Actor Tristan Wilds stars in Adele's new video, "Hello."  Watch the clip inside and see the visual for "Solid," a new collab from Ty Dolla $ign and Babyface.

Tristan Wilds (aka Mack Wilds for music fans) just landed one of the biggest roles of his music career.  We've just learned that he stars in Adele's new video, "Hello."  If you're wondering why that's such a big deal, we'll explain.....

Adele is one of the biggest stars in the world.  Her follow-up to the album 21 (which was released fours years ago) is easily one of the most eagerly anticipated albums of the past few years.  So naturally.....all eyes are going to be on the "Hello" video.....and Tristan is the star!  It might not turn him into a household name, but he and his agent can rest assured that cast agents and producers all over the world won't forget him.

The black and white visual was directed by Xavier Dolan and is set in the countryside near Montreal. In the clip below, you'll see Adele alone in her house fixing some tea while reminiscing about a past relationship.  And she's the villain.  She actually broke Tristan's heart!  Again.....this is another score for Tristan.  He gets to come across as a jilted-sensitive pretty boy to women all around the world.  It's a win win for him! He's going to be VIP/velvet rope status from Alaska to Antarctica. 

The song appears on Adele’s third album 25, which drops on Nov. 20th.  The disc is composed of 11 tracks, with contributions from Danger Mouse, Max Martin, Tobias Jesso Jr., and OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder.

Watch "Hello"

In other new clips.... 

Ty Dolla $ign has landed iconic soul singer Babyface for his latest song "Solid."  It's the lead single from Ty's highly anticipated debut album Free TC, which is scheduled for a November 13th.  In addition to Babyface, we've learned that Free TC also features Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Wiz Khalifa, Future, R. Kelly, and Trey Songz.

With Babyface leading the way on his guitar, the track is a little different from what we've heard before....but it'll likely open him up to a new audience.  But he doesn't stray too far away from his base......big money talk, big kush talk, big car talk, big booty talk - It's STILL gangsta.

Snitching on your homies, that ain't solid

Tricking, she ain't yours, that ain't solid

She a minor in an Audi

Wouldn't give that ass a dollar

She said don't you got a million dollars?

I said stay up out my pockets

FYI - Babyface is setting up for his next album too.  Return of the Tender Lover is pegged for a December 4th release.

Watch "Solid" here:

Party with a purpose! Ludacris’ wife Eudoxie put together a fundraising event in Atlanta last night to help raise funds for her organization Unspoken Angels in an effort to raise awareness to domestic violence. Celeb friends Monica and Shannon Brown, Larenz Tate and more came out to support. Peep the pics inside….

Ludacris’ wife Eudoxie is in the do-gooder spirit helping to raise awareness to domestic violence. The cause is something she holds close to her heart as she has spoken about being sexually abused while growing up in Gabon, Africa.

Last night, the new mom put together a fundraising event at Intermix in Atlanta to raise funds for her organization Unspoken Angels. Guests had the opportunity to shop the latest designs at the Atlanta boutique and were gifted a complimentary styling session.

Of course, her hubby Luda was there to show his support. He was busy playing paparazzi during the event.

The ATL rapper was very proud of his wife's philanthropic efforts. He captioned on Instagram, "Celebration dinner for a successful charity event tonight. Proud of my Queen"

"House of Lies" star Larenz Tate came out to support the good cause.

Code Red singer Monica and her hubby Shannon Brown were also in attendance to support the cause.

Gotta support big sis! Eudoxie's little sister Christella Mimi was also in the mix.

Eudoxie's homie Monyetta Shaw and a host of other guests made sure to show their support. Good times.

Photos: ATLpics.net/Luda's IG/Eudoxie's IG/Monica's IG

Earlier this week, the home of Redskins baller DeSean Jackson suffered a home invasion...and cops believe a gang was involved!  Get the deets on the botched robbery (which included a pistol-whipping) inside.....

When you upgrade your life, you also need to upgrade the company you keep.  Washington Redskins balled DeSean Jackson is going to learn this the hard way.  On Wednesday, DeSean's home in Tarzana, California was broken into by several men...while DeSean's "friends" were home.  Follow this closely...

DeSean Jackson, who has a reality show on BET called "Home Team" and is expecting a child with girlfriend Kayla Phillips, is away in Virgina practicing with the Washington Redskins.  So....who's living at his house? 

Police say 4 to 5 people stormed the home with guns while there were roughly 6 people inside.  But.....the guys inside "FOUGHT" back.  While no one got shot, cops are reporting that one of the "residents" was beat with a pistol.  #highlysuspect 

According to TMZ, investigators believe the intruders had been in the home before because they knew EXACTLY where the security cameras were placed. They also believe that the incident was gang related, but DeSean was not the target.  Reportedly it was someone staying inside the home.

From what we can gather, DeSean knows as much about the home invasion as we do. His publicist Denise White told TMZ "DeSean is getting ready to be a father for the first time. He's currently in Virginia practicing with the team. He had no knowledge of the incident until a phone call last evening. It's a legal matter. We're waiting for police to let us know more about the incident."

A little backstory....

For those unfamiliar with DeSean, NJ.com published a profile of the baller that shined a detailed light on his shaky and alleged affiliations with LA-gang members.  While growing up on the rough streets of LA, it was clear that he had a talent  - football. But even after he got a scholarship to the University of California, Berkeley, he couldn't seem to shake off the leeches and friends from childhood.  By this point, most of them were in gangs.  Maybe DeSean was trying to "keep it real" and prove to the boys on the block that he hadn't changed.  In fact, his friends were the reason he got dumped from the Philadelphia Eagles. 

