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Jerry Heller Suing Straight Outta Compton Filmmakers Over Movie Portrayal
The 75 year old was played as a ruthless record label boss by Paul Giamatti in the F. Gary Gray film, but Heller has taken issue with the picture and he is demanding...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 30 October 2015
Dr. Dre Facing Lawsuit From Former Housekeeper
Raquel Sagustume sued the star in a Los Angeles court this week (ends16Oct15), alleging she was bullied by two of the hip-hop star's cousins, who also worked for Dre, during the 13 months...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 19 October 2015
Dr. Dre Wants To Tour Europe With Snoop Dogg And Eminem
The rapper reveals he has dreamed of performing his full hits catalogue with his proteges for years - and now he has a name for the venture. Opening up about the potential...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 12 October 2015
Sean 'Diddy' Combs Revealed As Highest-earning Hip-hop Star Of 2015
Despite not having released an album in nearly half a decade, Sean “P Diddy” Combs has been revealed as the highest-earning hip-hop star in the world this year with a gross income of $60 million...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 24 September 2015
Sean 'Diddy' Combs Is World's Highest Paid Rapper
Sean 'Diddy' Combs is the world's highest paid rapper.The 'I'll Be Missing You' hitmaker, 45, has topped Forbes' annual list of The World's Highest-Paid Rap Acts after reeling in an estimated $60 million over the...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23 September 2015
Ice Cube Challenges Straight Outta Compton Critics
Ice Cube has challenged critics of 'Straight Outta Compton' to make their own movie.The 46-year-old rap icon - who starred in N.W.A alongside DJ Yella, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and MC Ren - acts as a...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 September 2015
Ice Cube Challenges Straight Outta Compton Critics
Ice Cube has challenged critics of 'Straight Outta Compton' to make their own movie.The 46-year-old rap icon - who starred in N.W.A alongside DJ Yella, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and MC Ren - acted as a...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 September 2015
Tha Dogg Pound Biopic Cast Head To The Recording Studio
Following the success of N.W.A. movie Straight Outta Compton, Dillinger, the cousin of rapper Snoop Dogg, announced plans to create his own film about Tha Dogg Pound collective, which also included Warren G...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 September 2015
Man Attacked With Acid Following 'Straight Outta Compton' Screening
A man has been attacked outside a cinema in Crawley, West Sussex, following a screening of N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton. The attack took place in the early hours of Sunday morning and is reported...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 September 2015
Dr. Dre's Son Cast As Superproducer Dad In Tha Dogg Pound Biopic
The hip-hop legend prevented his kid, aspiring actor/rapper Curtis Young, from landing the role of Dre in hit N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton because he feared Young lacked screen experience, and the part...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 September 2015
'Straight Outta Compton' Top Us Box Office For Third Straight Week
Straight Outta Compton is on top of the US box office for the third-straight week taking an estimated $13.2 million at US theaters. The N.W.A. biopic beat Christian drama War Room to keep the number...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 31 August 2015
Stars Receive Citations Over Water Use
Earlier this year (15), California Governor Jerry Brown issued mandatory water reductions to residents and businesses to tackle the shortage and warned that fines would be handed out to those who did not...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 August 2015
Jess Glynne Eyes Niall Horan Collaboration
Jess Glynne wants to work with Niall Horan.The 'Not Letting Go' hitmaker has revealed she would love to collaborate with the 'Night Changes' singer now it has been confirmed the chart-topping boy band will be...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 August 2015
Dr. Dre's Alleged Assault Victims Question Public Apology
Journalist Dee Barnes blasted the movie, about the hip-hop mogul's 1980s rap group, for failing to mention his assault on her in a nightclub in 1991 over an interview she published....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 August 2015
'Straight Outta Compton' Continues Its Reign On Top Of The Us Box Office
Straight Outta Compton is still sitting on top of the US box office, thanks to a second weekend which saw the biopic add $26.8 million to its total. The film, which tells the story of...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 August 2015
Dr. Dre Issues Responds To Allegations Of Violence Against Women: “I Apologize To The Women I’Ve Hurt”
