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John Singleton Throws Whole Forest At 'All Eyez On Me' - 'It's Worse Than The AALIYAH MOVIE!' + Taraji & Tyler Perry Reunite For 'She's Living My Life'

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John Singleton is NOT letting up on the new Tupac biopic.  Get into his latest epic shade he dropped on the film, plus a new flick from Tyler Perry & Taraji P. Henson...

It's no secret director John Singleton isn't here for the new All Eyez On Me film.  He went all the way in on it right before its premiere.  Then, the film's director Benny Boom and producer L.T. Huttonpopped back saying John is just mad because he was previously linked to the biopic, but wanted to add in rape scenes that they weren't feeling.

Now, John has more words.  He appeared on Big Tigger's show on V103 in Atlanta this morning to say he can't believe people are listening to Benny and co. over him.  John said:

"They just mde a movie and they didn't think of it as a cultural event."

He went on to say:

"These cats get on the radio and start disparaging my name...and people start listening to them....and they aint never made no movies..."

Sheesh.  Benny's made plenty of movies, but still. 

John put the nail in the coffin saying, "They made the 'Aaliyah movie' version of Pac.  Worse than that."

Damn!

 

The All Eyez On Me shade begins at the 7:00 mark above.

 

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In other movie news, Tyler Perry tapped his I Can Do Bad By Myself star Taraji P. Henson for a new film called She's Living My Life.

The flick is set to hit theaters Easter weekend March 30th.  THR says about the plot:

The drama sees Henson playing a faithful wife who, after growing tired of standing by her devious husband, gets enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed.

The "Empire" star never stops working.  Get these coins, T!


Diddy & The Bad Boy Family Party Like It’s 1999 At ‘Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop’ Bash

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Diddy and the Bad Boy Family linked up to celebrate the upcoming Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop documentary. Peep the party flicks inside…

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Diddy will be releasing an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at his rise to fame with his Bad Boy Entertainment imprint in an upcoming documentary titled, Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop. And before the film is released for streaming, the Hip Hop mogul hosted an event to celebrate.

The Bad Boy event was held at a private residence in L.A. and it brought out several of his celebrity friends and his family. He had his exes Kim Porter and Sarah Porter along with his children, Jesse, D’Lila, Chance, Christian, Justin and Quincy for the fun.

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Cute!

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Corey Gamble made it in some type of way.

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Y'all already know his current girlfriend Cassie wasn't far behind.  Chick looks stunning, by the way.

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Of course, Lil Kim was in the building for the special event.

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Mase & Usher were front and center with Puff.

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Bobby Brown and wife Alicia came out to support.

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Draya and fiance Orlando Scandrick hit the carpet together.

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Wiz Khalifa and his new boo Izabel held hands on the carpet.

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Rappers Snoop Dogg and Gucci Mane were in the mix to show support.

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Well this is interesting. Rappers Lil Yachty and Tyler the Creator were seated near "Keeping Up With The Kardashaians" stars Kourtney Kardashian and Kylie Jenner.

At the afterparty...

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The Hip Hop mogul changed into a red ensemble for the afterparty festivities. Toast to the good life! 

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Tyrese and French Montana were also in the mix for the Bad Boy party.

Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story is set to drop on June 25th, exclusively through Apple Music.

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Are Besties Dave East & Kevin Durant Making New Music? + Lil Wayne Loses $8 Milli After Selling Miami Home

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Dave East and Kevin Durant were in the studio recently and fans are speculating that they could be making music together. Decide for yourself, plus get the deets on Lil Wayne’s losing millions after unloading his Miami mansion…

It wouldn’t be the first time these two hopped in the studio together.

NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant and rapper Dave East appear to be cooking up something in the studio. Or not, depending on who you ask.

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The Harlem rapper shared a few flicks on his Instagram account having fun with the Golden State Warriors baller, saying, “We Talked About All This Shit In 10th Grade. Real @brock_mills #PARANOIA”.

