Jay-z Blasts 9/11 Ticket Scalpers

September 30th, 2009 British rock icons IAN BROWN and JOHNNY MARR have formed a supergroup to record music for a new TV drama series. The former Stone Roses frontman and Smiths guitarist are currently working on tracks for the shows, being written by a mutual friend, about the U.K.'s underclass.

September 26th, 2009 Critics have dissed Victoria Beckham for years. Now she has decided to hit back and blast critics for calling her unhealthy.

September 24th, 2009 ROBBIE WILLIAMS has warned fans not to buy tickets for his upcoming British homecoming gig from unofficial outlets - because they will be refused entry to the concert. The Angels hitmaker is playing his first show in the U.K.

September 24th, 2009 LONDON - Victoria Beckham has lashed out at her critics for being "irresponsible" and "obsessing" about her weight. Posh Spice was caught in a storm about her skinny size zero look at the recent London Fashion Week.

September 21st, 2009 MELBOURNE - Russell Crowe failed to get a VIP ticket to Cate Blanchett's highly successful play, A Streetcar Named Desire. According to the Daily Telegraph, some theatregoers told Confidential they spotted the Oscar-winning actor and his singer wife Danielle Spencer sitting in row J.

September 10th, 2009 JAY-Z's public condemnation of unscrupulous scalpers re-selling tickets for his upcoming 9/11 benefit concert in New York has prompted one online agency to donate all of its profits to charity. The rap superstar will take the stage at Madison Square Garden on Friday (11Sep09), the eighth anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the Big Apple, to celebrate the release of his new album The Blueprint 3.

September 9th, 2009 JAY-Z fans have been left outraged after tickets for the rapper's upcoming 9/11 benefit concert in New York were snapped up by scalpers. The rap superstar recently announced he would be playing a charity show at Madison Square Garden on the eighth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks to celebrate the release of his new album The Blueprint 3 and raise money for a good cause.

August 31st, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood funny man Robin Williams feels he could have left his fans with a valuable "souvenir" - a performance ticket from a dead star - had he not survived his surgery for which he had to cancel his show. The 28-year-old had to scrap his "Weapons of Self-Destruction" stand-up tour earlier this year so he could undergo heart surgery.

August 28th, 2009 ROBIN WILLIAMS feels sure some of his macabre fans feel cheated - because they didn't get to boast about having a ticket for a show the funnyman was too dead to appear at. The actor/comedian had to scrap his Weapons of Self-Destruction stand-up tour earlier this year (09) so he could undergo heart surgery, and he's convinced some ticket holders are a little peeved he survived the operation.

August 27th, 2009 Shaq gets ticket for stopping on Hollywood streetLOS ANGELES — Basketball player Shaquille O'Neal has gotten a ticket in Hollywood for stopping his car in the street. Los Angeles police Officer April Harding says officers spotted O'Neal's dark blue Ford F-350 pickup truck on a street shortly before 2 a.m.

August 12th, 2009 BRITNEY SPEARS has been handed another traffic violation - she picked up a parking ticket while shopping in Los Angeles on Tuesday (11Aug09). The pop star hasn't had much luck driving around her adopted Los Angeles in recent years - she was sued for a hit and run after accidentally driving into another motorist's vehicle in a car park and she has also been fined for driving with an invalid licence.

July 6th, 2009 Tix to Jackson memorial being sold for thousandsNEW YORK — Michael Jackson's concerts always were difficult to get tickets to, but that's nothing compared to the pop star's memorial service. On eBay, bids for tickets for Tuesday's event were reaching as high as $3,000, though it was impossible to verify the seriousness of those bids.

June 23rd, 2009 LONDON - 'Mean Girls' star Lindsay Lohan was issued a ticket by the Los Angeles police for noise violation on the weekend. Lohan, 22, enraged her Hollywood Hills neighbours by playing loud music into the early hours of June 21st morning, reports the Daily Star.

June 18th, 2009 'Jersey Boys,' StubHub team up for ticket ventureNEW YORK — Can't score a seat to "Jersey Boys"? You might find better luck on StubHub. The online ticket marketplace has announced a new deal with the Tony-winning, crowd-pleasing musical.

June 6th, 2009 LONDON - Guests at Britney Spears London performances were fuming after the pop star's father banned alcohol in any area that she may pass through. Instead of the usual glasses of chilled beer, ticket holders were being handed bottles of water in a bid to keep the singer away from booze while on tour, reported thesun.co.uk.