Zendaya, Timbaland and Diane Warren linked up to chop it up with a few kiddies for #CampGoogle's educational series. Meanwhile, Michael B. Jordan and his Fantastic Four cast mates did a Q&A interview in NYC. More inside….

Continuing on the promo trail, sexy Hollywood star Michael B. Jordan was joined by his Fantastic Four co-stars Kate Mara, Miles Teller and Jamie Bell for a Q&A style interview at the Apple Store in downtown Manhattan yesterday.

Fans got a chance to ask any burning questions they had about the upcoming superhero film, which hits theaters Friday (August 7th).

It appears this interview went over well...unlike an earlier interview for a radio station where race was brought up. (FYI--Michael's character is the brother to Kate's character, who is white). Find out how Michael cleverly shuts down the race talk HERE.

In other news:

If you haven’t heard, Zendaya is teaming up with superproducer Timbaland and songwriting legend Diane Warren for her upcoming sophomore album, the follow up to her 2013 debut self-titled album.

Yesterday, the trio got together to answer all of the burning questions a few kiddies have about making music and making beats for tracks for #CampGoogle, a free online camp for kids to learn about science with interactive livestreaming events, activities and more.

This week is Music Week on #CampGoogle, so they brought in the teen sensation and two of the music industry's heavy hitters for an intimate studio session where they will learn the ins-and-outs of making beats and Zendaya will teach a few hot dance moves.
 

After the sitdown, Zendaya snapped it up with a few kiddies:

Fun times.

Last week, the 18-year-old Disney star, who will celebrate a birthday next month, teased fans with a 15-second snippet of one of her new tracks set to be featured on her upcoming album. Take a listen below:

 

A video posted by Zendaya (@zendaya) on Jul 26, 2015 at 9:41pm PDT

Timbaland also released a snippet of another one of Zendaya's tracks:

 

A video posted by Timbo the King (@timbaland) on Jul 30, 2015 at 8:46pm PDT

The “K.C. Undercover” star recently explained to MTV News about the direction her new album will be taking. She dished,

“I would say it’s the new wave of R&B. It’s where I think it should be going, or it should be headed; it’s very old-school vibe, but it’s a new-age version.”

So what can we expect from this album that’s different from her debut? She said,

“My first album I was only 15, 16, so I was talking about stuff, but I didn’t really experience it,” she said. “Even though it’s only been a couple of years, you experience a lot — especially being a young adult, being 18, I have a little more behind what I’m saying.”

Nice. No word on when the new album is expected to drop, but after hearing those snippets, we’re here for it.

In movie news....

Photos: Splash/@yannabreezy/@lilsaintgirl

NBA baller James Harden may soon be $200 million dollars richer if Adidas has their way…allegedly. Get the deets on his supposed lucrative endorsement deal and find out what Kobe Bryant is up to in China inside….

There are rumblings that Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden, who won the 2015 NBA scoring title, has been offered a huge endorsement deal with Adidas.

According to ESPN, the mega footwear brand has submitted a bid of $200 million (yes, $200 milli) over 13 years to sign the 2015 MVP runner-up. James’ contract with Nike has expired, so Adidas is pulling out all the stops to ink a deal with the NBA superstar.

Adidas spokesman Michael Ehrlich said in a statement:

Adidas statement on our story of its $200 million bid for James Harden pic.twitter.com/ZeRtW9IVzI

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 3, 2015

It’s interesting to note, Adidas decided it would not extend its contract as the NBA’s official apparel provider after the 2016-2017 season. The $200 million that the company is allegedly offering James represents half of what the brand paid for 11 seasons as the NBA's official uniform supplier. So this is a HUGE deal to try and lure James away from Nike.

As of now, James is relishing in his $80 million contract extension with the Rockets that goes through the 2017-2018 season. Mmhmm….Khloe Kardashian, we’re on to you.

In other sports news….

NBA legend Kobe Bryant is currently overseas on his annual Nike branding tour stopping in China this week.

Today, the L.A. Lakers baller made a stop in Shanghai, China to promote the “NBA Hero” mobile gaming app based in China.
 

It’s clear Kobe is loved overseas as he has been welcomed in Guangzhou and Shanghai by thousands of locals:

 

A photo posted by Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) on Aug 2, 2015 at 12:27am PDT

 

A photo posted by Kri$-B (@_kris_b) on Aug 3, 2015 at 11:11am PDT

As he continues his press tour, there has been talk about the upcoming season being Kobe’s last, but the veteran baller says he still remains undecided about his retirement. He recently told Yahoo Sports,

"We haven't set anything in stone. And I've talked about it before," Bryant said. "But could this be the last? Absolutely. It's tough to decide. It's really tough to make those types of decisions. Players I have spoken to say, 'Kobe you will know.'"

So once he knows, we’re sure he’ll let us know. Until then, keep ballin’ Kobe!
 

Photos: Getty/Splash

Idris Elba graces the cover of MAXIM magazine’s September 2015 issue, marking the first time a man has landed on the cover sans the presence of a woman. Yea, he has it like that. Check out his dapper spread inside…

He’s half man, half amazing. And uber sexy.

“Luther” star Idris Elba is serving some grown man sexiness for MAXIM magazine’s September 2015 issue. And to say it’s groundbreaking would be an understatement.

Outside of the fact that Idris is oozing suave sex appeal, his cover marks the first time a man has landed on the cover without the presence of a woman. Nice!

