Kandi Burruss is spreading Christmas cheer for 10 new and expectant mothers throwing them a huge baby shower with lots of gifts. Come inside to see Kandi paying it forward, along with flicks of Rasheeda and Kirk Frost celebrating their 16th anniversary inside….

Christmas is just days away, so “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kandi Burruss Tucker decided to bring Christmas a little early for a few single mothers in need.

Yesterday, the pregnant mom-to-be (again) hosted a baby shower for 10 single new moms and expectant moms. She gifted the ladies with tons of toys, clothes and items they’ll need for their new bundle of joys. Aww…how sweet. They played baby shower games, ate good food and had loads of fun.

Check out Mama Joyce having some fun with the ladies:

 

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But, that’s not all.

Kandi, along with her Kandi Cares Foundation, also gifted each mother $500!  Check it:

 

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And she’s not done yet. Kandi and her foundation plan on giving away toys for another 100 families this week. Nice! We love when our YBF celebs give back!

Before Kandi played Santa....

The pregnant reality star and her husband Todd Tucker hosted a Christmas party for their family and friends. Kandi is due to have her baby boy in January and it looks like he's ready to drop any day now.

The Tuckers' friends Rasheeda and Kirk Frost came out to party for the holidays.

The “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” couple was all wrapped up in love as they were celebrating their 16th wedding anniversary. These two are still going strong after all the shenanigans we’ve seen play out on the reality series. From Kirk doing a DNA on their son Karter to him “managing” a new R&B act, these two still found their way back to each other’s arms. Congrats to them.

Kandi's daughter Riley came out to party with her parents.

And some of Kandi's homegirls including "RHOA" star Porsha Williams, her bestie Carmen and friend Tobey Renee came out to party.

Check out a clip of Rasheeda and Kirk getting cutesy on the dance floor below:

 

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Photos: A&G photography/Kandi's IG/Rasheeda's IG

Nicki Minaj hit the stage in Angola yesterday…despite the Human Rights Foundation pleading for her to cancel. Come inside to see her backstage photoshoot session and check out James Wright Chanel’s review of Steve Harvey’s Easy Bacon inside….

In an open letter from Human Right Foundation to Nicki Minaj, they asked her to cancel her Angola performance but it obviously didn’t work.

The bootylicious rap star ignored the foundation's pleas and hit the stage last night before thousands of fans for a Christmas concert sponsored by Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Organization calls a dictator.

The Human Rights Foundation warned the “Anaconda” raptress that the payment she was receiving was from “government corruption and human rights violations.” But, that didn’t seem to matter to Nicki. She (and her near naked “ass”ets) still hit the stage and collected her coins--a reportedly $2 million for the show.

Before she rocked the stage, Nicki snapped a few pics backstage including one with the Angola flag on her back:

After the show....

She was all smiles with President Jose Eduardo dos Santos’ daughter Isabeldos Santos, who according to FORBES and Business Insider is one of the richest women in the world and the richest woman in Angola.

She captioned, “Oh no big deal...she's just the 8th richest woman in the world. (At least that's what I was told by someone b4 we took this photo) Lol. Yikes!!!!! GIRL POWER!!!!! This motivates me soooooooooo much!!!! S/O to any woman on a paper chase. Get your own!!!! Success is yours for the taking!!!!! #Angola thank u to the women who brought me out here as well.”

Hmph.

The "ONLY" rapper also snapped a few flicks with a few of her Angolan fans who won a contest.

Peep a few clips from her performance below:

 

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For the loooooove for money....

In other news...

Looks like Steve Harvey wants a piece of the James Wright viral starpower pie.

After appearing on the “Steve Harvey Show” recently, Patti LaBelle superfan James Wright Chanel lended his services for Steve’s newest venture, “Easy Bacon.” Now James is singing to the heavens about how good Steve’s bacon—that cooks in 2 minutes—is. Check out his “review” above.

In case you missed, here are a few clips of James hitting the stage alongside Miss Patti at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ recently:

 

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EXTRAS:

1. Lamar Odom seems to be steadily improving since almost dying in a brothel back in October. He took his first steps without the use of his walker recently. STORY.

2. Miguel just inked a new modeling gig with IMG Models. It appears he signed with his longtime girlfriend Nazanin Mandi's rival model agency who is signed to Wilhelmina. STORY.

Photos: Nicki's IG

A few old school and new school acts rocked the stage in Atlanta last night. Come inside to see performance pics and videos of Keith Sweat, 112, Jagged Edge, Nelly and many more, plus backstage flicks of Keri Hilson, Ludacris and more.

Also, we’ve got pictures of Monica and her family hitting up a Code Red album signing. More inside….

Atlanta, the "Hollywood" of the south, lived up to its name last night with epic performances at Philips Arena from a few of your favorite old school and new school acts. The arena was packed to capacity for the sold out show hosted by V-103 for the 40th Anniversary of Winterfest.

