Mathew Knowles will have to face the music this Friday after being called a deadbeat...again...by his baby's mother Alexsandra Wright.  Deets inside...

The mother of Mathew's 3 (almost 4)-year-old son Nixon, Alexsandra Wright, recently exposed him for skipping out on two child support payments totaling $24,000. 

Now, we've learned that Friday the 13th will be D-Day for Papa Knowles.  The estranged exes will face Judge Hank Goldberg at Los Angeles Superior Court. 

While it's unclear if Mathew himself needs to be present at this "Conference Settlement" or only his rep, we're told Alexsandra herself will be there front and center.  And she's bringing her new fiance along...celebrity trainer Harvey Walden.

The courthouse drama goes down at 8:30A PST.  We'll provide updates as soon as they're available...

Photo: PCN

The cast of "Scandal" is still rolling tape for season 3 of the hit ABC show.  And Kerry Washington was spotted on set yesterday flaunting her pregnancy glow.

Peep he pics inside...

Fab chick Kerry Washington hit the "Scandal" set yesterday with her baby bump hidden under one of those "Olivia" style white coats.  She and co-star Bellamy Young ("First Lady Mellie Grant") walked around the cool set to film their last seasons before the big break.

After the winter finale goes down this Thursday, December 12, the season will have 10 more episodes in 2014, instead of the planned 14.  Season 3 is reportedly being cut short due to Kerry's pregnancy. 

The married mom-to-be will also be celebrating her 37th birthday on January 31st, so she's got lots to look forward to after the Holidays.

On another note, can we discuss how Kerry's ridiculously cute pup Josie (Josephine) has her own twitter account....and posts pics with the cast from the set?  It's unclear if it's official (even though Kerry IS following it)....but it's absolutely adorbs!

In case you missed it, check out Kerry talking about her fave canine Gladiator on the set of her GLAMOUR shoot below:

Photos: Fame

Janelle Monae accepted the RISING STAR Award at the Billboard Women in Music event in NYC today.  Check out the fab chick inside, and what she had to say about why her movement is totally here for the young women...

At Capitale today in New York City, Janelle Monae posed it up with Billboard's Woman of the Year, Pink, as both CoverGirl spokeswomen hit the red carpet together.  Janelle is also a recipient of an award, the mag's Rising Star award, and she spoke to Billboard about what it means for her movement:

My journey is continuing. We’re not stopping or sitting back and reflecting or saying, “Hey, I’ve made it, I’ve arrived.” I’ve acknowledged it, and am acknowledging now, how encouraging it is to be recognized. This year, releasing "The Electric Lady" — which is deeply rooted in community and the female protagonist story of our community—has been such a great joy to be able to tell stories about these women—these unconventional, universal stories that don’t get talked about or discussed all the time.

I made sure that "The Electric Lady" had strong themes, so many walks of life. And now going out and performing the songs and looking at young girls in the audience being inspired by the album, to tour and know that these stories are really encouraging young girls—to know that they see themselves in the album, as a part of this movement—it’s a sign of success. I feel as though we’re continuing to try to be successful and being just that.

Sweet!

Lovign the sexier look for Janelle.

NBC/MSNBC's Tamron Hall shared a few hugs and kisses with Ms. Monae on the carpet.

And Soledad O'Brien was there to support as well.

WNBA star Skylar Diggins braved the snow and put on this flirty dress for the occasion. 

Check out a short video clip of Janelle speaking at today's even:

Photos: Getty, Video: Marvet Britto's IG

Well looky here!  Kelly Rowland was spotted all boo'd up with her rumored fiance (who is also her manager) Tim Witherspoon last night.  the twosome were hitting up the homie Jay Z's concert at the Staples Center.  And they indeed looked happy as pie.

Pics of the hand holding, ring flashing-and-hiding couple inside...

No Dirty Laundry here!  Kelly Rowland seems to be ecstatic with her new status as a bride-to-be.  While hitting up Hov's concert last night in L.A., the "Kisses Down Low" singer  was spotted waking into the Staples Center holding hands with reported fiance/manager Tim.  It looked like the two were attempting to shield her gorgeous engagement ring from the cameras.  But we see it anyway:

We spy her trainer and workout DVD partner, Jeanette Jenkins, in the background too.  So it seemed like a night of fun with her boo and her friends.

