A day after Kelis gave birth to their son, rapper Nas was ordered by a Los Angeles judge Thursday to pay his soon-to-be ex-wife $40,000 in monthly support, court documents show. For now, the “Milkshake” singer will receive $30,471 in spousal support per month, while the estranged couple’s ...

LOS ANGELES — Legendary Pictures, which joined Warner Brothers in backing “The Dark Knight” and “300,” took a big step toward assembling what may be its next blockbuster franchise: the company said on Tuesday that Sam Raimi had agreed to direct a movie based on the World of Warcraft online ...

NEW YORK — Swizz Beatz’s music is about to hit hard again with tracks on upcoming albums by Jay-Z, DMX, Eve and, of course, Whitney Houston. Swizz was at Lincoln Center on Tuesday (July 21) as one of the attendees at the listening party for Houston’s upcoming I Look to You. Swizz and Alicia ...

Nas and his estranged wife, Kelis, have welcomed a baby boy named Knight to the hip-hop world, according to the Queens rapper. In a video recorded by Video Music Box and posted online, Nas revealed the name of his newborn. “My son is born today, so shout-out to my son, Knight,” the rapper ...

Sony Pictures is finalizing a deal to acquire rehearsal footage from Michael Jackson’s This Is It concert run, with hopes of releasing it in theaters just in time for Halloween, according to Variety. Sony is reportedly paying close to $60 million for the 80 hours of rehearsal footage shot at Staples ...

Jack Bauer escaped another close one. Charges against “24″ star Kiefer Sutherland for head-butting a fashion designer at a ritzy Manhattan party were dropped yesterday, prosecutors said. The Hollywood action hero caught the legal pass as officials said victim Jack McCollough was “uncooperative.”+  ...