Though she was only carrying one kid, Amber Rose looked like she was eating for all seven of the dwarfs during her pregnancy. Yes, I’m a horrible jackass for saying that. Sure, as an ex-fatty myself I ought to know better. But look, mama was big, ya feel me?

In any event, three months after the birth of her son with Wiz Khalifa, Amber Rose says she’s working hard to drop the pounds. Speaking with E! News, Amber said, ”I have a really good personal trainer. Her name is Jeanette Jenkins. Yeah, I work out every day.” That includes working out “an hour and a half a day.”

If you recall, Amber’s body used to be everything in life and then some.

Amber went on to say, “It’s hard to get off baby weight. It’s a different kind of weight because for nine months you stretch your stomach out and then it’s hard to get that back. I’m working on it. I lost like thirty-some pounds already.” Gon’ girl.

So just how big did Amber get? “I was 202 pounds when I had my son. But I’m tall, so it didn’t look like it,” Amber explained.

Well, you saw how I started this post so you can imagine how I feel about that statement.

In any event, best of luck to you on getting back into fighting shape, Amber.

Quick question: Does anyone want to hear more music from Will Smith again? I’m leaning towards a “no,” but Kanye West is ready for The Fresh Prince’s return.

While promoting his new film After Earth, Willow’s pappy says he’s been spent some time in the studio with the sire of Kim Kardashian’s first born. Will revealed to Hip Hollywood:

“I been messing around with Kanye. We went into the studio a couple times, so I might get the bug. I’m not going to do it unless I’m truly inspired, but Kanye’s been pushing me a little bit.”

Of course Kanye is responsible for putting these thoughts into Will’s mind.

I don’t know, y’all. After LL Cool J’s Robert E. Lee ass kissing anthem “Accidental Racist,” I now fear that every aging rapper who’s crossed over to Hollywood might need to stay exactly where they are.

Yes, “Summertime” will always be great. Shoot, I’ll even give you “boom, boom, shake-shake the room.” Still, it’s been a long time since those and “Men In Black” and I’m not sure I want to hear another graying man rapping lazily about rich he is. After all, we’ve still got Uncle Hov.

Check the interview below:

Continuing on her journey to being famous for being famous (hey, somebody’s gotta take over when Kim Kardashian gets all old and nasty) America’s sweetheart Courtney Stodden wants everyone to know that Farrah Abraham isn’t the only one with a “sex tape.”

The barely legal reality star, who became famous in 2011 after she married 52-year-old “Green Mile” actor Doug Hutchinson when she was just 16 years old, confirmed to E! News that she too has an X-rated clip.

But before all you pervs out there get your hopes up, Courtney says that her “sex tape” (which she probably considers a “SEXY tape,” because she literally think she’s the sexiest thing alive) is private.

Stodden, known for advertising her “sexiness” in some of the most ridiculous ways, confirmed to E! that the tape features “just me” and it was shot shortly after she turned 18 last year.

“I turned 18 in August, so you do the math,” she said, adding that the tape is neither on her computer nor “out in the media.”

“Hackers, don’t even go there cause you’ll find nothing,” she added.

E! pried for more details about her explicit tape, but Courtney declined to reveal any details about it, saying, “I don’t want to put any images in people’s mind; I’m gonna leave it up to you guys to think what you want.”

Whatever girl.

Michael Jackson‘s nephew, Taj Jackson (Tito’s son), has taken to Twitter to tell Wade Robson, “You’s a lie.”

Responding directly to Wade Robson’s allegations that he was molested by Michael Jackson, the former 3T member says that he was around when Wade used to hang out at Neverland Ranch and denied anything foul was going on. In fact, Taj revealed that he himself had been molested as a child by someone on his mom’s side of the family, and it was Michael who came to his aid.

In a firestorm of tweets, Taj made this revelation for the sake of preserving his uncle’s legacy since he is no longer with us to defend it.

I will not sit back and let someone flat out lie about my uncle. PERIOD.

— Taj Jackson (@tajjackson3) May 16, 2013

I am writing these words knowing that the minute I press send, my life will never be the same afterwards…

— Taj Jackson (@tajjackson3) May 16, 2013

I was sexually abuse. By an uncle on my mom’s side of the family when I was a kid.

— Taj Jackson (@tajjackson3) May 16, 2013

My uncle was a support system for me and my mom. He wrote a letter to her that many have seen already, u just didn’t know what it was about

— Taj Jackson (@tajjackson3) May 16, 2013

That is how I KNOW Wade is lying. Because I AM a survivor.

— Taj Jackson (@tajjackson3) May 16, 2013

Don’t forget I was living at Neverland when Wade testified during my uncle’s case. I sat there and ate dinner with him and his family.

— Taj Jackson (@tajjackson3) May 16, 2013

I will not let them smear my Uncle’s legacy. #Followthetrail

— Taj Jackson (@tajjackson3) May 16, 2013

I always told my uncle Michael that I would take a bullet for him. I mean it today just as much as I meant it back then.

— Taj Jackson (@tajjackson3) May 16, 2013

I hate that Wade made me do this, this way. But since my uncle Michael is no longer here to defend himself. I will.

— Taj Jackson (@tajjackson3) May 16, 2013

Those who seek only fame & $ will do or say anything they can to get it. Those who seek or fight for the truth should be equally determined.

— Taj Jackson (@tajjackson3) May 16, 2013

Taj then logged onto to Facebook to say:

“Sad that the majority of the mainstream media is not interested in researching or printing the truth about my family. They just want to keep feeding the lies and accusations.”

Meanwhile, TMZ caught up with Jermaine Jackson as he was en route to the pep store or Radio Shack (no, not to work his shift – shady) and asked him what he thought about Tito’s son telling the world about his abuse. He said, “I never heard that sh*t.”

Check your timeline, Uncle Jermaine. You’re slipping.

America’s favorite fashionista and raging rapper Kanye West launched into one of his infamous rants at the Roseland Ballroom in NYC during a performance at the Adult Swim Upfront. His target was his latest arch rival: the paparazzi. You see, after running into a damn sign trying to avoid their flashing lights, needless to say ‘Ye is not feeling those guys.

So here’s Ye’s latest speech as transcribed by the good folks at Complex:

“One thing about me. I’m the worst kinda, worst kinda, worst kinda celebrity…because all I do is make real music. All I do is sit in the studio and make real, real shit. and that’s it. That’s motherf**king it. That’s motherf**king it. So I don’t want nobody trying to run up on me with no cameras, trying to sell pictures and sh*t to magazines, asking me no dumbass questions. Throwing me off of my focus and sh*t. Harassing you all motherf**king day. I ain’t no motherf**king celebrity…”

Fun fact: This is the man who voluntarily had unprotected sex with Kimberly Kardashian, a pioneer in the world of famous for being famous.

Of course, there was more:

“[I had a friend ask me, 'Are you gonna go on] SNL and you’re going to do like a skit about the paparazzi and shit and like humanize yourself?’ I ain’t here to apologize to no motherfuckers man. It ain’t about me humanizing myself. At what point did I become unhuman where I had to turn myself back? Or maybe I was demonized. Or maybe I was treated inhumane and not human in that kind of situation.

“I ain’t no motherf**king celebrity. I ain’t running for office. I ain’t kissing nobody’s motherf**king babies. I drop your baby and you sue me and sh*t. I’m trying to make some music that inspires people to be the best they can be. I don’t want nobody to ask NOTHING ELSE OF ME. Don’t ask nothing else of me. Motherf**kers chasing you down ’bout to make you crash and sh*t. And all they want is one n*gga to laugh and shit. Hell nah I ain’t doing no motherf**king SNL skits, this my goddamn life. This ain’t no motherf**king joke. That’s it. Stop that sh*t right there.”

Another fun fact: Kanye West shot a pilot for a sketch comedy show for Comedy Central, guest starring Kimberly Kardashian.

Another, other fun fact: Like it or not, Kanye West, you ARE a motherf**king celebrity. Sorry.

Now that E! News is reporting that Blue Ivy Carter is about to be a big sister, I guess we can figure out what kept Beyoncé from performing the other night.

In her first appearance since that cancellation, the singer apologized to fans in Antwerp, Belgium for not being able to go on with her show the night prior due to dehydration and exhaustion (and morning sickness and other pregnant lady stuff).

A still audibly ill Beyoncé thanked her fans for all their love and support. She also reminded fans that she was back on stage against doctor’s others.

Beyoncé said:

“I just want to say I feel so good to be on the stage. I have the best fans in the world. Now my doctors told me not to perform tonight, but there was no way in the world. I just have to say that ya’ll give me so much inspiration, and I just want to thank you guys.”

After that, she went into a performance of “Flaws And All.”

“This song is for all for you, BeyHive. I love ya’ll,” Beyoncé said.

You can catch the clip below:

Jessica Simpson used to get blamed every time her boyfriend Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo produced a fumble. LaLa has taken grief for distracting her husband Carmello Anthony. But Rihanna will not be blamed for New York Knicks player JR Smith‘s trouble on the court.

Rumors have been swirling about Rihanna and JR Smith since the two were photographed (above) at an event together. But Rihanna not only denies any romantic feelings toward JR, she condemns him as being “desert thirsty.”

Rihanna responded to a fan on Instagram after he jokingly said Rihanna was to blame for JR’s disappointing performance in this year’s NBA Playoffs. But RiRi fired back saying his problem far more to do with his lifestyle of clubbing than her.

