Lamar Odom completely fell out in a nightclub Sunday morning, and his people are seemingly covering for him (again).  Deets and video inside...

Recovering addict Lamar Odom, pictured above at MAXIM's Halloween party a couple weeks ago, has seemingly been on the up and up lately. But around 2AM Sunday morning, he was at Bootsy Bellows on the Sunset Strip passed all the way out.

A clubgoer shot video of a collapsed Lamar right as security rushed in to help him. The person who shot the video, according to TMZ Sports, says they saw Lamar was drinking heavily throughout the night. As we all know, Lamar has a history of drug and alcohol abuse, which landed him in an induced coma in 2015 and rehab within the last year.

The former NBA star pledged to stop the drinking and drugs, but he's been heavy on the L.A. party scene lately at nightclubs and stripclubs.

Interestingly, Lamar's reps are solely chocking this incident up to dehydration...from an intense workout earlier in the day:

Lamar's rep says he collapsed due to dehydration after an intense workout earlier in the day without the necessary fluids in his system. They also said it was very hot in the club, while adding ... he's "doing great."

Dehydration also happens when you drink way too much as well...

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If you've been twiddling your thumbs waiting to hear what Blac Chyna sounds like as a rapper, it's your lucky day.  Listen to the first snippet of her new track "Pop That P***y Like A Pistol, Yeah" inside (we know, we know).

Blac Chyna is instructing folks on how to pop that p***y, as if there's not already a thousand instructional rap songs on how to do this here.

But we can't even blame Chy for breaking into the rap business like plenty of her fellow former stripper colleagues.  It worked out for some.

We told y'all previously the model/reality star/Rob Kardashian's & Tyga's baby's mother was embarking on a rap career after she was inspired by Nicki Minaj.

Now, she's teamed up with producer Mally Mal on her new track.  It's a smart move, Mally produced Tyga's first hit as well.

She's working on her first album, and already pulled inYo Gotti, Tory Lanez, and Rae Sremmurd's Swae Lee.  She was actually spotted wining and dining with Playboi Carti multiple times this weekend, making rumors swirl about a new romance.  But he may just be on the roster too.

 

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Check out a snippet of "Pop That P***y Like A Pistol, Yeah":

Hmph.

It's just the hook, but we can already tell it's a hot beat and a sexed up look that's going to save her.  And her "skills."

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Brandy is tired of y'alls pregnancy allegations.  But she IS open to talking about a "Moesha" reboot.  Woot!  Find out what happened when the whole cast reunited on daytime tv recently inside...

"Mo to the...E to the...MOESHA!"

Don't act like y'all didn't start singing that theme song just like we did.  Ha!

A very not-pregnant Brandy joined her former "Moesha" castmates for a reunion on "The Real" recently.  And despite Countess Vaughn looking like she would rather be anywhere else, it was everything.

Brandy, Ray J, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Shar Jackson, Countess Vaughn, William Allen Young, and Marcus T. Paulk It was the first time they've all gotten together in 16 years, so it was an emotional reunion to say the least.

Here's what everyone had to say about a possible reboot:

Hey, if "Full House," "Roseanne," "Will & Grace" and every other 90's/early 2000's show can get a reboot, so cam "Moesha." The cast, talked about their experiences on the sitcom and what they’ve been doing since it went off the air.

The reunion was even more emotional due to everyone missing their late co-stars, Yvette Wilson and Lamont Bentley, who played Andell Wilkerson and Hakeem Campbell.

 

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We look forward to somebody making this reboot happen.

 

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As for those pregnancy rumors, Brandy's sister-in-law Princess Love has addressed pregnancy rumors on B's behalf.  When folks as of this past week kept saying Brandy was hiding a pregnancy and possibly carrying Princess & husband Ray-J's baby, she corected them right quick.  She hopped in an IG comments section saying:

"@rhomielove she's not our surrogate lol and yes I can have kids," Princess clarified. "I just saw her last week she's not pregnant."

Oop.  So there you have it.

BONUS: Now folks are saying they think Princess looks pregnant herself.

 

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EXTRAS:

1.  The Hollywood exec Terry Crews accused of sexually harrassing him has been revealed.  STORY

Leave it to Erykah Badu for a jaw-dropping ensemble as she hosts the 2017 Soul Train Awards. Also, Tamar Braxton made her first public appearance since she filed for divorce from her husband Vince Herbert. Everything inside…

Say what you want, but Erykah Badu sure knows how to keep everyone talking.

The soulful songstress was tapped to host the 2017 Soul Train Awards for the third consecutive year. And, like every other year, she commanded all the attention on the carpet.

Ms. Badu rolled up on the carpet in a dramatic ensemble that featured an extra poofy skirt and topped it all off with her signature high top hat. Except this time, she decorated her hat with a gold headpiece that made her the center attraction. She kept it clean in all white everything, looking real goddess-like on the carpet. Ms. Badu has her own eclectic style and we love how she adds her own twists to her look and still slays.

As she made her way down the carpet, Eryah’s kiddies, Mars and Puma, joined her. Aren’t they cute!

Queen.

While she’s going through it in her personal life, Tamar Braxton isn’t letting the divorce drama keep her inside. The “Braxton Family Values” star made her first public appearance since filing for divorce from her husband Vince Herbert almost two weeks ago.

Keep pushing through Tay Tay.

Toni Braxton wowed in this sparkly cut-out number. She was tapped for a performance during the awards show.

The hot mom brought her sons Diezel and Denim along as her dates for the evening.

The whole Braxton clan was also in attendance (excluding Towanda Braxton). Trina and Traci Braxton snapped it up with their mother Evelyn Braxton, dad Michael Braxton Sr. and brother Michael Braxton Jr.

Speaking of Mama Evelyn...

