All kinds of reports were circulating online yesterday, about Flo Rida or someone in his entourage brutally killing a rabbit in Kentucky. Here’s what happened: Someone called the police and/or animal control claiming that someone from Flo Rida’s tour bus had killed an animal for no reason. Supposedly, two men got off the bus at a random intersection viciously killed a rabbit and then got back on the bus before it drove away. Flo Rida has already responded to this chaos. And he says neither he nor any of his people had anything to do with it. But they did see what happened. He said, “We seen some dude on the side of the road as we approached the intersection and he was actually on the side, just dismantling an animal. Guys on my bus were like, ‘Wow. You see this dude, he’s doing some crazy stuff.’” But they didn’t do anything about it, they just kept going. Until they found out they had been implicated in the rabbit-killing. It’s unclear whether the police ever talked to Flo Rida, but it sounds like everything has been cleared up. He says that someone has a picture of the real perpetrator (which some stories report as a homeless man) and that the “people of Kentucky” have apologized to him.
Two men who have been working as roadies on Britney Spears’ Circus tour were arrested in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night. Here’s what went down: It all started when some cops witnessed one of the roadies, a man named Rockey Dickey Jr., punching some random guy in the face. When one of the officers stepped in to break up the fight, Dickey allegedly took a swing at the cop. Another cop came over to help get Dickey under control, but he wasn’t going to go easily. Eventually, the officers needed to use a taser on him just to subdue him enough to place him in handcuffs. That’s when the other roadie, Alex Montes, tried to “help” his friend by briefly placing one of the cops in a headlock. After that, Montes was somehow able to escape from the scene, but the cops picked him up a short time later. Not surprisingly, it appeared that both men had been drinking. According to the police report, “Both men had very strong odors of alcohol, slurred speech and bloodshot eyes.” Both men were charged with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, simple assault, and public drunkenness. They may also face additional charges. Britney’s camp posted the following message on her official website: “Last night two employees of a company contracted to provide equipment for the tour were arrested. Neither of the men involved are employees of the tour or Britney. The two individuals have since been dismissed by their employer. The Circus Starring Britney Spears tour does not support or tolerate this type of behavior.”
Rihanna got herself some new ink this week. She now has a gun on the side of her ribcage. You can see the picture and read E! Online’s story. Some reports think this is insensitive – to tattoo a symbol of violence on your body when you were a victim of domestic violence. Others suggest this represents protection. What do you think?
A rep for Fremantle Media, the company that produces “American Idol,” has admitted that the contestants do “sing along” to a pre-recorded track during the choreographed “group performances”. But that’s the only time they lip-synch. The rep, Manfred Westphal, says, “Due to extensive choreography and to balance their voices with open mics against a screaming audience the Idols do sing along to their own prerecorded vocal track during the group performances only.” Interestingly enough, just three days ago, Westphal told the “New York Times”, “the Idols don’t lip-synch, period.” Westphal added that the solo performances never use any pre-recorded music or vocals, however, the singers do record a version of the song they’re performing each week beforehand, so that it can be made available on iTunes right after the show. Just a few days ago, Justin Guarini blew the lid off this ever-so shocking scandal, on his “Idol Wrap” show on the TV Guide Network. By the way, Michael Sarver, Matt Giraud and Scott MacIntyre were in the bottom three last night. Scott was sent to safty and Ryan Seacrest revealed that Michael was going home.
Jordin Sparks is going out on tour with the Jonas Brothers this summer. And obviously, the moment they hit the road, the tabloids are going to start with the romance rumors. But Jordin would like you to know that she and her wide shoulders can handle it. She says, “I have had so many people tell me that, and I’m like, ‘Oh great, here we go.’ It is really funny, but I’m ready. Bring it on.”