Legendary singer, songwriter, producer, musician, and cat daddy, Prince, closed out the 2013 Billboard Music Awards performances.

While perusing the Twitter, I noticed some 15-year-old Nicki Minaj stan asked what was the “big deal” about Prince? The stan then proceeded to shade Prince fans for being “old.” If only I could’ve virtually cut a switch. Now I love me some Nicki Minaj, but someone pray for that child and all those similar.

For those of you who want to know what the “big deal” about Prince is, start with the reality that he essentially created a whole genre of music unto himself. Then factor in that he’s a celebrated songwriter and musician. Wait, wait…fixate on that last part for another second: musician. Meaning, he can actually play a damn instrument.

So many people call themselves “producers” but they can’t play an instrument, which means they’re not really that much of a producer so much as they are a beat maker. Yes, I’m sounding very “get off my lawn” right now, but evidently it’s needed.

Okay, with that said, just take in for a minute how this little bitty man could rock a stage with nothing more than a guitar and a harem of racially ambiguous women playing behind him.

I’ve seen Prince in concert twice, so while this isn’t even my favorite performance, this remixed version of his classic “Let’s Go Crazy” bests just about everything else I watched on that wack award show last night. Seriously, the 2013 Billboard Awards was like watching the seven levels of EDM hell. I blame your cousins for that, but that’s the subject for another post.

Thank goodness the show closed out with someone who has never ran to David Guetta on some “please, baby , please” give me a dance song so I can pay my rent. So go on and press play, take it in, and appreciate the man’s artistry. Then go listen to “Lady Cab Driver.” You’re welcome.

Who’s the baddest 43-year-old mother of two in the music game? None other than Jennifer Lopez, baby!

The former American Idol judge killed Elmo, skinned his happy ass and rocked his fur as arm covers during her performance at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. Or at least that’s what it looked like.

Rocking a cheeky leotard, J.Lo was jiggling and gyrating in all the right places as she performed her new single “Live It Up.” Hot damn, this is the Jenny from the block that we all fell in love with back in the Fly Girl days.

The best part of the performance was perhaps when Jennifer laid down on her back used her spread legs as part of the performance’s choreography. Forget Kelis’ milkshake, J.Lo’s enchilada is bringing more than just the boys to the yard. It’s bringing the boys, the men and the stud dykes to the old country buffet.

CHECK OUT JENNIFER LOPEZ’S BILLBOARDS PERFORMANCE BELOW

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If Lil Wayne wanted one last wish before he went off to heaven, it’d probably be to get this lap dance he got from Nicki Minaj at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards.

While the song hasn’t done much for Nicki on the Billboard charts, “High School” — her collaboration with mentor Lil Wayne — turned out to be hot like fire when she performed it.

Rocking her original black wig, Nicki kept it real with the streets and took it back to the hood as she popped, dropped and twerked it all over Weezy F. Baby.

The most eye-popping part of the performance was the lap dance when Nicki bent over with the camera right underneath her and proceeded to rub her hands all over her vagina while she writhed and wined.

Forget poppin’ a molly to break out in a sweat, Nicki Minaj and her million-dollar ass will leave you breathless.

CHECK OUT NICKI MINAJ’s BILLBOARDS PERFORMANCE BELOW:

The hottest name in the R&B game felt like he had a lot to prove. That explains why he decided to try extra, extra hard. Unfortunately, his stage antics ended up injuring an innocent bystander.

When it comes to the vocals on “Adorn,” Miguel‘s buttery smooth interpretation of the lyrics hit the spot.

In the live performance of the song at the Billboard Music Awards, Miguel rocked out with his…well, you know. And it was all good until he decided to get physical with the crowd. In short, he wanted to leap over the audience. Instead, he misjudged his jump by a bit and ended up clobbering a woman with his ass and crotch.

But hey, at least the first 3 minutes went off without a hitch!

WATCH MIGUEL’S BILLBOARDS PERFORMANCE BELOW

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Justin Bieber showed off some slick dance moves as he took the Beliebers on a journey aboard Bieber Air during his performance of “Take You” at the 2013 Billboard Awards, as chosen by his fans in an online poll via Twitter.

Soon after, the Biebs was onstage once again to accept the award for Top Male Artist, beating out Drake, Flo Rida and Bruno Mars. Justin also took home the new “Milestone Award,” which was chosen by the fans.

Appearing to speak directly to his ‘haters,’ Justin said while accepting the latter: “I’m 19 years old. I think I’m doing a pretty good job. And basically, from my heart, I just really want to say it should really be about the music. This is not a gimmick. I’m an artist and I should be taken seriously, and all this other bull should not be spoken of.”

As The Hollywood Reporter noted, Bieber’s vitriolic speech was met with both cheers and boos, and it wasn’t clear whether or not his “message” got through. It probably didn’t though, because other than the Beliebers (and Usher) no one takes Justin Bieber that seriously.

Later, when Taylor Swift was asked in the press room about her thoughts on Bieber winning the Milestone Award at such a young age — over her and Bruno Mars — the 23-year-old singer quipped back with: “Can we have another question, please?”

LOLz! Clearly, your homegirl Tay-Tay was not there for that question.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are the “new kids” of the music industry, so it’s no surprise that they weren’t able to partake in the 2013 Billboard Music Awards festivities inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena like everyone else.

Instead, the duo was relegated to the Wynn Las Vegas hotel down the street where they performed their hit single “Thrift Shop,” and also accepted their award right after when they won Best Rap Song, a category in which they beat out Kanye West, PSY and Flo Rida.

“First of all, we gotta thank Goodwill, we gotta thank Value City!” Macklemore said to laughs from the crowd, adding to the group’s fans, the Shark Face Gang, “Without you guys, we would not be on this stage right here … We love you and appreciate you.”

WATCH MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS’ BILLBOARD AWARDS PERFORMANCE HERE:

In addition to winning a whopping six Billboard Music Awards (out of the 11 she was nominated for), America’s country-pop sweetheart Taylor Swift took to the BBMA stage and performed her new single “22″ for the first time on national television.

