Bill Clinton & Keith Richards -- Rock Star Dinner

It was a sexagenarian rock star summit, as former President Bill Clinton, 64, had dinner with an upright  Keith Richards, 67, of the Rolling Stones at Craft in NYC last night.



With no groupies in sight, Bill settled for taking home some leftovers.

Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' Banned in Lebanon

Lady Gaga's latest album may be getting stellar reviews in the US, but overseas, in Lebanon, 'Born This Way' isn't getting the same warm reception. According to NME, Gaga's freedom of self anthem album is getting the lockdown -- thousands of copies of the album were impounded by Lebanese authorities due to Gaga's lyrics which they believe are "offensive to Christianity."

But the space age artist shouldn't be too surprised by the country's reception of the full album. The singer's recent single, 'Judas,' was also banned from Lebanon's radio stations. Malaysia has also displayed similar responses to the album, banning the title track from their radio stations because they believed it was "promoting homosexuality."

There were even rumblings from the US Catholic League in anticipation of Gaga's 'Judas' video and it's religious affiliations. But after the video was released, it's convoluted message and imagery laid to rest any criticism from the League.

Do you think Gaga is pushing the envelope too far?

Gabrielle Union -- I Tried to SHOOT My Rapist

"Bad Boys 2" actress Gabrielle Union claims she can understand why Rihanna portrayed the killing of a rapist in her new music video ... because Gabrielle says she tried to shoot the man who raped her when she was 19-years-old.



Union opened up about her past after watching the video for "Man Down" -- saying, "Saw 'Man Down' by @rihanna. Every victim/survivor of rape is unique, including how they THINK they'd like justice 2 be handed out."

She continued, "During my rape I tried 2 shoot my rapist, bt I missed. Over the yrs I realized tht killin my rapist would've added insult 2 injury."

"The DESIRE 2 kill someone whose abused/raped u is understandable, bt unless its self defense n the moment 2 save ur life, just ADDS 2 ur troubles #mandown."

Union -- who has talked about the experience in the past -- says her attacker was a "stranger who robbed the store I worked at. He put his gun dwn durin the rape & asked me 2 [hand] it 2 him."

Gabrielle provided a link to Oprah's radio show -- where she talks about the incident in depth.

MJ's 'Thriller' Jacket -- Got $400k Layin' Around?!

Michael Jackson's iconic red jacket from the "Thriller" video is hitting the auction block in Beverly Hills in a few weeks -- and it could be yours ... if you've got a spare $400,000 to blow.



The jacket -- which MJ personally autographed to his former costume designers -- is expected to fetch between $200k and $400k ... though we wouldn't be shocked if it soared past half a mil.

The jacket is one of several MJ items featured in the Julien's Auction event on June 25 and 26. Among the more interesting pieces -- the wig Michael wore at his "This Is It" news conference in London and a glove he wore at the American Music Awards.



The wig is expected to haul in between $4,000 and $6,000 -- and the glove is valued between $20k and $30k.

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Sean Kingston -- WALKING!

HUGE steps in Sean Kingston's recovery this morning -- literally -- because TMZ has learned the injured singer was finally walking on his own this morning!!!!!



A rep for Kingston tells us, "Sean is breathing on his own and walked for the first time this morning."

"Sean Kingston continues to be hospitalized at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. His condition has been upgraded to serious."

As TMZ previously reported, the "Beautiful Girls" singer was critically injured in a jet ski accident last weekend -- and had been attached to a breathing tube. So today's news in VERY GOOD.

Kingston's rep adds, "Sean thanks his friends, family and fans for their outpouring of prayers and well wishes.”

NOFX Singer -- Pimpin' Punk Rock Pad!

NOFX frontman Fat Mike wants to do his part to put the sin in "Sin City" -- by making his crazy Vegas crib available as a vacation rental for anyone who wants to party like a punk rock star.

The 3-bedroom, 2-bath house is a few minutes from the strip -- and is completely pimped out with thousands of punk concert flyers and memorabilia.

We're told the tricked-out punk pad comes complete with a 9-hole putting green, a pool table, a water slide ... and the best feature yet: a beer vending machine!

Fat Mike himself is advertising the rental as a place to "have a really good/hedonistic time" -- but he does have one rule: "Don't break sh*t"!

NOFX Singer -- Pimpin' Punk Rock Pad!

NOFX frontman Fat Mike wants to do his part to put the sin in "Sin City" -- by making his crazy Vegas crib available as a vacation rental for anyone who wants to party like a punk rock star.


The 3-bedroom, 2-bath house is a few minutes from the strip -- and is completely pimped out with thousands of punk concert flyers and memorabilia.

We're told the tricked-out punk pad comes complete with a 9-hole putting green, a pool table, a water slide ... and the best feature yet: a beer vending machine!

Fat Mike himself is advertising the rental as a place to "have a really good/hedonistic time" -- but he does have one rule: "Don't break sh*t"!

Kanye & Akon's Bro ft. Jay-Z -- Sidewalk Hip-Hop Summit

Despite being some of the biggest -- and richest -- names in music, Kanye West, Akon's record exec look alike brother Bu Thiam, and Jay-Z kept it real and rolled unescorted through the streets of SoHo on Thursday.


The music moguls took a break from making hit records and attempted to blend in with the common folk.

How pedestrian of them.

Rihanna -- I'm a Rockstar, NOT A PARENT!!!

 Rihanna is lashing back at the people criticizing her violent new music video for "Man Down" -- scoffing at the notion she's a role model ... saying, "What's up with everybody wantin me to be a parent?"

RiRi went to her Twitter page today after the Parents Television Council condemned the "Man Down" video for depicting a premeditated murder and implying killing someone is an acceptable form of revenge.

Rihanna tweeted, "I'm a 23 year old rockstar with NO KIDS! What's up with everybody wantin me to be a parent? I'm just a girl, I can only be your/our voice!"

She continued, "We have the freedom to make art, LET US! Its your job to make sure they dont turn out like US."

  "U can't hide your kids from society, or they'll never learn how to adapt! This is the REAL WORLD."
 

 

Take That's 'Love Love' video: In pictures

Digital Spy regulars will know that we're as much fans of the X-Men movies as we are Take That followers.

While their merging for the franchise's latest instalment First Class might seem a bit unusual from the off, the man-band's new single 'Love Love' is a hard-as-nails pop stomper that proves they're tougher than we usually give them credit for.

Listen to Take That's 'Love Love' below:


'Love Love's music video - which is released today - was directed by Alex Large and Liane Sommers, who shot Cheryl Cole's 'Parachute' and Kylie Minogue's 'Get Outta My Way' clips.

The clip features the band performing the track under a huge canopy injected with vibrant colours alongside many, many backing dancers. Check out the behind-the-scenes stills from the promo below:

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Take That reaching for the high notes in their music video

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Source: Digital Spy