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- FIRST FLICKS FROM NENE & GREGG'S WEDDING--Celebs Hit The Ceremony & Reception
- VA VA VOOM: Nicole Murphy TAKES A DIP In The OCEAN, FLAUNTS Banging BODY With Daughter Zola Ivy Murphy
- DOUBLE JOINTED: Rihanna & Her Bestie Hit Up A Weed Haven In Amsterdam
- Jay-Z's MAGNA CARTA HOLY GRAIL Track List Revealed Via SCAVENGER HUNT, Readies "Jay-Z Blue" & Nirvana Tracks
- JUST MARRIED....AGAIN! NeNe & Gregg Leakes Say "I Do" For The Second Time
- OH SNAP: Maria Sharapova BLASTS Serena Williams...Basically Calls Her A HOMEWRECKER
- SPOTTED: Solange Living It Up In Croatia, Rocks Out At FOR Festival 2013
- Porsha Stewart, LeToya Luckett, Toya Wright, Ludacris & More Hit Up Kevin Hart's "Let Me Explain" ATL Premiere
- INSIDE DISH: "Baggage Claim" CAST Boris Kodjoe, Terrence J & Derek Luke ON "Black Being In Again" At 17th Annual American Black Film Festival
| FIRST FLICKS FROM NENE & GREGG'S WEDDING--Celebs Hit The Ceremony & Reception Posted: 23 Jun 2013 08:39 AM PDT Nene Leakes' celebrity friends have been tweeting and instagramming pics from her fabulously extravagant Atlanta wedding and we have the first pics of all the festivities. See some of ATL's finest celebrating the re-marriage of Nene and Gregg Leakes inside... Over the weekend, Nene and Gregg Leakes were remarried in front of 400 guests at the Intercontinental Buckhead Atlanta Hotel in an "Old Hollywood" themed wedding. And with the festivities being filmed for Nene's upcoming wedding reality show, "I Dream of NeNe", we saw many of Nene's current and former Bravolebrities (atop) Patti Stanger, Apollo Nida, Phaedra Parks, Jill & Robert Zarin, Cynthia Bailey & Peter Thomas all decked out in their finest garments to salute the couple.
BEFORE the wedding..... Groom-to-be Gregg Leakes was seen grabbing a cab in front of the couple's hotel, on what appeared to be a last minute wedding errand. We wonder if there was a Peter Thomas-like snafu with the wedding ring or the marriage certificate? And while Gregg was "leaving", photographers caught the "arrival" of Nene's former frenemy Kim Zolciak and her hubby Kroy Biermann. And of course....the couple's entrance was captured by Bravo's cameras. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see Kim's baby bump. The entrance of fellow "RHOA" star Phaedra Parks was also captured for the cameras.
Pictures from the actually wedding are being kept under wraps via an iron-clad confidentiality agreement. However, we did spy a few pics from the glamourous reception.
After the wedding...... Gregg made a surprise presentation to his new bride during the reception. Bridesmaid Jennifer Williams posed with publicist Trevor Julien and journalist Satchel Jester.
Publicist April Love posed with Al Reynolds, who served as a groomsman.
Bridesmaid Laura Govan posed with April and Hollywood Exes" star Andrea Kelly. And we hope Bravo captured Andrea on the dance floor because it looks like she showed out! Also....Cynthia, Phaedra and Jill posed for a "Ladies of Bravo pic." It looks like no expense was spared for the fabulous wedding. We can't wait for "I Dream Of NeNe" to hit the airwaves.....
Photos via AprilLove IG/Phaedra Parks IG/ Satchel J / PCN  |
| Posted: 23 Jun 2013 07:21 AM PDT "Hollywood Exes" star Nicole Murphy hit Miami Beach with daughter Zola Ivy Murphy, proving that good looks and tight abs are all in the family. See the Murphy ladies take a dip in the ocean inside.... The (ex) high priestess of the House of Murphy, Nicole Murphy, was spotted frolicking in the ocean waters of Miami Beach over the weekend. The gorgeous mother of five and fiancee of top-rated tv personality Michael Strahan hit the beach for an afternoon dip with a friend and her fab daughter. Though he didn't make it to the beach, TheYBF.com spotted Michael in the Miami-area (likely for the ABFF festivities). Michael's not letting those cakes stoll around solo dolo for too long. Nicole was joined at the beach by her youngest daughter, Zola Ivy Murphy. She's only 13-years-old, but its clear that Zola could follow in the footsteps of her mom and older sisters Bria and Shayne....down the catwalk and on the pages of magazines. Damn Nicole and those modelesque genes she passed down to her kids.
