Chris Brown ‘target’ of nightclub shooting


Chris Brown was apparently the intended target of a nightclub shooting in Hollywood overnight.

The 25-year-old singer was hosting a pre-MTV VMA party at 1Oak nightclub in West Hollywood when the shooting happened.

According to TMZ, shots were heard about 1.30am on Sunday (NZT 8.30pm Sunday), with Rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight, 49, shot several times. Witnesses have now speculated on Twitter that it seemed the shots were meant for Brown.

“Early stages of the investigation indicated that the person known as ‘Suge’ Knight has been identified as one of several victims of this shooting that occurred in West Hollywood,” Deputy Jeff Gordon of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

Sources said Knight was apparently shot at six times during the incident, with the two hits to his stomach and arm and potentially other body parts. It’s thought the founder-and-chief executive of Black Kapital Records managed to walk out of the club by himself, before being spotted by police, who guided him to an ambulance.

Gordon confirmed two other victims: a man, 32, and a woman, 19.

Brown was not hit. Knight remains in intensive care after undergoing surgery at Cedars-Sinai Hospital, TMZ reported.

The shooting came just hours before MTV’s Video Music Awards, which are slated for Sunday evening (Monday, midday NZ time) in Inglewood.

Urzila Carlson is driven by rage


If you ever see Urzila Carlson behind the wheel, don’t make her mad. Really, just don’t. This is a woman who freely admits she enjoys road rage.

“Some people suffer from it, but I love it,” says the South-African born comedian who is hosting a comedy show on the subject of driving.

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“When it’s the end of the week some people go, ‘I can’t wait to get to the gym’ and they get rid of their frustration that way, whereas I don’t. I just go for a drive.”

The one-off TV3 programme which is called AotearoHa: Driving Stories, features a smorgasbord of up-and-coming plus established comedians regaling a theatre audience with tales about motoring.

Look out for well-known faces such as Ben Hurley, Jesse Griffin and Justine Smith. Plus there are appearances from younger comedians James Roque and 2014 Billy T Award winner Guy Montgomery.

“Initially, when I heard it was going to be all about driving I thought, ‘Geez… how much can you say about driving’ But on the night I was blown away how there are so many comedians and none of us had the same jokes. I don’t even know who they are going to edit or cut because everyone had an
amazing night.

“On that show there were a couple of comedians who had only just started driving, which is really weird because they’re in their 30s.

“I don’t know how you can be in this industry and not drive.

“Five nights out of the week I’ll be somewhere different. There