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• SIMILAR MINDS? Rihanna & Karrueche Tran Both Rock "Chola" Halloween Costumes
• TV FAB: Kerry Washington And A More Obvious BABY BUMP Hit Jimmy Fallon, Shoots Down "Lesbian" Rumors , Stars In New "SNL" Promo With Eminem
• FREEZE! Officer Nicki Minaj STUNS Clubheads With BOSOM-BEARING S&M Style Costume
• PEEP THE PICS: Celebs Get WAY Into The Halloween Spirit
• So, Lil Twist Walked Out The House In THIS....To Chill With Kylie Jenner
• YEEZUS FIX IT! Kanye West RELEASES Statement On CANCELLED "Yeezus" Tour Dates + Future TALKS Engagement To Ciara On "106"
• "The Real" Gets PICKED UP! TV's Newest Daytime Talk Show Premieres Fall 2014!
• MAGAZINES: Morris Chestnut Gets SEXY For UPSCALE & Talks Marital Roles + Cynthia Bailey GLAMS IT UP For "Rolling Out" + Forest Whitaker & Michael B. Jordan COVER "THR"
• Pebbles Is Still Mad Y'all, Demands Retractions For TLC Biopic
• CARIBBEAN QUEEN: Rihanna Gets WET 'N' Wild In A Pink And Orange Bikini

SIMILAR MINDS? Rihanna & Karrueche Tran Both Rock "Chola" Halloween Costumes Posted: 01 Nov 2013 09:05 AM PDT   It looks like Rihanna and Karrueche Tran have similar taste in men AND Halloween costumes.  Watch both ladies put their spin on the "chola girl" inside....   For those who aren't on the West Coast, allow us to introduce you to "chola", an urban term used to describe hardcore Latina bangbangers.   For Halloween 2013, both Rihanna and Karruence Tran went as cholas.  While Karrueche kept her look "traditional", Rihanna put a "The Walking Dead" spin on hers while chillin' in Barbados and became a Zombie. And she puffed on a joint like a gangsta. If you'd like to know her gangbanger name, she tweeted " My chola name was #ShyGirl". Melissa's name was "La Flaca".  Goodness. She posted a group shot of Team Rihanna saying, "ARLETA ZOMBIE CHOLA PACK!!!"   A few days ago, Karrueche and her friends also got in the "chola" spirit.....   Hmmm....we wonder if it's a wise business move for Karrueche to associate her brand "The Kill" with gangbangers? Either way, they both nailed these costumes.   Photos via Karrueche Tran's IG/Rihanna's IG

TV FAB: Kerry Washington And A More Obvious BABY BUMP Hit Jimmy Fallon, Shoots Down "Lesbian" Rumors , Stars In New "SNL" Promo With Eminem Posted: 01 Nov 2013 07:30 AM PDT "Scandal" star Kerry Washington appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon where she dished on this weekend's "SNL" hosting gig and revealed her girl group "doo wop" roots.  Watch the interview and "SNL" promo inside, and see Kerry shoot down rumors that she's a lesbian! Emmy-nominated actress Kerry Washington, who's reportedly four months pregnant, showed off a much more obvious growing baby bump under these black & white separates as she strolled to the couch for a chat with talk show host Jimmy Fallon.  They chatted about the third season of "Scandal" and her upcoming gig as the host of "SNL". During the chat, Kerry hinted that fans would get to hear her sing during one of her SNL sketches and she revealed that she was a member of a "doo wop" group at Spence (an all-girls high school) in New York.  Who knew?!     Though she didn't discuss sexuality with Jimmy, Kerry has made headlines for comments in an interview with The Advocate where she shot down rumors about being a lesbian.  She said,  "I like how people will post pictures of me with other women that I adore, hugging on the red carpets, and say, "See?" Are we so uncomfortable with love between two people of the same gender that we immediately label it as sexual?' Kerry admits that keeping her "personal" life out of the headlines naturally raises people's suspicions. 'It's interesting how much people long to fill in the gaps when someone in the public eye doesn't share their personal life,' she said. 'I understand their frustration. I've never been bothered by the lesbian rumor. There's nothing offensive about it, so there's no reason to be offended.' Hmmm....we've NEVER heard rumors about Kerry being a lesbian.  We wonder if she's doing the "Olivia Pope" thing and "changing the conversation" so we won't ask her about her husband and baby?   And tomorrow night...... Kerry Washington will host "SNL" for the first time alongside musical guest Eminem.  Watch their new promo below:   Photos via NBC Photobank

