Oh Peter.  Cynthia Bailey's husband just got caught out there...on video...with another woman.  Get his lame explanation inside, plus why social media is going in on rapper Lil B and his wardrobe choice...

Chile...Peter Thomas just got caught out there.  Remember those accusations of cheating that were thrown at him on last season of "RHOA"?  Well, ish like this may be why.

A video of Peter chillin' in the club hit the net recently.  But he wasn't chillin' with his homies...he was whispering in another woman's ear and seemingly feeling her boob.  Check it below, courtesy of The Shade Room:

 

A video posted by The Shade Room (@theshaderoominc) on Jun 15, 2015 at 7:10pm PDT

Oh hells no Peter. When the video leaked, Cynthia Bailey conveniently switched her very public Instagram page to Private. We guess she couldn't take being dragged by the masses, especially after she was so concerned with co-star Phaedra Parks' marriage.

So what does Peter have to say about it all?  He posted the below video--from Charlotte where he's hosting parties at  his new bar--but then deleted it:

 

A video posted by @territv on Jun 16, 2015 at 1:00pm PDT

Mmmhmm.  Meanwhile, Cynthia has remained mum about it all with her last post being yesterday.  She said:

Oh.  The RHOA co-stars have yet to comment.

Over on ESPN:

Remember LA rapper Lil B, who cae out with an album called "Im Gay (I'm Happy)" a few years ago?  Well, he came out of the woodwork yesterday and showed up on ESPN to play "Cursed or Not Cursed."  And he showed up looking like this:

The internet was on fire asking WTF was going on here.  And Kevin McCall didn't hold back when speaking about his floppy hat, lace blouse and chandelier earrings:

Interestingly, Kevin deleted his post soon after.  Peep the full video of Lil B's appearance below:

R&B starlets Jhene Aiko and Teyana Taylor both posed for provocative photo shoots this week. Come inside and see Jhene's tribute to Tupac while Teyana strips down and paints herself gold.

"Pose To Be" songstress Jhene Aiko paid homage to slain rap legend Tupac Shakur by recreating three of his most classic photos on what would’ve been his 44th birthday (June 16, 1971)! The photos appear exclusively on MTV News and were captured by Danny Williams.

Jhene sat down with MTV to talk about project.....

MTV: You recreated three iconic Tupac photos, that we’ve debuted here today. When did you get the inspiration to recreate these?

Jhené Aiko: I would say like a few years ago. It’s been a few years, but every birthday of his I always want to do something. I feel like I have to give his legacy some type of present. It started off, one time I did a video shoot where they spread his ashes. And it was a coincidence that I was there that day, we were all like, “Wait a minute, this is Tupac’s birthday and we’re here on the same beach.” So after that, it’s been several years since then and every year I want to do something. I wrote a letter one year, I put it on my tumblr. It’s a special day because to me he was such a special person, so this year it was just an idea that me and my team had and I’m passionate about Tupac so it was something and I was like, “Yeah.” It was just random, it just happened on the spot; it was a really good idea for his birthday.

MTV: The pictures came out really dope. Talk about taking these photos. I could only imagine when you do anything ’Pac related there’s pressure, because he has so many fans that love him. Was there pressure?

Aiko: I didn’t necessarily want the pictures to be exactly spot-on because I can’t channel Tupac. He’s so great to me that I don’t even compare myself to him, like I’m trying to be Tupac. That’s not what it is. It’s just that my love for him, I really wanted to do the pictures justice. There were moments, specifically on the All Eyez on Me picture, where I’m sitting on the chair and it was a really uncomfortable position for me because I’m so small. And I’m like, “This picture is not going to look the same as his because I’m not the same body type.” I was nervous about looking too masculine, but then I was like, “You know what? This is ’Pac, let me channel my confidence” because he had all that confidence. I wasn’t worried about what people were going to think, because it’s just a personal thing for me. I’m not doing it for people to be like, “Oh, wow.” For me, it’s just about expressing my gratitude towards him and his legacy.

We're feeling it.

Speaking of hot photoshoots:

"Do Not Disturb" singer Teyana Taylor linked up with LA-based photographer Sasha Samsonova for some sassy chic gold-plated photos.

Teyana tweeted, "Come Thru Wit Da Fuckin Come Thru."  Well...

Adding, "Motha Grace Mz. Jones If Ya Nasty Taught Me | Own It." 

Yasss.....werk Teyana! Now we see why boyfriend Iman Shumpert is always smiling!

 Photos via MTV NEWS/Teyana's Instagram

Now we know why Rihanna headed to Tokyo...to SLAY Christian Dior's Autumn/Winter 2015-16 Ready-To-Wear Show. See pics inside...

