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NEWS ABOUT: Will.i.am

Will.i.am stories: 15 news summaries
INTERVIEW

 Perez Admits 
 'Mistakes,' Not Sorry 

Admits 'mistakes' in Will.i.am debacle

Jul 7, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Perez Hilton has gone from “celebrity watcher” to “quasi-celebrity.” Public scuffles with Carrie Prejean, Dustin Lance Black, and Will.i.am have thrown the bitchy blogger into the spotlight—but who is he really? He’s happier than ever, on a quest to get healthy, and “... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • celebrity • gossip • blog • blogger • Perez Hilton • Will.i.am • Carrie Prejean

 Will.i.am Reveals Jacko's Last 
 Album: Dance Music 

Singer kept demos extremely private

Jun 30, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson plotted his comeback album with Will.i.am, and the Black Eyed Peas frontman now tells the Mirror it was going to be “something Michael has never done before—a dance music album.” The King of Pop kept the demos “under lock and key,”... More »

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entertainment • music • celebrity • death • Michael Jackson • Black Eyed Peas • dance music • Will.i.am • album

 Perez Sorry for Gay 'F Word' 


Jun 25, 09 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Celeb blogger Perez Hilton has apologized for using the "F word" gay slur in his dust-up with the Black Eyed Peas. Band manager Polo Molino has been charged with assault for allegedly punching Hilton after the gossip maven dissed Will.i.am after a video awards show in Toronto.... More »

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hate crime • lawsuit • assault • Perez Hilton • Black Eyed Peas • Will.i.am • anti-gay slur • GLAAD • polo molino

 Perez Eyes 
 Lawsuit in 
 Will.i.am 
 Melee 

Manager charged with assault after awards show

Jun 23, 09 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - The scuffle between Perez Hilton and the Black Eyed Peas has only just begun. Polo Molina, the band’s manager, “is being prosecuted for assault in Toronto” after Sunday’s alleged assault on Hilton, Hilton’s lawyer tells the New York Daily News. Hilton “intends to take immediate... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • assault • Perez Hilton • Black Eyed Peas • Will.i.am • gay slur • Polo Molina

(Newser) - The manager of the Black Eyed Peas punched Perez Hilton after the gossip blogger called Will.i.am a faggot during a heated argument, reports the Los Angeles Times. Now the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is demanding that Hilton apologize for using the gay slur. "I made... More »

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music • Perez Hilton • Fergie • Black Eyed Peas • Will.i.am • anti-gay slur

(Newser) - It is still possible for a musician to “sell out” in this hyper-commercialized world, says Seth Stevenson, who hangs on to the concept partly because of the pain he feels when a favorite song is co-opted—it’s like finding out a smart, cute girl “spends her weekends... More »

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music industry • advertising • tv ads • Target • Black Eyed Peas • Will.i.am • sellout • licensing

 Will.i.am Assaulted 
 Me: Perez Hilton 

Singer denies attack; Twitter activity flurries

Jun 22, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Twitterati are aflutter with reports that Perez Hilton was allegedly assaulted early this morning by Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, the Huffington Post reports. But the Peas’ general manager is the one who turned himself in to police, according to TMZ. Celebrity gossip blogger Hilton tweeted... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • assault • Perez Hilton • Toronto • Will.i.am • Twitter • SoHo Metropolitan Hotel • Polo Molina


 Whitney's 
 Comeback 
 Album Out 
 Sept. 1 

Akon, will.i.am are helping out

Jun 4, 09 1:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Whitney Houston is releasing an album Sept. 1, and she's getting a little comeback help from today's R&B/hip-hop kings. The untitled Arista record is rumored to include collaborations with will.i.am, Sean Garett, and Akon, Billboard reports. During the run-up to the big release—her last effort was... More »

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entertainment • music industry • album release • Akon • Will.i.am • Whitney Houston

(Newser) - The Black Eyed Peas' new album, The E.N.D., isn’t of much consequence, but that’s just as well. Reviewers generally appreciate the party-hardy attitude.
  • “Ever true to their defining characteristic, the Peas have no shame,” Ann Powers writes in the Los
... More »

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entertainment • hip-hop • album release • Fergie • taboo • Black Eyed Peas • music review • Will.i.am • Jay-ZTV

Beyoncé Will Sing for Obamas' Inaugural Dance

Sing will also join many other performers for inauguration's Neighborhood Ball

Jan 16, 09 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Beyoncé will sing for the Obamas' first dance on inauguration night, the AP reports. The inaugural committee is tight-lipped about the specifics—"It is our hope that we can keep the song secret until the moment,” a rep said—but it's a good bet the singer/actress will be... More »

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Barack Obama • Stevie Wonder • Beyonce • inauguration • Will.i.am • Jay-Z • President Obama • Inauguration Day • neighborhood

(Newser) - In the vast, fragmented online universe, videos tend to entice some and disgust others. But every year offers a list of viral vids enjoyed by all. The Washington Post runs down 2008's best:
  • Tom Cruise on Scientology: A rambling, fervent Cruise extols his religion, saying he's the "
... More »

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Internet • YouTube • Scientology • Tom Cruise • viral video • FunnyOrDie.com • Will.i.am • Joss Whedon • 2008 • Best of 2008

 Year's Top 10 
 Moments of 
 Celeb Activism 

Oprah, Paris, Will.i.am make a difference

Dec 29, 08 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s been a big year for celebrity activism—so big that it deserves its own year-end top 10 list, Tina Daunt writes in the Los Angeles Times. Some famous faces that made a difference in 2008:
  • Oprah Winfrey fought hard for Barack Obama, including hosting a traffic-stopping garden
... More »

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Barack Obama • Don Cheadle • Ron Burkle • Paris Hilton • Oprah Winfrey • Matt Damon • political activism • activist • Sarah Silverman • George Clooney • Will.i.am • Proposition 8 • Norman Lear • Best of 2008

OPINION

 10 Best Viral Election Videos 

Web offers chance to poke fun, change a few minds

Nov 3, 08 5:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Viral election videos offer campy calls for change, seamless special effects, and more than a few celebrity cameos. Laughs aside, “over the past decade they’ve also impacted politics—sometimes changing the course of elections and frequently providing a few laughs in an otherwise wonky world,” Jeffrey Ressner... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • comedy • Obama Girl • viral video • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Will.i.am • Best of 2008

Michael Jackson Comeback in the Works

MJ back in the studio with high-profile advisers

Mar 18, 08 8:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The King of Pop is cooking up what one TV pundit calls "the biggest comeback since Lazarus," the Observer reports. After years of legal and financial woes and self-imposed exile, the Gloved One is forging new material and planning a possible concert tour, reportedly collaborating with pop culture... More »

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pop music • celebrity • Simon Fuller • Michael Jackson • comeback • Thriller • Will.i.am

Obama Song Video Scores 12M Views

Celebs sing along
with Barack's NH
concession speech

Feb 7, 08 2:38 PM CST
(Newser) - A video that sets a Barack Obama speech to song—and juxtaposes 36 crooning celebrities with the Democratic candidate—has landed more than 12 million hits online in less than a week, the Boston Globe reports. Scored by singer will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, “Yes We... More »

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Barack Obama • YouTube • Bob Dylan • Scarlett Johansson • Black Eyed Peas • Will.i.am

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