After two separate sentencing delays, New Orleans rap star Lil Wayne was officially sentenced to prison in Manhattan Criminal Court.

Wayne was sentenced to the prison term after the rapper admitted to possessing a loaded .40 caliber handgun that was found on his tour bus following a performance in New York in July 2007.

Rapper Lil Wayne begins his one year prison sentence today, after pleading guilty to gun charges.

The rapper was escorted by police and his Cash Money crew into court.

Lil Wayne was dressed in black jeans, a black shirt and a gray jacket.

The judge agreed to put Lil Wayne in protective custody for his one year prison stay. The rapper also requested special medical attention for his dental problems while serving out his jail sentence.

The Judge offered Lil Wayne the opportunity to make a statement but he declined.

Lil Wayne was cuffed and nodded to Cash Money executives, Birdman and Slim.

Although Lil Wayne will be in jail for at least eight months, he has recorded videos and will be releasing new music while behind bars.

The Academy Awards 2010 was co-hosted by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. Read below to see which of your favorite stars brought home an Oscar.

Oscars 2010 – Academy Award Winners and Nominees:

Best Picture

* Avatar
* The Blind Side
* District 9
* The Hurt Locker
* An Education
* Inglourious Basterds
* Precious
* A Serious Man
* Up
* Up in the Air

Best Actor

* Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
* George Clooney, Up In The Air
* Colin Firth, A Single Man
* Morgan Freeman, Invictus
* Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

Best Actress

* Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
* Helen Mirren, The Last Station
* Carey Mulligan, An Education
* Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
* Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

Best Supporting Actor

* Matt Damon, Invictus
* Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
* Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
* Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
* Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress

* Penélope Cruz, Nine
* Vera Farmiga, Up In The Air
* Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart
* Anna Kendrick, Up In The Air
* Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Best Director

* James Cameron, Avatar
* Kathryn Bigelow , The Hurt Locker
* Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
* Lee Daniels, Precious
* Jason Reitman, Up in the Air

Best Original Screenplay

* The Hurt Locker
* Inglourious Basterds
* The Messenger
* A Serious Man
* Up

Best Adapted Screenplay

* District 9
* An Education
* In the Loop
* Precious
* Up in the Air

Best Animated Film

* Coraline
* Fanatastic Mr. Fox
* The Princess and the Frog
* The Secret of Kells
* Up

Best Foreign Language Film

* Ajami
* El Secreto de Sus Ojos
* The Milk of Sorrow
* Un Prophète
* The White Ribbon

Best Art Direction

* Avatar
* The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
* Nine
* Sherlock Holmes
* The Young Victoria

Cinematography

* Avatar
* Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
* The Hurt Locker
* Inglourious Basterds
* The White Ribbon

Editing

* Avatar
* District 9
* The Hurt Locker
* Inglourious Basterds
* Precious

Sound Mixing

* Avatar
* The Hurt Locker
* Inglourious Basterds
* Star Trek
* Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Sound Editing

* Avatar
* The Hurt Locker
* Inglourious Basterds
* Star Trek
* Up

Original Score

* Avatar
* Fantastic Mr. Fox
* The Hurt Locker
* Sherlock Holmes
* Up

Original Song

* “Almost There” from The Princess and the Frog
* “Down in New Orleans” from The Princess and the Frog
* “Loin de Paname” from Paris 36
* “Take It All” from Nine
* “The Weary Kind” from Crazy Heart

Costume

* Bright Star
* Coco before Chanel
* The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
* Nine
* The Young Victoria

Documentary Feature

* Burma VJ
* The Cove
* Food, Inc.
* The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
* Which Way Home

Documentary (short subject):

* China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
* The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
* The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
* Music by Prudence
* Rabbit à la Berlin

Makeup

* Il Divo
* Star Trek
* The Young Victoria

Animated Short Film

* French Roast
* Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty
* The Lady and the Reaper
* Logorama
* A Matter of Loaf and Death

Live Action Short Film

* The Door
* Instead of Abracadabra
* Kavi
* Miracle Fish
* The New Tenants

Visual Effects

* Avatar
* District 9
* Star Trek

Teaming up for the day’s filming duties, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian were spotted out in Miami, Florida on Thursday afternoon.