R&B crooner Keith Sweat was tapped to perform some of his soulful ballads. He rocked out with Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Teddy Riley to his track “Just Got Paid.” Then, he surprised fans with a special performance with Johnny Gill (above) for a LSG reunion. RIP Gerald Levert.

90s R&B group Silk had everyone on their feet singing their classic hit “Meeting In My Bedroom.”

90s group Bell Biv DeVoe brought that signature R&B sound as they performed their catalog of hits.

Rapper/reality star Nelly hit the stage to perform some of his throwback tracks. He brought out soulful singing group Jagged Edge to perform "Where The Party At."

R&B crooner/actor Tyrese also gave a soulful performance.

Backstage....

Singer-songwriter Keri Hilson was spotted snapping it up with Keith Sweat before he hit the stage.

Good friends Tamika Scott from Xscape and Lil G from Silk were all smiles backstage.

Rapper/actor Ludacris made his rounds backstage at the show.

"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" star Stevie J is still in Atlanta after celebrating his daughter Eva's 6th birthday a few days ago. He was in the mix backstage.

In the audience...

LeToya Luckett was trying to get kissy with her boyfriend Rob Hill Sr., but was hilariously photobombed by Luda, his wife Eudoxie and Keri Hilson. Ha! Fun times.

Peep a few clips from the show below:

 

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Fun times.

Elsewhere in the "A"....

Monica brought her hubby/free agent Shannon Brown, their adorable baby girl Laiyah and her handsome sons Rocko and Romelo to work with her. The R&B singer signed autographs at Julian Scott Boutique for her recently released album CODE RED.

So adorbs!

Photos: Paras Griffin

Rick Ross got into the Christmas spirit and handed out free toys for a few kiddies in Florida. Peep the pics inside….

Rick Ross has a big heart!

The MMG honcho rolled up yesterday with a stash full of toys to hand out in Fort Lauderdale yesterday just in time for Christmas.

The "Dice Pineapples" rapper hosted his 8th Annual Toy Giveaway in collaboration with other charitable donors to pass out hundreds of toys to kids in need.

Rozay snapped selfies, passed out toys and even dropped a few rhymes on the mic during the event.

On Instagram he said, "Gave away a few toys and took a few pics with the yungsta's... Peace #MMG" Loves it!

Meanwhile...

Rozay's fiancee Lira Galore was busy dining and smoking hookah with a friend for lunch:

Hmph.

Photos: INF/Lira's IG & Snap

Lordt! The most awkward moment of any Miss Universe pageant in history has just taken place. Deets inside....

Steve Harvey nabbed another hosting gig, but the ending for this one wasn't quite as comical or as traditional as expected.

At last night's Miss Universe 2015 pageant in Las Vegas, host Steve Harvey announced the winner in the last few minutes of the show.

After announcing Miss USA as 2nd runner-up, Steve announced Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutierrez, as Miss Universe 2015, which meant Miss Philippines, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, was 1st runner-up.

Miss Colombia was sashed and crowned by the outgoing Miss Universe (who is also from Colombia) and chick took her walk with her flowers and served that pageant smile and wave. As the crowd went crazy with applause, all that ish came to a screeching halt when Steve walked back to center stage saying there's a problem. He announced the wrong winner!

Based on the notecard that Steve showed the cameras and audience, the right winner was Miss Philippines. Miss Colombia got 1st runner-up. Bloop!

All hell broke loose. The audience went nuts and Miss Philippines was confused as all hell. When she finally realized she should take her walk as the real Miss Universe, she was in tears.

 

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Then the awkward crown switch happened.

Steve remained the consummate professional and apologized while taking the blame. Based on BTS snapchat video, Steve also said the TelePrompTer was wrong too.

You have to see it all. Check out the video below:

Steve apologized on social media too, first with a misspelled tweet then a corrected tweet.

 

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He also personally apologized to the ladies:

 

I had the chance to apologize to Miss Philippines and I'm thankful. #godisgood #iloveyou I apologized to Miss Colombia as well.

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It's now over and done. While QUITE awkward, it's not the end of the world. Well, maybe Miss Colombia thinks so...

Before Steve Harvey shocked the world, he and his wife Marjorie Harvey hit the red carpet at the 2015 Miss Universe pageant. Judges Niecy Nash and Emmitt Smith along with his wife Pat Smith hit the carpet as well. Peep their arrivals inside....

Before the Miss Universe snafu seen and heard across the world, comedian/tv host Steve Harvey hit red carpet all smiles alongside his wife Marjorie Harvey at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas before he got to his hosting duties.

Mrs. Harvey was there to support her husband looking gorgeous in black strapless gown. With the Internet on fire after Steve mistakenly crowned the wrong Miss Universe, Marjorie hopped on social media today to gush about how proud she was of her husband. She said, “You are a Stand Up Man and A True Class Act the way you went back out on the stage on live TV and took full responsibility alone. I am so proud to be your wife! I love you”

Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith and his beautiful wife/former Miss Virginia USA Patricia Smith brought the coupledom fab on the red carpet.

