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HUNG LOW: Rihanna NEARLY LOSES Her Pants, SUES Topshop For $5 Million For Selling Her Image + Nicki Minaj Names Cyndi Lauper As Her STYLE IDOL In TEEN VOGUE Cover Shoot BTS Footage

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As her team handles a $5 million lawsuit against Topshop, Rihanna was seen struggling with her ultra-revealing pants during a peek-a-boo stroll through New York last night. Get the legal deets inside and watch footage from Nicki Minaj's TEEN VOGUE spread....

 

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Rihanna was seen heading back to her hotel room in NYC last night. 

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Wearing a tight pair of black leather trousers with a midriff baring top, Riri was forced to adjust and re-adjust her pants so photographers wouldn't get a shot of her goodies.

But bare booty views aren't the only struggles facing the pop starlet.  As her "Styled To Rock" show comes over to the States, her legal team is  embroiled in a nasty $5 Million lawsuit with Topshop. It seems the company is making a ton of money selling t-shirts with her image on them...without her permission.  

A source close to the situation says negotiations between the company and Rihanna started out friendly...but took a dive once they only offered her $5K.  Insulting! Her camp turned down the offer and Topshop ignored the rejection and sold the t-shirts anyway!  They essentially told her they would do whatever the hell the please.  Now...Riri wants them to pay up. The source told Page Six,

“Rihanna’s management asked Topshop a number of times to stop selling her image and were told, ‘We do what we want.’ They buy the pictures from a photographer, but they do not pay the artist licensing fees. Unfortunately, UK law does not protect the artist.  What is most offensive for Rihanna is that they basically told her, ‘Go to hell. We don’t care; we are going to continue selling you.’

But fans of Rihanna shouldn't expect to get their hands on any of those shirts here in the States. The source added,

"Topshop is now in the United States. They set up in Manhattan and Nordstrom, but they know better than to do this in the US because they would get in trouble.”

For their part, Topshop isn't admitting any wrongdoing.  In fact....they seem to pass the buck off on the supplier (though they did CHOOSE to sell the shirts). A rep said,

“This issue is related to a T-shirt provided to Topshop by a third-party supplier. We are aware it is the subject of litigation. [There are] public documents."

We bet chick gets her money.  We'll let you know how that turns out....

 

 

And on magazine stands.....

You've already seen her Teen Vogue cover, now they've released backstage footage and interview clips from Nicki Minaj's colorful June/July 2013 cover where she reveals the origins of her thick shell and touch girl attitude.  In the clip above, she describes her style as "Euphoric, girly and powerful."  Also, the rapstress talks about her "AI" experience, her most memorable audition and her fashion/music idol Cyndi Lauper.

 

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Beyoncé Knowles REPORTEDLY PREGNANT With Her Second Child, Sources Confirm!

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The rumor mill has been extra busy for the last couple of weeks about Beyoncé Knowles being "with child" for the second time.  No credible reports backed the rumor....until now.

 

Check out the latest allegations about there being a new baby Carter on the way....

Well, well, well.  There goes the weekend and all other news.  We held off on co-signing the rumor previously because there were no credible source confirming, and Bey's camp is tighter than f'in Fort Knox with their secrets.  But now, there's one.

According to E! News, Beyoncé is pregnant again!  The website reports this afternoon:

Superstar supermom Beyoncé is expecting her second child with hubby Jay-Z, multiple sources exclusively confirm to E! News.

In a recent interview with ABC News during her press event for her upcoming animated flick EPIC, Beyonce--who's pictured above a few minutes ago backstage at her concert stop in Zurich--said she definitely wants more kids.  And she said the couple's baby girl Blue Ivy needs some company.  But when she was asked about when exactly she would be popping out another kid, she remained coy, giggled and said, "It'll happen when it's supposed to happen."

Was that a clue?  Hmmm.

Her recent tour stop cancellation in Belgium for "dehydration & exhaustion" raised even more eyebrows.  Especially because she's never cancelled a performance in her entire career.

All we want to know is, will this chick be 6-7 months pregnant trying to shake her way to being Independent and trying to Upgrade folks at her Brooklyn tour stop in August?  Because aint nobody got time for that!  We want the full fledged stage-takeover that she always brings.

