Florida Sentinel Bulletin

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A famed black-and-red calfskin jacket that Michael Jackson wore in the classic “Thriller” video has sold at auction for $1.8 million.

Darren Julien, president and CEO of Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, says the jacket was purchased Sunday by Milton Verret, a commodities trader from Austin, Texas.

The jacket is one of two Jackson wore during the filming of the 1983 “Thriller” video. Jackson wears the jacket in a scene with a troupe of zombies who rise from their graves and break into a dance routine.

Verret says the jacket will be sent on tour and used as a fundraising tool for children’s charities.

A portion of the sale price will go to the Shambala Preserve, a big cat sanctuary caring for two tigers Jackson one owned.

Sean Kingston is continuing to recover from a Memorial Day jet ski accident and has been released from the hospital.

Since then a representative for the singer has confirmed that he’s been released from a Florida hospital and is recovering at home.

Prior to his release the singer was said to be walking and breathing on his own.

Reality star Antonia “Toya” Carter, best known as the ex-wife of rapper Lil Wayne, wed her new love, Mickey “Memphitz” Wright, in Atlanta on Saturday in a star-studded affair.

The beaming bride wowed the crowd in a shimmery fitted wedding gown. All of the reality TV diva’s friends and family were there on her big day — including Lil Wayne’s other children’s mothers. Both actress Lauren London and singer Nivea, who have one-year-old sons with Wayne, attended the wedding to support Toya. She and Wayne have a teenage daughter together.

The morning after their wedding, Memphitz tweeted, “Can’t stop looking at my left hand. #godswork.”

There was no shortage of star power on the guest list. Monica and her new husband, Shannon Brown, “Braxton Family Values” star Tamar Braxton, and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kandi Burruss were all in attendance. Kelly Price and Lloyd serenaded the happy couple during the daylong celebration.

“Hats off to Toya and Memphis, best wishes,” Wayne tweeted in support of his ex’s special day.

The pair met at an album release party two years ago, and Memphitz has said he knew Toya would be his wife from the minute he laid eyes on her.

The wedding was taped to air in a future episode of the bride’s hit reality show, “Toya Carter’s Family Affair.”

No official wedding photos have been released, but judging from some of the guest photos shared on Twitter, it was clearly a drama-free occasion to be remembered. It’s always nice to see women who share the father of their children getting along and supporting one another.

‘Funky Cold Medina’ rapper Tone Loc (whose real name is Anthony Terrell Smith) was arrested last Saturday afternoon at a Burbank, Calif., apartment complex and charged with felony domestic violence.

The arrest, one day before Father’s Day, stemmed from an alleged physical altercation with the mother of his child. The 45- year-old West Coast rap star and voice actor was taken in, without incident, and booked at the local jail in a few hours. He is being held on a $50,000 bond.

Earlier this year, Tone Loc had another run-in with the law when he was spotted driving erratically in January and arrested for DUI. He was released on bail claiming a medical condition caused a seizure (the artist has collapsed onstage in seizure in the past).

Singer Nivea is the latest celebrity to be jailed for a DUI after crashing her vehicle with her small baby inside.

The singer became intoxicated at the wedding reception for Toya Carter and BET host MempHitz.

Both Toya and Nivea are the mothers of Lil Wayne’s children and were joined at the ceremony by Lauren London, also a baby mother of Lil Wayne. After the reception, she crashed her cream BMW X6 into a tree.

Nivea Hamilton Nash, who also happens to be the ex-wife of The Dream, reportedly got very belligerent with an arresting officer. She was then taken to a Fulton County correctional facility.

The baby was not injured.

MIAMI — Singer Sean Kingston says he’s feeling better almost a month after crashing his watercraft into a Miami Beach bridge.

On his Twitter page Monday, Kingston posted a message to his fans. He wrote: “Feeling alot better! GOD IS GREAT! Thanks for all the prayers and support! Love you ALL!”

Kingston also posted a picture of himself, in the hospital, flashing a peace sign.

The singer famous for his 2007 hit “Beautiful Girls” has been hospitalized in Miami since the May 29 crash. His publicist, Joseph Carozza, said Kingston walked on his own June 6 for the first time since the accident.

Rap mogul Master P may have gotten off easy in the latest news surrounding his child support battle with his ex-wife Sonya Miller.

Master P, real name Percy Miller, was ordered to pay just $271 in child support per month for each of their four miner children.

According to documents filed back in March, Mr. P was ordered to pay ex-wife Sonya the minuscule amount based on a monthly income of just $1,387.

P’s ex has been trying to get his real financials, to no avail so far. So the Dept. of Child Support Services hit him with the minimum until they can assess his true worth.

The Millers have six children, four of whom are minors — Tytyana, Italy, Hercy and Mercy.

Master P’s net worth is believed to be well over $100 million.

Master P’s ex-wife Sonya Miller gave up her rap career to raise the couple’s children, including rapper/actor Lil Romeo and five other kids. Sonya Miller was an artist on Master P’s No Limit Records who went by the stage name Sonya C.

Subpoenas have been issued to Russell Simmons’ Rush Card and four other prepaid card companies by the Florida Attorney General’s office who is investigating whether the card companies are forcing their users into paying hidden fees on every purchase.

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi through the Economic Crimes Division, is looking into whether these banking companies, duped their card owners by promising to help raise their credit score.

Since the court order was issued, reps for the Rush Card have released a statement which reads:

“RushCard is the solution for people who want affordable financial services that they can customize to suit their needs.  As I look at the payments landscape, I see the banks as the large record chains and my RushCard is looking a lot more like iTunes.  I welcome the public debate because the more educated the consumers are the more successful we become.”

Over 50 million people own Russell Simmons’ pre-paid Visa.

NEW YORK — “The Big Man” has died.

Clarence Clemons’ booming saxophone was a signature sound for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.

Springsteen describes Clemons as a friend and partner whose talent allowed the band to “tell a story far deeper than those simply contained” in its music. Calling the loss “immeasurable,” Springsteen says on his website that he’s “honored and thankful” to have had the opportunity to stand beside him for nearly 40 years.

Clemons was known as the Big Man for his imposing 6-foot-5-inch, 270-plus-pound frame. But the nickname also seemed to fit his powerful sax solos on songs such as “Jungleland” and “Born to Run.”