FREEZE! Officer Nicki Minaj STUNS Clubheads With BOSOM-BEARING S&M Style Costume Posted: 01 Nov 2013 06:17 AM PDT Nicki Minaj showed up at Hot 97's Halloween bash as a "bondage" officer with her double Ds all on blast! Check out her ultra-revealing Halloween getup inside... Last night, Nicki Minaj prepped her fans for her outrageous Halloween costume by posting a pic of a pair of handcuffs with a latex stiletto heel teasing, "U Ready?" Of course we weren't.  But it wasn't all THAT far off from her daily threads.... Moments later, Nicki posted selfies--bathroom mirror style--of her full costume saying, "Officer Minaj. Who wants to get cuffed?"    If you're wondering if Nicki got any responses to her question, most Barbz answered with a resounding "YES!" Nicki spent the evening at Hot 97's Halloween Bash at Katra Lounge in NYC. She posed with Hot 97's Angie Martinez who attended as one of the workers from "Breaking Bad".  She tweeted, "I have entirely too much clothing on for this pic! lol" Yes Angie.....you do! See how Nicki's costume matched up against other YBF celebs here.   Photos via Nicki Minaj's Instagram

PEEP THE PICS: Celebs Get WAY Into The Halloween Spirit Posted: 31 Oct 2013 05:54 PM PDT It's Halloween night!  Check out what your fave celebs did to honor what's clearly most people's favorite Holiday.  Costumes galore inside... Holly Robinson Peete showed up to the "Wendy" show as...Nicki Minaj.  Complete with the cheetah catsuit, two-toned wig and ass pads: Ha! And Wendy went as her fave gal--Wonder Woman.  The costume was made for her over a decade ago.  And she wanted to show fols she could STILL fit it.  Work. Tamar Braxton stopped by "The Chew" this morning in full costume as Snow White.  Cute.     Beyonce posted a pic of her angelic costume and her baby girl Blue's cute little costume. Michael Strahan and Kelly Ripa went all out on "Live" once again with 50+ costumes on their big Halloween show.  And nailed every single one of them. Teeheee...   Iggy Azalea went all out as Cruella de Vil.  And she even brought her own Dalmation doggie Lucky.  With Cruella's car. Loves it. Draya rocked a super scary zombie look. Celeb stylist June Ambrose took her kids Chance & Summer trick-or-treating.   Former "LAHH" star Somaya Reece showed off her hot new bod in her Playboy Bunny costume. Rocsi tapped into her love for Star Wars as a Storm Trooper.   Jennifer Hudson's son David, Jr. looked cute as a Teenage Mutant Ninja turtle.   Bow Wow & his "106 & park" co-host Keshia Chante did the show tonight as Prince Akeem and Beyonce.   Guess who had to ride with their sunroof open to fit in their bunny ears... It's DJ Envy as the Space Jam Bunny.  He posed it up with his wife, Catwoman Gia.   Ginuwine's wife, Sole, posed it up at Flash Girl. Fabolous went all out with the makeup as MJ from "Thriller" at hos Halloween party last night.  And his girl Emily B. was the Ice Princess. One of the newest Nets baller, Paul Pierce, made it a family Halloween with Hotel Transylvania. It's Murdaaaa.  Ja Rule put on this scary ass mask to scare folks on his IG. Queen Latifah kept up her Queen theme...as Nefertiti.   Christina Milian's fiance Jas Prince went as a pimp.  Of course.      Keri Hilson & her boo Serge Ibaka have one of the best costumes of the year going as Prince Akeem and Angela from Coming To America.  Nailed it!     The Obamas handed out candy to the cute kiddies at the White House.   Trinity of WWE DIVAS (don't act like we're the only ones that watch that reality  show "True Divas") is channeling her inner pink Power ranger.   And the morning and daytime talk shows went all out:   Sheryl Underwood and Aisha Tyler joined in with their "The Talk" co-hosts for their Peter Pan theme.   Al Roker went as Mr. T as "The Today Show" channeled all their fave classic tv shows. And over at "GMA": Robin Roberts went as Olivia Pope and Oprah in The Butler.  Loves it!   Photos: Everyone's IG's and Twitters