Emmitt was tapped to judge the 80 contestants to choose this year’s pageant queen of the world. The former NFLer sent out his support to Steve after his mistake. He tweeted, "We all make mistakes. @IAmSteveHarvey you owned it. Let's celebrate the new @MissUniverse @piawurtzbach #MissUniverse2015"

Patricia, working the hell out of her black embroidered gown, had a full circle moment while attending the event.

She said, "Having a full circle moment!!! In 1994, I was Miss Virginia and competed in the Miss USA Pageant. I was devastated that I didn't fulfill a childhood dream to win and compete at Miss Universe. I now realize how amazing the journey was for me. Even though I was hurt and felt like a loser, I now know that it was an incredible honor to have made it to the Miss USA Pageant. The preparation and experience transformed and stretched me to new levels. I had to learn how to bounce back from a disappointment and keep fighting. I recognized that closed doors are God's way of directing us to the right doors. Well, I made it to Miss Universe today. Not as Miss USA, but as Mrs. Smith!!! And, I'm so excited to celebrate all the beautiful, intelligent and rocking women from all around the world!!!!"

Whoa! EMMY nominated actress Niecy Nash stepped out looking like a million bucks last night! She hit the carpet in a form fitting black Michael Costello jumpsuit and chick was serving all types of fabulousness. The YBF actress was tapped to judge the competition.

Werk.

Emmitt and Niecy then snapped it up with judge/Miss USA 2012 Olivia Culpo.

After the show...

Steve personally apologized to both Miss Philippines and Miss Colombia. He posted the picture above with the caption, "I had the chance to apologize to Miss Philippines and I'm thankful. #godisgood #iloveyou I apologized to Miss Colombia as well."

And here's a clip of Steve addressing the media immediately after the show:

Photos: Getty/Steve's IG

Tamia and Grant Hill are relationship goals AF.  Peep their hot coupledom shots before heading out to the Atlanta UNCF Mayor's Ball over the weekend AND pics of Chris Tucker, Kelly Price, Johnny Gill and many more inside...

How incredibly HOT are Tamia and her husband Grant Hill? This is what 16 years of martial bliss looks like and we’re here for it all!

The Canadian singer-songwriter and the retired NBA baller got dressed up to attend the 32nd Annual UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball held at Atlanta Marriott Marquis hotel over the weekend. The Atlanta Hawks; part owners got all cutesy with each other in a mini photoshoot inside their mansion before they stepped out for the evening.

The real basketball wife rocked a golden high-waisted skirt showing off a little skin with a thigh-high split, a black blouse with a fur stool and finished her smoking hot look in Tamara Mellon heels. Werk!

Once they made it to the event...

The Hills snapped it up with newlyweds songwriter Johntá Austin and his wife Porsche Austin. The couples really hit it off as Grant offered them courtside seats at any Atlanta Hawks games they would like to attend. Nice!

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and wife, first lady Sarah-Elizabeth Reed made their fabulous rounds snapping flicks with dignitaries and guests, including Atanta city councilman Kwanza Hall and his wife Natalie Hall.

Comedian Chris Tucker was in attendance with a new mystery chick chick on his arm. Last year, he brought his girlfriend, D.C. tv anchor Cynne Simpson to the ball. Hmmm....there were unconfirmed rumors floating around that he and Cynne were engaged. Not sure what happened with that.

Retired NBA player Steve Smith and his wife Millie Smith were all smiles as they snapped it up together.

A few Hip Hop and R&B heads were also in attendance, including Jermaine Dupri, Tyrese and BryanMichael Cox:

Also in the building...

"Real Housewives of Atlanta" newbie Kim Fields was spotted mingling with SELMA star Stephan James.

Stephan nabbed a a flick with baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron. Nice!

FUN FACT: Hank's wife Billye S. Aaron started the Mayor’s Masked Ball along with former ATL mayor Andrew Young.

"RHOA" star Demetria McKinney and her boyfriend Roger Bobb are still together and looking happy.

R&B songstress Kelly Price came out with a male guest. He's cute....

HGTV host Egypt Sherrod struck a pose in a red mermaid gown.

Bringing the laughs, JD took a video of Chris Tucker clowning around:

 

When you put the camera on @realctucker and he don't know your lyrics #TheMayorsBall

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R&B legend Johnny Gill provided the tunes for the evening rocking the stage with a lively performance. He had the party lit performing a few of his hits, including“Fairweather Friend,”  “There You Go," LSG’s “My Body,” and ”My, My, My.” YASSS throwback R&B!

Peep a few clips from his set below:

 

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Fun times.

Photos: ATLpics.net/RayCornelius.com/Tamia’s IG/Jermaine’s IG/@therealjohntaaustin

Just like thought would happen, the R. Kelly live stream interview with HuffPost Live went totally left today.  It actually ended up with him walking cleaning off the set. Get the deets and check it inside…

Yesterday, HuffPost Live revealed they would be live streaming an interview with R&B legend R. Kelly. Social media instantly lit up with memes about how this interview would be an early Christmas present for #BlackTwitter. Like, who on his team approved this? Or thought it would go smoothly?