Lookin' fab and happy Kelly!

*UPDATE* Peep this video of Kelly's man cursing out the paps:

Photos: Splash

The rumors of Keyshia Cole stepping out on her husband Boobie Gibson with Ciroc promoter Mr. Ruggs came to a head yesterday.  Find out why Ruggs finally had to shut down the rumors, plus Fantasia's ex throwing shade?

Deets inside...

After pics of Keyshia Cole and Mr. Ruggs getting seemingly cozy at a party last month, folks have been wondering what's up with her and hubby Boobie Gibson.

So when Mr. Ruggs posted the below messages about missing and loving a special someone....certain sites took it and ran with it:

When commenters under one of Ruggs' pics assumed it was about Keyshia, Keyshia herself chimed in:

Certain sites took Keyshia's response as a confirmation she's not trying to hide her alleged relationship.  but she possibly was saying she's not hiding anything because there's nothing going on to hide. 

Ruggs told folks to stop the bullsh*t.

He called out certain sites in the comments section under his own pic, demanding them to remove the post.  And the post did get removed.

In other nosey Instagram news, remember Fantasia's married ex Antwaun Cook?  Well he's 100% back with his wife, Paula, after they attempted to go to court to end their marriage.

And we heard previously both Paula and Antwaun were posting about their reconciliation.  But a post from 'Twaun a few days ago is stirring up drama on the web:

So he wrote this message to his "wife" (did he call her a b?) and told other fickle chicks to "runaway".  At least we think that's what he's saying.  Was this shade toward Fantasia and the other chicks he dated while he was married?

We guess he had no words for his own fickle penis as it was gallivanting around Fantasia's woman parts while he was still a very married man.

We'll keep out comments to ourselves about chicks standing by no good men by any means necessary.  Apparently we're supposed to overlook the fact he knocked up Fantasia twice and had a child with her....all while he was married.

After Antwaun received plenty of feedback about the post, he soon removed it.

Photos: ExclusiveAccess.net/Antwaun's IG/Ruggs' IG

Houston, Texas baby!  Beyonce brought her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour to her hometown last night.  And she repped the great state of Texas properly as she sexed up a football jersey and chilled with her homies Slim Thug, Bun B and more...

While Mrs. Carter rolled through both Dallas and Houston this week, she showed fans just how Texan she is:

She rocked a UT football jersey and bikini bottoms to show off that killer bod. 

And paired it with a an adorable big cat hat and paws.

She even got baby Blue in on the Texas wear with a cowboy hat and her skinny jeans.

And she posed in red leather pants, an Opening Ceremony varsity jacket and her Converse sneakers.

But backstage at the Mrs. Carter Show at the Toyota Center, it was all about her "Bow Down" homies Slim Thug& Bun B and his wife:

Bun tweeted:

@Beyonce was late for the plane but hopped out the truck to speak. She didn't have to but she did. And that's why we hold her down to the fullest. Salute to the only other Queen I recognize. @Angiebeyince please let @Beyonce that we love and appreciate her and thanks for the hospitality! #BowDownBitches

And she snapped a pic with Kirko Bangz too who tweeted some serious admiration:

You ever been hypnotized by a woman? Not me, until tonight man @Beyonce and she told me I look good lol I'm feelin myself #Htown

Welcome tot he BeyHive Kirko.

Fab times!

Photos: Beyonce's IG, Beyonce's Tumblr, Bun's B's IG, Kirko's IG, Slim's IG

Danity Kane is still on their comeback journey.  And they're back with a glammed up BANG.  Check out their cover & spread for ANNEX MAN magazine, plus Toni Braxton& Babyface covering the new issue of UPTOWN magazine....

Well hello ladies.  Say what you will about Danity Kane, but they were a girl group we could actually get into.  And while they're returning without the help and influence of their original creator Diddy, they seem to be doing just fine by themselves.