So, Lil Twist Walked Out The House In THIS....To Chill With Kylie Jenner Posted: 31 Oct 2013 04:44 PM PDT This is what YMCMB rapper Lil Twist walked out the house wearing yesterday. And once again, he was spotted with one of the Jenner girls.  Check the pic inside.... While 20-year-old Lil Twist was living off Justin Bieber in Justin's mansion and cars was attached at the hip with his buddy Justin Bieber, he seemed to have become close to Kylie (who was barely 15 then) & Kendall Jenner.  They were often spotted out and about together, hitting the studio or grabbing food.  And now that Twist has been allegedly kicked out of JB's place, he still seems to be kickin' it with 16-year-old Kylie. The twosome were spotted with another friend (not pictured) at a gas station off the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, CA yesterday. But it's this damn outfit that has our eyebrow raised.  Really Twist?    Photo: INF

YEEZUS FIX IT! Kanye West RELEASES Statement On CANCELLED "Yeezus" Tour Dates + Future TALKS Engagement To Ciara On "106" Posted: 31 Oct 2013 03:22 PM PDT Kanye West has been forced to cancel several "Yeezus" tour dates due to production issues.  Read Kanye's explantion for putting "Yeezus" on hold inside and watch Future talk about his engagement to Ciara.... Kanye West has released a statement explaining his reasons for postponing/cancelling several upcoming "Yeezus" tour dates.  The statement from Def Jam read, Yesterday, on the road to Vancouver, a truck carrying The Yeezus Tour’s custom-made video truss and 60-ft circular LED screen was in an accident that damaged the gear beyond repair. This gear is central to the staging of The Yeezus Tour, and central to the creative vision put forth by Kanye West and his design team at DONDA. As a result of this event, it is impossible to put on the show and The Yeezus Tour will be postponed until these essential pieces can be reengineered and refabricated. Kanye West will not compromise on bringing the show, as it was originally envisioned and designed, to his fans. The Vancouver, Denver and Minneapolis dates have been postponed. Further details on the affected tour dates will be announced shortly.   In other Kanye news, he now has more time to plan his wedding and the life of his daughter North West.   He told PEOPLE.com that he plans to become a soccer dad and drive a minivan.   "I want to figure out a way to do my work and be my daughter's soccer coach. I'm going to be a soccer coach and redesign their uniforms. I'll redesign the mini van." Well, that's nice....   In other rap tour news....... Newly-engaged rapper Future appeared on “106 & Park” recently where he discussed his engagement to Ciara and his "alleged" feud with tourmate Drake. He was asked when he knew Ciara was the one and he said, “Pretty much day one. Seven years ago, me and my brother [Rocko], we was riding in a car and we was passing her,. He was like, you want me to introduce you to her? I was like, it mean more to me for the sake of time for me to see her again.” He later brushed off rumors of a feud with Drake saying, “Them all rumors. I’m on the tour so make sure you come out and support us on tour.” He's set to drop his video for “Real and True” co-starring Miley Cyrus and Mr Hudson on November 10th. Photo via DDotmen