Shot by photographer Robbie Fimmano, the 42-year-old Britsh actor cleaned up quite nicely as he posed it up in an array of tailored suits that fit like a glove. For the cover story, the actor/DJ/race car driver (who recently broke the UK land speed record in a Bentley) chopped it up with the mag about auto racing, sex, music and more. He also addresses those rumors (again) that were circulating saying he would be cast as the first black 007 agent James Bond.

The official cover story has yet to be released, but we’re sure this drool-worthy editorial will hold you over once the issue hits newsstands August 5th:

Yes Gawd.

You can thank us later ladies (and some gents).

So what's next for the grown and sexy Idris? The Hollywood break dancing hunk is set to star as a villain in the Star Trak reboot, Star Trek Beyond. He’s also gearing up for his role as the frightening Commandant of an African child army in the Netflix original film Beast of No Nation.

Peep the new trailer below:

The film is expected to debut on Netflix October 16th. Will you be watching?

Photos: Robbie Fimmano via MAXIM

We spotted former child star Jaleel White out and about with his kiddie and we've got an interesting tid bit about a change in Terrence J's job status at E! News.  More inside...

Yesterday, "Family Matters" and "DWTS" vet Jaleel White was seen shopping at The Grove with his female friend and daughter Samaya.

The woman pictured above is not Samaya's mother. She's celebrity stylist Taye Hansberry. You'll recall that Samaya's mom is actually Bridget Hardy, a chick who put Jaleel in the headlines a few years ago when she accused him of domestic abuse.   Jaleel was cleared of those charges and has maybe moved on with a new relationship.

If you're wondering where Jaleel has been...he's busy.  This year, he's appeared on "The Soul Man", "Castle" "Hawaii Five-0" and he also completed two independent films The Choir Director and The Preacher's Son.

Work.

In entertainment news...

We've got bad news for fans who look to Terrence J to share their entertainment news....he's leaving E! News (allegedly).  We have to say "alleged" because neither he nor E! have made the news official, but one source, Page Six, just reported on the big shakeup going down over at E!  Former host Giuliana Rancic has also exited and she's being replaced by the newest member of the team, Maria Menounos.

In addition to that shakeup, they're reported that BOTH Terrence J and YBF fav Alicia Quarles are on their way out, according to an insider.  We HAVE been wondering where Alicia has been because she's been MIA from the show.  A new correspondent has been on the show a lot as well.

What's next for Terrence?  Well.....we don't expect his fame or bank account to suffer.  Don't forget...he is well liked and already has some movie titles under his belt.  He's recently completed filming The Perfect Match (see that post here) and we hear he's been making his rounds auditioning in Hollywood...

Photos via Terrence J/Splash/WENN

In today's "No Sh*t Sherlock" news, Iggy Azalea admits she had a nose job. SHOCKER!  More Inside...

A few months ago, Iggy Azalea, whose musical output is at ZERO, made headlines when she admitted she had a boob job.  It was the last time (outside of her Britney Spears feud) that she made headlines. Now, she's back with another headline.  Is she going on tour? Nope.  Does she have a new single?  Negative.  She's admitted that she had a nose job. 

Remember when we posed the question HERE after she showed up to the Billboard Awards with a new face?

Oh how the mighty have fallen....so the only way the so-called "biggest chick in pop-rap" can secure attention is through revealing her obvious plastic surgery?  We think so. The "admission" comes in the September issue of Seventeen Magazine and something tells us....the ONLY reason she got the cover is because her publicist PROMISED the magazine something juicy, e.g. "I got a nose job ya'll!!"

So here are her quotes....

On the nose job:"I'm not denying it. Denying it is lame. I don't think you should be ashamed if you made a change to yourself, which is why I've spoken about the changes I've made, like with my breasts."

On her choice:"Your perception of yourself can change a lot over time. so I think it's important to wait and make sure it's the right choice. I read a lot about nose jobs online. Some women are really happy they got them, and some women changed their noses when they were younger, and when they got older they wished they didn't."

On plastic surgery:"Plastic surgery is an emotional journey. It's no easy feat to live with your flaws and accept yourself—and it's no easy feat to change yourself. Either way you look at it, it's a tough journey. There are things that I didn't like about myself that I changed through surgery. There are other things I dislike but I've learned to accept."

Ok Iggy. Thanks for being so honest. We've already got your next headline and cover story ready to go: EBONY/JET's very special double issue: IGGY AZALEA Admits She COLUMBUSED Hip Hop And STOLE From Lil Kim& Foxy Brown. And She Doesn't Write Her Rhymes!

We'd cop it.

Photos via Seventeen Magazine/Iggy's IG

When NOT wearing underwear goes totally wrong! Lenny Kravitz learned abou it the hard way last night. Get the deets on his major wardrobe malfunction and check out the unedited pic inside….

So…maybe deciding to go commando wasn’t the greatest idea.

Rockstar Lenny Kravitz is currently making his rounds on the European leg of his STRUT tour. Yesterday, the 51-year-old rocker hit the stage in Stockolm, Sweden to perform cuts from his 10th studio album where he suffered a major wardrobe malfunction. Like…SUPER major.

As he was rocking out on his guitar, dude bent down and SPLIT his leather pants, exposing his man parts for concertgoers (and the world) to see. We can’t post the raw image here, but you can check out the unedited photo here, thanks to a fan who timed the snapshot perfectly.
 

Check it at the 10-second mark below:

We assume he felt the extra breeze between his legs and hurried off stage to change his pants. Ha! It's reported he came back out and addressed the crowd saying, "Sorry, I ripped my trousers." Guess he likes to “let it hang” when wearing hot leather pants. Rock out with your c*ck out then Lenny!