The couple's good friend Russell Simmons also tweeted a congratulatory message to them.  We would hope Russ would have hit Jay on the hip first before tweeting.  But who knows.

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Congrats to The Carters if true!

 

Photo: Yosra El-Essawy/Beyonce's Tumblr & Facebook

"Scandal" Season Finale Breaks Its Own Ratings Record + Kerry Washington & Shonda Rhimes ATTEND "An Evening With Scandal"

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Kerry Washington was joined by series creator Shonda Rhimes and her fellow "Scandal" co-stars for "An Evening With Scandal" last night.  Get the deets on the series pulling off its best ratings yet inside....  

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Last night, Kerry Washington (shown above with co-star Jeff Perry aka meanie Cyrus) attended "An Evening With Scandal" presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood last night.  Our fave fashionista "fixer" wore a pink sleeveless frock with a cute bow at the waist.

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Meanwhile, series creator and head writer Shonda Rhimes wore a stylish blue coat as she celebrated what became the series' best night ever!  Last night's season finale (that had us laid out with multiple wine bottles and a racing pulse) became the series' most watched episode, easily winning its time slot and reaching an all-time high in each of the key women's demographic groups (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54).

Also, the show ended the season as ABC's most social program with over 4.3 million tweets. The season finale had over 571,353 tweets alone (the highest of any episode)!

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TV personality Shaun Robinson turned up in a sexy hot pink frock.

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And the season finale's breakout star, Joe Morton, (whom you may remember as Sen. Byron Douglas from "A Different World") was all smiles.  We're sure Joe knows that his name is on the tip of everyone's tongue today.  And every Scandal fan knows why....

  

 

MAGAZINE FAB: Dwyane Wade Speaks To JET About His Custody Battle & Relationship With Ex-Wife Siovaughn

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In the latest issue of JET, Miami Heat baller Dwyane Wade opens up about raising his sons and tells how his drama-filled custody battle put a strain on his co-parenting relationship with ex-wfe Siohvaughn Funches.  We can only imagine.  See the highlights inside:

 

After penning a successful memoir on parenting, A FATHER FIRST: How My Life Became Bigger than Basketball, and starring in DOVE's"Men+Care" Fatherhood Campaign, Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade opened up to JET Magazine this week about the life experiences that shaped his parenting.  And his cover shot looks damn good.

From his prolonged custody battle, to his mom's addiction to heroin and alcohol, the gold-medal winning athlete gets candid about his role as a full-time dad.  Here are the highlights:

Wade on his reason for pushing through the difficult custody battle:
“I didn’t set out to get full custody but I wasn’t able to see my kids the way I wanted and I’m not a parent who’s going to run away from his responsibilities. I was probably a terrible husband, but I pride myself on being a good dad.”

Wade on his rocky relationship with estranged ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches:
“It’s been six years and hopefully one day she and I can get to the point where it’s a lot easier than it is now to co-parent.”

Mom Jolinda Wade on how Dwyane's dad impacted his fathering:
"Dwyane came up not having a father around, so he didn’t think he was missing anything. But having his father take over the key role in parenting was very impactful. That was the first view he got as a young man to see what to do and what not to do.”

Dwyane on his fathering skills of his two sons Zaire, 11, and Zion, 5 and nephew Dahveon Morris, 11 (who he has legal guardianship of):

“I’m the kind of parent who asks my kids questions like what would be your ideal thing to do in the summer? This year it’s Disney World,” explains Wade, the proud father of two boys. Even though I make the final decision, I want them to feel involved. Not only in vacations but other things as well.”

 

Elsewhere in the issue, JET talks to rapper Eve about her long-awaited Lip Lock album and romance to UK millionaire Maximillion Cooper. Also, T.I. and Marvin Sapp discuss raising their sons in a special Father's Day story.

Dwyane Wade's issue of JET Magazine hit the stands on May 20.

Zoe Saldana Reveals Why She Chooses Hard Work Over 'Sleeping Her Way To the Top' -- "There's Always A Producer To Shag!"