The Braxton matriarch was asked how she felt about her daughter Tamar divorcing her son-in-law Vine and mama didn't sugarcoat ish! Find out why she's fearful for her daughter's life HERE.

This color on singer Sevyn Streeter had her glowing on the carpet.

Rapper Method Man hit the carpet looking like a whole snack on the carpet. He also hit the stage for a performance.

Bell Biv DeVoe presented SWV (below) with the Lady of Soul Award, where the honorees delivered a heartfelt speech, speaking of their trials and tribulations, noting they’d been nominated for everything and yet to win anything – until now.

Congrats ladies!

"New Edition Story" star and singer Luke James hit the carpet before he hit the stage for a performance.

BET CEO Debra Lee was all smiles with 112.

The fellas made their way on stage for a performance during the show.

Bobbi Kristina actress Demetria McKinney and "Hit The Floor" actor Christopher Riley kept it sexy on the carpet before Demetria hit the stage for a performance.

R&B singer Tank and his longtime girlfriend Zena Foster served up coupledom vibes, rocking emerald green ensembles.

"Being Mary Jane" star Raven Goodman struck a pose in a black floral gown on the carpet. By the way, "Being Mary Jane" will wrap up in 2018.

Get Out actor Lil Rel matched his blue blazer with a pair of blue Js for the awards show.

Rap icon/newlywed MC Lyte popped up at the event.

YAS, Ledisi! Chick is looking GOODT. She flexed her vocals during a performance for the show.

Songstress Lalah Hathaway struck a pose on the carpet before getting to her presenter duties.

Papa Joe Jackson was in the mix for the Soul Train fun.

"black-ish" star Deon Cole was also tapped to present. These pants...

Presenter Elise Neal and "The Rundown with Robin Thede" host Robin Thede stopped for a photo-op on the carpet.

Hot mom Melanie Fiona slayed this black gown on the carpet.

Brownstone singer Niccki Gilbert served up leg action in a blue mini.

Loving this look on singer Syleena Johnson.

702 singers Kameelah Williams, LaMisha Grinstead and Irish Grinstead brought up some nostalgic feels.  We hear they make be making a comeback soon...

Singers Teddy Riley and Damion Hall were all smiles on the carpet. 

Singers Jessie J and Kehlani linked up for a photo-op.

And Geroge Clinton rocked his usual funky threads on the carpet alongside his guest.

Fab times.

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When Bobby Brown said he was going to get his own movie because he had a whole story to tell, he wasn't lying.  Things just got extra official.  His solo biopic has a release date, and the perfect person to play him.  Deets inside...

After the major win that was The New Edition Story, BET is rolling out another multi-part biopic to piggyback off its success.  Bobby Brown wants to go solo (again), and the network is making it happen.

BET just set a Fall 2018 release date for The Bobby Brown Story, which will be a two-part followup to his group New Edition's biopic.

While casting is still underway, the lead character has just been named.  It's Woody McClain (above, right), the actor who portrayed him flawlessly in The New Edition Story.

And killed those performances as bad ass Bobby Brown.

Bobby's solo biopic is going to cover everything: The singer's humble beginnings and rise in the industry both solo and part of NE, his tabloid fodder-filled marriage to Whitney Houston, the relationship with ex-girlfriend Janet Jackson, their daughter Bobbi Kristina's tumultuous life and Bobby's roller coaster three-decade long career.

Deadline gives the details saying:

Written by Abdul Williams and executive produced by Jesse Collins— both reprising their New Edition Story gigs — The Bobby Brown Story will pick up where the New Edition mini left off. It will chronicle the talented but troubled singer’s exit from the popular ’80s boy band through his solo success, his affair with Janet Jackson and tabloid-fodder marriage to pop icon Whitney Houston.  Spanning 30 years of Brown’s life, the new project follows his story from the hard streets of Roxbury, where he turned to a life of drug dealing before being given the chance to prove himself as a solo artist.

The drinking, drugs and impossibly sad end to his ex wife and daughters' lives will be addressed:

Brown scored eight consecutive top 10 pop singles from 1988-92, but his life began to unravel after his marriage to Houston in 1992. He was arrested several times during the 1990s and 2000s, and the couple’s shared substance became a hurdle too big to overcome. They divorced in 2007, and Houston was found dead in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton on the eve of the 2012 Grammys. Their only child, daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, led a difficult life after her mother’s death and died in July 2015; she had been in a coma for six months after also being found submerged in a bathtub.

But it won't be all bad.  Deadline states:

BET said The Bobby Brown Story also will be a story about redemption. Through sobriety, the singer learns to be a better man, husband and father — finding love again and remarring in 2012.

By the way, that Bobbi Kristina biopic that TV One aired last month came under fire for being done without Bobby's approval.  He and Bobbi Kris' estate sued the network in September before its release for $2M, and the case was just settled for an undisclosed amount.  TMZ notes Bobby "claimed the portrayal of him as a bad dad was defamatory" and Bobbi Kris' estate claimed "the show violated her right to privacy."

 

Workflow Wednesday. Its #HumpDay y’all @bobbybrownfoods @brownribbonentertainment @aliciaebrown

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Don't know about y'all, but we are READY for Bobby's biopic.

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Kevin Hart was on a mission to take over the NYC Marathon and that’s exactly what he did. Celebrate with Kevin, plus get the details Toya Wright and daughter Reginae Carter are dropping about Toya’s new bundle of joy inside…

He did it!

Kevin Hart made a goal to finish his first NYC Marathon strong and he did just that. The 38-year-old actor copped his gold medal after running the full 26.2 miles in 4 hours, 5 minutes, 6 seconds. And get this…

He ended up beating 42-year-old retired football player Tiki Barber by crossing the finish line 33 minutes earlier. Y’all know he’ll be bragging about this. Rightfully so. Ha!

