NEW YORK (AP) -- Battle-scarred rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight and volatile hip-hop star Kanye West faced off Friday over a beef involving a bullet — with a conference table between them.

The two rap titans were there for West to answer questions about a celebrity-packed Miami Beach party where an unknown gunman shot Knight in the leg. West hosted the 2005 fete at the posh Shore Club before the MTV

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Bruce Springsteen wants his name off a lawsuit demanding licensing fees from a Manhattan bar where a band played his songs.

A statement on Springsteen's Web site Thursday said he didn't know about the lawsuit that was filed Wednesday in federal court and wouldn't have agreed to be a plaintiff if he had been asked.

It says Springsteen's representatives demanded the immediate removal of

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Prosecutors plan to charge Michael Jackson's doctor with manslaughter rather than take the case to a grand jury, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press Tuesday.

Prosecutors will file a criminal complaint against Dr. Conrad Murray, who practices in Houston, instead of taking the case before a grand jury, which is done in private, the official said.

The person is not authorized to

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A representative for Mary J. Blige has dismissed speculation her marriage is in trouble, following reports of a public fight with husband Kendu Isaacs during a night out in New York City.

The hitmaker has been married to the record industry executive since 2003, but the couple was rumored to be having problems following a reported incident at a party at the M2 Ultralounge on Tuesday night.

The New York Post reports the singer flew into a rage and publicly chastised her more...

Los Angeles socialite Kim Kardashian got punched in the face on Tuesday night - in the name of charity. The reality TV star stepped in the ring with a female fan for a charity boxing bout at the Commerce Casino in California.

Tweeting to fans before the fight, Kardashian admitted she was "sooo scared."

Her stepfather Bruce Jenner and brother Robert also laced up for charity. All three lost their bouts. Kardashian reports she left the ring with a black eye and her more...

Joel Madden and Nicole Richie deliberately gave their baby son Sparrow an unusual name - to toughen him up at school. The couple welcomed their second child Sparrow James Midnight Madden in September.

Madden has revealed the name was inspired by legendary Johnny Cash song A Boy Named Sue, which recounts the difficulties facing a man who is given a woman's name.

The Good Charlotte star admits Sparrow is likely to get picked on at school because of his strange moniker more...

Rap legend Dr. Dre will tease fans with samples from his much-anticipated new album Detox in new TV advertisements for soda brand Dr. Pepper.

The hip-hop star fronts the drink company's new Trust Me, I'm A Doctor campaign, and he's using the TV spots to drum up publicity for his third album, as well as his Beats By Dre headphones.

In the ad, which premieres on Monday, Dre says, "Scientific tests prove when you drink Dr. Pepper slow, the 23 flavors taste even better.

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