The 2008 EBT [not a typo] Hip Hop Awards went down in ATL this weekend in full on hood fashion. No rappers or farm animals were jailed this time around but host Katt Williams was replaced at the last minute by none other than T-Pain.
Here’s the dirt on what happened via Freddy O
Being Mr. Nosy, I overheard a conversation during the rehearsal that Katt might not be performing. Come to find out, ALL of that was true. Why didn’t Williams perform? Well from my understanding, he and one of the top execs for the show got into it because of his lack of preparation for the show and him not liking the set. It is said that in rehearsal he was two hours late, completely unprofessional and one of his managers tried to start an altercation with the person in charge of the show! Blows were about to be thrown!!!
Apparently, Katt wasn’t stressing and didn’t consider the gig a win or lost. Allegedly, he was only receiving a little over 60 stacks plus ample gifts and endorsements for his services. But BET had something for him, just as soon as he was wasn’t there, he was replaced by somebody who some say was a much better host.
BET.COM blog team is reporting that Katt Williams lost out on a bet with T-Pain that resulted in Mr. Vocoder winning hosting duties.
“So we were all hanging out last night and Katt bets T-Pain couldn’t beat him in a break dance battle. Not knowing T-Pain was an extremely DOPE break dancer, Katt thought it was an easy win. T-Pain said if I win, I get to host the Hip Hop Awards,” said Stephen Hill.
James Frey couldn’t make this shit up.
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A wise pimp once said barbecue or mildew . . . I can’t do either now.
The family of a dead elderly woman cremated her remains on a makeshift barbecue and continued collecting her retirement checks amounting to more than $25,000, authorities in Northern California said.
Ramona Allmond’s daughter and grandson were arrested Sunday on suspicion of embezzlement, elder abuse and disposing of a body without a permit.
Allmond, 84, likely died of natural causes, though investigators were still trying to determine the exact cause of death, said Tehama County sheriff’s Capt. Paul Hosler.
Allmond’s daughter, Kathleen Allmond, 50, and Allmond’s grandson, Tony Ray, 30, told investigators their relative died in December. They left her body on her bedroom floor for a week before cremating the remains in their backyard fire pit, Hosler said.
Investigators said the two kept collecting Allmond’s monthly retirement checks, amounting to more than $25,000. Sheriff’s Detective Richard Knox said they may have been trying to honor Allmond’s desire to die at home and be cremated.
The two were arrested after Allmond’s son grew suspicious about her whereabouts.
Both were in jail in lieu of bail, with arraignment scheduled for Thursday. The sheriff’s department said they do not yet have attorneys. [source - - Thanks Drunia]
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Unless you have been sharing a pillow up under a rock with Cheri Dennis [no, I love you] you have probably laughed at last week’s Saturday Night Live sketch of the VP debate already.
But from that laughter now comes tragedy.
Some key McCain staffers are content with Palin joking about the “SNL” routines on the campaign trail — as when she scribbled “I’m not Tina Fey” on a supporter’s cell phone and said she’d dressed as Fey on Halloween. But others — including the governor herself — think a return punch on the NBC airwaves is what’s needed.
I’m hearing some sort of Palin tweak of Fey’s American Express commercials is in the works.
While next weekend’s ”Saturday Night Live” will be a rerun, it is possible Palin could appear Thursday on the first of NBC’s ”Weekend Update” specials in prime time. [source]
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Fast food fan Natalie Jackson was hit with a $264 fine at KFC — for staying too long gorging on a monster-sized “family bucket.”