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Kansas City, Missouri resident Melissa Coon (pictured above) was horrified to learn that her 13-year-old son was set on fire by two sixteen-year-old boys. The assailants plainly told the boy “you deserved it” after pouring gasoline on him and lighting him on fire.

The boy was rushed to the emergency room as a result and is suffering from first degree burns on his face and head.

The East High School student was walking home after class when he reached his porch. It was then that the two teens grabbed him, pinned his arms behind his back and then proceeded to douse him with gasoline. Afterward, they set him on fire.

Doctors who are treating the boy say that they are concerned about possible damage to his lungs and eyes. Melissa said, “We were told it’s a hate crime. They rushed him on the porch as he tried to get the door open. They poured the gasoline, then flicked the Bic, and said, ‘This is what you deserve. You get what you deserve, white boy.’”

The boy put the fire out with his shirt and called 911. He was taken to the hospital where he was treated for his injuries. Melissa believes that the two older teenagers attend the same high school as her son. That’s something that she isn’t planning on worrying about, considering that they are now planning on moving.

The sad part, she revealed, was when her 5-year-old came in and asked, “Mom, am I going to get set on fire today?”

KTLA reports:

The victim is white and his supposed attackers are black. The suspects are described as 16-years old.

One was wearing a blue beanie, blue jacket and blue-green Nike Air Jordans with #23. The second suspect was wearing a black hoodie and black sunglasses with silver on the side. If you have any information, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

Now that is a tragedy.

Snap! Clay Aiken slammed Adam Lambert saying that he wasn’t his “cup of tea at all” and that his Johnny Cash performance made his ears bleed, but that’s okay with Lambert. Even though Aiken later apologized, Lambert is really laughing it off.

He said, “I don’t know Clay. I’m glad he’s getting headlines now though, because he wasn’t before. If he wants to ride my coattails about it, good for him.”

Lambert made sure he cleared up the details surrounding the famous TextGate, where people thought that AT&T or some other party were giving votes to Kris Allen.

He added, “There are plenty of standards and practices set up where they make sure that there’s no, foul play. And I don’t think it’s a conspiracy. I think people are making a big deal out of nothing. A couple of employees handed out a couple of phones and showed people how to use them. I don’t think that’s a conspiracy of any kind.”

And there you have it!

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Master P’s brother C-Murder, real name Corey Miller, was sentenced to ten years in prison for second degree attempted murder charges in 2001.

Miller pleaded no contest to the charges on Wednesday, May 21, 2009. Miller’s trial began today where he was accused of trying to shoot the owner of Club Raggs in Baton Rouge, LA., along with a bouncer at Plank Road Nightclub in 2001.

Check out the video of the shooting incident below:

Adam Lambert and “American Idol” winner Kris Allen performed on “The Today Show” earlier today.

First, the guys talked about the show and how things have changed for them. Kris was also asked about “TextGate” whereas AT&T were said to have rigged the results in favor of his win on the show. Kris joked that he didn’t call AT&T and tell them that he needed more votes.

Adam said that he rolled his eyes when he heard the news and said that people are just looking for something to be dramatic about. He adds that there is no conspiracy, so relax.

And Adam says that he will not be working with Queen!

The guys also performed for the show, with Kris singing “Heartless” and Adam singing, “Mad World”:

Kris also sang the “American Idol” coronation song, written by Kara DioGuardi, “No Boundaries”:

I love how well they got along throughout the show and the results. It bodes well for both of their careers.

What do you think?

Update: Click here to see Kris Allen perform “Heartless” on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”.

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Jay Bennett, a multi-instrumentalist and former member of the band Wilco, has passed away Sunday morning.

It was reported on The Undertow Collective’s website:

We are profoundly saddened to report that our friend died in his sleep last night. Jay was a beautiful human being who will be missed.

There has been no cause of death associated with the incident, but Bennett’s friend and collaborator, Edward Burch, says, “Early this morning, Jay died in his sleep and an autopsy is being performed.”

R.I.P. Jay Bennett

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The guy who allegedly murdered rapper Dolla, Monday afternoon, has just pleaded not guilty to the crime. According to NME, Dolla’s murder suspect, Aubrey Berry has entered his not guilty plea in court on Friday.

He pleaded not guilty to murder and assault charges. He was arrested at LAX when he was confronted at the airport with a weapon on his person.

Berry remains in jail on $5 million bail and claims that he shot Dolla in fear for his own life, after an altercation in an Atlanta nightclub, a few weeks back.

Dolla was in L.A. starting to work on his debut album, which was set to be released by Jive Records this summer.

RIP Dolla.

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I guess Bikini Girl Katrina Darrell really wants to keep her fifteen minutes going, but seriously, someone should tell her that her time is up.

When she performed “Vision Of Love” by Mariah Carey on the season finale of “American Idol”, Kara DioGuardi came out and showed her up.

Not so, says Darrell, in a new interview.

When asked who has the better body in a bikini, Katrina said, “I’m not 50-years-old and I do spray tan.”

