Last night, T.I., Tiny, Usher, Kandi& Todd Tucker, CeeLo, Big Boi, Timbaland and many more honored L.A. Reid at a lavish dinner in Atlanta. Peep the pics inside….

It was a star-studded affair in Atlanta last night for the ASCAP Rhythm And Soul 3rd Annual Atlanta Legends Dinner, honoring iconic record executive Antonio “L.A.” Reid. Hosted by Usher, Big Boi and executive/producer Kawan “KP” Prather, the YBF celebs sipped on some D'ussé Cognac before the intimate dinner ceremony at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Buckhead.

Kandi Burruss-Tucker and her husband Todd Tucker isn’t letting the recent cancellation of their musical “A Mother’s Love” keep them down. They were all smiles dressed in all black everything on the red carpet.

Before hitting the stage tonight with Andre 3000 for their Outkast #ATLast concert, Big Boi came back to his hometown to honor the legendary record exec.

Singer-songwriter and record producer Sean Garrett got sharp on the carpet.

Disturbing Tha Peace co-founder Chaka Zulu came out for the festivities.

“Atlanta Exes” star Monyetta Shaw posed it up with her girl Kandi. They look nice.

CeeLo Green (who is featured on Big Gipp’s new track “Shine Like Gold”) came out for the soirée. He and Kandi bumped into each for a photo-op.

Kandi posed it up with Big Boi and record executive Kawan "KP" Prather during the dinner.

Usher (who was tapped to host) was in the building to honor the man who gave him a record deal at the age of 14.

Superproducer Timbaland was in the mix. He’s currently involved in legal drama after a musician named Sidney Earl Swanson filed a lawsuit against him (and others). He's making claims that the track “Chicago” on Michael Jackson’sXscape album was ripped from one of his tracks titled, “Come Home On The Move.”

Timbaland was all smiles alongside music industry executive Shanti Das.

Hip Hop couple T.I. and Tiny were also in attendance. They posed it up with Babyface during the dinner. Tiny's gearing up for the premiere of her spinoff reality show with her bestie Shekinah titled, “Tiny & Shekinah’s Weave Trip.” We can expect to see their weave antics October 13th on VH1.

And the man of the hour L.A. Reid snapped it up with T.I., KP and Babyface.

Unable to attend, Jay Z gifted L.A. with a signature bottle of Black D’ussé (not pictured) for his achievements in the music industry.

Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds gave a special speech tribute to his longtime partner and friend.

Record producer of Oranized Noize Sleepy Brown hopped on the mic to say a few words.

L.A was also surprised with video montages from Andre 3000, Pink, Avril Lavigne, Mariah Carey, TLC, and Jennifer Lopez who were unable to attend. But, it seems he was really enjoying his honorary dinner.

It was a Goodie Mob reunion (minus one member) with Big Gipp, T-Mo and CeeLo. The group was signed to LaFace Records back in 1999.

Fun times!

Photos: Getty/Tiny’s IG/Shanti’s IG/Kandi’s IG

Hitmaking songwriter Ester Dean shared photos from studio sessions with Rihanna and Nicki Minaj. See the pics inside and watch Alicia Keys share a funny story about Stevie Wonder forgetting the lyrics to one of his songs.

Ester Dean has crafted some of the biggest pop/hip hop hits of our era ("Super Bass", "Hot Tottie", "What's My Name") and she's hard at work on two of the most anticipated discs of 2014. 

Via her Instagram page, Ester revealed that she'll have a hand in Rihanna's forthcoming studio album R8.  She posted a pic after one of their studio sessions with the statement "Caption this."

Ester will also play a role in Nicki Minaj's upcoming The Pink Print disc.  It interesting to note that Ester penned the first track from the disc, "Pills N Potions" a few months ago.

Coming soon...fans will see Ester stepping out from the shadows of her fellow artists in a big way.  She recently wrapped filming Pitch Perfect 2 and has her own label Eye Know a Secret Records through Interscope!

In other music news...

Alicia Keys appeared on WBLS, where she discussed the conversation that led to the "We Are Here" song and revealed her pregnancy craving:  grilled bananas and roasted cherries.  Since she announced her pregnancy, Alicia says she likes to toss bananas and cherries on the panini grill at home.  She also shared a funny story about Stevie Wonder forgetting the lyrics to his own "Happy Birthday" song. 

Photos via Ester Dean Instagram

After the “Scandal” premiere, Columbus Short hit the radio waves to talk about his TV death, supporting of Ray Rice, and how certain media outlets are “destroying families.” More inside…

In the season four premiere of "Scandal", we learned Harrison (Columbus' character) was assassinated. We sort of figured this would happen since his abrupt firing and season 3 ended with a gun pointed at him. Columbus Short called the firing a “bitter-sweet” moment, but reveals his co-stars have shown him nothing but support since all of his personal and legal drama became public.