Tay-Tay kicked off her set backstage, then, with the help of her backup dancers, worked her way through the audience to the main stage where she attempted to get all choreographic and stuff alongside the Jabbawockeez.

You can tell Taylor has been sticking to a certain “formula” for her awards show performances, and it seems to be working for her pretty well.

Watch Taylor Swift perform her latest single “22″ at the 2013 Billboard Awards here:

Bless Christopher Maurice Brown’s heart for attempting to sing “Fine China” live, but he sounds like he’s gargling hot and sour soup throughout half the set. Chris Brown himself admitted that his vocals were off a bit. Afterward, he tweeted:

Lil hoarse for the performance but it happens. Good shit otherwise.

— Chris Brown(@chrisbrown) May 20, 2013

Well, that’s one way of putting it.

Listen, y’all, as far as I’m concerned, in the future Chris Brown just needs to give us a pre-recorded vocal ala Janet Jackson and then proceed to dance his ass off.

Though he may display solid vocal ability on most of his studio recordings, he doesn’t duplicate those vocals very well in a live setting. Don’t stab me Team Breezy, but pretty boy rock’s falsetto isn’t strong enough to carry him to the promised land — especially not when he’s doing that hyperactive choreography.

Then again, maybe part of the hoarseness can be attributed to the other herbal essence. I’ll never understand singers who love to smoke weed (and/or cigarettes too). What part of the game is that?

Whatever the cause of Chris’ hoarseness was, it makes me long for the days when dance artists could freely mime on stage without fear of being called out for lip syncing. Michael Jackson was good for pop locking at an awards show without even pretending to be singing live, and we didn’t give a damn because MJ was shamoaning and shimmying like his life depending on it.

We need to give Chris Brown that same courtesy. Hell, give yourself that same courtesy, Chris, ’cause you shoving the microphone away from your mouth every other minute due to you being out of breath isn’t it.

All that said, at least Chris Brown didn’t nearly injure anyone near the stage like The Superfly Jimmy Snuka of Soul Miguel did.

Maybe you have to be born after 1995 to get into this, but I don’t see it for Selena Gomez‘s performance of “Come Get It” at this year’s Billboard Awards. Don’t get me wrong. Selena seems like a lovely girl. I even like her Rihanna-reject single. What I don’t get, though, is why she’s dancing as if she just learned how to walk five minutes before someone tried to teach her this choreography.

I mean, I understand that this kind of dancing is hard. Many of us could dance Diamond from The Players Club, but can’t give you old school Britney Spears even if we were working with Jesus’ feet. Speaking of, I miss vintage Britney. The one who used to move her legs. After this performance, I miss that Britney now more than ever. Clearly, it may take a while before some other rhythm-enhanced white girl fills the void of the legendary Ms. Britney Spears.

I know Selena is trying. In fact, you ought to know Selena is trying too, considering it’s pretty obvious that she is counting her steps throughout the entire performance. Still, try harder, girl. As I said, I enjoy the song and I think she’s the cutest lil’ thing. However, if you’re going to keep recording songs along the lines of “Come & Get It” and plan to perform them in public, you’ve got to learn how to properly pop that thing.

Better luck next time, Ms. Gomez.

The best thing about awards shows is the unpredictable nature of the format. Because artists know fans have their eyes glued for those “unexpected” moments, they often go the extra mile to spice things up. Miguel, unfortunately, might have taken things a little too far at the Billboard Awards.

While performing his smash R&B hit “Adorn,” Miguel wanted to close out on a high note so he rushed the audience and attempted to leap over the crowd. But he didn’t get enough ups and ended up landing crotch-first on some poor girl’s head.

WATCH THE VIDEO FOOTAGE HERE:

I hope Miguel is lawyered up because I have a feeling ol’ girl is about to sue his ass something serious. That was pretty much a testicular assault that happened right before our eyes.

Next time, Miguel, leave the gymnastics to the professionals.

UPDATE: Miguel posted the following to his Twitter page (in regards to his accidental “leg drop”):

got caught up in the moment, thank goodness Khyati is okay

— Miguel (@MiguelUnlimited) May 20, 2013

Rockandrollmademedoit

— Miguel (@MiguelUnlimited) May 20, 2013

First Lady Michelle Obama made a surprise appearance at the 85th Academy Awards via satellite and while the crowd inside the Dolby Theater was happy to see her, some people had criticism. But Mrs. Obama isn’t letting the chitter chatter of a few get her down.

“That’s just the nature of life. I mean, we live in a time when there are bloggers and tweeters and 24-hour news and everyone has a voice in this town square, and it’s a big one,” Obama told Today contributor Kelly Wallace. “That means at any point at a given time, somebody’s not going to like what you do. That’s the nature of things.”

She says that the criticism is something that she is not taking personally and understands that she is a public figure, and that it comes with the territory.

“It’s not really about me,” she said. “I just happen to be in the public eye and along with everybody else in the public eye, you’re subject to conversation, opinion and all that sort of stuff. There’s nothing new about that.”

In other words, bye haters.

First Lady Obama made waves lately when she decided to cut her bangs, calling it her “midlife crisis.” However, her appearance at the Oscars was for a more important cause, her support of the arts.

Mrs. Obama appeared via satellite to present the award for best picture, which went to Ben Affleck’s Argo.

Following the 2013 Oscars, host Seth MacFarlane learned the hard way that Hollywood takes itself way too seriously and that people get offended by just about anything. So would he consider taking on the gig in the future?

“No way,” MacFarlane tweeted in response to a fan’s question. “Lotta fun to have done it, though.”

There you have it folks, less risky hosts like Billy Crystal are set to bring the Oscars back to being an immeasurable bore fest. Yaaaaayyy……

Stephen Colbert Thinks “Zero Dark” Thirty Should Have Won an Oscar

Stephen Colbert isn’t too excited that “Zero Dark Thirty” didn’t take home Best Picture, but the “Colbert Report” host isn’t surprised. He tweeted:

TONIGHT: “We all know Hollywood doesn’t reward torture films. If they did, the winner would’ve been BATTLESHIP.” @colbertreport, 11:30 p.m.

— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) February 26, 2013

Touché.

First Lady Michelle Obama’s Chest, Shoulders Censored in Iran

First Lady Michelle Obama was a surprise presenter at Sunday’s Oscars and appeared via satellite to announce the Best Picture award. The first lady appeared in a stunning Naeem Khan dress that rivaled some of the designs worn by A-List starlets.

But it turns out Iran’s “Fars News” had to photoshop the dress so that it was more modest — adding sleeves and more fabric to the neckline.

We wonder what they had to do to Anne Hathaway’s dress (see @AnneHathawayNipples).

Lindsay Lohan Owes the IRS Almost $200,000

In celebrity train wreck news, Lindsay Lohan is sinking further into debt. According to TMZ, the troubled starlet owes the government over $56, 700 in taxes for the year 2011 and $140,000 for 2010, making a total tax bill worth nearly $200,000!

This is the third time Lohan has attempted to avoid taxes. She was slapped with a charge for over $93,000 in 2009, which fellow CrazyTown resident Charlie Sheen supposedly paid for her. But this time, she’s on her own. [TMZ]

Did Leonardo DiCaprio Hit On Jennifer Lawrence at an Oscar After Party?

Since breaking up with “Warm Bodies” star Nicholas Hoult, Jennifer Lawrence has been linked to “Silver Linings Playbook” costar Bradley Cooper, Robert Pattinson, and Michael Fassbender. Now it seems that the press’ never ending quest to link her with every man in Hollywood now includes rumors of a hot hookup with Leonardo DiCaprio.

The modelizer, who was famously snubbed by the Academy despite his riveting turn as a ruthless plantation owner in “Django Unchained,” was reportedly hitting on Lawrence at Harvey Weinstein’s Oscar after party … or at least that’s what Celebrity Dirty Laundry claims. [CDL]

Robert Pattinson Makes Time for Fans … but Not for ‘Girlfriend’ Kristen Stewart?

Robert Pattinson was snapped posing with fans this weekend while shooting “The Rover” in Australia. The British-born nice guy didn’t look too broken up abut his alleged breakup with Kristen Stewart. Then again, numerous other reports insist that all is well for the “Twilight” couple, so who knows? [Perez Hilton]

Jennifer Lawrence meets Kristen Stewart on the red carpet of the 2013 Oscars

Speaking of K-Stew, a source reportedly told Us Weekly that the “On the Road” star was thrilled when Jennifer Lawrence won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as a depressed widow in “Silver Linings Playbook.”

“When they announced Jen’s name, Kristen was so happy and cheering for her!” a source who attended the ceremony told the mag. “She was going crazy in her seat.”

So don’t believe all of those reports that the two are rivals. It’s great to see two starlets getting along rather than feeling that they need to compete with one another.

Fun fact: Lawrence auditioned for Stewart’s role as Bella Swan in “Twilight.” [Us]

The 2013 Oscars ceremony closed out a year of great movies and even better performances. While some people people found host Seth MacFarlane over the top and offensive, others found the show refreshing and well put together.

Here are some of the best moments from the 2013 Oscars:

Seth MacFarlane’s Opening Monologue

Critics have said that some of Seth MacFarlane’s jokes were offensive or over the top, but we found them to be pretty funny. Bringing in William Shatner to show off some of his dry humor, was the perfect touch.

With the “Boob Song,” MacFarlane was able to combine his comedic chops, with his musical ability and give us a pretty memorable song. Channing Tatum and Charlize Theron were great additions, and Theron showed that she is not only a great actress, but a pretty good dancer too.

Jennifer Lawrence already had an amazing Oscar night with her win for Best Actress, but her run-in with Jack Nicholson at the end of the night may have topped it all off.

Lawrence was interviewing with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos when Nicholson interrupted the conversation to tell Lawrence how much he admired her role in “Silver Linings Playbook.”

“Thank you … you’re being really rude!” JLaw jokingly said. The conversation then turned flirtatious.

“You look like an old girlfriend.” Nicholson said to Lawrence.

“Oh, really? Do I look like a new girlfriend?” Lawrence hilariously replied to Nicholson.

“I’ve thought about it,” Nicholson said walking away, but he quickly returned.

Lawrence buried her head in clear astonishment and embarrassment, clearly showing off being star struck and shock that Nicholson was flirting with her.

“Is he still here?” Lawrence asked Stephanopoulos.

“I’ll be waiting,” Nicholson jokingly replied.

The whole exchange was pretty classic.

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Donald Trump continues to think that he is an expert on everything. Yesterday, Trump offered up his unsolicited opinion on the Oscars. From the beginning, Trump was not impressed, but I’m pretty sure Seth MacFarlane didn’t care much about what Trump had to say.

Trump’s dislikes began with the opening  monologue featuring William Shatner:

I don’t like the opening even a little bit!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2013

Last night William Shatner had more airtime than any winner. It should have been called the William Shatner show…

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2013

Trump also had a lot to say about “Django Unchained” and the rest of the show:

Django Unchained is the most racist movie I have ever seen, it sucked!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2013

Very tacky set!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2013

Shirley B did a very good job singing Goldfinger! Not easy.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2013

Lincoln never sounded like that!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2013

Anne Hathaway is a good winner!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2013

The Oscar broadcast is really boring – where is the glamour and beauty?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2013

Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas look great!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2013

I’ve had enough of this – good night!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2013

…Overall, the Academy Awards were very average at best.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2013

This isn’t the first time Donald Trump has offered his non-educated pop culture opinion, and he has now joined the chorus of people, including the always outspoken Spike Lee, in their opposition to “Django Unchained” — which earned Quentin Tarantino the Oscar for Best Screenplay Sunday night.

“American Slavery Was Not A Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western. It Was A Holocaust. My Ancestors Are Slaves. Stolen From Africa. I Will Honor Them,” Lee tweeted back in December about Django Unchained.

