If there's one thing Twitter is good for, besides uprisings and crotch shots, it's complaining. And rapper and Law & Order: Special Victim Unit star Ice-T treated his 136,358 followers to his day at a Jersey City courthouse, where he appeared to serve his civic duty: Jury Duty. First Tweet, "Sitting on JURY DUTY in NJ.. How many ways can I say THIS SUCKS.. Everyone says the judge can't possibly choose you... But I'm here for now," followed by "I wore my 'Body Count' T shirt.. We'll see..." Crazy t-shirts aren't always the best way to get out of jury duty. more ›

Ice-T, who's never been described as shy, is in hot water over some poorly timed tweets joking about the recent suicide of Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star Russell Armstrong. But in true Ice style, he's not backing down just yet. more ›

Ice-T, man of many strong opinions, was on Conan last night doing some promotion for his new reality show, Ice Loves Coco, when he took a moment to wax philosophical about his tortured relationship with Slushies, which he deems "the biggest hustle ever." more ›

Yesterday, the proverbial silicone implants slipped out of the DD breasts when Ice-T and Coco announced their new reality series, Ice Loves Coco. The couple, who have been together for over ten years, celebrated the announcement with an appearance on Jimmy Fallon last night (you can watch the video below). more ›

Ice-T has played the role of a "Cop Killer", a Law & Order: SVU Detective, and has been arrested by a "punk bitch" NY cop. But today, he takes on his greatest thespian challenge yet: playing himself. more ›

Last month, after dropping off his bulldog Spartacus at the vet, Ice T was pulled over near the Lincoln Tunnel and was eventually arrested for driving with a suspended license. Ice T called the cop who took him to the station a "punk bitch" and insisted that the DMV made a mistake and guess what—the DMV did make a clerical error! The rapper-actor was cleared of all charges and declared, "That's what I'm talking about!" more ›

A few weeks ago, right after dropping his bulldog at the vet's for knee surgery, Ice T was arrested for driving with a suspended license near the Lincoln Tunnel. Ice T said it was bullshit and blamed an overage rookie cop (which raised the ire of the PBA). Now Ice T says he's suing...the DMV. more ›

Yesterday, Ice T headed to Ustream to chat with his fans and, naturally, he discussed his arrest last week. When he was headed to the Lincoln Tunnel, en route back to NJ, the rapper-actor was stopped and given a ticket for driving without a seat belt (Ice T isn't sure how the cop could have seen that since his windows are illegally tinted) and then arrested for driving with a suspended license. However, Ice T denies the suspended license claim, saying that he only recently got his NJ license, plus he's "not breaking the law no more." more ›

After rapper-actor Ice T was arrested on Tuesday—allegedly for driving with a suspended license, after being caught driving without a seat belt—he furiously Tweeted that the "punk bitch rookie cop named Fisher #10026 Made the arrest of his bullshit career today" and insisted "My license in not suspended. I don't and never had a NYC licence. I have a valid NJ licence. It was all bullshit...." He also told the Post, "I think [the cop] got his rocks off bringing me in the station in handcuffs... I stopped breaking the law a long time ago. I ain't trying to get in trouble." more ›

Ice T was arrested for driving with a suspended license (he was caught because he wasn't driving with a seat belt on) but the rapper-actor says the cop is a "punk bitch" who is lying—and claims his NJ driver's license is VALID. Luckily, he says his bulldog, who had surgery today, is doing okay! more ›

A few days ago they gave us a list of romantic NYC movies, and now The Daily News delivers a list of romantic songs. One hundred of them, to be exact, so if you wanted a last minute gift for your valentine, you could make them a mix cd for just 99 bucks and change (if you used iTunes). more ›

Wouldn't it be funny, Mayor Bloomberg and his girlfriend Diana Taylor, and Ice-T and wife Coco, enjoying a meal out? Alas, it's just a fantasy inspired by the Mayor's and the rapper-actor's appearance announcing that VH1 Save the Music and Time Warner Cable had donated $1 million of musical instruments to NYC public schools. Studies have shown that music education can positively impact children's lives, which raised some questions about the Mayor's musical abilities:

Reporter: Did you ever try to play a musical instrument, which one was it, and what was your success? more ›

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Now, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has used guest star stunt casting pretty well - Amanda Plummer as a disabled rape victim, Matthew Modine as a suspected pedophile, Ludacris as Ice-T's nephew - if the plotlines are over-the-top. But news that Jerry Lewis will appear this fall, as a homeless man suspected of murder who just happens to be Detective Munch's uncle? That is GOLD - we cannot wait for some Munch and Uncle Munch repartee. more ›

Gothamist is very grateful that we didn't have to witness Bloomberg's Hip Hop Press conference yesterday. OK, well, actually we kinda do wish that we'd been there, if only to see Bloomie chatting it up with Ice-T and Russell Simmons, but considering some of the soundbites that made it into today's papers we suspect that even that charm would have quickly worn off ("Welcome to City Hall, or my crib, as I like to call it... Not everybody here understands our language."). more ›

Sure, you might think of Christopher Meloni as the always angry Detective Eliot Stabler on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, but he's also had some indelible roles in The Runaway Bride, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Wet Hot American Summer and, of course, Oz. We were perusing the official Christopher Meloni website when we found this great speech that Oz (and Homicide) creator Tom Fontana gave for him at a Human Rights Equality Awards dinner:

When we were shooting OZ, there was a scene where the character he played, Keller, was in the Hole and had to take a piss. Chris got the script and came to my office: "I want to do this," he said, "I want to actually take a piss on camera." Normally, a scene like that would involve prop men and tubes and other special effects, but because Keller was naked, Chris' instincts were a hundred percent correct -- the scene would have more impact if he actually peed. Now, I don't know how an actor prepares for that, whether he uses Stanislavsky or Pellegrino - but the moment came, we're on the soundstage, the director calls action, the camera pans down and Chris starts peeing -- on cue. The shot is perfect. Except for one slight technical glitch. Okay. Take two - same deal, action, camera pans, Chris starts to pee on cue. The shot is even better. I'm happy. The director's delirious. Chris says, "Do we want to do it again? 'Cause I got another one in me."

Police are still looking for Peter Braunstein, the man suspected attacking a former co-worker in her Chelsea apartment as he disguised himself as a firefighter. Police continue to say that they believe Braunstein "is enjoying" the attention, but are concerned he may attack again. The Post reports that security at Fairchild Publications, where WWD, Details, Jane, W, and other pubs are headquarters and where he used to work, has been increased, with extra guards "at times stationing themselves outside the women's bathrooms." Further, Braunstein may be familiar wtih some police tactics as he would study his videos of how the police acted during public protests. more ›

And let's just say that we hope The WB decides to film at least some of The Bergdorf Blondes, based on the book by Plum Sykes, Vogue contributor and Brit-about-town, in NYC. We're thinking it'll be a low-rent version of Sex and the City (less funny, less production values, with would-be starlet) but Sykes' co-producer worked on the The Gilmore Girls and Freaks and Geeks, so who knows? [Gawker on Plum Sykes' freakout with an interviewer.] more ›

Where does Detective Mike Logan rank on your list of favorite L&O detectives? Do you have any ideas why Chris Noth looks so tired and bloated these days? more ›

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