Word of advice DeSean, this sounds like an inside job (much like the Chris Brown robbery).  In our (un)professional opinion, it's all highly suspect. #justsaying. If we were investigating, we'd start with the fellas "staying" in your home.  

We sincerely hope DeSean gets this together before Kayla gives birth.....

Photo via Getty 

Actor Harold Perrineau has penned an open letter, begging internet trolls to stop slamming his biracial daughter over her casting in the upcoming film Jem and the Holograms.  Read it inside....

Black actors can't win.  Some are "too" black.  Some are not black enough.  Or in the case of John Boyega, who is starring in the new Star Wars trailer, folks are mad that a black actor landed "that" type of role in the first place.  Now, there's a new controversy....involving a cartoon turned live action movie. 

Back in the 80s, there was a fun little cartoon named  "Jem and the Holograms." Jem was a bad chick.  She had pink hair, magic earrings, a talking car, a bad ass boyfriend AND she fought crime and solved mysteries.  She was the Rihanna of the 80s.  And to top it off....she had a black best friend named Shana.  Shana was a brown-skinned YBF chick who rocked purple hair.....long before Nicki Minaj or Lil Kim. And dare we say it.....she rocked her purple hair "natural."  No perm, no weave, no processing. 

Shana set trends in 1985. And she was good on the dums.  Saturday mornings....we lived for a Shana drum solo.  Respect the queen! 

Now it's 2015 and let's be honest....Hollywood loves women of color, especially when they are racially ambiguous. That fact has its pros and cons. Get into the cast photo atop.  Could you easily spot Shana?   Hell no.  The Internet (including us) took notice and went in......

Now, actor Harold Perrineau (Best Man, Lost), the father of Aurora Perrineau, (the new Shana) is defending her casting against folks saying she isn't Black enough.  We're not hating on Aurora....but damn.  One of the main reasons YBF kids (like we used to be) LOVED Shanna was because she looked so much like us with an edge we could only fantasize about.  Nevertheless......she did audition, she did earn the role and folks need to stop dragging her.  Her dad told The Wrap,

"The reason I’m so angry right now (and I’m sure that many people will be able to understand this) is that I feel like my daughter — MY CHILD — is being attacked. She is being harshly and unfairly judged during a time when she should be relishing her accomplishments. You see my daughter, Aurora Perrineau, decided to become an actor like her old man.

And while I know the many pitfalls that she may encounter, my wife and I have tried to shield her as much as we can. We’ve taught her to work hard and to respect her gifts by training and making her art important to her. We’ve taught her to respect herself and others. The road of the artist is long and arduous.

When she was cast in the film “Jem and the Holograms,” something she worked extremely hard on, she suddenly became the target of a lot of people’s anger. Aurora is the product of a Caucasian mother and a black father and is therefore not qualified or not “black” enough to play a black character from an animated series, according to some people. Her blackness or lack thereof is so offensive to some that they’ve written articles about it. They’ve gone onto social media and spewed their vitriol directly at her. Some went so far as to suggest that she “kill herself” for taking the role. All, without ever seeing her work in the role. All this anger based solely on the color of her skin.

Dr. King’s “I have a dream” speech continues to play in my head. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day grow up in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” Guess that day still has not come.
As you can guess, this all makes me pretty F*#%#n mad but, now I can see pretty far beyond my face. I can see a much bigger picture and it leads me to ask myself: “What is it I want to create here?”

I create for a living and that’s my sword against injustice. How am I going to use that sword in this instance? Do I create more division by arguing with people that have the same problems as I do? Arguing that my daughter is “black enough?” Well … That seems silly to me."

Feel free to read his entire letter here. 

Again.....we don't want to throw Aurora under the bus, but it's sorta like  (don't kill us) casting Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone.  We're happy that a woman of color is winning tho...

Thoughts?

Photos via Getty

We love when our YBF celebs give back to the kiddies. NFLer Victor Cruz sent some words of encouragement to a predominantly black Virginia high school football team after they were met with racism at a predominately white school during a football game. Find out what happened and Victor’s inspiring words inside…

New Yorks Giants baller Victor Cruz, who’s currently nursing a calf injury, put smiles on a high school football team in Richmond, Va. recently.

Last Friday, John Marshall High School (a predominately black school) traveled to Glen Allen High School (a predominately white school) for the latter’s homecoming football game. But, the team's welcome was anything but welcoming.

During warm-ups before the game, a racist song, which is a parody of “Duck Tales,” was played over the PA system, according to reports. The hateful track is filled with racial stereotypes and slurs along with expletives scattered all throughout it. Below are a few of the awful lyrics:

“I hate f*cking n****rs / n****rs suck d*ck,” one lyric says. “Look at n****rs trying to raise money / But they can’t ’cause they spend all their money / They’re n****rs and they’re so f*cking n****rs / I hate them.”

Yes, this is what was played over the PA system right before the game..and everyone heard it. They TRIED it.

Rather than act a fool, John Marshall football team used the racist remarks to fuel them on the field and came out victorious, beating Glen Allen with a score of 44-21. Take that, take that.