A few days ago we watched Rihanna touchdown in Tokyo and we figured it was for the Dior Japan show.  And here she is.

As the FIRST woman of color to front Christian Dior, it's only natural that she would head to Tokyo for the brand's Autumn/Winter 2015-16 Ready-To-Wear Show.

Rihanna (in head-to-toe Dior) had some powerful arm candy. Her date for the evening was Sidney Toledano, Chief Executive of Christian Dior.

Get into the details on the bag, and the frock and the shoes.

This season - - Christian Dior will sparkle!  Lookin' cute Ri! 

Now about that album...

Photos via Getty

Sasha and Malia Obama are serving up summer fab over in London.  Check out their busy day chillin' with the Royals, the Prime Minister and their own FLOTUS mom inside...

The Obama ladies landed in London yesterday to spread First Lady Michelle Obama's campaign that pushes for education for girls.  16-year-old Malia, rocking a super cute red Shoshanna lace dress, and her 14-year-old sister Sasha were spotted leaving 10 Downing Street in London this afternoon after a meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha.

The YBF chicks are traveling with their mom, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Granny Marian and their cousin on ths trip.

Loving how age appropriate and adorbs Sasha is at 14.

Grandma Marion was spotted leaving the residence before Mrs. O posed it up for pics with the Camerons:
 

Our First Lady kept it fab in a custom Pre-Fall 2015 floral embroidered dress by Christopher Kane.
 

Flawless as always.

Earlier today:

FLOTUS had breakfast tea with Prince Harry at Kensington Palace this morning.  Harry reportedly said he was honored to meet the First Daughters (not pictured) as well.  Nice!

Photos: White House/Splash
 

Nia Long is nabbing roles left and right in Hollywood. Find out about her newest gig in comedy duo Key and Peele's upcoming debut film, plus Tyrese and Jennifer Hudson have teamed up to co-star in a new movie short....

She's already starring in ABC's upcoming sitcom (a spinoff of the classic film) "Uncle Buck."  Now, Nia Long has signed on to star alongside Method Man and others in the movie Keanu, the first feature film from comedy pair Key & Peele.

According to Deadline:

Nia....will play the wife of the character played by Keegan-Michael Key in the story about a group of friends who plot to retrieve a stolen cat by posing as drug dealers for a street gang.

If you're Key & Peele fans, you already know this is going to be silly as hell and quite comical.

The director of the pair's Comedy Central series "Key & Peele," Peter Atencio, will also direct the film.

Jordan Peele and Alex Ruben wrote the script and New Line has already set an April 22, 2016 release date.  Nice.

In other movie news:

Tyrese and Jennifer Hudson, who is starring in the upcoming HBO film Confirmation, are starring in a brand new movie short, produced by Denzel Washington and directed by Paul Hunter, called Shame.  The former Nativity co-stars are pushing out this independent short for the love of film, and we were just sent the trailer.

The short film also has a single attached.  It's Tyrese's track of the same name, "Shame," which is already on the charts.

By the way, Ty also tells us 2015 marks his 20 year anniversary on music.  So his upcoming album Back Rose"will for sure be my last solo album." 

Time will tell....

Photo: Getty

The Golden State Warriors are officially your 2015 NBA Champions!  Go inside one of the biggest nights in #DubNation history...

27-year-old NBA MVP Stephen Curry just led his Golden State Warriors to their first NBA championship in 40 years!

With a final score of 105 - 97, the Warriors ran over an exhausted LeBron James and the Cavs in Game 6 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.  It wasn't pretty, but the W is all that matters.

Warrior Andre Iguodala was named the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player and was handed the MVP Award.

The Dub fans back at The Oracle in Oakland had a packed out watch party inside the arena, and it looked like this:

Nice!

Congrats to Golden State on the historic win and a super exciting series!  We can't wait to see if Riley Curry will take over her dad's press conference...

Photos: NBA/Warriors' IG

After the big NBA championship win for the Warriors last night, everyone was looking for cutie Riley Curry's reaction.  And we've got the cuteness inside...

The Currys posed it up with the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy last night after the Warriors blew past the Cavs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.  SInce papa Steph Curry was the man of the night, you already know he had his wife Ayesha and daughter Riley right by his side.

Ayesha, who's due with the Curry's second child in less than 2 months, posted the above pic of their post-game portrait with the trophy saying, "To God be the glory!!! So very proud of @wardell30 and the @warriors".

Riley, of course, got her own pic with Dad in too.

Right before the final whistle, the fam snapped a cute pic in the stands.