Strange that she’s cite clubbing as a problem though … seeing as, that’s pretty much what her Instagram consists of.

Fuck you and your wack azz team!!! Nobody want that desert thirsty n-gga!! He fucked up because his ass be hungover from clubbing every night during playoffs!! So your issue isn’t with rasshole me.

Don’t try to put the failure of New York’s basketball program on RiRi’s shoulders. She’s got more than enough shit to worry about.

[Necole Bitchie]

Farrah Abraham is on the TMI train and she’s decided there’s no way she’s jumping off anytime soon.

Not content with already embarrassing the hell out of her mother (and her daughter too once she grows up and figures out what the hell is going on), Farrah is now doing media interviews to promote her “sex tape” with porn star James Deen.

In an interview with blogger Nik Richie, Farrah confesses that she enjoys anal sex and even prefers it to vaginal sex. Apparently she got her rectum blown the fuck out back when she was 15 and she’s loved it ever since.

“I had anal before I had real sex,” Farrah said.

Richie pointed out that for someone who claims to not have sex that often, it’s a bit odd that she begged James Deen to fuck her in the ass straight away in her porn video.

“I don’t think it’s awkward [that I enjoy anal more than vaginal sex]” Farrah said.

WATCH FARRAH’S INTERVIEW WITH NIK RICHIE BELOW

Hey, if the girl likes it up the poop chute, then who am I to judge? I just hope Farrah has the decency to avoid Chipotle on the nights that she opens up her anus hotel for guest check-in.

[H/T: Jezebel]

As I sit here boppin’ my head to Big Tymers’ “Oh Yeah,” I’m getting upset all over again about this so called Big Tymers reunion that’s really nothing more than the rap equivalent of Diana Ross calling two women she never worked with before and calling it The Supremes Reunion World Tour. That didn’t go so well, now did it? Hey, Birdman, maybe you should take the hint. Tuh.

Speaking of, Mannie Fresh — one half of the REAL Big Tymers – spoke with Sway on MTV’s Rapfix via Skype and gave his opinion of Birdman’s fake reunion. Not surprisingly, he doesn’t see it for Big Tymers 2.0 either.

Mannie told MTV:

“I don’t bash Cash Money, Birdman or none of them. It’s really on, ya know, I’m still striving on just getting what I deserve. You know, what I put in. So maybe that’s what his feelings is or whatever. Honestly, I think Drake is a great artist. I think Wayne is a great artist. It’s kinda like doing a Jackson 5 album with Boyz II Men. Two different eras, great artists, but Boyz II Men is not the Jackson 5…I mean, hey, call it whatever you want to call it by you can’t call it the Big Tymers.”

What he said.

In sum, man, give Mannie his money and if you’re doing to do a new Big Tymers album, do it with the actual members of Big Tymers. Plzkthxbye.

[H/T: The Smoking Section]

In an interview with EBONY.com, Tamar Braxton opens up about the physical abuse she endured in past relationships. Plus, she discusses what she made of her brother-in-law accusing her husband, Vincent Herbert, of abusing her. The brother-in-law in question is Trina Braxton’s husband, Gabe. Yes, the one who used to like to play show and tell with his penis with strangers on the Internet.

On skin bleaching accusations and her struggle with Vitiligo:

“Anybody with skin issues knows that that’s a very sensitive subject. And that’s why I’ve never shared that I have Vitiligo, because I do. I’ve always had it, since I was a young girl. It’s not as bad as others because everybody has it differently, but I’ve certainly had mine diagnosed. That’s why I tan. People say, ‘You bleach your skin!’ But I tan just so I can have a better tone on my skin, boo!

“It’s gotten worse since I’ve gotten pregnant. If you shake my hand now, to me it’s more noticeable. But when you get diagnosed with a skin disorder, it’s hard. It does weigh on your self-esteem. It really does. But I’m done defending that. I’m not bleaching my skin and if I was bleaching my skin and I felt like saying so, I would, but for the record, I am not.”

On revealing her history with domestic violence on her reality show:

“I almost had to tell my story to each individual and then I decided that’s not what I’m going to do. I can’t make anybody believe, I can’t change anybody’s mind about anything. (The abuse), it happened. I’m not all the way comfortable with sharing a lot of what happened to me (yet), but what I said was true. When I’m ready to talk about my abusive past I will, I’m sorry that I’m not. But if it wasn’t for (God), I wouldn’t be here.”

On charges that Vince has gone oops, upside her head:

“My husband definitely doesn’t abuse me,” she says, explaining that Gabe was only trying to take the heat off of himself by spewing lies about the family. “But, that’s been addressed (with Gabe). We don’t really have a close relationship anymore …but I’m respectful. I say ‘hi’ and ‘bye,’ and that’s where we leave it.”

On what she’s learned from past volatile relationships:

“I haven’t always been vocal about my feelings, especially in a relationship. Now, I make sure that I’m very vocal about my feelings, everybody knows how I feel.  Sometimes it’s over the top and most of the time it’s ‘Team Too-Much.’ But I have to do a lot. (I was) a shy person who had self-esteem issues trying to figure it out — now, I’ve gotten over my hangovers.

“I’m comfortable and confident, it took a long time to get there. Maybe like a year or so before Braxton Family Values, I wasn’t that person. I was faking it til I make it, pretty much. I didn’t feel like I was beautiful. I didn’t feel like I deserved things. I didn’t feel like I could stand in a room and speak or even sing and have people who wanted to listen.”

So that explains a lot, particularly why neither Tamar or Toni see it for Gabe. I distinctly remember Toni saying a few episodes ago on Braxton Family Values, “I want nothing to do with Gabe.” Can’t say that I blame her if he’s lying about her former manager, brother-in-law and baby sister. I’m surprised Mama Braxton hasn’t gone upside Gabe’s head with her pocketbook for telling that fib.

You can check out the rest of Tamar’s interview at EBONY.com.

If it walks like a duck and screws like a chicken, do you call it a sidepiece? According to the star of Scandal, you’re trying it by thinking so.

During her appearance on The Wendy Williams Show, the absolutely lovely Kerry Washington — there to promote her new movie “Peeples” — offered her thoughts on how to describe Olivia Pope’s place in President Fitz’s life.

When Wendy described Olivia as “the president’s sidepiece,” Kerry said in response, “Well, I think that’s debatable.”

Kerry explained:

“I don’t like the expression sidepiece because I think when you call a woman a ‘piece,’ it objectifies her. But I think also: the president has said to her ‘I will leave my wife or you’ and she said no. Is she a sidepiece or is she just somebody who’s afraid to be all in? I don’t know. Only Shonda Rhimes knows!”

Well, if it helps, I call men sidepieces, too, if it fits. After all, “sidepiece” is essentially just a colloquium to describe “the other woman,” which Olivia very much is, so long as Fitz is married to someone else on paper.

But you know, whatever sidepieces like to tell themselves at night. I still think of Olivia and Fitz as the white collar professional Stevie J and Joseline.

Meanwhile, on what Kerry absolutely loves about her character:

“I feel like we all relate to that. We all have a job identity where we have to be in control … but then behind closed doors we’re human. I love that about her.”

So: Would you describe Olivia Pope as a sidepiece?

As you know or should know, Puerto Rican Princess and one of my all-time favorite people dead or alive, Joseline Hernandez, is every single thing. However, there is one aspect about her that I’m not too fond of: Her use of the slur “faggot” and calling someone gay as a pejorative.

In a recent interview with Vlad TV, the Queen of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta says her use of the terms stem from her environment.

Nonetheless, she’s realizing the error of her ways, explaining:

“That’s how we talk in Miami and I’m trying to work on that because actually my brother’s gay. And I’m gay, I like women. I don’t ever want the gay community thinking that I do that, being disgusted or hating the gays. That’s not even the case.”

Joseline went on to say, “It’s sad. We shouldn’t even be talking to each other like that.”

No, we shouldn’t, but speaking as gay, consider yourself forgiven, Joseline. At the very least, she’s recognizing her wrongs and is being proactive about fixing them.

I’m telling, y’all: When this girl masters English and finds herself an extra suffering of self-worth with a side of better representation, the world is hers.

You hear me? The world will be hers.

Watch Joseline’s interview below:

In a poignant op-ed piece for the New York Times, Angelina Jolie made a shocking revelation. The Oscar-Winning mother of six made it known that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy back in February after she was told by her doctors that she carried a “faulty gene” that gave her a roughly 87 percent chance of contracting the deadly disease.

The 37-year-old actress, who turns 38 next month, also revealed that her doctors told her she has approximately a 50 percent risk of developing ovarian cancer, of which her mother died at only 56 years old.

Read some of what she wrote below:

My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in the case of each woman.

Only a fraction of breast cancers result from an inherited gene mutation. Those with a defect in BRCA1 have a 65 percent risk of getting it, on average.

Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much I could. I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy. I started with the breasts, as my risk of breast cancer is higher than my risk of ovarian cancer, and the surgery is more complex.

On April 27, I finished the three months of medical procedures that the mastectomies involved. During that time I have been able to keep this private and to carry on with my work.

But I am writing about it now because I hope that other women can benefit from my experience. Cancer is still a word that strikes fear into people’s hearts, producing a deep sense of powerlessness. But today it is possible to find out through a blood test whether you are highly susceptible to breast and ovarian cancer, and then take action.

