Diamond Celebrities

R&B superstar R. Kelly was taken into custody Wednesday for failing to pay child support, just weeks after he was briefly detained on sex abuse charges. “He was taken into custody and he will be transported to Cook County jail later today,” Sophia Ansari of the local sheriff’s office said following a court hearing in […]

The lovely actress shared this on her Instagram page yesterday…

The lovely actress shared the beautiful photos on her Instagram page…

Having left Manchester United almost a decade ago, it’s no surprise that international soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to bid farewell to his home in the affluent English village of Alderley Edge, just 15 miles away from his former playing ground at Old Trafford. Ronaldo, who now plays forward for Italian club Juventus, listed […]

A judge in Chicago set bond for R. Kelly at $1 million Saturday on charges the singer sexually abused four females from 1998 to 2010. Under the terms of his bond, Kelly must surrender his passport and may not have contact with anyone under 18. The singer, whose full name is Robert Kelly, was arrested […]

R Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, at least nine of which involve minors. The R&B star, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, has faced decades of claims of sexual abuse against women and teenagers below the age of consent. He has never been convicted and has previously […]

Many celebrities have taken more substantive roles in making a difference in leading the country. While some have dropped out of the race along the way, Weekend Magazine takes a look at those who made it to the polls.   Banky W Thirty seven year old singer artiste and actor, Olubankole Wellington had towards the […]

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom appear to have got engaged on Valentine’s Day. The American pop star has posted a photo of herself holding up her hand displaying a rather large ring, with the British actor next to her. A wall of red, heart-shaped balloons is in the background, and the Instagram caption simply reads: […]

Many Nigerians were worried when it was reported that indigenous rapper, Lord of Ajasa, was sick and in need of urgent medical attention. The Le Fenu So rapper was diagnosed with peptic ulcer and he told Sunday Scoop some weeks ago from his hospital bed that his condition got so bad that he didn’t even know whether he was […]

Over six years after former President Goodluck Jonathan announced the N3bn grant called Project Nollywood at an event marking the 20th anniversary of Nollywood in Lagos, in March 2013, many actors, producers and directors expressed frustrations about accessing the fund. They also lamented that many of them were not properly enlightened about the process of […]

US rapper YNW Melly has been arrested and charged with murdering two other rappers, both said to have been his childhood friends, in Florida. Police say the rapper, real name Jamell Demons, conspired with another man to make the two male victims look like they had died in a drive-by shooting. Before his arrest, he […]

Japanese women are rebelling against a decades-old Valentine’s Day tradition that obliges them to give chocolates to men. On February 14, the nation’s female workers are expected to give “giri choco,” or obligation chocolates, to their male colleagues. Women are also expected to buy heartfelt chocolates, “honmei choco,” for their crushes or loved one. “Valentine’s […]

Actress, Grace Ama, has said many actresses have benefactors who often give them gifts. She stated, “When you want to pray, you ask God to send you a destiny helper. I’m sure it is their (actresses) destiny helpers that are buying cars and houses for them. It cannot be the same work that I do; […]

Nollywood actress Amanda Ebeye, who is presently on the set of her new TV series, It’s a Crazy World, does not shy away from being called a feminist. In a chat with Sunday Scoop, the actress said she could never sacrifice her career for any man. She said, “I cannot choose between my marriage and career. Being […]

Up-and-coming UK rapper Cadet was killed in a car crash in England’s West Midlands region in the early hours of Saturday, police said. The 28-year-old, real name Blaine Johnson, was being driven to a gig at Keele University in Staffordshire at the time, Britain’s Press Association news agency reported. A statement on Cadet’s Instagram page, […]

The Kardashian sisters, Kim, Kourtney and Khloe are to receive $10 million after winning a legal war over a cosmetics line. The three sisters emerged victorious over Hillair Capital Management, which had earlier sued them in 2016 for not holding up their end of a licensing deal, despite investing $10 million into a “Kardashian Beauty” line […]