Jamie Foxx later responded to the controversy.

“The question for me is: where’s Spike Lee coming from?” Foxx said. “He didn’t like Whoopi Goldberg, he doesn’t like Tyler Perry, he doesn’t like anybody, I think he’s sort of run his course. I mean, I respect Spike, he’s a fantastic director. But he gets a little shady when he’s taking shots at his colleagues without looking at the work. To me, that’s irresponsible.”

Jamie Foxx has always been known for being a flirt, and Sunday night (Feb 24) at the Oscars, his daughter learned of his lady-loving ways. R&B singer Kelly Rowland was working the red carpet last night at the Oscars when Foxx stopped by for an interview and professed his long-time crush on Rowland.

“When I saw you, first of all, I’ve always had a crush on you,” Foxx told Rowland. “Listen…”

As Foxx’s 19-year-old daughter Corrine Bishop, whom he brought as a date to the Oscars, nervously looked on, Rowland tried to play the flirtation off.

“I’m very embarrassed right now, ladies and gentlemen.” the Destiny’s Child singer interjected. “I’m gonna stop him right now. I know, stop it. I love me some Jamie.”

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Last night’s Oscar host Seth MacFarlane left no stone un-turned, tackling everything from Chris Brown and Rihanna and the assassination of Lincoln. He also reenacted Denzel Washington in “Flight” with sock puppets, and made out with Sally Field.

While some have praised the “Family Guy” creator’s bits during the musical themed ceremony others have lambasted him for going to far.

That’s probably because being offended and calling for PC behavior has become the norm. Instead of appreciating the old Hollywood meets cartoonish humor feel, a number of viewers have branded MacFarlane’s jokes as “sexist” and “hostile.”

Apparently, they’ve never watched an episode of “Family Guy.”

While a few jokes bombed — it’s didn’t help that many of the presenters were flat and most the speeches were dull — there were a number of moments in which MacFarlane hit it out of the park.

Here are his 10 best jokes from Sunday’s Academy Awards.

1. The one that made Tommy Lee Jones laugh:

“Welcome to the Oscars, the quest to make Tommy Lee Jones laugh starts now.”

2. The one about “Argo”:

“The story was so top secret, the film’s director was unknown to the Academy.”

3. On “Django Unchained”:

“This is the story of a man fighting to get back to his woman, who has been subjected to unthinkable violence … or as Chris Brown and Rihanna called it, a ‘date movie.’” – Editor’s note: Not cool, but Seth MacFarlane will be Seth MacFarlane)

“A lot of controversy over the multiple uses of N-word in the film. I’m told, apparently, the screenplay is loosely based on Mel Gibson’s voicemail?” – Makes up for the crass Chris Brown/Rihanna joke

4.

“Denzel Washington has a great sense of humor. He did all those “Nutty Professor” movies.”

5.

“The actor who really got inside Lincoln’s head was John Wilkes Booth….What? 150 years and it’s still too soon?”

6. On Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas:

“They remember when this town was cocaine trees as far as the eye could see.”

7. On Ben Affleck in “Argo”:

“First time I saw him with all that dark facial hair I thought, my god, the Kardashians have finally made the jump to film.”

8. On 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis:

“To give you an idea of how young she is, it’ll be 16 years before she’s too young for Clooney.”

9. On Jodie Foster’s craziness:

“Tonight’s ceremony is being watched by over a billion people worldwide. Which is why Jodie Foster will be up here later to ask for her privacy.”

10. Introducing presenter Meryl Streep:

“Ladies and gentlemen, our next presenter needs no introduction.” (walks away)

WATCH SETH MACFARLANE’S FULL OSCARS 2013 OPENING MONOLOGUE HERE:

The 85th Academy Awards were held Sunday night (Feb 24) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. But before any Oscars were handed out, the stars shined outside as they posed for pictures on the red carpet — including Halle Berry, Jennifer Aniston, Salma Hayek, Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kelly Rowland, Zoe Saldana, Kerry Washington, George Clooney, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Kristen Stewart, Adele and many others.

Check out A TON of pics from the 2013 Oscars red carpet below!

Well, it wasn’t as terrifying as “The Hunger Games,” but Jennifer Lawrence‘s life was on the line at the Oscars when she face planted as she went up the steps to accept her award for Best Actress.

Wearing a long, poofy dress, the actress tripped and broke her fall as she tried to make her way to the podium.

While we can’t help but feel sympathy for Jennifer, she should’ve known better than to wear this dress. Trying to look like Cinderella at the ball gown left her caught out there.

This isn’t your wedding, Jennifer, so leave the ridiculous train at home next time.

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When Jay-Z, The Dream and Frank Ocean took to the Grammy stage Sunday night to accept their award for “Best Rap/Sung Collaboration” for The Throne’s “No Church in the Wild,” Jay-Z basically did what anyone who already has over a dozen Grammy Awards would do. He thanked the swap meet for The Dream’s hat, and that was it.

“I’d like to thank the swap meet for his hat. Thank you,” Jay said, making fun of Dream’s bizarre headgear — a “parental advisory” beanie topped off with a Boyz N the Hood cap. The zinger was met with immediate applause and laughter from the audience, and it also got everyone riled up on Twitter.

But what did The Dream think of the the joke?

“Me and that guy, we was already goofing off the whole night,” the singer/songwriter said when MTV News caught up with him backstage after his win. “Jay’s a funny guy, people don’t know that. Of course they’re looking in from national TV and they’re like, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe he did that!’ And I’m like, ‘No, I can believe he did that.’ What you may not believe is that I have my own digs that I do all the time, so it’s all good.”

But of course he would say that. Especially since Beyonce approved of his “swap meat” hat.

“Actually, Beyoncé asked me where I got these from and said they were so dope she wanted me to get her both of them,” he said. “So I don’t know what that means. [Jay-Z is] kind of like digging at both of us. I guess we’re country. This a country thing.”