Anywho, Kellz showed up as planned (the interview was delayed though) and the interview started off great. He talked about his new album The Buffet and how he has been pushing to get his fans and followers to show their support and to support one another. Apparently, his album sales for his new LP aren’t that great numbers-wise, but entered at #1 on both the Billboard R&B Albums and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.  No, there wasn't much competition entering on the same day either.

The interviewer then went on to ask Kellz how he feels about fans who are conflicted about him. On one hand, you have this incredibly talented man who makes hit-after-hit. On the other, the “Iginition” singer has been involved in multiple lawsuits involving being accused of sex crimes against minors. In two words, he said “F*ck them.” 

Then, he explained that he has never personally experienced people having a problem with him over his controversial personal life.

That's when the interview went totally left. Kellz and the interviewer started bickering back and forth with the tension was rising. The Grammy Award winning singer then started saying he felt like he was being interrogated about his past and that the interview felt more like a deposition. He said,“I didn’t come here for negative, I came here for positive.”

He then said, “I did not come here to get interrogated. I did not come here for a deposition. This is not about R. Kelly, this is not about the music. This is about interrogating me and it’s about disrespect.”

Kellz kept trying to steer the interview back his music and NOT his personal life, but chick insisted he talk about his murky past. Kelly wasn't here for it. Finally, he had enough and politely walked off after telling her he could be stopping to get a McRib sandwich instead.  A McRib sandwich y'all. Bloop!

Check it below:

Who didn't see this coming?!

The aftermath of bringing men back to their vacay home in Miami has rattled the Atlanta Housewives.  Find out who's blaming who inside...

RHOA newcomer Tammy is already at the center of a Housewives controversy.  And chick doesn't even have a peach.

While the RHOA cast vacationed in Miami on recent episodes, the ladies met Tammy's nephew Glen, who she said was an athlete who lives in Atlanta.  He's a youngin', but that didn't stop a few of the ladies from flirting. 

When Kenya's snapping of her fingers (literally) to get Glen's attention backfired, it all went downhill.  More alcohol was consumed and tensions started to rise after Glen (and other men the ladies had just met) were invited back to the house. 

Glen snapped at a pregnant Kandi and continued to say rude and threatening things under his breath.  When it was concluded that Tammy would ask him to leave, all hell broke lose.

Peep the video below for yourselves:

Kandi Burruss is siding with Kenya saying that Glen was dangerous and security did need to be called.  But Kim Fields, who has already called out Kenya Moore for instigating,and Phaedra Parks say it didn't all have to go down like that -- you know, with Tammy ending up in the hospital after Glen pushed her down while getting too rowdy about having to leave.  Kim and Phaedra also didn't feel Glen needed to be cuffed.  Phaedra said that when a person isn't playing the way Kenya wants to play, it's 'Off with their heads!" 

Cynthia Bailey even chimed in saying she felt responsible because she invited Tammy into the group.  Then her and Kenya got into it after that.

So, speak on it!

Photos: Bravo

A biopic about the life of R&B/jazz singer Miki Howard is in the works. Fab chick Teyonah Parris will portray Miki and Darius McCrary will star as the late Gerald Levert. Check out the first flicks from the film inside…

If you’re a fan of songstress Miki Howard, get excited! We told you a new biopic about the singer would be coming to TVOne. NOW, we have the deets on the film that will give us a behind-the-scenes look at the life of the singer.  It's titled The Miki Howard Story.  Chi-raq starlet Teyonah Parris has been tapped to play the R&B songstress.  And look at Eddie Winslow getting some work!

Miki found mainstream success in the late 80s/early 90s with a string of #1 hits, including “Come Share My Love,” “Ain’t Nobody Like You,” “Love Under New Management,” and a host of others. But, her career was derailed by poor relationships and drug addiction.

According to Indie Wire, the film, helmed by director Christine Swanson, will chronicle 30+ years of Howard's life, both professional and personal trials and triumphs, including her relationships with the men, like Gerald Levert, who played instrumental roles in her life. Former “Family Matters” star Darius McCrary will play the late singer.

Christine Swanson (below, right) will be directing from a script she co-wrote with "Pastor Brown" writer Rhonda Baraka, which is reportedly based on a yet to be released biography by Miki Howard (below, left).

Also joining the cast, “Single Ladies” star LisaRaye as Sylvia Rhone, “Being Mary Jane” star Gary Dourdan as Augie Johnson, Django star Amari Cheatom as Eddie Phelps and “Shameless” star Vanessa Bell Calloway as Josephine Howard.

LisaRaye shared an on-set shot of herself and Teyonah in character recently. Cute.

And check this out! Chaka Khan’s daughter Indira Khan will be playing her iconic mother. Nice!

The film was shot in Savannah, GA and is currently wrapping up. The Miki Howard Story is expected to premiere in June 2016 on TVOne. Will you be tuning?