"Marathon complete. Got my gold medal. It's an amazing feeling. I can check this goal off my list,” Kevin said in an Instagram video. Check it below:

 

26.2 Damn it....The New York Marathon is officially completed...Check this goal off of my list damn it. #HustleHart #MoveWithHart

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Before the marathon...

The comedian posted up with his running buddies, captioning,"Our running team for the day!!!!! Shouts out to @shafferdc @frederickwjr & @blue_benadum ....We would have shouted out @justtrain but he bitched out & quit on us..... "gym morning" my ass man!!!! #HustleHart #RunWithHart #NoQuitinUs #NYCmarathon ....Click the link in my Bio and donate to my amazing cause & help me raise money for our youth!!!!"

While his pregnant wife Eniko Hart couldn't be there to support, she was cheering him on from home:

And look, Kevin was one busy man this weekend. Right after running the marathon, while most runners could barely walk, he hopped on a flight to LA to celebrate his son Hendrix Hart's birthday:

The super-dad revealed, "Ran 26.2 miles yesterday & jumped on a plane immediately after to rush to LA to my sons B Day party only to turn right around & head back to ATL to finish my last day of shooting on my movie Night School....I love you son. I️ wouldn’t miss your day for anything....Sorry dad couldn’t walk and play but my legs were shot #Harts ....P.S look at my neck in the photo...I still had my gold medal on from the marathon."

Sheesh!

Couldn’t they do this any other day when they surely have the funds to? We're sure they knew about both dates well ahead of time. But, we guess...

In baby news...

 

R&R 's Mommy

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Pregnant Toya Wright and her daughter Reginae Carter are dishing details about Toya's upcoming bundle of joy. The mom-again is gearing up to welcome baby #2 and issa girl!

It appears Toya is going to name her new baby with a ‘R’ name like her eldest daughter (and her supposed baby's father). Reginae spilled a little tea on Instagram, posting a picture of her mother with the caption, “R&R’s Mommy.”

 

Dang , my sister gone be too cute #wegetitfromourmama

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Last week, Toya and Reginae celebrated the new baby at a Gender Reveal party surrounded by all of her family and friends, including Tiny Harris, Kandi Burruss, Monica, Rasheeda and more. It's rumored that Atlanta sports manager Robert "Red" Rushing is the father of her child, but she has yet to officially confirm this. In a recent interview, she said she wants to keep this relationship more private. Can't say that we blame her after all of the drama with her ex-husband MempHitz. 

Most of her friends where #TeamBoy, but it was revealed that Toya is having another girl. A plane flew over the party (yes, a while plane) with a banner that read "Issa Girl!"

Peep the pics and videos below:

 

More photos from my gender reveal party.

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Surrounded by people i love i found out what my love would be. My Life is double the fun, with double the blessing with my beauties. #RR

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Congrats again Toya!

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Meek Mill was just sentenced BACK to the slammer for probation violation, and he's already talking about wars on his freedom...

Damn Meek! The rapper's recent arrests (yes, arrests with an S) have landed his foolish self in jail once again. Remember when his then-girlfriend Nicki Minaj testified in court back in 2015 saying she would do her part in keeping him out of trouble after he violated his probation born out of a 2009 drug case? He had just recently gone to jail for a few months for another probation violation.

The judge obliged and he was saved from getting more jail time. The twosome broke up, and Meek was back to cutting up again.

He was sentenced to house arrest in that 2015 violation.  He was arrested AGAIN after scuffling with an airport worker this past March. Then, in August, he snitched on himself by live recording himself speeding in the NY streets on his motorbike.  He was arrested for reckless driving, and it was all down hill from there. 

He arrived at court this AM in Philly to receive his sentencing.  And the judge promptly sentenced him to a minimum of two years in prison.

TMZ states:

Even though both cases were dropped, the judge said the arrests alone were violations -- and reportedly gave him 2 to 4 years in prison.

When you're on probation, you can't even break a nail.  Let alone break a law.

Rapper Meek Mill arrives for court at the Criminal Justice Center with his lawyer Brian McMonagle in Philly. #MeekMillpic.twitter.com/AL9chUKjno

— David Maialetti (@davidmaialetti) November 6, 2017

 

We go to war for our freedom ... they say we equal .... i used to wanna play i like Randall and be a Eagle .... i used to play the quarterback my homie would go receiver ... that was until the football got flattened by a dope needle ... on the pavement

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The Wins & Losses rapper posted up some interesting lyrics right after the sentencing. Doesn't sound like he's taking responsibility.

Oh Meek...

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Mariah Carey has ended her controversial manager relationship with Stella Bulochnikov (thankyajesus). Get the deets, plus check out Mary J. Blige’s W magazine cover shot by famed photographer Carrie Seems and what she said about wanting peace in her life inside…

It’s been a bumpy road for Mariah Carey since she signed Stella Bulochnikov as her manager. And now, it has come to an end.

We can’t lie. We thought it was a bad idea for Mimi to sign on for a reality show (“Mariah’s World”). And the ratings proved that theory to be right. Then that whole New Years Eve debacle was a train wreck that gave our wiggery whiplash twice over. And the drama afterwards (she fired her chroreographer) was just as bad.

According to Page Six, Mimi and Stella have parted ways, surprisingly amicably. Or at least, that’s what’s being reported. Stella gave a statement to the publication on behalf of both herself and Mariah, saying,

“After working together for almost three years, Mariah Carey and Stella Bulochnikov have determined that it is in their mutual best interest to part ways on day-to-day management.”

“During their time working together, they have accomplished great things, including, most recently, Mariah Carey’s new music and motion picture projects for this upcoming holiday season. Mariah Carey and Stella Bulochnikov remain partners in a number of business ventures, and will continue to support each other in those endeavors.”

