Holly Robinson Peete has been left “disgusted and offended” after reading John Mayer’s full interview with Playboy magazine - even though she was previously thrilled he had called her “gorgeous” during the chat.

The rocker has been mired in controversy following publication of the interview, in which he used the ‘N’ word when talking about his African-American fanbase, and revealed lurid details about his relationship with ex-girlfriend Jessica Simpson.

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Actress Holly Robinson Peete is thrilled after learning rocker John Mayer has a crush on her. The TV star was singled out as one of the African-American women Mayer called “gorgeous” in a controversial new Playboy magazine article - and the comment has made her year.

She tells Eonline.com, “I’m levitating. There’s nothing that makes a 45-year-old mother of four feel better when she’s dropping her kids off at school than to get a link on my iPhone that says John Mayer thinks I’m (more…)

NEW YORK – Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Billboard has ranked the 50 sexiest songs by popularity — and Barry White didn’t even make the list.

Instead, it’s Olivia Newton-John who is tops — her hit “Physical” is No. 1, followed by Rod Stewart’s “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright).”

Rounding out the top five: Boyz II Men’s ballad “I’ll Make Love to You,” Next’s “Too Close” and Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s

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NEW YORK (AP) — Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Billboard has ranked the 50 sexiest songs by popularity — and Barry White didn’t even make the list.

Instead, it’s Olivia Newton-John who is tops — her hit “Physical” is No. 1, followed by Rod Stewart’s “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright).”

Rounding out the top five: Boyz II Men’s ballad “I’ll Make Love to You,” Next’s “Too Close” and Marvin

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“There have probably been days when I saw 300 vaginas before I got out of bed.” Rocker John Mayer likes to start his day by checking out Internet porn.

John insists his reputation as a bad boy and cad is undeserved because he has never treated a girlfriend badly. He told Playboy magazine, “I consider myself a good guy, with the best of intentions. Anyone who has been in a relationship with me would stand by the fact that I’ve never been callous.”

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LONDON (AP) — Sir John Dankworth, the British jazz composer, saxophonist and band leader, has died. He was 82.

Jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine — who married Dankworth in 1958 after meeting during an audition for a spot with his band — announced her husband’s death before the finale of an anniversary concert at The Stables, the theater they founded together.

Monica Ferguson, the theater’s chief executive

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – John Mayer fans have been huddling outside the South Carolina venue where the rocker has been rehearsing for his upcoming tour, hoping to get a glimpse of him.

For some lucky fans, that wait has paid off. For two hours Tuesday night, Mayer put on a free show for University of South Carolina students, giving back to the loyal fans who have camped out in downtown Columbia during his practice sessions.

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I returned to the movies last week to see Mel Gibson’s thriller “Edge of Darkness.” A large part of me was anxious to see it since I knew Gibson plays a Boston cop whose daughter is murdered in front of him. As Gibson’s character, Detective Thomas Craven, launches his own investigation into his daughter’s untimely demise, he starts unraveling threads to a conspiracy involving big business and government in Massachusetts.

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Country star John Rich is a new dad - his wife Joan gave birth to the couple’s first child on Sunday.

The Big & Rich star’s son, Cash, was born in Nashville, Tennessee. The Riches wed in Tennessee in 2008.

In November, a judge dismissed assault and harassment charges against Rich. The charges stemmed from an alleged March altercation with Jared Ashley, a former competitor on reality TV show Nashville Star.

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LONDON (AP) — Elton John says he has been helping American rapper Eminen fight drug problems for more than a year.

John says Eminem is succeeding in his well-publicized battle against substance abuse.

John told BBC Radio Saturday that as a recovered drug abuser he is happy to help people if they want the assistance but drugs make people so cocky and arrogant that they often reject help.

Eminem has written

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