She was then asked what she was thinking throughout Kara’s performance, what was going through her mind? She answered, “Well, at first I’m singing, and I hear this voice and I had no idea where it was coming from. And I’m thinking is that Mariah? Nooooo. It’s not Mariah. Then I realized who it was. And then I didn’t know if I was supposed to keep singing, so I started to sing again, but then they had shut my mic off, and I’m like ‘Oh, well I guess she’s singing.’”

She goes on to say that she didn’t think that American Idol tried to embarrass her, but they tested her. When asked whether or not she thought if Kara should come back next year, she responded that she wasn’t sure why they added a fourth judge in the first place. She added that Kara’s ratings aren’t too good, so we’ll see.

Who do you want to see more of? Kara DioGuardi or Katrina Darrell?

To view the full interview, go here.

You can really tell that even though Adam Lambert didn’t walk away the winner of “American Idol” on Wednesday night, that he really likes Kris Allen.

They are so cute! He’s genuinely happy for Kris. What a good sport. And you know Adam is going to have a stellar career ahead of him.

Apparently iTunes had Adam Lambert in mind when writing about the American Idol crown. Well, they got his picture right, and his name…hmmm…maybe not so much.

The text reads:

Somewhere between Kris Allen’s knockout performance of Michael Jackson’s “Man In The Mirror” and his rendition of Marvin Gaye’s “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You), it was pretty obvious we work looking at the work of an American Idol. The way he carried himself through these tunes did the songs justice and showed that Allen has serious musical chops (whether at the guitar or the piano) — he also proved that he has that all-important mystery factor that separates the talented singers from the luminaries. Consistently wowing judges and audiences with his understated style and searing renditions of tracks by Bill Withers, Kanye West, and OneRepublic, Lambert ascended through the ranks and took the top spot. He’s the Idol of today and the superstar of tomorrow — congratulations Kris Allen!

Via iTunes

Remember when Bikini Girl Katrina Darrell auditioned for “American Idol”? She showed up bikini-clad and kissing on Ryan Seacrest. People said that she got the male vote because of how she looked….

Well she showed her face again on tonight’s finale…and who better to show her up again, but Kara DioGuardi!

The bikini look: Who owned it? And why does Kara have to make EVERYTHING about herself? Just sayin’.

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With all of the fuss surrounding the season finale of “American Idol”, it seemed that Adam Lambert was a total shoe-in for the crown.

He had/has fans left and right, people were cheering for him in droves. They just KNEW he was going to win it all tonight. He even had Katy Perry showing her bias for him on the show, by wearing her faux Elvis outfit with his name emblazoned on the back.

After it’s all said and done, Kris Allen is the winner of the show. But why? Was it that he had the better talent? Was it that he did THE BEST job of the entire series?

Even Simon Cowell commented recently that the Idol finale should consist of Danny Gokey and Adam Lambert primarily because Kris couldn’t compete with the likes of Adam.

Anyone I’ve talked to said that Adam was in a class all of his own. He was the winner, in everybody’s minds before the finale even aired. My question is, was Adam not chosen because he’s gay? I only ask that because I really can’t think of another reason why he would’ve been passed over for the crown. It surely wasn’t because he’s not good enough. To say that people are in shock over the results of the show would be an understatement.

What do you think?

On a side note, I think both of the guys did an excellent job on the show. This is basically just for discussion as to your opinions on what happened on tonight’s show.

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After winning the coin toss last week and having Adam Lambert go first, the two of the guys really gave it their all.

Adam sang “A Change Is Gonna Come”, “Mad World”, and Kara DioGuardi’s song, “No Boundaries” and really wowed the crowd.

But it wasn’t enough! The underdog, Kris Allen, has come through as the winner of the American Idol crown for season eight!

Are you upset that Adam didn’t win? What are your thoughts?

Wow, Adam Lambert really looked different in his days before being on “American Idol”!

So different!! I wonder when he developed the rocker persona that he has today? It seems that he’s got the Tarzan beach bum jock look down!

Via RadarOnline

Tonight’s American Idol finale sing-off is going to be a rockin’ occasion…or not.

Kris Allen won the coin toss last week, so he chose Adam Lambert to sing first.

Check out their song choices:

Adam Lambert:

Producer’s Choice: A Change is Gonna Come (Patti LaBelle version)
Contestant’s Choice: Mad World (Tears for Fears)
Coronation: No Boundaries (written by Kara DioGuardi)

Kris Allen:

Producer’s Choice: What’s Going On? (Marvin Gaye)
Contestant’s Choice: Ain’t No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
Coronation: No Boundaries (written by Kara DioGuardi)

What do you think of the choices? And what is up with the coronation song being written by Kara DioGuardi? I liked what they did with that last year better. They had an unknown songwriter pen the song and flew him and his partner in for the finale. Boo on American Idol.

