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This story is from the June 6th, 2002 issue of Rolling Stone.<br /><br />For many, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes simply was TLC, the New Jill swingers who jacked the pop charts with a blend of soul and rap that preached safe sex and self-reliance. On April 25th, just weeks before her 31st birthday, the outspoken Lopes died in a car wreck while on a spiritual retreat at a "healing village" in Honduras

Florence + The Machine's sophomore album, Ceremonials, is brimming with audio excellence, but has yet to yield a hit on par with Dog Days Are Over. Enter Breath of Life, their contribution to Snow White and The Huntsman's soundtrack.

Commenting on her selection, Beyonce tells People: "I feel more beautiful than I've ever felt because I've given birth. I have never felt so connected, never felt like I had such a purpose on this Earth."

"Martin and Shamicka Lawrence have decided to divorce," a rep for the celebrated actor and comedian says. "The couple has made the joint decision to part ways." <br /><br />"Out of love and respect for one another we will continue to remain friends and raise our two beautiful daughters together," the couple said in a joint statement.

Ex-football player Deion Sanders got tackled off the field by his ex-wife Pilar Sanders, he claims. The Dallas-based athlete tweeted, "Pray for me and my kids now! They just witnessed their mother and a friend jump me in my room. She's goin to jail and I'm pressing charges!"<br /><br />Sanders later tweeted a pic of him and his kids filling out police paperwork. This is just the latest battle in the war between the two exes, whose divorce proceedings have gone from bad to worse in recent months.