As producers scramble to complete a script for the Whitney Houston biopic, Rihanna has emerged as a contender for the lead role. Find out who else is on the shortlist inside......

It turns out that Meagan Good isn't the only person being considered for the lead role in the upcoming Whitney Houston biopic.

Rihanna, seen leaving her London hotel room yesterday in an Elizabeth Taylor jumper, is reportedly also being considered.

She faces stiff competition as Jennifer Hudson and Jordin Sparks have also been mentioned for the role.  In addition, Willow Smith may play Whitney as a child and Vivica A. Fox is expected to have a part in the movie as well.

People are going to have lots to say either way...

Photos via Splash

Celebs were all over the Oscar afterparty scene last night in Hollywood.  Pics of the colorul frocks on The Williams Sisters, Paula Patton & Robin Thicke, Zoe Saldana, Sanaa Lathan and plenty more inside...

Celebs party hopped among the annual Vanity Fair screening party at Sunset Towers Hotel, the TWC party at the Skybar at the Mondrian Hotel, the Governor's Ball at Hollywood & Highland Center, and Elton John's AIDS Foundation party at The City of West Hollywood Park.

Paula Patton and hubby Robin Thicke finally got their schedules aligned so they could spend a cutesy night together at Vanity Fair's party.

Paula rocked a black feather skirted frock with an embroidered white bust.  Can't decide if I'm loving it--looks a bit young.  But her legs are looking killer these days.

Pretty lady Octavia Spencer and Meryl Streep (in Lanvin) partied it up in celebration of their Oscar wins at the Governor's Ball--celebs' first party stop.

And in her beaded Tadashi Shoji gown, she took her Oscar statue over to the Vanity Fair afterparty.

Zoe Saldana went all-black in a Marios Schwab Fall 2012 gown.

Very interesting look.

Friends Sanaa Lathan and Rosario Dawson had some fun at the Vanity Fair afterparty.  Loving Sanaa's goddess-in-white look for the night.

Serena and Venus Williams got colorful in their Vanity Fair party gowns.  Both designs were done by L.A. based designer Christiane King.  Fabulous color and mermaid fit for Serena with a scalloped back.  And Venus' purple and fuchsia gown with a one-shoulder strap detail complete with a thigh-high split looked great as well.

Diddy kept it suave on the carpet as well.

Adepero Oduye, the star of Pariah, hit the VF party.

Pharrell celebrated his scoring of the Oscars at the Governor's Ball.

A sexy Anika Noni Rose posed it up with Broadway actress Idina Menzel (in a look I'm hating).

Oh hey Russ.

Boyz II Men kicked it at the Elton John party.

Regina King went all lace and looked gorgeous.

Taye Diggs and wife Idina posed it up.

Terry Crews hit the Elton John party with his stunning wife Rebecca.

Smokey Robinson hit the VF party with his gold and blue accented wife Frances.

Chris Rock hit the VF party with good friend David Spade.

Jennifer Lopez switched into another plunging neckline Zuhair Murad gown for the VF party:

Gorgeous.

And director George Lucas hit the VF party with longtime partner Mellody Hobson.

More pics from the Oscar red carpet:

Robin Roberts, who hosted ABC's red carpet, had understated elegance on the carpet in this white beaded gown.

Mom of 3 Maya Rudolph hit the carpet for Bridesmaids.  And looked fab in this egplant lace & rosette detailed back gown by Johanna Johnson.

Correspondent Shaun Robinson looked golden in this shiny Romona Keveza gown with a train.

Esperanza Spalding, who performed a beautiful In Memoriam tribute during the show singing "What A Wonderful World."  Not loving her red carpet prom-like dress.  But the gown she changed into for the show was fab.

And hate to do it...but I have to give Sherri Shepherd the worst dressed of the night.  The bra should never be shown on an Oscar red carpet.  For any reason.  Good color, bad fit.

Tyler Perry's latest flick Good Deeds made $16M at the box office this weekend, finishing in second place.  See how other movies fared inside....

Tyler's Perry's Good Deeds starring Gabby Union, Eddie Cibrian, Phylicia Rashad, Rebecca Romijn, Beverly Johnson, and Thandie Newton opened at No. 2 with $16 million this weekend.

