Lil' Wayne, who gave one of the more memorable VMA performances this weekend thanks to his inability to keep his pants on, seems to be quite the diva: The troubled rapper, who has a history of run-ins with the law that doesn't quite rival that of DMX, reportedly refused to take the stage at Friday night's "Fashion Rocks" event because he didn't want his bag checked by security. So he bailed, which then led to him changing his mind and being a pain in the ass for the rest of the night.
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We can only hope that after this photo was taken Britney Spears told the Jonas Brothers to run for their lives. If there's anything interesting about the VMAs, it's the interactions behind the scenes between stars who would normally never speak to each other. For more audience and backstage photos, click through. CONTINUED »
• Great moments from the 2008 Olympics. [CityRag]
• Paula Abdul totally hates the new American Idol judge. [INO]
• The greatest love of Brad Pitt's life: George Clooney. [PS]
• Rihanna and Chris Brown are moving in together. We're going to continue not caring. [DListed]
• Pete Doherty desperately tries to stay in the spotlight by selling out Kate Moss and Amy Winehouse. [Yeeeah]
• Jennifer Aniston is sporting a new ring. OMG! Alert the media! [ICYDK]
Rihanna stepped out in her finest Look At Me! shoes for a day of shopping on Melrose Avenue, because her "secret" relationship with Chris Brown is no longer discussion-worthy. How much did you pay for those, Ri? Cause if we're talking anything more than $10, you got taken for a ride.
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• The Katie Holmes look is hitting stores. [INO]
• Suri Cruise: Still adorable, still on the bottle, still the second coming of Xenu. [PS]
• Jennifer Aniston wants to have John Mayer's children and "can't wait for Brad Pitt to see pictures of her holding her own baby." All the right reasons. [DListed]
• Jenna Jameson is pregnant. God help us all. [Yeeeah]
• Rihanna and Chris Brown may or may not be dating and now they may or may not be engaged. [ICYDK]
• Introducing the newest problem faced by our youth: Puppy Gangs. [CityRag]
• I don't know who's luckier: Will Smith or David Letterman? [Celebitchy]
• Jessica Alba's new baby glow hasn't made her any less of a Debbie Downer. [PS]
• After years of putting up with Denise Richards, Heather Locklear has entered a treatment facility to assist with psychological issues. It's about time. [DListed]
• DMX was arrested for the third time in two months. Don Imus, care to comment? [ICYDK]
• Chris Brown's mother confirms Hollywood's worst kept secret. [INO]
Ne-Yo, losing all street cred:
I gotta admit, we were like … Lindsay Lohan? I mean, I've written for Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Celine Dion and … Lindsay Lohan? But I will say this; we gave her a quality record and she did a ridiculously fabulous job. I was so shocked I had to call her and apologize for what I was thinking because she did so good. I think the world is gonna be surprised.
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At right, in the shirt promoting murder, is Rihanna's brother, Rorrey. These photos were taken from Rorrey's Facebook profile, and they capture Rihanna with boyfriend Chris Brown at home in Barbados to enjoy a national holiday in her honor.
Aptly called Rihanna Day, it's a somber holiday for Barbadians, who on that day must come to terms with the fact that a 20-year-old girl's annoying song detailing a cheesy metaphor is their most exciting export in years.
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Here's a cute couple: Rihanna and Chris Brown. The two went public at her surprise 20th birthday party in LA.
After the crowd — including guests Kanye West and Wilmer Valderrama — belted out Happy Birthday, 'Chris stood up and serenaded her with his own version, and she was beaming. He grabbed her when the song was over and kissed her.'
The source adds that aside from Brown's friendly dance-off with Valderrama that night, he and Rihanna 'constantly had their hands all over each other and were rarely apart.'
Remember when Rihanna was dating Shia LeBeouf? That was bizarre. Hopefully she's over that whole Walgreens Rebel stage. Lord knows it took us a few years … and lots of drug store arrests.