Taping scenes for the second season of “Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami,” the pair went shopping at various boutiques before heading back to their own store, Dash Miami.

 

Tweeting to her fans and followers, Kourtney wrote, “Beautiful morning in Miami! Wish I could lay on the beach all day…but have a busy day ahead…what’s everyone up to?”

Meanwhile, Khloe was busy posting encouraging messages on her Twitter account for hubby Lamar Odom and his Lakers teammates, tweeting, “Go lakers!! Go lakers!!”

Taking the stage for a dazzling performance, Rihanna was a hit at the 2010 Echo Awards at the Palais am Funkturm in Berlin, Germany on Thursday.

The Barbadian beauty switched out of her lovely green dress into a curve-hugging bodysuit as she performed her latest single “Rude Boy” for the amped up crowd.

The appearance comes just as RiRi broke a Billboard record as he single “Rude Boy” cracked the top ten by landing at the No. 8 spot.

Making for her 14th Hot 100 hit, Rihanna now holds the most Hot 100 Top 10s by a female artist since the beginning of the last decade.

 

Back to work on her hit show, Eva Longoria was spotted on the set of “Desperate Housewives” in Los Angeles on Monday.

Clad in a sexy mini dress, the brunette beauty kicked things off with a scene in which her character busily tries to sell Girl Scout cookies.

A short while later, Miss Longoria mustered up her inner animal lover as she toted around an adorable pet pooch ahead of a little more filming.

In related news, you can catch Eva making a guest appearance on the series premiere of the new Jerry Seinfeld series, “The Marriage Ref,” which airs on NBC on Thursday at 10PM.

Fresh from her big win at the Vancouver Olympics, Lindsey Vonn was spotted back in the US on Monday.

Dressed cute and casual, the 25-year-old alpine skier looked to be enjoying herself as she took to the shops on Robertson Blvd in Los Angeles, CA.

 

The outing comes just hours before Vonn is set to appear with Jay Leno for the return of the “The Tonight Show.”

Meanwhile, a recent National Enquirer tabloid report came out claiming that the gold medalist is negotiating a deal with NBC to appear as herself in an upcoming episode of “Law & Order.”

With a walk down the aisle looming ahead, Hilary Duff was spotted keeping in tip-top shape with a gym visit in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday.

Wearing all-black workout gear, the “Cheaper By the Dozen” cutie also sported her new engagement bling as she walked to and from her Mercedes SUV before and after the personal trainer session.

As for the fancy diamond ring bestowed unto Hilary by fiance Mike Comrie, it’s said to be a million-dollar, 14-karat princess-cut sparkler.

Miss Duff agreed to her hockey star beau’s proposal during a recent vacation to the islands of Hawaii.

Continuing to push forth with her ultra-successful career, Rihanna’s latest song headed to the world of music videos happens to be “Rude Boy”.

Recently talking to press about the project, the Barbadian beauty told MTV Korea, “It’s really colorful; it’s a pop art video.”

 

RiRi continues of the “Rude Boy” video, “We shot it all on green screen. Everything was done in post-production. It’s really colorful, really energetic. It was really inspired by my Caribbean roots. I love reggae music. [Rude Boy] is a Jamaican term, so our costumes are dancehall-queen-like. It’s a fun video. Probably the most fun video we’ve done so far.”

Switching subjects to talk about her plans for the future, the 22-year-old says, “Rated R – I love the sound of it, in terms of the bass. I really like the bottom, the grime of it. But if I were to combine that with more energetic, uptempo pop records, then I think that will be a happy marriage. And that’s where we’ll probably go next.”

Continuing to add to her long list of business endeavors, Kim Kardashian was out promoting at The Famous Cupcakes store in Beverly Hills, California on Friday.

Joined by her mother, Kris Jenner, the E! reality beauty looked super-sexy as she celebrated the official launch of The Kim Kardashian Vanilla Cupcake Mix.

 

Tweeting to her fans and followers ahead of the gig, Kim wrote, “About to pull up to Famous Cupcake’s in Beverly Hills, who is here??? I’m starving! LOL”

The previous night, Miss Kardashian was busy spending time with family, as she informed her Twitter faithful, “Alright just came from visiting Kourt, Scott and Mason. Mason pooped and spit up on me! He reeeaaallly must have missed me!”