The Associated Press is reporting that jailed football star Michael Vick has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback is currently serving time in a federal prison on dogfighting charges. The court papers, filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newport News on Monday, say the ball player owes between $10 million and $50 million to creditors. more..

Rap vet turned movie star Ice Cube has announced dates for an international tour to kick off this week in Germany. The tour, which is meant to support the rapper’s upcoming album Raw Footage, will begin in Leipzig on July 11, according to AllHipHop. Raw Footage is Ice Cube’s seventh album in a solo career that followed illustrious beginnings as a member of iconic rap group N.W.A. more..

Singer Beyonce Knowles is the latest celebrity name to be added to a list of passport files that U.S. state officials fear have been breached. The government has launched an investigation into claims that many stars have fallen victim to illegitimate snooping, and the Internal State Department has declared that 127 celebrities have had their personal details illegally accessed. more..

Hip-Hop singer Nate Dogg has reportedly been hit with multiple felony charges related to the entertainer's relationship with his estranged wife. The singer, real name Nathaniel Hale, was pulled over by California Highway Patrol officers after a car chase with his wife in Los Angeles on June 23. The woman had called emergency services after the star allegedly made death threats against her and followed her "dangerously." more..

Reports are surfacing that hot-headed rapper Kanye West is being urged by his management to attend anger management classes. According to Chicago Sun Times columnist Bill Zwecker, West is being asked to tame his temper in order to be more attractive to potential advertisers. He writes, "A West insider tells me the entertainer's own management team dreamed up the idea, for two reasons: to help his personal psychological well-being more..

Rapper The Game is defending a controversial boast in the lyrics of his new song "Big Dreams." The Los Angeles-based entertainer brags about having "blood diamonds straight out of Angola" in the song, at a time when many celebrities are urging shoppers not to buy conflict gems. But The Game insists all of Hip-Hop's biggest stars wear conflict diamonds, and he isn't about to pretend rap's big names are bothered about where their diamonds come from. more..

Tennis star Venus Williams achieved her goal of a fifth Wimbledon championship title over the weekend, when she beat her sister Serena in the finals with straight sets ( 7-5, 6-4). "We've both worked really hard this year, and I think the results showed here, both in the singles and the doubles," Venus said after winning the singles title. more..