During an interview with Dish Nation, the former Gladiator dished on all of the negative criticism he has received since his wife Tanee McCall filed for divorce and made domestic violence accusations. He feels his reputation is being assassinated unjustly and that certain media outlets are destroying people’s family. He said,

“My character has been assassinated, unjustly. I feel like, Harvey Levin got the proverbial hard-on for me or something because he was attacking me for no reason. What I found out, you know how it goes, these stories get money… TMZ is making all that money, but it’s blood money to me. I really believe it, because you’re destroying people’s families.”

He also dished about that shocking video footage he captured (and released) of his wife Tanee McCall getting violently physical with another female. He said he was simply trying to retrieve his items from their home (since she filed a restraining order on him) and when his friend (who he brought with him) came to check on him as he gathered his belongings, that’s when Tanee went ape sh*t and started beating her down. He revealed the woman getting assaulted by Tanee has a pending assault case against his soon-to-be ex-wife and INSISTS he never has put a hand on a woman.

With his own involvement in a domestic violence case, it came as no surprise that he would defend former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice. He cleared up any misunderstandings about his Instagram post of support saying,

“My first Instagram I said, I stand by Ray Rice. I said what he did was absolutely wrong. However, what TMZ… the point is TMZ. I have a lot against TMZ. We are fallible. Men, we are fallible creatures, mankind. And I think everybody deserves a second chance, everybody deserves a chance to get it right.”

Check it:

Columbus also hit up V103's Big Tigger Show to talk about allegedly moving to Barbados, how it hurts to be accused of domestic violence, how's he's dealing with the negative press his 10-year-old son reads online and more. Check it below:

Outside of doing radio interviews about “Scandal”, the troubled actor also held his very own “Scandal” watch party at Boogalou Lounge in Atlanta last.

Along with partying it up with friends and fans, he also released his brand new track and the title of it is....wait for it..."Gladiator". Ha! Columbus also took to his Twitter last night to commentate during the season opener.

Peep a few of his tweets below:

Man @shondarhimes is a monster with her pen. Unbelievable start to the #seasonpremiere of @scandalabc#HardToWatch. #MissingHW

— Columbus Short (@ColumbusShort1) September 26, 2014

I mean Harrisons #dead but he aint #DeadDead@scandalabc#Iovinit

— Columbus Short (@ColumbusShort1) September 26, 2014

Real #Gladiators make sure they see a body. #Truth@ScandalABC#Blockhouse

— Columbus Short (@ColumbusShort1) September 26, 2014

Open the casket @shondarhimes open the casket!!! @ScandalABC never disappoints. @kerrywashington

— Columbus Short (@ColumbusShort1) September 26, 2014

Hey @kerrywashington@darbysofficial@KatieQLowes@jscandalp@guillermodiazyo I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!! #Truth#OVERACLIFF

— Columbus Short (@ColumbusShort1) September 26, 2014

Round of applause for a amAzing season premiere of @ScandalABC@tonygoldwyn@BellamyYoung#Salute great work.

— Columbus Short (@ColumbusShort1) September 26, 2014

This guy....
 

Photo: Columbus' IG

In today's hair porn, we have Kelly Rowland's throwback to disco glamour and Kelis' blonde blitz.  Pick a favorite inside....

Mommy-To-Be Kelly Rowland went digging through her photo albums yesterday and treated us to a "#TBT" post that pays homage to the late great disco queen, Donna Summer.  Kelly's long and curly main mimics nearly every album cover Donna ever posed for and we just gotta say, "Love To Love You Baby."  If there's ever a Donna Summer bio pic...we'd cast a vote for Kellly. 

Over on Kelis' Instagram page, the chameleon has gone blonde in a pic she posted with the caption "Fluffy much?"  Kelis's new 'do is a throwback to the Pointer Sisters and we're "So Excited."

Outside of hair appointments, Kelly will be giving birth to her first child with hubby Tim very soon and Kelis just dropped a "Live In London" album.

In the meantime, let's pick a throwback favorite....

DO WE LOVE IT?

Photos via Kelis' Instagram/Kelly Rowland's Instagram

Her most intimate photos to her husband were leaked by the iCloud hacker recently. But that isn’t stopping Meagan Good from getting her party on for her sister’s birthday. Peep the party pics including Vivica A. Fox, Tae Heckard, Brandon Jennings and more inside….

Last night, TLAM2 star Meagan Good trekked it to Penthouse nightclub in West Hollywood to party it up at her sister La’Myia Good’s (not pictured) birthday bash. The YBF chick was one of the latest victims of the iCloud hacker who has had their nudes blasted across the Internet. But, she doesn’t seem too fazed...they were for her husband. Loving her hair too.

Sharknado 2 star Vivica A. Fox was spotted on the Hollywood scene. The 50-and-fab starlet landed a role in the stripper flick, Chocolate City. She’s on the set with Tyson Beckford, Michael Jai White, Darrin Hewitt Henson, Ginuwine, Carmen Electra and funnyman DeRay Davis. It's expected to drop early 2015.