He has yet to address the malfunction...and probably won't anytime soon.

Photo: @Lshah11Shah

Nicki Minaj and her "Anaconda" just got commemorated in wax.  Check out her first wax figure inside, plus the shooting drama that went down at OVOFest....

Nicki Minaj is chillin' in Madame Tussauds Las Vegas these days....in wax.  The museum just unveiled the world's first Nicki Minaj wax figure.  It's commemorating her "Anaconda" video.  And it looks like this:
 

Dancers were on hand to help for the big reveal.  Check the video below:

 

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WTF?!?!?!?!??!?? Had no idea they were really doing this. I would've went to Vegas for this. #HappyBirthdayAnaconda Madam Tussauds Wax Figure- whoever did this

A video posted by Nicki Minaj (@nickiminaj) on Aug 4, 2015 at 10:27am PDT

Interesting.

Speaking of Nicki, her YMCMB labelmate Drake had a crazy busy weekend in Toronto with his OVOFest.  While it was the talk of the internet all weekend, it didn't end on the highest of notes.  Check the video below:

According to news reports, two people (a man and a woman in their mid-20's) were shot dead and 3 people were injured at Drake's official afterparty at Muzik nightclub last night.  The Chicago Tribunereports:

Toronto Deputy Police Chief Peter Sloly said shots were fired inside the Muzik nightclub on the Exhibition Place grounds in downtown Toronto, despite a large police presence outside the venue. The shooting took place at about 3:20 a.m. Tuesday when the nightclub was shutting down.

Sloly said at least one victim was shot inside the club, before the shooting moved outside.

"This was a brazen, large-scale, ongoing firearm incident where our officers and members of the public were directly in the line of fire," Sloly said. "We are very lucky that this is not a larger body count, quite frankly."

Police confirmed celebrities were in attendance.  Drake's reps have yet to comment and it's unclear which high profile personalities were in attendance.

Photos: WENN

This YBF chick has zero chill when it comes to flossing her fabness.  The gorgeous Sanaa Lathan, who is rumored to be messing around with rapper French Montana, is UPSCALE magazine's August/September 2015 cover girl.  Get the pics inside, plus what she said about folks thinking nepotism got her to where she is....

With The Perfect Guy on deck to hit theaters next month and Best Man Wedding in pre-production, Sanaa Lathan is a busy gal.  She turns 44 next month and is showing no signs of slowing down.  Definitely not in the looks department either.

In the new issue of UPSCALE magazine, with the cover and spread shot by Derek Blanks and hair tussled to perfection by Kim Kimble, the hot veteran actor is talking nepotism and celebrity.  And yes, she addresses her legendary director father, Stan Lathan.

Check out the cover story highlights below:

On her destiny to act:
"I was a toddler on Broadway, basically. My mom was in the original cast of The Wiz on Broadway. I was always around it, behind the scenes. My father is the first black director in TV. It gets no more in your face than that."

On family ties in business:
"I've never worked with my father. A lot of people say that's nepotism and part of the reason for my success."

On being a "real celebrity":
"I don't feel like a celebrity until I'm doing interviews like this. I walk around in sweats. I'm not always hair and makeup ready, and I have real people around me. That's the key. You can't help but stay in pocket, because real people don't tolerate anything else."

On her next steps:
"I am moving into the behind-the-scenes aspect now. When you've been in the business so long, you say to yourself, "I know how to do this." I know you can never say never, but I'll never stop acting. I'll just keep adding to what the word "performance" ultimately means to me."

More pics from her hot spread below:

The issue hits stands soon.

Photog: Derek Blanks

The 2015 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour was held in Beverly Hills last night bringing out the hot YBF chicks who wow us each week on their ABC shows. See pics of leading ladies Kerry Washington, Viola Davis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Tyra Banks and more inside….

ABC is KILLING IT with women of color as leading ladies n the network.

Well hello there Olivia Pope! “Scandal” actress Kerry Washington was all about color and prints on the carpet at the Disney ABC’s 2015 Summer Television Critics Association Tour held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel last night.

The upcoming season 5 of the hit ABC series looks like it's going to be many things. In the first promo trailer, it looks like Olivia Pope finally gets the guy…the President of the United States Fitzgerald Grant. But will it last? If you missed the teaser, you can check out the trailer HERE.

"Scandal" will return to the small screen on Thursday, September 24th at 9/8c on ABC. And we’re here for it.

“How to Get Away With Murder” star Viola Davis brought style and grace on the carpet as she posed it up for the photogs.  We're not even mad at her flats.

The Emmy nominated actress (who’s up against Taraji P. Henson for Lead Actress in a Drama Series this year) will return as professor/lawyer Annalise Keating for the 2nd season of “HTGAWM” set to premiere Thursday, September 24th at 10/9c on ABC. We wonder what creator Shonda Rhimes has up her sleeve for the upcoming season.

We can’t wait to find out what trouble Viola’s “HTGAWM” co-star Alfred Enoch, who plays her student Wes, is going to get into during the upcoming season.

“black•ish” parents Anthony Anderson, who's in the running for the Lead Actor in a Comedy Series EMMY award, and Tracee Ellis Ross were all smiles on the carpet.

Tracee aka T-Murda strutted her stuff in a floral printed midi dress styled with black pumps. She recently became a new auntie as her brother Evan Ross and his wife Ashlee Simpson welcomed their baby girl Jagger Snow Ross into the world last week.

