There is a rumor that Prince will get a secret hip replacement. The surgery will involve removing the ball and socket of Prince’s damaged hip and replacing it with a titanium joint. A source told Britain’s News of the World newspaper:

"For months Prince, who always puts on the most energetic shows, has been complaining of pain every time he moves. He is totally crushed because he knows he will never be the same again."

I hear you can do cool things with new hips, like to the splits, leap over cars, and the ever popular putting your ankles behind your ears. Oh wait, that’s bionic hips. Prince is right, he’ll never be the same again.

Prince and his record label have sent cease and desist letters to at least three unauthorized fans sites using his copyrighted images, and other materials. There has been a backlash as a result, especially over a video of a baby dancing on YouTube with a Prince song playing in the background, which Prince demanded be removed. Many Prince fans feel they are under attack by the purple one. Now, Prince has taken out his frustrations musically and recorded a new diss track for the false fans and hangers on. The Funk jam, dubbed "PFUnk," is posted at Princefamsunited. Prince sings:

"The only reason you say my name is to get your fifteen seconds of fame, nobody’s even sure what you do,” Prince sings. "I don’t care what people may say, I ain’t gonna let it ruin my day.” Toward the end, Prince tells his fans, “I love all y’all, don’t you ever mess with me no more."

Fans want more Prince even at unauthorized sites, not less. Prince is reported to surf the Internet personally looking for sites, and videos he hasn’t authorized. You’d think with his money he’d just let it go. Prince already has it all, does he really need the crumbs that help the little guy too? Click here to listen to PFUnk.

An 18 month-old baby dances in the video to Prince’s "Let’s Go Crazy," which causes Prince and his record company to go crazy. You can barely hear the music playing in the background, and it’s only part of the 29 second clip. Copyright laws need to be revised. TMZ reports:

Stephanie Lenz posted a 29-second video clip of her son dancing to the Prince track back in February, according to ABC News. In June, she received an email from YouTube saying that her video had been removed at the request of Universal Music Publishing Group, and that she could have her YouTube account canceled in the event of any future copyright infringements.

In response to Universal’s "takedown notice," Lenz filed a "counter-notice" and her video was restored six weeks later. For its part, YouTube told ABC that they are bound by provisions in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to honor all takedown and counter-notices.

In a statement released to ABC, Universal said:

"Prince believes it is wrong for YouTube, or any user-generated site, to appropriate his music without his consent … It’s simply a matter of principle."

A matter of principle is a convenient way to say, “it may not be right, but we have an excuse, an unfair law is on our side.” Another nice way to say it is, “use our copyrighted material and we’ll rip your balls off.”

We kinda believed the many Jessica Simpson-is-dating-X-celeb stories were publicity stunts cooked up by Papa Joe to divert attention from her soon-to-be box-office bomb.

There were inklings that the romance rumors rearing up could be a reaction to the Nick Lachey, Vanessa Minnillo soft-core snaps that were making headlines.

But…now there is a picture. Sure, it’s not ironclad proof of the reported canoodling at the Prince show, but it’s interesting. More interesting than Dane Cook’s "comedy" and definitely more interesting than Jess’s "acting" or even her attempts at "singing."

This is why Prince is a legend and beloved by many. He is a real musician, a real rock star. No 14-minute wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am sets for him.

Prince thrilled his hometown fans with three shows over 12 hours, only stopping when police shut him down early Sunday.

The Minneapolis native first performed Saturday at a department store to promote his new cologne, cramming nine songs into a 45-minute set. He then played that night at the Target Center arena.

He capped the night with a return to First Avenue, the club he made famous in the movie "Purple Rain." "Minneapolis, I am home," the Purple One declared after the first song at the department store.

That’s three shows in one day; one a full concert at an arena. This is why his intimate VIP shows in LA are sold out at $1,500+ a ticket and attended by the likes of Jessica Simpson. He’s a pro, an entertainer.

Are you taking notes Britney Spears?

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