Tae Heckard and what appears to be her on-again NBA baller boyfriend Brandon Jennings have been enjoying the L.A. night scene recently. Maybe they'll call the wedding back on?

Keyshia Cole's soon-to-be ex-husband Daniel "Boobie" Gibson came out to party. Wonder what he has to say about his wife's most recent assault antics....

And rapper Too Short was in the mix.

Fun times.

Photos: @VlexPhotos

Wiz Khalifa and his legal team are prepared to fight Amber Rose for custody of their young son Sebastian.  Get the deets inside and find out about Pharrell's new unisex fragrance.

This morning we told you about Amber Rose's pre-nup and her demands for full custody of Baby Bash...now we have Wiz's side.  He and his team are challenging Amber and he's asking for JOINT CUSTODY. Luckily for Amber's team, that's his main point of contention.

As we told you earlier, Amber will get $1 million and now we learned she WILL get spousal support. Although the original pre-nup didn't grant Amber spousal support, sources says Wiz has agreed to give her $5K a month.  Now....we don't know Amber, but we're sure $5K a month is NOT going to be acceptable. Nice try.  Read Wiz's divorce documents here.

So....it looks like Wiz and Amber will be gearing up for a fight unless they get a mediator involved!

At the fragrance counter...

Pharrell Williams new unisex fragrance “G I R L” is now available exclusively at Sephora. The bottle features a cartoon designed by Pharrell’s good friend artist KAWS and is produced and distributed in collaboration with Comme des Garçons Parfum.  In other news, Pharrell will serve as the music curator of the NBA 2K15 game which hits stores on October 7th. 

Photos via Wiz Khalifa Instagram/Pharrell's Instagram

Although it seems Big Sean is getting rather close to Ariana Grande, he’s not kissing and telling. Also, Andre 3000 shut down rumors of an Outkast album in the latest issue of Billboard magazine. More inside…

Since his breakup with ex-fiancée Naya Rivera, Big Sean has been spotted spending some extra time with pop sensation Ariana Grande. But this time, he’s keeping his personal life…private.

After the G.O.O.D. Music rapper (who is featured on the singer’s "Best Mistake" track) was spotted hand-in-hand with Ariana backstage at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, rumors were sent into over drive about the twosome possibly being a couple. It was the first time we’ve seen them show any public affection and it definitely had tongues wagging.

So are they dating? Well… we’re not totally sure. But from Big Sean’s answer to the question, there may be something there…he’s just not going to tell. When asked if he was dating the “Bang Bang” singer he responded,

“I like to keep my personal life personal. But I am going to tell you this... that Ariana is very, very special. She’s very special to me. Everything she has going on is good with her, everything I have going on is good with me, everything between me and her is good, and Imma just leave it at that.”

Since dissing his ex Naya on his new track “I Don’t F*ck With You,” featuring E-40, this time he has decided to keep his mouth shut. Good.

Check it:

And on the magazine circuit…

As Outkast continues to rock out up stages on their reunion tour, Andre 3000 opened up (a tad) with Billboard magazine for their October 2014 issue. Today marks the release of his highly-anticipated lead role in the Jimi Hendrix biopic, JIMI:All By My Side.

In the cover story, Three Stacks revealed there are no plans of creating another Outkast album, but don’t fret. Big Boi and Andre may be releasing their own individual LPs soon. He also talked about feeling disconnected when news broke about the killing of unarmed teen Michael Brown, if he’ll ever retire from rapping and whether he will star in another film.

Below are the highlights:

On a new Outkast album:
“There are no plans to do [an Outkast album]. It’s not like some people think: ‘They’re about to drop this album!’ We don’t have, like, one song," Benjamin says. "There’s no trickery or nothing like that.”

On new albums from Big Boi and himself:
"I know Big Boi’s [working on his]; I haven’t even started on [mine]," says Benjamin, then adds, sounding his common refrain: "I’ve got to find something I’m excited about."

He added,
"I feel like I will do music in some kind of way, but something that can hit music from the back door," says Benjamin. "Like, if I start to write screenplays and I want to [compose the soundtrack]. Or if I’m making certain product designs and I just want to release music with every shirt I design."

On retiring from rap:
"To be clear, there’s no retirement.” And he’s not in conflict with Big Boi: "It’s kind of like growing up in a house with your brother, people expecting y’all to live in the same room and have bunk beds forever,” says Benjamin. “And people try to read into it and say people are beefing. But it’s nothing like that, man. Big Boi will always be my brother and a really important part of my life."

On if he’ll ever act in another film:
"I do read scripts," he says. "But I have to be excited about it to really fully throw myself into it. The older I get, I don’t know what my decisions will be. I may start just taking roles just to support myself, just kind of keep busy."