My own process began on Feb. 2 with a procedure known as a “nipple delay,” which rules out disease in the breast ducts behind the nipple and draws extra blood flow to the area. This causes some pain and a lot of bruising, but it increases the chance of saving the nipple.

Two weeks later I had the major surgery, where the breast tissue is removed and temporary fillers are put in place. The operation can take eight hours. You wake up with drain tubes and expanders in your breasts. It does feel like a scene out of a science-fiction film. But days after surgery you can be back to a normal life.

Nine weeks later, the final surgery is completed with the reconstruction of the breasts with an implant. There have been many advances in this procedure in the last few years, and the results can be beautiful.

I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy. But it is one I am very happy that I made. My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent. I can tell my children that they don’t need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer.

Read the rest of Angelina Jolie’s piece here

Ne-Yo never seems to miss an opportunity to share his thoughts on the works of his peers. Not many would be as blunt with their assessments of their contemporaries as he would be, but in this instance of Ray J and that God-awful “I Hit It First“ song (that may or may not be about Kim Kardashian), shade away, queen. Just kidding. Kinda.

In any event, Philly’s HOT 107.9 asked Ne-Yo what he thought of the song and he said:

“I have not [heard it] and I will not. I personally feel like it’s nuts, it’s disrespectful for one. It’s disrespectful for the person that it is allegedly not about. I don’t have a beef with Ray J, don’t even go there, don’t even start that. I just don’t see the purpose or reason for that. You look nuts for that. I would’ve wrote him a song, Ray-J holla at ya boy. I will write you whatever it is that you need. I have no problem saying it. Ray-J you are playing yourself with that. You are bigger than that, cut that out.”

Now that wasn’t so bad. He could’ve said worse. Oh, I don’t know, like something along the lines of, “He needs to crawl out of Kim’s crotch, and get over the fact that she’s gone on to build an empire while he’s still sitting on his ass telling old dick tales.”

Plus, Ray J didn’t hit it first anyway.

[H/T: Necole Bitchie via Hot1079Philly.com]

Considering she cursed out her co-worker on her job, routinely takes jabs at her peers, and has a knack for snapping on anyone who asks her a question she doesn’t care for, it’s not surprising to hear Nicki Minaj say she doesn’t give a damn whether people in the industry adore her.

In her Teen Vogue cover story, Nicki says this about the entertainment industry:

“People treat this business like it’s high school. It can absolutely feel like one big popularity contest, and you know what? I can’t be bothered. I can’t allow myself to play ridiculous games with grown adults in the industry. I can’t be nice to someone just because they’re hot right now. I can’t do it.”

Somewhere Mariah Carey is going, “No shit, dahling.”

On how her childhood influenced the way she deals with people now:

“Every time my parents fought, my mother would have us move and I would have to go to a new school, which meant I’d have to face the task of making new friends. I dreaded it. I had butterflies in my stomach each time: Are people going to like or hate me? … Sometimes there’d be a fight, sometimes not. I let people know I wasn’t going to be pushed around.”

There’s a way to show assertiveness without coming across as Hip-Hop’s Cruella de Vil. Sometimes Nicki straddles that line well; other times she leaps across the line and pushes everyone out of her way. On the latter, you know, HB, they have this magical thing called therapy that helps you overcome poor interpersonal skills attributed to your past. Just a thought.

On how Nicki learned to stop reading everything people say about her on the Internet:

“My journey to who I am today began on MySpace. I love getting real opinions from people.

“I used to read the bad things people said about me,” says Minaj, a regular on Twitter. “Then I asked myself, ‘Why am I reading that when I have millions of people saying great things?’ You cannot give negativity power.

“I tell teens, if you’re having a problem, there’s nothing wrong with deleting your social media. If people keep taunting you and you keep reading it, it’s poison.”

OK, I have nothing sarcastic or jackass-like to say here. She actually makes a pretty really good point!

Odd Future’s leader Tyler, the Creator has never shied away from controversy, but did he have to go in so hard on poor Lindsay Lohan while visiting Power 106 in LA?

Radio DJs are notorious for trying to corner their guests in awkward situations and Tyler’s appearance on Power 106′s The Liftoff was no different.

The DJs played “Fuck, Marry, Kill” with Tyler and his three options were Taylor Swift, Lindsay Lohan and Pharrell.

While Tyler usually is hard to embarrass, he became quite bashful when the DJs threw Pharrell’s name into the mix. He was quick to say he’d fuck Taylor Swift, since she’s a “frail little white bitch.” But Tyler had a harder time deciding whether he’d marry Lindsay Lohan or his mentor Pharrell.

In the end, he decided he’d rather off Lindsay and tie the knot with Pharrell. Awkward.

“Lindsay Lohan is a dumb broad. I seen this bitch at Coachella. She’s doing real bad in life right now,” Tyler said. “No sus[pect], I’ma have to kill Lindsay Lohan and no sus[pect], me and Pharrell gonna have to tie the knot.”

Just in case he didn’t make himself clear, Tyler ended his announcement by saying, “I hate this bitch Lindsay Lohan!”

Tyler is lucky Lindsay’s stuck in rehab right now, otherwise you know she would’ve served his ass with a lawsuit real quick just like she did Pitbull.

WATCH A CLIP OF TYLER’S INTERVIEW BELOW:

Snoop Dogg and Lion used to pimp as recent as 2003. “I put an organization together,” the Rasta who now wants to be recognized as Snoop Lion told Rolling Stone.

Raise your hand if you can already see this interview being pulled up the next time he signs on for an endorsement deal. For Snoop’s sake, I hope he’ll be hawking condoms and KY jelly.

On how he built this side hustle:

“I did a Playboy tour, and I had a bus follow me with ten bitches on it. I could fire a bitch, fuck a bitch, get a new ho: It was my program. City to city, titty to titty, hotel room to hotel room, athlete to athlete, entertainer to entertainer.”

You can tell he’s incredibly proud of himself for all of this.

On professional athletes patronizing his small business venture:

“If I’m in a city where where the Denver Broncos or the Nuggets play, I get a couple of they players to come hang out, pick and choose, and whichever one you like comes with a number. A lot of athletes bought pussy from me.”

If you listen closely, you can hear the hearts of the various athletes who patronized Snoop’s pimp program falling to the ground in grave fear.

On being a generous pimp:

“I’d act like I’d take the money from the bitch, but I’d let her have it. It was never about the money; it was about the fascination of being a pimp . . . As a kid I dreamed of being a pimp, I dreamed of having cars and clothes and bitches to match. I said, ‘Fuck it – I’m finna do it.’”

In other words, as a platinum-selling rapper who by then crossed over into the mainstream to cash new checks, he didn’t pimp out of necessity. No, he did so because he had long dreamed of exploiting women.

Normally, I’d insert a “Dare to dream!” quote here, but you know, seems inappropriate to encourage people to end up a character on a future episode of Law and Order: SVU.

Keyshia Cole has a message to fans in Greenville, North Carolina, currently pissed off that they got their nails done, hair done, everything did only to find out the concert was cancelled: It ain’t my fault.

The singer, who is still dealing with angry members of the Beyhive coming for her neck, released a statement denying fault:

“To the City Of Greenville and all my fans,  I sincerely want to apologize for the cancellation of my concert Saturday night. I was ready to give you all a great show. Upon my arrival to the venue, not only was the stage not secure but the sound system was not connected. The promoter, Lorenzo Ferguson of Next Level Ent., did not have adequate lighting, microphones, and other key equipment essentials that he was to provide.

My staff as well as The Greenville Convention staff worked tirelessly to try and rectify the situation. Ultimately, it was clear that I was not going to be able to perform with no sound and lights and by 7 p.m. still nothing was working!! I have done a show with Mr. Ferguson in the past so he absolutely knows what was needed. I always want to give my fans the absolute best Keyshia Cole show possible. I am truly disappointed and deeply saddened at the turn of events.”

Translation: Don’t curse me out on Twitter.

Though Lorenzo tried to fault Keyshia Cole, the singer’s opening act, Chrisette Michele, has lent credence to Cole’s version of events. Chrisette’s manager and mama explained, ”We did not receive a payment, we didn’t receive a contract, we didn’t receive an offer at all from the situation. For him to stand there and walk way with money is ridiculous.”

Yes, Ferguson told fans they could get their refunds by bringing their tickets to the venue on Monday after 1:00 p.m., only he never showed up. Hell no. That could’ve gone towards the cable bill, the Koreans selling that good virgin Indian hair, or something less fun like your savings.

What happens when you basically rob Keyshia Cole stans? I’m sure we’ll soon see via a fight video on World Star Hip Hop.

Sometimes, it takes a real man to rock a woman’s dress. Or at least that’s what Robin Williams in claiming as he teases Kim Kardashian about her sofa-inspired Met Ball dress.

The response to Kim Kardashian’s floral-print dress at the Met Ball in New York has been widely met with jokes and memes.

Robin Williams, who famously played the beloved Mrs. Doubtfire in the movie of the same name, poked fun at Kim after Perez Hilton posted a mash-up of Williams wearing a floral-print dress while dressed as Mrs. Doubtfire next to Kim at the Met Ball in a “Who Wore It Better?” face-off on CocoPerez.

