W/C August 21, 2006

Victoria Beckham is set to land her own style programme on American TV. The man behind the venture is none other than Simon Fuller, the music mogul who launched the Spice Girls and Pop Idol. Simon told Broadcast magazine: "It won't be a TV show for the sake of a TV show. It will be a fashion proposition that will fit her fashion business. Vic, who already designs her jeans range and has launched her own perfume, has been inundated with offers over the last two years, according to Simon.

DMX has effectively canceled what would have been his very first USO tour. The hip-hop star was originally headed to the Persian Gulf region this week to perform and also meet and greet the service members. His representatives first pushed back his departure from August 22nd to August 23rd, but he failed to appear Wednesday for his flight to Kuwait. According to the USO, DMX offered no explanation for the no-show.

Gladys Knight plans to open another “Gladys Knight and Ron Winans Chicken and Waffles” restaurant in Las Vegas in 2008.

Rapper and actor Ludacris will release his next album, titled Release Therapy, on September 26th. The new album finds him pairing up with some high-profile guests like R. Kelly on the track "Woozy," Mary J. Blige on the track "Runaway Love," and fellow MCs Pimp C, C-Murder and Beanie Sigel on "Do Your Time." He also reunited with the Neptunes who produced his 2000 hit "Southern Hospitality” for two tracks on the set, including the first single, "Money Maker" featuring Pharrell.

Lil’ Wayne was arrested on drug possession charges in Atlanta.

A man that tried to extort $9 million by claiming to be Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds' illegitimate son plead guilty to a misdemeanor intimidation charge and was sentenced to six-months in a halfway house and six months probation. John Travis Clark was arrested after demanding money from the Grammy Award winner's attorney in exchange for not going public with his story.

Usher Raymond made his Broadway debut Tuesday night as the smarmy lawyer Billy Flynn in the current revival of Chicago. Playing to a packed, star-studded audience, Usher's entrance was greeted with cheers, according to the New York Post. Penelope Cruz, Gabrielle Union, Phylicia Rashad, Rosie Perez, Gayle King and Jill Marie Jones were among the celebrities in attendance at New York's Ambassador Theater to see the star's stage premiere.

E-40 is being blamed by law enforcement across the country for the surge in the dangerous practice of “ghost riding” by young people.

Rapper T.I. is preparing for his next film role, American Gangster, which is due to begin shooting soon. It's the follow-up to T.I.'s starring role in ATL earlier this year. The rapper will be acting alongside Oscar-worthy actors Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, as well as fellow hip-hop stars Common and RZA.