The adorable spotlight-stealing 2-year-old celebrated with daddy Steph afterwards, then this cute moment as captured:

 

A video posted by TheYBF.com (@theybfdaily) on Jun 16, 2015 at 9:42pm PDT

Gotta love her!

amfAR’s Inspiration Gala went down in NYC last night. And a few supermodels, including Tyson Beckford and Joan Smalls, were on the scene to support. Peep the red carpet pics inside….

amfAR held it’s sixth annual Inspiration Gala at Spring Studio in NYC yesterday to celebrate men's fashion while raising funds for AIDS research. And supermodel Tyson Beckford brought his handsomeness to the carpet.

The Chocolate City star will be appearing in a new flick titled Supermodel, which premiered over the weekend at ABFF, about a young girl from Brooklyn trying to get her foot into the fashion industry.

During the premiere, Tyson shared his thoughts with TheYBF.com on the disappearance/non-existence of the black model. He revealed,"Oh...we're already on our way. If you haven't seen it...we're already on the way out the door. There are less billboards. If you go outside right now, and count how many black images are on a billboard, you'll see for yourself."

The fashion flick was written and produced by Datari Turner (who also stars in the film) and directed by Shawn Baker. The remaining cast, include Sessilee Lopez, Tatyana Ali, Fat Joe, Angela Simmons, Toccara Jones, Nichole Galicia, Marc John Jefferies, Adam Senn, Melissa De Sousa, Cassandra Freeman, and Roger Guenveur Smith.

No debut date just yet, but we'll keep you posted.

The world's top model Joan Smalls popped up on the carpet showing off her long legs in a striped Givenchy dress and Casadei heels.

Gorge.

“Orange Is The New Black” star Laverne Cox, who has been making her press rounds in NYC for season 3 of the Netflix show, kept it glam on the red carpet in a black high slit cutout gown. The TIME magazine cover girl debuted new bangs recently, but she went back to a side part for last night’s event.

Coming up for Laverne? She will be presenting at the 2015 BET Awards Sunday, June 28th and will be stopping by "Live with Kelly & Michael" tomorrow.

British model Alek Wek posed it up in a navy blue frock on the carpet.

Inside....

Joan got kissy with French model Constance Jablonski as nightlife personality Ladyfag showed off her lady lumps and trendy new underarm hair.  And no, we're not here for it.

Tyson chopped it up with the man of the hour last night. “Watch What Happens Live” host Andy Cohen (along with Miley Cyrus) was honored for his contributions to the fight against AIDS.

Laverne chatted with cosmetics brand President of Kiehl’s Chris Salgardo during the evening.

On stage...

Mary J. Blige serenaded the star-studded audience with a performance. Looks like she almost suffered a wardrobe malfunction, but likely her lady lumps didn't make any cameos.

Fab times.

Photos: Getty

All across the country (ok...LA, NYC and ATL) celebs flocked to special screenings of the highly anticipated comedy "DOPE."  See flicks of Keri Hilson, Jermaine Dupri and others (after the laughter) inside.

On the heels of a highly successful opening night screening at the ABFF in New York City last week, the producers of "DOPE" held special screenings in three cities recently to showcase the film to celebs and tastemakers.

In Atlanta...

Singer and songwriter Keri Hilson hit up the Atlanta premiere in a cute colorful number from Dries Van Noten.  She posed with actress/singer D. Woods, singer Sammie, and Young Money's Shanell.

Music industry titan Jermaine Dupri checked out the film too. JD is currently on tour and promoting his latest single "WYA" which reunited him with Shad Moss/Bow Wow.

"LAHH ATL" castmember Mimi Faust joined "LAHH NY" vixen Jhonni Blaze and singer Bobby Valentino for a photo. 

"LAHH ATL" stars Kirk and Rasheeda Frost posed with Toya Wright. 

Sidebar....all the drama between Toya and Memphitz has quieted down over the past few weeks.  We wonder if they're still communicating?

In New York... 

Rapper Juelz Santana posed with his baby mama and longtime girlfriend Kimbella.

"LAHH NY" star Amina Buddafly, who gave birth to her daughter Cory (with her husband and co-star Peter Gunz) a few months ago, looked ready for the night.

ARISE 360 anchor and news personality Shannon Lanier was there for the laughter.

In Los Angeles...

We spotted former "Moesha" star Marcus T. Paulk. He's currently starring in Sister Code with Amber Rose.

"Notorius" actress and singer Antonique Smith rocked out in her Marilyn Monroe tee.

Actors Julito McCullum (l) and Marc John Jeffries ("Power') came out to support their fellow actors. Both Julito and Marc John are starring in Supermodel (With Tyson Beckford and Sessilee Lopez) which also debuted at the ABFF last week.

"Young & The Restless" actress Angell Conwell made sure to grab her popcorn.  We're not mad at her...

