Jay-z Fans Lose Out On 9/11 Tickets To Scalpers

October 10th, 2009 GLORIA ESTEFAN is treating 2,000 laid-off workers in Puerto Rico to free tickets to her concert at the weekend (10/11Oct09). The Latina legend bought up the passes after learning of the plight of 17,000 government workers who will be out of a job in November (09) due to the U.S.

September 30th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson has rubbished reports suggesting that she has shed 14 pounds for her role in Iron Man 2. The actress admits that she slimmed down to fit into a catsuit to play Black Widow in the forthcoming sequel, but is outraged over reports she went to extreme lengths to lose weight for the part, reported imdb.com.

September 30th, 2009 Jackson films sells out screenings worldwideLOS ANGELES — The Michael Jackson music documentary is selling out theaters around the world. According to Sony Pictures, hundreds of show times have sold out since tickets went on sale Sunday for "Michael Jackson: This Is It." The film was built around rehearsal footage for the late singer's planned London concerts.

September 29th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's fans are so eager to see him on screen that the advance tickets for the documentary, This Is It, on the pop icon sold out within two hours. MJ's fans had waited for three days in California to make sure they did not miss out on the 3,000 tickets issued to the Los Angeles shows.

September 24th, 2009 Jackson fans line up for 'This Is It' ticketsLOS ANGELES — Sally Rubio and dozens of Michael Jackson fans were among the first to line up for "This Is It" tickets. The winding queue for tickets to the first public screenings of the documentary opened late Thursday afternoon in the courtyard outside the Nokia Theatre at the L.A.

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 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 has slammed unscrupulous scalpers for re-selling tickets to his upcoming 9/11 benefit concert in New York, telling fans he is "disheartened" by the immoral behaviour. The rap superstar is playing a charity show at Madison Square Garden on the eighth anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks to celebrate the release of his new album The Blueprint 3 and raise money for a good cause.

August 18th, 2009 'Avatar' site restored for fans seeking sneak peekLOS ANGELES — The studio behind James Cameron's 3D sci-fi adventure "Avatar" has fixed its Web site, after fans seeking free tickets to a sneak-peek at the upcoming film crashed it Monday. The Web site was down for several hours, with visitors receiving an error message instead of free tickets.

August 18th, 2009 'Avatar' site crashes as fans seek free ticketsLOS ANGELES — Fans seeking free tickets to a sneak-peek at the 3D sci-fi adventure "Avatar" have crashed the Web site for the upcoming James Cameron film. Visitors to the site Monday who clicked to get tickets to a free 15-minute preview scheduled for Friday instead got an error message.

July 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly landed himself in a high-speed car chase when a group of enthusiastic female fans followed the actor in the streets of London. The Titanic star was allegedly in the capital for a shoot, and was seen taking a break at Jalouse nightclub with friends on July 12.

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.

July 5th, 2009 More than 1 million seek tix for Jackson memorialLOS ANGELES — More than 1.2 million people have now registered to get tickets for Michael Jackson's memorial service next week. Only 11,000 tickets will be given out for the Tuesday service at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

July 3rd, 2009 Ticket plans announced for Jackson memorial in LALOS ANGELES — Details of next Tuesday's public memorial for Michael Jackson are being released in Los Angeles by the owners of Staples Center. Staples Center boss Tim Leiweke (LY'-wihk-ee) says 17,500 tickets free tickets will be provided.

May 27th, 2009 LONDON - Angry Michael Jackson fans have set up an online petition to protest against the singer's postponed comeback tour in London. The King of Pop Jackson was due to kick off his much-awaited 50-show run at the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena on July 8.