“black•ish” returns for another hilarious season on Wednesday, September 23d at 9:30/8:30c.  Why is she so perfect?

“black•ish” granddaddy Laurence Fishburne (who celebrated a birthday last week) stood out on the carpet in an all-red ensemble. Happy Belated Birthday Mr. Fishburne! 

“America’s Next Top Model” host Tyra Banks is coming to ABC this fall with a new talk show.

The former runway model will invite audiences to her new daytime talk show “The FABLife” set to premiere live from L.A. in September on ABC. "Lip Sync Battle" co-host Chrissy Tegien will join Tyra and a few other co-hosts to moderate the lifestyle talk show.

The Harvard Business graduate briefly chopped it up with Deadline about what's lacking in daytime television these day, where she said,

“What’s hurting daytime is innovation. What I noticed over time from a production standpoint is that these (talk) shows have the same content, same theme song, same-looking set; they just add a different person. When I look at the shows like Scanal, How To Get Away With Murder, Orange Is the New Black and Transparent, they’re taking chances and risks.” One of the mantras on her FABLife is according to Banks “If it’s been done before, we’re like, make it different.”

This should be interesting...

“American Crime” star Regina King, who's in the running for the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limted Series EMMY this year, went for a bold look for last night’s festivities, rocking a neon pink jumpsuit. We feelin’ it?

For the new season of “American Crime,” it’s reportedly taking a totally different turn as it will transform into an anthology series. No word on the official premiere date, but we hear it should be back mid-season in 2016.

YBF actress Tisha Campbell-Martin will be returning to the small screen this fall on a new ABC comedy pilot titled “Dr. Ken.” She will star as the hospital receptionist, Damona. Not only does she have a new acting gig, she also recently released a new single “Steel Here.” Take a listen HERE if you missed it.

Sherri Saum, who stars as Lena Adams Foster in the drama series “The Fosters,” rocked a sleek and chic look on the carpet last night. Her show is currently airing on ABC.

“Stitchers” star Salli Richardson Whitfield kept it casually cute in a pair of shorts, printed top and colorful sandals. The season finale of the sci-fi series premiered on ABC last night and it has been renewed for a second season.  She's also returning for the new season of "Being Mary Jane" on BET.

“Castle” star Tamala Jones worked the carpet in a white lace dress as she was all smiles on the carpet. The eighth season of the crime series is expected to premiere Monday, September 21st.

“Dancing With The Stars” champion Alfonso Ribeiro was in the mix.

“Grey’s Anatomy” star James Pickens Jr. will return for the twelfth season to reprise his role as Dr. Richard Webber. The new season is expected to premiere Thursday, September 24th at 8/7c.

Meanwhile on social media....

Kerry Washington took over the official "Scandal" Instagram account for a few behind-the-scenes flicks and "us-ies" from the TCA fun:

She rounded up her Gladiators for an "us-sie."

And there's Shonda Rhimes! We can't wait to see what's in store for ShondaLand this fall! 

Kerry kept it coming with the "us-ies":

While on the panel, a reporter asked Shonda about creating her legacy where she responded, “I don’t spend time thinking about legacy. We’re still doing this. I stay in the present — that’s useful."  Word!

Who's ready for ABC's fall line up? We sure are!

Photos: Getty/Instagram

We have some exciting news for those of you eager to see the upcoming musical The Wiz. NBC has announced the leading lady as newcomer Shanice Williams to star as Dorothy. And comedian David Alan Grier will be joining the cast as the Cowardly Lion. Deets inside…

Get excited! We now know who will be starring as Dorothy in the upcoming NBC musical The Wiz Live! Meet 18-year-old budding YBF actress Shanice Williams (above).

We love a fresh face around these parts, so we’re super excited to see a brand new face will be starring as the leading lady for the upcoming reboot of the musical.

This morning, Shanice appeared on "The Today Show" for the big reveal.  She says she’s totally ready to star as Dorothy.  She's following in the footsteps of iconic singer Diana Ross, who starred in the 1978 feature film, and legendary songstress Stephanie Mills, who starred in the coveted role in 1975 Broadway production. Stephanie is set to return to OZ this year as Auntie Em.
 

The YBF chick will also be joiningMary J. Blige as the Wicked Witch of the West and Queen Latifah as the almighty Wiz. There are rumors floating around that Beyonce and “Orange is the New Black” star Uzo Aduba (who’s a classically trained singer) could be in talks to star as Glinda The Good Witch, but nothing has been confirmed as of yet.

Peep Shanice's introduction below: 

Also joining the cast….
 

Three-time Tony Award nominee and veteran comedian David Alan Grier will be starring as the Cowardly Lion for the NBC musical. Ha! We're sure he will be bringing the laughs.

The Wiz Live! is set to premiere Thursday, December 3rd on NBC. We'll be watching!

Photos: NBC/Getty/TODAY’s Twitter/NBC’s Twitter

In today’s L.A. candids, we spot Janet Jackson trekking through LAX with heavy security. Halle Berry, Russell Simmons, Timbaland and Rocsi Diaz were all spotted outside of Craig’s restaurant. And EJ Johnson had a lunch date at The Ivy. Candids inside…

R&B legend Janet Jackson touched down in L.A. yesterday spotted trekking through LAX airport with heavy security detail.

The “No Sleeep” songstress returned to L.A. after visiting her father Joe Jackson’s bedside in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Jackson Family patriarch suffered a major health scare, having three heart attacks while celebrating his 87th birthday. New reports suggest Joe has since been released from the hospital.

