'So You Think You Can Dance' Tour Tix

It may be down to the final four dancers on this season of "So You
Think You Can Dance," but you can still see the top 10 dancers when the
SYTYCD tour rolls across the country this fall. Tickets go on sale this
weekend, so get on it! I'm dying to see my faves Joshua and Katee
perform live, and I'm totally looking forward to seeing some of the
dancers that didn't make it to next Wednesday's finale.

New 'Sisterhood 2' Video Clips

Yahoo! Movies just posted a bunch of new "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" video clips. Thank you! I needed something to tide me over until the film's release next Wednesday. Check out all the clips to see what's in store for Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen.

I can't stop watching the videos that feature Leo, Lena's new love interest. Lena gets all the hot guys! She met Kostas in the first film, and now Jesse (a hunky model) in her figure drawing class. Some girls have all the luck!

'Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2' Have Fun @ Yahoo! Video

Man arrested over beating death at Lil' Kim party

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City nightclub worker has confessed to beating a woman to death during a Sunday night birthday celebration for rapper Lil' Kim, the police commissioner said.

Rahman Syed, 24, was arrested at his home on Thursday after the body of Ingrid Rivera, also 24, was found stuffed in a rooftop utility room on Wednesday afternoon.

No charges have been laid but Syed, a bartender's assistant at the Spotlight Live club in Times Square, admitted killing Rivera, New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said.

Rivera was last seen at Spotlight Live, where bouncers kicked her out because she was drunk. Police said that was when Rivera met Syed, who offered to take her to find a friend.

Syed hit Rivera with a metal pipe in the building's elevator shed in the early hours of Monday after she refused his advances, police said.

When Rivera did not come home, her family filed a missing persons report. Police were unable to find the woman, despite searching the club, until a maintenance man discovered her body in the rooftop room more than two days after her death.

Spotlight Live representatives did not return calls for comment.

"We will be taking a very focused look at that club," said Kelly. "These are advertised events. It was not a private party."

Kelly estimated about 500 people were at the club at the time of Rivera's death.

Lil' Kim, whose real name is Kimberly Jones, celebrated her 34th birthday with fellow celebrities including Missy Elliot, Busta Rhymes, Lamar Odom and Wyclef Jean, according to the New York Daily News.

Kelly said the Grammy Award-winning rapper will not be interviewed in connection with the crime. Lil' Kim's publicist was not immediately available to comment on the woman's death.

Lil' Kim served a year and a day in prison in 2005 when she was found guilty of conspiracy and perjury after lying to a grand jury about her friends' involvement in a 2001 shooting.

Nissan Ad Causes 'Outrage' in Arab World: Video

The ad is supposed to be funny, but it plays on old Arab stereotypes. In the commercial, the actors playing the Arab Shieks say the car has "destroyed my home," and they direct hatred toward the car saying, "May hawks poke at you day and night," and "May the sun melt you and God take you."

As the ad comes to a close, the announcer declares "when you consume the least fuel, it's obvious they won't like you in the oil emirates."

The Saudi regime, along with other oil-producing Gulf states, is threatening to boycott Nissan -- which is collaborating on the development of the Project Better Place electric car system in Israel -- if the automaker doesn't apologize.

Bush Arrives In China After Criticizing Nation

(UPI) – President George Bush arrived in Beijing Thursday for the Summer Olympics amid criticism over his remarks concerning China's human rights policy.

In a message to China on the eve of the Olympics, Bush urged improved human rights to make China great.

"The United States believes the people of China deserve the fundamental liberty that is the natural right of all human beings," Bush said in a speech Wednesday at a state dinner in Bangkok, Thailand.

"America stands in firm opposition to China's detention of political dissidents and human rights advocates and religious activists," he said. "We speak out for a free press, freedom of assembly and labor rights not to antagonize China's leaders, but because trusting its people with greater freedom is the only way for China to develop its full potential.

"We press for openness and justice not to impose our beliefs, but to allow the Chinese people to express theirs. As Chinese scientist Xu Liangying has said: 'Human nature is universal and needs to pursue freedom and equality.'"

