her to get voted off so I can sign her. She’s beyond the talent

Hitmaker and LMFAO collaborator GOONROCK spent time away from the Hollywood studio where he wrote and recorded PARTY ROCK ANTHEM and SEXY & I KNOW IT looking at the lavish homes he knew he would one day be able to afford.

The songwriter/producer was dirt poor when he started working with school friend RedFoo and LMFAO sidekick Sky Blu – but he knew the records they were working on were going to become huge hits.
He tells WENN, “I’ve been broke my whole life… and we were working in the (Hollywood) hills. We did the album from a

RIHANNA is set to continue her big screen takeover with a villainous role in the next THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS movie, according to U.K. reports.

The Umbrella hitmaker made her move into acting with her film debut in blockbuster Battleship earlier this year (11), and now she has reportedly landed a leading part in the sixth installment of the hit action franchise.
Rihanna will play a femme fatale alongside regulars Paul Walker and Vin Diesel, and will film her part in London, according to Britain’s The Sun.
A source tells the newspaper, “Rihanna impressed with her

BEYONCE KNOWLES has dismissed speculation she secretly used a surrogate for her first daughter with husband JAY-Z, branding the rumours “crazy”.

The pop star gave birth to daughter Blue Ivy in January (12) but during her pregnancy, she faced gossip about whether she really was expecting after her stomach appeared to fold inwards during a TV interview.
It prompted rumours the superstar couple was using a secret surrogate mum to carry their child and that Beyonce was wearing a prosthetic baby bump to fake her pregnancy.
The gossip shocked Knowles, who tells People magazine, “That was crazy.

SAMUEL L. JACKSON struggled to remember his lines when he started shooting superhero action blockbuster THE AVENGERS – because he could only recall half the script page.

The movie star admits the eye patch his character Nick Fury wears played tricks with his mind – and he eventually had to learn his lines with one eye covered.
He tells Entertainment Weekly magazine, “I was trying to remember my lines, but when I got there, I put the eye patch on and could only see half the page in my head.
“I didn’t figure it out until halfway

Hitmaker AKON can’t wait for AMERICAN IDOL finalist JESSICA SANCHEZ to be voted off the TV talent show – so he can sign her up.

It appears the teenager has a career path mapped out for her whether she’s crowned the 2012 Idol winner or not, thanks to her number one celebrity fan.
Akon, who recently guest mentored on Idol, says Sanchez is by far his favourite contestant this season, telling Eonline.com, “I know I shouldn’t be saying this, but I kind of want her to get voted off so I can sign her. She’s beyond the talent

Hitmaker and LMFAO collaborator GOONROCK spent time away from the Hollywood studio where he wrote and recorded PARTY ROCK ANTHEM and SEXY & I KNOW IT looking at the lavish homes he knew he would one day be able to afford.

The songwriter/producer was dirt poor when he started working with school friend RedFoo and LMFAO sidekick Sky Blu – but he knew the records they were working on were going to become huge hits.
He tells WENN, “I’ve been broke my whole life… and we were working in the (Hollywood) hills. We did the album from a

RIHANNA is set to continue her big screen takeover with a villainous role in the next THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS movie, according to U.K. reports.

The Umbrella hitmaker made her move into acting with her film debut in blockbuster Battleship earlier this year (11), and now she has reportedly landed a leading part in the sixth installment of the hit action franchise.
Rihanna will play a femme fatale alongside regulars Paul Walker and Vin Diesel, and will film her part in London, according to Britain’s The Sun.
A source tells the newspaper, “Rihanna impressed with her

SAMUEL L. JACKSON struggled to remember his lines when he started shooting superhero action blockbuster THE AVENGERS – because he could only recall half the script page.

The movie star admits the eye patch his character Nick Fury wears played tricks with his mind – and he eventually had to learn his lines with one eye covered.
He tells Entertainment Weekly magazine, “I was trying to remember my lines, but when I got there, I put the eye patch on and could only see half the page in my head.
“I didn’t figure it out until halfway

Hitmaker AKON can’t wait for AMERICAN IDOL finalist JESSICA SANCHEZ to be voted off the TV talent show – so he can sign her up.

It appears the teenager has a career path mapped out for her whether she’s crowned the 2012 Idol winner or not, thanks to her number one celebrity fan.
Akon, who recently guest mentored on Idol, says Sanchez is by far his favourite contestant this season, telling Eonline.com, “I know I shouldn’t be saying this, but I kind of want her to get voted off so I can sign her. She’s beyond the talent

Hitmaker and LMFAO collaborator GOONROCK spent time away from the Hollywood studio where he wrote and recorded PARTY ROCK ANTHEM and SEXY & I KNOW IT looking at the lavish homes he knew he would one day be able to afford.