Now, Janet can get back to focusing on her upcoming Unbreakable World Tour, which is set to kick off August 31st at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC. Her comeback tour was almost going to be delayed due to her father’s health scare, but it appears things are back to their regularly scheduled program.

Next up for Janet? She will perform at the 2015 iHeartMusic Festival set to go down September 18th & 19th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Elsewhere in Hollywood....

After being spotted with her adorable son Maceo a few days ago, Oscar winner Halle Berry was seen heading inside Craig’s restaurant yesterday, rocking her wedding ring, which she tried to hide. Guess those divorce rumors from her husband Olivier Martinez can be laid to rest…for now.

Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmons was also spotted outside of Craig’s after dining with a mystery chick.

The twosome was captured hopping in their ride before pulling off from the venue.

Before dinner...

Uncle Rush donated a $25,000 check to the L.A. Community Coalition in South Central as they celebrated their 25th anniversary. The occasion was marked with a special ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate their new community center. Russell said, “Still excited for south central... LA community coalitions new building. Happy to have #RUSHCARD support.” Nice!

Timbaland took a much needed break from the studio to dine at Craig’s last night. He’s currently working with Zendaya on her upcoming sophomore album. The superproducer just finished working with newcomer Tink on her new EP Winter’s Diary 3 and will likely assist her on her debut album. Timbo is putting in work.

HLN's "The Daily Share" anchor Rocsi Diaz, who’s rumored to be dating R&B singer Joe, flossed her curves in a red hot sexy number for dinner at Craig’s last night. Hmm...wonder if Joe was secretly in the mix.

Elsewhere in West Hollywood...

#RichKidsOfBeverlyHills star EJ Johnson enjoyed a lunch date with a friend at one of his fave L.A. spots The Ivy.

We're sure he ate a healthy and balanced meal to keep his new trimmed figure in shape. Work EJ!

The third season of the hit E! show just wrapped airing the second season.

Photos: Splash/FameFlynet/Russell’s IG

Meek Mill is shooting a video in the trap house....and still throwing shots at Drake.  Get the latest inside....

This beef is never-ending...and so are the laughs it provides.  Meek Mill posted up pics from a trap-house set showing a new video he looks to be shooting.

Then last night when he and his girl's tour rolled into Charlotte, he had more insults for Drake.  The Philly rapper hurled insults into the mic saying:

“[Lil] Wayne don’t f*ck with you, [Birdman] don’t f*ck with you, Tyga don’t f*ck with you.”

Oh?

He also went on about giving Drake a WEDGIE the next time he sees him (Ha!) and referenced that shooting that happened at Drake's OVOFest afterparty Monday night:

"Everybody catching bullet holes... Including Drake and the whole OVO."

Check out the videos below:

 

Ya boi still reaching #Meek #PinkPrintTour

A video posted by thesneakerpimp (@thesneakerpimp) on Aug 5, 2015 at 8:46am PDT

As for the YM homies no longer being friends with Drake, Meek may want to check the tape. Lil Wayne played Drizzy's "Back To Back" track at Mack Maine's birthday party in Miami on Saturday night:

 

Lil Wayne performance for @mackmaine4president birthday! Rocking that @champagnepapi #Back2Back Just another #EyeCandySaturdays @varsitylg

A video posted by dreammiamifl (@dreammiamifl) on Aug 2, 2015 at 1:07am PDT

Looks like all is still good in the Young Money camp...

And then there's this: Meek Mill may be on a few more celebrities' ish lists soon.  Because he won't pay the owner of a home that he seemingly damaged.  According to TMZ, Chris Brown, Khloe Kardashian, Justin Bieber and more about about to get caught up in the foolery:

Meek's friends were just added to the ongoing lawsuit against him for allegedly trashing a Beverly Hills rental pad during an epic Grammy party. The owner of the house says he had warned Meek about having ragers ... and having more than 6 people on the property at once.

The lawyer for the owner tells us Meek is refusing to negotiate a payment for the damage ... so they're amping it up by naming all the high profile guests from the bash, calling them trespassers.

We're told the lawyer plans on deposing the celebs ... grilling them about the party ...

Meek better pay up QUICKLY before his celeb friends get in on the Twitter shaming like the corporate businesses already have.
 

Photos: Meek's IG

KeKe Wyatt has given the video treatment to her ballad “Lie Under You.” And chick is totally love sick longing for her man. In another video, Wiz Khalifa gives us a sneak peek of his “Boys of Zummer” tour in his new video “Say So.” Check ‘em inside….

Former “R&B Diva: Atlanta” star KeKe Wyatt has returned with brand new visuals for her track “Lie Under You,” the follow-up cut to “Fall in Love," both from her self-titled EP released last year.

The former reality star croons over the country-inspired ballad about missing her significant other as she lies in the back of a pick-up truck and wonders through the forest. She sings,

Ohh You're you're like a bottle of wine/You get better with time/All I need, is a glass of you/Whoa, you're like a ray of sunshine/In the noon time /All I wanna do is lie under you

Get love sick with KeKe below:

In another new video...

Wiz Khalifa is doing his usual…smoking weed and rapping about weed in his latest video.

The Taylor Gang honcho released the visuals to his new track “Say So,” where he gives us a sneak peek behind-the-scenes of his “Boyz of Summer” tour (which he’s currently on with Fall Out Boy). And it looks like he brought Instagram star A-Town along for the ride as he makes a cameo in the video. Check it above.