"The Real" Gets PICKED UP! TV's Newest Daytime Talk Show Premieres Fall 2014! Posted: 31 Oct 2013 01:49 PM PDT The ladies of "The Real" and all those who loved it can rejoice!  The daytime talk show that slayed markets in its summer test run has been fully picked up by Fox & BET.   Deets inside... After a super successful 4-week, seven city test run this past summer, "The Real" is set to premiere its full season in Fall 2014! The one-hour daily talk show, hosted by the fun and fabulous Tamar Braxton, Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon, Jeannie Mai and Tamera Mowry-Housley, killed the test run with stellar ratings. Across all seven markets, “The Real”'s viewership grew by 50% throughout the test.  And it's filling a niche market void in daytime.  The show is the first of its kind with all five hosts being of ethnic backgrounds, and the sassy & controversy isn't exactly what you see on the other daytime shows. The talk show will air on 18 Fox owned & operated markets in Fall 2014, and will have a replay of each show daily on BET (similar to the set up for "The Wendy Williams Show"). “Five hosts for the price of one – score! Seriously, we’re all looking for younger adults and this program delivered big time,” said Frank Cicha, Senior Vice President, Programming, Fox Television Stations. “This skew suggests daypart flexibility, which opens up lots of interesting scheduling opportunities, especially in our duopolies. Should be fun.” Here are the 18 stations where you can see "The Real".  New York (WNYW), Los Angeles (KTTV), Chicago (WFLD), Philadelphia (WTXF), Dallas (KDFW), Boston (WFXT), Atlanta (WAGA), D.C. (WTTG), Houston (KRIV), Detroit (WJBK), Phoenix (KSAZ), Tampa (WTVT), Minneapolis (KMSP), Orlando (WOFL), Charlotte (WJXY), Memphis (WHBQ), Austin (KTBC) and Gainesville (WOGX). Congrats to the ladies!   The Randomness: 1.  Cory Booker was officially sworn in as a U.S. Senator today.  He's now the first African American Senator of New Jersey.  STORY   Photo: Warner Bros.

MAGAZINES: Morris Chestnut Gets SEXY For UPSCALE & Talks Marital Roles + Cynthia Bailey GLAMS IT UP For "Rolling Out" + Forest Whitaker & Michael B. Jordan COVER "THR" Posted: 31 Oct 2013 12:59 PM PDT "Best Man Holiday" star Morris Chestnut opened up to UPSCALE about the secrets to his happy marriage.  Find out what he revealed inside and see "RHOA" star Cynthia Bailey in ROLLING OUT and Forest Whitaker and Michael B. Jordan in The Hollywood Reporter. Morris Chestnut, who'll soon hit the big screen in Best Man Holiday (November 15), covers the latest issue of UPSCALE Magazine.  Inside, the sexy chocolatey goodness opened up about having a lasting marriage in Hollywood and dished on honesty in relationships. Here are the highlights: On letting his wife be the woman of the house: “I let my wife be the woman. You know? I let her be the woman...And she, in turn, when it comes down to it, she lets me be the man..." On keeping his relationship going: “With my wife, I’m always letting her know what the deal is. ‘It’s you. Ain’t nobody else. It’s you.’ And I think, conversely, that’s what a woman needs to do for a man." On filming The Best Man Holiday: “This movie, this was the most challenging thing that I’ve ever had to do. I was just so emotional. The character was just so emotional—way more than the first one. When we did the first movie, the scene where I was at the altar and I had to cry when I was getting married, that shook me. For, like, years, I would think about that scene. It would give me chills.”   Also in magazines....... "RHOA" star Cynthia Bailey posed for ROLLING OUT's photog DeWayne Rogers in the magazine's latest pictorial.  Inside the issue, the model, who's produced a "Cynthia Bailey" doll for charity, talks about her road to success, her marriage to Peter Thomas, and her love of travel.  And she's effortlessly gorge as usual. Here are the highlights: What have been some of your greatest success stories at the Bailey Agency School of Fashion? My first model search winner, Nissa Pouncey, is incredible. She has been hooked up with major advertising campaigns like Abercrombie & Fitch and working during New York Fashion Week. I am so excited that through my model search I was able to make her dream come true. When I found her she was 13 years old; it feels great to change someone’s life and make it amazing. That’s the best thing I can do is actually help a kid change her life and a make a dream come true. That is what I am most proud of, that my school allows kids to “go for it” and have incredible success. Of all your travels around the world, what is your favorite place to visit? Why? Traveling is my passion. I love South Africa. I love Australia. You know, I get to see a lot of places through my modeling career. I love Paris, of course. I love the Caribbean, I love Angola. I could never just name just one. I got to travel early on in high school because of my modeling career. Traveling is the only thing I love doing in my spare time when I am not working or on the show or working with my school. What have been some of your greatest success stories at the Bailey Agency School of Fashion? My first model search winner, Nissa Pouncey, is incredible. She has been hooked up with major advertising campaigns like Abercrombie & Fitch and working during New York Fashion Week. I am so excited that through my model search I was able to make her dream come true. When I found her she was 13 years old; it feels great to change someone’s life and make it amazing. That’s the best thing I can do is actually help a kid change her life and a make a dream come true. That is what I am most proud of, that my school allows kids to “go for it” and have incredible success. What prompted you to release your own doll? From my Bailey Agency School of Fashion. … Most of my students have kids that come in that are 5 and up. My core is probably [ages] 8 to 15. I grew up playing with dolls and I never had a doll that looked like me, especially with an Afro, and that was important to me to have in my doll. Of all your travels around the world, what is your favorite place to visit? Why? Traveling is my passion. I love South Africa. I love Australia. You know, I get to see a lot of places through my modeling career. I love Paris, of course. I love the Caribbean, I love Angola. I could never just name just one. I got to travel early on in high school because of my modeling career. Traveling is the only thing I love doing in my spare time when I am not working or on the show or working with my school.             Perfection.   Also on magazine racks...... Forest Whitaker and Michael B. Jordan are joined by Matthew McConaughey, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jared Leto and Josh Brolin on The Hollywood Reporter's ART Issue. Inside the magazine, the fellas participate in an Actor's Roundtable (usually involving the predicted Oscar contenders) where they reveal their triumphs, tragedies, worst auditions and best experiences in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Read the highlights from the round table here. Watch the full roundtable discussion here:     Photos via Rolling Out/THR