Dr. Dre has issued an apology to the women he hurt in the past. The 50-year-old rapper and music mogul issued a statement in response to allegations that he was physically violent towards a number...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21 August 2015
Dr. Dre Apologises To Abuse Victims
Dr. Dre has apologised for physically abusing three ex-girlfriends.The 50-year-old rapper, who was accused of glossing over his dark past in the new biopic 'Straight Outta Compton,' which he co-produced about his former hip-hop group...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21 August 2015
Dr. Dre Releases Formal Apology To 'The Women I've Hurt'
Barnes, who caught a glimpse of the rap star's temper during a nightclub encounter after she published an interview with Dre's bandmate-turned-rival Ice Cube, told Gawker.com she didn't expect the incident to feature...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 21 August 2015
Journalist Upset That Dr. Dre Attack Was Not Even Mentioned In N.w.a. Biopic
Dre spotted Dee Barnes at a nightclub after the Cube interview was published in 1991 and allegedly grabbed her hair and kicked her in the ribs after she threw a drink in his...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 20 August 2015
Two Of Dr Dre's Alleged Abuse Victims Say 'Straight Outta Compton' Ignores His Past Violence Towards Women
Two women who were allegedly assaulted by Dr Dre in the 1990s have spoken out about the NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton, saying it ignores the rapper’s abusive attitude towards women during his early career....
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 19 August 2015
Ice Cube & Dr. Dre File Papers To Free Themselves From Wrongful Death Suit
Rap mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight, who features in the hit movie, ran over one of the film's technical advisers, Cle 'Bone' Sloan, and businessman Terry Carter as he attempted to flee the set...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 18 August 2015
Dr. Dre Beaten To The Top Of U.s. Charts By Luke Bryan
Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre shot to the top of the charts in the U.K. last week (ends14Aug15), but missed out on a Billboard 200 number one thanks to country star Luke...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 August 2015
'Straight Outta Compton' Takes Huge $56.1 Million On Opening Weekend
The N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton has smashed its way to the top of the box offices in America on its opening weekend, turning the normal revenue dip in August on its head with takings...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 August 2015
Dr Dre Scores First UK Number One Album With 'Compton'
Dr Dre’s comeback album Compton has topped this week’s album chart, giving the US rapper his first ever UK number one. The album, inspired by the upcoming NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton is Dre’s first...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 15 August 2015
Dr. Dre Regrets Assaulting Female Journalist In 1990s: ‘I Was Young And Stupid’
Dr. Dre has responded to claims he was violent to women during the 1990s, the era in which he rose to fame as a member of N.W.A. Dre was accused of assaulting a female journalist...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 14 August 2015
Dr. Dre Shoots To Top Of U.k. Albums Chart
The superproducer's Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre, which accompanies his new N.w.a. biopic, Straight Outta Compton, has shot to number one, beating Frank Turner's Positive Songs for Negative People to the coveted...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 August 2015
Dr Dre And Ice Cube Tell Their Story In Straight Outta Compton
When the idea was first raised for a biopic about pioneering gangster rappers NWA, everyone knew they had to get it right. After years in the works, Straight Outta Compton tells the story of Dr...
By Rich Cline in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 August 2015
Dr. Dre: 'I've Made Some Horrible Mistakes In My Life'
The rap mogul pleaded no contest to assaulting TV reporter Dee Barnes in 1991 and was sentenced to community service and probation, and he was later accused of being violent during his relationship...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 August 2015
Dr. Dre Questioned Future After Scrapping Lp
Dr. Dre thought he was ''done being an artist'' after scrapping his ill-fated LP 'Detox'.The 50-year-old rapper spent several years working on the collection although it was never released because he wasn't ''feeling it'', leading...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 August 2015
U.s. Cinemas Step Up Security For N.w.a. Biopic Screenings
Executives at movie studio Universal Pictures have offered to pay for extra security for cinema bosses who have requested support for showings of the film, which tells the story of the controversial rap...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 August 2015
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