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BET Awards 2013 Nominees Announced

It’s that time of year again!

Urban music’s biggest calendar night, the BET Awards, is set to air live from Los Angeles’ Nokia Theater on June 30th.

After a year of sizzling hot releases, all eyes are on who is up for awards at this year’s show.

Wonder no more, as the answers await below

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

1. Beyoncé
2. Tamar Braxton
3. Alicia Keys
4. Rihanna
5. Elle Varner

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

1. Chris Brown
2. Bruno Mars
3. Miguel
4. Justin Timberlake
5. Usher

Best Group

1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
2. Mary Mary
3. Mindless Behavior
4. Slaughterhouse
5. The Throne (Kanye West & Jay-Z) 

Best Collaboration

1. 2 Chainz f/ Drake – No Lie
2. A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
3. French Montana f/ Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne – Pop That
4. Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – Poetic Justice
5. Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
6. Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – Mercy

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

1. 2 Chainz
2. A$AP Rocky
3. Drake
4. Future
5. Kendrick Lamar

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

1. Azealia Banks
2. Eve
3. Nicki Minaj
4. Rasheeda
5. Rye Rye

Video of the Year

1. 2 Chainz f/ Drake – No Lie
2. A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
3. Drake – Started From The Bottom
4. Drake f/ Lil Wayne – HYFR
5. Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – Poetic Justice
6. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz – Thrift Shop
7. Miguel – Adorn
8. Rihanna – Diamonds
9. Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
10. Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – Mercy

Video Director of the Year

1. A$AP Rocky & Sam Lecca
2. Benny Boom
3. Director X
4. Dre Films
5. Hype Williams

Best New Artist

1. Azealia Banks
2. Joey Bada$$
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. Trinidad Jame$
5. The Weekend

Best Gospel Artist

1. Deitrick Haddon
2. Lecrae
3. Tamela Mann
4. Mary Mary
5. Marvin Sapp

Best Actress

1. Angela Bassett
2. Halle Berry
3. Taraji P. Henson
4. Gabrielle Union
5. Kerry Washington

Best Actor

1. Don Cheadle
2. Common
3. Jamie Foxx
4. Samuel L. Jackson
5. Denzel Washington
6. YoungStars Award
7. Gabrielle Douglas
8. Jacob Latimore
9. Keke Palmer
10. Jaden Smith
11. Quvenzhané Wallis

Best Movie

1. Beasts of the Southern Wild
2. Django Unchained
3. Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
4. Sparkle
5. Think Like A Man

Subway Sportswoman of the Year

1. Gabrielle Douglas
2. Brittney Griner
3. Candace Parker
4. Serena Williams
5. Venus Williams

Subway Sportsman of the Year

1. Victor Cruz
2. Kevin Durant
3. Robert Griffin III
4. LeBron James
5. Ray Lewis

Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award

1. A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
2. Drake – Started From The Bottom
3. Kendrick Lamar – Swimming Pools (Drank)
4. Miguel – Adorn
5. Rihanna – Diamonds
6. Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie

Centric Award

1. Tamar Braxton – Love and War
2. Fantasia – Lose To Win
3. Miguel – Adorn
4. Nas – Daughters
5. Charlie Wilson – My Love Is All I Have

Best International Act: Africa

1. 2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
2. Toya Delazy (South Africa)
3. Donald (South Africa)
4. Ice Prince (Nigeria)
5. R2Bees (Ghana)
6. Radio and Weasel (Uganda)

Best International Act: UK

1. Marsha Ambrosius
2. Estelle
3. Labrinth
4. Rita Ora
5. Emeli Sandé
6. Wiley

Do you agree with the nominees?

The New Normal….is NO more Normal on TV CANCELED!

Bad news for Linnethia Leakes. Her sitcom "The New Normal" just got canceled...

NeNe broke the news to her fans on Facebook 

"Sad that "The New Normal" won't be returning for a second season. Special thanks to my fairy godmother Ryan Murphy and Ali Adler for believing in me with this incredible opportunity. I worked with some of the most amazing people. I love you all. We will meet again and are forever family." 

Good thing you didn’t leave R.H.o.A Sweeets!

A New Poster For "Man Of Steel" Is Revealed

As fans get pumped for the debut of “Man of Steel” next month, Warner Bros. Pictures revealed another poster for the film 

The newest snap shows Superman flying in to a ray of light, with the movie’s logo on the bottom.

Starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, and Diane Lane, the film follows a young boy who learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth.