He shamelessly cast a vote for himself on Twitter and swatted Kanye and his boo thang Kim away from his throne.

I think I wore it better! twitter.com/robinwilliams/…

— Robin Williams (@robinwilliams) May 8, 2013

Truth be told, he was rockin’ that joint so Kim might have to take the L on that one.

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It was almost a decade ago when Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey became reality TV sensations. The couple, who wed in 2002, documented the first three years of their marriage for the MTV series “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica.”

Simpson filed for divorce from Lachey a few months after the show’s final episode in 2005, citing “irreconcilable differences.”

The pair have seldom commented on the relationship but in a Tuesday interview with Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live,” Lachey opened up about the current state of his relationship with the “Fashion Star.”

“It’s been years [since the last time I talked to Jessica]. Years,” he said,”Honestly, probably six years…It was like another lifetime ago.”

He was also asked if he ever re-watches old episodes of “Newlyweds.” Surprise! …he doesn’t.

“I have not,” he said. “As you can imagine, that’s not popular viewing in my house,” he continued. “We don’t sit around as a family and watch the old DVDs.”

Lachey is currently back together with the boy band 98 Degrees. Apparently no one told him that it’s not 1999 and the boy band market is pretty much dead.

The 39-year-old married Vanessa Minnillo in 2011 and the two welcomed a son, Camden, in September 2012.

We’re sure Minnillo loves that there’s three years worth of footage documenting her husband’s first marriage.

In March, the former MTV VJ blogged about her struggle with the “baby blues” following the birth of her son. The 32-year-old was candid about the toll giving birth took on her and the anxiety it caused.

Following the 2013 Met Gala Monday night (Apr 6), Rihanna tweeted a pic of Nicole Richie with the caption: “This bitch makes me throw up.”

This bitch makes me throw up!! #bestdressed#2013metgala @nicolerichie instagram.com/p/ZAXVlghM9r/

— Rihanna (@rihanna) May 7, 2013

But RiRi’s public dig wasn’t an insult at all. The pop star actually meant that Richie’s look was “sick” and even used the hashtag #bestdressed.

Despite how Rihanna may have meant it, anyone who saw Richie’s “Bride of Frankenstein” look would probably conclude that it’s pretty gag-worthy. She looks like a struggling actor who was forced to take a job at a haunted house scaring teenagers.

Rihanna must have known that the post would cause a stir, so it’s unclear why she did it. Perhaps she felt she needed even more attention.

It’s also surprising that the “Stay” singer tore herself away from her Twitter war with Chris Brown.

On Tuesday, Rihanna, who split from Brown a few weeks ago, tweeted:

Settling is not an option! Nothing less than 100% loyalty, honesty, and respect!! Love ain’t for kidz #butimsleeptho

— Rihanna (@rihanna) May 7, 2013

To which Brown replied:

Sometime loving someone is too much! So loving from a distance will help everyone grow! Be blessed. Live ya life!

— Chris Brown(@chrisbrown) May 7, 2013

As Hollywood Life reported, the sultry Barbadian singer broke it off with Brown after she discovered that he had partied with his ex-girlfriend Karrueche in NYC.

In a strange twist of “Have you looked in the mirror lately, girl?” news, Miley Cyrus announced that doesn’t think pop stars need to sexualize themselves to sell their music.

In a new interview with Elle UK, the former tween sensation criticized women in music who often appear in a state of undress.

Nevermind the fact that she posed for Vanity Fair wearing nothing but a sheet at the age of 15, or straddled a striper pole while performing at the Teen Choice Awards in 2009, when she was just 16.

“A star is someone who doesn’t have to take her clothes off to be sexy because you naturally have star power. Sex does sell, but you have to find a way that’s not just showing your tits. I don’t want to be a glorified model. They just walk on stage and it’s all about their clothes – or lack of clothes,” Cyrus said.

Oddly enough, Cyrus had no problem shedding her clothes for a recent V Magazine shoot. We’re sure having your breasts and ass out constitutes someone who has taken her “clothes off.”

Not that a gal doesn’t have the right to freely express her sexuality but it’s a bit stupid to insult others that do while you’re pulling your pants down and showing off your glorious ass crack.

Just saying.

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When you become famous after starring on a reality show, that often leads you to become delusional and think that you’re way more important than you really are. In the case of Kristin Cavallari, she has somehow managed to generate attention for herself over the years.

Take for example her recent interview with Coco Eco mag, in which she talks about the all of the many, many acting jobs she’s given up in order to make her relationship with Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler work. Because Kristin Cavallari is in such high demand and everyone wants her to star in their new projects. But she can’t, because of love, and stuff.

“I’ve passed on a couple of things that would have kept me here in L.A. because my fiancé Jay has to be in Chicago, so if I was here, we would never see each other,” Cavallari says. “The sacrifices we make for love…”

Instead, the former “Hills” star is currently doing what most has-beens do, designing clothing and accessories.

She’s also planning a “big summer wedding” that sadly we’re going to have to hear about at some point. Maybe then she’ll find the time to fulfill the massive demand for those impeccable acting skills of hers.

Kevin Hart may be a jokester, and he’s known to not take his life too seriously, but when it comes to his recent DUI arrest, the actor/comedian is letting everyone know that this is no laughing matter.

Hart was arrested early Sunday by Los Angeles traffic police on “suspicion” of drunk driving after they observed him in his black Mercedes weaving across traffic lanes and almost running into a gas tanker truck as he sped down a freeway at 90 mph.

The California Highway Patrol said in a statement that Kevin “had objective signs of intoxication and was unable to perform the field sobriety tests.” Hart was then taken to jail, where he was booked for misdemeanor DUI. He posted bail and was released the next morning after sobering up.

On his way out of jail, Kevin admitted to TMZ cameras that he was indeed drunk, and said that he told the officers who arrested him the same thing the night before. Watch here:

He later tweeted:

On some real shit….drinking & driving is not a game or a laughing matter. People have lost lives because of stupid shit this!

— Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) April 14, 2013

This is a wake up call for me, I have to be smarter & last night I wasn’t….everything happens for a reason….

— Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) April 14, 2013

Just when you thought it was over, the battle of the “American Idol” divas continues. On Wednesday night’s episode (Apr 17), which just so happened to be “divas” night (LOL), Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey went back and forth over a disagreement about contestant Kree Harrison’s performance of “She Talks to the Angels” by The Black Crowes.

Apparently, Nicki thought it was Kree’s best performance of the night, but the “Idol” hopeful didn’t get the same cosign from Mariah, who clearly did not agree with Nicki think it was her best performance.

After a bit of tussling back and forth Nicki continued on with her critique of the performance and told Mariah “OK, simmer down … sir” as Mariah calmly chuckled it off.

Hey, at least their speaking to each other now! Baby steps, people. Baby steps.

Nicki’s shade-filled comment towards Mariah Carey wasn’t the only notable part of the night though. As the episode aired, Nicki’s outfit went viral on Twitter because fans thought it was bit a “stripper-ish.”

Nicki’s red dress was short and tight, showing off every inch of her curves, and was topped off with a revealing cut-out bustline. And while Nicki Minaj isn’t exactly known for being “conservative,” whether verbally or visually, it seems like the outfit might have been a little too far out there for some viewers … though let’s be honest, it could have been a lot worse.

This was actually a more “sophisticated” look for Nicki, seeing as we’ve all probably seen the rapper in other outfits that were clearly more “revealing.” But, whatever Twitter. You know best.

Take a look at a few reaction tweets below:

I know it’s bad that I was watching idol, but you should google nicki minaj’s outfit on tonights show, because she looked like an idiot

— Hannah (@hannahjrobb) April 18, 2013

Just look at Nicki Minaj’s outfit in American Idol. Smh

— Vino(@jrev1000) April 18, 2013

Nicki minaj’s outfit is very stripper like #idol #lapdance

— Breakfast @Tiffany’s (@tiffany_4prez) April 18, 2013

Who let nicki minaj wear that dress on American idol she looks like a stripper

— Brian Solitario (@TheOnlySolly) April 18, 2013

nicki minaj’s dress on american idol tonight hahahahaha what the hell

— lindsayyyyy (@lindsayr0se) April 18, 2013

Nicki minaj’s dress on American idol tonight is definitely a no! Eww ???? #smh

— Raegan Thompson (@raeganethompson) April 18, 2013

First time watching American idol this season… Already dislike nicki minaj’s dress. Like really? Why are you wearing that? #notcute

— Alice (@katelynnygren) April 18, 2013

Some time ago, Kim Kardashian was a “professional closet organizer” (if you can believe it) to the stars. As you may know, in order for this professional closet organizer to attain fame and even more fortune that her family already bestowed on her … she had to do things like date a semi-famous person and star in a sex tape.

Now said semi-famous person Nick Lachey is telling Details magazine a few things we already know but love to hear about Kim.

Lachey (who dated Kanye’s boo in 2006) says that Kimmy is a (surprise!) publicity whore.

When asked if he fueled Kim’s rise to fame, the former 98 Degrees frontman had this to say:

Details: In Kardashian Konfidential [her book], Kim traces her fame to a date with you in 2006 that showed up in the tabloids the next day. Can we blame you for her ubiquity?

Nick: That’s one way to interpret it. Let’s just say this: We went to a movie. No one followed us there. Somehow, mysteriously, when we left, there were 30 photographers waiting outside. [Laughs] There are certain ways to play this game, and some people play it well.

