On a recent appearance of the Tyra Banks show, Halle Berry was asked what her favorite curse word was. And it has something to do with the paparazzi and them getting too close to her baby girl. She said she had to get gangsta on a paparazzi one time!

Tyra Banks: “Halle Sweary, what is your favorite cuss word? … Use it in a sentence.”

Halle Berry: “I’ll tell you what I just said yesterday to somebody.”

Tyra: “What did you say?”

Halle: “I said, ‘Didn’t I tell you don’t use no f**king flash on my daughter!!‘”

Continue reading for another video when the 39-year-old actress recalls a complete stranger knowing her daughter Nahla before they even realized who Halle was! She says that kind of thing scares her. Read on for her answer to Tyra’s question (about 3 mins into the video) about how she feels about the paparazzi taking the privacy away from her family.

Tyra: I’ve seen your baby because of a paparazzi picture.

Halle: And that part scares me! We were at the San Diego Aquarium, and a woman comes up and… my daughter is playing her little daughter, and the lady said ‘Wait a minute, is that Nahla?’ And I looked at the woman and she goes, ‘Oh my God and you’re Halle Berry but I recognized your daughter first!’ And I wanted to melt, I was so distraught because that is bothersome.

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Singer Rihanna, pictured above with her boss, Island Def Jam record exec Antonio “L.A.” Reid, made a public appearance Monday night (Nov 9) in New York City at the Glamour Magazine 2009 Women of the Year Awards at Carnegie Hall.

Wearing an ivory gown by designer Stephane Rolland, here she can be seen hitting the red carpet of the event, designed to honor the biggest women of the year 2009. Read her acceptance speech below:

“It was a real honor to be named Glamour’s Woman of the Year, especially because I think of myself as just becoming a woman. I just turned 21 this year. Just to be mentioned in this group of women is overwhelming. I love being a part of a night where we’re celebrating women and such strong women.”

She thanked a host of people, including her record label, her mentor Jay-Z and her mother and grandmother.

“They are my two women of the year. I love you very much, Granny. I love you very much, mom. They’ve shown me what strong women can accomplish and achieve. Without their unconditional love and guidance, I wouldn’t be here, and I hope I can be an example for young girls and women today. Thank you so much.”

Other celebrities at the event were Estelle (who performed), actress Gabourey Sidibe, Serena Williams and more. Continue reading for the rest of the pictures!

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Forbes.com recently announced that super model turned TV producer Tyra Banks earned $30 million between June 2008 and June 2009, making her prime-time TV’s biggest female money maker this year!

Among them: “America’s Next Top Model’s” Tyra Banks, who lands atop our list with estimated earnings of $30 million during the 12-month period. The supermodel turned super-personality serves up her unscripted model competition series on the CW as well an eponymous daytime talk show (also on the CW) and frequent cameos (most recently, on “Gossip Girl”). Off camera, Banks acts as a producer on a host of shows, from ABC’s “True Beauty” to the CW’s since-canceled “Stylista.”

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Check out these photos of Tyra getting her super model on at a photoshoot in Chelsea and Madison Square Park in New York City Monday afternoon (Oct 12). Continue reading for more!

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Tyra Banks‘ talk show, “The Tyra Banks Show,” won a Daytime Emmy Award in the “informative” category for daytime talk shows Sunday night (Aug 30) at the 2009 Daytime Emmy Awards, held this year in Los Angeles at the The Orpheum Theatre. Other folks at the annual event, hosted by Vanessa Williams this year, were Wendy Williams, Tatyana Ali, Ellen DeGeneres and more.

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Tyra Banks and a mob of women took over the streets of Union Square Monday (Aug 17) in New York City as they “flash danced” for a taping of The Tyra Banks Show.

In related news, the talk show host plans to ditch her weave and reveal her “natural hair” for the season 5 premiere of her CW talk show, which airs on September 8th.

“This season on The Tyra Show we’re taking it to the next level and getting more real than ever before by encouraging women everywhere to own and rock what they’ve got and be proud!” she says in a press release. “For the season 5 premiere, I will be doing just that – no fake hair, I’m rocking my REAL hair. This will all be going down on September 8, 2009, which we’re declaring National Real Hair Day! We welcome everyone to go natural with me!”

