Andre 3000's Mother Dies One Day After Outkast Rapper's Birthday

Andre "3000" Benjamin's mother passed away in her sleep on Tuesday, May 28, just one day after the hip-hop star's 38th birthday. The Outkast rapper's fans and famous friends in the music community came forward with an outpouring of love and support on Twitter immediately following the news of Sharon Benjamin-Hodo's death.

"Prayers for Andre 3000," Russell Simmons tweeted one day later.

AMANDA BYNES SUES THE UNITED STATES

Amanda Bynes has filed a lawsuit in Federal court claiming the United States government is plotting to “get her.”

Bynes unleashed a barrage lawsuits against the NYPD and her apartment complex - all over her arrest earlier last week, and then today, she decided that New York City is conspiring with the federal government to turn her into a slave for the United States.

“I believe that the United States government is targeting me. They want me to work for them somehow and they want all my money. They are purposely ruining my reputation. I will not stand for that,” Bynes reportedly told fans gathered outside her hotel.

Sorry Kelly Rowland, Your New Song Is Definitely a Destiny's Child Reunion

Grab your favorite butterfly clips and sparkle-filled jellies sandals because we’ve got some very '90s-tastic news for you — Destiny’s Child has just released a new single. Well, sort of.

Kelly Rowland has a new album, Talk a Good Game, on its way and she’s asked her former Bootylicious band mates to join her on one of the tracks. "You’ve Changed" features Beyoncé and Michelle Williams — but don’t get too excited because Rowland wants you to know that this is not supposed to be a reunion.

Amanda Bynes Accuses NYPD Officer of Sexual Harassment

Following Thursday's drug-related arrest, Amanda Bynes took to Twitter to not only defend herself, but to denigrate New York's finest.

First, Bynes attempted to deny reports that she was arrested for smoking weed and dropping a bong out of her 36-story window by tweeting, "I only smoke tobacco I don't drink or do drugs. I've never had a bong in my life!" But on Saturday morning, Bynes turned the blame on the NYPD.

Selena Gomez Continues to Hang with Teen Boys, Grabs Dinner with Jaden Smith

Selena Gomez had dinner with Jaden Smith Thursday night at Hakkasan in London — and that's a little bit strange.

The two were spotted exiting the restaurant and then, according to the Huffington Post, they were turned away from Boujis nightclub because Smith is underage. And therein lies the problem: Gomez is 20, Smith is... 14. Does Gomez not have any friends her own age? She just starred in Spring Breakers — why doesn't she call fellow former Disney diva Vanessa Hudgens? They can reminisce about the good old days of family-friendly programming.

My boyfriend talks constantly during sex

My boyfriend talks too much during sex. We've been together for a year and recently he's started talking to me while we're intimate. At first it was everyday stuff like what he wants for dinner but then essentially he began ranting. Do you know how hard it is to climax while listening to someone talk about how many bands have produced "disappointing second albums"? I don't know if I can go on like this.

While you probably believe you've been patient and understanding, you really should have complained the very first time he made an in-bed dinner request. That's unacceptable, and I'm wondering what else you're struggling with, since most sexual problems are metaphors for the overall relationship. I can see you use humour as a defence mechanism, so in return I could just tell you that if he's massively rich or famous and you've decided you'll put up with it to please him, you'll eventually discover it's not worth it. But everyone gets worse if you fail to set boundaries.

The nature of fame: the Lady Gaga professor who became a global star

Deflem said his experiences gave him a deep insights into celebrities and the wider culture that sustains them. Photograph: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Professor Mathieu Deflem finally realised that something truly strange had happened to him when people started asking him for his autograph.

For the professor of sociology at the University of South Carolina is not a celebrity. He is just an academic, who teaches theories about fame in modern popular culture.

Denise Richards Looks Skinny and Happy Wearing Maroon Mini-Dress

Denise Richards makes being a working mom look easy. Looking slender in a maroon mini-dress, the 42-year-old actress and mother of three looked radiant on her way to work May 22. Denise was filming two scenes in the L.A. area for her new ABC Family show, Twisted, in addition to doing a press junket.

The single star, who is temporarily taking care of Charlie Sheen's twin sons Bob and Max, revealed how she manages her busy schedule when she attended the Adopt-a-Doll event in L.A. May 18. "I'm on an ensemble show so, I'm not in every scene," Denise told Us Weekly. "I have days off and I go in for a couple of hours and shoot one or two scenes, so that's great for a working parent."

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on Hernia Surgery: "Those Were Sexy Times"

Pain & Gain isn't just the name of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's latest movie; it's also an apt description of his recent recovery from hernia surgery. A little more than a month after he injured himself during a WrestleMania battle with Jon Cena, the actor and wrestler, 40, sat down to chat with Entertainment Tonight about what happened and how he's feeling.

"About midway through the match, I tore my abductor tendon, as well as my rectus tendon, completely off my pelvis," he explained to ET. "And then I found out that I had three wonderful hernia tears."

END OF THE WORLD POSTPONED

  

YUCATAN – Mayan scholars have updated their doomsday prophecy. The world will end in 2015, not 2012.Oops…. They made a mistake. There’s good news for those who were fearing the 2012 Mayan apocalypse. They counted wrong. The world is not going to end in December 2012. Instead, it’s going to end on September 3, 2015. Update your daily planners!

A new critique, published as a chapter in the new textbook “Calendars and Years: Astronomy and Time in the Ancient and Medieval World” argues that the accepted conversions of dates from Mayan to the modern calendar are off. This coupled with a new book, “We Are All Going To Die In 2015″ by Fritz Barnkopf are rewriting the Mayan doomsday playbook that has been popularized in our culture over the last ten years.