50 Cent Home Engulfed in 'Suspicious' Fire

Rapper fights back after she goes public with arson accusations

(NEWSER) - 50 Cent has slapped the mother of his 11-year-old son with a $20 million defamation lawsuit, the New York Daily News reports. The rapper's ex has publicly accused him of being behind the blaze that forced her out of the home they once shared. 50 Cent—barred from contacting his ex by a restraining order issued yesterday—denies the allegations and complains she hasn't let him see his son since the fire. More»

Officials investigate whether arsonist set blaze

(NEWSER) - A fire near Gainesville, Fla., sent smoke billowing across Interstate 75 that caused a horrific multi-vehicle pileup and left at least ten people dead and 18 others injured today. Officials are investigating whether the blaze was arson or started by accident, the AP reports. In the darkness of early morning, drivers enveloped in smoke and a faint fog collided in a mass of cars, big rigs, and a motor home. "You heard like 15 times somebody hit, from this side and that, north and south. It was bad," one driver told the Gainesville Sun . More»

Allegedly...

(NEWSER) - Crystal Harris may have apologized for panning Hugh Hefner's bedroom skills , but comments like these just can't be erased. The Frisky lists 15 more celebs who've found themselves dealing with the same public complaint:

• Jesse James: As one of his non-Sandra, non-Kat lady friends put it, he was a "dud in bed who only cared about himself."
• Colin Farrell: A former lover says she kept faking orgasms to be "polite" and to allow Farrell to "keep his dignity."
• Nick Lachey: After their split, Jessica Simpson bemoaned the fact that Lachey's "small package was a problem sometimes."

Totally makes sense, right?

(NEWSER) - There’s only one obvious reason a person might set his motel room blankets on fire: Because he thinks he’s sharing the room with Satan. That’s the excuse a 52-year-old Washington man gave to cops after allegedly starting the motel room fire Friday, the Herald reports. He had been staying at the Days Inn for about a month and had been asked to move out the day of the morning blaze, which was contained to just one room but damaged six. More»

50 Cent says 'ignorant' tweets are just for 'shock value'

(NEWSER) - Add Gilbert Gottfried to the list of people who thought it would be a good idea to respond to the Japan earthquake ... by making tasteless jokes about it. Over the past 24 hours the comedian has tweeted 12, er, zingers, TMZ reports, among them: "I f***ed a girl in japan. She screamed 'I feel the earth move and I'm getting wet,'" and "I just split up with my girlfriend, but like the Japanese say, 'They'll be another one floating by any minute now.'" More»