Details: She also had some help from that sex tape.

Nick: Yeah, well that was already in the can.

“Already in the can,” meaning it had been shot, edited and was ready to be “leaked” onto the web by Kris Jenner?

No surprise there.

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If you’re one of the many people that doesn’t have a fuck left to give about the daytime train wreck that is “The View,” then you and Whoopi Goldberg definitely have something in common.

Goldberg was attending a Vanity Fair party in NYC on Tuesday night when a reporter from Us Weekly asked her who she thought should take over for her co-cacklers Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Joy Behar on the show’s next season.

Whoopi’s answer? Well … basically she couldn’t care less about who she sits an gabs with. She’s just happy to be paid tons of money to be part of the show — which is basically a massive parody of itself.

“Let me tell you this about ‘The View’: I take a paycheck every other week. That’s all I do. I could give a shit what comes. I do my job — I have a contract. That’s where I stand. I don’t give a fuck.”

How the ABC talk show has managed to stay on the air since 1997 will forever remain one of the world’s greatest mysteries.

Many know the show simply as a platform in which four woman talk over one another and set the female cause back a few decades.

Of course one of the best parts is watching the under-qualified Elizabeth Hasselbeck (she got her start by being on “Survivor” for God’s sake) act as though she’s an expert on just about everything. Another unintentionally funny aspect of the show is how they have to continuously plug “female-friendly” products throughout each episode.

Honestly, the best part of the show is Whoopi and her “I don’t give a fuck” attitude. More Whoopi, please!

Beyonce is setting the bar high for her one-year-old daughter Blue Ivy. In a new video for “Chime for Change,” Beyonce explains that she empowers her daughter to believe she can one day be president, even though Blue, as young as she is, may not understand yet.

“I’m telling my daughter every day, you know you can be president, you know it’s possible,” Beyonce says in the video. “I know she has no idea why I’m saying that, but at one-year-old, I’m like, you know you can be president.”

The Chime for Change video also includes celebrities like John Legend, Beyonce, Salma Hayek, Zoe Saldana, Halle Berry, Katy Perry, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Arianna Huffington who talk about empowering women.

“Women have a voice,” Pinkett-Smith says in the video. “They have a voice that can’t be stopped.”

WATCH HERE:

It’s pretty common knowledge that Chris Brown and Drake don’t really care for each other at this point, but recently, Drake let it be known how he really feels about Chris and didn’t hold anything back as he opened up about that, as well as his “relationship” with Rihanna.

Drake sat down with noted Hip Hop journalist Elliott Wilson on his “Keep It Thoro” Internet radio show the other night, and out of nowhere, the rapper slammed his R&B rival live on the air, saying: “For any media out there, don’t ask me shit about that man when I come up there and leave that man alone. Stop preying on his insecurities.”

FAST FORWARD TO AROUND 31:00 FOR THE CHRIS BROWN BIT

He went in even further, and threw in a quick jab about his fling with Rihanna: “His insecurities are the fact that I make better music than him, that I’m more poppin’ than him and that at one point in life, the woman that he loves fell into my lap.”

Drake added: “I did what a real nigga would do and treated her with respect. All them things combined create an individual that comes up to your radio station and is just gonna do dumb shit. It shouldn’t be about tearing that man down. It shouldn’t be about wanting to see me and him tear each other down.”

Drizzy then tried to make light of his beef with Chris, saying that one day it could possibly no longer be an “issue.”

“We have an issue and it’s either gonna drag out or maybe in ten years we’ll laugh about it over drinks, but just let us solve that shit,” he said.

We’re not exactly sure what made Drake really go in like that … because a few weeks ago Chris did an interview with the Breakfast Club on New York’s Power 105.1, and he kept it cool when they asked him about Drake. He simply stated, “We just don’t like each other, that’s it.”

Chris seems to be taking the high road regarding his “beef” with Drake too. In an apparent response to Drizzy’s interview, which was conducted Friday night (Apr 12), the “Fine China” singer simply tweeted the following cryptic message that isn’t really so cryptic at all, based on its timing:

Lol

— Chris Brown(@chrisbrown) April 13, 2013

How long do you think this beef between Drake and Chris brown will last?

The former child of destiny, Miss Kelly Rowland, has been so hard at work promoting her latest single and upcoming LP that the singer must have had a momentary brain-fart as she let it slip that a possible DC3 reunion may be in the works!

While attending Elle’s Women in Music event, Kelly was asked about the likelihood of herself, Michelle Williams and Beyonce recording brand new music together and hitting the road to tour.

The “Kisses Down Low” songstress replied, “It’s not a no,” later adding, “We’re celebrating the fact that we’re different women now with different things happening and going on for ourselves, and Michelle’s putting out a new album I’m so excited for her about. I’m putting out a new album June 4 and Beyoncé’s about to go on tour and she’s gonna kill it. So you know, we’re there in spirit with each other or sometimes physically, but we’re always together.”

While Destiny’s Child fans will still have to hold their breath for news of the ladies’ official comeback as a group, they can rest easy knowing the ladies have in fact teamed up for a collaboration set to be featured on Kelly’s ‘Talk A Good Game’ album.

Rowland made it very clear that the track, entitled “You Changed,” is set to feature Michelle and Beyonce rather than being presented as a song by Destiny’s Child. Either way, we here at GOT cannot wait to hear it!

Coming out of the dark. It’s not just a Gloria Estefan song, it’s also what NFL player Kerry Rhodes might want to do now that questionable pictures of he and his former assistant have surfaced.

Kerry Rhodes found himself unexpectedly in the middle of a big, ugly gay scandal when Media Takeout got its hands on some intimate photos of Rhodes on vacation with his former assistant. In one photo, Rhodes is shirtless and carrying the man damsel in distress style.

In another photo, Rhodes has his arm wrapped around the man’s shoulder almost in a “that’s my baby” pose. Suffice it to say, they both look very happy in the photos together.

Rhodes, who is currently a free agent but played for the Arizona Cardinals last year, denied to TMZ that he is in fact gay. In his explanation, the cozy pictures between him and his friend were just…”casual.” Right. Is this fool trying to redefine the word casual the same way Lindsay tried to redefine the word “exhaustion”?

But Rhodes says he’s as straight as an arrow — telling TMZ, “Photos have been circulating of my former assistant and I that have caused some rumors regarding my sexuality, and I wanted to address the situation.”

Rhodes then says flatly, “I am not gay.”

Rhodes explains: “The shots were taken during a past vacation in a casual environment with my entire business team.”

Can former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey give Mr. Rhodes a call and give him some advice? He knows what it’s like to be outted publicly. Maybe he can help this man see the light.

Cause there ain’t no way those Brokeback Mountain-type photos are strictly platonic.

Stacey Dash has gotten herself in trouble once again on Twitter. Months after causing controversy by endorsing Mitt Romney, Dash is using her Twitter page to call out Beyoncé and Jay-Z for their trip to Cuba.

Do you care that The Jay Z”s have taken the capital you have given them and funded a communist oppressive regime?

— Stacey Dash (@REALStaceyDash) April 9, 2013

Apparently, Dash didn’t think that she would get stung by Beyoncé’s Beyhive when she tweeted out the message. But she did.

@realstaceydash do you care that you’re basically naked in your avi, playing around in tub full of water trying to talk politics? ????

— European Princess (@iammixed) April 9, 2013

@realstaceydash I like you better when you were CLUELESS

— Emanny(@theonlyemanny) April 9, 2013

@realstaceydash you tried it. If you gave your career as much dedication as these fake politics. Why you just might be on a series still.

— Zeralyn Ford (@Zeralyn) April 9, 2013

u gotta go RT @realstaceydash Do u care that The Jay Z’s have taken the capital u have given them and funded a communist oppressive regime?

— Eleven8 Hit It First (@eleven8) April 9, 2013

Shut yo rich ass up RT @realstaceydash Do you care The Jay Zs have taken the capital u given them and funded a communist oppressive regime?

— D’Brickashaw (@DragonflyJonez) April 9, 2013

did Damon put u up to that tweet, @realstaceydash? u can tell us..we’ll understand.

— Brucki (@djbrucki) April 9, 2013

FYI: Stacey Dash and Dame Dash are first cousins.

Do you care that your daughter can Google your pussy pics? @realstaceydash

— Based Hair Mama (@Cajun_peach) April 9, 2013

I hope you feel the wrath of the Beyhive for that dumb ass tweet, @realstaceydash.

— alexis belon (@alexisbelon) April 9, 2013

Girl SIT! RT @realstaceydash Do you care that The Jay Z”s have taken capital you have given them and funded a communist oppressive regime?

— Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) April 9, 2013

@realstaceydash Honey, didn’t you learn your lesson after supporting Romney? Here’s a stadium, have a seat that’s probably made in China.

— Tangela Ekhoff (@tangelaekhoff) April 9, 2013

Damn.

Maybe she should just stick to acting?

UPDATE: Tom Cruise’s reps are denying the reports that Tom Cruise spoke about his ex wife Katie Holmes in an interview on German television. Apparently, a German tabloid made up the quotes about Cruise saying he was shocked when Holmes unexpectedly filed for divorce. “The entire interview was about his career. He was not asked any personal questions,” said a rep for the actor.