Photographer Brock Mills also shared a pic of the dynamic duo with the caption, “"Swish | @easymoneeysniper x @daveeast | #ParanoiaIsComing" The Paranoia hashtag is in reference to Dave’s upcoming album.

Will KD drop some bars on the new LP? That’s unknown for now, but we wouldn’t be surprised if he at least dropped a skit or something.

Take a trip down memory lane of Dave and KD in the studio from back in the day below:

Speaking of rappers....

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Lil Wayne was itching to get rid of his beachfront Miami mansion. So much so, he took a $8 million loss. Kind of.

Weezy originally listed the property for $18 million back in 2015. The bachelor pad features nine bedrooms, ten bathrooms, rooftop skate park, a glass-enclosed elevator and a shark lagoon.

While the house was listed for $18 million (the market value), the Young Money honcho didn’t lose out on that much money once he sold it. He copped the mansion for $11.6 million, so the sale wasn’t as bad of a deal.

Birdman is also looking to get rid of his mansion in Miami. The Cash Money honcho put his Miami mansion on the water up for $20 million.

Is Cash Money over Miami, or just liquidating some assets for cash?

Hmmm....

 

EXTRAS:

1. Digital Underground's Shock G was arrested for drugs in Wisconsin. STORY

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Who Thought It Was A Good Idea For Bill Cosby To Do Sexual Assault Speaking Tour? + Two Jurors Didn’t Want To Convict Cosby

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Bill Cosby is gearing up for a speaking tour to warn teens about the very actions he was accused of doing. Is this a good idea? Decide for yourself, plus find out some details about the deadlock jury inside…

After a mistrial was declared in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case, he’s now gearing up for a speaking tour aimed at teens about sexual assault. WHET?! (no typo)

Who thought this was a good idea?

According to Bill’s publicist Andrew Wyatt, the 79-year-old, who will have to go to court again after the verdict was appealed, will embark on a series of town hall meetings.  The speeches will be for teens, specifically athletes, to warn them about the dangers of "hanging out and partying, when they're doing certain things they shouldn't be doing."  And he's also going to be talking to married men.

Oh?!

Andrew Wyatt and his associate Ebonee Benson went on “Good Day Alabama” talking about how Cosby wants to “get back to work” with a motivational speaking tour.

Andrew told the morning show:

“We’re now planning town halls and we’re going to be coming to this city (Birmingham) sometime in July … to talk to young people because this is bigger than Bill Cosby.”

“This issue can affect any young person, especially young athletes of today, and they need to know what they’re facing when they’re hanging out and partying, when they’re doing certain things that they shouldn’t be doing. And it also affects married men.”

Well, if a married man wasn't cheating on his wife, he wouldn't have anything to worry about would he?

Check it:

Would you let your teen participate in a town hall discussion about sexual assault with Bill Cosby as the keynote speaker?

Speaking of his trial…

Details are slowly coming out about the jury ended up being deadlocked after deliberating for 52 hours.

Ten of the twelve jurors in the sexual assault trial reportedly voted to convict the actor on two counts of aggravated indecent assault. However, two others on the panel stuck to their guns and didn’t want to convict him, which resulted in a deadlocked jury.

There are also conflicting stories from the jurors.

Another juror told WPXI that jurors were more so split about whether he was quilty or not and said the votes were generally split -- 7-5 or 5-7 votes -- during the deliberations.

Hmmm…who do you believe?

 

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Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige, Anthony Anderson, Shonda Rhimes & More Getting STARS On Hollywood Walk Of Fame!

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The 2018 Hollywood Walk of Fame is LITTY and extra black! Deets on all of the YBF celebs nabbing a star inside…

It’s their time to shine!

The Hollywood Walk of Fame just announced next year’s recipients and there are several YBF stars that will be added to the famed sidewalk.

From several categories, including Motion Pictures, Television, Live Theatre/Live Performance, Radio and Recording, the YBF celebs will be receiving their “stars” to solidify their dominance in the category.