Loving this pic of Shannon & Dawn.  In the Winter issue of Annex MAN Danity Kane opens up about why they split, if Diddy has reached out, former member D. Woods, new music, and a potential reality show.

Shannon on being back together:  "It feels like we never left... We really haven't changed. That shows how much we really are sisters. We have our ups and downs, disagreements but we still fight hard for one another."

Dawn on why they separated:  ".... I think we didn't know our true power and we allowed others to define us and tell us who we were..."

Shannon on if they've heard from Diddy: ".... I'm sure at one point we will. I would hope he would be proud and give us his blessings…"

Aubrey on returning sans D. Woods: "Everyone in DK was asked to return and be a part of the next phase of DK…"

So essentially...Aubrey's saying it was D.Woods' choice not to rejoin the group.

More pics from the spread:

HOT.  Good luck ladies!  The issue is on sale now.

Also looking hot on a magazine cover:

Toni Braxton looks effortless sexy as usual as she poses it up with her collabo partner Babyface for the December/January 2014 issue of UPTOWN magazine.  Their upcoming album, Love Marriage & Divorce, is due out February 4th.  And they've got their own version of "Have Yourself A Merry little Christmas" out for the Holidays.

Meanwhile, Toni's giving us a peek into her recent tour life and the struggles of trying to stay in the music game on this current season of  her hit reality show "Braxton Family Values".

Lookin' good guys!

Danity Kane Photographed by Brian Ziff

Oh snap!  They're cuffing people in Georgia over parking tickets.  And Toya Wright, the mother of Lil Wayne's daughter Reginae and BET reality star, is the latest to get ARRESTED!

Deets inside...

Toya Wright has been arrested, y'all.  And no, it's not because of a DUI like her bestie and former BET co-star Tameka "Tiny" Harris has been known to get arrested for.  It was all over an outstanding parking ticket.  Her "WTF" mugshot above says it all.

TMZ reports:

The details surrounding the arrest are sketchy at best -- with one law enforcement official telling us Wright was pulled over in College Park, GA yesterday ... and during the stop, the cop noticed a warrant out for her arrest.

We're told ... the warrant was issued after Wright failed to appear at a recent court date -- though it's unclear why she was supposed to be in court to begin with.

After being hauled to and booked at a nearby police station, Toya was been released on a $290 bond around 1:30AM this morning. 

Rolling Out spoke to Toya's manager who confirms this was all a "misunderstanding" and involved an unpaid parking ticket.

Her arrest was “based on something that was paid for but that wasn’t cleared out of the system,” said Blackwell.

“We’re currently going over it with the lawyers,” he added.

And just yesterday, the same day as her arrest, she celebrated her husband Memphitz's birthday. 

Damn homie...

Photog: Paras Griffin/G Paras Photos, MugshotsAtlanta.com

Ciara isn't the only YBF chick who has the eye of Givenchy's head creative honcho Riccardo Tisci.  He's now tapped Erykah Badu as the newest face of the luxe fashion brand.  And the first pics are fabulous.

Check 'em inside...

Erykah Badu's always been a fashion icon of sorts in her own right.  And we're loving that Givenchy is feelin' Ms Badu as much as we always have.

The news shook up the fashion world a bit today as Riccardo Tisci told Style.com from Paris why he chose Ms. Badu as his newest muse:

“Erykah, she’s an icon—come on!  What I want to do with my advertising campaign is spread the love. Already now it’s been three seasons that I’ve been using people that express something—they are great artists, or beautiful women, or stylish women, or models that I really believe in. It’s kind of a family portfolio.”

Agreed!  And as for why our favorite "Bag Lady" was etched in his mind while he designed the Spring 2014 collection:

“She’s one of the most stylish women I’ve met in my life.  She’s got such a good sense of proportion, of colors.”

And about the noticeable change in the fashion world's recent interest in black women:

“There was a lot of talk this season in fashion.  Me, I was one of the persons who ended up not being touched by this. I discovered Joan Smalls, I discovered Maria [Borges]. I discovered a lot of black girls, and I’ve been always supporting them. For me, I grew up in a family and I grew up in a culture, an education, that we all are the same.”

