Kelly Rowland married Tim Witherspoon over the weekend and we have a first look at Kelly in her wedding dress. See the pic inside and Beyonce's Instagram pic from the ceremony.

According to US Weekly, Kelly Rowland reportedly married Tim Witherspoon during an intimate ceremony in Costa Rica on Saturday.  Now....we (via Radar Online) have a first look at Kelly and Tim at the altar during the ceremony!

The intimate gathering was attended by a group of 30 that included Michelle Williams, Tina Knowles, as well as Beyonce and Solange (who arrived via private jet following the MET Gala aftermath).

Over on Instagram, Beyonce posted a pic of herself Saturday morning with the simple caption, "Good Morning."  And she must have jetted straight back to NYC afterwards because she and Jay were courtside at the Nets game in Brooklyn that night.

Hmm.....it looks like she's on her way to athewedding (and possibly in a bridesmaid dress)!

Kelly previously said during interviews it would just be she and Tim and their parents at the ceremony.  She must have had a change of heart...or was just throwing the paparazzi off her scent.

Yesterday, we spotted Kelly on the streets of New York heading to the 2014 American Ballet Theatre Opening Night Spring Gala in New York City.   She was glowing in Lanvin...and wearing a ring! 

Photo via Radar Online/Beyonce's Instagram

T.I.’s wife Tiny and her bestie/hair stylist Shekinah Jo skipped into the studio to record their new “female anthem” of the summer.  Sigh.  Check out their remix to Atlanta rapper K. Camp’s“Cut Her Off” inside….

Along with their rumored new reality show, "Family Hustle" star Tiny and her homegirl Shekinah can now add rappers to their resumes. Seems Tiny is following in her husband’s footsteps after he released a remix to Jhene Aiko’s “The Worst” where he detailed their marital issues. He later said he didn’t mean for the track to get out and that he was only airing out temporary frustrations. Mmhmm…

The besties hit up the studio to record their new remix to Atlanta rapper K. Camp’s track “Cut Her Off” and renamed it to “Cut It Off.” The “it” they’re referring to? That D!

The duo raps about cutting off a dude with the quickness rapping,

“It ain’t nothing to cut that d*ck off/It ain’t nothing to cut that d*ck off/I know that’s yo man hoe/He ain’t got no bands doe”

Oh, the talented writings of Tiny & Shkeinah.

Check it:

Ha! That Shekinah…

Photos: Shekinah's IG

While Beyoncé, Jay Z, and Drake are leading the pack with 5 nominations each, there are lots of YBF folks who snatched up 2014 BET Awards nods.  We've got the full list inside, plus nominees Mrs. Carter & Ms. Fenty covering VOGUE's special MET GALA issue....

The “BET Awards” 2014 will air live on Sunday, June 29th at 8pm ET on BET Networks from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, CA.  And you can definitely expect for the Carters to be front and center since they've got the most nominations, a tour to promote, and some damage control to do.

There are 20 categories, selected by BET’s Voting Academy comprised of a group of respected entertainment professionals in the fields of television, film, music, social media, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations, creative arts and fans. And yep, TheYBF.com is part of that Academy.

Newcomers we're loving, Jhene Aiko and August Alsina, nabbed a nomination.  And the usual suspects like Chris Brown, Pharrell, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Justin Timberlake, Kerry Washington and Tamar Braxton all nabbed a nom or two as well.

And speaking of Rihanna, she's covering VOGUE's MET Ball special issue alongside Beyoncé.  Wowzers.

As for the BET Awards:

“This year’s nominees represent the best of the culture,” said Stephen Hill, BET’s President of Music Programming and Specials. “It’s great to see our talented new artist’s right alongside our more beloved ones with long careers. We appreciate our BET Awards nomination committee, over 300 strong, for their efforts and congratulate all the nominees.”

The host of the big show will be announced tonight on "106 & Park".

The complete list of nominees for the “BET Awards” 2014 are:

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

Beyoncé

Janelle Monáe

Jhené Aiko

K. Michelle

Rihanna

Tamar Braxton

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

August Alsina

Chris Brown

John Legend

Justin Timberlake

Pharrell Williams

Best Group

A$AP Mob

Daft Punk

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

TGT

Young Money

Best Collaboration

August Alsina f/ Trinidad Jame$ - I Luv This

Beyoncé f/ JAY Z – Drunk In Love

Drake f/ Majid Jordan – Hold On (We’re Going Home)