Though Tyler's "Madea" films usually gross over $20 million the first week, this is a good showing for a Tyler flick without his favorite character.  He used actual black women for this film.

Here's how the rest of the Top 10 Box Office turned out over the weekend.

1. Act of Valor, Relativity/Bandito Brothers, $24.7 million

2. Tyler Perry's Good Deeds, Lionsgate, $16 million

3. Journey 2,  New Line/Warner Bros.,  $13.5 million, $76.7 million

4. Safe House, Universal, $11.4 million, $98.1 million

5. The Vow, Screen Gems/Spyglass, $10 million, $103 million

6. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Sony/Hyde Park, $8.8 million, $37.9 million

7. This Means War, $8.5 million, $33.6 million

8. Wanderlust, Universal, $6.6 million

9. Gone, Summit, $5 million

10. The Secret World of Arrietty, Disney/Studio Ghibli, $4.5 million, $14.7 million

The parties didn't stop in Orlando, FL over the weekend as Lil' Wayne, Dwight Howard and Mya each kicked it for All-Star Weekend.  See pics inside....

Before the All-Star game, GREY GOOSE Cherry Noir threw a party hosted by Lil Wayne and Dwight Howard at Showalter Executive Airport.

WTF is going on with this dude?

Weezy looks like he is in bed clothes.

Timbaland was in the place.

J. Cole was kickin' it too.

Flo Rida, who performed at Saturday's festivies, was also spotted making the rounds.

And you know Kenny Burns doesn't miss a Grey Goose event.

Gucci Mane (out of jail for a change) kicked it with Birdman.

Then Weezy rocked the stage with Busta Rhymes.  Looks like a smelly event for all.

And over at LAX this weekend......

Mya was spotted rocking a tight blue-mini skirt and colorful blazer and belt combo.  She's loving her colors lately.

And Young Jeezy was there with his crew. 

Also...............

T.I. and Tiny attended the C by Courvoisier Party for Shaq’s All-Star Comedy Tour at Hard Rock Live. 

Gloria Govan and Matt Barnes were all over each other.

More party pics to come....

Photos via Prince Williams/AtlPics.net

The Braxtons sisters (plus mama Evelyn) hit up Occidental Studios in Hollywood on Saturday to film their reunion special with host Wendy Williams.  Check out the inside pics...

Toni, Traci, Towanda, Trina, and Tamar got glammed up for their big special where they addressed everything from where the season left off.  The sisters talked issues such as the tension and jealousy between Toni and Tamar; Trina’s marital woes with cheating hubby Gabe; Tamar’s hubby Vince’s hospitalization; Traci’s struggle to find her true calling; and Evelyn’s recent engagement and if she went through with the wedding.

Tamar looked like an ice skater and rocked the Giuseppe Zanotti sparkling heel-less shoes.  But I'm loving her new red hair.

Toni brought her son Deizel on the carpet.

Towanda's been stepping up her game completely this season. 

Great look for Traci as well.

Thought this was Ashanti for a minute...

Hey Miss E!

Wendy revealed on her show today that Trina's going to reveal some shocking info about her cheating husband Gabe.  Doubt we'll be shocked by anything other than divorce papers honestly.

The “BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES” season finale airs Thursday, March 22 at 9pm ET/PT on WE tv.  And the reunion special airs Thursday, March 29 at 9pm ET/PT on WE tv.  How'd you like season 2?

PHOTOS: Chris Ragazzo/WE tv

Looks like "LA Basketball Wife" Gloria Govan and Laker Matt Barnes are more than on again.  After recently admitting they're back together, Matt & Gloria made a coupled up appearance at Laura Govan's Bloomingdale's charity event in Orlando over the weekend.

Pics inside...

Sisters and "Basketball Wives: LA" co-stars Glora & Laura Govan (pictured above with fashion entrepreneur Ariana Pierce) spent part of 2012 All-Star Weekend giving back.  The Govan gals, along with Matt Barnes, partnered with Bloomingdale's to raise money and bring awareness to the Zero Two Hero Foundation.