Yeah, OK Mr. Dream. Whatever makes you feel better at night…

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The 55th Annual Grammy Awards were held Sunday night (Feb 10) in Los Angeles, and before the ceremony commenced, the stars were shining outside L.A.’s Staples Center, where fashionable celebs like Beyonce, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Drake, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez and tons more all posed for photos showing off their hottest looks on the red carpet.

The 2013 Grammy Awards’ red carpet also featured notable appearances from Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Rowland, Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose, Miguel, Frank Ocean, Adele, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz and many others.

Check out 50+ pics below:

Four years ago, around this time in 2009, Rihanna and Chris Brown‘s puppy love relationship turned violent. Chris Brown beat and then abandoned Rihanna in the streets of L.A. just hours before the two were set to attend the 2009 Grammys.

But here we are in 2013 and Rihanna and Chris Brown are seated in the front row at the Grammys beaming, with their arms locked together.

Most people have very strong, visceral opinions when it comes to these two. Many Rihanna fans aligned themselves with feminists and domestic violence advocates in vehemently condemning Chris and his actions.

But the Rihanna Navy was put in a pickle when their heroine decided that it didn’t matter that Chris beat the hell out of her. She decided that love could overcome and heal the pain. The same hands that bruised her could also protect and nurture her.

So fans have been forced to either accept Rihanna’s decision to embrace Chris again or stay silent on the matter and pretend like they don’t notice Chris.

Choosing to ignore Chris, however, becomes a mission impossible with Rihanna inviting him more and more into her career and everyday life. He’s been featuring in her single artwork and now that they’re attending awards shows together, there’s no separating Chrianna.

Many people who supported Chris throughout the ordeal are happy to see Chris and Rihanna back together. Having his victim publicly pardon him makes Chris look lovable again.

It won’t work on everyone, but it’ll work on enough people. Already, you hear many claiming that the domestic violence assault was merely an “obstacle” that the couple had to overcome in their quest for “true love.”

So which camp do you fall in when you see these pictures of Chris and Rihanna together again? Is this true love or a twisted nightmare?

Well, Frank Ocean ALMOST had a Cinderella story at the 2013 Grammys. His critically acclaimed debut album ‘Channel Orange’ took home the Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album, and he snagged another one for his feature on Jay-Z and Kanye West‘s “No Church in the Wild.” But when it came time for his solo spotlight, Frank fumbled things a bit.

Visually, Frank put together a spectacle that rivals Kanye. Using gigantic video screens, Frank made it look like his legs were moving the entire time, even though he was really just standing still.

But the vocals didn’t prove so sharp. In fact, you could say they were rather flat. More than a few fans and observers noticed.

And Frank tweeted the word “deaf,” which could be taken in two ways. 1) He’s saying the listeners are deaf and that he sounded great or 2) His in-ear audio wasn’t working so he was essentially singing “deaf.”

Watch Frank’s performance at the 2013 Grammys below:

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WARNING: The following tribute to Bob Marley at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards is so potent that you might get contact high from watching it on your computer.

Bruno Mars opened the set with a performance of his hit single “Locked Out of Heaven.” The jam then segued into a duet with Sting, who pretty much sounded like he was on the original. Then they transitioned into the Police’s “Walking on the Moon.” But the knockout punch really came when Rihanna hit the stage to finish the crowd off with Marley’s hit “Could You Be Loved?” along with the reggae legend’s sons Ziggy and Damien Marley.

The audience was on its feet the whole time and the sheer delight and joy from legends commingling with the superstars of today’s generation is exactly why people tune in to these awards shows in the first place.

Watch Bruno, Sting and Rihanna play tribute to Marley at the 2013 Grammys below:

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Many people have knocked Rihanna for her supposed inability to sing. Well, haters, eat your hearts out, because Rihanna pulled off a STUNNING performance of “Stay,” a ballad from her latest album ‘Unapologetic’ at the 2013 Grammys.

The song is a plea from one lover to another to fight the currents of distance and disillusion to just stay in the relationship. The song, written by Mikky Ekko, who also performed the song with RiRi, is a somber affair with levels of heartache and despair that are usually reserved for Adele.

Dressed in all black and surrounded by a black environment, the stage looked like a funeral. And in a way, it was. Many have connected the song’s lyrics to Rihanna’s reunion with Chris Brown, who as we all know savagely beat her in the past.

At this point, pretty much every song seems like it’s about Chris Brown, but we wouldn’t be surprised if Chris was doing a little twirl along with RiRi’s performance in support of his boo.

The big surprise, aside from Rihanna’s co-star Mikky looking like a subway performer who accidentally found himself on stage at the Grammys, was how GOOD Rihanna sounded. She held strong notes, belted and emoted like a blues legend.

We have to give props where they’re due: Rihanna SLAYED the Grammys.

Watch Rihanna’s performance at the 2013 Grammys below:

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If Justin Timberlake can be credited with a futuristic vision for his last album ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’ he’s going in exactly the opposite direction for his new album ‘The 20/20 Experience.’

Although Justin wasn’t officially nominated for anything at the 2013 Grammys, he used the awards show as a platform to launch his new project.

He opened his set with his new single, “Suit & Tie” featuring Jay-Z. He was dressed in a Rat Pack-style suit and tie and to add on to the retro effect, he had a sepia filter thrown on top of the footage. This trick is tired and annoying at this point. People spend good money on their high definition, smart LED TVs and they ain’t trying to watch an awards show in 1950s technology.

Find a new trick, Justin. Or stop chasing old-school sounds. It’s not as if Bruno Mars, Robin Thicke, Amy Winehouse, Duffy, and so many more haven’t tread this ground already.

It’s been more than 6 years since his last album and Justin turned in a competent performance, but you could see and hear a little of the rust. His falsetto wasn’t as strong as it should’ve been and the choreography wasn’t just as poppin’. But hey, it’s his first outing in years, so we’re sure it’ll get better.