“Empire” star Taraji P. Henson, “black•ish” actor Anthony Anderson, “Claws” actress Niecy Nash, television producer Shonda Rhimes, TV personality RuPaul Charles will pick up stars in the television category.

Twirl on that!

Singer Mary J. Blige and rappers Snoop Dogg and Ice T will be honored in the music category. Straight Outta Compton director F. Gary Gray, and Guardians of the Galaxy actress Zoe Saldana will receive stars in the motion picture category.

And the late comedian Bernie Mac will be honored in the live theatre/live performance category.

Congrats to the YBF stars! Totally deserved.

 

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Amber Rose Hops In 21 Savage's 2-Seater After The Club

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We're not saying they're smashing.  We're just saying Amber Rose hopped in rapper 21 Savage's 2-seater after the club last night...after partying with him multiple nights.  Pics and video inside...

Listen, a single girl can smash whomever the hell she pleases.  Even if he is a mumble rapper almost 10 years younger than she is.  She may just want what she wants.  Nothing more, nothing less.

24-year-old "Issa" rapper 21 Savage, who made XXL's Freshman cover last year, has been deep chillin' with 33-year-old Amber Rose lately.

The two were spotted thisclose at a party yesterday, and also were spotted leaving a hip hop showcase together at Belasco theater in L.A. last night.

They hopped in his red Ferrari he posts nonstop on Instagram and rode off from the scene together.

While Amber said in a recent interview she hasn't had sex at all in the year 2017, it doesn't mean she's still not getting hers in some way, shape, form or fashion. Maybe she's just fine posting her frontals on IG for now. Or maybe not.

Amber & the Atlanta rapper were also spotted out together earlier this week at another party:

 

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He's doing a show in her hometown of Philly on September 1.  We'll see if their situationship makes it till then.

 

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TEA SPILLAGE! Mariah Carey’s Over-The-Top Diva Antics Got Her Cameo YANKED From ‘The House’… Allegedly

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Actor Cedric Yarbrough is served up an online rant about Mariah Carey acting real diva-ish on the set of The House. Sip the tea inside…

 

We’ve heard it all before. Mariah Carey can get very diva-ish when she wants to.

Now, one actor (actually, he's not the only one) is spilling some tea on how she performed on set of the upcoming comedy film, The House.

The House star Cedric Yarbrough went on Facebook to BLAST Mariah for her over-the-top antics while shooting for the film. The ABC "Speechless" star posted the rant a day after his co-star Will Ferrell confirmed her cameo was edited out of the film during an interview on “Late Night With Seth Meyers.”

In the post, Cedric called out Mimi for being excessively late (3-4 hours late to be exact), said her behavior was unprofessional and borderline abusive to the director, and he also said she made several demands about how she preferred the scene to be shot. Wait, what?

Here’s what he said:

“Okay since Will Ferrell is talking, I’ma talk-ing. Yeah, a real funny cameo was SUPPOSED to happen in the new film #TheHouse with the superstar Mariah Carey. But it was ruined by superstar Mariah Carey. The film takes place in a suburban home but is made into a ‘Casino’. Why not have Mariah be an act in the casino? Funny idea. It’s rumored that she eventually showed up to set. This is true. But after waiting for her for 3-4 hours!”

“While we waited the director & team had the idea of doing a stunt that Mariah’s body double would do now & bring in Mariah to match it. They do the stunt. All goes well. When Mariah finally showed up she refused to match the stunt. ‘Darling, I would never do it that way…’. I heard her say those exact words. She then requested a large fan for her hair to be blown around and a camera that would be above her, basically a crane shot.”

“This lady was unprofessional & borderline abusive to our director, who tried his best to appease her every wish.”

Read his full READ below:

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And here's what Will Ferrell had to say about the Grammy Award winner's behavior on set:

That damn Mimi.

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The Elusive Chanteuse singer is currently overseas enjoying life. She was spotted hitting the shopping scene at Alaia in Paris with her twins, Moroccan and Monroe.

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Unbothered.