Pebbles Is Still Mad Y'all, Demands Retractions For TLC Biopic Posted: 31 Oct 2013 11:35 AM PDT Pebbles has spoken out for the first time since the VH1 "CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story" biopic aired.  And after her epic shadiness was showcased in the movie, Pebbles says it not all totally true.  We're sure.   Check out what she's got to say about it inside... From $25/week salaries to making artists like TLC pay for their own gifts bought for them "by the label"....people were pissed when they saw the breakdown of what really lead to TLC's bankruptcy and other issues. And while the contracts were shady as all hell, they were also arguably the norm back in the day.  Well, when a celeb didn't have someone purely looking out for their benefit.  And when they didn't have the same lawyer as the label (like in TLC's case). So Pebbles is claiming there were so many "untruths" in the story and she was made to look shady.  So...the singer turned manager turned church lady's getting her ducks in a row to sue.  Again. She told TMZ: "This unprovoked attack has been extremely upsetting to me and my family." And she also said the movie contains "many false and defamatory statements and scenes about me." Her son, Aaron Reid, also tweeted his disappointment with "how the movie made his mom look."  Bet he wasn't complaining about ANY of those furs and cars at his MTV Super Sweet 16 party though.   And then there's this: But the real Pebbles insists she has never cheated anyone -- let alone the band she "discovered, managed, and mentored" -- and plans to vigorously defend her honor. She says her attorney is already in the process of demanding retractions from VH1. We'll put money on it that Chilli & T-Boz give zero f****.

CARIBBEAN QUEEN: Rihanna Gets WET 'N' Wild In A Pink And Orange Bikini Posted: 31 Oct 2013 10:21 AM PDT Rihanna posed for a sexy photoshoot while on a quick break from her Diamonds World Tour.  See the pics inside.... While trekking through the Caribbean and prepping to perform at home in Barbados tomorrow night, the bronzed. slim & trim Rihanna met poolside with famed photographers Steven Gomillion and Dennis Leupold. And, as usual, a simple day at the pool turned into a full fledged photoshoot: The duo also shot the controversial Instagram pics at Abu Dhabi's Grand Mosque that caused her to get reprimanded. During one of her breaks, she flew in one of her favorite tattoo guys from Bang Bang NYC to update the Maori tatt on her hand. He tweeted, " I spent hours and hours drawing on different designs, we finally found one that worked! So proud we made it pretty" She and bestie/assistant Jennifer Rosales also posed for a little "underwater drinking."  RiRi and her ~creative~ bad gal behavior.         Photos via Rihanna's Instagram/Gomillionandleupold's Instagram

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