.....

"At the end of the day, why are not so many black girls or Latin girls in shows? When you have an American president who is black! When I see this happening, it’s quite sad, I think. People can be so avant-garde, so advanced, but actually not, because people are still making differences between skin color.”

Erykah, who has a current collabo track with Janelle Monae called Q.U.E.E.N", is seen in the first pics rocking a tribal inspired shirt dress and thigh high heels.

Werk!

Photos: Riccardo's IG/Style.com

Oprah's proving why she's the true GOAT of media.  She's covering The Hollywood Reporter for the second time in a row.  And she just nabbed a Screen Actor's Guild Award nomination.

Check out her pics, plus the other YBF actors who grabbed noms, inside...

The fabulous Oprah Winfrey put her glam curls and pretty pics on display in her latest cover and spread for THR.  It's her second cover in a row, but this time, she's the leader of the pack in the Women In Entertainment Power 100.

The Butler star also grabbed a nomination this morning for a SAG Award (one of the precursors to the Oscars) for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role in the film.  But she's got stiff competition.

Also nominated in the same category is 12 Years A Slave star Lupita Nyong'o.  Lupita, pictured above in a gorgeous spread for InStyle magazine, also graced the previous THR cover with Oprah and the twosome gushed love all over each other at the roundtable discussion.

This was Lupita's first film ever as she's straight out of Yale Drama School.

Other YBFers nominated for the prestigious SAG Award: Lupita's co-star Chiwetel Okafor was nominated as a male actor in a motion picture leading role, Forest Whitaker received a nod in the same category for The Butler, and both the cast of The Butler& cast of 12 Years A Slave received a nod

Kerry Washington has been nominated for outstanding female actor in a TV Series.  Also on TV: Don Cheadle copped a nod for "House of Lies" while Angela Bassett grabbed one for her performance in "Betty & Corretta."

The full list is below.  Congrats all around!  The SAG Awards air live on TBS & TNT on January 18th at 8p EST.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE

"12 Years A Slave"
"American Hustle"
"August: Osage County"
"Dallas Buyers Club"
"Lee Daniels' The Butler"

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years A Slave"
Tom Hanks, "Captain Phillips"
Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Forest Whitaker, "Lee Daniels' The Butler"

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
Judi Dench, "Philomena"
Meryl Streep, "August: Osage County"
Emma Thompson, "Saving Mr. Banks"

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Barkhad Abdi, "Captain Phillips"
Daniel Bruhl, "Rush"
Michael Fassbender, "12 Years A Slave"
James Gandolfini, "Enough Said"
Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years A Slave"
Julia Roberts, "August: Osage County"
June Squibb, "Nebraska"
Oprah Winfrey, "Lee Daniels' The Butler"

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY STUNT ENSEMBLE MOTION PICTURE

"All is Lost"
"Fast and Furious 6"
"Lone Survivor"
"Rush"
"The Wolverine"

TELEVISION

breaking bad finale

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES

"Boardwalk Empire"
"Breaking Bad"
"Downton Abbey"
"Game of Thrones"
"Homeland"

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES

"30 Rock"
"Arrested Development"
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Modern Family"
"Veep"

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Jeff Daniels, "The Newsroom"
Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Claire Danes, "Homeland"
Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad"
Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story"
Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"
Kerry Washington, "Scandal"

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Jason Bateman, "Arrested Development"
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory"
Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES

Matt Damon, "Behind the Candelabra"
Michael Douglas, "Behind the Candelabra"
Jeremy Irons, "The Hollow Crown"
Rob Lowe, "Killing Kennedy"
Al Pacino, "Phil Spector"

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES

Angela Bassett, "Betty and Corretta"
Helena Bonham Carter, "Burton and Taylor"
Holly Hunter, "Top of the Lake"
Helen Mirren, "Phil Spector"
Elisabeth Moss, "Top of the Lake"

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES

"Boardwalk Empire"
"Breaking Bad"
"Game of Thrones"
"Homeland"
"The Walking Dead"

Jada Pinkett Smith put her down time and FAT pockets to good use today at the Gucci boutique in Beverly Hills.  Check out the tiny fashion lover inside...