Photos James Pray, Stephen Knight, Milan Carter

Taraji P. Henson and that glow of hers are covering the July 2015 issue of ALLURE magazine in a sexy lurex chiffon dress by JMendel.  Check the pics and what the Oscar nominated actress reveals about her beauty experiences...and beauty hustles...inside.

Our favorite "Empire" star gets down and dirty about dating her co-stars (why she DOESN'T do it), how she use a beauty hustle to get money in college, and a few other beauty tidbits in the upcoming issue of ALLURE.

She may make it all look easy in that golden Temperly London gown, but this YBF Chick has been working -- tirelessly -- for over two decades.  Taraji upgraded her style game and beauty game while her acting game remained on the same stunning level.  And it's all paying off.

Here's a few things we learned from her cover story.

On flexing her hair stylist skills to make money in college

"I come from a family of hard workers," says the actress. During college, she did hair in her apartment between classes, charging $20 a head. "Oh, yeah, I knew how to hustle and make money. We used to do wet sets.... I bought a hooded dryer, and I had my box of rollers," says Henson, who also taught herself to do nails. "I could have gone to jail; I had no license whatsoever. But it was just my friends. They were like, 'Girl, hook me up.'" Occasionally, Henson still does her own nails. "If I get bored, I'll put a full set on," she says.

On co-star Terrence Howard's legal drama with his ex-wives

"Let's pop the trunk to your life and see what's dysfunctional and what's bad.... At the end of the day, we're all human and we got flaws and we got shit."

On sharing her struggle to "make it"

"I've had so many false starts," says Henson. But as she puts it, "If it's easy, what story are you going to tell? Nobody wants to hear about how easy it was. That doesn't inspire anyone."

On people still believing she and her co-stars had something going on (People still think she and Tyrese were dating during Baby Boy)

"You have to stay professional. It is a business," she says. "I'm not letting no knucklehead dude come between my hard work and my money."

On why she never dates her co-stars

"I always wanted to be known for my work. Not who I dated. Not who I slept with.... I have a gift, and my gift is acting," Henson says. "I started in the business at 26 with a kid, so I was smart enough to know reality from fantasy. I didn't want to blur the lines. This is a job that I have to do. I cannot get caught up in it. And if I sleep with these guys, why would they want to work with me again?" Why wouldn't they? "The conquest is up," she elaborates. "Now I'm just used-up..." she mouths the last word, which, let's just say, starts with a p.

Gotta love her!  Check out more highlights over at ALLURE.

More pics:

Check out the BTS footage from Taraji's shoot below where she talks abut haircut inspirations and more. [If it doesn't play, watch it HERE.]

Photos: Carter Smith for ALLURE

50 Cent is spilling some luke warm tea on the second season of his hit STARZ series “Power.” While chopping it up with The Breakfast Club, the "Power" executive producer and star explains how he convinced LaLa Anthony to go nude, why he didn’t talk to her husband Carmelo Anthony about it, and reveals whether or not he would do a nude scene. Check it inside….

50 Cent and his “Power” co-star Rotimi stopped by Power 105’s The Breakfast Club this morning to chop it up about all things POWER. The drama is breaking records on STARZ and has everyone on the edge of their seats to see what’s going to happen next.

The latest buzz around the show is LaLa Anthony taking it all off for the first time in the name of art. She recently dished on her upcoming topless scene (which we will see in Episode 4) and now everyone seems to be anticipating seeing her in the nude.
 

While chatting with the radio hosts, Fif revealed how he convinced LaLa Anthony to strip down for her role. He also said he didn’t talk to her husband Carmelo Anthony (who he is friends with) about it because he felt that’s a conversation between La and her husband. 

Fif also dished on why he decided not to play Ghost on the show and why it made sense to have Omari Hardwick play the role.

“Power” star Rotimi (who plays 50's character’s protégé) said he was supposed to star on “Empire” to play Hakeem. Rotimi revealed that when he auditioned for Hakeem, it was between him, Quincy Brown and Yazz the Greatest (Byrshere Gray), and then Quincy decided to drop out. He said producers told him he had the part, so he started looking for places to live in Chicago and turned down offers for other shows because he thought he was going to be on the show. Turns out, he didn’t get the part, but he did land a role on the hit STARZ series (which 50 said was better).

Below are the highlights:

On how 50 convinced LaLa Anthony to do a sex scene on “Power”:
He jokingly said, “We’re going to loop that and let it play on STARZ in the loop.” He added, “I was selling it. I was like ‘This is artistic. This is the point where you take it to the next level.’

On if he spoke to Carmelo Anthony about LaLa doing a sex scene:
“I didn’t say anything to him because I was like this is between you and your wife. I shouldn’t be in it personally.”