JAY Z f/ Justin Timberlake – Holy Grail

Robin Thicke f/ T.I. & Pharrell Williams – Blurred Lines

YG f/ Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan – My Hitta

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

Drake

Future

J. Cole

JAY Z

Kendrick Lamar

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

Angel Haze

Charli Baltimore

Eve

Iggy Azalea

Nicki Minaj

Video of the Year

Beyoncé – Partition

Beyoncé f/ JAY Z – Drunk In Love

Chris Brown – Fine China

Drake – Worst Behavior

Pharrell Williams – Happy

Video Director of the Year

Benny Boom

Chris Brown

Colin Tilley

Director X

Hype Williams

Best New Artist

Ariana Grande

August Alsina

Mack Wilds

Rich Homie Quan

ScHoolboy Q

Best Gospel Artist

Donnie McClurkin

Erica Campbell

Hezekiah Walker

Tamela Mann

Tye Tribbett

Best Actress

Angela Bassett

Gabrielle Union

Kerry Washington

Lupita Nyong’o

Oprah Winfrey

Best Actor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Forest Whitaker

Idris Elba

Kevin Hart

Michael B. Jordan

YoungStars Award

Gabrielle Douglas

Jacob Latimore

Jaden Smith

KeKe Palmer

Zendaya

Best Movie

12 Years a Slave

The Best Man Holiday

Fruitvale Station

Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain

Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Subway Sportswoman of the Year

Brittney Griner

Lolo Jones

Serena Williams

Skylar Diggins

Venus Williams

Subway Sportsman of the Year

Blake Griffin

Carmelo Anthony

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Kevin Durant

LeBron James

Centric Award

Aloe Blacc – The Man

Jennifer Hudson f/ T.I. – I Can’t Describe (The Way I Feel)

Jhené Aiko – The Worst

LiV Warfield – Why Do You Lie?

Wale f/ Sam Dew – LoveHate Thing

Best International Act: Africa

Davido (Nigeria)

Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)

Mafikizolo (South Africa)

Sarkodie (Ghana)

Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)

Toofan (Togo)

Best International Act: UK

Dizzee Rascal

Ghetts

Krept & Konan

Laura Mvula

Rita Ora

Tinie Tempah

BONUS:  Billboard announced today that Fast & The Furious 7 actor and rapper Ludacris will host the 2014 Billboard Music Awards. Yep...a new faxce finally. The show will broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 18, on ABC at 8pm ET.

Photos: Getty

It was ladies night yesterday as Christina Milian, Cassie and Karrueche Tran hit the club and partied for a friend's birthday.  See the pics inside....

Cassie, a more blonde Karreuche Tran and Christina Milian all partied at club LURE last night in LA.  We noticed that Christina rocked a "visor" while at the party.  Did V. Stiviano REALLY start a new celebrity trend?  Lord help us all...

Earlier in the evening, the ladies were all spotted arriving together (all wearing white) to celebrate the birthday of celebrity publicst J. Ryan.

Before the club, the ladies (and a few fellas) all posed with J. Ryan in one of the VIP rooms at Katsuya where they had a private dinner.  Fun times.

BONUS:

We noticed that Cassie was not a part of the Diddy Mother's Day festivities.  No interest in joining this club?

Photos via Mr Photoman / Splash News

The stars of ABC network hit the carpet at Toro restaurant in NYC for the Entertainment Weekly and ABC Upfront VIP party. Tracee Ellis Ross, Omar Epps, Viola Davis, Laurence Fishburne and Anthony Anderson were among the attendees. See their fab carpet pics inside…

Tracee Ellis Ross looked fab at the ABC Upfronts VIP party in a bright yellow dress paired with salmon colored pumps. Tracee joins Anthony Anderson and Laurence Fishburne for a brand new comedy “Black-ish” (written by The Game’s Kenya Barris) coming to ABC this fall.

The “Black-ish” actress gushed on her role posting on Instagram, “Yup we’re #Blackish …this is a dream and yet it’s reality! @kenyab_in_imax3d #KenyaBarris #LaurenceFishburne @AnthonyAnderson #LarryWilmore and MEEEEE …thank you ABC.”

Anthony Anderson is the lead star in the new ABC drama “Black-ish” where he plays an upper-middle class black man struggling to raise his kids with a sense of cultural identity.

And Tracee will play Anthony’s wife in “Black-ish.”

Writer Kenya Barris revealed the show is loosely based on his own life dishing, “I decided to do this project when I looked up and realized that everywhere I go I’m constantly the fly in buttermilk... I’m usually THE Black guy at work. We’re THE Black family in the neighborhood. My kids are basically THE Black kids at school. I think it’s kind of a situation of be careful what you wish for. It’s almost in like moving on up, I’ve sort of priced myself “out” of being Black.”

“Resurrection” star Omar Epps was dapper in a gray suit on the carpet. He’s returning to ABC for his role as Agent Bellamy for the newly renewed 2nd season of the mysterious series.

“Nashville” star Chaley Rose posed it up in a cute pink dress alongside Anthony on the carpet.

