Jay-Z Sues David Ortiz Over Club Name?

Rapper Jay Z is suing Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz, alleging that the baseball star named a night club in the Dominican Republic the same as the hip hip icon, called 40/40.

The lawsuit was made public and filed on Thursday afternoon claiming that Ortiz named the club 40/40 to branch off of Jay Z’s celebrity and club owner reputation, indicating that they were affiliated with the hip hop mogul.

Jay Z is a notable New York Yankee fan, and opened the club in Manhattan back in 2003 with his business partner Juan Perez.

The lawsuit is seeking $5million in alleged damages as well as Ortiz to discontinue the use of the 40/40 name.

“David Ortiz is fully aware of plaintiff’s Manhattan 40/40 club, since he had been a patron there on several occasions before he opened his Infringing Forty/Forty club,” the lawsuit stated.

“They have accused Ortiz of trading on the fame, value and goodwill of their name through his club Forty/Forty and its website, www.fortyforty.net, which they say has caused their business ‘marketplace confusion and damage,’ the lawsuit stated.

The news does not get any better for Ortiz with respect to his on-the-field performance with the Red Sox either, as he was moved down to the sixth slot in the line up.

Ortiz is batting just .146 on the season with 2 RBI’s and zero home runs.  The once clutch performer for Boston is searching for answers, and finding only more questions.

Ortiz is a career .281 hitter with 317 home runs and 1070 RBI’s in his 13-year Major League Baseball career.

Ortiz was the recipient of the American League Silver Slugger from 2004-07, and in 2004 was named the ALCS MVP.

That seems like a lifetime ago however, as Ortiz now finds himself needing to produce or else, in this “what have you done for me lately” business.

Currently, the Red Sox boast a 4-9 record and are already six games behind division leading Tampa Bay, at 10-3.  Boston faces an uphill climb already in the young 2010 MLB season, with 150 games to go.  That could be a good thing that there are so many games left to be played, as there is plenty of time to make up the ground, and for Ortiz to right the ship.

Nas & Damian Marley Cancel London Show

The Nas and Damian Marley show in London has been canceled as a result of the shutdown on flights in the U.K. 

However, travel restrictions have been lifted and flights began landing again in the U.K. on Tuesday night (April 20). The volcanic ash from Iceland closed U.K. airspace for six days, and across Europe more than 95,000 flights were canceled.

The TCO-promoted Nas and Damian Marley Show at the Electric Ballroom has been canceled, though. They have collaborated on the "Distant Relatives" (Island) album, out May 17. Tickets will be valid for the July 20 London Hammersmith show.

Melissa Auf der Maur had to cancel shows last weekend in Oslo and London, where she had a sold-out date at Cargo. But she has been traveling across sea and land to make a newly-booked date at London Jazz Café today (April 21). There is also an April 21 screening of the film accompanying the new album, "Out Of Our Minds" (Roadrunner), and a Q&A at London's ICA.

LCD Soundsystem had to pull its Dublin dates but the act said on Twitter "we will make it to London." They traveled from L.A. to Spain and will continue to the U.K. for April 23 at Brixton Academy.

Other acts have been unable to make shows in Europe. Swedish act Nina Kinert and U.K. band Delphic both canceled French shows, and Bobby McFerrin pulled his April 18 Paris gig, which is rescheduled for May 3. 

U.K. singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner has been stuck in Hong Kong. His April 21 Paris show has been postponed to June 14.

Adam Lambert Gets "Glam" For Tour

Adam Lambert has announced a new batch of tour dates, and as expected from a singer who likes his hair at its pompadour-iest, his suits (and cod-pieces) bedazzled and his eyes safely hidden behind 20 applications of liquid liner, his upcoming shows promise to bring the "glam." The "Glam Nation," actually, if we want to go with the tour's official title.

"The Glam Nation Tour is going to be very theatrical," the former Idol contestant told MTV. "People won't be let down in the glam department; it's definitely be something to look at as well as listen to."

Though Lambert was recently in B.C. for a few casino shows, the newly anounced concerts don't include any Canadian dates. The first show is in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, June 4.

And by the time Lambert's packed up his American Apparel-clad backup dancers and lasers, he could have a new single out. The singer revealed dance track "If I Had You" will be the next tune off For Your Entertainment to hit radio.

"It's a great song -- really fun, upbeat, joyful," Lambert told MTV.