Been wondering what Jada Pinkett Smith has been up to?  In between shooting her voiceovers for the new animated Madagascar movie spinoff, The Penguins of Madagascar (out March 2015), she's been performing with her band Wicked Wisdom.

And when she's not rocking out, she's hitting up places like Gucci to feed her fashion hunger.

The hot 42-year-old mom of Jaden& Willow Smith (and stepmom to Trey) rocked skin tight skinny jeans, mesh booties, and a studded biker jacket over her totally sheer black top.

Not many moms can pull this look off...especially not in the daytime.  But Jada can...

Photos: Splash

She may have only been locked up for a few hours, but that's all it took to scar Antonia "Toya" Wright for life.  Find out what she now says about her recent arrest and the inhumane treatment.

Thanks to an unpaid parking ticket (which Toya and her manager claim was simply a system error), Toya was subjected to spending the night in jail yesterday.

After getting pulled over for a traffic stop yesterday, then cuffed due to an outstanding warrant stemming from a missed court date over a ticket, the "Tiny & Toya" star was arrested and taken to an Atlanta area jail last night.  She got out on bail around 1:30am, bit she says she's scarred for life.  And she's never going back to jail!

TMZ reports:

...Toya, who appeared on the reality show "Tiny and Toya" -- is adamant she will never go back to jail because she's so traumatized by the things she saw on the inside.

Toya wouldn't get into specifics ... but says her fellow inmates were treated "inhumanely."

"I wouldn't wish jail time for my worst enemy," Toya says ... adding, "What I witnessed was so bad that I don't even want to leave the house right now."

Toya says she's even considering turning the experience into a positive by working as an "advocate of better treatment for prisoners."

Maybe she and AMPRO styling gel--she's the spokesperson for the company--can hook the ladies up with some hair products in their commissaries.

We're happy she's in the process of getting this messy mix-up solved.

Photo: G Paras Photos

Only MiMi!  Mariah Carey popped up on "The Today Show" this AM....in her nightie.  Check out how the diva showed off her Hollywood-decorated home inside, plus NeNe Leakes' upcoming tell all interview...

This is how Mariah showed up for her "Today Show" feature...in a silky neglige and diva robe.  Mariah brought the morning show's correspondent/co-host Tamron Hall into her New York home to show off her pink Holiday decor.

The ladies sat atop pillows in her "Pink Room" that was complete with a pink rosette Christmas tree. She said Dem Babies don't even know the room exists...because it's full of treasured family collectibles.  And those can't get ruined!

Check out the video below where the superstar opens her home to the world and talks about how she spent the holidays growing up and the story behind her classic Christmas theme, “All I Want For Christmas Is You.”

In other TV news:

NeNe Leakes is getting her own hour long sit-down on E! News with Guiliana Rancic. Why, you ask?  Apparently, she has some things she wants the world to know.  She'll be discussing her recent hospital stint after suffering from a dangerous blood clot, going from two network television shows (not including "RHOA") to none (for now), and what's next for her.

The special will air December 16th on E!.

By the way, she and The Game had an early birthday dinner celebration the other night.  She turns 46 on December 13th.  Fun times.

Photos: NeNe's website, Today

Meagan Good brought her sparkling look over to London for the premiere of Anchorman 2.  Check out the sexy actress showing off her assets, plus Naomie Harris is in Dubai looking gorgeous as usual for an International Film Festival...

Meagan Good brought the GOODS to the Anchorman 2 premiere in London Tuesday night.  She hit up the Vue West End in a nude sequin Ralph & Russo gown that flaunted that deep cleavage she rarely likes to cover and a thigh high slit.  And she paired it all with gold Brian Atwood pumps.

Gorge.

And Meagan posed it up with her co-stars James Marsden, Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Christina Applegate and David Koechner.