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You may not have heard of Dolla before today, but he was an aspiring rapper out of Atlanta, Georgia. Dolla was murdered Monday afternoon, after the perpetrator brandished a gun at The Beverly Center in L.A. and shot him in the head.

That was the only photo that I could locate of the victim, from a 2008 CD, titled, “I’m Tore Up”.

TMZ has found out the identity of the suspect, who was trying to board a plane at LAX, with a gun. The perp, Aubery Berry, who was sitting there at the airport:

LAX police spotted a man who matched the description, sitting in the lobby area of Terminal 1. Cops approached Berry and almost immediately he said he knew why cops were there and then raised his hands and told them he had a 9 millimeter handgun in his waistband.

R.I.P. Dolla, he was only 21.

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Rapper T.I. will be heading to Arkansas on May 26th to serve his one-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to federal weapons charges.

He will be credited for 305 days of home detention and will likely serve only 60 days, as opposed to the full year’s sentence.

T.I. will be on probation for three years, following his release, and he has also been ordered to pay a $100,000 fine.

Before heading to the prison, it was rumored that he would be releasing a new video for “Never Forget”.

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Rumor has it that Britney Spears might be set to perform on the finale of “American Idol”.

She’s rumored to be taking the stage on the night that’s dedicated to finalists Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. Confirmed appearances on the show include Lionel Richie, Queen Latifah, Carlos Santana, Cyndi Lauper (yay), Black Eyed Peas, Keith Urban, along with past winners David Cook and Carrie Underwood.

Producers of the show have not confirmed any appearance by Britney, so we’re guessing at this point. Who else would you like to see on the finale?

In other Britney Spears news, apparently she sure knows how to spend the dough. She spent a whopping ten million between February and December, on Kevin Federline, child support, lawyers, and security.

Read the full story here.

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Pearl Jam’s bass player, Jeff Ament was arriving at the studio in his SUV when three guys jumped out of the bushes and busted his windows. Jeff tried to run, but was caught by one of the guys who hit him in the head and left him with a gash.

The thieves made off with $3,000 in cash in addition to $4,000 in computers and equipment. This is just awful and we can only hope that the thieves can be identified and brought to justice.

Get well soon Jeff!

I am no Katy Perry fan, that’s for sure. But her performance on Wednesday night’s “American Idol” was the last nail in the coffin for me.

She took the stage in something that looked like a swimsuit with a red and white cape with the words “Adam Lambert” on the back of it. Some awful rehashed Elvis costume, I’m sure. The King is rolling over in his grave as we speak.

Check out the video for yourself:

It was truly awful. It was said by some of her fans that she was sick, so I’ve heard, but that’s when she should’ve canceled her appearance on the show. Besides that, she performed “I Kissed A Girl” on MTV last year and she sounded horrendous then, too.

And what was the “Adam Lambert” sprawled across her back all about? Think when her career flops, she’ll need someone to call to pull her out of the gutter?

Maybe sickness isn’t to blame after all? Maybe she just sucks.

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Tonight, it was down to Danny Gokey, Adam Lambert, and Kris Allen.

Last night, Danny sang “Dance Little Sister” and “You Are So Beautiful”. Kris Allen wowed the viewers with his version of Kanye West’s “Heartless” and “Apologize” by One Republic.

America has voted! Danny Gokey is out!! Someone heard my pleas to send this guy home!

Check out the full live versions of each song right here.

In a new video, Simon Cowell has said that he doesn’t think Kris Allen can compete with the likes of Adam Lambert. He goes on to say that he’d really like to see Danny Gokey and Adam Lambert in the final two.

Check out the interview below:

Do you agree that it should be Danny and Adam in the final two?

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Spencer Pratt thinks he’s a celebrity…I mean, for real.

Here’s Spencer rapping “I’m A Celebrity” apparently for his and Heidi Montag’s newest stint on “I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!”

Click here to here the audio… Trust me, it’s worth it! For the lolz alone.

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If you haven’t had the opportunity to check out last night’s “American Idol“, feel free to take a gander at my very detailed review here, along with the original songs that all of the contestants literally butchered.

I’ll have to preface all of this by saying that I was unimpressed by any of the singers last night. I’m a rock fan to the core, so none of the contestants could hold a candle to Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, The Beatles, or Aerosmith.

Having said that, Adam Lambert didn’t suck all that much with “Whole Lotta Love” and Allison Iraheta didn’t murder her song, “Cry Baby” too badly.

It came down to Danny Gokey and Kris Allen, in my opinion, for butchering Aerosmith and The Beatles, respectively. Then the two of them collectively butchered some Styx. Yay for duets.

Paula Abdul sang her new song, “(I’m Just) Here For The Music” on tonight’s show and she did as well as can be expected for a recovering drug addict. Is it me or it pure coincidence that she released that information after telling us so many times that she’s not addicted to anything, to further her own career? I guess that’s showbiz for you. Lip sync’d? You tell me.

In an ending note, Allison Iraheta didn’t make the cut, so you can expect to see her on the morning talk show circuit as early as Friday.

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