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Zoe Saldana hit NYC last night to chat up the press about her upcoming flick, Star Trek Into Darkness. Check out what she revealed to the crowd about passing her hard work ethic down to her niece, why she doesn't accept small money, and why she never wants to retire...

 

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The 34-year-old beauty has been making major promo rounds lately for the new Star Trek flick.  And TheYBF.com hit up the intimate Q&A session & screener in NYC last night where Zoe dished training hard for her role as Uhura and why she'll never stop working.  And she'll keep rocking these blockbuster films until it doesn't make her happy anymore.

"I never want to retire," Zoe told the crowd. "What am I going to do, gardening? I want to keep growing, I'll always need to learn something, someone will always want me to teach them something. I'm always going to be evolving in my career. Right now, I've finally found something that makes me happy. I've been doing this for over 10 years and it makes me happy. And the moment this business doesn't make happy, I am going to do something else."

Zoe doesn't believe in the word "celebrity" because she works her ass off for what she gets.  And she's not going the easy route of some "celebs" and sleeping with a producer for the role.

 "Words like celebrity don't exist.  If you're in it for game, get out of it. It's always a producer to shag."

She also spoke about who she would groom in this business--and it's her niece. But Zoe's not tolerating any slacking whatsoever.  And no small wages for hard work. She said:

"I have a 10 year old niece so I would want to share with her and hope she got good experiences out if it.  I'm very Latino. And [the reputation of us] working for 40 years like an animal and getting a 14 year old's wage is old. It's capitalism. We've been somebody since the day we were born. You can be anybody. You are just one person and you're unique. If my niece one day wants to be an actress, she will work her ass off. I work my ass off.  And when I get freebies, I deserve them."

Well said Zoe.

Check out more pics of Ms. Saldana chatting up the pres with host Lola Ogunnaike of ARISE TV:

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Star Trek Into Darkness is in theaters NOW.

 

 

Photog: Stephen Knight

KID FAB: Reginae Carter GRADUATES From Middle School, Lil' Wayne & Toya Wright CELEBRATE + Reggie Bush & Lilit Avagyan Reveal Baby Name

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Lil' Wayne, Birdman and Toya Wright all turned up to watch Reginae Carter graduated middle school.  See the pics inside and find out what Reggie Bush named his baby girl. 

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Reginae Carter, the daughter of hip-hop king Lil' Wayne and Toya Wright is growing up!  The Paparazzi Princesses author AND honor roll student graduated from middle school this week with her mom, Toya Wright and dad, Lil' Wayne there to cheer her on. 

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Proud mama Toya shared a few pics on instagram of her mom, Wayne's mom and family friends saying, "I'm so proud of my angel. Honor Roll student on her way to highschool. Beauty and Brains. #proudmama"

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Memphitz was there to cheer on Reginae as well.

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And taking a page out of Russell and Kimora's blended family book, everyone got together and posed for a great family photo: Lil' Wayne, Toya, Birdman (with daughter Bria and son Bryan) and Memphitz.

 

And in baby news....

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As we previously reported, Detroit Lions running back Reggie Bush and his fiancee Lilit Avagyan welcomed a beautiful baby girl recently.  And now, we've learned her name -- Briseis. If you're wondering where he got the name from, Reggie explained it to Life & Style,

"It's Greek. We were watching the movie Troy and my fiancée, who was my girlfriend at the time, said, 'If we ever have a daughter, can we name her that?' And a couple of months later, wouldn't you know! The name was picked out months before she was even thought about. It's crazy."

And the first-time father also revealed that he went through a range of emotions on May 6, the day Briseis was born.

"I was nervous, I was excited, I was scared, I was happy. Every emotion possible was running through me. And then you're like, 'I can't believe this is my baby.' It was really emotional when I was first holding her."

Now that he and Lilit has a bundle of joy...things have changed.  When asked how fatherhood has changed him, he told L&S,

"It has grounded me more. When you have a child, everything you do is about them," he confides. "You're thinking about your child first. Everything. It's grounded me a lot more."

Congrats to the happy couple.

 

Beyonce's Pregnancy Mystery Continues...