Also overseas:

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom star Naomie Harris looked flawless during the Dubai Film Festival Tuesday in a coral Monique Lhuillier Spring 2014 gown complete with a lace yoke, a train and ruching.

Loving the hair and makeup with this look as she hit up the Oxfam Charity Gala during day six of the International Film Festival held at the Madinat Jumeriah Complex.

Chick never gets it wrong.

Photos: Getty

Kanye West copped two Grammy nominations this week, but apparently, that wasn't good enough for him.  And his latest rant-o-the-day was all about the "snub".  Check it inside, plus a few other folks who felt slighted by getting zero nominations...

During an interview with E! (of course) and on stage during his Phoenix Yeezus tour stop on Tuesday, Kanye let the world know he's not OK with the 2014 GRAMMY nominations.  To be specific, he said,"F*ck those nominations!"

Kanye, who did land nominations for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song for "New Slaves", took to the mic to say the nominations were "patronizing".  He said, "I would have rather had NO nominations.  I'm happy for my brothers who did get nominations."

He went on,"Yeezus is the top one or two album on every single list but only gets two nominations from the Grammys. What are they trying to say?"

Apparently, he was pissed Yeezus didn't get nominated for Album of the Year. That's the one category that crosses all genre lines, and we know how much Kanye wants so badly to be accepted by the "mainstream establishment"....yet speaks so hatefully about it.

Kanye said on stage that he's won 21 Grammys in his career (which is an amazing feat), but he's not pleased because he's never won a Grammy against a white artist.  He says people are marginalized and boxed in.  In theory, we agree. Do we think it applies to Kanye?  We'll keep our comments to ourselves on that one....

But the "Bound 2" rapper looked to be back in good spirits on Wednesday as he was spotted out with his leading lady and her mom doing Christmas shopping in "the establishment"...Barneys.

By the way, K.Michelle and India Arie are also pissed about getting snubbed for a Grammy nomination.  K said they must not be ready for "a little black girl speaking her mind."  And India said this is the first time she hasn't been nominated for her work.

BONUS: Arsenio Hall had some words this week for Kanye after 'Ye included Arsenio in one of his rants.  He had to school Mr. West on the real deal:

The Randomness:

1.  The Mandela memorial service sign language interpreter who stirred up controversy this week by actually not signing anything correctly...is claiming he was hallucinating and is suffering from schizophrenia.  STORY

Photos: Fame/Flynet

Best Man Holiday actor Taye Diggs has officially split from his wife, Idina Menzel after 10 years of marriage.  Details inside...

We've noticed for the past several months that Taye Diggs has been hitting red carpets solo dolo.  For both his latest movies, Baggage Claim and Best Man Holiday, his wife Idina was nowhere to be found.  And he did not accompany her on the carpet for her premiere of the new hit animated flick Frozen.

And it seems the rumors we heard previously are true.  The twosome have split.

The couple's reps confirmed to People magazine saying:

"Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs have jointly decided to separate at this time.  Their primary focus and concern is for their son. We ask that you respect their privacy during this time."

Idina spoke earlier this year about their marriage saying it definitely wasn't easy:

"We work at it.  I'm not going to glamorize it or glorify it – we go through tough times like everybody else, but we love each other very much. We try not to be away from each other for more than two weeks at a time, and we try to find new ways to communicate."

The two had son Walker in 2009, and Taye is featured in a cute 'got milk?' ad with him:

Photos: Getty

Awards season is officially underway.  And the Golden Globes nominations were just announced.  Find out which YBFers are going to the Globes inside!

While Kerry Washington and 12 Years A Slave stars copped nominations, The Butler was totally shut out.

After getting a SAG nod in a similar category yesterday, Kerry was nominated for Best Actress in a TV Drama for the Globes.  And her competition includes Taylor Schilling of "Orange is the New Black."

12 Years A Slave has been nominated for Best Motion Picture Drama and six other nods (tied for the most with American Hustle).  Steve McQueen nabbed a Best Director nod.  And its stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong'o were nominated for their roles in the respective categories of Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture-Drama and Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture.

