The Young, Black, and Fabulous

The Young, Black, and Fabulous


Rihanna's WHITE HOT "HARPER'S BAZAAR" 2012 August Cover & Spread, Talks Fearing LOVE Again + Rih ATTENDS Grandmother's Wake

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 08:57 AM PDT

Rihanna trades in her all black everything and tomboyish style she's been rocking lately...for the white hot August 2012 issue of HARPER'S BAZAAR. See Rihanna donning a series of designer gowns and suits, and honoring her Gran Gran Dolly inside.....

 

Rihanna, rocking a cutaway Calvin Klein Collection dress and Neil Lane jewelry above and on the cover, may be dealing with the death of her Grandmother.  But in HARPER'S BAZAAR, she seems to be figuring out her life the way she wants to.

The vulnerable rock star reveals that she's rebellious, is scared of falling in love again, and wants her ass back.  Here's a few highlights:

On her rebellious behavior:

"I'm rebellious through my music, through my fashion, tattoos, and my hair. I have been conservative in my love life… it's pretty much nonexistent. If I come across someone who I find really cool, I'll hang out. But the minute I find that we’re getting too close I just—I don't let people in."

On Chris Brown's "Birthday Cake" remix:

"The fans could have said, 'We don’t want anything to do with it." I understood that people had every right to be concerned about it. But I didn't see it that way because I'm in a different place."

On being fearful of love again:

"When I was in love, I fell so hard. I was really, really, really in love. The way it made me feel was priceless. And in a blink of an eye my whole life changed. Everything that I knew was different. I never thought I'd feel that pain in my life. I'm afraid of feeling that again."

On her new extra slim body:

"I don't know if there's something going on with my body right now, but I’m eating everything in life!" she laughs. "I miss my ass. It just went away! I need a butt. I have an idea of one, but it's not living up to its full potential right now."

 

Dress, $10,000, Ralph Lauren Collection.

Golden hot!  Dress, and boots, $2,980, Tom Ford.

Top, $795, Alexander Wang.

Paco Rabanne dress. Sandals, Manolo Blahnik

Dress, and belt, Balmain. Barneys New York; Pumps, $595, Monolo Blahnik.

Emporio Armani top, $375.  Donna Karan New York skirt, Cartier cuff.

 

The issue hits newsstands July 17. Rih seems pleased with the shoot tweeting: "I'm on a Bazaar cover #LegitEliteModelShit #phuckyocareer"

 

Watch Behind The Scenes footage below:

 

In other Rih Rih news:

 

Rihanna accompanied family to a local funeral home ahead of her late grandmother Clara Brathwait 's funeral in New York City.

Afterwards, Rihanna and family were spotted out to dinner at TGI Fridays restaurant.

 

BONUS:

More deets on Rihanna new Sky Living reality show have been released. It will star Rihanna, Henry Holland, Nicola Roberts and Lysa Cooper (above) and be called Styled To Rock.

Celebrating British fashion, Rihanna will pick twelve unknown designers to be challenged by the mentors to create outfits for a string of A-list music artists to wear for a variety of occasions, including stage, shoots, high-profile events and more.

Sadly....American fans can only hope to see the show online. But if successful....maybe RiRi will bring it across the pond.

Photos via Elder Ordonez/INFphoto.com/Camilla Akrans

YO! It's Your 37th Birthday 50 Cent!

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 08:20 AM PDT

His bestie Floyd Mayweather is chillin' in jail on his big day, but 50 Cent still has some things to celebrate. Curtis turns 37 today! Celebrate with him in the gallery....

He made the birthday anthem for everyone else, now it is his turn to party like it's his birthday. Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has been laying low this year--dropping a few tracks and videos, supporting his homie Floyd at matches and in court, and spending time with his on again of again girlfriend Daphne Joy.

And today--he's spending his birthday giving out his new 5 (Murder By Numbers) album for free to his fans. His official studio album Street King drops in November.

Happy Birthday 50!

DOUBLE THE FUN: Happy 34th Birthday Tia & Tamera Mowry!

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 07:05 AM PDT

Fab twins Tia and Tamera Mowry celebrate their 34th birthday today!  Celebrate with them inside.....

Tia and Tamera Mowry have been a part of our worlds for most of their lives now.  From their hit sitcom "Sister, Sister" to roles on "The Game" and other projects, we have watched them become fabulous and respectable women.

And with their reality show, "Tia &  Tamera," we've seen their weddings, pregnancies, births and sisterhood at its prettiest...and ugliest. Simply....we love these chicks.

Celebrate with the gals in the gallery!