Photo via Splash/Fame  |
| DOUBLE JOINTED: Rihanna & Her Bestie Hit Up A Weed Haven In Amsterdam Posted: 23 Jun 2013 06:30 AM PDT Rihanna stopping in every weed head's fave place for a two-night stint at the Ziggo Dome tonight and Monday night. So the pop diva arrived a few days early to partake in some serious blunt action. Check out Rih hitting up a "coffee shop" with her bestie and double fisting it with two joints... In a pink veiled beanie hat and denim overalls that only Rihanna could pull off, the singer threw on her Converse and hit up the Greenhouse Coffee shop in Amsterdam Saturday. She was spotted leaving out with her best friend Melissa Forde after spending 4 hours inside smoking marijuana. She posted a few photos from inside and showed off her skills:
Check out their Instagram video HERE of the besties smoking out (even though Rih didn't realize they were shooting vid instead of a flick). Maybe it's all this weed that has Rih a bit TOO mellow while performing....and it's causing her to get these bad reviews of her Diamonds World Tour performances. Keep it cute Rih.
Photos: INF/WENN/Rihanna's Instagram/Pacific Coast News  |
| Posted: 23 Jun 2013 05:41 AM PDT Jay-Z might have gotten one of his #newrules shut down by Billboard, who says they won't be counting, for their charts, the 1 million Magna Carta Holy Grail album downloads Samsung is giving away to their users for free, but dude just gave his fans a cool little treat. Find out how he revealed the new album's tracklisting, plus what we're already itching to hear.... On Saturday, Jay-Z's publicity team went into overdrive to promote the tracklisting for the upcoming MCHG album. His head honcho of publicity, Jana Fleishman, conducted a scavenger hunt via Twitter by tweeted out pics of certain locales in Brooklyn...then handing out books with the tracklisting once fans figured out locations and showed up. Lucky fans started tweeting photos of their books, and now the world knows the name sof the tracks that will appear on the album July 4th for 1 million Samsung users (and the 7th for the rest of the world).
Looks like "Jay-Z Blue" is going to be a sweet ode to his baby girl Blue Ivy, possibly in the same vein as his "Glory" track he recorded just hours after her birth. And Courtney Love revealed that she allowed Jay to use her late husband Kurt Cobain and Nirvana's "Teen Spirit" music for the album. It's unclear for which song the iconic music will be used for, but we're SO here for all of that.
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| JUST MARRIED....AGAIN! NeNe & Gregg Leakes Say "I Do" For The Second Time Posted: 22 Jun 2013 08:27 PM PDT You can officially call them Mr. & Mrs. Leakes...again. Well, NeNe never really went back to her maiden name after that divorce. But just as quickly as she and Gregg finalized the end of their marriage, the twosome remarried in a huge ceremony today in Atlanta.
Deets inside... "Real Housewives of Atlanta" & "Glee" star NeNe Leakes tweeted on Friday:
And big plans they were as she remarried her ex-husband Gregg in an "Old Hollywood" themed wedding at the Intercontinental Buckhead Atlanta Hotel on Saturday. And we'll get to see all the fabness and foolery (we're sure there was at least a bit) soon since the wedding was filmed for the couple's upcoming wedding special reality show, "I Dream of NeNe." The deets: NeNe's "RHOA" co-star Cynthia bailey and former co-star Marlo Hampton were bridesmaids and wore Gabriella Arango dresses, according to Us Weekly. Gospel singer Kim Burrell serenaded the couple. And as for the guest list, it was sprinkled with fellow Bravo stars (and former stars) Jill Zarin, Gretchen Rossi, Patti Stanger, Slade Smiley and Marysol Patton. The couple's teen son Brentt told E! News about the 400-person wedding this evening:
After divorcing back in 2011, the twosome seemed to have found their love again and NeNe seems happier and calmer than ever. Being "very rich" and banking this money off multiple reality shows will also get you that way. CONGRATS!
Photo: Fame  |
| OH SNAP: Maria Sharapova BLASTS Serena Williams...Basically Calls Her A HOMEWRECKER Posted: 22 Jun 2013 01:33 PM PDT The claws are out on the tennis courts! And ish is getting personal right before the start of Wimbledon. Serena Williams' arch nemesis Maria Sharapova blasted the French Open champ about something that's been only whispered about since Serena and her tennis trainer went public about their relationship.
Deets inside...