Chiwetel's competition for that category includes Idris Elba for his role in Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom.  That category rounds out with stuff competition from Tom Hanks, Matt McConaughey, and Robert Redford.

Chiwetel & Idris also face each other in a second category--Best Performance By An Actor In A Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made For TV.  Chiwetel for "Dancing On the Edge" and Idris for "Luther".

And Don Cheadle was nominated once again for Best Actor in TV Series-Comedy for "House of Lies".

Check out the full list of nominations HERE.

The Golden Globes, one of the more fun awards during the season, air live Sunday, Jan. 12 at 8/7c on NBC.  And the hosts will be comediennes and besties, Tina Fey & Amy Poehler.

Congrats all around!

Photo: Fame

Pop princess Rihanna dined out in NYC last night.  Find out where she went and get the latest on her housing drama inside...

Last night in NYC, Rihanna was spotted dining at her fave restaurant Da Silvano.  Our source who was also dining at the restaurant says Rihanna was was friendly with the staff, even making an effort to personally say "goodbye" to all the wait staff before she left.

To brave the chilly weather in NYC, Ri rocked a fur coat and a full denim look.  Also, she's still rocking the long dark locks that she debuted a few days ago.

On the homefront, Rihanna has been ordered back to LA to sit for a deposition involving a $6.9 Million home in she bought in Beverly Hills in 2009.  And chick is suing for breach of contract claiming the mortgage company didn't tell her the home needed a lot of handy work.

By the way, her much awaited RiRi Hearts Mac Holiday collection drops today.

Photos via 247Paps/Splash News

Antwaun Cook, one of the internet's worst husbands, posted a nasty tirade aimed at funnyman Rickey Smiley where he accused him of being jealous, closeted and a "paper" member of Omega Psi Phi.  Not to mention he sem-bragging about bagging Fantasia.  Read the rant inside....

A few days ago, we posted Antwaun Cook's return to the spotlight (via Instagram) where he talked about getting back with his wife (the one he cheated on by having a relationship and baby with Fantasia) and leaving fickle chicks behind.  Now he's back with another rant.  Antwaun lashed out at radio personality Rickey Smiley for talking about his situation and launched into a rant that questioned Rickey's sexuality, friendship with Fantasia and more.

So far, Rickey has not responded to the rant (which Antwaun has deleted from his IG) but we expect him to be upset that 'Twaun called him a "paper Que."  Those are fighting words....

Photo via Antwaun Cook's Twitter
 

The Randomness:

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Friends of Mira Christine Pak, the new wife of Terrence Howard, say she's unpredictable and they think marrying Terrence after one month was "Crazy!" More deets on Mira inside....

A few weeks ago, we told you about Terrence Howard's surprise marriage to Mira Christine Pak (his girlfriend of one month) and now we're learning more and more about his new wife.  Now that fans are getting used to the idea of Terrence being married again (for the fourth time), her friends are spilling the deets on her personal life (see pics of the couple at the 2nd annual Unforgettable Gala here).

Who is Mira exactly?  Friends of the new Mrs. Howard describe the 36-year-old restaurant owner as unpredictable. One staff member at her Shabu Shabu bar in Santa Ana told the DailyMailOnline, 'Mira does what she pleases, we never know when we're going to see her."   

In fact, employees didn't know their boss had been dating the Oscar-nominee and were further shocked by the news of the nuptials!  The bar staff got the news from a secondary source because Mira hasn't been around since Terrence put a ring on it!  One source told the publication:

'It's all a bit crazy this thing with Terrence. We didn't have a clue that she was even dating him, then we all heard that she'd married him, and now we don't know where she is."

Mira, who's been on a few red carpets with Terrence recently, is a self-described "aspiring perfectionist" and former NYU student. She also worked as a model in her past. On her Google profile, she says her motto is 'Work hard and play hard...I'll sleep when I'm x_x'.

Well....If Mira is into the "crazy" and "unpredictable", she has her hands full with her new hubby! Between the verbal and physical abuse we've seen the ex wives and girlfriends deal with, we're gonna suggest Mira fasten her seatbelt and wear a helmet.  

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