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The mystery surrounding Beyonce's reported second pregnancy is becoming more odd by the hour.  He own "sis" Kelly Rowland seemed to not know she was pregnant when paparazzi asked her about it on the street yesterday.  And a member of Bey's crew has also semi-denied the rumors.  But there's still reason to believe it could all very well be true....

 

Kelly Rowland answered with a confused "What?!" yesterday when TMZ's paparazzi asked how she felt about Beyonce's new pregnancy.  She could have been playing it off, but we've seen her acting skills.  So either she honestly didn't know or her "act surprised" act bombed.  Because something seemed totally off here:

Then Beyonce's Graphic Designer, Matthew, RT'd a fan last night who said, "Bey definitely isn't pregnant.  She is posting videos and pictures and sh*t.  Kween is UNBOTHERED."

Oddly, he deleted the RT 15 minutes after, but everyone saw it.  So was he trying to make an official denial on Bey's behalf?  Or did he find out the actual truth and then decided to erase the fan's comment?

E! Online, who originally confirmed the news via multiple sources, is sticking by their story.  They also said late last night that a source told them her pregnancy should not affect her North American tour dates.

And Jay's friends like Russell Simmons and the company he partly owns, Carol's Daughter, have all tweeted an official Congratulations.

Meanwhile, Beyonce, who takes the stage tonight in Milan, did, in fact, post new photos last night.  There are a few from her and Jay's trip to Cuba and more from her concerts in Europe.  Check out the pics above and below:

 

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VIDEOS: Kanye Debuts "New Slaves" Guerrilla Style On the Streets Of 10 Cities + J.Lo's New "Live It Up" Video

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The night before he's set to take the stage at the season finale of "SNL," Kanye West debuted a new song and video--guerrilla style--in 10 cities across the globe.  Check out his conscious rap "New Slaves" and how he delivered it, plus Jennifer Lopez's new video for "Live It Up"...

Kanye sent out a tweet yesterday announcing his new video saying:

“NEW SONG AND VISUAL FROM MY NEW ALBUM BEING PROJECTED TONIGHT ACROSS THE GLOBE ON 66 BUILDINGS, LOCATIONS @ KANYEWEST.COM."

And over at his website, he provided a map of all the places in every city that the song and visual would be projected.  So in the U.S., Europe and Australia, Kanye debuted "New Slaves" for the world.

Why did he choose this way and no official Youtube release?  Well, we picked out a few lyrics from his rap (that we're loving by the way) that may explain.  Yeezy is on a f*ck the corporations tip.  And he's doing things his way.  This means that instead of being a "slave" to corporations like Youtube or advertisers or his label, he's showcasing his music where, when and how he wants to.  And this time, he projected it on buildings....likely with no permits or anything. Gotta love the rawness.

Here's a few lyrics where he discusses new age racism and new age slavery.  With seemingly complete opposite beliefs than his girlfriend, Kanye is speaking against people being slaves to businesses, corporations, publicity, societal pressures and their own minds:

"My mama was raised in the era when, clean water was only served to the fairer skin."

"Used to only be n*ggas, now everybody playing.  Spending everything on Alexander Wang, new slaves."

"There's leaders, there's followers.  I'd rather be a d*ck than a swallower."

"I move my family out the country so y'all can't see where I stay."

"They tryna to lock n*ggas up, The tryna to make new slaves, That's that private owned prison, get your piece today.  They probably all in the Hamptons all bragging about what they made, f*ck you and your Hampton house, I f*cked your Hampton spouse."

Toward the end of the song he breaks out singing.  And after the verse, the video plays with his face on the screen for another minute, likely for a powerful effect.  Check out a capture from one of the NYC locations below:

Free your minds!  Reportedly, his newest project (a follow up album to My Beautiful Dark & Twisted Fantasy), will drop June 18th.

 

In other videos, the sexy Jennifer Lopez released her "Live It Up" video ft. Pitbull.  She shot it on Miami Beach this month and model Eva Marcille also makes an appearance.  Check out the sexy summer-ready visuals below: 

The RedOne-produced dance track "Live It Up" will appear on her yet-to-be-titled album dropping later this year.


Zoe Saldana Goes SPACEBALLS On "Jimmy Fallon"

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Zoe Saldana rolled to "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" last night to serve up some spaceball fun.  Check out her & Jimmy's space games inside...