Directed by Zach Snyder, “Man of Steel” will arrive in 3D, 2D, and IMAX theaters on June 14.

To The Left, To The Left! Terrence Howard’s Ex-Wife Awarded A Bicycle In Divorce Settlement

One of the most useful apps that I have on my phone is a random button app.  Each button has random sounds but the one I use more than the others is The Price Is Right losing horn sound.  Because life sometimes throws events your way that calls for it.  Like this sad mess right here.  

According to TMZ, Terrence Howard made off like a bandit in his divorce proceedings, leaving his ex-wife Michelle Ghent nothing but a BMW and a bicycle.

Terrence is keeping all the money and property. Michelle also has to return the 2011 Range Rover to Terrence but will be receiving $5800 a month in spousal support.  Considering that Terrence is a working actor and has his hands in a number of big projects, he needs to give his lawyer a car or something.

So...Dame Dash Filed Court Papers Claiming He's Broke, Millions Of Dollars In Debt & Facing Eviction From His MANSION?!

Looks like Dame Dash is way worse off than he has led folks to believe.  Thanks to his new court filing at Manhattan Supreme Court, we've learned he's getting crushed by millions of dollars of debt and may lose the only house he has to live in.

In order to stop his checks from getting garnished, Damon Dash--who formerly boasted having a $50 million empire (thanks to Roc-a-fella and Rocawear) about a decade ago--showed up in court in Manhattan on Thursday.  He was fighting a charge of ignoring a 2008 lawsuit from a garment industry lender who wanted payback on their $237,078 loan.

And the papers he filed tell all his business. 

The NY Daily News reports:

In a sworn statement asking a judge not to garnish his wages, Dash disclosed:

- He pays $24,000 every three months to his ex-wife, fashion designer Rachel Roy, for child support of their two kids, and to cover money owed on the lofts.

- New York state forces Dash to send another $4,341.10 per month for support of his son, Christian.

- He paid nearly $20,000 in garnished wages in late 2012 for other debts.

- And he faces a pending $40,000 tax payment for business earnings.

And after losing two of his lofts in Tribeca to foreclosure back in 2010, with $7.3 million still left on the mortgages, he's now about to lose his mansion in Carmel, NY. 

Dame wrote in the 5-page filing, “I am currently several months behind in paying my personal bills.  For instance, I am currently over $100,000 behind in rent for the only home in which I live and at risk of being evicted.”

And in an email from his attorney, Gregg A. Pinto, he said, "I'm an independent businessman and this is what comes from business.  I have the guts to fight my battles on my own and it's entertainment to everybody else because I'm so cool about it."

WOW!

Robert Griffin III To Marry Fiancee On July 6th

Guess they wanted to make the gifts affordable for those without pro sports contracts

Robert Griffin III and his longtime fiancee Rebecca Liddicoat have been outed. The Washington Redskins baller’s Bed, Bath, & Beyond wedding registry was found by the folks at the Washington Post and the “event date” on the website suggests that July 6th is the date that the swirly couple will tie the knot, jump the broom, and whatever else white folks and “cornball brothas” do at interracial weddings.

If you look here you will see the date of the event labeled “Wedding” on 7/6/2013

Congratulations you crazy kids! We’ll be on the lookout for our invite!

KeKe Wyatt’s Mom ‘The F-Bomb’, A Black Woman In A White Woman’s Body?

“My mom was raised around Black people her whole life. She can cornrow and everything, because her stepfather was Black and she was raised by his family. She would use the N-word like it’s going outta style.” ~KeKe Wyatt

“You gotta understand there gonna be a fuckin’ critic. It’s up to you how you gonna take it in — ’cause I know what validates me.” ~Lorna Wyatt

According to HSK here’s audio of Keke Wyatt and her mother addressing controversial reports surrounding the songstress, both Keke and Lorna ‘F-Bomb’ Wyatt clarify a slew of misreports about the R&B Diva.

In the recording, you’ll hear the pair set the record straight over Lorna’s constant use of the N-word. And, they’re a riot of a feisty pair!!!

Plus…you’ll hear them break down Nicki Minaj, alleging “she don’t want no dick, she wants that pussy”.

Here’s what Keke Wyatt had to say about her mother’s frequent use of the N-word:

“She didn’t say ‘Nigger’ she said ‘Nigga’ — she never thought about it being a bad word. People should feel free to say want they want to say, as long as they don’t use it to hurt other people. I don’t think ‘Nigga’ is a bad word, I don’t think it’s directed towards people of color.

