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Fred Durst must have been having a really bad day when the Summer Sanitarium tour stopped outside Chicago Saturday. The Chicago Sun-Times describes Durst as having a tantrum on stage and ending Limp Bizkit’s set after just 20 minutes. The report says heckling fans throwing garbage gave Durst a rough reception. At first, Durst encouraged the abuse, then offered to fight anyone within earshot while yelling curses and sexual putdowns. According to the report, “Had the villain in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ been a vile little boob like Durst rather than a snarly old lady in greenface, the movie’s ‘I’m… Read more »

Rapper and actor Ice Cube received an apology from the Chicago Police Department on Tuesday (July 22) after the department issued a community alert on Sunday (July 20), describing a man wanted for several sexual assaults as resembling Ice Cube. CBS’s Chicago affiliate WBBM-TV subsequently aired one of Ice Cube’s videos on Monday (July 21) while reporting on the police issued community alert. The Chicago Police Department released the following statement according to AP: “We acknowledged the information should not have been on the alert. We took corrective action. We apologize to Ice Cube for what was an honest mistake… Read more »

On the day their new album hits the shelves, California-based revival punk band, Sense Field, will play hits fromtheir latest project, “Living Outside” at Virgin Megastore, Chicago. Fans can hear the latest hits from the group’s fourth album and have an opportunity to meet band members, Jonathan Bunch, John Stockberger and Rob Pheiffer. When: Tuesday, July 22, at 5:30 p.m. Where: Virgin Megastore/Chicago, 540 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago What: “Living Outside” follows the taste of success brought by “Tonight and Forever,” the band’s 2001 debut album. The band first came on to the scene when their song “Save Yourself” made… Read more »

Kevin Richardson will reprise his Broadway role as manipulative lawyer Billy Flynn when the national company of the musical Chicago plays the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco from August 4 to August 24. The tour, which is currently playing at the Ordway Performing Arts Center in Minnesota, will also make stops in Pennsylvania, Texas, California, and Maryland, among other states, according to Playbill.com. This fall, the Backstreet Boys singer will again portray Billy Flynn when Chicago moves to London’s fabled West End, according to Kentucky’s Louisville Courier-Journal.

Within hours of surrendering to Chicago authorities, R. Kelly may have violated terms of his bond by associating with minors, a matter which could cost the singer his freedom before his impending trial on child pornography charges. On Friday morning, Kelly surrendered himself to authorities in Cook County, Illinois (see “R. Kelly Back In Chicago; June 26 Court Date Set”). After he was processed and posted a $750,000 bond, Kelly went with his lawyer Edward Genson and his spiritual advisor, Reverend James Meeks, to attend a ceremony held at the Salem Baptist Church, where Meeks is a pastor. The event… Read more »

Singer Mya has joined Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, Christine Baranski and John C. Reilly in Miramax Films’ musical feature “Chicago.” Mya, who has released two albums on Interscope Records since 1998, is currently in Toronto rehearsing with the rest of the cast for her supporting role in the Rob Marshall-directed film. Shooting is to start Dec. 12, with a scheduled Christmas 2002 bow. In the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical, Mya will star as Mona, one of the cell block prisoners guilty of murder. The pop/R&B songstress will also be featured singing and dancing in… Read more »

Mya stays slumming when picking out her girlfriends, at least on screen. After spending time with Lil’ Kim, Pink and Christina Aguilera, playing ladies of the evening in the video for “Lady Marmalade,” she’s now set to hang with a murderer. The singer is currently in Toronto rehearsing with leading ladies Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger for her role in the big-screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical “Chicago.” Filming for the Miramax project starts in January, with Mya playing a vixen named Mona. The original version of “Chicago” centers around two 1920s entertainers who get involved in homicide. Besides… Read more »