On if he would do a nude scene:
“Yea, I would. It would have to make sense though.”

On why he decided not to play Ghost:
“I was so invested in the actual storyline I was like, look, it’s definitely easier to sell if I would actually going to play the character. I was like ‘I’ll play Ghost.’ And I was losing Courtney [Kemp Agboh—Power creator] at one point. I kind of got her to focus on just that then we got picked up and I was like it required too much. It is for Omari because it’s a lot of work.”

On Power getting picked up for season 3:
“It’s going to be on for at least 7 seasons. It will be on for quite some time. It’s the largest show on their network. Courtney is already in season 5.”

On his beef-ridden marketing strategy:
“I go after Puff [Diddy] because of his position. He’s number 2 in the category. I don’t care how anyone feels about it. It’s my strategy. It’s the way I was taught to do things.”

On why he doesn’t like Diddy:
“I could have easily transitioned to make money on different things that he turned his nose up at because I dented his ego. I really don’t like him.”

On Chris Lighty’s daughter Tiffany Lighty wrecking his Lamborghini:
“She’s young, she’s a baby. She’s coming around the corner. And it was really his fault…he’s an Uber driver. Y’all have to see the tape, I was like ‘Yo! What the f*ck?’ I didn’t even see it coming [laughs]. The Uber driver came and wanted to take a picture and I was like ‘Ok cool.’"

50 Cent also talked about his upcoming TV projects, his beef with French Montana, why he got mad at Floyd Mayweather Jr. (they’re cool now), his son Sire Jackson and much more.

Check it:
 

The third episode of "Power" airs Saturday, June 20th at 9PM ET on STARZ.

Photo: DJ Envy's IG

Drake (we are totally here for this new beard of his, by the way) and The Game linked up to shoot the video for Jayceon's new track "100" featuring Aubrey Graham himself.

See pics from the set inside, plus Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill doing coupley things....

The Game is taking it back to where he's from, the streets of Compton, to shoot his latest video featuring his YM homie Drake. 

Drizzy may not be from the extra real streets of Compton, but his Toronto realness seemed to be accepted amongst the civilians in Hub City because everybody came out the house to get some camera time with him.

Drake & Game hopped on top of cars (the usual "I'm going back to my hood" rap video ish) and rocked Timbs, jerseys and beards for the shoot:

The Cardo-produced track "100" will appear on Game's upcoming The Documentary 2 album.  Drake posted from the set saying, “Cedar Block @losangelesconfidential lotta love out here in this little world of its own. 100."

Check out BTS footage below:

In other rap news:

Drake's YM cohort Nicki Minaj was spotted making a late night snack run with her boo Meek Mill.  Nicki's assets were spotted strolling past the candy and chips aisle after Omeeka pulled into an Atlanta gas station last night:

They were spotted by a fan hopping back into their car before Nicki turned up on the party scene:

The "Anaconda" rapper is in the ATL filming Barbershop 3.

Photos: Kevin Wong/Instagram

In today's candids roundup, both NeNe Leakes and Jaden Smith have descended upon New York city and Viola Davis was seen at a tv taping with her daughter Genesis.  Check the pics inside...

In New York City:

Realty tv star/actress NeNe Leakes was spotted outside of her posh hotel waving to the paps. 

The "RHOA" diva is VERY busy while in town.  In addition to honoring BRAVO exec Andy Cohen at the annual AmFAR gala last night, she's also filling in for Kelly Ripa on this Friday's edition of "Live With Kelly and Michael."  She posted a few pics from the studio with co-host Michael Strahan:

Fun times.

Also in New York City...

Jaden Smith was seen dashing through foot traffic as he crossed one of NYC's busiest streets yesterday.  He's in town hanging with friends Hailey Baldwin (green jacket) and model Kendall Jenner (below).

It's been quite the "active" trip for Jaden and his pals.  At various points, they've been spotted bicycling, jogging and power-walking through the city's long streets (see more pics here). 

Sidebar...We suspect Jaden is in town researching his latest role.  In a few weeks, he'll begin filming for a tv series named "The Get Down" where he'll play a young man growing up in the South Bronx in the 1970s.

In Los Angeles...

"HTGAWM" actress Viola Davis was spotted walking into a "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" taping.  But she wasn't alone...she brought along her adorable daughter Genesis for a little emotional support. 

Viola chatted it up with Jimmy about her award-winning role on ABC's mega-hit series and her upcoming project, an HBO movie about Harriet Tubman. 

Check out what Viola told Jimmy about her new role in the upcoming movie Suicide Squadhere.  She gave him the scoop saying,“[Amanda Waller] is a bad-ass...Superman would quake in his tights.”

