Beyonce Opens Cosmetology Center
Mar 9, 2010 Beyonce, Etta James, Singer
Beyonce unveiled the Beyonce Cosmetology Center at the Phoenix House in Brooklyn, New York last Friday. The 28-year old singer’s new center will offer a residential substance abuse treatment program that will teach men and women how to prepare for a career in cosmetology. This isn’t the first time that the R&B diva has worked with the Phoenix House charity. According to Forbes, Beyonce donated her acting salary from her 2008 film ‘Cadillac Records’ to the non-profit organization. In the film, Beyonce played iconic singer Etta James who struggled with drug addiction in the past. It’s obviously a cause that’s near and dear to her heart.
Tags: Abuse, Beyonce, Brooklyn, Charity, Cosmetology, Etta James, film, Forbes, New York, R&B, Singer
Foxy Brown Gets Dismissed
May 5, 2009 Foxy Brown, Rapper
Foxy Brown is off the hook as the lawsuit that was filed in 2007 against the rapper claiming that she beat down her neighbor with a Blackberry has been dismissed. Even though Foxy pled guilty to the charges of the cell phone assault, the lawsuit was dropped by Justice Robert Miller in a Brooklyn Supreme Court after finding out that Foxy had never been served with the proper legal papers. How the heck did that slip through the cracks and was only found out now? It’s pretty obvious that Foxy got lucky here. Let’s just hope that she doesn’t do it again.
Tags: Assault, Blackberry, Brooklyn, Foxy Brown, Rapper