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• SPOTTED: Jennifer Hudson & Tiny Tot David Jr. Fly Out Of LAX After The Oscars
• Chris Brown Speaks On Rihanna -- "We Are Back Together...She's The Most Beautiful Girl In The World"
• LIFE AFTER "LOVE & HIP HOP": Juelz Santana Grabs Kimbella's Cakes Aboard A Miami Yacht
• SNEAKER FAB: Beyonce Nabs Her Own Custom "King Bey" Isabel Marant Wedge Sneaker
• EXCLUSIVE: Keke Palmer Dishes On First Days Of Filming The "TLC Biopic"
• Elle Varner ROCKS A NEW Short HAIR 'DO For Her 24th BIRTHDAY Celebration + Kelly Rowland's BTS CLIP Of "Kisses Down Low"
• Nelly & Girlfriend Tae Heckard COUPLED UP In The Club In Atlanta
• SNEAK PEEK: The "Basketball Wives 5" Cast POSE IT UP At Promo Shoot
• Maino's Baby Momma Zakia Baum TALKS Blasts Lil' Kim For CREEPING With Her (Ex) Man
• BREAKING: Janet Jackson & Wissam CONFIRM They Got MARRIED...LAST YEAR!
• OH REALLY? Kanye West & Kim Kardashian Do Their Best SEX POSE For The Cover Of L'Officiel Hommes Paris Spring 2013
• COMING CLEAN: DJ Envy ADMITS To AFFAIR With Erica Mena, Apologizes To WIFE Gia Casey

SPOTTED: Jennifer Hudson & Tiny Tot David Jr. Fly Out Of LAX After The Oscars Posted: 26 Feb 2013 08:09 AM PST Following a big night at the Academy Awards, Jennifer Hudson was seen leaving LAX yesterday.  See pics of the "Dreamgirl" heading inside the airport with little David Jr. inside.... Sunday night, the world watched in awe as Jennifer Hudson took the stage at the Academy Awards and belted out "And I Am Telling You" before a crowd of millions.  The Oscar winner paid tribute to the film that made her an international star, Dreamgirls.   Yesterday, Jen and little David were spotted arriving at LAX on their way out of the city.  She tweeted, "We had fun!!! Until next time .... Oh Oscar !! Big congrats to all the winners !!!" And just in case Jen ran into any handsy TSA agents, little David and his plastic sword were there to ward off any danger.   Jen, who's currently starring in "Smash" was recently featured on Maya Angelou's spoken word album "Telling Our Stories."   And her first stop once she got home--the studio of course.  She Instagrammed the above pic saying: Hit the flo ! Lets work!! Not leaving til my work is done Work. Photos via WENN/DC/Instagram

Chris Brown Speaks On Rihanna -- "We Are Back Together...She's The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" Posted: 26 Feb 2013 07:31 AM PST Chris Brown is expressing his love and admiration for his girlfriend Rihanna.  And since he's explicity confirmed the two are back together--something Rihanna liked to only confirm vaguely--he has no qualms publicly gushing his love for his girl.   Check out what Breezy said about his "most beautiful" girlfriend at Sunday night's Elton John Oscar Party inside.... Fresh off partying hard in Hawaii with Rihanna for her 25th birthday a few days ago, Chris jetted back to L.A. to attend Elton John's Oscar party Sunday night. There, he revealed the official status of he and Rihanna (and more) to the NY Post saying: “We are really happy. We are back together. She is the most beautiful girl in the world. But I’m sad she couldn’t be here tonight; she is rehearsing for her tour.” Well isn't that special.   And if you're wondering the connection Chris has to Sir Elton (pictured together above at Sunday's party), he revealed: “I met Elton about a year ago, and he’s been a good friend to me.  So it is great to be here tonight to support him....Music is music. It transcends everything, so I would love it if we could work together.” Nice! Photo via Instagram