Now, the word ‘Nigger’ — if you called me that, I would kicked you up your ass because now you’re trying to be nasty and disrespectful.”

Take a listen for yourself…

Thoughts? 

Frankie: Keyshia Cole Was Bored When She Shaded Beyonce & Michelle Williams

For those of you who didn’t watch Keyshia and Daniel: Family First, Keyshia Cole was kind enough to treat her mother to another extended stay at a rehabilitation center to deal with her pestering issues with substance abuse. But based on Frankie speaking like her tongue was just drowned in a pool of Courvoisier, one imagines Frankie left a wee bit too early. In any event, Frankie was asked about the recent shade Keyshia has thrown at Michelle Williams and Beyoncé and gave her own explanation: “She’s married. Sometimes she gets bored.” That along with Keyshia having a funny way of showing love.

Mother may be lost in the sauce in the clip, but there’s some smidgen of truth there. Plus, even Frankie knows it doesn’t make sense to draw the ire of the Beyhive.

Ever the peacemaker, Frankie adds:

Shout out to Michelle.

Shout out to Beyoncé.

And what’s that other one’s name? Deez nuts!

As sad as it is to see an addict continue to struggle with their demons, dammit if this interview isn’t uncomfortably comical. Still, I’m betting Keyshia’s adopted mother, Yvette, got the better gift on Mother’s Day. Man down up!

New York Teacher Fined $10,000 For Allowing Student To Fight Bully In Class

A Brooklyn teacher got so fed up with a notorious 8-year-old class bully that she taught him a lesson in street justice — having him stand in front of the class while his latest bullying victim “hit him back” for all the abuse.

The kid clocked his tormenter — and the bully cried like a baby.

 “Well, that’s what you get,” the teacher told the wild child, according to Department of Education documents.

DOE officials sought to can veteran PS 191 teacher Tamu Francis last year following the incident involving the bully.

The aggressor was on top of his victim throwing punches when Francis pulled him off.

After Francis got the two kids off the ground, that’s when she encouraged the victim to “hit him back,” say students at the Brownsville school.

In addition to making the serves-you-right comment, Francis also was heard telling the boy, “When you act like a dog, you get treated like a dog,” according to the arbitrator who presided over her termination hearing.

Francis denied the whole scenario other than the fight itself, saying that she tried to teach the whole class a lesson by asking the bully, “How would you like it if [he] was to hit you back?”

She says the victim misunderstood her point and got in a quick jab to the gut before she could protect the boy — but arbitrator Lisa Brogan did not find her story credible.

It didn’t help that Francis failed to report the incident to her superiors.

 “The behavior is extremely disturbing . . . At best, it was a horribly misguided attempt to teach a lesson about bullying,” wrote Brogan. “She exhibited extremely poor judgment and made an enormous blunder by trying to mete out a certain brand of justice for the class bully.”

But because of the third- grade teacher’s 13 years with an unblemished record, she was hit with a $10,000 fine rather than booted last fall.

We never knew teachers could be fined. Interesting.

“Star Trek Into Darkness” NYC Screening Draws Big Stars

Gearing up for the massive May 17th release, “Star Trek Into Darkness” held a celebrity-laden screening in New York City 

Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto both showed up to take care of some promotional duties, posing together outside the AMC Loews Lincoln Square.

Additionally, Benedict Cumberbatch, Katrina Bowden, Abby Elliott, Lindsay Ellingson, and Wilmer Valderrama all showed up to see the much-anticipated JJ Abrams flick.

Per the synopsis, “After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.”

CBS Passes on Beverly Hills Cop

Last month there were rumors Eddie Murphy was sabotaging the CBS production of Beverly Hills Cop by demanding the series focus on his Axel Foley character instead of his son's character played by Brandon T. Jackson

Well, CBS just backed out...

According to reports CBS passed on the project and now Sony Paramount are scrambling to shop the pilot to other networks, but for now the series is DOA.

COUPLEDOM: Big Sean & Naya Rivera Get Cozy In Hawaii 

Well aren't they...cute.  If you're one of the folks saying Big Sean is only with "Glee" star Naya Rivera for publicity, the twosome are showing they've got some real laid back love.  Or something.

The twosome snapped a few cute pics while vacationing (even though Sean said he's working the whole time while he's there and this was his one day off). 

And the two have been gushing about each other.  Sean tweeted the above pic saying "A pretty girl on my balcony." 