The Zero Two Hero Foundation, which was founded by Laura's fiance' NBA star Gilbert Arenas, is a non-profit organization geared toward assisting families in need. Collectively, the team put together an exclusive in store fashion event where models showcased the latest and greatest fashion finds currently being offered while those in attendance shopped. A portion of all proceeds were donated to the Foundation.

Gloria rocked a cute white dress and red lip for the occasion.

And the trio did interviews with the media of course.  Great cause.  Now let's see how long this run for Matt & Gloria will last....

Photo Credit: Stephen Johnson

"Southland" actress Regina King and her boo "Reed Between The Lines" star Malcolm Jamal Warner were spotted out having dinner in LA over the weekend.  See their pics inside and see photos of Regina's Oscar viewing party.

These two are still trying to keep their relationship under wraps (now we know y'all have been feelin' each other since your "Cosby"/"227" days), but the paps caught them wining and dining over the weekend. Malcolm and Regina were spotted dinning out at Hemingway's in Hollywood, California:

They ran past the cameras and hopped in the car together to speed off.  These two do look good together.

And speaking of Regina, last night.....

Regina and Remy Martin hosted a fabulous Oscar viewing party at The Montage Beverly Hills before heading to the Vanity Fair party.  Her bestie Tichina Arnold was among the guests.

Regina sipped a Remy specialty cocktail, L'Originee, while mingling with Steven McDaniel  and Jill Scott.  And though they weren't photographed together, you can see Malcolm in the back.

She also posed it up with Karina Smirnoff.  Fab times.

Photos via ERIK BEEGAL / Splash News / WireImage

Jim Jones was just arrested in NYC today...just 3 days after his arrest at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut after he hit a police officer.  Deets inside..

And the foolery continues.  Rapper Jimmy Jones was riding around NYC today and was pulled over.  Cops discovered he was driving on an expired license, so he was welcomed once again with handcuffs.

He's already been released from the slammer, according to TMZ.  He tweeted about 30 minutes ago a random shout out to Atlanta Hawk baller Marvin Williams.

Are we REALLY still getting caught up for dumb ish like suspended licenses and fighting in casinos?  This is just stupid.

*UPDATE* Jimmy's rep now says there was a "mistake in the system" and his license was not suspended.  Alrighty.

Sherri Shepherd's been begging to get on "Dancing With The Stars" since she's been at "The View"'s co-host table.  And now she's got her wish.  The DWTS cast has been REVEALED!  Check it inside...

ABC just revealed the brand new cast of Season 14 of "Dancing With The Stars" this morning in L.A. 

There are 4 YBF folks on the roster this year: "The View" co-host Sherri Shepherd, former "Family Matters" star Jaleel White, Green Bay Packers receiver Donald Driver & 67-year-old music legend Gladys Knight!

The rest of the line-up is as follows: "Extra" co-host Maria Menunos, retired tennis champ Martina Navratilova, singer-songwriter Gavin Degraw, Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins.

As for the actors in the line-up: Former "Little House on the Prairie" star Melissa Gilbert, "Melrose Place" alum Jack Wagner, Disney actor Roshon Fegan and J.Lo's music video star William Levy.

The 2-hour premiere is Monday, March 19th.  Who will you be voting for?

Rihanna's still in London living it up.  She's prepping for an upcoming tv appearance on the "Jonathan Ross" show and also just shot for ESQUIRE UK.  Pics inside...

Blondie Rih Rih was spotted leaving her Central London hotel today, wooly Prada coat in hand, as she stopped to say hi to fans and hit up the Music Bank:

She tapped into her Euro wardrobe in ripped jeans, a ripped watercolor tee, visor, and hi-top sneakers.

The "We Found Love" singer tweeted that she recently sexed it up for her ESQUIRE UK cover shoot.  And offered up a sneak peek to her followers:

She loves that visor doesn't she...

Pics via SPLASH

Apparently everybody loves to dance to Rihanna.  Lil Kim was caught on video twerking in the club to the "Cake Remix" and Chris Brown was spotted dancing and singing every word to "We Found Love" down in Orlando in the club.

Vids inside...

At Club Vain in Orlando during All Star festivities, the DJ put on Rih's "We Found Love."  And Chris looked more than excited to dance and sing every word to his ex's track.  He tweeted lyrics to the track a while back.  So clearly he's letting everyone know he's a fan.  Gotta love it.