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Former NBA Baller Kenyon Martin Reveals Why He Never Married Trina

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Remember when Kenyon Martin was all wrapped up in love with Trina? He never married her though and now he’s revealing why.

We’re sure you remember when former NBA player Kenyon Martin and rap star Trina were together and madly in love. So much so, Kenyon got Trina’s lips tatted on his neck. But, they ended up calling it quits in 2010.

These days the basketball player, who’s gearing up to play in Ice Cube’s Big3 League, is married to wife Shakira Watson. But, there are still some unanswered questions about his past relationship.  When he went on The Breakfast Club this AM, y'all already know Charlamagne and co. had the questions.

“It just wasn’t the right time," he admitted. "I wasn’t in the marrying mind state at the time. I had been married before and I wasn’t ready to jump back into that.”

Kenyon said he was too young to be thinking about marriage because he was still out in these streets picking up THOTs. Even though all of his friends loved the fact he was with Trina (Charlamagne even dubbed her the hood dude’s dream), he just wasn’t ready.

After the breakup, Kenyon got his Trina lips tatt covered up because he said he got sick and tired of people always asking him questions about it. And of course, his new wife wasn’t having it.

Kenyon also talked about how “soft” the NBA is these days, which teams he refuses to watch and more.

Hear all the Trina talk at the 16:30 mark:

The first game of the Big 3 League season kicks off Sunday, June 25th at the Barclays Center.

 

BONUS: Get into our podcast with Trina when she talks ALL about cheating exes who couldn't handle the real her.  Now we know who one of them was....

 

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FOOLYWANG MATERIAL: German White Woman Is Doing The Absolute MOST To ‘Transform’ Into A Black Woman

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What in the plastic surgery-gone-left Rachel Dolezal hell?

We rebuke it.  Whatever it is.  Find out why this German white woman with the biggest boobs in Europe is trying to “transform” into a black woman…

W.T.F.?!

A German woman by the name of Martina Big is looking to increase her butt to “transform” into a black woman. Yeah, you red that right.

She’ll be appearing on the new season of “Botched” for some extreme plastic surgery to have her “ass”ets plumped up to look more like a black woman.  Her words, not ours. She already has nabbed the crown for having the largest implants in Europe and we assume she’s gunning for yet another “crown.”

Here’s what she looked like before her “black woman” transformation”:

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Now, she's looking to totally change her look:

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How this black skin came into play is still a mystery.

On Facebook, Martina is chronicling her transformation, updating her fans on every procedure she’s undergoing. She also explains why she has decided to make the “transformation”:

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We WISh this was a joke.  She's dead ass serious.

Chile...

Peep a clip from her appearance on "Botched":

 

 

If you're interested, the new season premieres Sunday, June 25th at 9pm EST on E!

Just....nah.

Photos: Martina's Facebook

Safaree Samuels Claims He Got Jumped By Meek Mill, And We've Got The Videos

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Neither is dating Nicki Minaj anymore, but they surely still have beef. Safaree Samuels claims Meek Mill had him jumped Friday night, and the videos and post-fight messages have everybody scratching their heads...

What in the world?! Safaree was busy chilling in L.A. Friday night when he claims he got jumped by Meek Mill and his goons.

The "Love & Hip Hop" star was hitting up Angel Brinx's fashion show when some folks apparently tried to crinkle up his crisp white outfit. Safaree took to his IG page to blast Meek for the sucker move, then later deleted the post. But we've got it:

 

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Allegedly, this is the video of the scuffle being passed around, but no faces can be seen:

Then, another video was snapped right after the alleged incident.  It shows Safaree pacing around the street in disbelief:

 

Safaree just got jumped at the #angelbrinks fashion show ! Salty or naw !

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Safaree also shared pics with his friends Remy Ma and Papoose, Nicki's newest enemies.

 

 

Brooklyn you already know.... @papoosepapoose #stuntgang

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Here's what's interesting: Meek Mill is seemingly denying he had anything to do with Safaree getting jumped. He posted up a series of pics saying people are making up stories about him, and he's been in the studio minding his own business:

 

 

In the studio finishing my album ... WINS & LOSSES! #theymakingupdistractions #imfocusedman

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I wish I would pay attention to these homeless n#%gas

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We don't know what in the messy hell is going on here, but we do know Safaree made it out with all his chains and not a scratch or bruise on him or that all-white outfit.

Some folks are accusing Saf of simply creating a new storyline for "LAHH". 

Thoughts?

 

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Drake Gave Us 3 Bomb Surprises Last Night – Listen Now!

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Talk about giving the summer some!  Drake just blessed us (and Louis Vuitton) with a few new tracks out of the blue.  No complaints though.  Deets inside...

Release game proper. 

Just in time for a hot AF summer weekend, the 6 God comes through with some heat for the playlists.

Yesterday at the Louis Vuitton Paris Men's Fashion Week show, the fashion gods rained down a little Drizzy on the runway.  The song is actually a brand new track from the champagne papi called "Signs." 

You can check it out via the show's video stream below around the 6:30 mark:

Of course Drake would do a surprise premiere during an LV show.

That's not all he had up his sleeve yesterday.  He dropped "No Complaints" too, produced by his homie Metro Boomin:

The banger also features Offset from Migos.

 

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That wasn't all.  During a special episode of last night's OVO Sound Radio on Apple Music, a remix to PartyNextDoor's Colours 2 track "Freak In You" aired.  And it features, you guessed it, PND's fellow Canadian homie Drake.

Check it:

Listen now before these tracks get yanked....

 

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Trina Gets Boo'd Up With Dave East For 'It Aint Me' Video Ft. K.Michelle

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Now we know why Trina and Dave East were all boo'd up together recently on the Gram.  The sexy rapper is starring in the other sexy rapper's new video.  Get into "If It Aint Me" ft. K.Michelle inside, plus K. popping off about the latest foolery from Meek Mill & Safaree...

Dave rapped about her on the "Party Monster" remix back in March, and Trina posted up pics of the twosome around the same time.  But once she started posting pics of her ACTUAL rumored boo Raymond Taylor, it was clear she and Dave were likely just doing business.

Now we know exactly which type of business. 

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In the visuals for her newest single "If It Aint Me," she pulls out receipts on Dave's cheating ass and teams up with her girl K.Michelle to talk about his foolery.  Trina told us earlier this year she has no time for f-bois.

Check out the vid below:

Trina celebrated the new reelase yesterday at the BET Experience alongside Rotimi, Wiz Khalifa and Big Tigger:

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BONUS: K. Michelle's homie Safaree got jumped by Meek Mill's crew yesterday in L.A.  And K. aint here for it.  She blasted the lameness saying:

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K. is gearing up for her own release.  She posted up these topless pics yesterday on the set of something new:

 

 

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SHE'S JUST FINE! Brandy Hits Stage For First Time Since Medical Scare – To Get Serenaded By Common!

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Brandy just got a little extra TLC from Common the other night.  Get the video inside...

Weeks after she passed out on a cross country flight and was rushed to the hospital, Brandy appears to be fully recovered and back on stage. She wasn't singing, but she got some seranade action from rapper Common.

For the last stop of the summer tour from Maxwell, Ledisi and Common, Brandy came out to support the homies. 

 

And before you ask, nope, she's not pregnant.  Brandy says she's "just chubby".

As for Common, the "Come Close" rapper brought her on stage and gave her (and everybody) all the feels. Too bad B's a taken woman though. Check out the videos below:

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Sweet!

 

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BREAKING: Blac Chyna REAR ENDED, Put In Ambulance After Car Crash [PICS & VIDEO]

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Blac Chyna and her Rolls Royce were in a car accident early this morning.  She was loaded into an ambulance.  We've got the latest inside...