NFLer Victor Cruz caught wind of the incident and decided to write a letter to the team commending them on taking the high road in the situation and encouraged them to keep a positive mindset. He wrote:

NICE!

Following the incident, Glen Allen High School’s principal issued an apology and recently, the student who was allegedly responsible for the song being played issued an apology as well. And get this…the supposed student who played the song is BLACK and plays on the football team for Glen Allen. He said he and his teammates created a playlist the night before the game and that he thought all of the songs on the playlist were clean.

It’s interesting to note, if he AND his teammates created the playlist why is he the ONLY one coming forward to apologize. It’s unclear what his punishment includes and whether or not anyone else will be punished.

Photos: Victor's IG/@RPS_School/Jamar Chandler's FB

Trying to get kissy with Drake? Well, we may have a solution. Find out how you can lip lock with your favorite rapper for Christmas and check out Mike Epps’ hilarious “Hot Line Bling” spoof inside….

First...let's take a moment to swoon over Drake's amazing bod in his newest pic...YAS GAWT! Ok...back to business.

The 6ix God has been on the tips of almost everyone’s lips lately. And it doesn’t look like it will slow down anytime soon…especially with the newest news we have for you.

While you won’t exactly have Drake’s lips pressed against yours, you can have a taste of him on your lips…via a new lippie. 

Luxury designer Tom Ford is gearing up to release his second edition of his Lips & Boys collection, and Drizzy has nabbed his very own lippie, along with notable men who have inspired the designer.

According to PEOPLE StyleWatch, Drizzy’s lippie will be a deep burgundy shade, which you can see below:

Lipstick fanatics will be able to cop the new shade when it's released to the masses on October 30th and it’ll run you about $52 a stick. Merry Christmas!

In other Drake news...

 

A video posted by Mike Epps (@eppsie) on Oct 21, 2015 at 4:08pm PDT

As if we didn’t get enough laughs from the limitless memes/videos of Drake’s “Hot Line Bling” video, comedian Mike Epps is bringing even more laughs.

The “Uncle Buck” star took to his Instagram to post a spoof of the Young Money’s new visuals, rocking a red coat and a pair of Timberland boots just like the Canadian rapper. He captioned, "EXCLUSIVE! Drake's Uncles video Hot flip phone line! You used to call me on my flip phone !"

Photos: @ovojonnyroxx/PEOPLE Style Watch

The Balmain lovers got into party mode to celebrate creative director Olivier Rousteing’s 29th birthday. Peep the party pics of Jada Pinkett-Smith, Willow & Jaden Smith, Mary J. Blige, Tyga and more inside…

Cheers to the freakin’ weekend!

Last night, Hollywood vet Jada Pinkett Smith partied with her kids Willow Smith and Jaden Smith for Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing’s 29th birthday in L.A. Per usual, Jada is SLAYING the game. LOVE her dress. Jaden and Willow kept with their eclectic theme. 

The Smith's friends the Kardashian Klan was also in attendance and snapped a few selfies with the "cool kids":

Also at the party....

Rapper Tyga showed up with his girlfriend Kylie Jenner. The twosome were color-coordinating with their white ensembles.

Soulful songstress Mary J. Blige was also in the mix to party it up.

Supermodel and actress Chanel Iman also came out to celebrate the designer's B'Day.

Hot.

Jourdan Dunn posed it up with her model friends.

And J.Lo joined the Balmain Army rocking a sexy look by the designer for Olivier's big night.

Looks like a fun time was had all around.

EXTRAS:

1. SORRY! Brown University's campus newspaper has issued an apology to Malia Obama after students posted pictures of her partying on campus. STORY.

2. It pays to have Drake wear your threads. Sales for the red Moncler's 'Maya' jacket that Drizzy wore in his "Hot Ling Bling" video have DOUBLED since the video was released. STORY

Photos: Kim's IG/@thejadapsmith/@ jordanburrowsdash/Getty

In rumor control news, Rihanna’s ex-publicist Johnathan Hay is publicly apologizing for those made up rumors about Beyonce and Jay Z splitting up over an alleged Rihanna affair. Sighs….

Get those deets and find out how Hov joined the conversation about social injustices with Usher, Harry Belafonte and Soledad O’Brien inside….

Yesterday, Jay Z joined Usher, civil rights legend Harry Belafonte and journalist Soledad O’Brien for a conversation dubbed "Breaking the Chains" to continue the conversation about social injustice. Looks like Hov and Mr. Belafonte squashed their differencesfor the greater good.  And, of course, we're not mad at that.

The A-list celebs arrived at New York’s 92Y to chop it up about these issues and creating creative ways to help solve these injustices. This conversation comes a week after Usher released a powerful new track with Nas and Bibi Bourelly titled "Chains" to help raise awareness to racial injustice and police brutality.

In a statement accompanying the track Usher said,

“The reality is that racial bigotry diminishes the lives of too many people in our country. We have to come together as a country to solve these problems and this is one way I can contribute.”

We love it when our YBF celebs join together and use their platforms for a good cause.

 

A photo posted by Usher • Godson of Soul • Fan (@everythingusher) on Oct 23, 2015 at 5:13pm PDT

We’d like to note on Thursday, Mr. Belafonte suffered a seizure right before he was to be honored at the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation's Restore Brooklyn Annual Benefit Gala in NYC. He was on his way there before falling ill and having to cancel. He did end up calling in on speakerphone saying,"[I want to] express my deep, deep sense of regret I was not able to be in attendance this evening.”