Tonight, Wiz hits the stage at the Toyota Amphitheatre in Wheatland, CA
 

EXTRAS:

1. Meagan Good is set to star in a new NBC series titled “Mr. Robinson.” Chick is booking new gigs left and right. STORY
 

The Miss D we see on the show, is definitely her real life persona.  At least that's the vibe we got. TheYBF.com chatted with “Bring It” coach Dianna "Miss D" Williams about all of the behind-the-scenes drama allegedly popping off at the Doll House on the hit Lifetime show. Find out how she reacted to our questions inside...

Dianna "Miss D" Williams leads an energetic hip-hop majorette dance team that stars on the hit LIFETIME docu-series “Bring It.” The tough talking yet quite talented coach and “Dancing Dolls” have been wowing viewers for over a year now with their lively dance moves and fun personalities. And we’re huge fans. 

The "DD4L" crew kicks ass and takes names and pretty much every city they roll into for competitions.  Keeping up their reputation will be harder than getting that reputation.  

This new season of the show that just kicked off this past Friday (Lifetime is calling this season 2B) is sure to bring many twists and turns, ups and downs and emotional roller coasters, if it’s anything like the previous seasons. There are new moms, new dance coaches, Sunjai& Captain Kayla have graduated, and according to Coach D, there is lots of drama!

Plenty of said drama has been going at the Doll House (her dance studio) in Jackson, Mississippi. Based on what we gather from Instagram, two members from the Dancing Dolls, Tamia (who was in the running for captain) and Shakayla, are no longer with the team and have joined their rivals the Purple Diamonds! Tamia has been very vocal on social media about what went down and why she was booted off the team.

Below is a snippet of her explaining her side of what went down via Instagram:

There's always 2 sides to every story . You heard their side (which was second hand information). Now here is our side which is 1st hand information . Now you decide!!! Facts:
1. I'm not going to even speak on her [Miss D] husband because he wasn't around to see any of the incidents or fights happen. By all means protect your wife, but speak on things you know and not here say. His accusations and so called (FACTS) are NULL AND VOID‼️ And the answer to your question (why didn't I leave the team if it was so bad?) because I love to dance and we were all supposed to be family. And in fact I don't get paid a dime to be on the show!

2. First fight the coach knew there were a group of women and their daughters outside the Dollhouse in a huddle because she just had a verbal altercation with them. The coach could have prevented the altercation but she was scared of the same people because she was in the middle of the drama herself. Instead of telling these group of women to leave the premises she folded under pressure because she just kicked 2 of the dance members off ; therefore she just let them linger around. When my sister pulled up, they immediately started talking noise to my sister and her 2friends. In the midst of words being exchange all 8 females including parents walked up on my sister and tried to jump her . With 8 people trying to jump my sister all she could've done was protect herself and fight back . Why in gods name would my sister walk up to 8 females by herself ? The fight happened by my sisters car so that lets you know that they walked up on her. After the fight , she gave me the option to either stay inside the factory or go outside to see about my family. Which one option would you have taken ?
3. As far as the gun situation, no one had one. Only 1 person claimed they saw a gun and the coach just ran with that , instead of listening to our side of the story. When this situation happened, she seized the opportunity to demote me!!

4. A particular girl that's 18 trespassed and came to where I live. My mom asked her why she wanted to fight me. She disrespected my mom and called me out my name, but I was on my way to practice and I didn't have time for the drama. Later that the same girl came to the Dollhouse and caught me off guard and tried to fight my mom and I and she brought two other girls with her. I had no control of her coming to the Dollhouse nor was I aware that she was coming up there. I didn't have control over neither fight , but the 1st one could have been avoided if proper actions were taken. The coach nor her husband were outside for either fight.

5. The team voted for me as their captain, so if I brought so much negativity to the Dollhouse and the team , why was I picked as captain ? After all this happened , why did they vote for me to come back ?

6. Why haven't the coach hired any security for the building ? The only time the Dollhouse has security is when the cameras are there. Without having security , she leaves her girls vulnerable to any outside fans or enemy's including herself.

Yikes!

So obviously, we just had to ask Miss D about it all.

TheYBF.com got the chance to chop it up with the fiesty coach recently where we asked her about all of the shocking drama unfolding. Clearly, Coach D wasn’t here for the alleged rumors and allegations and made sure we knew it.

“Well I don’t think that’s really anybody’s business,” she tells TheYBF.com. “It’s no one’s business as to what happened with two members of the organization who are no longer affiliated with the team.”

Some would say the social media postings made it everyone's business.

When we asked if Tamia and Shakayla would be returning to the upcoming season of “Bring It,” she informed us Shakayla was never apart of the battle squad (which means we won’t see her on the show), but she never mentioned anything about Tamia.  She did say:

“I’m not willing to answer that question, so you can scratch that question because I’m not going to answer that. It’s nobody’s business.”

Well, that’s that.

Since we couldn’t get that cleared up, we asked who took over as captain of the team since their last captain Kayla graduated. She wasn’t budging. She didn’t reveal who claimed the title, so we’ll just have to watch the new season to find out (even though Tamia hinted that she had the title before she ended up outside of the company).

Dianna dished to us about her own dancing start saying:

“I’ve been dancing for as long as I can remember. I started dancing at the age of 4 with tap.”

Growing up watching icons like Janet Jackson and Tina Turner is what inspired her to start her dance team. She revealed to us that it has been hard to keep up with the trending dance styles (referencing the Whip/Nae Nae), but sticking true to who she is is what has keeps her team successful.

Nice!
 