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Tom Cruise has a movie to promote, so it’s only natural that he would exploit his personal life for publicity. In an interview with the German TV network ProSieben, the “Oblivion” star finally opened up about his highly publicized divorce from Katie Holmes.

Cruise and Holmes called it quits last June after five years of marriage when the actress served him with divorce papers and sought full custody of their daughter Suri.

The actor is now claiming that he was shocked that the former “Dawson’s Creek” star wanted out of their seemingly perfect marriage.

“I did not expect that,” he said.

He also said that getting older has allowed him to laugh off some of the more difficult times in his life.

“[I've had] an incredible amount of time to reflect. Life is a challenge. To be 50 and have experiences and think you have everything under control, and then it hits you — that’s what life is … Life is tragicomic. You need a certain sense of humor.”

Sure, there may be some truth to that. But what about the overwhelming amount of rumors that Cruise and Holmes signed a multimillion dollar contract that would assure they carried out a very public 5-year relationship?

Cruise didn’t mention that but you can catch his new movie “Oblivion” in theaters on April 19.

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Lindsay Lohan and her surgically enhanced face appeared on “The Late Show WIth David Letterman” Tuesday night, and unlike most interviewers, who tend to kiss her ass as they fake smile at things like a tepid Lifetime movie, David Letterman asked what pretty much everyone is thinking.

Midway through the interview, he asked a braless Lohan, “Now, aren’t you supposed to be in rehab now?”

Lohan responded in a way that made me wish Letterman had a professional bitch slapper on staff. “Do you not watch anything that goes on in the tabloid now? …May 2nd,” she sneered.

What a shock it must have been for her to discover that Letterman hasn’t been consumed with her every eye-rolling move and doesn’t have his calendar marked according to what she’s doing.

“How long will you be in rehab?” Letterman asked. “Three months,” Lohan answered.

Much to the delight of those who love watching a Li-Lo squirm, he pressed on.

“How many times have you been in rehab?” asked Letterman. “Several,” answered Lohan. Even she can’t keep up with the many time she’s been in and out of rehab. Apparently.

“And how will this time be different?” Letterman asked her. “What are they rehabbing, first of all? What is on their list? What are they going to work on when you walk through the door?”

Clearly caught off guard with Letterman’s rehab questions, Lindsay said (with an awkward laugh): “We didn’t discuss this in the pre-interview, I’m just saying to everyone … No, I think, to be honest, I’m the happiest when I’m working and the healthiest, and I think this an opportunity for me to, you know, focus on what I love in life … And I don’t think it’s a bad thing. I think it’s a blessing, and not a curse.”

Lohan never really answered the question about what she’s going to rehab for specifically … but hopefully (for her sake) they do something about that stringy, drunk girl hair she’s been sporting.

As the awkwardness continued, the actress clearly became more and more agitated. But truthfully, what else was he going to talk about?

Lohan was on the show to promote her horrid new film “Scary Movie 5,” in which she stars as herself and pokes fun at her train-wreck of an existence, so it was only natural that Letterman would bring up the fact that she’s in a bad place.

Meryl Streep played Margaret Thatcher in the critically acclaimed and commercially successful 2011 film ‘The Iron Lady’ and won an Oscar for her portrayal. And with yesterday’s passing of the UK’s first female Prime Minister, Streep has released a statement remembering the “Iron Lady.”

“Margaret Thatcher was a pioneer, willingly or unwillingly, for the role of women in politics,” she said in a release obtained by Huffington Post.  “It is hard to imagine a part of our current history that has not been affected by measures she put forward in the UK at the end of the 20th century. Her hard-nosed fiscal measures took a toll on the poor, and her hands-off approach to financial regulation led to great wealth for others. There is an argument that her steadfast, almost emotional loyalty to the pound sterling has helped the UK weather the storms of European monetary uncertainty.

“But to me she was a figure of awe for her personal strength and grit. To have come up, legitimately, through the ranks of the British political system, class bound and gender phobic as it was, in the time that she did and the way that she did, was a formidable achievement,” she added. “To have won it, not because she inherited the position as the daughter of a great man, or the widow of an important man, but by dint of her own striving. To have withstood the special hatred and ridicule, unprecedented in my opinion, leveled in our time at a public figure who was not a mass murderer; and to have managed to keep her convictions attached to fervent ideals and ideas — wrongheaded or misguided as we might see them now — without corruption.

“I see that as evidence of some kind of greatness, worthy for the argument of history to settle. To have given women and girls around the world reason to supplant fantasies of being princesses with a different dream: the real-life option of leading their nation; this was groundbreaking and admirable. I was honored to try to imagine her late life journey [in 2011's The Iron Lady], after power; but I have only a glancing understanding of what her many struggles were, and how she managed to sail through to the other side. I wish to convey my respectful condolences to her family and many friends.”

Margaret Thatcher passed away on Monday, April 8th at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke. Thatcher rose from a working-class childhood to serve as the United Kingdom’s first female Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990.

Beyonce is featured on the cover of the upcoming May 2013 issue of Vogue UK magazine, but we already knew that. What we didn’t know, however, is what was INSIDE the pages of Beyonce’s British Vogue issue — which just so happens to be her SECOND Vogue cover this year alone.

Inside the latest issue of British Vogue, Beyonce talks about how she considers herself a modern day feminist, while also discussing motherhood, her husband Jay-Z, and her “passion for a job which has seen her singing professionally for nearly 20 years.” (Beyonce has been around for almost 20 years? WOW!)

Read a few excerpts here:

On considering herself a modern-day feminist: “That word can be very extreme…But I guess I am a modern-day feminist. I do believe in equality. Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are? Why do you have to label yourself anything? I’m just a woman and I love being a woman…’I do believe in equality and that we have a way to go and it’s something that’s pushed aside and something that we have been conditioned to accept. But I’m happily married. I love my husband.”

On why she calls herself “Mrs. Carter” now: “I feel like Mrs Carter is who I am, but more bold and more fearless than I’ve ever been. It comes from knowing my purpose and really meeting myself once I saw my child. I was like, ‘OK, this is what you were born to do.’ The purpose of my body became completely different.”

On whether she supports Blue Ivy becoming an entertainer: “I definitely want my daughter to have goals and drive and passion … it has to be a balance.”

For more on Beyonce, pick up the May 2013 issue of Vogue UK — on newsstands now!

NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak shocked the world when they both took to their respective Twitter accounts and announced that they’d buried the hatchet between them.But wait, don’t leap for joy too much because the ladies are taking things nice and slow.

While attending the Bravo upfronts, both Kim and NeNe were interviewed on the red carpet. When asked about NeNe, Kim gushed:

I do talk to NeNe, which I know is surprising to a lot of people, but we’ve had a long chat and we’re in a really good place.

She matters more to me than anyone else because we were friends years before ‘Real Housewives.’

We have a lot of history together and my girls love her.

NeNe, on the other hand, was a bit more forthcoming about the fact that while she was ready to move on from the past, she wasn’t quite ready to use the “f” word with the woman who she affectionately refers to as “Wig.”

Lately people have been saying that Kim and I are back friends…

What I feel like that Kim and I did was let the past be the past and agree to move forward…. I just think the word ‘friend’ is a very strong word.

Watch NeNe and Kim speak about their evolving relationship here:

Straight from the A thinks that NeNe and Kim are making amends for monetary reasons, but it’s hard to see why NeNe would have any reason to reach out to Kim for money when she’s a “rich bitch.”

Personally, I’m not surprised at Nene’s comments. Whatever “relationship” Nene has with Kim from this point forward is all about the dough.

Whatever their relationship is, I’m sure it’ll be filmed and aired on national TV so we can get our LOLs on when they inevitably drift back to hating each other again.

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Gwyneth Paltrow isn’t just a chronic pain in the ass, she’s also got some wicked rhymes. Apparently.

Paltrow, who was out celebrating the opening of celebrity trainer and chronic nuisance Tracey Anderson’s new workout studio this week, recently told the Evening Standard that she cooks to Hip-Hop music.

Apparently, her hubby Chris Martin can’t concentrate while music is playing, so the GOOP founder has to wait until he’s out of the house to put some tunes one.

“He can’t have background music on. It has to be 100 percent of his attention. But if he isn’t at home, I turn on the hip-hop—I’m like a bad mutha rapping along to every word as I cook.“

We all know she’s BFFs with Jay-Z and Beyoncé but this sounds like total BS. Gwynnie’s probably just trying to get some street cred. She is such an embarrassing mom.

The actress has been taking a lot of flack these days for uttering a slew of eye-rolling statements.

For instance, she recently told SELF: “I feel a sisterhood emerging around me. I’m less threatening now that I’m 40 and not 26-with-an-Oscar. They know I’ve been through a lot of pain and suffering – some public, some private – and I keep going. Or maybe it’s just that I was the first one who could afford therapy!”

For years, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith have endured rumors that the Hollywood power couple have an open marriage. This week, while promoting her documentary, “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners,” Pinkett-Smith finally addressed the rumors.

“No, I think that people get that idea because Will and I are very relaxed with  one another,” she said in an interview with the Huffington Post. “But I’ve always told  Will: You can do whatever you want as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror and be okay.”

“Because at the end of the day, Will is his own man,” she continued. “I’m here as his partner, but he is his own man. He has to decide who he wants to be and that’s not for me to do for him. Or vice versa.”

