Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown and her movie producer husband Stephen Belafonte walked hand-in-hand down the red carpet at the AFI FEST 2009 screening of “The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” at the Chinese Theater Wednesday evening (Nov 4) in Los Angeles.

Stephen wore a blue suit made from a shiny material while Mel B opted to wear a very short and sexy black dress with fishnet stockings and black velvet pumps.

What rapper turned actor was spotted getting himself some coffee on the set of his television show in Los Angeles earlier this week? Hint: Over the years, he’s crossed over from rapping into fashion, books, businesses AND acting. And he’s been in the business for 25 years!

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Rihanna’s record label Island Def Jam has joined forces with cell phone pioneers Nokia for a special promotional concert in the UK for her new album Rated R, set to hit stores later this month on November 23rd. The pop superstar will perform at an undisclosed location in London on November 16th, which will be filmed for a free concert streaming live on the Internet. Rihanna fans can sign up at www.nokia.com/rihanna to download a web widget counting down to the performance and the day of the concert they’ll be able to watch the performance LIVE as if they were there!

“I am so excited to partner up with Nokia,” Rihanna said via press release. “They are doing really revolutionary things with this album, enabling me to reach more fans than ever before.”

This will only be the first of many installments Nokia will have with connecting fans all around the world with some the music industry’s biggest names.

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Until all domestic abuse allegations are cleared and resolved, singer BeBe Winans will not be appearing on an upcoming episode of The Oprah Show.

While promoting he and his sister CeCe’s new album Still, the gospel veteran taped an appearance of the “Karaoke Challenge” show as a judge last Friday, and bloggers and Winans’ ex-wife accused Oprah of having a double standard after having a special on domestic abuse and taking a strong stance against domestic violence following the Chris Brown/Rihanna assault incident.

Last Friday when Winfrey allowed BeBe Winans onto the show, his ex-wife told TMZ she was “hurt” by the talk show host’s decision because their case is still pending. Now, it looks like Oprah got the message.

Winans was charged with assualt last winter after he allegedly pushed his ex-wife Debra Winans to the ground following an argument regarding the custody of their children.  His official court date is set for January 20th.

Rapper Yung Joc is officially free from any contractual obligations with his former label Block Entertainment.  The Atlanta based rapper confirmed this with our friends over at Baller Status and stated  wasn’t allowed to discuss any issues dealing with Block Entertainment to press due to a clause in one of the terms of his release.

“I just got my release and one of the terms of the release was a defamation clause, so honestly, I can’t really talk about it too much.” Yung said. “I’ve been released, severed the business ties. May God bless them and their regime, but I’m doing my own thing now.”

As far as future endeavors, Joc is in the midst of talking with a few other labels working out other contract agreements, though he wouldn’t drop any names.

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R&B crooner John Legend and his model girlfriend of over 2 years Christine Teigen were picture perfect as they arrived on the red carpet of the 14th Annual National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund’s New York Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street Thursday evening (Nov 5).

John is in the middle of working on his fourth studio album, which he revealed is more soulful than his previous albums and will be completed by the end of he year and released by mid-2010.

“It’s soulful,” he tells The Boombox. “It’s a little more retro. It’s a collection of cover songs, so that’s part of the feel of it, taking us back. We still have a bit of work to do on it, but we’ll probably finish by the end of the year and put it out by the middle of next year.”

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Jay-Z is on the cover of Gotham Magazine this month after celebrating his 11th number one album, The Blueprint 3, topping this year’s Forbes list of earnings in hip-hop, and also starting a new chapter of manhood with turning 40 next month. In the issue, Jay-Z talks a little bit about his self-esteem at this moment and about his short-temper:

“I don’t dislike anything about myself,” he says. “I know this sounds a little arrogant but I really accept what God has given me. I’ve got a short temper but I work on controlling it. I can say inappropriate things because I believe them to be true and sometimes that can be hurtful to others. But I think in the long run it is more helpful.”

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Entertainment Tonight had an exclusive look at the new trailer for the sequel of Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married?”. The same returning cast, Janet Jackson, Idris Elba, Tasha Smith, Malik Yoba, Sharon Leal, and Michael Jai White, are all back on another couple’s retreat and more secrets are ready to be revealed in “Why Did I Get Married Too?”. Look for this film to hit theaters in April 2010.

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