Vanilla Ice arrested, charged with burglary
Rapper Vanilla Ice was arrested in Lantana, Florida. According to a news release issued by the Lantana Police Department, the ‘Ice Ice Baby’ rapper was charged with burglary residence and grand theft. Vanilla, 47, whose real name is Robert Matthew Van Winkle, allegedly broke into a vacant house, which was going through foreclosure, in Lantana sometime between December and February. The rapper, who was renovating a house for DIY Network’s show ‘The Vanilla Ice Project’, reportedly stole furniture from the vacant house next to the renovated house and took them to the renovated house. The items which were stolen included a pool heater and bicycles.A search warrant was obtained and executed in unincorporated Palm Beach County in which several of the stolen items were recovered at a residence under the care and control of Robert Van Winkle,” said Lantana Police Department. Vanilla’s representative has not commented on the issue yet. (PTI)
Link-up reports with Yuvraj Singh irks Preity Zinta
Actress-producer Preity Zinta has never refrained from speaking her mind, so it did not come as a surprise when she took to micro-blogging site Twitter to shun link-up reports with Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh calling such comments as “sexist”. “Comments like these are sexist & reek of cheapness at my place of work. Pls refrain from writing that YUVRAJ & PREITY were in a relationship,” the actress tweeted. “Dear Media (Specially International Business times) HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE 2 SAY THAT I HAVE NEVER DATED OR INTENDED TO DATE YUVRAJ SINGH?,” she added. The actress, who uses the digital platform to connect with her fans, was last seen in the 2014 release “Happy Ending”. (IANS)