Rihanna is getting her flowers while she can still smell them. NYC’s Parson School of Design is honoring the Pop princess for her fashion, music and philanthropic work. More inside…

Rihanna is slaying the game and everyone is taking notice.

After copping the Harvard’s Humanitarian of the Year award, another prestigious school is giving her some props. NYC’s prestigious Parsons School of Design will be honoring the pop superstar for her epic takeover in music, fashion and philanthropy.

The award recognizes individuals who empower young women and Rih are amongst the group of trailblazers who will be honored. She’ll receive the award along with Neiman Marcus and Eileen Fisher at the school’s 69th annual gala set to go down May 22nd at Pier 60.

“It’s such a thrill to know that a design school as prestigious as Parsons School of Design would present me with this honor,” Rihanna said in the statement. “I consistently find creative and exciting designs coming from Parsons alumni, so I feel a deep connection to the school. But I am especially grateful that Parsons would recognize me for the work I’ve done in regards to philanthropy.”

The fashion maven has a special connection with the school as she has worn garments by several recent graduates, including Matthew Adams Dolan and Melody Ya Jun Lin.

“Parsons is proud to present Rihanna with this honor, as she has inspired millions through her powerful music and distinct style,” said Joel Towers, the school’s executive dean. “She has championed our recent alumni on a number of occasions by wearing their designs. She is also creating important philanthropic programs, which support communities by fostering effective education, health, and emergency response programs around the world through her Clara Lionel Foundation.”

In September, Rihanna and her Clara Lionel Foundation, named after her grandparents, will host the 3rd Annual Diamond Ball at Cipriani Wallstreet in NYC to help raise funds for health and education.

Congrats Rih!

BONUS:

A thousand planets. One mission to save them all. Watch the new #Valerian trailer and like this Tweet to explore more. In theaters July 21 pic.twitter.com/dUau9Hz697

— Valerian Movie (@ValerianMovie) March 29, 2017

A new trailer of the sci-fi thriller Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets was just released. We get a quick sneak peek at Rihanna in her role as Bubble, a shapeshifting entertainer. You have to look fast, because she’s only seen in a split second.

The film, directed by Luc Besson, also stars Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevigne and its based on the comic series “Valerian and Laureline.” Check out RiRi at the 2:15 mark above.

Photo: Rihanna's IG

Susan Kelechi Watson totally plays the black wife and mother that all need right now on the hit new drama series “This Is Us.” TheYBF.com caught up with the YBF starlet and she dished on exactly how she's nailing this part to perfection.  Get it inside...

If you’re like us, you’re going through at least one box of tissue every week while watching NBC’s hit drama series “This Is Us.” The show is the ultimate tear jerker with the real life situations that everyone can relate to.

Susan Kelechi Watson plays Beth, the wife to Sterling K. Brown’s character Randall. Beth is a wife, a mother to two beautiful daughters, she has a career and she juggles it ALL without breaking a sweat.  Or without losing her ish and reading everybody for absolute filth (even when she totally has every right to).

An article hit the net about Susan’s character, dubbing her the “unsung hero” of the series, and we would have to agree. She’s definitely the glue that holds the Pearson family together, especially when her husband is losing it. She's always calm, BUT she will pop off (nicely) and put someone in their place if need be. 

We're loving that she's totally a YBF mom and wife folks can relate to.

Wegot the chance to chat it up with the “This Is Us” starlet -- whose favorite genre is surprisingly comedy -- and she explained perfectly why her character is such a breath of fresh air.

“Beth comes from a large family,” she spilled to TheYBF.com. “She’s used to having all these balls in the air. So, in a way, he got with the right chick. She kind of knows the family dynamic. Sometimes we’re the person in the family who takes care of everybody, sometimes we’re the person who gets taken care of and sometimes we’re the person who watches it all goes down. And somehow we kind of, through osmosis, learn how to take care of things because we’ve watched it happened. She grew up in a big Jamaican family, so she’s had her fair share.”

In case you haven’t caught up on the series just yet, Randall was left at a fire station (by his father) and ended up being raised by a white family. He eventually tracks down his biological father and they end up forming a relationship. But, they don’t have much time to spend together as his father has cancer. Randall decides to move his father into his home with his wife Beth and their two daughters. And ish got REAL.

As for how Susan’s character was able to handle the situation, she offered up the perfect response.

“It’s a time where he finds his birth father and they don’t have that much time together. Sometimes there are times when you just have to let somebody live. This is his moment, let me do what I can to help him get that time.”

Facts.

As we watch Susan hit more and more red carpets, we’ve noticed she’s morphing into a fashion darling. We asked her how she deals with red carpet mayhem -- especially when black stars have spoken up about being ignored by designers -- and here’s what she dished:

“I think because the show is what it is, I got the opportunity to team up with a stylist out the gate. But before the show, I was going to stores picking out my own stuff or wearing stuff out of my closet. I was just looking for somebody who reflects my personality and my style. I realized I didn’t have time to run to the store. It’s really about finding someone who knows your style, who's willing to work with you and to reflect that.”

She added:

“If certain designers choose to work with me or not, I’m not even privy to that conversation. I don’t want to know. Just bring me something that looks cute and fits.”

Loves her!

By the way, the “This Is Us” season finale set a new record! The mainstream drama nabbed the No. 1 spot for total viewers in the week it aired and it became NBC’s first scripted series to do so in almost 13 years. CONGRATS!