In addition to “Suit & Tie,” which he pulled Jay-Z out of his seat for, Justin also debuted another track, “Pusher Love Girl.” It was another solid R&B track but like “Suit & Tie,” feels a little underwhelming for a man launching a comeback.

Watch Justin’s performance from the 2013 Grammys (feat. Jay-Z) below:

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Miguel had a rack of Grammy nominations under his belt, but he wasn’t listed as an official performer. Which is a damn shame since his album ‘Kaleidoscope Dream’ is one of the best R&B albums in recent years.

We’re not sure if Miguel was able to pull a producer’s ear and convince them to shave a few minutes from LL Cool J’s awful closing performance or what, but somehow someway, he and Wiz Khalifa were able to squeeze in a glorious performance of “Adorn” before presenting the award for best Country Solo Performance. Guess McDonald’s isn’t the only one offering two-for-one specials, since the Grammys wants to cut corners and things.

But hats off to Miguel for doing the most with his very little set. He slayed the vocals and made many a lady’s panties wet. Most notably, Kelly Clarkson, who squealed that Miguel’s performance was the “sexiest thing” she ever heard and saw.

Watch Miguel’s performance at the 2013 Grammys below:

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Even though country music is the top-selling genre in recorded music, Taylor Swift has her eyes set on the greener pastures of pop. She’s been flirting with country-pop for a while, but her latest single, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” is pop music with a full hard-on.

And Taylor tried her best to put on a Lady Gaga-inspired performance of the song at the Grammys.

Dressed as a ringleader and assisted by an army of stunt performers, Taylor Swift proved capable of hiring and staffing a major-league production worthy of a bonafide superstar.

Unfortunately, she was “light as a feather, stiff as a board.” It was like watching Olive Oyl put on a show after studying a few Beyonce concert DVDs.

Nice try, Taylor, but stay in your lane until you can play with the big girls (and boys) of pop.

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The 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards were taped Saturday (Sep 29) at the Boisfeuillet Jones Civic Center in Atlanta, and featured performances from Wiz Khalifa, Young Jeezy, 2 Chainz, T.I., Future, Rick Ross and many others.

The show, hosted by Mike Epps, also featured a tribute to Violator manager Chris Lighty from Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Diggy Simmons and A Tribe Called Quest.

Hip-Hop legend Rakim also received the “I Am Hip Hop Icon” award from T.I. and Kendrick Lamar, who was honored as “Lyricist of the Year.”

Diddy, Machine Gun Kelly, Kirko Bangz, Omarion, French Montana and Meek Mill also took to the stage during this year’s BET Hip-Hop Awards, scheduled to air on Tuesday, October 9th.

Check out over 30+ pics from the show below:

The 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards went down in Atlanta Saturday (Sep 29), and here are the photos from the red carpet!

Before rap rivals Rick Ross and Young Jeezy‘s much publicized backstage brawl, a number of Hip-Hop’s finest walked down the red carpet of the BET Hip-Hop Awards outside the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center, including T.I., 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Meek Mill, Future and many others.

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The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards went down in Los Angeles Thursday night (Sep 6), and some of the stars who posed for pictures on the red carpet outside the Staples Center were Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Big Sean, Ne-Yo, Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose, Katy Perry, Rita Ora, Frank Ocean, Olympic Gymnast Gabby Douglas and many others.

Check out 20+ pics of celebs arriving at the 2012 MTV VMAs below:

Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose are expecting their first child together!

The happy couple made the huge announcement Thursday evening (Sep 6) on the red carpet of the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles outside the Staples Center.

“Well, Sway, you know you my brother man, so we had to do it with you first and we had to do it with the whole world, and just let everybody know that we’re expecting a beautiful young baby,” Khalifa told Sway from MTV News, before screaming, “We’re having a baby!”

Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose, both natives of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, started dating early last year, and have been engaged since March of this year.

Soulja Boy and Diamond made it known to the world Sunday night (Jul 1) at the 2012 BET Awards that they are officially back together. The on-again, off-again couple posed for a few pictures the red carpet before taking their seats inside L.A’s Shrine Auditorium, and also did a post-show interview later in the evening.

Diamond and Soulja Boy started dating last spring, after the former broke up with her longtime boyfriend Lil Scrappy.

It’s unclear whether or not Diamond cheated on Scrappy with Soulja Boy, or if they started dating after she and Scrappy broke up. But whatever the case may be, Scrappy felt some type of way about their relationship back then, and still does to this day.

“When that Diamond situation happened, it just taught me a real valuable lesson, ’cause I know, as I can see, I’m not a good judge of character,” Scrappy told MTV last month. “I ain’t never had my little heart broken before, but now that it happened, I don’t think it would happen for a long time,” he said. “But the good side about that is, you don’t put nobody before God, don’t ever put nobody before God, and I think I did a little bit of that trying to help her.”

Lil Scrappy stars alongside his current girlfriend (his baby mama Erica Dixon — who he left for Diamond when he “made it”) on the new VH1 reality show “Love and Hip Hop Atlanta,” and even though she isn’t a part of the show, Diamond’s name comes up a lot. But she isn’t worried about the negative things her ex boyfriend and “Momma Dee” (Scrappy’s mother) have to say about her.

“I wish everybody the best. I feel like only one person can judge me, and that’s God,” Diamond told MTV News on the BET Awards red carpet, hand-in-hand with her new man. “That’s my past. I’m in the future right now, and I wish everybody the best.”

Defending his girlfriend’s honor, Soulja Boy said, “This is my baby, this is my girl, so anything said about her is basically they’re saying it about me … I’m backin’ her 100 percent, and we’re just focusing on the positive. Anybody talkin’ about her name on TV, that’s just bringin’ us up more. So salute to them, we wish them the best.”

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The 2012 BET Awards were packed with celebrities, but all eyes were on Beyonce and Jay-Z, who sat in the front row, right next to Kanye West and his new girlfriend Kim Kardashian … proving once again, there is no bad blood between the couples, contrary to rumors saying otherwise.