Thankfully, he’s doing much better and we’re happy to hear that.

In other news…

So…those rumors that were circulating the ‘net about Beyonce and Jay Z (above, leaving Chance the Rapper's show at Terminal Five) splitting in 2005 over an affair with a 17-year-old Rihanna…they’re false! Like we suspected.

RiRi’s ex-publicist has come forward to debunk the rumors revealing he never meant for the fake rumor to get out and that he had concocted the PR stunt out of desperation to break Ri’s track “Pon de Replay.”

In an email to The Daily News, he spilled,

“The pr stunt that I did was out of desperation to help break ‘Pon de Replay’. It was reckless and I didn't think it was going to work. I was just throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what would stick.”

So how did it get out? Well, best-selling writer J Randy Taraborrelli is releasing a new unauthorized biography titled Becoming Beyoncé: The Untold Story and that's one of the stories told in the book. Johnathan allegedly leaked this fake information to Taraborrelli’s researcher, and now he’s trying make a profit.

Johnathan revealed he was blindsided by the book and that he has apologized to both Bey and Jay for the madness. What makes this all even crazier is that, Johnathan is now doing music and he’s currently releasing projects through TIDAL. He said,

"I was blindsided by the news of ‘Becoming Beyoncé’ coming out and it couldn't come at a worse time for me,” Hay said in a statement. “I'm currently releasing projects with my label Urban Hitchcock through Tidal, a company that is owned by Jay Z and Beyoncé ... Hopefully this news hasn't ruined that relationship for me.”

In closing, he said he just wants it to all go away,

“I'm ashamed that I'm even talking about this. I just want to put this rumor to rest once and for all.”

Well there’s that.

Meanwhile...

The Carters are unbothered by it all. Looks like they had a good time with their homie Usher at Chance the Rapper's concert last night. Fun times.

Photos: Splash/INF/@everythingusher

Terry Crews and his wife Rebecca Crews went 90-days without sex and the actor reveals it left him more in love with his wife than ever. In another big reveal, Oprah Winfrey shared she has lost 15lbs with Weight Watchers after her huge investment. Get the deets inside….

Terry Crews, the host of FOX’s “World’s Funniest,” and his wife Rebecca Crews decided to add a little spice in their relationship…but in a different way. Rather than physically getting close to bring back the fire, the couple, who have 5 children together, decided to go on a 90-day fast from sex. And the results were more than what they were expecting.

The 47-year-old actor sat down with Huff Post where he revealed after abstaining from sex for 90-days it left him 'more in love' and 'more turned on' than ever. Oww!

He dished,

"90 days -- no sex, all relationship, all talk, all cuddle. And I found that at the end of that 90 days, I was more in love, more turned on. I knew who she was, and it wasn't about 'Let's go out because I know I'm gonna get some sex later.' It was like, 'Let's go because I want to talk to you. I want to know you'."

Awww!

He added,

"Every man has a desire for intimacy. You're not looking for porn. You're looking for someone to know you and love you at the same time," he outlined. "That's all you want -- every man out there. But he's scared sometimes. That's why men put up big fronts."

Check it:

Look at Terry dropping those gems. Take notes.

In another big reveal….

Oprah Winfrey has been in the headlines for “The Oprah Effect” taking over the stock market after Lady O doubled her investment in Weight Watchers. If you haven’t heard, Oprah purchased10% of the company, causing the stock to spike 105% and doubled her investment making her $75 million in ONE day. Yes, “The Oprah Effect” is REAL.

Now, she’s revealing how the business venture came about and how she’s already lost 15lbs with the company.

During a sitdown on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show,” the media mogul explained how Weight Watchers approached her to become the new face, but she was hesitant at first. She said she had to try the program before endorsing it, but wasn’t fond of having to count points. She decided to give it a try and she was clearly satisfied.

She told Ellen, “Since August 12, I have lost 15 pounds! But I am excited about Weight Watchers being able to bring a healthier more holistic approach for everybody."

Nice!  You're always fab in our eyes Lady O.

Check it below:

Photos: Getty/Ellen’s IG

Pharrell and his wife were shipping it up in Milan this weekend, while Halle Berry and her daughter are getting into the Halloween spirit.  Get the pics inside...

"The Voice" judge Pharrell Williams and his wife Helen Lasichanh were spotted keeping it cool while shopping at the Celine boutique in Milan yesterday.

It looks like fashion lover P was scoping out some hot shades and bags to lace his wife in.

Must be nice!

Over in L.A., shoppers Halle Berry and Nahla are totally in the Halloween spirit:

The Hollywood mom picked up her 7-year-old daughter Nahla Aubrey from school and headed straight to the stores to pick out a Halloween costume at Aahs Gift Store.

The curly cutie still had on her school uniform as her actress mom scooped her up to get her ready for the big holiday.  We can't wait to see what Nahla chose as her costume this year.  Cute!

Photos: WENN/Pacific Coast News

Singer Samantha Mumba and her adorable daughter Sage got camera ready for a new photoshoot in L.A. Meanwhile, Ne-Yo’s fiancée Crystal Renay is showing off her growing baby bump for the ‘gram. Pics inside….

Irish-born pop singer/actress is ready to get back to business after giving birth to her baby girl Sage about 7 months ago. We showed you her sick bod in a itty, bitty bikini on the beach just 3 months after giving birth to her daughter. It's incredible. Peep those picshere.

