Everyone hates Tiger

Tiger Woods is scheduled to give a statement this morning at 11:00am on ABC, NBC, CBS, and ESPN regarding his recent scandal and his future in the sport of golf.  Players, sponsors, and members of the media alike are all speaking out about their displeasure with his timing and handling of the "press conference." 

Ernie Els  did not mince words when telling Golfweek his opinion on the timing of the Woods statement; Woods scheduled his appearance on the Friday of the Accenture tournament in Broken Sound in Boca Raton, Florida.  "It’s selfish,” he said. “You can write that. I feel sorry for the sponsor. Mondays are a good day to make statements, not Friday. This takes a lot away from the golf tournament.”

The Golf Writers Association voted overwhelmingly to boycott today's conference due to a breakdown in negotiations over the terms.  Journalists are angry Woods will be speaking via closed-circuit camera from a location a mile away from them and will not be taking any questions.  They released a statment saying in part:

“I cannot stress how strongly our board felt that this should be open to all media and also for the opportunity to question Woods,” said Vartan Kupelian, president of the 950-member group. “The position, simply put, is all or none. This is a major story of international scope. To limit the ability of journalists to attend, listen, see and question Woods goes against the grain of everything we believe.
The GWAA also believes strongly that its presence, without the ability to ask question, gives credibility to an event that isn’t worthy of it."

The public criticism marks a shift in the usual deference afforded Woods in the golf world and could mark a permanent end to his overwhelming power and dominance in the sport.

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Is Michael Jordan a racist a-hole?

(This story came out last year but is just now getting play.) Rapper Chamillionaire claims Michael Jordan once straight dissed him for no reason. Chamilli says he asked Air Jordan for an autograph at a party and Jordan told him "I ain't taking pictures wit no ni&&as." Excuse me? Since when did he get a race change? Spike Lee and Yung Joc have expressed their support for Chamillionaire by declaring "Fcuk Jordan".

Tameka speaks out about Usher's "Papers"

The day the internet died

A version of a Senate bill would give Pres. Obama and the administration emergency power over the internet in the event of a cybersecurity emergency. The bill, which has gone through several drafts, proposes to allow the government to commandeer and disconnect private non-governmental networks during certain events and to require those networks to be run by certified "cybersecurity professionals" at other times. For details on the bill, visit here.

I would have caught a case

61-year-old Roger Stephens took matters into his own hands when he encountered a mother with a crying child in his local WalMart. According to the child's mother, Sonya Mathews, the man approached her in the store and told her “if you don’t shut that baby up, I will shut her up for you.” The frightened mother then saw Stephens on another aisle in the store where he approached her, reached out, and slapped her child "four or five times" across the face. He then said, “see, I told you I would shut her up.” According to police reports, a bystander detained the man until police arrived. Stephens admitted slapping the girl, but said he had apologized to the mother. He was booked on a count of felony cruelty to a child anyway.

Of course parents need to supervise and discipline their children. I have seen plenty of children I WANTED to give a spanking to. A lot of parents are not even bothering to parent; they want to be their child's "friend." I don't know about you, but I had plenty of friends growing up and they were all my age. My parents were my parents. Never in a million years would I have spanked a total stranger's child in a public place.

My kids know how to act in public, so if one of them were crying it would be for a good reason (bumped head, stomach ache, smashed fingers, etc.) If it were me he never would have gotten past that first threat because I would have thrown one right back at him. If he approached us, I would have put my children behind me and gotten ready to open a can of whoopass on his wrinkled rectum.

"The Greatest R&B Singer of Our Generation"

Drake crowned Trey Songz "The Greatest R & B Singer of Our Generation" in his intro at the Canal Room in NYC on Sunday. They should have rolled Drake's injured behind to the stage in a wheelchair like when he was on Degrassi Jr. High. I got a feeling a twitt-traction is on the way....

If Omarion was let go from Cash Money for leaking a track, should Drake get static for leaving Cash Money's tour with an injured ACL then show up at someone else's (his alleged boyfriend's) concert?!

GQ is talking slick about Michael

Magazine publishers know a surefire way to move issues in this economy is to put Michael Jackson on the cover and GQ is no exception. The magazine features Michael on its upcoming September 2009 issue with the tagline "When Michael Was Cool." Former Def Jam exec. and ex-beau of Michael's sister Janet, Jermaine Dupri, took umbrage to backhanded compliment to the late King of Pop.