LIFE AFTER "LOVE & HIP HOP": Juelz Santana Grabs Kimbella's Cakes Aboard A Miami Yacht Posted: 26 Feb 2013 06:26 AM PST Life appears to be good for former "Love & Hip Hop" star Kimbella and her baby's dady, rapper Juelz Santana.  After having his second baby last summer (her third total), the "urban model" snapped back into shape and showed off her bikini bod for her man and everyone else to see and feel yesterday.   Pics inside.... After being on the verge of Kimbella leaving Juelz during last season of LAHH (even though we all knew she wasn't going anywhere), the two seem to be back in a good place in their relationship. Kim Instagrammed the above pic saying: Love my daddy @thejuelzsantana finger prints!! LOL what a day #Mia To celebrate the Dipset rapper's birthday, Kim, her bestie and current "LAHH" star Yandy Smith and other friends traveled down to Miami this past weekend for some fun.  Like, living up the yacht life and exposing those cakes.  Chick looks good after three kids...whether she had surgical help or not.   The crew hit up the clubs....and Yandy flew solo since her baby's daddy Mendeecees likely can't leave the state of NJ due to that $2.5 mill drug trafficking case of his. And Juelz posted pics from his birthday dinner last night at Prince J's Soulfood saying: #MiamiB-DayDinner S/O @PrinceJsoulfood That Food Was On Point!! #Facts!! @yandysmith @kimbellasworld @bucksy_luciano @lanilon #Prime Me Im Going Back B4 I Leave PS We In Mansion 2night #Litt Good times... The Randomness: 1.  Octavia Spencer offered words of wisdom to Quvenzhane Wallis.  STORY 2.  D.L. Hughley and Jacoby Jones have been added to the "DWTS" lineup.  STORY Pics via Instagram

SNEAKER FAB: Beyonce Nabs Her Own Custom "King Bey" Isabel Marant Wedge Sneaker Posted: 25 Feb 2013 04:58 PM PST   PMK, the same company that made Jay-Z's custom Air Jordan 1 sneakers, has announced a specially designed shoe in his wife Beyonce's honor called the "King Bey" Isabel Marant Sneaker Wedge.  See pics of the kicks inside....   Beyonce is the latest high-profile celeb to have a high-end custom sneaker designed in her honor.   And it's one fit for a Queen (Bey):    PMK, the geniuses behind Jay-Z's re-imagined Air Jordan 1's "Brooklyn Zoo" have now created a sneaker in honor of Beyonce called "King Bey" Isabel Marant Sneaker Wedge. The one-of-a-kind design takes the Isabel Marant sneaker wedge to another level with what the company called the "Eden treatment." The press release says "A hybrid of land and sea skins are used to create this handcrafted creation. Stingray, Ostrich, calfs fur, Crocodile, and Anaconda give the already impeccable design atitude and the tones of white mixed with gold stitched details produces a feeling of elegance, mimicking the southern belle's sweet and fierce persona. Perfectly made describes this design best." And since the Isabel Marant sneaker trend went through the roof--selling out everywhere--after Bey rocked the black suede versions in her "Love On Top" video, it's only right she gets a lil something special.   So....DO WE LOVE IT? BONUS: Beyonce has been added to the list of performers for the UK's 18th annual V festival on August 17th and 18th which will be staged at Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park in Staffordshire. She'll be performing alongside such acts as Rita Ora and Emeli Sande. Photos via PMK

EXCLUSIVE: Keke Palmer Dishes On First Days Of Filming The "TLC Biopic" Posted: 25 Feb 2013 03:17 PM PST   Despite the backlash KeKe Palmer caught once she was announced to play Chilli in the upcoming TLC Bipopic, the actress/singer dished to us about what's going down during the first weeks of shooting.... TheYBF.com's caught up with the gorge 19-year-old KeKe Plamer on the red carpet of the recent Essence Black Women In Hollywood brunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel.  And she let us know how the filming will go for the much anticipated biopic about singing group, now officially named, “CRAZY, SEXY, COOL: THE TLC STORY.”  KeKe explained: "I'm going to fly out tonight to Atlanta and going to meet the girl some time this week. The first few of weeks were going to be doing a lot of choreography. I've already talked to Drew [Sidora] and Lil Mama, and were just going to get in there and do it. All of us are fans, so that gives it something. We want to do great because we want to represent who we love. This is exciting for me, this is a really huge deal." And it sounds like she's learned how to handle the negativity by looking to the fab women ahead of her.  KeKe told us about being in awe of the women at the luncheon saying, "You see these women who wrote the blueprint for themselves. They have pioneered their own careers and you can see that it's possible. As long as you stay focused on what you're trying to do, it's coming from your heart." The Charles Stone-directed movie will air on VH1.   We also caught up with Oprah on the red carpet who revealed why this brunch was such a full circle experience for her: "It feels like a full circle moment. Essence was the first magazine to put me on the cover. It was back in 1996 before my international show. So it feels like I'm coming home." And now...she's taken over the globe.  Check out the full video above of our Essence Black Women In Hollywood red carpet interviews where we chop it up with Gabrielle Union, Mara Brock Akil and more.  Check out all the pics from the fab event HERE.   Correspondent & Video: Kalia Silva/KaliaSilva.com