Photos: IndieWire/Lisa’s IG/Indira’s iG/Christine's IG

It appears a bromance between Chris Brown and Scott Disick is budding after Scott appeared in Breezy's new video. Peep pics from their night out in L.A. inside...

Looks like Chris Brown is adding a new “bro” to his clique.

After starring in Breezy’s “Picture Me Rollin’” video, the now single reality star Scott Disick (Kourtney Kardashian’s baby daddy) was spotted hitting the L.A. scene with the “Fine By Me” singer over the weekend. Meanwhile, Kourtney has been spotted out and about with Quincy Brown and Justin Bieber.

In the video treatment, Breezy and Scott starred as homies where they had loads of fun at a house party with a bevy a women. And apparently they're friends in real life. "Lord Disick" (that's Scott's nickname if you didn't know) also attended the Grammy winner's Royalty album release party at Hyde last week.

First, the twosome went to Koi restaurant in West Hollywood for some Japanese inspired cuisine. After dinner, they hopped in the “Loyal” singer’s red souped up Lamborghini and made their way to 1Oak nightclub to party the night away.

The "party boys" are doing what they do best.

Photos: Pacific Coast News

LaLa Anthony spread a little Christmas cheer in the Big Apple yesterday. Meanwhile, Chadwick Boseman, a make-up free Christina Milian,Taye Diggs and his girlfriend Amanza (not misspelled) were spotted shopping it up in L.A. Candids inside…

Hey LaLa!

Chi-raq star LaLa Anthony was in good spirits as she made her rounds in NYC yesterday. The 36-year-old tv host turned actress put on a colorful display in a color blocked jacket over a bright orange midi dress and she finished her look with a pair of nude Christian Louboutins.

The "Power" star was making her way to the “TODAY” show to chop it up about her Christmas plans. She will be traveling with her son Kiyan to Atlanta this holiday season. Her hubby Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks will go head-to-head against the Atlanta Hawks the day after Christmas at Philips Arena. So, the Anthonys will be celebrating Christmas in the A.

Peep her chat (and reunion with former "TRL" co-host Carson Daly) with the "TODAY" hosts below:

After her appearance, she made a breakfast run at Sarabeth's to fuel up.

Along with starring on the series "Unforgettable," we hear she's currently filming a new movie titled Double Play and she just wrapped up two other films, Deuces& Destined. Work!

In L.A....

We’re days away from Christmas and a few YBF celebs have been spotted hitting the shopping scene just before the holidays. Captian America: Civil War star Chadwick Boseman was seen leaving Barnes and Noble at The Grove yesterday. He kept a low profile in a pair of sunnies.  We see you Chad!

Chadwick will make his debut as Black Panther in the upcoming Captain America: Civil War flick when it hits theaters May 6, 2016.

A make-up free Christina Milian had her hands full as she picked up some items for family and friends for Christmas. She had plenty of extra hands on deck to help with her shopping spree in Studio City yesterday.

The reality chick will be spending this Christmas with her baby girl Violet and family since she's a single lady these days.

Still a pretty girl even without all the make-up.

Upcoming One Shot actor Taye Diggs and his girlfriend Amanza Smith Brown were getting all cutesy holding hands as they shopped at The Grove yesterday. Looks like they're happily in love.

Later, they linked up with a few friends as they trekked through the shopping complex. Fun times.

Photos: Splash/FameFlynet/Pacific Coast

Mariah Carey is all loved up with her boo James Packer as they hit the snow in Aspen.  Get the lovey dovey pics inside, plus Raven Symone is celebrating her 30th birthday again...

Mariah just made her annual Holiday trip to Aspen, but this time, she brought her new billionaire boo James Packer with her. 

She shared pics of them in their snow gear all loved up before hitting the slopes.  Well, looking like they're hitting the slopes.  Mariah said she doesn't actually ski, she's just here for the snow and the outfits.  Yasss!

James will also be accompanying her to Australia next week when Mariah goes to Melbourne to perform for New Year's Eve!

To ring in the New Year, Mariah is heading down under with James to perform to a crowd of 1200 partygoers at the Palladium, Crown Melbourne.  She's set to play through to midnight and is bringing her full band.

She said via press release,“To be heading over for New Year’s Eve with James and to be able to put on a performance at Crown Melbourne – it’s incredibly exciting.”

Mariah also got into the Holiday spirit yesterday with a snowball fight with the twins, Roc and Roe.

But it's these DIOR snowboots that have us drooling.  Work!

Speaking of celebrations:

"The View" co-host Raven Symone celebrated her 30th birthday party this past Saturday at Beacher's Madhouse in the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.

After getting her face beat by artists from the mobile app beGlammed, and you already know she had to be ~different~, she headed over to the venue to party with her friends.

Kym Whitley was there to party, plus the event was emceed by Ariana Grande's brother Franky Grande with Donny David.

Well this looks like an interesting bunch.  Just how Raven likes it.  Happy 30th Raven!