Chyna was riding around Studio City, CA around 2:30AM this morning when a car rammed into the back of her white Roll Royce, reports TMZ. When officers arrived on the scene, the driver of the other car was detained for a possible DUI. Chyna was loaded into an ambulance and checked out for 45 minutes.

Reportedly, she was released afterwards when someone came to pick her up.

The damage to the other car looks extensive.  And there is, ofc urse, damage to her Rolls as well:

There's no confirmation yet on whether any arrests were made.

Chyna stays in car collusion drama it seems.  Last year, she let her friend Paige drive her BMW.  The car was involved in a hit-and-run when she ran a stop sign and slammed into an SUV.   Chyna was later sued by the SUV's driver & passengers.

By the way, Chyna was all over snapchat the other night from the back of her Rolls with her look-a-like friend Star Divine (who used to date Safaree Samuels):

 

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KeKe Wyatt Shaves Her Head In Solidarity With Her Child Who Has Cancer

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KeKe Wyatt just revealed some sad news about her child. But she's doing something super inspirational to help her baby through it all. Full story inside...

She's pregnant with her and her husband's 9th child (if she hasn't already given birth), and now KeKe Wyatt has a different battle on her hands.

The 35-year-old took to her Instagram page to reveal that one of her children has been battling cancer.  She also said that since her baby is losing the hair they loves so much, she's shaving hers off to stand in solidarity.  She said:

Plz pray for my family... Haven't really said to much about my personal life, But my child has been fighting cancer and lost all of their hair that they loved. It hurts me so bad. So to show Mommy's support I'm going to get @keever_west to shave me bald today I need a complete healing for my baby...

Sweet.  KeKe  said she won't be revealing (at this time) which child is sick, but did hint that it is one of her sons.

 

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KeKe took to Instagram live to show the entire process.  Watch it below, plus her final look:

 


Solange Got The Ultimate Proud Mama-Style Birthday Love From Tina Lawson

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Ms. Tina on Instagram is EVERYBODY's mama on Instagram.  She comes with the "When you were a baby" stories for every occasion, especially your birthday.  Whose mama doesn't spill your baby stories to everybody?!  Get into all the love she poured out to Solange on her 31st inside....

There's nothing like loving on your youngest!  Solange Knowles may have turned 31 on Saturday, but she's still her mother's baby.

Tina Knowles Lawson took to Instagram to give Solo the ultimate mama-style birthday messages.  Yes, plural.  Messages.

While the youngest Knowles daughter spent her birthday performing at Glastonbury in London, Ms. Tina spilled out her heart for the world to see.  She gave some insight into why Solange is the carefree black girl we've all come to love saying:

"Its one story i will tell . The Asst. principle called me when you were in the 6th grade and said you started a petition to discipline a teacher because she continuously allowed a student to harass and disrupt the class and keep the other kids from learning! She said you were disruptive and too grown , at which i said "go Solange" i was as proud as i could be"

Ha!

She didn't stop there:

 

Happy Birthday my beautiful baby girl 31 years ago today you entered this world (when YOU got good and damned ready to come) !10 days late! We were all in love!!! You've been walking to the beat of your own drum every since!! I don't know anyone who is as headstrong and determined to do it their way , no matter the consequences. I admire your courage , Boldness, intelligence , beauty , refusal to conform to others definition of (traditional beauty , your kindness, loyalty, love of family , great mom skills, fashion sense , work ethic , activism. I could go on. Its one story i will tell . The Asst. principle called me when you were in the 6 th grade and said you started a petition to discipline a teacher because she continuously allowed a student to harass and disrupt the class and keep the other kids from learning! She said you were disruptive and too grown , at which i said "go Solange" i was as proud as i could be! I told her so. You were always lite years ahead of your time . We are always here and got your back !! I love you with all my heart!!!

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Awww!  You're never too grown for a message from your mama.

 

Next up for Solange:

 

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After shutting down the stage at Glastonbury on Saturday, she hopped on a plane to be at Sunday night's BET Awards.  Then she will be performing at Panorama in NYC at the end of July.

 

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ENGAGED! Steve & Marjorie Harvey's Daughter Lori Harvey Says YES To Memphis Depay [PICS]

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Young love! Steve Harvey and Marjorie Harvey's youngest daughter, Lori Harvey, just got engaged to her professional athlete bae! See what the family is saying about it all and the cute engagement pics inside...

Steve Harvey's 20-year-old step-daughter is about to be a married woman!

Model Lori just said YES to her 23-year-old Dutch professional soccer player boo Memphis Depay, who plays as a winger for French club Lyon and the Netherlands national team.

We've all seen how this family does vacays and Fashion Week all over the world.  So you already know this wedding is about to be one for the books!

Memphis popped the question against a beautiful setting, and the news was announced just as Steve & Marjorie were celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary aboard a yacht.  Sweet!

Peep the pics:

 

I'm so blessed, I get to marry my bestfriend. I SAID YES!!!!!!!!!

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SHE SAID YESSSS!!!!!!!

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Laurie spent the last year walking in Dolce & Gabbana shows and covering publications like VOGUE Japan. 

 

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Clearly, chick is having the best year ever.

 

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Basic 'Rapper' & Felon Kodak Black Says 'He Doesn't Really Like Black Girls'

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Kodak Black says the only babies he wants listening are Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and the like, because "he doesn't really like black girls."  Well that's convenient, because we know plenty of black girls that don't like his ass either. 

 

We weren't going to make that publicly known, but since that's how he wants to rock....let's do this.

News you can use when it comes to where to spend your coin:

Sure, anybody is free to have their own preferences.  Not a problem.  The problem slides in when you make that preference public, and it wasn't necessary to do so.  A problem arises when you vocalize a preference nobody asked you about, and the negative effects from that unnecessary statement outweigh everything else.

Like, what was the purpose, sir?

Rapper, and we use that term loosely, Kodak Black ("Tunnel Vision") felt the need to let the world know black girls aren't his thing while on Instagram Live recently.

It all started when a commenter asked him if he liked KeKe Palmer.  He said he'd smash, but wouldn't date her because he "doesn't really like black girls."  He went on to name all the white and non-black girls (plus Cardi B) that he does prefer.

Oh.

Basically, he's perpetuating the historical notion that black women are good enough for sex, but nothing more.

It's not about us wanting to be liked by a stank mouth rapper.  We'd bet next month's rent that KeKe (and every other fabulous black woman) is completely unbothered by the fact this man doesn't want to date her.

It's about the ripple effect PUBLIC words like this have on black women, the image and perception of black women, and little black girls as a whole.

He must not see the big picture problem with his very public belittling of black women.  If your words aren't uplifting the very demo buying your idiotic records, then keep it to yourself.

We're sure there are plenty of black women who don't like his ass either, but do they feel the need to say it on a public platform?  We could only imagine had a black female celeb said this generalization about black men what type of dragging she would have received.

While Kodak treated the justice system like a joke (constantly violating probation after his battery charges), plenty of black folks reported on his case, whether objectively or subjectively, simply to give his side a platform.

Unfortunately, last we checked, the Taylor Swifts of the world didn't say a damn thing in his defense when he was locked up over and over.

As if we preferred to talk about his non-rapping ass getting locked up, or his first tracks out of the slammer, or his f'd up mouth he fixed JUST to get diamonds put on his teeth instead. As if we wanted to discuss his ridiculous court cases, much of which he brought on himself. 

We could have gone all the way in on his felonious, mumbling, barely literate ass.  But we (and many) fell back and kept it objective.  We did so for the bigger picture of image, one he clearly doesn't give a damn about. 

Kodak has a right to his preferences, just like folks have a right to not support him with their coin or their platform. 
 

 

Since Kodak made a point to publicly say he's not here for black women, then this site, owned by a black woman and operated by black women, has no reason to be here for him.

We'll let the Taylor Swifts and Selena Gomezes take on that task.

