Amanda Bynes is seriously off the rails. The Internet has been aware of this for some time now, thanks to her ongoing attention-grabbing stunts (holing up in boutique dressing rooms, piercing her cheeks, and telling Drake she wants his shofar, to name a few). Every other blog post about the once-adorable child star asks the same question: Why isn’t someone close to her getting her the help she obviously needs? Well, according to Bynes, she has close friends and they all have her back. The former actress …More

Amanda Bynes' behavior recently has everyone pretty much stumped. Bynes has distanced herself from her once likable persona. The star of “Hairspray” and “What a Girl Wants” was so cute, so funny, so in on the joke. Now the former actress is waaaaay too intense. Is she seriously going through some kind of mental health crisis or is she just desperately seeking attention after “retiring” from acting? Stunts like locking herself in boutique dressing rooms and publicly …More

Ah, celebrity romance. It can be adorable, it can be passionate and it can be beautiful. Celebrity breakdowns can aslo be beautiful, if you really appreciate the fine art that is a public meltdown. Now put these two together: pure magic. Amanda Bynes has been self-destructing for a while now. First there were the numerous car troubles: DUIs, suspended licenses, et cetera. The she moved on to really bizarre public behavior, like locking herself in retail store dressing rooms for hours at a time. Most recently she …More

Gabby Giffords returns to the scene of her shooting to plead for tighter gun laws. [Forward] A pro-Hitler, anti-American Egyptian woman will reportedly receive the Secretary of State's Women of Courage Award. [Times of Israel] The mother of the Toulouse shooter says her son was a "good and kind kid." [Forward] Iran charges Israel with genocide at an IAEA meeting. [Jewish Press] Jewish groups are closely monitoring the transition of power in Venezuela. [JPost] Scotland's education secretary has pledged to …More

Ho-hum, just another work week for Drake. Two days after winning Best Rap Album at the 55th Grammy Awards for “Take Care,” the Toronto native has just released his latest video for the song “Started From the Bottom.” The video features appearances by his mother Sandi, Boi-1da, Noah “40” Shebib, and a whole collection of characters that seemed to be tailor-made for a video about the high-life. “Started From the Bottom” is another classic, Drake-tastic nod to his …More

The Forward rounds up the 12 biggest Jewish stories of 2012. [Forward] Meanwhile, the Jewish Week recalls the most under-reported stories of the year. [Jewish Week] How political showdowns will mean a busy year for US Jews in 2013. [Times of Israel] Synagogues still struggling after Sandy are using trailers to set up shop. [Jewish Week] A new film tries to bring back the glory days of Jewish boxing. [Algemeiner] How a community came together to refill an Omaha mikvah plagued by drought. [Tablet] The New …More

Drake has finally graduated high school at the tender age of 25. Having dropped out of Toronto’s Forest Hill Collegiate Institute when he landed a role on the TV show “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” the Canadian-born star couldn’t find time to pursue education once his music career took off. Yet, over the summer, Drake hit the books in a bid to get his diploma and on Wednesday he revealed via Twitter that he passed his exams. He went on to thank his teacher, Kim Janzen “for …More

Orthodox-Jewish rapper Shyne took to Twitter to air his grievance with fellow musician Rick Ross. Ross recently released a new mix tape entitled “The Black Bar Mitzvah,” which includes guest appearances by Diddy, 2 Chainz, and Drake, who is Jewish himself. Firing off a slue of tweets in two days, Shyne, born Jamal Barrow and now named Moshe Levi, called out the Miami rapper on everything from his use of Jewish ideas and iconography to his former stint as a corrections officer. Shyne spent almost …More

Here’s the only thing we’ll tell you about Jspace’s Pop Culture Man of the Year: His career started out out of this world, and in 5772 it reached even greater heights. Stumped? You’ll just have to keep reading to figure out whom we’re talking about! Just as our list of the 5772’s top women in pop culture began with a nod to the late Nora Ephron, we also remember a pioneering man who left us too soon. When news broke in early May that Adam Yauch, one of the founding members …More

Drake and Chris Brown are facing a $15 million lawsuit from the New York club where their now infamous brawl took place in June. The two stars’ entourages clashed during a night out at W.i.P. and the fracas is believed to have erupted after the rival artists exchanged words over Rihanna, who was romantically linked to Drake following her 2009 split from Brown. Bottles were smashed during the fight and basketball ace Tony Parker was among the clubgoers injured in the fracas, and now executives at …More

Both Chris Brown’s and Drake’s reps have shot down reports that the two stars would duke it out in the boxing ring for a big-money charity fight night. Hollywoodscoop.com broke the news on Friday that the men would “punch it out” during three one-minute rounds at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas, confirming rumors about a match that began last month. The report claimed that basketballer Tony Parker, who was hurt in their W.i.P. fight, would referee the match on September 22. It also …More

Aaliyah’s family is speaking out against Drake’s new album, which features unheard samples from the late superstar. Drake debuted one of his new tracks, “Enough Said,” at his third annual OVO Festival last weekend, and fans went crazy. However, Aaliyah’s brother Rashad Haughton isn’t exactly jumping for joy. He released a statement letting his sister’s fans know her family isn’t supporting Drake, and are not behind this new venture. As a way to sidestep …More