Flavor Unit emcee Apache passed away today (January 22) after a protracted illness. As an original member of Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit, Apache first appeared on 45 King Presents The Flavor Unit and his best known single “Gangsta B**ch” peaked at #11 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart.

Beyonce and Madonna have joined Friday's "Hope for Haiti Now" celebrity telethon for the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation, and actors George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio will each donate $1 million to the cause, their representatives said on Thursday.

Kanye’s girl Amber Rose hit up Paris fashion week wearing basically nothing. Check out the photos here and tell us what you think. I guess it’s important to note that Amber is an ex-stripper.

After word spread that Kanye had been banned from tonight's telethon benefiting Haiti on MTV, reps from the network released a statement. Click here to see what they had to say.

The end of the Conan O’Brien chapter of “The Tonight Show” was officially hammered out on Thursday with a lot of money — and some parting recriminations — being dished out. O’Brien’s settlement with NBC will pay him $32.5 million. Click here for details.

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As we previously reported, the ex-girlfriend of Rihanna's new man Matt Kemp, has gone on recording saying that the L.A. Dodgers player has a history of domestic violence. Click here to see the restraining order documents.

As we previously reported, a bevy of top-selling artists will perform a cross-continent televised fundraiser for "Hope For Haiti Now" tomorrow. But there's one star who won't be there. And that's Kanye West. Click here for details.

Despite his recent on-camera claim that he doesn't "hit chicks," Rihanna's new boyfriend, baseball player Matt Kemp, has a history of domestic violence, according to his ex-girlfriend, actress Felisha Terrell.