On the killing of Ferguson teen Michael Brown:

"Honestly, I don’t have a big urge to voice [my feelings]," he says. "But I do feel kind of guilty sometimes. Like when the whole Ferguson thing went down, we were actually in England, and buddies were telling me about it, like, ‘Aw, man, it’s horrible here.’ But I didn’t feel it; I only heard about it. So I felt like, ‘Am I out of touch?’ "

Peep his artistic spread below:

Read his full interview here.

EXTRAS:

1. Celebrity chef/ "Down Home With the Neelys" star Gina Neely filed for divorce from her husband Pat Neely (who also stars on the show) after 20 years of marriage. STORY

Photos: Ryan Seacrest/BILLBOARD

Jordin Sparks put on a smile as she made her first public appearance from boyfriend Jason Derulo last night. Also, details are slowly spilling out surrounding Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose’s shocking divorce. Find out who really left who first inside….

Hollywood divorces and hollywood break-ups. It’s just a lot going on.

But Jordin Sparks seems to be handling her recent break-up with R&B singer Jason Derulo rather well. She made her first public appearance yesterday on Catalina Island in Cali for the premiere of her new film Left Behind.

The 24-year-old YBF chick was all smiles as she made her way to the carpet in a black lace gown.  And she brought along former ‘N Sync member Lance Bass as her date for moral support.

The cutie posed it up with cast mates Nicky Whelan, Cassi Thomson and Georgina Rawling. She captioned the photo on Instagram, "Look at these amazing leading ladies: @nickywhelanx, @cassinthomson & @georgierawlings. Such great women inside & out. Love you girls! Amazing work on @leftbehindthemovie!"

But before she hit the red carpet, she took to her Twitter to post a little message seemingly regarding her and Jason’s break-up. She tweeted,

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

— Jordin Sparks (@JordinSparks) September 26, 2014

And her now ex-boyfriend Jason also posted a message to his Instagram yesterday saying:

Well, at least they broke up on good terms.

We can't say the same for this couple....

Amber Rose may have been the first to file for divorce from her rapper husband Wiz Khalifa. But new reports suggest he was the one who left her first!

People in Wiz’s camp are talking and they claim Wiz just didn’t want to be married to the “School Daze” star anymore. They claim he moved out of their home and got his own spot weeks ago.  Interesting since he was JUST gushing about how much he loved his wife on interviews several days before this story broke.

Reports claim that one day, Amber decided to go to his new bachelor pad at 2AM. What did she find? Another woman! So the next day, she ran to the courthouse to file for divorce. Even though he is said to have jumped shipped weeks before, he listed the legal date of separation on his divorce response as September 22nd. So, who knows…

According to TMZ, Wiz still insists he wasn’t cheating because he "made it clear weeks ago the marriage was duzno".  Um, ok.

And he still believes Amber was smashing Nick Cannon behind his back (although Amber has denied cheating).

Chile….

EXTRAS:

1. Embattled NFL star Adrian Peterson was previously accused of sexual assault, but has been cleared. STORY

Photos: FameFlynet/Getty

It was all good just a month ago…or maybe it wasn’t. Gina& Pat Neely have filed for divorce less than one month after appearing on daytime television. Also, Randy Jackson’s wife Erika has filed for divorce after 18 years. What is going on? Find out inside…

We're not sure what's going on in Hollywood, but it definitely has married couples breaking up left and right.

“Down Home With The Neelys” Food Network stars Gina and Pat Neely have filed for divorce after 20 years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences.”

The Food Network stars released a statement a joint statement regarding their uncoupling saying:

Today we announce that we are ending our marriage of 20 years for irreconcilable differences. This was a tough decision, but we believe it is the best decision for us. As parents of two beautiful adult daughters that we love dearly, we will continue to be involved in each other’s lives as parents and friends. Together we have built a strong brand as The Neely’s. Moving forward our focus will be on our individual brands and we are optimistic about our respective futures. We ask for your prayers as we go through this transition and honor our request for privacy at this time.

It’s interesting to note they filed after their youngest daughter headed off to college at University of Tennessee just last month. Maybe they were just saving face for their kids?  Their last public appearance together was on the "Queen Latifah Show" earlier this month.

The twosome just released a new cookbook and also have a BBQ restaurant in NYC, so we're wondering how they plan to move forward with their business considering this pending divorce. Sighs...
 

And in another new divorce...

Former “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson is headed down Splitsville Lane for the second time. His second wife/former ballet dancer Erika (Riker) Jackson has filed for divorce after 18 years or marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. They couple met on a music video shoot and got married in 1995.

Erika is requesting full physical custody and joint legal custody of their 17-year-old son Jordan. She also wants Randy to cough up spousal support and pay for all of her attorney’s fees.

Randy and Erika also have a 19-year-old daughter (Zoe) and he has another daughter from a previous relationship (Taylor).

Another one bites the dust.

