Breaking Brew: Conan Gets A Gig

Team Coco rejoice! Conan O'Brien is returning to TV. He's inked a deal with TBS for a talk show that debuts in November. The show will air Monday - Thursday at 11 pm (ET), which will push Lopez Tonight to the midnight timeslot. I hope George doesn't feel Conan is punking him like NBC and Leno did to Conan.

So, when the "new" Conan show airs, will you watch?

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Breaking Brew: Dixie Carter Dead At 70

Some sad news this Sunday...

Actress Dixie Carter, who portrayed the sharp-shooting Southern interior designer "Julia Sugarbaker" on Designing Women, has died. Carter was 70. Her husband of 26 years, actor Hal Holbrook says “this has been a terrible blow to our family." There's no word on what caused her death.

More recently, Carter had a small recurring role as "Bree's" mother-in-law, "Gloria Hodge" on Desperate Housewives but here's Dixie as we've all come to know her...

RIP.

Anthony is sad...

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Wash, Rinse, Repeat!

"We fall down, but we get up..." we interrupt the following gospel moment to deliver Breaking Brew about this big-faced sinner who could use some of White Jesus' blessings! Bryson Bryant a.k.a. NeNe Leakes' basement baby was arrested last night. T-Painer with the soap opera name turned himself in on an outstanding warrant. That warrant stemmed from an additional charge related to his March 7 arrest for possessing some stanka dank! This studio gangsta needs to go back to that fictional school he was claiming back on RHOA and stop playing with me!

Breaking Brew: No Jail For Gilbert Arenas

Suspended Washington Wizards player Gilbert Arenas will spend 30 days in a crazy halfway house for bringing a gun to the team’s locker room.

Prosecutors wanted Arenas to serve 3 months behind bars, but his lawyers said Arenas didn’t deserve jail time for a prank that went wrong.

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Breaking Brew: Eva Marcille & Lance Gross Split!

This is another punch to the gut. Cutie couple Eva Marcille and Lance Gross have called it quits just five months before their scheduled July wedding. A rep for the couple issued the following statement:


"Lance Gross and Eva Marcille have mutually decided to end their relationship. The split is completely amicable"


The couple got engaged on Christmas Eve, 2008 after a year and a half of dating. Dang if these two pretty mofos can't make it....what's going to happen to the rest of us?
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Breaking Brew: Corey Haim Found Dead

Popular 80s actor Corey Haim was reportedly found dead this morning of an apparent overdose. He was only 38 years old. Haim starred in a number of hit movies including, "The Lost Boys" with his BFF Corey Feldman. Details are developing. It's the curse of the child stars! Not a good look.

Breaking Brew: Lil Wayne NOT Going To Jail Today

Well, so much for the "so long, Wayne" tweets, cards and gift baskets.  Lil Wayne won't be going to jail today as expected.  His sentencing for a 2007 gun charge in New York City was postponed again today, due to basement fire at the courthouse.

Lil Weezer was due to appear in court today and receive a one year sentence for a second degree gun possession charge that he plead guilty to last October.  Last month, he was able to get the sentencing delayed due to a jacked up grill piece.

No word yet just when he'll be shipped off to Rikers.

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Breaking Brew: Hip Hop Legend In Coma

Some breaking news from the hip hop world:

Gang Starr's lead voice, Guru, suffered a heart attack this weekend.  The 43 year old is now in a coma.

Hip hop heads remember Guru for writing tracks like "Words I Manifest" and "Just To Get A Rep." The Gang Starr duo included the equally legendary DJ Premier but the two parted ways back in 2004 due to creative differences.

Here's some classic Gang Starr. Our prayers are with Guru!

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Breaking Brew: Andrew Koenig Found Dead

"Growing Pains" actor Andrew Koenig has been found in Vancouver. Sadly though, the outcome is not good. Police found a body in a park today, that they believe is Koenig's.  CNN and TMZ are reporting the body is that of Koenig who went missing around Valentine's Day.

Family members were concerned that Koenig would hurt himself. He reportedly sold all his belongings before he vanished.

Koenig starred as "Boner" in the '80s sitcom "Growing Pains" but struggled to land other jobs after the show ended.

Andrew Koenig was just 41 years old.

Sad.

UPDATE: Koenig's father, Walter, says Andrew took his own life. So far though, officials are not releasing the cause of death.

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Breaking Brew: Tiger's ready to talk

Tiger Woods is fresh out of sex rehab and reportedly ready to talk. He'll give his first press conference since the scandal this Friday at 11am EST. The Cablanasian One will speak from PGA Tour Headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida. Expect him to apologize and say he's "focusing on the future"...yada, yada, yada.

Breaking Brew: Bill Clinton Hospitalized

Former president Bill Clinton has been hospitalized in New York with chest pains.  Details are sketchy at the moment, but the Reuters news service is reporting two sources close to the former prez say he has been hospitalized.  You'll recall Clinton does have a history of heart health issues, having had bypass surgery in 2004.

We'll keep you posted.

UPDATE: MSNBC reports Clinton has received a stent. A stent is small mesh tube that is used to treat narrowed or weakened arteries. A hospital source says Clinton called Columbia Presbyterian Hospital two days ago, saying he didn't feel well. He was due to come to the hospital yesterday but postponed that appointment until today.