"HOT COVER WACK AZZ TITLE. SEE THIS IS THE SHIT THAT PISSES ME OFF PEOPLE WANNA USE THIS MAN TO MAKE THEM MONEY BUT CONTINUE TO THROW LIL SNEAK DISSES. AS FAR AS ANY FAN WOULD SAY, HE WAS COOL HIS WHOLE LIFE. I SAY THAT BECAUSE THE FANS ARE THE ONES THAT’S GONNA MAKE THIS COVER SELL 3 TIMES MORE MAGAZINES THAN THE LAST ONE SO WHY TITLE IT THIS?"

I happen to agree with JD. Members of the media have been talking slick about Michael for years; the sly criticism and denial of his musical and philanthropic contributions has increased exponentially since his passing. I for one, intend fire off a letter to the editor at GQ. (I write a lot of letters, both positive and negative, to a lot of companies; some companies ignore you, but you would be surprised at the responses I have gotten.) I think it is ridiculous the story would repeat the completely unfounded claims of Ian Halperin as well as shore up Martin Bashir's Satan-like deceptive journalistic tactics.

PETA spews cow manure yet again

This PETA billboard in Jacksonville, Florida is causing controversy worldwide. PETA's ads usually focus directly on eliminating cruelty to animals, but their current campaign seems to promote a supposedly cruelty-free vegetarian lifestyle while simultaneously promoting cruelty to obese persons. PETA has failed to realize (or care) that a number of their supporters are, in fact, obese. Additionally, there is not a direct line between a vegetarian diet and maintaining an ideal weight; a number of people following a vegetarian diet actually gain weight due to increased hunger resulting from a decrease in satiety from reduced fat and protein in vegetarian meals. PETA should immediately remove the billboard, apologize, and make a contribution to weight loss research.

Hillary keeps it gully

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had quite a strong reaction to an incorrectly translated question from the audience at a town hall in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The young lady in the audience asked what Sec. Clinton thought about the subject and also inquired of President Barack Obama's opinion on the matter. The translator, in her excitement, incorrectly asked what Mrs. Clinton's husband, former Pres. Bill Clinton, thought about the matter. Well, Sec. Clinton took offense to the question, pulled out her earphones, and put the woman in check in front of everyone. Now her supporters are doing a clean up job saying she was fatigued from the long overseas trip and that she later apologized, etc. I think we just got a glimpse of Hillary being Hillary. I do like her and admire her strength and gumption, but let's face it. She has never struck me as the warm and cuddly or pussyfooting type. If Hill is displeased, you know it immediately. Do you think she should have reacted the way she did? Sound off in the comments section.

Shyne still has to do parole

After serving eight-and-a-half years of a 10 year sentence for his participation in the Club New York shooting on December 27, 1999, rapper Shyne finally become a free man on October 6, 2009. Now he has to go back to court because they forgot to structure his parole.

“What happened was when they sentenced him [in March of 2001 to ten years] they didn’t sentence him to any parole – post release supervision, which was mandatory. So the Correction Department has asked the court to re-sentence him – under the law they can do that,” explained Shyne’s attorney, Oscar Michelen, to HipHopDX. “And so the judge will decide whether to give him the maximum parole, which is five years, or the minimum parole, which is two-and-a-half years. Shyne will automatically have to do at least a year-and-a-half,

Weezy stay starting some mess

Drake goes down with a knee injury or whooping cough or whatever he claims, and surprise,surprise,surprise, singer Chris Brown jumped on stage at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Virginia Beach Sunday night for Lil' Wayne's America's Most Wanted Tour. The Young Money gig was Brown's first public appearance since releasing a video on July 20 in which he apologized to Rihanna for the assault on the eve of the Grammys. It is unclear if Brown who lives in Virginia, will be performing on other dates on the tour, which is scheduled to last through August 23.

Lil' Wayne brought Chris Brown out as the surprise guest and Chris sang his "Every Girl" duet with Weezy. He then broke out into an impromptu tribute to Michael Jackson including a dance set to "Billie Jean." Weezy hailed him as a great performer and crowned Chris the "New King of Pop."

Bwoy stop!

You see what a firestorm Kanye started with that mess...

Maino goes in on "fags" in the industry

Nevermind. I hate the HTML code from Dime Wars. It only works about 30% of the time.

How about this picture of a fat K-Fed instead? And why was his jilted babymama Shar Jackson defending his ass?

"It's daddy weight!" she told Usmagazine.com at the time. "When you are a full time parent, sometimes you can't focus on you. If gaining a few pounds is your only problem, life's not too bad!"