In one of the photos, Beyonce can be seen warmly greeting Kim with a kiss on the cheek, while Jigga and Yeezy were spotted sharing some laughs with each other. Sitting next to the power couples on the front row were Beyonce’s sister Solange, along with Nicki Minaj and Cash Money CEO Birdman.

One of the funniest moments of the show came when Jay-Z and Beyonce made mean faces at each other as the nominees were announced for “Video of the Year,” a category in which the couple were both nominated in twice.

When Jay-Z and Kanye’s video for “Otis” won the award, over Beyonce’s two videos for “Countdown” and “Love On Top,” Beyonce and Jay-Z started play fighting with each other, which had the entire audience — and probably the millions of folks watching at home too — dying with laughter.

Right after that, “The Throne” had everyone laughing again when Jay-Z interrupted Kanye’s acceptance speech, mocking his infamous Taylor Swift incident (“Excuse me Kanye I’m gonna let you continue, but…”)

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Near the end of the 2012 BET Awards came the moment everyone was waiting for — the big Whitney Houston tribute, featuring performances from Brandy, Monica, Whitney’s mother Cissy Houston and more.

In a glittering gold dress, Mariah Carey came out on stage and opened the tribute with a short speech about her late friend.

“The first time I heard Whitney’s voice I was mesmerized like the rest of the world,” Carey said. “I was captivated by the power in her range, the richness of her tone and her unique ability to wrap a lyric in emotion. If you really knew Whitney you couldn’t help but love her. I miss my friend. I miss hearing her voice and laughter. But we’ll always have the music,” she added.

After Carey’s words, R&B singers Monica and Brandy performed their own tributes to Houston, with Monica singing the gospel tune “I Love the Lord,” and Brandy killing her performances of “I’m Your Baby Tonight” and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody.”

Whitney’s brother Gary Houston also sang “Where You Are,” followed by an emotional performance from their mother Cissy Houston, who had most of the audience — including Beyonce, Kanye West and even Soulja Boy — in tears with her rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” which earned her a standing ovation.

Whitney Houston’s “Waiting to Exhale” co-stars — Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon and Loretta Devine — also honored the singer, before Chaka Khan rounded out the tribute with Houston’s classic hit “I’m Every Woman.”

Watch the 2012 BET Awards Whitney Houston tribute here:

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Getting the 2012 BET Awards off to a “G.O.O.D.” start, Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music family kicked off the show in Los Angeles Sunday night (Jul 1).

Dressed in all white, Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz took turns hitting the stage to rap their respective verses on “Mercy” … before Kanye emerged from the gigantic white Lambo in the backdrop to perform his viral single “Way Too Cold,” and a new freestyle we think is called “New God Flow.”

Next up was R&B crooner Usher, who performed his single “Climax,” and later, Young Money rapstress Nicki Minaj — who won the award for Best Female rapper — performed a song called “Champion” and her 2 Chainz assisted single “Beez in the Trap.”

Other performances during the night came from Maybach Music Group (featuring Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill and French Montana), singer Melanie Fiona, who, wearing a flowy grey dress, sang a lovely rendition of “Wrong Side of a Love Song,” and Pop sensation Chris Brown, who, half-painted like a grey minotaur, danced up a storm with a laser-light backdrop while he performed his singles “Don’t Wake Me Up” and “Turn Up the Music.”

One highlight of the night was when the legendary Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, recipients of the “Lifetime Achievement Award,” performed on television for the first time ever, following tribute performances from Joe, Tyrese and Faith Evans.

R&B songbird Chante Moore also performed “Bad Girls” and “Love To Love You Baby” in a spot-on tribute to the late Donna Summer; and rappers Tyga and Cash Out closed out the show with performances of their respective singles “Rack City” and “Cashin Out.”

Watch the performances from the 2012 BET Awards here:

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Newlyweds Meagan Good and DeVon Franklin made their first public appearance as husband and wife Sunday night (Jul 1) on the red carpet of the 2012 BET Awards, which were hosted at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Some of the other couples who posed for pics were the show’s host Samuel L. Jackson and his wife LaTanya Richardson, R&B singer Monica and her husband NBA player Shannon Brown, and Actor/comedian Mike Epps and his wife Michelle.

And we should probably put out a “new couple alert” for Flo Rida and Melyssa Ford too … because they arrived together, and looked very “comfy” with each other as they took pictures on the red carpet.

Check out more pics of celebs boo’d up at the 2012 BET Awards below:

Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Rick Ross, Wale and A$AP Rocky were among the many rappers who attended Sunday night’s (Jul 1) BET Awards in Los Angeles.

Other Hip-Hop artists who posed for pictures on the red carpet outside the Shrine Auditorium included Tyga, Common, Jermaine Dupri (who arrived with his new artist Leah LaBelle), Swizz Beatz, French Montana, Young Jeezy, Future and more.

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The young stars were out Sunday night (Jul 1) in Los Angeles for the 2012 BET Awards.

Willow and Jaden Smith, Mindless Behavior, Diggy Simmons, The OMG Girlz, Astro from “X Factor” and Jacob Latimore were among the hundreds of celebs who posed for pictures outside L.A’s Shrine Auditorium before the BET Awards kicked off.

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Former Destiny’s Child singers Michelle Williams and Letoya Luckett met up on the red carpet of the 2012 BET Awards Sunday night in Los Angeles.

Tyrese, Ginuwine and Tank showed up as “TGT,” which the R&B crooners formed years ago, but nothing has come to fruition, until now. The group just signed a deal with Atlantic Records, and their album will be released early next year. “R&B just got a face lift. We’re going to remind ya’ll why you fell in love with R&B music,” Tyrese Gibson announced on the BET Awards red carpet pre-show. “TGT is coming soon.”

Other singers who were spotted on the Ford-sponsored red carpet of the 2012 BET Awards were Trey Songz, Luke James, Tamar Braxton, Dawn Richard, Faith Evans, Marsha Ambrosius, Melanie Fiona, Elle Varner, Miguel and more.