And she also dished on her love for LeBron James and the show "Snapped", plus working with J.Lo in the upcoming movie Lila & Eve:

Loves her!

Photos via Splash/Pacific Coast News/INFPhoto/NeNe's IG

Twitter never lets us down when it comes to debating trending topics in the media. The latest hot topic revolves around former Spokane NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal (whom some have dubbed as transracial).  Actors Don Cheadle and Reagan Gomez recently went back-and-forth about why black women, in particular, are furious over her claiming to be black…when she’s clearly not. Peep their heated discussion inside….

Former NAACP chapter president Rachel Dolezal (who recently stepped down) has been gaining media attention since her parents spoke out revealing her ancestral background. According to her parents, she’s actually of Czech, Swedish and German decent and not African-American like she claimed to be. Rachel justified her delusion by saying she identifies with black culture and didn’t see a problem with lying about her race because that’s who she most identifies with.

Now, there’s a huge discussion revolving around her antics.

As her story becomes the trending topic in recent discussions and makes headlines across the nation, “House Of Lies” star Don Cheadle decided to ask a few questions via Twitter to find out why black women are outraged by this. And he got more than enough answers.

YBF actress Reagan Gomez took a moment (or two) to explain to Don why Rachel’s lies and deception are a big deal, specifically to black women in particular. And we have to say, we agree with everything Reagan had to say about the situation.  (We've been trying to illegitimately care about the woman who has proven herself to be a delusional liar, but this angle we do care about.)

After Don fired off his tweets, Reagan and the Iron Man 3 star were involved in a long Twitter discussion about Rachel. So we picked out a few of their tweets (because there are a slew of them) and would love to hear your thoughts on the matter.

Peep some of the tweets below:

We couldn't have said it better.  How can a woman who was not born black understand the black woman’s constant day-to-day struggle? Let alone, teach classes on the black woman’s struggle. Can a non-black person teach black history and facts?  ABSOLUTELY.  But Rachel's teaching were far beyond history and facts and even the objective view of the black woman's plight in America, which she admits to herself.  Who and what is she teaching or speaking for, exactly?  And can incorrect teachings, that claim to be from a subjective point of view, dark the plight of black women even further?

What are your thoughts on the issue? Do black women (or anyone for that matter) have a right to be upset with Rachel? Are black men (and others) simply attacking black women's outrage versus standing up for our reasonings and defending our identity? 

Or are we just being too “emotional”?

SPEAK ON IT!
 

Photos: Getty

A movie for one of our fave books is on the way!  Hollywood veteran Sanaa Lathan is on board to produce and star in the big-screen adaptation of Omar Tyree'sFlyy Girl.  Get all the deets inside...

Remember the classic Flyy Girl trilogy from author Omar Tyree? Well...thanks to Hollywood A-Lister Sanaa Lathan and Academy Award-Winning screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher's possible script, it's getting the big screen treatment.

ccording to a press release sent today, Codeblack Films has partnered with Sanaa Lathan who'll executive produce AND star in the feature film adaptation of the New York Times bestselling trilogy.

For those of you who have not read the cult series, Sanaa will star as the film's protagonist, 'Tracy Ellison', a beautiful, intelligent, and sassy goal driven woman.  And she's navigating life with street smarts and more.

The "Brown Sugar" actress, who's set to star alongside Michael Ealy in "The Perfect Guy" (in theaters September 11th) and the upcoming production of "The Best Man Wedding" said,

"I'm pleased to executive produce and star in Lionsgate and Codeblack's incredible adaptation of Omar Tyree's iconic Flyy Girl trilogy. So many people have grown up on this series and I'm looking forward to bringing Tracy Ellison's story to life through film. It's my hope to continue to help bring diverse stories to the big screen."

Here's the synopsis: Flyy Girl explores the journey of Tracey Ellison, a successful businesswoman and workaholic who believes that money is always the key to happiness. In the midst of her life journey, Ellison is forced to reinvent herself and rethink her relationships, her career and her definition of success.

SIDEBAR:  The second book in the series, "For the Love of Money," won an NAACP Image Award (2001, Outstanding Book, Fiction).

"Both Sanaa Lathan and Geoffrey Fletcher are welcome additions to this project and we could not be happier to have them on board to help us bring this story to life," said Codeblack Films President Jeff Clanagan. "Lathan's star power paired with Fletcher's nuanced script work - we're confident that Flyy Girl will prove to be a classic."

Congrats Sanaa!

Photos Sanaa Lathan Instagram

Cynthia Bailey has addressed the foolery that is her husband Peter Thomasgetting caught on video acting inappropriately with a female patron of his bar.  Find out what she had to say inside....

