Morning Mix: We Knew We Should Have Bought That Ticket to Austin...
- Coolio Cooks Up A Really Hair-Brained Idea. Looks like Coolio won't be cookin' with us for a while -- the rap star and Grammy winner was charged with possession of crack cocaine and battery late yesterday after an incident over the weekend at LAX. Apparently he put his luggage through for baggage handlers to inspect, then grabbed the arm of the inspector when he remembered he had the drug and a pipe stashed inside. Oops. [Reuters]
- Manager Crossing the Line? The woman behind the three-page text message that was allegedly the impetus for Chris Brown's alleged assault has been named as manager Tina Davis, age 40. Davis had been linked to Brown in a more-than-co-workers way in late 2007, when the pair denied being cuddly to Vibe magazine. Still, the affadavit describes the sender as someone with whom Brown had a "previous sexual relationship." He's scheduled for arraignment on April 6. [Daily News]
- South by Southwest to Show Bruno for Free. Yet another reason why SXSW attendees are cooler than us: Universal announced -- via Twitter, no less -- that it will screen the much-anticipated "Borat" follow-up, "Bruno," to the Austin music festival attendees. The move comes after the studio had luck pre-screening major summer comedies -- "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and "Knocked Up" made early appearances at the fest -- to the hip, young crowd. Good weather, great food, free movies -- kinda wish we were there. [Variety]
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