Jay-Z Defends Retailer Barneys Amid Allegations Of Racial Profiling

Jay-Z - under increasing pressure to back out of a collaboration with the luxury store Barneys New York after it was accused of racially profiling two black customers - said Saturday he's being unfairly "demonized" for just waiting to hear all of the facts.

The rap mogul made his first statement about the controversy in a posting on his website. He has come under fire for remaining silent as news surfaced this week that two young black people said Barneys profiled them after they purchased expensive items from their Manhattan store.

Lauryn Hill Now In Prison!

Lauryn Hill has reported to federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut.

The 38-year-old singer will be there at least a few months, having earned a three-month sentence for tax evasion following a guilty plea earlier this year.

Hill is being held in a minimum-security facility where inmates live in barracks type housing, She will be housed with the general population.

Hill admits failing to file tax returns on more than $1.8 million she earned from 2005-2007, but has gone off on various Tumblr rants on the subject.

Seriously. "Rants" may not do justice to a woman who plays the victim like no other. Follow the link to read Lauryn Hill's manifesto on racism, the IRS and slavery.