"Bring It" airs Fridays at 9/8c on LIFETIME.

Check out the summer premiere trailer below:

Photos: LIFETIME

Mariah Carey just copped a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which has been years in the making. Peep the pics and video of MiMi unveiling her star with her twins Monroe & Morrocan and get the deets on Nicki Minaj’s new video gaming app inside….

Mariah Carey has finlly received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! It’s been a long time coming, but the elusive chanteuse was awarded the 2,556th star today outside of the W Hollywood Hotel.

Joining the R&B legend were her twins Monroe and Morrocan and they were just adorable as they watched mommy MiMi relishing in her big feat.

Aww...how precious!

The Grammy winning multi-platinum artist was joined by her friends BET President of Programming Stephen Hill, filmmakers Brett Ratner (Precious) and Lee Daniels (The Butler, Empire), and her longtime friend and collaborator L.A. Reid.

Before she took the podium, she picked up her twins Roe & Roc where they both affectionately said “I love you mommy!”  She responded, “I love you babies.”

After being introduced, the “#1 to Infinity” singer thanked everyone for the outpouring of love saying,

“This is so overwhelming! I never expected this. I’m very emotional. Thank you so much to everyone for being here.”

She added,

“This is a huge honor, a childhood dream come true. It’s been a long time coming so they say and I’m very honored and very humbled and thankful to be here. Thank you so much to everybody for being here.”
 

Afterwards....

She greeted her "lambily" fans to sign autographs.

Congrats MiMi!

In other Mariah news....

 

A video posted by Mariah Carey (@mariahcarey) on Aug 5, 2015 at 1:13am PDT

The "You're Mine" singer shared a sample of her new track with French Montana, days after posting pics of the two in the studio. Check it above. Hmm...no word on where this will end up yet, but we're sure it will debut soon.

In other news....

Nicki Minaj is following in the footsteps of her boyfriend Meek Mill, who recently released his "Bike Life" game available for iPhone and Android. Now the “Anaconda” rap star is set to launch her very own mobile gaming app.

App developer Glu reveals the game will feature Nicki’s voice and likeness with her “creative direction” driving the app. Not many other details have been released as of yet.

CEO Niccolo de Masi said in a statement, "I am thrilled to welcome the undisputed queen of hip-hop, Nicki Minaj, to Glu's growing list of celebrity partners.”

So when can we expect to download the game? As of now, it’s expected to drop next summer.

This is one hell of a week for Nicki. Outside of being in the middle of the rap beef between her beau and label mate Drake, the Young Money star got bootyliciously commemorated in wax at Madame Tussauds museum in Las Vegas and she’s currently on her "Pinkprint" tour which stopped in Charlotte, NC last night.

Congrats Nicki.

Photos: Getty/MC's IG/Nicki's IG

Birthday parties galore are going down in Atlanta.  Find out how Todd Tucker celebrated with wife Kandi and the rest of the crew, plus "LAHH: ATL star Tammy Rivera and Wacka Flocka popped bottles for Tammy's birthday....

Awww look at the Tuckers!  The now pregnant Kandi said she had to go home early because of all the smoke in the club, but she turned up with her hubby before she made her exit.

Last night in Atlanta, the crew headed out to celebrate Todd turning a year older.  He got some love from wife Kandi, stepdaughter Riley, and his daughter Kaela:

Cute.

The ATL usuals were in attendance, Toya Wright, Latasha Wright and Rasheeda.

Carmon wished her homie a happy birthday, but posted this disclaimer:

A birthday pic with the bday boy @todd167...we may not always see eye to eye but we are family...Love you bro!! Happy Birthday!! For the haters...yes my hand is on his shoulder, Mama already knows and Kandi is here...

Ha!

Check out the crew singing Happy Birthday below:

 

A video posted by 625 (@kpt__) on Aug 4, 2015 at 8:34pm PDT

And two cakes for his love of the camera and the Bronx:

In other party news:

The stars of "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" went out to Soho Lounge in the ATL to celebrate Tammy's birthday.

Tammy was popping bottles all night so was doing the most with her rapper husband Waka Flocka.

Bambi and Scrappy were there to party with their co-stars.

These two...

Bambi and Scrappy were spotted leaving together as well.  We guess she got over feeling like an outsider when it comes to him and Erica Dixon...

Photos: Prince Williams/ATLPics.net/Instagram

The super sexy Michael B. Jordan is gracing the pages of DUJOUR magazine in a hot new spread. Come inside to find out how what the Hollywood hunk said about Bill Cosby helping mold his career, finding love and his nerdy obsession that has us crushing on him even harder….

Michael B. Jordan is Hollywood's next big thing. He’s knocking out killer roles left and right and we’re here for every single one of them. He’s gearing up for two epic roles in the superhero film Fantasic Four (August 5th), the Rocky spin-off Creed (November 25th). And that's not it. He recently nabbed a role in a new film titled Just Mercy about a young lawyer fighting to fix the country’s criminal justice system. That’s sounds very interesting.

While surfing the promo trail for his upcoming superhero blockbuster film, the 28-year-old hearthrob found time to chop it up with DUJOUR magazine about his rise to mega stardom. We first met the Newark, New Jersey native on TV shows such as "The Wire" and "Friday Night Lights," but one of his first roles in his acting career completely changed his life.

