From Usher and Jennifer Hudson to Halle Berry and Britney Spears, stars honored Houston following her death. By Gil Kaufman Whitney Houston Photo: 20th Century Fox/Getty Images
Lawyer refutes claims Brown skipped community labor, says Virginia police ‘observed Brown working very hard.’ By Gil Kaufman Chris Brown and attorney Mark Geragos in court on Wednesday Photo: David McNew/Getty Images
Sounds like he was holding the hotline! Freaky phone time is over for Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy, who resigned amid a humiliating scandal over his inappropriate phone calls. Via NYDailyNews reports : Nebraska Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy resigned abruptly Saturday in a scandal involving thousands of calls to four women on his state-issued cellphone, including one woman who said she had a romantic relationship with the politician. Gov. Dave Heineman announced Sheehy’s resignation in a hastily called news conference Saturday morning. Sheehy, a Republican, had been considered the front-runner in the 2014 gubernatorial race and had been endorsed by Heineman. “As public officials, we are rightly held to a higher standard,” Heineman said. “I had trusted him, and that trust was broken.” Sheehy resigned after questions were raised about the cellphone calls with four women, none of whom were his wife, who filed for divorce last year. The calls, made over the last four years, were first reported by the Omaha World-Herald, which had made a public records request for Sheehy’s phone records. Records released Saturday by the governor’s office show Sheehy made thousands of late-night phone calls to the women. He spoke with some of the women numerous times a day in conversations that lasted anywhere from a few minutes to more than an hour, according to the records. One woman he frequently called, Dr. Theresa Hatcher of Bellevue, told The Associated Press that she and Sheehy had maintained a long-term relationship after they met at a convention of emergency responders in Texas in 2008. As lieutenant governor, Sheehy leads the state’s emergency management efforts, and Hatcher is an emergency room doctor. “I thought I was the only one,” she said. “Apparently, I was grossly mistaken.” Hatcher said she last talked to Sheehy about two weeks ago. She added: “Politicians can lie. Doctors don’t lie.” This guy sounds pretty stupid. Even drug dealers know you gotta keep the work phone separate from the play phone. SMH AP Images
Jay-Z and Timbaland join JT for his first 20/20 Experience live performance, in New Orleans. By Lauren Craig Justin Timberlake performs in New Orleans on Saturday Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images
New Justin Bieber weed photos are apparently circulating around the Internet. But TMZ now reports the singer may be in trouble for drug use that goes beyond marijuana. Sources confirm that the latest images depict Bieber, Lil Za and Lil Twist rolling blunts while sitting outside a home in Los Angeles – with cups of sizzurp also sitting around them on the table. Made famous in the gossip world by Lil Wayne, sizzurp is the street name for a bottle of codeine, especially when it’s mixed with fruit-flavored soda. TMZ asserts that Bieber is drinking out of a cup in one of the images, though an insider close to the star denies he takes this drug. Bieber is generally considered a responsible young man by those who know him, but concerns linger over his frequent time spent with Lil Za and Lil Twist . Might they be leading him down a dark and dangerous path?
Judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj put their differences aside to send 19-year-old Papa Peachez to Hollywood. By Adam Graham Judges on “American Idol” Wednesday night Photo: Fox
Singer confirms she’s inked a deal with RCA Records and that she’ll drop her Can’t Be Tamed follow-up this year. By Jocelyn Vena Miley Cyrus Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images
Singer announces he’s ‘detaching’ from social media following negative response to a crucifix painting he posted. By Kara Warner Chris Brown Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/Getty Images
Our girl Zoe is still lovin’ up on her lil vanilla boo thang! Via People reports : As frigid temperatures hit New York, Zoe Kravitz and Penn Badgley cuddled up at the Cinema Society & Artistry after party for Warm Bodies at the Penthouse at the Hotel on Rivington. “Penn ordered drinks for both of them and Zoe sat on his lap for much of the night,” an onlooker tells PEOPLE. The couple chatted with the film’s stars Nicholas Hoult – who recently split from Golden Globe and Screen Awards Guild Award winner Jennifer Lawrence – Teresa Palmer and Analeigh Tipton. Kravitz also stopped to chat with The Big C’s Gabourey Sidibe before the night was over. Zoe as long as you’re happy then we’re happy for you! You know it’s still going well when the girl won’t even sit anywhere but her man’s lap! Penn must be laying that good pipe work down… Sipa via AP Images
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