Ish talking has now moved off the court and has gotten extra personal. Just weeks after Serena beat Maria for the French Open trophy, and after Maria heard about some comments that Serena made (she didn't specifically name Maria but it's petty obvious who she was speaking about) in her newest Rolling Stone interview, Maria snapped back in a press conference today saying Serena needs to worry about her own MARRIED boyfriend, Patrick. BLOOP. During the pre-tournament press conference, Maria was asked about Serena's indirect attack in Rolling Stone on her and her man. Maria's response, according to Huff Post's Sporting News:
Basically she told Serena to keep her comments to herself since she's essentially a homewrecker. Damn! Last year when Serena and her french man put their romantic status on display, reports started to flow that he was (and is) actually still married with kids. Serena still hasn't commented about the status of his marriage, or even confirmed they are a couple. As for the comment that sparked Maria to pop off....here's the excerpt from RS that indirectly has Serena talking ish about Maria:
Retract those claws ladies and focus on Wimbledon. Or don't. We'll be watching either way...
Photo: Splash  |
| SPOTTED: Solange Living It Up In Croatia, Rocks Out At FOR Festival 2013 Posted: 22 Jun 2013 11:01 AM PDT Solange Knowles is vacaying in Croatia after a whirlwind of travel to perform in several different countries. Check out her hobo chic arrival by boat inside.... Solange arrived in Hvar ahead of her Friday night performance at the 'FOR Festival 2013'. She and some friends made it a work-vacay and Solo arrived looking relaxed and fab: Loving this look.
Check out some VINE videos from her vacay we posted recently HERE. And a pic of Solo rocking the stage last night at the Festival: Fun times.
Photos: WENN/@Indy1401's Twitter  |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2013 08:51 AM PDT Kevin Hart conducted a private screening of this new movie "Let Me Explain" in Atlanta Friday night. And his celeb friends and reality stars came out to support the comedian at Regal Cinemas Atlantic Station. Check out all the pics inside... Funnyman Kev has been on some major promo rounds lately for his upcoming movie, the film version of his sell-out stand-up tour Let Me Explain. And it's getting all kinds of buzz. Lats night in Atlanta, Toya Wright snapped pics with Kev as they posed it up on arrival. Are they the same height? Cute summer look for Toya.
Porsha Stewart brought out her catty side in an animal print dress with a tied up front portion that bared her abs. This "RHOA" star is clearly not letting her messy divorce get her down. Keshia Knight Pulliam looked fab in all black and silver metallic pumps. Cute purple Birkin as well. Your favorite "Fashion Queen" Derek J was in that piece in his usual heels.
V103's Big Tigger made an appearance. Kev kept it cool with one of his besties Ludacris. Ne-Yo's fiance Monyetta Shaw snapped pics with Keshia. But we didn't catch her taking pics with Ne-Yo, who was also there: They seem to like to avoid putting their coupledom on camera.
LeToya Luckett looked pretty much perfect as usual. Super cute look for her. Da Brat and that damn backpack kissed the cut-out cardboard Kevin.
And Damien Dante Wayans and Kenny Burns were all there to support their homie. Let Me Explain hits theaters July 3rd. Nice!
Photos: Paras Griffin/G Paras Photography  |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2013 08:38 AM PDT Actors Boris Kodjoe, Terrence J, and Derek Luke checked their luggage at a "Baggage Claim" panel discussion during the ABFF where they dished on the resurgence of Black-led films and features. Get in on the discussion inside.... TheYBF.com was on the scene in Miami, FL for the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) where director David E. Talbert joined the cast of his upcoming feature film Baggage Claim in the Cadillac Lounge of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. As the ABFF celebrated their 10th year in Miami, the Baggage Claim cast talked with journalist Jawn Murray about the progress African Americans have made in films over the past decade. While touting the new feature, Boris Kodjoe cautioned movie-goers about simply labeling Baggage Claim as a Black film or putting it in a box. When asked about what might explain the recent increase in Black-led films, Boris said:
And now, Boris explained, the movie industry is willing to feed the market with films that feature Black casts. Derek Luke was asked about working on the film, which also stars Paula Patton, Taye Diggs and La La Anthony, so he joked that he'd give an industry answer......it was "Amazing"! Wonder what REALL Y went down....
At one point during the panel, Terrence J leapt into the audience and planted a big kiss right on the lips of one of his fans! The "E! News" host also reminded the packed room of admirers that his book, The Wealth of My Mother's Wisdom, will be hitting stores this fall.
In case you missed it......
Baggage Claim will hit theaters on September 27, 2013.
Photos via ABFF  |
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