As this fab chick continues her rounds promoting her new Star Trek Into Darkness flick, Zoe stopped by Jimmy Fallon's show last night. 

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She popped up in a chic Diane Von Furstenberg Fall 2013 red printed dress with a keyhole opening and Louboutin "Geo" pumps with black fabric and a red studded captoe.

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And after sitting pretty for an interview about reprising her role as Uhura, Jimmy challenged Zoe to a game of SPACEBALLS:

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Only Jimmy.

Watch the funny duo play a round of the rousing glow-in-the-dark game below:

 

Cassie & Trey Songz Hit The Stage With Fabolous For "Diced Pineapples" In L.A. + Draya & The Dream Pop Up Too

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Fabolous brought out Cassie and Trey Songz to perform their remix of "Diced Pineapples" on stage at Club Nokia last night at the Life Is So Exciting tour stop L.A.  Check out pics and video, plus Draya and The Dream popping up too...

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Before hitting the stage with Fabolous & Trey to perform their "Diced Pineapples" remix off Fab's 2012 "The S.O.U.L. Tape" mixtape last night, Cassie snapped a few pics with her girl Draya saying,"My babe!! @sodraya & I - reunited @myfabolouslife's show LA #dicedpineapples."

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And Trey also snapped a pic wth Draya backstage.

Check out the trio's "Diced Pineapples" performance below:

And Fab also brought out The Dream to rock the stage with their "Throw It In The Bag" track:

Fun times.

 

 

Pics: Cassie's Instagram/Draya's Instagram/@erahh's Instagram/@loveme_eboni's instagram

Videos: HipHopHeisenberg

FUN IN CANNES: Solange Knowles Hits VIP Room In Cavalli + Gary Dourdan Gets Flirty With A French Actress

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Solange Knowles is still partying it up in Cannes after her stunning Great Gatsby premiere appearance last week.  Check her pics, plus actor Gary Dourdan flirting it up on the French Riviera...

Friday night, Solange hit up the Belvedere Vodka 'Walks Its Way' Into Cannes party at the VIP Room.  Rocking a gorgeous printed silk blazer from Roberto Cavalli's Spring 2013 collection and matching wide leg trousers, the fashionista kept it cool while living it up.

And she even took some time out her busy performance/party schedule to co-sign Kanye West's"New Slaves" track saying, "New Slaves. You damn right, Kanye."

And on Wednesday night, she also performed at Hotel Martinez at the Chopard Trophy Ceremony at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in this cute shortsuit:
 

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Love it.

 

Elsewhere in Cannes, actor Gary Dourdan was spotted flirting with french actress Zoe Flelix at Eden Roc:

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Oh Gary...

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He has a few movies in the works.  But if Jumping the Broom actually does get a sequel, we're hoping he returns as that sexy chef again....

 

Photos: INF/Splash

RED CARPET FAB: The 2013 Billboard Music Awards! (PICS)

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Celebs are in Las Vegas tonight for the 2013 Billboard Music Awards.  And we've got the fab YBF folks who are taking on the red (blue) carpet.  Pics and live stream inside...

Before the big show hosted by comedian Tracy Morgan, celebs made their fabulous arrivals at the Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena live from Las Vegas.

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Hottie Kelly Rowland was a stunner in silver in her Rami Al Ali gown with a front slit.  This dress just screamed YES.

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New parents Wiz Khalifa, in Balmain and BOY, and Amber Rose, in Gucci and Tom Ford, hit the carpet.  Wiz dished on the carpet about how having baby Sebastian has influenced his music, saying:

"Having a baby made me have more fun. Before my son was born I was trying to figure out which direction I wanted to go. As son as he came out I said this is what I need to do. I just started to enjoy myself more with my life and my wife."
 

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And the best thing about being a dad?

"When he poops. I know how good it feels when u take a poop so I just want that release for my son.

And don't worry...he and Amber always fight over who's changing the diaper she says.

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Nicki Minaj ht the carpet looking hot in red.  She kept the hair in sexy curls yet not over the top.  And she kept her makeup understated.  Looks like the girl who nabbed Best Rap Artist at the top of the show is learning and growing. 