China reacted to the criticism, saying the United States and China should discuss the issue "on an equal footing," Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency, reported.

Ne-Yo Moves Mom To Be Near Him

Rapper Ne-Yo is so attached to his mother, he has bought her a new home in Atlanta, Georgia so they can be closer.

The Las Vegas, Nevada native has moved east to concentrate on his music - but found himself lost without his beloved mom.

So he has splashed out on a house for her. The 25-year-old reveals, "I just moved my mom out to Atlanta with me. I bought her a townhouse, so I don't have to go too far. She's my closest companion."

Lopez Won't Testify In Combs Shooting Lawsuit

Jennifer Lopez will not be forced to testify in a lawsuit filed against her ex Sean 'Diddy' Combs over his involvement in a 1999 New York club shooting.

The singer/actress was dating the hip-hop mogul at the time of the incident, and was present at the now-defunct Club New York when shots were fired in the venue on December 27, 1999, injuring two people.

Combs' rap protege Shyne, real name Jamal Barrow, is currently serving a 10-year jail term after he was found guilty of assault, reckless endangerment and gun possession in the trial following the shooting.

The rap heavyweight was arrested for various charges including weapons violations, but was acquitted of all counts.

Combs and Shyne are currently fighting a $130 million civil suit filed by victim Natania Reuben, who was shot in the face during the incident.

Lopez - who was not called as a witness in the 2001 criminal trial - was subpoenaed by Reuben's attorneys in June, and was due to give her deposition on Tuesday.

But according to website TMZ.com, Lopez had "nothing to contribute" to the case, and her deposition was canceled indefinitely - news which has been confirmed by Reuben's lawyer.

The Latina split from Combs shortly after the shooting trial.

Pussycat Dolls Cover Up for Asia Performance

The Pussycat Dolls were careful not to launch into any provocative dance routines during the MTV Asia awards in Malaysia on Saturday - insisting they have a new found "respect for the culture" in the country.

The girl band came under fire from authorities there following a gig last year, with officials branding their raunchy performances and skimpy stage costumes offensive to Muslims in the country.

The group's concert promoter also landed a $3,000 fine.

But the "Buttons" hitmakers were back in Malaysia this weekend to perform at the prestigious music awards ceremony - but the stars took care to cover up and tone down their routines for the occasion.

Pussycat Dolls member Jessica Sutta tells MTVAsia.com, "We are better prepared this time to perform in Malaysia and we have deep respect for the culture. It is about the music, not about sexy. We are going to respect the people of this country and the culture."

Rep: Mac Responding Well to Treatment

CHICAGO, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Hospitalized Bernie Mac is responding well to treatment for pneumonia, the Chicago comedian and actor's publicist says.

The 50-year-old performer is best known for his work on "The Bernie Mac Show," as well as for his roles in the films "Transformers," "Head of State," "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" and "Ocean's Eleven" and its two sequels.

A source told the Chicago Sun-Times that Mac was in "very, very critical condition" Saturday.

Although his publicist Danica Smith said the next day that Mac remained "in the same condition," she also said he is responding well to treatment and is expected to leave the hospital soon, the Sun-Times said Monday.

Bow Wow Talks About His 'First Sex Scene'

Two more albums and Bow Wow says he's ready to call it a night. The onetime teen titan says he's retiring from the rap game — maybe as early as the age of 22.

"I wanna be the next Will Smith," the 21-year-old recently said, restating




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his growing passion for acting while sitting poolside at L.A.'s LeMontrose Suite Hotel. "After the eighth album, I'm done. I already feel it. I love acting. I love my music like I said, but I feel it. After this one, probably one more in me and that's eight. Like, I'm one [album] behind Nas, and that's crazy."

LP number seven comes out later this year. It's called The Pedigree, and he won't be hiding his potty mouth.