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Here’s a shot of Kanye West and his girlfriend Amber Rose on the red carpet of the 2009 BET Awards, which went down Sunday (Jun 28) in Los Angeles at the Shrine Auditorium. The show itself pretty much sucked. And that’s us being nice. But for the most part, everyone looked good on the red carpet. Continue reading for 80+ pics of celebrities like Beyonce, Ne-Yo, Tyrese, Soulja Boy, Ciara, Mario and tons more!

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Ne-Yo and his girlfriend Tenille Jiminez stopped for a quick pic in the audience as they watched the 2009 BET Awards go down at the Shrine Auditorium Sunday (Jun 28) in Los Angeles. Continue reading for lots of pics of celebrities like Beyonce, Kanye West, Soulja Boy, Keri Hilson, Monica, Keyshia Cole, Lil Wayne and much more chilling in the audience and backstage at the show.

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Tyra Banks attended the 4th Annual New York Times Sunday with the Magazine at TimesCenter Sunday in New York.

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Tyra Banks was an honoree at the 20th annual GLAAD Media Awards, held Saturday in Los Angeles. GLAAD is an acronym for “Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation,” and the organization holds an annual awards show where they recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representation of the lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. Continue reading for more photos from the red carpet and to see who else attended the ceremony.

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An open New York casting this past Saturday call for Tyra Banks‘ hit show, America’s Next Top Model, ended in three arrests and six injuries, following a stampede after someone yelled “fire!” when a smoking car pulled up beside the queue . Apparently, as the aspiring models waited in line, fights broke out and a stampede/riot ensued as news of a supposed care on fire began to spread. During the mayhem, someone mentioned a gun, which made the situation a bit worse.

Police were forced to shut down the casting call, and arrested two women and one man on charges of disorderly conduct and inciting to riot, according to the NY Times. Two people were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, while four others refused treatment.

In a statement released Monday to Usmagazine.com, executive producers Banks and Ken Mok said “We are concerned by the events that occurred Saturday afternoon in the vicinity of the New York City casting call for the next cycle of America’s Next Top Model. At this time, we still don’t know all the details of what happened or what triggered the incident. We appreciate the efforts of the NYPD and will assist them in any way possible in this matter.”

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Supermodel Tyra Banks is featured on the cover of the December 2008 issue of EBONY Magazine.

Supermodel, businesswoman, talk show host, producer…there isn’t much that Tyra Banks can’t do. She recently sat down with EBONY magazine and dished on why she’s just an ordinary lady who’s all about value and appreciates a good sale! In fact, she even offers readers six ways to save money and time.

Although Banks boasts some frugal ways, word has it that she is a huge tipper and takes great care of her employees. “I gotta take care of my people,” she says. Tyra also discusses why she has yet to place her name or face on a product and gives the latest scoop on her love life. “One thing I can say is I try not to date people who are famous because one celebrity equals five…I get set up by friends,” says Banks. (p. 76)

Tyra Banks graces the latest cover of V Magazine. Tyra shot a fashion spread with fellow model Sesslie Lopez for this issue of V. Ms.Tyra has been getting her hustle on, the latest season of Americas Next Top Model premiered a couple weeks ago, she has been posing for some of the hottest fashion magazines, and The Tyra Show is one of the top rated talk shows airing right now! It seems like every time you turn around a celeb is talking about retiring and the you start seeing them more than you did before! I ain’t mad at cha! Get that paper Tyra!

The 5th Anniversary of Fashion Rocks! went down Friday night and the stars definitely came out and shined. Many celebrities came out to prove they can dress the best and the most…risky. Either way they still rocked the latest. Stars like Chris Brown, Rihanna, Ciara, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Brandy, Ashanti, Tyra Banks, and more all came out to show their love for fashion. Check out the best to the worst after the cut.

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Tyra Banks is featured in and covers the September 2008 issue of Harper’s Bazaar. In this issue Tyra poses as Michelle Obama and talks about how she has been inspired by the future first lady.

With Barack Obama, his becoming president is them becoming president because Michelle was there from the beginning. Without Michelle, he wouldn’t be there.” Or, as she pronounces to her Tyra Banks Show camera after her Oval Office portrait, “Michelle Obama, you’re one hot mama.”

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In this edition of “Who Owns the Look” we have Tyra Banks and Actress Mary-Kate Olsen rocking the same Vintage Azzedine Alaïa “V” Belt. Mary-Kate wore the belt first at last years Costume Insitute Gala, while Tyra wore it while gracing the latest cover of The New York Times. So we must ask the question … WHO OWNS THE LOOK?

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Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter attended the Barclays Center Opening Night Party in New York Thursday night.

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Singer Alicia Keys dropped by BET’s 106 & Park yesterday (Apr. 24th) to premiere her new video, Teenage Love Affair.

Click below for candids of Kanye, Mariah Carey, Serena Williams and more!

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PHOTOS: INF » Singer Beyonce, who “secretly” got married to Jay-Z over the weekend decided to walk out of the house looking like a Dominatrix (a sexy one, of course!) dressed in black from head to toe Tuesday (Apr. 8th). Whenever these two get a chance to honeymoon it up, I’m sure they’re gonna have some “fun!” And I assume she’s wearing the gloves to cover up her *ahem* wedding ring? Anyway, if she is indeed pregnant, she must be only a week or two ’cause I see no baby bump what-so-ever. And that jacket is a little tight … so, yeah.

Check out photos of Lil’ Wayne, Janet Jackson, and Usher, and more after the cut!

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Diddy, CEO of Bad Boy Records, officially introduced one of the latest members of the family, Janelle Monae, to music industry insiders with a showcase in New York City Thursday night (Apr. 3rd).

“I’ve been blessed with artists like Jodeci, Notorious B.I.G. and Mary J. Blige in the past, but this artist right here … you’ve just got to see it to believe it. I don’t know if you ever felt the Holy Ghost, but that’s the only feeling you’re going to feel tonight,” Diddy said as he introduced Janelle Monae. “This is possibly the most important signing of my career,” Combs continued. “I thank God for blessing me with an artist like Janelle Monae. Now, are y’all ready to go to church?”

Let’s just hope and pray Diddy doesn’t “forget” about her, like he tends to do with his other artists. Y’all saw what happened with Danity Kane last year.

Check out more flicks from the showcase after the cut!

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Tyra Banks presents to you The 1st Annual Fiercee Awards. The award show honors the women of America’s Next Top Model. The show was taped for The Tyra Banks Show at Chelsea Studios in New York on Friday and airs on April 30th.

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THIS WEEK’S TOPICS » Tiffany “New York” Pollard caught in a sex tape scandal! – Vivica A. Fox denies her Sex Tape – Kim Kardashian’s ass is major & more!

Black Hollywood showed up and showed out at the first ever BET Honors, which were held in Washington D.C. Saturday night. The ladies glammed it up on the red carpet, and the fellas got their GQ on. Honorees included R&B star Alicia Keys and supermodel Tyra Banks, Time Warner board chairman Richard D. Parsons and Princeton professor Cornel West. “For me, I’m just a girl still from Harlem, and here I am,” Keys said. “It’s a tremendous feeling to do what you love and for people to love what you do. … People are honoring me for doing what my heart tells me to do, (and that is) so fulfilling.” Actor Blair Underwood presented Keys’ award, while her musical idol, Stevie Wonder, performed a special rendition of of “As” especially for her. John Legend, Wyclef Jean, Gladys Knight, Brian McKnight, Jill Scott and Raheem DeVaughn also performed. The show is set to air sometime in February. Check your local listings for more details.

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I really haven’t been into this cycle (9) of America’s Next Top Model that much, it got boring for me. But thank God for my friend Koriee; she informed me who won this season. Saleisha Cooper, a 21-year-old receptionist from Los Angeles, California and one of the final two girls, next to Chantal Jones, won.

Prior models eliminated during the season include: Mila Bouzinova, Kimberly Leemans, Victoria Marshman, Janet Mills, Ebony Morgan, Sarah Hartshorne, Ambreal Williams, Lisa Jackson, Heather Kuzmich, Bianca Golden, Jenah Doucette.

Anyone else saw the finale? How was it? Do you think Saleisha deserved to win this cycle? Thoughts?