The songwriter/producer was dirt poor when he started working with school friend RedFoo and LMFAO sidekick Sky Blu – but he knew the records they were working on were going to become huge hits.
He tells WENN, “I’ve been broke my whole life… and we were working in the (Hollywood) hills. We did the album from a

RIHANNA is set to continue her big screen takeover with a villainous role in the next THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS movie, according to U.K. reports.

The Umbrella hitmaker made her move into acting with her film debut in blockbuster Battleship earlier this year (11), and now she has reportedly landed a leading part in the sixth installment of the hit action franchise.
Rihanna will play a femme fatale alongside regulars Paul Walker and Vin Diesel, and will film her part in London, according to Britain’s The Sun.
A source tells the newspaper, “Rihanna impressed with her

Actress GABOUREY SIDIBE was disappointed after meeting her screen idol JOAN CUSACK at a party, because the star urged her to give up acting.

The Precious star, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role as an abused, obese teen in the film, was introduced to Cusack at an industry bash, and was thrilled to talk with the actress, whose career she had admired for years.
However, Sidibe was left heartbroken when the School of Rock star told her she would struggle in image-obsessed Hollywood and advised her to walk away from her acting dream.
Sidibe

Hitmaker AKON can’t wait for AMERICAN IDOL finalist JESSICA SANCHEZ to be voted off the TV talent show – so he can sign her up.

It appears the teenager has a career path mapped out for her whether she’s crowned the 2012 Idol winner or not, thanks to her number one celebrity fan.
Akon, who recently guest mentored on Idol, says Sanchez is by far his favourite contestant this season, telling Eonline.com, “I know I shouldn’t be saying this, but I kind of want her to get voted off so I can sign her. She’s beyond the talent

Hitmaker and LMFAO collaborator GOONROCK spent time away from the Hollywood studio where he wrote and recorded PARTY ROCK ANTHEM and SEXY & I KNOW IT looking at the lavish homes he knew he would one day be able to afford.

The songwriter/producer was dirt poor when he started working with school friend RedFoo and LMFAO sidekick Sky Blu – but he knew the records they were working on were going to become huge hits.
He tells WENN, “I’ve been broke my whole life… and we were working in the (Hollywood) hills. We did the album from a

RIHANNA is set to continue her big screen takeover with a villainous role in the next THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS movie, according to U.K. reports.

The Umbrella hitmaker made her move into acting with her film debut in blockbuster Battleship earlier this year (11), and now she has reportedly landed a leading part in the sixth installment of the hit action franchise.
Rihanna will play a femme fatale alongside regulars Paul Walker and Vin Diesel, and will film her part in London, according to Britain’s The Sun.
A source tells the newspaper, “Rihanna impressed with her

Actress GABOUREY SIDIBE was disappointed after meeting her screen idol JOAN CUSACK at a party, because the star urged her to give up acting.

The Precious star, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role as an abused, obese teen in the film, was introduced to Cusack at an industry bash, and was thrilled to talk with the actress, whose career she had admired for years.
However, Sidibe was left heartbroken when the School of Rock star told her she would struggle in image-obsessed Hollywood and advised her to walk away from her acting dream.
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Actress JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT wishes she had never mentioned her crush on rocker ADAM LEVINE, insisting the revelation has made her look like a “fool”.

The TV star went public with her feelings for the Maroon 5 singer earlier this month (Apr12) during an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, revealing she was interested in him following his split from supermodel Anne Vyalitsnya.
She was embarrassed that The Voice judge had not responded to her interest, prompting Levine to tell reporters, “It’s very flattering and very sweet and lovely to hear.”
But Hewitt is cringing over

Hitmaker and LMFAO collaborator GOONROCK spent time away from the Hollywood studio where he wrote and recorded PARTY ROCK ANTHEM and SEXY & I KNOW IT looking at the lavish homes he knew he would one day be able to afford.

The songwriter/producer was dirt poor when he started working with school friend RedFoo and LMFAO sidekick Sky Blu – but he knew the records they were working on were going to become huge hits.
He tells WENN, “I’ve been broke my whole life… and we were working in the (Hollywood) hills. We did the album from a

RIHANNA is set to continue her big screen takeover with a villainous role in the next THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS movie, according to U.K. reports.