ABC News reports Clinton had 2 stents inserted in an artery, but that Clinton was feeling "discomfort."  They're not calling it "chest pains."

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Breaking Brew: Designer Alexander McQueen Dies

British fashion guru Alexander McQueen has been found dead in his London home. He was 40 years old. His death comes just days before London's fashion week was due to start. No word on the cause.

UPDATE: The NY Times reports the cause of McQueen's death was apparently suicide, although his family has not made an official statement yet.

Lately, McQueen's designs have been seen on Lady Gaga (she wore his armadillo heels in the Bad Romance video) and Kelis (she wore the same shoes... but in a tragic way).

Certainly, he'll be remembered for the timeless fashion he produced. Here's a look at some of his best frocks (via Entertainment Tonight).

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Breaking Brew: Warren Sapp Arrested

Former NFL baller and “Dancing With The Stars” twinkle toes Warren Sapp was arrested by Miami Beach police today and charged with domestic battery. The charge stems from an incident early this morning at a South Beach hotel.

The 37 year old is an analyst for the NFL Network.  Of course, he's in Miami for the Super Bowl and was set to host an event at BED Miami tonight.  You know we'll be watching for details...

UPDATE: The "incident" involved Sapp's girlfriend. Police say he allegedly choked his girlfriend around 5 am this morning at the Shore Club Hotel. Sapp's girlfriend of 2 years reportedly had "a swollen right knee and bruises on the back of her neck."

TMZ reports Sapp allowed her (the girlfriend) to sleep in his hotel room -- then came into the room early in the morning and pulled her out of bed. The alleged victim says they began arguing about guys she was hanging out with earlier Friday night.

He later threw her out of the room because he was "expecting company." We know what that means, right?  Super Bowl jump-offs! Sapp claims he was trying to help the girlfriend out of the room when she fell. SIDEBAR: Who brings a girlfriend to Super Bowl weekend?  Sand to the beach much?

Anyway, looks like Warren will be out of a job for a lil bit.  The NFL Network says he won't appear on their air until they review the incident.

SMH.
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Breaking Brew: Keyshia Cole’s Droppin’ Her Load

 

Keyshia Cole’s fiancé Daniel “Boobie” Gibson left his team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, to be with Keyshia tonight because she’s in labor! Boobie (we won’t even address that name) just made it into the starting lineup but that’s taking a back seat to him becoming a babydaddy.

Keyshia was hospitalized for some precautionary reasons but the tweets is watching…and word is she’s about to pop.

Somewhere, Frankie is having a celebratory smoke toast.

UPDATE: Apparently, Boobie wants to play in the 2nd half. Hmmm...*side eye*  And labor has yet to be confirmed.  (Stay tuned...)

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Breaking Brew: Danger’s Burning Down The House?

Ok, this one is “Left Eye crazy" now? TMZ reports Monica “Danger” Leon is being held by police in an arson investigation after fire broke out in her Hollywood apartment today. By the time authorities made it to the scene, the fire was out, but the police opted to detain Danger, pending an investigation.

UPDATE: Danger is under a 72 hour watch... (developing)

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Breaking Brew: Haiti hit with a 6.1 after shock

The area experienced a strong magnitude 6.1 aftershock Wednesday morning. The epicenter of the aftershock was 36 miles west-southwest of the capital and 6.2 miles deep, the United States Geological Survey said.

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Breaking Brew: Gilbert Arenas Charged

Suspended Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas has been charged with a felony count of carrying a gun without a license.  The charge is in connection with a locker room "incident" with fellow Wizard, Javaris Crittenton on Christmas Eve.

TMZ reports Arenas' lawyer is working on a plea deal where Arenas would take a misdemeanor gun charge.

Plaxico is waiting for you, Gil...

Breaking Brew: Teddy Pendergrass Dies

In even more sad news today, R&B legend Teddy Pendergrass died Wednesday.  He was just 59 years old.  He'd reportedly been in poor health during the last year as a result of his paralysis condition.

While details are sketchy at the moment, the Internet (Twitter, to be specific) has been abuzz with initial "RIP" tweets of his death and a few "confirmations" have come through as well. We're hoping this isn't true, but as always, watch this space for details.

We'll update you as more info become available.  I'm seriously hoping this one is just a hoax.

UPDATE: AOL's Black Voices has confirmed the death.

Pendergrass survived a car crash 28 years ago that left him in a wheelchair. His son says he had a difficult recovery from colon cancer surgery which left him hospitalized in recent months.

Longtime collaborator Kenny Gamble said of Teddy:

"He had about 10 platinum albums in a row, so he was a very, very successful recording artist and as a performing artist. He had a tremendous career ahead of him, and the accident sort of got in the way of many of those plans."

He will be greatly missed.

Breaking Brew: Haiti Help

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti tonight, just outside the capital of Port-au-Prince.  The quake leveled a hospital and caused a great deal of damage to the impoverished country.

Click here and here for details on how you can help.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti.

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Breaking News!*

BLACK DON'T CRACK!!!

*Okay, not "breaking news" so much, but ain't she fly?