Yeah, life's not too bad when you get enough alimony (almost $30K a month) to support you, your two kids, your girlfriends, and a couple of friends. He never has to make another horrible album again.

It's Good to Be the King....

The administrators of Michael Jackson's estate might want to check under the mattresses for cash. The executors were just handed $5.5 million that Jackson had asked one of his financial advisors to hold for him - plus a ton of personal items that could be auctioned for big bucks.

Although it was widely believed the King of Pop was cash-poor, apparently he had some serious moolah just laying around.

Dr. Tohme Tohme, a close advisor to the music icon, said he's the one who turned over the millions listed in court documents last week."I had the money and I gave it to them. It was a secret between Michael and me," he said. He said the money came from recording residuals and Jackson planned to use it for a "dream home" in Las Vegas." He said, "Don't tell anyone about this money," Tohme recalled. "But when he passed away I told them I had this money, and I gave it to them (and there's much more where that came from)."

He said he also turned over belongings from Jackson's Neverland estate that were in storage after a planned auction was cancelled.

Although Jackson was saddled with huge debts before his death of a suspected drug overdose on June 25, administrators believe the estate will eventually be solvent.

They're cutting deals to bring in "tens of millions of dollars of revenues," recent court filings said.

Kelis is getting desperate for money

Kelis had her attorneys petition the judge to move up the court date for her support hearing. She claims she is broke and Nas is not providing any of the expenses for the baby they are expecting next month. The judge refused to move the court date.

NFL Commissioner Yanks Dante Stallworth's Leash

Dante Stallworth may have gotten a slap on the wrist for his guilty plea in his DUI manslaughter case, but the NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell, stood up and said 'not so fast'.

"The conduct reflected in your guilty plea resulted in the tragic loss of life
and was inexcusable," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a letter to
Stallworth. "While the criminal justice system has determined the legal
consequences of this incident, it is my responsibility as NFL commissioner to
determine appropriate league discipline for your actions, which have caused
irreparable harm to the victim and his family, your club, your fellow players
and the NFL," Goodell said.

Goodell suspended Stallworth indefinitely without pay.

Kobe Is Trying To Muzzle The Maid

Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa are trying to keep details of their private lives from being reported int he news as part of the lawsuit brought by their former maid. Maria Jimenez is suing the Bryants and seeking court permission to iscuss details prohibited by the confidentiality agreement she signed. The Bryant's attorney, Doug Mirell, claims she has no case because the confidentiality agreement is rock solid.

Black Ball might end up black and blue messing with Suge

The owners of Black Ball Records are considering filing suit against Suge Knight for copyright infringement due to the use of the very similar name Blackball Records for his company. Suge has been using the name Blackball Records since last year and says he filed for the copyright in 2006 but dropped it this year. The owners of Black Ball records claim they have held the copyright since 2002; they previously sent a cease and desist order to Suge which he of course ignored. Black Ball Record execs also claim goons showed up at their offices with Tek 9's shouting "Suge Knight sent me!"

He Must Have really Messed Up Last Night

According to Young Black & Fabulous Terrence Howard and his reported fiancee, Zulay Henao, aren't even dating let alone engaged. Hope he didn't try to Whoop That Trick again. I'm just sayin.

Ocho Cinco wants a new name

The football player formerly known as Chad Johnson legally changed his name to Chad Ocho Cinco last August in Florida. Just like that other "formerly known as" he requested media and those around him refer to him exclusively by his new name. His team, the Cincinnatti Bengals, agreed he could play under his new name, but the NFL refused to comply because Reebok had already preprinted thousands of jerseys with his old name. If Chad didn't want to replace him, he had to be Mr. Johnson for another season.

This year the NFL will allow him to use his new name, however they require him to print it as Ochocinco since that is how he entered it on the legal name change form in Florida. Chad is disappointed and wants his name written as "Ocho Cinco" on his jerseys. His new name is the nickname he got from his player number "85".

Sucka you ain't off tha hook yet!

50 Cent was popping champagne and celebrating by chopping wood with his beaver teeth after posting this statement on his website thisis50.com: "The police department and insurance investigators ruled that there is absolutely no proof or evidence suggesting that Curtis Jackson [aka 50 Cent] or any affiliated parties were involved. Curtis Jackson has just been cleared of all the accusations. The investigation will continue until the guilty party is found."

The Suffolk County police department immediately yanked his leash releasing this statement: "That fire is still under investigation. It hasn't been closed either way."