“It’s time for me to take on new challenges,” he says as he ends presidential reign

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Kanye West released a statement last night about his mother’s death saying, “Kanye West, his family and friends would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of support and kind words that have come in from across the country since the death of his mother, Dr. Donda West … In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Dr. West’s name to the Kanye West Foundation/Loop Dreams Teacher Training Institute.” Donda died Saturday of what is believed to be complications from plastic surgery, although the surgeon who claims he operated on Donda says he did nothing wrong. An autopsy is scheduled for later this week.

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The music moguls kick off an N.Y.C. event with a show of solidarity. Plus: Brad & Angelina, Mary-Kate Olsen and more

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Beyonce and Jay-Z, were spotted out and about in Los Angeles yesterday where they stopped at a drugstore. Most of this summerÂ’s pics of the couple have been in Europe, so itÂ’s nice to have some pics of them stateside.Beyonce Knowles And Jay Z Cruise Around In LA And To A Drugstore

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Celebrities like Beyone and Jay-Z certainly know the way to St. Tropez, where they chill out on the beach by day and dance the summer nights away.

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Busta Rhymes has been sued by a man who alleges the rapper and his crew beat him after he spit on one of their cars. In the lawsuit filed Monday in Manhattan state Supreme Court, Roberto LeBron, 20, charged that he was kicked in the head after an encounter with Rhymes and his nine bodyguards in August 2006.Rhymes’ attorney, Scott Leemon, said he hadn’t seen the lawsuit.“Nothing has been proven yet,” Leemon said.The 35-year-old rapper, whose real name is Trevor Smith, faces trial for allegedly assaulting a fan after an Aug. 12, 2006, performance at a music festival on Randalls Island.It wasn’t immediately clear whether the lawsuit was connected to that incident.Rhymes also faces separate trials on charges that he drove drunk, drove with a suspended license, and beat and kicked a former employee.

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In an open letter to fans, the singer says he is “not being led” by his fiancée

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Chris Brown, Miley Cyrus, Sum 41 and nine others share their songs with you! By Aaron Parsley with Jessica Herndon

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Ciara & 50 are getting close in this video, Bow Wow must feel jealous.

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Wanna own a piece of the Princess Di Memorial Concert? Princes William and Harry asked performers at yesterday's Wembley Arena tribute concert—including Kanye West, Sir…

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The pop star says he and Tameka Foster are “extremely excited”

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The R&B singer also says that he’s going to be a dad

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Punches were exchanged between T.I. and Ludacris’s manager, witnesses say

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Tameka Foster says she’s not pregnant – with her ex-husband’s child, at least

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Outkast star Andre 3000 is set to play Sammy Davis Jr. in a new biopic documenting the entertainer’s controversial romance with Kim Novak. The film, entitled Sammy and Kim, will focus on the interracial relationship between Davis and the Caucasian actress, which caused controversy in the 1950s at a time when the African-American Civil Rights Movement was in beginning to take place.

Their affair threatened to put an end to both Davis and Novak’s careers, and the couple were reportedly forced to split after the actress’ bosses at Columbia Studios called the singer and pressured him into finishing the affair.

Andre 3000′s take on Davis for the silver screen is not the only movie about the star in the works – Denzel Washington is working on In Black and White, and another two films, named Yes, I Can, after Davis’ autobiography of the same name, are also planned.