EXTRAS:

1.  The Rock is dishing on everything about his and girlfriend's new baby Jasmine. STORY

2.  Bill Cosby has responded to his accusers, and he's dealing out lawsuits.  The most recent is a defamation suit served to Beverly Johnson.  STORY

Photos: Mariah's IG

Steve Harvey has a reason to smile today!  Despite the public embarrassment from memes and ish talkers after his Sunday snafu heard around the world at the Miss Universe pageant, the organization is open to having him back.  Deets inside...

After announcing the wrong winner at the Miss Universe pageant on Sunday, Steve Harvey took full ownership of the snafu despite video and reports pointing to the teleprompters and producers having some blame in the matter.  Now, there's good news for Steve's camp.

Mark Shapiro, Chief Content Officer at WME|IMG (the company who now owns the Miss Universe Pageant after Donald Trump sold it to them) gave a promising interview today.  He told CBS Sports Radio that he DEFINITELY wants Steve back as the host of next year's pageant in Belize.

Deadline.com reports:

...Mark Shapiro, Chief Content Officer at WME|IMG, said the Family Feud host was “very remorseful” about the error and that Harvey was “absolutely” welcome back to host the 2016 pageant. Shapiro said Harvey “did a great job. He was funny, he was informative, he’s high energy, he’s got a great following. … I definitely want him back, and I would hate to see him not come back. He’s going to want a shot to redeem himself.”

The Belize tourism board co-signs saying in a tweet:

Dear @IAMSteveHarvey, we all make mistakes. You handled yours with class. Would you host our next pageant? @CostaMayaFest#MissUniverse2015

Looks like everyone's on board to have him back.  So Steve is STILL winning.

Catch up on everything that went down HERE.

Photos: Getty

Nicki Minaj is doing all she can to help her boyfriend Meek Mill look like an upstanding citizen. Meanwhile, since Meek is stuck in Philly, he has picked up a new hobby: Boxing. Buuuuuut…yeah. Find out what we mean inside….

Nicki Minaj is proving to be the ride or die chick.

Fresh from performing at a controversial Christmas concert in Angola, the “Anaconda” raptress jetted to Philadelphia to reunite with her beau Meek Mill. If you haven’t heard, the MMG rapper is stuck in Philly after a judge ruled he violated his probation. It's reported he could be facing jail time and he will find out if he's going back to the big house when he goes to court in February 2016.

So in the meantime, Nicki is right by her man’s side as she helps to prove to the judge Meek isn’t a “gangsta”.

Yesterday, the twosome made a philanthropic visit to a girls’ group home. The “Only” rapper posted a pic of herself and Meek with the ladies captioning,

“There's no greater feeling than giving back. Today we met with girls in a Philly group home and it made my year. We can't show them in the photo but I know they follow me. Girls!!! You are a group or incredible young women who can do whatever you put your mind to!!! Keep your promise to me! DONT BE DEFEATED! I will check back in with you soon. Your raw emotions really touched me. I'll always remember u. thank you to the staff (seen here) for this opportunity.”

Well that was nice of them. We’re definitely not mad that they’re giving back to the community, but we can’t help but think that this is all a PR campaign to help restore Meek’s image in the judge’s eyes.

If you’re wondering why Nicki blurred out Meek’s sneakers, we found out why. According to GQ, an Instagram user uploaded a pic of Meek where his shoes weren’t blurred out. He was rocking a pair of Jordans. Well, Meek has a contract with Puma, so it appears she was looking after his coins…like a good girlfriend would. Ha.

So what else has Meek been up to since being restricted to Philly?

 

A video posted by MALEEKJACKSON -TRUSTTHEPROCESS (@maleek_jackson) on Dec 16, 2015 at 1:33pm PST

BOXING!

He obviously has a lot of frustration and pent-up aggression he needs to release, so what better way to release than getting in some punches on a punching bag. The “Lord Knows” rapper has been hitting up Joe Hand Gym and training with trainer Maleek Jackson to work on throwing them hands…buuuuuut why does it looks like he’s hitting so soft? He's not out here looking like he'll EFF someone up like his Twitter fingers led us to believe! No shade, justsayin’.

Peep the clips above and below.

 

A video posted by MALEEKJACKSON -TRUSTTHEPROCESS (@maleek_jackson) on Dec 18, 2015 at 7:01am PST

Oh Meek...

Photo: Nicki's IG

The Beyhive is keeping us up to date on Beyonce and Jay Z spottings. The twosome was spotted on a dinner date the other night. Today, Bey is allegedly shooting a new mystery video at the Superdome. Check out pics the Beyhive were able to sneak and snap inside….

Our favorite couple has jetted from NYC and is now currently in the Big Easy.

Last night, Beyonce and Jay Z were spotted wining and dining in New Orleans (where Bey’s sister Solange lives) the other night. Bey and Hov was seen smiling at one point. And then, Mrs. Carter looked over it. Hopefully, they received good service.

It appears the Carters might be spending their Christmas in NOLA this year. Around this time last year, Bey and Hov were flooding our timelines with pics from their Iceland getaway for Jay’s birthday earlier in the month.