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Nice chic look for her.

 

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Chris Brown hit the carpet before performing "Fine China" (and we'll get to THAT performance later).

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And just like Chris, Jason Derulo flew solo for the night.  Wonder where his boo Jordin is...

 

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Host Tracy morgan shared some kisses with his pregnant fiance Meagan and their baby on the way:

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Cute!

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Miguel hit the carpet with his hot girlfriend Nazanin.

 

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Mike Tyson snapped pics solo as he hit up the Awards in his hometown.  His wife Lakiha was there though.

 

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Akon hit the carpet before he takes the stage tonight with David Guetta.

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The glamourpuss that is Jennifer Lopez stunned once again on the carpet in a golden sheer Zuhair Murad gown and Louboutins.  Hair was kept simple and so was the makeup.  And her other accessory arm piece was her man Casper.  Nice look.

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Will.i.Am hit the carpet in silver sparkling loafers and burgundy pants.  No surprise there.

 

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Shaun Robinson kept it sleek in a fab gold cocktail dress.

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And "ET" correspondent Rocsi Diaz rocked her little black Olcay Glusen dress perfectly with nude Louboutin pumps and a messy beach wave bob.  very cute.

 

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2013 BILLBOARD AWARDS PERFORMANCES: Bruno Mars' "Treasure" + Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop"

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Bruno Mars opened up the 2013 Billboard Music Awards tonight at the MGM Grand in Vegas with his song "Treasure".  And he kept it high energy and hot as usual.  Check out his performance inside, plus Macklemore and Ryan Lewis setting off the Wynn across the street with their hit "Thrift Shop"...

 

Bruno's always good for a true high energy true "performer" style performance. While taking after the likes of James Brown and the Motown era, Bruno and his band killed the stage in red suits and perfect harmonies with "Treasure". Check it out for yourselves above.  

And rap newcomer who's gaining popularity grassroots style, Macklemore, teamed up with producer Ryan Lewis once again for their big hit "Thrift Shop."  They performed in a different location to add some diversity to the show, so they rocked out at the Wynn Las Vegas.  They also ended up winning Best Rap Song tonight.

Love that damn song.  It's catchy.  Sue us.
 

2013 BILLBOARD AWARDS PERFORMANCE: Chris Brown's "Fine China"

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Chris Brown returned to the Billboard Awards stage tonight to perform his hit single "Fine China."  The heavily Michael Jackson-influenced choreography was on point as usual, but folks are raising their eyebrows at his singing tonight.  Check out the performance for yourself inside....

 

As usual, Chris Brown delivered a hot performance for his track "Fine China".  Probably going to be one of the hottest of the night.

And if you feel like you're watching the "Bad" video mixed with "Thriller," you're not far off.  The creative directors for the performance (and for the video) were Rich & Tone Talauega, who were Michael Jackson's creative directors/choreographers.  And they're currently the creative directors for the MJ One Cirque du Soleil show in Vegas premiering this month.

So while the dance breaks were totally on point as expected, we gotta ask.  Should Chris back off those ciggies and that partying?  Because the singing....

*UPDATE* Chris tweeted after his performance, "Lil hoarse for the performance but it happens. Good sh-t otherwise."
 

2013 BILLBOARD AWARDS PERFORMANCE: Miguel's "Adorn"

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Miguel killed the stage (almost literally) as usual at tonight's 2013 Billboard Music Awards.  Check out his performance of "Adorn" at the MGM Grand in Vegas...

Miguel stuck with his bonafide hit "Adorn" off his second studio album Kaleidoscope Dream for his BBMA performance tonight.  And we are not mad.  The sexy crooner added a few different touches to the song for a fresh performance.  And after a failed semi-stage dive ended with him kicking two women accidentally, he still managed to play it off.

Check out the performance below: 

The slam heard around the internet:

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By the way, one of the women who was kicked was interviewed backstage.  And she's doing just fine....holding an ice pack:

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2013 BILLBOARD AWARDS PERFORMANCE: Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne's "High School"

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So Nicki Minaj took the stage at the MGM Grand in Vegas tonight.  And she gave everyone at (and watching) the 2013 Billboard Music Awards a parting gift....visions of her ASSets thrown all in the camera.