Rihanna SUES Accountants For Jacking Her For Millions + Chad & Evelyn Johnson's First Updates As A Married Couple

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 09:02 PM PDT

Rihanna's lawyers just filed a major lawsuit in Manhattan on Thursday.  Find out the whopping allegations that say her accountants stuck her for her millions, plus more pics, video and details fro Chad & Evelyn Johnson's wedding in St. Marteen....

Back in 2009 while Rihanna was trotting around the globe on her Last Girl On Earth tour, she hired New York accounting firm Berdon LLP  to handle her money business.  And now, she says they swindled her out of millions and are still costing her a serious amount of cash because they caused her to be audited.

E! Online reports that in the court docs, Rihanna blames Berdon for not informing her that concert costs were becoming overwhelming--and she was never advised to pull back on the spending.  Why?  Because some type of way, the company allegedly made a way for them to receive 22% of her concert profits.  So they wanted the tour, which grossed $40 million, to continue.  And Rihanna, herself, only received 6%.

The "Birthday Cake" singer accused the company of becoming lazy with her tax paperwork from 2008-2010, which has now caused her to be audited by the IRS.  She also accuses them of giving her bad advice, like purchasing that $6.9 mill home in L.A. that ended up being a money pit that she had to quickly sell.

"Despite having earned millions of dollars in revenues during Berdon's tenure Fenty learned that her net income after payment of expenses and exorbitant commissiones to defendant was a fraction of that amount," the suit states.

Ri Ri is suing for breach of contract and negligence.  The upside?  Her new accounting firm seems to be working out great since her profits are up by 40%.

 

In other news, Chad and Evelyn Johnson just posted their first pic as a married couple.  And their 4th of July nuptials were anything but perfect. 

NFL baller Chad took over wife Ev's Twitter account for a few days leading up to the wedding, so she appeared today, bathing suit clad, saying hello to her followers from her Mrs. Johnson post-wedding pool party in St. Maarten.

She also tweeted about the earthquakes and storms right before the nuptials:

This is Mrs. Johnson, not Chad for the first time in a few days... There was a REAL earthquake, thunderstorms, then a wedding. #PerfectDay

Still tripping about the earthquake!!! 5.2 on the richter scale!!! 30 minutes before I walked down the aisle! Only on my day! #CoolShit

And a pic of her fat wedding ring and band from Jason of Beverly Hills...while still in bed.

Chad posted a video that he snapped just minutes before walking down the aisle.  Dude was mad nervous.  Of course no pics or video of the actual ceremony.  We'll have to wait til their "Ev & Ocho" show airs for that....

Pics: Pacific Coast News/Twitter

Tamera Mowry COVERS The Summer 2012 ISSUE Of "MONARCH" Magazine + Kris Humphries EX-CHICK Myla Sinanaj Is PREGNANT, Says HE's The DADDY!

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:05 PM PDT

Actress Tamera Mowry Housley covers the latest issue of MONARCH Magazine. Get the deets inside and find out about Kris Humphries possibly becoming a Baby Daddy!......

Fab chick Tamera Mowry Housley is pretty in pink and purple for the Summer issue of MONARCH Magazine.  Footage from the fab shoot, which was done on-location at L'Hermitage in Los Angeles, will be featured on an upcoming episode of Tamera's hit Style Network show, "Tia & Tamera."

On the show, we will see Tamera dishing on her busy acting life, her home and family life (and new baby!) and making her own rules.  Check it out on Style!

 

In other news......

Kris Humphries' ex-girlfriend, Myla Sinanaj has announced to friends that she is pregnant.....and Kris is the father!

According to TMZ, shocking news was confirmed by friends of Myla, who say she's 3 months pregnant. I'm sure Kim Kardashian's lawyers will have a field day with this one! 

Although the former couple has been talking regularly, sources said Myla has not broken the news to Kris yet.  Gess he knows now.  Also, for now, Myla says she will raise the baby alone because she's still hurt that Kris trashed her in the press.  This is foolery...

 

Photos via Stephanie Matthews/Stylist: Tanja Caldwell/Hair: Mann Nance/Makeup: Alexis Ellen/Nails: Tracey Clemens

INDEPENDENCE DAY SNAPS! Celebs Show Off How They Spent The Holiday...

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 02:33 PM PDT

While you were chowing down on BBQ & kabobs, celebs were Instagramming & Twitpic'ing it up showing off how they spent their Holiday.  Check out the cute and fun 4th of July pics of Jennifer Hudson, Big Sean, the "Love & Hip Hop ATL" cast, a few of the "Basketball Wives," Swizz Beatz & Alicia Keys, and more...

J-Hud and her two fave guys, David & David, Jr., and her sis Julia threw on their red, white & blue for some fun times yesterday:

Aww.