Since he's confirmed the level of his ignorance, we highly doubt Kodak was even thinking all that deep when he downed black women out loud. 

But, herein lies the problem. When men, especially black men, have the privilege and audacity to publicly say all willy nilly, "nah, I'd smash but I don't want anything else from black girls," it indirectly perpetuates the historic notion that black women are beneath others.  Others -- including young black girls themselves (many of whom are his fans) -- will likely interpret it that way as well.

 

Kodak also posted this over the weekend:

Sir....

Love those you love you back, y'all!

 

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A Writer Tried To Get Black Twitter Mad At Bruno Mars, Black Twitter Was Like, 'Nah.'

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We never thought we'd see the day folks try to drag Bruno Mars, aka Peter Gene Hernandez. But, here we are. Deets inside on the latest battle over on Black Twitter about Bruno Mars & cultural appropriation vs. appreciation inside...

 

Twitter user Jenn Jackson is pissed. At Bruno Mars no less. How can ANYONE be pissed at the man who has us at all the functions like:

 

Well, the Doctoral student who also writes at The Root and Washington Post says the "24 Karat Magic" singer is a culture vulture and black folks need to stop letting him get away with it.

Oh?!

As the Hawaiian-born Bruno prepares to open tonight's BET Awards, Jenn set things off this morning with this Twitter thread:

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Gurl....

So what, exactly, does she want Bruno to do?

Yeah, Black Twitter still wasn't with it.

Welp...

 

Photos: Instagram

Notorious B.I.G.’s Kids Accept ASCAP Honor On Behalf Of Their Dad + Remy Ma Drops More Shade WHile Accepting Songwriter Award

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The late Notorious B.I.G. was honored at the 30th Annual ASCAP Awards and his kids, C.J. Wallace and T'yanna Wallace, accepted the honor on his behalf. Remy Ma and French Montana also went home with awards. More inside…

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Sibling love!

Notorious B.I.G.’s son C.J. Wallace and daughter T’yanna Wallace were front and center at the 30th Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel this week.

20 years after the untimely death of the NYC rapper, he was honored with the ASCAP Founders Award. And his son C.J. paid homage to his dad rocking his pops' signature Kangol hat and shades for the event.

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“Tonight means a lot of things,” C.J. said while accepting the award.“But at the top of the list, it means inspiration and continuing to push the legacy forward in many different ways.”

“My father’s a huge inspiration for us,” he told Rap-Up. “Tonight, we’re looking back 20 years and seeing how many people he’s impacted and how much he’s impacted us.”

C.J. is taking a page from his father’s book as a member of Non-Fixtion, a trio which includes his brother Jahad Russaw(Faith Evans’ son with her ex-husband Todd Russaw) and Lotus Ley.

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Diddy's son Christian and Justin were tapped to present the award for Biggie.

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Floral frock fab!

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French Montana and Remy Ma copped an award for their hit single “All The Way Up.” Rem spoke about Biggie’s influence saying:

“Some people come to the game and they’re just in the game and they literally change the whole dynamic of what’s going on. When B.I.G. came out, people started rapping different, dressing different, talking different. Those are the people that you tend to reflect on and call legends. What he did deserves this type of recognition.”

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Her post, though, had folks wondering if she's throwing more shade at Nicki:

 

She aint slick capitalizing that "writer in Songwriter....

 

 

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R&B singer/song-writer Sevyn Streeter posed it up on the carpet serving up some leg action. She's set to release a new album titled Girl Disrupted on July 7, 2017.

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R&B singer Jeremih and producer Needlz copped awards for the smash hit single, “OUI.” Jeremih also hit the stage to perform his hit.

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Legendary raptress MC Lyte, who recently got engaged, and "Empire" star/rapper Bre-Z were in the mix.

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Dynamic song writing and producing duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis received the ASCAP Voice of Music Award, just one week after being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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"Power" star Rotimi hit the stage to present. By the way, season 4 of "Power" premieres tonight at 9pm EST on STARZ.

 

Photos: Backgrid/Getty

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