There were rumors that Mimi's young sometime-y boyfriend/backup dancer Bryan Tanaka was the cause of the split, but that has yet to be confirmed. It’ll be interesting to see how the Grammy Award winner’s career will go from here on out.

In other diva news...

Mary J. Blige is continuing to get all of her life, despite her nasty split from her estranged husband Kendu Isaacs.

The R&B legend is featured on the cover of the latest issue of W magazine. And she was shot by famed YBF chick photographer Carrie Mae Weems.

Inside, MLB and Carrie chop it up about women empowerment, finding yourself and living in peace. At this point in her life, the 46-year-old singer just wants to find peace and get to a point where she doesn’t have to work so hard.

MJB: “I want, at some point, to not have to work so hard. I want peace of mind and acceptance of self, totally. I know that’s an ongoing process, so every single day I’m working on that, and it’s been hard ever since this challenge I’m having with this divorce. It was such a terrible thing. It made me see myself as ‘ I have to be better than this’: I was never good enough; I was never pretty enough, smart enough. And there was someone chosen over me. It was like, I can’t stay, but it really let me see, Mary, you are better than that. You have to continue to grow.

Carrie Mae Weems:“Long before I picked up a camera I was deeply concerned with the ways in which ­African-Americans were depicted, and, for the most part, I didn’t like what I saw. So one way of dealing with it was to step in and rethink how black women, more specifically, need to be represented. That’s been the guidepost; I’m always on that track. And today I was just looking at another woman, somebody I’ve admired, whose music has been a backdrop to my life. Mary, I see you as an extraordinarily beautiful woman who needs to be defined, described, articulated in an authentic way that celebrates the complexity and depths of your beauty and your internal self. From the moment you walked in, I wanted to greet you personally and invite you into a space of welcome with the understanding that I see me and you.”

MJB:“Thank you. Same here. A lot of women don’t do that. I don’t see women getting along a lot. In my own circle, I see it because that’s what we do. We want to love on each other, and we want to build each other up, and we want to let each other know what you said just now: We see each other, and we see each other in each other. So I felt protected today, and I felt you cared, which is not always the case in most photo shoots—they just want the pictures. I thought, Okay, I’m going to have to do exactly what she did in order to make this hot. [Both laugh.]”

Glad she has a circle of people around her to show her love during this hardship. You can read the rest of her interview here.

Yesterday...

Mary J. Blige hit the carpet at the 21st annual Hollywood Film Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel after she won the Hollywood Breakout Performance Award for her role in the movie Mudbound.

EMMY winner Viola Davis presented Mary with the award.

In her W magazine interview, she talked about how her character got her in touch with her authentic self and how the role liberated her.

"I didn’t realize how vain I was until I started working on Mudbound. Once I saw how my character, Florence, lived [in a shack on a farm in Mississippi], I thought, Wow, I’m really a vain person. When I went to the movie set to do the first day of fittings, I was Mary J. Blige: I had just done a tour and a show, so I was all, you know, I had wigs and weaves and all sorts of things going on, and Dee Rees was like, 'No! We want to see you. You can’t have a perm, you’re going to have minimal, minimal makeup.' And I was like, 'What about lashes?' And she said no, and I was like, 'Really? Florence doesn’t have lashes?' That part was a lot! A lot! But once I tore away and sunk into the character, Florence actually gave Mary—me, the so-vain person—a little more confidence so that Mary didn’t feel like she needed to depend on all of that. I cut my hair really short. Florence really liberated me."

Peep a clip from Mary's acceptance speech below.  She's left all the hateration outside the dancery:

.@maryjblige receives the Hollywood Breakout Performance Award for @mudboundmovie. #HollywoodAwardspic.twitter.com/jrEh20vfvq

— Hollywood Awards (@hollywoodawards) November 6, 2017

Congrats Mary!

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Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison brought “A Different World” feels at a small HBCU in Texas. Meanwhile, new studies show black women are the most educated group in the nation. Get all of the college goodies inside…

Two actors who had a huge impact on a lot of kids deciding to attend college are still motivating college students.

“A Different World” actors Kadeem Hardison and Jasmine Guy trekked to Southwestern Christian College (HBCU) in Terrell, Texas to celebrate with the community and students who won the Ford HBCU Drive2Greatness grand prize.

Ahh!! All the feels.

The small HBCU of 125 students beat out several bigger HBCUs for the grand prize: An Ultimate Homecoming Takeover experience worth $150,000. Nice!

And who better to present the award then your fave college students from back in the day.

Congrats to the students!

Speaking of college...

Black women are doing the damn thing in higher education (per usual).

According to the National Center of Education Statistics/U.S. Census numbers:

More than half of all black women specifically between the ages of 18 and 24 are enrolled in college, and black women overall outpace other race and gender groups in terms of college enrollment.

Not only are we the biggest group enrolling in college, we’re also the biggest group scooping up all of the degrees. A new study by the National Center of Education Statistics confirms that black women are in the lead for the highest degrees earned, which results in us being the most educated demographic in America.

African-American women are slaying the college game, leading all other gender and racial groups. And we’ve been doing it for a few years now.

#BlackGirlMagic! Keep doing it big queens!

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Comedian & actor DeRay Davis has way more going on at home than one would think.  He's got a three-lationship, and is quite open about it.  Deets on how he's living with both of his girlfriends inside...

Not sure how much this dude is making for two women to voluntarily be here for this, but so be it.

VH1's "Hip Hop Squares" host DeRay Davis is extra open about his threesome style relationship.  He guest co-hosted "The Real" yesterday and spilled his own tea: He's in a relationship with two different women, and he's living with them both.  Yes, all three are shacked up in Hollywood somewhere.