Over at Kevin Liles' house, he had his celeb clients and friends over for a cookout:

He and wife Erika hosted Trey Songz, Estelle, Chef Roble, Imani & Draya from "Basketball Wives" and Big Sean:

Looks like fun!

Down in Miami, Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys and her brother Cole, and Rocsi all boarded Loren Ridinger's yacht for a stroll around the city:

 

Swizzy brought his son along and chilled out with Maxwell too.

Rocsi snapped a pic with Cole.

And Julissa Bermudez and her girl Ashley were there too.

Stevie J seemed to be pulling double duty for the Holiday.  He chilled out by his pool with his son.  And then posted a pic of his girlfriend MiM Faust (and simply called her "Eva's mom") before they went out,  And also posted a pic of Joseline before THEY went out:

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I can't.

Down in New Orleans, Toya Wright went to visit her fam and kick ti for the Festival weekend:

She snapped a pic in her cute sheer stars blouse with her dad, mama Nita and brother.

Lash guru J'amaal Buster posted a pic of a jacuzzi session with his girls Angel Lola Luv, Teairra Mari and Hazel E:

Musiq Soulchild posted the cutest pics of his baby boy playing with fireworks for the first time:

Awww.

Azealia Banks showed off her extra patriotic weave and stars & stripes pants.

Big Boi snapped a pic enticing his lady while in the pool.

Maino thought this photoshoot was cute.

The Boshes made it a beach week back home in Miami:

Baby Jackson put on his swimming trunks with mom and dad, the Adrienne and Chris snapped a few pics on their Holiday night out.

Angela Simmons spent the Holiday chillin' horse-side with Leona Lewis.

The cast of "R&B" Divas made their way down to New Orleans.  And snapped a pic at Saks when fans spotted them.

Rihanna jetted back to Barbados a few days ago to be with her family after her grandmother's passing.  She tweeted a photo of the fireworks and said GranGranDolly...Like Diamonds In The Sky...

LaLa Anthony showed her tree climbing son Kiyan having some Holiday fun.

Former "Basketball Wife" Jennifer Williams said she's celebrating her inner independence in the Dominican Republic.

 

Tia Mowry was busy finding her chi and doing yoga while Baby Cree played in the pool with Daddy Cory:

Cree's not feeling that water!

The Obamas headed to Maumee, Ohio to shake hands and give hugs for the 4th.  First Lady Michelle sent out a sweet birthday message to her daughter Malia too!

 

Photos: Twitter/Instagram

Chris Brown CELEBRATES "Fortune" Release With Karrueche Tran And Chanel Iman!

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:50 PM PDT

Chris Brown and girlfriend Karrueche Tran were spotting out on Tuesday.  And he ran into Chanel Iman at the studio.    See pics inside.....

 

 

Chris Brown, shown above with Chanel Iman, is celebrating the release and success of his new album Fortune. He tweeted a cute pic of Chanel with him in the studio on Tuesday, the day of the album release.

 

Later on that night, Breezy and girlfriend Karrueche Tran were spotted leaving Hyde Nightclub in Hollywood to party and celebrate.

And Kae repped for her man posting Itunes links to his album and asking fans to support.  And also posted this pic of his Fortune celebration cake and tweeted, "Congrats Papi Chulo":

The album is set to debut at #1 next week in the US with sales topping 140K.  Are you feeling his newest LP?

  

Photos via XID/FAMEFLYNET

Another Day, Another Black & White Look + Kanye Releases Erotic Video For Model Anja Rubik's "25" Magazine

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 10:44 AM PDT

As their Parisian shows and strolls continue, so do Kanye West's & Kim K.'s black and white looks.  Pics of the twosome hitting up the Valentino Couture show, plus Kanye's new erotic video, inside...

On the front row of the Valentino couture show, Kim & Kanye kept up their black and white styled gazes as the crowd kept eyes on them.  And Mr. West surely didn't shy away from cuddling up to her when the video cameras were around:

 

 

And on their way back to their place at Hotel Salomon de Rothschild, they were escorted into a special entrance alongside model Bar Reafeeli.

Meanwhile, 'Ye has been busy putting on his producer hat in the erotic arena.  He shot a video for his model friend Anja Rubik and her new magazine, 25.  But Anja says it's not pornographic, but it's sensual:

Anja said: 'We talked about porn looks these days, and he agreed with me that there's no porn out there that is beautiful aesthetically and integrates fashion to make a beautiful image.'

She added: 'We were on the same page about a lot of things ... I thought it would be really interesting to make it seem like we were entering Kanye's head. 'It's not pornographic, but it's very sensual.'

You be the judge:

The Randomness:

1.  Oprah just bought her daddy Vernon's barbershop to save it from foreclosure--and now she's pissed off her stepmother! STORY

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