Shonda Rhimes’ “How To Get Away With Murder” is coming to ABC this fall, starring Oscar-nominated actress Viola Davis. Viola looked nice in a monochromatic look on the carpet.

And she stopped for a pic with her “How To Get Away With Murder” co-star Matt McGorry.

Laurence Fishburne will star in the new comedy“Black-ish” playing the father to Anthony Anderson’s character and will also executive produce the show.

Omar posed with new drama series “American Crime” stars Elvis Nolasco and Benito Martinez.  

And Viola posed it up in a group shot with screenwriter/director Shonda Rhimes, Entertainment Weekly editors Jess Cagle& Matt Bean and Entertainment Weekly’s publisher Melissa Mattiace.

Fab times!

Photos: Jennifer Graylock/INFphoto.com/Jamie McCarthy/Getty

Mariah Carey is putting the final touches on her new cd while her hubby Nick Cannon is shooting down rumors that they're having marital woes (again).  More inside....

Mariah Carey has been in the studio polishing up her album Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse which hits stores May 27th.  On IG, she's been documenting the making of the album through pictures with one of her heading to the studio (atop) last night saying, "On the way to the studio, it never ends lol" and another photo that shows her wrapping up a session (above).

"Moments at the end of the recording process.. Yeah I know you might think I am torching the studio.. Heh- torch singer really giving my all"

Earlier this week, she dropped a new single, "Thirsty" featuring Rich Homie Quan and it's one of the first singles we've heard from her (since "#Beautiful") that sounds like a hit.  Welcome back Mimi!

In other Mariah news:

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated their 6th wedding anniversary on April 30th (the same day as Dem Babies' birthday) but it was decidedly lowkey.  Instead of renting out Disneyland or having another elaborate renewal ceremony in Paris, the couple was unusually quiet. And the silence made people speculate that something was wrong in the eternal fairyland that is their marriage..

But have no fear lambily...the Cannons are just fine.  Nick explained the April 30th "silence" to PARADE,

"We definitely had a good time. The first part of the day, we threw a birthday for them (Dem Babies) and their friends at their school, and then after that, once we tired all the kids out, we had a nice romantic rooftop evening and kind of re-enacted some of our wedding and engagement rituals that we do every year. So it was low key. I mean the year before, we kind of went over the top with Disneyland, so we kind of wanted to reel it in this year so everybody doesn’t think that we try to do that every single year.”

And about divorce rumors....

“You kind of have to ignore it because every week it’s something different, and if you paid attention to it, it actually probably would start really affecting you…There’s no merit or truth to it. It’s kind of humorous, really. It couldn’t be further off from the truth, and it really affects the credibility of the so-called newspapers.”

There you have it. 

Photo via Mariah's Instagram

LeBron James is making a MAJOR statement today.  Reportedly, he said you possibly won't see him on the court next season if Sterling is still the Clippers' owner, this according to his teammate Roger Mason.  But did Mason speak too soon?

Deets inside, plus Jill Scott is set to receive an honorary doctorate degree from her alma mater Temple University.

Not only is Roger Mason the teammate of King James, but he's also the National Basketball Players Association first vice president.  So when he spoke to Showtime's Jim Rome recently about how the players plan to handle the Donald Sterling saga, he said some things that may come off as though he's speaking FOR the players.  He said in the interview:

"If it's not handled by ... the start of next season, I don't see how we're playing basketball. I was just in the locker room with LeBron. At the end of the day, you know we have leaders, we have player reps, we've got executive committee members. ... Leaders of the teams, they're all saying the same thing: 'If this man is still in place, we ain't playing.' "

Some folks are saying that Mason may have spoken too soon.  And LeBron could possibly come out as distancing himself from the statement.  But if players like Bron Bron are all about taking a MAJOR stand such as this, they would get much respect.

In other news, Jill Scott is going back to her alma mater to receive an honorary doctorate from her alma mater, Temple University! The 3-time Grammy Award winner is being honored for her charitable contributions in the fields of art and music to her native city of Philadelphia.

In the midst of being one of our fave artists and actresses, the "Golden" chick also makes sure kids have the opportunity to experience the amazing world of education and music.

Staying true to her Philadelphia roots, Scott founded the Blues Babe Foundation, named after her grandmother, to help underserved students in the Delaware Valley achieve their postsecondary educational goals through financial assistance and mentorship.

The ceremony goes down during Thursday's commencement ceremony at 10AM at the Liacouras Center on Temple’s Main Campus.  Congrats Jilly!

Photos: Chamber Group/Getty

Baby news alert! Evelyn Lozada has revealed how she has already lost 30lbs since giving birth to her son…7 weeks ago! Plus, Lil Kim is requesting her fans to gift her with baby registry selections on Twitter. Ummm…yea...get the deets inside…

After welcoming baby boy Carl Leo back in March, Evelyn Lozada reveals she’s almost back to her pre-pregnancy weight, just 7 weeks after her delivery.

