Video shows Minaj yelling at Carey
LOS ANGELES Controversial rap star Nicki Minaj, who recently joined the American Idol judging panel, is shown yelling and making heated comments toward her fellow judge Mariah Carey, in a video posted to celebrity website TMZ on Tuesday.
The release of the video, which TMZ reported was recorded during an audition of Idol hopefuls in Charlotte, N.C., follows rumours that Minaj and Carey had been feuding.
The new lineup of judges includes country star Keith Urban, who, in the video, is seated between the two female pop stars and raises his arms. Fourth judge Randy Jackson can be heard saying “Hold up” in an apparent effort to defuse the conflict.
Abba museum will open in Stockholm
A museum showcasing the music and stage costumes of Swedish pop group Abba will open in April in Stockholm.
The museum will at the Swedish Music Hall of Fame, which will display temporary and permanent music exhibitions from the 1920s until today, says band member Bjorn Ulvaeus.
“Swedish pop music is an important part of our cultural heritage,” said Mattias Hansson, managing director at Abba The Museum in a statement. “Abba is one of our most well known international brands.”
Perry to replace stolen special-needs van
DECATUR, GA. Filmmaker Tyler Perry is donating a new vehicle to a Georgia woman with cerebral palsy after her specially equipped van was stolen outside Atlanta.
Perry said he decided to give Alicia Day a brand-new van after he saw a news report about the theft.
Authorities say Day’s 2000 Chrysler Town and Country van was stolen from her Decatur driveway sometime Sunday night. Day, who uses a wheelchair, said she prides herself on being independent and works part-time as a greeter at Home Depot.
Affleck likens Romney to Dukakis and Dole
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. Ben Affleck is comparing U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to past campaign losers Al Gore, Michael Dukakis and Bob Dole.
Affleck says Romney’s inability to connect with everyday Americans is reminiscent of past failed candidates.
“I think Republicans really had a chance to win,” Affleck said. “And they kind of ended up with, like, a sort of Mike Dukakis, Al Gore, Bob Dole type — who just couldn’t get people to see him as a real person somehow. Romney just had such trouble coming off as just like the kind of person you see at the grocery store. And I truly believe that has cost him the election.