Today….

Good news! The Beyhive has been hard at work finding out what the Carters are up to, and now we know they're working this holiday season.

Beyoncé is currently shooting a new video at the Super Dome. Jay Z is also with her. pic.twitter.com/HvobxVdbrG

— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@Bey_Legion) December 22, 2015

A few flicks popped up on social media of Beyonce and Jay Z rolling up to the Superdome to shoot a mystery video. Rumors have been circulating on Twitter over the past few days that she was gearing up to shoot a video (one person even claims she had certain street cameras turned off for the shoot) and now we have the first sneak peek flicks.

That’s suppose to be Hov walking across the field in red sneakers above and Bey is supposedly in the black SUV below:

Hmmm...is this "Deja Vu" 2.0?!  "Deja Vu" was filmed in N.O. Time will tell....

Meanwhile....

 

A video posted by Solange (@saintrecords) on Dec 22, 2015 at 8:25am PST

Solange is just being Solo reveling in colorful vibes. Press play above.

Photos: @BeyonceLeigon/@Just_1Ambition

Drake and Floyd Mayweather linked up courtside at the Clippers vs. Thunder game in L.A. last night. More inside….

When rappers and boxers unite.

Last night, Young Money rapper Drake and retired undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather had a fun night at the Staples Center. The two were courtside at the Los Angeles Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder to watch Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and the Thunder outscore Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and the Clippers.

The final score? 100-99. It was definitely a nail biter.

Zaddy was looking good last night too.

After the game, Drizzy and Pretty Boy Floyd (in his alligator jacket) snapped it up on the court with fashion blogger Gina Marie (atop, left) and another guest.

As Drizzy made his exit...

 

A video posted by #OMEEKA (@omeeka4life_) on Dec 22, 2015 at 8:42am PST

A fan TRIED IT as he was leaving the venue. The Meek Mill fan shouted, "Drake! Drake! You ain't Meek Mill! Meek Mill! Meek Mill!" Drizzy simply laughed it off and kept it moving. Ha! Check it above.

Photos: Drake's IG/Gina Marie's IG/ The Banner Foundation

We’ve got more YBF Christmas pics that will def get you in the holiday spirit! Ciara and Russell Wilson gave away hundreds of tablets to kiddies at the Seattle Children's hospital. Tamera Mowry Housley and her family are super cute for the Holidays. Plus, David Banner is giving back to the hood. Get it all inside…

It’s that time of year to spread good cheer. And that’s exactly what Ciara and Russell Wilson were up to today.

The couple made their way to the Seattle Children’s Hospital for Russell’s regular weekly visit, but this time they came bearing gifts. LOTS of cool gifts.

CiCi and Russ handed out 300 hundred tablets (sponsored by Amazon) for each kid in the facility. Nice! We know those kiddies were loving that! The Super Bowl winning quarterback took to his Instagram to share saying, “Thanks @Amazon for the @AmazonKindle for All 300 patients in @SeattleChildrens today from @Ciara & I!”

That’s so AWESOME!

Check it:

 

A video posted by Russell Wilson (@dangerusswilson) on Dec 22, 2015 at 1:36pm PST

The YBF couple also made their rounds to personally greet a few kiddies, along with actor Chris Pratt, for the holidays. Peep their pics:

Sweet.

“The Real” co-host Tamera Mowry Housley, her husband Adam Housley and their adorable kids Aden (3) and Ariah (5 months) are bringing the holiday family fab in a new editorial. The Housleys got dressed in their Christmas PJs for a super cute Tylenol ad showing #HowWeFamily. Aww…

This will be special Christmas for the family as it will be Ariah’s very first Christmas.

In other celebs give back news....

Rapper-turned-activist David Banner and The Banner Foundation are paying it forward again for the holidays. The Grammy Award winning artist celebrated his 9th annual “Heal The Hood At Christmas” project in his hometown of Jackson, Mississippi over the weekend. 

Is it just us or is this grey beard sexy?  Hmph.

According to the press release, the program identifies special needs for attending families as well as encourages education, leadership, advocacy, civic engagement and accountability in the areas. The initiative evolved out of the rapper's personal ritual of giving to less fortunate families and those impacted by Hurricane Katrina during the holiday season.

The actor/rapper chopped it up with young men and women (ages 10-17) at the Re-engaging in Education for All to Progress (R.E.A.P.) Program. This program aims to provide academic opportunities to the over-age, non-traditional, at risk of dropping out student, to help them attain a high school diploma.

The "Get Like Me" rapper then handed out gifts and fellowshipped with approximately 350 youth and their families at the annual Heal The Hood “Christmas Reception” held at the Boys & Girls Club of Central Mississippi.

David’s foundation is teaming up with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi to unveil “The Banner Studios,” which will be the first of six studios  to support the artistic expression of young men and women of color. Def needed!

David Banner is clearly all about giving back to his community and we love it!