The Umbrella hitmaker made her move into acting with her film debut in blockbuster Battleship earlier this year (11), and now she has reportedly landed a leading part in the sixth installment of the hit action franchise.
Rihanna will play a femme fatale alongside regulars Paul Walker and Vin Diesel, and will film her part in London, according to Britain’s The Sun.
A source tells the newspaper, “Rihanna impressed with her

Actress GABOUREY SIDIBE was disappointed after meeting her screen idol JOAN CUSACK at a party, because the star urged her to give up acting.

The Precious star, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role as an abused, obese teen in the film, was introduced to Cusack at an industry bash, and was thrilled to talk with the actress, whose career she had admired for years.
However, Sidibe was left heartbroken when the School of Rock star told her she would struggle in image-obsessed Hollywood and advised her to walk away from her acting dream.
Sidibe

Actress JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT wishes she had never mentioned her crush on rocker ADAM LEVINE, insisting the revelation has made her look like a “fool”.

The TV star went public with her feelings for the Maroon 5 singer earlier this month (Apr12) during an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, revealing she was interested in him following his split from supermodel Anne Vyalitsnya.
She was embarrassed that The Voice judge had not responded to her interest, prompting Levine to tell reporters, “It’s very flattering and very sweet and lovely to hear.”
But Hewitt is cringing over

SELENA GOMEZ is at the centre of a plagiarism battle amid allegations the chorus of her 2010 song A YEAR WITHOUT RAIN was lifted from a little-known California band.

Rockers Luce have filed a $1 million (£625,000) lawsuit claiming the pop singer’s track features a chorus that is “virtually identical” to their 2005 single Buy A Dog.
A Year Without Rain, co-written by Lindy Robbins and Toby Gad, became the title track of the teen star’s second studio album with her band Selena Gomez & the Scene.
Gomez, Robbins and Gad have been named as co-defendants in

RIHANNA is set to continue her big screen takeover with a villainous role in the next THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS movie, according to U.K. reports.

The Umbrella hitmaker made her move into acting with her film debut in blockbuster Battleship earlier this year (11), and now she has reportedly landed a leading part in the sixth installment of the hit action franchise.
Rihanna will play a femme fatale alongside regulars Paul Walker and Vin Diesel, and will film her part in London, according to Britain’s The Sun.
A source tells the newspaper, “Rihanna impressed with her

Actress GABOUREY SIDIBE was disappointed after meeting her screen idol JOAN CUSACK at a party, because the star urged her to give up acting.

The Precious star, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role as an abused, obese teen in the film, was introduced to Cusack at an industry bash, and was thrilled to talk with the actress, whose career she had admired for years.
However, Sidibe was left heartbroken when the School of Rock star told her she would struggle in image-obsessed Hollywood and advised her to walk away from her acting dream.
Sidibe

SELENA GOMEZ is at the centre of a plagiarism battle amid allegations the chorus of her 2010 song A YEAR WITHOUT RAIN was lifted from a little-known California band.

Rockers Luce have filed a $1 million (£625,000) lawsuit claiming the pop singer’s track features a chorus that is “virtually identical” to their 2005 single Buy A Dog.
A Year Without Rain, co-written by Lindy Robbins and Toby Gad, became the title track of the teen star’s second studio album with her band Selena Gomez & the Scene.
Gomez, Robbins and Gad have been named as co-defendants in

SEAL and KEITH URBAN were left stunned by an Aussie singer on TV talent show THE VOICE this week (ends27Apr12) – and both fought to get her on their teams.

Teenager Karise Eden has become an overnight online sensation thanks to her amazing performance of James Brown’s It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World on the show, which had Urban, Seal and their fellow judges Delta Goodrem and Joel Madden all banging their buttons on the Australian version of the programme.
All four wanted the wannabe, but she chose Seal as a mentor.
Footage of her audition, which

LMFAO DJ/producer GOONROCK will be calling on old school friendships if will.i.am ever decides to dust down the tracks he recorded with MICHAEL JACKSON in the final years of the pop superstar’s life – because he has always dreamed of working with the King of Pop.

The Party Rock Anthem hitmaker and LMFAO star RedFoo went to the same Los Angeles junior high school as will.i.am and he’s hoping his old pal calls him if her ever reconsiders releasing the Jackson sessions.
The Black Eyed Peas star insists the songs he recorded with the Thriller singer will

Rapper WILL.i.AM has fallen into trouble with bosses of the U.K. version of THE VOICE for texting fans during the live TV show.

The Black Eyed Peas star has landed a role as a judge on the singing contest but was seen using his phone during the programme on Saturday (28Apr12), prompting anger from studio bosses.
According to Britain’s Daily Express, he was ordered by the floor manager to switch off the device, and was later told by producers he was “unprofessional” for texting while wannabe music stars performed live.
But the rapper later took to

LIL WAYNE has settled a $20 million (£12.5 million) lawsuit with a producer who claimed the rapper failed to pay him for work on his hit 2008 album THA CARTER III.