Elle Varner ROCKS A NEW Short HAIR 'DO For Her 24th BIRTHDAY Celebration + Kelly Rowland's BTS CLIP Of "Kisses Down Low" Posted: 25 Feb 2013 01:28 PM PST Singer Elle Varner celebrated her 24th birthday (along with a new hairdo) with a few of her celebrity friends in NYC recently.  See pics of rapper Tiffany Foxx and baller Andray Blatche inside and a behind the scenes look at Kelly Rowland's latest song.  ... Singer Elle Varner was spotted popping bottles of Patron, champagne and other goodies during a party for her 24th birthday in Manhattan at RdV last Friday.  And no worries, it's just a wig.  The cutie tweeted, "Just having some fun" when one of her followers asked if she'd chopped it all off.  We want those big curls back. Brooklyn Nets forward Andray Blatche was one of the guests that came out to help Elle celebrate. Artists Fame and Krystal Lavenne posed with Elle and her friends at the party.       Singer Mateo also celebrated with Elle. After the crown sang Happy Birthday to Elle, she took the mic and sang a verse from her hit "Refill." And during a recent chat with Singers Room, Elle talked about her next moves saying, "What's up next for me is my second album, that I'm working on currently. I'm excited to tell my story of where I'm at. Since "Perfectly Imperfect" was my coming of age, it was going through college, the motions. Now it's like I have this whole new life. I'm an up and coming artist. I have Stevie Wonder and Michelle Obama, like everything has changed. I really want to reflect on where I'm at now as a woman, as an artist, and just keep it coming."   And in music videos... Kelly Rowland is teasing fans with a little clip from her upcoming video "Kisses Down Low." The track, produced by Mike WiLL Made It and written by Rock City will appear on her upcoming album, Talk of The Game (formerly Year Of The Woman). While describing the Colin Tilley-directed clip, Kelly said, “I’m so excited about this video. The theme is fun and flirty and pinup. The makeup is poppin’, the hair is poppin’, the styling is so cool, but it feels just really flirty. I wanted to bring that out of the song instead of making it as racy.” Fans can catch Kelly hosting BET’s ‘Rip the Runway’ on March 20 broadcast at 10 p.m. ET.   Photos via Gregory Calvaire/Page 31

Nelly & Girlfriend Tae Heckard COUPLED UP In The Club In Atlanta Posted: 25 Feb 2013 12:55 PM PST Looks like these two are getting more comfortable with taking their love public.  After a few mystery Instagram pics together, rapper Nelly brought his new girl, model and actress Tae Heckard, out to the club in Atlanta this weekend.   Check their pics inside... Yeah, we see you Nelly & Tae.  While she's already confirmed she will be returning to her role as "Jazz" on "The Game," Tae is in ATL shooting and partying with her new man Nelly.  The twosome were spotted at The Gold Room Friday night getting in some drinks and QT. Nelly def has a type though. The twosome were spotted drinking and partying in their private booth all night as they partied with boutique owner/model Delicia Cordon.  And made their creep out the club together as well. Cute. Photos: Prince Williams/ATLpics.net

SNEAK PEEK: The "Basketball Wives 5" Cast POSE IT UP At Promo Shoot Posted: 25 Feb 2013 12:26 PM PST Yesterday, the cast of season 5 of "Basketball Wives" put whatever differences they have aside to pose it up for their official promo shoot.  Check out a sneak peek...and Tami's major upgrade...inside... Suzie Ketcham, Evelyn Lozada, Shaunie O'Neal, Tami Roman and newbie Tasha Marbury got dresse din their Miami best for the promo photoshoot for their upcoming season. And we must say, Tami's done a complete 180 in the style department.  She's rocking a plum maxi dress from Philthy Ragz.  And she's looking fabulous these days.  Shaunie's rocking a strapless flared dress from Lanvin with her Giuseppe Zanotti ostrich/gold sandals.  And we're loving Ev's royal blue dress....and slightly confused on why instigating Suzie is still in the mix.  But whatevs. The ladies showed off their outfit changes and glammed up faces on Instagram. And Tasha Marbury better be bringing something fresh to the table in order for us to watch this season.  We can only take so many cuss-outs and meatball fights.   Pics: Instagram

