Jiordan Castle

Director Kevin Smith was kicked off a flight on Southwest Airlines from Oakland to Burbank over the weekend because of his size. In response, Smith has posted dozens of livid tweets over the past couple of days condemning Southwest for their lack of tact and poor judgment in his case.

Apparently the plane’s captain had Smith removed from the plane after he was deemed a “safety risk.” As reported, he was already seated, had the armrests down, and was buckled up without an extender for the seatbelt. And as Smith later tweeted, this occurred in front of a packed plane full of people who had already identified him as “Silent Bob.” Ouch.

The airline offered him a $100 voucher as an apology – which he refused – and set him on another flight, but the damage was done. Soon after, he posted a more…

Russell Simons

After busting down doors that were once closed to Blacks, today’s biggest and brightest stars are making their own rules. From Times Square to Tinseltown, we’ll show you which media players really have juice.

Anytime people speak about the music industry and its influential players, it’s hard not to mention Hip Hop’s contributions.

Russell Simmons is a music and fashion mogul pioneer currently on his quest for world domination.  The New York born and bred entrepreneur co-founded Def Jam records, along with Rick Rubin, at a time when mainstream media said Hip Hop was just a fad. Def Jam was Russell’s brainchild, and with it he fostered artists like Run DMC, the Beastie Boys, LL Cool J and others. Even after his departure, Def Jam’s still a thriving force and legendary label in the music industry.

His Rush Communications empire boasts billion-dollar businesses such as: Phat Fashions, which encompasses Phat Farm and the Baby Phat empire, the newly created Global Grind website, Rush Philanthropic and a host of other ventures. Even though he and Kimora spilt in 2009, he still plays an integral part in more…