Yesterday, the Irish beauty posed it up in a few shots for some new pictorials, shot by artist Meet Frankie C in L.A.

Werk!

And there's nothing wrong with a little side-boob for some added sex appeal. 

In other mommy flicks...

 

A photo posted by Crystal Renay (@iamcrystalrenay) on Oct 22, 2015 at 5:41pm PDT

Mom-and-wife-to-be Crystal Renay stripped down to show off her growing baby bump on Instagram recently. She and Ne-Yo will be welcoming their first child together in a few months, a boythey will name after Ne-Yo, whose real name is Shaffer Smith. 

She captioned on IG, "When I think about all the trials and tribulations I've had to endure, I just look down at my belly and thank God for them. They led me to you! You are the one who truly knows the beat of my heart and the only one I could ever love so deeply. My prince, my love, MY SJ Thank you #Neyo for giving me the greatest gift of all"

 

A photo posted by Crystal Renay (@iamcrystalrenay) on Oct 22, 2015 at 8:48pm PDT

We'll be meeting baby SJ in due time....

Photos: WENN/Crystal Renay's IG

Ciara is celebrating her 30th birthday today. And to ring it in, her man Russell Wilson surprised her with a Batman themed costume party where Beyonce popped up on the scene last night. Peep the party pics inside….

Ciara is celebrating a milestone birthday! The R&B songstress turned 30-years-old today and what better way to ring in the dirty 30 than a banging birthday bash with friends and loved ones.

Last night, Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson went all out to surprise his lady for her 30th birthday. He put together a surprise costume birthday party to celebrate at Warner Bros. Entertainment in Hollywood. Russ and CiCi dressed as Batman and Catwoman for the affair. And even Baby Future was in attendance dressed up as Superman.

The birthday festivities came complete with a tricked out Batmobile that the couple rolled up on the scene in and a three-tier Catwoman cake:

Loves it!

Amongst the guests…

Beyonce popped up at the party dressed as Marvel superSHEro Storm. YAS Bey! She snapped a selfie with comedian/television personality Jeff Dye.

Meanwhile….

The birthday girl made her rounds, snapping and laughing it up with friends.

On the dance floor…

Baby Future was busy busting his toddler moves to Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen.” Ha! Check it:

 

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Adorbs. Happy Birthday CiCi!

EXTRAS:

1. Oh no! Whoopi Goldberg's tour bus burst into flames late last night outside of her comedy show at a casino on Canada. Her show was stopped and everyone had to evacuate the building! No word on cause just yet.... STORY

2. Tyga and Kylie copped a new merle tri English Bulldog…and the pup is worth $50,000! STORY

Photos: @jeffdye/@lilyjcollins/@__queenciara__

We’ve got the latest happenings of Rihanna, Lupita Nyong’o, Keke Palmer and Karrueche. Find out what the YBF chicks were up to inside….

Rihanna can quickly sell out an arena, but she’s all about performing for a cause as well.

On Saturday night, the Bajan beauty rocked the stage at the Hollywood Bowl for the We Can Survive benefit concert for Breast Cancer Awareness. The international pop star did say she would be covering up more...and her ensemble last night surely follows her new trend.

The 27-year-old singer rocked an oversized pinstripe suit with a yellow bra underneath accented with nude lace panels.

Peep a clip of RiRi commanding the stage with her track "BBHMM" below:

In NYC....

Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o hid behind a pair of shades and a long scarf trekking through the Concrete Jungle yesterday.

The 32-year-old actress was making her way to the Public Theater in NoHo ahead of performing in her off-Broadway play, "Eclipsed."

Have you heard the good news? Lupita's "Eclipsed" (which is scheduled to run until November 29th) is moving to Broadway in 2016! We've learned that the play has been scheduled for previews at the Shubert Organization’s Golden Theatre on February 23rd before it officially opens at March 6th. Lupita will making her Broadway debut. Just another event to check off her bucket list.

In addition to the play, Lupita's next role will be in the epic motion picture Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Maz Kanata. It hits theatres on December 18th.

Also in NYC....

Well hello there! “Scream Queens” starlet Keke Palmer put on a fashionable display making her way down the carpet at Entertainment Weekly’s first ever "EW Fest" presented by LG OLED TV.

The gorgeous YBF chick posed it up on the carpet with her "Scream Queens" co-star Lea Michele.

Then...

She sat on a panel with Lea and the rest of her cast mates, including Emma Roberts, Matt Bomer, Kathy Bates, Ryan Murphy and Tim Stack.

Back on the west coast....

Budding actress and model Karrueche Tran got all glammed up to attend the 25th annual EMA Awards, presented by Toyota and Lexus and hosted by the Environmental Media Association at Warner Bros. Studios.

The “Vanity” star worked the carpet in a black cut-out 'Sur Le Fue' gown by GEMELI POWER Signature Label.

And we gotta say, she slayed the look. HOT.

Photos: Splash/Getty

It’s not Halloween yet, but that didn’t stop YBF celebs from dressing up and hitting up a few Halloween costumes. Peep pics of Christina Milian, Karrueche, Draya, Niecy Nash, North West and many more inside….

Halloween isn’t until next weekend, but that didn’t stop men’s magazine MAXIM from hosting its Halloween Party in Beverly Hills this weekend.