And Naya tweeted the above pic of Sean saying, "Legendary."  Oh.  She also gushed to E! News about her man in the first interview where she talks about him openly:

“He’s awesome and I’m really happy and I feel like I’m in a really good place in my life. So yeah, we’re doing really well!”

 Check out a Vine vid they shot while playing around at a luau…….Cute!

RUN THIS TOWN: Rihanna, Ashanti STYLE IT UP In The Streets Of New York

Looking flirty and feminine, Rihanna was spotted looking stunning while leaving her hotel following the conclusion of the North American leg of her "Diamonds" World tour.

As she headed to one of her favorite restaurants, Da Silvano, RiRi flew solo rocking a daring un-buttoned multiprint silk Balmain blouse showing off one of her many tattoos. And she paired it with a super cute mint green Blamain mini skirt and her fave nude Louboutin pumps.

Beautiful look. 

 And on the upper west side.....

Ashanti and her mom were seen leaving their NYC hotel.  And this green Stella McCartney dress with nude mesh contour panels is everything on her as she paired it with Azzedine Alaia sandals.

The "Never Should Have" singer attended the A&E Networks 2013 Upfront at Lincoln Center.

She and her mom were all smiles as she promoted her starring role on the hit series "Army Wives."  Gorgeous look for Ashanti.  And much to our surprise, she's doing pretty well with her acting on the Lifetime show.  Congrats to her!

Is LHHAtl’s Mimi Faust Makes Money Off Of Joseline Hernandez’s Paid Gigs?

Let Mimi Faust tell it, whenever her Love & Hip Hop Atlanta reality TV colleague gets paid, so does she. Who am I referring to? Joseline Hernandez of course. If you’ve watched the show from season one, then you know that the father of Mimi’s child, Stevie J, manages Joseline’s music career. You also know that there’s this ongoing love triangle (that may’ve ended, but only time will tell) between Mimi, Stevie J and Joseline. This season, tension between the two women continues. And in an recent interview with the Hip Hop Socialite, Mimi talks about her tulmutous feud with Joseline, along with rekindling her friendship with K.Michelle and that infamous wax throwing fight in her home. Peep a few excerpts.

During season 1, she demanded to Stevie J that if he was doing business with Joseline, she (Mimi) would receive a percentage. On if she in fact gets a cut of Joseline’s earnings: 

Hold on. When she [Joseline] goes on the road, and comes home and drops him off money, he tells me to come pick it up. ‘Come get this money ma. She just got back and dropped it off. Come get this money.’ I’ll be right there, thank you very much sir.

On her greatest fear about the relationship Stevie J has with Joseline: 

There’s no fear. I don’t have a fear about them. Those two are going to do what they do, and it’s going to end very badly, mark my words on that. And the whole world, we’re going to watch it play out. So let’s just keep watching. I don’t have a fear about it. Just keep that girl away from my baby.

On whether or not she thought K.Michelle was genuine when she apologized for hitting her, during the show’s screening in NYC: 

Yes, I did feel it was genuine because we actually had a conversation before that where she apologized to me. I wasn’t feeling it at that point. So when she did it again, I felt it was a little more genuine than the first. and then we sat and spoke after that as well so….she’s trying.

On how she felt about the altercation between K.Michelle and Rasheeda, that took place during her housewarming:

You know, it’s just funny because I know that those two have had a feud for a while, I just didn’t think it would have gone that far. But K’s M.O. is picking something up and throwing it, like that’s her thing. So I was surprised, but not really.

On if she thinks Erica Dixon and Lil Scrappy will ever walk down the aisle. 

I think Erica and Scrappy have a lot of issues they need to get through before a wedding actually takes place. It’s a lot of deep-rooted things as far his infidelities and the mother…there’s some stuff they gotta work thorough before I see a wedding happening.

Click here to read the full interview.

Toni Braxton Furious with Shemar Moore

Last month Shemar Moore publicly bragged about his early Hollywood conquests and labeled Toni Braxton a fun ride 

To say the least Ms. Toni was not amused...

From The National Enquirer 

Toni was “very upset over Shemar’s remarks, said a family insider, adding: “Shemar madie it sound like Toni was chasing him just to have sex.

“She thought his comments were in poor taste, and when he compared her to Halle, that was just classless and disrespectful.

It’s so petty of him to kiss and tell!”

AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES

‘FLUTTER AWAY’

Turns out this little lady had a few people pulling out their cameras to take a pic.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

EFREM