Starting out in the biz as a 12-year-old, he was cast for a small role on Bill Cosby’s “The Cosby Show,” starring opposite of the veteran actor (who has been under fire recently for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting several women). Michael recalls his experience with Mr. Cosby as life-changing which has affected how he approaches new roles today. He said:

“He commanded that set; that was his show. He demanded a professionalism from everyone.” In one instance, Jordan recalls, Cosby helped him learn to embody his character. “He gave me a tick,” Jordan says. “[He said], ‘You care about your hair. You love your hair. You brush your hair nonstop all day. That’s what you do.’ And I was like ‘alright, got it.’ So I brushed my hair. And you’re shooting this thing for hours. Imagine brushing your hair until your scalp is raw.” But it taught him about dedication, and about how far he’d go to deliver a memorable performance, no matter how small the part.

The sexy star then talked about how fans perceive him in real life based on the roles he play. He said,

“It’s so weird, people think they know me based on my character, and I’ve played some pretty good guys,” he says. “I think I’m a good guy, but I have my moments—I’m not a saint at all.”

Oh? Mmhmm…we caught that Michael.

During his free time, the Hollywood star revealed he enjoys collecting graphic nocels and obsessing over Japanese anime! Really? News to us. Now we know how to approach him when the time presents itself. We kid.

Speaking of his love life, Michael dished that he’s very traditional when it comes to relationships (major plus in our book!). He said his parents' relationship (who recently celebrated 30-years of marriage) is the blueprint to how he hopes to one day find love. He said,

“My family environment growing up is very much what I want eventually. It gives me hope and a longing for something more than the surface kind of relationships that you have so much. I always use them as a gauge. They were 28 or 29 when they got married. So I have a year… But unless something dramatic goes down, I don’t see that happening.”

You hear that ladies? Sounds like he's single. We can certainly help you with that Michael. *wink*

You can read the rest of his interview here.

Now…get a napkin (because you may need to wipe your mouth) and check out his drool-worthy spread below:

So damn sexy!

EXTRAS:
1. Mara Brock Akil and her husband Salim Akil have inked an overall deal with Warner Bros TV where they will develop new series for the studio through their Akil Productions. Sweet! STORY
 

Photos: Kirk Edwards via DUJOUR

Yankee games and red carpets...Tracy Morgan and Michael B. Jordan made their evening a family night.  Check the pics inside...

His recovery is coming along quite nicely it seems.  Comedian Tracy Morgan was spotted at Tuesday night's Yankee game in the Bronx as the hometeam took on the Red Sox.  He had his daughter Maven and fiance Meagan right by his side:

He's got his smile back and is walking without a wheelchair or cane after his horrible car accident he was involved in with a WalMart truck recently.  Glad to see him still pushing through and living life.

Also in NYC Tuesday night:

Michael B. Jordan threw on a pinstriped suit to hit the carpet at the Williamsburg theater before his big Fantastic 4 premiere.

He snapped some fun pics with his co-stars before showing off his very important dates for the evening:

The beaming woman in the middle is his super proud mom. And his proud dad is on the end.  The California native seemed to love having his parents on the NY carpet as his biggest supporters. 

Sweet!

And on Wednesday afternoon:

Oh heeeey Michael.  He was spotted looking hot and casual while leaving his hotel.  Our crush is so serious..

Photos: Splash/Getty

Robin Thicke has reunited with Nicki Minaj for another collabo track.  Check out "Back Together" inside, plus Robin and his girlfriend shooting down engagement rumors...

First things first, Robin Thicke is not engaged.  Paula Patton's ex hubby made headlines yesterday when mainstream reports claimed the 38-year-old crooner and his new 20-something girlfriend April Geary were engaged.  Before we could give him the side eye for it, Robin shot down the rumors saying:

April also chimed in last night saying:

Now about his new song, it sounds like Robin could still be pining away for his ex-wife.  He croons about getting that old thing back before Nicki comes on the track with her verse where she lays down the law about how good she is...at everything.  She also incorporated lyrics from her boyfriend Meek Mill.

The track, which is Robin and Nicki's first together since “Shakin’ It for Daddy” off 2009’s Sex Therapy, will appear on Robin's upcoming 8th studio album.  Check out "Back Together" below:

EXTRAS:

1.  Tyrese was just cited for protesting and blocking traffic at iHeartRadio in L.A.  He's mad that mainstream radio seems to purposely not play R&B or soul music unless it's sung by a white artist.  STORY

2.  Brandon Jennings randomly deleted all his social media after the NBA baller went in on Meek Mill during the beef with Drake.  STORY

Photos: Getty

Busta Rhymes is out of jail after getting booked on an assault charge yesterday...and he's speaking out.  The latest deets are inside...

The gym is full of testosterone, and Busta may have let his get the best of him.

On Wednesday at Steel Gym in the Chelsea area of Manhattan, Busta (government name Trevor Tahiem Smith Jr.) got into it with a gym employee.  It involved throwing a protein drink at someone!  The 43-year-old was arrested around 8:30pm.

The Associated Press reports:

A spokesman for the New York Police Department says the Brooklyn-born rapper and the worker had been involved in a dispute that escalated. He says Rhymes allegedly threw a 17-ounce cardboard container of strawberry protein drink at the man, hitting him in the head. It wasn't immediately known if there were injuries.

The "Make It Clap" rapper was charged with second degree assault, an his lawyer says he's confident Busta will beat it.

When he left jail yesterday after posting bail, Busta posted on IG:

Thanks to everyone who helped expedite this evening for me. I'm good and we're back to the grind. Heading 2 the studio 2 turn the bullshit into GREATNESS. I'm super good. #THECONGLOMERATE.

Oh Busta....

Photo: FameFlynet