Bobby Brown almost caused a scene at DJ Cassidy’s birthday party in New York Wednesday night (Jul 6) after he pulled a waitress by her pony tail when she walked away from him when he was talking to her.

The R&B bad boy got into the altercation with the catering staffer just before hitting the stage with his 80′s group New Edition at DJ Cassidy’s celebrity-filled 30th birthday celebration onboard the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier.

“During the band’s sound check earlier that evening, Bobby was talking to one of the waitresses, but she walked away from the conversation before he was finished talking. Then Bobby pulled her ponytail. She complained to her bosses, and Intrepid security called event organizers,” a source told the NY Post’s gossip column Page Six.

When Bobby B and his crew finished performing and returned to continue partying for the event, “security spoke to Bobby’s management and the situation was resolved,” the source said.

Reps for Brown confirmed the incident, saying it was all a misunderstanding. “It wasn’t anything detrimental or anything,” a rep said. “He did it in a playful way and it was fine. It was a misunderstanding. Everything was fine; no one had any issues.”

Other celebs in the building included rapper/producer Swizz Beatz, New York Knicks player Carmelo Anthony, male model Tyson Beckford, Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons and more.

Check out 10+ pics from the party below:

Whitney Houston supported her ex husband Bobby Brown Monday (Jan 31) by, not only attending, but singing at his mother’s funeral. Brown’s mother Carole Brown passed away on January 20th in Los Angeles at 69 years old.

Houston sang twice at the funeral service for her former mother-in-law. First, the R&B legend took to the podium at the front of the sanctuary and belted out notes from the popular gospel song “Precious Lord Take My Hand.” She later joined New Edition for a moving rendition of “Never Would Have Made It.”

Check out the video footage below:

The 2009 BET Awards went down this past Sunday (Jun 28) in Los Angeles and if you haven’t had a chance to peep the performances from the show (Keyshia Cole, Monica, Beyonce, Soulja Boy, Jamie Foxx, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, Jamie Foxx, and more!) and the pre-show yourself, then continue reading to get your fix, courtesy of Mr. Word Premiere.

KEYSHIA COLE & MONICA – “TRUST”

DRAKE – “BEST I EVER HAD” + YOUNG MONEY – “EVERY GIRL”

JAY-Z – “D.O.A. (DEATH OF AUTOTUNE)”

BEYONCE – “AVE MARIA”

SOULJA BOY – “TURN MY SWAG ON”

MAXWELL – “PRETTY WINGS”

CIARA’S MJ TRIBUTE – “HEAL THE WORLD”

JAMIE FOXX (F/ T-PAIN & TRAVIS BARKER) – “BLAME IT”

JAMIE FOXX (F/ NE-YO & FABOLOUS) – “SHE GOT HER OWN”

NE-YO’S MJ TRIBUTE – “LADY OF MY LIFE”

KERI HILSON – “TURNING ME ON / KNOCK YOU DOWN”

NEW EDITION JACKSON 5 TRIBUTE

JAMIE FOXX OPENING MJ TRIBUTE + DOES THE MOONWALK

KEITH SWEAT/GUY/BBD OLD SCHOOL MALE R&B MEDLEY

TEVIN CAMPBELL, TREY SONGZ, TYRESE & JOHNNY GILL O’JAYS TRIBUTE

CONTINUE TO PAGE 2 FOR PERFORMANCES FROM THE PRE-SHOW

R&B group Day 26, recipients of the award for “Best Group” posed for photos in the press/media room with their trophy during the 2009 BET Awards, which were held Sunday night (Jun 28) at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Other celebs who rolled through the press/media room were Trey Songz, Alicia Keys, Ciara, Drake and more. Continue reading for all of the pics.

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