Since she quickly made her Instagram private, we knew "RHOA" star Cynthia Bailey was going to wisely choose her opportunity to speak on the matter. Fast forward to this morning when she appeared on her friend Ryan Cameron's show on V103 in Atlanta.

Chick came with notes, y'all. She was not trying to mess up her statements about the matter. After speaking about her upcoming appearances at Essence Music Festival, Cynthia addressed what we really tuned in to hear.

If you need a refresher, check out the video again HERE.  Peter is in his Sports One Bar in Charlotte speaking quite closely into the ear of a female patron, then his hand goes from her neck down the front of her shirt, slowly (and seemingly intentionally) grazing the woman's boobs.

She explained her first reaction to seeing the video saying:

"I wasn't there. I saw it like everyone else. It seemed like he was kissing some un?]identified woman on her cheek.  When I saw the video I thought it was inappropriate.  It's unfortunate that you have people filming you with phones everywhere you go when you're on a reality show.  But it is what it is.

I don't think it's grounds for a divorce."

She spoke on what's wrong to kiss someone on the cheek:

"Well nothing...if you're not on tv.  I mean, I don't think so."

Cynthia says she even had people she knew look at it to get their opinion:

"It's interesting.  I had people look at it and they were like, I don't really see nothing, it's pretty harmless.   I looked at it like, WELL, it's inappropriate.  But it's not like I'm getting ready to do a Waiting To Exhale and set some clothes on fire.  But we're going to talk about some things. I'ma need you to be a little more careful about who he's kissing on or looking like he's kissing on, or putting his hands on the neck or grazing..

Yeah the neck thing was definitely a little weird."

About Peter's explanation (that he deleted):

"That video is definitely reflective of his personality.  it's a still video and just put it out there and he's pretty direct and that's what it is.  Anymore questions?"

Yep, who is the woman in the video?

"It's someone who comes to the bar.  I don't know her but Peter knows her.  I was hearing speculation that it's one of his baby mamas, but it wasn't.  Peter has more than one baby mama."

Cynthia also removed the latest pic of Peter she posted of his at Sports One Bar. 

Ok Cynthia....

Check out video of the interview below:

Photos: Cynthia's IG/Peter's IG

The Obama family landed in Milan today where the First Lady spread her healthy eating initiatives.  And they're looking fab.  More inside...

Today, the First Family (sans President Obama) was seen stepping off Air Force One in Italy with Mrs. O rcking a super fab Duro Olowu frock.  Their arrival comes a day before the First Lady's keynote address the Expo 2015 World's Fair where she'll discuss food, nutrition and world hunger issues and their impact on kids.

Once the first family departed the plane, they were greeted by a line of Italian dignitaries and by President of Lombardia Region Roberto Maroni.

It's been a long week for the ladies as they spent two days in London where they visited Prince Harry at Kensington Palace and participated in Let Girls Learn, a two-day tour to promote FLOTUS' girls education initiative.

But the First Lady's Italian excursion centered around food.  A few hours after her arrival, she participated in a cooking class with 7th and 8th graders from the American School in Milan. The class also featured American Chef John Besh (above) and "The Chew" star Mario Batali (below).

Afterwards, the students and First Lady all headed to the James Beard American Restaurant when the FLOTUS delivered a speach about the importance healthy eating and living and nailed a few jabs at President Obama's eating habits.

Mrs. O told the crowd, "We come up, we sit down, we have a meal. You're actually tasting it and you probably eat less because you're not just shoveling. Shoveling is probably not a good thing. We don't shovel...Well, the president shovels sometimes."

And on an interesting note, she revealed that she's committed to "family" dinner time.  "We've preserved our family dinner time. No matter what the president is doing, between 6.30pm and 7pm, he stops."

The First Lady, Sasha, Malia and Mrs Obama's mom Marian Robinson also met with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his wife and daughter. And before they left for the day, the groups paid a short visit to the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie to see Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper.

Now that's what we call a productive trip...

Photos via Getty

Michael Ealy nabbed a leading role in the upcoming 2nd season of the ABC series “Secrets & Lies.” Find out what character Michael will be playing in the anthology series and peep pics of Chanel Iman visiting some kiddies in the Ivory Coast inside….

Michael Ealy will be hitting the screen in another series, following the series finale of FOX's "The Following," where he played a crazed serial killer.

If you're a fan of ABC's crime drama series “Secrets & Lies,” we have another reason for you to love the show. The sexy actor has been tapped to star in a lead role in the upcoming 2nd season, opposite Juliette Lewis.

