Linda Hogan called the cops claiming estranged husband Hulk Hogan was harassing her – and then began following him, according to a police report.
The drama allegedly took place on May 22, when cradle-snatchin' Linda dialled 911 to complain that the former WWE wrestler was breaking a court order by loitering outside her house.
After spotting her soon-to-be-ex hubby, Linda apparently decided that her best course of action was to follow him – prompting the emergency services operator to strongly urge, "Ma'am, ma'am - stop following him!"
Who's meant to be stalking who, again?
According to the police report obtained by TMZ, Linda also claims that Hulk had physically abused her during their marriage, citing an incident when he "held her down on the bed by her throat forcibly, causing her not to breath."
Hulk denies there is an injunction against him and Linda's claims that Hulk was violating such an injunction were listed as "unfounded" on the police report.
No charges were filed.
Friday, 27 June 2008
Sunday, 22 June 2008
Princess Beatrice's Pampered Workday
Princess Beatrice's foray into working life as a personal shopper in Selfridges sees the 19-year-old shielded and supervised by the store's staff and her own security team.
The teen -- who is fifth in line to the throne -- currently works three hours a day at the posh London department store -- and is even more pampered than her customers.
A source told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper, "All the shoppers who made appointments with Beatrice were regulars at the store. No new customers were served by her.
"Even the shoppers who had been using the service for a while were vetted by security to make sure no harm could come to the princess.
"She wasn�t allowed to work on her own, and had the help of two assistants who helped her choose items for the customers. Obviously, the store can�t afford to lose its affluent customers, so she needed to be accompanied by people who knew what they were doing.�
The source added, "She tended to work just three hours a day, although she worked hard and could be seen rushing around the shop floor looking for items for customers.
"Everyone knows that working in a popular store like Selfridges could have made Beatrice a target, which is why she had a personal bodyguard with her at all times."
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Sunday, 15 June 2008
Inspired — and inspirational — hip-hop from Talib Kweli
Brooklyn rapper Talib Kweli, 33, is the perennial poster boy for socially conscious hip-hop.
A rapper's rapper and thinker's thinker, he's equally happy to kick a freestyle rhyme on a corner or to recommend a Toni Morrison book. Several of Seattle's best hip-hop acts owe him a huge stylistic debt, and Sunday he plays a benefit at the Showbox with two: Gabriel Teodros and Common Market.
The all-ages show caps off local nonprofit Noise for the Needy's otherwise 21-and-older annual music event, its fifth and biggest yet. Starting earlier this week and continuing through Sunday, NFTN presents 17 concerts at 11 venues downtown and in the Capitol Hill and Ballard neighborhoods.
All of the participants — national indie-rock names (Black Angels, Two Gallants); various local rock, country, dance and hip-hop acts; and, of course, Kweli — agreed to let NFTN donate the proceeds to Urban Rest Stop, a local hygiene center that provides restrooms, laundry and shower facilities to the homeless. The full lineup is at www.noisefortheneedy.org.
Kweli and NFTN are previously connected. "Talib grew up with NFTN director Rich Green," said NFTN artist director Jeff Henry in a message. "We are honored to have such a well-respected artist on the bill."
After releasing the contemporary-classic "Blackstar" album in 1998 with rapper/actor Mos Def, Kweli rose to prominence through frequent collaborations with progressive rap group the Roots and three geniuses who, like him, were born to college professors: hip-hop artists Common and Kanye West and comedian Dave Chappelle.
In 2003, hip-hop mogul Jay-Z famously rapped, "if skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be, lyrically, Talib Kweli." Ostensibly referring to technical rap skills, Jay-Z's admission hinted at something deeper. Both rappers are major enough to get sit-down interviews on PBS (Jay with Charlie Rose, Kweli with Tavis Smiley), but while Jay-Z does business with billionaires, Kweli makes fiery tracks like "Bushanomics" with "Race Matters" author Dr. Cornel West (freely downloadable as part of "The MCEO Mixtape" at www.myspace.com/talibkweli). Far from a technical issue, it's the citizen in Jay-Z that's jealous.
Teodros — an Afrocentric, feminist rapper from Beacon Hill — recalled a 2001 Kweli concert as profoundly positive. Surrounded by people chanting a well-loved "Blackstar" chorus ("knowledge of self, determination"), he and friend Khalil Crisis, aka local rapper Khingz, vowed, "we should do music together for the rest of our lives."
Ra Scion, MC for local duo Common Market (whose recent "Black Patch War" EP is already on the short list for best Seattle releases of 2008), sounds like nobody but Kweli: vaguely nasal tone, clipped phrasing, big words, evenly split focus on hip-hop as art and community-building tool.
Also performing Sunday is Grayskul, a dark, arty local rap group that played NFTN with Common Market last year. They're on the bill less because their music falls in line ideologically and more for their unforgettably intense live show.
Guitars are NFTN's thrust — Sunday's is one of only two rap-oriented concerts — but the biggest star this year happens to make hip-hop. To match the spirit of Noise for the Needy, it's a happy coincidence that Kweli's the kind of rapper who inspires you to put your money where your mouth is.
Andrew Matson contributes to www.raindrophustla.blogspot.com. Reach him at matson.andrew@gmail.com.
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Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na Music Review
Would it be Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak once again with the arrival of Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Naa? This is the first feeling one got the moment the first look of this Aamir Khan production was out. Marking the launch pad of his nephew, Imraan Khan, Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Naa seems to be another innocent love story in the offering sans any unnecessary mush, hence going truly with contemporary times. With pretty girl Genelia D'Souza opposite Imraan in this campus flick and A.R. Rahman as the composer, this Abbas Tyrewala debut directorial venture (he also doubles up as a lyricist here), JTYJN, is a promising flick arriving this summer. Does the music hold up to the promise? The answer is - Yes! First things first - when the best of the best of 2008 would be written down, the number 'Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi' would definitely find a mention.
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