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Freeway Rick, Rick Ross Come Face to Face In Court
(AllHipHop News) The battle between former drug baron Freeway Rick Ross and Hip-Hop star Rick Ross rages on in court.
The two men appeared in a Miami court last week, to give depositions in their ongoing trademark dispute over the name Rick Ross.
“[He] treated me as if I had done something to him,” Freeway Rick Ross told The Huffington Post in a recent interview. “When he first came to me, he didn’t know what position I was going to take, if I was going to send a word out to those young cats out in L.A. or not. That put a little fear in his heart.
Freeway Rick Ross originally filed a $10 million lawsuit against Rick Ross, born William Leonard Roberts III in May of 2010, claiming that he is illegally profiting off of his name.
The lawsuit, which was filed in the United States District for Southern California, was dismissed in Federal court in November of 2010, when a judge ruled that he couldn’t sue, because his past criminal acts destroyed “any possibility that he has any valid trademark rights in his name, that have been violated by defendants.”
The judge ruled that Freeway Rick could appeal in state court, which he did immediately.
In an article in the Huffington Post last week, Freeway Rick Ross said the two men came face-to-face and the rapper shot dirty looks his way.
“Now that he knows I’m not carrying it like that, he’s a little more courageous right now,” Freeway Rick Ross said adding: [He] has my name tattooed on his hand.”
The case is ongoing.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Chris Brown and Rihanna “Hook Up” at GRAMMY Rehearsals?
We hear Chris Brown and Rihanna have been spending some quality time together as of late. RumorFix.com is reporting that the two spent five hours holed up in Rihanna’s dressing room during rehearsals for the 2012 Grammy Awards on the Sony lot in Los Angeles. What the two were doing for five hours is still unknown, but source say Chris’ girlfriend Karrueche Tran was nowhere in site – although Chris was accompanied by one of his male friends.
Funny enough, Karrueche tweeted this tweet out last night:
Sorry, Karrueche, with Rihanna back in the picture, I don’t think you will be able to have it all.
Do you think Rihanna and Chris Brown getting back together would be a mistake? These two have a tumultuous history, but that was three years ago, and they both seemed to have grown up a lot since then. If they do, they would definitely be the new Whitney and Bobby. I just hope they don’t end up like them!
Source: Rumor Fix.com
Suge Knight Busted With Weed In Las Vegas
(AllHipHop News) Former Death Row CEO Marion “Suge” Knight was arrested in Las Vegas yesterday (February 8).
The rap mogul was riding in his black Bentley when he made an unsafe leave change, TMZ.com reports.
The police searched the luxury vehicle around 5:30PM and found out he was carrying a small amount of marijuana.
He was released from a local jail where he was processed.
The arrest could lead to more problems for Suge, who is currently on three years unsupervised probation, after he was caught driving with a suspended license in December of 2010.
Fugitive Wanted For Role In Jimmy Henchman Cocaine Operation Arrested
(AllHipHop News)bA man wanted for his role in Jimmy “Henchman” Rosemond’s drug dealing operation was apprehended over the weekend.
Authorities had been seeking Jason Williams, who went on the run in May of 2011, after an indictment was unsealed accusing Henchman and his subordinates of using Czar Entertainment as a front for a $10 million drug dealing operation.
Henchman is accused of using Czar, which managed artists like Game, Brandy and Akon, as a cover to send hundreds of kilos of cocaine in cases used for transporting music equipment to various recording studios.
The scheme then used Fedex to send the proceeds to mailbox drops in vacuum sealed bags on the West coast.
Henchman himself went on the run from May of 2011 until he was apprehended in late June of 2011, at The W in New York’s Union Square.
In October of 2011, Henchman’s brother Kesnar Rosemond was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in the drug dealing operation.
Jimmy “Henchman” Rosemond is currently awaiting trial on drug conspiracy and trafficking charges.
He has pleaded not guilty and faces a life sentence if convicted.
Jason Williams is currently being held without bail on cocaine distribution and drug trafficking charges.
Whitney Houston's Troubled Timeline
Described as "the star of all stars," Whitney's metaphoric rise saw the singer become one of the world's top pop stars, but one decade in Whitney's life and career came crashing down culminating in her tragic death on Saturday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Aug. 9, 1963: Born in Newark, New Jersey to Cissy Houston and John Russell Houston Jr.
1977: Offered her first recording contract, but at only 14-years-old, her mother puts her foot down and says Whitney needs to finish school first.
1980: Whitney becomes one of the first women of color to grace the cover of Seventeen magazine.
1983: Head of Arista Records Clive Davis - who would become her long-time friend and supporter -- offers Whitney a worldwide recording contract.
PHOTOS: Whitney Houston Through The Years
Feb. 14, 1985: Whitney's self-titled debut album is released her third single How Will I Know quickly became number one.