“Vanity” starlet Karrueche Tran has been busy hitting up events on the Hollywood party scene. Earlier in the day Kae trekked the carpet at the EMA Awards. Afterwards, Chris Brown's ex-girlfriend got dressed up as a sexy Playboy bunny to party it up at the Halloween costume party. 

 

A photo posted by karrueche (@karrueche) on Oct 25, 2015 at 1:30am PDT

Don't hurt 'em Kae!

After flossing on the carpet at the WILDFOX launch, reality star Draya served Egyptian royalness in a Cleopatra costume.

Oww! “Scream Queens” star Niecy Nash got seductive in a cheetah costume. Meoooow!

#RichKids star EJ Johnson got sultry in in black lingerie and fishnets.

“Castle” star Tamala Jones got batty in all leather. She dressed up as a sexy Batwoman.

Former “That’s So Raven” star Kyle Massey was all for a spooky look rocking a skelton costume. And, like most celebs these days, he rolled in on a hoverboard.

Actor Darius Love looked like he was channeling legendary rapper Tupac.

Former reality star Jennifer Williams kept it simple in all black with a pair of bunny ears.

Elsewhere in the Hills....

“Grandfathered” actress and singer Christina Milian was in a catty mood last night. The “We Ain’t Worried” singer rocked a full-body catsuit to attend Carlton's Halloween Nightmare! Bash in Beverly Hills on Saturday.

The 34-year-old reality star was all smiles at the party snapping it up with “Dallas” actress AnnaLynne McCord.

You can catch Christina on “Grandfathered” every Tuesday at 8/7c on FOX. A new season of her reality show “Christina Milian Turned Up” premieres November 3rd at 10pm ET on E!

And last, but certainly not least....

Cutie North West got dressed up in her unicorn outfit to attend a party with her aunt Kourtney Kardashian and cousins Mason, Penelope and Reign. Adorbs! 

Photos: Getty/Pacific Coast News/Kyle's IG/Kourtney's IG

Over the weekend Blac Chyna revealed that she inked rumored boyfriend Future's name on her hand!  Check out the full pic inside and get the "messy" backstory behind her Instagram posting...

A few weeks ago, we began speculating about a possible relationship between rapper Future and Blac Chyna after the two were spotted at a Howard University homecoming party.  Although the two never mentioned one another on social media, that all changed this past weekend. 

Blac Chyna got on Instagram and published the hood-equivalent of a wedding announcement....a tattoo!  The new ink reads "FUTURE" and she added the caption, "Thought it was a drought."  FYI - the caption refers to lyrics from his DS2 album.

Chile.....we guess it's real.  Check it out here:

But that's not the end of the story.  We believe Blac Chyna was being messy and calculating by "revealing" her tattoo on October 25th, which happens to be Ciara's birthday.  Yes....you read that correctly.  While Ciara was off in Hollywood being a superhero alongside Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and Lala Anthony at her fab Birthday/Costume party, Blac Chyna was doing her best to start some mess.  And it worked.  SMH.....

Also....

 

A video posted by www.Lashedbar.co (@blacchyna) on Oct 24, 2015 at 11:38pm PDT

Chyna has a new blonde look she's rockin' these days. Are we feelin' it?

Photos via Blac Chyna Instagram

Angie Beyince celebrated her birthday over the weekend with a girls trip to Mexico City.  Find out what she and her besties Lala Anthony and Kelly Rowland did inside and see pics from Toya Wright's birthday photoshoot.

There were multiple birthday celebrations over the weekend.  On Saturday, R&B princess Ciara celebrated her 30th birthday alongside her beau Russell Wilson with a swanky costume party in Hollywood.  The festivities brought out a large group of A-listers including Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and Lala Anthony and Angie Beyince.  Check out the party recap here.

On Sunday, Angie celebrated her birthday too!  After she recovered from her "superhero" themed night with CiCi, she decided to head to Mexico City with her pals Kelly and Lala.

The ladies spent the afternoon at The Black Jaguar-White Tiger Foundation, a non-profit organization that rescues exotic cats from the circuses, zoos and breeders.  Their guide for the day animal care activist Eduardo aka Eddie.

Angie really enjoyed the experience, captioning one of her photos, "This is the best birthday of my Life! Thank you @blackjaguarwhitetiger for educating us on the big cats. There's so much love & care here."  Meanwhile, Kelly was super enthusiatic, calling it the "#BESTDAYEVER."

While the day was indeed "fun," it's clear from the ladies' photo captions that the beautiful cats seemed to have a profound impact on each of them. 

Lala posted a few video of the cats and thanked Eddie for dedicating his life to bettering the lives of these precious animals. "A day we will never forget!!! Thank you @blackjaguarwhitetiger for all the memories today. Eddie what you are doing for these animals & rescuing them is so amazing & thank you Eric for being so great! We will be back soon #mexicocityproved to be an informative"

Check out a few of Lala's cat clips here:

 

 

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Happy Birthday Angie!

Other birthday announcements...

Reality tv star and author Toya Wright celebrates her 32nd birthday today!  On Instagram, she shared a few new pics from a photoshoot where she posed alongside the number 32, a bottle of champagne and a cake.  