Power 105.1 DJ Self's annual Winter Fetish concert went down recently.  And Kimmy and her girls hit the stage to twerk it up with booty flying everywhere.  That's a whole lotta Cake Kimmy...

In the cover that always sparks heated debates amongst the hip-hop crowd, XXL magazine just dropped their 2012 FRESHMEN CLASS List.  Check it inside...

Clearly I'm getting old as hell since I recognize all of 4 names (and probably 1 song total) on this entire list of 10.  And that's only because their bosses Diddy & T.I. constantly push them on every interview, every show and every video they're in themselves. 

Anywho, the kids of the class are:

Machine gun kelly
Danny Brown
Kid Ink
Future
Roscoe Dash
Hopsin
Macklemore
Don Trip
Iggy Azalea (The only female)
French Montana

XXL's snippet about it all:

In the past five years that XXL has been picking Freshman classes, never once has making the list been easy. This year included. Similar to 2011, the hype around the Freshmen Class has continued to grow by leaps and bounds, surprising even us with its popularity. For this class the buzz began earlier than ever, four months before the cover was even shot. And it seemed like everyone had a list. From subdued music fans to diehard rap junkies, from Twitter stalkers to industry heavies and featherweights, folks wanted their list to be the XXL list. We listened, asked opinions, took notes.

Thoughts?

R&B crooner Trey Songz posed in a series of dapper jackets and blazers for GQ Magazine website recently.  See the fab pics inside and see what he said about making the kind of music he wants.....

Don't expect to see Trey Songz putting all his business out on Twitter.  During a chat with GQ, he talked about the value of privacy saying,

"What made Prince Prince is, you didn't know sh*t about him. As an artist, you [need] a persona, a mystique. When you step into Twitter, Facebook, alla that...you're giving a piece of it away."

And his music might be going in a different direction too...

"I could make a hundred 'Bottoms Up's, but they won't change nobody's life. Marvin Gaye sang love songs to a certain point, and then it was like, 'F*ck this, I'm not clean-cut no more. I'm putting this skully on, letting this beard grow out, and I'm doing whatever the fuck I wanna do."

Sounds like Trey's next album might be on some "deep" stuff.  Might.

See his pics below of Trey getting dapper for GQ's March 2012 issue: 

Blazer, $1,250 by Salvatore Ferragamo. Shirt, $135 by Thomas Mason for J.Crew. Tie, $210, khakis, $760, and pocket square by Brunello Cucinelli. Shoes, $850 by Ralph Lauren.

Jacket, $188 by J.Crew. Sweater, $595 by Calvin Klein Collection. Shirt, $70 by Club Monaco. Jeans, $195 by Burberry Brit. Shoes, $1,005 by Brunello Cucinelli. Sunglasses by Ray-Ban. Pocket square by Brooks Brothers. Watch by David Yurman.

Remember Kel Mitchell...the former teen star from "Kenan & Kel," Good Burger & "All That"?  Well, he recently got hitched!  Pics of him and his wife Asia Lee's beautiful wedding day inside...

Kel got married y'all!  The 33-year-old Chicago native actor hung up his jokes...for one day...to get serious with his new wife Asia Lee.

This is Kel's second marriage after getting divorced from Tyisha Hampton-Mitchell in 2005 after being married for 6 years.

Asia & Kel wed on January 8th, 2012.  And by the way, the couple is still registered at Kohls, Crate & Barrel, Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, WAL*MART & Macys.

Asia is a female rap artist who describes herself as "Queen of Cali."  Kel tweeted from his love bubble a couple of days after the wedding:

My wedding day on sunday was everything I dreamed of! My wife is so beautiful! God is so good! I thank him for blessing me with her!...I cant stop smiling! Thank you Jesus!

Awwww!  More cute pics from their big day:

Kel also made a guest appearance on a recent episode of "The Game."

Fun Facts: Kel has two kids from his previous marriage--daughter Allure and son Lyric--and he owns and operates several Wendy's  franchises outside of Biloxi, Mississippi.

CONGRATS TO THE COUPLE!