According to Deadline, the Think Like A Man 2 star will play an intelligent, hard working investment executive named Eric Warner who becomes the heir to his family’s private equity firm in Charlotte, NC. It appears he has the perfect life as a newlywed and is at the top of his game in his career, but things go left after his wife is murdered. Yikes!

Season 2 is expected to premiere in 2016.

Looks like Michael is getting the hang of playing the crazed, psycho role. He’s also starring in the upcoming romance thriller The Perfect Guy, alongside Sanaa Lathan and Morris Chestnut. It’s expected to hit theaters September 11th.

In do-gooder news....

After slaying the carpet over the weekend at the DOPE premiere during ABFF, supermodel Chanel Iman trekked it to the Ivory Coast on a philanthropic mission.

The Victoria’s Secret model paid a visit to some kiddies in support of international soccer star Salomon Kalou's foundation.

The Kalou Foundation was started to help provide public aid to the less fortunate and provide facilities for those in need of medical care who suffer from an illness or disability.

Chanel made her rounds with her supermodel friend Heidy De la Rosa as they spent time with the children.

The DOPE star shared a cutesy video of her time with the kiddies below: 

 

A video posted by Chanel Iman (@chaneliman) on Jun 15, 2015 at 12:12pm PDT

Cute. 

BONUS:

Regina King will be returning to the second season of ABC’s anthology series "American Crime" as a series-regular.After playing a Muslim woman in the first season, she will playing in a different role for the upcoming season, although details have yet to be released.

According to TVLine, the new season is expected to be centered around an elite prep school in the Midwest, highlighting a gay basketball star. Creator John Ridley revealed the new season will “deal a lot more with class,” as well as “gender issues, sexual orientation and sexual identity.”

Not only will she be a series regular on “American Crime,” she has also hopped on board as a series regular on the 2nd season of HBO’s “The Leftovers.” Chick is hard at work!

Photo: Getty/Chanel's IG

Jada Pinkett Smith is opening up in her new cover story for Haute Living New York about who convinced her to take the role of a brothel owner in the upcoming Magic Mike XXL movie.  Plus, Janet Jackson just gave a sneak peek of her new song to fans....

43-year-old Jada is keeping it effortlessly fab in the new issue of Haute Living New York.   The cover gal is dishing on what (and who) convinced her to take on the role of brothel owner turned male revue promoter "Rome".  And she's posing it up in a Dan Flood-shot spread snapped inside the Viceroy Hotel’s Empire Suite in Santa Monica:

Rocking her sexy gold Giuseppe Zanotti sandals, Altuzarra bluse and  Alice + Olivia short shorts to show off those killer legs, Jada revealed:

'After getting on Skype with Channing [Tatum] and director Greg Jacobs, I knew their intentions were pure,' Jada told the publication, which hits newsstands this week.

First of all, Channing has a huge influence in this industry - the idea that he has the guts to tackle this subject was a real selling point for me.'

'One of the biggest selling points for accepting this role was Channing saying - and I’m not quoting - that there is a way to make the adult entertainment industry responsible.'

The former "Gotham" star and punk-rock artist, rocking a Ralph Lauren Collection dress above, also dished about why she switches up her hair so often:

'If I had to be honest about hair styles and fashion, I would say I use it differently than everyone else does.'
'For me it is an expression of the different personalities of Jada - how I am feeling at the moment. I tend to be that girl - I may want to look like a punk-rocker and use my hair and clothing to express that.'

The actress also cuts, hard, for her fam:

'My family is my priority. If my family is stable and everyone has what they need, then I look at a way to fit in a creative endeavor,' she said.

Hot pics.  Check out the full cover story and all Jada's designer deets over on Haute Living.

In other news, Janet Jackson is still teasing fans.  She posted a snippet of a new song called "Love", along with the words, for her followers today.  Get into it below:

I wanna tell you how important you are to me! Love J. #ConversationsInACafehttps://t.co/hL2qtzC8If

— Janet Jackson (@JanetJackson) June 17, 2015

Janet's new album and new tour are on the way!

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Those "Hollywood Divas" are back.  And they're bringing even more money issues and messiness to season 2.  Sigh, the struggle.  See the trailer inside...

Countess Vaughn, Golden Brooks, Lisa Wu, Elise Neal and Paula Jai Parker are linking up again for season 2 of their TVOne hit "Hollywood Divas." 

This time around, Countess' bestie, Shar Jackson, joins in on much of the fun and foolery as well.  From the looks of this trailer,  Golden doesn't hold back while shading her like she often shaded Countess, somebody may be getting married, Paula is still struggling to get a coint, and it looks like somebody's manager and/or husband is about to cause business drama and catfights amongst the ladies. The usual.

Peep the trailer below:

Season 2 returns soon...

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