With the amount of pop stars in attendance at Saturday night’s NBA All-Star game you would have thought L.A.’s Staples Center was holding the Grammy Awards Part II. Basketball fans (and lovebirds) Jay-Z and Beyonce sat side-by-side to take in the game — though Jigga spent a lot of time staring at his smartphone. Rihanna sat courtside next to now international film star Justin Bieber before taking the stage for her 12-minute halftime performance, leaving Biebs to catch up with Lenny Kravitz just a few seats over. Check out highlights from the annual B-ball extravaganza. More »
First, there was Cassie; then, there might have been Rihanna; and then there was an even bigger topless-photo leak. So it was probably only a matter of time before master deriver Lenny Kravitz decided to get in on the act with an “arty” shot of him in the shower, no? [Twitter; HT Music Is The Heart Of Our Soul] More »
MJ: “Man, Justice remixing Lenny Kravitz is like … two decades of vapidity coming together and forming one gigantic black hole.” CM: “No way is Justice as bankrupt as Kravitz–vapid, yes, but a different kind of vapid.” MJ: “Well, Lenny has had a 15-year head start! Give Justice more time and more blow and I’m sure they’ll be there.” CM: “Blow–is there nothing it can’t do?” [LennyKravitz.com; HT Stereogum] More »
Like the Timex Social Club, I spend a lot of time lamenting the rumors that surround me every day. How do they get started? And where do they get crazy? In Truthmongerer, I’ll try to suss out the kernels of truth in the rumors that are taking up airspace in gossip columns, blogs, and our tips inbox.
THE RUMOR: The new lead singer of Velvet Revolver is none other than Lenny Kravitz.
TRUTH THRESHOLD: 38%.