The “BBW Miami” star has lost 30 of the extra 42lbs she put on during her pregnancy. Ev credits working out 3-4 times a week, eating clean (protein & veggies) and taking a weight loss supplement, youthH2O. 

But seeing that the standard appropriate wait time for a mother to start working out after gviing birth is about 6 weeks...maybe she got the green light to start just days after giving birth.

In an interview with ABC News, Ev gushed, "I'm proud of where I'm at so far. My body feels like it's almost back to normal."

Like any mother with a newborn, she says she’s very much sleep deprived so getting to the gym can become a hassle.

"I have been sleep deprived lately and going to the gym can be hectic when you have no time in your schedule. But, on the days that I do have a moment, I do a ton of cardio, weight training -- which I love -- and hiking."

Evelyn inked a deal as the new spokesperson for the GNC weight lost supplement youthH20. She teamed up with the vitamin store giant for a 60 day Fit Challenge, aimed to help others lose weight.

But right now, she’s focusing on tending to baby Carl’s needs and working on becoming the wife to L.A. Dodgers player Carl Crawford.

"Carl is a wonderful father and awesome fiancé who has been by my side the entire time. He is so excited about baby Carl Leo. You should see them together!"
 

Congrats Ev.

And in other baby news...

Over the weekend, Lil Kimand her baby daddy Mr. Papers (above) celebrated the upcoming arrival of their new bundle of joy with a royal baby shower in NYC, thrown by celebrity wedding planner host David Tutera (above).

But apparently, the Queen Bee wants more gifts. And wants her fans to purchase them for her.  Yes, she's serious.

We know she has some hardcore fans but are they hardcore enough to purchase gifts from Tiffany & Co. and luxury baby boutique Petit Tresor?

Well if they are, Kimmy has made it super easy for them to get those gifts for her daughter to her.

The Queen Bee retweeted a tweet with the picture above attached from her assistant, which directed fans to the raptress’ baby registry selections. It reads, "@lilkimthequeenbee is registered at Tiffany's , Petit Tresor, Bel Bambini, Buy Buy Baby and Babies R Us under Kimberly Jones aka Lil' Kim or Kim Jones Event date May 10 please make sure they check off your gift from the registry after purchase. Thank u guys so much #teamlilkim Mail all gifts to Attn: Kimberly Jones QUEEN BEE ENTERTAINMENT BOX #25 Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660"
 

Chile...

Photos: Splash/Evelyn's IG/@lkl71111

Usher knows how to make his work day better.  He brings his sons and niece to the set of "The Voice"!  Check out their super cute pic inside, plus Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake's "Love Never Felt So Good" video...

Now that he's gearing up for the release of the upcoming biopic Hands of Stone, where he plays Sugar Ray Leonard, Usher can focus on his other job as a judge on "The Voice".

Recently, he was snapped in a pic with judge Shakira...and his boys Usher V and Naviyd.  And he even brought his niece along too.  How cute!

On Monday night's episode, he debuted his new track "Good Kisser".  Looks like he's ready for a new album as well.

In other music news:

In the new video for Michael Jackson's posthumous song "Love Never Felt This Good," Justin Timberlake is featured along with groups of singing youngins.

The Hollywood Reporter gives the in depth recap about the vid that premiered today on "Ellen":

All of the old footage is interspersed with frames of Timberlake and a crowd of young dancers who are singing along and attempting the most memorable moves from the videos, dancing atop subway turnstiles for "Bad" and pool tables for "Beat It." While it may look familiar to watch a crowd imitating Jackson's signature kicks and thrusts, the new video is still a departure from the closing scenes of "Hollywood Tonight," off of the 2010 posthumous album. Here, the tone is much more lighthearted.

The cuts are very careful when it comes to the two singers: Clips of Jackson doing a relatively small move (a pose or a hand movement, as opposed to a gravity-defying lean or the moonwalk) are quickly mirrored by Timberlake, but only in silhouette. Throughout the four-minute-plus video, Timberlake himself never tries out Jackson's steps -- a respectful decision that highlights the tribute approach to the video and possibly the entire album.

Check it out above.  Michael's new album Xscape is out now.

Photo: NBC

Dame Dash seems to have chosen a side in the 2014 “What Elevator Fight?!” series. Find out what Dame posted about the situation inside…

By now, we’ve all seen Solange go RAMBO on her brother-in-law in an elevator as Beyonce looked on at the Standard Hotel at the Met Ball afterparty.

There have been speculations galore on why Solo went off the way she did, but one of the main theories says the “Losing You” singer got into some type of altercation with fashion designer Rachel Roy during the afterparty before she got into it with Jay.