1986: Despite being out for more than a year, Whitney's album is No. 1 on Billboard's year-end charts and also lands her a Grammy Award.
June 1987: Her second studio album Whitney is released, which includes the major hit and Grammy Award-winning single "I Wanna Dance With Somebody."
PHOTOS: Last Pictures Taken Of Whitney Houston Alive
1989: Whitney meets R&B singer Bobby Brown at the Soul Train Music Awards.
Jan. 27, 1991: Whitney performs The Star-Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl and her rendition is so popular it becomes a Top 20 hit.
July 18, 1992: Whitney and Bobby tie the knot, kicking off one of Hollywood's most notorious marriages.
PHOTO: Crime Lab Van At The Beverly Hilton Hotel
1992: Capitalizing on her massive music fame, Whitney turns actress, starring in The Bodyguard alongside Kevin Costner. The film grosses over $120 million.
1993: Whitney embarks on a worldwide tour.
March 4, 1993: Whitney gives birth to daughter Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown.
PHOTOS: Whitney Houston’s 10 Most Iconic Looks
January 2000: The cracks start to appear. Whitney is busted at Hawaii's Kona International Airport trying to sneak a bag of pot past airport screeners. She is charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession but it is later dropped.
2000: Whitney's behavior becomes erratic. The diva failed to turn up and perform when her friend and founder Clive Davis was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She was then fired from the Academy Awards by musical director and long-time friend Burt Bacharach. Later that year, Whitney's long-time executive assistant and friend, Robyn Crawford, resigned.
PHOTOS: Bobby Brown rushes to Los Angeles
2000: Whitney overdoses twice in hotel rooms, but both health scares are hidden by using a private doctor. In one incident at an Los Angeles hotel, Whitney was found unresponsive after reportedly using too much cocaine. Whitney was just moments from death when a doctor was able to revive her. Earlier the same year, Whitney reacted to the drugs her and husband Bobby were doing while in Denver. The singer went into shock and started convulsing. Security guards had to ice Whitney down before she was taken to a medical center and treated under a false name.
2001: Despite her problems, Whitney signs the biggest record deal in music history with Arista/BMG. She renewed her contract for $100 million to deliver six new albums, on which she would also earn royalties. However, her physical appearance had started to raise more eyebrows with the singer becoming extremely thin.
PHOTOS: Celebrities Found Dead In Famous Hotels
2002: Following a report that Whitney had overdosed, she spoke to ABC News' Diane Sawyer to prove she was alive — but did admit to using drugs, claiming she had "partied." While she admitted to using alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and prescription drugs, she denied the rumor she was using crack. "Crack is cheap. I make too much for me to ever smoke crack," she said. "Let's get that straight, okay, I don't do crack. I don't do that. Crack is whack."
December 2003: Whitney's perpetually troubled husband Bobby is busted for domestic violence against Whitney, and later says the whole thing was a misunderstanding.
March 2004: Houston enters herself into a rehab facility to deal with her substance abuse problem, but flees the center after just five days.
PHOTOS: Whitney Houston Leaving A Medical Building
2005: Whitney enters rehab again.
March 2006: Whitney's family stages an intervention, complete with security guards, and forces the singer to go to rehab. Her then-sister-in-law Tina Brown reveals the extent of the singer's crack addiction saying the star often went to dangerous crack dens to binge and participated in crazed sex romps.
October 2006: Whitney files for divorce from Bobby after 14 years of marriage and when it's finalized six months later, she is granted full legal and physical custody of the their daughter, Bobbi Kristina.
PHOTOS: Photos From The Scene Of Whitney Houston's Death
2009: Whitney as part of yet another come back, and does a sit-down with Oprah Winfrey in which she reveals that Bobby "was my drug."
2010: Whitney embarks on another comeback tour called Nothing But Love, but instead of being a comeback, it becomes another example of her fading star with Whitney canceling numerous shows due to "illness." At one concert in Denmark, a reviewer said Whitney "looked and sounded like a person who didn't have long to live." At this time Whitney was reportedly blowing up to $300,000 a year in drugs.
May 2011: Whitney returns to rehab voluntarily checking herself into an outpatient program.
PHOTOS: Whitney Houston leaving Tru night club in Hollywood
2011: Things again look like they are improving with the signer landing a role on the movie Sparkle, co-starring Jordin Sparks. However in October, Whitney is almost kicked off a flight after getting in a fight with a female flight crew member. Those close to the star blame exhaustion.
February 2, 2012: Whitney collapses after leaving a Beverly Hills doctor's office, and while someone wanted to call 911 for the star, she managed to come to on her own.
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February 9, 2012: Whitney emerges from a Hollywood nightclub after partying heavily, with blood running down her legs and reports later surfacing of an altercation with former X Factor star Stacy Francis.
Feb. 11, 2012: One day before the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, the pop icon is found unconscious in the bathtub of her Beverly Hilton Hotel room and pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m.