Toya's daughter Reginae Carter gave her mom a special shoutout on Instagram saying,

"Let me start by saying ..... 32 never looked so good then I want to continue by saying Happy Birthday to my beautiful mommy ! I don't really know what I would do if I didn't have this lady in my life like who would fuss at me because I didn't clean my room ? Who would go off on someone behind me like she would ? Who would literally stop everything they're doing to just see if I'm good ? Let me answer these questions myself .... Nobody!!! It's not one person in this world that can say this lady don't love her child ! Mommy , I'm glad I can have someone to guide me to do things the right way Thanks for everything I love you Ma ! Enjoy your day !!!

Awww...

In case you haven't heard, Mrs. Wright is heading back to reality tv with her estranged hubby Memphitz.  The two have signed on to star in BRAVO's "Untying The Knot" where they will attempt to work through their marital issues. 

It all starts on November 11th @ 8/9c.

Photo via Lala's IG/Kelly's IG/Toya's IG/Reginae's IG

Amber Rose stopped by the clubhouse to chop it up on “Watch What Happens Live,” but don’t ask her any questions about her ex-boyfriend Kanye West and the Kardashians. Come inside for her interview and peep pics of Serena Williams, Malika and Khadijah Haqq and more making their way inside Kim K’s baby shower inside…

Budding actress and entrepreneur Amber Rose appeared on “WWHL” last night to promote her upcoming book “How To Be A Bad B*tch.” Chick kept her attire sophisticated rocking a black Versace dress, Tom Ford shoes, Moschino earrings and a pair of Grey Ant sunglasess. The reason she was rocking sunglasses? She explained, “‘I’m drunk, sorry.” Lordt!

Amber appeared on the show alongside life coach Iyanla Vanzant and it appears Iyanla may have pulled Amber to the side and dropped some knowledge on her before the interview. During a game of Plead The Fifth, when asked about her ex-boyfriend Kanye West or any of the Kardashians, Amber shut ish down…quickly.

The 32-year-old said,“‘No, I am not talking about Kanye West or the Kardashians.” Amber said she has moved on and that Kanye and the Kardashians “are not relevant to my life.”

They went on to play another game where the blonde bombshell had to say something nice about a person she was had “beef” with. When Kim’s name came up she said,“She makes beautiful babies.” When Kanye’s name came up she said,“He makes really good music.” When her bestie Blac Chyna’s baby daddy Tyga’s name came up…she hesitated then answered, “He’s wearing a very nice hat in that picture.” Ha! And when asked about her estranged husband Wiz Khalifa, she said, "He's a very loving person."

Then Andy brought up Mariah Carey and Amber quickly made it known she’s never had an issue with Mariah. She said, “She’s a queen. I love Mariah. Just because Nick manages me doesn’t mean I don’t love Mariah.”

She also talks about her recent SlutWalk (she still didn’t reveal which female artist didn’t help her non-profit), she gets a surprise call from the “house mom” where she used to strip, and more. Check it below:

Amber's book "How To Be A Bad B*tch" comes out tomorrow.

In Kanye & the Kardashians news....

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian had to reschedule their baby shower after learning of Lamar Odom’s situation. But yesterday, the Wests, Serena Williams, Malika and Khadijah Haqq and the Kardashians celebrated the coming of Kanye & Kim’s baby boy.

The baby shower had a “Troop Beverly Hills” theme with everyone rocking striped pajamas for the festivities. The baby bash was held at Kim’s friend Shelli Azoff (the wife of mogul Irving Azoff) Beverly Hills home, the same location Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom reportedly got married.

Cutie North West was also in attendance to celebrate her baby brother's arrival. The countdown continues. Baby West will be making his grand arrival in December.

Photos: BRAVO/FameFlynet

In today's hip hop news, there was a shootout at TI's ATL restaurant and a former drug lord was busted on "suspicion" of illegal activity.  More inside...

Over the weekend there was a fight, a shooting AND an arrest outside T.I.'s upscale ATL eatery Scales 925...but it wasn't for a video shoot.  It was the real deal! 

TMZ reports that the soul food restaurant became the scene of a shootout after a fight between 5 to 6 men on the upper deck patio spilled into the parking lot.

Police say after staffers kicked the men out of the restaurant, one of the fellas whipped out a handgun and shot another man in the leg!  Luckily, the victim managed to flee the shootout in his friend's Porsche. At some point, the cops were called and they tracked down the Porshe.  When they found the "victim," they discovered that he had 240 grams of marijuana and $6,000 in cash.  SMH......

Although mother nature spared the "victim's" life, he's gonna have a court date and a lot of explaining to do.  He was booked for reckless conduct and possession of marijuana and the entire incident was captured on restaurant surveillance cameras! 

Unfortunately, police are still searching for the shooter. 
 

In other rap related news... 

Rick Ross was busted on suspicion of drug sales!  But we're not speaking of Rick the rapper, we're talking about the ORIGINAL Ricky Ross, whose name and lifestyle influenced and inspired Miami's beloved rapper. 

Ricky, a former LA kingpin, was arrested last week onsuspicion of possessing drug money. The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that he was cuffed on "suspicion" of conspiring to commit a crime and he had $100,000 on him.

It should be noted that Mr. Ross has not been charged with a crime and the cops didn't explain what "suspicions" they had.  Next issue....the $100,000. 

We know for sure, based on his Instagram feed, Ricky is working on a variety of projects and he does speaking engagements around the country.  For arguments sake....he could have been headed to the bank...it could have been money for a producer...it could be cash from speaking at a conference.  Cops shouldn't assume.....