As you know, Rachel is Jay Z’s former business partner Dame Dash’s ex-wife/children's mother.  And she also use to be an intern for Roc-A-Fella Records (when it was run by Hov & Dame) back in the day. It’s still unclear on what possibly set Solo off, especially because the two are known to be friends, but she clearly was upset about…something.
 

So Rachel's ex-husband took to his Instagram the same day as the elevator footage leaked and posted a pic of Solo posing alongside his daughter (atop) with the caption, "Forgot about this one @ava_dash @atrak and solange ...I am actually impressed with her independent spirit... She seems like a fighter #festivallife”

"She seems like a fighter?" Sounds like Dame is poking fun at the Cartergate situation. And you know he’s probably still salty inside after he and Hov’s business relationship (and personal) failed.

Sounds like he’s riding with Solo on this one….

Photos: Dame Dash’s IG
 

Tracee Ellis Ross, Anthony Anderson and Laurence Fishburne star in the new ABC sitcom "Black-ish."  Watch the pilot inside and get the deets on Tyra Bank's new docuseries Transamerica.

Although ABC Networks has a checkered past when it comes to Black-family sitcoms (My Wife and Kids, Sister, Sisters, Family Matters) they are dipping their toes back in the water this fall with Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne and Tracee Ellis Ross in "Black-ish."

The new family sitcom was announced yesterday during the ABC Upfronts. According to the show's Facebook page, "Black-ish" is "an all-new ABC comedy about staying true to your roots, while finding yourself!" Here's a synopsis:

Black-ish will follow an upper-middle class black man, intent on raising his kids with some sense of cultural identity, in the face of an assault of constant contradictions and obstacles coming from various directions, insisting that his children be color-blind.

The show is scripted by Kenya Barris and produced by Laurence Fishburne’s Cinema Gypsy production company. Kenya, who loosely based the show on his life, added,

“I decided to do this project when I looked up and realized that everywhere I go I’m constantly the fly in buttermilk... I’m usually THE Black guy at work. We’re THE Black family in the neighborhood. My kids are basically THE Black kids at school. I think it’s kind of a situation of be careful what you wish for. It’s almost in like moving on up, I’ve sort of priced myself “out” of being Black."

"Black-ish" will air Wednesdays at 9:30|8:30c this Fall on ABC!

Watch the "Black-ish" trailer:

Coming to VH1.....

Tyra Banks (shown above with her mom at the 2014 Flawsome Ball) is bringing a new docuseries to VH1.  Exec producer Tyra, alongside and Gay Rosenthal have created “TransAmerica” (working title), "chronicling a group of beautiful Chicago women united by the shared experience of being transgender" for VH1. Viewers will follow these women as they navigate dating, family and professional ambitions on their own terms.  Tyra said,

"TransAmerica’ is a groundbreaking docuseries that will blow the roof off stereotypes and set the record straight as we experience the lives of these fun, stunning women. I am so happy to be a part of telling their fierce story.”

Carmen Carrera, one of the stars of "Transamerica" adds, "Being a woman means everything to me. Before my transition I felt trapped, and now I’ve been set free. Carmen has arrived and I can’t wait to share my story."

The 8-episode, 60-min series is scheduled to premiere in late 2014 or early 2015.

Photos Tyra Bank's Instagram/ABC/Getty/Pacific Coast News

Looks like Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union will be having a red hot wedding in Miami this August. Get the deets inside…

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade will be heading down the aisle to say his "I Do's" to Think Like A ManToo and “Being Mary Jane” actress Gabrielle Union this summer.

The couple sent out 'Save the Date’ reminders (that TMZ got ahold of) for their upcoming nuptials on Saturday, August 30, 2014 in Miami. You’ll recall the cute proposal D. Wade and his two sons performed, holding signs asking Gabby to marry “them” back in December. You can see the boys in the top right corner with those signs in a heart attached on the reminder. Cute.
 

The two have been through a lot publicly after the announcement that Dwyane had gotten another woman pregnant and fathered a son during a break he and Gabby mutually agreed to... supposedly. Seems they have put all of that behind them now and are going to jump the broom to spend the rest of their lives together.

Congrats to the couple!

Photos: Charlie Ans /Splash News/TMZ

The "very" married Boris Kodjoe was spotted locking lips with another woman....but it was work related!  Get the deets on Boris' latest role and his leading lady inside....

Boris Kodjoe was spotted kissing a chick on the streets of NYC yesterday.  Ummm.....HARPO who dis woman? 

Fans of Boris (and his beautiful wifeNicole Ari Parker) needn't worry about the liplock.  Boris was simply filming scenes for the CBS tv series "Unforgettable" with star Poppy Montgomery. 

Ahh....that explains it!