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• Here's Amnesia Sparkles – the drag queen responsible for making Cord "Cordless" – explaining how this Sunday's Oscars will be like sex with a black man. As you might guess, it's NSFW. [Queerty]
• Idle Americans are prepared to again fawn over American Idols, many of whom will soon become idle Americans once again. [DListed]
• That's not the breast place for a tattoo, Christina. [HT]
• A silvery Rihanna awaits your approval here. [INO]
• "I'm the Hillary Clinton of the Oscars." [ICYDK]
• Go organic! It'll make you feel like a new person filled with alien spirits! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! [CityRag]
• Hey! More and more people are discovering that we have too many goddamn golf courses in this country. Cacti of the American Southwest, we've made the first step. [NYT]
• Guys like this are why Brooklyn pwns Manhattan. [CityRag]
• Lindsay Lohan's father says he will not be ogling pictures of his naked daughter, despite their "artistic" slant. This surprises people for some reason. [DListed]
• That guy from Varsity Blues whose main character trait was his morbid obesity is now thin! There goes a career as "Fat Man #2." Hope it was worth it. [EBG]
• Jamie Lynn Spears, the one going to destroy her child, has been grounded. See? Those parents understand "discipline." [PS]
• Rihanna recently went shopping for art. Or, more likely, Rihanna recently went to a gallery and bought whatever the curator called "edgy." [INO]
• Harry Potter and Hermione are totally muggling each other. (We know muggle means non-wizard, nerd.) [ICYDK]
• Stacy Keibler, stop it! [HT]
• Scarlettoo. [Yeeeah]
• Because Rihanna ruined it last night, here's "Jungle Love" without interruption.
• Miley Cyrus goes without a seatbelt in a scene in her new movie. For shame! [DListed]
• Gwyneth says she'll break the mold and adopt American. [PS]
• Faith Hill and Tim McGraw are still a-rootin' and a-tootin'. [INO]
• Sienna Miller finally got her license. Sorry, LA. [ICYDK]
• That stripper's doing more movie reviews. Enjoy, and don't listen to a goddamn thing she says. [HT]
• Those feet. [Yeeeah]
• "Army Buried Study Faulting Iraq Planning" [NYT]
After nabbing the Grammy for her hit song "Umbrella," Rihanna found herself in a minor vehicular accident. The singer was leaving a Def Jam afterparty when another vehicle veered off the road and crashed into Rihanna's parked car. Nobody was injured.
The report failed to mention the other driver's name, but we have a feeling it was Kanye West, who had taken his post-Grammy rage to the streets: He was overheard yelling, "I should have won! Give a black man a chance!" before speeding away from the crime scene in search of Herbie Hancock.
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The celebs came out in droves for UMG's Grammy Celebration; among them was renowned musical genius Lindsay Lohan. Where was her Grammy? "Rumors" is still one of the most beautiful songs of all time. She spent the evening hanging out with the great influences of Hollywood at a venue that was sure to be alcohol- and drug-free.
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• Rapey jerks aside, New York really is the best city in the whole world. [INO]
• Linday Lohan's competing against Johnny Depp for a film role. Who gets it? [DListed]
• Is it bad that we like the hotpants jumpsuit? [PS]
• Here's Paris Hilton being a spectacle for all the "Hahvahd" kids. [HT]
• Apparently Scientologists are very sensitive about people badmouthing their religion. Have you heard about these people? Scientologists? [ICYDK]
• The Playboy girls are at Mardi Gras, presumably to see what it's like when men masturbate to the real them, not just pictures of them. [CityRag]
• Look! John Mayer's doing that thing every enlightened jock does where they copy the hell out of Borat. [DListed]
• Kate Beckinsale takes her kids to the fire station. Firemen undoubtedly hit on her. [PS]
• Rihanna has launched her own line of umbrellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Ellas! Can we stop hearing that song now, please? [ICYDK]
• Courtney Cox's daughter has play dates with Ben Harper. So, y'know, future pothead. [INO]
• "All girls feel like a ‘nottie’ some days." [Yeeeah]
• Men as pigs. Some of these photos are actually revolting. [CityRag]
Oh, yes, that's Robin Thicke, hand poised potentially over Rihanna's 19-year-old ass. Jezebel's a little creeped out by these GQ photos and so are we, especially in conjuction with these. What the hell is up with men's magazines wanting to make "naughty children" out of the women kind enough to grace their pages?
• Only three months until Black History Month! [DListed]
• Yet another contest to win a hasty marriage. (Void where gay) [PS]
• Everyone knows FHM has basically become an environmentally unsound and costly naughty Google Image Search, right? [HT]
• It's time again for Oprah's Favorite Things show, in which she gifts tons of goods given to her show because of the invaluable free advertising it offers. [INO]
• The family that sleeps with one another's spouses… [ICYDK]
• Paris Hilton accomplishing nothing. [Yeeeah]
• If you've not seen Techno Viking, you owe it to yourself to finally worship at the feet of this party pillar. [CityRag]
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