"It's funny because everybody always wants to talk about, you know, 'Bow Wow doesn't curse. He's clean,' which is true," he explained. "I think a lot of people that are jumping on Bow Wow now are new people, and if you listen to my first album, I was being bad on my first album. Being that that's the first album, a lot of people probably didn't catch on then. But I was already saying words at 13 that I probably shouldn't be saying. If you go back and listen to my first album, every song is bleeped out. You'll notice words that are being bleeped out. Now it's really nothing, and I'm looking at y'all like, 'What's the big fuss about?' Like I said, that's just me being me. I'm not saying that my album is profane. I still gotta remember about the little kids.

"It's kinda tough to walk it," he continued, talking about straddling the line between being a grown-up and still appealing to the youth. "I still have the younger generation. The younger kids look up to me. Then again, I have that other fanbase who was with me from the jump who are now adults too. And it's almost like I gotta cater to both, but if I miss one of 'em, they'll go find that other person to fill that slot."

From adult music to adult films? No, not really. Bow isn't doing X-rated movies, but he did have to take his clothes off and lay down with a porn star for role as a comedian on "Entourage."

"I know the girls, they're going to go crazy when they see it," he said of his appearance on the HBO series. "The ladies are gonna go crazy when they see Bow Wow's first sex scene. It's crazy 'cause for me, it was normal. It was normal, but I know when I look back at it, when I see it, I'm gonna be like, 'Damn! Look at this. This is crazy!' I stun myself sometimes, I can't even front.

"It was with a porn star. I don't know her name," he said of the actress. "She probably watching this like, 'What?! I did a scene with him, and he doesn't remember my name?!' Nah, I don't remember her name, but she was bad though. She was baaaaad! I was cool. I was comfortable with it. I was definitely comfortable with it. It is what it is — normal stuff that happens."

The fifth season of "Entourage" debuts in September. Meanwhile, Bow has been trying to warm things up for his LP. He just released the videos for "Big Bank Take Lil Bank" and the Soulja Boy-featuring "Marco Polo."

This report is from MTV News.

Style Jury: Victoria’s Secret Show HBCUs Love

I usually by my “night clothes” and High School Musical lounge wear straight off the clearance rack at Wal-Mart but I have plenty of friends who shop religiously at Victor’s Lies for gear.

The popular lingerie store rolled out its nationwide collegiate collection in June, featuring the names and logos of some 33 universities on sweats, hoodies, football tees, and totes, the promotion didn’t include any historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). This fall, the brand plans to include five HBCUs in the second phase of its collegiate collection.

According to Dent, the first HBCU schools that will roll off the Pink line will be Howard University, Florida A&M University, Hampton University, North Carolina A&T University, and Southern University. “We have agreements with the licensees who handle collegiate apparel for those schools, and this has been in the works for some time,” he says. Dent adds that the company plans to include students from the schools in internships at Victoria’s Secret, and feature promotions at their homecoming events.

Pink, a collection of loungewear geared toward young, college-aged women, first appeared in Victoria’s Secret stores in 2004. Since then, the brand has solidified its success within the parent company, Limited Brands, a retailing behemoth that includes Bath & Body Works and Henri Bendel. Dent says he didn’t view Reid’s Facebook group negatively. “We encourage people to be vocal [about our product],” he says. “Victoria’s Secret and Pink’s mission is to have relationships with our customers.” [SOURCE]

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Boom Kat Is Coming Back!

MTV has released the official trailer for the third season of Making the Band 3. Dare I say that I am a little excited to see Boom Kat [gubment alias Laurie Ann Gibson] back for another round? Between her and Aubrey’s dramatic cunt ass this season is sure to be filled with a lot of fantastic Bullery.

I’m Just Saying . . .

I’m waiting for that support beam to give in at any moment. [via CL]

Aunt Viv’s Birthday Party

Aunt Viv laid off the botox long enough to express emotion on her face. I’m not even going to hate today, the woman looks good. Her mug has the strength of a five Sycamore trees, everybody can’t pull that shit off! Log on next week to see if her its is in the same condition.