We're just going to leave this here....

Photo: Getty

Tracee Ellis Ross believes social media could have saved “Girlfriends” had it been such a big phenomenon that it now. Find out what she said and more inside…

Tracee Ellis Ross is making her promo rounds for her brand new ABC series “Black-ish”. And she hit up Power 105’s The Breakfast Club to discuss her new role, the sudden ending of the hit series “Girlfriends” (which ran for eight seasons) and having a normal childhood.

Tracee was our favorite girl as Joan in the scripted series "Girlfriends", but it ended suddenly in 2008 with no real finale, no closure....nothing. POOF! Off the air. So what happened to Joan and Toni's friendship? Did they ever become friends again? Did Joan ever find love and eventually get married?

Well...Tracee reveals there was a script written where Joan finally got married and it also reunited Joan and Toni as friends again. 

She pointed out that the public outcry on social media is what brought the hit series “The Game” (which was cancelled) back to another newtwork (BET). Unfortunately, there was no Twitter back when “Girlfriends” was on the air. But she believes had social media been as big as it is now while they were filming, “Girlfriends” would still be on the air.

She then talked about her new show “Black-ish”also starring Anthony Anderson and Laurence Fishburne. She said the show is about a family dealing with their own “ish” and not just about being black, but a lot of cultural identity and race issues comes up since they live in a predominately white neighborhood.

The fab actress also talked about growing up as Diana Ross’ daughter and said she really had a normal childhood growing up. In school, everyone’s parents were stars of some sort, so it never felt like she had any special privileges growing up as a superstar’s daughter.

The "Black-ish" actress also revealed Tracee Ellis Ross is NOT her real name! Who knew? Her real name happens to be Tracee Joy Silberstein. The bi-racial actress shared why she idenitifies more with her African-American side than her Jewish side (her father's side).  She said she doesn’t believe she could pass as a white woman with her hair and her ass. Speaking of ass, she also talked about trying out different undergarments that women wear to make their butt look bigger...as if she needs any help in that department. Chick serves glorous cake daily.

Tracee believes she may have found a special talent after posting Instagram videos of her reading the lyrics to rap tracks such as "No Flex Zone" and "Pass Me The Hookah". We ended up giving gifting her her rap moniker T-Murda. She concluded that even though she's reading the lyrics to the songs, she still has no idea what they are talking about. Ha! We're with her on that one.

Check it:

“Black-ish” airs Wednesdays 9:30/8:30c on ABC.

Photo: The Breakfast Club

Adorable alert!  Christina Milian spent her birthday out and about with her daughter Violet yesterday.  Check out Violet having some fun with paparazzi and how C-Milli spent her b-day....

With her sparkly jelly shoes and cute little romper, Violet Nash spent her mom's 33rd birthday in L.A. grabbing lunch and hitting the doctors office on Bedford Drive in Beverly Hills with her.  And then they had a big family dinner.

Just days after Christina partied with her boo Lil Wayne for HIS birthday, she took the quiet and easy route for her own:

Christina spent her special day having some low-key QT with fam and friends saying:

'Twas an awesome bday! Had dinner with my fam! I thank EVERYONE who sent the love.. I truly felt it. Party next week! But rest tonight! Tomorrows a big day! love Tina--- TURN UP!

Nice!

Photos: Splash/Christina's IG

Since returning home from jail, Chris Brown has been very candid about his experience behind bars and even opened up about his current relationship with ex-girlfriend Rihanna. Also, Australian boy band Justice Crew revealed a time they witnessed Breezy making his now girlfriend Karrueche cry while traveling on tour. More inside…

Chris Brown and Karrueche have kissed and made up (after breaking up many times), spotted together on numerous occasions since his release from jail. But, as we all know, things haven’t always been smooth sailing for the couple.

Chris may have just posted up the above pic of his girlfriend Karrueche as an Insta salute, but ish hasn't always been so great.

During an interview with Daily Mail Australa, Australian boy band Justice Crew recounts a time they witnessed Chris made Karrueche cry during a heated argument backstage as they toured on Breezy’s 2011 F.A.M.E. tour.

They were asked about their most interesting backstage moment while on tour and the band described a time when Breezy brought Kae to tears backstage at a tour stop in Sydney.

The band revealed,

“I remember seeing Chris Brown having a little domestic with his girlfriend backstage and I walked past and she was in tears.”

It seems the group didn’t know Kae’s name but when asked which girlfriend they were referring to they responded,

“The stylist, the one after Rihanna, I remember seeing them arguing, like real close and she was crying.. I was like ohhh domestics!’

Surprised?
 

Speaking of Chris and his relationships...

In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Chris talked about his current relationship with his ex-girlfriend Rihanna. And it seems the two are back to being just friends, but Breezy still left the door wide open on whether they would ever reconcile.

When asked about his relationship with the Bajan beauty he said,

"We're friends. Nothing too serious… We're not trying to start a life together right now, we're just having fun."