Grammy winner Darius Harrison, who goes by the name Deezle, sued the hip-hop star last year (11) over allegations he was owed money for his contribution to songs including Lil Wayne’s popular track Lollipop.
The two sides have now reached a confidential settlement to bring the legal action to a close, according to TMZ.com.
The terms of the settlement were not released.

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BEYONCE KNOWLES has dismissed speculation she secretly used a surrogate for her first daughter with husband JAY-Z, branding the rumours “crazy”.

The pop star gave birth to daughter Blue Ivy in January (12) but during her pregnancy, she faced gossip about whether she really was expecting after her stomach appeared to fold inwards during a TV interview.
It prompted rumours the superstar couple was using a secret surrogate mum to carry their child and that Beyonce was wearing a prosthetic baby bump to fake her pregnancy.
The gossip shocked Knowles, who tells People magazine, “That was crazy.

SAMUEL L. JACKSON struggled to remember his lines when he started shooting superhero action blockbuster THE AVENGERS – because he could only recall half the script page.

The movie star admits the eye patch his character Nick Fury wears played tricks with his mind – and he eventually had to learn his lines with one eye covered.
He tells Entertainment Weekly magazine, “I was trying to remember my lines, but when I got there, I put the eye patch on and could only see half the page in my head.
“I didn’t figure it out until halfway

Hitmaker AKON can’t wait for AMERICAN IDOL finalist JESSICA SANCHEZ to be voted off the TV talent show – so he can sign her up.

It appears the teenager has a career path mapped out for her whether she’s crowned the 2012 Idol winner or not, thanks to her number one celebrity fan.
Akon, who recently guest mentored on Idol, says Sanchez is by far his favourite contestant this season, telling Eonline.com, “I know I shouldn’t be saying this, but I kind of want her to get voted off so I can sign her. She’s beyond the talent

Actress JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT wishes she had never mentioned her crush on rocker ADAM LEVINE, insisting the revelation has made her look like a “fool”.

The TV star went public with her feelings for the Maroon 5 singer earlier this month (Apr12) during an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, revealing she was interested in him following his split from supermodel Anne Vyalitsnya.
She was embarrassed that The Voice judge had not responded to her interest, prompting Levine to tell reporters, “It’s very flattering and very sweet and lovely to hear.”
But Hewitt is cringing over

Reality TV star KIM KARDASHIAN connected fans with BARACK OBAMA on Saturday (28Apr12) by tweeting live while eating with the U.S. President at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.

Hollywood A-listers including Charlize Theron, Lindsay Lohan, George Clooney, Kate Hudson and Reese Witherspoon descended on Washington, D.C. to turn the annual meal into a star-studded event.
Kardashian, who brought along her mother Kris Jenner as her date, helped her 14.5 million followers on Twitter.com get in on the action by posting messages and photos from inside the bash.
She shared a photo of the President and First

COLIN FIRTH has launched an appeal to help protect a tribe of indigenous Brazilian people facing threat from illegal loggers.

The King’s Speech star is fronting a new human rights campaign to save the lives and land of the Awa people, a hunter-gatherer tribe based in Brazil’s rain forests.
In a video filmed for Survival International, Firth explains, “When the loggers see them, they kill them. Their bows and arrows are no match for guns. Another people wiped out.”
He adds, “One man can stop this: Brazil’s Minister of Justice. He can send in the federal police

Comedienne ROSIE O’DONNELL proved she had no hard feelings towards her former TV boss OPRAH WINFREY on Wednesday night (25Apr12) after joining the media mogul at a New York fundraiser for her South African girls school.

The Rosie Show was axed from Winfrey’s OWN network in March (12) after just one season on air and the cancellation was rumored to have caused a rift between the two stars.
But O’Donnell showed she had nothing but love for Winfrey by turning up to the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls benefit at the Jazz at Lincoln Center venue this

LMFAO DJ/producer GOONROCK will be calling on old school friendships if will.i.am ever decides to dust down the tracks he recorded with MICHAEL JACKSON in the final years of the pop superstar’s life – because he has always dreamed of working with the King of Pop.

The Party Rock Anthem hitmaker and LMFAO star RedFoo went to the same Los Angeles junior high school as will.i.am and he’s hoping his old pal calls him if her ever reconsiders releasing the Jackson sessions.
The Black Eyed Peas star insists the songs he recorded with the Thriller singer will