By the way, he’s in the studio putting the finishing touches on his upcoming album The God Box, which is expected to drop early 2016.

Photos: Russell's IG/Tamera's Twitter/The Banner Foundation

Teyana Taylor just showed the world her washboard abs...six days after having baby Iman.  Find out what she said inside, plus Tamar Braxton seems to be fully recovered while spending some quality time with her fam...

Sheesh.  It pays to have a six pack before getting pregnant, apparently.  And being 25 doesn't hurt either.

Singer Teyana Taylor is geeked about her post-pregnancy snapback game, and she should be.

She posted the above pic of her bod still looking like it's in tip top shape saying:

Dear Baby Iman.... Thank you for this snap back in 6 days I love you my darling. Lol #AintNoGymBih #StillGotALongWayToGoButImGettimg

We hope all new mommies, no matter what their snapback game is like, feel beautiful after giving birth to a human being.

Teyana also shared a pic of little Iman (who her parents call "Junie") with Teyana's father who's now a new granddad:

And Teyana also served up some Michael Jackson"The Lady In My Life" lyrics in a new pic with Iman saying:

There So listen to my heart Lay your body close to mine Let me fill you with my dreams I can make you feel alright And baby through the years Gonna love you more each day So I promise you tonight That you'll always be the lady in my life....

Sweet!  

Look who seems to be back to her old self:

Yep, Tamar Braxton.  The singer & tv host headed out today with her baby boy Logan and husband Vince to take in the Holiday sights. 

She returned to work last week, so she seems to have her serious condition involving blood clots under control.

She even posted a pic with an adorable sleeping Logan.  Yep, Tay Tay's back...and totally in mommy mode.

Photos: Instagram

Sunday’s game between the Carolina Panthers and the New York Giants was an explosive one. Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and Panthers cornerback Josh Norman were going AT it during the game and for the life of us we couldn’t understand why.

Now, we know the events that happened during warmups that caused tensions to be so high during the game. Find out what went down that involves baseball bats on the field inside….

This past Sunday’s game between the Carolina Panthers and the New York Giants was one for the books. Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and Panthers cornerback Josh Norman racked up a ton of personal fouls against each other thanks to fighting one another every chance they got. They looked like two little bad a** kids fighting each other on the field.

Odell took it a little too far when he took a head shot (meaning he hit helmet to helmet) at Josh during the game. Check it:

Now, Odell has been suspended for one game (which he is appealing) and Josh has been fined $26,044 for a few illegal moves he made. FYI - The Panthers beats the Giants 38-35, which kept them undefeated.

So how did it even get to this point? And what's the REAL reason Odell was so perturbed and out of character?  Here's what we know...

Apparently during warmups, practice squad player Marcus Ball walked out on the field with a black baseball bat. YES, he had a baseball bat on the football field! And here’s the proof:

 

A video posted by New York Giants (@nygiants) on Dec 20, 2015 at 9:14am PST

According to former cornerback and NFL analyst Deion Sanders during an interview on "The Stephen A. Smith Show," Marcus walked over to Beckham Jr. "like he was going to hit in his knees and said, 'We're going to end your career today.'"

And guess what? That exchange was caught on video as well. We can’t hear exactly what’s being said, but it’s clear they had a verbal exchange that got heated:

What is a Panthers practice squad player doing going into the Giants team stretching area.. with a baseball bat? pic.twitter.com/4mIQ0jwYRg

— Giants Daily (@NYGDaily) December 22, 2015

NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport tweeted Marcus had to be separated from Odell during the pre-game:

Apparently Marcus Ball, a #Panthers practice squad player, was holding a bat pregame. He had to be separated from Odell Beckham pregame.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 21, 2015

At one point, the bat was given to Josh Norman where he allegedly was insinuating to Odell that he was going to "blow his knees out" and "end his career." That's not shown in the clip below, but it does show that Josh had the black bat in his possession at some point:

 

Video: One of reasons sources say OBJ went ballistic was threat from Panthers player in street clothes with a baseball bat on field. Player then gave bat to Josh Norman.

A video posted by @jayglazer on Dec 21, 2015 at 11:39am PST

Not only that, sources say Josh used anti-gay slurs towards Odell:

Deion Sanders says that Norman called Odell a "fa**ot", carried around a baseball bat pregame and told him he was "gonna end his career".

— astromarko (@astromarko) December 21, 2015

Meanwhile, the Panthers are denying any wrongdoing saying NO threats were ever made to Odell. And as far as the baseball bats go, they claim that’s something they do on a regular. The black baseball bats supposedly symbolize "bringing the wood," a motivational saying among a lot of teams.

NFL insider Jay Glazer broke it down via Twitter (read from the bottom up):

Following the game, Josh hopped on Twitter to taunt Odell about his sexuality with emojis:

Lordt!

So now we know why Odell seemed totally out of his element during the game. The Panthers got all into his head before the game, and it worked.  Gotta tighten up that mental strength...

You can check out Deion Sanders' full interview where he breaks down what happened below:

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