Maino's Baby Momma Zakia Baum TALKS Blasts Lil' Kim For CREEPING With Her (Ex) Man Posted: 25 Feb 2013 11:34 AM PST "Starter Wives Confidential" star Zakia Baum has spoken out about her show's' cancellation, and also revealed what she really thinks about Lil' Kim right now.  Listen to the interview inside...   Since the cancellation of her show "Starter Wives Confidential" reality star Zakim Baum, who's also the mother of Maino's 11-year-old son, talked to the Street Disciplez  about 50 Cent lying about getting the show cancelled.  She also gave her thoughts on Lil' Kim cheating with Maino. Here are the highlights: ON LATE NIGHT CALLS FROM LIL KIM AND KIM DATING MAINO'S BEST FRIEND FIRST: "I heard things about them being together while we were together. I just had calls at night, her calling in the wee hours of the morning. His cell phone; he seems to not remember this though, but I remember it quite clearly." "I knew she was dating his friend before that. Not only his friend, his best friend. So I never imagined it. I would see pictures of them out, my girlfriends would always send me pictures. It's interesting, when she did her show, people would tell me, no he's with her; this day he's with her, that day. And then when that jail show [Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown] came out, I'm like this f*cking b*tch is lying, pardon my French. And I'm like, damn, Jermaine was with her, and I confronted him, but he never admitted to being with her, ever." ON WHETHER SHE EVER CONFRONTED LIL KIM: "The only time I saw her, I saw her twice with him. It was at a video shoot, and one was at, he did a show, I don't even want to remember that. He had a show, and it was a bit crazy. But, maybe it was my naievete at the time, I still thought that, I thought he was screwing her manager Hillary at the time. I didn't know who it was. I knew it was one of them, but I didn't think it was her initially. In my mind, a woman can't be with one man, a person's best friend, and then be with him. It just didn't, I couldn't imagine that, I couldn't fathom it. Until calls in the middle of the night, and then I got so much proof after we were broken up. I mean people were telling me they were together the whole time. They were together. The times when you thought they were together, they were together. So, I really got my proof after we were broken up." "But I want the record to be clear, Lil Kim is not someone that I'm thinking about. I'm not even thinking about Jermaine. That particular [episode] I was angry not about Kim being there, because she's completely insignificant to me, I was upset at Monica just not telling me. So that was it. It was just the principle, and I'm a person that's big on principle." ON THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SHOW BEING PICKED UP BY ANOTHER NETWORK: "This is what we're battling right now. It's a lot. We're still, I can't say too much, we're not settled with what happened because we still can't grasp how after two episodes how you make a decision. They didn't give it a chance. You can't compare it to a 'Honey Boo Boo' or 'Say Yes to the Dress'. I'm sure when these shows started, they weren't bringing in big numbers. It just doesn't make sense. After the second episode, they pretty much made up their mind that we would be going to TLC.com. So that quite actually doesn't sit well with us." ON 50 CENT SAYING HE GOT THE SHOW PULLED: "I can tell you one thing, 50 Cent did not have anything to do with us being pulled off. I know he put that rumor out there, and I don't even know why he would care. He succeeded at, I don't even know if he succeeded. I'm not even going to get into that. I can't even talk about that with Shaniqua not being on the show, who would have been such a pivotal person on the show. She's a wonderful and awesome person. I love her. She is the one, we are the closest."    Listen to the interview here:    Photo via Stephen Knight

BREAKING: Janet Jackson & Wissam CONFIRM They Got MARRIED...LAST YEAR! Posted: 25 Feb 2013 11:02 AM PST Well if this isn't the shocker of the day....   Janet Jackson and her now husband Wissam Al Mana have confirmed in a statement that they are married.  And they have been since last year!  Deets inside... Forget the rumors that 46-year-old Janet and her long time man, 36-year-old Qatari billionaire Wissam are planning for an extravagant wedding soon (something we never believed anyway).  But the couple has one-upped the rumors by confirming, in a statement today, that they are ALREADY MARRIED. Yep, you read that right.  Another secret marriage for Janet.  "Entertainment Tonight" received the couple's first statement as a couple that read: "The rumors regarding an extravagant wedding are simply not true. Last year we were married in a quiet, private, and beautiful ceremony...."Our wedding gifts to one another were contributions to our respective favorite children’s charities. We would appreciate that our privacy is respected and that we are allowed this time for celebration and joy. With love, Wissam and Janet"   Wowzers.  No word on their exact wedding date.  It could have been just a couple months ago in 2012 or literally a year ago.  Either way, these two make a gorgeous couple and have looked super happy together since they started dating in 2009.  The newlyweds spent this past weekend sitting front row at the Milan Fashion Week shows as Wissam is a buyer for luxe shopping malls in Dubai.  And the twosome were also at the Giorgio Armani show today: Get it Mrs. Jackson.  And CONGRATS! Jermaine Dupri weeps....   Black & white photo: Marco Glaviano, Top pic via news.com.au, Reuters

