‘Bling Empire: New York’ star Lynn Ban undergoes emergency brain surgery after skiing accident

‘Bling Empire: New York’ star Lynn Ban undergoes emergency brain surgery after skiing accident

“Bling Empire: New York” star Lynn Ban nearly died in a skiing accident on Christmas Eve. The 51-year-old jewelry designer shared photos on Instagram Monday of the aftermath of her emergency brain surgery. Ban laid in a hospital bed with stitches in her skull in the pictures. “And in a blink of an eye … … Read more

‘Bling Ring’ leader Rachel Lee speaks for first time about robbing celebs

‘Bling Ring’ leader Rachel Lee speaks for first time about robbing celebs

Rachel Lee was 19 years old and high on Xanax when she drove four hours from Las Vegas to Los Angeles to rob Lindsay Lohan’s house. “My friends called me and they said, ‘Let’s go steal.’ I got my things and I remember taking Xanax and I left. It really sounds psychotic, but I still … Read more

Farewell to hip hop’s wildest venue: Inside Jay Z’s 40/40 club’s 20 years of bling, booze and debauchery

Farewell to hip hop’s wildest venue: Inside Jay Z’s 40/40 club’s 20 years of bling, booze and debauchery

Jay-Z’s famously blingy, star-studded 40/40 Club, launched in 2003, named for the Major League Baseball feat of having hit 40 home runs and stolen 40 bases in a single season, has popped its last bottle and unleashed a final blast of beats.  The decadent sports-bar on steroids, complete with a blue-felt-topped pool table atop a … Read more

Boob bling makes a fashion comeback: ‘Old-school rules don’t apply’

Boob bling makes a fashion comeback: ‘Old-school rules don’t apply’

They’re keeping abreast of the trends. Designers at New York Fashion Week chose to celebrate the nearly freed nipple with a slew of arresting areola accoutrements, as show after show offered up outlandish outfits incorporating highly decorative pasties. The stroll down mammary lane left some fashion followers feeling caught in the headlights. “I feel like … Read more