Needless to say, season 2 has already been announced and we can.not.wait!

Photo: Getty

Tamar Braxton just revealed to her sister Toni Braxton she suffered a miscarriage after initially keeping it secret.  Deets inside...

Tonight’s episode of “Braxton Family Values” will be an emotional one. Tamar Braxton will reveal to her big sister Toni Braxton she and her husband Vince Herbert suffered a miscarriage after initially keeping it a secret.

No one knew Tamar, 40, was pregnant and before she could share the news, she unfortunately lost the baby.

“I didn’t tell nobody because it was very, very new," Tamar tells Toni while chatting on the couch in Toni’s L.A. home. “Well, maybe like a week before I went to Atlanta I found out that I was pregnant.”

“Congratulations!,” Toni squeals.

"Nah, uh-uh,” Tamar responds. “

You’re pregnant?,” Toni asks.

“No, I was,” Tamar says.

So sad. Tamar has been vocal about wanting another baby, so we know it was hard for her and Vince to go through such a tragic event.

During a confessional, Toni expresses that she was disappointed that her sister didn’t share the news with her, but then says she understands some news is between a husband and wife.

"I was really disappointed that she didn't tell me, but I understood," Toni says. “Sometimes, it's between a husband and a wife. But I was glad that she finally told me, and I could be there and hold her hand because I'm sure that was a disappointing situation that happened for her."

Tamar and Toni also talk about Trina’s suggesting that Tamar puts her three-year-old son Logan off on their mother Evelyn too much and feels Mama Evelyn is too old to look after him.

Peep the clip below: 

By the way, Tamar and Trina get into a HEATED argument where they almost come to blows…again. Peep our exclusive sneak peek HERE.

Chandra Wilson plays a doctor in ABC’s veteran series “Grey’s Anatomy.” And now, she’s opening up about her daughter’s real-life medical stuggle to help raise awareness to the disorder. 

The five-time EMMY nominated actress, who plays Dr. Miranda Bailey, worked behind the cameras to direct the episode about cyclic vomiting syndrome, the disorder her 23-year-old daughter, Sarina McFarlane, battles with.

Sitting down with "Good Morning America" this morning, she revealed how the disorder presented itself as a really bad case of food poisoning six years ago. After being sick for about 5 days, they went to the emergency room to have her checked out. Doctors really didn’t have any answers, and then it came back again.

“A month later, the exact same presentation happened and this was month after month after month for 10 months,” she said. “I started looking for patterns. When you are the parent of someone who is a chronic pain sufferer, you end up creating these binders for all of the hospital stays so you can keep track of every visit and any new thing that comes out.”

Ten months later, Chandra’s daughter was diagnosed with cyclic vomiting syndrome (also called CVS). The disorder causes episodes of severe vomiting and exhaustion and it’s really hard for doctors to diagnose.

“The name gave a direction to go in,” Chandra shared. “And it put us in a community of people that seriously were going through the exact same thing stage by stage. “Being able to be on Grey’s Anatomy with all of those people able to watch it and hear it and say, ‘Oh my God. That’s what that is. I’ve heard of that. That’s my kid. That’s my husband. That’s my aunt,’” she explained. “That’s something that I can do sitting in this chair on the set, then my daughter has said, ‘Go ahead. Go and do that.’"

Peep the clip below:

Photos: Getty

When the cast of the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" reunited over the weekend, Janet Hubert -- the original Aunt Viv -- wasn't here for their little get together.  At all....

Janet Hubert wasn't invited to the impromptu Fresh Prince reunion over the weekend, but she doesn't care.  Well, kinda doesn't care.  She did go in on everybody though.

She started off calling Alfonso Ribeiro a "media ho" out the gate.  So you know it only went further downhill from there. Get into her social media comments below:

"The media hoe Alphonso Ribero [sic] has posted his so called reunion photo . . . He was always the ass wipe for Will," she said, noting, "There will never be a true reunion."

And she didn't let up in the comments:

Lordt!

Just last night she posted this video of Alfonso talking about his love for white women:

Janet is not here for her former castmates.  Any of them.  And she hasn't been for quite a while.

Photos: Facebook

Tyga isn't fazed by Blac Chyna's claims that he isn't paying his child support. He's busying shopping it up with Scott Disick. Meanwhile, Kevin Gates was released from jail only to travel to Chicago to go BACK to jail. Pics and deets inside...

Tyga may have 99 problems, but apparently his ex Blac Chyna's dragging isn’t one.

The 27-year-old west coast rapper is seemingly unbothered by his ex Blac Chyna’s claims that he doesn’t pay child support for their son King Cairo. Or Chyna’s claims that he’s sleeping with a man behind his girlfriend Kylie Jenner’s back.

The “Rack City” was spotted leaving Barneys New York in Beverly Hills with Kourtney Kardashian’s baby daddy Scott Disick yesterday.

He even stopped to take a selfie with a fan before hopping into a yellow Ferrari and driving off.

Since Chyna publcly made the allegations, Tyga has yet to respond. He's seemingly ignoring the fact Chyna called him out and is continuing on with life per usual. Hmph.

In other news...

 

My dawg out the dawg pound #KevinGates #BWA #OutTheFloridaSystem #IDGT @iamkevingates

A post shared by @youprayedmartinez__ on Mar 29, 2017 at 6:07pm PDT

Rapper Kevin Gates was finally released from jail in Florida. But, not for long.