He said about his poly-amorous relationship:

I’ve been with one for five years; the other one for about… 2 ½ years…

And he says both of the women are A-Ok with the set up:

They’re very comfortable, cause I’m very open, I don’t make it where it’s all “Oh, look what I’m doing!” I’m not a player…

Yeah yeah, it's a "lifestyle" that consenting adults agree to. And it's "different" from an open relationship or cheating. We get it.

It still seems like the equivalent of one of those man-made religions created to justify a man's desires.  Because no matter how you cut it, a man always seems to be the main beneficiary in poly-amorous relationship. DeRay also revealed they do all sleep together (meaning smash) from time to time when he isn't picking and choosing who he wants to sleep with that night.

Not many women have multiple men who all agree to be in a relationship together where she can add in a new man whenever she wants...like men can and do in these relationships. Even a few of the women on the popular "Sister Wives" show have seen the light about why this lifestyle doesn't work for them or benefit them.

But, to each their own chile.  Check out his explanation below:

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Diddy had the Internet in a tizzy when he said he was changing his name to Love (aka Brother Love). But, he was just joking. Find out what he said, plus hear what Lil Kim said about the Notorious B.I.G. pulling a gun out on her inside…

Diddy pulled a fast one on everybody.

Over the weekend, the Hip Hop mogul, who was celebrating his birthday, posted a video on Instagram declaring he was changing his name from Diddy to "Love" or "Brother Love." He said he was no longer going by any of his previous monikers and would only respond to “Love” or “Brother Love.”

Check it:

 

I did it again BREAKING NEWS!!!! MY NEW NAME IS LOVE OR BROTHER LOVE!!! Or NOTHIN! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

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Well, he received an overwhelming response, so he had to come back and clear up that he was just JOKING. He captioned,"I see you can't play with the internet." However, he's all about that love wave.

Check it:

 

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There's that.

By the way, Diddy received the Hollywood Documentary Award for his 'Can't Stop Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story' documentary during the 21st Annual Hollywood Film Awards. Congrats!

Speaking of the Bad Boy Family...

Lil Kim is responding to a story Jermaine Durpi recently spoke about where he said Biggie pulled a gun out on her.

During the “Drink Champs” podcast, Jermaine revealed Biggie pulled a gun out on Kim because she got made when she found out he had sex with her “sister.” Kimmy admitted the story has some truth, but its not the whole truth.

She sat down with HOT 97’s "Ebro In The Morning" where she confirmed he did whip out a gun on her while touching on the violent side of their relationship.

“It happened. The story [that Jermaine told] is not exactly how he said it, but it’s very close to the truth,” she said. “We did have a very violent relationship. I hate that, but for a while, that was all I attracted. It is what it is. He was everything. You know how it is when you’re in the industry, the guys get you whatever you want, but you can’t do sh*t. You can’t do nothing.”

Kimmy explained the girl he slept with wasn’t her blood sister, but she was someone close to her. She said she feels like he did that to show her that the girl wasn’t her real friend. Hmph. Not sure why somebody who isn't your daddy is attempting to teach you lessons, but whatevs. It sounded more like a justification for men to do what they want to do.

Kim also blamed Biggie being a Gemini for why their relationship got volatile at times.

Start watching at the 10:20 mark above.

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Mariah Carey has been looking like a snack lately, and reports say she had a little help...

MiMi dropped that billionaire fiancé and manager, and picked up BAWDY.  Apparently. 

Now that Mariah seems to have cleaned house in her champagne filled empire, she's been looking amazing.  A few months ago, she was hitting stages performing in less-than-flattering sparkly bodysuits that caused mean body shamers to go in.  She's still MiMi though, so we would never.

It sounds like the Queen of Christmas heard all the insults though, because reports allege she was bullied into getting weight loss surgery.

The tea hit the tabloids this morning:

Page Six has exclusively learned that the diva underwent gastric sleeve surgery last month, performed by a top surgeon in Beverly Hills, Calif., after her weight reportedly skyrocketed.

Sources explained:

A source told us of Carey, “Mariah has always been proud of her curves, but this summer, as her Caesars Palace residency came to a close, and then she went on tour with Lionel Richie, she noticed it became harder to dance, and she was getting a lot more criticism online from body shamers.”

The source added that the superstar had been indulging in cocktails and dinners with her boyfriend Bryan Tanaka, and continued, “Mariah underwent the procedure about a month ago, and she is already seeing some good results, and she feels a lot better.”

That's unfortunate if she felt compelled to have surgery due to others' view of her body. Especially when a change in wardrobe would have served her just as well. 

We're not totally sold on the rumor just yet.  Mariah's weight has fluctuated for damn near as long as she's been in this business.  She even lost 70 pounds after the birth of her twins back in 2011.  So it's not impossible for her to have lost weight quickly in some way that didn't involve surgery.

Chick has been looking snatched and stitched lately though:

 

Honoring the incomparable Karl Lagerfeld #karllagerfeld #Vmagazine Photo: Diego Corredor @diego_corredor_carrillo @vmagazine

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Her current rep declined to comment.  And her sometime-y boyfriend/backup dancer Bryan Tanaka has taken over as her day-to-day manager. Hmph.

By the way, the soundtrack for MiMi's animated movie she stars in and narrates, Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You (Nov. 14th), hits stores Friday, November 10th.

Photos: Instagram/Splash

One of R. Kelly’s ex-girlfriends is ready to tell her story in a tell-all book. And the chapters of her book are very…R. Kelly-esque. Deets inside…

After opening up to Rolling Stone about her alleged abusive relationship with R.Kelly, Kitti Jones is ready to tell her full story in a new tell-all book.