Photos via Eddie Mejia / Splash News

Solange Knowles must have seen her sister Beyonce's love letter--which came in the form of Instagram pics of the two together. Because she just posted her own throwback pic of her and her big sis in the midst of all this Cartergate 2014 drama.

Check it inside, plus how The Standard Hotel fired the surveillance tape leaker...

And the saga continues.  This morning, in celebration of Throwback Thursday, Solange took to her Facebook & Instagram to show she's still got love for her big sis, despite any rumors saying otherwise.

When Solo snatched down a few pics (not ALL) of her sister after the MET Ball afterparty fiasco in the elevator of The Standard Hotel, folks began to say she's now at odds with her sister...likely over Jay Z.

But Beyonce posted several pics of herself with Solo this week.  And now, Solange posted the above pic of the two as little girls.  Life was probably SO much more simple back then...

Meanwhile, the newest update in the Cartergate 2014 saga is that the employee who is alleged to have recorded and leaked the alleged elevator fight between Solo & her brother-in-law Jay Z on May 5th, has been fired.

The Standard Hotel, where the drama took place, put out a statement today:

In a statement released to NBC News, the hotel said the individual who was terminated was "responsible for breaching the security policies of the hotel and recording the confidential CCTV video released by TMZ."

"The Standard has already terminated the individual and will now be pursuing all available civil and criminal remedies."

How much could they sue for?  Possibly the alleged $250,000 (and more) that the person supposedly got for selling the tape.

Sheesh.

The Randomness:

1.  OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a new multi-part documentary series following the life of Michael Sam, who made history when he became the first openly gay football player drafted into the NFL by the St. Louis Rams.

Photos: Solange's FB/Splash

She is known as “prom bat girl” on Twitter for rocking a bat-like ensemble to her high school prom. The teen got what every Rihanna fan longs for on social media…a retweet. But she didn’t quite get the shoutout she was looking for. Deets inside…

A Baltimore teen says she’s now afraid to show her face in public after being “cyber bullied” by her former idol, Rihanna.

16-year-old Alexis Carter (atop) decided to take a page from fashion icon Rihanna’s book and went for a caped crusader styled look for her Hollywood themed prom, channeling RiRi's Alexandre Vauthier Couture green jumpsuit at the 2010 ECHO Awards in Berlin.

At the time, it seemed like a good idea. She said she got many compliments from her friends gushing over the homemade designed look. But once she posted a pic of herself on Twitter…the trolls came out to mock her look. As her pic started to make it’s way around social media (with the hashtage #prombat), it caught the “Diamonds” singer attention.

Rih posted her pic twice to her Twitter account. In the first tweet Rih posted a picture of the teen alongside the Wu-Tang Clan’s symbol with the caption, “She gets it.”

In the second tweet, Rih posted a picture of herself in a green one-piece jumper with wing-like attachments alongside the teen’s batman styled one piece with the caption, “ :( “

Now the teen feels like she’s a victim of cyber bullying after her former idol posted those tweets. The Baltimore native says she’s offended that Rihanna would make fun of her (especially since she was trying to imitate her) and that she is afraid to show her face in public. 

"I was very offended," Alexis said of Rihanna's tweets. "Why throw shade on it when you had on the exact same thing. The poses was different but the outfit wasn't."

She added,

"She [Rihanna] don't love her fans like she says she does," Alexis said.
 

First Rihanna’s IG is deactivated; now she’s being accused of cyber bullying on Twitter (even though plenty found her comments pretty damn funny). Should Rih just give up on social media...for a month or so?

Photos: Rihanna's Twitter

New details have surfaced in Sherri Shepherd’s divorce from her estranged husband Lamar Sally. There’s a clause in the couple’s prenup that says the unborn baby (via surrogate) would live with Sherri, giving her full physical custody of the baby.  Is THIS why Sal wants that prenup thrown out?  Get the deets inside…

Now it’s starting to make sense why Sal wants that prenup thrown out!

Though he still hasn’t given any details on why he wants out of his marriage, Lamar Sally (Sal) wants the prenup he signed before he married “The View” co-host Sherri Shepherd tossed...on the basis of "fraud".

Why? He hasn't said.  But it's now being reported that there's a custody clause in the prenup, which would award Sherri full physical custody of their unborn child via surrogate.

You’ll recall Sal filed for a legal separation from his wife in California (how interesting that he chose CALI...a state where he has the most chance of being awarded all his spousal support and more) and also filed for custody of their unborn baby, who is due at the end of July.

Sherri fired back at her husband, filing her own divorce documents in New Jersey but she never filed for custody. Which makes sense being that their prenup already addressed the custody issue.

According to TMZ, there’s another reason Sal is claiming their marriage is a fraud and wants the prenup axed…more money! Under their prenup agreement, Sal would only be awarded a lump sum of $60,000. Since Sherri makes more money than him, if he’s able to get the prenup terminated, he could get a lot more money in spousal support.  Just as we figured.

Chile...

Photo: Pacific Coast News
 

“Hit The Floor” fans rejoice! The new season premieres in a few weeks and we have the sneak peek of the first episode. Also, Lil Wayne has released a snippet of his new track “D’Usse.” Check out the sneak peeks inside…

VH1’s scripted series “Hit The Floor” is back for a 2nd season and we’re so here for it. The hit television show follows professional basketball and their dancers as they dibble and dabble in fame, adrenalin, money, sex and power. Robert Christopher Riley, Dean Cain, Kimberly Elise, Taylour Paige and Charlotte Ross are all returning for the new season.  It was def our summer guilty pleasure last season.

According to the press release, this is what we can expect from the new season:

Now that Ahsha is single, there’s room for her and Derek to explore a relationship. Sloane has taken the job as Devil Girl Director, adding tension to an already strained mother-daughter relationship. Jelena, team captain, keeps a close eye on Ahsha and Sloane, watching for any opportunity to get rid of them both.

There are love triangles galore as new characters join this spicy soap including Lionel, Coach Davenport’s estranged, starlet wife; Zero, a God-loving superstar player who is immediately drawn to bad girl Jelena; and Jude, an ambitious junior agent who’s come to Devils Arena with a very big agenda.

Everyone has a secret to protect, until a big mystery threatens to expose them all. Hit The Floor season two gets amped up with cliff-hangers in each episode leaving viewers constantly guessing what will happen next. This hot new season brings more sex, drama, secrets and excitement as well as twelve new jaw-dropping dance routines choreographed by the legendary Michael Rooney.

In a sneak peek from the first episode of the new season, Derek’s rival Zero surprisingly invites Derek and star player Terrence to join him for a Sports Center interview…leaving the guys confused.

Check it:

The first episode will premiere Monday, May 26th at 9/8c on VH1.

And in new music…

Lil Wayne has released a snippet of his DJ Nasty produced track titled, “D’Usse.” It’s interesting that Weezy chose to endorse Jay Z’s cognac considering how they “beef” on wax from time to time.  But we guess it’s all in good rap competition. He even shouts out Hov on the track saying, “Hov, f*ck wit’ your boy.”

Following his first single “Believe Me” featuring Drake from his upcoming album Tha Carter V, the YMCMB honcho gives us a quick snippet of his newest song as a teaser of what's to come. 

Get a sip of Tunechi’s “D’Usse” below:

Photos: VH1

Remember Lynn from "Girlfriends"?  Well, now she's engaged in real life!  Deets inside on Persia White's new fiancé, plus Danity Kane's new music "Lemonade" and why the rumors of them dropping ANOTHER member may not be true....

Persia White, our fave hobochic "Girlfriend", is now engaged!  Her fiancé is 33-year-old "The Originals" actor Joseph Morgan.  The 37-year-old actress and her hubby-to-be released a joint statement to Wetpaint saying:

“We really appreciate those of you who have supported our wild, creative, passionate and unlikely relationship. We have found a rare and precious thing; true love. We wish you all the same.”

The twosome met ont he set of "Vampire Diaries" when they were both on the show during season 3.  And it looks like Persia's man loves gushing abut her.  He said on HuffPost Live recently:

“You know, I’m very happy. It’s great,” he said. “I’m lucky enough [that] she came with me to New York to enjoy a little bit of the city. I get the weekend off so we get to experience a little of that. But that’s all I’m going to put out there — I’m going to keep the rest for myself.”

Meow.  Congrats Persia!

And in new music:

When the ladies of Danity Kane released the artwork for their new song "Lemonade", it raised a few eyebrows as it only featured kid versions of 3 of the members.  So, where's the fourth?

Aubrey O'Day posted pics of the girls during rehearsals before their upcoming tour.  And Aundrea Fimbres was noticeably missing.  So rumors stirred up saying Aundrea was leaving the group--after the tour--and fans were pissed.

Immediately after the firestorm, a Danity Kane account posted all four ladies at rehearsals:

And Aubrey showed off 4 sets of legs at their rehearsal day today.  So it looks like it was a false alarm.  As usual.

But Aubrey's caption for that pic above said: 

"DK. The girl group that isn't always on their back"

Not sure who THAT shade was for but um, yeah...

Check out the "Lemonade" track below ft. Tyga, which samples The Clipse's "Grindin'":

Our take: Not mad at this track at all. Music in general has taken on a more basic style, so we weren't expecting any deep lyrical and life changing music. But this track is definitely something we can crank in the car...especially during the summertime.

Ooooh these haters got a sour look up on they face....Lemonade lemonade....

Photos: Aubrey's IG, Joseph's IG

As they travel the country for their 20th anniversary festival tour, Outkast made a stop in NYC for an intimate performance at Adult Swim’s Upfront event. Also, the director of the Nina Simone biopic is suing the production company for trying to cut her out of decision making for the film. Get the deets inside…

After rocking out the stage for an epic comeback at the 2014 Coachella Music & Arts Festival, Big Boi and Andre 3000 stormed the stage at New York's Terminal 5 for Adult Swim’s Annual Upfront event.

In between dates of their epic 20th anniversary festival tour, Outkast hit the stage to perform some of their classic tracks such as “B.O.B.,” "ATLiens," "So Fresh, So Clean," "Skew It on the Bar-B" and "Rosa Parks,” to name a few.

In front of a packed audience, the ATLiens also performed their solo sets including Andre’s “Prototype” and Big Boi’s “The Way You Move.” Celebs such as Mike Tyson, Nick Cannon, Questlove and Tyler the Creator were all there to rock out with the dynamic duo.

Tomorrow, Outkast will take the stage in Gulf Shores, AL to headline the Hangout Music Festival.

And in movie news...

Film director Cynthia Mort is taking legal action against the production company behind Nina Simone’s biopic. Zoe Saldana (above at this week's 'Grace of Monaco' Premiere during the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival) will play the late jazz singer.

The Hollywood Reporterreports, Cynthia filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court alleging that Ealing Studios Enterprises Ltd. (the UK producer behind Nina) has breached the terms of her director deal. The film director decided to hit the production company with the lawsuit after claims that she was cut-out of the decision making process regarding the film.
 

According to legal documents,

"She worked tirelessly to prepare the Film for a wide and successful commercial release," says the lawsuit. "Yet, throughout the course of the Film's production and post-production, Defendants consistently acted to frustrate Mort's involvement in the Film, thereby breaching the Director Agreement. These breaches by the Defendants include, but are not limited to: taking complete control of editing the Film in June 2013 and failing to consult with Mort about subsequent cuts and changes; abandoning Mort's previous cuts of the Film; failing to disclose the Film's financials, finishing budget, and financing deals; and failing to keep Mort informed of other crucial creative and budgetary developments and decisions throughout production and post-production of the Film."
 

Today, a new photo (above) of Zoe made up to look like Nina Simone hit the net. You’ll recall, Zoe was ambushed with criticism after it was announced that she would be playing the late singer.

During an inteview with Hip Hollywood, Zoe spoke her piece about the criticism saying,

”What kept me from getting stressed and being hurt by the negative comments is that I’m doing it for my sisters and my brothers and I don’t care who tells me I’m not this or I’m not that. I know who I am and I know what Nina Simone means to me.”

“I did it all for love. Out of love for Nina, my people and who I am and my pride of being a Black woman and a Latina woman and an American woman. That’s my truth.”

Amidst all of the drama, the film will premiere today at a screening at the Cannes Film Festival. We’re interested in hearing the reactions to Zoe’s performance in the film.  Because this is getting MESSY....

Photos: Wire/Getty/Twitter
 

The R&B Divas are being...divas!  Faith Evans and Nicci Gilbert are slapping TvOne with a major lawsuit over an upcoming spinoff.  Check out why the ladies are claiming to be wrongfully left out inside...

In a recent lawsuit filed in Fulton County in Georgia, Nichole (Nicci) L. Gilbert and NOEGO Entertainment, LLC are suing ThinkFactory Media, Inc and TVOne LLC over the Divas franchise.

Nicci, who starred in and Executive Produced the first 2 seasons of "R&B Divas" in Atlanta, claims she and former co-star/Executive Producer Faith Evans are being left out of the new TVOne spinoff "Hollywood Divas", airing on TvOne soon.  And she's not having it!

Interestingly, neither Nicci or Faith returned for season 3, which is currently airing.  But now that "Hollywood Divas" has been announced, Nicci is PISSED.

The former Brownstone singer is filing on 15 counts (yes, 15!), including breach of contract, defamation, fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, emotional distress, breach of contract and plenty more.  And she wants to collect punitive damages and attorney's fees.

But that's not all. Nicci claims, via a rep, that the bigger picture is the 'white male production companies' impacting the image of black women on tv:

A discussion is needed NOW to address the images of African American Women that white male production company’s are portraying on Reality TV and changing things in the editing room . They can’t be allowed to continue to destroy Brands & families & friends!

We checked, and three of the seven Executive producers (not counting Faith or Nicci), are black men.  The showrunners of the last couple seasons of "R&B Divas" are black.  And we're told the crew is mostly comprised of black workers.   We're also told that TVOne has final sign off on all content, not the production company.

We have a feeling Nicci's going to come with some receipts though, so we shall see...

Photos: TVOne/Getty