The Smiths have been married since 1997, practically an eternity in Hollywood. They have both spoken about divorce not being an option in their life, despite divorce rumors plaguing them on several occasions over the years.

They have also had to deal with other rumors including affairs with co-stars, that they are bisexual and that their marriage is a business arrangement. But through it all, they have remained strong.

If Keyshia Cole was hoping The-Dream would lend a helping hand with her next album, she’d better think again.

The “Single Ladies” hitmaker has enjoyed a close relationship with both Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z for some time now and he’s not about to lose that for a damn Keyshia Cole.

During an interview with The Breakfast Club, The-Dream responded to DJ Envy’s question about whether he’d produce a record for Keyshia given her beef with Beyonce.

“Right now because of what happened I can’t and I think she would respect why I can’t. That’s [Beyonce] my family. You’re talking about my family and you can’t do that,” he said.

WATCH (PART 2) OF THE INTERVIEW HERE:

Keyshia, you’ll recall, took issue with Beyonce’s song, “Bow Down,” and blasted the singer for it on Twitter.

As expected, Keyshia responded to The-Dream’s statement with a tweet:

Dream not writing any songs for me is fine… Im on my 6th album… He’s only wrote 1 song on 1 of my albums, which i did love, God Bless

— Keyshia Cole Gibson (@KeyshiaCole) April 3, 2013

Well, at least she didn’t curse anyone out. Maybe she’s still in a good mood from the Easter spirit of this past weekend.

The-Dream and Keyshia collaborated for her 2012 album ‘Woman to Woman’ on the song “Hey Sexy.” Listen to it below.

Real talk: Given the sales of her last album, The-Dream was probably giving Keyshia that hood discount anyway. So no sweat off his back.

Keyshia better apologize quick and recognize that when she messes with Beyonce, she’s rumbling with a whole team.

[TGJ]

Kendall Jenner is rich, famous and just 15-years-old. While most teens are suffering through the horrors of high school and dreading what they’re going to face a few years from now when they graduate during one of the worst economic downturns in history … Kendall is walking in some of the hottest runway shows and counting her millions.

So it’s only natural that she would complain about her early success … LeAnn Rimes style.

In the upcoming May 2013 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, the reality star talks about how she sometimes wishes she could just be normal.

“The show brought us everything we have, and I realize that, but sometimes I just want to be left alone and be a normal kid for like five minutes,” she said. “That’s tough when the paparazzi are chasing you.”

Sure, the paps are annoying but none of us poor, working class folk want to hear about this chick yapping about it.

Kendall also recently vented in another interview about being criticized for being underweight.

“I’m constantly criticized for being too skinny,” the 17-year-old told Harper’s Bazaar Arabia (via the Daily Mail). “I’m trying to gain weight but my body won’t let it happen. What people don’t understand is that calling someone too skinny is the same as calling someone too fat. It’s not a nice feeling.”

We agree that the constant discussion and critique of women’s bodies is atrocious but being called out for being too thin is not the same as being attacked for being too fat. Apples and Oranges.

Skinny has long been defined as a standard of beauty — especially in the fashion industry — and being too heavy would exclude her from that realm.

Thankfully though, Kylie has good people like her level-headed sister Khloe, and her brother-in-law Lamar Odom (Khloe’s husband) to keep her grounded. Especially Lamar, she says.

“He is really good at giving guy advice,” she adds. “He always tells me to know my worth and never accept less than I deserve.”

As for rumors about a possible “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” spin-off starring Kendall and her younger sister Kylie, Kendall says “that’s not happening … Modeling is my number one priority – one hundred percent.”

Photos: Cosmopolitan

When Chris Brown sat down with “Today” host Matt Lauer for an interview on Monday, he had one thing going for him. Fortunately for the singer, he had some tough competition when it came to the “worst Today show guest ever” award.

Nothing will ever be as bad as the “you’re glib” interview with Tom Cruise or the “Yikes! I must look away” chat with Kanye West.

Lauer started the interview by playing nice and talking about Brown’s music. But it wasn’t long before the conversation shifted to his relationship with Rihanna.

Funnily enough, Brown is now agreeing to talk about the his assault on the pop star over three years ago.

Lauer basically said what everyone was thinking and implied that Brown may only be behaving himself in order to make sure his album sells well.

Brown giggled uncomfortably through most of the questions that were asked and then reflected on what’s he’s learned since their highly publicized break-up and dispute.

“I think it’s just me proving myself once again and also me just being a man, and knowing what I did wrong and never doing it again. As for as me and her concerned, she knows my heart and I know her heart. I’m not really focused on the negative, everything about is positive for me. I did my 52 weeks of counseling and learned it was absolutely wrong.”

When asked if an similar incident would occur again, he said, “Absolutely not.” When asked if he and Rihanna had broken up, he insisted “We’re fine.”

Chris also talked about not being able to please everyone, and how “humbled” he was after “losing everything” … “but most importantly,” he said, was “knowing that what I did was totally wrong.”

And no, he didn’t curse anyone out or throw any chairs through any windows. Just in case you were wondering.

Overall, it sounds like Chris Brown is either finally growing up … or he has hired a damn good PR team. Maybe a little bit of both?

WATCH CHRIS BROWN’S “TODAY” SHOW INTERVIEW W/ MATT LAUER HERE:

Lil Wayne called into Power 106 L.A last week with DJ Felli Fell to talk about a number of topics, including his new album ‘I Am Not A Human Being II,’ how he feels about MTV’s Hottest MC’s list, and the number one topic he couldn’t stray away from … his health!

During the interview Wayne reveals he an epileptic, which makes him prone to having seizures.

“The bad news is I’m an epileptic. I’m prone to seizures. This isn’t my first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh seizure. I’ve had a bunch of seizures, ya’ll just never hear about them. But this time it got real bad ’cause I had three of them in a row and on the third one, my heart rate went down to like 30 percent. Basically, I could’ve died, so that is why it was so serious.”

Wayne revealed the reason for him being hospitalized, chalking it up to being stressed and overworked:

“But the reason being for the seizures is just plain stress, no rest, overworking myself. That’s just typical me though.”

He further explained how he has seizures all the time, and how his team is prepared to handle them:

“I have people around me. I actually have [the seizures] so much they already know what to do. They already know how to handle it. Certain times I don’t even go to the hospital, but this time, it was real bad because it was three in a row, and I’ve never had three back to back like that.

“The third one was so bad and I live in the hills in L.A. So the reason why it was bad was that I live all the way at the top, so you know how hard it is getting down those hills. That was what was so scary about it.”

Weezy also spoke on how he felt about the TMZ reports that claimed he was on his death bed:

“That’s what they do. I can’t be upset at that. I get upset at my kids when they do things that I tell them not to do. I can’t be upset at TMZ for doing what they do. They gon’ probably come out tomorrow and say something else about somebody else that ain’t true. That’s what they do. The truth isn’t good enough for them, so they gotta twist everything up.”

And he also shared his thoughts about how he felt about not making MTV’s Hottest MC’s List:

“I didn’t even check the top 10 list, but I’m glad I didn’t make it neither… I probably pissed some people off at MTV or something.”

Weezy wrapped up the 16 minute interview touching briefly on his past comments about Chris Bosh’s wife and the Miami Heat, letting us know he probably did say a little bit too much, but he wouldn’t take back anything he said. That’s just not what he does. Weezy just isn’t the apologetic type. Clearly.

He also left off telling us his favorite track on the album is “Trippy Kit,” and how he enjoyed working with Juicy J.

It’s good to hear Weezy in good spirits, making jokes, and opening up about his health condition. We wish Weezy well, and let’s hope he can stay out of the hospital.

Lil Wayne’s “I Am Not A Human Being II” album is in stores now.

LISTEN TO WAYNE’S FULL INTERVIEW WITH POWER 106 BELOW:

Many celebrities have voiced their support for gay marriage over the past week, following the Supreme court’s hearing to overturn California’s Prop 8 law and the federal government’s Defense of Marriage Act. And among those celebrities was Beyonce, who posted this to her Instagram:

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on both sides of the fence about whether Prop 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act were unconstitutional. If Prop 8 is repealed, gay marriage in California would be legal, and if DOMA is repealed, same-sex marriages would be recognized on a federal level.

Waka Flocka Flame made an appearance on MTV’s RapFix yesterday to talk to host Sway about his beef with Gucci Mane. Ever since the so-called “beef” (which is really one-sided, on Gucci Mane’s end) was made public, many have questioned the legitimacy of it … but Waka says that their situation is ALL real.

The world first learned of the rift between Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka via Twitter a couple of weeks back when Gucci tweeted: “Waka flacka flames officially dropped off brick squad 1017…”

However, according to Waka, Gucci doesn’t have the authority or legal rights to “drop” him from the label, seeing as Waka owns a percentage of it. “You can’t kick the boss out, its impossible,” he noted.

After the tweet made its rounds all over the Internet, Gucci’s camp released a statement saying the rapper’s Twitter account had been hacked. But no one believed that, including Waka, who said that prior to Gucci’s tweet, the two had gotten into an argument in which aggressive words were exchanged — “Real aggressive words like, ‘N**ga let’s get up, let’s do this’”

Waka said he doesn’t know where any of this is coming from, and the only thing he can think of is Gucci might be jealous of him for some reason.