In the explosive interview, the former radio personality opened up about the alleged physical abuse, sexual coercion, and emotional manipulation she endured during their two-year relationship that lasted from 2011-2013. She claimed the R&B crooner forced her to have sex with women, he would starve her if she didn’t obey him and he even physically assaulted her on multiple occasions. She quit her job as a radio personalty to be his girl and then she soon learned she wasn't his only girl.

In the book, she'll be giving her account of everything that happened, which she titled “I Was Somebody Before This.” The titles of the 10-chapters alone make you want to read it. One chapter is dubbed “Are You Getting Peed On?” Two other chapters are titled “Always Call Me Daddy” and ‘She Looks A lot Like the Girl from that Sex Tape.’ Lordt.

The JasmineBrand got a few excerpts from the book that read:

As I sat in the Chicago studio room my head started to feel dizzy, I hadn’t eaten in two days , he had me on punishment, and thoughts of my life and how I got here? I was smart, ambitious, and independent I went from small tv roles like Soul Train , The Parkers, having a successful radio career, great family, and friends. I had just toured 30 cities with R.Kelly , living in Chicago with him and I wanted to kill myself.

As I looked around the room for something to end my life I cried I wanted to blame God, someone for not stopping me from moving to Chicago but the only thing I could find were Excedrin PM headache pills, I took a few hoping It will make me fall asleep fast. I wanted to dream I was back home happy again all I remembered was that … I was somebody before this… and I wanted my life back!

We wonder if R Kelly will try to keep this book from seeing the light of day.

Photo: Rolling Stone

Tyrese just had another live on-video breakdown. This time over his private chef. At least he got up enough strength in the end to twerk while cooking for his wife. Oh, and he released a song for his daughter Shayla...

What is going ooonnnnn?

If you weren't exhausted by the Tyrese saga before, today might just be that day.

You may have heard, Tyrese says Will Smith gave him $5M to help him out of the financial straits he claims he's in and to help him fight for his little girl.  Apparently, Will added in a "stay off social media" stipulation.  So what did Black Ty do?  He ran straight to social media to spill his own tea.

 

When we show UP for each-other there’s nothing that can’t be done I️ repeat nothing...... My wife kept the news away from me cause I’ve been on with lawyers all day but our family and our sister Jada-Pinkett Smith and my brother Will Smith just sent us 5 million dollars to help keep us afloat- You’ve guys asked me to get off and stay off the Internet now that my daughters legal fees will be paid ! will listen..... The Smiths’s and their whole family has always shown up for The Gibson’s Uncle Will you’re an uncle for real..... And I’m saying again if you guys are out there in the Atlanta area please vote for @keishabottoms someone my daughter looks up to a LOT!!!! #ShaylaRocks

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Recently, Tyrese was in his kitchen in his mansion cooking on video.  He decided to go live to tell the fans about his private chef who's been with him for years that he says is now going through something.  Apparently, Ty wasn't too broke since he still has a mansion-style roof over his head and a chef.

But what do we know...

Ty breaks down in an emotional cry talking about his beloved chef, while in his gourmet Chef's Kitchen.  He then pulls it together to continue cooking for his wife Samantha.  He even decided to twerk a lil something while doing so.

This all surely comes off like a humble brag, but you be the judge.

Oh, but there's more.

This morning, Black Ty took to his Facebook page to drop another almost 11 minute video where he broke down in uncontrollable tears, again, talking about all the black fathers locked up in a cage (jail). He was on his way to court, so this was what was on his mind.

But not before he wrote a dissertation in the caption telling everyone "I'm broke" and to stop using other travel sites and use his Voltron Travel site instead. He also listed his other businesses folks should patronize. And gave a preview of a song he's dedicating to Shayla.  You know, for the culture.  Dame Dash pops up as well.  No, we have no idea why.

Questions, comments, concerns?

Jill Scott has been married just over year and has already filed for divorce from her estranged husband Mike Dobson.  And he’s speaking out about her “evil” ways and why he was blindsided by the divorce filing. Everything inside…

Last summer, Jill Scott tied the knot to her husband Mike Dobson. Remember? Big Daddy Kane performed during the reception and it was super LIT. Now, the good times have come to an end.

According to Bossip, the 45-year-old singer has called it quits with her 49-year-old estranged husband. She reportedly filed on September 15th citing “irreconcilable differences” and “inappropriate marital conduct that such further cohabitation would be unsafe and improper,” this according to her divorce petition.

Damn. What’s really hood in the Scott-Dobson household?

Under Tennessee law (where she filed and where they got married), that verbiage could mean “anything from cruel treatment, infidelity, verbal or physical abuse or sexual impropriety.” However Mike Dobson claims none of that happened during their marriage. He’s speaking out about the uncoupling and revealed that Jill is an “evil woman” who will do whatever it takes to have her way.

Mike said he was blindsided by the divorce filing.  He claims he has never cheated on her, he never laid a hand on her and he never made her engage in an unwanted sexual contact. However, he did say they had agreed to separate while working on their relationship and they agreed to keep wearing their wedding rings.

“She’s an evil woman,” Mike said “I’m telling you. It’s like what Jill Scott wants, Jill Scott gets. People are in her ear, and if someone comes in to challenge the dumb s**t, they made me be the bad guy and that got me outta there.”

He added: “She’s got issues. There’s no men in that family, there’s only women. And when a man comes in, it’s like a challenge.”

Mike went on to say he’s not going to let Jill paint him out to be the bad guy, which is why he’s probably speaking out first.

“She’s made other men look bad, but I’m not the one. I said (to her) ‘you’ve met your match,'” he said. “She likes to have men that she can control. You’re not gonna control me. What’s right is right, and what’s wrong is wrong.”

He said he’s going to fight dirty because Jill, according to him, likes to emasculate men. One example, she allegedly listed he was unemployed on the divorce documents. Mike said has held a position with the city of Atlanta since 2011 though.

