Rapper Jeffrey Atkins, also known as Ja Rule, was sentenced Monday to 28 months in prison for failing to file tax returns with the IRS after admitting that he did not file his taxes for five years, the Justice Department said in a news release Monday.

The 35-year-old performer from Saddle River, New Jersey, had pleaded guilty to three of five counts before U.S. Magistrate Judge Patty Shwartz, who imposed the sentence in Newark federal court.

From 2004 through 2008, Atkins received royalties from ASJA Inc. and performance income from Rule Tours Inc., but failed to file returns that would have mandated he pay the government $1,137,912, the release said. Read the rest of article…

Kate, Ellie and Billy on last night’s episode of MasterChef Australia.

SPOILER ALERT: MasterChef favourite may have spoken too soon.

It looks as if MasterChef Australia contestant Billy Law may have just posted a MasterChef spoiler via his Twitter account.

This morning 34-year-old Law, who is up for eviction on this evening’s episode of the reality series tweeted:

“Good to see you all again! I’ve cut the #MasterChef judges with my flavour and I’m outta here!

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K Space Contemporary is pleased to announce the exhibition of Exquisite Corpus featuring works of art that were inspired by the theories and ideas of the Surrealists. Much of the work in this exhibition is collaborative and was created on-site during events held in June. Exquisite Corpus is presented in the main gallery of K Space Contemporary. Some of the participating artists include Jennifer Arnold, Grace Barraza Vega, Matthew Barton, Diana Byers, Amorette Garza, Eric Payne, Rachel Payne, Jimmy Peña, Miguel Peña, David Phillips, ReFormat, Roland Reyna, Ricky Ruiz, Ricardo Ruiz, Tristan Schrobar, Michelle Smythe, Day Wheeler. Other artists TBA.

Exquisite Corpus: Surrealist-inspired works of art by local artists.

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Preview: ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2′ x “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2″ broke a domestic box office record for a midnight opening Thursday, hauling in $43.5 million, Warner Bros. Pictures said Friday.

The film also set a midnight opening record for IMAX theaters: $2 million gross, president Dan Fellman of Warner Bros. Pictures Domestic Distribution said in a statement. The film opened on a record number of IMAX screens, the studio said.

The movie also set records for overseas releases and garnered $43.6 million in 26 countries on Wednesday, the first day, and a total of $82.5 million by Thursday, a Warner Bros. Read the rest of article…

Lavish Bordellos and swinging saloons line the streets, where mystery is around every corner. You can hear the music and see the dancing shadows, you are in The District.  After Dark Burlesque Revue brings the the glamorous lifestyle of Nola’s red light district to the stage of House of Rock on July 16 – exclusively for one night of non stop performances from women all over Texas! A seduction of 17 performers and over 30 performances, After Dark always leaves you with a smile and wanting more so be prepared for a night full of strip tease.

This will also be After Dark Revue’ s 5th Anniversary of bringing Burlesque and Vaudeville entertainment to Corpus Christi and exclusively to House of Rock.

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