GLAAD to Perez: Apologize for Calling Will.i.am Gay Slur

Group has three in the works after Bono's surgery

(NEWSER) - Instead of shutting him down, Bono’s recent emergency surgery has prompted a creative burst: U2 is planning three new albums, including one produced by pop guru Danger Mouse, reports Australia's the Age . “We have about 12 songs with him," the singer says. "At the moment that looks like the album we will put out next because it's just happening so easily.” More»

'It's not a racial thing,' he tweets

(NEWSER) - Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am blasted critics who skewered his blackface performance before the MTV Music Video Awards presentation. "It shouldn't be looked at as racial," he tweeted, explaining that he painted his face black "as expression and to emphasize my outfit." To those who complained that his appearance was reminiscent of derogatory minstrel shows, he responded: "Let go of the past. There are far more important things 2 bark about (jobs, health, education), not a black man wearing all black everything." More»

Some, like Perez Hilton, are always good for a cyber-scuffle

(NEWSER) - It’s hard to believe that until recently, we were forced to get our news of celebrity stupidity secondhand: Thanks to Twitter’s booming popularity, now it comes straight from the horse’s mouth. The Frisky selects the top 10 celebrity Twitter feuds of 2009:

• Ashton Kutcher vs. CNN: When Kutcher bet he could reach a million followers first, Larry King predicted, “CNN will bury you.” It didn’t.
• Miley Cyrus vs. Justin Gaston: As teenagers tend to do, this ex-pair vented at each other post-breakup…via Twitter, for all the world to see.

We liked this stuff? Really?

(NEWSER) - Every decade has some music we would rather not talk about. You know, the "Achy Breaky Hearts", the "Ice Ice Babies", the "Mmm Bops"—songs that make us look back and ask, “What were we thinking?” The worst of the worst for the 2000s, courtesy of 11Points :

1. Black Eyed Peas, “My Humps”—Got much of the nation singing about “lovely lady lumps.” It does not get more embarrassing than this, folks.
2. Baja Men, “Who Let the Dogs Out?”—If it wasn’t a joke from the moment it came out, this might be No. 1.

Black Eyed Peas manager writes letter, accepts conditions

(NEWSER) - The Black Eyed Peas manager who slugged Perez Hilton had assault charges dropped in court today after he wrote a (qualified) letter of apology. Juan Molina also agreed to steer clear of Hilton and donate $500 to a women's shelter. He punched Hilton in June after the gossip blogger got into a shouting match with group member Will.i.am. A civil case is pending. More»