According to TMZ, the Polk County jail released him around 4pm on Wednesday after serving a six-month sentence for kicking a female fan in the chest during a concert in 2015. He was supposed to be released from the jail last week, but law enforcement detained him after they came across an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Chicago.

After he was released, he had to go straight to Chicago to start his jail sentence there. Apparently, he failed to appear in court TWICE on a separate gun case from 2013.

Today, pictures popped up on social media that appear to be the “I Don’t Give A F*ck” rapper making his way to Chi-town. We haven’t confirmed these pictures were taken today, but this is what’s circulating on our timelines:

 

A post shared by Jazaeea (@jazaeea) on Mar 30, 2017 at 2:58pm PDT

Since Kevin wasn't extradited to the Cook County jail, it seems he's just turning himself in, which would explain why he wasn't escorted by police officers to Chi-town. He's reportedly being held on no bond until his next court date in April.

Photos: FameFlynet

Mary J. Blige is sharing the intimate details about her uncoupling from her estranged husband Kendu Issacs. And she's not holding back. She gets down to the nitty, gritty about the overwhelming disrespect from Kendu, his spousal demands and much more. Highlights from her raw interview inside…

We’ve all been watching Mary J. Blige’s nasty divorce from her estranged husband/former manager Kendu Isaacs play out in the media. But, she’s soldiering through it like a G.

The “No More Drama” singer stopped by Power 105 to chop it up with radio personality Angie Martinez to open up and share the intimate details of her pending divorce.

“Unfortunately he was my everything and you can’t make a person your everything, because you’re giving them too much power, you’re giving them God’s power. And this is why thing like this happen. So, I just gave him way too much but I gave him all of that so he can feel comfortable, you know, in the company of my peers. When he comes around, he’s not just my Mary J. Blige’s husband.”

So very true. When you make a person your everything it gives them too much power they shouldn’t have had in the first place.

After being with her estranged husband for 16 years (and married for 13 of those years), Mary said she realized he no longer wanted to be with her. He started complaining about things she wasn’t doing that she never did in the relationship and she said the disrespect had gotten to a point where it was just TOO much.

“The overwhelming disrespect. Just disrespect, you’re too familiar, you’re way too familiar and you’re disrespecting me and I know, I can sense that I’m not what you want anymore. Because now you start throwing questions around like “ok why you don’t cook?” I haven’t been cooking. “Why you don’t wear your hair like that?” I never wore my hair like this before what’s up with you? You know, so you start to realize that this man doesn’t want you and he’s just gone all the time and you’re by yourself in the relationship. You realize you’re just by yourself in the relationship and you’re just suffering through it. Now it’s time to do some investigating.”

Mary reacted to Kendu’s demands of spousal support. It’s reported he gunning for over $100,000 per month….even NOW while they hash out the divorce details because he has grown accustomed to a certain lifestyle.

“I don’t owe you anything. It’s not fair, so this is very mean. This is very mean to just keep sitting on this and demanding this type of money and taking me through all this sh*t. I can’t believe you’re trying to stick me up and no disrespect to his family at all, you know, but I’m not responsible for you. I don’t have any children with you. I’m not responsible for anything else with you anymore.”

Facts.

When news broke that Mary was going through a divorce, it was followed by news that she would be hitting the road to go on tour. Mary said she decided to go on tour because she needed her fans to help keep her mind off all of the madness that was going on around her.

“I mean, Angie, I needed that. I needed to be somewhere other than home thinking about all of this foolishness. You know, these lawyers and this and that and, you know just all the stupidity. I needed to be somewhere where I can vent and express myself and use my music as my own therapy you know, and get some energy back from the fans.”

With a new album on the horizon (titled Strength of a Woman), she said her music has been therapy during this tough time.

“I’m glad, I’m happy, unfortunately in this situation my fans will be happy, they’re gonna be happy anyway but you know but it’s healing time. And a lot of us want to get through some stuff that we don’t want to tell nobody about. But I’mma tell. This is what I’m here for.”

Will she ever get married again? “Right now, no, I will never get married again.”

Check out her full interview where she also talks about partying with Diddy and Cassie for her birthday and singing to Hillary Clinton below:

 

Thank you for sharing your strength with me. This is my tracklisting for #STRENGTHOFAWOMAN, revealed. This is one of my most powerful albums, featuring some powerful collaborators. I'm excited to share it with you on 4.28.

A post shared by Mary J Blige (@therealmaryjblige) on Mar 29, 2017 at 5:31pm PDT

Mary's new album Strength of a Woman drops April 28th.

Photo: Screenshot

Kendrick Lamar is THAT dude, and he knows it.  So why not drop a song and video with the ironic title of "Humble."  Check it inside...

Kendrick Lamar just dropped his second new track in a week.  And once again, it's all about why he's the greatest rapper alive. Who's really going to challenge him on that though?

In the Dave Meyers-directed un-"Humble" AF video, Kendrick is portrayed as Steve Jobs, a young Pope, a Grey Poupon spokesman and, oh yeah, him and his homies with their heads literally blowing up.