“She likes to emasculate men – that’s her problem,” Dobson said. “I told her, she’s from Philly, but I’m from New York, and if you want to try to disgrace me, try to slander me, I can fight dirty.”

Luckily (for Jill), they had a prenup.

Another one bites the dust.

Photos: Getty

Congrats are in order for Swizz Beatz and XSCAPE. Swizz is about to graduate Harvard and XSCAPE just got the keys to their city and their own day. More inside…

Shoutout to Swizz Beatz!

Three years ago, the rapper/producer decided he was going back to school. He enrolled as a business student at Harvard Business School to help continue to build his empire. And now, he’s almost at the finished line.

The 39-year-old has one more week before he’s finished with school once he knocks out this week. He has been active on social media encouraging his fans that if he can do it, they can do it too. He went from a kid to the Bronx to Harvard and he wants everyone to know that education is key to anything we want to do in life.

When he first enrolled, he shared why he decided to go back, saying:

“I just felt like you got to keep graduating your brand. A lot of people get complacent with their success and things that they have done before and I just wasn’t comfortable with that because I started transitioning from being a producer to being a business owner. And I would be in theses rooms and no matter how big the deal is or how good it is people would still look at me like ‘oh, he’s the rapper guy,’ ‘he’s the rapper friend.’ I was like we all in this meeting because of what I’m bringing to the table. Being that I really didn’t have those credentials to go with those different things, I didn’t feel I was getting the respect I deserved so I said you know what, let me go sharpen my pencil a lil bit. Really walk back in these rooms a different person and a different man. And really invest that time into myself.”

Major Key!

Peep his motivational clips below:

 

Week 2 zone who ever said you don't need to be educated must not be educated ! Learn everything about what your passion is. You will pay for what you don't know in biz remember that!!! I made all the mistakes for you already get focused and WIN ! Blessings to all! #fromthebronxtoharvard

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It's never too late to be great Blessings and thx for all the love and support 3yrs went by very fast wow 3 weeks until graduation #fromthebronxtoharvard Focus time thx @Gradyspivey & @cole_cook for flying down with me for support #returnoftheshowtime

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Congrats Swizz!

In other good news....

The city of Atlanta is finally showing love to XSCAPE!

The girl group, who recently reunited, was given the keys to the city and they gifted them their own XSCAPE Day (November 6th), presented by Mayor Kasim Reed. Woot! It was a long time coming, but they’re finally getting their props. The ladies held down the city since they hopped into the music game, serving up several of our favorite tracks that still bang to this day.

Kandi Burruss, Tiny Harris, LaTocha and Tamika Scott invited all of their family and friends to celebrate their special day. Tiny's hubby T.I., Kandi's husband Todd Tucker and their son Ace, Mama Joyce, a pregnant Toya Wright, and her daughter Reginae Carter were also in the mix. Peep the pics and videos below:

 

November 6 City of Atlanta made Xscape Day!! Wit the keys to the city!! So much to be thankful & celebrate#Atlanta

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Congrats ladies! They'll kick off their Great XSCAPE Tour on November 22nd. And if you're itching to see how it all came together, check out their reality show, "Still Kickin' It," Sunday nights on BRAVO.

Photos: Swizz’s IG/Toya’s IG/@ceasarformayor

Wendy Williams’ husband Kevin Hunter obviously gives zero f**** because he’s still out here parading around with his alleged mistress. And Wendy’s nemesis 50 Cent is chiming in on it all. Everything inside…

Chile…

Wendy Williams’ husband Kevin Hunter is doing the most. In September news broke that 46-yer-old Kevin was leading a double life with 32-year-old massage therapist Sharina Hudson. And has been doing so for the last 10 years.

Mind you, Wendy and Kevin have been married 20 years after tying the knot in 1997. It was reported Kevin moved Sharina into a $765,000 house that’s nine miles away from his home with Wendy and their son Kevin Jr. Kevin and Sharina were first spotted together just days after he and Wendy returned from a BAEcay in Barbados.

Now, the secret couple has been spotted together again.

The DailyMail was on their heels and got pictures of Kevin picking Sharina up in his red Bentley SUV in NYC on Monday (November 6th). Peep the pics here.

Not long after it was revealed that Kevin had this secret relationship going on, the 53-year-old daytime talk show addressed the cheating rumors.

While hosting the “Wendy Williams Show,” she said,

"It's some sort of weird story going around regarding my husband. You can believe what you want.”

We’d like to note, she was still wearing her wedding ring.

Hmm…we wonder how long she’s going to “ride or die” for her man with these pictures continuing to pop up. Time will tell….

Oh and 50 Cent had something to say about Wendy's husband cheating scandal:

 

Busted. Nah these Cartiers, this Pimpin on this side. These hoes gonna get in line. LOL

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THIS guy...

Thoughts?

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So, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith are addressing that $5 million Tyrese claims they gave him. And apparently, they didn’t give him a dime. Deets inside…

At this point, we all can agree something serious is going on with Tyrese. The outlandish crying videos and lengthy Instagram captions have been making headlines since law enforcement began investigating him over child abuse allegations. By the way, no charges were filed as the investigation has been dropped.

However, Ty is still being weird on social media. Following his umpteenth crying video, the Fast & Furious actor posted about his “hero” Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith being in his corner. He went even further to say the Smiths gave him $5 million to help him stay afloat because he claims he’s broke.

Here’s what he said:

 

Sometimes you just need 1 phone call........... Just know that God is the greatest...... They don’t want any love..... They told me to go easy.... just know that it’s just good to know there’s still some really nice sincere people out here...... Jada-Pinkett-Smith and my hero WILL SMITH..... Not only does your heart beat for Shayla...... it beats for the world....... We love and appreciate you more thank you could ever know...

