Sideshow: Life in prison for rapper C-Murder
Big Easy rapper C-Murder (Corey Miller), 38, was sentenced yesterday to a mandatory term of life in prison without parole in the '02 beating and fatal shooting of 16-year-old fan Steve Thomas at a Harvey, La., nightclub.
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C- was found guilty in '03, but the conviction was overturned. He was retried and convicted Tuesday. The rapper recently pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder in a separate fight at a Baton Rouge club in '01.
Judge Blige on 'Idol'
Mary J. Blige will replace Paula Abdul replacement Victoria Beckham as a judge when American Idol rocks into Atlanta for its next set of auditions.
Sonic Youth on 'Gossip'
Post-punk Gen-X rock gods Sonic Youth will play an acoustic version of "Starpower" from their third LP, '86's EVOL, in a guest appearance this fall on the fifth episode of that Generation Zero favorite, Gossip Girl. (Why?)
A Gosselin spat
Guess they'll try anything to make headlines. RadarOnline.com says Jon Gosselin was with his eight kids Thursday at their house in Wernersville, Berks County, when Kate showed up. Anon sources say she yelled about Jon's alleged fling with nanny Stephanie Santoro, 23. Jon would not open the door. Someone called the cops. Kate went to a motel.
Quote du jour
"Sometimes at night, I think of myself with a big belly. That's my happy place. I want to have a huge belly - I crave that!" So says Shakira in Latina mag. The singer said she wants babies, but has no plans to marry beau Antonio de la Rúa.
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This column contains information from Inquirer wire services.