On Instagram, Ricky assures his followers that he has turned over a new leaf and the cops were on some B.S.  He wrote,

To everyone despite what has been said about me in the media this past weekend, I'm okay & this is just another attempt to drag my name through the mud.#TripleOG #crackinthesystem #iamfreewayrickross #iwillbettermypeople #TherealRickRoss #FreewayRickyRoss

A little backstory, at the height of his career in the game, Ricky controlled a $600 million empire before he was convicted in 1996 for selling cocaine to a police informant. He wrote about his life in the 2014 memoir “Freeway Rick Ross: The Untold Autobiography” and the 2015 documentary “Freeway: Crack in the System.”

Photo via Ricky Ross IG/TI IG

Well what do you know…Chris Brown and his baby mama Nia Guzman have reportedly called a truce for the sake of their daughter Royalty. In other news, Reginae Carter and Lil Wayne’s son’s mother Sarah Vivan are poppin’ off on social media about overzealous fans. Find out what pissed them off inside….

After a nasty custody battle and on-going feud, it appears Chris Brown and his baby mama Nia Guzman have called a truce.

You’ll recall, Breezy and Nia were dragging each other in court over time spent with little Royalty. Breezy came out victorious after a judge awarded him joint custody last month.

Now, the twosome seems to have let bygones be bygones and will now peacefully co-parent for the sake of little Royalty. According to TMZ, sources say Chris and Nia sat down and discussed the best way to co-parent their daughter. They supposedly have decided to do things together like take her to swim lessons, dance classes and gymnastics.

Not only that, they both have agreed on what school the pre-schooler will attend and they both want to be fully involved in Royalty’s activities. Well good for them!

Everyone wins in this situation.

In other news....

Lil Wayne was in daddy-mode this weekend to celebrate his son Dwayne Carter III’s 7th birthday. Weezy rounded up his daughter Reginae Carter, Dwayne’s mother Sarah Vivan and family friends for some fun at Six Flags theme park in Atlanta.

What started as a fun-filled family day, quickly turned sour thanks to some of Weezy's adoring fans who invaded their privacy. While waiting to get on a ride, this happened:

 

A video posted by Baller Alert (@balleralert) on Oct 25, 2015 at 12:24pm PDT

Reginae was pissed...but she later explained why. She hopped in Baller Alert's comments section to explain why she went off. Apparently, the overzealous fans caused Weezy to cut their outing short. She said:

Then, Sarah also aired out her frustrations on her social media saying,"It was so disappointing and beyond frustrating that we can't have a family outing without people invading personal space and screaming insulting things at a man trying to spend time with his kids... who are only 16 and 7 btw. He does not owe his "fans" every second of his life. He gives them every piece of himself when he's on that stage and when he's in that booth. Is it fair that his kids can't enjoy normal activities with their dad peacefully and safely? Truth be told I wanted to swing on all of y'all but I had to check myself and remember that we're too blessed and unfortunately sometimes gotta take the good with the bad. Reginae doesn't owe ANYONE an apology. Period. They should be apologizing to Tuney for making his daddy so uncomfortable he had to leave in the middle of his birthday party. #sorrynotsorry"

Sad they had to end his birthday festivities short, but that's the cost of fame.

Photos: Chris' IG/Nia's IG/Sarah's IG/@liltunechi_updates

Actress and singer Christina Milian appeared on "Good Day New York" where she opened up about her breakup with Lil Wayne, revealing that they're still great friends and have great chemistry.  Watch the interview inside... 

Christina Milian is in NYC this week, doing promo for her latest slew of projects which include two tv shows and a new single with her ex-boyfriend Lil Wayne.

She hit the scene in a lovely raspberry top and bottom from French Connection and some gold accessories.

Christina was on hand to promote her new FOX series "Grandfathered" (with John Stamos), her reality series "Christina Milian Turned Up" and a single "Do It."  Because the upcoming single features Lil Wayne, it naturally led to a conversation about their breakup.  The anchors asked Christina about the nature of their relationship and CM confirmed that they are broken up, but they work together (musically) and she believes that love never dies. She said,

“We are no longer together, but we actually still make music together. We have a song called ‘Do it’ that’s coming out actually… Well, we have chemistry. Let’s just say we will always have chemistry and I’m glad that it shows on camera and that everyone gets to see it. Love never goes away so, right now, we are enjoying our friendship.”
 

BONUS:

We told you earlier that CM was making the rounds in NYC.  She also stopped by the Meredith Vieira Show where she talked about....ding ding ding....Lil Wayne and their breakup.  Here's the rundown:

Meredith: Second season of your reality show starts next week. Congratulations on that very exciting. This year you show the ups and downs of your personal relationship including your breakup with Lil Wayne which I thought was so interesting he is featured in your new song Do It. Here is a picture of the two of you together. How hard was it working so close with someone after you’ve split up as a couple? Was it hard?

Christina: It wasn’t hard at all because we are still friends. I think we understood that the relationship is just not working at the moment for us and we are both extremely busy and rather try to force it and make something work that’s just not working in the moment, we are like let’s just settle and chill out for a second. I literally was just texting him a little while ago. We are still texting each other, checking up on each other. We shot a music video, we were perfectly fine, the chemistry was still there, it’s not gone at all so. We are grown ups about it.

"Christina Milian Turned Up" returns Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 10PM ET on E!

Photos via Pacific Coast News