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Well, according to sources close to the Smiths, this is the farthest from the truth. Said sources revealed Will and Jada have not given Tyrese any money at all. Hmm...what's really going on? Just another reason why we say someone in Tyrese's camp needs to take his social media away from him for a while until he gets himself together. He's doing the absolute MOST.

On the bright side, Ty has squashed his beef with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and he's not leaving the Fast & Furious franchise. He better hope they don't kill him off on the next installment.

By the way, the singer/actor says he's headed to Abu Dhabai for the Formula 1 races to get his mind off all of the drama he has going on here. Check it:

 

Time to hit the gym...... When you Live and speak your truth you have to be willing to #AgapeLove on your haters and enemies - no one wanted to hire me, no one wanted to close deals with me false accusations have been following me for 10 years I’m not done yet but I’m almost at the finish line and the goal is my baby....... I’m headed to Abu Dhabi for the formula 1 races and to see my non judgmental family and to take a much needed break from America and the blogs - My wife gave me a complement this morning she said you need to keep that fire extinguisher with you cause more fires and accusations are potentially on the way .... ! told her no - Gods already protected me and if the devil shows up again ! will actually be so much more ready than what ! was at first....... Monday ! hope to get my baby back..... The first thing ! will do is apologize cause ! know me and her mother has created a lot of unwanted attention 10 years for Mommy only 3 months for daddy gets the hugs.... to my can’t wait!! FaceBook.com/TYRESE go there now please go there right now!! ( link in my Instagram bio ).. up those meetings bro...... #VoltronChairman #VoltronStudiosHollywood #VoltronTravel.com Romans. 8:31. What then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? The good word says VICTORY IS MINE!!

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The Queens of Rap joined forces for Remy Ma’s new track, “Wake Me Up.” And the beat is serving up some nostalgic Lil Kim vibes. Take a listen inside…

As Remy Ma embarks on her solo comeback, the NYC raptress has teamed up with fellow NYC raptress Lil Kim for a brand new single.

Remy, who recently signed to Columbia Records, debuts “Wake Me Up,” featuring Lil Kim, which is a cut off her upcoming sophomore album, Seven Winters & Six Summers. It’s a fiery track with several metaphors and punch lines aimed at these non “humble b*tches.”

“That crown I’m gon take that sh*t. Cause you a clown and homie don’t play that sh*t,” Remy spits. “See they ain’t slick. Be talking all cray and sh*t. And then you see em they be like they ain’t say that sh*t. I hate that sh*t. I can make or break ya shit. See, I got options, don’t make me weigh them sh*ts.”

Crown…female rap crown? Hmm…

Then, she raps:

“I heard he lay that d*ck. You let them filet that fish. You just met him how he bae that quick?”

Would she be referring to Nicki Minaj’s alleged relationship with Nas?

Take and listen below and decide for yourself:

Visuals for the "Wake Me Up" track, directed Eif Rivera, will be dropping soon. Peep a quick behind-the-scenes look below:

 

#WakeMeUp coming soon!!! remymamusic.com @offjimmer

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Seven Winters & Six Summers is expected to drop early 2018. Will you be copping it?

Photo: Remy's IG

Tamar Braxton is spilling tea on why she decided to file for divorce from her husband Vince Herbert. And she’s serving up the real reasons straight talk, no chaser. Find out all she said inside….

Since filing for divorce from her husband Vince Herbet two weeks ago, Tamar Braxton is speaking out about the uncoupling for the very first time. In a lengthy Instagram post, the 40-year-old singer shared a list of reasons as to why she decided to call it quits with her husband after nearly 9 years of marriage.

“I told myself I would do whatever it took to keep my family together, to see a smile on someone who has seen us smile on their face hoping we could offer them hope, faith, love & dignity that I once possessed,” she wrote. ““But the truth is all of those things are NOT within the marriage of Tamar & Vince …at least not anymore.”

She said she’s tired of staying married for the sake of saying so or to say “we did it” when in reality the relationship is broken.

“Sometimes we stay ‘married’ for face value or to say ‘we did it’ but the truth is… it couldn’t be more broken & further apart than we are NOW,” Braxton added. “I decided I didn’t want to be married for the sake of saying so. I wanted to have a relationship. Someone to share my/our dreams, our successes, our failures, our past, present & future with.”

The mom-of-one mentioned about finding out things online and someone living a lie. We wonder if she’s referring to that alleged daughter Vince supposedly had during their marriage. You’ll recall, Tamar was accused of making the story up. Catch those deets http://theybf.com/2017/03/09/messy-tamar-braxton-alleges-a-woman-is-clai... ">HERE.

The former “The Real” host went on to hint at Vince having “several girlfriends” and complained about him being “so busy.”

“What’s NOT being surface is that he has one or several girlfriends, or she’s never home, or he’s very general when he speaks, or ‘this doesn’t sound like him,’ or he’s so busy lately!! Etc..etc..You have to yourself? When is enough enough? Is it ok that he checks up on you when his phone(s) R stuck to him like glue? Is it ok that his friends are HIS friends but my friends are ‘our’ friends? Or, we fight but that’s ‘passion.’ We can argue and you can tell me to gtf (get the f***) out of ‘your’ house when I’m the house of cards? None of this is ok.”

She concluded her post writing, “That LAST time was the LAST time.”

Read her full explanation below:

Not long after Tamar filed for divorce, her mother Evelyn Braxton opened up about her concern that Vince might literally kill her due to his abusive ways. On Sunday, Tamar made her first public appearance at the 2017 Soul Train Awards and she wasn’t wearing her wedding ring.

Tay Tay (above at PIX11 Morning News) also spoke about her divorce for the first time while on the promo trail for the upcoming season of “Tamar & Vince.” Peep the clip below:

Wow. Keep your head up Tamar.

Photos: Splash