OH REALLY? Kanye West & Kim Kardashian Do Their Best SEX POSE For The Cover Of L'Officiel Hommes Paris Spring 2013 Posted: 25 Feb 2013 09:59 AM PST So much for not wanting to be looked at as a chick famous simply for sexing black men.  Just as Kim K. constantly tells us that she wants to put the porn-star image on the back burner, Kanye West goes and does a magazine cover shoot with his baby mama.....that looks like a snapshot from a sex tape.   Check it inside..   Kanye has done another provocative photoshoot with another girlfriend (remember this one for Louis Vuitton with Amber Rose?).  And the Nick Knight-photographed cover shoot for L'Officiel Hommes Paris Spring 2013 (which often has eyebrow raising covers) reveals Kanye and Kim showing their intimate side.... Kim has said many times she wants to be taken seriously as a celebrity (not sure for which talents) and she no longer be known as a sex tape celeb.  So her "new" image has become an effort to be more classy. And being pictured as the enhanced "black" skin holding the "ethereal" white skinned woman in a sexual position screams "we are serious non-sexed up professionals." But we say to the couple, Do You Boo.  Carry on with your sexiness.  At least now you have some memorabilia of how things were before the baby. Are you feelin' this cover?   BONUS: During Kanye's second concert in London over the weekend (he went on a rant we actually agreed with during the first concert), he took to the stage for literally scream ferociously into the mic for over a minute.  And then threw the mic at the end.  Art of expression....or something else?

COMING CLEAN: DJ Envy ADMITS To AFFAIR With Erica Mena, Apologizes To WIFE Gia Casey Posted: 25 Feb 2013 09:40 AM PST After weeks of speculation, Power 105 personality DJ Envy has come clean about his affair with "Love & Hip Hop" star Erica Mena and has now apologized to his pregnant wife Gia Casey.  Read what he said about the uncertainty of his marriage inside... Earlier this morning, Power 105 personality and The Breakfast Club co-host DJ Envy confessed to his audience that he had an affair.  He revealed that it was his own insecurity that led to him stepping out on his wife, Gia Casey.  He's been open and honest about marital problems before, but we all thought it was a ploy for him and the now-pregnant Gia to get on the "Real Housewives Of New Jersey."  But it turns out, there REALLY was trouble in their marriage.  But they very well could still be using it for some reality show shine.   Envy told his listeners about the reasons that led him to cheat with a "bird" and "liar" and how it has affected his marriage. It’s a difficult thing to do. Sometimes being married it makes you insecure dude. I looked like I had everything. It was scary, my wife is gorgeous. She might need somebody that’s smarter than me. It made me insecure. He continued, With being insecure, with me being weak. I was so insecure and so down..I started messing with somebody that was beneath me. A bird. Evil. A liar. Somebody that was desperate and it's just so pathetic. I mean I didn’t have to feed this person. I didn’t have to make her feel special, because she wasn’t. So that’s what it was.   And about his marriage.... With the help of God, this situation has made my family tighter. Like tighter. I’m honest. I had to be honest with myself. And the hardest thing I had to do was tell my wife EVERYTHING. When I say everything. She looked at me so different. To look at my family. So you guys follow me on twitter. We’re good. We’re not great. I don’t know what happens from here. Now if we remain together, as a relationship, we’ll see. But as a family, nobody’s stopping us. I just want to tell you ‘I love you. And we’ll see what God has in store for us.’   Now....DJ Envy NEVER said a name...but he didn't really need to name names (his mistress is doing that for him).  But on another note, why do men always call th women they cheat with birds and beneath them...when they CHOSE said chick to mess with?  So what does that make you?   We told you in a previous post about Erica admitting to an affair with DJ Envy (before she started dating Rich Dollaz) and that their stormy relationship would be chronicled in her upcoming book "Underneath It All" (April 2013). So now, DJ Envy's been forced to come clean as all his business is about to hit the streets. Erica feels the same way and called him out on Twitter for coming clean AFTER she exposed him and she said he would have kept this a secret if he could have.  Oh.....she also checked him for calling him out AFTER she left him.   We guess she wasn't a "bird" while he was screwing her (so she thinks).     And while we aren't giving DJ Envy any brownie points for being honest or attemping to working on his marriage AFTER he cheated, he does have some support in high places.   Singer Tyrese, who's branding himself as an expert on relationships between men and women offered him some words of encouragement....which DJ Envy retweeted.     SMH....if only people could take this kind of advice BEFORE they do their dirt.   Photos via Alleyesonwho.com/Twitter

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