"Losers" Movie Premiere

Chris Evans, Zoe Saldana, Dania Ramirez, and Bryce Dallas Howard walked the red carpet for the LA premiere of 'The Losers' held at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles yesterday afternoon.

After being betrayed and left for dead, members of a CIA black ops team root out those who targeted them for assassination.

Sounds like my kinda movie! Unfortunately, they won't let me embed the trailer,so click here to check it out.

Happy to see Zoe working in more films. She is such a beautiful and talented actress. Wonder why Bryce was at the premiere - she isn't listed as cast.

B.o.B First No.1 On The Hot 100

Atlanta rapper B.o.B will bounce Rihanna from the top slot of the Hot 100 to be released on Thursday morning (Apr. 22), as his "Nothin' On You," featuring Bruno Mars, will jump 2-1 while Rihanna's "Rude Boy" drops to the runner-up slot. "Nothin' On You" also rises to the top of Digital Songs, moving 184,000 downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan. Last week's top-seller,Train's "Hey, Soul Sister," dips to No. 2 with 159,000. B.o.B also has the Hot 100's top debut as "Airplanes," featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore, will land at No. 12 upon the chart's official release. The track sells 138,000 in its initial week of availability and arrives at No. 5 on Digital Songs. His debut album "B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray" hits retail this coming Tuesday (April 27).

Check back on Thursday morning for more Hot 100 happenings including the latest batch of Glee Cast debuts and Christina Aguilera's return to the chart.

Grace Jones On Lady Gaga

Since we just can’t get the Grace Jones vs. Lady Gaga feud out of our minds, we decided to throw together all of the 61-year-old icon’s quotes about the “Alejandro” singer from her recent interview with the Guardian to see if this is all just much ado about nothing. (Hint: it’s not.) P.S. It also apparently inspired Gigwise to compile a list of 10 celebs and music stars who’ve dissed Gaga. [Via Prefix] (Strangely, they left out Christina Aguilera.)

Check out Grace’s ungraceful comments regarding pop’s main monster below!

First, Guardian writer Simon Hattenstone asked Jones whether Lady Gaga was one of the “number of artists” who have asked to collaborate with Jones.

“I just don’t play with other acts as a rule,” was her reply, later followed by, “Yes, she did, but I said no. I’d just prefer to work with someone who is more original and someone who is not copying me, actually.”

On what she thinks of Gaga: “I really don’t think of her at all. I go about my business.”

On why she believes Lady Gaga has copied her: “Well, you know, I’ve seen some things she’s worn that I’ve worn, and that does kind of piss me off.”

So, bottom line—is Lady Gaga talented? “I wouldn’t go to see her.”

Meow! Don’t sound too bitter, grace. Maybe someone should tell her Gaga is just paying homage? And by someone, we mean a person wearing a suit of armor and packing a taser gun.

But that all, of course, is mild compared to the classy description Andrew Donahoe of the band Rakes gave for the Lollapalooza headliner: “Lady GaGa is trash and dresses like a prostitute. I think she’s terrible and really ugly. I hate her.”

And where are Rakes now? Sadly, they disbanded last year. Sigh.

Do you think Grace Jones is right to be irked by Lady Gaga wearing similar outfits that she’s worn over the years? Or should Gaga take Grace’s comments with a grain of salt, because, hey—it’s Grace Jones, and she’s opinionated on everything?

Mo' Nique Molested By Her Brother!

Oscar-winning actress Mo’Nique was molested by her brother when they were children and Gerald Imes went on Oprah to apologize. Read more on this story below.

Gerald Imes made an appearance on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” stating that the molestation lasted a year or two, beginning when he was 13 and Mo’Nique was around 7 years-old.

“I abused and betrayed the trust of another sibling, my sister, my blood sister,” Imes said. He apologized to the actress, saying “I’m sorry, Mo’Nique. I’m sorry.”

Imes wanted to appear on Oprah’s show to apologize and hopefully bring their family closer. Gerald said he was molested as a child too and began using drugs and drinking at the age of 11.

“Hopefully somewhere, somehow as siblings we can come back together as brother and sister,” he said.

Mo’Nique has addressed the molestation in previous interviews, but didn’t wish to be a part of the interview.

“She said if your expressing what you had done to her could save one family then it would be worth it,” Winfrey told Imes.

Mo’Nique’s mother and father also appeared on the show. Her mother, Alice Imes said, “It was such a heartbreaking thing to accept.”

Mo’Nique recently won an Academy Award for her role in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.”