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The 2012 BET Awards — the year’s biggest night in urban music and entertainment — were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles Sunday night … and a ton of actors/actresses made notable appearances on the red carpet, including Taraji P. Henson, Kerry Washington, Jamie Foxx, Boris Kodjoe, Laz Alonso, Lala Anthony, Selita Ebanks, Angela Bassett, Regina King and others.

Wendy Raquel Robinson & Hosea Chanchez from BET’s “The Game;” and Nadine Ellis, Joyful Drake, Erica Hubbard and Kyla Pratt from the network’s original scripted series “Let’s Stay Together,” as well as BET CEO Debra Lee and BET Awards executive producer Stephen Hill, were also spotted on the red carpet of annual ceremony.

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Lots of celebs gathered outside the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California Sunday (Jun 3) to pose on the red carpet of the 2012 MTV Movie Awards.

Some of the famous faces included R&B/Pop singer Ciara, rapper Wiz Khalifa and his model fiancee Amber Rose, actresses Kristen Stewart, Jessica Biel, Leighton Meester and Kat Graham, actors Channing Tatum, Chris Hemsworth and Andrew Garfield, and several others.

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Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys were among the many celebrity couples who walked the red carpet together Sunday night (May 20) at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.

Other couples spotted on the red carpet outside the MGM Grand Garden Arena were R&B singer Monica and her NBA player husband Shannon Brown; country music sensation Carrie Underwood and her NHL player husband Mike Fisher; Lisa Marie Presley and her husband Michael Lockwood; and country singer Luke Bryan and his wife Caroline.

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Wiz Khalifa was all smiles as he posed beside his fiancee Amber Rose last night (Sun May 20) on the red carpet of the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, which was hosted at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Some of the other couples who also walked the red carpet included R&B singer John Legend and his supermodel fiancee Christine Teigen; pop singers Jordin Sparks and Jason DeRulo; and actress Jurnee Smollett and her producer/songwriter husband Josiah Bell.

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Some of the biggest names in music/entertainment were on hand to attend the 2012 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Celebs who posed it up outside on the red carpet included singers Usher, Justin Bieber, Brandy, Miguel, Monica and Robin Thicke; rappers Wiz Khalifa and Swizz Beatz; and many others.

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The stars were out Sunday night (May 20) as they all gathered in Las Vegas to attend the 2012 Billboard Music Awards.

Some of the big names who gathered on the red carpet outside the MGM Grand Garden Arena to pose for photos included Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Nelly Furtado, LMFAO, Taio Cruz, The Wanted and many more.

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Country/Pop singer Taylor Swift was honored at this year’s 2012 Academy Of Country Music Awards as the “Entertainer of the Year.”

While accepting her award Sunday night (Apr 1) in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the 22-year-old thanked her fans for their votes, and one fan in particular: 18 year old Kevin McGuire who is battling cancer and was hospitalized earlier that day.

“He’s not here but I promised him I would give him a shout out. Kevin and all your family and your friends, thank you for wanting to take me to the ACMs,” Swift said.

This is the second year in a row Taylor Swift has picked up the CMA “Entertainer of the Year” trophy.

Prior to the CMAs, Swift was also presented with the “Big Help” award by First Lady Michelle Obama at the 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards.

Overall, the 2012 Oscars were pretty boring, but thanks to Angelina Jolie and her right leg, we all had something to talk about as the uneventful show went on.

Dressed in an all-black velvet Versace Atelier gown with a thigh-length slit on the side, Angelina Jolie proudly showed off her right leg, striking a memorable pose, with her hand on the opposite side of her hip.

“You could hear people giggling when she did it on the carpet,” a senior producer for the Academy Awards told Rob Shuter from HuffPo Celebrity. “It was clearly Brad’s night, he was the one nominated for an award, yet at the same time, she made the whole night about herself by posing in that crazy fashion. One thing is for sure, you know that pose is going to pop up on every late night show and ‘SNL.’”

Angelina maintained her leggy pose on stage as well, making sure that she flaunted her right leg just enough while presenting an award during the show.

Her stance was so obvious that Oscar award recipient Jim Rash, a screenwriter and part of the writing time from “The Descendants,” mocked the actress while receiving the award that she presented to him.

Rash — who also plays Dean Pelton on NBC’s “Community” told EW that he couldn’t resist after watching Jolie’s consistent poses.

“Honestly, as soon as I saw her pose like that, I was like, ‘I’m going to do that’…I knew ['The Descendants' director] Alexander [Payne] was going to take the reins, so I was like, ‘How can I make a moment?’ — selfishly,” laughed Rash.

“I almost thought it was a little Dean Pelton, somehow. I was bringing it all together. Because I have stood like that [on Community].”

Angelina’s famous leg pose has also spawned its own Twitter account that currently has over 20,000 followers.

“Great meeting most of you for the first time last night at the Oscars!!” tweets @AngiesRightLeg. “Left leg and I talked — everything’s cool. Next Oscars, she gets the slit.”

Hollywood showed up and showed out on the red carpet of the 2012 Academy Awards, hosted Sunday night (Feb 26) at the Hollywood & Highland Center in Los Angeles.

Some of the big stars who posed for pictures on the red carpet were Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lopez, George Clooney & Stacy Keibler, Natalie Portman, Meryl Streep, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Pharrell Williams, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, Sacha Baron Cohen and more.

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Every year, near the end of February, the world — or at least some of it — turns to Hollywood for its biggest night: The Academy Awards.

This year was no exception, with a show that’s controversy started months before the red carpet was laid, when the producer and host were abruptly pulled from the show, shocking insiders and fans alike.

Eddie Murphy’s title as host of the 84th presentation of the Oscars was short lived, as Billy Crystal became the new host after Murphy decided against going forward without his producing partner, Brett Ratner, who’d been ousted because of offensive comments made on a radio show.

This year’s show will undoubtedly be critiqued with as many disparaging words as positive ones. There were many moments to remember, from award winners accepting their gold Oscar, to moments on the red carpet that are memorable for reasons of fashion or just plain shock.

Here’s my take on the highlights of the show: