Beyoncé loves surprises, and her latest was a special appearance on Spike TV’s “Lip Sync Battle.”
Queen Bey shocked viewers Thursday night (Jan 7) when she graced the “Lip Sync Battle” stage with her presence during Channing Tatum’s performance of her hit single “Run The World (Girls).”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_9kWxyv9PY
Channing Tatum was battling against his wife Jenna Dewan Tatum, and the two of them pulled out all the stops, with Jenna mimicking Channing’s “Magic Mike” rendition of Ginuwine’s “Pony,” and Channing performing a hilarious cover of “Let It Go” from Frozen, complete with a Queen Elsa dress and a platinum blonde ponytail.
Dewan turned things up a notch when she did a song by Paula Abdul and was joined by Abdul herself, but Tatum shut everything down when he brought out Beyoncé.
Today marks the 64th birthday of music executive, businessman, record producer, and manager Mathew Knowles, the father of Beyoncé and Solange Knowles (from his marriage with Tina Knowles, who is now re-married to actor Richard Lawson).
Mathew “D**k ‘Em Down Raw” Knowles also fathered two other children with two different women while he was out there “doing him,” as those kids these days say. You may have already heard of his son Nixon, but a lot of people don’t know ol’ “Papa Was A Rolling Stone” Mathew has another daughter named Koi.
Now, Bossip is reporting that Knowles has been ordered to pay a hefty sum in child support after the judge slammed Knowles for willfully acknowledging possible paternity with $225,000 in hush money that was given to his baby mama Taqoya Branscomb — Koi’s mother.
“Mr. Knowles knew of his paternity in September 2009 and clearly sought to avoid the establishment of a support obligation based primarily on the tolling agreement and the payment of monies pursuant to said agreement, which the court can only reasonably conclude was hush money,” Judge David D. Farr wrote as part of his ruling in Harris County District Court.
Koi was born in 2010, while Knowles was still married to Beyonce’s mother, Tina. Branscomb sued Knowles in 2014 over the paternity of the little girl, and the pair had been duking it out in court ever since.
In a ruling last month, the judge sided with Branscomb, ordering Knowles’ wages garnished to pay her $70,822 in back child support plus interest, along with $1,496 a month in regular child support. Knowles is also now responsible for the child’s health insurance as well as $50,000 in Branscomb’s attorney fees.
Judge Farr awarded Branscomb sole custody of their daughter, and blasted Knowles for turning his back on his own flesh and blood.
“The court notes that Mr. Knowles has zero interest, and in this court’s consideration on the evidence, zero capability of being a positive role model in the child’s life,” Judge Farr wrote.
In his defense, Knowles claimed he was too broke to pay back child support but shouldn’t have to because he already paid Branscomb the $225,000. Knowles also said he’s not responsible for back child support from when Koi was a baby because he paid for Branscomb to have an abortion – and believed she did – until they met up shortly after the baby was born.
But the judge wasn’t buying it.
“By way of findings to the issue of retroactive child support,” Judge Farr wrote, “the court notes that it has considerable doubts concerning the veracity and credibility of Mr. Knowles’ testimony based on numerous observations at trial.”
Well, damn. Happy Birthday, Daddy Knowles. We hope you GoT that child support money put up somewhere before you end up in jail.
It’s been three long years and some change since Frank Ocean blessed the world with his debut album Channel Orange.
Since its release, Frank’s presence in the music world has been non-existent, with him teasing fans with hopes of new music just to have us all sitting here looking crazy and patiently waiting on his return.
Last April, Frank announced on Tumblr that he would be putting out a brand new album and a magazine titled “Boys Don’t Cry” in July. Well, July came and still no Frank Ocean album.
With the constant let-downs and unexplainable behavior Frank has been presenting fans with, there’s no doubt that most Frank Ocean fans have probably given up on his career.
But before you totally delete Frank out of your heart forever and trash all of his playlists on iTunes, there may still be a chance that everyone’s favorite singer who hates being a singer will be making a comeback in 2016.
Last night, Atlanta rapper and Migos affiliate Rich The Kid posted a screenshot (before taking it down) of him and Frank FaceTiming each other and hinted that the two could be working on a collaboration.
Rich The Kid has since confirmed to HotNewHipHop that he and Frank Ocean (and Wiz Khalifa too) are indeed working in the studio together:
We reached out to Rich The Kid exclusively, and he did indeed confirm the two artists are collaborating, in fact, he says, “we recording new music today.” The Atlanta-born rapper continued, “We are in L.A. I’m here working with Wiz [Khalifa] and I called him [Frank Ocean], he’s in the studio.”
Besides the fact we’re trying to figure out how in the living f**k Rich The Kid (of all people) was able to get Frank “The Recluse” Ocean to come out of whatever hole he’s been hiding in … this may actually be good news.
A few days ago, Ron Clark, an Atlanta educator and founder of the Ron Clark Academy in ATL, shared a video on Facebook of himself dancing with some of his students, and the clip has instantly become the Internet’s latest viral sensation.
Ron Clark, a former national teacher of the year, opened the private middle school named after him in 2008. A brand new $2.7 million wing was opened last year, and Clark described it as “magical” and having a “sort of Harry Potter theme.”
“It has a two-story dragon skeleton, trap doors, secret passageways, huge Panasonic display walls, a gymnasium that has fire on the floor, state-of-the-art technology and a laser and fog show,” the school’s co-founder Kim Bearden said.
“I wanted to create a school where you could feel the spirit,” Clark said about his school in an interview with CBS. “I wanted kids to walk into the school and say, ‘I love coming here.'”
And the Ron Clark Academy’s fun spirit can be seen on full display in the viral video of Clark and his students doing DLow’s “Bet You Can’t Do It Like Me Challenge.”
Part of the reason the video has gone viral so quickly (it has over 3.6 million views to date) is the fact that Clark is doing the “whip,” the “nae nae,” the “milly rock” and the “hit the quan” along with his young students surprisingly well.
We don’t know about you, but we would love to be students at the Ron Clark Academy!
Dexter Manley, a former Washington Redskins defensive end, came under fire last weekend after he made an incredibly racist remark that was supposed to be a “joke” regarding black quarterbacks while on air at CBS station WUSA.
His words exactly:
“Most of the black quarterbacks, they like running, because they probably used to running from the laws.”
BOY, IF YOU DON’T SIT YOU RED SUIT WEARING, NECK BONE EATING, GIBLET GRAVY DRINKING COON ASS DOWN SOMEWHERE!!!
Manley was discussing mobile quarterbacks in the NFL, which includes Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, both of whom have had phenomenal seasons and are currently in the playoffs, and they both also happen to be black.
Manley, who is known for making offensive statements (he was banned from one D.C. radio station for calling Troy Aikman a “queer”), instantly realized what he said was ridiculous and quickly apologized.
Ciara is firing back at Future’s Twitter rant about her.
Yesterday, The “Dirty Sprite” rapper took to social media to call out his baby mama for not allowing him to see his son, Baby Future.
In a series of tweets, Future said that he pays $15,000 a month in child support and has to go through lawyers to see his son because Ciara has control problems.
However, a source close to Ciara tells E! News that Future is a big fat liar.
According to the source, Ciara has “never prevented Future from seeing his son” and “he does not and has not paid $15,000 in child support.”
The source also says Future’s outburst on Twitter was rooted in his jealousy towards Ciara for moving on with Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson on and “Future uses the situation to promote his music by staying in the press using her name.”
“Future has told her he hopes she fails in everything she does and that’s just being evil. He is unable to move on and co-parent in a healthy way,” E!’s insider shared.
If that’s true, someone sounds extra salty!
At this point we’re not sure what to believe about the matter, but for Baby Future’s sake let’s pray these two get it together … and quick.
So the rumors are true after all. Draya Michele is knocked up!
Draya confirmed the exciting news to People magazine that she and her fiancé, Cowboys star Orlando Scandrick,will be expecting their first child together.
“I’m not sure what made me decide to take a home pregnancy test, but I decided on taking two at the same time! They were both positive and I was instantly excited.”
Draya also revealed the baby’s gender, which is a boy.
“We made an appointment to see the sex of the baby for 16 weeks, but surprisingly at 12 weeks, our doctor was able to see that he was a boy. Technology and ultrasound machines are much more advanced then 13 years ago when I had my first child.”
The 30-year-old former “Basketball Wives L.A.” star will be welcoming her bundle of sunshine into the world in late April.
“We are preparing for a Taurus baby. He’ll be the first Taurus in our family of four Aquarius and one Capricorn (almost Aquarius)!”
This won’t be the first pregnancy for Draya, who has a 13-year-old son named Kniko, whose father is currently unknown to the public but is not Gilbert Arenas.
Orlando has six-year-old twin daughters named Taylor and Tatiana.
When Bill Cosby‘s mugshot was released last Wednesday (Dec 30) shortly after he was booked on sexual assault charges stemming from a 2004 alleged rape incident, we’re sure one of the first things you noticed was how glazed over his eyes look.
If you pay close attention to his right eye you’ll notice that it is severely discolored — like a solid-colored marble.
According to Cosby’s lawyers, this is due to a condition he is suffering called keratoconus, and they’re even going as far as saying that he’s not just “legally” blind, but also “functionally” blind.
Last week, in an interview with CBS This Morning, Cosby’s attorney Monique Pressley called her client “a 78-year-old blind man who they’ve chosen to charge.” She added, “That’s not a defense to a charge, that’s just a fact.”
In addition to karatoconus, which causes the cornea to bulge and can cause vision problems such as blurring, ghosting, starbursts, glaring, and eventually blindness, Cosby’s lawyer also says the comedian suffers from glaucoma.
In his defamation lawsuit against Beverly Johnson, which he filed last month in response to Johnson’s allegations that Cosby drugged and tried to rape her in the mid-1980’s, court docs note, “Mr. Cosby has suffered from a degenerative eye condition for years which has steadily worsened recently to the point that he is for over a year has been legally and functionally blind.”
Cosby’s friends and family have reportedly taken notice of the condition of his eyes, and they have expressed their concern, but “Bill doesn’t want to make an issue” about it, one source told Radar Online. “I think his pals and family are greatly alarmed at his bug-eyed appearance.”
We get it. Bill Cosby’s health is deteriorating, which isn’t a surprise considering he’ll be 79 years old this July, but it’s funny how we’re really just now hearing about it.
Besides that, he looked fine back in May when he visited Selma, Alabama and was met with a “supportive crowd.” Now all of a sudden he’s an old, decrepit, blind man. PLEASE!
Cosby appeared in a Philadelphia courtroom last Wednesday and was ordered to surrender his passport after posting 10 percent in cash of a $1 million bond.
The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office had announced earlier in the day that Cosby had been charged with aggravated indecent assault stemming from an alleged 2004 incident involving former Temple University employee Andrea Constand, who claims Cosby drugged and molested her.
Cosby arrived at court wearing a hooded gray sweater and holding a cane. He had to be held up by two people (one of which was his lawyer Monique Pressley) as he exited an SUV and entered the building, but that didn’t stop him from tripping over a sidewalk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhcjxaDvB5g
A preliminary hearing has been set for January 14th. If he’s found guilty of the charges brought against him, he could face up to 10 years in prison and would have to register as a sex offender.
Footage from Kanye West‘s audition on the upcoming final season of “American Idol” has finally surfaced … and it’s everything we were waiting for.
For months now, “A.I.” has been teasing fans with a video clip of Kanye making a surprise appearance at the San Francisco auditions in October and performing his 2005 hit “Gold Digger” for the judges.
“My name is Kanye. I’m from the south side of Chicago … originally a producer. I always wanted to rap and nobody really believed in me,” Kanye said as he “introduced” himself to judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr.
“I hope that works out” and “good luck with all that,” Keith Urban responded to Kanye.
A pregnant Kim Kardashian waited outside the room rooting for her hubby with Ryan Seacrest. And of course, Kanye was given a golden ticket to Hollywood.
No word yet on when the clip will air on TV, but you can watch Kanye’s full audition here:
Drake may be picking up Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa’s sloppy seconds, if recent reports are to be believed.
According to Page Six, Drizzy and Amber Rose are hooking up.
Sources say the two brought in New Years together and were spotted Friday (Jan 1) on a private dinner date in the wine room at Miami’s Prime 112 restaurant.
Spies tell Page Six: “They were on a very private dinner [Friday] night in the wine room at Prime 112, behind curtains,” said a source.
“It was very intimate and just the two of them,” another source told PEOPLE.
Then on Saturday, Rose posted a close-up video of Drake on IG dancing to Fetty Wap’s “My Way (Remix),” which Drake is featured on.
She captioned the video “Drizzy” along with five heart-eye emojis. And we all know what five heart-eye emojis mean. (That can only mean one thing)
https://instagram.com/p/BAEFQkLkq8K/
It also doesn’t help the fact Drake is known for dating other rapper’s exes … so we wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if he’s making Amber Rose’s “Hotline Bling.”
Teyana Taylor is not here for your pranks or childish games.
The 25-year-old G.O.O.D. Music artist’s friend QueenzFlip recently learned a big lesson about what happens when you play too much with someone who just had a baby and isn’t in the mood for any fuckery.
For those who don’t know QueenzFlip, he is a viral Instagram star who has gained a following for his #FlipSongReactions, in which he sits in his car and goes completely batshit crazy to his favorite Hip Hop tracks.
Flip is also a good friend of Taylor’s fiance Iman Shumpert and recently offered to drive Teyana around and help her out with a few errands while Iman was at a game.
Before getting in the car, Teyana asked Flip to not pull one of his song reaction stunts. Flip verbally agreed to Teyana’s request, but did the prank anyway, which ended up spawning one of the most epic reactions we’re sure he has ever received.
As The Diplomat’s “Dipset Anthem” played in the car, Flip knocked Teyana’s phone out of her hand and ripped her shirt while screaming “Byyyrannnnn” — her famous line from Madea’s Big Happy Family.
This only caused Teyana to totally lose her cool and beat the living hell out of Flip, busting his lip pretty badly. And of course the whole thing was captured on camera.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZP7fze7vOQ
After the incident, Teyana and Queenzflip both took to Instagram to give their take on what went down and it appears that they stay have mad love for each other.
Teyana posted on her IG:
“So this fool @iamqueenzflip was supposed to take me to my hair appointment, mind you!! ( My fiancé and I WARNED HIM ) not the pull none of his crazy pranks or shenanigans when I got in the car, he promised he WOULDN’T but he did anyway smh and this was the outcome. ? I love you to death flip but u play toOooooo fuckin much. I’m a mother & I don’t have time for ur childish games!!! I don’t play when it comes to my hair and my kid. ?? oh and I’m #sorryNOTsorry about ur lip ??”
“??? So my bro Shump had a game so I volunteered to bring @teyanataylor around to do some errands , 1st she wanted to get her hair done & I know she has a lot going on and my niece Junie is her #1 priority so I wanted to help and play my part but before she got in the car she made me Promise her I won’t act a fool but I couldn’t help it. WHEN THE DIPSET ANTHEM COME ON I GO CRAZY … …. She bust the side of my mouth , I bit my tongue & Cheek ?????? IM SORRY TEYANA I LOVE YOU SIS,
???????????????? YOU HAVE SONG YOU WANT ME TO DANCE TO OR ANY BUSINESS INQUIRIES HIT MY MANAGER ??@kingmil?? & SEND A EMAIL TO @itsmrbias@gmail”.
Celebrity hairstyles come and go like the seasons and Justin Bieber is no stranger when it comes to constantly switching up his ‘do.
From the swooping bangs and spiky “faux-hawk” during his early stages to his more recent Kate Gosselin look in 2015, the Biebs has done it all.
However Bieber’s latest 2016 hairstyle will definitely go in the books for one of his most shocking.
Justin shared a photo on IG of him rocking cornrows while on vacation in St. Barts with his rumored girlfriend Hailey Baldwin, who he says influenced him to get his hair braided.
2016 has just started and the baby mama drama on social media is already heating up.
Future took to Twitter today to air out his frustrations over his current custody battle with his baby mama/former fiancée Ciara, which he revealed has been going on the past year and a half.
According to Future, he has to go through lawyers to see his son, baby Future, and is paying $15,000 a month in child support.
The rapper blames the whole situation on Ciara having “control issues” and says he only wants to see his son.
Some sad news to report on the first day of 2016. Legendary singer-songwriter Natalie Cole died in a Los Angeles hospital on New Years Eve (Dec 31) according to multiple confirmed reports. She was 65 years old.
The musician, who was the daughter of the late jazz legend Nat King Cole, died of congestive heart failure, her publicist said.
“It is with heavy hearts that we bring to you all the news of our Mother and sister’s passing,” read a statement from Cole’s rep. “Natalie fought a fierce, courageous battle, dying how she lived … with dignity, strength and honor. Our beloved Mother and sister will be greatly missed and remain UNFORGETTABLE in our hearts forever.”
Cole had been struggling with various health issues recently and was forced to cancel several tour dates over the past few months following a recurrence of Hepatitis C linked to her previous drug abuse. She had also cancelled an upcoming February performance due to her illness.
It’s no secret that Natalie Cole struggled with substance abuse, which caused her health problems, including liver disease and kidney failure. In 2009, she was underwent a kidney transplant via an anonymous donor after Hep C forced her into dialysis.
Cole, who married three times, is survived by her 38-year-old son Robert Adam “Robbie” Yancy from her first husband Marvin Yancy, who died in 1984 at age 34 of a heart attack.
The daughter of music icon Nat (King) Cole scored a huge 1991 hit with “Unforgettable” — a virtual duet with her late father. Natalie was just 15 when her father died in 1965, a decade before his daughter launched her own solo recording career.
The album “Unforgettable … With Love” spent five weeks at No. 1 on the pop charts, sold more than 14 million copies worldwide and won six Grammy Awards.
But her career exploded with her 1975 debut album that included the massive hit single “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” and a pair of Grammys for Best New Artist and Best Female R&B Performance.
Cole initially struggled with success, battling a devastating cocaine addiction until her manager sent her “kicking and screaming” to drug rehab in 1983, the singer recalled.
She had previously experimented with drugs like LSD and heroin, but it was cocaine that sent her into a spiral as her career and marriage faltered. A first trip to rehab failed, but the second one took — and she remained sober for the remainder of her life.
Her career was soon back on track with her hit cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Pink Cadillac,” along with the singles “Jump Start My Heart” and “I Live for Your Love.”
Cole, who received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, wrote a pair of memoirs and starred in a 2001 made-for-TV movie “Livin’ For Love: The Natalie Cole Story.”
Mike Tyson has the Internet dying with laughter again.
Footage of the former heavyweight champion taking a nasty fall while riding his daughter’s hoverboard has gone viral and it isn’t something anyone with two eyes and ears would want to miss.
Mike posted the video on his Twitter and Instagram Tuesday and has been a good sport, joking about how badly he busted his a**.
Everything seemed cool at first. “Hey, I got this!” Mike probably said to himself.
Then this happened:
“#hoverboard #knockout #MikeTysonBreaksBack #imtoooldforthisshit @getcyboard”, he captioned the clip on IG.
“Seemed like a good idea to ride my daughter #milantyson #cyboard #hoverboard but guess not…” he shared on Twitter.
And the award for “Worst Father of the Year” goes to … 50 Cent!
At one point in time, 50 Cent was hands down one of the hottest rappers in the game. Remember in 2003 when he released “In Da Club” and had us all thinking it was our birthday even though it really wasn’t?
Or what about when we asked our significant other “21 questions” to make sure they were really down to ride? Yep, 50 had some hits back in the day.
Fast forward to 2015 and 50 is this business mogul/actor who somehow manages to end up in countless Internet beefs and cyber-bullies anyone he doesn’t like or has a problem with. Seriously, this guy has more beef than a meat locker.
His latest victim, however, just so happens to be his 18-year-old son Marquise Jackson.
50’s beef with Shaniqua dates back to 2008 over his $4 million Long Island mansion that she claimed he promised to give her, which later caught on fire “mysteriously.”
According to Shaniqua, 50 hired a hit-man to kill her and instead of just taking out the hit, he made the house go up in flames. And things between 50 and his baby mama haven’t been on a good note ever since, with both of them hurling insults and accusations about each other back and forth.
And just to prove how much Shaniqua really makes his skin itch, 50 posted an old pic of him and Marquise days ago with the caption, “This kid is gonna hate his mother when he realize what she did to him. He has to make it on his own like I did. SMH GOOD LUCK.”
Of course he deleted the post, but that’s what screenshots are for:
Beloved comedian/actor/author/philanthropist Steve Harvey became the laughing stock of the world last night after he mistakenly crowned the wrong woman as Miss Universe.
In what is being dubbed one of the worst moments in live television history, Harvey accidentally announced Miss Colombia (Ariadna Gutierrez-Arévalo) as winner of the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant instead of the actual winner Miss Philippines (Pia Alonzo Wurzbach).
When it came time to announce the three finalists in the pageant, Steve correctly announced the second runner-up Miss USA (Olivia Jordan), but he read the card incorrectly for the first runner-up, which led to the horrible gaffe that was relentless mocked on social media.
After Arevalo received the crown and a bouquet of flowers, Harvey announced he had made an error and that Wurzbach was in fact the winner.
A stunned Wurzbach, who had taken her place with the other contestants behind Arevalo, then walked out to center stage. Last year’s Miss Universe, Colombia’s Paulina Vega, then removed the crown from Avrevalo’s head and placed it on Wurtzbach.
With both pageant contestants standing at the front of the stage, the show concluded.
Harvey, who was hosting the contest for the first time, held up the card announcing the order of finishers for Fox network cameras to see up close afterward.
He said he re-read the card and noticed it said “first runner-up” next to the Colombia contestant’s name before he asked producers if he had made a mistake.
Talking with reporters afterward, Harvey and an executive for pageant owner WME-IMG called it human error. “Nobody feels worse about this than me,” Harvey said.
In yet another #FAIL moment of the night, Steve apologized “emphatically to Miss Philippians and Miss Columbia.”
“This was a terribly honest human mistake and I am so regretful,” he wrote.
Once Steve realized Philippians was one of the Books of the Bible and Columbia is the capital of South Carolina, he quickly deleted the tweet, but of course it was screenshotted and passed around on social media, because the Internet is relentless in its collective pursuit of having no chill whatsoever.
“I’d like to apologize wholeheartedly to Miss Colombia & Miss Philippines for my huge mistake. I feel terrible,” Harvey said in an updated tweet. “Secondly, I’d like to apologize to the viewers at that I disappointed as well. Again it was an honest mistake.”
He added, “I don’t want to take away from this amazing night and pageant. As well as the wonderful contestants. They were all amazing.”
I'd like to apologize wholeheartedly to Miss Colombia & Miss Philippines for my huge mistake. I feel terrible.