The cast of Broadway's 'A Streetcar Named Desire' recently got together for meet and greet with their fans.  See Nicole Ari Parker and Blair Underwood inside and find out what Blair had to say about his new role.

Gabrielle Union headed to Capitol Hill yesterday to host a briefing on teen violence.  See her pics and get deets on the cause inside...

She went from partying at All-Star to being productive at our Nation's capital.  Gabby Union attended yesterday's 'Prevent Teen Dating Violence: Stop Violence Against Women Before It Begins' advisory meeting on Capitol Hill.  And tweeted:

Good mornin good ppl! Nat'l Advisory Committee meetings on Violence Against Women (& children) 2 day...tryin 2 make a difference

Gabby was there to talk about preventing teen violence as part of the SMART Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Act introduced by Congressman John Lewis.

It's great to see her speaking out about teen violence.  As we all know, she was a victim of a horrific violent crime when she herself was a teen.  Keep up the great work Gabby!

Photos by Colin Drummond / Splash News

Ameriie recently shot a cover and spread for SHEEN magazine.  The pretty singer looked fab in shots for the beauty guide mag.  Check the pics, plus Melanie Fiona's performance on last night's "Jimmy Kimmel"....

32-year-old Ameriie is still on the scene.  She posed for a few pretty pics for beauty magazine SHEEN.  And the newlywed--who wed her manager Lenny Nicholson last June--is still working on her upcoming 5th studio album set to drop this year, Cymatika Vol. 1.

Melanie Fiona made an appearance on late night tv last night.  She performed her single "4AM" on "Late Night with Jimmy Kimmel."  Check it below:

And her "This Time" performance...

When Harlem-based rapper Azealia Banks found out that the very-blonde Iggy Azalea made XXL's Freshman Class list (and she didn't), she was not too pleased and had a few not-so-nice things to say. Find out about Azealia's diss inside and also get the deets on what she said about Nicki Minaj and Kreayshawn.

Disclaimer: I barely have a clue who 99% of these chicks involved are and couldn't pick their song out of a playlist with ONLY their tracks.  But since others are fans...

Azealia Banks had a few things to say about XXL Magazine selecting white rapper Iggy for their “2012 Freshman Class” (which also includes Machine Gun Kelly, French Montana, & Roscoe Dash). 

She tweeted,

“Iggy Azalea on the XXL freshman list is all wrong.  How can you endorse a white woman who called herself a ‘runaway slave master’?”

She added,

“Sorry guys. But I’m pro black girl. I’m not anti white girl, but I’m also not here for any1 outside of my culture trying to trivialize very serious aspects of it.”

Do we smell a beef?  Well......Iggy didn't respond directly to Azealia, but she tweeted a response to her non-lovers saying,

“You can’t block my blessings! Today I’m celebrating! Get with it or kick rocks!  First female freshman. Ever. Period. Thanks world! I used to stick XXL on my bedroom door, now I’m on the cover. Life is great.”

But Iggy wasn't the only target of Azealia, who had a few more things to say about other female rappers.  On Nicki Minaj, she said,

“The butt, the hair, the this, the that, all the other shit, like… As much respect that I have for her, we’ve seen you do this already, what else can you do?”

Then.......she talked about Kreayshawn saying,

“You’re a dumb bitch. And you can’t rap. I’ll sit on your face. … Fall back slut.”

Keep it classy Azealia.

The multi-talented Chris Brown showed off another one of his skills in the kitchen.  His girlfriend Karrueche Tran showcased his fried chicken dinner he apparently made her.  Check out the yumminess below...

So much for all those rumors--which Kae says she's "Stevie Wonder" too--that Chris is thisclose to hooking back up with his ex Rihanna.  Karrueche reminded folks who's his main chick...for now.  And tweeted this below saying "Yup.. Get mad!"

Apparently Chef Breezy chopped it up in the kitchen making fried chicken, corn on the cob, mac and cheese, greens, green beans, and more.  Now whether they were at his mom's house and Chris was simply turning over the chicken is still a possibility.  Especially since he tweeted the pic of himself in the kitchen above saying:

I don't know what the hell I'm doing! Hungry????

Well it looks yummy nonetheless...