Kendrick spit some truths about his now privileged life that he earned from being real:

This shit way too crazy, ayy, you do not amaze me, ayy I blew cool from AC, ayy, Obama just paged me, ayy I don't fabricate it, ayy, most of y'all be fakin', ayy I stay modest 'bout it, ayy, she elaborate it, ayy This that Grey Poupon, that Evian, that TED Talk, ayy Watch my soul speak, you let the meds talk, ayy If I kill a nigga, it won't be the alcohol, ayy I'm the realest nigga after all, bitch, be humble

Check out the follow up to"The Heart Part 4" above.

Ciara and Russell Wilson stay bringing the nonstop cuteness!  Get into their super adorable co-ed baby shower inside...

It's Russell's first baby and Ciara's second, and the Wilsons are going ALL OUT.

This past weekend, they had their friends and family (how CUTE is baby Future!) over to a private home for a super luxe and gorgeous baby shower, all decked out in white and flowers.  Ci's besties LaLa Anthony, Serena Williams, Angie Beyince, Yolanda Fredrick and more were all front and center to celebrate.

We guess Kim K. -- who likes to have these ladies around whenever she feels the need -- was busy this day.

E! News described the scene saying:

The party was held at a private home in Los Angeles where a tent was set up overlooking the city's gorgeous skyline of bright green trees and blue skies. Inside, the tent was lit up by pretty string lights and big balloons that were adorned by gold and silver fringe. A dining area was formed in the shape of a square with balloons filling the space in the center and cute trinkets—like gold elephant statues, massive flower arrangements, candles and books—covered the table.

We hear burgers fro Shake Shack and flower crowns were the stars of the party.  And we're not even mad at that.

No obvious nod to the baby's gender but folks are mumbling about it possibly being a boy (thanks to Ciara saying in a recent Instagram post about blue being her favorite color).

Russell, Ciara and all the guests were decked out in white.  Ci looked absolutely beautiful and the NFL QB looked damn good himself. 

Gorgeous! 

Congrats to the Wilsons!

Photos: Ciara's Instagram/E!

When you get hit with a lawsuit but your new bae is singing your praises to world....

Find out what Alex Rodriguez dished about his new boo J.Lo, plus deets on her new legal woes, inside....

Cute! These two are finally admitting to what we've been seeing go down for weeks. Alex Rodriguez hit up "The View" today and was quite chatty about dating his new lady Jennifer Lopez.

While Jenny hasn't spoken a peep about him (yet), she's been hopping all around the globe with the legendary Yankee while embarking on this new romance.

Now, A-Rod is opening up about her.  And it's adorable.

When the ladies of "The View" asked about his new romance today, he played a little coy, then dished on everything he likes about her saying:

"We're having a great time — she's an amazing, amazing girl.  She's one of the smartest human beings I've ever met.  And also an incredible mother."

Awwww!

POWER DUO! @AROD talks his relationship with @JLo: "We're having a great time — she's an amazing, amazing girl" pic.twitter.com/hoD17z6yJu

— The View (@TheView) March 31, 2017

He also dished on her guilty snack pleasures: Ice cream and cookies. Ugh, we knew she was our kindred spirit.

Menwhile, a hoverboard company isn't gushing about the "Shades of Blue" star, at all.  They just slapped her with a lawsuit for, wait for it, insufficient hoverboard enthusiasm.

CNBC reports the Sidekick Group is suing her for not following through on the Twitter & Instagram promotional plan they agreed upon:

According to Sidekick Group, the company gave Lopez 42 custom hoverboards back in 2015 for her to use during a Planet Hollywood show in Las Vegas, Variety reported.

Under their agreement, Lopez would also post about Sidekick's hoverboards at least once every three months, either on Twitter or Instagram, the now-active lawsuit said — something she didn't end up doing.

Sidekick's lawsuit alleges that its hoverboards were selling for $1,295 each at the time of this debacle. The suit seeks damages of $54,390, or the retail value of 42 hoverboards.

By the way, Jennifer did tweet about it once.

Photo: Getty

June Ambrose literally re-invented the style game when she took over styling the hip hop elite almost 20 years ago. And she's STILL #everythinggoals. Listen to our brand new podcast and swipe through our mini photoshoot with the styling guru herself inside...

 
20 years in this game, and she's STILL killing it.  Jay-Z would call her one of his Day 1's.  She's not only responsible for the hip hop mogul's style evolution, but she's created epic hip hop style moments for Missy Elliott, Diddy, Nas, and Mariah Carey (just to name a few).  Celebrity stylist (and bomb chef) June Ambrose came to Samsung 837, New York City's technology playground and culture hub, to dish to Natasha about climbing her way into the styling guru seat.  It's a must listen for up and coming stylists and anybody out there grinding.

June dishes on everything: Doing things that scare the sh*t out of you, designing doll dresses and costumes in elementary school and as a theater major, how she got into showrooms, hip hop styling impacting the culture, how the storytelling of rap relates to the story of fashion, styling hip hop artists according to present really life and the future, she schools us on why Kanye West went the boho-homeless grunge route with his clothing line, why her job is to be an artistic storyteller, how she's done over 200 music videos in her career, why high fashion houses didn’t want to lend to Mariah, styling DMX and TasheraSimmons for their wedding (and the hood antics that ensued), witnessing the drunken party antics of the rap stars, getting slighted (to this day) by certain black actresses, why being humbled is a good thing, the gift she bought for Blue Ivy Carter (and what she’s buying the Carter twins), why she celebrates “rock moms” with her own shop, if she’s making a cook book, raising her kids as business people, leveling up your frumpy wear, her top 5 style icons, having conviction, her dream client, 5 things every woman needs in her closet every season, her worst client ever, her worst style moment ever and more.
  