 

Check out the performance inside...

While performing "High School" with Lil Wayne, we were actually about to give Nicki props for actually having a hot stage presence we hadn't seen with her yet. 

But then the Best Rap Artist winner took it to the ratchet ASStasticness, her usual lap dance, and private pat downs that we maybe liked...but definitely cringed about.  Those pre-teen Barbs are gonna have lots of new dance moves for summer school...

Clutch ya pearls and watch the vid above....

2013 BILLBOARD AWARDS PERFORMANCES: Akon & Ne-Yo With David Guetta + J.Lo & Pitbull + Will.I.Am * Justin Bieber

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Jennifer Lopez came out the gate swinging tonight at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards.  Feathers, sequins and all.  Check out her "Live It Up' performance with Pitbull, plus will.i.am and Justin Bieber and David Guetta with Ne-Yo and Akon inside....

Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull indeed did their best to "Live It Up" on stage at the MGM Grand tonight.  Check out J.Lo's newest performance for her dance anthem above.

 

 

will.i.am and Justin Bieber did a futuristic style performance of "#thatPOWER." off will's #WillPower album.

 

And David Guetta got his EMD on for "Play Hard" with Ne-Yo & Akon.  Check out everybody getting their neon and electro-dance music on above.

2013 BILLBOARD AWARDS PERFORMANCE: Prince ROCKS OUT, Gets Intro'd By Erykah Badu & Janelle Monae

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Erykah Badu and Janelle Monae introduced the most talented icon of the evening at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, Prince.  We've got video inside...

"Q.U.E.E.N." singers Erykah and Janelle showed up looking like perfection at Sunday night's BBMA's at the MGM Grand to introduce their idol, Prince.  Check out their salute to him above.

 

And you can check out Prince's full performance that closed out the show above.  Nothing can top the Purple Pne and his electric guitar...

 

Photo: SassyDweeb's Instagram

 

LOCKED OUT: Kordell Stewart CHANGED THE LOCKS On Porsha...Forcing Her To Go Back Home To Mommy!

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Former NFL baller Kordell Stewart is playing hard ball with estranged wife Porsha Stewart (Williams).  This dude recently changed the locks on their mansion and is NOT providing her with keys!  Get deets on Porsha moving back home to her mom inside....

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"RHOA" star Porsha Stewart, who's gone back to her maiden name--Porsha Williams--filed documents with family court in Georgia, according to TMZ, revealing that she had to move back in with her mom after her estranged husband, Kordell Stewart, changed the locks!

We've been following the Stewart's nasty divorce for weeks now and we've come to the realization that Kordell DOES NOT do well with communication.  You'll recall Porsha found out about the divorce through social media and it seems that she only found out about the locks being changed AFTER she tried to get into the damn house.  Sad.

Porsha's lawyers did reach out to Kordell's legal team for keys...but they haven't provided any. It sure seems like they're making it hard for the former pastor as Kordell wouldn't even attend mediation sessions, calling them a "waste of everyone's time."  Y'all know Pastor Porsha's faith is being tested as we speak.  We feel you girl.

For her part, Porsha wants a new set of keys (that actually work) or money to find a"suitable alternative residence."  Message to Kordell, "You can't win when you dirty" (in our NeNe Leakes' voice).

ON THE SET: Meagan Good Braves The Rain On "Anchorman 2" Set

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The effortlessly gorge Meagan Good has landed on her feet after the cancellation of her NBC show "Deception."  She's gearing up for her role in Anchorman: The Legend Continues.  And she was spotted on the rainy NYC set over the weekend....

Before heading into hair and wardrobe, Mrs. Good, or Mrs. Franklin for that matter, was spotted on the set of the Anchorman sequel.  Chick was rocking a head wrap and a lounge style t-shirt, leggings & sneakers, with her own umbrella holder.  Not getting that hair wet for nothing!  Not mad at that.

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The 31-year-old cutie was a busy bee on set this weekend, along with a hilariously vintage Drake.

Meagan also hopped a super early flight this morning.  We hope she's on her way to shoot the Think Like A Man sequel since they started filming last week.

Time will tell...

 

Photos: SPLASH

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