“I don’t know. Honest to God truth, I don’t know because I’m the loyalist person you could ever see. I took on a man’s beef, risked my life, hung out the window, risked my freedom. I never backed in a corner,” he said, in reference to his involvement in Gucci’s beef with Young Jeezy. “To my knowledge, it can’t be nothing but jealously or something because there is nothing I did disloyal.”

Waka made it clear that he can be civil with Gucci, they can party, hang out, etc … but never in life will he do music or business with Gucci again. Ever.

“It ain’t gonna never be no business, ever in life. No music or nothing,” he said, with a lot of seriousness in his voice. “I don’t feel nothing he say out his mouth. It ain’t real.”

Gucci and Waka have had their disagreements in the past, but it sounds like Waka is really serious about parting ways this time around.

In 2011, Beyonce announced that she parted ways with her father Mathew Knowles professionally and that he would no longer manage her career. Ever since their professional falling out, the relationship between Beyonce and Matthew has remained rocky, and for the first time, Matthew is speaking out about the strained relationship.

“I’ve never revealed this much in an interview before… Normally I hate to talk about anything personal, but it would be a lie if I did not say it has been difficult,” Knowles told The Sun.

In Beyonce’s “Life is but a Dream” HBO documentary, she spoke candidly about making the decision to let her father go as her manager. Matthew says the decision was a mutual one.

“I’m feeling so very empty because of the relationship with my dad,” Beyonce said in the documentary. “And I’m so fragile at this point and I feel like my soul has been tarnished. I needed boundaries, and I think my dad needed boundaries.”

“It was hard for me to let her go — it was hard for both of us to let each other go,” Mathew said. ”And let’s be clear on that. She didn’t let me go, we both let each other go. That’s a big difference.”

There have been many reports as to why Beyonce and Matthew went their separate ways, including mismanaged finances by him of her money (which he denies), and his infidelities toward her mother Tina.

“This was not a normal ending of a business agreement,” he explained. ”This was a dad and a daughter and it was incredibly painful and it had some difficulties. But I try to always have a positive mind about things and you got to do it the right way. I always did my best for Beyonce, fans can decide if she’s better off now with Jay-Z.”

Past rumors have suggested that Mathew has not met Beyonce and Jay-Z’ s daughter Blue Ivy, but he is seen with the 1-year-old in “Life is But a Dream,” and has spoken about spending time with his granddaughter.

Now that Rihanna and Chris Brown are back on track, Chris is finally starting to take the reins of his career back. He famously eschewed the media after his assault on Rihanna. But he recently gave an interview with Ryan Seacrest on the red carpet and now he’s followed that up with a longer sitdown, in-studio interview.

While Seacrest was clearly chosen because he’s a softie, he did manage to get Chris to answer the questions we were all hoping for. Rap-Up took notes during CB’s interview:

On his relationship with Rihanna: “I just tried my best to be the best man I could be over the years and just show her how remorseful and sorry I was for the incident and that time was probably the worst part of my life and being that she has and she’s a wonderful person I’m eternally grateful and thankful.”

Yeah, I’d be thankful too if the woman I victimized launched a full-force campaign to wipe the slate clean for me too. Let’s hope that he does much better with his Caribbean treasure the second go round.

In addition to the bit about Rihanna, Chris also touched on his troubles with social media (it’s safe to he’s got a fucking problem), recording new music with Jennifer Lopez and more, including that altercation he had with a valet last month:

“By all means, I’m a great tipper. Ten dollars is not a problem…[it] was five dollar parking at the place…but before we went in, I gave the man $100 dollars. We had two cars. It’s five dollar parking. Okay, do the math. So when we came out he was like, ‘You know what? We need $20 for each car.’ And I said, ‘Sir, I just gave you $100.’ So he was like, ‘No, no we need $10.’ So he was just going around trying to see if he could get more money and I was like, ‘no,’ so by that time it was a situation.”

Watch the video footage from the interview below:

In a recent interview with the British radio station Xfm (via CBS), Jared Leto reveled the craziest gift he has ever received from a fan.

Since he’s an actor and member of the band 30 Seconds to Mars, it’s not surprising that Leto is showered with gifts, but we didn’t think he got any gory ones.

“The fans are an incredibly committed and passionate group of people. Going to a show is kind of like visiting Japan — you expect gifts on your arrival,” Leto said. “You get all kinds of wonderful things. Someone cut their ear off once and sent it to me. That was very strange. A whole ear. The Van Gogh move. The note just said, ‘Are you listening?’ I never knew who it was, who’s missing their ear out there.”

Yet what’s even more bizarre is that Leto decided to keep the ear and wear it as a freakin necklace!

“I poked a hole in it and wore it as a necklace!”

We know he’s  a rock star but … that’s just gross. To top it off, the former “My So-Called Life” heartthrob posted a picture of the bloody piece of flesh on his Instagram Monday (Mar 25) account with the caption, “Are you listening?”

How creepy is that? Who on earth would cut off their ear for a B-list celeb?

Then again, this could all be a publicity stunt. I mean, how do we even know that’s a real ear?

It seems as though Keyshia Cole is getting more recognition for her Twitter feed than her music these days. Clearly not a fan of Beyonce‘s new “Bow Down / I Been On” track, the struggling R&B singer took to her Twitter earlier today to slam the singer, writing:

Can’t stand when people all self righteous when it’s convenient it makes them look good. Lmao! But can still talk shit when convenient 2 FOH

— Keyshia Cole Gibson (@KeyshiaCole) March 18, 2013

I done kept it real from the start! #RespectTHAT

— Keyshia Cole Gibson (@KeyshiaCole) March 18, 2013

First “Women need to Stick together” now bitches better Bow. Smh. But it’s all G! Chicks stay shooting the shit. … tmi.me/OnGp7

— Keyshia Cole Gibson (@KeyshiaCole) March 18, 2013

It’s worth noting that this isn’t the first time Keyshia Cole has brought attention to herself on Twitter. You’ll recall that just last month, Cole dissed Beyonce’s Destiny’s Child bandmate Michelle Williams after they performed at the Super Bowl, saying that Williams is always “fuckin the groove up.”

Michelle responded indirectly with a note on her Facebook page that read: “It was an honor to share the stage with my sisters Kelly Rowland and Beyoncé on Sunday night. To all my ladies, we must learn to stick together and support each other. The incredible Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson did an amazing job too! Thank you to my sister Beyonce for sharing your moment with Destiny’s Child. Love you!”

Kelly Rowland was asked about Keyshia Cole’s diss toward Michelle, and her response was a lot more direct and a lot less diplomatic that her bandmate’s. She told Rolling Stone that frankly, Keyshia Cole’s comment wasn’t even on her radar.

“It didn’t even make it on my radar until other people brought it up. It didn’t even matter,” Rowland said. “We had a wonderful performance, and that’s all I cared about. I was with my sisters and the three of us matter to each other, and that’s all that counts. We matter to a lot more people, with all due respect, than her. So, I really don’t care what she said.”

Asked about Keyshia Cole’s comments about Michelle and her reaction to “Bow Down / I Been On,” Beyonce, with a puzzled expression on her face, said, “Excuse me? What is a ‘Keyshia Cole?’” She added, “I’m sorry, I don’t know what that is. I’m busy rehearsing for my world tour that sold out in 10 minutes. I don’t have time to Google that.” [*]

Apparently, you have to have at least one Grammy Award for Beyonce to recognize your existence.

[*] NOTE: That didn’t really happen, but you get the point.

Gwyneth Paltrow has made yet another cringe-worthy statement. This time she’s talking about how women were jealous of her and didn’t want to befriend her, but now that she’s 40, that’s no longer the case.

The actress, who is known for proclaiming her own self-importance, made the comment in a eye-rolling interview with Self magazine.

She talks about how women were once afraid to be her friend because they felt “threatened” by her, but now that she’s not as threatening as she was when she was younger … she can call women like Cameron Diaz and Beyonce friends.

“I feel a sisterhood emerging around me. I’m less threatening now that I’m 40 and not 26-with-an-Oscar.

They know I’ve been through a lot of pain and suffering – some public, some private – and I keep going. Or maybe it’s just that I was the first one who could afford therapy!”

Yes, Gwyneth’s life was VERY rough, and was FILLED with “pain” and “suffering.”

She was born into a Hollywood family (her mother is actress Blythe Daniels — the mom from “Meet the Parents”). She grew up rich, and is now even richer. She won an Oscar at 26 years old, and truly believed that other successfull women hated her — or were somehow jealous of her — for it. She had to play a fat lady named Rosemary who breaks chairs in the movie Shallow Hal.

Poor Gwenny has been through sooooooo much. Excuse me while I roll my eyes.

Her most recent quote can be added to the list of horrendous statements that Miss Perfect has uttered.

Like this one here from the 2004 issue of Vanity Fair:

“I’m really fucking good at my job, and people who are interesting and good know that, and that’s all that matters.”

Or this one, which made BuzzFeed‘s list of “7 Reasons Why People Hate Gwyneth Paltrow”:

“We have great dinner parties at which everyone sits around talking about politics, history, art and literature — all this peppered with really funny jokes. But back in America, I was at a party and a girl looked at me and said, ‘Oh, my God! Are those Juicy jeans that you’re wearing?’ and I thought, I can’t stay here. I have to get back to Europe.”

Ugh.