Get into our mini shoot with the flyest fashion chick in the game in the gallery below!

Photog: Jackyron Newman

After this week's news of the huge shakeup at BET, there's a shakeup to the shakeup.  Details on the network's battle with one of the top employees named to be leaving inside...

Despite BET President Debra Lee announcing this week that Head of Original Programming Zola Mashariki is departing the network, Zola says she is on medical leave and her job is protected.

Sounds like someone didn't even tell Zola what was happening back at work.  The supposedly well-respected exec, who is currently battling breast ccancer, sent a memo to her team saying there surely must be a misunderstanding that her name was included in the same memo announcing Stephen Hill's departure.  Here's her statement in full:

Hi team,

As many of you know, I was diagnosed with breast cancer in December and have been out of the office and on medical leave since my first surgery on February 6. I just had another surgery last week and it is a painful recovery for me. It has also been hard on my children.

Thank you all for your kind words and support while I have been out. I miss you too!

I heard yesterday that Stephen was leaving BET. I’m concerned that there was a reference to me, as Stephen’s departure is a separate issue from my status at the company.

Here are the facts: I am on medical leave. My job is protected by the Family Medical Leave Act and related statutes (FMLA) and I have a contract in place. Viacom/BET are aware that I am scheduled to return on April 11 and that my medical leave may need to be extended depending on the progress of my recovery.

Bob Bakish has said our company values should be honesty, empathy and bravery. I agree with this wholeheartedly and our team has embodied this over the 2 years we have worked together. Without question, including me in Stephen’s departure announcement in not in keeping with those values.

I am continuing to focus on improving my health. I have faith in the Viacom/BET leadership and know they will fix this. I have a long history in Hollywood and am grateful for the outpouring of support I have received across the entire industry during this difficult time.

Our Original Programming team has accomplished a lot in a short time and the filmmakers and community are excited to work with us again. There is so much more to do.

All my best, Zola

BET today basically reaffirmed that Mashariki is no longer employed at the network, saying in a statement:

“These claims misrepresent the facts and are without merit. We strongly deny any allegation of wrongdoing.”

Deadline states:

According to network sources, Mashariki was terminated on grounds of performance issues that came before her medical leave.

Wow. 

Folks were pretty up in arms about the situation, namely Nas' manager Anthony Saleh who recently sold Nas' new show to the network.  He didn't hold back on Deb or BET:

It's interesting to note, we're told Debra Lee wasn't necessarily the person who made the final decision.  How much of a role BET's parent company Viacom -- who's going through its own shakeup -- had in these firings is yet to be seen.

Photos: Getty/Instagram

Black women are being celebrated by a group of Harvard men and it’s much-needed. Peep their tribute inside…

We’re kicking off the YBF Week with a special tribute to black women and their fabulousness.

A group of Harvard men created a special tribute to black women everywhere, thanking them for their brilliance, resilience, wisdom and incredible strength.

“The world owes you so much and we as black men owe you so much more,” said Ata Amponsah.

In the tribute, five black Harvard men share quotes explaining why black women are so magical. Sometimes, we as black women feel underappreciated by our black men. We’re constantly torn down, degraded and discriminated, so this is a breath of fresh air.

It makes us smile on the inside and out to see a group of black men publicly give props to all of the strong black women who turn lemons into lemonade on a daily.

Peep the tribute below:

 

Check out my new video/ picture project with @sydney.claire.photography called Harvard: #ThankYouBlackWomen. Link in bio. This is dedicated to all the black queens of the world. Here's some more photos and mini-clips of the project. Please watch and share! Thanks. #Blessed

A post shared by Zena Edosomwan 艾泽宁 (@zena_edos4) on Apr 2, 2017 at 5:16pm PDT

 

"the most disrespected person in America is the black woman. the most unprotected person in America is the black woman. the most neglected person in America is the black woman" so incredibly proud to be a part of @zena_edos4 and @sydney.claire.photography project #ThankYouBlackWomen. the video premiered today and can be found in bio.

A post shared by Kirby Porter (@kirbobangss) on Apr 2, 2017 at 6:27pm PDT

Enjoy queens!

Photos: Sydney Claire Photography

Tina Fey is calling a spade a spade when it comes to white women who voted for Donald Trump. And she’s not holding back. More inside…

Yes to another non-YBF Hollywood actress who gets it!

The “30 Rock” comedian/writer is BLASTING college-educated white women -- a HUGE portion of Trump voters -- who voted for Donald Trump during the presidential election. And she’s telling it like it is. Straight talk, no chaser. She warns them that Trump’s idiotic policies and behavior may not affect them now, but eventually it will.

During a Facebook Live fundraiser for the American Civil Liberties Union, Tina said, “A lot of this election was turned by white, college-educated women who now would like to forget about this election and go back to watching HGTV.” The conversation was mostly about women’s reproductive rights.

She continued, “You can’t look away because it doesn’t affect you this minute, but it’s going to affect you eventually.”

Nothing but facts. As you know, Trump signed an anti-abortion executive order back in January that will prohibit U.S. funding to organizations that offer a wide range of family planning and reproductive health options.

She concluded her chat with a charge to college-educated white women saying:

“I personally would like to make my own pledge to college-educated white women to not look away, not pretend that things are happening now won’t eventually affect me if we don’t put a stop to it.”

Peep a short clip from the conversation below:

Remember when activist Angela Peoples (pictured above) tried to tell the world this at the Women's March in Washington, D.C. back in January? Hopefully now white women will listen since it's coming from their own.

Photo: Getty

Nicki Minaj was recognized for her fashion fierceness all while mixing and mingling with Kim Kardashian West. Flicks inside…

When Nicki Minaj first showed up on the rap scene she had everyone on notice with her outrageous outfits and out-of-this-world hairstyles. These days, she’s much more subdued than when we first met her (with rainbow hair and the like), but she still makes fashionable impressions when she hits up award shows, red carpets and events.

On Sunday, the Young Money rapper was awarded the Fashion Rebel award at Daily Front Row's 3rd Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards held at Sunset Tower Hotel. Donning a black sleeveless Versace vest dress and lace up Versace boots, the “No Frauds” rapper hit the stage to accept her award with a few words of empowerment for women.

"We all have insecurities," she said. "I want to say, shout-out to all of the kick-a** women, not only in this room, but all around the world. You know what, we win and fail in the public eye. That's not easy to do. People think they know what it requires. People think they can do it. Everybody wants to walk in your shoes, until you put them in your shoes."

She continued by giving props to women everywhere for their confidence and strength and opened up about smiling through all of the hate she receives on a daily.

"It takes guts, it takes balls to fail and to make mistakes in the public eye, and to read s**tty comments about yourself every f**king day and to still have a beautiful f**king smile on your f**king face," she said. "I love you guys so much for believing in me. I took some time off to rest, and now it's game time, b*tches."

As Nicki made her rounds, she bumped into Kanye West’s wife Kim Kardashian West (who rocked a custom Givenchy gown), singer-songwriter Fergie (who presented her the award) and fashion photographer Mert Alas:

"Empire" and "Star" co-creator Lee Daniels was in the mix and whatever he was saying had Nicki’s full attention.  New projects for her in the works?

These sandals...

Lee was on hand to present the Visionary award to Stephen Gan (above), editor-in-chief of V Magazine and VMAN.

Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris Jackson is still on her glow up steez.

The 18-year-old was presented with the Emerging Talent award after making her acting debut on FOX’s hit series “Star” and jumping into the modeling world. And she accepted her award...BAREFOOT.

Disney character Miniie Mouse couldn't wait to meet Nicki.

Kim got in on the kissy action as well.

Debuting extra long box braids, singer Jhene Aiko joined in on the fashion festivities.

Also hitting the carpet...

DOPE actress Kiersey Clemons, celebrity stylist Ty Hunter, and fashion designer Rachel Roy with her daughter Ava Dash:

Terrence J's girlfriend Jasmine Sanders, accessorizing with Glamrocks Jewelry, also stepped out for the fashion event:

Fab times.

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

Chance The Rapper is serious about bringing a positive change to his community. And he’s bringing everyone on board with him. Go inside for deets about his arts and literature fund and how the Chicago Bulls are helping in a major way inside…

Chance The Rapper has already put his money where his mouth is. And now, he’s being backed by a major company to put up even more dough to help his community.

You see, Chance isn’t the “posing for pics while doing charity work” photo-op celebrity. The 23-year-old is serious about giving back to the youth of Chicago. And he just got some major help.

After donating $1million to Chicago Public Schools last month, the Chi-town native announced he’s launching the “New Chance Arts and Literature” fund. It’s his newest project with the Children First Fund. And guess what? The Chicago Bulls are helping with the launch in a major way, donating $1million towards his new endeavor. Nice!

“As an artist and an after-school teacher, I know the arts are essential. They teach students valuable lesson,” Chance said his announcement on Friday. “The fund will bring arts programs and materials to schools that have experienced a decrease in five-year graduation rates, experience budget cuts, lack of textbooks, and are without music or arts programs.”

Bulls President and COO Michael Reinsdorf and @chancetherapper after the announcement. #SupportCPS#ForTheKidspic.twitter.com/pYC6XwPi3Z

— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) March 31, 2017

The Coloring Book rapper snapped it up with Bulls President and COO Michael Reinsdorf shortly after the announcement.

Chance has raised $2.2 million total for CPS after the Bulls' donation. Other contributors include Scooter Braun (manager of Kanye West, Justin Bieber, and more), and Hannibal Buress.

Peep a clip from Chance's announcement below: 

 

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"As a parent, and a proud CPS grad, I’m committed to helping Chicago’s children have quality learning experiences" - @chancetherapperhttps://t.co/mF2Ww0lqMT

— ChicagoPublicSchools (@ChiPubSchools) April 1, 2017

By the way, folks are already starting websites dedicated to encouraging Chance to run for mayor of Chicago against incumbent Rahm Emanuel.

We need more Chance The Rappers in this world....

EXTRAS:

1. The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has launched a tour of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), #CBCOnTheYard. The goal of the tour is to listen, involve, and mobilize students to effect change in their communities and to get their thoughts on the direction of the country and issues that affect their lives.

Photos: Bulls’ Twitter/@joy105

Miami was a movie over the weekend! Several of your faves were on the nightlife scene living it up. Go inside to see Diddy, Swizz Beatz, Teyana Taylor, Migos and more party it up…

One thing is for sure, when celebrities step out on the Miami scene, it’s always a lituation. The city has always been the premiere party spot and now that the weather is heating up even more, it’s only getting more turnt up.

On Saturday, good friends Diddy and Swizz Beatz linked up at Rockwell Miami where rapper YG was performing for a fun guys’ night out. Before heading inside, the entertainers had to post up for a photo-op in front of a Nas painting.

Like father, like son! Justin Combs joined in on the club fun toasting it up with his pops. Cheers to the good life! 

YG had the whole club rocking with his performance.

We almost didn't recognize him. Looks like the west coast rapper dropped a few pounds.

The drinks were flowing, everyone was vibing and it made for a good night. PARTYNEXTDOOR didn't miss out on it either.

Rockwell Miami wasn't the only club jumpin'....

Migos’ rapper Quavo is an Aries baby!

Last night, the Atlanta rapper celebrated his birthday with his bandmates, slew of friends, family and partygoers at club LIV. And y’all know it was lit.

Just show off them abs Teyana Taylor! The singer, who recently launched an exercise program, stepped out to celebrate Quavo's birthday.

"Love & Hip Hop" star Cardi B trekked it to Miami after she was tapped to perform in Virginia on Saturday. Unfortunately, a shooting rang out at the VA festival and it got shut down. Glad she (and Lil Boosie) made it out OK.

YG came back out for another round of partying, rocking out alongside Yo Gotti. 

Happy Birthday Quavo!

Peep pics of the rapper celebrating with his family below: 

 

Happy birthday @quavohuncho #deleonnights @deleontequila #DBoyz

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B D A Y B O Y

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G O O D D R A N K M a m a!!!

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Photos: Startraks/INF/Rockewll Miami's IG

These YBF Teens are shutting down prom season! Pics of Diddy’s son Christian Combs and his girlfriend, along with flicks of “Power” star Michael Rainey Jr. and his co-star LaLa Anthony’s niece heading off to prom.

Plus, Floyd Mayweather threw his son Zion Mayweather a SICK a** Sweet Sixteen bash. Everything inside…

It’s round 2 for these YBF Teens!

Diddy’s son Christian Combs and his girlfriend Breah Hicks got prom ready and shut ish down last year for his senior prom last year. Now, they’re back at it for Breah’s prom night.

The lovebirds were dressed to kill in all white everything to celebrate Breah’s most memorable high school party – Prom 2017.

Werk!

So cute watching their love grow each year. These two have been rocking with each other for about three years now.

Speaking of YBF Teens at prom...

“Power” star LaLa Anthony has been busy playing matchmaker! She hooked her niece Siree Milan up with her co-star Michael Rainey Jr. for a cute prom date.

“Look how gorgeous my niece @sireemilan looks and how handsome @michaelraineyjr looks for prom night,” LaLa gushed on Instagram. “I would like to say I SET THIS THING UP. I was like a proud parent taking a hundred pics just now!!! So glad my plan worked!! #powertv”

They look so good.n Awww.

It seems the YBF Teens had plenty of fun on prom night. Siree taught him how to dance to gogo music and they sparked a new friendship. Siree gushed, "thank you for being the best date any girl could ask for. we had a blast! glad i could teach u how to dance to DC gogo so happy to call u my friend"

Speaking of YBF Teens...

Floyd Mayweather pulled out all the stops for his son Zion Mayweather’s Sweet Sixten birthday bash. And when we say he pulled out all the stops, we mean ALL of them.

Like most Sweet Sixteens, Zion was gifted a new car. And the car his pops copped him? A souped-up Mercedes-Benz with a huge red bow on top.

Floyd called up (and paid) Young Thug to perform for Zion and his slew of guests. There were also pool tables, a 360-degree photobooth, and a money machine. Of course.

Get into Zion’s epic birthday fun below:

 

Thanks dad

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Thanks to everyone who came out to show love for birthday and thank you @thuggerthugger1 for turning the party up and thank you @floydmayweather (dad) for everything

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Must be nice!

Photos: Breah’s IG/Michael’s IG/Siree’s IG/Zion's IG/@lapistolpete

Mel B’s divorce from Stephen Belafonte just got extremely messy! The former Spice Girl is spilling details on the hell she went through while married to her estranged husband. Find out what she’s saying inside…

So those rumors about Stephen Belafonte abusing Mel B may have some truth to them. At least, that’s what the former Spice Girl is claiming now.

Details from the divorce have come to the light and it’s NOT pretty. The “America’s Got Talent” judge claims Stephen use to beat her down, extorted her into having sex with other women, threatened to release sex tapes to ruin her career and he supposedly got one of their nannies PREGNANT. Remember when Mel's mother AND sister blasted Stephen online for allegedly being abusive?!

Since filing for divorce, Mel B, Stephen and their children decided to try family therapy in hopes of having a smooth transition into divorce. But, it apparently didn’t work. On Monday, Mel B filed a restraining order against Stephen with claims that she’s and her children are in fear of their lives. A judge has ordered Stephen to leave their family home in Hollywood Hills and stay far away from his family. He reportedly went by the house on Monday afternoon to pick up some of his belongings and told TMZ photogs that all of the allegations were NOT true.

In her declaration (via TMZ), she serves up a timeline of events where Stephen allegedly physically assaulted her on multiple occasions, threatened to ruin her career with the release of sex tapes, forced her into having THREESOMES and how he ended up impregnating their nanny!

Check it:

November 2007, the night of her "Dancing with the Stars" finale, as she was getting ready at home, she says Stephen placed both of his hands around her neck, began choking her and slammed her down onto the hardwood floors. She says this was the pattern ... when she achieved any measure of success, he would "beat me down to let me know he was in charge."

July 2012, while she was taping 'X Factor,' she was going to tape a segment with Usher, and Belafonte flew into a jealous rage, punched her with a closed fist in the face, splitting her lip. When she asked how she was supposed to work with the injury, he said she should have thought of that before deciding to "flirt with and f*** Usher."

August 2012, the day after performing at the closing ceremonies for the London Olympics, he punched her with a closed fist and pushed her down on the carpet. Her skin was burned from being pushed against the carpet and her face "actually scabbed over the rug burns." He then forced her to tweet out she injured herself by running on 7" Christian Louboutin heels.

Mel B claims Stephen got their nanny pregnant. She says he told her he wanted to have the baby and "all three of us live together." She says Stephen ultimately demanded the nanny get an abortion. She also says Stephen paid the nanny in excess of $300,000 of Mel B's money "for alleged nanny services."

She also says in 2014, she was overcome with "emotional and physical exhaustion" and took an entire bottle of Aspirin. She tried calling 999 and he blocked her, throwing her in the bedroom, locking the door and "telling me to 'die, bitch!'"

She says Stephen has sex tapes of her and repeatedly threatened to release them to ruin her career.

And, she says, he forced her to "participate in sexual intercourse with him and random women" and he would often secretly record the encounters. She says when she tried to resist the 3-ways, he'd threaten to release the sex tapes.

Mel B says she tried to leave him many times, but he "threatened me with violence and threatened to destroy my life in every possible way ... destroy my career and take my kids from me."

Mel B says Stephen has a gun at home ... a violation of law since he's prohibited from carrying firearms as part of a domestic violence conviction involving another woman. She says the gun is either a .38 or .357 magnum.

Peep pictures after the alleged altercations here.

And here's a clip of Stephen denying Mel B's allegations below: 

Speaking of Stephen’s alleged firearm, the ATF served a search warrant on Stephen after his brother publicly made claims that he had a gun in his possession. ATF agents didn’t find a gun during the search.

Sheesh!

Photo: Getty

Ceaser was right by his girlfriend Karlie Redd’s side for her new boutique grand opening. And they were all loved up on the red carpet. Peep the video, plus flicks of Boris Kodjoe, Nicole Ari Parker and their kids at the Smurfs premiere inside….

“Black Ink” star Ceaser joined his girlfriend/ Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” star Karlie Redd at the grand opening of her new boutique MERCI at North Point Mall in Atlanta this week.

The lovebirds were all loved up on the red carpet as she cut the ribbon for her 2nd store location. In between snapping flicks together on the carpet, the twosome shared some intimate moments in front of the cameras, cuddling up on each other. Yes, the “LAHH” cameras were rolling.

As they gazed into each other’s eyes, Karlie licked Cesar’s nose and affectionately wiped his nose afterwards.

Eww.

Check it:

 

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And guess who else was in the mix? Karlie’s ex Yung Joc!

Last week, Karlie and Joc were involved in a heated social media exchange after Joc fired shots at Karlie’s new relationship. He posted an article about Karlie and Ceaser abstaining from sex and shaded their sex life. Karlie clapped back at Joc, claiming he enjoys extracurricular activities in the bedroom, including some booty action. Joc ended up apologizing for poppin’ off and apparently, they have squashed their issues.

Joc is one of the last people we would have thought to be in the mix for Karlie’s store opening. Then again, it was likely to keep up their storyline on the show.

Switching gears to a real couple and some family fun...

Boris Kodjoe, Nicole Ari Parker and their children Nicholas and Sophie made their way to the ‘Smurfs: The Lost Villiage’ for their YBF weekend. Their kids are spitting images of them both! And equally as gorgeous.

Nothing like a family day out with the ones you love!

Photos: David Price/WENN/Nicole’s IG

It’s Spring Break and the ATL folks are living it up! Peep the family flicks of Monica Brown, Shannon Brown and their kids, plus shots of NeNe Leakes flossing her bikini bod while on vacation with her family. More inside…

Schools in Atlanta are on spring break, so it’s vacation time!

Monica and Shannon Brown rounded up the kiddies and jetted to a tropical island for some family fun in the sun.

The R&B singer got her hair braided up in long blonde box braids so she can stay flawless at all times. She snapped several flicks for a few impromptu photoshoots:

This vacay slay though!

Rocko, Romelo and Laiyah are living it up, making memories they’ll never forget. They have been busy kayaking, watching pirate shows, getting their faces painted, froclicking on the beach, fish pedicures at the aquarium and more:

 

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Looks like this Brown Family vacation will go down in the books! 

Another ATL family on vacay...

It’s that time of year again!

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes is back to flaunting her curves in a bikini. She took to Instagram over the weekend to flex for the ‘Gram in a teeny navy bikini and a beach cover up from her Swagg boutique.

“Spring Break #2017 with the kiddies #lifeofnene,” the 49-year-old captioned.

NeNe's husband Gregg Leakes wasn't here for all the pictures, but the reality star mangaged to nab a few flicks with the love of her life.

NeNe was also on chaperone duty, bringing the kids along for the fun:

Fun times.

Photos: Monica's IG/NeNe's IG