Right now? So maybe in the future? Hmmm…we could be reading too much into it, but it definitely seems like if the opportunity ever presented itself again, he would hop on it.

There’s also a song on Breezy’s newly released X album titled “Drunk Texting” (featuring Jhene Aiko) that has everyone assuming it could be about RiRi. Below are a few lyrics that would have some wondering...

Now my current situation, trying not to think of you, not to break the rules
Why's it always happen, when I get this way?
Just can't stop myself, so baby tonight

If by chance you're laying next to someone else right now
I hope it's the worst sex ever

Hmm…is he talking about Rih? He said,

"Oh no, not at all," Brown said. "I think that's just the fans' perception or the media's perception at all times because of our history. But whenever we do music, people can make the assumption and that's fine because if they buy more because they think that, then go ahead and buy a thousand copies!”

"But as far as me writing and going into that, I don't really try to put my focus on Rihanna every song," Brown continued. "At the end of the day it's almost six, seven years later. It's like, how many more times am I going to talk about the same situation?"

Check it above.

Thoughts?
 

Photos: Chris' IG

K. Michelle is pulling out receipts in the domestic violence case she has against Toya Wright’s husband MempHitz. Who abused who? Get all of the deets and weigh in inside…

After certain media outlets this past week accused K. Michelle of lying that her former fling Memphitz allegedly assaulted her, but now we've got the “Love Em All” singer's receipts.  She believes they prove that he DID abuse her that night in a Memphis hotel. And that he admitted to it.

For years, K. Michelle has been saying MempHitz assaulted her. It was her main storyline when she joined the “Love & Hip Hop” franchise. And the newly released deposition transcriptions allegedly prove he did “abuse” her to some extent.

You’ll recall, MempHitz defended himself, during an interview in 2012 with iPower 92.1 radio host TT Torrez, against the accusations He said he never hit her, but he did restrain her. Hhis exact words:

"So I grabbed her. Grabbed her arms, cause I’m not, I’m tired of taking a thousand swinging punches like, from a girl. I’m like, what is going on? So I’m grabbing her. Yes, I grabbed her and held her arms down from hitting my ass again, and she was screaming and screaming and I’m like “Yo!” So the police get there and. Okay, so I did, I covered her mouth cause she was screaming so loud."

So according to him, K hit him several times before he tried to restrain her from hitting him again.

Also, in his deposition, MempHitz made the same claims of holding her down while trying to keep her from screaming. The document states,

"Q: So when you were covering her mouth with your hand or the towel or both [] she was standing up or was she laying down? A: She was on the ground -- laying down...I was just holding her down like. She was just kicking and screaming, doing all this crazy stuff."

Memphitz allegedly believes he was justified in his actions because he never actually hit/punched K. Michelle, but he did admit to restraining her and covering her mouth to keep her from screaming.

Below are additional highlights from MempHitz's cousin deposition who gave her account of that night. It reads:

The altercation lasted ten to fifteen minutes and police arrived to the scene in response to a third-party call to 911

Nikalya Miller, Wright's cousin who arrived at the scene of the hotel immediately following the altercation testified on March 3, 2014 to the following critical facts:

Wright was in custody in the back of a police car when she arrived at the scene and the officer in the police car stated that there had been an "altercation."

Pate was on a bench outside of the hotel, "hysterical" and crying, disheveled with messed-up hair and smeared and runny make-up.

Wright "just appeared mad," but his demeanor was not consistent with the use of marijuana (which he has claimed was the reason for his police custody, denying that it was related to a physical altercation with Pate)
Visible red marks and bruises appeared on Pate's arms shortly after the altercation, which both Pate and Miller attributed to Wright's arm grabbing her.

Nikalya Miller continues her testimony with the following chilling account:

Q: What has he said to you about the incident?

A: Okay.

Q: His state of mind.

A: Okay...he said when they went back to the hotel he told Pate "I'm done, it's over," and K attacked him with the water bottle. He said that he grabbed Pate and said somehow they ended on the floor. And he said that she was screaming and yelling. I don't remember if he told me he put a towel or pillow to be -- have her to be quiet. I don't remember which one it was because both of them have said two different things. I don't know which one said towel or the pillow, and he asked her to be quiet and that once he took the towel or the pillow off of her she wasn't saying anything. And then he said all of a sudden she was like, "it's me, it's me." And he was like "I know" or something like that. And said that when he let her up, that she ran out the hotel down the hall, and I remember he said that it was a housekeeper out there and said K just was running down the hall saying "he's trying to kill me, he's trying to kill me," you know and that was it.

Q: Okay. So that was the description that you received from Mickey?

A: Exactly.

Miller says that Wright didn't "beat" K. Michelle because Miller's narrow definition of the term "beat" means "you have bruises, fists beat, your face is bruised..'Beat' to me is your face is completely bruised or you're bruised or you don't want to be around people." And it was by that standard that Miller testified that the following physical assaults could not constitute a "beating" "smacking, slap in the face, pushing on the bed and being smothered"

 

K. Michelle has released an official statement on the definition of abuse saying:

"Domestic abuse isn't just defined by whether a person strikes you with an open hand or a closed hand or whether a person kicks you or spits on you, abuse is abuse and there should be zero tolerance."

Meanwhile on Instagram, MempHitz has posted a few subliminals aimed at K:

And his wife Toya Wright also jumped in to defend her husband:

I never met a Bish that pop off as much as you do and then play the victim role. Girl bye.

— Toya Wright (@ToyaWright) September 27, 2014

Hmmm....

Peep a few pages from the depositions below:

Who do you think is the cause behind this madness? Was it K. Michelle? Or did MempHitz have a right to restrain her IF she was hitting him with hands and objects?

Photos: Getty

Over a month after the breakup news hit the net, word has it Ciara has given back that $500,000 engagement ring...seemingly sealing the deal and closing the door to rumored reconciling.

Deets inside....

Ciara must have turned on Kim Zokciak's "The Ring Didn't Mean A Thing" because she allegedly got the bright idea to hand back that huge15-carat half a million dollar ring to her ex-fiance Future.

Page Sixreports:

Ciara is not getting back with Future, and sources say she gave back her 15-carat emerald-cut engagement ring, designed by Avianne & Co. and worth about $500,000.

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Friends of Ciara, who’s working on another album, tell us she’s “definitely not getting back together” with the rapper, and is focused on being a mom to their son, Future Jr.

Could have turned that ring into something REAL nice.  But maybe Future needed the mula...

The way they were...

BONUS: 

Ciara hit the Haider Ackermann show at Paris Fashion Week Saturday afternoon and sat front row kiki'ing it up with Kanye West.

In other ring news, 50-year-old Trip To Bountiful actress Vanessa Williams is ENGAGED!  Her husband-to-be is Jim Skripp, whom she met on vacation over a year ago.

Vanessa showed off her gorgeous ring while appearing on the "Queen Latifah Show" recently to promote Trip To Bountiful with Blair Underwood & Cicely Tyson.

When Queen asked about that blinding rock, Vanessa revealed:

"I got engaged. I have had a lot of good things happen while I've been on this lovely trip. I turned 50 when we were in rehearsal on Broadway and I just got engaged a couple of weeks ago. So it's been a lot of blessings."

Nice!  This will be her third marriage and the actress/former beauty queen has four kids from those previous marriages.  Congrats Vanessa!

Photos: Getty/Vanessa's IG/Queen Latifah Show

Tyler Perry has finally confirmed that he indeed has a baby on the way.  Check out what he said about it all inside...

While rumors have been swirling for several weeks that Tyler Perry announced at a recent party of his that he's expecting a baby with his on again-off again Gelila Bekele, Tyler nor his camp confirmed if there was any truth to him becoming a dad.  That is, until now.

Friday night at the New York Film Festival, Tyler walked the red carpet to promote the new movie he's starring in, Gone Girl, the surefire big screen adaptation of the hit novel.

The Associated Press caught up with the actor/director and fat out asked about the baby rumor.  And Tyler confirmed, it's true.  When asked how they're dealing with the baby news, Tyler said:

"Good, good. We're good. Very happy. She's excited, I'm excited so we're very happy."

So, there you have it...

Gone Girl, Executive Produced by Reese Witherspoon, hits theaters Otober 3rd.

While Jay Z was already set to headline Saturday night's Global Citizen Festival at Central Park in NYC, the crowd wasn't expecting his wife to show up and take over.

Check out Beyonce and Jay reuniting on stage fresh off the On The Run Tour, in an effort to end poverty...

The Carters took over the concert with a cause--Global Citizen Festival--Saturday night.  Jay Z brought his wife along to rock the stage for a huge crowd of free ticketholders.

But while tix were free, they had to be earned by completing a series of actions to help end extreme poverty.  50,000 reportedly turned out to see Jay, Alicia Keys, No Doubt, Fun., Carrie Underwood and more.

This is the third year the concert was held on the last night of the United Nations losing Assembly, and we've got videos from the Carters' set. 

The twosome kicked things off together with "Holy Grail", and even a slight wardrobe malfunction--Bey's lace blouse flew open while she was super turned up at the 2:20 mark--didn't stop their flow.  No worries though.  She had on a nude bra underneath.

Holy Grail:

Young Forever:

Clique:

On To The Next One:

99 Problems:

Big Pimpin'

Empire State of Mind:

Photos: @NBC/Getty

Alicia Keys hit the stage alongside Israeli and Palentinian musicians to perform her new track “We Are Here” at the Global Citizen Festival. And hubby Swizz Beatz wasn’t far behind. Peep her performance inside...

Alicia Keys and her baby bump got dressed in all white before hitting the stage at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park yesterday. She was ushered in by her ever supportive husband Swizz Beatz.

In an effort to bring about change in the world, the Global Citizen Festival was created to help end extreme poverty and their goal is to make a major impact by 2030. Tickets to the event were free, but the concertgoers had to complete a series of actions to help those in poverty.

The fab mom was joined on staged by Amir-Kanoon (left) and Idan Raichel (right) on the piano to perform her new track “We Are Here.”

Alicia has been on the promo circuit promoting her new track, which she says is aimed to start the conversation of why we are here and to begin dialogue between cultures on issues such as gun violence.

She even started a movement on social media asking celeb friends and fans to write a short blurb on why they are here, using the hashtag #wearehere.

In baby news...we can expect her newest bundle of joy to make its arrival in December.

Peep her performance below:

Nice.

In case you missed Jay Z's headling performace and Beyonce's surprise appearance at the Global Citizen Festival, check it out HERE.

EXTRAS:

1. Randy Jackson and his wife Erika Riker of 18 years didn't have a pre-nup, so she gets HALF of his estimated $20 million! STORY

Photos: Getty/Swizz's IG

Keri Hilson and the OMG Girlz got sweaty for a good cause in Atlanta yesterday. Peep their “Pretty Girls Sweat” pics inside…

“Pretty Girl Rock” singer Keri Hilson grabbed a pair of sneakers, a t-shirt and some leggings before making her way to the Teen Diaries Foundation's “Pretty Girls Sweat” event at Andrew & Walter Young YMCA in Atlanta.

The special event was part of a series of physical activities designed to encourage teenage girls to have fun with fitness. And Keri was ready to get in her workout for the day while rocking her box braids.

She was joined by special guests OMG Girlz. By the way, they recently changed their name to "OMG" for a more grown up vibe. And they have a new track "Boy It's Over", which is their rendition of Jagged Edge's "Girl It's Over".

Singer Tiffany Evans came out to support.

Keri greeted the young ladies before they worked it out on the court.

And got in on some double dutch fun to break a sweat with the Double Dutch Aerobics team. Nice!

Photos: Paras Griffin/@prettygirlssweat

Ciara is making her rounds during Paris Fashion Week. And she’s looking pretty damn good while doing so. Peep the fashionista's pics inside…

New mom Ciara is overseas in the French capital for Paris Fashion Week. And she’s making her rounds slaying the fashion scene. She was spotted arriving at Hotel Costes in a sexy black number before making her way inside, still sans her engagement ring today.

And it doesn’t look like the songtress is making any plans on getting back with her ex-fiancé Future. It’s reported she gave her $500,000 15-carat emerald-cut engagement ring back to her former lover. No turning back…

Also yesterday....

The “Body Party” singer got booted up with her fur as she left the Givenchy office in the City of Light, likely visiting her good friend, Givenchy Artistic Director Riccardo Tisci.

Givenchy will show off their SS15 womenswear collection tonight at 8pm CEST and we’re sure CiCi will be front row ready.

We feelin' these looks?

Photos: Wire/Splash

Raven-Symone linked up with her former “That’s So Raven” cast mate Anneliese van derPol to check out “A Trip To Bountiful” stage play starring Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Vanessa Williams, Cicely Tyson and more in L.A. Peep their behind-the-scenes pics and get the deets on Danity Kane’s new album inside….

Taking a break from classes at the Academy of Art University, Raven-Symone and her former “That’s So Raven” co-star Anneliese van derPol made a trip to the Ahmanson Theater in L.A. to check out “A Trip To Bountiful” Broadway stage play.

The production stars YBF celebs Vanessa Williams, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Blair Underwood, Cicely Tyson and others. Raven came out to support her good friend Jurnee during her live performance. You'll recall, the play was turned into a telefim which premiered on LIFETIME in March this year.

After the show, she caught up with Vanessa Williams (who recently got got engaged), her friend Jurnee and actor Robbie Jones. It was a mini-reunion backstage as Vanessa, Jurnee and Robbie all starred in the drama-thriller Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor.

Raven also caught up with fab actress Lynn Whitfield for a cute photo-op which she captioned, "My entertainment family!! One day there needs to be a movie!!!!" We would watch.

In music news....

Although they have disbanded after an alleged assault incident between band members Aubrey O’Day and Dawn Richard, Danity Kane still plans to drop their new album D3.

Aubrey O’Day and Shannon Bex shot a short clip for Instagram to announce the release of their new album. It’s available to pre-order on iTunes now and it’s expected to drop October 28th.

And Dawn Richard also posted her own message to her fans letting them know the album is coming out soon:

Hmm... Aubrey and Shannon wished Dawn a Happy Birthdayafter the alleged attack, and they're now releasing their new album.  Do we think they'll get back together?

Photos: Raven’s IG/Jurnee’s IG